A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a recommendation that the City Council approve an Order to take via a “friendly” eminent domain proceeding a parcel of land located at 41 Bellis Circle, Cambridge (as shown on Cambridge Assessors Map 271,Lot 44) (the “Parcel”), which is owned by 41 Bellis Circle LLC. The Premises consists of an asphalt parking lot. Upon the taking, the Premises would be used for general municipal uses, which may include municipal operations, stormwater management and/or affordable housing

City of Cambridge Agenda Item Number 1b IN CITY COUNCIL August 23, 2023 WHEREAS: By Section 30 of Chapter 43, Section 14 of Chapter 40, and Chapter 79 of the General Laws, all as amended, it is provided that the Cambridge City Council may take in fee in the name of the City for any municipal purpose any land within the limits of the City not already appropriated for public use; and WHEREAS: The City Manager of Cambridge and City Council, in order to provide for municipal operations and other general municipal uses, have approved and authorized that the City should under the provisions of the aforesaid Chapters of the General Laws take and hold for municipal operations and all accessory uses thereto or any other municipal purposes the parcel of land located at 41 Bellis Circle, Cambridge, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts as hereinafter bounded and described and any buildings and trees thereon (the “Parcel of Land”); and WHEREAS: A transfer duly made by the City Council on August 23, 2023, is sufficient to cover the estimated pro tanto expenses of acquisition as required by the aforesaid Sections of Chapters 40 and 43; WHEREAS: by virtue of and in pursuance of the authority conferred by said Chapters of the General Laws and by every other power and authority it thereto enabling, the City of Cambridge by its City Council does hereby take the land located at 41 Bellis Circle, Cambridge, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts and hereinafter described, and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging as well as all trees and all structures thereon, excepting any easement of record, for municipal operations and all accessory uses thereto or any other municipal purposes and for all purposes and uses accessory thereto. Intending to take and hereby taking in fee simple all land, excepting any easement of record, included within such description by whomsoever the same may be owned, vis: A certain piece or parcel of land with any improvements thereon situated in Cambridge, County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the westerly side line of Sherman Street so-called, South 3°2’29” East forty-four and seventy-two hundredths (44.72) feet from Station 220+ twenty-seven and thirty- four hundredths (27.34) feet on the Center line of location of the Boston Division Fitchburg- Main Line of the Boston and Maine Railroad thence running along the westerly side line of said Sherman Street, so-called, South 3°2’29” East ninety-six and forty-two hundredths (96.42) feet

thence turning and running along John F. Bellis Circle, so-called, North 78°10’10” West 385.52 feet to land of Beulah Morrison and Harriet Lovey thence turning and running along said last- mentioned land on the following two courses: North 3°16’40” West sixty-three and nineteen hundredths (63.19) feet thence North 78°02'29" West ninety-one and ninety-six hundredths (91.96) feet to land now or formerly of Bay State Brick Company, thence turning and running along said last-mentioned land North 2°11’29” West twenty-seven and four hundredths (27.04) feet, thence turning and running along land of Boston and Maine Railroad on the following four (4) courses: South 83°36’30” East one hundred seventy-eight and ninety-seven hundredths (178.97) feet South 72°21’21” East fifty-seven and fifty hundredths (57.50) feet thence South 76°17’57” East eighty-five and thirty-three hundredths (85.33) feet thence South 77°12;19” East one hundred fifty-five and eleven hundredths (155.11) feet to the point of beginning, be all of said measurements more or less said parcel containing an area of about 40,383 square feet and being shown upon a plan marked “Land in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Boston and Maine Railroad to Satineg C. Margosian, J.F. Kerwin, Assistant Chief Engineer, Scale: 1”=50’ March, 1961” recorded in Book 9867, Page 266. Containing according to said plan consisting of 40,383 square feet of land. Be all measurements more or less or however bounded or described. The pro tanto damages awarded with respect to said Parcel of Land is Three Million Six Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand and Five Hundred ($3,676,500) Dollars and the supposed owner is 41 Bellis Circle LLC. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED: The taking of fee simple title in the Parcel of Land, excepting any easement of record, along with all buildings and trees thereon herein described is hereby authorized in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 14, Chapter 43, Section 30 and Chapter 79, all as amended for municipal operations and all accessory uses thereto or any other municipal purposes and for all purposes and uses accessory thereto.