City Council — Regular Meeting, June 24, 2024

City Manager's Agenda (14)

• CMA 2024 #134A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointments of Rayna Jhaveri and Emma Pan as members of the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #135A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Kathleen Kelly to the Cambridge Water Board📖 read
• CMA 2024 #136A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Tom Stohlman as an Election Commissioner for a term expiring March 31, 2026
• CMA 2024 #137A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-22, regarding a request for an update on City efforts related to PFAS concerns📖 read
• CMA 2024 #138Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $200,000, from the Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Extraordinary Expenditures account. This appropriation will be used to purchase and upfit a supplemental van for the First Step Street Medicine program, which is the partnership between CASPAR’s First Step Street Outreach Program and Cambridge Health Alliance that provides harm reduction, primary care and addiction services to unhoused individuals in Cambridgehomelessness
• CMA 2024 #139Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $437,333.33 in Cable Franchise Fees received from Comcast to the Public Investment Fund Cable Television Extraordinary Expenditures account to support the local Public, Educational and Government cable television stations. Funds are part of a negotiation with Comcast to provide capital funding as part of their license agreement. A portion of this appropriation will go to Cambridge Community Television with the remainder to the City’s 22-CityView and the Cambridge Public School’s educational cable station, CEA-TV for capital equipment purchases and upgradesschools
• CMA 2024 #140Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $50,000 to the Grant Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures Account. Funds will help support the Cambridge Community Center to become an established Resilience Hub so that during a disruptive event such as a heat wave, extreme weather event or another climate impact the Center can continue to provide critical servicesclimate
• CMA 2024 #141Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a request for authorization of a spending limit of $250,000 for Fiscal Year 2025, for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction revolving fund (Revolving Fund), pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of the Municipal Ordinance titled “Departmental Revolving Funds”climate📖 read
• CMA 2024 #142A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 2023 Transportation Demand Management Program Reporttransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #143A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-17, regarding a report on adding 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-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• CMA 2024 #144A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number AR #24-27, regarding a list of current zoning initiatives and a timeline for completionbike-laneshousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• CMA 2024 #146A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-28, regarding an outreach plan for Central Square rezoningzoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #147A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update from the City Manageraffordable-housingbudgetclimatehousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2024 #148Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a request for authorization of a spending limit of $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2025, for the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop revolving fund (Revolving Fund), pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of the Municipal Ordinance titled “Departmental Revolving Funds”📖 read

Communications (38)

38 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (31) · transit traffic (31) · housing general (3) · schools (2) · police safety (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (8)

• POR 2024 #87That the City Council recognize July, 2024 as “Disability Pride Month” in Cambridge, Massachusetts and encourages all citizens to join in celebrating the achievements and contributions of individuals with disabilities and to promote a more inclusive and accessible society for all
• POR 2024 #88The City Manager is directed to provide a plan for keeping residents, businesses and public safety officials informed about the status of current and future inter-jurisdictional transportation projectspolice-safety
• POR 2024 #89City Council commitment to providing high quality health care to all residents and in strong support of H.1239/S.744
• POR 2024 #90That the City Manager is requested to provide a report to the City Council on the status of PILOT discussions about its PILOT agreement with the City with Harvard at the summer Council meeting and a plan for regular updates going forward
• POR 2024 #91City Council recognition of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in honor of the countless lives lost to and friends and families affected by pediatric cancer
• POR 2024 #92That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with an update on the Children Savings Accounts Program with the East Cambridge Savings Bank
• POR 2024 #93That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to consider a number of city application processes and find ways to reduce paper and printing waste
• POR 2024 #95Policy Order regarding Truck and Intersection Safety Improvements

Resolutions (37)

• RES 2024 #146Congratulations to Allen Kesten on his retirement from the Department of Human Services
• RES 2024 #147Congratulations to Carolyn Rodrigues on her retirement from the Department of Human Services
• RES 2024 #148Congratulations to Catherine Woodbury on her retirement from the Department of Public Works
• RES 2024 #149Condolences on the death of Frank Galgay Jr
• RES 2024 #150Congratulations to Police Officer Phillip DosSantos on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #151Congratulations to Firefighter Nubian A. Brooks on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #152Congratulations to Police Officer Jennifer Gallagher on her recent graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #153Congratulations to Police Officer Ashley Hamilton on her graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #154Congratulations to Police Officer Katerina Morales on her recent graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #155Congratulations to Police Officer Dominic Isidro on his graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #156Congratulations to Police Officer Sabian Jenkins on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #157Congratulations to Police Officer Brendon Lewis on his graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #158Congratulations to Police Cameron Medeiros on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #159Congratulations to Police Officer Saimon Teclezghi on their recent graduation from the Cambridge Police Academypolice-safety
• RES 2024 #160Congratulations to Firefighter Conor P. Brown on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #161Congratulations to Firefighter Steven C. Debay on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #162Congratulations to Firefighter Nathan G. Dreher on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #163Congratulations to Firefighter Mary Catherine B. Dunne on her recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #164Congratulations to Firefighter Saroj Duwal on their graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #165Congratulations to Firefighter Daniel J. Galvin on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #166Congratulations to Firefighter Ronald A. Hyatt on his graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #167Congratulations to Firefighter Tenzin Kunchok on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #168Congratulations to Firefighter Kara A. Lutinski on her recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #169Congratulations to Firefighter Cameron T. Norton on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #170Congratulations to Firefighter Marc A. O'Brien on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #171Congratulations to Firefighter Patrick E. Piro on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #172Congratulations to Firefighter Derek F. Pope on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #173Congratulations to Firefighter Jeffrey W. Renzi on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #174Congratulations to Firefighter Paul J. Rhude on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #175Congratulations to Firefighter Robert F. Sanford on his recent graduation from the Cambridge Fire Academy
• RES 2024 #176Appreciation to Catherine Preston Connolly for her dedicated service to the City of Cambridge and its citizens
• RES 2024 #177Congratulations to Kendall Square Association and the winners of the 2024 Kendall Square Challenge Block Party
• RES 2024 #178Thanks to Katherine Beaty for her outstanding service, leadership, and advocacy in promoting safe biking and active transportation in Cambridge
• RES 2024 #179Gratitude to City Workers at DPWlabor
• RES 2024 #180Late Resolution re National Community Development Association Conference
• RES 2024 #181Congratulations to Deborah Hood Brown on her Retirement
• RES 2024 #182Retirement of Roslyn Shoy from the City of Cambridge

Other Business (7)

• ARS-24-16Awaiting Report Status Update 6.24.24artshousing-generalzoning📖 read
• AR-24-32Report back on exploring with the MBTA how to best ensure that the public art, Gift of the Wind, is preservedartstransit-traffic
• AR-24-33Report on developing a policy and systems to ensure that an infrastructure safety audit is made to intersections where a crash results in a serious injury and implement needed safety improvements
• AR-24-34Report on how have community events and ways to inform residents of all efforts to improve driving, cycling, and pedestrian safety and educate residents on how best to safely follow the rules when using roadwaysbike-lanestransit-traffic

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #145 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-29, regarding providing the Request for Information (RFI) for the 84 & 96 Bishop Allen Drive to the City

Council for review and comment [affordable-housing, arts, housing-general, transit-traffic] 📖 read 📄 PDF

• POR 2024 #94 : City Council support of the Massachusetts State Ballot Question to Decriminalize Natural

Psychedelics For Therapeutic Use 📖 read

Committee Reports (1)

• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2024-05-29 — Report Accepted [Unanimous]