Coming Up at the March 16, 2026 Cambridge City Council meeting
Here are a few items of interest (at least to me) on this week’s agenda:
Manager’s Agenda #1. Transmitting a communication from City Manager, Yi-An Huang, regarding a federal update including an update on relevant court cases. [text of report]
Manager’s Agenda #2. Transmitting a communication from City Manager, Yi-An Huang, regarding the City’s FY 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. [text of report]
Manager’s Agenda #3. Transmitting a communication from City Manager, Yi-An Huang, regarding a response to Awaiting Report 26-05 relative to streamlining the residential permitting process. [text of report]
Manager’s Agenda #7. Transmitting a communication from City Manager, Yi-An Huang, regarding an update on micromobility regulation. [text of report]
On The Table #1. That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to raise the fee of the parking permit program for all residents to $75, consider how to include a self-identified check off option so as not to increase administrative costs for a subsidized fee of $25 for residents who live in affordable housing, are enrolled in a program such as SNAP or are low income, remove the senior exemption for the residential parking permit program and lower the number of cars that individual residents are allowed to get a residential parking permit for from four to two. [Charter Right – Simmons, Feb 9, 2026; Tabled Mar 2, 2026] (PO26#32)
Unfinished Business #2. 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. [Passed to 2nd Reading Mar 2, 2026; can be ordained on or after Mar 23, 2026] (ORD26#1) [Ordinance Committee report]
Committee Report #1. The Finance Committee held a public meeting on Feb 3, 2026 to review and discuss the Operating Budget in advance of the FY27 budget season. [text of report]
Committee Report #2. The Finance Committee held a public meeting on Feb 11, 2026 to review and discuss the Capital Budget and Public Investment Planning in advance of the FY27 budget season. [text of report]