City Council — Regular Meeting, April 3, 2023

City Manager's Agenda (3)

• CMA 2023 #87A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as Constables With Power for a term effective January, 2023: Omar Mejia
• CMA 2023 #88A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Revised Response to Proposed Amendments to Ch. 2.78, Art. IIIartshousing-generaltenants-rent📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #89A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-79, regarding Garden Street Safety Improvement Project local traffic analysisbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read

Communications (139)

139 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (55) · bike lanes (48) · police safety (37) · housing general (21) · schools (16). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (8)

• POR 2023 #56That the City Manager is requested to work with the City Solicitor to provide a legal opinion which clarifies the state law on zoning petition signature requirements to ensure clarity and lawful deliberation in the futurezoning
• POR 2023 #57That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Public Works, the Cambridge Public Libraries, the Department of Public Health, and all other relevant departments to provide free menstrual products in all gender bathrooms of the Cambridge Public Library brancheshomelessnessschools📖 read
• POR 2023 #58City Council support of H.1312 and S.856, An Act Providing Upstream Homelessness Prevention Assistance to Families, Youth, and Adultshomelessness
• POR 2023 #59That the City Manager is requested to direct the Department of Human Service Programs to develop a three-year plan to expand and improve After School Care for Cambridge childrenschools📖 read
• POR 2023 #60That the City Manager is hereby requested to direct the Community Development Department and the Law Department to review the Citizens Zoning Petition received from Michael Monestime et al. regarding Outdoor Use Zoning for the Central Square Cultural District (APP 2023 #12) for form and contentartszoning
• POR 2023 #61City Council solidarity to the Mayor, Municipal Council, and Community Council of San José Las Flores in recognition of the successes and persistence of the community📖 read
• POR 2023 #62Proclaim April 3–9, 2023 as Cambridge Public Health Week
• POR 2023 #63That the City Council amend rules 38.6 and 32B and rule 12., to align the City Council rules with the decision made in Barron v. Kolenda

Resolutions (8)

• RES 2023 #83Congratulations on the retirement of Chandra Banks
• RES 2023 #84Resolution on the death of Mel King
• RES 2023 #85Resolution on the death of Alexandre Perry
• RES 2023 #86Congratulations to Ms. Sarah Howard Parker on her film debut
• RES 2023 #87Resolution on the death of William Younker
• RES 2023 #88Congratulations on the retirement of Gary Melanson from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2023 #89Congratulations on the retirement of Paul Simonds
• RES 2023 #90Thanks to Shaun Clarke for his devoted work to the Cambridge Community Television Board and his service as MCT Committee Chair and Board Vice President

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2023 #16An application was received from John Peterson representing The Turing Tavern, requesting permission for an 3 awnings and 1 projecting sign at the premises numbered 1281 Cambridge Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters📖 read
• APP 2023 #17An application was received from Heather Dudko representing Citizens Bank, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 616 Main Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters proof of mailing had been provided📖 read

Other Business (12)

• AR-23-15Report on continuation of Riverbend Park closures on Saturdays and Sundays
• AR-23-16Report on Police Details and the need for having armed vs. unarmed officers and the possibility of having civilian flaggerspolice-safety
• AR-23-17Report on the feasibility of automated traffic enforcement as well as using unarmed CPD traffic details for future discussion Automated/Unarmed Traffic Enforcementtransit-traffic
• AR-23-18Report on creating a policy that will ensure the City is notified whenever a high-rise building over six floors experiences elevator failures
• AR-23-19Report on the feasibility of installing Automated External Defibrillator's at all public parks and practice fields, and any other public place as appropriate
• AR-23-20Report on the feasibility of providing municipally-funded housing vouchers similar to programs in Somerville and Bostonhousing-general
• AR-23-21Report on funding the HEART initiative and negotiate a contract for services with HEART, to include but not limited to HEART responding to certain 911 callspolice-safety
• AR-23-22Report on providing a license agreement, as well as direct financial and regulatory support for the continued and uninterrupted operation of Starlight Square

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• thoughts on the latest IPCC climate change report 📖 read
• information from the School Committee
• Legal Opinion on Recent Supreme Judicial Court Case Regarding Public Comment 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (9)

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-04-03 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-05-22 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-10-02 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-10-15 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-12-03 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2020-07-29 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2021-06-23 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-03-07 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2023-03-08 — Accepted [Unanimous]