Housing Committee
A committee of five City Councillors. Three members are a quorum. Charge per the Rules of the City Council, adopted June 1, 2026.
What it takes up
- To develop policies for the maintenance and development of housing, with an emphasis on affordable housing;
- To coordinate with City and other agencies as necessary toward this goal;
- To monitor implementation.
Current members 2026–27
Burhan AzeemCo-Chair
Jivan Sobrinho-WheelerCo-Chair
Ayah Al-ZubiMember
Marc McGovernMember
Cathie ZusyMemberMembership per City Council Committee Assignments 2026-2027 (City of Cambridge) · sources & meeting inventory
Meetings
Every meeting since 2018, newest first. 3 meetings known but lacking minutes: see Missing minutes.
2026 (5 meetings)
June
25ThuMeetingThe Housing and Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities · A communication was received from Jeff Roberts, Director of Zoning and · POR 2026 #123 24WedMeetingCity of Cambridge Social Housing Task Force, a Joint Task Force of MayApril
7TueMeetingThe Housing Committee and Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Fa · A communication was received from Ed Abrams, RE/MAX Real Estate Center · A communicatioMarch
25WedMeetingThe Housing Committee and Neighborhood Long Term Planning, Public Faci · COF 2026 #33 · A communication was received from Jeff Roberts, Directo24TueMeetingThe Housing Committee will hold a public hearing to receive and update · COF 2026 #32 · A communication was received from Melissa Peters, Assis2025 (3 meetings)
December
16TueMeetingCOF 2025 #163 · presentations from the Joint Center for Housing Studie · POR 2025 #131 · That the Housing Committee will be convened to discussJune
17TueJoint Committee MeetingCOF 2025 #96 · a presentation related to zoning on Massachusetts Avenu · Accepted by the City Council on 2025-08-04 · Accepted [Unanimous]March
4TueJoint Committee MeetingCOF 2025 #37 · A communication was received from Director of Community · Accepted by the City Council on 2025-03-31 · Accepted [Unanimous]2024 (8 meetings)
October
15TueMeetingCOF 2024 #132 · a presentation relative to rental vouchersAugust
21WedMeetingCOF 2024 #115 · a presentation relative to multifamily housing citywid · Accepted by the City Council on 2024-09-09 · AcceptedJuly
17WedMeetingCOF 2024 #104 · a presentation titled "Multifamily Housing Citywide" · Accepted by the City Council on 2024-08-05 · Report Accepted [UnanimouJune
27ThuMeetingCOF 2024 #96 · a presentation on Multifamily Housing Citywide · COF 2024 #97 · a presentation relative to a Multifamily Zoning Analysi · Accepted by the City CoMay
22WedMeetingPOR 2024 #62 · That the City Manager is requested to direct the Commun · Accepted by the City Council on 2024-06-03 · Accepted [Unanimous]8WedMeetingPOR 2024 #37 · That the City Manager is requested to work with the cha · COF 2024 #63 · a presentation regarding multifamily housing · COF 2024 #64 · a presentaApril
30TueMeetingPOR 2024 #24 · That the City Manager is hereby directed to confer with · COF 2024 #53 · a presentation regarding the feasibility of municipally · Accepted by thMarch
6WedMeetingCMA 2024 #12 · A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Mana · CMA 2023 #238 · A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Man · COF 2024 #23 ·2023 (3 meetings)
April
13ThuMeetingCOF 2023 #67 · Supplemental Information Regarding Proposed Affordable · COF 2023 #68 · Affordable Housing Overlay Amendments · Accepted by the City Council on February
8WedMeetingPOR 2022 #306 · Amendments to the Affordable Housing Overlay · COF 2023 #29 · the AHO amendments for the Housing Committee meeting · Accepted by the City CounciJanuary
10TueMeetingCOF 2023 #9 · Affordable Homeownership Program Review Update · Accepted by the City Council on 2023-01-23 · Accepted [Unanimous]2022 (4 meetings)
December
13TueMeetingCOF 2022 #160 · a presentation regarding Cambridge Residents Experienc · Accepted by the City Council on 2023-01-09 · Accepted [Unanimous]September
13TueMeetingCMA 2022 #84 · A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, C · COF 2022 #108 · potential zoning changes to allow multifamily housing · Accepted by thMarch
16WedMeetingPOR 2022 #84 · Section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 Special Regulations · POR 2022 #85 · That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ins · POR 2022 #86 ·January
25TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2022-05-09 · Accepted [Unanimous]2021 (5 meetings)
December
1WedMeetingPOR 2021 #193 · That section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 of the Zoning · COF 2021 #121 · opening remarks · COF 2021 #122 · a response to Policy Order #5 of SeptNovember
10WedMeetingPOR 2021 #193 · That section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 of the Zoning · COF 2021 #99 · opening remarks for the November 10, 2021 hearing · Accepted by the CitySeptember
23ThuMeetingPOR 2021 #156 · That the City Manager is requested to confer with the · COM 709 #2021 · Condominium Conversion - Somerville's policy and exper · COF 2021 #115 June
3ThuMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2021-11-01 · Accepted [Unanimous]January
12TueMeetingCOM 17 #2021 · A communication was received from Mike Johnston, Cambri · COM 203 #2021 · Renderings shared at today's Housing Committee hearing · COF 2021 #37 ·2020 (4 meetings)
October
28WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2024-12-16 · Report Accepted [Unanimou22ThuMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2020-12-14 · Report Accepted And PlaceJuly
21TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2020-09-14 · Report Accepted And PlaceMarch
3TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2024-12-16 · Report Accepted [Unanimou2019 (3 meetings)
April
16TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-06-03 · Report Accepted And PlaceMarch
28ThuMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-05-20 · Report Accepted And Place20WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-04-29 · Report Accepted And Place2018 (4 meetings)
November
28WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-01-28 · Placed On FileJune
12TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-09-24 · Report AcceptedMay
15TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-07-30 · Report Accepted And PlaceMarch
20TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-05-14 · Report Accepted And Place