City Council Meeting – June 8th, 2026

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City Manager’s Agenda

Reports and Communications

  • #1 (CMA 2026-175) Assignment of police officers for the state primary (September 1, 2026) and state election (November 3, 2026)
  • #3 (CMA 2026-173) Preparations for the City’s LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration on June 20th
  • #7 (CMA 2026-171) A five-year progress review of the Affordable Housing Overlay
  • #8 (CMA 2026-170) Proposed changes to the City’s Zero Waste Master Plan
  • #9 (CMA 2026-172) Updates to succession planning and employee-ownership materials
  • #11 (CMA 2026-174) A report on how the decision to install artificial turf was made

Appropriations and Grants

  • #5 (CMA 2026-177) Reauthorize a spending limit of $3,800,000 for fiscal year 2027 for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Revolving Fund
  • #6 (CMA 2026-179) Authorization of a $240,000 spending limit for fiscal year 2027 for the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Revolving Fund
  • #8 (CMA 2026-180) $18,970.32 from the HOME Grant Program
  • #10 (CMA 2026-181) transfer appropriations from allotments with available balances to those needing implementation

Appointments

  • #2 (CMA 2026-176) Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women – Caroline Berz Meg Bond, Bomy Lee Chung, Krista Daniel, Diana Dumit, Joanna Elder, Ukpong Etteh, Cheryl Hamlin, Peter Hsu, Zaida Pingatore, MacKenzie Rawcliffe, Frehiwot Tesfaye
  • #4 (CMA 2026-182) Combined Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Management Advisory Committee – Andrew Hrycyna, Julie Wood, Eppa Rixey, Laura Tenny, Sarah Adkins, Kathryn Hess, Brendan Hickey, Collin Fedor, Derek Etkin, Devon Kinkead, Dorothy Thompson, Jennifer Wade, Steven Koller, Thomas Goreau

Policy Orders

Requests that the city…

  • #1 (POR 2026-119) confer with the Harvard Square Business Association, and property owners abutting the Old Stone Wall to develop a plan to stabilize, preserve, and restore this historic resource
  • #2 (POR 2026-120) develop a Neighborhood Safety Additions Plan for the areas of the City previously served by ShotSpotter technology
  • #3 (POR 2026-121) use the Federal Stabilization Fund to provide one-time stabilization payments to Cambridge-based and Cambridge-serving organizations impacted by FY27 MOVA cuts
  • #5 (POR 2026-123) examine and report back with a feasibility analysis regarding proposed amendments to the multifamily zoning ordinance

That the council…

  • #4 (POR 2026-122) complete the required review and determinations for ShotSpotter or any other surveillance technology before taking any future vote on its continued use

Charter Rights

  • #1 (POR 2026-110) Zero Waste Master Plan – Ordinance changes

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