That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to raise the fee of the parking permit program for all residents to $75, 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, remove the senior exemption for the residential parking permit program and lower the number of cars that individual residents are allowed to get a residential parking permit for from four to two.CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 9, 2026, PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL MARCH 2, 2026 POR 2026-32

POR 2026-32 FIRST IN COUNCIL February 9, 2026 March 30, 2026 City of Cambridge COUNCILLOR NOLAN COUNCILLOR ZUSY COUNCILLOR SOBRINHO-WHEELER COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN WHEREAS: The fee for participation in the Resident Parking Permit program has remained at $25 since 2013; and WHEREAS: The City Council seeks to promote access to a variety of transportation methods and, alongside recognizing the costs that maintaining parking spots presents for the City, the Council recognizes that cars and other motor vehicles serve a critical need for many residents; and WHEREAS: In 2023 the City Council passed POR 2023 #137 which led to a Joint Health and Environment and Transportation committee meeting, and POR 2024 #39 which requested recommendations for adjusting parking permit fees to better align with the costs of operating the program; and WHEREAS: In CMA 2024 #106 from May 2024 Cambridge DOT staff in response to the Council order stated that the cost of administering the parking permit program is at least $75 per permit per year, and recommended that the fee be raised to $75; and WHEREAS: The current parking permit program costs approximately $3 million per year to operate, and only approximately $1 million per year is received leaving approximately a $2 million deficit annually, funds that could be used to support other investments; and WHEREAS: The Zero Emissions Transportation Plan, published in October 2025, outlines SMART Goal 7, which is to reduce the number of resident parking permits issued over time, and in 2023 the City created a limit of four cars on the number of vehicles that individual residents are allowed to get a residential parking permit for; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant City departments to: • Raise the fee to receive a residential parking sticker to $75, to more accurately reflect the cost of administering the program, • Create a self-identified check-off option to allow residents, of any age, to pay just $25, for whom the $75 presents a hardship; and • Keep the fee for visitor permits for residents without cars and handicapped permits unchanged, • Lower the number of cars that individual residents are allowed to get a residential parking permit for from four to two; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the Transportation Committee of the City Council before June to ensure that changes are communicated prior to the next cycle of permit issuance. In City Council March 30, 2026. Adopted as Amended by Substitution by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 7; Nays 2; Absent 0.- Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk