City Council · Regular Meeting, April 14, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #80📁 Placed on file, unanimousa Federal updateSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #80
• City Manager's report2025 · #81📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe City of Cambridge FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2025 #81
• City Manager's report2025 · #82📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 24-67 regarding Cambridge Bicycle Plan Update and Consideration of Network ConnectionsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #82
• City Manager's report2025 · #83📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-6 regarding safety improvements at the intersection of Cambridge Street, Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, and Warren StreetSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #83
• City Manager's report2025 · #84↪ Referred to committee, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-23 regarding a Citywide Shuttle Bus Pilot programSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerlabortransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #84
• City Manager's report2025 · #85✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $15,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds are to be used to support the Cambridge Food Pantry NetworkSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #85
• City Manager's report2025 · #86✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $57,626.50 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account. These funds will be used to reimburse the City for salary and program costs associated with enrolling income-eligible youth in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment ProgramSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #86
• City Manager's report2025 · #87✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $17,621.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used for program supplies, the Summer Food Program Kick Off Event held in June, and outreach and community engagement to encourage program participation throughout the summerSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #87
• City Manager's report2025 · #88✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $77,100.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($70,560.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($6,540.00). Funds will be used for the Cambridge Youth Programs Boys II Men Internship (created in 2012) and the Blooming into Womanhood Internship ProgramSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #88
• City Manager's report2025 · #89✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $504,198.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance accountSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2025 #89
• City Manager's report2025 · #90✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $57,900, to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account. This grant continues the work started last year under a similar grant to develop resources for municipalities focused on inspection and maintenance of stormwater treatment systemsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #90

• City officer's report2025 · #61an update regarding legislative activityclimatehomelessness📖 read COF 2025 #61
• City officer's report2025 · #62an update regarding Revised Charter Draft including Home Rule Draft📖 read COF 2025 #62
• City officer's report2025 · #64- Updated City Charter Update Regarding Revised Charter Draft📖 read COF 2025 #64

278 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (132) · bike lanes (103) · schools (61) · homelessness (21) · housing general (14). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #53✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Council opposition to Federal efforts to defund or censor museumsartsschools📖 readPOR 2025 #53
• Policy order2025 · #54✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record declaring Earth Day, April 22 in the year 2025 “Sustainable Cambridge Day” and that the City Manager is requested to communicate to all City departments the City’s commitment to our climate goals and the need to support the efforts of the Sustainable Cambridge initiativeCouncil orderclimatePOR 2025 #54
• Policy order2025 · #55POR 2025 #55 : That the City Council approve the motions that passed favorably in the SpecialPOR 2025 #55
• Policy order2025 · #56✅ Order adopted, unanimousCouncil accept the new additional changes as detailed that the Law Department has made that the Special Committee did not vote onCouncil orderPOR 2025 #56
• Policy order2025 · #57✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council petition the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to enact the attached home rule petition entitled, AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE; provided, that the Legislature may make such incidental changes necessary to effectuate passage of this petitionCouncil order📖 readPOR 2025 #57
• Policy order2025 · #58✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0City Council request that State Rep. Marjorie Decker sponsor the home rule petition entitled AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGECouncil order📖 readPOR 2025 #58

Committee of the Whole/Charter Review on March 28, 2025 [charter]

• Resolution2025 · #86✅ Order adopted, 8–0Condolences on the death of Barbara (Caulfield) JumpRES 2025 #86
• Resolution2025 · #87✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations on the Grand Opening of McCarthy's and Toad, a new Irish pub in Porter SquareRES 2025 #87
• Resolution2025 · #88✅ Order adopted, 8–0Condolences to the family of Linda Marie GallowayRES 2025 #88
• Resolution2025 · #89✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Congratulations to The Cambridge Program's Basketball Teams - The Warriors capturing their 9th consecutive State Championship win, The Falcons securing silver, and the newest team The Ryders, learning and developing their skills each gameRES 2025 #89
• Resolution2025 · #90✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to David Tynes, Program Director at The Cambridge Program for Individuals with Special Needs, on receiving the Heroes Among Us AwardRES 2025 #90
• Resolution2025 · #91✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution In Recognition Of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Weekpolice safetyRES 2025 #91
• Resolution2025 · #92✅ Order adopted, 8–0Thank you to Harvard UniversityRES 2025 #92
• Resolution2025 · #93✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0On the Commemoration of Patriots’ DayRES 2025 #93

• Report status2025 · #11Awaiting Report Status Update 04.14.25bike lanesbroadbandclimatezoning📖 readARS-25-11

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2025-03-05 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2025-03-17 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2025-03-28 · Accepted [Unanimous]