COF 2024 #2 : A communication was received from Diane LeBlanc, City Clerk, transmitting pending Awaiting Reports and associated Policy Orders.

1 AWAITING REPORTS FORWARDD TO THE 2024-2025 CITY COUNCIL BY VOTE ON DECEMBER 18, 2023 19-66. Report on whether it is possible to reduce or eliminate Building Permit Fees for 100% affordable housing development projects, through an exemption or other means and investigate what types of real estate tax abatements are possible for 100% affordable housing moving forward. Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern (O-3) from 6/3/2019 20-27. Report on the advantages and disadvantages of continuing with Civil Service, and the process by which Cambridge could exit Civil Service. Councillor Nolan (O-5) from 6/22/2020 20-60. Report on analyzing eviction data from 2018 through 2021 and come back with a plan on how to use this data to inform our next action steps. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho- Wheeler (O-8) from 11/2/2020 20-72. Report on the condition of 105 Windsor Street and cost estimates of any repairs needed and provide recommendations on how to develop any other underused properties based on an inclusive public process centered in the Port neighborhood. Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #1) from 12/14/2020 21-10. Report on whether or not the City can require written notice be sent to all abutters, both property owners as well as tenants, regarding the scheduling of a hearing regarding the extension of a building permit request to the Planning Board. Councillor McGovern (O-5) from 2/22/2021 21-46. Report on the feasibility of purchasing properties for sale in the Alewife area to address City goals. Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Carlone (O- 1) from 6/14/2021 21-50. Report on providing an update on the cost of each license and permit required by businesses, which business license and permit fees are set under state law, which are set by ordinances, and which are determined administratively, as well as which licenses and permits the City has the discretion to waive entirely. Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (O-9) from 6/14/2021 22-23. Report on providing an analysis of the impact of current curb cut policies, including (but not limited to) an explanation of the administration’s current procedures for notifying and conducting outreach to abutters and neighbors, the criteria for evaluating curb cut applications, and an approximation of the number of residential parking spaces that have been lost to new curb cuts each year over at least the last

2 decade. Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Toner (O-8) from 4/11/2022 22-24. Report on determining what repairs to 205 Western Avenue would be needed to inhabit the space to allow the Cambridge Community Center to house their program. Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 4/25/2022 22-29. Report on introducing a pilot program to open two of our youth centers during the evening and weekend hours during the summer. Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Azeem, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-1) from 5/9/2022 22-33. Report on consulting with the Executive Director of the Council on Aging, Somerville and Cambridge Elder Services, and the Executive Director of Cadbury Common to determine the feasibility of re-establishing some form of the Kate’s Café Monthly LGBTQ+ Community Dinners either at Cadbury Common or at another suitable location. Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui (O-2) from 5/16/2022 22-36. Work on Implementing Recommendations from Working IDEAL Report. Councillor Simmons (O-2) from 5/23/2022 22-38. Report on establishing a method of ensuring that anti-bias training is incorporated into the City’s hiring process at all levels. Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 5/23/2022 22-46. Report on a plan for piloting more street closures for pedestrianization in Harvard Square. Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Mallon (O- 5) from 6/27/2022 22-49. Report on Establishing a Task Force on Cambridge's African American/Black Residents. Councillor Simmons (O-7) from 8/1/2022 22-55. Report on the status of the long term water projections and on what measures could be taken to conserve water. Councillor Nolan, Councillor Azeem, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon (O- 14) from 8/1/2022 22-57. Report on Policy Order to investigate shared EV or Hybrid free bus service. Councillor Toner, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan,

3 Councillor Zondervan (O-16) from 8/1/2022 22-61. Report on communicating to the Cambridge Health Alliance the City Council’s support for the reopening of the Cambridge Birth Center for deliveries as soon as possible and City Council support for the protection of existing birth centers and the creation of new birth centers in Cambridge. Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-9) from 9/12/2022 22-64. Report on t detailing how other comparable municipalities handle their street corner dedication processes and on ways to honor those individuals who may not ultimately have a street corner named after them but who nonetheless deserve to have their names and accomplishments recognized. Councillor Simmons (O-2) from 9/19/2022 22-67. Report on necessary preparations for the next Housing Committee meeting in the discussion on potentially allowing multifamily housing to be built citywide. Councillor Azeem, Councillor Simmons (O-6) from 9/19/2022 22-69. Report on a community process on the future use of 105 Windsor Street. Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone (O-11) from 9/19/2022 22-71. Report on convening an advisory group to determine ways in which the City can work to lift up the voices and experiences of the descendants of the Indigenous People who currently reside in our community. Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toner (O-1) from 10/3/2022 22-73. Report on working with the Law Dept., to automatically provide an initial legal opinion to the City Council and the City Clerk at least three business days in advance of the first Public Hearing on any amendment to the Code of Ordinances formally introduced in the City Council. Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern (O-7) from 10/3/2022 22-83. Report on determining how the City could adopt G.L. c. 40, sec. 60B, created under the Municipal Modernization Act, which allows cities and towns, through their respective legislative bodies, to provide for Workforce Housing Special Tax Assessments Zones (WH–STA) as an incentive to create middle-income housing. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern (O-16) from 11/21/2022 23-12. Report on options of how to increase overnight resident street parking in the vicinity of Rogers Street.

4 Councillor Zondervan (O-13) from 2/6/2023 23-16. Report on Police Details and the need for having armed vs. unarmed officers and the possibility of having civilian flaggers. Councillor Toner, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Carlone (Calendar Item #2) from 2/27/2023 23-17. Report on the feasibility of automated traffic enforcement as well as using unarmed CPD traffic details for future discussion Automated/Unarmed Traffic Enforcement. Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan (Calendar Item #3) from 2/27/2023 23-18. Report on creating a policy that will ensure the City is notified whenever a high-rise building over six floors experiences elevator failures. Councillor Simmons (O-1) from 3/6/2023 23-20. Report on the feasibility of providing municipally-funded housing vouchers similar to programs in Somerville and Boston. Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan (O-6) from 3/6/2023 23-21. Report on funding the HEART initiative and negotiate a contract for services with HEART, to include but not limited to HEART responding to certain 911 calls. Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Nolan (Calendar Item #1) from 3/20/2023 23-25. Report on developing a three-year plan to expand and improve After School Care. Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Councillor Zondervan (O-4) from 4/3/2023 23-28. Report on bringing together a working group to conduct outreach through neighborhood groups including the Fresh Pond Residents Alliance, and any other nearby neighborhood groups and city departments, in order to discuss and review options for use of the BB&N Field. Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone (O- 4) from 4/24/2023

5 23-30. Report on working with DPW and relevant City departments and the Committee on Public Planting to consider ideas proposed during the Health and Environment Committee meeting on April 25, 2023, and to prepare a brief report outlining action items within the City’s UFMP which can be implemented as soon as this year and develop recommendations to update regulations regarding native species planting practices in light of climate change affecting the species that should be planted in the City. Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Azeem (O-5) from 5/1/2023 23-32. Report on the feasibility of purchasing available property from Lesley University to address City goals. RECEIVED 12/18/23 - REMOVE Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toner (O-2) from 5/8/2023 23-34. Report on funding and implementing the grant proposal submitted to DOE GTO to design and implement a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in Cambridge. Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toner (O-2) from 5/15/2023 23-36. Report on the goal of lowering the speed limit as much as possible on all state highways that fall within Cambridge’s geographic boundaries. Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone (O-4) from 5/15/2023 23-41. Report on a new phone number and email address for Inclusionary Tenants to utilize for complaints and emergency issues as they arise. Councillor Simmons (O-1) from 6/5/2023 23-43. Report on whether the Fire Department, the Police Department, Emergency Communications Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Department of Public Works and the Harvard Square Business Association determine that permanent automatic bollards are feasible in the area of Winthrop Street. Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Nolan (O-10) from 6/5/2023

6 23-44. Report on the legal opinion on whether the city could, without violating state law, use traffic cameras, regulated under the Surveillance Ordinance, to inform motorists of potential traffic violations or dangerous actions, without issuing any citations or formal warnings. Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Carlone (O-12) from 6/5/2023 23-45. Report on the issuing of an RFP calling for an agency that will lead the City through a community process with all stakeholders that will include community education, feedback, location possibilities, and potential legal issues as it relates to Overdose Prevention Centers. Councillor McGovern, Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Mallon (O-2) from 6/26/2023 23-46. Report on the coordination between relevant departments, local business associations, and local businesses to communicate to all retail businesses operating in Cambridge to encourage them to keep doors closed when operating cooling systems and inform them of other energy saving tools. Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan (O-4) from 6/26/2023 23-48. Report back on the Department of Veterans Services and the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department's determination of how and where it would be most appropriate to establish signs along the City’s borders proclaiming Cambridge to be a Purple Heart City. Councillor Simmons (O-2) from 8/7/2023 23-50. Report on the review of the opportunity to work with MIT leadership and their staff to meet the requirement of planting at least the required 1,000 caliper inches-worth of trees in the very much underplanted Area 2 (main campus) as soon as possible. Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-4) from 8/7/2023 23-51. Report on the review of existing policies and guidelines on project designs and reviews to determine whether there are opportunities to minimize new or additional pavement and encourage using permeable surfaces in public and private construction throughout the city. Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Azeem (O-6) from 8/7/2023 23-52. Report on the Across Sidewalk Electric Vehicle Charging (EV) Permit Pilot Program and the removal of the $200 permit fee associated with the pilot program. Councillor Nolan, Councillor McGovern (O-14) from 8/7/2023 23-53. Report on the consultation with relevant departments on the enhanced communication strategy to inform residents about the implementation of the Cycling Safety Ordinance. Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan (O-13) from 8/7/2023

7 23-54. Report on coordination between the Law Department and CPD to report to the City Council all outstanding and recent (last 5 fiscal years: FY’23,’22,’21,’20,’19) lawsuits involving the CPD or individual members of CPD that the City is expending or has expended resources on, including an estimate of how much has been spent on these lawsuits to date in FY24. Councillor Zondervan (Calendar Item #1) from 9/11/2023 23-55. Report on work done with relevant departments and agencies to design and implement a pilot program providing subsidized, on-demand transit to low-income residents, people with disabilities and seniors, with the goal of expanding the program to service the region in ways that supplement the MBTA system via fare-free, on- demand transit for everyone. Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Mayor Siddiqui (Calendar Item #2) from 9/11/2023 23-56. Report on the establishment and implementation of a regular maintenance schedule for tree wells, bump outs, crosswalks, and other pedestrian areas to prevent overgrowth and ensure consistent upkeep. Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #3) from 9/11/2023 23-58. Report on a report on the use of short-term rentals in Cambridge including numbers of registered units and how that compares to public listings, data on usage, whether the City can have access to data from rental services and state agencies, and whether the city needs additional ordinance language to improve enforcement; and be it further. Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-7) from 9/11/2023 23-60. Report on meetings with Governor Healey, DCR Commissioner Arrigo and Secretary Rebecca Tepper that discussed resuming Saturday closures to traffic this summer and mitigating the traffic impacts, including by making potential traffic signal adjustments. Councillor Zondervan (O-16) from 8/7/2023 23-68. Report on the feasibility of erecting a covered bus shelter in the immediate vicinity of 15 Lambert Street. Councillor Simmons, Councillor McGovern (O-5) from 10/2/2023 23-69. Report on the identified ways these institutions can do more to provide affordable housing development within/near the city, whether by providing additional funds to the Affordable Housing Trust or by developing affordable/mixed-income housing, commensurate with the means of each institution, and specifically to work with the academic institutions on plans to provide on-campus housing to significantly more graduate students and to lower-income staff Councillor Carlone, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-8) from 10/2/2023

8 23-71. Report on the thorough assessment regarding the feasibility, costs, and benefits of replacing the existing community notice boards on the front lawn of City Hall with one or two digital signs. Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toner (O-4) from 10/16/2023 23-73. Report on the creation of a dedicated page on the City of Cambridge's website listing all community-based organizations providing services in The Port neighborhood. Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toner (O-6) from 10/16/2023 23-78. Report on the feasibility of adding outdoor fitness areas near Rindge Field, St. Peter’s Field and other parks throughout the City. Councillor Azeem, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Toner (O-1) from 10/30/2023 23-79. Report on possible solutions and mitigations regarding the immediate parking concerns for the residents in and around Clifton Place during the construction of Jefferson Park Apartments. Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toner (O-2) from 10/30/2023 23-80. Report on the assessment, repavement, and repair the stretch of sidewalk between Rivermark Apartments and the River Street Walgreen’s. Councillor Simmons (O-4) from 10/30/2023 23-81. Report on possible base zoning changes for a new residential use that has a first-floor mixed-use option or other zoning alternative, to review the city’s permit policy for extending construction hours/days & propose changes that more significantly protect residents’ quality of life, and to work with the Department of Public Health to look at ways the City’s board of health, under the Nuisance Law, might further restrict undue noise. Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui (O-5) from 10/30/2023 23-83. Report on a list of recommendations to reduce the use of miniature liquor bottles. Councillor Nolan (O-7) from 10/30/2023 23-84. Report on the process of banning various single-use plastics in line with the discussion during the Health and Environment Committee meeting and actions by the state and by various municipalities. Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zondervan (O-8) from 10/30/2023 23-85. Report on a meeting with residents of the neighborhood and action plan to improve safety on Clinton Street and reduce speeding vehicles. Councillor Nolan (O-9) from 10/30/2023 23-86. Report on the efficacy of establishing a dual reporting system for the Director of Public Health, the process by which the City could establish by ordinance a Commissioner of Public Health who would report directly to the City Manager, and the reestablishment of a Health Policy Board.

9 Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon (Calendar Item #2) from 11/7/2023 23-87. Report on the Commonwealth’s recommendations from the Separated Bike Lane document, especially for all squares and along small business districts, schools, and key park entries, and with a focus also on the integration of pedestrian and biking infrastructure. Councillor Carlone (O-1) from 11/6/2023 23-91. Report back by March 2024 on the review and results of Somerville’s pilot program and make a recommendation on whether the City should develop a similar pilot program in Cambridge. Councillor Nolan, Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Carlone (O-2) from 11/20/2023 23-92. Report back by December 18, 2023 on the work with city departments and state and federal regulators to establish an orderly testing and deployment strategy for Full Self Driving on Cambridge roads. Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 12/4/2023 POR 2023 #215, Adopted as amended on December 18, 2023. That this City Manager is requested to work with the Cambridge Police Department to change how it responds to situations. Note: The Awaiting Reports list is generated by the City Manager’s Office. In this case, the Council took a specific vote to have the City Clerk add this to the list of Awaiting Reports to be forwarded to the 2024-2025 Council.