City Council Meeting – October 20th, 2025
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Meeting Link
City Manager’s Agenda
Reports and Communications
- #1 (CMA 2025 #251) “a federal update including an update on relevant court cases”
- #7 (CMA 2025 #257) A report on the implications of deploying license plate readers and recommendations for adjustments
- #9 (CMA 2025 #159) A report on curb cut disputes
Appropriations and Grants
- #2 (CMA 2025 #252) $24,020 from the MA Local Consumer Aid Fund to allow the Consumers’ Council to continue the mediation of consumer complaints in Cambridge
- #4 (CMA 2025 #254) $274,577.93 from the State 911 Department to support training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, classroom fees, and training materials
- #5 (CMA 2025 #255) $48,000 from the Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation to provide support for Bridge Program advising, coaching and mentoring; advising and outreach for the ESOL/Certified Nursing Assistant Program; and career advising for other CLC students
- #6 (CMA 2025 #256) $275,237 from the MHSA to provide emergency individual shelter services at the Cambridge Salvation Army.
Appointments
- #3 (CMA 2025 #253) Election Commissioner – Reappointment: Charles J. Marquardt
- #8 (CMA 2025 #258) Committee on Public Planting – Reappointments: Christina Mann, Paola Massari, Rachel Eva Tine, Rob Vandenabeele, Carrie Burke
Policy Orders
That the council…
- #1 (POR 2025 #144) support for Massachusetts’ community colleges and state universities and urging the state Legislature to pass the DRIVE Act
- #3 (POR 2025 #146) support of H.811, An Act authorizing cities and towns to provide for citizen-funded election campaigns
- #4 (POR 2025 #147) support of the unionization efforts of Massachusetts State House legislative staff and H.2093/S.1343
- #6 (POR 2025 #149) support House Bill H.3564, An Act Relative to Infrastructure Replacement Projects, and House Bill H.3446 /Senate Bill S.2248, An Act Relative to Municipal Voices in Gas Utility Work
- #7 (POR 2025 #150) support Bill Lifting Caps on Municipal Solar
- #8 (POR 2025 #151) oppose Harvard University’s efforts to strip union protections from workers in the Harvard Graduate Students Union, and urge the administration to engage in good faith with the demands of HGSU, HAW, and HUWU
Requests that the city…
- #2 (POR 2025 #145) reach out to representatives from Eversource to coordinate at least four public open-house meetings regarding heat and electricity costs
- #5 (POR 2025 #148) report on current efforts towards poison ivy control in the Fresh Pond Master Plan, signage improvement, and regular maintenance planning
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