Awaiting Report Status Update 12.23.24

Awaiting Report Status Update 12.23.24

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Date Passed

Policy Order Summary

Status

Expected Date

Sponsors Notes 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

24-053 09/16/24 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 09/16/24 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

24-058 09/23/24 Requested to confer with the Finance Department, Law Department, and other relevant departments to explore the feasibility of a successor program to Rise Up Cambridge.

Siddiqui (Lead); McGovern; Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler; Wilson

24-060 09/30/24 Report back to the City Council with details of an organized process for tracking grant activities, including but not limited to application, status tracking, and post-award activity. 01/06/25

Siddiqui (Lead); McGovern; Sobrinho-Wheeler; Wilson

24-062 10/21/24 Work with the Community Development Department to provide an update on the status of the Resident Experiences of Inclusion and Bias in Inclusionary Housing in Cambridge report’s recommendations, including progress on implementation and planned next steps.

Siddiqui (Lead); Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler; Wilson

24-063 11/04/24 Recognize and honor Massachusett Tribe during key official events, documents, websites, and communications, establish a living memorial in Cambridge that honors the Massachusett Tribe, with special recognition of Sqa Sachem for her leadership and enduring legacy and place a plaque with this language in a prominent location within

City Hall

Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Toner; Wilson

24-064 Work with relevant City departments to prepare a Home Rule Petition to enact legislation which would allow the City of Cambridge to prohibit associations from unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy system. Referred to Committee

Nolan (Lead); Azeem

Tentative Committee

Hearing March

2025 24-065 Work with the Law Department to draft a home rule petition for the creation of a Cambridge Jobs Training Trust, and report back to the City Council in a timely manner. 01/06/25

Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Wilson

24-066 Work with relevant City departments to prepare a draft home rule petition to authorize the City of Cambridge to implement automated parking enforcement technology; and to continue to work with the City of Boston to collaborate on the home rule process. 02/03/25

Nolan (Lead); Azeem; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-Wheeler; Wilson

24-067 12/02/24 Work with relevant City departments to review with a robust and inclusive community process the Cambridge Bicycle Plan, most recently updated in 2020, and identify potential improvements and consider next steps for a network of Separated Bicycle

Facilities, and Separated Bicycle Facilities

Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Sobrinho-Wheeler

24-068 12/09/24 Restore Garden Street to two-way automobile traffic while preserving two-way protected bike lanes, preserving as much parking on and/or near Garden Street as possible

Toner (Lead); Nolan; Wilson

24-069 12/09/24 Encourage the state Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the MBTA to adhere to Cambridge local ordinances, including the Cambridge Asbestos Protection Ordinance, during Alewife Construction.

Nolan (Lead)