Policy Order O-13

WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge recently unveiled a plan to create a Citywide Plan, which will address numerous issues, including transportation, social equity, support for the local economy, the creation of safe public spaces, community cohesion, climate adaptation, and more; and

WHEREAS: The City wide planning effort is ambitious in scope with the goal of preserving Cambridge's values in anticipation of change, meeting community objectives, and improving the lives of residents; and

WHEREAS: The process for the Citywide Plan is expected to take several years and represents a serious undertaking for the city. There already exist numerous ongoing studies, planning exercises, and strategic initiatives that will feed into the Citywide Plan; and

WHEREAS: The Council has a vested interest in seeing all of these projects through from successful completion to implementation; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on how all the aforementioned efforts will impact staff workload, and any capacity considerations the City Council should take in to account when contemplating these or other initiatives.