Awaiting Report Status Update 05.19.25

To be Scheduled

25-003 01/27/25 Report back to the City Council with a update on the status and timeline for the completion of the Grand Junction Multiuse Path and how implementation between Gore Street and Little Binney could coincide with Phase 2 of the CSO implementation on Cambridge Street. Toner (Lead); Azeem; McGovern; Nolan; Siddiqui; Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler; Wilson; Zusy 25-005 02/03/25 Prepare a report on the use of M.G.L. Ch. 40U to determine which local statutes can be enforced by the local-option procedure in order to better collect fines in violation of Cambridge ordinances and provide a recommendation to the City Council for implementation of Ch. 40U procedures.

Nolan (Lead); Toner; Zusy

25-011 Exert all appropriate influence on EZ Ride and Passio to take immediate and concrete steps to fully resolve tracking deficiencies and improve real-time transit accuracy for riders. 05/19/25

Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui

25-012 Develop language to create an “Affordable Rent Incentive Program” program for Cambridge and to report back to the City Council with option, including the percentage of possible tax abatements.

McGovern (Lead); Azeem; Siddiqui; Simmons

25-015 Create a plaque to be placed at the entrance of or inside City Hall that demonstrates the values that the Cambridge City Council upholds of the separation of church and state and gender equality.

Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui; Wilson

25-018 03/17/25 Draft language to create an Ordinance to insure that vacant store fronts and commercial properties keep their properties in safe and clean conditions.

Toner (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Wilson

25-020 03/24/25 That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Incentive Zoning Nexus Study. Siddiqui (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);

Wilson (Lead); Toner; Zusy

25-024 03/31/25 That the City Manager direct relevant staff to do more outreach to residents, businesses, and property owners to communicate the drought status and take all measures to reduce nonessential water use citywide, and provide a report on citywide water usage and water supply.

Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Zusy

25-025 04/28/25 That the City Manager is requested to establish a Lost and Found program at Cambridge City Hall. 06/09/25

Simmons (Lead); McGovern

25-026 04/28/25 That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to assemble a list of public and private spaces available to the public, indoors and outdoors, noting contact information and any associated requirements, ensuring that there are public meeting places identified in each neighborhood.

Zusy (Lead); Nolan; Simmons; Toner

25-027 05/05/25 Investigate bike pod storage options to be placed in suitable areas in the City to provide residents and visitors safe storage options. Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); McGovern; Nolan; Siddiqui 25-028 05/05/25 Prepare an update with details on the status of potential civilian flagger operations in the Cambridge police union contract and work with relevant city staff to explore a civilian traffic flagger program and update the current police union contract on the City's website. Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Azeem; Nolan; Siddiqui 25-029

The City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department

to develop a timeline for the next Inclusionary Housing Study, explore remedies to address the lack of housing starts and provide for consideration draft amendments to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, and explore other incentives to encourage developers to include affordable units beyond the requirement voluntarily.

Toner (Lead); Nolan

25-030 That the City Manager is requested to include in the FY26 Operating Budget a continued commitment to Emergency Housing Vouchers for Permanent Supportive

Housing and Mixed Status Families, and the Transition Wellness Center, as well as

allocate the necessary resources to establish a municipal successor to Rise Up Cambridge that builds on its mission of providing direct, dignified economic support to families.

Wilson (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 25-031 That the City Manager is requested to work with the School Department, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant departments to ensure that all city owned parking lots, with a focus on school complexes, including the still under construction parking at Tobin/Darby Vassal school complex, could be made available for after-hours use by residents.

Nolan (Lead); Toner; Siddiqui; Zusy; Wilson