City Council · Regular Meeting, March 24, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #54✅ Order adopted, unanimousrecommendations for the block rates for water consumption and sewer use for the period beginning April 1, 2025 and ending March 31, 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudgethousing general📖 read CMA 2025 #54
• City Manager's report2025 · #55📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe City of Cambridge retaining its AAA rating from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudget📖 read CMA 2025 #55
• City Manager's report2025 · #56📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of Yoyo Yau to the Coordinating Council for Children Youth and Families (also known as “Family Policy Council”) effective March 24, 2025Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #56
• City Manager's report2025 · #57📁 Placed on file, unanimousProposed Amendments -- Cambridge Municipal Code 13.08, Water System Regulations and Chapter 13.12, Water ReservoirsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MARCH 24, 2025 ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED ON APRIL 7, 2CMA 2025 #57
• City Manager's report2025 · #58✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $346,020, from Free Cash, to the General Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account for expenses associated with pre-treating and salting of roads, snow plowing and snow removal contractsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #58
• City Manager's report2025 · #59✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $500,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures account, for street repairs required due to significant winter weather damage. This season the Department had sixteen salting, three plowing and two hauling events to pre-treat, de-ice and clear roads, sidewalks and bike lanesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanesCMA 2025 #59
• City Manager's report2025 · #60📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-14, regarding a report on snow operations with a focus on crosswalks and pedestrian islandsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanespolice safetyschoolstransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #60
• City Manager's report2025 · #61📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-10, regarding explore potential actions the City can take to mitigate the impact of Eversource price hikes, staff have provided an update on recent cost increases and various City and Eversource support programsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #61
• City Manager's report2025 · #62✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $289,000 from the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account. These mitigation funds will be used to maintain Bluebikes bikeshare equipment in a state of good repairSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #62
• City Manager's report2025 · #63📁 Placed on file, unanimousa summary of a Planning Board Meeting on the 2024 Town Gown Reports and PresentationsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerclimatehousing generalschoolstrees📖 readCMA 2025 #63
• City Manager's report2025 · #64✅ Order adopted, unanimousa proposed Home Rule Petition prepared by the Law Department which would raise the sound business practices and written quote contract thresholds under M.G.L. c. 30B for City contracts with certified disadvantaged businessesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2025 #64
• City Manager's report2025 · #65📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-7, regarding a request to work with appropriate departments to prepare a communication to DCR Commissioner Arrigo, urging that a study of traffic conditions at the intersections of Western Avenue and River Street at Memorial Drive and Soldiers Field Road (commonly referred to as “the box”), be included in their FY26 Capital Plan, with the goals of improving efficiency and safety at these intersectionsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #65
• City Manager's report2025 · #66📁 Placed on file, unanimousrenewal of the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation DistrictSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generalzoning📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR AZEEM IN COUNCIL MARCH 24, 2025CMA 2025 #66

• City officer's report2025 · #45an update regarding legislative activityschools📖 read COF 2025 #45

73 resident communications received for this meeting, on housing general (63) · zoning (61) · budget (51) · transit traffic (10) · affordable housing (9). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #36✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Community Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Incentive Zoning Nexus StudyCouncil requestzoningPOR 2025 #36
• Policy order2025 · #37✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Office of the Housing Liaison and all relevant departments to ensure the successful implementation of an outreach and assistance campaign to provide broad and equitable access to eviction record sealing for eligible Cambridge tenantsCouncil requesthousing generaltenants rentPOR 2025 #37
• Policy order2025 · #38✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the School Department, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant departments to open the publicly owned parking at the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper School Complex for either residential free parking or commercial parking opportunities during “off” hoursCouncil requestschoolstransit trafficPOR 2025 #38
• Policy order2025 · #39✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments and institutional stakeholders currently operating some form of shuttle to explore options for a municipal transit pilot programCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2025 #39
• Policy order2025 · #40✅ Order adoptedPolicy Order re Transgender Day of VisibilityPOR 2025 #40

• Resolution2025 · #56✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to William Renzi on his retirement from the Department of Public WorksRES 2025 #56
• Resolution2025 · #57✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ana Nava on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2025 #57
• Resolution2025 · #58✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Leona Golden on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2025 #58
• Resolution2025 · #59✅ Order adoptedWelcome American Library Association President Cindy Hohl to CambridgeRES 2025 #59
• Resolution2025 · #60✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Gladys "Pebble" GiffordRES 2025 #60
• Resolution2025 · #61✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Joanne Bosco on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2025 #61
• Resolution2025 · #62✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Seamus Whelan on his retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2025 #62
• Resolution2025 · #63✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Kitty DukakisRES 2025 #63
• Resolution2025 · #64✅ Order adoptedCity Council appreciation to Ovadia Robert Simha for his many contributions to the communityRES 2025 #64
• Resolution2025 · #65✅ Order adoptedCongratulating the Grand Opening of GreenSoulRES 2025 #65

• OrdinanceORD 2025 # 8✅ Ordained as amended, unanimousAn Ordinance has been received from City Clerk Diane P. LeBlanc, relative to Cambridge Municipal Code 13.08, Water System Regulations and Chapter 13.12, Water Reservoirs📖 readORD 2025 # 8

• Application / petition2025 · #15✅ Order adopted60 temporary pole banners along 99 Bishop Allen Drive announcing "MAKING GOOD" from March 114, 2025 through September 2, 2025Application from Cambridge Community Foundation📖 readAPP 2025 #15
• Application / petition2025 · #16✅ Order adopted8 temporary banner pole banners along Central Square and CRLS campus announcing "CONGRATULATIONS CRLS GRADUATES" from May 30, 2025 through July 31, 2025Application from Cambridge Rindge and Latin Schoolschools📖 readAPP 2025 #16
• Application / petition2025 · #17✅ Order adopted, 7–2a curb cut at the premises numbered 74 Hammond Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from MGM Development Co.transit traffic📖 readAPP 2025 #17

• Report status2025 · #8Awaiting Report Status Update 3.24.25bike lanesclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 readARS-25-8
• Awaiting report2025 · #17✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager is requested to appoint the members of a working committee tasked with integrating the objectives of both the Task Force to Examine the Status and Wellbeing of the City’s African American/Black Population and the Commission on the Status of Black Men and Boys into a unified, actionable framework (Report Back in 30 days)AR-25-17
• Awaiting report2025 · #18✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City departments to draft language to create an Ordinance to insure that vacant store fronts and commercial properties keep their properties in safe and clean conditionsAR-25-18
• Awaiting report2025 · #19✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager provide the Council with a report before May 31, 2025, that includes a summary of all requests for approval of Surveillance Technology Impact Reports received by the city council during the prior year pursuant to Section 2.128.030 or Section 2.128.040 of the Surveillance Ordinance, including whether the City Council approved, disapproved, or required modifications to the Surveillance Technology Impact Reports received, for the Council to review and adoptpolice safetyAR-25-19

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2025-02-24 · Accepted
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2025-02-25 · Accepted
• Finance Committee hearing of 2025-02-26 · Accepted
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2025-03-19 · Accepted