Cambridge City Council/2026

What the Council decided, and how each councillor voted

Every Cambridge City Council meeting in 2026, filed by date and searchable by keyword: each item the Council acted on, the result, and every councillor's recorded vote.

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Cambridge City Council, Mar 2 2026

Regular Meeting·Mon, Mar 2, 2026·Final actions published
AgendaFinal actionsMinutesVideo
Item 1 · CC 2026-11 · Committee Reports

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL’S CITY CLERK PRELIMINARY SCREENING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2025. THE COMMITTEE MOVED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY CLERK, BECAUSE DOING SO IN OPEN SESSION WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT IN OBTAINING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote
Item 2 · CC 2026-12 · Committee Reports

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL’S CITY CLERK PRELIMINARY SCREENING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2025. THE COMMITTEE MOVED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY CLERK, BECAUSE DOING SO IN OPEN SESSION WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT IN OBTAINING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote
Item 3 · CC 2026-13 · Committee Reports

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL’S CITY CLERK PRELIMINARY SCREENING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2025. THE COMMITTEE MOVED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY CLERK, BECAUSE DOING SO IN OPEN SESSION WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT IN OBTAINING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote
Item 4 · CC 2026-14 · Committee Reports

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL’S CITY CLERK PRELIMINARY SCREENING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 10, 2025. THE COMMITTEE MOVED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY CLERK, BECAUSE DOING SO IN OPEN SESSION WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT IN OBTAINING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote
Item 5 · CC 2026-15 · Committee Reports

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 16, 2025 WITH THE OFFICE OF TOURISM TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE TOURISM OFFICE’S EFFORTS AS IT RELATES TO DESTINATION MARKETING, VISITOR SERVICES, AS WELL AS AN UPDATE ON THE TOURISM DESTINATION MARKETING DISTRICT PROGRAM.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote
Item 6 · CC 2026-16 · Committee Reports

THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026 ON A ZONING PETITION BY THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL. THE PETITION PROPOSES CHANGES TO SECTION 4.50 OF THE CAMBRIDGE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW AS OF RIGHT IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL USES, AND CHILDCARE USES. CMA 2025 #288 THE COMMITTEE VOTED FAVORABLY TO FORWARD THE PETITION TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL WITH A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS TO A SECOND READING.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote
ORD 2026-01 · Committee Reports

A.AMEND SECTION 4.50 OF THE CAMBRIDGE ZONING ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS WITH THE INTENT OF PERMITTING THE USE OF LAND FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES AS-OF-RIGHT IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS: RELIGIOUS PURPOSES; EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ON LAND OWNED OR LEASED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OR ANY OF ITS AGENCIES, SUBDIVISIONS OR BODIES POLITIC OR BY A RELIGIOUS SECT OR DENOMINATION, OR BY A NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION; AND FOR A CHILD CARE CENTER, SCHOOL-AGED CHILD CARE PROGRAM, FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME, OR LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1A OF CHAPTER 15D OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS. PASS TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MARCH 2, 2026

PassedPassed to a Second Reading
Voice vote
Item 1 · COF 2026-19 · Communications From Other City Officers

UPDATE REGARDING LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Placed on file
Voice vote
Item 2 · COF 2026-20 · Communications From Other City Officers

COMMUNICATING INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Placed on file
Voice vote

Cambridge City Council, Feb 9 2026

Regular Meeting·Mon, Feb 9, 2026·Final actions published
AgendaFinal actionsMinutesVideo
Item 4 · CMA 2026-23 · City Manager's Agenda

Transmitting a Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Transfer of $72,500 from the General Fund Public Works Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and projected FY26 costs related to Public Works personnel injured in the course of their job.

PassedAdopted and CMA placed on file
Roll call 9 yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 5 · CMA 2026-21 · City Manager's Agenda

Transmitting a Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to proposed changes to Cambridge Municipal Code Chapter 8.28, Regulation on Youth Access and Sale of Tobacco Products and on Smoking (“Chapter 8.28”).

ReferredReferred to Health and Environment Committee
Roll call 9 yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 10 · CMA 2026-29 · City Manager's Agenda

Transmitting a Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA) Grant in the ammount of $2,395,799.

PassedAdopted and CMA placed on file
Roll call 9 yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 1 · POR 2026-28 · Policy Orders

That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the relevant City staff and departments to examine if and how the City may prevent the hiring by the Cambridge Police Department of any sworn officer who was hired by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, or Customs and Border Patrol, and report back to the City Council in a timely manner

Sponsors Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Marc McGovern, Ayah A. Al-Zubi
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 9 yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 3 · POR 2026-30 · Policy Orders

That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department (CDD) to examine the feasibility, legal considerations, and administrative requirements of permitting qualified thirdparty guarantors or co-signers for applicants to Inclusionary Housing units and provide recommendations as to whether such a policy could responsibly expand access to these units.

Sponsors Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, E. Denise Simmons
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 present
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Sumbul Siddiqui
Present
Catherine Zusy
Coverage and sources
Meetings
27 of 31 with Final Actions
Jan 12, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026
Votes
787 items, 508 roll calls
Latest Final Actions: Nov 2, 2026

No Final Actions published for: Regular Meeting, Jan 12, 2026; Special Meeting, Jun 23, 2026; Roundtable, Aug 6, 2026; Regular Meeting, Nov 9, 2026.

Where this comes from

Every item and vote here is read from the City Clerk's Final Actions for each meeting, published on the city's PrimeGov portal. They list every item the Council acted on, its sponsors and reference number, the result, and on a roll call each councillor under yeas, nays, present and absent. Items carried by voice vote show as voice votes, with any absent councillors named.

Each meeting links to its agenda, Final Actions, minutes once they are approved, and video. A meeting appears before its Final Actions do, and its items fill in once the clerk publishes them. Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeal meetings are not included yet.

Meetings from Jan 1, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. Built Nov 12, 2026 by Ingest from the City of Cambridge's public records.