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Awaiting Report Status Update 6.1.26
Awaiting Report Status Update 6.1.26
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected
Date
Sponsors
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
06/22/26
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
06/08/26
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
08/03/26
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
06/08/26
Azeem (Lead); McGovern (Lead); Simmons (Lead);
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead)
26-19
03/02/26
Order in support of transparency and consistent publication of
meeting agendas and materials.
Active
06/22/26
Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler
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
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
06/01/26
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
08/03/26
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
06/08/26
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
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Awaiting Report Status Update 6.1.26
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected
Date
Sponsors
Notes
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
06/22/26
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
06/08/26
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead); McGovern
26-31
04/27/26
Update the City’s “Succession Planning and Employee Ownership
Workbook” and any comparable written or online guidance so that
worker buyouts and worker cooperatives are clearly presented as
standard succession options for retiring business owners.
Active
06/08/26
Al-Zubi (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Nolan;
Siddiqui
26-39
04/27/26
Direct the Cambridge Department of Transportation (CDOT) and
any other relevant departments to halt any further design,
engineering, procurement, or construction activities related to
implementing a reconfiguration of Garden Street to restore two-way
motor-vehicle traffic or relocate the existing Bluebikes station and
provide the City Council with a written update within six months of
passage of this Order describing an alternative set of safety
improvements that do not restore two-way motor vehicle traffic on
Garden Street.
Active
TBD
Al-Zubi (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead)
26-35
03/02/26
Review the state bills referenced as well as the previously filed
Home Rule Petition and prepare a new Home Rule Petition that
would allow Cambridge to install and operate cameras to enforce
red light, speeding, or other moving violations as outlined in H.3754
and S.2344 and the prior home rule.
Active
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern;
Siddiqui
26-32
05/04/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with
relevant City staff to review City ordinances regulating the operation
of food vendors in City parks.
Active
TBD
Azeem (Lead); McGovern (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler
(Lead); Siddiqui
26-33
05/04/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with
relevant staff to explore options for commissioning a comparable
housing needs study through a qualified research institution.
Active
TBD
Zusy (Lead); Flaherty; Siddiqui
26-34
05/11/26
Do extensive outreach to residents, businesses, and property
owners to communicate the current water level status and take all
measures to reduce nonessential water use citywide, and provide a
report on citywide water usage and water supply.
Active
06/29/26
Nolan (Lead); Flaherty; Siddiqui; Zusy
26-36
05/18/26
Stop using ShotSpotter, including turning off and physically
removing the surveillance tools no later than 90 days.
Active
TBD
Al-Zubi (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern;
Nolan
26-37
05/18/26
Work with the Mayor’s Office, Law Department, Election
Commission, and other relevant City Departments to engage the
Collins Center in assisting the City in reviewing policy options for
allowing Cambridge voters to directly elect the City’s Mayor.
Pending
TBD
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern; Nolan; Siddiqui
26-38
05/18/26
Keep unchanged the current fee treatment for senior citizens, as for
persons with handicap permits, by maintaining the existing
exemption for seniors with respect to the proposed new charges.
Active
06/15/26
Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead)
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