Transmitting a communication from City Manager, Yi-An Huang, regarding a free cash appropriation in the amount of $400,000 to the General Fund Law Dept Travel and Training (Judgement and Damages) account for the settlement payment relating to Ahern v. Sig Sauer, Inc. and City of Cambridge (United States District Court District of Massachusetts, Docket No. 1:21-cv-11007-DJC).

March 9, 2026 To the Honorable, the City Council: I am hereby requesting an appropriation in the amount of $400,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account for the settlement payment relating to Ahern v. Sig Sauer, Inc. and City of Cambridge (United States District Court District of Massachusetts, Docket No. 1:21-cv-11007-DJC). I am recommending that the Council appropriate these funds as a settlement to resolve the above litigation. As of March 9, 2026, the City’s Free Cash balance is $156,045,990.00. Very truly yours, Yi-An Huang City Manager