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Calendar Pieces - 2024
10:00am Inaugural City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber - Televised)
4:00pm Inaugural School Committee meeting (King Open School Auditorium, 850 Cambridge Street)
6:00pm School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Tues, Jan 2 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, Dec 28 through Tues, Jan 2 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.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
6:00pm Special School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
There will be a Special Meeting of the School Committee on Tues, Jan 9 at 6:00pm for the purpose of the swearing-in of the remainder School Committee Elects, an organizational meeting to elect a Vice Chair, and the adoption of the 2024-2025 Rules of the School Committee. There will be no public comment.
Meetings will be live-streamed at www.cpsd.us and broadcast on Cambridge Educational Access TV (CEATV) Channel 06/26, as usual. For those who wish to view the meeting via Zoom, please use the link to access the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96081106637
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts (10/24/2023, 11/21/2023)
Public Hearings
6:30pm PB-401
655 Massachusetts Avenue – Special Permit application by Beantown Donuts, LLC to establish a Formula Business occupying approximately 1259 square feet in the existing building pursuant to Section 20.304.5.4 Formula Business. (Materials)
General Business
3. PB-396
48-50 Bishop Allen Drive - Extension Request
4. Election of the Planning Board Chair
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.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. PUBLIC COMMENT II. MINUTES III. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director’s Report 3. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Municipal Election, November 7, 2023 - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 - FY25 Budget Planning New Business |
6:00pm School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Tues, Jan 16 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, Jan 11 through Tues, Jan 16 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. For those who wish to view the meeting via Zoom, please use the link to access the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96081106637
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
5:30-7:30pm Charter Review Committee Virtual Meeting #35 (Zoom) – Final Meeting
Note: The fact that the requirement for Charter Review is part of the revised Plan E Charter means that appointments to the committee should have been made by the City Manager subject to review by the full City Council. Instead, all of the appointments were made by an ad-hoc group of 4 councillors without any review of the full City Council. Archived recordings of virtual meetings are available here. The official site is: cambridgema.gov/charterreview
Index of agendas, minutes, and video recording links
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
Public Hearings
6:30pm PB-400 (continued hearing from 11/21/2023) – Request for Continuance
8 Thingvalla Avenue – Special Permit application by Gregory Matteosian to construct a single-family residence greater than 75 feet from the front line and to the rear of an existing single family residence, which will be renovated pursuant to Section 5.53 – more than one structure on a lot in a Residence B district. The existing single-family structure will be replaced with a new single-family structure. (Materials)
General Business
2. Advisory Design Review AHO-7
87-101 Blanchard Road – Affordable housing project proposal by B’nai B’nai Community Development, LLC. to construct a senior housing in place of an existing 2-story commercial building to create 110 affordable rental units and amenities, and 87 long-term and 12 short-term bicycle parking spaces with a gross floor area of 103,726 square feet pursuant to section 11.207 Affordable Housing Overlay. (Materials - under Planning Board Materials tab).
3. PB-364
Lechmere Canal Park Improvements – Informational Update (Materials)
Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
BZA-252059 (scheduled to be heard by BZA on 1/25/2024)
1 Langdon Street - Variance for conversions of basement office space to two residential apartments. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec 5.26 (Conversion). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Alteration to Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). (Materials)
BZA-250990 (scheduled to be heard by BZA on 2/8/2024)
2 Alewife Park - Variance to allow restaurant use for approximately 6,500 sq. ft. of GFA in Special District 3. Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.32.2 (Permitted Non-Residential Uses). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.f.1 (Restaurant Use). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). (Materials)
BZA-251572 (scheduled to be heard by BZA on 1/25/2024)
1350 Massachusetts Avenue - Special Permit for AT&T facility modification by replacing 12 antennas with 12 new panel antennas as well as replacing 6 remote radio heads and certain equipment in existing rooftop equipment . Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). 6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief Act). (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.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. PUBLIC COMMENT II. MINUTES III. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director’s Report 2. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Municipal Election, November 7, 2023 - Election Debrief - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 - Early Voting - FY25 Budget Planning New Business - Poll Workers Survey |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
Public Hearings
6:30pm PB-400 (continued hearing from 11/21/2023) – Request for Continuance
8 Thingvalla Avenue – Special Permit application by Gregory Matteosian to construct a single-family residence greater than 75 feet from the front line and to the rear of an existing single family residence, which will be renovated pursuant to Section 5.53 – more than one structure on a lot in a Residence B district. The existing single-family structure will be replaced with a new single-family structure. (Materials)
General Business
2. Advisory Design Review AHO-7
87-101 Blanchard Road – Affordable housing project proposal by B’nai B’nai Community Development, LLC. to construct a senior housing in place of an existing 2-story commercial building to create 110 affordable rental units and amenities, and 87 long-term and 12 short-term bicycle parking spaces with a gross floor area of 103,726 square feet pursuant to section 11.207 Affordable Housing Overlay. (Materials - under Planning Board Materials tab).
3. PB-364
Lechmere Canal Park Improvements – Informational Update (Materials)
Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
BZA-252059 (scheduled to be heard by BZA on 1/25/2024)
1 Langdon Street - Variance for conversions of basement office space to two residential apartments. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec 5.26 (Conversion). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Alteration to Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). (Materials)
BZA-250990 (scheduled to be heard by BZA on 2/8/2024)
2 Alewife Park - Variance to allow restaurant use for approximately 6,500 sq. ft. of GFA in Special District 3. Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.32.2 (Permitted Non-Residential Uses). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.f.1 (Restaurant Use). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). (Materials)
BZA-251572 (scheduled to be heard by BZA on 1/25/2024)
1350 Massachusetts Avenue - Special Permit for AT&T facility modification by replacing 12 antennas with 12 new panel antennas as well as replacing 6 remote radio heads and certain equipment in existing rooftop equipment . Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). 6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief Act). (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.
3:00pm-5:00pm City Council Roundtable meeting to review the results of the 2023 Resident Survey. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
6:00pm-8:00pm City Council Joint Roundtable meeting with School Committee to discuss CPS FY25 budget priorities (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
3:00pm The City Council’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee will hold a public hearing from 3:00pm-5:00pm to discuss the potential for our business corridors and squares to promote urban scale, mixed use development in which the provision of Innovation Space subsidizes the delivery of housing and ground-floor retail. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
6:00pm School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS) - Agenda
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Tues, Feb 6 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, Feb 1 through Tues, Feb 6 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.
There will be a Special Meeting of the School Committee immediately after the Regular Meeting to entertain a motion to convene in Executive Session for the purpose of conducting a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with nonunion personnel (Superintendent) as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating positions of the School Committee. Votes will not be taken in Executive Session and the School Committee will not reconvene in an open session
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. PUBLIC COMMENT II. MINUTES III. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director’s Report 2. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Municipal Election, November 7, 2023 - Election Follow-Up - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 - Training - FY25 Planning New Business - Charter Review Committee Recommendations |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
8:30am Special City Council meeting to discuss Goal Setting for the 2024-2025 Council term (City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)
This public meeting is in person only and there is no public comment.
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts (12/5/2023)
Town Gown Reports (Reports)
• CDD Introduction
• Lesley University
• Harvard University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. PUBLIC COMMENT II. MINUTES III. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director’s Report 2. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 - Charter Review Committee Report |
9:00am The City Council’s Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Committee will hold a public hearing from 9:00am-11:00am to review and discuss possible amendments to the City Council Rules. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
12:00pm The City Council’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee will hold a public hearing from 12:00pm-2:00pm to discuss the current lab, office, and retail vacancies in Cambridge and their expected impact on City revenues in the near and long term. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
1:00pm Special School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS) - Agenda
There will be a Special Meeting of the School Committee on Fri, Feb 16 at 1:00pm to entertain a motion to convene in executive session for the purpose of conducting a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with non-union personnel (Superintendent) as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating positions of the School Committee.
Note: Votes may be taken in Executive Session and the School Committee will not reconvene in an open session.
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10:00am The City Council’s Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Committee will hold a public hearing from 10:00am-12:00pm to continue the discussion and review possible amendments to the City Council Rules. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
Public Hearings
6:30pm PB-402
815 Somerville Avenue – Special Permit application by Johanna Schneider on behalf of KS Partners, LLC to alter an existing building in excess of 25,000 square feet to accommodate a new use pursuant to Section 19.51.2 Building and Site Plan Requirements. (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.
3:00pm The City Council’s Finance Committee will have a public meeting to review and discuss the Operating Budget in advance of the FY25 budget season including a discussion of budget obligations and future spending planning and to discuss City Council budget priorities and goals. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. PUBLIC COMMENT II. MINUTES III. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director’s Report 2. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 - Charter Review Committee Report |
6:00pm Special School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
There will be a Special Meeting of the School Committee on Wed, Feb 28 at 6:00pm to entertain a motion to convene in executive session for the purposes of discussing strategy for collective bargaining (CEA Units C, D and E, Family Liaisons, Food Service and AFSCME) and for the purpose discussing strategy for a Level III grievance as part of collective bargaining (CEA Unit A) as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigation positions of the School Committee. Votes will be taken in Executive Session and the School Committee will reconvene in an open session.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
7:00am-8:00pm Presidential Primary (all voting locations)
6:00pm School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS) - Agenda
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Tues, Mar 5 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, Feb 29 through Tues, Mar 5 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.
9:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director’s Report 3. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Presidential Primary New Business |
12:00pm The City Council’s Housing Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss the appointments to the Cambridge Housing Authority: Victoria Bergland (CM24#12) and Elaine DeRosa (CM23#238). In addition to the appointments, the Housing Committee will review and discuss any necessary edits to the zoning language that would allow unrelated people to live together in the City of Cambridge, PO24#9. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
3:00pm The City Council’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee will hold a public hearing on the recent CSO Economic Impact Report. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
3:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (51 Inman Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director’s Report 2. Commissioners’ Reports |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom) - cancelled for National League of Cities meeting
6:00pm Virtual Special School Committee Meeting (Zoom)
There will be a Virtual Special Meeting of the School Committee on Tues, Mar 12, 2024 at 6:00pm for the purpose of a presentation of the Superintendent’s Proposed FY25 Budget. It is anticipated this meeting will end by or before 8:00pm. No votes will be taken and there will not be Public Comment.
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
2. Advisory Design Review AHO-3
21 Walden Square Road – Affordable housing project proposal by Winn Development Company LP to construct 2 buildings to add 95 affordable rental units with 74 long-term and 10 short-term bicycle parking spaces with a gross floor area of 140,550 square feet pursuant to section 11.207 Affordable Housing Overlay. (Materials ‐ under Planning Board Materials tab)
3. PB-393
23 Reed Street – Informational Update (Materials)
4. PB-364
Cambridgeside PUD Special Permit – Minor Amendment (Materials)
5. CRA Design Review Committee
Selection of Planning Board representative
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.
4:00pm The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing on a potential amendment to Section 3.24.070, entitled “Authorized Revolving Funds” which would be amended by adding a subsection (B), entitled “Fresh Pond Gold Course Pro Shop Fund.” (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
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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.
5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board meeting (The Foundry Building, Workshop 6, 101 Rogers Street or via Zoom)
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
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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
8:00pm There will be a Virtual Special Meeting of the School Committee on Tues, Mar 26, 2024, at 8:00pm to entertain a motion to convene in executive session for the purpose of conducting a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with non-union personnel as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating positions of the School Committee. Votes may be taken in Executive Session and the School Committee will not reconvene in an open session.
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)
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 New Business - Scheduling of the Board of Election Commissioners’ Annual Organizational Meeting |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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)
6:00pm School Committee Meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Tues, Apr 2 at 6:00pm for the purpose of discussing any and all business that may properly come before the Committee. The School Committee will also vote on the adoption of the FY 2025 Proposed School Department Budget.
Individuals must sign up in advance to provide public comments. The sign-up window is Thurs, Mar 28 through Tues, Apr 2 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.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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)
3:00pm Special Meeting of the Cambridge City Council from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway. The purpose of this Special Meeting is to continue the work of setting goals for this Council term. (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway Chamber and Zoom)
10:30am The City Council’s Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the 2024 City Manager’s Annual Goals and Review Process. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. SEATING OF NEW BOARD MEMBER II. PUBLIC COMMENT III. MINUTES IV. OFFICER SELECTION - Call for Nominations for Chair/President to Serve During the Ensuing Year - Election of a Chair/President (Roll Call Vote) - Call for Nominations for Vice Chair/President to Serve During the Ensuing Year - Election of a Vice Chair/President (Roll Call Vote) - Call for Nominations for Secretary to Serve During the Ensuing Year - Election of a Secretary (Roll Call Vote) - Call for Nominations for Vice Secretary to Serve During the Ensuing Year - Election of a Vice Secretary (Roll Call Vote) |
V. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director’s Report 3. Commissioners’ Reports IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - Presidential Primary, March 5, 2024 Election Debrief New Business - September 3, 2024 State Primary |
11:00am The City Council’s Health and Environment Committee will hold a public hearing to review and discuss the Net Zero Action Plan annual report, including review of yearly action items, progress made, and next steps to reach annual goals. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
10:00am Continuation of recessed Apr 29, 2024 City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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.
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 - State Primary, September 3, 2024 New Business |
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) - This meeting was cancelled.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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)
General Government & Public Safety:
| City Clerk City Council Election Commission Employee Benefits Equity and Inclusion Equity and Inclusion - Diversity Equity and Inclusion - DGVPI Executive - Leadership ✓ Executive - Communications ✓ |
Executive - Housing Liaison ✓ Executive - Tourism ✓ Finance - Administration ✓ Finance - Auditing Finance - Assessing ✓ Finance - Budget Finance - General Services Finance - Information Technology ✓ |
Finance - Purchasing Finance - Treasury/Revenue Human Resources ✓ Law Mayor’s Office* Public Celebrations ✓ Reserve Animal Commission |
Community Safety ✓ Emergency Communications Fire Department ✓ Inspectional Services ✓ License Commission Police Department ✓ PRAB / Peace Commission ✓ Traffic, Parking & Transportation ✓ |
| Those marked in bold are the ones pulled for discussion. *to appear at May 14 hearing | |||
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
Public Hearings
6:30pm Family Definition AP24#12
Zoning Petition by the City Council to amend Articles 2.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, 13.000, 14.000, 17.000, 20.000, and 22.000 to remove references to “degree of kinship” from the definitions of “Family” and “Lodging House;” delete the definition of “Group Quarters;” create definitions for “Residence,” “Transient Accommodation,” “Rooming Unit,” “Guest Unit,” “Tourist House,” and “Hotel or Motel;” define and categorize “Lodging House” as a residence and “Tourist House” and “Hotel or Motel” as transient accommodations; and amend other Sections of the Zoning Ordinance for consistency with those amended definitions. (Materials)
7:00pm Khalida Griffin-Sheperd et. al. AP24#10
Zoning Petition by Khalida Griffin-Sheperd et al. to amend Section 11.206.1 “Affordable Housing Trust,” Subsections 11.206.1 “Board of Trustees” and 11.206.2 “Receipt and Use of Funds and Property” to add two explicit additional purposes for the Trust’s funding, requiring reporting of Trust business to the City Council, requiring payment of stipends for Trust members, requiring the Trust to include members affected by housing instability, and expanding the Trust board from 9 to 13 members. (Materials)
General Business
2. PB-386
36 JFK Street, 81 Mount Auburn Street, 33 Dunster 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.
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)
4:00pm 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)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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)
Community Maintenance and Development; Human Resources Development; Intergovernmental; & Public Investment:
| Mayor’s Office* ✓ Cambridge Health Alliance ✓ Cable TV Capital Building Projects ✓ Community Development ✓ Debt Service |
Historical Commission Housing ✓ Office of Sustainability ✓ Public Works ✓ Water ✓ Women’s Commission |
Human Rights Commission Human Services ✓ Library Veterans’ Services Cherry Sheet |
MWRA City Overview Section Financial Summaries Section Revenue Section Public Investment Section ✓ |
| Those marked in bold are the ones pulled for discussion. *postponed from May 7 hearing | |||
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director’s Report 2. Commissioners’ Reports |
III. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - State Primary, September 3, 2024 - Poll Worker Trainings - Drop Box Schedule and Procedures - Ward 7 Precinct 3 Voting Location at Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street (Cambridge St. entrance) to be relocated to CRLS, 459 Broadway, Media Cafeteria, Cambridge St. Entrance for Sept 3, 2024, State Primary Only New Business - Government Operations and Planning Committee Meeting Scheduled for Wed, June 5 from 3:00-5:00pm to discuss the Charter Review Process |
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 (if necessary). (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom) - cancelled
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5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
12:00pm The City Council’s Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebrations Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss the upcoming Central Square zoning process and next steps following the Central Square Lots Study with a focus on 105 Windsor Street, 205 Western Ave, and 84 & 96 Bishop Allen Drive (Lots 4 and 5) (CM24#33).
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)
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
Public Hearings
6:30pm Joseph Ronayne et. al. AP24#14
Zoning Petition by Joseph S. Ronayne et al. to allow multifamily residential uses across the city and eliminate footnotes that further restrict residential development within fully residential districts and to bring Res A and B uses in line with existing Res C uses, making multifamily uses both permissible and feasible. (Materials)
General Business
2. PB-381
544-550 Massachusetts Avenue – Special Permit Extension (Materials)
3. PB-377
88 Holworthy Street – Special Permit Extension (Materials)
4. PB-361
711-727 Massachusetts Avenue – 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.gov/planningboard. Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.
10:00am 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)
3:00pm The City Council’s Housing Committee will hold a public hearing to continue its May 8, 2024 discussion on allowing multifamily housing in all neighborhoods of the city (PO24#37).
3:00pm The City Council’s Health and Environment Committee will meet to discuss the ongoing partnership with Neville Manor. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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 Articles 4, 5, and 8 (AP24#14). (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
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 discuss close circuit cameras and other surveillance technologies in addition to the 2024 Annual Surveillance Report (CM24#28). (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
Anticipated Budget Adoption
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) - cancelled (to be rescheduled)
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
Open Session
The Cambridge Planning Board (the “Board”) will meet in the Zoom public session to vote to go into executive session, under a different platform to discuss strategy with respect to litigation known as Harvard House of Pizza, Inc., et al v. 1730 Mass. Ave, Inc., (Docket No. 2381-1479), which is an appeal before the Middlesex Superior Court. Discussing this matter in an open session may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the Planning Board.
Executive Session
For the above-stated reasons, the Board will meet in executive session to discuss the litigation strategy with respect to the matter listed above.
Return to Open Session
The Board will return to public session.
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
2. Advisory Design Review AHO-7 (continued from 1/30/2024)
87-101 Blanchard Road – Affordable housing project proposal by B’nai B’nai Community Development, LLC. to construct a senior housing in place of an existing 2-story commercial building to create 110 affordable rental units and amenities, and 88 long-term and 14 short-term bicycle parking spaces with a gross floor area of 189,505 square feet pursuant to section 11.207 Affordable Housing Overlay. (Materials- under Planning Board Materials tab).
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.gov/planningboard. Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.
3:00pm The City Council’s Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Committee will hold an initial meeting to discuss Charter Review recommendations and develop draft recommendations to the Full City Council for reviewing, deliberating, adopting, and processing possible changes to the Cambridge City Charter for a future vote by Cambridge voters. (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 - State Primary, September 3, 2024 - Poll Worker Trainings New Business |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
11:30am 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) - cancelled
6:30pm Planning Board Meeting (Remote via Zoom)
General Business
1. Update from the Community Development Department
2. Annual Utility Reports
• Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) • Cambridge Water Department (CWD)
• Vicinity Energy • Eversource Energy
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.gov/planningboard. Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.
2:00pm The City Council’s Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Utilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss municipal broadband. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
11:00am-6:00pm Cambridge Arts River Festival (Along a mile-long stretch of Memorial Drive on the banks of the Charles River between JFK St. and Western Ave.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
3:00pm The City Council’s Health and Environment Committee will hold a public hearing to review and discuss the first annual Green Jobs report, as required by the Green Jobs Ordinance, Article III Ch. 2.66.100. (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 (4/30/2024, 5/7/2024)
3. Planning Updates – Central Square City Lots Study
4. PB-179
Cambridge Crossing- Amendment 12 (Minor) (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.gov/planningboard. Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.
1:00pm The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss Amendments to the Tenant's Rights Ordinance recommended by the Law Department. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
11:00am-3:00pm Fresh Pond Day (250 Fresh Pond Parkway)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
11:00am The City Council’s Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee will hold a public hearing to continue the June 5, 2024 discussion on Charter Review recommendations and develop draft recommendations to the full City Council for reviewing, deliberating, adopting, and processing possible changes to the Cambridge City Charter for future vote by Cambridge voters. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
3:00pm The City Council’s Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss the micromobility memo prepared by Acting City Solicitor Bayer, for updates from the Community Development Department and Traffic, Parking, and Transportation on related topics and to discuss the next steps. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
1:00pm 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)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission (Zoom)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director’s Report 3. Commissioners’ Reports |
III. ACTION AGENDA Old Business - State Primary, September 3, 2024 - Ward 7 Precinct 3 Voting Location at Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street, (Cambridge Street Entrance) to be Relocated to CRLS Media Cafeteria, Cambridge Street Entrance For Sept 3 State Primary Only - Statement of Financial Interests Update New Business |
2:00pm The City Council’s Housing Committee will hold a public hearing to further discuss multi-family housing and hear updates from the Community Development Department. (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
6:00-10:00pm Annual Citywide Dance Party (Central Square)
