City Council â–¸ 2024-04-08
City Council — Regular Meeting, April 8, 2024
6 City Manager's Agenda28 Communications6 Policy Orders10 Resolutions1 Applications & Petitions2 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (6)
- CMA 2024 #67A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 2024 #06, regarding micromobility rules and regulationsbike-lanesclimatelaborđź“– read đź“„ PDF
- CMA 2024 #68A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 2024 #12, regarding tenant protections resourceshousing-generaltenants-rentđź“– read
- CMA 2024 #69Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $51,469.00 from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($51,469.00)housing-general
- CMA 2024 #70Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $17,661.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($17,661.00)
- CMA 2024 #71Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000,000.00 from Free Cash to the Debt Stabilization Fund. This appropriation will be used to mitigate anticipated debt service costs in future years for the City’s major capital projections
- CMA 2024 #72A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a summary of a Planning Board Meeting on the 2023 Town-Gown Reports and Presentationshousing-generalschoolsđź“– read
Communications (28)
28 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (24) · transit traffic (20) · schools (7) · climate (4) · police safety (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (6)
- POR 2024 #49That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department and the Law Department to draft proposed near-term amendments to the PTDM Ordinance and Zoning Ordinancebike-lanestransit-trafficzoningđź“– read
- POR 2024 #50That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Department of Public Works, the Community Development Department, and the Law Department to draft proposed amendments to the Cycling Safety Ordinance to extend the deadline associated with the completion of those sections of the ordinance that are required to be completed by May 1, 2026. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR WHEELER IN COUNCIL APRIL 8, 2024bike-lanestransit-traffic
- POR 2024 #51That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to hold a community meeting with residents of Appleton and surrounding streets in the Huron and Brattle Street neighborhoods to review their findings and discuss options for addressing the traffic concerns on Appleton Streettransit-traffic
- POR 2024 #52City Council support of H.2963, An Act relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax, to ensure municipalities are fairly compensated and their long-term budgetary needs are preserved. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL APRIL 8, 2024budget
- POR 2024 #53Designating Week of April 14 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Weekpolice-safetyđź“– read
- POR 2024 #54That the Amendments to the Tenants’ Rights Ordinance recommended by the Law Department, in CMA 2024 #68, be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee for hearing and report. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL APRIL 8, 2024housing-generaltenants-rent📖 read
Resolutions (10)
- RES 2024 #64Congratulations to Amanda Gazin on her retirement from the Cambridge Public Library
- RES 2024 #65Congratulations to Maria Medina on her retirement from the Department of Human Services
- RES 2024 #66Resolution on the death of June Barbara Lewis
- RES 2024 #67Congratulations to Lieutenant Paul Coutinho on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
- RES 2024 #68Congratulations to Khari J. Milner for being honored by Tutoring Plus at their 60th anniversary fundraiser as the organization’s 2024 Children’s Champion
- RES 2024 #69Congratulations to Lenita Reason on being receiving the 2024 Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ Jorge Fidalgo Community Service Award
- RES 2024 #70Congratulations to Tony DaRocha on receiving the 2024 Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ Manuel N. Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer Award
- RES 2024 #71Congratulations to Robert Rivers on receiving the 2024 Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ Person of the Year Award
- RES 2024 #72That the City Council formally go on record to extend its heartfelt congratulations to the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School's Orchestra, its director Laura Umbro, and all participating students for their exceptional performance and achievement at the MICCA Festivalschools
- RES 2024 #73That the City Council formally go on record to express its deepest condolences to the family and friends of George F. Olesen for their tremendous loss
Applications & Petitions (1)
- APP 2024 #14A Citizens Zoning Petition Has been received from Joseph S. Ronayne, et al. regarding amending the current Articles 4, 5 and 8zoningđź“– read