City Council — Regular Meeting, February 3, 2025

City Manager's Agenda (7)

• CMA 2025 #9A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report (STIR)bike-lanespolice-safetyschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2025 #10A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report (STIR)police-safety📖 read
• CMA 2025 #11A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report (STIR)police-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2025 #22A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the naming of new private way to South William Waytransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2025 #23A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-69 regarding asbestos concerns with the MBTA's Alewife constructiontransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2025 #24Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of $65,000.00 to be allocated to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations Other Ordinary Maintenance Account. This grant will support activities focused on the themes of revolution and independence, celebrating the significant historical milestones that have taken place in Cambridge
• CMA 2025 #25A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of members of the Broadway Street Safety Improvement Project Working Grouptransit-traffic

Communications (204)

204 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (191) · housing general (178) · affordable housing (54) · transit traffic (29) · climate (26). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (2)

• POR 2025 #9That the City Council meeting scheduled for February 24, 2025 shall be designated as a Joint Roundtable with the School Committee to discuss FY26 Cambridge Public Schools budget prioritiesbudgetschools
• POR 2025 #10That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to prepare a report on the use of M.G.L. Ch. 40U to determine which local statutes can be enforced by the local-option procedure in order to better collect fines in violation of Cambridge ordinances and provide a recommendation to the City Council for implementation of Ch. 40U procedures

Resolutions (5)

• RES 2025 #26Congratulations to Michael DeAmbrose on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire Department
• RES 2025 #27Congratulations to Edward Fales on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire Department
• RES 2025 #28Congratulations to Faye Santarpio on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #29Congratulations to Robyn Culbertson on the occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the Office for Tourism
• RES 2025 #30Condolences To The Family of Barbara Elizabeth Brathwaite

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2025 #6An application was received from Mehmet Sahin representing The Attic, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 1218 Massachusetts Avenue. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter proof of mailing has been provided📖 read

Other Business (6)

• ARS-25-3Awaiting Report Status Update 02.03.25affordable-housingbike-lanesclimatehousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read
• ARS-25-4Awaiting Report Status Update 02.03.25affordable-housingbike-lanesclimatehousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read
• AR-25-2That the City Manager ensure staff work to Adherence to the existing prevailing wage ordinance, Maintenance of consistent wage rates, Provision of comprehensive employer-paid benefits and Development of a clear local employment strategy
• AR-25-3The City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with a update on the status and timeline for the completion of the Grand Junction Multiuse Path and how implementation between Gore Street and Little Binney could coincide with Phase 2 of the CSO implementation on Cambridge Streetbike-lanes
• AR-25-4That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to develop zoning recommendations, pursuant to M.G.L. c.40A §9B, for regulations to encourage the use of solar energy systems and protect solar access for Registered Solar Energy Systems that have been in existence for one year, per Ordinance Ch. 22.60, specifically on structures over 4 storiesclimatezoning

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (1)

• Finance Committee hearing of 2024-07-10 — Accepted [Unanimous]