City Council — Regular Meeting, December 19, 2022

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• CMA 2022 #242A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a public health update
• CMA 2022 #243Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY23 Cultural Investment Portfolio Program Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in the amount of $15,700 to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Salaries and Wages account ($13,500) and the Grant Fund Historical Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,000) and to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Travel and Training Account ($200), which will be used to support part-time archives assistants, as well as for the purchase of general supplies
• CMA 2022 #244Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program grant in the amount of $972,060.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($160,888.44), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($808,171.56), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($3,000.00), funds will be used to operate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and Somervillehousing-general
• CMA 2022 #245Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the additional appropriation of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) grant funded by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $26,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($11,000.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($15,000.00), funds will be used for costs related to the Carey Men’s Permanent Supported Housing Program operated by the Multi-Service Centerhomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2022 #246A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to approval requested for appointments of new members and reappointment's to the Cambridge Library Board of Trustees📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2022 #247Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,709,473 from the Water Fund Balance, Retained Earnings ($2,354,737) and from Free Cash ($2,354,736), to the Water Fund Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,392,903) and to Water Public Investment Extraordinary Expenditures account ($1,316,570) to fund the purchase of water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
• CMA 2022 #248Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $700,000 from Water Fund Balance (Retained Earnings) account to the Water Public Investment Extraordinary Expenditures account, to fund the purchase of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) testing equipment
• CMA 2022 #249Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation in the amount of $9,812,215.88 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Capital Projects Control Account ($7,036,323.82); to the Grant Fund Historical Control Account ($29,909.04); to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations Control Account ($78,836.02) and to the Grant Fund Police Control Account ($92,457.00), as well ($2,574,690) to the Capital Receivables account. This is an accounting transaction adjustment requested by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR), Division of Local Service) based on a change in their position and will eliminate negative balances which have been included in our annual Free Cash calculation for several yearspolice-safety
• CMA 2022 #250A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to changing the name of the City’s Climate Plan Action Committee’s (“CPAC”) to the "Cambridge Climate Committee."climate📖 read
• CMA 2022 #251A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommending adoption of the BZA Stipends Zoning Petition, with additional commentszoning📖 read
• CMA 2022 #252A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report recommending adoption of the Suzanne Blier, et al., Zoning Petition, with additional considerationszoning📖 read
• CMA 2022 #253A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-79, which requested that the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department and Department of Public Works meet with and receive input from residents living on the streets in the impacted area to discuss strategies to mitigate and reduce overflow and cut through traffic, including the proposal mentioned in the order, or other traffic calming or traffic diversion methods, and report back to the Council on any short-term recommendations no later than December 19bike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• COF 2022 #166ommunication was received from Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activityaffordable-housingartscharterclimatehousing-generaltenants-rentzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (18)

18 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (5) · bike lanes (3) · affordable housing (3) · schools (2) · housing general (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (4)

• POR 2022 #314That City Manager be requested to direct Legal Department and CDD to review the final language of the emissions accounting zoning petition, and make any recommended adjustments, including to the effective date, to the city council prior to ordinationclimatezoning
• POR 2022 #315That City Manager be requested to direct CDD to work with relevant stakeholders to provide a preliminary estimate of the cost and time burden of compliance with the emissions accounting provision, prior to ordinationclimate
• POR 2022 #316That City Manager be requested to direct CDD to work with relevant stakeholders to inform the design of future regulations associated with accounting for embodied emissionsclimate
• POR 2022 #317That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to provide an updated tree canopy projection and provide up to date tree data to reflect the effect of the 2022 drought and plans to remedy tree loss as soon as possibletrees

Resolutions (11)

• RES 2022 #319Resolution on the death of Thomas M. Payette
• RES 2022 #320Happy 100th Birthday to Mary Ayoub
• RES 2022 #321Resolution on the death of John Barnes
• RES 2022 #322Resolution on the death of Patrick John Buckley
• RES 2022 #323Resolution on the death of Sheila Doyle Russell
• RES 2022 #324Thanks to Mary Chung for her years of serving the Cambridge community from her restaurant, Mary Chung Restaurant
• RES 2022 #325City Council support for Hildy Martus during a difficult time and appreciation for her years of dedicated service to the animal community
• RES 2022 #326Resolution on the death of George Hewitt
• RES 2022 #327Congratulations to Jim Braude
• RES 2022 #328Resolution on the death of Muriel Aberdeen Williams
• RES 2022 #329Congratulations to Claudine Gay

Ordinances (2)

• ORD 2022 # 20An Ordinance has been received from Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk, relative to Emissions Accounting Zoning Petition (Ordinance #2022-20) PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 19, 2022 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 9, 2023 EXPIRES ON MARCH 6, 2023 ORDINANCE AMENDED IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 2023climatetenants-renttransit-trafficzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• ORD 2022 # 16An Ordinance has been received from Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk, relative to Banning Limited Services Pregnancy Centers - Ordinance #2022-16 PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 19, 2022 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 9, 2023📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Other Business (4)

• AR-22-84Report on working with the residents at 931 Massachusetts Avenue to identify and provide a short-term parking spot in front of 931 Massachusetts Avenuetransit-traffic
• AR-22-85Report on organizing a vaccine clinic in December which will provide gift cards to residents who receive a COVID19 vaccination or booster

• information from the School Committee
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Committee Reports (8)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2022-10-19 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2022-11-22 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2022-11-29 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2022-11-30 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-12-06 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-12-06 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]