City Council — Regular Meeting, May 15, 2023

City Manager's Agenda (5)

• CMA 2023 #134A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Board of Election Commissioners for the City Council to vote to authorize in-person early voting for the November 7, 2023 Municipal Election, in accordance with "The VOTES Act"📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #135Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $150,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Travel & Training (Judgment and Damages) account. The funds will cover medical bills and settlements for Public Works personnel injured in the course of their job
• CMA 2023 #136Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Post Overdose Support Team Grant, received from Massachusetts Departments of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Addiction Services, through the Fenway Health Group, in the amount of $20,000, to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($20,000). Grant funds will be used to support costs related to providing aftercare supportpolice-safety
• CMA 2023 #137A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a report communicating the opening of the Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center, Inc. family shelter at 2222 Massachusetts Avenuehomelessness
• CMA 2023 #138A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update concerning the property at 333 Webster Avenue

Communications (118)

118 resident communications received for this meeting — affordable housing (101) · housing general (93) · zoning (26) · schools (15) · budget (13). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (7)

• POR 2023 #84City Council support of bill SD 487 and HD 825 which would require the use of Integrated Pest Management strategies and improve pesticide monitoring in Massachusetts to limit ecological damage due to rodenticides
• POR 2023 #85That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department and other relevant departments to fund and implement the grant proposal submitted to DOE GTO to design and implement a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in Cambridgeclimateschools📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2023 #86That the City Manager is requested to initiate a planning process to determine the use of several parcels of land along Webster Avenue to accomplish Envision goals, including how to best ensure that the acquisition of these parcels results in additional affordable housing and open spaceaffordable-housinghousing-general
• POR 2023 #87That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate departments to produce the petition(s) necessary to accomplish the goal of lowering the speed limit as much as possible on all state highways that fall within Cambridge’s geographic boundariestransit-traffic
• POR 2023 #88That the City Manager is requested to work with the relevant departments to establish a policy of releasing the names of officers involved in any use of force incident, up to and including those incidents resulting in injury or death. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL MAY 15, 2023police-safety📖 read
• POR 2023 #89That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request for a dedication in the vicinity of the street corner formed around Concord Avenue and Garden Street to Florence Luscomb and Grace Allen Johnson
• POR 2023 #90Policy Order Installation of Crossing Light at Soden and Western

Resolutions (7)

• RES 2023 #145Congratulations to Manny Lopes on receiving the 2023 Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speaker’s Person of the Year Award
• RES 2023 #146Congratulations to Nailze Lima, MAPS 2023 Mary and Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service Award Recipient
• RES 2023 #147Congratulations to Paul Ferreira, President of East Cambridge Printing Company, MAPS 2023 Alvaro Lima Outstanding Business Award Recipient
• RES 2023 #148Congratulations and thanks to Whitney Mooney for her service to the Cambridge community
• RES 2023 #149Resolution on the death of John B. Donofrio Jr
• RES 2023 #150Happy Birthday to Artis Spears
• RES 2023 #151Resolution on the Death of James Shearer

Ordinances (1)

• ORD 2023 # 2An Ordinance has been received from Craig Kelley et al, relative to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge regarding EV and car share Zoning changetransit-trafficzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Applications & Petitions (7)

• APP 2023 #24An application was received from Paul Fiore, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 96 Otis 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 MAY 15, 2023transit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2023 #25An application was received from Lee Gianetti requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing Rise Up Cambridge from June 12, 2023 through June 18, 2023📖 read
• APP 2023 #26An application was received from Gail Wang of the Boston Dragon Boat Festival, Inc requesting permission for a temporary banners across JFK at Mount Auburn Street announcing Dragon Boat Festival on the Charles River from May 29, 2023 through June 12, 2023 and across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall from May 29, 2023 through June 12, 2023📖 read
• APP 2023 #27An application was received from Cooper Gallery @ Harvard University requesting permission for a 38 temporary pole banners along Massachusetts Avenue near Harvard Square announcing El Pasado Mio from May 12, 2023 though June 13, 2023📖 read
• APP 2023 #28An application was received from Cambridge Rindge and Latin requesting permission for a 17 temporary banner along Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square and Along Broadway in front of CRLS announcing Congratulations CRLS Class of 2023 on from May 22, 2023 through June 30, 2023📖 read
• APP 2023 #29An application was received from Heritage Flag Co. representing Draper Laboratory requesting permission for a 43 temporary banners along Broadway, Portland Street and Main Street announcing Draper Laboratory on June 5, 2023 through July 7, 2023📖 read
• APP 2023 #30An application was received from Heritage Flag Co. representing American Repertory Theater requesting permission for a eighteen temporary banners along Massachusetts Avenue announcing EVITA on June 12, 2023 through July 30, 2034📖 read

Other Business (6)

• AR-23-31Report on directing the Community Development Department to promptly draft a zoning petition to be considered for filing by the City Council, based upon the proposed Affordable Housing Overlay amendments now before the Housing Committeeaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning
• AR-23-32Report on the feasibility of purchasing available property from Lesley University to address City goals
• AR-23-33Report on recommending how the City can publish legal notices using online newspapers

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• information regarding WinnCompanies Property Management
• information from the School Committee

Committee Reports (4)

• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2023-05-02 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-05-03 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Referred
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [8 To 1]