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as of Monday, March 18, 2024 11:52 AM

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Mon, Mar 18

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Tues, Mar 19

3:00pm   The City Council’s Finance Committee will hold a public meeting to review and discuss the FY25 Capital Budget and to continue the Dec 12, 2023 City Council discussion on Public Investment Planning and to discuss City Council budget priorities and goals.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

6:00pm   School Committee Meeting  (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Tues, Mar 19 at 6:00pm for the purpose of discussing any and all business that may properly come before the Committee.
Individuals must sign up in advance to provide public comments. The sign-up window is Thurs, Mar 14 through Tues, Mar 19 at 12:00pm (by phone) and 5:30pm (online).
To sign up to call in using the ZOOM app on your computer or mobile device visit https://secure1.cpsd.us/school_committee.
To sign up to call-in by phone: contact the School Committee office at 617-349-6620.
Meetings will be live-streamed at www.cpsd.us and broadcast on Cambridge Educational Access TV (CEATV) Channel 06/26, as usual.

6:30pm   Planning Board Meeting  (Remote via Zoom)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

Public Hearings

6:30pm   PB-396 (continued from 6/6/2023) – Withdrawal Request
48-50 Bishop Allen Drive (Materials)

6:45pm   PB-400 (continued from 11/21/2023) – Withdrawal Request
8 Thingvalla Avenue (Materials)

General Business

2. PB-368
Volpe Third Street Park – Design Review (Materials)

3. PB-385
180 Fawcett Street – Special Permit Extension (Materials)

General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Swaathi Joseph, Planning Board staff, at 617-349-4668, sjoseph@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.iqm2.com. Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.

Wed, Mar 20

5:30pm   Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board meeting  (The Foundry Building, Workshop 6, 101 Rogers Street or via Zoom)

Thurs, Mar 21

6:00-8:00pm   Fresh Pond Reservation Master Plan Advisory Board  (Water Treatment Facility, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, and Zoom)

Item 1: Review Agenda

Item 2: Meeting Minutes – Nov 16, 2023 Minutes

Item 3: Annual Volunteer Report/Plans (T. Puopolo, CWD)

Item 4: Huron Forest Phase 1 Project Update (Duke Bitsko, Hatch)

Item 5: Friends of Fresh Pond 2023 Woodland Habitat Report (E. Wyle, C. Young)

Item 6: Annual Maynard Ecology Center Report (S. Agger)

Item 7: Watershed Manager’s Report (D. Kaplan, CWD)
Status of other projects within, along Reservation Landscape Management Report: (V. Falcione)

Item 8: Organizing an event formally designating Pat Pratt Oak Grove & Chip Norton Conifer Grove

Item 9: Buffer/Transition Zones within the Reservation (J. Snow et al.)
Reviewing types & sizes of zones

Item 10: Preliminary Agenda for May 16, 2024
Watershed Manager’s Report; Status of designating Joe Harrington Way; Upcountry Reservoir Report;
Golf Course Landscape Report; 2023-2024 Term Proposed Meeting Schedule

Item 11: Public Comment

Mon, Mar 25

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Tues, Mar 26

3:00pm   The City Council’s Finance Committee will hold a public meeting to receive a status update on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding in Cambridge, as well as to review and discuss the Police Department budget for FY25 before it is submitted to the City Manager, as required under Cambridge Municipal Code Chapter 2.74.040.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

6:00pm   Virtual Special School Committee Meeting  (Zoom)
There will be a Virtual Special Meeting of the School Committee on Thurs, Mar 14, 2024 at 6:00pm for the purpose of a Budget Workshop to review the FY25 Proposed Budget. The Meeting is anticipated to end by or before 8:00pm. No votes will be taken and there will not be Public Comment.
The meeting will be live-streamed at www.cpsd.us and broadcast on Cambridge Educational Access TV (CEATV) Channel 06/26.
For those who wish to view the meeting via Zoom, please use the link to access the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96081106637

Wed, Mar 27

12:00pm   The City Council’s Health and Environment Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss regional coastal flood resilience interventions required to address increased vulnerability due to climate change risk.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Thurs, Mar 28

5:30pm   Cambridge Election Commission  (Zoom)

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Assistant Director’s Report

2. Commissioners’ Reports

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

- Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024
- Election Debrief

New Business

- Scheduling of the Board of Election Commissioners’ Annual Organizational Meeting


Mon, Apr 1

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Tues, Apr 2

3:00pm   The City Council’s Public Safety Committee will hold a public hearing on the State of Policing and Community Safety in Cambridge with an update on recommendations from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) report.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, Apr 8

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Wed, Apr 10

3:00pm   The City Council’s Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss how the city factors potential street congestion into street re-design, monitors and adjusts for street congestion (especially in newly reconfigured areas such as North Mass Ave., Garden Street, and Inman Square/Cambridge Street) and understand its impacts on residents, businesses, and public safety. In addition, the Committee will review and learn how the City is planning for potential impacts on Cambridge streets of DCR’s plan to reduce Memorial Drive from four lanes to two lanes between the JFK Street and the Eliot Bridge.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, Apr 22

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Wed, Apr 24

3:00pm   The City Council’s Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will hold a public hearing on the Digital Navigator Pilot Program (DNP), a collaborative effort between the City of Cambridge Information Technology Department, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Public Schools Department, Just A Start, and Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) to discuss how this initiative is designed to support residents’ digital needs.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, Apr 29

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)


Mon, May 6

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, May 13

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, May 20

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)


Mon, June 3

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, June 10

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, June 17

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, June 24

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)


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