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Awaiting Report Status Update 3.30.26
Awaiting Report Status Update 3.30.26
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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
04/13/26
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Toner; Wilson;
Zusy
26-03
09/08/25
Establish a formal policy that clearly defines the City’s role and
financial responsibilities in supporting large-scale public events
hosted by Cambridge-based non-profit and not-for-profit
organizations.
Active
03/30/26
Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Toner;
Wilson
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
04/13/26
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
TBD
Zusy (Lead); Azeem; Nolan
26-09
01/12/26
That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor and
the Community Development Department to review and report back
to the Council on (i) legal parameters related to City funding and
Tourism Destination Marketing District restrictions, and (ii) oversight
and accountability related to the operation of the visitor information
kiosk, and related governance expectations, including alignment with
City priorities.
Active
03/30/26
Flaherty (Lead); Simmons (Lead)
26-10
01/12/26
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant
departments to prepare for a Council discussion on best future uses
for City-owned properties and the processes for redevelopment.
Active
04/06/26
Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead); Azeem;
Zusy
To be responded to at a
future City Council
Roundtable
26-12
01/26/26
Prioritize pilot projects in 2026 without the use of a consultant for an
extensive pedestrianization study, and in the medium-term consider
how additional pedestrianization of a section of Brattle Street by
restoring two-way traffic to JFK Street could enhance the Square.
Active
03/30/26
Nolan (Lead); Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui;
Zusy
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
TBD
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.
Pending
04/13/26
Azeem (Lead); McGovern (Lead);
Simmons (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead)
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26-17
02/09/26
Direct the Law Department to draft ordinance language restricting
the use of City-owned or City-controlled
property, facilities, resources, and personnel for the purposes of
federal civil immigration enforcement
Active
03/30/26
Al-Zubi (Lead); Azeem (Lead); McGovern
(Lead); Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Zusy (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.
Pending
TBD
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.
Pending
TBD
Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead); Sobrinho-
Wheeler
26-20
03/02/26
Order RE: Capital budget lifecycle reconciliation prior to FY27
approval.
Active
Response as part of
the FY27 Capital
Budget Hearing
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.
Pending
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);
McGovern; Zusy
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
TBD
Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui
26-24
09/29/25
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the
Community Development Department, Finance Department, Law
Department, and other relevant departments to explore all steps
towards advancing social housing in Cambridge. Original Awaiting
Report Item AR-25-58
Active
TBD
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern;
Siddiqui; Wilson
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
TBD
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
TBD
McGovern (Lead); Azeem; Siddiqui;
Simmons
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