City Council — Regular Meeting, February 27, 2023

City Manager's Agenda (16)

• CMA 2023 #50A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a public health update
• CMA 2023 #51Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $143,333.33 in license renewal fees received from Comcast to the Public Investment Fund Cable Television Extraordinary Expenditures account to support the local Public, Educational and Government cable television stations
• CMA 2023 #52A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-60, regarding streamlining the City’s block party and Play Streets permit requirementstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2023 #53Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $550,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Finance Extraordinary Expenditures account to support EGov Projects
• CMA 2023 #54Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation in the amount of $1,800,000, from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund accessibility improvements to City Hall including the reconstruction of Dorothy Dottie Doyle Way
• CMA 2023 #55A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Order 2023 #29, regarding the Clean Fleet timeline, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals and an implementation plan for a clean fleetclimatepolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2023 #56A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a request for authorization to allow the Purchasing Agent to award a five (5) year contract for lease agreements to Enterprise Fleet Management📖 read
• CMA 2023 #57Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation in the amount of $400,000, from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures account to support the purchase of a Mack LR Electric rubbish packer
• CMA 2023 #58Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Electric Solicitation Grant, in the amount of $305,625.15, received from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to the Grant Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to support the purchase of an all-electric rubbish packerclimate
• CMA 2023 #59Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Green Communities Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), in the amount of $97,461 to the Grant Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account
• CMA 2023 #60A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as members of the Black, Indigenous, People of Color-Owned Business Advisory Committee for a term of two years, effective March 1, 2023: Margaret Pimental: Sukia Akiba; and Keisha Graves
• CMA 2023 #61A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a report from CDD and the Law Department containing clarifying edits to the Climate Resilience Zoning Petitionclimatezoning📖 read
• CMA 2023 #62A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Orders Numbered 314, 315, and 316 from the meeting of 12/19/2022, regarding the Emissions Accounting Petitionclimatezoning📖 read
• CMA 2023 #63A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 23-1, regarding a legal Opinion on whether the Barrett, et al. petition would need to be refiled should there be a Letter of Commitment attached to the rezoning, and whether the Barrett, et al. petition constitutes "spot zoning."zoning📖 read
• CMA 2023 #64A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 2023 Goals and Metrics for the Annual City Manager Performance Reviewclimatepolice-safety📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #65A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to relative to a request to move to Executive Session to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as discussion in an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body

Communications (103)

103 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (32) · climate (30) · zoning (19) · bike lanes (17) · housing general (8). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2023 #36In support of HD. 3252 and SD. 2006, An Act to Promote Yes In My Backyard
• POR 2023 #37That the Petition from Suzanne P. Blier, et.al Harvard Square Zoning Petition as amended be sent to the full City Council with no recommendationzoning
• POR 2023 #38That the joint Economic Development and University Relations and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebrations Committees forward the Callender Petition and Policy Order 2022 #161 to the full City Council with a negative recommendationarts
• POR 2023 #39That the joint Economic Development and University Relations and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebrations Committees forward the amended proposed Policy Order regarding Labs and Neighborhood Planning to the full City Council. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 2023affordable-housingartshousing-generallaborzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• POR 2023 #40That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City Departments to work with Eversource to include in their annual reporting, updates on their work to move forward with providing the infrastructure required to move Cambridge toward electrifying the city. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 2023climate📖 read
• POR 2023 #41That a Roundtable be held on Monday, March 13, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Chamber in place of the Regular City Council Meeting, for the purpose of receiving an update on the Municipal Broadband Feasibility Studybroadband

Resolutions (8)

• RES 2023 #64Resolution on the death of Eileen M. DeLouchrey
• RES 2023 #65Resolution on the death of Reverend Rodney Dailey
• RES 2023 #66Resolution on the death of Marion A. (Colarusso) Sullivan
• RES 2023 #67Happy 85th Birthday wishes to Patricia Dottin Taylor
• RES 2023 #68Congratulations to Frank W. Atchue on his retirement from the Inspectional Services Department
• RES 2023 #69Congratulations to Helena Wurzel on her solo exhibit at the Praise Shadows Art Galleryarts
• RES 2023 #70Resolution on the death of Michael F. Menezes
• RES 2023 #71Resolution on the death of S. Donald Gonson

Ordinances (1)

• ORD 2022 # 6An Ordinance has been received from Diane P. LeBlanc, relative to Ordinance # 2022-6 Article III Green Jobs 2.66.100 Definitions. PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 2023 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER MARCH 20, 2023. ORDAINED IN COUNCIL MARCH 20, 2023climatelabor📖 read 📄 PDF

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2023 #9A Zoning Petition Has been received from Craig Kelley regarding Cambridge Transportation Emissions and Car Sharing Act. PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MAY 15, 2023 EXPIRES AUGUST 1, 2023climatezoning📖 read
• APP 2023 #10An application was received from Ender Saricay, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 112 Hampshire Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 2023transit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (2)

• information on behalf of the School Committee
• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (6)

• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2023-01-18 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2023-01-24 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2023-02-07 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-02-14 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-02-15 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]