City Council · Regular Meeting, May 8, 2023

• City Manager's report2023 · #124✅ Order adopted, 8–0the transfer of $60,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Finance (Purchasing) Travel & Training (Judgment and Damages) account. The funds will cover medical bills and settlements for Finance Department personnel injured in the course of their jobSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #124
• City Manager's report2023 · #125📁 Placed on file, 8–0Awaiting Report Item Number 23-24, regarding an update on providing free menstrual products in all gender bathrooms of the Cambridge Public Library branches, and the City’s Fire StationsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #125
• City Manager's report2023 · #126✅ Order adopted, 8–0the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Charles Hicks Saunders HouseSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 read CMA 2023 #126
• City Manager's report2023 · #127CMA 2023 #127 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+) Commission for a term of three years, effective May 8, 2023: • Cindy Telingator (appointment) • Jason Doo (appointment) •M Joyce-Anderson (appointment) • Mary Rebecca Gardner (appointment) • Zachary Dresser (appointment) • Greg MacDonough (reappointment) • Lesley Phillips (reappointment) • Linden Huhmann (reappointment)CMA 2023 #127
• City Manager's report2023 · #128📁 Placed on file, unanimousa recommendation that the City Council approve an Order to take by “friendly” eminent domain proceeding parcels of land located at 319 Webster Avenue, Cambridge (as shown on Cambridge Assessors Map 81, Parcel 21), 333 Webster Avenue, Cambridge (as shown on Cambridge Assessors Map 81, Parcel 23), and 455 Columbia Street (as shown on Cambridge Assessors Map 81, Parcel 16) (collectively “Cambridge Parcels”), and approve an Order authorizing the purchase of a parcel of land located at 94 Webster Avenue, Somerville (as shown on Somerville Assessors Map 96, Parcel B-7) (“Somerville Parcel”) (collectively, the “Premises”), all of which are owned by Webster Avenue Ventures LLC (“WV”)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertrees📖 read CMA 2023 #128
• City Manager's report2023 · #129✅ Adopted as a council petition, unanimousAwaiting Report Items Numbered 23-02 & 23-034, related to exploring the need for a special permitting process for cannabis dispensaries, special permitting fees and bicycle parking requirements, and Response to Awaiting Report No. 23-4 regarding establishing the framework that will allow for the immediate elimination of the bicycle parking fees imposed on Economic Empowerment and Social Equity applicants and cannabis dispensary operatorsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanestransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2023 #129
• City Manager's report2023 · #130↪ Referred to the petition, unanimousa Planning Board report with no positive or negative recommendation on the Kelley et. al. Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2023 #130
• City Manager's report2023 · #131📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on Afterschool careSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerlaborschools📖 readCMA 2023 #131
• City Manager's report2023 · #132↪ Referred to committee, unanimousan update on the development of the City of Cambridge Community Safety Department (CSD)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2023 #132
• City Manager's report2023 · #133📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 23-07, regarding report on providing publicly-accessible traffic stop, arrest, and citation police data on a new Procedural Justice DashboardSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2023 #133

• Noelani Kamelamela (reappointment) 📖 read

• City officer's report2023 · #88an update regarding legislative activitybudgetcharterpolice safetyschools📖 read COF 2023 #88
• City officer's report2023 · #89📁 Placed on file, unanimousinformation from the School CommitteeSubmitted by Mayor SiddiquischoolsCOF 2023 #89

121 resident communications received for this meeting, on affordable housing (99) · housing general (97) · zoning (52) · transit traffic (24) · climate (11). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2023 · #81✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Manager is directed to work with all relevant departments to recommend what new city regulations and council action or changes to existing regulations or ordinances are needed to put in place in order to implement the Craig Kelley et al. Zoning Petition for residential car sharing and renting of EV charging stations and bring those recommendations to the full council by June 12, 2023Council orderzoningPOR 2023 #81
• Policy order2023 · #82✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to determine the feasibility of purchasing available property from Lesley University to address City goalsCouncil requesthousing general📖 readPOR 2023 #82
• Policy order2023 · #83✅ Order adopted, unanimousOnline Publication of Legal NoticesPOR 2023 #83

• Resolution2023 · #130✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Julie Craven from The Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2023 #130
• Resolution2023 · #131✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Candyce Dostert from The Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2023 #131
• Resolution2023 · #132✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Eric Berggren from The Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2023 #132
• Resolution2023 · #133✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Ieda Demelo from The Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2023 #133
• Resolution2023 · #134✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Frederick HartRES 2023 #134
• Resolution2023 · #135✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Marylou Sullivan on her Retirement from The Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2023 #135
• Resolution2023 · #136✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Gretchen Hardina on her retirement from The Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2023 #136
• Resolution2023 · #137✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Lieutenant John Lang on his Retirement from The Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetytenants rentRES 2023 #137
• Resolution2023 · #138✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Eileen Walsh on her Retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2023 #138
• Resolution2023 · #139✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCongratulations to Cambridge Crossing on receiving the Nicholas Humber Award for Outstanding CollaborationRES 2023 #139
• Resolution2023 · #140✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Lillian F. OrchardRES 2023 #140
• Resolution2023 · #141✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Rita A. CarneyRES 2023 #141
• Resolution2023 · #142✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to the Portugalia RestaurantRES 2023 #142
• Resolution2023 · #143✅ Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Charlie Parker from Just-A-StartRES 2023 #143
• Resolution2023 · #144✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution for Teachers Appreciation WeekschoolsRES 2023 #144

• Application / petition2023 · #23↪ Referred to committee, unanimousAmend Article 4.30 and Article 11.800 of the Zoning OrdinanceZoning petition from the full City Council,zoning📖 readAPP 2023 #23

• Awaiting report2023 · #29✅ Report received and acceptedReport on working with CDD, Law Department, the Assessor’s Office, and any other relevant departments to produce final draft ordinance language for the BEUDO amendments based on the CDD proposal as amended by the Ordinance Committee at its April 26, 2023 hearingclimateAR-23-29
• Awaiting report2023 · #30Report on working with DPW and relevant City departments and the Committee on Public Planting to consider ideas proposed during the Health and Environment Committee meeting on April 25, 2023, and to prepare a brief report outlining action items within the City’s UFMP which can be implemented as soon as this year and develop recommendations to update regulations regarding native species planting practices in light of climate change affecting the species that should be planted in the CityclimateAR-23-30

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2023-04-25 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-04-12 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-04-26 · Accepted [Unanimous]