City Council · Regular Meeting, May 22, 2023

• City Manager's report2023 · #139✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $98,000 from the Water Fund Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Public Investment Fund Water Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund the purchase of an electric powered forkliftSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #139
• City Manager's report2023 · #140✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the MassHire Metro North Workforce Board in the amount of $100,317.50 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($90,077.50) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($10,240.00). These funds will be used to reimburse the City for salary and program costs associated with enrolling income-eligible youth in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment ProgramSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #140
• City Manager's report2023 · #141✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $15,000 received from the Cambridge Community Foundation to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account, for the College Success Initiative (CSI). These funds will be used to support part of the salary costs associated with a college success coachSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #141
• City Manager's report2023 · #142✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $15,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used to support the Cambridge Food Pantry NetworkSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #142
• City Manager's report2023 · #143✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Shannon Grant received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition/Shannon Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety in the amount of $37,132.79 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($33,600.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,532.79). Funds will be used for the Cambridge Youth Programs Boys II Men Internship and also to fund a new Girlhood Internship ProgramSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2023 #143
• City Manager's report2023 · #144📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe third annual Cycling Safety Ordinance (CSO) Progress ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanes📖 readCMA 2023 #144
• City Manager's report2023 · #145✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Community Connections Grant, in the amount of $230,070.35, to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures account. Funds will contribute to the purchase and installation of Bluebikes bikeshare equipmentSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #145
• City Manager's report2023 · #146✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant in the amount of $100,000 received from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures account. Funds will support the cost of two 19 dock Bluebikes stations and bicycles that were placed at the Kennedy/Longfellow School and Twin City PlazaSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanesschoolsCMA 2023 #146
• City Manager's report2023 · #147✅ Adopted as a council petition, unanimousthe proposed Alewife Overlay District: Quadrangle (AOD-Q) Zoning Petition and Design GuidelinesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 read CMA 2023 #147
• City Manager's report2023 · #148✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY2023 Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Grant received from Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research, in the amount of $50,853.64 to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($50,853.64). Funds from the grant will be used to support Advanced Intervention and Suicide Prevention training, provide funding for mental health professionals and spiritual leader services, and fund the development and enhancement of CISM team publications and websiteSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2023 #148

• City officer's report2023 · #95an update regarding legislative activitycharterhousing generalpolice safetyschoolszoning📖 read COF 2023 #95
• City officer's report2023 · #96information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2023 #96

42 resident communications received for this meeting, on climate (15) · bike lanes (11) · budget (9) · transit traffic (9) · affordable housing (7). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2023 · #91✅ Order adopted, 8–0New Green Park At Third And Binney StreetsPOR 2023 #91
• Policy order2023 · #92✅ Order adopted, 7–0Removing Cuba From The State Sponsors Of Terrorism ListPOR 2023 #92
• Policy order2023 · #93✅ Order adopted, 5–3MWRA Switch legal opinionPOR 2023 #93
• Policy order2023 · #94✅ Order adopted, 8–0Policy Order Seeking Street Corner Dedication for Saundra GrahamPOR 2023 #94
• Policy order2023 · #95✅ Order adopted, 8–0Albany St. Pedestrian Crossingtransit trafficPOR 2023 #95
• Policy order2023 · #96❌ Order failed of adoption, 1–8City Council go on record favoring the filing of the attached home rule petition, entitled: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO INCLUDE A BALLOT QUESTION ON THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 MUNICIPAL BALLOT RELATIVE TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER regarding electing the Police Review and Advisory BoardCouncil orderpolice safetyPOR 2023 #96
• Policy order2023 · #97✅ Order adopted, 8–0“Amendments to Protect Family Inclusion and Relationship Diversity” be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee for discussion and recommendationCouncil orderhousing general📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL MAY 22, 2023POR 2023 #97
• Policy order2023 · #98✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with the Law Department to provide a legal opinion on whether the City could fund affordable housing construction through a bond issueCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing general📖 readPOR 2023 #98

• Resolution2023 · #152✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Arthur Samuel JarvisRES 2023 #152
• Resolution2023 · #153✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Joseph W. MurphyRES 2023 #153
• Resolution2023 · #154✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Mary M. WhiteRES 2023 #154
• Resolution2023 · #155✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations on the birth of Sabrina Reid RobertsRES 2023 #155
• Resolution2023 · #156✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to Dr. Vikas SainiRES 2023 #156
• Resolution2023 · #157✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Terrance WalshRES 2023 #157
• Resolution2023 · #158✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Lisa AideuisRES 2023 #158
• Resolution2023 · #159✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Emily Ruth TuckerRES 2023 #159
• Resolution2023 · #160✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Margarita MoreheadRES 2023 #160
• Resolution2023 · #161✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Mary McKearneyRES 2023 #161

• Application / petition2023 · #31✅ Order adopted, 8–1a curb cut at the premises numbered 96 Henry Street Unit 1; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Andrew Plumbtransit traffic📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL MAY 22, 2023APP 2023 #31
• Application / petition2023 · #32↪ Referred to committee, unanimousproposed Alewife Overlay District: Quadrangle (AOD-Q) Zoning Petition and Design GuidelinesZoning petition from the full City Council,zoningAPP 2023 #32

• Awaiting report2023 · #34Report on funding and implementing the grant proposal submitted to DOE GTO to design and implement a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in CambridgeAR-23-34
• Awaiting report2023 · #35✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 generalAR-23-35
• Awaiting report2023 · #36Report on the goal of lowering the speed limit as much as possible on all state highways that fall within Cambridge’s geographic boundariestransit trafficAR-23-36