City Council · Regular Meeting, September 18, 2023

• City Manager's report2023 · #239✅ Approvedthe appointment of Lauren Reznick as a member of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a term of five yearsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2023 #239
• City Manager's report2023 · #240📁 Placed on file, unanimousrecommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2024Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 read CMA 2023 #240
• City Manager's report2023 · #241📁 Placed on file, unanimousa Surveillance Technology Impact Report which describes Operations & Case Management Software, requested by the Community Safety DepartmentSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 18, 2023CMA 2023 #241
• City Manager's report2023 · #242📁 Placed on filea Community Safety Department UpdateSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2023 #242
• City Manager's report2023 · #243📁 Placed on filethe City Manager's Fall UpdateSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housingbudgethousing general📖 readCMA 2023 #243
• City Manager's report2023 · #244📁 Placed on filea memo and technical edit of the Affordable Housing Overlay language and Planning Board report with no positive or negative recommendationSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 read CMA 2023 #244

• City officer's report2023 · #156information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2023 #156
• City officer's report2023 · #157an update regarding legislative activityartsbudgetcharterclimate📖 read COF 2023 #157

110 resident communications received for this meeting, on affordable housing (71) · housing general (64) · transit traffic (31) · bike lanes (27) · zoning (22). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2023 · #161✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Law Department to prepare a proposed Home Rule Petition relative to amendments to the Fair Housing Ordinance, as discussed at the Ordinance Committee meeting on September 12, 2023, and report back to the full City Council by October 2, 2023Council requesthousing generalPOR 2023 #161
• Policy order2023 · #162✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to prepare a regular summary (at least annually) of available funds for each funding source, as well as any amounts released to specific projects or effortsCouncil requestPOR 2023 #162
• Policy order2023 · #163✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct relevant departments to work together with the Chair(s) of the Health and Environment Committee and the Ordinance Committee, and include community input from residents and landscaping companies, to develop ordinance language that would lead to a phased in ban of the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in CambridgeCouncil requestleaf blowersPOR 2023 #163
• Policy order2023 · #164✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant city departments on funding sources to supplement available state and federal funds to support and incentivize the transition to electrification of lawn equipmentCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2023 #164

• Resolution2023 · #248✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Karen Francis on her retirement from the City of CambridgeRES 2023 #248
• Resolution2023 · #249✅ Order adopted as amendedResolution on the death of Lesley PhillipsRES 2023 #249
• Resolution2023 · #250✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Deputy Superintendent Michael Medeiros on his promotion with The Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2023 #250
• Resolution2023 · #251✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jaden McDanielsRES 2023 #251
• Resolution2023 · #252✅ Order adoptedResolution Congratulating Manikka BowmanRES 2023 #252
• Resolution2023 · #253✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday to Rev. Lorraine ThornhillRES 2023 #253
• Resolution2023 · #254✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday to Steven A. TolmanRES 2023 #254
• Resolution2023 · #255✅ Order adoptedHappy 96th Birthday to Red MitchellRES 2023 #255
• Resolution2023 · #256✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday to Anthony W PetruccelliRES 2023 #256
• Resolution2023 · #257✅ Order adoptedHappy 99th Birthday to Marvin GilmoreRES 2023 #257
• Resolution2023 · #258✅ Order adoptedHappy 103rd Birthday to Ruby PearsonRES 2023 #258
• Resolution2023 · #259✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday to Polly AllenRES 2023 #259

• Awaiting report2023 · #53Report on the consultation with relevant departments on the enhanced communication strategy to inform residents about the implementation of the Cycling Safety Ordinancebike lanesAR-23-53
• Awaiting report2023 · #54Report on coordination between the Law Department and CPD to report to the City Council all outstanding and recent (last 5 fiscal years: FY’23,’22,’21,’20,’19) 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 FY24AR-23-54
• Awaiting report2023 · #55Report on work done 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 the goal of expanding the program to service the region in ways that supplement the MBTA system via fare-free, on-demand transit for everyonetransit trafficAR-23-55
• Awaiting report2023 · #56Report on the establishment and implementation of a regular maintenance schedule for tree wells, bump outs, crosswalks, and other pedestrian areas to prevent overgrowth and ensure consistent upkeeptransit traffictreesAR-23-56
• Awaiting report2023 · #57✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the progress on Rodent Control ProgramsAR-23-57
• Awaiting report2023 · #58Report on a report on the use of short-term rentals in Cambridge including numbers of registered units and how that compares to public listings, data on usage, whether the City can have access to data from rental services and state agencies, and whether the city needs additional ordinance language to improve enforcement; and be it furtherAR-23-58

• REC-2023-1 · Reconsideration Of POR 2023 #159 [police-safety] 📖 read