City Council — Regular Meeting, March 4, 2024

City Manager's Agenda (10)

• CMA 2024 #28A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Annual Surveillance Report concerning City Departments’ use of Surveillance Technology or Surveillance Dataartspolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2024 #29A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report which describes interim Operations & Case Management Software, requested by the Community Safety Departmentpolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2024 #30A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to POR 2024#12 12 That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic & Parking Department to take immediate action and make safety improvements to the intersection of Cardinal Medeiros Ave, Binney St, and Bristol Sttransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2024 #31Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of 1,266,327 to the Grant Fund Fire Extraordinary Expenditures account. Funds will be used to purchase equipment to support the hazardous materials response team
• CMA 2024 #32A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the final report from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)police-safety📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #33A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Central Square Lots Study Reportaffordable-housinghousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #34A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-4, regarding recommendations and legal opinions for adjusting transportation related fees and other considered changes based on the conversations in committee on December 6, 2023climatetransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2024 #35A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a communication regarding the American Rescue Plan Act’s (“ARPA”) definition of "Obligation."📖 read
• CMA 2024 #36A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-7, regarding a review of the Final Report of the Charter Review Committeecharter📖 read
• CMA 2024 #37A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Uptown Transport, Inc's application for a Jitney Licensepolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF

Communications (41)

41 resident communications received for this meeting — trees (22) · budget (18) · housing general (11) · climate (8) · bike lanes (7). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (4)

• POR 2024 #26That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request for a dedication in a suitable location in honor of Paul Ryder
• POR 2024 #28Cancellation of the City Council meeting of March 11, 2024
• POR 2024 #29In appreciation of Social Workers and National Social Worker Monthlabor
• POR 2024 #30Tenant Protection Resourcesbudgethousing-generaltenants-rent📖 read

Resolutions (5)

• RES 2024 #37Congratulations to Susan Cohen on her Retirement
• RES 2024 #38Congratulations to Carol Sidabras on her retirement from the City of Cambridge
• RES 2024 #39Congratulations to Robert Carey on his retirement from the Department of Human Services
• RES 2024 #40Condolences on the death of Paul Ryder
• RES 2024 #41Resolution on the death of Mel Hodder

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2024 #7An application was received from Dylan James, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 10 Hazel Street, Cambridge, MA; 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 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Other Business (6)

• ARS-24-4Awaiting Report Status Update 3/4/2024affordable-housingcharterclimatehousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read
• AR-24-8Report on the 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 stakeholdershousing-general
• AR-24-9Report on the conference with the City Manager’s Housing Liaison, Community Development Department, and the Cambridge Housing Authority on the feasibility of municipally-funded housing vouchershousing-general
• AR-24-10Report 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

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• POR 2024 #27 : That the City Manager is requested to dispatch the appropriate City

personnel to assess the sidewalks in and around Carl Barron Plaza, paying particular attention to those areas that may be hazardous for seniors and those with mobility impediments

Committee Reports (1)

• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2024-02-15 — Accepted