City Council βΈ 2023-08-07
City Council Β· Special Meeting, August 7, 2023
27 City Manager's Agenda6 Communications & Reports from Other City Officers114 Communications18 Policy Orders28 Resolutions4 Ordinances9 Applications & Petitions3 Other Business18 Committee Reports
City Manager's Agenda (27)
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #193 Placed on file, unanimousnew appointments and reappointments of the following persons as members of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees: Jane Licurse (appointment); Rae Simpson, Paula Paris, Michael Shear, Ben Milligan, Bill Lahey,Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #193
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #194 Placed on file, unanimousthe reappointment of Ethridge King as an Election Commissioner for a term of four yearsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #194
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #195CMA 2023 #195 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Order #23-123, regarding an explanation of the legal standard that is used to compel changes or deny projects reviewed by the Historical Commission or Neighborhood Conservation District CommissionsCMA 2023 #195
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #196CMA 2023 #196 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to proposed amendments to Ch. 2.78, Art III of the Cambridge Municipal Code, the Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCD) andCMA 2023 #196
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #197 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of Scott Walker to the Open Data Review Board as a City staff memberSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #197
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #198 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $494,531 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salaries and Wages account ($401,853), and to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($92,678).This formula-based reimbursement grant will support the costs of Emergency Communications Center personnel salaries, overtime and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related softwareSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #198
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #199 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $15,603.12 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance Account. Funds will be used for quality assurance (call review) for the emergency medical protocol used by staff to provide pre and post-dispatch instructions for medical emergenciesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #199
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #200 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Cambridge Public Health Department in the amount of $1,000.00, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used for Windsorβs Letβs Get Moving: Play Through Motion! ProjectSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #200
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #201 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of$5,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. These funds are used annually to supplement fuel assistance paymentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #201
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #202 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $557,720.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at over 50 meal sites throughout the City during the summer months when schools are closedSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2023 #202
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #203 Placed on file, 7β0the appointments and reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Climate Committee; Appointments: Joseph Adiletta, Mallorie Barber, Wendy DeWolf, Hajer Hyte, Michelle Holmes, Pasang Lhamo, Katharine Lange, Catarina Martinez, Rachel Mural, Joel Nogic, Tom Rawson, Vandana Sareen, Allie Shepard, Ming Su, and Neheet Trivedi. Reappointments: Keith Giamportone, Lyn Huckabee, Steven Nutter, and David RabkinSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerclimateCMA 2023 #203
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #204 Placed on file, unanimousthe Cannabis Amendments Special Permit zoning petitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerzoningπ readCMA 2023 #204
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #205 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $735,939.00 to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account ($662,346) and to the Grant Fund Community Development Salary & Wages account ($73,593). Development activities may include acquisition, moderate rehabilitation, substantial rehabilitation and new construction of housing units for low- and moderate- income families and individualsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2023 #205
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #206 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $2,443,644 received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA) Grant to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($2,358,117) and to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Salaries and Wages Account ($85,527). Funds will be used for assisted living programs and supportive services, shelter services, rental assistance and housing search servicesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2023 #206
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #207 Order adopted, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-53, regarding a request that the City Manager work with relevant City Departments on how Cambridge might participate in PACE Massachusetts pursuant to the PACE Act, including exploring all Options for incentivizing participationSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudgethousing generalπ read CMA 2023 #207
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #208 Placed on file, unanimousthe project update on the Central Square Municipal Property Needs Assessment and Planning StudySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housingartshousing generalzoningπ readCMA 2023 #208
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #209 Placed on file, unanimousthe submission of the 2023 Affordable Housing Overlay Annual ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalpolice safetyzoningπ readCMA 2023 #209
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #210 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $34,000, funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), to the Grant Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account. The equipment purchased through this grant will enhance operations, advance data reliability, and improve real time reporting capabilitiesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #210
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #211 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 23-42, regarding irrigation at Danehy ParkSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #211
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #212 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointments and reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Committee on Public Planting for a term of two years; Appointments: Uriel Bulow, Raymond Fahrner, Gretchen Friesinger, Robb Johnson, Amira Valliani, Achana Venkataraman, and Angela Zhong. Reappointments: Margaret Booz, Cindy Carpenter, Sara Cohen, Chantal Eide, Sophia Emperador, Sandra Fairbank, Ahron Lerman, Ruth Loetterle, Tracy Orr, and Cynthia SmithSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #212
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #213 Placed on file, unanimousa report from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) which makes recommendations regarding the release of an officerβs name after a critical incidentSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safetyπ readCMA 2023 #213
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #214 Placed on file, unanimousa response to Policy Order 2022 #278, regarding the legal opinion for a public speaker to state their name name, address, and phone number for the recordSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerπ readCMA 2023 #214
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #215 Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $113,479.79 in unexpended Public Investment balances from capital projects related to public buildings that have been completed, the balances from which are now available for redistribution to other projects. These funds will support deferred capital improvements consistent with the Municipal Facilities Capital Improvement Plan (MFIP)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #215
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #216 Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $46,510.75 in unexpended Public Investment balances from capital projects related to equipment, that have been completed, the balances from which are now available for redistribution to other related projects. These funds will support capital expenditures related to equipment purchasesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #216
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #217 Order adopted, unanimousthe Transfer of $72,252.17 in unexpended Public Investment balances from capital projects related to streets and public ways, that have been completed, the balances from which are now available for redistribution to other related projects. These funds will support capital expenditures related to streets and public waysSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #217
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #218 Order adopted, unanimouspossibility of acquiring the property at 450 Concord Avenue, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (βCommonwealthβ) and utilized by the National Guard Armory of CambridgeSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerschoolstransit trafficπ read CMA 2023 #218
- City Manager's report2023 Β· #219 Placed on file, 8β0a request to move to Executive Session to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as discussion in an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public bodySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #219
REFERRED TO PETITION ON AUGUST 7, 2023 π read
Landmarks Ordinance.
REFERRED TO PETITION ON AUGUST 7, 2023 [arts] [zoning] π read
Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (6)
- City officer's report2023 Β· #135an update regarding legislative activityaffordable housingcharterhousing generalzoningπ read COF 2023 #135
- City officer's report2023 Β· #136a Police Review & Advisory Board Report for the First Quarter of 2023budgetpolice safetyCOF 2023 #136
- City officer's report2023 Β· #137an update to the Cambridge City CouncilcharterCOF 2023 #137
- City officer's report2023 Β· #138information regarding the Cambridge Promise Pilotlaborschoolsπ readCOF 2023 #138
- City officer's report2023 Β· #139Proposed Amendments to the Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration Ordinance Languageclimateπ readCOF 2023 #139
- City officer's report2023 Β· #140questions regarding commercial kitchen amendmentsCOF 2023 #140
Communications (114)
114 resident communications received for this meeting, on climate (89) Β· housing general (10) Β· bike lanes (9) Β· transit traffic (6) Β· zoning (5). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (18)
- Policy order2023 Β· #131 Order adopted, 7β0City Council go on record recognizing August to be "National Black Business Month."Council orderPOR 2023 #131
- Policy order2023 Β· #132 Order adopted, 7β0City Council recognize August 7 as Purple Heart Day on an annual basisCouncil orderpolice safetyPOR 2023 #132
- Policy order2023 Β· #133 Order adopted, 7β0Asks the City Manager to work with the relevant departments to provide the City Council with possible projections, based on stated assumptions, of expected outcomes in Alewife for total housing, commercial, open space and public amenities, over the next twenty years, if the proposed zoning were adoptedCouncil requesthousing generalzoningPOR 2023 #133
- Policy order2023 Β· #134 Order adopted, 7β0Canopy Loss & Developing a Replacement StrategytreesPOR 2023 #134
- Policy order2023 Β· #135 Order adopted, unanimousStandards for Chicken Keepinghousing generalzoningπ read POR 2023 #135
- Policy order2023 Β· #136 Order adopted, 7β0Encouraging De-Paving Throughout The CityPOR 2023 #136
- Policy order2023 Β· #137 Order adopted, 7β0Aligning Parking Fees With Climate and Transportation Goalsclimatetransit trafficPOR 2023 #137
- Policy order2023 Β· #138 Order adopted, 7β0Recognize September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Month in the City of Cambridge and that the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to light up City Hall purple for the week of September 18, 2023 in honor of Suicide Prevention MonthPOR 2023 #138
- Policy order2023 Β· #139 Order adopted, 7β0Recognize August 31, 2023, as International Overdose Awareness Day and September 2023 as National Recovery Month in the City of Cambridge and that the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to light City Hall up purple from August 31 through September 30, 2023, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day and National Recovery MonthPOR 2023 #139
- Policy order2023 Β· #140 Order adopted, 7β0Asks the City Manager to work with the Cambridge Public Library to create an Induction Stoves Loaner Program and help residents access experience using induction stovesCouncil requestPOR 2023 #140
- Policy order2023 Β· #141 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Asks the City Manager to finalize the grant agreement with Bunker Hill Community College and appropriate the $50,000 in contributions made by MIT and Harvard University to the College Success Initiative to provide scholarships for 30 students entering Bunker Hill Community CollegeCouncil requestschoolsPOR 2023 #141
- Policy order2023 Β· #142 Order adopted, 5β4Asks the City Manager to work with the Law Department and CPD to report to the City Council on all outstanding and recent (last 5 fiscal years: FYβ23,β22,β21,β20,β19) lawsuits involving the CPD or individual members of CPD that the City is expending or has expended resources on, including an estimate of how much has been spent on these lawsuits to date in FY24Council requestCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2023POR 2023 #142
- Policy order2023 Β· #143 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Asks the City Manager to consult with relevant departments on an enhanced communication strategy to inform residents about the implementation of the Cycling Safety OrdinanceCouncil requestbike lanesPOR 2023 #143
- Policy order2023 Β· #144 Order adopted, 7β0Asks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments to review the Across Sidewalk Electric Vehicle Charging (EV) Permit Pilot Program and remove the $200 permit fee associated with the pilot programCouncil requestPOR 2023 #144
- Policy order2023 Β· #145 Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with relevant departments and agencies to design and implement a pilot program providing subsidized, on-demand transit to low-income residents, people with disabilities and seniors, with a goal of expanding the program to service the region in ways that supplement the MBTA system via fare-free, on-demand transit for everyoneCouncil requesttransit trafficπ readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2023POR 2023 #145
- Policy order2023 Β· #146 Order adopted, 7β2Asks the City Manager to meet with Governor Healey, DCR Commissioner Arrigo and Secretary Rebecca Tepper to discuss resuming Saturday closures to traffic this summer and mitigating the traffic impacts, including by making potential traffic signal adjustmentsCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2023 #146
- Policy order2023 Β· #147 Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on whether change in language to the CSO is necessary to enable installation of permanent, seasonal, and/or temporary outdoor dining and pop-ups alongside separated bicycle lanes consistent with Cycling Safety Ordinance that address concerns about the current situationCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficπ read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN IN COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2023POR 2023 #147
- Policy order2023 Β· #148 Order adopted, 7β0City Council support of graduate student workers of Northeastern University and their effort to form a unionlaborPOR 2023 #148
Resolutions (28)
- Resolution2023 Β· #197 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Congratulations on the retirement of Patricia Royster-Peterson from the Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2023 #197
- Resolution2023 Β· #198 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Agnes M. DatteroRES 2023 #198
- Resolution2023 Β· #199 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Congratulations to Superintendent Pauline Wells of the Cambridge Police Department on her recent promotionpolice safetyRES 2023 #199
- Resolution2023 Β· #200 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations on the retirement of Oral Bynoe from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2023 #200
- Resolution2023 Β· #201 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Resolution on the Death of Edward J. βTedβ HoffRES 2023 #201
- Resolution2023 Β· #202 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Ingrid Nowak on her RetirementRES 2023 #202
- Resolution2023 Β· #203 Order adopted, 7β0Thanks and appreciation to Cambridge School Committee Member Fred Fantini for his service to the students and families in Cambridge for 40 yearsschoolsRES 2023 #203
- Resolution2023 Β· #204 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Congratulations to Superintendent Rob Lowe on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Department and on his new Appointment as Chief of the Boston University Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2023 #204
- Resolution2023 Β· #205 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Heidi Lyle on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2023 #205
- Resolution2023 Β· #206 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Fernanda Botelho on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2023 #206
- Resolution2023 Β· #207 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Firefighter Robert A. Walsh on his retirementRES 2023 #207
- Resolution2023 Β· #208 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Miriam Figueroa on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2023 #208
- Resolution2023 Β· #209 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Pauline McGrath on her retirement from the Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2023 #209
- Resolution2023 Β· #210 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Paul Tully on his Retirement from The Department of Public WorksRES 2023 #210
- Resolution2023 Β· #211 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to Henry Williams on his retirement of The Department of Public WorksRES 2023 #211
- Resolution2023 Β· #212 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Dominic P. CalioroRES 2023 #212
- Resolution2023 Β· #213 WithdrawnResolution on the death of Edward HoffRES 2023 #213
- Resolution2023 Β· #214 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Dolores F. DiBiaseRES 2023 #214
- Resolution2023 Β· #215 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Resolution on the death of Eugene A. "Geno" Walcott JrRES 2023 #215
- Resolution2023 Β· #216 Order adopted as amended, 7β0Resolution on the death of Margaret BurnieikaRES 2023 #216
- Resolution2023 Β· #217 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Edward T. CheeversRES 2023 #217
- Resolution2023 Β· #218 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Antonio J. De SousaRES 2023 #218
- Resolution2023 Β· #219 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Mary Ann MangoneRES 2023 #219
- Resolution2023 Β· #220 Order adopted, 7β0Resolution on the death of Donald W. "Don" Holland SrRES 2023 #220
- Resolution2023 Β· #221 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations To Organizers of Jazz Fest 2023RES 2023 #221
- Resolution2023 Β· #222 Order adopted, 7β0Condolences to the family of Mary TraversRES 2023 #222
- Resolution2023 Β· #223 Order adopted, 7β0Congratulations to City Councillor E. Denise Simmons on receiving the 2023 Pride Freedom Trailblazer AwardRES 2023 #223
- Resolution2023 Β· #224 Order adopted, 7β0Condolences To The Family of Charles OgletreeRES 2023 #224
Ordinances (4)
- OrdinanceORD 2023 # 6ORD 2023 # 6 : An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to proposed changes to Cannabis Business Permitting Proposed Ordinance 2023-6PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL OCTOBER 16, 2023ORD 2023 # 6
- OrdinanceORD 2022 # 11ORD 2022 # 11 : Amendment to Chapter 2.78 of the Cambridge Code of Ordinance, entitled βHistorical Buildings and Landmarks.β (Ordinance #2022-11)PASSED TO A SECOND READING AS AMENDED IN COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2023. FURTHER AMENDED IN COUNCIORD 2022 # 11
- OrdinanceORD 2023 # 4 Ordained, unanimousAn Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to amending Article 4.30 and Article 11.800 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridgezoningπ readORD 2023 # 4
- OrdinanceORD 2023 # 5ORD 2023 # 5 : An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to the Alewife Overlay District: Quadrangle (AOD-Q) Zoning Petition and Design GuidelinesPASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2023ORD 2023 # 5
ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED π read
ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED - NO EXPIRATION [affordable-housing] [housing-general] π read
ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 28, 2023 - EXPIRES OCTOBER 17, 2023 [transit-traffic] [zoning] π read
Applications & Petitions (9)
- Application / petition2023 Β· #38 Order adopted, 7β0twenty-five (25) temporary pole banners along Inman Square to celebrate and promote the Inman Square commercial district. The banners will be hung in the Summer 2023 and be taken down around the Summer 2025Application from Pardis Saffari, Director of Economic Opportunity and Development, Community Development Departmentπ readAPP 2023 #38
- Application / petition2023 Β· #39 Order adopted, 7β0six (6) temporary banners along Harvard Square to celebrate and welcome people from across the globe to Harvard Square. The banners will be hung from August 15, 2023 through December 31, 2024Application from Denise A. Jillson, Executive Director, Harvard Square Business Associationπ readAPP 2023 #39
- Application / petition2023 Β· #40 Order adopted, 7β0a curb cut at the premises numbered 100 Main 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 associationApplication from Andrew Baldizontransit trafficπ readAPP 2023 #40
- Application / petition2023 Β· #41 Order adopted, 7β0a curb cut (1 of 4) at the premises numbered 200 Main 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 associationApplication from Andrew Baldizontransit trafficπ readAPP 2023 #41
- Application / petition2023 Β· #42 Order adopted, 7β0a curb cut (2 of 4) at the premises numbered 200 Main 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 associationApplication from Andrew Baldizontransit trafficπ readAPP 2023 #42
- Application / petition2023 Β· #43 Order adopted, 7β0a curb cut (3 of 4) at the premises numbered 200 Main 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 associationApplication from Andrew Baldizontransit trafficπ readAPP 2023 #43
- Application / petition2023 Β· #44 Order adopted, 7β0a curb cut (4 of 4) at the premises numbered 200 Main 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 associationApplication from Andrew Baldizontransit trafficπ readAPP 2023 #44
- Application / petition2023 Β· #45 Order adopted, 7β0a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 73 Mt. Auburn StreetApplication from Stuart Pitchel representing Vico Styleπ readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2023 #45
- Application / petition2023 Β· #46 Order adopted, 7β0a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 15 JFK StreetApplication from John Peterson representing Union Square Donutslaborπ readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2023 #46
Other Business (3)
- Awaiting report2023 Β· #45Report on the issuing of 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 CentersAR-23-45
- Awaiting report2023 Β· #46Report on the coordination between 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 toolsAR-23-46
- Awaiting report2023 Β· #47Report on the Law Department's review of the proposed amended ordinance language and provide an explanation of the legal standard that is used to compel changes or deny projects reviewed by the HistoricalAR-23-47
Commission or Neighborhood Conservation District Commissions
Committee Reports (18)
- Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2019-12-04 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2020-11-17 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2021-03-16 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2021-04-07 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2021-07-12 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2021-08-04 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Civic Unity Committee hearing of 2022-09-29 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2022-11-16 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-04-26 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Committee hearing of (unknown date) Β· Passed To A Second Reading As Amended [Unanimous]
- Public Safety Committee hearing of 2023-06-07 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Committee hearing of 2023-06-22 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-06-27 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Committee hearing of (unknown date) Β· Passed To A Second Reading As Amended [Unanimous]
- Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-07-19 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Committee hearing of (unknown date) Β· Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
- Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2023-07-20 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]
- Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-08-01 Β· Accepted [Unanimous]