City Council Meeting – December 12th, 2025
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Meeting Link
City Manager’s Agenda
Appointments
- #1 (CMA 2025 #291) Commission for Persons with Disabilities: Cecelia Cobb, Asherah Davis, Nieta Greene, Avanthi Jayasinghe, and Erum Sattar
- #2 (CMA 2025 #292) BEUDO Review Board: Margary Davies, Kay Mammo, Peter Glick, Andrew Richardson, Liz Galloway, Joe Higgins, Vivan Malkani, Liz Reichart, Ben Silverman
- #3 (CMA 2025 #293) Community Benefits dvisory Committee: Sue Walsh
Reports and Communications
- #4 (CMA 2025 #294) The city will work at communicating better that the Council on Aging has many resources, services, and programs for residents who are 60 years of age and older
- #5 (CMA 2025 #295) The city controls poison ivy growth at Fresh Pond using a two person team that manually removes growth at the start of the growth season. Other methods are not viable due to the proximity of the municipal water supply. Although there are currently laminated warning signs, the city will deploy durable signs.
- #6 (CMA 2025 #296) The city will develop a policy on prioritizing release of police body-worn camera video from significant incidents of “heightened public interest” within 30 days whether or not CPD has received a request
- #7 (CMA 2025 #297) A “review of current crisis prevention protocols and deployment of mental health professionals”
- #8 (CMA 2025 #298) “A report on various issues related to zoning petitions and community benefits being offered through the zoning amendment process”
- #9 (CMA 2025 #299) Updates to the Community Benefits Ordinance
- #10 (CMA 2025 #300) Details on the detours for the Linear Park construction
- #11 (CMA 2025 #301) A proposed increase for Expired Meter and Overtime parking tickets from $30 to $40
- #12 (CMA 2025 #302) An update on the Roadway Safety Audit Program
Appropriations and Grants
- #13 (CMA 2025 #303) $935,497 from the Home Energy Assistance Program grant to help with the heating bills during November 1st – April 30th for qualifying households
Policy Orders
That the council…
Requests that the city…
- #2 (POR 2025 #171) “reduce the recommendations for the Massachusetts Avenue subdistrict (MAS-12) from a maximum of 12 stories to 11 stories with ground floor active use/retail as consistent with the recommendation of the Mass Ave Planning Study”
Charter Rights
- #1 (POR 2025 #165) “reduce the recommendations for the Inman Square zoning sub-district (CAM-10) from a maximum of 10 stories to 8 stories with ground floor active use/retail as consistent with the majority of the Cambridge Street corridor”
Unfinished Business
- #5 (ORD 2025 #17) Cambridge Street Zoning Petition (Second Reading): Establishing four new zoning districts for the Cambridge Street. Eligible to be ordained December 22nd, 2025
- #6 (ORD 2025 #16) Massachusetts Avenue Corridor Zoning Petition (Second Reading): Establishing four new zoning districts for the Massachusetts Avenue corridor. Eligible to be ordained December 22nd, 2025
All comments are from members of our comment team.
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