City Council — Regular Meeting, November 20, 2023

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• CMA 2023 #271A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Dennis Jen as a member of the Open Data Review Board for a term of two-years📖 read
• CMA 2023 #272Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,950,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Fire Extraordinary Expenditures account. This appropriation will fund the purchase of a 105’ Pierce Aerial Ladder truck and a Pumper Truck. Both apparatuses will feature new Cummings X-10 engines, which comply with the latest emissions standards, and will come with idle reduction technology. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 20, 2023climate
• CMA 2023 #273A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Home Rule petition regarding the Fire Chief position. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 20, 2023📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #274A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 23-72 regarding mechanisms to support Cannabis Business in Cambridgezoning📖 read
• CMA 2023 #275A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Planning Board's recommendation on the Henkeeping Zoning Petition and amended zoning textzoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #276A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Order #23-207, regarding Inman Square Apartmentshousing-generaltenants-rent📖 read
• CMA 2023 #277A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the East Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Studyaffordable-housinghousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #278A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an Equity Inclusion Fall 2023 Updateschools📖 read
• CMA 2023 #279A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the American Freedmen Commission Ordinance📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #280A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 22-40, regarding a Community Engagement Updatebudgetschools📖 read
• CMA 2023 #281A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 2023 Cambridge Resident Satisfaction Survey Resultsaffordable-housingclimatehousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2023 #282Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000, from Free Cash, to the Public Investment Fund Executive Extraordinary Expenditures account to support an evaluation of the Rise Up Cambridge Cash Assistance for Families Program📖 read

Communications (10)

10 resident communications received for this meeting — climate (5) · affordable housing (2) · housing general (2) · leaf blowers (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (3)

• POR 2023 #208Special Meeting on City Manager Review
• POR 2023 #209Automated Parking Enforcementtransit-traffic
• POR 2023 #210Resolution In Support of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's Call for a Ceasefirewar-peace

Resolutions (4)

• RES 2023 #298Resolution on the death of Michael R. Brennan
• RES 2023 #299Resolution on the death of John R. Clover Jr
• RES 2023 #300Resolution on the death of Teresa Solano Neighbor
• RES 2023 #301Resolution on the death William Hansis

Ordinances (1)

• ORD 2023 # 11An Ordinance 2023 #11 has been received from City Clerk, relative to Chapter 2.131 - American Freedmen Commission PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 20, 2023housing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2023 #58An application was received from William Senne, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 16 Porter 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 NOVEMBER 20, 2023transit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (8)

• AR-23-86Report on the efficacy of establishing a dual reporting system for the Director of Public Health, the process by which the City could establish by ordinance a Commissioner of Public Health who would report directly to the City Manager, and the reestablishment of a Health Policy Board
• AR-23-87Report on the Commonwealth’s recommendations from the Separated Bike Lane document, especially for all squares and along small business districts, schools, and key park entries, and with a focus also on the integration of pedestrian and biking infrastructurebike-lanesschoolstransit-traffic
• AR-23-88Report on a report responding to several questions raised during the meeting, including: the efficacy of establishing a dual reporting system for the Director of Public Health, the process by which the City could establish by ordinance a Commissioner of Public Health who would report directly to the City Manager, and the reestablishment of a Health Policy Board
• AR-23-89Report on exploring the Commonwealth’s recommendations from the Separated Bike Lane document discussed above, especially for all squares and along small business districts, schools, and key park entries, and with a focus also on the integration of pedestrian and biking infrastructurebike-lanesschoolstransit-traffic
• AR-23-90Report on the review the citizens zoning petition and provide any recommendations in writing to the Ordinance Committeezoning

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• information from the School Committee
• proposed amendments to the Gas-powered Leaf Blowers Ordinance 📖 read

Committee Reports (3)

• Housing Committee hearing of 2022-09-13 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2023-11-09 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]