City Council · Regular Meeting, January 6, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #1✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $29,388,181.96 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund. During FY24, the City received mitigation revenues from various developers as a result of commitments related to zoning ordinance amendments and special permit conditions. By law, all mitigation revenues must be deposited into the General Fund and can only be appropriated after the Free Cash Certification is completeSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerzoningCMA 2025 #1
• City Manager's report2025 · #2📁 Placed on filethe appropriation of $2,500,000, from Free Cash, to the Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,500,000), and to the Finance Department Extraordinary Expenditures account ($1,000,000), to support the continued operation and needed capital and equipment improvements to Neville Center, a 5-star skilled nursing facility with 112 beds, which is part of Neville Communities IncSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL JANUARY 6, 2025CMA 2025 #2
• City Manager's report2025 · #3✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $10,000, to the Grant Fund Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will support digital learning classes through FY25, including though the procurement of translators and Chromebooks. Classes will cover 8 specific topics developed by PLA and implemented at Main with other branch locations to be determinedSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #3
• City Manager's report2025 · #4✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $4,000 to the Grant Fund Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will support digital navigator classes through FY25, including though the procurement of translators and Chromebooks. Digital Navigators will offer techhelp and will use content from 8 specifics topics developed by PLASubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #4
• City Manager's report2025 · #5📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointments and reappointment's of members to the Citizens’ Committee on Civic UnitySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #5
• City Manager's report2025 · #6✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $6,000.00 received from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account to pilot initiatives to reduce move-out waste during the May/June 2025 moving season. The grant program is meant to provide municipalities, nonprofits, and other entities with seed funding for initiatives that may have potential for long-term waste reductionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #6
• City Manager's report2025 · #7✅ Order adopted, 7–2Awaiting Report Item Number 24-65, regarding the creation of a jobs training trust through Home Rule PetitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generalzoning📖 read CMA 2025 #7
• City Manager's report2025 · #8↪ Referred, 8–1the Planning Board Report regarding citywide Multifamily Housing Zoning PetitionsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2025 #8

• City officer's report2025 · #1an update regarding legislative activityschoolszoning📖 read COF 2025 #1
• City officer's report2025 · #2(untitled)housing generalzoning COF 2025 #2

158 resident communications received for this meeting, on zoning (60) · housing general (57) · affordable housing (23) · transit traffic (19) · trees (16). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #1✅ Order adopted as amended, 7–2City Manager is hereby requested to work with the relevant City departments to report back on additional multi-family zoning considerations, along with the other amendments put forward by the City Council on December 23, 2024Council orderzoningPOR 2025 #1
• Policy order2025 · #2✅ Order adopted, 7–2City Council petition the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to enact the attached Home Rule Petition entitled: An Act Establishing the City of Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust, and that it be forwarded by the City Clerk to Representative Steven Owens who will be filing the legislationCouncil orderzoning📖 readPOR 2025 #2

• Resolution2025 · #1✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Bishop Cristiano Barbosa for being awarded the 2025 MAPS Person of the YearRES 2025 #1
• Resolution2025 · #2✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Edilia Gomes as the Recipient of the 2025 MAPS Mary & Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service AwardRES 2025 #2
• Resolution2025 · #3✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Michael Carreiro as the recipient of the 2025 MAPS Alvaro Lima Outstanding Business AwardRES 2025 #3
• Resolution2025 · #4✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Vasco S. CaetanoRES 2025 #4
• Resolution2025 · #5✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Rabbi Liza Stern on her retirementRES 2025 #5
• Resolution2025 · #6✅ Order adopted as amendedResolution on the death of Maria Alexandria FordeRES 2025 #6
• Resolution2025 · #7✅ Order adoptedCondolences To The Family of Alfred A. MarazzoRES 2025 #7
• Resolution2025 · #8✅ Order adopted as amendedCondolence Resolution for Dr. Robert S. PeterkinRES 2025 #8
• Resolution2025 · #9✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Robert R. McCallumRES 2025 #9
• Resolution2025 · #10✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church on its 100th AnniversaryRES 2025 #10
• Resolution2025 · #11✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Michelle Borden On Her RetirementRES 2025 #11
• Resolution2025 · #12✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Juliet Turner On Her RetirementRES 2025 #12
• Resolution2025 · #13✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Faye McKinnon on Her RetirementRES 2025 #13

• Application / petition2025 · #1✅ Order adoptedAn application was received from Carole Steele 8 Eliot Street, regarding a Flag on pole affixed to building facade📖 readAPP 2025 #1

• Report status2025 · #1Awaiting Report Status Update 01.06.25affordable housingbudgethousing general📖 readARS-25-1

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2024-11-19 · Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2024-12-04 · Accepted
• Committee hearing of 2024-12-19 · Accepted
• Finance Committee hearing of 2024-12-11 · Accepted