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Awaiting Report Status Update 4.27.26
Awaiting Report Status Update 4.27.26
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected DSponsors
Notes
26-02
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
26-04
09/08/25
Seek input from the community as well as direct outreach to condo
owners and short-term rental operators and develop additional
recommendations based on the discussion in the Ordinance
Committee
Active
06/01/26
Nolan (Lead); McGovern;
Siddiqui; Sobrinho-Wheeler
26-07
01/12/26
Restricting Eligibility for On-Street Resident Parking Permits in New
Transit-Oriented Developments.
Active
06/15/26
Zusy (Lead); Azeem; Nolan
26-14
01/26/26
Comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures at
Cambridge City Hall, which shall include an assessment of physical
access controls, visitor screening practices, on-site security staffing
and training, emergency response and evacuation protocols, and
the use of security technologies such as surveillance systems and
alarm monitoring.
Active
06/22/26
Flaherty (Lead); Simmons (Lead)
26-15
02/09/26
Examine if and how the City may prevent the hiring by the
Cambridge Police Department of any sworn officer who was hired
by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security
Investigations, or Customs and Border Patrol.
Active
TBD
Al-Zubi (Lead); McGovern (Lead);
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead)
26-16
02/09/26
Direct CDD to examine the feasibility, legal considerations, and
administrative requirements of permitting qualified third-party
guarantors or co-signers for applicants to Inclusionary Housing
units and provide recommendations as to whether such a policy
could responsibly expand access to these units.
Active
05/18/26
Azeem (Lead); McGovern (Lead);
Simmons (Lead); Sobrinho-
Wheeler (Lead)
26-18
02/09/26
Review the city’s digital equity work to date, including the study’s
recommendations and all steps taken since the study conclusion in
order to update the evaluation of existing internet access programs,
assessing whether residents’ digital needs are or could be better
provided for and to propose how we can better meet their needs
and to report back to the Council by June 2026 on internet access
programs.
Active
05/04/26
McGovern (Lead); Nolan (Lead);
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Zusy
(Lead)
26-19
03/02/26
Order in support of transparency and consistent publication of
meeting agendas and materials.
Active
05/11/26
Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead);
Sobrinho-Wheeler
26-20
03/02/26
Order RE: Capital budget lifecycle reconciliation prior to FY27
approval.
Active
04/27/26
Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead);
Flaherty
26-22
03/02/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with
relevant city departments as well as the election commissioners to
review guidance from the IRS and consult with other municipalities
in order to simplify our processes for paying election workers and
pay workers by stipend without mandatory withholdings or
municipal retirement contributions.
Active
06/15/26
Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler
(Lead); McGovern; Zusy
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Awaiting Report Status Update 4.27.26
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected DSponsors
Notes
26-23
03/02/26
That the City Manager is requested to work with the City Council
and relevant City departments on the process by which Cambridge
can expand free early child care offerings, including models for
means-tested programming, and exploration of non-City funding
sources, from the state or foundations.
Active
04/27/26
Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui
26-25
03/02/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct all
City departments, boards, commissions, and offices to discontinue
all official posting and engagement on X within 60 days; and to
include an explanation of why the City will no longer use X.
Active
05/11/26
Al-Zubi (Lead); Nolan
26-26
03/23/26
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community
Development Department and the Transportation Department to
meet with Harvard's Office of Community Relations and the
Longwood Collective (MASCO) to harmonize institutional bus
protocols with public-facing commitments.
Active
TBD
Al-Zubi (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);
Nolan; Sobrinho-Wheeler
26-27
03/23/26
That the City Manager is requested to direct relevant City
departments and staff to examine and report back on whether the
city can require single-stall public bathrooms to be gender-neutral.
Active
05/18/26
McGovern (Lead); Azeem;
Siddiqui; Simmons
26-28
03/30/26
Review the current legal landscape and provide recommendations
for how to regulate construction of data centers in Cambridge and
protect residents and
local resources and utilities from their impact.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);
McGovern; Zusy
26-29
03/30/26
Raise the fee to receive a residential parking permit program for all
residents to $75, to more accurately reflect the cost of
administering the program, and
consider how to include a self-identified check off option so as not
to increase administrative costs for a subsidized fee of $25 for
residents who live in affordable housing, are enrolled in a program
such as SNAP or are low income.
Active
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Zusy (Lead);
McGovern; Sobrinho-Wheeler
26-30
04/13/26
Provide a report on how the decision to install artificial turf was
made, the rationale for artificial turf, and what process was taken to
ensure community concerns and public health considerations were
fully addressed, and to ensure that construction will not move
forward until a report is delivered.
Active
05/18/26
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);
McGovern
2