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Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26
Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26
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
06/22/26
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
06/22/26
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
06/22/26
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
06/22/26
Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler
(Lead); McGovern; Zusy
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
06/22/26
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
26-30
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
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Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected
Date
Sponsors
Notes
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
TBD
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;
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
06/22/26
Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead)
26-40
06/01/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ensure that Cambridge City Hall is illuminated with
appropriate Pride colors in advance of the City’s June 20th Pride Celebration and report back to the City Council
on the status of these efforts in sufficient time to ensure that the work is completed prior to the June 20th
celebration.
Active
06/08/26
Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui
26-41
06/01/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant departments and community
organizations to provide the City Council with a comprehensive Food Access Report that includes, but is not
limited to, an accounting of existing programs, expenditures, outcomes, and unmet needs to inform a public
hearing on food insecurity and related City policies, programs, and expenditures
Pending
TBD
Al-Zubi (Lead); Sobrinho-
Wheeler (Lead); McGovern;
Siddiqui
26-42
06/01/26
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Police Department and Law
Department to develop and implement a policy requiring the posting of “Know Your Rights” informational and
educational materials in all police department facilities
Active
TBD
Al-Zubi (Lead); Sobrinho-
Wheeler (Lead); Nolan; Siddiqui
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