City Council · Regular Meeting, June 8, 2026

• City Manager's report2026 · #171📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 8 present)a five-year progress review of the Affordable Housing OverlaySubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2026-171
• City Manager's report2026 · #175✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1the assignment of 32 officers for the State Primary, September 1, 2026 and 26 for the State Election, November 3, 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2026-175
• City Manager's report2026 · #178Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26affordable housinghousing generalpolice safetyschoolstransit traffic📖 readCMA 2026-178
• City Manager's report2026 · #179✅ Order adopted and cma placed on file, 8-0-1authorization of a spending limit of $240,000 for Fiscal Year 2027, for the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop revolving fund (Revolving Fund), pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of the Municipal Ordinance titled “Departmental Revolving Funds”Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-179
• City Manager's report2026 · #182✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1appropriations to the Combined Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Management Advisory Committee (CSO Advisory Committee) for a term of five years, effective June 8, 2026Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-182
• City Manager's report2026 · #177✅ Order adopted and cma placed on file, 8-0-1reauthorization of a spending limit of $3,800,000 for Fiscal Year 2027, for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction revolving fund (Revolving Fund)Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerclimate📖 readCMA 2026-177
• City Manager's report2026 · #172📁 Placed on file, 8-0-1a response to Awaiting Report 26-31 regarding updates to succession-planning and employee-ownership. materialsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2026-172
• City Manager's report2026 · #176✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1appointments to the Cambridge Commission on the Status of WomenSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-176
• City Manager's report2026 · #176✅ Approved and cma placed on file, 8-0-1appointments to the Cambridge Commission on the Status of WomenSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-176
• City Manager's report2026 · #181✅ Order adopted and cma placed on file, 8-0-1authorization to transfer appropriations from the allotments with available balances to those needing implementationSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2026-181
• City Manager's report2026 · #180✅ Order adopted and cma placed on file, 8-0-1the appropriation of $18,970.32 from the HOME Grant ProgramSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2026-180
• City Manager's report2026 · #173📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 8 present)A communication transmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a response to Awaiting Report 26-39 relative to preparations for the City's LGBTQ+ Pride celebration on June 20CMA 2026-173
• City Manager's report2026 · #174⏸ Tabled, 5-3-1Awaiting Report Item Number 26-25 regarding a report on how the decision to install artificial turf was madeSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2026-174

• City officer's report2026 · #86📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 8 present)a memorandum regarding information from the School CommitteeSubmitted by Mayor Siddiquischoolstransit traffic📖 readCOF 2026-86
• City officer's report2026 · #85📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 8 present)an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk Paula Cranehousing general📖 readCOF 2026-85
• City officer's report2026 · #85📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 8 present)an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk Paula Cranehousing general📖 readCOF 2026-85
• City officer's report2026 · #85📁 Placed on file (voice vote, 8 present)an update regarding legislative activitySubmitted by Interim City Clerk Paula Cranehousing general📖 readCOF 2026-85

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 · #120✅ Adopted as amended, 8-0-1Asks the City Manager to confer with the Police Department, the Community Safety Department, the Emergency Communications Department, the Department of Human Service Programs, the Department of Public Works, the Law Department, and any other relevant City departments and community partners to develop a Neighborhood Safety Additions Plan for the areas of the City previously served by ShotSpotter technologyCouncil requestpolice safety📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL JUNE 8, 2026POR 2026-120
• Policy order2026 · #121✅ Adopted as amended, 8-0-1Asks the City Manager to use the Federal Stabilization Fund to provide one-time stabilization payments to Cambridge-based and Cambridge-serving organizations impacted by FY27 MOVA cuts, report back to the City Council with a proposed funding plan, and work with the Mayor's Office and other relevant City staff to engage with the broader Cambridge nonprofit community to assess the full scope of federal and state funding reductions and their impact on the City's safety net servicesCouncil requesthomelessnesshousing generaltransit traffic📖 readPOR 2026-121
• Policy order2026 · #122❌ Failed, 2-6-1City Council shall complete the required review and determinations prescribed by Section 2.128.060(c) before taking any future vote regarding the continued use of ShotSpotter or any other surveillance technologyCouncil orderpolice safetyPOR 2026-122
• Policy order2026 · #123↪ Referred to the joint housing and neighborhood and long term planning committee meeting to be held on june 25, 2026, 8-0-1Asks the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department, and other relevant City departments, to examine and report back to the City Council with a feasibility analysis with findings, options, and recommendations regarding the following proposed amendments to the multifamily zoning ordinanceCouncil requesthousing generalzoningREFERRED TO THE JOINT HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND LONG TERM PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING TOPOR 2026-123
• Policy order2026 · #119✅ Adopted, 7-0-2Asks the City Manager to confer with the Cambridge Historical Commission, the Law Department, the Department of Public Works, Inspectional Services, the Cambridge Public Health Department, Community Preservation Act staff, the Harvard Square Business Association, and the owners of properties abutting the Old Stone Wall, for the purpose of developing a practical plan to stabilize, preserve, and restore this historic resourceCouncil requestPOR 2026-119

• Resolution2026 · #96✅ Adopted (voice vote, 8 present)Congratulations to Simply Erinn's on their 24th AnniversaryRES 2026-96
• Resolution2026 · #98✅ Adopted (voice vote, 8 present)Happy 101st Birthday to True Miller BaconRES 2026-98
• Resolution2026 · #95✅ Adopted (voice vote, 8 present)City Council thanks and warmest congratulations to S&S owners Gary Mitchell, Aimee Baum, and the entire Mitchell-Wheeler family on 107 extraordinary years of service to Cambridge and the Inman Square community, and in expressing its profound admiration for their dedication to preserving a beloved neighborhood institution across six generationsRES 2026-95
• Resolution2026 · #97✅ Adopted (voice vote, 8 present)Cambridge City Council go on record congratulating Transition House on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and extending its deepest gratitude for five decades of leadership and service to survivors of domestic violence and their familiesCouncil ordertransit trafficRES 2026-97

• Hearing schedule2026 · #62Hearing Schedulezoning📖 readHS 2026-62

• CC 2026-61 · The Finance Committee held a public hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2026 to continue the discussion from February 25, 2026, on establishing future Budget Priorities. [budget] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• CC 2026-60 · The Human Services and Veterans Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 to review and discuss the final research report on Rise Up Cambridge, CMA 2026- 28. 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• PET 2026-02 · A Zoning Petition has been received from Doug Brown to amend the current Article(s) and/or section(s) numbered and entitled Articles 2, 5, 6, 11 and 19 height, setback, parking, open space and design review requirements.  REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE  AND PLANNING BOARD FOR HEARING AND REPORT IN COUNCIL JUNE 8, 2026 [transit-traffic] [zoning] 📖 read (assigned by posting date)
• AR 2026-40 · That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ensure that Cambridge City Hall is illuminated with appropriate Pride colors in advance of the City’s June 20th Pride Celebration and report back to the City Council on the status of these efforts in sufficient time to ensure that the work is completed prior to the June 20th celebration. (assigned by posting date)
• AR 2026-41 · That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant departments and community organizations to provide the City Council with a comprehensive Food Access Report that includes, but is not limited to, an accounting of existing programs, expenditures, outcomes, and unmet needs to inform a public hearing on food insecurity and related City policies, programs, and expenditures (assigned by posting date)
• AR 2026-42 · That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Police Department and Law Department to develop and implement a policy requiring the posting of “Know Your Rights” informational and educational materials in all police department facilities. [police-safety] (assigned by posting date)