City Council — Regular Meeting, June 8, 2026

City Manager's Agenda (10)

• CMA 2026-171A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a five-year progress review of the Affordable Housing Overlayaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning📖 read
• CMA 2026-175A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the assignment of 32 officers for the State Primary, September 1, 2026 and 26 for the State Election, November 3, 2026police-safety📖 read
• CMA 2026-178Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26affordable-housinghousing-generalpolice-safetyschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2026-179A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to authorization 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”📖 read
• CMA 2026-182A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appropriations to the Combined Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Management Advisory Committee (CSO Advisory Committee) for a term of five years, effective June 8, 2026bike-lanes📖 read
• CMA 2026-177A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to reauthorization 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)climate📖 read
• CMA 2026-172A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a response to Awaiting Report 26-31 regarding updates to succession-planning and employee-ownership. materialstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2026-176A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appointments to the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women📖 read
• CMA 2026-176A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appointments to the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women📖 read
• CMA 2026-181A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to authorization to transfer appropriations from the allotments with available balances to those needing implementation📖 read

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (4)

• COF 2026-86A communication from Mayor Siddiqui transmitting a memorandum regarding information from the School Committeeschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• COF 2026-85A communication was received from Interim City Clerk Paula Crane, regarding an update regarding legislative activityzoning📖 read
• COF 2026-85A communication was received from Interim City Clerk Paula Crane, regarding an update regarding legislative activityzoning📖 read
• COF 2026-85A communication was received from Interim City Clerk Paula Crane, regarding an update regarding legislative activityzoning📖 read

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.

Policy Orders (2)

• POR 2026-120That the City Manager is requested 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 technology. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL JUNE 8, 2026police-safety📖 read
• POR 2026-121That the City Manager is requested 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 serviceshomelessnesshousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (4)

• HS 2026-62Hearing Schedulezoning📖 read

• 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)