Asked the City Manager to work with the Community Development Department, the City Assessor, and all other relevant departments to develop a comprehensive policy for future private development projects in the city

How it started

Sep 8, 2025 · Proposed by Councillors Toner and Simmons, Vice Mayor Azeem, and Councillors Nolan and Zusy: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Sep 8, 2025 · ✅ Order adopted as amended. The Council's request went to the City Manager.

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Ayesha M. Wilson
Burhan Azeem
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Paul F. Toner
Sumbul Siddiqui

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions. No member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

📨 Answered: the report came back as CMA 2025 #298 (Dec 15, 2025).

Order adopted as amendedSep 8, 2025

Referred for reportAR 2025-49Sep 15, 2025

Administration answeredCMA 2025-298Dec 15, 2025 · answered in 91 days

The item's path through the council, every recorded step. How the request pipeline works

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🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Sep 8, 2025