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Awaiting Report Status Update 04.07.25
Awaiting Report Status Update 04.07.25
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
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
24-067
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
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
04/14/25
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Toner; Wilson; Zusy
Health and Environment
Committee Meeting
scheduled for April 14,
2025
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
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
Awaiting Report Status Update 04.07.25
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
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
25-018
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
05/05/25
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.
Active
04/14/25
Nolan (Lead); Toner (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler; Zusy
25-024
03/31/25
That the City Manager direct relevant staff to do more outreach
to residents, businesses, and property owners to communicate
the drought status and take all measures to reduce
nonessential water use citywide, and provide a report on
citywide water usage and water supply.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Zusy