City Council Meeting – May 11th, 2026

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Final Actions

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City Manager’s Agenda

Reports and Communications

  • #1 (CMA 2026-138) An update on the city’s digital equity work with a Digital Navigator position at the Cambridge Public Library
  • #4 (CMA 2026-137) 221 Mount Auburn Street has been successfully demolished, and came in $8M under budget

Appropriations and Grants

  • #2 (CMA 2026-136) $312,000.00 to support the city’s digital equity efforts through a digital…
  • #3 (CMA 2026-128) $65,000.00 to support World Cup watch parties across Cambridge

Policy Orders

Requests that the city…

  • #1 (POR 2026-97) immediately request Empower to resign from the Massachusetts High Technology Council
  • #2 (POR 2026-98) “ensure that there is no new data collected by ShotSpotter devices and all existing data shall be kept, used, or deleted only as required by law”
  • #3 (POR 2026-99) engage the Collins Center to help review policy options for allowing voters to directly elect the Mayor
  • #4 (POR 2026-100) conduct outreach to notify the public about the water use status, reduce water use, and report on citywide water usage and supply
  • #6 (POR 2026-94) determine the projected fiscal impact of maintaining the current parking permit exemption for seniors

That the council…

  • #5 (POR 2026-101) discuss in committee the topic of including foreign policy resolutions in regular City Council meetings
  • (LATE 1) (POR 2026-102) conduct a full and complete analysis of the proposed changes to the Rules of the City Council

Charter Rights

  • #1 (POR 2026-95) go on record calling upon President Trump to immediately rescind Executive Order 14380

All comments are from members of our comment team.

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