City Council — Regular Meeting, September 23, 2024

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• CMA 2024 #203A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2025affordable-housinghousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #204A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the Temporary Respite Center at the Registry of Deeds
• CMA 2024 #205A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Repor24-35, regarding an update on the Children Savings Accounts Program with the East Cambridge Savings Bank
• CMA 2024 #206A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-46, regarding regarding the water bubbler at Anderson Tennis Courts on Pemberton Street
• CMA 2024 #207A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-52, regarding draft zoning language based on the proposal discussed at the Housing Committee to eliminate exclusionary zoning and allow up to six stories of multifamily housing in all residential districtsaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2024 #208A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 24-43 regarding conducting outreach to Cambridge colleges and universities and coordinating with the MBTA on promoting the MBTA’s new University Pass Programschoolstransit-traffic📖 read

Communications (185)

185 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (170) · housing general (162) · affordable housing (91) · trees (62) · tenants rent (45). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (8)

• POR 2024 #126That the City Manager is requested to work with the MBTA to prioritize addressing housing affordability in the redevelopment of the Alewife garageaffordable-housinghousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• POR 2024 #127That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to schedule at least one hazardous waste day and one paper shredding event per year to be held on a Sunday
• POR 2024 #128That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate DPW officials to immediately address this issue so that foul substances no longer leak from the DPW garbage trucks
• POR 2024 #129City Council support for the construction of the North-South Rail Link
• POR 2024 #130That the City Manager is requested to publicize Dyslexia Awareness Month and dyslexia resources in its regular publications during October and in lieu of lighting up City Hall red, encourage residents and staff to wear red in October for Dyslexia awareness and acknowledge October as Dyslexia Awareness Month in the City of Cambridge
• POR 2024 #131That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Finance Department, Law Department, and other relevant departments to explore the feasibility of a successor program to Rise Up Cambridge
• POR 2024 #132That the Council accept Multi Family Zoning Petition -Part 1, as presented in CMA 2024 #207, as a City Council Zoning Petition. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 23, 2024housing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• POR 2024 #133That the Council accept Multi Family Zoning Petition - Part 2, as presented in CMA 2024 #207, as a City Council Zoning Petition. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 23, 2024affordable-housinghousing-generaltreeszoning📖 read

Resolutions (6)

• RES 2024 #222Congratulations to Bruce Irving on his Retirement from the Cambridge Historical Commission
• RES 2024 #223Wishing Marvin Gilmore a Happy 100th Birthday
• RES 2024 #224Congratulations to Marie Jean-Michel Dubuisson on her retirement from the Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• RES 2024 #225Congratulations to Organizers of 17th annual Cambridge Science Festival
• RES 2024 #226Late Resolution Re 50th Anniversary of Emily Street/Simplex Community Garden
• RES 2024 #227Late Condolence Resolution for Family of Hermine Joyce McGregor

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2024 #35An application was received from Sign Design representing Citizens Bank, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 265 Main Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters proof of mailing has been provided📖 read

Other Business (6)

• ARS-24-20Awaiting Report Status Update 9.23.24artsbudgetclimatetransit-traffic📖 read
• AR-24-52The City Manager direct the Community Development Department (CDD) and the Law Department to draft zoning language based on the proposal discussed at the Housing Committee to eliminate exclusionary zoning and allow up to six stories of multifamily housing in all residential districtshousing-generalzoning
• AR-24-53at the City of Cambridge assist companies, institutions, and other organizations in adopting truck safety requirements for their fleets and finding trucking vendors who are able to comply by providing an informational resource and publicizing those that comply
• AR-24-54t the City Manager is hereby requested to work with relevant departments to review Cambridge’s curb cut policies and report back on if they can be improved to help meet the City’s transportation and sustainability goals with some proposed updates and draft ordinance language designating City staff as the final approval authority for curb cuts
• AR-24-55That the City Manager directs CDD to hold public meetings to inform the Cambridge community about the proposed changes before any public hearings of the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board on this topic

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

Committee Reports (1)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2024-09-09 — Accepted [Unanimous]