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Mon, Apr 29

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

Tues, Apr 30

3:00pm   The City Council’s Housing Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss the feasibility of municipally-funded housing vouchers as referenced in PO24#24.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

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

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts (1/9/2024, 1/23/2024, 1/30/2024, 2/13/2024, 2/27/2024, 3/12/2024, 3/19/2024)

3. PB-368
Volpe - Amendment 4 (Minor) (Materials)

4. Planning Updates – Briefing on Current Transportation Planning & Policies

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, May 1

3:00pm   The City Council’s Human Service and Veterans Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss the progress being made to bring universal afterschool to Cambridge.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

5:30pm   Cambridge Election Commission  (Zoom)

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Assistant Director’s Report

2. Commissioners’ Reports

III. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

- Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024
- Election Debrief

- State Primary, September 3, 2024
- Early Voting Schedule     - Request for Police Coverage     - Poll Worker Trainings

New Business

Thurs, May 2

1:30pm   The City Council’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee will hold a public hearing with Harvard, MIT, and Lesley Universities to receive their “Town Gown” reports and to discuss current and potential programs and partnerships with the City.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, May 6

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

Tues, May 7

9:00am   The City Council’s Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the FY25 City Budget covering the fiscal period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Wed, May 8

12:30pm   The City Council’s Housing Committee will hold a public hearing on allowing multifamily housing in all neighborhoods of the City (PO24#37).  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

6:00pm   The City Council’s Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the FY25 School Department Budget covering the fiscal period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, May 13

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

Tues, May 14

9:00am   The City Council’s Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the FY25 City Budget covering the fiscal period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 (if necessary).  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Thurs, May 16

9:00am   The City Council’s Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the city and school budgets covering the fiscal period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Mon, May 20

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

Tues, May 21

3:00pm   The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing from 3:00pm-5:00pm to discuss Citizen’s Zoning Petition from Khalida Griffin-Sheperd, et al. to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Section 11.206.1 and Subsections 11.206.1 and 11.206.2 (AP24#10).  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Wed, May 22

11:00am   The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing from 11:00am-1:00pm to discuss a City Council Zoning Petition to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Articles 2.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, 13.000, 14.000, 17.000, 20.000, and 22.000 (AP24#12).  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Tues, May 28

12:00pm   The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing from 12:00pm-2:00pm to discuss Citizen’s Zoning Petition from Joseph S. Ronayne et al. to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Artiles 4, 5, and 8 (AP24#14).  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

Wed, May 29

11:30am   The City Council’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee will hold a public hearing to follow up on its Sept 27, 2023 meeting on our recent Disparity Study focused on the procurement of goods and services. The purpose of the hearing is to receive an update from City staff on any progress made in developing strategies to reduce barriers and promote City efforts to contract with more minority- and women-owned businesses identified in the Disparity Study.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

3:00pm   The City Council’s Public Safety Committee will hold a public hearing to receive a report and get updates from PRAB on general issues and the implementation of the Procedural Justice Data Board.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)


Mon, June 3

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

Tues, June 4

3:00pm   The City Council’s Human Service and Veterans Committee will hold a public hearing to receive an update from the City’s Opioid Task Force and local providers regarding the opioid crisis in Cambridge and current and future interventions.  (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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