City Council βΈ 2026-03-09
City Council Β· Regular Meeting, March 9, 2026
7 City Manager's Agenda5 Communications & Reports from Other City Officers1 Communications8 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (7)
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #50 Placed on file vv8the City of Cambridge retaining its Triple A (AAA) rating from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudgetπ readCMA 2026-50
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #50 Placed on file vv8the City of Cambridge retaining its Triple A (AAA) rating from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudgetπ readCMA 2026-50
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #50 Placed on file vv8the City of Cambridge retaining its Triple A (AAA) rating from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudgetπ readCMA 2026-50
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #46 Placed on file vv9Transmitting a Communication from City Manager Yi-An Huang relative to the 2025/2026 Green Jobs Initiative Reportclimatetransit trafficπ readCMA 2026-46
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #49 Placed on file vv82026-2027 Housing and Zoning prioritiesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generaltransit trafficzoningπ readCMA 2026-49
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #48Awaiting Report Status Update 3.9.26schoolstransit trafficπ readCMA 2026-48
- City Manager's report2026 Β· #51 Adopted, 6-2-1a free cash appropriation in the amount of $400,000 to the General Fund Law Dept Travel and Training (Judgement and Damages) account for the settlement payment relating to Ahern v. Sig Sauer, Inc. and City of Cambridge (United States District Court District of Massachusetts, Docket No. 1:21-cv-11007-DJC)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerπ readCMA 2026-51
Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (5)
- City officer's report2026 Β· #22 Placed on file vv8Communication from Councillor Nolan transmitting a calendar update on the Health and Environment Committeeπ readCOF 2026-22
- City officer's report2026 Β· #23 Placed on file vv8an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk, Paula M. Cranehousing generalπ readCOF 2026-23
- City officer's report2026 Β· #23 Placed on file vv8an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk, Paula M. Cranehousing generalπ readCOF 2026-23
- City officer's report2026 Β· #23 Placed on file vv8an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk, Paula M. Cranehousing generalπ readCOF 2026-23
- City officer's report2026 Β· #21 Placed on file vv8Communicating information from the School Committeeschoolsπ readCOF 2026-21
Communications (1)
1 resident communication received for this meeting. Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Other Business (8)
- CC 2026-25 Β· Hearing Schedule [budget] [homelessness] [housing-general] [police-safety] [schools] π read (assigned by posting date)
- CC 2026-24 Β· Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on November 24, 2025 π read (assigned by posting date)
- CC 2026-23 Β· The City Council held a Special Meeting on December 17, 2025 to review the City Managerβs evaluation. [budget] π read (assigned by posting date)
- CC 2026-22 Β· The Housing Committee held a public hearing on December 16, 2025 to begin a discussion around social housing as referenced in POR 2025 #131. [affordable-housing] [housing-general] π read (assigned by posting date)
- CC 2026-21 Β· The Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Committee held a public hearing on January 29, 2026 to discuss City Council Rules for the 2026-2027 term. π read (assigned by posting date)
- AR 2026-21 Β· That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City staff and report back with information on the exploration of a potential Cambridge Snow Corps program. (assigned by posting date)
- AR 2026-22 Β· That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments as well as the Election Commissioners to review guidance from the IRS and consult with other municipalities in order to simplify our processes for paying election workers. [labor] (assigned by posting date)
- AR 2026-19 Β· That the City Manager is requested to assess opportunities to improve the consistency of how meeting information is posted and accessed on the Cityβs website. (assigned by posting date)