City Council Meeting June 24th, 2024
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Meeting Link
City Manager’s Agenda
Appointments
- #1 (CMA 2024 #134) – Rayna Jhaveri and Emma Pan – Appointment – Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities
- #2 (CMA 2024 #135) – Kathleen Kelly – Reappointment – Cambridge Water Board
- #3 (CMA 2024 #136) – Tom Stohlman – Appointment – Election Commissioner
Communications and Responses
- #4 (CMA 2024 #137) – An update on City efforts related to PFAS concerns
- #9 (CMA 2024 #142) – Results from the 2023 Transportation Demand Management Program Report
- #10 (CMA 2024 #143) – A response from the City Solicitor stating that the city would have a hard time enforcing density minimums and limit down conversions. Such zoning restrictions could, “results that are inconsistent with the goal of providing a variety of housing options,” could, “result in a net loss of housing units,” and potentially, “violate the uniformity provision of the Zoning Act.”
- #11 (CMA 2024 #144) – A summary from the CDD of all zoning initiatives
- #12 (CMA 2024 #145) – A draft “Request for Information” on how the city should redevelop the parking lots at 84 & 96 Bishop Allen Drive for the benefit of the community
- #13 (CMA 2024 #146) – An explanation of the city’s plans for public outreach about Central Square zoning changes
- #14 (CMA 2024 #147) – A letter from the City Manager about how he’s working to accomplish the council’s goals and the general state of the city
Appropriations and Grants
- #5 (CMA 2024 #138) – $200,000 grant from the Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund to purchase and upfit a supplemental van for the First Step Street Medicine program
- #6 (CMA 2024 #139) – $437,333 in Cable Franchise Fees to fund CCTV, 22-CityView, CPS, and CEA-TV
- #7 (CMA 2024 #140) – $50,000 grant from from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Accelerating Climate Resiliency (ACR) Grant to help establish a Resilience Hub
- #8 (CMA 2024 #141) – $250,000 spending limit authorization for the FY25 Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction fund
- #15 (CMA 2024 148) – $300,000 spending limit authorization for the FY25 Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop revolving fund
Policy Orders
- #1 (POR 2024 #87) – That the City Council recognize July, 2024 as “Disability Pride Month”
- #2 (POR 2024 #88) – Requesting that the city keep the public, “informed about the status of current and future inter-jurisdictional transportation projects.”
- #3 (POR 2024 #89) – Support for providing high quality health care to all residents and in strong support of H.1239/S.744
- #4 (POR 2024 #90) – That the City report on the status of PILOT discussions with Harvard
- #5 (POR 2024 #91) – That the City Council recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- #6 (POR 2024 #92) – Requesting an update on the Children Savings Accounts Program with the East Cambridge Savings Bank
- #7 (POR 2024 #94) – Requesting that the city consider the number of city application processes and find ways to reduce paper and printing waste
- #8 (POR 2024 #94) – That the City Council support of the Massachusetts State Ballot Question to Decriminalize Natural Psychedelics For Therapeutic Use
- LATE – Requesting that the city work with state and federal governments to look into adding laws requiring truck side-guards, look into informing truck drivers of the challenges of driving in the city, and determine what safety policies and requirements the city an enact now.
- LATE – That the council thank city staff and local partners for making the NCDA conference a success.
Charter Righted Policy Orders
- #1 (APP 2024 #21) – Curb Cut – Raghu Chivukula – 12 Linnaean Street
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