City Council — Regular Meeting, June 26, 2023

City Manager's Agenda (19)

• CMA 2023 #174A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a public health update
• CMA 2023 #191A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Proposed Clarifications to Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance Amendments discussed at the June 12, 2023 Council Meetingclimate📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #190A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Fossil Fuel Free Demonstration pilotclimatehousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #177A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Foundry Advisory Committee (FAC). This appointment is for a term of three years; Jameson Johnson
• CMA 2023 #178A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as members of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee. These appointments are for five years: Elaine DeRosa, Kathy Watkins, Taha Jennings, and David Lyons
• CMA 2023 #179A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the rescission of the remaining amount of the loan order authorized by the City Council on May 23,2016 for the construction of the King Open/Cambridge Street Schools & Community Complexschools📖 read
• CMA 2023 #180Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account. These funds were awarded to the Summer Food Program by Project Bread and will be used to enhance promotion and outreach, support activities, and for program related supplies📖 read
• CMA 2023 #181Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $89,700, received from the Cambridge Housing Authority for the Cambridge Employment Program, to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account. These funds will be used to maintain the capacity of the Cambridge Employment Programhousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2023 #182Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $6,014,872, to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($327,044.00), to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,679,828.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account ($8,000.00). The Continuum of Care Program funds will be contracted with homeless services providers and cover the costs related to serving homeless persons in Cambridgehomelessnesshousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2023 #183Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $229,862.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($38,458.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($191,404.00). The funds will be used for shelter operating costs, providing essential services to homeless persons outside of the shelter setting, rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention case management serviceshomelessnesshousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2023 #184A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as members of the Community Benefits Advisory Committee. These appointments are for three years; Anya Baer and Elena Sokolow Kaufman
• CMA 2023 #185A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-60, regarding the review of the Parking Permit Programtransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2023 #186A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report #23-39, regarding the legal opinion for issuing bonds for affordable housingaffordable-housinghousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2023 #187A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointments of the following persons as a members of the Planning Board. These appointments are for five years; Mary Lydecker, Ashley Tan, Tom Sieniewicz, Adam Westbrook, and Diego Macias📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #188A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report recommending that the City Council not adopt the Franklin, et al., Zoning Petitionhousing-generalzoning📖 read
• CMA 2023 #189A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Order 2023 #49, regarding the review of multi-family properties on the market for potential affordable housing acquisitionsaffordable-housinghousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2023 #176A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on Summer Programspolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2023 #175A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 23-37, regarding a Policy of Releasing Names of Officers and Use of Forcepolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2023 #192A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to request that the City Council vote to designate the members of the Charter Review Committee as special municipal employees pursuant to G.L. c. 268Acharter📖 read

Communications (177)

177 resident communications received for this meeting — affordable housing (125) · housing general (102) · transit traffic (55) · zoning (49) · climate (31). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (8)

• POR 2023 #123That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Law Department to review the proposed amended ordinance language and to work with the Law Department and the Historical Commission to provide an explanation of the legal standard that is used to compel changes or deny projects reviewed by the Historical Commission or Neighborhood Conservation District Commissions and report back to the full City Council by August 7, 2023
• POR 2023 #124That the City Manager is requested to issue an RFP calling for an agency that will lead the City through a community process with all stakeholders that will include community education, feedback, location possibilities, and potential legal issues as it relates to Overdose Prevention Centers
• POR 2023 #125That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Zondervan to dedicate the corner of Hubbard Avenue and Walden Street in honor of the Callender family
• POR 2023 #126That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departments, local business associations, and local businesses to communicate to all retail businesses operating in Cambridge to encourage them to keep doors closed when operating cooling systems and inform them of other energy saving tools
• POR 2023 #127That the City Manager is requested to consider measures to improve the Cycling Safety Ordinance Business Impact Study. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL JUNE 26, 2023bike-lanes
• POR 2023 #128That the Human Services & Veterans Committee hold a public hearing to discuss options for addressing the situation at Central House. REFERRED TO HUMAN SERVICES & VETERANS COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL JUNE 26, 2023
• POR 2023 #129That the City Council go on record in enthusiastic support of H.R.1433, the Philippine Human Rights Act, and in urging Representatives Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley to co-sponsor the existing bill. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL JUNE 26, 2023
• POR 2023 #130Policy Order Re Creating A BEUDO Compliance Advisory Committee. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR AZEEM IN COUNCIL JUNE 26, 2023climate

Resolutions (19)

• RES 2023 #178Congratulations on the retirement of Myreille Daniel from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2023 #179Congratulations on the retirement of Deborah Race from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2023 #180Congratulations on the retirement of Aurea Siewert from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2023 #181Congratulations on the retirement of Geslie Thomas from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2023 #182Resolution on the death of Carlotta Thorne
• RES 2023 #183Thanks to the Unsung Heroes of Pride Month
• RES 2023 #184Condolences to the family of Michelle L Anderson
• RES 2023 #185Congratulations to Mary Grassi on her retirement from the Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• RES 2023 #186Resolution on the death of Maria Da Rosa
• RES 2023 #187Resolution on the death of Denise Gaul Greenidge
• RES 2023 #188Congratulations on the retirement of Jagruti Mehta from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2023 #189Congratulations to David J. Kale on his retirement from the City of Cambridge
• RES 2023 #190Resolution on the death of James DiVito
• RES 2023 #191Thanks to The Job Connector by MIT for their hard work and congratulations for their accomplishments
• RES 2023 #192Congratulations to Father Leonard O'Malley on his retirement
• RES 2023 #193Condolences To The Family of Saundra Graham
• RES 2023 #194Condolences To The Family of Jobe Diagne
• RES 2023 #195Resolution on the death of Norman Thomas McIver
• RES 2023 #196Congratulating the Alliance of Cambridge Tenantstenants-rent

Applications & Petitions (3)

• APP 2023 #35An application was received from Eric Metzger representing CHASE, requesting permission for an awnings at the premises numbered 9 JFK Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters proof of mailing has been provided📖 read
• APP 2023 #36An application was received from Eric Metzger representing CHASE, requesting permission for an awnings at the premises numbered 18 Brattle Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters proof of mailing has been provided📖 read
• APP 2023 #37An application was received from Erik Janiel repreenting "P" ; & CINEMA, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 1 One Kendall Square Complex approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters prood of mailing has been provided📖 read

Other Business (6)

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• a document with supplementary information about Cambridge Math Circle 📖 read
• proposed amendments to the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance 📖 read
• information from the UPK Ad-Hoc
• information from the School Committee
• ORD 2023 # 3 : An Ordinance has been received from the City Council, relative to Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration (Ordinance 2023-3). PASSED TO A SECOND READING AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION IN COUNCIL JUNE 26, 2023

TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER JULY 17, 2023. ORDAINED AS AMENDED IN COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2023 [climate]

Committee Reports (1)

• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2023-06-13 — Accepted [Unanimous]