City Council — Regular Meeting, December 11, 2023

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• CMA 2023 #291A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the re-appointment and appointment of the following person as members of the Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship; Re-appointment Karin Lin. Appointments: Shubhan Nagendra and Vanessa Ruget📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #292Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant, in the amount of $100,000.00, received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Adult and Community Learning Services, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($43,478.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($56,522.00). This grant provides funding for 2 CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) training programs for second language learners. The programs are for immigrant adults who are interested in becoming certified nursing assistants and home health aides (CNA/HHA)
• CMA 2023 #293Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant, in the amount of $30,000.00, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($25,367.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,633.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($1,000.00). These funds will be used to support the coordination of the Bridge to College Program and the teaching of PT teachersschools
• CMA 2023 #294Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $11,000.00, received from the 1111 Foundation, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($11,000.00)
• CMA 2023 #295Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of I am hereby requesting an appropriation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program grant in the amount of $788,279.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Community and Development, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($145,645.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($639,634.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($3,000.00)
• CMA 2023 #296A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item 23-57, regarding rodent control measures
• CMA 2023 #297A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Cambridge Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Updateclimate📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2023 #298A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the City of the Cambridge and Harvard University memorandum of agreement regarding Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILOT)

Communications (43)

43 resident communications received for this meeting — climate (15) · police safety (7) · transit traffic (6) · leaf blowers (2) · schools (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (3)

• POR 2023 #215That the City Manager is requested to work with the Cambridge Police Department to fundamentally change how it responds to situations that could lead to violence and deathpolice-safety📖 read
• POR 2023 #216Transferring Items from the 2022-2023 Legislative Session
• POR 2023 #217That the City Council authorize an extension through January 24, 2024 for the Charter Review Committee to submit the final report to the City Councilcharter

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2023 #60An application was received from Stuart Pitchel representing The Painted Burro, requesting permission for two (2) projecting blade signs at the premises numbered 32 Church Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter has been provided along with proof of mailing📖 read
• APP 2023 #61An application was received from Fereydoun Safizadeh, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 18 Channing 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 associationstransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (5)

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• legal opinion regarding Carry Over Procedures for City Council Business 📖 read
• information from the School Committee
• a memorandum with a request for an extension through January 31, 2024 📄 PDF
• AR-23-92 : Report back by December 18, 2023 on the work with city departments and state and federal regulators to establish an orderly testing and deployment strategy for

Full Self Driving on Cambridge roads

Committee Reports (2)

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2023-11-21 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2023-11-21 — Accepted [Unanimous]