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Awaiting Report Status Update 9.16.24
Awaiting Report Status Update 9.16.24
AR #
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
24-024
05/20/24
Report on work done with relevant City
departments and the Cambridge Arts Council to
consider whether Cambridge could facilitate a
porchfest event.
Active
09/30/24
Nolan (Lead); Azeem;
Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler
24-031
06/10/24
Provide an update to the Municipal Facilities
Improvement Plan (MFIP) including revised cost
estimates to help inform the FY26 and ongoing
capital budget priorities in a timely manner.
Active
10/21/24
Pickett (Lead); Nolan; Toner
24-032
06/17/24
Explore with the MBTA how to best ensure that
the public art, Gift of the Wind, is preserved.
Active
09/30/24
Pickett (Lead); McGovern;
Nolan; Siddiqui; Simmons;
Toner; Wilson
24-036
06/24/24
Develop for future inter-jurisdictional
transportation projects a system to ensure
coordinated and timely communication between
multiple parties involved in such projects and
report back to the Transportation and Public
Utilities Committee in a time fashion.
Pending
TBD
Pickett (Lead); McGovern;
Siddiqui; Sobrinho-Wheeler
Pending
scheduling of
Transportation
and Public
Utilites
Committee
24-035
06/24/24
Update on the Children Savings Accounts
Program that includes how many families are
using the account, what the impact has been for
families, and any feedback or recommendations
families or partners might have
Active
09/23/24
McGovern (Lead); Siddiqui
(Lead); Wilson (Lead); Nolan
24-037
06/24/24
Consider a number of city application processes
and find ways to reduce paper and printing waste
Active
11/25/24
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui;
Sobrinho-Wheeler
24-039
08/05/24
Feasibility of utilizing the large screen televisions
in the community rooms of CHA buildings
Pending
TBD
McGovern (Lead); Simmons
(Lead); Toner (Lead); Azeem
24-041
08/05/24
Work with the City of Somerville to address the
parking signage on Seven Pines Avenue.
Active
09/16/24
Simmons (Lead); Toner
(Lead)
24-042
08/05/24
Amend the Do Not Enter sign at the entrance of
Whittemore Avenue from Alewife Brook Parkway
to include an exception for abutters
Active
09/16/24
McGovern (Lead); Siddiqui
(Lead); Toner (Lead)
24-043
08/05/24
Conduct outreach to Cambridge colleges and
universities about the pilot University Pass
Program and coordinate with the MBTA and
report back to the City Council on these outreach
efforts
Active
09/23/24
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);
Nolan; Siddiqui; Simmons
Awaiting Report Status Update 9.16.24
AR #
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
24-044
08/05/24
Legal opinion on whether Cambridge can enact a
local ordinance or regulation similar to H.3685,
which would prohibit associations from
unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy
system, or whether the City should submit a
Home Rule Petition to ensure access to solar
energy for residents
Active
10/07/24
Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-
Wheeler (Lead); Siddiqui
24-045
08/05/24
Review climate leading heating and cooling
regulations and direct the appropriate
departments to develop and implement a policy
that aligns with Cambridge’s climate leadership to
ensure that City operated buildings have default
temperatures that align with health and
sustainability best practices
Active
10/21/24
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui
(Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler
(Lead); Azeem
24-046
09/09/24
Direct the appropriate City staff to prioritize the
repair of the water bubbler at Anderson Tennis
Courts on Pemberton Street.
Active
09/23/24
Simmons (Lead); Toner
24-047
09/09/24
Direct the appropriate City staff to provide a
comprehensive report outlining the City's
knowledge of the garbage chute issues at 1
Leighton Street.
Pending
TBD
Simmons (Lead); Toner
24-048
09/09/24
Direct the appropriate City staff to enact policy
that will extend the priority period for Social Equity
and Equity Empowerment cannabis business
applicants for a period of six months to one year,
or until guidance has been received from the
Cannabis Control Commission.
Active
09/16/24
Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui;
Toner; Wilson
24-049
09/09/24
Provide a status update on the implementation of
the PACE program and provide resources and
information for property owners; and provide any
recommendations for expanding PACE adoption
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui;
Sobrinho-Wheeler; Toner
24-050
09/09/24
Update on progress towards providing a
recommendation for changes to the existing
ordinance and a report on the impact of the Short-
Term Rentals in Cambridge, including how
enforcement happens and how many units are
registered and available.
Active
10/07/24
Nolan (Lead); Azeem;
Siddiqui; Wilson
Awaiting Report Status Update 9.16.24
AR #
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
24-051
09/09/24
Provide a status Update on Automated Parking
Enforcement.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Azeem;
McGovern; Sobrinho-
Wheeler