City Council — Regular Meeting, April 1, 2024

City Manager's Agenda (2)

• CMA 2024 #65Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $9,987.00 received from the State Department of Early Education and Care to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($4,685) and the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,302). Funds will be used to support the work of the Center for Families and the Community Learning Center in providing services to families at the State Overflow Shelter located in Cambridgehomelessness
• CMA 2024 #66A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the MBTA Track Improvement Program work in February and July 2024 on the Red Linepolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read

Communications (77)

77 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (38) · bike lanes (20) · housing general (19) · zoning (16) · affordable housing (11). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (2)

• POR 2024 #47City Council support of H.3012/S.2027, An Act Authorizing Project Labor Agreements, to strengthen and secure Massachusetts’ long term economic development
• POR 2024 #48Urge all Cantabrigians to pause on Patriots’ Day to pay tribute to those who died for our nation and remember their service and devotion to this country

Resolutions (12)

• RES 2024 #52Congratulations to the Cambridge Rindge & Latin's Culinary Team on winning the16th Annual Massachusetts Restaurant Association Education Foundation Statewide Culinary Arts Competitionarts
• RES 2024 #53Gratitude to the Cambridge Public Health Department for their work
• RES 2024 #54Congratulations to Reverend Brenda Ann Brown on her 10th Anniversary of pastoral leadership at the Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church
• RES 2024 #55Congratulations to Sargeant Michael J. LeVecque on his Promotion to the Rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2024 #56Congratulations to Sergeant Paul J. Gallagher on his Promotion to the Rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2024 #57Congratulations to Sergeant Michael J. Logan on his Promotion to the Rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2024 #58Congratulations to Patrol Officer David P. Tauro on his Promotion to the Rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #59Congratulations to Patrol Officer James M. Brown on his Promotion to the Rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #60Congratulations to Patrol Officer Andrew Topouzoglou on his Promotion to the Rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Policepolice-safety
• RES 2024 #61Congratulations to Sergeant Christopher Ponte on his Promotion to the Rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2024 #62Congratulations to Patrol Officer Robert J. Ciriello Jr. on his Promotion to the Rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #63Congratulations to Patrol Officer Jason R. Callinan on his Promotion to the Rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2024 #13A petition was received from Uptown Transport Inc. 1430 Massachusetts Avenue, regarding a Tickets kiosk, 4feet by 4 feet from April 12, 2024 with an end date of October 31, 2024 9:00am - 5:00PM📖 read

Other Business (5)

• ARS-24-7Awaiting Report Status Update 4/1/24affordable-housingbudgethousing-generaltenants-renttransit-traffic📖 read
• AR-24-17Report on whether the City Council could add maximum lot area per dwelling unit, maximum setback requirements, and minimum floor area ratios in some districts or as part of an overlay in the Zoning Ordinance and whether the City Council could require a special permit for a down conversion in developments that would result in a net loss of housing unitshousing-generalzoning
• AR-24-18Report on zoning language that effectively promotes multi-family housing, including income-restricted affordable housing with the goal of having viable housing for everyone especially lower-income residentsaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning
• AR-24-19Report on whether the City could provide incentives for residents who do not have cars

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (1)

• Finance Committee hearing of 2024-03-19 — Accepted