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Department Notes

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. 09/30/24 Nolan (Lead); Azeem; 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 timely manner.

Pickett (Lead); Nolan; Toner

24-032 06/17/24 Explore with the MBTA how to best ensure that the public art, Gift of the Wind, is preserved. 09/30/24 Pickett (Lead); McGovern; Nolan;

Siddiqui; Simmons; Toner; Wilson

24-036 Develop for future inter-jurisdictional transportation projects a system to ensure coordinated and timely communication between multiple parties involved in such projects and report back to the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee in a time fashion. Pickett (Lead); McGovern;

Siddiqui; Sobrinho-Wheeler

24-035

Update on the Children Savings Accounts Program that

includes how many families are using the account, what the impact has been for families, and any feedback or recommendations families or partners might have McGovern (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);

Wilson (Lead); Nolan

24-037 Consider a number of city application processes and find ways to reduce paper and printing waste 11/25/24

Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 24-039 Feasibility of utilizing the large screen televisions in the community rooms of CHA buildings

McGovern (Lead); Simmons

(Lead); Toner (Lead); Azeem 24-043 Conduct outreach to Cambridge colleges and universities about the pilot University Pass Program and coordinate with the MBTA and report back to the City Council on these outreach efforts Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Nolan;

Siddiqui; Simmons

24-044 Legal opinion on whether Cambridge can enact a local ordinance or regulation similar to H.3685, which would prohibit associations from unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy system, or whether the City should submit a Home Rule Petition to ensure access to solar energy for residents 10/07/24

Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler

(Lead); Siddiqui 24-045 Review climate leading heating and cooling regulations and direct the appropriate departments to develop and implement a policy that aligns with Cambridge’s climate leadership to ensure that City operated buildings have default temperatures that align with health and sustainability best practices Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);

Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem

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Department Notes

24-046 Direct the appropriate City staff to prioritize the repair of the water bubbler at Anderson Tennis Courts on Pemberton Street.

Simmons (Lead); Toner

24-047 Direct the appropriate City staff to provide a comprehensive report outlining the City's knowledge of the garbage chute issues at 1 Leighton Street.

Simmons (Lead); Toner

24-049 Provide a status update on the implementation of the PACE program and provide resources and information for property owners; and provide any recommendations for expanding PACE adoption 10/28/24

Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler; Toner

24-050 Update on progress towards providing a recommendation for changes to the existing ordinance and a report on the impact of the Short-Term Rentals in Cambridge, including how enforcement happens and how many units are registered and available. 10/07/24 Nolan (Lead); Azeem; Siddiqui; Wilson 24-051

Provide a status Update on Automated Parking

Enforcement. Nolan (Lead); Azeem; McGovern; Sobrinho-Wheeler 24-052

Direct the Community Development Department (CDD)

and the Law Department to draft zoning language based on the proposal discussed at the Housing Committee to eliminate exclusionary zoning and allow up to six stories of multifamily housing in all residential districts.

Azeem (Lead); Siddiqui

24-053 Assist companies, institutions, and other organizations in adopting truck safety requirements for their fleets and finding trucking vendors who are able to comply by providing an informational resource and publicizing those that comply Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);

McGovern; Siddiqui; Wilson

24-054 Review Cambridge’s curb cut policies and report back on if they can be improved to help meet the City’s transportation and sustainability goals with some proposed updates and draft ordinance language designating City staff as the final approval authority for curb cuts. Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem;

Siddiqui; Wilson