Council Meeting Nov 18th, 2024

–

Charles J. Franklin

–

Have an opinion and want to share it? Contact the Council at council@cambridgema.gov. To be on the record, CC the city clerk at cityclerk@cambridgema.gov. Sign up to speak for public comment here.

City Manager’s Agenda

#4 (CMA 2024 #240) $283,725 grant from the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to fund the Department of Human Service Programs Council on Aging Division
#5 (CMA 2024 #241) $9,000 grant from the Friends of the CLC to support ESOL instruction
#6 (CMA 2024 #242) $30,000 grant from the Friends of the CLC to support advising and coordination of the Bridge to College Program, as well ESOL instruction
#7 (CMA 2024 #243) $4,350 grant the Friends of the CLC via the First Literacy mini-grant to support the Eco Club class to CLC students, “as well as pay for incentives for students who participate in the Student Leadership project”
#8 (CMA 2024 #244) $48,000 grant from the Jacobs Foundation to support the Bridge Program “mentoring, advising and outreach for the ESOL/Certified Nursing Assistant Program, and career advising for other CLC students”
#9 (CMA 2024 #245) $153,808.92 grant from the MA Housing and Shelter Allianceto support the Carey Men’s Permanent Supported Housing Program operated by the Multi-Service Center

#1 (CMA 2024 #237) 2024 Cambridge Resident Satisfaction Survey results
#2 (CMA 2024 #238) Recommendations to advance LGBTQ±friendly housing and spaces in the city
#13 (CMA 2024 #249) Results from the Employee Engagement Survey

#3 (CMA 2024 #239) Cambridge Street Safety Improvement Project Working Group. Details
#10 (CMA 2024 #246) Central Square Advisory Committee. Appointment: Erik Sarno and Andrea Taylor. Reappointments: Saffana Anwar, Christopher Fort, Robert Winters, Tahir Kapoor, and Esther Hanig
#11 (CMA 2024 #247) Harvard Square Advisory Committee. Appointments: Gareth Dohety, Ivy Moylan, Henry Grabar, Chad Bonney, and Ryan Clinesmith Montalvo. Reappointments of Matthew Simitis, Kari Kuelzer, John DiGiovanni, Nicola Williams, Alexandra Offiong, and Allison Crosbie

#1 (POR 2024 #148) That the city draft a home rule petition to authorize the implementation of automated parking enforcement
#2 (POR 2024 #148) That the council support H.823 and S.551, acts relative to paint recycling program to, “seek to reduce the generation of postconsumer paint, promote its reuse and recycling, and manage this waste stream using environmentally sound management practices.”

#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 #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 expand the mattress and box spring recycling program to include residents living in multi-unit residential buildings, in particular affordable housing projects

All comments are from members of our comment team.