City Council — Regular Meeting, November 4, 2024

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• CMA 2024 #231Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $34,535.00, received from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account. This grant will support the purchase of computer equipment in new police cruiserspolice-safety
• CMA 2024 #232Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $59,982.00 to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account. The funds will be allocated for personnel/overtime and will fund high-visibility traffic enforcement of motor vehicle laws related, but not limited, to impaired and occupant protection as well as initiatives that address pedestrian and bicycle safety issues, coupling educational projects with enforcement of laws to reduce pedestrian and bicycle related injuries and crashesbike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic
• CMA 2024 #233A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-56, regarding a request to consider scheduling a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Day and a Paper Shredding Event on a Sunday, instead of having them all on Saturday
• CMA 2024 #234A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-045, regarding a request to implement a policy to ensure that City operated buildings have default temperatures that align with health and sustainability best practices
• CMA 2024 #235A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-59, regarding the feasibility of speed control bumps on Antrim Streettransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2024 #236A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-49 , regarding a status update on the PACE Programclimatezoning📖 read

Communications (109)

109 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (85) · transit traffic (56) · schools (20) · zoning (15) · housing general (10). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (4)

• POR 2024 #144That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to prepare a Home Rule Petition to enact legislation which would allow the City of Cambridge to prohibit associations from unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy system. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4, 2024climate
• POR 2024 #145That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to prominently incorporate recognition of the Massachusett Tribe during key official events, documents, websites, and communications, establish a living memorial in Cambridge that honors the Massachusett Tribe, with special recognition of Sqa Sachem for her leadership and enduring legacy and place a plaque with this language in a prominent location within City Hall, ensuring that this acknowledgment remains visible and lasting
• POR 2024 #146That the City Manager is requested to work with the Law Department to draft a home rule petition for the creation of a Cambridge Jobs Training Trust, and report back to the City Council in a timely manner📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2024 #147The City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Public Works (DPW) on the expansion of the mattress and box spring recycling program to include residents living in multi-unit residential buildings, starting with affordable housing properties that charge a fee to their residentsaffordable-housingbike-laneshousing-general

Resolutions (20)

• RES 2024 #259Congratulations to Kenneth Hight III on His Retirement from the Cambridge Housing Authorityhousing-general
• RES 2024 #260Congratulations to Laurie M. Avallone on her Retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2024 #261Congratulations to Patricia M. Griffin on her Retirement from the Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• RES 2024 #262Congratulations to Ellen S. Shore on her Retirement from the Redevelopment Authority
• RES 2024 #263Congratulations to Maria Melchionmo on her Retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2024 #264Congratulations to Nancy-Linn Swain on her Retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2024 #265Congratulations to Sergeant William C. Bates on his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2024 #266Congratulations to Lieutenant Nicholas Mochi on his promotion with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2024 #267Congratulations to Officer Michael Padua on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #268Congratulations to Robin Harris on being awarded the 2022 National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden
• RES 2024 #269Congratulations to Police Officer Alex Illyinskii on his promotion to Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #270Congratulations to Police Officer Asif Ali on his promotion to Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #271Congratulations to Police Officer David Barkhouse on his promotion to Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #272Congratulations to Police Officer Casimir L. Maziarz on his promotion to Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #273Congratulations to Police Officer Thomas J. Dillon on his promotion to Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2024 #274Condolences on the death of Alan Steinert, Jr
• RES 2024 #275Congratulations to Imagine in Huron Village
• RES 2024 #276Congratulations Emmanuel Mervil and Everybody Gotta Eat being selected for BXC Accelerator program
• RES 2024 #277Honoring Cambridge Veterans and Recognizing Veterans Day
• RES 2024 #278Condolences To The Family of Edward A. Callender

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2024 #37An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission to replace 25% (20 banners in total) of the already 70 temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue, Sydney Street to Memorial Drive and Main Street from November 2024 through December 31, 2024📖 read

Other Business (4)

• ARS-24-24Awaiting Report Status Update 11.4.24artsbudgetclimatetransit-traffic📖 read
• AR-24-62The City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department to provide an update on the status of the Resident Experiences of Inclusion and Bias in Inclusionary Housing in Cambridge report’s recommendations, including progress on implementation and planned next stepsaffordable-housinghousing-general

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• ORD 2024 # 9 : An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to ARTICLE 2.000 DEFINITIONS

Dormer. A roofed projection built out from a sloping roof, containing a window or windows.

ARTICLE 8.000 NONCONFORMITY 8.22.1 h. Construction of a dormer or dormers to a nonconforming one- or two-family dwelling 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (11)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-04-29 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-06-10 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-07-26 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-07-28 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-09-29 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-10-16 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-10-23 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2024-10-10 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2024-10-15 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2024-10-22 — Accepted [Unanimous]