City Council — Regular Meeting, January 8, 2024

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• CMA 2024 #1A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the Chester Street fire
• CMA 2024 #2A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment Felipe Lobo Koerich as a member of the Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship📖 read
• CMA 2024 #3A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Burton Malkofsky as Constable for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2023
• CMA 2024 #4A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Orders and Awaiting Reports for the New Term

Communications (118)

118 resident communications received for this meeting — climate (51) · police safety (40) · war peace (18) · housing general (7) · schools (7). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (2)

• POR 2024 #1That the City Manager is requested to consult DPW, CDD, IQHQ, Friends of Jerry’s Pond, Alewife Study Group and Mass Audubon about further changes and enhancements to Jerry's Pond, improvements to the shoreline ecology and other improvements to the current plans for the Rindge Avenue public edge along Jerry’s Pond and investigate funding sources for such plans including the use of City moneys and resources
• POR 2024 #2That the City Manager is requested to consult with relevant staff to consider using remaining ARPA funding to create a tuition relief opportunity with Lesley University for Cambridge employees and residents

Resolutions (8)

• RES 2024 #1Condolences on the death of Paul J. Monagle Jr
• RES 2024 #2Condolences on the death of Eleanor (Fallon) Toner
• RES 2024 #3Happy 100th Birthday wishes to Elvernoy Goode Holland
• RES 2024 #4Resolution on the death of Tanaia M. Wilkinson
• RES 2024 #5Resolution on the death of Joseph E. Caparco
• RES 2024 #6Resolution on the death of James Edward “Jimmy” Flynn
• RES 2024 #7Condolences on the Death of Linda Brown
• RES 2024 #8The City Council is deeply saddened to learn of that Mrs. Bethune Veronica Kelly, a proud Jamaican American, beloved wife of Zachariah Kelly, daughter of Claudius Clarke and Ethel Deans, passed away on January 7th, 2024, at the age of 74

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2024 #1An application was received from Jason Gagnon representing Home Decor Group, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 1149 Cambridge Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter📖 read
• APP 2024 #2An application was received from Chahzad Shaefi, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 2 Parkway Ter; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationtransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (3)

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• COF 2024 #2 : A communication was received from Diane LeBlanc, City Clerk, transmitting pending Awaiting Reports

and associated Policy Orders. [affordable-housing, housing-general, tenants-rent] 📖 read 📄 PDF

• Police Review and Advisory Board Quarterly Reports for 2023 Q2 and Q3 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (1)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2023-09-27 — Accepted [Unanimous]