City Council · Regular Meeting, June 30, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #177📁 Placed on filea federal update and the Law Department will provide an update on relevant court casesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing general📖 readCMA 2025 #177
• City Manager's report2025 · #178✅ Order adopted, unanimousa recommendation from the Board of Election Commissioners for the City Council to vote to authorize in-person early voting for the November 4, 2025 Municipal Election, in accordance with "The VOTES Act"Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2025 #178
• City Manager's report2025 · #179📁 Placed on filethe 2024 Transportation Demand Management Program ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2025 #179
• City Manager's report2025 · #180📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 25-30, regarding a review of barriers to housing production, a timeline for next Inclusionary Housing Study, and the feasibility of additional development incentivesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2025 #180
• City Manager's report2025 · #181📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-36, regarding a request that the language of the Welcoming Community Ordinance be amended to clarify that City employees shall not participate in federal immigration enforcement operations and that the sole role of City employees during any action by ICE is only to protect public safety, and be amended to clarify that if Cambridge Police Department Officers respond to the scene of ICE action, CPD Officers should document the actions of ICE including their badge numbersSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 read PASSED TO SECOND READING AND REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL JUNE 30, 2025CMA 2025 #181
• City Manager's report2025 · #183📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on the first half of 2025Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #183
• City Manager's report2025 · #184📁 Placed on filethe 2025 Goals and Metrics for the Annual City Manager Performance ReviewSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2025 #184
• City Manager's report2025 · #185📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of Florrie Darwin, Scott Kyle, and Michael Rogove; and the reappointments of Chandra Harrington, Joseph Ferrara, Kyle Sheffield, Gavin Kleespies, Paula Paris, Elizabeth Lyster, and Yuting Zhang as members of the Cambridge Historical CommissionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 read CMA 2025 #185

• City officer's report2025 · #100an update regarding legislative activityhousing generaltransit traffic📖 read COF 2025 #100

13 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (4) · housing general (3) · schools (2) · zoning (2) · police safety (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #100✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments to explore creative solutions that reduce car dependency, while expanding access to parking options nearby BroadwayCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2025 #100
• Policy order2025 · #101✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor to ensure that the wording for the proposed amendment to Section 5.40 Footnote #2 is in line with the City Council’s intention to continue to include the inclusionary requirement for any nonreligious use property that is going above four stories, and to strike “except for religious purposes” used from Section 5.40 Footnotes #1 and #37Council requestaffordable housinglaborPOR 2025 #101
• Policy order2025 · #102✅ Order adoptedMayor is hereby appointing a committee, to be announced in the coming days, to screen applicants for the position of City ClerkCouncil orderPOR 2025 #102
• Policy order2025 · #103✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments to continue to work with stakeholders in the area including Harvard University and the Harvard Square Business Association to pursue options for pedestrianization on Lower Bow Street and to report on the option for automatic bollards for Winthrop and/or Bow StreetCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2025 #103
• Policy order2025 · #104✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments to prepare an interim report on demolition requests and building permit applications, in order to facilitate a discussion on the outcomes observed during the first six months of the new Multifamily Housing ZoningCouncil requesthousing generalzoningPOR 2025 #104
• Policy order2025 · #105✅ Order adoptedHuman Services and Veterans Committee hold a meeting in Fall 2025 and extend an invitation to the Superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools and the School Committee to discuss the progress and future direction of the Cambridge Preschool ProgramCouncil orderschoolsPOR 2025 #105

• Resolution2025 · #152✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Caron Courier on her retirement from the Cambridge School DepartmentschoolsRES 2025 #152
• Resolution2025 · #153✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jimmy Hamamoto on his retirement from the Cambridge Public SchoolsschoolsRES 2025 #153
• Resolution2025 · #154✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Margaret Ranstrom on her retirement from the Department of TransportationRES 2025 #154
• Resolution2025 · #155✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Linda Vierboom on her retirement from the Water DepartmentRES 2025 #155
• Resolution2025 · #156✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Dennis Vigilante on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire DepartmentRES 2025 #156
• Resolution2025 · #157✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Firefighter Donald Johnson on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire DepartmentRES 2025 #157
• Resolution2025 · #158✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Robert Anderka on his retirement from the Department of TransportationRES 2025 #158
• Resolution2025 · #159✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Joseph Grassi on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #159
• Resolution2025 · #160✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Captain Robert Jutras on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire DepartmentRES 2025 #160
• Resolution2025 · #161✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Steven Kelley on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire DepartmentRES 2025 #161
• Resolution2025 · #162✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Lieutenant Miguel Torres on his retirement from the Cambridge Fire Departmenttenants rentRES 2025 #162
• Resolution2025 · #163✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sergeant Beth C. Halloran on her promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetytenants rentRES 2025 #163
• Resolution2025 · #164✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sergeant Timothy P. Lawton on his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetytenants rentRES 2025 #164
• Resolution2025 · #165✅ Order adoptedCongratulations Sergeant Sean Norton on his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetytenants rentRES 2025 #165
• Resolution2025 · #166✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Officer Michael A. Bonilla on his promotion to the rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #166
• Resolution2025 · #167✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Officer Stephen Lenkauskas on his promotion to the rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #167
• Resolution2025 · #168✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Officer Kyle Galuski on his promotion to the rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #168
• Resolution2025 · #169✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Officer Robert P. Reardon on his promotion to the rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #169
• Resolution2025 · #170✅ Order adoptedCongratulations Officer Pamela Morris on her promotion to the rank of Sergeant with the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2025 #170
• Resolution2025 · #171✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Superintendent Pauline Wells on being awarded the 2025 Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement Organization Heritage AwardRES 2025 #171
• Resolution2025 · #172✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Kelly Tarney on her retirement from the Cambridge Public School DepartmentschoolsRES 2025 #172
• Resolution2025 · #173✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Richard Kelly on his retirement from the Cambridge School DepartmentschoolsRES 2025 #173
• Resolution2025 · #174✅ Order adoptedCondolences to the family of John DiamondRES 2025 #174
• Resolution2025 · #175✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Donald "Ducky" Down on his retirement from the Department of Public WorksRES 2025 #175
• Resolution2025 · #176✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record congratulating Shakeel Rajwani and Lin Wang on the birth of their son, Jasper Wang RajwaniCouncil orderRES 2025 #176
• Resolution2025 · #177✅ Order adoptedResolution Wishing Peter and Lorna Johnson a Happy 40th AnniversaryRES 2025 #177
• Resolution2025 · #178✅ Order adoptedResolution Celebrating the 2025 Wilson and Bourne Family ReunionRES 2025 #178

• OrdinanceORD 2025 # 13✅ Ordained as amended, unanimousAn Ordinance has been received from Interim City Clerk Paula M. Crane, relative to Chapter 2.129 Welcoming Community📖 read PASSED TO SECOND IN COUNCIL JUNE 30, 2025 ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED JULY 21, 2025ORD 2025 # 13
• OrdinanceORD 2025 # 12✅ Ordained as amended, unanimousAn Ordinance has been received from Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk, relative the Mushla Marasao et al Zoning petition in regard to Article 5.28.21, 8.22.1, 8.22.2, Tbl 5.1transit trafficzoning📖 readPASSED TO A SECOND IN COUNCIL JUNE 30, 2025 ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED JULY 21, 2025ORD 2025 # 12

• Application / petition2025 · #25✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 527 Green Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Yung Chentransit traffic📖 read APP 2025 #25
• Application / petition2025 · #26✅ Order adopteda projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 13 Brattle StreetApplication from representing Lou's Harvard Square📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2025 #26
• Application / petition2025 · #27✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 45 Holden Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Michel Dahantransit traffic📖 read APP 2025 #27

• Report status2025 · #20Awaiting Report Status Update 06.30.25climatelaborpolice safetytransit trafficzoning📖 readARS-25-20
• Awaiting report2025 · #40✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with relevant City departments and the Community Benefits Advisory Committee, to draft amendments to the Community Benefits Ordinance that allow for the use of funds for capital expenses, provided that such expenses clearly advance the goals of the Community Benefits programAR-25-40

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2025-06-18 · Accepted
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2025-06-25 · Accepted
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Withdrawn [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Approved [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Approved [Unanimous]