City Council · Regular Meeting, May 12, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #118📁 Placed on file, unanimoustechnical corrections that should be made to the Floodplain Zoning textSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerzoning📖 read CMA 2025 #118

• City officer's report2025 · #79an update regarding legislative activityschoolszoning📖 read COF 2025 #79
• City officer's report2025 · #81Inclusionary Housing Program - New Development related to Charter Right #1 regarding Inclusionary Housingaffordable housinghousing generalzoningCOF 2025 #81

67 resident communications received for this meeting, on housing general (38) · transit traffic (28) · affordable housing (24) · budget (20) · zoning (19). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #71✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to meet with the leadership of the Harvard Square Business Association to discuss the proposal and to take the necessary steps to facilitate the release of $72,000 to fund the RFP development for the tunnel engineering studyCouncil requesttransit traffic📖 readPOR 2025 #71
• Policy order2025 · #72✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with the School Department, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant departments to ensure that all city owned parking lots, with a focus on school complexes, including the still under construction parking at Tobin/Darby Vassal school complex, could be made available for after-hours use by residentsCouncil requestbike lanesclimateschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 readPOR 2025 #72
• Policy order2025 · #73✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–1Policy Order For Expansion of Municipal Vouchers and Renewal of the Rise Up Programhomelessnesshousing generaltransit traffic📖 readPOR 2025 #73
• Policy order2025 · #74✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council Reappoint Joseph McCann to the Position of City AuditorPOR 2025 #74

• Resolution2025 · #118✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Janice Alger on her retirement from The Department of Human ServicesRES 2025 #118
• Resolution2025 · #119✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Patrol Officer Jacques Desrosiers on his retirement from The Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #119
• Resolution2025 · #120✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to 2025 Inspire Awards WinnersRES 2025 #120
• Resolution2025 · #121✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution On The Death Of Colleen Proffit JonesRES 2025 #121
• Resolution2025 · #122✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences on the death of Delores M. Coleman (Andrew)RES 2025 #122
• Resolution2025 · #123✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution Congratulating Maura Mendoza on Album ReleaseRES 2025 #123
• Resolution2025 · #124✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution Congratulating Diane LeBlanc On Her RetirementRES 2025 #124

• Report status2025 · #14Awaiting Report Status Update 05.12.25bike lanesclimateschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 readARS-25-14
• Awaiting report2025 · #27✅ Report received and acceptedCity Manager investigate bike pod storage options to be placed in suitable areas in the City to provide residents and visitors safe storage optionsCouncil orderAR-25-27
• Awaiting report2025 · #28✅ Report received and acceptedAsks the City Manager to prepare an update with details on the status of potential civilian flagger operations in the Cambridge police union contract and work with relevant city staff to explore a civilian traffic flagger program and update the current police union contract on the City's websiteCouncil requestlaborpolice safetytransit trafficAR-25-28

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2025-04-30 · Report Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading As Amended [Unanimous]
• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2025-05-05 · Report Accepted [Unanimous]