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Awaiting Report Status Update 06.09.25
Awaiting Report Status Update 06.09.25
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
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
06/16/25
Toner (Lead); Azeem;
McGovern; Nolan;
Siddiqui; Simmons;
Sobrinho-Wheeler;
Wilson; Zusy
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
06/30/25
Nolan (Lead); Toner;
Zusy
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
25-015
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.
Active
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui;
Wilson
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
25-022
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.
Active
05/05/25
Nolan (Lead); Wilson
(Lead); Siddiqui; Toner
Answered placed on
Calendar/Unfinished
Business
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.
Active
06/09/25
Nolan (Lead);
McGovern; Siddiqui;
Zusy
25-025
04/28/25
That the City Manager is requested to establish a Lost and Found program at Cambridge City
Hall.
Active
06/09/25
Simmons (Lead);
McGovern
25-026
04/28/25
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to
assemble a list of public and private spaces available to the public, indoors and outdoors,
noting contact information and any associated requirements, ensuring that there are public
meeting places identified in each neighborhood.
Active
08/04/25
Zusy (Lead); Nolan;
Simmons; Toner
25-027
05/05/25
Investigate bike pod storage options to be placed in suitable areas in the City to provide
residents and visitors safe storage options.
Pending
TBD
Sobrinho-Wheeler
(Lead); McGovern;
Nolan; Siddiqui
25-028
05/05/25
Prepare an update with details on the status of potential civilian flagger operations in the
Cambridge police union contract and work with relevant city staff to explore a civilian traffic
flagger program and update the current police union contract on the City's website.
Active
08/04/25
Sobrinho-Wheeler
(Lead); Azeem; Nolan;
Siddiqui
25-030
05/12/25
The City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to
develop a timeline for the next Inclusionary Housing Study, explore remedies to address the
lack of housing starts and provide for consideration draft amendments to the Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance, and explore other incentives to encourage developers to include
affordable units beyond the requirement voluntarily.
Active
06/16/25
Toner (Lead); Nolan
Awaiting Report Status Update 06.09.25
AR#
Date Passed Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date Sponsors
Notes
25-029
05/12/25
That the City Manager is requested to work with the School Department, the Department of
Public Works, and other relevant departments to ensure that all city owned parking lots, with a
focus on school complexes, including the still under construction parking at Tobin/Darby Vassal
school complex, could be made available for after-hours use by residents.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui;
Toner; Wilson; Zusy
25-032
05/19/25
That the City Manager is requested to meet with the leadership of the Harvard Square
Business Association to discuss the proposal and to take the necessary steps to facilitate the
release of $72,000 to fund the RFP development for the tunnel engineering study.
Pending
TBD
Simmons (Lead);
McGovern; Siddiqui;
Toner
25-033 06/02/25
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to provide a legal
opinion outlining, in light of current zoning including the most recent Multifamily Zoning
Amendments, the ability of Cambridge to regulate institutional and religious uses in C-1
residential districts and what state and federal law allows in terms of local restrictions, if any,
for institutional and religious uses.
Pending
TBD