City Council · Regular Meeting, December 4, 2023

• City Manager's report2023 · #283✅ Approved, unanimousthe appointment of the following persons as a members of the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women for a term of three years: Sweta Joshi, Vicky Mahfoud, Robin McCree, Caroline Palavicino-Maggio, and Kristine Pereira-ViewSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2023 #283
• City Manager's report2023 · #284✅ Approved, unanimousthe appointment and re-appointment of the following persons as a members of the Cambridge Human Rights Commission for a term of three years; Re-appointments: Mercedes Evans, Joshua Stadlan, Stefanie Haug, and Olinda Marshall. Appointments: Sue Mapel, Samuel Myers, Caroline Palavicino-Maggio, and Beverly SealeySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2023 #284
• City Manager's report2023 · #285📁 Placed on file, unanimousa report on the evaluation of the 2023 Street Cleaning PilotSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2023 #285
• City Manager's report2023 · #286✅ Order adopted, 7–2the evaluation of the 2023 Street Cleaning Pilot and recommended language for special legislation to increase finesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2023 #286
• City Manager's report2023 · #287📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appropriation of $4,280,000, from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Human Services Extraordinary Expenditures account to support major ongoing improvements at Danehy Park including turf field and track replacement, irrigation improvements, water feature replacement, and capital improvement planningSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #287
• City Manager's report2023 · #288✅ Approved, unanimousthe appointment and re-appointment of the following persons as a members of the Affordable Housing Trust for a term of three years; Appointments: Teresa Cardosi, and Alyson Stein. Re-appointment: Elaine DeRosaSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 read CMA 2023 #288
• City Manager's report2023 · #289📁 Placed on file, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the Pierson, et al., Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2023 #289
• City Manager's report2023 · #290📁 Placed on file, unanimousCharter Right Item #2 (CMA 2023 #273) regarding a home rule petition for taking the Fire Chief position out of civil serviceSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2023 #290

• City officer's report2023 · #218an update regarding legislative activityclimatezoning📖 read COF 2023 #218
• City officer's report2023 · #219information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2023 #219

387 resident communications received for this meeting, on war peace (365) · schools (26) · police safety (11) · housing general (10) · homelessness (6). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2023 · #211POR 2023 #211 : That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departmentsPOR 2023 #211
• Policy order2023 · #212✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Council go on record requesting that MIT withdraw its objection to Eversource and the City of Cambridge proposed transmission line route so that the project can move forward expedientlyCouncil order📖 readPOR 2023 #212
• Policy order2023 · #213⊘ Order withdrawnAsks the City Manager to work with CPD to fundamentally change how it responds to situations that could lead to violence and deathCouncil requestPOR 2023 #213
• Policy order2023 · #214✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity of Cambridge observance of International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesPOR 2023 #214

and with state and federal regulators to establish an orderly testing and deployment strategy for

Full Self Driving on Cambridge roads

• Resolution2023 · #302✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Paul Parravano on being named The Reverend E. K. Nichols Founder's Awardee for 2023RES 2023 #302
• Resolution2023 · #303✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of John WalshRES 2023 #303
• Resolution2023 · #304✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of Bernard GoldbergRES 2023 #304
• Resolution2023 · #305✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death Roselyn GrayRES 2023 #305

• OrdinanceORD 2023 # 12✅ Fails to pass to be ordained, 4–5An Ordinance 2023 #12 has been received from City Clerk, relative to BEUDO the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge be amended in Chapter 8.67.100 entitled “Emission Reduction Requirements"climate📖 readORD 2023 # 12

• Application / petition2023 · #59✅ Order adopted, unanimousa projecting flag pole sign at the premises numbered 1287 Cambridge StreetApplication from Carol Fournier representing Oak Bistro📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2023 #59

• Awaiting report2023 · #91Report back by March 2024 on the review and results of Somerville’s pilot program and make a recommendation on whether the City should develop a similar pilot program in CambridgeAR-23-91

• Finance Committee hearing of 2023-10-31 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2023-11-14 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2023-11-15 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2023-11-17 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-11-28 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2023-11-28 · Accepted [Unanimous]