City Council ▸ 2024-02-26
City Council — Regular Meeting, February 26, 2024
5 City Manager's Agenda41 Communications6 Policy Orders9 Resolutions1 Applications & Petitions6 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (5)
- CMA 2024 #23Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $300,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account. The funds will be used to cover unanticipated increases in costs relating to legal matters handled by outside counsel legal services, stenographers and court reporters, constable services, consultants and experts, temporary contract attorneys covering while staff was on parental leaves, as well as filing fees and related costs in matters pending in courts and/or administrative bodies. These were necessary expenses used to manage litigation and other important legal matters essential to the City of Cambridge
- CMA 2024 #24A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appointments and reappointments of members to the Cambridge Bicycle Committee for a term of two years, effective February 26, 2024bike-lanes
- CMA 2024 #25A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative appointments and reappointments of members to the Cambridge Pedestrian Committeetransit-traffic
- CMA 2024 #26A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, Policy Order Response #24-15 dated February 12, 2024 regarding drafting zoning language and related changes to allow for and encourage the continued growth, redevelopment, and evolution of Central Squarehousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
- CMA 2024 #27A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the establishment of a revolving fund for the Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP)budget📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
Communications (41)
41 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (25) · bike lanes (22) · trees (5) · schools (4) · affordable housing (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (6)
- POR 2024 #20That the City Manager is requested to present recommendations for the refinement and improvement of the housing permitting process to the City Council, with a focus on reducing delays, minimizing costs, and enhancing clarity and accessibility for all stakeholdersaffordable-housinghousing-general📖 read
- POR 2024 #21City Council support of H.4138, The Affordable Homes Act, and urge legislators to retain the provisions for a local option transfer fee
- POR 2024 #22Declare April 19th, 2024 as Global Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day and Lighting City Hall in Recognition
- POR 2024 #23City Council recognition of International Mother Language Day every February 21st
- POR 2024 #24That the City Manager is hereby directed to confer with the City Manager’s Housing Liaison, Community Development Department, and the Cambridge Housing Authority on the feasibility of municipally-funded housing vouchersaffordable-housingbudgethousing-generalschools📖 read
- POR 2024 #25That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with the data analysis included in the Economic Feasibility Analysis provided to EOHLC as part of Cambridge’s MBTA Communities final compliance submissiontransit-traffic
Resolutions (9)
- RES 2024 #28Congratulations to Lawrence Silva on his retirement from Emergency Communications
- RES 2024 #29Congratulations to John Blouin on his retirement from the Water Department
- RES 2024 #30Congratulations to Yoko Harumi on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
- RES 2024 #31Congratulations to Robin Zachary on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
- RES 2024 #32Commending Dr. Beverly C. Sealey’s outstanding contributions to the Cambridge community
- RES 2024 #33Resolution on the death of Charles Fried
- RES 2024 #34Condolences to the family of Gordon Ifill, Sr
- RES 2024 #35Condolences to the family of Dr. Elizabeth Rawlins
- RES 2024 #36Condolences on the Death of Alfred E. Gallant
Applications & Petitions (1)
- APP 2024 #6An application was received from Edward Batten representing Retro Fitness, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 822 Somerville Avenue, approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and proof of abutter mailing has been provided📖 read
Other Business (6)
- ARS-24-3Awaiting Report Status Update 2.26.24charterclimatezoning📖 read
- AR-24-5Report on the process of drafting updated district maps and development processes, along with the zoning language and relevant ordinances to allow for and encourage the continued growth, redevelopment, and evolution of Central Squarezoning
- AR-24-6Report on the research of rules and regulations governing the use of Electric Micromobility Devices and what, if any, authority Cambridge has to introduce its own regulations of these Devices including speed and location of use, and report back to the City Council in a timely manner
- AR-24-7A report on a review of the Final Report of the Charter Review Committee and its proposals and provide written feedback on the legality, and practicality of the proposals in advance of future discussioncharter