City Council Meeting – September 8th, 2025
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Meeting Link
City Manager’s Agenda
Reports and Communications
- #1 (CMA 2025 #215) An update on federal matters including relevant court cases.
- #9 (CMA 2025 #223) Amendments to the Cambridge Tobacco Ordinance.
Appropriations and Grants
- #2 (CMA 2025 #216) $10,200 from the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant to continue the SAFE Program that educates students in the dangers of fire
- #3 (CMA 2025 #217) $3,100 from the Senior Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant to continue the SAFE Program that educates seniors in the dangers of fire
- #4 (CMA 2025 #218) $120,000 from the MA Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Jail Diversion Program to continue the Co-response program with one clinician through June 2026
- #5 (CMA 2025 #219) $10,000 from the Post Overdose Support Team (POST) Grant to support costs related to providing aftercare support
- #6 (CMA 2025 #220) $217,963 grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) / Adult and Community Learning Services
- #7 (CMA 2025 #221) $100,000 from a state grant to support a contract with Laboure College for Healthcare for 2 CNA training programs for second language learners that will be offered in FY26
Appointments
- #8 (CMA 2025 #222) Community Benefits Advisory Committee – Appointments: Sephany Alexis, Sally Benbasset, and Christina Turner. Reappointments: Elizabeth Aguilo, Rowan Murphy, and Michelle Lower
Policy Orders
That the council…
- #1 (POR 2025 #114) go on record recognizing November 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
- #6 (POR 2025 #119) proclaim the week of September 15 through September 21, 2025 as National Diaper Need Awareness Week
Requests that the city…
- #2 (POR 2025 #115) assess the current accessible parking capacity in the vicinity of Kendall Square and identify potential solutions
- #3 (POR 2025 #116) “establish a formal policy that clearly defines the City’s role and financial
responsibilities in supporting large-scale public events hosted by Cambridge-based non-profit and not-for-profit organizations”
- #4 (POR 2025 #117) distribute TDMD funds equally among the Central Square Business Improvement District (BID), the East Cambridge Business Association, the Harvard Square Business Association, and the Kendall Square Association
- #5 (POR 2025 #118) develop a comprehensive policy for future private development projects in the city
- #7 (POR 2025 #120) “report back to the City Council no later than the September 15, 2025 City Council meeting on the Policy Order regarding the deadline for Charter Change”
- #8 (POR 2025 #121) seek input from condo owners, short-term rental operators, and the community at large and develop
additional recommendations based on the discussion in the Ordinance Committee meeting on short term rental regulation
- #9 (POR 2025 #122) “inform the community of the work of, and when the recommendations coming from the Micromobility Commission will be available”
- #10 (POR 2025 #123) determine the implications of deploying license plate readers
Charter Rights
- #1 (POR 2025 #108) ensure that the overnight use of the garden area between St. James Episcopal Church and the Beech Street condos is actively monitored
All comments are from members of our comment team.
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