Cambridge City Council meeting - October 5, 2020

2. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a member of the Police Review & Advisory Board for a term of five years, effective Oct 5, 2020: Dr. Beverly C. Sealey.
Placed on File 9-0

3. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following persons as a members of the Commission on Immigrant Rights & Citizenship for a term of three years, effective Sept 18, 2020: Alejandro Epstein-Santoyo and Karin Lin.
Placed on File 9-0

4. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the Net Zero Action Plan Task Force for a term of nine-months.
Placed on File 9-0

Oct 5, 2020
To the Honorable, the City Council:

I am hereby transmitting notification of the appointment of the following members of the Cambridge Net Zero Action Plan Task Force for a term of nine-months.

Net Zero Action Plan Task Force Background

The Cambridge Net Zero Action Plan, adopted by the City Council in June, 2015, lays out a comprehensive strategy to phase out greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in the city and help Cambridge achieve its commitment of carbon neutrality by 2050. One of the plan’s core tenets is that the full set of recommendations be reviewed every five years throughout implementation. This new Task Force is being established to provide input to the first 5-Year Review.

Residents/Advocates

Henrietta Davis (Former Mayor/Cambridgeport)
Henrietta Davis is a former City Councillor and Mayor and a representative of resident interests. Henrietta was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Peter Crawley (Representative of Cambridge Climate Protection Action Committee/East Cambridge)
Peter Crawley is a Cambridge resident and member of the Climate Protection Action Committee, which was tasked with providing outside oversight of the Net Zero Action Plan and has reviewed each of the Annual Status Reports to date.

Gaurab Basu (Neighborhood Nine)
Gaurab Basu is a Cambridge resident and physician with expertise in climate health impacts and equity.

Margery Davies (Representative of Mothers Out Front/Cambridgeport)
Margery Davies is a Cambridge resident and volunteer for Mothers Out Front.

Jan Devereux (Former Vice Mayor/Representative of Green Cambridge/West Cambridge)
Jan Devereux is a Cambridge resident and member of the Board of Directors for Green Cambridge.

Adam Gould (Youth Representative/North Cambridge)
Adam Gould is a Cambridge resident and representative of youth climate activists.

David Adamian (West Cambridge)
David Adamian is a Cambridge resident and the CEO of GreenerU, which helps universities reduce their environmental impacts.

Kolin Loveless (Neighborhood Nine)
Kolin Loveless is a Cambridge resident and expert in clean energy technology.

Institutions/Property Owners/Developers

Heather Henriksen (Representative of Harvard University)
Heather Henriksen is the Managing Director of the Harvard Office for Sustainability. Heather was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Julie Newman (Representative of MIT)
Julie Newman is the Director of the MIT Office for Sustainability. Julie was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Michelle Lower (Representative of Alexandria Real Estate, Equities)
Michelle Lower is the Vice President of Real Estate Development and Community Relations for Alexandria Real Estate, Equities.

Jane Carbone (Representative of Homeowners Rehab, Inc.)
Jane Carbone is the Director of Development for Homeowners Rehab, Inc. Jane was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Ben Myers (Representative of Boston Properties)
Ben Myers is the Vice President of Sustainability for Boston Properties.

Eli Herman (Representative of Akelius Real Estate)
Eli Herman is the Construction Manager for Akelius, specializing in medium residential and commercial properties.

Deborah Donovan (Representative of Takeda)
Deborah Donovan is the Vice President of Environment, Health, and Safety at Takeda.

Tom Evans (Representative of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority)
Tom Evans is the Executive Director of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority.

Subject Matter Experts

Tom Sieniewicz (Representative of the Cambridge Planning Board)
Tom Sieniewicz is a Cambridge resident and member of the Planning Board. Tom was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Paul Lyons (Zapotec Energy)
Paul Lyons is a Cambridge resident and the CEO of Zapotec Energy, a solar design company. Paul was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Andrea Love (Payette Architects)
Andrea Love is a Cambridge resident and green building design expert. Andrea was a member of the 2013 Net Zero Task Force.

Chris Leary (Jacobs Architects/Representative of MITIMCO/Kendall Square Association)
Chris Leary is the Vice President of Jacobs Architects and a member of the Kendall Square Association.

Gabe Shapiro (Representative of All-In Energy)
Gabe Shapiro is the Co-Founder of All-in-Energy, which provide energy efficiency services and job training to renters and low-income residents.

Steven Miller (Representative of Eversource Energy)
Steven Miller is an Energy Efficiency Consultant for Eversource Energy.

Dave Bisson (Representative of Resonant Energy)
Dave Bisson is the Business Development Manager for Resonant Energy, which increases access to solar for under-served populations.

Lauren Baumann (Representative of New Ecology)
Lauren Baumann is the Vice President of New Ecology, which provides green building design services for affordable housing.

Jen Stevenson Zepeda (Representative of Climable)
Jen Stevenson Zepeda is the Director of Research and Operations for Climable, which increases energy security for under-served populations.

Eugenia Gibbons (Representative of Green Energy Consumers Alliance)
Eugenia Gibbons is the Policy Director for Green Energy Consumers Alliance, which provides green energy services and equitable energy policy advocacy.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

5. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, submitting for approval the attached revised STIR showing proposed updates to the Rapid SOS technology currently used by the Emergency Communications Department (“ECD”), pursuant to Chapter 2.128 (“the Surveillance Technology Ordinance”), Section 2.128.030 of the Cambridge Municipal Code.
Report Accepted, Placed on File 9-0

6. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-43, regarding a report on trash left out on Columbia Street.
Placed on File 9-0

7. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-29, regarding distributing physical library materials to Cambridge youth over the summer.
Placed on File 9-0

8. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-26, regarding a report on placing four little free libraries.
Placed on File 9-0

09.30.20
Response on Liberation Libraries

Council Order O-4 June 22, 2020 states that the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with Director of Cambridge Public Libraries to determine providing the initial books and resources that will be in these little free libraries; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager report back to the Council on the feasibility of placing the four little free libraries in the above locations in a timely manner.

As the United States confronts a host of challenges as they relate to race, racism, and the growing divide in this country, The MBK, Cambridge team has taken the proactive stance to leverage any real or perceived divide through a universal love, the love for reading. The Liberation Libraries program is an initiative to promote reading and literacy while building and strengthening an intergenerational racial and cultural toolkit for all members and visitors of the Cambridge community.

With an understanding that the libraries are being erected and will be installed under the backdrop of Covid-19, all books in the libraries will be donated to the community. In addition, we will host quarterly book discussions that will be topical ranging from joy to love to create a learning space for the members of our community. While the construction, packaging, and marketing of the materials will begin this fall, programming that is directly connected to the libraries speaker series and book discussions will start in earnest in Spring 2021.

Planning to-date:
On July 1, 2020, the Director of Libraries and her staff met with Tony Clark and Dr. Carolyn Hunter of My Brother’s Keeper (MBK Cambridge) to discuss the City Council’s June order calling for anti-racism mini-libraries across the City. During this meeting, they discussed:

• Mission
To provide the Cambridge community with the resources and the space to humanize the individuals, the stories, and the experiences of black and brown people. Liberation Libraries is committed to creating a space to foster and to lift intergenerational learning by and from the various people and stories that live amongst us.

• Curation and Procurement of Library Materials
The Director of Libraries confirmed that the Library’s central role in this community-based project will be to collaborate on curating & procuring a list of books for Liberation Libraries and will also work to secure funding for books for the Liberation Libraries. For the first iteration, six books will be selected for the Liberation Libraries on the theme of Black Joy. The selection will span a range of ages—titles that will appeal to children, teens and adults. In the future, the group will also consider including books in foreign languages to accommodate non-English language speakers.

• Framework for Lending – Lend to Keep versus Lend to Return
Participants evaluated the costs and benefits associated with “lending to keep” versus “lending to return” books from the liberation libraries. The group concluded that the lending to keep was safest option considering the public health emergency. Lend to keep will also leave patrons with a book that they can refer to or share as they please.

• Locations of Liberation Libraries
Attendees discussed possible locations for Liberation Libraries. Libraries are to be placed in accessible locations, such as in the major squares in Cambridge. The Department of Public Works has been involved in planning and the Commission for Persons with Disabilities has been invited to participate in the discussion. Sites proposed include:

o Corner of Cherry Street and Eaton Street

o Moses Youth Center

o Corner of Wester Ave and Jay Street

o Corner of Cedar Street and Rindge Ave

Note: the group is also exploring possibility of installing a library next to CRLS.

• Restocking of Liberation Libraries
Planners explored how the supply of books in Liberation Libraries will be replenished. Options floated included youth from the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program or the possibility of MBK Cambridge finding volunteers to replenish liberation libraries. MBK Cambridge is also in discussion with the Public Health Department about safety practices to restock libraries.

On Sept 18, 2020, another meeting to discuss the Liberation Libraries occurred. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Mayor’s Office, Cambridge Public Schools Department, MBK Cambridge and the Cambridge Public Library. The group discussed:

• Materials Funding
The Director of Libraries confirmed that the Cambridge Public Library Foundation will provide $15,000 for the cost of books and other materials for the Liberation Libraries.

• Book Discussions
Through a robust community centered process that lifts the diverse voices and stories of the community we will identify and create a curricula and a circle of teaching practice that is aligned with the selection of the books that will be placed and discussed in the liberation libraries. Community members and librarians who represent the racial, ethnic, language, socio-economic, age, sexual and gender diversity of the community will serve as the stewards of book selection and lead with community conversations regarding the selected works. We envision that the Mayor will lead one of these discussions.

• Library Construction and Additional Funding:

o Cambridge-based carpenter, Kamala Harrington, will construct the libraries.

o The Mayor’s and City Manager’s Offices will provide $10,000 to build and promote Liberation Libraries.

Additionally, sub-committees have also met to plan this effort. The whole group agreed to meet again in late October or early November.

12. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-41, regarding a report on the feasibility of an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response System.
Placed on File 9-0

Oct 5, 2020
To the Honorable, the City Council:

Please find attached a response to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-41, regarding a report on the feasibility of an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response System, received from Police Commissioner Branville G. Bard, Assistant City Manager for Human Services Ellen Semonoff, Chief Public Health Officer Claude Jacob and Director of Emergency Communications Christina Giacobbe.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

To: City Manager, Louis A. DePasquale
From: Police Commissioner, Branville G. Bard, Jr.
Assistant City Manager of Human Services, Ellen Semonoff
Chief Public Health Officer, Claude Jacob
Director of Emergency Communications, Christina Giacobbe
Date: Sept 6, 2020
Re: City Council Order (POR 2020 #149) dated June 29, 2020
ORDERED: That the City Manager confer with the Cambridge Police Department, Emergency Communications Department, Department of Public Health, Department of Human Services and other relevant departments to determine the feasibility of an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response System, which department would be responsible for it, and how it would be funded and implemented in FY2022, and report back to the Council by September 14th; and be it further….

This communication is in response to Council Order (POR 2020#149) which requests information pertaining to the feasibility of creating an alternative public safety crisis response system:

Background:

In concert with City Administration and relevant City Departments, the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) has taken great care over the last decade to adopt a community policing philosophy that values the sanctity of human life above all else and to adopt strategies that focus on Prevention, Intervention, and Diversion over traditional law enforcement outcomes. As a department, it is recognized that far more individuals would be better served through a “Social Justice” approach rather than a “Criminal Justice” approach. The resulting paradigm shift led to:

• Increased documentation of calls for service involving mental health and homelessness issues, as well as increased documenting of both involuntary and voluntary psychiatric admissions. Doing so has permitted for a better understanding of service needs among these vulnerable populations. The Department also increased its mandatory training for all officers to receive 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT).

• Enhanced partnerships and coordination with area service agencies supporting these vulnerable populations; including but not limited to: (A) other City departments, such as Health and Human Service Programs and Public Health, (B) area healthcare systems such as the entire CHA network and the largest area hospitals, and (C) other community stakeholders such as clergy, courts, businesses, and various advocates for homelessness and for those suffering from mental health and substance use issues.

• In 2018, CPD formed the Family and Social Justice Section (FSJS), in order to bring all services designed to protect vulnerable populations (homeless, juveniles, elders, and those suffering from mental health and substance use issues) under one umbrella. The FSJS is overseen by a Deputy Superintendent and is comprised of three (3) units: The Social Justice Unit, Family Justice Unit and Clinical Support Unit (staffed with a Child Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social workers, and Domestic Violence Advocates). The desired outcomes of the FSJS are to reduce the incarceration of vulnerable populations, reduce the need for emergency service utilization (e.g., frequent ER trips) and improve access to outpatient and community-based supports and services. The FSJS is home to the City’s renowned Safety Net Collaborative; a partnership between the Police, Human Service Programs, School, and Public Health Departments, which has been empirically recognized for its successes in reducing juvenile arrests and recidivism, while also increasing access to behavioral health services.

The work that the City of Cambridge has done toward implementing these protective strategies is in accordance with best practices and heavily influenced by guidance from authorities such as The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which for more than 30 years has emphasized the need for a co-responder model and pioneered Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs (PMHC). The BJA has produced a useful PMHC toolkit. PMHC emphasizes five types of programs; however, according to the BJA “There is no one ‘right’ type. Agencies need to first assess their community’s needs and resources to determine which type of PMHC is most appropriate…the five approaches are not mutually exclusive…”. The five types of programs are:

• Crisis Intervention Teams: After completing a 40-hour training course, CIT officers are dispatched to mental health calls or utilized to assist non-CIT qualified officers. CIT officers rely upon their expertise to work with mental health providers and reach an appropriate [socially just] disposition (currently used by CPD).

• Co-Responder Teams: Specially trained officers and mental health crisis workers respond together to mental health calls for service. By drawing upon the combined expertise of the officer and mental health professional, the team is able to link people with mental illnesses to appropriate services or provide other effective and efficient responses. The most common approach is for the officer and crisis worker to ride together in the same vehicle for an entire shift, while in other agencies the crisis worker meets officers at the scene, and they handle the call together. Co-responder teams can respond throughout the entire jurisdiction, or they work in areas with the greatest number of mental health calls.

• Mobile Crisis Teams: Utilizes a group of mental health professionals who are available to respond to calls for service at the request of law enforcement officers. The mobile crisis team’s goal is to divert individuals from unnecessary jail bookings and/or emergency rooms. These crisis workers are skilled at helping to stabilize encounters and assume responsibility for securing mental health services for persons, including those in crisis who may need further evaluation and treatment. Mobile crisis teams are not necessarily dedicated to assisting only law enforcement officers but respond to requests directly from community members or their families and friends.

• Case Management Teams: A proactive team approach in which behavioral health professionals and officers provide outreach and follow-up to repeat callers and high utilizers of emergency services. Officers do not treat or diagnose the individuals, but work with behavioral health professionals to develop specific solutions to reduce repeat interactions. This approach strives to keep people connected to mental health services and community resources, abide by treatment plans, and meet other responsibilities such as work, school and training. Case management is used in agencies in conjunction with other police-mental health collaboration strategies. (currently used by CPD)

• Tailored Approach: A tailored approach is one in which an agency intentionally selects various response options from multiple PMHC programs to build a comprehensive and robust program. This allows the agency to adhere to a consistent policing philosophy while being responsive to community needs. Other factors agencies consider when choosing this approach can include the size of the jurisdiction and the number of officers on a given shift. When using the tailored approach, a law enforcement agency begins with the expectation that every patrol officer must be able to respond effectively to mental health calls. Agencies enhance their patrol force with officers or detectives whose primary responsibilities are to liaise with stakeholders to coordinate criminal justice and mental health resources. (currently used by CPD).

Discussion:

In making recommendations for non-police responses it is crucial to begin with the understanding that it is sometimes difficult and at other times impossible to begin with a non-police response even when a non-police response is most desirable. This will be true for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:

• Vulnerable populations are at increased risk of being reported for potential criminal offenses and behaviors. These incidents will come in as “crimes in progress” and require a police response. The purpose of the highly specialized Social Justice and Community Outreach teams at CPD is to, whenever possible, divert these vulnerable individuals (when they are reported for offenses) to services or specialized rehabilitative court programs and away from incarceration.

• Calls for service rarely fall neatly into a taxonomy and will not simply present as “a person experiencing a mental health crisis”. The Emergency Communications Center (ECC) screens calls for service and determines the response plan based on the report from the caller. Even after thorough screening, the call may appear to be a disturbance or a fight, etc. and it is rarely clear whether there is a safety risk or if there is an individual experiencing a mental health crisis. In some instances, callers are reporting what they have observed and are no longer in the area to provide additional information that would be useful when screening. Additionally, any calls for a section 12 or “Pink Slip” involving involuntary hospitalization requires a police presence as that person is mandated to be transported and evaluated in an emergency room.

• Any non-police response teams must be heavily integrated with Emergency Communications. Any non-police response will require additional effort by dispatchers to identify behavioral health calls, triage calls to ensure that they are non-violent, and dispatch the Mobile Crisis Teams. Since these teams respond without the Police Department, dispatching and managing them will require added resources and attention during call screening. These teams must be in close contact with dispatchers to ensure that they can call for police back-up if needed, which may likely require further dispatch resources and communication equipment.

However, there are many non-emergency, non-crisis calls in the City that fall on CPD to respond to that could be served with a non-police response. Some examples include someone with a mental illness who is upset but not in crisis, neighbor complaints, nuisance issues, etc. A non-police/EMS response would be appropriate in these situations and could take some burden off police and the emergency response system.

Prior to entering a discussion as to potential non-police response models the following should be noted: In 2018, the CPD participated in the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Strategic Planning for Law Enforcement and Mental Health Collaboration funded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The completed planning guide revealed that the major gap in response for vulnerable populations in the City of Cambridge was [the lack of] a “restoration or sobering center.” Such a center is meant to provide a physical location where people in crisis can be transported for short-term stabilization and management that is not an emergency room or criminal justice facility. The data on 911 calls for service for “high-utilizers” of emergency services indicates that patients are sent to ERs and often discharged or held for very short in-patient stays. Hospitals will play a vital role in the model as there is simply a dearth of places for the most vulnerable to go to for care when they are in acute crisis.

Recommendation:

In order to suggest a non-police response several models were reviewed including the CAHOOTS model suggested in the Policy Order and others such as, 23-hour crisis stabilization/observation beds, Short-term crisis residential services and crisis stabilization, Mobile Crisis Services, 24/7 crisis hotlines, Warm lines, Psychiatric Advance Directive Statements and Peer Crisis Services as highlighted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2014).

The primary recommendation is that the City of Cambridge add a Mobile Crisis Response component that is detached from CPD and operates independently or within another City Department or affiliated agency such as Cambridge Health Alliance. While continuing with the tailored approach currently utilized by CPD which relies on Crisis Intervention Trained officers, trained social workers and clinicians engaging in Case Management—the tailored approach is key in supporting the Safety Net Collaborative and CPD’s support of survivors of domestic violence. It is also recommended that the City of Cambridge support Persons Assisting The Homeless (PATH) (Item #2 below) workers as proposed by the Central Square Business Improvement District (BID) as a one (1) year pilot program. The City is currently working with the leadership of the BID on proposed funding for this fall. That program should begin as soon as practicable. The CCRT, (Item #1 below) should be considered for implementation by the City of Cambridge for FY22 and funded through normal budgeting measures. Below options Item #3 and Item #4 were considered but determined to be less viable options at this time.

1. Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT): utilizing a previous model within Cambridge Health Alliance, the CCRT, City or CHA could hire 4 to 6 clinicians to provide a mobile response within the model to enhance mental health services to the City of Cambridge. Although CCRT has not been in operation since 2009, CHA has continued to deliver mental health services and programs recognized for supporting mental health patients and individuals in crisis. These support services are currently offered through Integrated Behavioral Health Services, Specialty Mental Health Clinics and Psychiatry Department. Reestablishing CCRT would result in immediate information & referral services, psychiatric evaluations, crisis interventions and treatment (including psychopharmacology), short-term community crisis stabilization programs and referral for ongoing treatment. The enhanced CCRT with a mobile unit would respond as an alternate mental health response. In addition to staffing costs, a space(s) to operate from and vehicles would be additional budgetary concerns.

2. Person Assisting The Homeless (PATH): This proposal from the Central Square BID would provide outreach workers to operate within Central Square who would provide outreach, field based case management and referrals for individuals who are unhoused. Under this model, the BID would hire 3 outreach workers with specialized training around mental health and addiction. The outreach team will provide services within Central Square and connect individuals to existing local and regional services. A one-year pilot of this program could provide valuable data on the effectiveness of adding outreach responders trained in mental health response and harm reduction to the Central Square area. That evaluation could inform the best path forward for a city-wide approach to providing an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response System and/or enhanced stabilization options such as a “restoration or sobering center”.

3. Cambridge BEST Team: utilizing the existing infrastructure of the Boston Emergency Service Team, Cambridge could hire 4 to 6 clinicians to provide a mobile response within the City of Cambridge. BEST teams offer a highly integrated system of crisis evaluation and treatment services to the greater Boston area; BEST offers immediate information & referrals, psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention and treatment (including psychopharmacology), short-term community crisis stabilization programs (3-5 days), and referral for ongoing treatment. In addition to staffing costs, a space(s) to operate from and vehicles would be additional budgetary concerns.

4. Additional Mental Health Professionals: Cambridge can onboard a group of mental health professionals who are available to respond to calls for service at the request of emergency dispatch (after screening), or on-scene law enforcement officers who determine a non-police response is appropriate, or via a non-emergency number. If this option is selected, the additional mental health professionals should be embedded in an existing department or affiliated agency, such as CHA. As mentioned earlier, this type of mobile response would need to be heavily integrated with Emergency Communications and therefore may require additional supervision, personnel and infrastructure within that department.

It is critical that whichever model (or amalgamation of models) the City selects as a non-police response to mental health crises has some empirical evidence of its potential efficacy in serving the most vulnerable in the City of Cambridge and complements existing resources and work that is currently underway. It is also essential the model be integrated with the established agencies and services in the City that have established relationships, outreach and work with vulnerable populations. These agencies include but are not limited to: First Step, Eliot PATH and DMH Homeless Outreach Team, Vinfen, Bay Cove, the Cambridge Multidisciplinary Outreach Team, Cambridge Multi-Service Center, BEST, Bridge Over Troubled Waters and the Needle Exchange. There should be consideration for incorporating additional existing resources to the model such as Cambridge Community Response Network (CCRN) and Riverside Trauma Center.

Currently, CPD is working in collaboration with the Health Equity Research Lab (CHA/Harvard Medical School) for a large-scale evaluation of City’s efforts with the adult homeless and mentally ill population that will combine CPD, Cambridge Health Alliance and Middlesex Jail data to examine rates of arrest, recidivism, incarceration and service utilization for vulnerable populations. This evaluation will provide additional information to continue the work in the city of Cambridge based on our community needs.

Moving Forward:

It is critical that the City of Cambridge continue to lead reformatory efforts of delivery of services to its citizens; this includes Public Safety and all of its apparatus, particularly how Police Services are delivered. It is recommended that a Guiding Coalition (or Task Force) be created to examine future possibilities. The Task Force would begin with a loose vision, “to examine ways to limit the Police Response to calls for service without diminishing Public Safety or Community Safety, while increasing Community Cohesion to include restorative processes…”. To accomplish this vision, the Task Force would work with Cambridge Residents, the City Manager, the Police Commissioner and other City Department leaders to access overall needs and desires, as well as implementation strategies. Because of the need for widespread engagement, it is recommended that a City Manager appointed Task Force work collaboratively with the City Council’s Civic Unity Committee and the Human Services and Veterans Committee. It is anticipated that the recommendations coming from this Task Force will help to shape the future of Public Safety, not just in Cambridge, but becomes the prevailing model of Public Safety in the Nation.

We hope that you find this response satisfactory; as always, City Departments will be available to answer questions that may require advanced expertise.

ON THE TABLE
1. An application was received from David Biancaville, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 10 Acorn Park Drive; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association. [CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL JULY 27, 2020]

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-108, regarding a report on offering early voting in City Council and School Committee Elections. [PENDING RESPONSE FROM LEGISLATURE]

3. That the “2020 Cycling Safety Ordinance” be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee for discussion and recommendation. [PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL SEPT 14, 2020. TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER OCT 5, 2020] [Final Amended Text of Ordinance]
Ordained as Amended 7-1-0-1 (Toomey - NO, Simmons - PRESENT)

4. 100% Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition 2020. [PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL SEPT 14, 2020. TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER OCT 5, 2020] [Final Text of Ordinance]
Ordained 7-2 (Carlone, Nolan - NO)

5. The City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the City of Cambridge Law Department to review the above changes to the language of the Domestic Partnerships Ordinance and report back to the Council. [PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL JULY 27, 2020. TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER SEPT 14, 2020]

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from Anthony Papatonis, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 159 Allston Street; 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 - Carlone

2. An application was received from Ron Witte, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 33 Bristol Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association.
Order Adopted 9-0

3. An application was received from the Mayor's Office requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing Cambridge Celebrates Indigenous People's Day from Oct 9, 2020 thru Oct 16, 2020.
Order Adopted 9-0

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Stephanie Guirand, regarding reform, defunding or complete abolition of Police Departments.

2. A communication was received from Mike Nakagawa, regarding City Charter Council meeting.

3. A communication was received from Jim Kang, regarding Special meeting comments.

4. A communication was received from Hasson Rashid, regarding review the Rev, Dr. Bennett situation.

5. A communication was received from Marilee Meyer, 10 Dana Street, regarding comments 9-22-2020 City Manager contract ETC.

6. A communication was received from Margie Yates, 36 Upland Road, regarding City Manager's contract.

7. A communication was received from Rebecca Ferber, 48 Standish Street, regarding bike lanes.

8. A communication was received from Kim Young, regarding opposing 100% Affordable Housing Overlay amendment.

9. Sundry communications were received, regarding support for Policy Order #211 traffic calming measures.

10. Sundry communications were received, regarding opposition of Affordable Housing Overlay Ordinance.

11. Sundry communications were received, regarding support of Affordable Housing Overlay Ordinance.

12. A communication was received from Zhang, 32 5th Street, regarding support for Cycling Safety Ordinance.

13. A communication was received from Suzanne Blier, regarding Cannabis Delivery and AHO.

14. A communication was received from Shelagh Hadley, regarding Tree canopy and AHO.

15. A communication was received from Annette LaMond, regarding opposed to PO #9.

16. A communication was received from Merri Ansara, regarding POR 2020 #216 collaboration with Cuba on Covid 19.

17. A communication was received from Marcus Johnson Smith, regarding agenda items #4 and #8.

18. A communication was received from Nicola Williams, regarding 100% Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition.

19. AA communication was received from Nicola Williams, regarding AHO Public comment statement.

20. A communication was received from Christopher Schmit, regarding present timer during public comment.

21. A communication was received from Lili Porten, regarding cycling safety ordinance.

22. A communication was received from Carolyn Fuller, regarding Unfinished Business items #4 and Policy Order #9.

23. A communication was received from Rena Leib, regarding collaboration with Cuba.

24. A communication was received from Patrick Magee, regarding Cycling Safety Ordinance.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Retirement of Eva Martin Blythe from YWCA Cambridge. Councillor Simmons

5. Resolution on the death of Ralph W. Chapman, Jr. Councillor Toomey
Withdrawn - See Resolution #8

7. National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons

8. Resolution on the death of Deputy Fire Chief Ralph Chapman. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Toomey
Amended

9. That the City Council go on record to state its continued observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct 12, 2020. Mayor Siddiqui

ORDERS
1. Policy Order Re Dedication Request for Ruby Pearson. Councillor Simmons
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

2. That the City Manager work with the Department of Traffic and Parking to conduct an evaluation of speeding on Kinnaird Street, from Western Avenue to Putnam Avenue; Hancock Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Kinnaird Street; Green Street, from Pleasant Street to Putnam Avenue; and Franklin Street, from Putnam to Pleasant Street; and to consider ways to reduce speed, including raised crosswalks and additional signage. Councillor McGovern
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

3. That the Council go on record requesting the Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack consider an I-90 lane reduction and at-grade design during the final decision-making process. Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor McGovern
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

4. That the Cambridge City Council adopt the following amendments to Chapter 5.50 of the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Cambridge entitled “CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMITTING”. Councillor Nolan, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan
Referred to Ordinance Committee 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

5. That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to work with the Public Health Department and the Law Department to amend Cambridge’s Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement to make clear that it remains in effect after October 17 and until at least the end of the state of emergency is declared. Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

6. That the City Manager confer with the Budget Office and other relevant departments to discuss the feasibility of installing the remaining flashing crosswalks as outlined in the PB4 proposal, particularly on Broadway and Norfolk Street and provide an update to this Council by Oct 26, 2020. Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

7. The City of Cambridge and its institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge Hospital have a long history of direct medical and scientific faculty and student exchanges as well as direct collaboration with Cuba, working together for many years on breakthrough treatments and medical approaches, such as the search for a vaccine for Dengue Fever and the development of treatments for drug resistant infections. Councillor Carlone, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Zondervan
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

8. Cannabis Delivery-Only Zoning Ordinance. Councillor Nolan, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan
Referred to Ordinance Committee & Planning Board 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

9. That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Cambridge Historical Commission and other relevant City Departments to ensure that any report or recommendation for a new Neighborhood Conservation District in Cambridge presented to the City Council include an analysis of the potential effects on City housing affordability based on current research, as well as any mitigations that the Cambridge Historical Commission recommends, so that the City Council may holistically evaluate the matter. Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Siddiqui
Charter Right - Carlone

10. That the City Council go on record supporting the Roe Act and restate its commitment to the protection of abortion rights, reproductive health care rights, and individuals’ rights to make reproductive decisions about their own bodies. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

11. That the City Council go on record supporting the high school students’ open letter requesting leadership to protect Asian American students from this onslaught of racial bullying and abuse. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

12. That the Council go on record supporting the passage of S.2500 and H.4933 and to support the inclusion of the following in the final bill: 1) The development of a net zero stretch code by DOER (S.2500, § 30-31, 54) 2) The consideration of geographically diverse communities, including low-income communities, in the development of a net zero stretch code (S.2500, § 54) 3) The increase in membership and the establishment of term limits for the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (H.4933, § 15A-F). Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Carlone
Order Adopted as Amended 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

13. That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Transportation Department and Solicitor to provide the City with an update on the progress toward a draft Ordinance as soon as possible and with the draft of an Ordinance by Oct 19, 2020. Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, ~~Councillor Toomey~~
Order Adopted 7-0-2 (Simmons, Toomey - ABSENT)

A. Green Energy Analysis Zoning Amendments Councillor Carlone
Tabled 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

O-10 June 22, 2020 (amended)
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge publicly acknowledges we are facing a climate change crisis due to increasing dangers of fossil fuels impacting public health and quality of life; and
WHEREAS: The intent of Article 22.000 of Cambridge’s Zoning Code is “to promote environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient design and development practices in new construction and renovation of buildings in the city”; and
WHEREAS: The city has set goals for different building types to meet the highest standards for environmentally sustainable design in the coming years; and
WHEREAS: Costs for different forms of clean energy are equal to or less than fossil fuels; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge set a building standard for utilizing clean energy in their non-zero buildings to minimize adverse environmental impacts and as examples for private industry and all public facilities design to replicate; and
WHEREAS: It is of utmost importance that new and renovated projects seriously explore the environmental and likely cost advantages of using alternative and renewable energy resources during the design development of their projects; now therefore
ORDERED: Under 22.20 Green Building Requirements, the following will be added as Section ~~22.25.2 (d)~~ 22.25.1 (c) (6):

“A plan shall be submitted to Community Development and Inspectional Services Departments for city and public review, that provides an analysis of the feasibility and cost of installing renewable energy sources and systems (such as solar, ground source or air source heat pumps, including through district energy systems), compared to equivalent fossil fueled energy systems.

“A plan shall be submitted to Community Development and Inspectional Services Departments that uses alternative and renewable energy sources and an analysis of the feasibility and cost of installing such a system compared with a fossil fueled energy system for city and public review.”

Note: This does not mandate a non-fossil fuel system be installed.

~~The full text within its section shall be:~~

~~22.25.2~~

Before applying for a building permit for a Green Building Project, the documentation listed in Subsection 22.25.1 above, updated from any previous version (if applicable) to reflect the current Green Building Project design, and the additional documentation listed below shall be submitted to CDD for review. Within thirty (30) days after receiving a complete set of documentation, CDD shall provide written notice to the developer of the Green Building Project that the documentation sufficiently demonstrates compliance with the requirements in Section 22.24 and that said developer may apply for a building permit from the Superintendent of Buildings, or CDD shall provide a written explanation of deficiencies to be corrected in a revised submission.

~~(a) Energy Simulation Tool results demonstrating compliance with the selected Green Building Rating System.~~

~~(b) For a Green Building Project using the Passive House Green Building Rating Program, the following set of documents is required:~~

~~(1) credentials of the Passive House rater/verifier who will perform testing and verification and letter of intent stating he/she has been hired to complete the on- site verification process;~~

~~(2) credentials of the Certified Passive House Consultant who has provided design, planning, or consulting services;~~

~~(3) construction drawings and specifications, including building envelope assemblies, all mechanical systems, and appliance specifications; and~~

(4) Energy Simulation Tool results using "WUFI Passive" software, developed by Fraunhofer IBP in partnership with Passive House Institute US, Inc. and Owens Corning, or Passive House Planning Package software developed by the Passive House Institute, or a comparable software tool that is authorized for use by the Passive House Green Building Rating Program.

(c) Credentials of the Green Building Project's designated Green Building Professional and an affidavit signed by that professional stating that he/she has reviewed all relevant documents and that to the best of his/her knowledge, the documents provided indicate that the Green Building Project is being designed to achieve the requirements of Section 22.24.

(d) A plan shall be submitted to Community Development and Inspectional Services Departments that uses alternative and renewable energy sources and an analysis of the feasibility and cost of installing such a system compared with a fossil fueled energy system for city and public review.

(d) (e) Credentials of the Green Building Project's Green Commissioning Authority or a copy of an executed contract with the developer of the Green Building Project if the Green Commissioning Authority is an independent consultant or subcontractor.

COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
1. A communication was received from Mayor Siddiqui, transmitting a memorandum regarding Communicating information from the School Committee.
Placed on File 9-0

HEARING SCHEDULE
Mon, Oct 5
5:00pm Special City Council Meeting the City Council enter executive session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation known as Revolutionary Clinics II, Inc. v. City of Cambridge, Middlesex Superior Court C.A. No. 1981CV03035 (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
6:30pm Tax Rate Hearing (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Oct 7
10:00am Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Surveillance Technology Impact Reports and annual reports on ShotSpotter, BRIC, and COPLINK, and other outstanding surveillance annual reports, time permitting (Sullivan Chamber)
2:00pm The Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning; Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public hearing on the reappointment of Christopher Bator to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a term of five years and to discuss the Envision Masterplan, and review how to set priorities and goal setting based on the Envision Masterplan. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Oct 13
3:00pm The Health & Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss amending the Tree Protection Ordinance based on the findings of the Urban Forest Master Plan Task Force. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Oct 14
10:00am The Public Safety Committee will meet to discuss traffic enforcement and PO 2020 #178. (Sullivan Chamber)
2:00pm The Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning; Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the process for conducting the feasibility study for municipal broadband and the Request for Proposal. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Oct 21
2:00pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Harvard Square Conservation District Study Committee Report. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Oct 22
5:30pm The Housing Committee will conduct a public hearing to receive an update from the Community Development Department and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund on potential changes made to the eligibility preferences for the Inclusionary Housing program. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Oct 28
5:30pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the Real Estate Transfer Home Rule Petition. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Nov 12
5:30pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the PUD-CDK District Zoning. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Nov 19
5:30pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the KSURP Zoning Ordinance Amendment. (Sullivan Chamber)

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1 Oct 5, 2020
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Erinn Pearson for a street corner dedication in the vicinity of the corner of Putnam Avenue and Sidney Street in honor of her grandmother, Ruby Pearson, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward this order to the Dedication Committee for their review and approval.

O-2 Oct 5, 2020
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
WHEREAS: In November of 2019, the City of Cambridge reduced the speed limit on most city-owned streets from 25 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS: Reducing the speed limit is a key part of the city's Vision Zero strategy to eliminate all crashes that result in serious or fatal injuries; and
WHEREAS: Despite the reduced speed limit, there are certain streets in Cambridge where residents feel that motorists continue to speed, such as: Kinnaird Street, from Western Avenue to Putnam Avenue; Hancock Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Kinnaird Street; Green Street, from Pleasant Street to Putnam Avenue; and Franklin Street, from Putnam to Pleasant Street; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has a vested interest in ensuring the safety of pedestrians, bikers, and other motorists from speeding drivers; therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager work with the Department of Traffic and Parking to conduct an evaluation of speeding on Kinnaird Street, from Western Avenue to Putnam Avenue; Hancock Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Kinnaird Street; Green Street, from Pleasant Street to Putnam Avenue; and Franklin Street, from Putnam to Pleasant Street; and to consider ways to reduce speed, including raised crosswalks and additional signage.

O-4 Oct 5, 2020
COUNCILLOR NOLAN
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
WHEREAS: On May 28, 2020, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission began receiving applications for prospective Delivery-only Marijuana Establishments, which will be exclusively available to certified Economic Empowerment Applicants and Social Equity Program Participants for a minimum of two years; and
WHEREAS: In 2019, the City Council passed the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance, creating a separate local permitting requirement for Cannabis businesses operating within the City of Cambridge, that did not include delivery-only; and
WHEREAS: While residents of Cambridge are currently able to receive cannabis deliveries, the deliveries cannot come from businesses operating with the City of Cambridge, hurting the local, Economic Empowerment Applicants who wish to include Delivery-only in their business model; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the Cambridge City Council adopt the following amendments to Chapter 5.50 of the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Cambridge entitled “CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMITTING”

Amend section 5.50.010 to read as follows:
This Chapter is intended to create a separate local permitting requirement for Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Cultivator, Cannabis Product Manufacturer, Cannabis Microbusiness, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer and/or Cannabis Transporter (collectively "Cannabis Business") applicants to certify compliance with certain conditions in the public interest prior to being permitted to operate a Cannabis Business in the City. The City deems it to be in the public interest to give initial permitting preferences for Cannabis Businesses to Priority Applicants, as defined herein.

Amend the definition of “Cannabis Business” in section 5.50.020 to read as follows:
"Cannabis Business." A Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Cultivator, Cannabis Product Manufacturer, Cannabis Microbusiness, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer and/or Cannabis Transporter.

Amend section 5.50.020 to insert the following definitions:
“Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer.” An entity licensed by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to deliver directly to Consumers from a Cannabis or Marijuana Retailer licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission or Registered Qualifying Patients or Caregivers from a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission and that does not provide a retail location accessible to the public.

“Cannabis Microbusiness.” A co‐located Cannabis or Marijuana Establishment that can be either a Tier 1 Marijuana Cultivator or a Product Manufacturer or both, pursuant to 935 CMR 500.00, in compliance with the operating procedures for each license and, if in receipt of a Delivery Endorsement issued by the Cannabis Control Commission, may deliver Cannabis or Cannabis Products produced at the licensed location directly to Consumers in compliance with established regulatory requirements for retail sale as it relates to delivery. A Microbusiness that is a Cannabis Marijuana Product Manufacturer may purchase no more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana per year from other Cannabis or Marijuana Establishments, pursuant to 935 CMR 500.000.

Amend section 5.50.030 to read as follows:
This Chapter shall apply to any proposed Cannabis Cultivator, Cannabis Product Manufacturer, Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Microbusiness, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Transporter that is seeking licensure from the Cannabis Control Commission on or after the effective date of this Chapter. This Chapter shall not apply to RMDs that have already been permitted in the City and are not seeking licensure as a Cannabis Retail Store for retail cannabis sales prior to the effective date of this Chapter ("Existing RMD").

Amend section 5.50.040 to read as follows:
The City shall issue a Cannabis Business Permit pursuant to this Chapter only to Priority Applicants. For the first two 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 or for a Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer only to Group A Priority Applicants who are Economic Empowerment Applicants certified as such by the Commonwealth's Cannabis Control Commission.

O-6 Oct 5, 2020
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
COUNCILLOR SOBRINHO-WHEELER
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge’s Participatory Budgeting process is a democratic initiative that gives Cambridge community members the power to decide how to spend funds each fiscal year to improve the Cambridge community; and
WHEREAS: This is the 7th year that Cambridge has initiated the Participatory Budgeting process, with past projects including laundry access in schools, solar panels for the Main Library roof, bike repair stations, a freezer van for prepared food rescue, street trees, water bottle fill stations and more; and
WHEREAS: One of the winning projects from the fourth year of the Participatory Budgeting process was the “flashing crosswalks for safer streets” project – a project to increase pedestrian safety by funding rapid flashing beacons at 10 high pedestrian risk crosswalks; and
WHEREAS: These beacons would increase the visibility of pedestrians, especially at night, by alerting drivers to crossing pedestrians, thereby preventing crashes; and
WHEREAS: The “flashing crosswalks for safer streets” project has not been implemented or provided with updates since winning approval from the City 3 years ago; and
WHEREAS: Two of the proposed intersections in the “flashing crosswalks for safer streets” project are the intersection of Broadway and Norfolk Street and Elm and Hampshire Street, which was outlined in the project as 2 of the 10 intersections that drivers speed through, creating risk if injury or even death; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager provide an update as to the progress of the 10 approved flashing crosswalks as outlined in the PB4 by Oct 26, 2020; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager confer with the Budget Office and other relevant departments to discuss the feasibility of installing the remaining flashing crosswalks as outlined in the PB4 proposal, particularly on Broadway and Norfolk Street and provide an update to this Council by Oct 26, 2020.

O-7 Oct 5, 2020
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
WHEREAS: The United States has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world; and;
WHEREAS: Cuba with a population of almost double that of Massachusetts has had 4,459 cases compared to Massachusetts’ 123,181, as of Sept 10, 2020 with just over 1% the number of Commonwealth deaths; and
WHEREAS: In the face of the worldwide menace of SARS-Cov-2 Covid-19, the situation calls for the utmost international cooperation and solidarity; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge is home to some of the most nationally prestigious and successful medical, public health, pharmaceutical and life sciences research and teaching institutions; and
WHEREAS: Cuba has developed in its own internationally respected biopharmaceutical industry and successfully used at home and abroad treatment regimens in previous outbreaks of Ebola, Zika, Chikungunya and other of the novel virus; and
WHEREAS: Cuba has used several successful treatment protocols in controlling COVID-19 developed by its biopharmaceutical industry, affording that country an extremely favorable fatality and recovery rate; and that these treatment protocols include the Cuba produced drugs of Biomodulina T, Heberon Interferon Alfa 2B human recombinant, Itolizumab, and Jusvinza (CIGB 258); and
WHEREAS: Although more than 42 countries are in the process of acquiring or have already acquired pharmaceutical products such as these from Cuba, none are available in the United States due to ongoing and increased restrictions against collaboration with and imports from Cuba; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge and its institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge Hospital have a long history of direct medical and scientific faculty and student exchanges as well as direct collaboration with Cuba, working together for many years on breakthrough treatments and medical approaches, such as the search for a vaccine for Dengue Fever and the development of treatments for drug resistant infections; and
WHEREAS: There is an ongoing national awareness and work towards similar Cuban collaborative initiatives in other cities and states, such as recent resolutions passed by the City of Cleveland, the City of Richmond, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, calling also for lifting of the U.S. embargo on Cuba that has severely restricted collaboration on scientific and medical research; and
WHEREAS: The people of Cambridge, the rest of the country and the world would benefit from U.S.- Cuban biopharmaceutical, medical and public health collaboration and exchange; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City of Cambridge actively explore collaboration with Cuba to jointly face the Covid-19 pandemic, including re-initiating knowledge transfer and joint collaboration in public health prevention methods; methods for preventing infection of health workers; innovative treatments; and development of new treatments, vaccines and protocols, between Cambridge and Cuban institutions; and
ORDERED: That the Cambridge City Council actively calls upon the Massachusetts State Legislature and the Governor of the Commonwealth to actively pursue such exchanges, knowledge transfers, and collaboration, including but not limited to collaboration on further and joint development of drugs and treatment protocols in pursuit of control of the COVID-19 virus; and
ORDERED: That the City of Cambridge calls on the Congress and President of the United States, with the support of the Governor of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts State Legislature, with the active support of the State’s U.S. Senators and Representatives, to lift restrictions on access to Cuban medical and biopharmaceutical expertise, in order to more effectively combat the COVID-19 pandemic, by suspending relevant US economic and travel sanctions against Cuba.

O-8 Oct 5, 2020
COUNCILLOR NOLAN
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
WHEREAS: On May 28, 2020, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission began receiving applications for prospective Delivery-only Marijuana Establishments, which will be exclusively available to certified Economic Empowerment Applicants and Social Equity Program Participants for a minimum of two years; and
WHEREAS: In 2019, the City Council passed the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance, creating a separate local permitting requirement for Cannabis businesses operating within the City of Cambridge, that did not include delivery-only; and
WHEREAS: While residents of Cambridge are currently able to receive cannabis deliveries, the deliveries cannot come from businesses operating with the City of Cambridge, hurting the local, Economic Empowerment Applicants who wish to include Delivery-only in their business model; and
ORDERED: That the Cambridge City Council adopt the following amendments to Chapter 2.000 of the Zoning Ordinances of the City of Cambridge entitled “DEFINITIONS” as follows:

Amend section 2.000 to insert the following definition:
Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer. An entity licensed by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to deliver directly to Consumers from a Cannabis or Marijuana Retailer licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission or Registered Qualifying Patients or Caregivers from a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission and that does not provide a retail location accessible to the public.

Amend the definition of “Cannabis Microbusiness” to read as follows:
Cannabis Microbusiness. A co-located Cannabis or Marijuana Establishment that can be either a Tier 1 Marijuana Cultivator or Product Manufacturer or both, pursuant to 935 CMR 500.00, in compliance with the operating procedures for each license and, if in receipt of a Delivery Endorsement issued by the Cannabis Control Commission, may deliver Cannabis or Cannabis Products produced at the licensed location directly to Consumers in compliance with established regulatory requirements for retail sale as it relates to delivery. A Microbusiness that is a Cannabis Marijuana Product Manufacturer may purchase no more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana per year from other Cannabis or Marijuana Establishments, pursuant to 935 CMR 500.000.

Amend the definition of “Cannabis Production Facility” to read as follows:
Cannabis Production Facility. An establishment authorized to cultivate, manufacture, process, or package cannabis or marijuana products, in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations. A Cannabis Production Facility may be licensed to operate as a Cannabis Microbusiness, Cannabis or Marijuana Cultivator or Cannabis or Marijuana Product Manufacturer or registered as a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (also known as a Registered Marijuana Dispensary or RMD), or both, in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations.

ORDERED: That the Cambridge City Council adopt the following amendments to Chapter 4.30 of the Zoning Ordinances of the City of Cambridge entitled “TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS” as follows:

Amend section 4.37 to insert the following row:

Open Space Res A 1&2 Res B Res C, C-1, C-1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B Off 1, 2A, 2, 3, 3A Bus A-1, A-2, A-3¹ Bus A, A-4 us B, B-1, B-2 Bus C, C-1 Ind A-1, A-2 Ind A Ind B-1, B-2 Ind B Ind C

Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer No No No No No No No No No No No PB⁵⁸ No No

ORDERED: That the Cambridge City Council adopt the following amendments to Chapter 11.800 of the Zoning Ordinances of the City of Cambridge entitled “CANNABIS USES” as follows:

Amend section 11.802.1 to read as follows:

(a) Cannabis Retail Stores, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailers and Cannabis Production Facilities shall be allowed only after the granting of a special permit by the Planning Board, subject to the requirements set forth in this Section 11.800, et seq.

(b) Either Cannabis Retail Stores, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailers or Cannabis Production Facilities, as defined in Article 2.000 of this Zoning Ordinance, may be established to provide cannabis products for medical or non-medical use, or both, in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations.

(c) A Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility that has previously received a special permit from the Planning Board only to authorize a Registered Marijuana Dispensary shall be required to amend its previously issued special permit to authorize the conversion to or co-location of a Cannabis Establishment for the non-medical use of cannabis or marijuana.

Amend section 11.802.3 to read as follows:
Limitation of Approval. A special permit authorizing the establishment of a Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility shall be valid only for the licensed or registered entity to which the special permit was issued, and only for the site on which the Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility has been authorized by special permit. If the license or registration for a Cannabis Use has not been renewed or has been revoked, transferred to another controlling entity, or relocated to a different site, a new special permit shall be required prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.

Amend section 11.802.4 to read as follows:
Building. A Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility shall be located only in a permanent building and not within any mobile facility, with the exception that Cannabis Microbusiness with a Delivery Endorsement and Cannabis Delivery-Only Retail may conduct mobile deliveries in accordance with 935 CMR 500.000. All sales, cultivation, manufacturing, and other related activities shall be conducted within the building, except in cases where home deliveries are authorized to serve qualified medical marijuana patients pursuant to applicable state and local regulations and except that Cannabis Microbusiness with a Delivery Endorsement and Cannabis Delivery-Only may conduct sales in accordance with 935 CMR 500.000.

Amend section 11.803.3 to read as follows:
Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailers shall be allowed only by Planning Board Special Permit in the Industry B-1 and B-2 districts, provided that the establishment is not greater than 10,000 square feet in Gross Floor Area.

Insert a new section 11.803.4 to read as follows:
Buffer Zones.

(a) A Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility shall not be permitted within 300 feet of a pre-existing public or private school providing education in kindergarten or any of grades one through 12, except where the Planning Board, in issuing a special permit, approves a reduced distance upon finding that the location will cause no substantial adverse impact due to site-specific factors or other mitigating efforts agreed to in writing by the permittee and made conditions of the special permit.

(b) A Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility shall not be permitted within 300 feet of a pre-existing public children's playground, public youth athletic field, or public youth recreation facility, except where the Planning Board, in issuing a special permit, approves a reduced distance upon finding that the location will cause no substantial adverse impact due to site-specific factors or other mitigating efforts agreed to in writing by the permittee and made conditions of the special permit.

Amend section 11.804(e) to read as follows:
Logistics Plan: A plan identifying the on-site or off-site locations where deliveries and loading functions will take place and a narrative describing how deliveries to the site, loading, and other service functions will be conducted, including parking for home delivery vehicle(s), as well as a plan and narrative identifying the transportation options for customers and employees, including public transportation services, on-site and off-site parking facilities, and bicycle facilities.

Amend section 11.805(e) to read as follows:
If the proposed Cannabis Retail Store, Cannabis Delivery-Only Retailer or Cannabis Production Facility is not proposed to include a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, it will nevertheless provide programs to assist qualifying patients within the city or neighborhood who are registered through the Massachusetts Medical Use of Marijuana Program in obtaining services under that program.

Delete Section 11.806 which currently reads:
Effective Date. The provisions of this Section 11.800-11.805, as most recently amended on Dec 17, 2018, shall take effect on April 20, 2019, or upon passage of a "Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance," whichever comes first.

O-11 Oct 5, 2020
MAYOR SIDDIQUI
VICE MAYOR MALLON
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
WHEREAS: The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an explosion of anti-Asian racism in the United States, ranging from derogatory slurs, to blaming the outbreak on Chinese people, to violent physical attacks; and
WHEREAS: On Sept 21, 2020, a coalition of Asian American students submitted an open letter to school educators and superintendents in Boston, Malden and Quincy urging them to address the surge of anti-Asian racism that followed the COVID-19 outbreak; and
WHEREAS: Since the beginning of the pandemic, Stop AAPI Hate has recorded about 2,500 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination across the United States, with 61 such incidents in Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS: Stop AAPI Hate released a report that looks at 341 incidents reported by youth, with 24 involving physical assault. In 56% of these cases, perpetrators employed anti-Chinese hate speech, including blaming China and Chinese as the source of the virus and mocking Chinese dietary habits; and
WHEREAS: As our students return to school, it is important to protect and keep our students safe from both the spread of COVID-19 and racist attacks; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record supporting the high school students’ open letter requesting leadership to protect Asian American students from this onslaught of racial bullying and abuse; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward suitably engrossed copies of this Resolution to Stop AAPI Hate, the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center and the Superintendents of the School Districts in Boston, Malden and Quincy.

AWAITING REPORT LIST
16-101. 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

16-108. Report on whether people displaced and qualify for Emergency Status who are using Section 8 in other cities or towns can retain their resident preference for the purpose of Inclusionary Housing. On a communication from Councillor Kelley requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey (O-4) from 12/19/2016

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

18-60. Report on a small business parking pilot that would allow temporary on-street employee parking during typical daytime operating hours.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #1) from 5/14/2018

18-73. Report on establishing and implementing a dynamic new initiative that will seek to place Port residents (ages 18 and over) on paths to jobs with family-sustaining wages.
Councillor Simmons (O-6) from 6/25/2018

18-119. Report on evaluating the existing capacity of fire stations in the Kendall Square area and whether a new fire station is needed, and if so, determining the feasibility of locating a plot of land for this use.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-2) from 11/5/2018

19-3. Report on establishing a Central Square Improvement Fund and allocate no less than 25% of funds generated to the arts.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern (O-6) from 1/7/2019

19-21. Report on the process for establishing a formal, thorough review of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership programs, incorporating a plan for obtaining and analyzing substantial quantitative data inclusive of all types of units.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-3) from 2/25/2019

19-22. Report on the feasibility of allowing small businesses to host live acoustic music performances without a license, and if feasible, present the City Council with a proposal to allow such performances.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern (O-5) from 2/25/2019

19-45. Report on compiling a full accounting of streets, schools, and public buildings that may be named in honor of those who have ties to the American slave trade, and to work towards renaming all of these streets, schools, and buildings.
Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 4/8/2019

19-49. Report on recommending restrictions on signage specific to retail establishments that sell e-cigarettes and other vaping devices.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-15) from 4/8/2019

19-58. Report on working with the Recycling Advisory Committee and other stakeholders to draft an ordinance banning single-use plastic items in Cambridge.
Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone (O-6) from 5/13/2019

19-62. Report on drafting a formal Anti-bias /Cultural Competency Strategic Plan for eventual adoption and implementation.
Councillor Simmons (O-2) from 5/20/2019

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

19-74. Report on establishing a working committee to review the monuments, memorials, and markers throughout Cambridge to determine whether any of these commemorate those who were linked to the slave trade or engaged in other similarly shameful acts and to determine which individuals should be newly recognized with a monument, memorial, or marker.
Councillor Simmons, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Devereux, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-2) from 6/10/2019

19-75. Report on exploring the feasibility of partnering with a local research institution to conduct a study that determines how many ridehail vehicles are on the roads during both on and off-peak times and their impacts on congestion and safety.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux (O-4) from 6/10/2019

19-86. Report on developing a Vacant Storefront Registration Policy.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan (O-5) from 6/24/2019

19-100. Report on the feasibility of implementing an additional regulatory requirement for listing a registration/license number for Short-Term Rentals.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons (O-19) from 7/30/2019

19-123. Report on the feasibility of closing some portion of Harvard Square to vehicular traffic on a select number of days during the summer of 2020 to have open market-style events.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 10/7/2019

19-127. Report on instituting regularly scheduled public conversations between Public Utilities' representatives from Eversource, the Water Dept. Comcast, Verizon and any other appropriate entities to keep the City and public informed.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone (O-8) from 10/7/2019

19-130. Report on requesting to allocate more funds in the FY21 budget for the small business improvement grants and to confer with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office on whether other cities in Massachusetts have been facing similar issues with ADA compliance and what can be done to protect the small businesses.
Councillor Toomey (O-14) from 10/7/2019

19-134. Report on increasing funding to the City’s HomeBridge program so that access to homeownership may be made available to a wider range of incomes, as the program intends.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Toomey (O-20) from 10/7/2019

19-137. Report on determining if ISD can be given the authority to issue citations for smoking in non-smoking buildings and to report back to the City Council. See Mgr #10
Councillor McGovern (Calendar Item #4) from 10/7/2019

19-139. Report on determining whether it would be possible to allow a permitted area for serving alcoholic beverages on Danehy Park property during special community-wide events.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #5) from 10/7/2019

19-141. Report on looking into the idea of hiring a social worker in the FY2021 budget for the Central Square Library branch.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor McGovern (Calendar Item #8) from 10/7/2019

19-142. Report on determining the feasibility of expediting the Demolition and Rebuilding permitting process in the event of a natural disaster.
Vice Mayor Mallon (O-1) from 10/21/2019

19-144. Report on determining the feasibility of instituting and funding a Fire Cadet Program.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Toomey, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 10/21/2019

19-145. Report on reviewing all the City’s policies and procedures related to the procurement, installation and disposal of artificial turf.
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

19-151. Report on the feasibility of making Porter Square and Massachusetts Avenue between Roseland Street and Beech Street a quick-build Complete Street with bus priority.
Councillor McGovern, Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Devereux (O-10) from 10/28/2019

20-4. Report on the feasibility of instituting and funding a fare-free pilot bus program.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Siddiqui (O-5) from 1/27/2020

20-5. Report on the potential for implementing sufficient traffic-calming solutions on Upton Street.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor McGovern (O-7) from 1/27/2020

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

20-9. Report on allocating the necessary funds, and develop a comprehensive public safety plan, including contingency plans so that the event can take place in a secure time and place, even in the presence of significant threats that can be anticipated.
Councillor Zondervan (Calendar Item #2) from 2/3/2020

20-10. Report on renaming the Agassiz neighborhood.
Councillor Simmons, Mayor Siddiqui (O-1) from 2/10/2020

20-12. Report on the feasibility of instituting a program to install rings on parking meters to expand bicycle parking options.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Siddiqui (O-4) from 2/10/2020

20-13. Report on expanding the Head Start program hours and adding additional scholarships to improve access to high-quality, early childhood educational resources.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern (O-6) from 2/10/2020

20-15. Report on the feasibility of limiting the number of Saturdays and holidays any one developer can be permitted for any one construction project.
Vice Mayor Mallon (O-2) from 2/24/2020

20-18. Report on the feasibility of implementing additional dedicated bus lanes, as well as fully separate protected bicycle lanes.
Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-6) from 2/24/2020

20-21. Report on preparing a report on any steps the city has taken to work towards developing a Vacant Storefront Registration Policy.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone (O-4) from 3/2/2020

20-22. Report on working with the Inspectional Service Department to increase the fines for absentee property owners who continue to have violations stemming for rodent infestations.
Councillor Toomey (O-4) from 3/16/2020

20-23. Report on implementing Simple Recycling' s curbside textile recycling program and report back to the Council on this matter in a timely manner.
Councillor Toomey (O-1) from 5/11/2020

20-24. Report on working with DPW to begin distributing Gator Bags.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone (O-8) from 5/18/2020

20-25. Report on changing the name of the bus stop from “Massachusetts Avenue at Churchill Avenue” to “Matignon High School at Churchill Avenue”.
Councillor Toomey (O-5) from 6/1/2020

20-26. Report on placing four Anti-Racist Free Little Libraries in a variety of neighborhoods, including the Port (Harvard and Windsor), the Coast (Putnam and Magazine), Brattle Street and North Cambridge (Rindge and Massachusetts Ave.). See Mgr #8
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-4) from 6/22/2020

20-29. Report on developing new and expanded ways to distribute physical library materials to Cambridge youth over the summer, including possible mobile checkout sites. See Mgr #7
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Nolan (O-2) from 6/29/2020

20-30. Report on establishing a plan designed to provide a thorough, system-wide review of the entire municipal government to identify and remove any vestiges of systemic racism and/or racial bias in any and all City departments, to establish clear, transparent metrics that will help further this critical endeavor.
Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Toomey (O-3) from 6/29/2020

20-31. Report on determining how to best protect and preserve our commercial spaces that support our small business operators and maintain continuity in our commercial districts.
Councillor Toomey, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-5) from 6/29/2020

20-32. Report on the feasibility of identifying one evening or day per week that the Fresh Pond Golf Course can be open to the public for general use.
Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone from

20-36. Report on generating a report detailing the Sole Assessment Process, the Civil Service HRD process, the reason for choosing the Sole Assessment Process over the Civil Service HRD process, and the projected costs associated with both processes.
Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (O-5) from 7/27/2020

20-37. Report on considering formally renaming the Central Square Library in honor of Maria Baldwin and Rep. John Lewis, with the building being known as “The Maria Baldwin and Rep. John Lewis Library and Center for African American/Black History and Culture” going forward, or to otherwise find another suitable location for this dedication.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (O-6) from 7/27/2020

20-39. Report on the next steps for restoration, health and environmental protection, improvement, beautification, and making the surrounding areas of Jerry’s Pond publicly accessible and incorporating Jerry's Pond into the adjacent public parklands, with pedestrian and bicycle connections to the MBTA Station, the Alewife Reservation, Minuteman Bikeway, and the Linear Park.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zondervan (O-11) from 7/27/2020

20-40. Report on improving the surrounding landscape for residents who live in the neighboring community and the many individuals who commute through the area via the Alewife Red Line, the Minuteman Bikeway, Rindge Avenue and Alewife Brook Parkway.
Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zondervan (O-12) from 7/27/2020

20-41. Report on working with the Cambridge Police Department, Emergency Communications Department, Department of Public Health, Department of Human Services and other relevant departments to determine the feasibility of an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response System, which department would be responsible for it, and how it would be funded and implemented in FY2022. See Mgr #12
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Toomey (Calendar Item #4) from 6/29/2020

20-42. Report on collaborating with the Cambridge Housing Authority in formulating a plan that will lead to increased enforcement of the parking regulations in front of 150 Erie Street, that will discourage illegal parking in front of the building.
Councillor Simmons (O-2) from 9/14/2020

20-43. Report on the recurring problem on Columbia Street involving the placement of trash and discarded furniture on the streets during the final weekend of each of the summer months, coinciding with the periods of greatest annual tenant turnover. See Mgr #6
Councillor Simmons (O-3) from 9/14/2020

20-44. Report on working to appoint a Vaccine Task Force to develop a plan that keeps equity at the forefront.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler (O-6) from 9/14/2020

20-45. Report on examining what traffic calming measures may be implemented for Walden Street, Raymond Street and Richdale Ave.
Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons (O-11) from 9/14/2020

20-46. Report on the implementation of traffic calming measures on Concord Ave between Huron Ave and Garden Street.
Councillor Nolan (O-1) from 9/21/2020

20-47. Report on support for Extended Outdoor Dining beyond the November 1st expiration date and expediting permitting, reduce financial barriers and provide clear outdoor dining public health guidelines. See Mgr #9
Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan (O-2) from 9/21/2020

20-48. Report on the feasibility of creating an antibody testing program.
Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern (O-3) from 9/21/2020

20-49. Report on the implementation of closing several blocks of streets in Harvard Square as soon as possible to vehicular traffic, with the exception of deliveries.
Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone (Calendar Item #2) from 9/21/2020