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City Manager’s Agenda

Reports and Communications

• #1 (CMA 2026-243) A federal update
• #3 (CMA 2026-248) Community Preservation Act Appropriations
• #11 (CMA 2026-253) Amend the Authorized Revolving Fund Ordinance to establish a new revolving fund for Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction to serve the City’s municipal energy use
• #12 (CMA 2026-244) An examination of whether the City can enact an ordinance requiring public buildings and places of public accommodation in Cambridge with one or more single-stall restrooms to have at least one single-stall restroom with gender-neutral signage
• #18 (CMA 2026-251) The 2025 Transportation Demand Management Program Report
• #19 (CMA 2026-245) A review of the decline in traffic enforcement
• #20 (CMA 2026-246) A report from the Cambridge Police Department on Welcoming Community Ordinance compliance
• #21 (CMA 2026-240) A response to Awaiting Report 26-15 regarding the hiring of former Federal immigration enforcement agents by the Cambridge Police Department
• #23 (CMA 2026-239) An update on policy options for allowing Cambridge voters to directly elect the City’s Mayor
• #24 (CMA 2026-261) A report on the Cambridge Preschool Program and the establishment of a Task Force to identify policy solutions to expand supports for families with young children

Appropriations and Grants

• #2 (CMA 2026-242) $500,000 from the Federal Grant Stabilization Fund to support a citywide response to federal changes affecting SNAP and MassHealth benefits under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3)
• #7 (CMA 2026-250) $24,020 from the Local Consumer Aid Fund Grant
• #8 (CMA 2026-252) $250 from donations to support the Old Burying Ground
• #10 (CMA 2026-254) $600,000 from the State Executive Office of Public Safety and Security grant
• #13 (CMA 2026-255) $1,089,817 from the Adult Education and Family Literacy Services Grant
• #14 (CMA 2026-257) $217,963 from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) / Adult and Community Learning Services grant
• #15 (CMA 2026-259) $1,000 from donations to Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC)
• #16 (CMA 2026-260) $302,640 from the Massachusetts Formula Grant
• #17 (CMA 2026-256) $9,115 from the Cambridge Public Health Commission to support the Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative through the Center for Families program
• #22 (CMA 2026-258) $308,364.80 from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Community Connections Grant to support transportation initiatives

Appointments

• #4 (CMA 2026-266) Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities
• #5 (CMA 2026-263) Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship
• #6 (CMA 2026-264) Police Review and Advisory Board
• #9 (CMA 2026-265) Fresh Pond Advisory Board
• #25 (CMA 2026-262) Joint Childcare Access Task Force

Policy Orders

Requests that the city…

• #2 (POR 2026-161) light Cambridge City Hall in purple in recognition of I Sport Purple for Platelets! Day
• #4 (POR 2026-163) develop a coordinated July 4th response plan for the Cherry Street, Harvard Street, and Fletcher Maynard Academy area to prevent illegal fireworks use
• #5 (POR 2026-164) recognize Sunday, November 1, 2026, as Color the World Orange Day and illuminate City Hall in orange in honor of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month
• #6 (POR 2026-165) illuminate City Hall in teal on Monday, November 2, 2026, in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
• #9 (POR 2026-168) develop a coordinated initiative to improve and streamline the permitting and licensing process for small businesses

That the council…

• #1 (POR 2026-160) support 32BJ SEIU Security Officers and Logan Airport Service Workers
• #3 (POR 2026-162) support UE 256 graduate workers at MIT in their efforts to secure a fair contract
• #7 (POR 2026-166) proclaim September 14 as Blessed Sacrament Drill Team and Color Guard Day in Cambridge and celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Blessed Sacrament Drill Team and Color Guard
• #8 (POR 2026-167) recognize September 2026 as Meet Your Neighbor Month
• #10 (POR 2026-169) support protecting and strengthening Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
• #11 (POR 2026-170) engage a law firm to negotiate an employment contract with Paula M. Crane as the City Solicitor
• #12 (POR 2026-171) urge the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts General Court to prioritize hiring additional DTA case workers to ensure those eligible for SNAP can receive and maintain benefits