City Council ▸ 2025-06-16
City Council — Regular Meeting, June 16, 2025
City Manager's Agenda (6)
- CMA 2025 #159A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Federal update
- CMA 2025 #154A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 5th Annul Cycling Safety Ordinance Report and Awaiting Report Item Number25-03, regarding update on the status and timeline for the completion of the Grand Junction Multiuse Pathbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
- CMA 2025 #155Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the authorization for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction revolving fundclimate📖 read
- CMA 2025 #156A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the submission of the Parking Impact Reporthousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
- CMA 2025 #157A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Order Number 2025 #25 regarding a zoning petition on maximum unit sizehousing-generalzoning📖 read
- CMA 2025 #158Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,000,000, from the Federal Grant Stabilization Fund to the Grant Fund Housing Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support a municipal housing voucher grant program which will fund rental housing vouchers to be offered by the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA). This appropriation will allow for City staff to work with CHA in FY26 to transition these households to a City-funded voucher as soon as possible, The program is anticipated to cost approximately $1,000,000 annuallyhousing-generaltransit-traffic
Communications (174)
174 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (103) · bike lanes (101) · housing general (42) · schools (22) · trees (14). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (6)
- POR 2025 #88That the City Manager is requested to require the Department of Transportation to study parking utilization of the broader neighborhood & provide parking alternatives before building Broadway bike lanesbike-lanestransit-traffic
- POR 2025 #89That the City Manager is requested to suspend implementation of Broadway bike lanesbike-lanes
- POR 2025 #90That the City Manager is requested to establish a City policy that prohibits the use of Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides on City-owned properties and by City contractors except in circumstances where, with a written emergency waiver provided by the Public Health Department, such is deemed to be required
- POR 2025 #91That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to apply for UNICEF’s Child-Friendly City certification on behalf of the City of Cambridge
- POR 2025 #92That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Transportation to evaluate adjustments to meter enforcement hours on Broadway Segment A, designating 25 spaces as residential permit parking overnight to increase overnight parking access for residentstransit-traffic
- POR 2025 #93That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of modifying non-resident parking permit fees for households in within the Broadway Segment A project area, including offering a discounted rate structure for permits that are requested by residents with low- income residentstransit-traffic
Resolutions (1)
- RES 2025 #148That the City Council go on record thanking SEIU 32BJ for their vigilance, partnership and advocacy on behalf of unionized workers. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY MAYOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL JUNE 16, 2025 PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL JUNE 23, 2025labor
Ordinances (1)
- ORD 2025 # 11An Ordinance has been received from Interim City Clerk, relative to Fresh Pond Golf Course Revolving Fund Amendments to Section 3.24.070 – Authorized Revolving Funds. PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL JUNE 9, 2025 ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED JUNE 30, 2025budget📖 read
Other Business (6)
- ARS-25-18Awaiting Report Status Update 06.16.25bike-lanesclimateschoolstransit-trafficzoning📖 read
- AR-25-34The City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to determine whether the City Council can revoke an already approved curb cut application if said application was incomplete due to applicant failure
- AR-25-35The City Manager is requested to work with the City Clerk, the Information Technology Department, the Law Department, and any other relevant departments to draft an ordinance establishing the City of Cambridge Electronic Records Archiving Policy
- AR-25-36The exception language in Chapter 2.129.040 Section J of the Cambridge Municipal Code be revised with language clarifying that Cambridge city employees shall not participate in federal immigration enforcement operations and that the sole role of Cambridge city employees during any action by ICE is only to protect public safety and not to assist or facilitate the work of ICEpolice-safety
- AR-25-37The City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to ensure that there is full open access for all users to Linear Park from Westley Avenue as an additional community access point