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2026

• 2026-05-28 CMA 2026-166 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to amendments to the FY27 Submitted General Fund Bu
• 2026-04-30 POR 2026-95 — That the City Council go on record calling upon President Trump to immediately rescind Executive Order 14380, immediatel
• 2026-04-30 CC 2026-48 — The Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee and Housing Committee held a joint hearing on March 25, 2026 to discus
• 2026-04-23 ORD 2026-04 — Chapter 2.127 Community Benefits Advisory Committee Ordinance.  
• 2026-04-23 CMA 2026-93 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to submission of the FY2027 budget and appropriatio
• 2026-03-26 POR 2026-66 — That the City Manager is requested to initiate the planning process for Cambridge 400 and as part of this, to convene a
• 2026-03-19 HR 2026-31 — Hearing Schedule
• 2026-03-12 COF 2026-29 — Communication from Mayor Siddiqui transmitting updates from the School Committee.
• 2026-02-27 CMA 2026-44 — A COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTED FROM YI-AN HUANG, CITY MANAGER, RELATIVE TO THE 2025 ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE REPORT CONCERNING C
• 2026-02-09 POR 2026-36 — Policy Order Supporting Union Recognition at Lamplighter Brewing Co., with Appreciation for the Owners’ Community Contri
• 2026-01-22 CC 2026-02 — The Human Services and Veterans Committee held a public hearing on December 4th, 2025 to review and discuss the Executiv
• 2026-01-22 APP 2026-03 — An application was received from Ricky Zeng representing Love Art Sushi, requesting permission for one (1) projecting bl

2025

• 2025-09-29 CMA 2025 #238 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Preservation Restriction at 44 J.F. Kennedy St
• 2025-09-15 APP 2025 #36 ✅ — An application was received from Harvard Art Museums requesting permission for 22 temporary pole banners around Cambridg
• 2025-09-08 CMA 2025 #220 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of $217,963.00, to the Grant
• 2025-08-04 CMA 2025 #194 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of 704,800, received from the M
• 2025-06-23 POR 2025 #96 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with relevant City depart
• 2025-06-09 — CMA 2025 #148 : Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of 40,625 recei
• 2025-06-02 CMA 2025 #134 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to following amendments to the FY26 Submitted Gener
• 2025-05-19 CMA 2025 #123 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $34,300, to the Grant Fund P
• 2025-04-28 CMA 2025 #92 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the FY 2026 submitted budget and appropriation or
• 2025-04-14 POR 2025 #53 ✅ — City Council opposition to Federal efforts to defund or censor museums
• 2025-03-17 RES 2025 #50 ✅ — Congratulations to Deborah Mason on her 50th Anniversary of dedication to the arts and dance education in Cambridge
• 2025-03-17 CMA 2025 #33 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 2025 Annual Surveillance Report concerning C
• 2025-03-03 CMA 2025 #30 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of David Freilach, Rachel Dowley

2024

• 2024-12-09 CMA 2024 #260 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-24, regarding a p
• 2024-12-09 CMA 2024 #259 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Zhonghe Li and Jean Dany Joac
• 2024-12-02 ARS-24-27 — Awaiting Report Status Update 12/2/24
• 2024-11-25 CMA 2024 #254 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $15,000 to the Grant Fund Pu
• 2024-11-25 CMA 2024 #253 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 24-32, regarding exploring with
• 2024-11-18 ARS-24-25 — AR Status Update 11.18.24
• 2024-11-04 ARS-24-24 — Awaiting Report Status Update 11.4.24
• 2024-10-21 ARS-24-23 — Awaiting Report Status Update 10.21.24
• 2024-10-07 ARS-24-22 — Awaiting Report Status Update 10.07.24
• 2024-09-30 ARS-24-21 — Awaiting Report Status Update 9.30.24
• 2024-09-23 ARS-24-20 — Awaiting Report Status Update 9.23.24
• 2024-09-16 ARS-24-19 — Awaiting Report Status Update 9.16.24
• 2024-09-09 ARS-24-18 — Awaiting Report Status Update 9.9.24
• 2024-08-05 CMA 2024 #175 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the Request for Information (RFI) f
• 2024-08-05 ARS-24-17 — AR Status Update 8.5.24
• 2024-08-05 APP 2024 #24 ✅ — An application was received from Harvard Arts Museum requesting permission for 22 temporary pole banners around Cambridg
• 2024-06-24 ARS-24-16 — Awaiting Report Status Update 6.24.24
• 2024-06-24 AR-24-32 ✅ — Report back on exploring with the MBTA how to best ensure that the public art, Gift of the Wind, is preserved
• 2024-06-24 — CMA 2024 #145 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-2
• 2024-06-17 POR 2024 #81 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to explore with the MBTA how to best ensure that the public art, Gift of the Wind, is
• 2024-06-17 CMA 2024 #126 📁 — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $5,000 to the Grant Fund Pub
• 2024-06-17 CMA 2024 #125 📁 — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $15,000 to the Grant Fund Pu
• 2024-06-17 ARS-24-15 — Awaiting Report Status Update 6.17.24
• 2024-06-10 ARS-24-14 — Awaiting Report Status Update 6.10.24
• 2024-06-03 ARS-24-13 — AR Status Update 6.3.24
• 2024-06-03 AR-24-24 ✅ — Report on work done with relevant City departments and the Cambridge Arts Council to consider whether Cambridge could fa
• 2024-05-20 POR 2024 #66 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments and the Cambridge Arts Council to consider whe
• 2024-05-06 — CMA 2024 #95 : Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $42,500 recei
• 2024-04-29 CMA 2024 #77 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation and authorization to borrow $2,
• 2024-04-01 RES 2024 #52 ✅ — Congratulations to the Cambridge Rindge & Latin's Culinary Team on winning the16th Annual Massachusetts Restaurant Assoc
• 2024-03-25 CMA 2024 #56 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $33,500 to the Grant Fund Pu
• 2024-03-25 CMA 2024 #55 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $15,000 to the Grant Fund Pu
• 2024-03-25 CMA 2024 #54 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of 5,000 to the Grant Fund Publ
• 2024-03-04 CMA 2024 #28 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Annual Surveillance Report concerning City D
• 2024-02-12 CMA 2024 #14 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,620.00 to the Grant Fund

2023

• 2023-11-06 — ORDD-2023-1 : An Ordinance 2023 #8A has been received from City Clerk, relative to amend Chapter 2.76 – Human Rights Com
• 2023-10-16 APP 2023 #52 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Lit Visual Arts Center requesting permission for a (35) Thirty Five temporary banne
• 2023-10-02 ORD 2023 # 8 — An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to 2.76.020 enacted is to protect the human rights of all the r
• 2023-08-07 CMA 2023 #208 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the project update on the Central Square Municip
• 2023-08-07 — CMA 2023 #196 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to proposed amendments to Ch. 2.78,
• 2023-06-12 CMA 2023 #163 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as memb
• 2023-06-05 POR 2023 #109 ✅ — That the Transportation and Public Utilities and Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebratio
• 2023-06-05 APP 2023 #34 ✅ — An application was received from John Connolly of Harvard Art Museum requesting permission for twenty three (23) tempora
• 2023-04-10 CMA 2023 #92 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of the Shannon Grant receive
• 2023-04-10 AR-23-26 📁 — Report on reviewing the Citizens Zoning Petition received from Michael Monestime et al. regarding Outdoor Use Zoning for
• 2023-04-03 POR 2023 #60 ✅ — That the City Manager is hereby requested to direct the Community Development Department and the Law Department to revie
• 2023-04-03 CMA 2023 #88 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Revised Response to Proposed Amendments to Ch.
• 2023-03-20 POR 2023 #53 ✅ — That the City Manager work with the Central Square Business Improvement District and provide a license agreement, as wel
• 2023-03-20 APP 2023 #12 ↪ — A Zoning Petition Has been received from Michael Monestime et al. regarding Outdoor Use Zoning Petition for the Central
• 2023-03-06 CMA 2023 #74 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Annual Surveillance Report concerning City D
• 2023-03-06 CMA 2023 #66 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $325,000 in the General Fund betw
• 2023-02-27 RES 2023 #69 ✅ — Congratulations to Helena Wurzel on her solo exhibit at the Praise Shadows Art Gallery
• 2023-02-27 POR 2023 #39 ✅ — That the joint Economic Development and University Relations and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities,
• 2023-02-27 POR 2023 #38 ✅ — That the joint Economic Development and University Relations and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities,
• 2023-02-13 CMA 2023 #41 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as a me
• 2023-02-13 CMA 2023 #40 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Accelerating Climate Res
• 2023-02-13 APP 2023 #8 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Lit Visual Arts Center requesting permission for a (35) thirty five temporary banne
• 2023-02-06 AR-23-3 ✅ — Report on determining the feasibility of purchasing the property located at 37 Brookline Street, former home of Peter Va
• 2023-01-23 RES 2023 #36 ✅ — Congratulations to Ruth Erickson on her exhibit at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston titled “To Begin Again: A
• 2023-01-23 POR 2023 #11 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to determine the feasibility of purchasing the p

2022

• 2022-12-19 COF 2022 #166 📁 — ommunication was received from Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activity
• 2022-12-05 CMA 2022 #236 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $18,803.68 received from the
• 2022-11-21 POR 2022 #309 ✅ — That the memo from Charles Sullivan regarding Comments on Citizen’s Petition to Amend Ch. 2.78, Article III, Neighborhoo
• 2022-11-21 CMA 2022 #231 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Reports Items Numbered 16-111, 18-38, a
• 2022-11-21 CMA 2022 #230 📁 — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-90, regarding a r
• 2022-11-21 CMA 2022 #229 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY23 Local Cultural Coun
• 2022-11-21 APP 2022 #56 ✅ — An application was received from Heritage Flag American Repertory Theater requesting permission for a eight (8) temporar
• 2022-10-24 CMA 2022 #207 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report items numbered 21-52 & 22-25, re
• 2022-10-03 POR 2022 #313 ✅ — Reappointment of Kathleen L. Born to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a 5-year term to the Full City Council wi
• 2022-09-12 RES 2022 #214 ✅ — Congratulations to The Dance Complex on the occasion of its 30 year anniversary in Central Square
• 2022-08-01 POR 2022 #142 ✅ — 105 Windsor Community Process. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL AUGUST 1, 2022
• 2022-08-01 APP 2022 #39 ✅ — An application was received from MIT List Visual Arts Center requesting permission for 35 temporary banners to be placed
• 2022-06-27 POR 2022 #129 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, and the Harvard Sq
• 2022-06-06 CMA 2022 #120 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY22 Local Cultu
• 2022-06-06 CMA 2022 #119 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY22 Massachuset
• 2022-03-21 CMA 2022 #55 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Shannon Grant fo
• 2022-03-07 CMA 2022 #51 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Annual Surveillance Report concernin
• 2022-02-28 APP 2022 #5 ✅ — An application was received from MIT List Visual Arts Center requesting permission for 35 temporary banners across Ames
• 2022-02-07 RES 2022 #34 ✅ — Congratulating Richard Bock for recently receiving the 1st Place Prize in the Chatham Creative Arts Center Photo Show
• 2022-01-24 POR 2022 #9 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with all appropriate departments, as well as, the Cambridge W
• 2022-01-24 CMA 2022 #7 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant received fro

2021

• 2021-12-06 CMA 2021 #261 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a supplemental appro
• 2021-11-01 APP 2021 #45 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for a temporary banner across Ames Street,
• 2021-10-04 POR 2021 #208 ✅ — That the City Council go on record requesting that the Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Ce
• 2021-10-04 APP 2021 #42 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for a temporary banner across Ames Street,
• 2021-06-21 CMA 2021 #167 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY21 Local Cultu
• 2021-06-21 CMA 2021 #166 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY21 Massachuse
• 2021-06-07 POR 2021 #119 ✅ — Live Acoustic Entertainment Ordinance
• 2021-06-07 CMA 2021 #142 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person
• 2021-03-08 CMA 2021 #39 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Annual Surveillance Report concernin

2020

• 2020-12-21 CMA 2020 #296 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt
• 2020-12-07 AR-20-69 — Report on formulating an RFP for a public arts project that will acknowledge the unfinished work of the 19th Amendment,
• 2020-11-30 AR-20-65 — Report on exploring the feasibility of hiring a consultant to perform an Equity Audit on the Cambridge Arts Council
• 2020-11-23 POR 2020 #273 ✅ — That the City Council formally go on record in asking the City Manager to work with the appropriate City Staff in formul
• 2020-11-23 POR 2020 #272 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to explore the feasibility of hiring a consultant to perform an Equity
• 2020-11-16 POR 2020 #268 ✅ — That the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning Committee, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee recommend to
• 2020-10-19 CMA 2020 #228 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-21, regar
• 2020-09-14 POR 2020 #192 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Community Development Department and any other appropriat
• 2020-09-14 COM 597 #2020 📁 — Sundry Communications regarding Disaster Relief Fund and support for Arts and Cultural Organizations
• 2020-09-14 CMA 2020 #196 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $9,335.00, received
• 2020-09-14 APP 2020 #34 ✅ — A Zoning Petition has been received from BMR–Third LLC c/o BioMed Realty, L.P. regarding a Zoning Amendment Petition for
• 2020-07-27 CMA 2020 #176 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a proposed restatement of and amendment
• 2020-07-27 CMA 2020 #164 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Mas
• 2020-07-27 CMA 2020 #155 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number Awaiting Rep
• 2020-07-27 APP 2020 #26 ↪ — A Re-Submission of a Rezoning Petition has been received from Salvatori Zimno, Vice President, Development, BMR-THIRD LL
• 2020-05-18 POR 2020 #111 ✅ — Creating an Arts Recovery Advisory Committee
• 2020-05-04 POR 2020 #96 ✅ — The City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Arts Council and other relevant departments to de
• 2020-02-10 POR 2020 #29 ✅ — City Council support of the full Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda
• 2020-02-03 POR 2020 #24 ✅ — Thanking Charlotte Moore and Eileen Caves for their Art Exhibition titled “The Olive Trees are Weeping: Visions of Occup
• 2020-02-03 APP 2020 #5 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts requesting permission for (32) thirty two temporary banners on poles on
• 2020-01-27 AR-20-1 ✅ — Report on the work that has been done to Support Small Business and the Arts through Tourism
• 2020-01-27 APP 2020 #3 ✅ — A petition was received from MIT List Visual Arts Center, requesting permission for fifteen banners on poles along Ames
• 2020-01-13 POR 2020 #2 ✅ — Supporting Small Business and the Arts through Tourism

2019

• 2019-12-16 POR 2019 #393 ✅ — Removing Sackler Family Name from Harvard University Museum
• 2019-11-25 CMA 2019 #310 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $107,000 from Free C
• 2019-11-18 CMA 2019 #296 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 Mass Cultur
• 2019-11-18 CMA 2019 #295 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 Local Cultu
• 2019-11-18 APP 2019 #91 ✅ — An application was received from Blick Art Materials, LLC, requesting permission for an A-Frame sign in front of the pre
• 2019-10-21 AR-19-131 📁 — Report on Creating a Director of Arts and Culture Position
• 2019-10-07 RES 2019 #341 ✅ — Congratulations to Emmanuel “Manny” Lusardi on winning the Cambridge Housing Authority Art Contest
• 2019-10-07 POR 2019 #336 ✅ — Creating the Director of Arts and Culture Position
• 2019-10-07 POR 2019 #324 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Arts Council and the Department of Public Works, in conju
• 2019-10-07 APP 2019 #79 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Str
• 2019-09-16 POR 2019 #306 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Public Works, the Arts Council, the Harvard Square Bus
• 2019-09-09 POR 2019 #282 ✅ — That the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee is requested to hold a
• 2019-07-30 POR 2019 #261 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the Department of Pu
• 2019-07-30 CMA 2019 #207 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Mas
• 2019-07-30 CMA 2019 #205 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-83, regar
• 2019-07-30 CMA 2019 #204 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-14, regar
• 2019-07-30 CMA 2019 #203 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-39, regar
• 2019-07-30 APP 2019 #58 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Str
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #228 ✅ — Thanks to Liz Walker for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #227 ✅ — Thanks to Ben Simon for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #226 ✅ — Thanks to Kelly Sherman for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #225 ✅ — Thanks to Ellen Shakespear for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #224 ✅ — Thanks to Geeta Pradhan for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #223 ✅ — Thanks to James Pierre for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #222 ✅ — Thanks to Jero Nesson for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #221 ✅ — Thanks to Michael Monestime for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #220 ✅ — Thanks to Katherine Shozawa for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #219 ✅ — Thanks to Kristina Latino for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #218 ✅ — Thanks to Christopher Hope for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #217 ✅ — Thanks to Eryn Johnson for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #216 ✅ — Thanks to Sarah Gallop for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #215 ✅ — Thanks to Peter DiMuro for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #214 ✅ — Thanks to David De Celis for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #213 ✅ — Thanks to Olivia D'Ambrosio for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #212 ✅ — Thanks to Afiyah Harrigan for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #211 ✅ — Thanks to Khalil Mogassabi for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #210 ✅ — Thanks to Lisa Peterson for her work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-24 RES 2019 #209 ✅ — Thanks to Jason Weeks for his work on the Mayor's Arts Task Force
• 2019-06-17 CMA 2019 #169 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $29,343.28 from indi
• 2019-06-03 CMA 2019 #155 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000 from Free C
• 2019-06-03 CMA 2019 #154 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Fes
• 2019-05-20 CMA 2019 #139 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-93, regar
• 2019-05-13 APP 2019 #37 ✅ — An application was received from Gail Wang requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in f
• 2019-05-06 APP 2019 #32 ✅ — An application was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting permission for eleven (11) temporary banner poles alo
• 2019-05-06 APP 2019 #30 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Str
• 2019-05-06 APP 2019 #29 ✅ — An application was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting permission for a temporary banner across the public w
• 2019-04-29 APP 2019 #28 ✅ — An application was received from Women in Comedy Festival and Cambridge Arts Council are requesting permission for a tem
• 2019-04-01 CMA 2019 #73 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-61 regard
• 2019-04-01 AR-19-39 ✅ — Report on creating a dedicated comprehensive "arts friendly" licensing web page
• 2019-04-01 AR-19-38 — Report on designating a staff member in the Economic Development Division as an "arts liaison."
• 2019-03-25 POR 2019 #110 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to double the annual funding (from the FY19 Adopted Budget) over the next 3 to 5 year
• 2019-03-25 POR 2019 #101 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to confer with the License Commission, Cambridge Arts Council, and IT Department to c
• 2019-03-25 POR 2019 #100 ✅ — That the City Manager confer with the Community Development Department, Economic Development Division, and the Cambridge
• 2019-03-25 COM 170 #2019 📁 — Three communications received in support of Policy Order # 2 and 3 related to the arts
• 2019-03-25 CMA 2019 #65 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY19 Shannon Gra
• 2019-03-04 CMA 2019 #47 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of an Innovation and Le
• 2019-03-04 CMA 2019 #46 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person
• 2019-03-04 CMA 2019 #45 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY19 Local Cultu
• 2019-02-11 AR-19-14 ✅ — Report on conducting inventories of both local arts organizations and private foundations that may support them
• 2019-02-04 POR 2019 #35 ✅ — That the City Manager work with the Cambridge Arts Council and the Community Development Department, particularly the Ec
• 2019-01-28 APP 2019 #1 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Str
• 2019-01-14 POR 2019 #21 ✅ — That the topic of revamping the Memorial Tree Program be referred to the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Fac
• 2019-01-14 CMA 2019 #11 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-97, regar
• 2019-01-14 AR-19-4 — Report on the City's 1% for arts ordinance, which projects have met the threshold and which have fallen short, and wheth
• 2019-01-14 AR-19-3 — Report on establishing a Central Square Improvement Fund and allocate no less than 25% of funds generated to the arts
• 2019-01-14 AR-19-2 — Report on allocating a percentage of hotel/motel tax revenue and adult use cannabis tax revenue to the arts in the FY20
• 2019-01-07 POR 2019 #7 ✅ — That the City Manager work with the Cambridge Arts Council and Community Development Department to make the appropriate
• 2019-01-07 POR 2019 #6 ✅ — That the City Manager work with the Cambridge Arts Council, Traffic and Parking Department, Community Development Depart
• 2019-01-07 POR 2019 #5 ✅ — That the City Manager work with the Cambridge Arts Council and Department of Finance to allocate a percentage of hotel/m
• 2019-01-07 COM 35 #2019 📁 — Sundry communications in support of funding for the Arts

2018

• 2018-12-17 CMA 2018 #327 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $5,000.00 to the Gra
• 2018-12-03 CMA 2018 #313 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons
• 2018-11-19 POR 2018 #282 ✅ — That the City Manager work with the Cambridge Arts Council, the Cambridge Women’s Commission, the Cambridge Historical C
• 2018-11-19 CMA 2018 #298 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the proposed amended Street Performers O
• 2018-11-05 APP 2018 #345 ✅ — A petition was received from Central Square Business Association, requesting twenty-eight temporary banners on street li
• 2018-10-29 CMA 2018 #257 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $18,000.00 from Free
• 2018-10-29 CMA 2018 #256 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following perso
• 2018-10-15 RES 2018 #322 ✅ — Congratulating The Dance Complex and Community Art Center on being named partners in the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Init
• 2018-10-01 POR 2018 #231 ✅ — That the Envision Cambridge draft recommendations should be reviewed by the entire City Council in respective committees
• 2018-10-01 APP 2018 #341 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Str
• 2018-09-17 RES 2018 #284 ✅ — Congratulations to Cambridge Arts & Frames on the occasion of its' 10th anniversary
• 2018-09-17 POR 2018 #215 ✅ — That the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee conduct a hearing to di
• 2018-09-17 POR 2018 #211 📁 — That the City Manager is requested to televise the Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebr
• 2018-09-17 CMA 2018 #224 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to additional proposed amendments, as reque
• 2018-09-17 CMA 2018 #202 ↪ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt
• 2018-09-17 CMA 2018 #198 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Local Cultural C
• 2018-07-30 RES 2018 #236 ✅ — Congratulations to the Cambridge Arts Council, the main organizers of the Cambridge Arts River Festival, on both a succe
• 2018-07-30 POR 2018 #198 ✅ — That the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts, and Celebrations Committee hold a hearing before
• 2018-07-30 APP 2018 #327 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street requesting permission for fifteen temporary bann
• 2018-06-25 POR 2018 #182 📁 — That the proposed Municipal Code entitled “Street Performers” in Section 12.16.170 as amended on June 25, 2018 by Policy
• 2018-06-25 CMA 2018 #169 ✅ — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to proposed amendments to the two following
• 2018-06-18 RES 2018 #198 ✅ — Congratulations to MIT and the Community Art Center on the unveiling of their Unity Mural on June 19, 2018
• 2018-06-18 CMA 2018 #156 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-43, regar
• 2018-06-18 AR-18-61 ✅ — Report on commissioning a public art piece, statue, or memorial that would commemorate the dedication of women in Cambri
• 2018-06-04 POR 2018 #152 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Historical Commission, the Cambridge Women’s
• 2018-05-21 CMA 2018 #119 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000 from Free Ca
• 2018-05-14 APP 2018 #314 ✅ — A petition was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting eleven temporary banners to be hung on light poles along
• 2018-05-07 POR 2018 #136 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to coordinate with the appropriate departments to record and live-stream the Neighbor
• 2018-05-07 CMA 2018 #106 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a supplemental appro
• 2018-05-07 APP 2018 #310 ✅ — An application was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting permission for two temporary banners across JFK Stree
• 2018-05-07 APP 2018 #309 ✅ — An n application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames S
• 2018-05-07 — APP 2018 #311 : An application was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting permission for temporary banners acro
• 2018-04-30 RES 2018 #143 ✅ — Thanks to Macky Buck and Michael Rome for their care of and contribution to hundreds of children and families in the Cam
• 2018-04-30 POR 2018 #123 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide a report on the history of Constellation Charitable Foundati
• 2018-04-23 COM 328 #2018 📁 — A Communication from Denise Jillson, Executive Director, Harvard Square Business Association, relating to the request fo
• 2018-04-23 CMA 2018 #93 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons
• 2018-04-23 APP 2018 #18 ✅ — An application was received from the Harvard Square Business Association requesting permission for a temporary lighted b
• 2018-04-02 POR 2018 #101 ✅ — That the City Manager is requested to work with Trinity Property Management to give the nearly 200 tenants of the EMF bu
• 2018-03-26 POR 2018 #85 ✅ — That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development, the
• 2018-03-26 COM 260 #2018 📁 — Communication from Michael Monestime, Executive Director, Central Square Business Association, in support of Policy Orde
• 2018-03-19 CMA 2018 #60 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Shannon Grant fo
• 2018-02-26 CMA 2018 #43 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-16, regar
• 2018-02-12 CMA 2018 #33 📁 — A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 17-111, rega
• 2018-01-29 CMA 2018 #21 ✅ — Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY18 Local Cultu
• 2018-01-29 APP 2018 #1 ✅ — An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, Building E15-109, requesting permission for fif