A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $450,000.00 to support the purchase of four parcels of land located within the town of Lincoln, MA.

1 City of Cambridge Agenda Item No.5a IN CITY COUNCIL May 18, 2026 ORDER AUTHORIZING PURCHASE ORDERED: Pursuant to Section 2.110.010(g) of the Cambridge Municipal Code, the City Council by a two-thirds vote hereby orders that the City Council shall utilize a diminished process for the disposition of a Conservation Restriction to the Lincoln Conservation Commission that will protect approximately 52 acres of land, comprised of four parcels, in the City’s watershed to be acquired by the City in the Town of Lincoln located at 279, 283, and 295 Cambridge Turnpike and 109 Page Road in Lincoln Massachusetts, Lincoln Assessor’s parcel, in the Town of Lincoln (Lincoln Assessors’ parcel #132-27-0, #132-26-0, #132-28-0, and #132-25-0). In City Council May 18, 2026. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0.- Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk