City Council Meeting – December 8th, 2025
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Meeting Link
City Manager’s Agenda
Reports and Communications
- #1 (CMA 2025 #282) A federal update
- #2 (CMA 2025 #283) Seeking authorization from the MA Office of the Inspector General (the “IG”) to use the Construction Manager at Risk (“CMaR”) procurement and construction method for the DPW Salt Shed Replacement Project
- #4 (CMA 2025 #285) An update on discussions between the City, St. James Church, and their neighbors about the use of the garden area by the unhoused
- #5 (CMA 2025 #286) Response to the request for a public open-house meetings with Eversource regarding heat and electricity bills
- #6 (CMA 2025 #287) City staff will develop concept plans to help evaluate how 25 Lowell Street could be used for affordable housing
- #7 (CMA 2025 #288) Updates to institutional use regulations
- #8 (CMA 2025 #289) Revised language for the Mass Ave Zoning Petition
- #9 (CMA 2025 #290) Revised language for the Cambridge Street Zoning Petition
Appropriations and Grants
- #3 (CMA 2025 #284) $71,428 from the Center for Families program grant to support families in need
Policy Orders
Requests that the city…
- #1 (POR 2025 #162) publish all relevant materials sufficiently in advance of public meetings to allow residents time to review and
prepare
- #2 (POR 2025 #163) “streamline the permitting process, including but not limited to creating a central role dedicated to the permitting process, the creation of a unified online permitting portal, and standardized timelines”
- #3 (POR 2025 #164) “draft of a separate zoning petition to strengthen Active Use requirements on Cambridge Street and the Porter Square PUD subdistricts for sites that redevelop as single parcels”
- #4 (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”
- #5 (POR 2025 #166) extend the appointment of Interim City Clerk Paula M. Crane for six months
- #6 (POR 2025 #167) prepare a new petition to allow Cambridge to enact a Real Estate Transfer Fee to be sent to the state legislature
That the council…
- #7 (POR 2025 #168) “support Lesley University faculty in their fight for a fair contract and urging President Steinmayer and Lesley University administration to support a just contract for its workers”
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