AWAITING REPORT STATUS UPDATE 3.2.26

Awaiting Report Status Update 3.2.26

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Date Passed

Policy Order Summary

Status Expected Date Sponsors Notes 26-02 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. 03/23/26

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

26-03 09/08/25 Establish a formal policy that clearly defines the City’s role and financial responsibilities in supporting large-scale public events hosted by Cambridge-based non-profit and not-for-profit organizations. 04/06/26

Simmons (Lead); McGovern; Toner; Wilson

26-04 09/08/25 Seek input from the community as well as direct outreach to condo owners and short-term rental operators and develop additional recommendations based on the discussion in the Ordinance Committee 04/13/26

Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 26-05 12/08/25 Streamline the permitting process, including but not limited to creating a central role dedicated to the permitting process, the creation of a unified online permitting portal, and standardized timelines, and report back to the City Council not later than March 2026.

Nolan (Lead); McGovern; Siddiqui; Sobrinho-

Wheeler 26-07

Restricting Eligibility for On-Street Resident Parking

Permits in New Transit-Oriented Developments.

Zusy (Lead); Azeem; Nolan

26-08 That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City departments, including the Department of Transportation, to evaluate and install a series of speed humps along Fayerweather Street, with particular attention to the stretch between Walnut Street and Field Street.

Flaherty (Lead); Simmons (Lead); McGovern

26-09 That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor and the Community Development Department to review and report back to the Council on (i) legal parameters related to City funding and Tourism

Destination Marketing District restrictions, and (ii)

oversight and accountability related to the operation of the visitor information kiosk, and related governance expectations, including alignment with City priorities. 03/30/26

Flaherty (Lead); Simmons (Lead)

26-10 That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departments to prepare for a Council discussion on best future uses for City-owned properties and the processes for redevelopment. 04/06/26

Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead); Azeem; Zusy

To be responded to at a City Council Roundtable 26-11 Incorporating plant-based solutions into the Sustainable Cambridge initiative, incorporating plant-based purchasing practices in City-operated events, and using municipal communications channels to promote sustainable and affordable food and drink practices throughout the City. Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead);

McGovern; Siddiqui

Awaiting Report Status Update 3.2.26

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Date Passed

Policy Order Summary

Status Expected Date Sponsors Notes 26-12 Prioritize pilot projects in 2026 without the use of a consultant for an extensive pedestrianization study, and in the medium-term consider how additional pedestrianization of a section of Brattle Street by restoring two-way traffic to JFK Street could enhance the Square.

Nolan (Lead); Simmons (Lead); Siddiqui; Zusy

26-13

Provide an update regarding Policy Order 2025 #69 FY26

Operating Budget a continued commitment to Emergency Housing Vouchers for Permanent Supportive Housing and

Mixed Status Families, and the Transition Wellness

Center. 03/02/26

Al-Zubi (Lead); McGovern (Lead)

26-14 Comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures at Cambridge City Hall, which shall include an assessment of physical access controls, visitor screening practices, on-site security staffing and training, emergency response and evacuation protocols, and the use of security technologies such as surveillance systems and alarm monitoring.

Flaherty (Lead); Simmons (Lead)

26-15 Examine if and how the City may prevent the hiring by the Cambridge Police Department of any sworn officer who was hired by Immigration and Customs Enforcement,

Homeland Security Investigations, or Customs and Border

Patrol.

Al-Zubi (Lead); McGovern (Lead); Sobrinho-

Wheeler (Lead)

26-16 Direct CDD to examine the feasibility, legal considerations, and administrative requirements of permitting qualified third-party guarantors or co-signers for applicants to Inclusionary Housing units and provide recommendations as to whether such a policy could responsibly expand access to these units.

Azeem (Lead); McGovern (Lead); Simmons

(Lead); Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead) 26-17 Direct the Law Department to draft ordinance language restricting the use of City-owned or City-controlled property, facilities, resources, and personnel for the purposes of federal civil immigration enforcement

Al-Zubi (Lead); Azeem (Lead); McGovern

(Lead); Nolan (Lead); Siddiqui (Lead);

Sobrinho-Wheeler (Lead); Zusy (Lead)

26-18 Review the city’s digital equity work to date, including the study’s recommendations and all steps taken since the study conclusion in order to update the evaluation of existing internet access programs, assessing whether residents’ digital needs are or could be better provided for and to propose how we can better meet their needs and to report back to the Council by June 2026 on internet access programs.

McGovern (Lead); Nolan (Lead); Sobrinho-

Wheeler (Lead); Zusy (Lead)