105 Windsor Community Process

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The city-owned property at 105 Windsor Street has a more than 200 year history of being used for active community purposes including as a school, a recreation center, a health clinic, a veterans hall, a branch library, and for elder care; and

The city’s proposal to renovate this historic building is an important opportunity to address some of the unique and long-unmet needs of the Port neighborhood; and

The design process should be guided by an inclusive, city-led community process to hear from as many diverse voices as possible in an effort to build consensus; and

Such a city-led community process should engage a wide range of stakeholders including (but not limited to) residents of affordable housing, all residents of The Port, Margaret Fuller House, Community Art Center, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge Housing Authority, local small businesses, faith communities, Fletcher-

Maynard Academy community, Cambridge NAACP, My Brother’s Keeper, The Black

Response, and the Port Organizing Group; and

The newly-acquired building located at 689 Mass Ave is proposed to be used for city offices without any input from the community, and a similar outcome must be avoided at 105 Windsor Street; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate departments to begin a thorough and open community process that will determine the future use of 105 Windsor Street, including (but not limited to) a series of events, some offered virtually and some in person at key neighborhood sites like the Community Art Center and the Pisani Center in an effort to engage as many diverse voices as possible and build consensus; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the Council on the nature and timeline of the planned community process as soon as possible and ahead of commencing the outreach.