Awaiting Report Status Update 06.16.25

Awaiting Report Status Update 06.16.25 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. Active 6/23/2025 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 25-026 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 06/23/25 Toner (Lead); Nolan 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. Active 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. Active 06/23/25 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. Active 6/18/2025 Nolan (Lead); Azeem; McGovern Response in Committee

Awaiting Report Status Update 06.16.25 AR# Date Passed Policy Order Summary Status Expected Date Sponsors Notes 25-034 06/09/25 to work with relevant City departments to determine whether the City Council can revoke an already approved curb cut application if said application was incomplete due to applicant failure Active 06/30/25 Nolan (Lead); Zusy 25-035 06/09/25 work with the City Clerk, the Information Technology Department, the Law Department, and any other relevant departments to draft an ordinance establishing the City of Cambridge Electronic Records Archiving Policy, to include policies and procedures that Active 08/04/25 Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Toner; Zusy 25-36 06/09/25 That the exception language in Chapter 2.129.040 Section J of the Cambridge Municipal Code be revised with language clarifying that Cambridge city employees shall not participate in federal immigration enforcement operations and that the sole role of Cambridge city employees during any action by ICE is only to protect public safety and not to assist or facilitate the work of ICE Active 06/23/25 Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Siddiqui; Nolan; McGovern; Wilson 25-037 06/09/25 That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to ensure that there is full open access for all users to Linear Park from Westley Avenue as an additional community access point. Pending TBD Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler; Azeem; McGovern