City Council · Regular Meeting, March 6, 2023

• City Manager's report2023 · #66✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $325,000 in the General Fund between School Department statutory accounts as follows: $325,000 from the Salary and Wages account to the School Travel and Training account ($205,000) and to the School Extraordinary Expenditures account ($120,000). The transfer will be used to fund current and anticipated workers’ compensation settlement costs related to School Department personnel injured in the performance of their duties. The transfer will also be used to fund the purchase of a new electric van for the Rindge School of Technical Arts (RSTA)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerartslaborschoolsCMA 2023 #66
• City Manager's report2023 · #67✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of transfer of $205,000 in the General Fund between School Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the School Extraordinary Expenditures account. The transfer will fund the purchase of a new electric vehicle for Facilities Maintenance; the installation of new garage doors at the King Open School and CRLS; and to purchase a new CRLS Crew Sculling boat to replace a boat which is at the end of its cycleSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2023 #67
• City Manager's report2023 · #68📁 Placed on file, 8–0Policy Order 2022 #181, regarding convening a North Mass Avenue Corridor District Zoning Proposal Working GroupSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerclimatehousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2023 #68
• City Manager's report2023 · #69✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of $150,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures account to be used for professional services for a planning study for Massachusetts Avenue from Cambridge Common to Alewife Brook Parkway. Funds will be combined with existing balances from prior related projectsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #69
• City Manager's report2023 · #70✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $250,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund, Emergency Communications Extraordinary Expenditures account. This appropriation will fund the replacement of critical infrastructure to support the City of Cambridge radio systemSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #70
• City Manager's report2023 · #71📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 22-78, regarding safety concerns at the LBJ Apartment buildingSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generalpolice safetytenants rent📖 readCMA 2023 #71
• City Manager's report2023 · #72✅ Order adopted, unanimousa transfer of $40,000 from the General Fund Reserves Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the General Fund City Council Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover current and anticipated costs related to the work of the Charter Review CommitteeSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagercharterCMA 2023 #72
• City Manager's report2023 · #73📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe City of Cambridge retaining its AAA rating from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2023 #73
• City Manager's report2023 · #74✅ Report accepted/placed on fil, unanimousthe Annual Surveillance Report concerning City Departments’ use of Surveillance Technology or Surveillance DataSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerartspolice safety📖 readCMA 2023 #74

• City officer's report2023 · #41information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2023 #41
• City officer's report2023 · #42an update regarding legislative activityaffordable housingartsbudgetcharterhousing generalpolice safety📖 read COF 2023 #42

27 resident communications received for this meeting, on housing general (16) · climate (12) · zoning (9) · affordable housing (3) · transit traffic (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2023 · #42✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City staff to explore the feasibility of crafting a policy that will ensure that the City is notified whenever a high-rise building over six floors experiences elevator failuresCouncil request📖 readPOR 2023 #42
• Policy order2023 · #43✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Health and the Parks Department to determine the feasibility of installing Automated External Defibrillators at all public parks and practice fields, and any other public place as appropriateCouncil requestpolice safetyschools📖 readPOR 2023 #43
• Policy order2023 · #44✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Manager be and is hereby requested to direct CDD to provide language that would amend the Patrick Barrett et al. North Mass Ave BZ-5 Zoning District Petition to include the amendments proposed by the petitioner and report back to the City Council by March 13, 2023Council orderzoningPOR 2023 #44
• Policy order2023 · #45✅ Order adopted, 8–1City Council go on record in support of the Tenant Protection Act HD.3922/SD.2368Council ordertenants rentPOR 2023 #45
• Policy order2023 · #46✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with relevant departments to assist BAY-CASH as they begin working with unhoused youth in CambridgeCouncil requesthomelessnessPOR 2023 #46
• Policy order2023 · #47✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the City Manager’s Housing Liaison, Community Development Department, Cambridge Housing Authority, and the City Solicitor on the feasibility of municipally-funded housing vouchersCouncil requestaffordable housingbudgethousing generalschools📖 readPOR 2023 #47
• Policy order2023 · #48✅ Order adopted as amended, 7–1Asks the City Manager to fund the HEART initiative and negotiate a contract for services with HEART, to include but not limited to HEART responding to certain 911 callsCouncil requestbudgetpolice safety📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL MARCH 6, 2023POR 2023 #48
• Policy order2023 · #49✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to ensure multi-family properties on the market are reviewed as quickly as possible as potential affordable housing acquisitionsCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing general📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL MARCH 6, 2023POR 2023 #49

• Resolution2023 · #72✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCongratulations to Robert Steck on his retirement from the City of CambridgeRES 2023 #72
• Resolution2023 · #73✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council recognize March as National Social Workers MonthCouncil orderlaborRES 2023 #73
• Resolution2023 · #74✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Sam Corda on his retirement from the Cambridge Water DepartmentRES 2023 #74
• Resolution2023 · #75✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of David LeslieRES 2023 #75
• Resolution2023 · #76✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Richard John FitzgeraldRES 2023 #76

• Finance Committee hearing of 2023-02-02 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Civic Unity Committee hearing of 2023-02-02 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Housing Committee hearing of 2023-02-08 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-02-28 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading [6 To 3]