City Council · Regular Meeting, May 19, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #119📁 Placed on filea Federal updateSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #119
• City Manager's report2025 · #120✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $100,000, received from a Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) Grant, to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account. Funds will contribute to the installation of seven new level 2 electric vehicle charging headsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #120
• City Manager's report2025 · #121✅ Order adopted, 8–0a transfer in the amount of $150,000, from the General Fund Fire Salaries and Wages account to the General Fund Fire Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used to supplement the cost to equip 10 new firefighters with personal protective gear and equipment, and station uniforms. We had an opportunity to increase the numbers of firefighters we had originally anticipated hiring due to unforeseen retirements. These funds will cover the cost of medical exams, station uniforms, bunker gear and other required equipment for hireSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #121
• City Manager's report2025 · #122✅ Approveda 5-year contract for AED installation and maintenanceSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #122
• City Manager's report2025 · #123✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $34,300, to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used to support the Arts Council’s Artist Grant Program which provides financial grant opportunities and partnership from Cambridge ArtsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerartsCMA 2025 #123
• City Manager's report2025 · #124✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $298,794.13, funded by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used for emergency shelter operating costs at the Cambridge Salvation Army Men’s Shelter. Additionally, funds will be used towards workforce development costs for the shelter’s direct line staffSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2025 #124
• City Manager's report2025 · #125✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $8,615.00, for the Center for Families program, funded by the Cambridge Public Health Commission, Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. The Center for Families will use this grant to provide family programming and curriculum development, refreshments for parent and child events and activity bag giveawaysSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #125
• City Manager's report2025 · #126✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $5,000 to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. These funds were awarded to the Summer Food Program by Project Bread and will be used to enhance promotion and outreach, support activities, and to pay for program related suppliesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #126
• City Manager's report2025 · #127↪ Referred to committeeCambridge Out of School Time (OST) Expansion Study ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerschools📖 read CMA 2025 #127
• City Manager's report2025 · #128the Executive Summary of the City’s Community Benefits Advisory Committee’s work over the past several yearsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing general📖 readCMA 2025 #128
• City Manager's report2025 · #129↪ Referred to the petition, 8–0a Planning Board Report regarding the Cannabis Repackaging PetitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2025 #129
• City Manager's report2025 · #130↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board report on the BioMed Realty, L.P. petition to amend the Zoning MapSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2025 #130
• City Manager's report2025 · #131📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number #25-11 regarding EZ Ride ETA issuesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #131

• City officer's report2025 · #83an update regarding legislative activityaffordable housingschoolszoning📖 read COF 2025 #83

73 resident communications received for this meeting, on housing general (34) · transit traffic (34) · affordable housing (21) · zoning (19) · budget (12). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #75✅ Order adoptedThat this City Council hereby declares June 19, 2025 as a Day of Reflection on Mass Incarceration in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, go on record in support, and gives its endorsement of, the Juneteenth Festival at Cambridge Common as a vital community event celebrating freedom and resilience, and go on record in support and commending the work of The Black Response Cambridge in creating the film “Where Do Black Men Live?”, which powerfully highlights the lived experiences, struggles, and stories of Black male populations in Cambridge, bringing greater awareness to critical issues of housing, justice, and belonginghousing generalPOR 2025 #75
• Policy order2025 · #76Asks the City Manager to explore with the Government Operations Committee whether the functions of the Peace Commission may be improved and enhanced by bringing them within another City Commission or Department, such as the Human Rights Commission, and report back in a timely mannerCouncil requestCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY MAYOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL MAY 19, 2025 PLACED ON THE TABLE JUNE POR 2025 #76
• Policy order2025 · #77✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Council go on record in support of HD 1811/SD 1114 and HD 1693/SD 1124 and the Clean Slate Massachusetts campaignCouncil orderPOR 2025 #77
• Policy order2025 · #78⊘ Order withdrawnLate Policy Order re NEFS Custodian Contract for CityCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY MAYOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL MAY 19, 2025POR 2025 #78

• Resolution2025 · #125✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Maria Laranjeira on her retirement from the Auditing DepartmentRES 2025 #125
• Resolution2025 · #126✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Linda Branco on her retirement from the Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2025 #126
• Resolution2025 · #127✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Lieutenant Steven Donahue on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetytenants rentRES 2025 #127
• Resolution2025 · #128✅ Order adoptedCondolences To The Family of Esther ScantleburyRES 2025 #128
• Resolution2025 · #129✅ Order adoptedCongratulations on the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Peter Sturges and Sasha LauterbachRES 2025 #129
• Resolution2025 · #130✅ Order adoptedResolution Celebrating Pari Kim on Her Graduation and Recognizing Her Advocacy and Contributions to the Cambridge and Massachusetts CommunityRES 2025 #130
• Resolution2025 · #131✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Richard T. ChristoRES 2025 #131
• Resolution2025 · #132✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Thomas Bates JrRES 2025 #132
• Resolution2025 · #133✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Charles "Charlie" KingRES 2025 #133
• Resolution2025 · #134✅ Order adoptedCondolences on the death of Lorraine Waite CooperRES 2025 #134
• Resolution2025 · #135✅ Order adoptedLate Resolution re Memorial Day 2025RES 2025 #135

• Application / petition2025 · #20✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across JFK at Mount Auburn Street and Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing Boston Dragon Boat Festival on May 26, 2025 through June 9, 2025Application from Gail Wang📖 readAPP 2025 #20
• Application / petition2025 · #21✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing Cambridge Taste from June 9, 2025 through June 24, 2025Application from Bailey Clurman Chamber of Commerce📖 readAPP 2025 #21
• Application / petition2025 · #22✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 11 Union Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Andrew Jawalabortransit traffic📖 readAPP 2025 #22

• Report status2025 · #15Awaiting Report Status Update 05.19.25bike lanesclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 readARS-25-15
• Awaiting report2025 · #29Asks 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 requestschoolstransit trafficAR-25-29
• Awaiting report2025 · #30✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Inclusionary Housing Study, explore remedies to address the lack of housing starts and provide for consideration draft amendments to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, and explore other incentives to encourage developers to include affordable units beyond the requirement voluntarilyaffordable housinghousing generalAR-25-30
• Awaiting report2025 · #31✅ Report received and acceptedAsks the City Manager to include in the FY26 Operating Budget a continued commitment to Emergency Housing Vouchers for Permanent Supportive Housing and Mixed Status Families, and the Transition Wellness Center, as well as allocate the necessary resources to establish a municipal successor to Rise Up Cambridge that builds on its mission of providing direct, dignified economic support to familiesCouncil requestbudgethousing generaltransit trafficAR-25-31

• REC-2025-1 · Reconsideration Of APP 2025 #19 📖 read

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2025-04-14 · Accepted
• Finance Committee hearing of 2025-04-16 · Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2025-05-07 · Accepted
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading