City Council Meeting – Nov. 4th, 2024

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Charles J. Franklin

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City Manager’s Agenda

#1 (CMA 2024 #231) $34,535.00 from the U.S. DoJ, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the purchase of computer equipment in new police cruisers
#2 (CMA 2024 #232) $59,982.00 grant from the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) Municipal Road Safety (MRS) to fund high-visibility traffic enforcement and initiatives to address pedestrian and bicycle safety issues

#3 (CMA 2024 #233) The city will not be able to host a Household Hazardous Waste collection event on a Sunday instead of a Saturday for staffing reasons. A weekday alternative may be considered
#4 (CMA 2024 #234) The city has reviewed its building climate control policies and determined that they are currently in line with generally accepted best practices
#5 (GMA 2024 #235) The city is currently working on a Speed Hump Program which will determine which streets thoughout the city should have speed humps. Atrim Street will be evaluated as part of that process.

The council requests…

#1 (POR 2024 #144) that the city, “prepare a Home Rule Petition to enact legislation which would allow the City of Cambridge to prohibit associations from unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy system”
#2 (POR 2024 #145) that the city, “prominently incorporate recognition of the Massachusett Tribe during key official events, documents, websites, and communications, [and] establish a living memorial in Cambridge that honors the Massachusett Tribe”
#3 (POR 2024 #146) that the city, “draft a home rule petition for the creation of a Cambridge Jobs Training Trust” – #4 (POR 2024 #147) that the DPW expands the mattress and box spring recycling program to include residents living in multi-unit residential buildings, starting with affordable housing projects

#1 (APP 2024 #37) Banners – MIT – Replacing 20 of the already 70 temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue, Sydney Street to Memorial Drive and Main Street from November 2024 through December 31, 2024.

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