City Council · Regular Meeting, August 4, 2025

• City Manager's report2025 · #190📁 Placed on file, unanimousa federal update including an update on relevant court casesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2025 #190
• City Manager's report2025 · #191📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on Teamster strike and Republic ServicesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike laneslabor📖 readCMA 2025 #191
• City Manager's report2025 · #192✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for the City Council to authorize the Purchasing Agent to award a contract for 5 years with an option to renew for an additional 5 years to the successful bidder on the Flexible Spending Services BidSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #192
• City Manager's report2025 · #193📁 Placed on file, 8–0the appointments of members to the of the Commercial Parking Control Committee (CPCC)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2025 #193
• City Manager's report2025 · #194✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of 704,800, received from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($39,300); the Grant Fund Community Development Department Salaries and Wages account ($75,000); the Grant Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures account ($12,000); the Grant Fund Community Development Department Travel and Training account ($1,000); the Grant Fund Arts Council Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($235,100); the Grant Fund Police Salaries and Wages account ($112,400); the Grant Fund Fire Extraordinary Expenditures account ($48,000); the Grant Fund Fire Travel and Training account ($32,000); and the Grant Fund Transportation Extraordinary Expenditures account ($150,000)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerartspolice safetyCMA 2025 #194
• City Manager's report2025 · #195✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $16,600 to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Salaries and Wages account ($14,500) and to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,475) and to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Travel and Training ($625). The funds will be used to support financial assistance to educate and inform the public about the city's architectural and social history through presentations to children and adults, publications, technical assistance, and an archive and non-circulating reference librarySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #195
• City Manager's report2025 · #196📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item #25-15 regarding the creation of plaque upholding the separation of church and state and gender equalitySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #196
• City Manager's report2025 · #197📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of John Nardone as a member of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for a term of five yearsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #197
• City Manager's report2025 · #198📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-28, regarding an update on the status of potential civilian flagger operations in the Cambridge Police Union contractSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerlaborpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2025 #198
• City Manager's report2025 · #199✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $30,000, received from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Jail Diversion Program, to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($30,000). This appropriation if approved represents funding through the first quarter of FY26. These funds, if approved will enable the department to continue the current co-response program with one clinician through September 2025Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2025 #199
• City Manager's report2025 · #200✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $263,815.00 to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Salaries and Wages account ($242,282.00), and to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($21,533.00). Funds will be used to support the cost of 6 full-time staff and 1 part-time staff salaries. Additional funds will support Text-a Tip Fatherhood campaign, workshops, events, consultants, and program suppliesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #200
• City Manager's report2025 · #201✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of of $46,000.00 to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Salaries and Wages account ($32,395.00), and to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($13,605.00). This is a grant that DHSP has received for many years. Funds will be used to support the cost of 3 full-time staff salaries; food for parenting support programming (parent/child activity snacks, parent education series, and community building events); program supplies; and staff trainingSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #201
• City Manager's report2025 · #202✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $1,089,817.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salaries and Wages account ($1,061,599.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($27,018.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($1,200.00)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2025 #202
• City Manager's report2025 · #203✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $1,437,938, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($19,720.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,418,218.00). This grant was awarded under the Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Continuum of Care Program competition. The Continuum of Care Program is authorized by the HEARTH Act of 2009. The Continuum of Care Program funds will be contracted with homeless services providers and cover the costs related to serving homeless personsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2025 #203
• City Manager's report2025 · #204✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $2,161.22 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($1,261.22), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($900.00). The funds, received by the Friends of the CLC through a First Literacy mini-grant will be used to support an ESOL part-time teacher/advisor to offer the Eco Club class to CLC students, as well as pay for incentives for students who participate in the Student Leadership project this yearSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2025 #204
• City Manager's report2025 · #205✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for approval to seek authorization from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (the “IG”) for the City to use the Construction Manager at Risk (“CMaR”) procurement and construction method (the “CMaR Method”) in connection with the First Street Garage Life Safety Priority ProjectSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2025 #205
• City Manager's report2025 · #206✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $500,000, from the General Fund Employee Benefits Salaries and Wages Account to the General Fund Employee Benefits Travel and Training Account. Funds will be used to cover the costs of anticipated payments of workers compensation medical bills for personnel injured in the course of their job, through the end of FY26Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerlaborCMA 2025 #206
• City Manager's report2025 · #207📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-37, regarding full and open access to Linear Path at Westley AvenueSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safetytrees📖 readCMA 2025 #207
• City Manager's report2025 · #208📁 Placed on file, 8–0Awaiting Report Item Number 25-36, regarding a list of public and private spaces available to the public, indoors and outdoorsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerschoolszoning📖 readCMA 2025 #208
• City Manager's report2025 · #209📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe submission of the 2025 Affordable Housing Overlay Annual ReportSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 read CMA 2025 #209
• City Manager's report2025 · #210📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-35, regarding a request that the City Manager explore and establish a City of Cambridge Electronic Records Archiving PolicySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2025 #210
• City Manager's report2025 · #211📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 25-36, regarding a further response to the request that the 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 iceSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 read CMA 2025 #211
• City Manager's report2025 · #212📁 Placed on file, unanimousa Planning Board report regarding the Marasao, et al., Zoning Petition (Religious Uses)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2025 #212
• City Manager's report2025 · #213📁 Placed on file, unanimousPolicy Order Number 25-101, regarding Marasao, et al., Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generallaborzoning📖 read CMA 2025 #213
• City Manager's report2025 · #214📁 Placed on file, 8–1a revised Letter of Commitment dated August 4, 2025 submitted on behalf of BMR-320 Charles LLC that will be incorporated by reference in the East Cambridge Community Enhancement Overlay District (ECCE District) if the Council adopts the zoning petitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerzoning📖 read CMA 2025 #214

• City officer's report2025 · #104an update regarding legislative activityartshousing generalzoning📖 read COF 2025 #104
• City officer's report2025 · #105proposed response to the Open Meeting Law Complaint from Charles Teague along with a copy of the Complaint📖 read COF 2025 #105
• City officer's report2025 · #106a memorandum regarding share questions and concerns regarding the recent incident at 243 Broadway involving the Cambridge Police Department on August 2, 2025homelessnesspolice safety📖 readCOF 2025 #106

64 resident communications received for this meeting, on housing general (29) · zoning (20) · affordable housing (19) · transit traffic (12) · police safety (9). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2025 · #106✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department, in collaboration with the Finance Department, to conduct a comprehensive review of current permitting fees for residential development projects, with a focus on identifying opportunities to create a tiered fee structure that reduces or eliminates fees entirely particularly for smaller-scale and affordable housing developmentsCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2025 #106
• Policy order2025 · #107✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to allocate $25,000 in feasibility funds to support an exploratory process – potentially including stakeholder engagement, legal and technical assessments, and community outreach – to evaluate the creation of a Business Improvement District in Porter SquareCouncil requestPOR 2025 #107
• Policy order2025 · #108✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to coordinate with the Community Safety Department, the Cambridge Police Department, and other relevant parties to ensure that the overnight use of the garden area between St. James Episcopal Church and the Beech Street condos is actively monitoredCouncil requesthomelessnesspolice safety📖 readPOR 2025 #108
• Policy order2025 · #109✅ Order adopted, unanimousDeclaring August 9, 2025, as Rocky Horror Day in the City of CambridgePOR 2025 #109
• Policy order2025 · #110✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Asks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Health, the Department of Public Works, and any other relevant City departments to develop a plan to install needle drop boxes in identified problem areas throughout the cityCouncil request📖 readPOR 2025 #110
• Policy order2025 · #111✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0City Council support of Representative McGovern Resolution on nuclear deproliferationbudgetclimate📖 readPOR 2025 #111
• Policy order2025 · #112✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record urging Governor of the Commonwealth Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Legislature to act without delay to safeguard the constitutional rights of indigent defendants and preserve the integrity of the Commonwealth’s criminal justice system by increasing compensation rates for bar advocates to ensure adequate participation statewide, and establishing pay parity with neighboring states and competitive future rates to prevent recurring crisesCouncil orderPOR 2025 #112
• Policy order2025 · #113✅ Order adopted, unanimousRecognizing August as National Black Business Month 2025POR 2025 #113

• Resolution2025 · #179✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Angela Orangio on her retirement from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2025 #179
• Resolution2025 · #180✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the 90th Birthday of Mary (Miano) DiClementeRES 2025 #180
• Resolution2025 · #181✅ Order adopted, unanimousHappy 100th Birthday to Retired Cambridge Police Officer Nicholas "Nick" Aranciopolice safetyRES 2025 #181
• Resolution2025 · #182✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Robert Sarchioni and Sarchioni's Variety for 47 years of service to the community and wishes him well in his retirementRES 2025 #182
• Resolution2025 · #183✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to the family of William Bruce "Bill" KingRES 2025 #183
• Resolution2025 · #184✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Tom LehrerRES 2025 #184
• Resolution2025 · #185✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences on the death of Maria Cinira (Silva) VicenteRES 2025 #185
• Resolution2025 · #186✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to the family of Margaret “Peggy” MickleRES 2025 #186
• Resolution2025 · #187✅ Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Dr. Lisa Dobberteen from the Cambridge Public Health DepartmentRES 2025 #187
• Resolution2025 · #188✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Elizabeth Oberhauser BohartRES 2025 #188
• Resolution2025 · #189✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences on the death of Patricia M. (Kennedy) BoyleRES 2025 #189
• Resolution2025 · #190✅ Order adopted, unanimousLate Condolence Resolution for Christley HarrisRES 2025 #190

• Application / petition2025 · #28✅ Order adopted, unanimousa curb cut at the premises numbered 9 Vincent 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 Lucas Ingemitransit traffic📖 readAPP 2025 #28
• Application / petition2025 · #29✅ Order adopted, unanimousa projecting sign at the premises numbered 212 Western AvenueApplication from Meaghan Moriarty representing 212 Kitchen📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2025 #29
• Application / petition2025 · #30✅ Order adopted, unanimousa projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 1430 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Craig Murphy representing Charles Schwab📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2025 #30
• Application / petition2025 · #31↪ Referred, 8–0A Zoning Petition Has been received from Martin Bakal in regard to Table 4.30, Sec. 4.40 Footnote with the intent of Restrictions on increasing pavement in Open Space Districtszoning📖 read APP 2025 #31

• Report status2025 · #21Awaiting Report Status Update 08.04.25laborpolice safetyschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 readARS-25-21
• Awaiting report2025 · #41✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to explore creative solutions that reduce car dependency, while expanding access to parking options nearby Broadwaytransit trafficAR-25-41
• Awaiting report2025 · #42✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager is requested 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 Streettransit trafficAR-25-42
• Awaiting report2025 · #43✅ Report received and acceptedThe City Manager is requested 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 Zoninghousing generalzoningAR-25-43

• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2025-05-28 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2025-06-02 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Civic Unity Committee hearing of 2025-06-11 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Housing Committee hearing of 2025-06-17 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2025-06-18 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2025-06-23 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2025-07-28 · Accepted [Unanimous]