Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26

Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead)

26-19 Order in support of transparency and consistent publication of meeting agendas and materials. Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler 26-22 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant city departments as well as the election commissioners to review guidance from the IRS and consult with other municipalities in order to simplify our processes for paying election workers and pay workers by stipend without mandatory withholdings or municipal retirement contributions.

Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler

(Lead); McGovern; Zusy 26-26 03/23/26 That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department and the Transportation Department to meet with Harvard's Office of Community Relations and the Longwood Collective (MASCO) to harmonize institutional bus protocols with public-facing commitments. 08/03/26 Al-Zubi (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);

Nolan; Sobrinho-Wheeler

26-27 03/23/26 That the City Manager is requested to direct relevant City departments and staff to examine and report back on whether the city can require single-stall public bathrooms to be gender-neutral. McGovern (Lead); Azeem;

Siddiqui; Simmons

26-28 03/30/26 Review the current legal landscape and provide recommendations for how to regulate construction of data centers in Cambridge and protect residents and local resources and utilities from their impact. Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);

McGovern; Zusy

26-30 04/13/26 Provide a report on how the decision to install artificial turf was made, the rationale for artificial turf, and what process was taken to ensure community concerns and public health considerations were fully addressed, and to ensure that construction will not move forward until a report is delivered. Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead); McGovern 26-31 04/27/26 Update the City’s “Succession Planning and Employee Ownership Workbook” and any comparable written or online guidance so that worker buyouts and worker cooperatives are clearly presented as standard succession options for retiring business owners.

Wheeler (Lead); Nolan; Siddiqui

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Awaiting Report Status Update 6.8.26

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Policy Order Summary

Status Expected Date Sponsors Notes 26-39 04/27/26 Direct the Cambridge Department of Transportation (CDOT) and any other relevant departments to halt any further design, engineering, procurement, or construction activities related to implementing a reconfiguration of Garden Street to restore two-way motor-vehicle traffic or relocate the existing Bluebikes station and provide the City Council with a written update within six months of passage of this Order describing an alternative set of safety improvements that do not restore two-way motor vehicle traffic on Garden Street.

Wheeler (Lead)

26-35 Review the state bills referenced as well as the previously filed Home Rule Petition and prepare a new Home Rule Petition that would allow Cambridge to install and operate cameras to enforce red light, speeding, or other moving violations as outlined in H.3754 and S.2344 and the prior home rule.

Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler

(Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui 26-32 05/04/26 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City staff to review City ordinances regulating the operation of food vendors in City parks.

Azeem (Lead); McGovern

(Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Siddiqui 26-33 05/04/26 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant staff to explore options for commissioning a comparable housing needs study through a qualified research institution.

Zusy (Lead); Flaherty; Siddiqui

26-34 05/11/26 Do extensive outreach to residents, businesses, and property owners to communicate the current water level status and take all measures to reduce nonessential water use citywide, and provide a report on citywide water usage and water supply. Nolan (Lead); Flaherty; Siddiqui; Zusy 26-36 Stop using ShotSpotter, including turning off and physically removing the surveillance tools no later than 90 days.

Wheeler (Lead); McGovern; 26-37 Work with the Mayor’s Office, Law Department, Election Commission, and other relevant City Departments to engage the Collins Center in assisting the City in reviewing policy options for allowing Cambridge voters to directly elect the City’s Mayor. Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);

McGovern; Nolan; Siddiqui

26-38 Keep unchanged the current fee treatment for senior citizens, as for persons with handicap permits, by maintaining the existing exemption for seniors with respect to the proposed new charges.

Simmons (Lead); Zusy (Lead)

26-40 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ensure that Cambridge City Hall is illuminated with appropriate Pride colors in advance of the City’s June 20th Pride Celebration and report back to the City Council on the status of these efforts in sufficient time to ensure that the work is completed prior to the June 20th celebration.

Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui

26-41 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant departments and community organizations to provide the City Council with a comprehensive Food Access Report that includes, but is not limited to, an accounting of existing programs, expenditures, outcomes, and unmet needs to inform a public hearing on food insecurity and related City policies, programs, and expenditures Wheeler (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui 26-42 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Police Department and Law Department to develop and implement a policy requiring the posting of “Know Your Rights” informational and educational materials in all police department facilities

Wheeler (Lead); Nolan; Siddiqui

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