Awaiting Report Status Update 6.24.24

Awaiting Report Status Update 6.24.24

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Sponsors Notes 24-008 02/26/24 Present recommendations for the refinement and improvement of the housing permitting process to the City Council, with a focus on reducing delays, minimizing costs, and enhancing clarity and accessibility for all stakeholders.

08/05/24 Azeem (Lead); McGovern; Nolan; Sobrinho-Wheeler 24-017 03/25/24 Study whether the City Council could add maximum lot area per dwelling unit, maximum setback requirements, and minimum floor area ratios in some districts or as part of an overlay in the Zoning Ordinance and whether the City Council could require a special permit for a down conversion in developments that would result in a net loss f h i it Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem;

Nolan; Wilson

24-019 03/25/24 Determine whether the City could provide incentives for residents who do not have cars. 08/05/24 Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern;

Nolan; Siddiqui

24-022 05/06/24 Provide a summary of city efforts related to PFAS concerns, an update on educational information that can be shared with the community that outline actions individuals can take to reduce their exposure to PFAS, and provide an overview of the federal and state regulatory environment for PFAS in the wastewater t

Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler; Wilson

24-023 05/13/24 Report back on efforts to support Overdose Prevention Center legislation currently under consideration in the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives. 07/16/24 McGovern (Lead); Wilson (Lead);

Azeem; Sobrinho-Wheeler

To be responded to in Committee 24-024 05/20/24 Report on work done with relevant City departments and the Cambridge Arts Council to consider whether Cambridge could facilitate a porchfest event. 09/09/24 Nolan (Lead); Azeem; Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler 24-026

Requested to clarify why the Wage Theft Enforcement

Committee has not yet been appointed and to swiftly appoint the committee as called for in the Wage Theft

Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Sobrinho-

Wheeler; Toner

24-027 Requested to provide a list of current zoning initiatives along with CDD’s recommendations for a timeline for completing each of the zoning initiatives in order for the Council to confirm zoning priorities.

Pickett (Lead); McGovern; Toner

24-028 Requested to work with CDD to provide a written outreach plan for engaging the community related to the processes underway in Central Square.

Pickett (Lead); Simmons; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 24-029 Requested to provide the draft Request for Information for the 84 & 96 Bishop Allen Drive to the City Council for review and comment.

Pickett (Lead); Simmons; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 24-031 06/10/24

Provide an update to the Municipal Facilities Improvement

Plan (MFIP) including revised cost estimates to help inform the FY26 and ongoing capital budget priorities in a

Pickett (Lead); Nolan; Toner

24-032 Explore with the MBTA how to best ensure that the public art, Gift of the Wind, is preserved. Pickett (Lead); McGovern; Nolan;

Siddiqui; Simmons; Toner; Wilson

24-033 Develop a policy and systems to ensure that an infrastructure safety audit is made to intersections where a crash results in a serious injury and implement needed Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem; McGovern; Nolan; Pickett; Siddiqui;

Simmons; Toner; Wilson

Awaiting Report Status Update 6.24.24

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Sponsors Notes 24-034 Report on how have community events and ways to inform residents of all efforts to improve driving, cycling, and pedestrian safety and educate residents on how best to safely follow the rules when using roadways.

Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler; Toner