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ARS 2024-7

Awaiting Report Status Update 4/1/24

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Wheeler; Wilson

24-012 03/04/24 Recommend ordinance amendments to the City of Cambridge Tenant Rights and Resources Ordinance, Chapter 8.71 of the City Code, to ensure that all Cambridge landlords and tenants receive annual notice from the City, for example in October, of these and other rights and resources; include in the FY25 budget amounts sufficient to carry out these policies; report back to the Housing Committee on progress within a reasonable time before filing the city FY25 budget. 04/08/24 McGovern (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);

Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem

24-013 Work with relevant City departments and meet with the MBTA and City of Boston in advance of the July Red Line shutdown about the implementation of a fare-free 1 bus program. Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem;

McGovern; Siddiqui

24-014 Investigate and determine what measures, if any, can be taken to mitigate the noise impacts of waste management disposal operations on residents in the North Point District while remaining compliant with existing legal requirements.

Simmons (Lead)

Awaiting Report Status Update 3.28.24

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Sponsors Notes 24-015 Recommendations for adjusting parking permit fees to better align with associated costs.

Nolan (Lead); Azeem

24-016 Develop ways to fund support of decarbonization and clean energy projects and technical assistance for property owners of all types especially those with limited resources, with an initial focus on work associated with BEUDO emissions reduction requirements.

Nolan; Pickett; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 24-017 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 of housing units. Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem;

Nolan; Wilson

24-018 Work with the chairs of the Housing Committee to create zoning language that effectively promotes multi- family housing, including income-restricted affordable housing with the goal of having viable housing for everyone especially lower-income residents. Azeem (Lead); McGovern;

Siddiqui; Wilson

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

McGovern; Nolan; Siddiqui

๐Ÿ—“ The meeting where this was taken up: Apr 1, 2024