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Awaiting Report Status Update 03.31.25
Awaiting Report Status Update 03.31.25
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
24-053
09/16/24
Assist companies, institutions, and other organizations in adopting
truck safety requirements for their fleets and finding trucking vendors
who are able to comply by providing an informational resource and
publicizing those that comply
Active
03/31/25
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern;
Siddiqui; Wilson
24-064
11/18/24
Work with relevant City departments to prepare a Home Rule Petition
to enact legislation which would allow the City of Cambridge to prohibit
associations from unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy
system.
Referred to
Committee
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Azeem
Committee Hearing To be
Scheduled
24-066
11/18/24
Work with relevant City departments to prepare a draft home rule
petition to authorize the City of Cambridge to implement automated
parking enforcement technology; and to continue to work with the City
of Boston to collaborate on the home rule process.
Active
03/31/25
Nolan (Lead); Azeem; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-
Wheeler; Wilson
24-067
12/02/24
Work with relevant City departments to review with a robust and
inclusive community process the Cambridge Bicycle Plan, most
recently updated in 2020, and identify potential improvements and
consider next steps for a network of Separated Bicycle Facilities, and
Separated Bicycle Facilities
Active
04/14/25
Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Sobrinho-Wheeler
24-068
12/09/24
Restore Garden Street to two-way automobile traffic while preserving
two-way protected bike lanes, preserving as much parking on and/or
near Garden Street as possible
Active
03/31/25
Toner (Lead); Nolan; Wilson
25-002
01/27/25
That the City Manager ensure staff work to Adherence to the existing
prevailing wage ordinance, Maintenance of consistent wage rates,
Provision of comprehensive employer-paid benefits and Development
of a clear local employment strategy.
Active
03/31/25
Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Toner
25-003
01/27/25
Report back to the City Council with a update on the status and
timeline for the completion of the Grand Junction Multiuse Path and
how implementation between Gore Street and Little Binney could
coincide with Phase 2 of the CSO implementation on Cambridge
Street.
Active
TBD
Toner (Lead); Azeem; McGovern; Nolan;
Siddiqui; Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler;
Wilson; Zusy
25-004
01/27/25
Develop zoning recommendations, pursuant to M.G.L. c.40A §9B, for
regulations to encourage the use of solar energy systems and protect
solar access for Registered Solar Energy Systems that have been in
existence for one year, per Ordinance Ch. 22.60, specifically on
structures over 4 stories.
Active
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Toner; Wilson; Zusy
To be scheduled at an
upcoming Health and
Environment Committee
Meeting.
25-005
02/03/25
Prepare a report on the use of M.G.L. Ch. 40U to determine which
local statutes can be enforced by the local-option procedure in order to
better collect fines in violation of Cambridge ordinances and provide a
recommendation to the City Council for implementation of Ch. 40U
procedures.
Active
05/05/25
Nolan (Lead); Toner; Zusy
25-006
02/10/25
Investigate safety improvements such as signalization to the
intersection of Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Cambridge Street, and
Warren Street, and to implement these changes as soon as possible.
Active
04/14/25
Azeem (Lead); Nolan; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-
Wheeler
25-008
02/10/25
Create a plan with a schedule and milestones to move forward with the
creation of a Municipal Broadband Network and present it for
consideration by the Council at a Finance Committee meeting in the
context of capital projects for coming years.
Active
TBD
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Nolan; Siddiqui;
Wilson
25-009
02/10/25
Explore how the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department can
advance protection of Cambridge students and other bus riders as
authorized by the two new Massachusetts laws.
Active
04/28/25
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem; McGovern;
Siddiqui; Toner; Wilson; Zusy
25-011
03/03/25
Exert all appropriate influence on EZ Ride and Passio to take
immediate and concrete steps to fully resolve tracking deficiencies and
improve real-time transit accuracy for riders.
Pending
TBD
Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui
Awaiting Report Status Update 03.31.25
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
25-012
03/03/25
Develop language to create an “Affordable Rent Incentive Program”
program for Cambridge and to report back to the City Council with
option, including the percentage of possible tax abatements.
Pending
TBD
McGovern (Lead); Azeem; Siddiqui; Simmons
25-014
03/03/25
Draft a home rule petition allowing Cambridge to end the practice of
property owners passing on broker’s fees to tenants.
Active
05/05/25
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem; McGovern;
Siddiqui
25-015
03/03/25
Create a plaque to be placed at the entrance of or inside City Hall that
demonstrates the values that the Cambridge City Council upholds of
the separation of church and state and gender equality.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Wilson
25-016
03/03/25
Direct the appropriate City staff to coordinate with the MBTA in finding
ways in which to strengthen safety measures.
Active
TBD
Simmons (Lead); Azeem
25-017
03/17/25
Appoint the members of a working committee tasked with integrating
the objectives of both the Task Force to Examine the Status and
Wellbeing of the City’s African American/Black Population and the
Commission on the Status of Black Men and Boys into a unified,
actionable framework (Report Back in 30 days)
Active
03/31/25
Simmons (Lead); Wilson
25-018
03/17/25
Draft language to create an Ordinance to insure that vacant store
fronts and commercial properties keep their properties in safe and
clean conditions.
Pending
TBD
Toner (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Wilson
25-019
03/17/25
Provide the Council with a report before May 31, 2025, that includes a
summary of all requests for approval of Surveillance Technology
Impact Reports received by the city council during the prior year
pursuant to Section 2.128.030 or Section 2.128.040 of the Surveillance
Ordinance, including whether the City Council approved, disapproved,
or required modifications to the Surveillance Technology Impact
Reports received, for the Council to review and adopt.
Active
TBD
Toner (Lead)
25-020
03/24/25
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community
Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Incentive
Zoning Nexus Study.
Pending
TBD
Siddiqui (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);
Wilson (Lead); Toner; Zusy
25-021
03/24/25
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Office of the
Housing Liaison and all relevant departments to ensure the successful
implementation of an outreach and assistance campaign to provide
broad and equitable access to eviction record sealing for eligible
Cambridge tenants.
Pending
TBD
Siddiqui (Lead); Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler;
Wilson
25-022
03/24/25
That the City Manager is requested to work with the School
Department, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant
departments to open the publicly owned parking at the King
Open/Cambridge Street Upper School Complex for either residential
free parking or commercial parking opportunities during “off” hours.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Wilson (Lead); Siddiqui; Toner
25-023
03/24/25
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City
departments and institutional stakeholders currently operating some
form of shuttle to explore options for a municipal transit pilot program.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Toner (Lead); Sobrinho-
Wheeler; Zusy