Awaiting Report Status Update 06.16.25

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. 06/30/25

Nolan (Lead); Toner; Zusy

25-012 03/03/25 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 03/03/25 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

25-020 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. 6/23/2025

Siddiqui (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler

(Lead); Wilson (Lead); Toner; Zusy 25-022 03/24/25 That the City Manager is requested to work with the School Department, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant departments to open the publicly owned parking at the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper School Complex for either residential free parking or commercial parking opportunities during “off” hours. Nolan (Lead); Wilson (Lead);

Siddiqui; Toner

Answered placed on Calendar/Unfinished Business 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 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 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

25-030 05/12/25 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

25-029 05/12/25 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); Siddiqui; Toner;

Wilson; Zusy

25-032 05/19/25 That the City Manager is requested to meet with the leadership of the Harvard Square Business Association to discuss the proposal and to take the necessary steps to facilitate the release of $72,000 to fund the RFP development for the tunnel engineering study. Simmons (Lead); McGovern;

Siddiqui; Toner

25-033 06/02/25 That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to provide a legal opinion outlining, in light of current zoning including the most recent Multifamily Zoning Amendments, the ability of Cambridge to regulate institutional and religious uses in C-1 residential districts and what state and federal law allows in terms of local restrictions, if any, for institutional and religious uses. 6/18/2025

Nolan (Lead); Azeem; McGovern

Response in Committee

Awaiting Report Status Update 06.16.25

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Policy Order Summary

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Sponsors Notes 25-034 to work with relevant City departments to determine whether the City Council can revoke an already approved curb cut application if said application was incomplete due to applicant failure 06/30/25

Nolan (Lead); Zusy

25-035 work with the City Clerk, the Information Technology Department, the Law Department, and any other relevant departments to draft an ordinance establishing the City of Cambridge Electronic Records Archiving Policy, to include policies and procedures that Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Toner; Zusy 25-36 That the exception language in Chapter 2.129.040 Section J of the Cambridge Municipal Code be revised with language clarifying that Cambridge city employees shall not participate in federal immigration enforcement operations and that the sole role of Cambridge city employees during any action by ICE is only to protect public safety and not to assist or facilitate the work of ICE Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Siddiqui;

Nolan; McGovern; Wilson

25-037 That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to ensure that there is full open access for all users to Linear Park from Westley Avenue as an additional community access point. Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler;

Azeem; McGovern