Item 5 · RES 2026-123 · Resolutions
Happy 80th Birthday to Caroline Hunter.
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 6 · RES 2026-124 · Resolutions
Resolution on the death of Sachiko Tanaka Rodes.
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 7 · RES 2026-125 · Resolutions
That the City Council go on record celebrating and honoring Saint Peter’s School on the joyous occasion of its 125th anniversary.
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 9 · RES 2026-128 · Resolutions
Late Resolution for Leukemia Awareness Month 2026.
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 10 · RES 2026-129 · Resolutions
Resolution for Rindge Alumni Association’s 128th Annual Reunion Dinner.
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 1 · Submission Of The Record
Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on January 26, 2026
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 2 · Submission Of The Record
Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on March 3, 2026
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 3 · Submission Of The Record
Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on March 30, 2026
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 4 · Submission Of The Record
Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on April 13, 2026.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 5 · Submission Of The Record
Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on April 27, 2026.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 6 · Submission Of The Record
Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on May 4, 2026.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 1 · CMA 2026-211 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a federal update including an update on relevant court cases.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 2 · CMA 2026-212 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a response to Awaiting Report 26-22 regarding election workers.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 3 · CMA 2026-221 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appropriation of $94,531.00 from the State 911 Department Support and Incentive Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 4 · CMA 2026-222 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $24,336.00 from the FY27 State 911 Department Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 5 · CMA 2026-223 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $9,800.60 from the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 6 · CMA 2026-225 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $3,606.43 from the State Executive Office of Public Safety Department of Fire Services Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 7 · CMA 2026-226 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $30,000.00 from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Jail Diversion Program Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 8 · CMA 2026-227 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $6,823,498.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 9 · CMA 2026-228 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $506,088.00 from the Summer Food Service Program for Children Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 10 · CMA 2026-229 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $117,000.00 from the GROW Early Childhood Education (ECE) Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 11 · CMA 2026-230 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $263,815.00 from the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 12 · CMA 2026-231 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $154,491.00 from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Adult and Community Learning Services Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 13 · CMA 2026-232 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $161,982.00 from the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Grant.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 14 · CMA 2026-216 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Police Review & Advisory Board Quarterly Report for the second quarter of 2026.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 15 · CMA 2026-233 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $179,500.00 from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 16 · CMA 2026-220 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to awaiting report #26-35 which requested that the City Manager work with relevant departments to review the state bills referenced as well as the previously filed Home Rule Petition and prepare a new Home Rule Petition that would allow Cambridge to install and operate cameras to enforce red light, speeding, or other moving violations.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 17 · CMA 2026-214 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to potential alternative methods of curb cut review.
ReferredReferred to the Ordinance Committee
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 18 · CMA 2026-213 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, regarding the Sixth Annual Cycling Safety Ordinance Progress Report.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 19 · CMA 2026-215 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 2026 Annual Report of the Affordable Housing Overlay.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 20 · CMA 2026-235 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Will MacArthur to the Social Housing Task Force.
PassedApproved and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 21 · CMA 2026-224 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to opportunities to streamline the permitting process.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 22 · CMA 2026-218 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to edits to the Massachusetts Avenue Active Use Zoning Petition.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Adopted Amended by Substitution Language
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentMarc McGovern: Yes
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Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 23 · CMA 2026-219 · City Manager's Agenda
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to edits to the Cambridge Street Active Use Zoning Petition.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Failed Amended by Substitution Language
Roll call 2 yes · 7 noMarc McGovern: No
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Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 1 · POR 2026-133 · Policy Orders
That the City Manager is requested to examine how a revived Central Square World’s Fair could build upon the successful partnership between the City, Cambridge Arts, and the Central Square Business Improvement District, including lessons learned from the annual Cambridge Dance Party and other large-scale public events.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 2 · POR 2026-134 · Policy Orders
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Economic Development Division of the Community Development Department and the License Commission to jointly lead the City’s evaluation of a limited pilot program from Fall 2026 through Fall 2027 allowing certain eligible licensed establishments to serve alcohol until 3:00 a.m.
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 3 · POR 2026-135 · Policy Orders
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Law Department, the Department of Public Works, the Transportation Department, and any other appropriate departments to determine whether the City may require Eversource, and any contractors or subcontractors working on Eversource’s behalf in Cambridge, to submit weekly certified payroll reports or similar payroll documentation for work performed in Cambridge’s public ways.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Item 4 · POR 2026-140 · Policy Orders
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the City Solicitor and the License Commission to draft and submit a Home Rule Petition to authorize one additional Section 15 all- alcoholic beverages license not to be drunk on the premises.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 presentMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 5 · POR 2026-141 · Policy Orders
That the City Council hold a Roundtable/Working Meeting on Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 1:30–3:30 PM, to discuss the City of Cambridge’s ongoing and future work in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve services—including comparative examples—while ensuring any AI use aligns with City values, complies with legal and privacy requirements, and benefits both employees and the public.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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Item 6 · POR 2026-142 · Policy Orders
That the regular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026, be and hereby is canceled in observance of Yom Kippur.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: Yes
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