City Council · Regular Meeting, March 31, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #67📁 Placed on file, unanimousa Federal updateSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #67
• City Manager's report2025 · #68📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 24-53, regarding assisting companies, institutions, and other organizations in adopting truck safety requirementsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #68
• City Manager's report2025 · #69✅ Order adopted, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 24-66 regarding an automated parking enforcement draft home rule petitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2025 #69
• City Manager's report2025 · #70📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-02, which requested that the City Manager ensure 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 in relation to the construction of a new substation and the installation of duct banksSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #70
• City Manager's report2025 · #71📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 24-68 regarding Garden Street two-way traffic alternativesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SOBRINHO-WHEELER IN COUNCIL MARCH 31, 2025CMA 2025 #71
• City Manager's report2025 · #72✅ Order adopted, unanimousFloodplain Zoning AmendmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerzoning📖 read CMA 2025 #72
• City Manager's report2025 · #73↪ Referred back, unanimousa memo regarding 84 and 96 Bishop Allen RFI submission responses and next stepsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generaltransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #73
• City Manager's report2025 · #74📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Numb #25-17 which requested that the City Manager be and hereby 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 frameworkSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #74
• City Manager's report2025 · #75📁 Placed on file, 8–0an update on Harvard PILOT negotiationsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2025 #75

• City officer's report2025 · #56an update regarding legislative activitybudgetcharterpolice safety📖 read COF 2025 #56

162 resident communications received for this meeting, on zoning (80) · housing general (77) · budget (58) · schools (15) · transit traffic (15). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #47✅ Order adopted, 5–4City Manager and appropriate staff move forward with Option 4 to reopen Garden street to two way traffic while maintaining separated bike lanesCouncil orderbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2025 #47
• Policy order2025 · #41✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Department of Public Works to work together with the Chair of the Health and Environment Committee to make appropriate changes to the draft of the Zero Waste Master Plan 2.0 and forward a final draft to the full City Council for approval as the City’s policy document on zero wasteCouncil requestPOR 2025 #41
• Policy order2025 · #42✅ Order adopted, unanimousAppointment of Paula M. Crane as Interim City Clerk effective June 1, 2025POR 2025 #42
• Policy order2025 · #43✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department to prioritize Cambridge Street and Northern Massachusetts Avenue first and to introduce the necessary zoning language and to continue working on Central Square as soon as practicableCouncil requestzoningPOR 2025 #43
• Policy order2025 · #44✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Cambridge Police Department, and Human Rights Commission, and local immigrant rights and immigrant-serving organizations to develop and implement policies and protocols to prevent illegal detainment, hold Know Your Rights trainings, and ensure that the City of Cambridge is adequately prepared to respond to and mitigate violations of this natureCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2025 #44
• Policy order2025 · #45✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments to do more outreach to residents, businesses, and property owners to communicate the drought status and take all measures to reduce nonessential water use citywide, and provide a report on citywide water usage and water supplyCouncil requestPOR 2025 #45
• Policy order2025 · #46✅ Order adopted, unanimousHuman Services and Veterans Committee hold a meeting to discuss Sex Work and Sex TraffickingCouncil ordertransit trafficPOR 2025 #46
• Policy order2025 · #48✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City departments to initiate a study on the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District and that the findings of this study be presented to the City Council no later than the return of the Mid-Cambridge study next yearCouncil request📖 readPOR 2025 #48

• Resolution2025 · #66✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Donna J. BarryRES 2025 #66
• Resolution2025 · #67✅ Order adopted, unanimous20th anniversary of the Andrea Harvey Memorial FundRES 2025 #67
• Resolution2025 · #68✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the passing of Joseph Nichols, SrRES 2025 #68
• Resolution2025 · #69✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of Carol Elizabeth MosesRES 2025 #69
• Resolution2025 · #70✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Paula Gates on her retirement from the Water DepartmentRES 2025 #70
• Resolution2025 · #71✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Meredith Woods on her retirement from the Cambridge Public LibraryRES 2025 #71
• Resolution2025 · #72✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Brian McCoy on his retirement from the Cambridge Water DepartmentRES 2025 #72
• Resolution2025 · #73✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to James Rita on his retirement from the Cambridge Water DepartmentRES 2025 #73
• Resolution2025 · #74✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution Congratulating Local Author Ora GrodskyRES 2025 #74
• Resolution2025 · #75✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution Acknowledging National Library Week 2025RES 2025 #75
• Resolution2025 · #76✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution Recognizing April as International Black Women's History MonthRES 2025 #76
• Resolution2025 · #77⊘ Withdrawn, 7–0On the Annexation of Boston and Formation of MegaCambridge on April 1CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR AZEEM IN COUNCIL MARCH 31, 2025RES 2025 #77
• Resolution2025 · #78✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Resolution Honoring 45th Anniversary of the Xi Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma ThetaRES 2025 #78

• OrdinanceORD 2025 # 9✅ Ordained, unanimousAn Ordinance has been received from City Clerk Diane P. LeBlanc, relative to amend Articles 5.000 and 20.000 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinancebike lanestenants renttransit traffictreeszoning📖 readPASSED TO A SECOND READING ON COUNCIL MAY 12, 2025 ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED JUNE 2, 2025ORD 2025 # 9

• Report status2025 · #9Awaiting Report Status Update 03.31.25bike lanesclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 readARS-25-9
• Awaiting report2025 · #20✅ Report received and acceptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Community Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Incentive Zoning Nexus StudyCouncil requestzoningAR-25-20
• Awaiting report2025 · #21✅ Report received and acceptedhat the City Manager is requested 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 tenantshousing generaltenants rentAR-25-21
• Awaiting report2025 · #22✅ Report received and acceptedat the City Manager is requested 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” hoursschoolstransit trafficAR-25-22
• Awaiting report2025 · #23✅ Report received and acceptedAsks 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 trafficAR-25-23

• Housing Committee hearing of 2025-03-04 · Accepted [Unanimous]