City Council Meeting – June 30th, 2025
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City Manager’s Agenda
Reports and Communications
- #1 (CMA 2025 #177) Federal funding and court case update
- #2 (CMA 2025 #178) A, “recommendation from the Board of Election Commissioners for the City Council to vote to authorize in-person early voting for the November 4, 2025 Municipal Election”
- #3 (CMA 2025 #179) 2024 Transportation Demand Management Program Report
- #4 (CMA 2025 #180) Report on, “existing barriers to housing production,” a, “proposed Inclusionary Housing Study,” and potential zoning amendments and other policy options.
- #5 (CMA 2025 #181) The city has reviewed the Welcoming Community Ordinance and provided potential amendments to require that the CPD, “take measures to verify,” if individuals are federal immigration officers without potentially running afoul of federal law
- #6 (CMA 2025 #183) An update on the first half of 2025
- #7 (CMA 2025 #184) 2025 Goals and Metrics for the Annual City Manager Performance Review
Appointments
- #8 (CMA 2025 #185) Cambridge Historical Commission – Appointments: Florrie Darwin, Scott Kyle, and Michael Rogove. Reappointments: Chandra Harrington, Joseph Ferrara, Kyle Sheffield, Gavin Kleespies, Paula Paris, Elizabeth Lyster, and Yuting Zhang
Policy Orders
Requests that the city…
- #1 (POR 2025 #100) “explore creative solutions that reduce car dependency, while expanding access to parking options nearby Broadway”
- #2 (POR 2025 #101) ensure that the recently proposed zoning amendment continue to clearly affirm the requirement for any, “nonreligious use property,” going above four stories to be subject to Inclusionary zoning
- #4 (POR 2025 #103) work with stakeholders, including Harvard University and the Harvard Square Business Association, to pursue pedestrianization options on Lower Bow Street
- #5 (POR 2025 #104) “prepare an interim report on demolition requests and building permit applications”
Other
- #3 (POR 2025 #102) That the Mayor is hereby appointing a committee to screen applicants for the position of City Clerk
- #6 (POR 2025 #105) That the Human Services and Veterans Committee hold a meeting in the Fall 2025 to discuss the Cambridge Preschool Program
Applications and Petitions
- #1 (APP 2025 #25) Curb Cut – Yung Chen – 527 Green Street
- #2 (APP 2025 #26) Projecting Blade Sign – Lou’s Harvard Square – 13 Brattle Street
All comments are from members of our comment team.
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