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Awaiting Report Status Update 4.13.26
Awaiting Report Status Update 4.13.26
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
05/18/26
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
06/01/26
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
06/15/26
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
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.
Active
05/18/26
Azeem (Lead); McGovern (Lead); Simmons
(Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (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.
Active
04/27/26
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.
Active
05/11/26
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
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Awaiting Report Status Update 4.13.26
AR#
Date Passed
Policy Order Summary
Status
Expected Date
Sponsors
Notes
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
06/15/26
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
04/27/26
Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui
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
05/18/26
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
26-29
03/30/26
Raise the fee to receive a residential parking permit
program for all residents to $75, to more accurately
reflect the cost of administering the program, and
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
Active
TBD
Nolan (Lead); Zusy (Lead); McGovern;
Sobrinho-Wheeler
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