July 23, 2025 Special City Council meeting
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COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
1. A communication was received from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, transmitting the call for Special Meeting on July 23, 2025. (COF25#101)

July 15, 2025
Paula Crane, Interim City Clerk
Cambridge City Hall
Re: Call for Special Meeting on July 23, 2025

Dear Interim Clerk Crane,
I am calling the City Council to convene for a Special Meeting on July 23, 2025. The call of the meeting is as follows:

“The City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday July 23, 2025, at 2:00pm. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss updates on 221 Mount Auburn Street and the actions the City is taking to protect public health and public safety. In addition, the City Council may meet in executive session to discuss litigation regarding 221 Mount Auburn Street because discussing this in an open session may have a detrimental effect on the City’s litigating position.”

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,
Mayor E. Denise Simmons

CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits Department Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Reserve Department Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund expenses related to the demolition of 221 Mount Auburn Street. (CM25#186) [text of report][July 10, 2025 Presentation]
Order Adopted 8-0-1 (Wilson – Absent); Reconsideration Fails 0-8-1 (Toner Absent)

2. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a request to move to Executive Session (if necessary) to discuss litigation regarding 221 Mount Auburn Street because discussing this in an open session may have a detrimental effect on the City’s litigating position. (CM25#187)
Placed on File 9-0