City Council Meeting – October 6th, 2025

Public Hearing

There will be a public hearing starting at 6:30 PM regarding the real-estate tax rate
There is one agenda item (CMA 2025 #250)

Regular Meeting

Meeting Link

City Manager’s Agenda

Reports and Communications

• #1 (CMA 2025 #242) Updated guidance for ICE encounters
• #7 (CMA 2025 #248) Results of the Incentive Zoning Nexus Study
• #8 (CMA 2025 #249) Updates on the Zero Emissions Transportation Plan Report

Appointments

• #2 (CMA 2025 #243) Cambridge Housing Authority Board – Appointments: Marnie Gale, C. Dale Gadsden. Reappointment: Louis Bacci III

Appropriations and Grants

• #3 (CMA 2025 #244) $5,600 to support the Secret Santa for Seniors gift drive
• #4 (CMA 2025 #245) $71,600 to convene a Technical Advisory Group to identify and quantify sources of chloride pollution and identify strategies to reduce chloride pollution in the Cambridge Reservoir watershed
• #5 (CMA 2025 #246) $4,800 appropriation of Community Development Block Grant to the Public Investment Fund Housing Department Salaries and Wages account
• #6 (CMA 2025 #247) $993,123 appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to support the creation of a Resilience Hub at the Cambridge Community Center

Policy Orders

Requests that the city…

• #1 (POR 2025 #138) “provide a comprehensive report on Gold Star Mothers Memorial Park”
• #4 (POR 2025 #141) “ensure that the zoning code relating to Institutional Use Regulation is in compliance with State law”
• #5 (POR 2025 #142) “provide an update on efforts to maintain cleanliness and safety in the area on Alewife Paths near Russell Field”
• #6 (POR 2025 #143) “consider a plan to better utilize the Russell Youth and Community Center”

That the council…

• #2 (POR 2025 #139) recognize October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• #3 (POR 2025 #140) recognize October 11, 2025, as Black Girl Day Off

Charter Rights

• #1 (RES 2025 #209) Condolences to the family of Red T. Mitchell
• #2 (POR 2025 #137) That the CDD draft zoning language based on the proposed recommendations from the Health & Environment Committee meeting on the 9/16/2025