City Council · Regular Meeting, April 13, 2026

• City Manager's report2026 · #81Awaiting Report Status Update 4.13.26affordable housingbroadbandhousing generalpolice safetyschoolstransit traffic📖 readCMA 2026-81
• City Manager's report2026 · #89✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1Bicycle Committee AppointmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanes📖 readCMA 2026-89
• City Manager's report2026 · #89✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1Bicycle Committee AppointmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanes📖 readCMA 2026-89
• City Manager's report2026 · #89✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1Bicycle Committee AppointmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanes📖 readCMA 2026-89
• City Manager's report2026 · #87📁 Placed on file, 8-0-1an update on the City Manager Performance Review ProcessSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-87
• City Manager's report2026 · #88📁 Placed on file, 8-0-1a federal update including an update on relevant court casesSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-88
• City Manager's report2026 · #85↪ Referred to the public safety committee, 9-0-0the Police Review & Advisory Board Quarterly Report for the period of Fall 2025 through the First Quarter of 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2026-85
• City Manager's report2026 · #85↪ Referred to the public safety committee, 9-0-0the Police Review & Advisory Board Quarterly Report for the period of Fall 2025 through the First Quarter of 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2026-85
• City Manager's report2026 · #85↪ Referred to the public safety committee, 9-0-0the Police Review & Advisory Board Quarterly Report for the period of Fall 2025 through the First Quarter of 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2026-85
• City Manager's report2026 · #85↪ Referred to the public safety committee, 9-0-0the Police Review & Advisory Board Quarterly Report for the period of Fall 2025 through the First Quarter of 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2026-85
• City Manager's report2026 · #86✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1Pedestrian Committee AppointmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2026-86
• City Manager's report2026 · #86✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1Pedestrian Committee AppointmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2026-86
• City Manager's report2026 · #86✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1Pedestrian Committee AppointmentsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2026-86

REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2026

[police-safety] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)

REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2026

[police-safety] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)

REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2026

[police-safety] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)

REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2026

[police-safety] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)

• City officer's report2026 · #58📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 9 present)an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk Paula Cranehousing general📖 readCOF 2026-58
• City officer's report2026 · #58📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 9 present)an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk Paula Cranehousing general📖 readCOF 2026-58
• City officer's report2026 · #58📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 9 present)an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk Paula Cranehousing general📖 readCOF 2026-58
• City officer's report2026 · #60📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 9 present)a memorandum regarding information from the School CommitteeSubmitted by Mayor Siddiquibudgetschools📖 readCOF 2026-60

1 resident communication received for this meeting. Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2026 · #75✅ Adopted as amended, 8-0-1-0City Council go on the record urging Harvard administration to end the practice of time caps for non-tenure track teaching faculty and urging Harvard administration to acknowledge the labor contribution and employee status of all its researchers, regardless of funding source, and contractually recognize these researchers’ protected right to union representationCouncil orderlabor📖 readPOR 2026-75
• Policy order2026 · #77✅ Adopted as amended (voice vote, 9 present)City Manager is requested work with relevant City departments to provide a report on how the decision to install artificial turf at Ahern Field was made, the rationale for artificial turf, and what process was taken to ensure community concerns and public health considerations were fully addressed, and to ensure that construction will not move forward until a report is deliveredCouncil orderPOR 2026-77

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• Resolution2026 · #64✅ Adopted as amended (voice vote, 9 present)Resolution recognizing Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City and the work of San José Las FloresRES 2026-64
• Resolution2026 · #64✅ Adopted as amended (voice vote, 9 present)Resolution recognizing Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City and the work of San José Las FloresRES 2026-64
• Resolution2026 · #64✅ Adopted as amended (voice vote, 9 present)Resolution recognizing Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City and the work of San José Las FloresRES 2026-64

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• CC 2026-41 · Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on December 22, 2025. 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• CC 2026-40 · Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on September 8, 2025. 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• CC 2026-42 · The Finance Committee held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 to review and discuss the Police Department budget for FY27 before it is submitted to the City Manager, as required under Cambridge Municipal Code Chapter 2.74.040. [budget] [police-safety] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• CC 2026-44 · The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on April 6, 2026 to continue the discussion that was held at the March 11, 2026 hearing regarding zoning recommendations to strengthen active use requirements on Cambridge Street and Mass Ave as a follow-up on the recently adopted zoning petitions. 1. That the Ordinance Committee recommend to the full City Council that the City Manager direct the Community Development Department and relevant staff to include a requirement for special permits for formula businesses on Cambridge Street. 2. That the Ordinance Committee recommend to the full City Council that the City Manager direct the Community Development Department and relevant staff prepare a draft zoning petition to strengthen Active Use requirements on Massachusetts Avenue per the recommendations and Option 2 on Cambridge Street, while keeping Warren Street in the CAM-6 District. 3. That the Ordinance Committee recommend to the full City Council that the City Manager direct the Community Development Department to create draft language to propose changing the section of O’Brien Highway to B.A. Zoning District. [zoning] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• 26-87274 · Hearing Schedule [budget] [transit-traffic] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• CC 2026-43 · The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on March 11, 2026 to have a conversation regarding zoning recommendations to strengthen active use requirements on Cambridge Street and Mass Ave as a follow-up to the recently adopted zoning petitions following the Our Cambridge Street Planning Study and Mass Ave Planning Study. [zoning] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• AR 2026-28 ·

That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departments to review the current legal landscape and provide recommendations for how to regulate construction of large data centers in Cambridge. (assigned by posting date)