City Council — Regular Meeting, December 15, 2025

City Manager's Agenda (14)

• CMA 2025 #291A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of four (4) members to the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD)📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2025 #292A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following people as members of the BEUDO Review Boardclimate📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2025 #293A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Sue Walsh as a member of the Community Benefits Advisory Committee
• CMA 2025 #294A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-66, regarding a dedicated position or function focused on triaging and directing senior residents to appropriate services and supports
• CMA 2025 #295A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-64, regarding poison ivy control at Fresh Pond📖 read
• CMA 2025 #296A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-57, regarding body-worn cameraspolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2025 #297A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-54, regarding review of current crisis prevention protocols and deployment of mental health professionalspolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2025 #298A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-49, regarding development of a policy for future private developmentzoning📖 read
• CMA 2025 #299A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-40, regarding updates to the Community Benefits Ordinance📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2025 #300A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-65, regarding Connectivity North of Rindge Avebike-lanestransit-traffictrees📖 read
• CMA 2025 #301A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, regarding proposed parking fine increasestransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2025 #302A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the Roadway Safety Audit Program📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2025 #303A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, transmitting an update on federal grant fundingbudgethousing-generalschools📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2025 #304Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $935,497.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($67,493.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($858,004.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($10,000.00)

Communications (151)

151 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (125) · housing general (102) · affordable housing (84) · transit traffic (72) · climate (16). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (2)

• POR 2025 #170Cancellation of the December 29, 2025 City Council Meeting
• POR 2025 #171That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Community Development Department to reduce the recommendations for the Massachusetts Avenue subdistrict (MAS-12) from a maximum of 12 stories to 11 stories with ground floor active use/retail as consistent with the recommendation of the Mass Ave Planning Study. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 15, 2025

Resolutions (13)

• RES 2025 #275Congratulations to Patrol Officer Keith Albert on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2025 #276Congratulations to Sikha Sen on retiring from the Department of Human Services
• RES 2025 #277Congratulations to Umme Banu on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #278Congratulations to Lieutenant David Schofield on his retirement from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2025 #279Congratulations to Charles Antinoro on his retirement from the Cambridge Housing Authorityhousing-general
• RES 2025 #280Congratulations to Maria Flores on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #281Congratulations to Lisa Munson on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #282Congratulations to Lynette O'Brien on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #283Congratulations to Thomas Sullivan on his retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #284Congratulations to Maria Eby on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #285Congratulations to Ronald Venancio on his retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2025 #286Congratulations to Vengerflutta Smith
• RES 2025 #287Condolences on the death of Roger O'Sullivan

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2025 #43An application was received from Brian Chipman representing Curie.Bio, requesting permission for two (2) projecting blade signs at the premises numbered 196 Broadway approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters proof of mailing has been provided📖 read

Other Business (5)

• ARS-25-32Awaiting Report Status Update 12.15.25schoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• AR-25-67Assess opportunities to improve the consistency of how meeting information is posted and accessed on the City’s website – including clearer navigation paths, standardized posting practices, and improved user-friendliness – and report back to the City Council on recommended steps
• AR-25-68Streamline the permitting process, including but not limited to creating a central role dedicated to the permitting process, the creation of a unified online permitting portal, and standardized timelines, and report back to the City Council not later than March 2026
• AR-25-69Review the previous home rule petition and prepare a new petition that would allow Cambridge to enact a Real Estate Transfer Fee to be sent to the state legislature

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF