Cambridge City Council meeting - September 19, 2022

CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-45, regarding current City fields use and amenities such as: lighting, dugouts, batting cages, benches. (CM22#180)
pulled by McGovern; Placed on File 8-0-1 (QZ - Absent)

2. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-145, regarding a report on City’s Policies and Procedures relating to the procurement, installation, and disposal of artificial turf. (CM22#181)
pulled by Nolan; Placed on File 9-0

3. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Council Order No. O-13 of 9/12/22, regarding a report on a legal opinion on the following questions regarding Policy Order #11 (proposed amendments to the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance) from the Sept 12, 2022 City Council meeting. [City Solicitor response] (CM22#182)
pulled by Toner; Charter Right #3 brought forward 9-0 (the next time Mayor Siddiqui says “charterwritten” I may scream); Placed on File 9-0

Sept 19, 2022
To the Honorable, the City Council:

In response to Council Order No. O-13 of 9/12/22, regarding a report on a legal opinion on the following questions regarding Policy Order #11 (proposed amendments to the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance) from the Sept 12, 2022 City Council meeting, City Solicitor Nancy E. Glowa has provided the attached response.

Very truly yours,
Yi-An Huang
City Manager

CHARTER RIGHT
1. An application was received from Lewis Colten, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 318 Concord Avenue; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood association. [Charter Right – Nolan, Sept 12, 2022] (AP22#42)
pulled by Nolan; Curb Cut Not Approved 4-5 (BA,AM,PT,SS - YES; DC,MM,PN,DS,QZ - NO)

2. That the City Council refer the zoning petition regarding lab use to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for a hearing and report. [Charter Right - Toner, Sept 12, 2022] (PO22#161)
Mayor Siddiqui again says “charterwritten”, Toner offers amendments but Zondervan is not interested; McGovern proposes sending Toner proposed amendments along with petition to Planning Board and Ordinance Committee, but this is not permissible; McGovern proposes Tabling both and taking up issues in Economic Development Committee and Long-Term Planning Committee; Toner hopes to discuss, delay for 6 months; Azeem agrees; Mallon agrees on Tabling; Tabled 9-0, Toner withdraws proposed amendments for now

O-10 Sept 12, 2022
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
WHEREAS: Cambridge is proud to be the innovation capital of the East Coast but a discussion is needed about where future lab growth is appropriate and where it could significantly impede other priorities, including the emergency need for more housing and the desire to have vibrant, active business districts and squares; and
WHEREAS: The attached zoning amendments propose a technical definition of the lab use that is aligned with how other cities in the region have defined the use, allowing the use to be separately regulated from the general office use; and
WHEREAS: The attached zoning amendments propose a restriction on new instances of the lab use in fragile districts including Central Square, Harvard Square, and Cambridge Street; and
WHEREAS: The attached zoning amendments propose explicitly allowing any and all existing lab uses to continue in all districts without any barriers; and
WHEREAS: There is plenty of room for discussion around which districts should and should not be included, but without a proactive conversation and something on the table it is conceivable that the lab use could take over in areas where it is unwanted; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council refer the attached zoning petition to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for a hearing and report.

1. Define Lab use
Insert into Article 2.000 - Definitions the following language:

ARTICLE 2.000 - DEFINITIONS
…
Technical office for research and development, laboratory & research facility. Any laboratory engaged in research, experimental and testing, including but not limited to the fields of biology, chemistry, electronics, engineering, geology, medicine, and physics, including activities that requires additional air exchanges over and above a regular office use, or requires the use of chemical hoods, biosafety cabinets, regulated chemicals, or dangerous substances. This definition does not include innovation spaces, maker spaces, or other similar uses, or any purely software based activities.

2. Restrict the lab use in the following districts
Amend the table of uses in Section 4.30 as follows:

4.30 - TABLE OF USE REGULATION [Text of Order w/Table]

3. Explicitly allow existing lab use to continue in all districts Insert footnotes 62 and 63 into Section 4.40 as follows:
4.40 - FOOTNOTES TO THE TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS
…
62. Any pre-existing technical office for research and development, laboratory & research facility permitted prior to January 1, 2023 in a Business or Office District shall be considered a conforming use for the purposes of making modifications to the building, until January 1, 2050.

63. The technical office for research and development, laboratory & research facility use shall be allowed in any PUD, AOD, SD, MXD or other special zoning district that already effectively allowed this use prior to January 1, 2023, notwithstanding the base zoning restrictions. Specifically, this base zoning restriction shall not apply to any existing PUD, AOD, SD, MXD or other existing special zoning districts in or near Kendall Square, Alewife or Cambridge Port, but will apply in regular overlay districts including Harvard Square and Central Square.

3. That the Ordinances of the City of Cambridge be amended as it relates to Permitting Preferences for Priority Applicants. [Charter Right - Toner, Sept 12, 2022] (PO22#162)
pulled by Toner; Council must declare an “emergency affecting the health and safety of the people of or their property” to justify rushing this amendment to a vote without going through passing to a 2nd Reading and waiting the requisite time prior to a vote; Emergency declared 9-0; Ordinance Amendment Adopted 9-0; Reconsideration Fails 0-9

O-11 Sept 12, 2022
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
WHEREAS: The existing preference period for Economic Empowerment applicants established in the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance expires on Sept 23, 2022; and
WHEREAS: Due to various factors including supply chain disruptions and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the complex, arduous and expensive application process, and the inevitable delays in construction, a total of two Economic Empowerment retail establishment have opened and only recently did so, while five additional Economic Empowerment retail establishments are now under construction and four additional Priority A applicants have executed Host Community Agreements; and
WHEREAS: Extending the preference period for Priority A applicants is necessary to accomplish the goal of giving these applicants an opportunity to establish their business; and
WHEREAS: That the City Council finds that the adoption of the amendment to Cambridge Municipal Code Chapter 5.50 entitled Cannabis Business Permitting to extend and amend the provisions relating to the permitting preference period in Section 5.50.040 is an emergency involving the health and safety of the people of Cambridge or their property, pursuant to G.L. c.43, §20; and
WHEREAS: The City Council in recognition of the emergency waives the advertising provisions of Section 1.12.030 (b) of the Ordinances of the City of Cambridge; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council hereby declares that there is an emergency involving the health and safety of the people of Cambridge or their property, pursuant to G.L. c.43, §20 that necessitates the passages through all stages of ordination on this day; and be it further
ORDERED: That the ordinances of the City of Cambridge be amended as follows:

5.50.040 Permitting Preferences for Priority Applicants

The City shall issue a Cannabis Business Permit pursuant to this Chapter only to Priority Applicants. For the first five ~~three~~ years after the Effective Date of this Chapter as stated in section 5.50.100 below,. the City shall issue a Cannabis Business Permit to operate a Cannabis Retail Store only to Group A Priority Applicants. The effect of this provision is to extend the preference period for Economic Empowerment Applicants from three ~~two~~ years to five ~~three~~ years, and to provide a three ~~one~~ year preference period for all other Group A Priority Applicants to run concurrently with the third, fourth and fifth ~~third~~ years of the preference period for Economic Empowerment Applicants.

ON THE TABLE
4. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of appropriation and authorization to borrow $4,500,000 to provide funds for the design and construction of building renovations to the vacant City owned property at 105 Windsor Street. [Passed to 2nd Reading Sept 12, 2022; to be Adopted on or after Oct 3, 2022] (CM22#142) [Should be under Unfinished Business - error]

5. An application was received from Andy Layman representing Tasty Burger, requesting permission for three (3) projecting signs at the premises numbered 23 Prospect Street. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter. [Tabled - Sept 12, 2022] (AP22#37)
pulled by McGovern; Order Adopted 7-2 (DC,PN - NO)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6. That the Ordinance Committee refer Categories M (Shared Vehicle) and N (Publicly-accessible, Privately-owned Electric Vehicle Charging System) of the Cambridge Transportation Decarbonization and Congestion Mitigation Bill, along with definitions, to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation. Ordinance #2022-13 as Amended. [Passed to 2nd Reading, Sept 12, 2022; to be Ordained on or after Oct 3, 2022] (PO22#150)
pulled by Zondervan; petition expires tomorrow, hopes for legal opinion, petition to be re-filed

7. Section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 Special Regulations linkage fee, be amended by substitution. (Ordinance #2022-14) [Passed to 2nd Reading Sept 12, 2022; to be Ordained on or after Oct 3, 2022] (PO22#84)

A. The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on July 27, 2022 to continue discussions around an Ordinance potentially raising the linkage fee rates (#2022-14).

B. The Ordinance Committee held a public meeting on Sept 7, 2022 to continue the discussion around Ordinance # 2022-14, Section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 Special Regulations Linkage Fee, proposal to amend by substitution, raising linkage fee rates.

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from Patricia Chiang requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing 13th Annual Dance for World Community Festival from Sept 19, 2022 through Sept 26, 2022. (AP22#43)
Order Adopted 9-0

2. An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission for a temporary banner across Main Street to Broadway, Broadway to Third Street, Galileo Galilei Way, Memorial Drive to Sydney Street inbound, Sydney Street to Memorial Drive outbound and Ames Street and Longfellow Bridge announcing the re-opening of the MIT Museum in Kendall Square on Sept 30, 2022 through Dec 31, 2022. (AP22#44)
Order Adopted 9-0

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Harold Hayward, regarding concern with Housing Affordability.

2. A communication was received from Rebecca Frank Hayward, regarding concern with Housing Affordability.

3. A communication was received from Abra Berkowitz regarding Support the Zondervan Amendment (COF22#106) - consider people and data.

4. A communication was received from Ana Hurka-Robles, regarding in support of linkage fee increase.

5. A communication was received from Andrew Ray, regarding Expressing dismay re Parking Ordinance Recommendation.

6. A communication was received from Andrew Ray, regarding Planning Board’s Recommendation re Parking Ordinance.

8. A communication was received from Andy Rogers, regarding support for COF22#106.

9. A communication was received from Ashley Hammell, regarding Please support linkage fee increase.

10. A communication was received from Carol O’Hare, regarding Short Plea 1 (not 3) Tasty Burger projecting signs in Central Sq.!

11. A communication was received from Carolyn Fuller, regarding 105 Windsor St. building

12. A communication was received from Catherine Forde-Augustine, regarding Charter Right item re: 105 Windsor Community Process.

14. A communication was received from Charles Franklin, regarding Today’s Comments.

15. A communication was received from Chris Brokaw, regarding Linkage fee increase.

17. A communication was received from Diana Meservey Thomas Dinwoodie, regarding Support for Zondervan’s amendment.

18. A communication was received from Emily Anesta, regarding Support for PO22#160 Cambridge Birth Center.

20. A communication was received from Gerald Bergman, regarding Birthing Center resolution before the Council.

22. A communication was received from Jimena Bermejo, regarding Linkage Fee Increase.

23. A communication was received from Joshua Resnick, regarding Cambridge Fur Ban.

24. A communication was received from Kathy Watkins, regarding Support linkage amendment COF22#106.

26. A communication was received from Lee Farris, regarding Residents Alliance supports Zondervan’s linkage amendment COF22#106.

27. A communication was received from Luis Mejias, regarding City Manager’s Agenda Item CM22#173.

28. A communication was received from Madeline Lee, regarding Incentive Zoning Rate Increase.

29. A communication was received from Manraj Gill, regarding Public Comment on Linkage Fee.

30. A communication was received from Maria Fong, regarding Please support Zondervans amendment contained in COF22#106.

31. A communication was received from Meredith Moore, regarding Linkage Fee Increase.

32. A communication was received from Michael H. Lewis, regarding the developer linkage fee.

33. A communication was received from Nance Goldstein, regarding I ask you to support Zondervan’s amendment COF22#106.

34. A communication was received from Nancy Donohue, regarding Policy Order #10.

36. A communication was received from Nancy Ryan, regarding 3 Orders on Tonight’s Council Agenda.

37. A communication was received from Nasim G. MemonI, regarding support the Linkage Fee Increase as per Councillor COF22#106.

38. A communication was received from Patrick Barrett, regarding Vote NO on Zondervan’s Amendment to incentive zoning.

39. A communication was received from Rachel Wyon, regarding Linkage Fee COF22#106 - We need more affordable housing.

40. A communication was received from Richard Delacy, regarding fur ban in Cambridge.

41. A communication was received from Sarah Gallop, regarding Lab Use Petition Testimony.

42. A communication was received from Sharmil Modi, regarding FOR THE RECORD re Policy Order PO22#161 re: banning lab use in business districts.

43. A communication was received from Sheli Wortis, regarding Please support PO22#161 and COF22#106.

44. A communication was received from Steven E. Miller, regarding Linkage Fees in support of COF22#106.

45. A communication was received from Susan Turner, regarding Linkage fee increase.

46. A communication was received from Theodora Skeadas, regarding Writing in support of Zondervan’s linkage amendment COF22#106.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution on the death of Elie Yarden. Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons

R-1 Sept 19, 2022
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
COUNCILLOR NOLAN
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS

WHEREAS: The City Council was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of longtime Cambridge resident Elie Yarden on Sept 5, 2022, at the age of 99; and

WHEREAS: Samuel Elie Yarden was born on June 7, 1923, in Philadelphia where he grew up amidst a large extended family of immigrant Jews from Moldova who had survived the pogroms; and

WHEREAS: Elie was a talented musician who studied violin and piano from a young age and who went on to compose numerous string quartets, pieces for piano, small ensembles, opera, and even an orchestral work; and

WHEREAS: Elie worked as a professor of music and humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, and later Bard College, where he helped build Bard’s music department and groundbreaking low-residency MFA program over an impressive tenure of more than 30 years; and

WHEREAS: Elie was a devoted lover and spouse of Nona Yarden for more than 65 years and they traveled the world together, living in many places before settling in Cambridge following Elie’s retirement from Bard in 1987; and

WHEREAS: Elie and Nona quickly became fixtures of the Cambridgeport neighborhood, and their home was well known as a place for gathering, building community, and working on civic matters over the course of several decades; and

WHEREAS: Elie joined the Mystic River Green Party in 1997, becoming an elected member of the party’s state committee after it merged with the Rainbow Party in 2002 to become the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party, and serving for many years on the Platform Committee of the Green Party of the United States, where he helped write the party’s national platform grounded in social and environmental justice; and

WHEREAS: Elie was a passionate activist and a regular attendee of Cambridge City Council meetings who never settled and never stopped advocating for causes important to him, including (but not limited to) municipal broadband, rent control, immediate climate action, universal voting rights, equitable zoning, and preventing ecological destruction; and

WHEREAS: Elie became the oldest person to ever run for Cambridge City Council in 2013 at the age of 90, rejecting all financial contributions from voters (he said accepting them would be ecologically destructive) and decrying a “lack of political imagination” which he said was preventing the city from “responding to the persistence of involuntary poverty”; and

WHEREAS: Elie was a beloved figure whose radical activism, tenacious spirit, and endless appetite for knowledge and enlightenment will be forever cherished by all who were blessed to have known and learned from him; and

WHEREAS: Elie is predeceased by his spouse Nona Yarden, and they are survived by a genetic family and a family of choice, several of whom reside in Cambridge, including their sons Tal, Guy, and Seth, Tal’s son Fox Ivo Yarden, Seth’s wife Tomoko Terashita and their sons Yosuke and Akira, Elie’s niece Julia Yarden, Nona’s niece Freedom Baird, Nona’s brother Ian, and their longtime friends and lovers Gale Sasson, and Timotha Doane, who was with each of them at the time of their deaths; now therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record extending its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Elie Yarden for their tremendous loss; and be it further

RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward suitably engrossed copies of this resolution to each of Elie and Nona’s sons on behalf of the entire City Council.

2. Resolution on the death of Michael J. “Bo” Fields. Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toner
Adopted as Amended

4. That the City Council go on record congratulating the 2022 YWCA Outstanding Women Honorees. Councillor Simmons, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan

5. Happy Birthday wishes to Ilse Heyman. Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Carlone

7. That the City Council go on record congratulating Guitar Stop for their 60 years in business in Cambridge. Councillor Toner

8. Resolution on the death of Sheila Brass. Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon

9. That the City Council go on record observing National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept 15 - Oct 15, 2022. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Zondervan

11. That the City Council go on record thanking Chief Gerard Mahoney for his service. Councillor Toner, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons

12. That the City Council formally go on record in wishing a very happy and healthy 95th birthday to Red T. Mitchell with many such birthdays to come. Councillor Simmons

ORDERS
1. That the City Council refer the attached zoning petition regarding the Housing Contribution Rate to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for a hearing and report. Vice Mayor Mallon (PO22#165)
Order Adopted 9-0; Referred to Ordinance Committee and Planning Board

2. That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to compile a report detailing how other comparable municipalities handle their street corner dedication processes. Councillor Simmons (PO22#166)
Order Adopted 9-0

3. That the City Manager is requested to continue to fund the meals program for the housed and unhoused members of the community for an additional six months. Councillor McGovern, Councillor Zondervan (PO22#167)
Order Adopted 9-0

4. That the City Manager is requested to have the Parks and Recreation Department meet with representatives of each Little League, Babe Ruth, and Girls’ Softball to develop a plan to install “Walls of Honor” at each home baseball and softball field in the city by June 1, 2023. Councillor Toner, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Simmons (PO22#168)
Pulled by Toner; Order Adopted 9-0

5. That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department to convene a North Massachusetts Avenue Corridor District Zoning Proposal Working Group Policy Order Proposing a North Massachusetts Avenue (NMA) Corridor Working Group for the purpose of developing comprehensive zoning recommendations. Councillor Toner, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan (PO22#169)
Pulled by Toner; Charter Right - Azeem

6. That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department to work with Councillors Azeem and Simmons on all necessary preparations for the next meeting in the discussion on potentially allowing multi-family housing to be built citywide. Councillor Azeem, Councillor Simmons (PO22#170)
Order Adopted 9-0

7. That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Transportation and Parking Department to convene a series of meetings with the Vision Zero, Pedestrian Committee, Bicycle Committee, the newly appointed Bicycling Advisory Committee, Cambridge Police Department, and any other departments deemed necessary, to review and revise the Cambridge Street Code. Councillor Toner, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan (PO22#171)
Pulled by Toner; Mallon substitute Order; Charter Right - Simmons

8. That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request to dedicate a street corner in honor of John Briston Sullivan. Councillor Toner (PO22#172)
Order Adopted 9-0

9. That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request to dedicate a street corner in honor of George W. McEachern III, DMD. Councillor Toner, Councillor McGovern (PO22#173)
Pulled by Toner; Order Adopted as Amended 9-0

10. That the City Manager is requested to meet with Solutions at Work, tour the facility at 2222 Massachusetts Avenue with relevant staff as soon as possible, and take all necessary steps to transition 2222 Massachusetts Avenue into a non-congregate homeless shelter with accompanying services. Councillor Zondervan, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Azeem (PO22#174)
Pulled by Zondervan; Mallon amendment adopted 9-0; Order Adopted as Amended 9-0

LATE ORDERS
11. Policy Order re: Contract for MIT Custodians. Councillor Simmons, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Toner, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (PO22#178)
Order Adopted as Amended 9-0

COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. The Government Operations Rules and Claims Committee met on Feb 16, 2022 for the purpose of gathering resident and stakeholder feedback on the hiring of the next City Manager. [text of committee report]
Present: Mallon, Carlone, Nolan, Simmons
Absent: Toner
Report Accepted, Placed on File 9-0

2. The Civic Unity Committee held a public hearing on Apr 14, 2022 to discuss the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report by Working IDEAL. [text of committee report]
Present: None
Remote Present: Simmons, Carlone, Mallon, Toner, Zondervan
Absent: None
Report Accepted, Placed on File 9-0

3. The Ordinance Committee held a public meeting on Wed, Sept 14, 2022 to continue the discussion around Ordinance # 2022-3, Wage Theft Ordinance. The Public Hearing took place on Mar 30, 2022. [text of committee report]
Present: None
Remote Present: Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Toner, Zondervan, Siddiqui
Absent: Azeem, Simmons
Report Accepted, Placed on File, Two Orders Adopted 9-0

A. That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor to provide a legal review of Policy Order #14 as amended in the Ordinance Committee on Sept 14, 2022. Councillor Zondervan (PO22#176)
Order Adopted 9-0

B. That the Ordinance Committee forward Policy Order 2022 #14 to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation to Pass to a Second Reading. Councillor Zondervan (PO22#177)
Order Adopted, Passed to 2nd Reading 9-0

COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
1. A communication was received from Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activity. (COF22#110)
Placed on File 9-0

2. A communication was received Mayor Siddiqui, transmitting information from the School Committee. (COF22#111)
Placed on File 9-0

Tues, Sept 20
2:00pm The Ordinance Committee will hold a Public Hearing on Ordinance # 2022-17, Adding a chapter 6.24 to the Cambridge Municipal Code titled Sale of Fur Apparel Products.
3:00pm The Ordinance Committee will hold a Public Hearing on Ordinance # 2022-16, Banning Limited Services Pregnancy Centers.

Wed, Sept 21
5:30pm The Ordinance Committee will meet to continue the Public Hearing on Ordinance # 2022-5, that would eliminate parking minimums. The Public Hearing Notice was published on July 14, 2022, and again on July 22, 2022. The Public Hearing was opened and recessed on Aug 3, 2022.

Wed, Sept 28
2:00pm The Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the reappointment of Kathleen L. Born to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA) for a term of 5 years, effective June 26, 2022, and to receive an update to the CRA’s Strategic Planning Process.

Thurs, Sept 29
5:00pm The Civic Unity Committee shall meet to discuss the two Aug 1, 2022 policy orders exploring ways to improve the lives of Cambridge’s African American/Black Residents.

Wed, Oct 12
2:00pm The Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the issue of water quality from the Cambridge water supply including PFAS levels, and comparison with the MWRA system, the long-term strategy for ensuring water quality standards for all users and all other water quality related issues and concerns.

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1 Sept 19, 2022
VICE MAYOR MALLON
WHEREAS: The last Incentive Zoning Nexus study report was presented in December of 2019, pre-pandemic, and there have been a number of factors that have changed since that report; and
WHEREAS: There is a strong desire to perform a new Nexus study, to ascertain a number of data points related to an appropriate housing contribution rate, as well as a potential workforce development contribution rate; and
WHEREAS: As currently written, the Incentive Zoning ordinance (11.2) states that: “The City shall initiate a reevaluation of the Housing Contribution Rate and any other aspect of these Incentive Zoning Provisions at an interval of no less than three (3) years from the time the rate was last amended by the City Council”; and
WHEREAS: The City Council will be amending the Housing Contribution Rate this Fall, which would prevent us from performing a subsequent Nexus study until 2025; and
WHEREAS: The spirit and intention of the current wording of the ordinance is to ensure that Nexus studies have an appropriate length of time between them to allow for careful data collection, and this amendment would represent that spirit with greater flexibility; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council refer the attached zoning petition to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for a hearing and report.

11.202
(d) Reevaluation of Housing Contribution Rate. The City shall initiate a reevaluation of the Housing Contribution Rate and any other aspect of these Incentive Zoning Provisions at an interval of no less than three (3) years from the time ~~the rate was last amended by the City Council~~ of the previous reevaluation. Such reevaluation shall include a report provided to the City Council reviewing economic factors including but not limited to development activity, commercial rents per square foot, employment growth, housing trends measured in terms of, but not limited to, vacancy rates, production statistics, and prices for dwelling units, and the nexus between Incentive Projects and housing.

O-2 Sept 19, 2022
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: For decades, the City of Cambridge has sought to acknowledge and honor those Cantabrigians who have helped make their mark upon our community or society at large by dedicating street corners in their honor; and
WHEREAS: The process for enacting a dedication begins with a City Councilor sponsoring a policy order to nominate an individual for consideration – usually at the behest of a community member – and once the order is voted upon favorably by the Council, a group of City employees comprising the Dedication Committee then determines whether or not that individual meets the criteria for this recognition; and
WHEREAS: There have been hundreds of these dedications over the years, and the criteria by which the Dedication Committee makes their determination has recently been posted online in an effort to make this process more transparent to the public, and in order to clarify that having the City Council vote favorably upon these nominations does not automatically mean that the nomination will be approved; and
WHEREAS: Nonetheless, the system as it currently stands still misleads many members of the public to believe that a City Councilor’s sponsorship of such a request does mean that their loved one shall be recognized with a street corner dedication – and this has led to great disappointment among those whose dedication requests have ultimately been denied, as well as to confusion as to why their loved one would be denied this recognition; and
WHEREAS: It is important that the City do a better job of communicating, at the outset, that not all individuals who are nominated for street corner dedications will meet the criteria to be so recognized, that the City is in fact running out of street corners in which to satisfy all the incoming dedication requests – and that even those individuals who do not meet the criteria for a street corner dedication may yet deserve some form of permanent recognition from this community; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to compile a report detailing how other comparable municipalities handle their street corner dedication processes, making recommendations on how the City might improve its dedication request and review process, and making recommendations on ways to honor those individuals who may not ultimately have a street corner named after them but who nonetheless deserve to have their names and accomplishments recognized and memorialized by the City in some way; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter by the final City Council meeting of 2022.

O-4 Sept 19, 2022
COUNCILLOR TONER
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR AZEEM
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has a long and proud tradition in regard to Little League Baseball, Babe Ruth and Girls’ softball; and
WHEREAS: Many lifelong friendships were formed there. Many kids found confidence through baseball and softball which helped them grow in life. Values such as teamwork, hard work, fair play, and discipline were instilled; and
WHEREAS: These values and traits were instilled by coaches and volunteers who had a love of the game, and
WHEREAS: Members of the baseball and softball community have requested the creation of a way to honor their past and current coaches and volunteers for selflessly giving their time to inspire young people, now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to have the Parks and Recreation Department meet with representatives of each Little League, Babe Ruth, and Girls’ Softball to develop a plan to install “Walls of Honor” at each home baseball and softball field in the city by June 1, 2023.

O-5 Sept 19, 2022 Charter Right - Azeem
COUNCILLOR TONER
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
COUNCILLOR AZEEM
COUNCILLOR NOLAN
WHEREAS: Massachusetts Avenue from Harvard Square to the Arlington border currently serves many vital uses, including as a hub of commercial activity, residential neighborhoods, and home to many residents, and as a transportation corridor that serves many different communities and modes; and
WHEREAS: There is a pressing need for a long-term planning process to encourage the creation of more housing, improve transportation, support for retail and commercial growth, and meeting the needs of current and future residents; and
WHEREAS: The community, property owners, businesses, developers, City staff, and the City Council have all expressed their interest in engaging the North Massachusetts Avenue (NMA) community in drafting and enacting comprehensive and holistic zoning for the North Massachusetts Avenue Corridor that meets the expressed goals of:

• Increasing housing supply by allowing additional housing density along Massachusetts Avenue

• Improving mobility infrastructure and safety to incentivize sustainable transportation choices

• Increasing open space resources

• Supporting NMA’s diverse small businesses, restaurants, and hospitality community

• Improving streetscape design

• Incorporating public art

• Preserving the unique qualities of the area, including the business and resident diversity and neighborhood character; and

WHEREAS: The Community Development Department is currently fully engaged in planning processes with the Inman Square and Cambridge Street Corridor and the Alewife Quad working groups; and
WHEREAS: All parties want to begin a meaningful and robust process of community engagement and thoughtful planning in pursuit of these expressed goals; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Community Development Department to convene a North Massachusetts Avenue Corridor District Zoning Proposal Working Group by June 15, 2023 comprised of all stakeholders (residents, neighborhood and business associations, commercial property owners, small business owners, developers, and other parties as deemed appropriate) to engage stakeholders and City leaders in a process similar to that employed in developing zoning principals for the Alewife Quad and the Inman Square Cambridge Street Corridor that will lead towards drafting new zoning for adoption by Mar 15, 2024.

O-7 Sept 19, 2022 Mallon substitute Order; Charter Right - Simmons
COUNCILLOR TONER
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR NOLAN
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge is seeking to encourage residents and visitors to the city to use multiple modes of transportation and move away from a reliance on automobiles; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has installed separated bike lanes and priority bus lanes across the city with more to be installed over the next few months and several years to improve the safety of our roads for cyclists and encourage the use of mass transit; and
WHEREAS: The state has passed legislation formally legalizing E-Bikes and more residents are using E-Bikes, E-Scooters, E-Skateboards, and other methods of transportation; and
WHEREAS: There has been an increase in traffic back to pre-pandemic levels due to the influx of students to the city and with the return to in-person work schedules; and
WHEREAS: There have been numerous reports of bicycle, pedestrian, and automobile accidents over the course of the past several months of the summer across the city; and
WHEREAS: There have been regular complaints in the community by pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists that due to a lack of education regarding the “rules of the road” in our increasingly multimodal environment, lack of clear signage, and lack of enforcement of such rules there is increasing frustration among residents and concern that more near misses and accidents may occur; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge developed a Cambridge Street Code: Rules and Etiquette for Getting there Together in 2018 and there have been substantial changes made to our city streets and increasing mode shift; and
WHEREAS: There is a need to consider how best to enforce the rules of the road to improve safety for, all while recognizing the disparate socioeconomic and racial impacts of enforcement; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Traffic, Transportation and Parking Department to convene a series of meetings with the Vision Zero, Pedestrian Committee, Bicycle Committee, the newly appointed Bicycling Advisory Committee, Cambridge Police Department, and any other departments deemed necessary, to review and revise the Cambridge Street Code, promulgate the updated code throughout the city, and develop recommendations for staffing and methods of improving traffic enforcement and report back to the Council by Mar 15, 2023.

O-10 Sept 19, 2022 Amended
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR AZEEM
WHEREAS: It has come to the attention of the City Council that the nonprofit Solutions at Work has identified an opportunity at 2222 Massachusetts Avenue to expand non-congregate shelter capacity and services for local unhoused residents; and
WHEREAS: This facility is ideally configured to accommodate 16 residents in spacious individual rooms and is suitable for immediate use without any required major renovations or capital investment; and
WHEREAS: This facility would expand on the success of the non-congregate facility at 11 Green Street, also operated by Solutions at Work, and would offer residents a wide range of services including (but not limited to) meals, laundry, case management, and mental health services; and
WHEREAS: There is enormous emergency need for this type of facility and current options are almost always at capacity with a waiting list; and
WHEREAS: This type of transitional housing is referenced and recommended in the report issued by the “Addressing Homelessness in Cambridge, MA” task force chaired by Councillor McGovern; and
WHEREAS: The city must do everything possible to address Cambridge’s homelessness emergency, and this is an incredible opportunity with immediate impact that we simply cannot afford to pass up; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Department of Human Services, and other relevant departments as soon as possible to determine how the City can support the transition of ~~meet with Solutions at Work, tour the facility at 2222 Massachusetts Avenue with relevant staff as soon as possible, and take all necessary steps to transition~~ 2222 Massachusetts Avenue into a non-congregate homeless shelter with accompanying services; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter as soon as possible.

O-11 Sept 19, 2022 Amended
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
COUNCILLOR TONER
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR AZEEM
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
VICE MAYOR MALLON
COUNCILLOR NOLAN
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
WHEREAS: Over 600 essential custodians and facilities workers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who are members of 32BJ SEIU, have been bargaining for a new union agreement, now under an extension since an initial expiration date of June 30; and
WHEREAS: These essential workers, by their sacrifices and efforts to keep the MIT campus clean and operational, support the work of 12,000 students and 15,000 employees, and allow billions of dollars’ worth of critical research to advance each year; and
WHEREAS: MIT, as Cambridge’s second-largest employer, and the city’s biggest commercial landlord – increasing its net assets by over $12 billion (50%) and maintaining total net financial assets of $36 billion during the most recent reported fiscal year – is well-placed to play an important role in setting responsible employment standards, enabling more members of our community to have family-sustaining pay and benefits; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge and the Greater Boston metropolitan area have become one of the most expensive markets in the country, with housing and basic necessities becoming even more unaffordable as working people are struggling with a rapidly-rising cost of living; and
WHEREAS: Unions of essential workers, who could not work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, and who felt its hardest impacts on their families and on their own health, have promoted the economic recovery of communities like ours by collectively bargaining to raise wages and standards, and advocating higher standards for all working people and families; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council formally go on record in strongly urging MIT to offer a fair contract that ensures strong wage increases to these essential workers for the next several years so that they and their families can best recover along with the economy; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to MIT President L. Rafael Reif and to the members of the MIT Corporation.

AWAITING REPORT LIST
16-111. Report on the potential of building below market rental housing on City-owned parking lots along Bishop Allen Drive. On a communication from Councillor McGovern requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Vice Mayor McGovern, Mayor Simmons (O-4) from 12/12/2016

18-38. Report on inventory of all City-owned vacant buildings and lots and the City’s plans for them, if any.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor Siddiqui (O-2) from 3/26/2018

19-66. Report on whether it is possible to reduce or eliminate Building Permit Fees for 100% affordable housing development projects, through an exemption or other means and investigate what types of real estate tax abatements are possible for 100% affordable housing moving forward.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern (O-3) from 6/3/2019

19-145. Report on reviewing all the City’s policies and procedures related to the procurement, installation and disposal of artificial turf. See Mgr #2
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Zondervan (O-7) from 10/21/2019

19-147. Report on installing hearing loop technology inside the Sullivan Chamber as part of the upcoming renovations to City Hall, and in other critical City meeting venues wherever possible and other accessibility improvements.
Councillor Zondervan (O-4) from 10/28/2019

20-6. Report on the acquisition and implementation of interpretation services for City Council meetings and other public City meetings.
Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor McGovern (O-8) from 1/27/2020

20-27. Report on the advantages and disadvantages of continuing with Civil Service, and the process by which Cambridge could exit Civil Service.
Councillor Nolan (O-5) from 6/22/2020

20-60. Report on analyzing eviction data from 2018 through 2021 and come back with a plan on how to use this data to inform our next action steps.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (O-8) from 11/2/2020

20-61. Report on an update on City-Owned Vacant Properties Inventory.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Toomey (O-2) from 11/16/2020

20-72. Report on the condition of 105 Windsor Street and cost estimates of any repairs needed and provide recommendations on how to develop any other underused properties based on an inclusive public process centered in the Port neighborhood.
Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #1) from 12/14/2020

21-9. Report on providing an overview of various programs and services that are designed to assist the City’s chronically unhoused population and those in danger of becoming unhoused, along with the metrics by which the City determines the effectiveness of these programs.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toomey, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-1) from 2/22/2021

21-10. Report on whether or not the City can require written notice be sent to all abutters, both property owners as well as tenants, regarding the scheduling of a hearing regarding the extension of a building permit request to the Planning Board.
(O-5) from 2/22/2021

21-14. Report on presenting options to the Council to ensure that the staff at Albany Street are properly compensated for their work, and that guests are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (Calendar Item #3) from 3/8/2021

21-29. Report on updating the Parental Leave Policy for employees.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons (O-7) from 4/26/2021

21-30. Report on increasing the affordable homeownership stock over the next 10 years by financing the construction of affordable homeownership units through a bond issue of no less than $500 million.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #1) from 5/3/2021

21-36. Report on developing a holistic plan for managing the traffic and congestion in the Alewife area.
Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-2) from 5/17/2021

21-43. Report on referring the Cambridge HEART proposal for funding consideration and to engage in a public community process to discuss this proposal and its implementation.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan (Calendar Item #1) from 6/7/2021

21-46. Report on the feasibility of purchasing properties for sale in the Alewife area to address City goals.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Carlone (O1) from 6/14/2021

21-50. Report on providing an update on the cost of each license and permit required by businesses, which business license and permit fees are set under state law, which are set by ordinances, and which are determined administratively, as well as which licenses and permits the City has the discretion to waive entirely.
Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (O-9) from 6/14/2021

21-52. Report on examining stipend models for the City’s multi-member bodies.
Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan (O-8) from 6/28/2021

21-60. Report on reviewing the residential parking permit program to determine whether the criteria for this program can be modified to limit the issuance of residential permits to vehicles that are primarily utilized for personal, non-commercial use.
Councillor Simmons (O-3) from 9/13/2021

21-67. Report on working with the staff at the Cambridge Historical Commission, the DCR Commissioner, and members of Cambridge’s state delegation to approve, fund and execute the design and installation of a suitable historic marker by April 2022 to recognize the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted and others in transforming the Cambridge riverfront landscape.
Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zondervan (O-6) from 9/27/2021

21-71. Report on placing a cricket field in one of the Cambridge parks.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (O-5) from 10/18/2021

21-74. Report on supporting the Uplift the Solar Energy Industry in Massachusetts coalition.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (O-12) from 10/18/2021

21-90. Report on working with partners including the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA) and the Central Square Business Improvement District on identifying spaces in Central Square that would support the creation and protection of cultural and human service spaces that align with the City’s goals.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Toomey (O-3) from 11/22/2021

21-94. Report on proposing possible zoning language that would achieve the goals of incentivizing all construction to be fossil fuel free through a possible special permit process.
Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (O-1) from 12/13/2021

21-98. Report on Reaffirming Commitment to the Goal of 100% Renewable by 2035.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan (O-5) from 12/13/2021

22-2. Report on meeting with the impacted residents and businesses on northern Massachusetts Avenue to discuss their ideas and suggestions for addressing their concerns.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey (Calendar Item #2) from 1/10/2022

22-7. Report on providing a legal analysis of what uses are currently permitted on the golf course land, information on the history, residency and other demographic information on membership data of golf course users, and any environmental constraints.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem (Calendar Item #1) from 1/31/2022

22-8. Report on determining the feasibility of establishing additional compensation for the City’s essential employees in accordance with the considered State legislation framework.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Toner (O-1) from 2/7/2022

22-9. Report on options for spending ARPA money on direct support for households and individuals facing eviction, housing instability, and/or homelessness. Report Received and Accepted
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor McGovern, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone (O-5) from 2/7/2022

22-13. Report on determining how to better integrate more parent response into their decision-making process as they make changes that can have undue impacts upon the families they serve.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern (O-3) from 3/7/2022

22-14. Report on the findings of the “Future of Telework” Committee, and to explain the city’s current policy regarding a remote work policy.
Vice Mayor Mallon (O-5) from 3/7/2022

22-18. Report on working with staff of the BB&N school to provide a solution to cars idling beyond the five-minute legal limit, stalled traffic, blocked driveways, and a forced one-way path up Buckingham Street toward Concord where drivers face the risk of coming head-to-head with a vehicle trying to bypass the pickup line; and, such as a tiered drop-off system, a parking area for parents, or more drop-off and pick-up locations.
Councillor Nolan (O-4) from 3/21/2022

22-21. Report on considering a guaranteed income program that expands on Cambridge RISE and targets families in poverty.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner (O-5) from 4/11/2022

22-23. Report on providing an analysis of the impact of current curb cut policies, including (but not limited to) an explanation of the administration’s current procedures for notifying and conducting outreach to abutters and neighbors, the criteria for evaluating curb cut applications, and an approximation of the number of residential parking spaces that have been lost to new curb cuts each year over at least the last decade.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Toner (O-8) from 4/11/2022

22-24. Report on determining what repairs to 205 Western Avenue would be needed to inhabit the space to allow the Cambridge Community Center to house their program.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 4/25/2022

22-25. Report on how the city can meet the goals for diversity and inclusion, while ensuring that any required professional expertise and/or specific knowledge that may be statutorily required will continue to be represented.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Carlone (O-2) from 4/25/2022

22-28. Report on looking into the feasibility of placing a covered bike rack at City Hall using FY23 Capital Budget Funding.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Azeem (O-2) from 5/2/2022

22-29. Report on introducing a pilot program to open two of our youth centers during the evening and weekend hours during the summer.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Azeem, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-1) from 5/9/2022

22-30. Report on adding $1.94 linkage fee to Housing Contribution Rate that is specifically targeted for job training.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern from 5/9/2022

22-33. Report on consulting with the Executive Director of the Council on Aging, Somerville and Cambridge Elder Services, and the Executive Director of Cadbury Common to determine the feasibility of re-establishing some form of the Kate’s Café Monthly LGBTQ+ Community Dinners either at Cadbury Common or at another suitable location.
Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui (O-2) from 5/16/2022

22-34. Report on providing the progress on the Terminal Road connection and any related projects.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Carlone (O-4) from 5/16/2022

22-35. Report on ensuring that every possible material used in construction projects are as safe and healthy and free of potential toxins as possible, and ensure that all construction and manufacturing vendors commit to disclosing all ingredients and using non-toxic materials.
Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-6) from 5/16/2022

22-36. Work on Implementing Recommendations from Working IDEAL Report.
Councillor Simmons (O-2) from 5/23/2022

22-37. Report on consulting with the appropriate City staff in determining the feasibility of establishing a new “Talent Officer” role for the City.
Councillor Simmons (O-3) from 5/23/2022

22-38. Report on establishing a method of ensuring that anti-bias training is incorporated into the City’s hiring process at all levels.
Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 5/23/2022

22-40. Report on developing a standardized, transparent, and cohesive community engagement plan for the entire, department-wide municipal government.
Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 6/6/2022

22-41. Report on establishing evening, off-leash dog hours during times when Hoyt Field is not being used for other purposes.
Councillor McGovern (O-1) from 6/13/2022

22-42. Report on directing the appropriate City staff to establish a “community healing initiative” plan to address the issues in our city.
Councillor Simmons (O-3) from 6/13/2022

22-43. Report on establishing a notification system to all neighborhood residents, regardless of whether they own or rent their homes, within a set area where neighborhood disruptions such as infrastructure work or demolitions are scheduled to occur.
Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 6/13/2022

22-44. Report on working with DCR and all relevant City departments to expand Memorial Drive closures in the summer and fall of 2022.
Councillor Zondervan (O-6) from 6/13/2022

22-45. Report on City fields outlining what the field is currently used for and amenities at the fields such as: lighting, dugouts, batting cages, benches, etc. See Mgr #1
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toner, Councillor Azeem, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 6/27/2022

22-46. Report on a plan for piloting more street closures for pedestrianization in Harvard Square.
Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Mallon (O5) from 6/27/2022

22-48. Report on ID Badges For City Employees.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem (O-6) from 8/1/2022

22-49. Report on Establishing a Task Force on Cambridge’s African American/Black Residents.
Councillor Simmons (O-7) from 8/1/2022

22-50. Report on establishing Black Men and Boys Commission.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Azeem, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons (O-8) from 8/1/2022

22-53. Report on implementing Bristol and Cardinal Medeiros Intersection Improvements. Report Received and Accepted
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-12) from 8/1/2022

22-55. Report on the status of the long-term water projections and on what measures could be taken to conserve water.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Azeem, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon (O14) from 8/1/2022

22-57. Report on Policy Order to investigate shared EV or Hybrid free bus service.
Councillor Toner, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (O-16) from 8/1/2022

22-58. Report on directing the appropriate City staff to establish a fund designed to assist those City employees in same-sex marriages with paying for surrogacy services in instances where the City’s health insurance providers fail to provide the same coverage afforded to the City’s female employees and those in heterosexual marriages.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Toner (O3) from 9/12/2022

22-59. Report on repairing the grass at Greene-Rose Heritage Park, and to establish a long-term plan of action.
Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 9/12/2022

22-60. Report on revising the City block party and play streets signature requirements to a more reasonable threshold, and shorten the timeline between application and event date, and provide more guidance to residents seeking a permit.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-5) from 9/12/2022

22-61. Report on communicating to the Cambridge Health Alliance the City Council’s support for the reopening of the Cambridge Birth Center for deliveries as soon as possible and City Council support for the protection of existing birth centers and the creation of new birth centers in Cambridge.
Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-9) from 9/12/2022

22-62. Report on the City Manager directing the City Solicitor answer any legal questions that came up during the discussion that occurred during the regular City Council meeting on September, 12th.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan (O-12) from 9/12/2022

22-63. Report on a legal opinion on questions regarding Policy Order #11 from the September 12, 2022 City Council meeting. Report Received and Accepted
Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-13) from 9/12/2022