City Council · Regular Meeting, December 5, 2022

• City Manager's report2022 · #235✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $95,000 from the General Fund Library Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Library Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal yearSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2022 #235
• City Manager's report2022 · #236✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $18,803.68 received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition’s Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($9,963.70) and the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($8,839.98), funds will be used for hot spot patrols in support of youth violence reduction strategies and the Focused Deterrence program and the Teen Media Public Art Program at the Community Art CenterSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerartspolice safetyCMA 2022 #236
• City Manager's report2022 · #237✅ Approved, unanimousan amendment to the proposed Home Rule Petition for a special act regarding a fire cadet program for the City of Cambridge Fire DepartmentSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerlabor📖 read CMA 2022 #237
• City Manager's report2022 · #238CMA 2022 #238 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report with a recommendation to adopt the Emissions the Accounting Zoning Petition (Version 3) with clarifyingCMA 2022 #238
• City Manager's report2022 · #239↪ Referred to committee, unanimousa Planning Board Zoning Petition to consider adoption of the attached Climate Resilience ZoningSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerclimatehousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2022 #239
• City Manager's report2022 · #240📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe City Manager's 90 Day ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2022 #240
• City Manager's report2022 · #241📁 Placed on file, unanimousasking the Department of Conservation and Recreation to suspend the Saturday closures of Memorial Drive between Greenough Boulevard and Western Avenue for the remainder of this yearSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2022 #241

comments [affordable-housing] [climate] [housing-general] [transit-traffic] [zoning] 📖 read

• City officer's report2022 · #151information regarding the City Manager Annual Review processaffordable housingclimatehousing general📖 read COF 2022 #151
• City officer's report2022 · #152information regarding a Finance Committee meetingCOF 2022 #152
• City officer's report2022 · #153information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2022 #153
• City officer's report2022 · #154an update regarding legislative activityaffordable housingartscharterhousing generalzoning📖 read COF 2022 #154

83 resident communications received for this meeting, on affordable housing (59) · housing general (51) · zoning (51) · transit traffic (34) · trees (12). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2022 · #310✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–1Asks the City Manager to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to work with the residents at 931 Massachusetts Avenue to identify and provide a short-term parking spot in front of 931 Massachusetts AvenueCouncil requestpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readPOR 2022 #310
• Policy order2022 · #311✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with the Cambridge Department of Public Health, the Law Department, and the Fire Department to provide at least one vaccine clinic in December which will provide gift cards to residents who receive a COVID19 vaccination or boosterCouncil requestPOR 2022 #311
• Policy order2022 · #312✅ Order adopted as amended, 6–1Asks the City Manager to work with the appropriate departments to conduct street cleaning without towing starting with the 2023 seasonCouncil requestclimatetransit traffic📖 readPOR 2022 #312

• Resolution2022 · #309✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to Rich Sevieri on his Retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2022 #309
• Resolution2022 · #310✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Rita F. DotyRES 2022 #310
• Resolution2022 · #311✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Rita Ann (Delaney) ReaganRES 2022 #311
• Resolution2022 · #312✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Mike NechajRES 2022 #312
• Resolution2022 · #313✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to Representative Katherine Clark on being named number two House Democrat as part of the new Democratic House leadership team in WashingtonRES 2022 #313
• Resolution2022 · #314✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to the CRLS Girls Cross Country Team on placing 3rd in the MIAA Cross Country State ChampionshipRES 2022 #314
• Resolution2022 · #315✅ Order adopted, 8–0Best wishes to Paul Parravano as he transitions into the role of Director of Special Projects in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurertransit trafficRES 2022 #315
• Resolution2022 · #316✅ Order adopted, 8–0Thanks to MIT administration for recent changes to the building access policyRES 2022 #316
• Resolution2022 · #317✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Rev. Joseph CurranRES 2022 #317
• Resolution2022 · #318✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulating Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes For 36 Years of OrdinationRES 2022 #318

• Application / petition2022 · #60✅ Order adopted, 8–0an awning at the premises numbered 31 Brattle StreetApplication from John Piacitelli representing AP Brattle Square LP📖 readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2022 #60
• Application / petition2022 · #61✅ Order adopted, 8–0an awning at the premises numbered 25 Brattle StreetApplication from John Piacitelli representing AP Brattle Square LP📖 readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2022 #61
• Application / petition2022 · #62✅ Order adopted, 8–0an awning at the premises numbered 1686 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Lauren Delarda representing Herbwell Cannabis📖 readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2022 #62

• Awaiting report2022 · #83Report on determining how the City could adopt G.L. c. 40, sec. 60B, created under the Municipal Modernization Act, which allows cities and towns, through their respective legislative bodies, to provide for Workforce Housing Special Tax Assessments Zones (WH–STA) as an incentive to create middle-income housinghousing generalAR-22-83

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2022-11-22 · Accepted [Unanimous]