City Council Meeting – Jan. 27th, 2025

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Charles J. Franklin

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City Manager’s Agenda

#3 (CMA 2025 #14) An update on the City’s Sanctuary/Trust Act City status and the Welcoming Community Ordinance
#7 (CMA 2025 #18) A review of Curb Cut Policies
#8 (CMA 2025 #19) An update to the Municipal Facilities Improvement Plan
#9 (CMA 2025 #20) An update on grant funding through Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing

#4 (CMA 2025 #15) An update on negotiations with Harvard University regarding PILOT payments
#5 (CMA 2025 #16) The city has proposed updates to water regulation ordinances to comply with state drought laws
#6 (CMA 2025 #17) The Cambridge Animal Commission has proposed updating the dog license fee to match neighboring cities
#10 (CMA 2025 #21) Potential amendments to required setbacks for additions and alterations to existing buildings in the Multifamily Housing Zoning Petitions

#1 (CMA 2025 #12) Constable: Reappointment of Ronald DiGiorgio
#2 (CMA 2025 #13) Transit Advisory Committe: Andrew Zhou, Annalisa Bhatia, Clyve Lawrence, Craig Tateronis, David Rangaviz, Ian Hatch, Jarred Young, Keisha Greaves, Matt Martin, Matthew Kramer, Nick Lessin, Omriqui Thomas, Patrick Delaney, Sandya Ramakrishnan

#1 (POR 2025 #3) Urging Eversource to prioritize considering and implementing parts of the Greater Cambridge Energy Program
#2 (POR 2025 #4) Request that the city provide an update on the Grand Junction Multiuse Path timeline
#3 (POR 2025 #5) Opposing the Congressional Voter-Suppression SAVE Bill
#4 (POR 2025 #6) Requests that the city to install “Bicycles Must Yield” signs in Linear Park Parkway, Russell Field, Cambridge
Commons, and other appropriate locations on shared use paths
#5 (POR 2025 #7) Requests that the city develop zoning to comply with regulations to encourage the use of solar energy systems
#6 (POR 2025 #8) An amendment to the MFH Petition regarding the Planning Board

#1 (CMA 2025 #2) $2,500,000 from Free Cash to support the continued operation and needed capital and equipment improvements to Neville Center

#1 (APP 2025 #1) Revocation of Bond #14BSBDG6280 for Bank of America, Mike Kimball representing Bank of America
#2 (APP 2025 #2) Curb Cut – Mahmood Firouzbakht – 38 Hubbard Avenue
#3 (APP 2025 #3) Projecting Sign – Stuart Pitchel representing Petunia – 73 Mount Auburn Street
#4 (APP 2025 #4) Projecting Sign – Xin Shangguan representing TOO HOT – 16 Eliot Street

The first full City Council reading of the Multi-Family Zoning Petition. Previous post on the petition.

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