«Back to Main Site Welcome Meetings Notices Boards+ Log in | Help | Register Print This Page The City of Cambridge encourages and promotes involvement by residents in the decision-making process through participation in a variety of boards and commissions. Serving on a board or commission can be a rewarding experience and an excellent way to contribute to the quality of life of the community in which you live or work. We rely greatly on the interest and involvement of those volunteers who seek a more active role in the functioning of their local government. Cambridge Black, Indigenous, People of Color-Owned Business Advisory Committee The new Cambridge Black, Indigenous, People of Color-Owned Business Advisory Committee (BIPOC) will work with City staff to develop recommendations to the City Manager on how the City can better assist BIPOC-owned businesses. The Committee will be a sounding board for ideas on strengthening the City’s outreach efforts, information-sharing, business programs and policies, and overall relationship with local BIPOC-owned businesses. Selection of members to the Committee will include representatives from local businesses and institutions. It is anticipated that the Committee will meet approximately once a month for 8-12 months, though it may convene more often at critical junctures of the process. Meeting Frequency: Once per month for 12-months Affecting Legislation: Appointed by the City Manager Term Limit: 1 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 13 in total. 13 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Zina Thompson Member Vicki Gray Member Allentza Michel Member Angela Hofmann Member Jennie Song Member Nephtaliem McCrary Member Jaswinder Kaur Member Jason Doo Member Kimberly Massenburg Member Marcus Johnson-Smith Member Erinn Pearson Member LaTonya Smith-Winston Member Samuel Gebru Member Affordable Housing Trust Board To create and preserve affordable housing opportunities in the City. The Affordable Housing Trust provides funding to assist in creating new housing, preserving the affordability of existing housing, and rehabilitating the City?s supply of affordable multi-family housing. Membership includes 9 members (representatives with expertise in housing policy, including non-profit housing organizations, City boards and agencies, and the City Manager, ex officio). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Affordable Housing Trust meets on the fourth Thursday of every month from 4-5pm in the Ackermann Room located on the 2nd floor of Cambridge City Hall. Affecting Legislation: Article 11.205 of the Zoning Ordinance; Chapter 482 of the Acts of 1991 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 9 in total. 9 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Gwendolen Noyes Florrie Darwin William Tibbs Peter Daly Susan Schlesinger Elaine DeRosa Elaine Thorne Stockard Jr. James Louis A. DePasquale Chair Chris Cotter Staff Arts Council Advisory Board Provide guidance and advice on enhancing the lives of the citizens of Cambridge through the arts; stimulate public awareness of the arts; and develop ways to improve the aesthetic experience of living, working, playing and passing through the City. Membership includes 9 - 15 members (residents and employees of the City experienced in some phase of artistic expression, creation, performance, production, finance or organization). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Cambridge Arts Council Advisory Board meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Cambridge Arts Council, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd floor. Affecting Legislation: City Council Order, 1974. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 1 in total. 1 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Calvin Lindsay Jr. Member Jason Weeks Staff Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Preserve, conserve and protect the distinctive features of the Avon Hill neighborhood through identification, conservation, and maintenance of its areas, sites and structures. Membership includes 5 members, 3 alternates (3 residents and homeowners of neighborhood, neighborhood property owner, architect or architectural historian, landscape architect and a representative from Cambridge Historical Commission). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission meetings are generally held at the Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue at 5:30 PM on either the 3rd or 4th Monday of the month. Please call the Cambridge Historical Commission office at (617) 349-4683 to confirm meeting location, times, and agenda items. The meetings are open to the public. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.78 of the Cambridge Municipal Code and City Council Order of 1998 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, limited to 2 Consecutive Terms, then 2 year break. Positions: 1 in total. 1 vacant. Bicycle Committee This committee works to improve conditions for bicyclists in the City of Cambridge and promotes bicycling as a means of transportation. Activities include organizing and participating in public events such as biannual community bike rides; reviewing plans for road construction; commenting on proposed development projects; creating promotional materials to encourage bicycling in the City; and working with City departments on network planning. Committee members must be prepared to work on projects outside of standing meeting times. Membership includes unspecified number of citizens and representatives from City departments. Membership includes unspecified number of citizens and representatives from City departments. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Cambridge Bicycle Committee meets regularly, usually on the second Wednesday of the month. Meetings generally take place at the City Hall Annex at 344 Broadway. Bicycle Committee meetings are open to the public, and non-members are welcome to attend. Affecting Legislation: City Council Order, 1991. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, limited to 5 Terms for Lifetime. Positions: 20 in total. 20 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Todd Robinson Member Mark Boswell Member John Ellersick Member Randy Stern Member Amy Flax Member Alison Harris Member Anna Frebel Member Brennan Biemann Member Carola Voelker Member Conor Henrie Member Diane Gray Member Eitan Normand Member Eli Beeker Member Guido Cuperus Member Julia Somerdin Member Pamela Yang Member Rahi Patel Member Scott Kilcoyne Member Silvia Castanos Member Thomas Randall Member Cara Seiderman Staff Jim Wilcox Staff, DPW Represetative Rick Riley Staff, Police Department Representative Steven Meuse Staff, TPT Representative Biosafety Committee Establish policies, procedures and criteria to aid in the implementation of this chapter; determine the manner in which permit holders make reports or applications to the Cambridge Biosafety Committee (CBC) and the type of information required in such reports or applications. Review reports, applications and recommendations by the Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBC) and approve them where appropriate. Carry out site visits to permitted facilities. Review manuals and worker training programs, approving health-safety programs and monitoring procedures. Develop a procedure for persons to report to the CBC violations of this chapter, the guidelines or any health regulation. Membership includes commissioner or a designee; chairperson of Cambridge Health Policy Board or a board designee; and a minimum of three other members to be appointed by the City Manager. Meeting Frequency: Third Thursday of each month, at 3pm at the Windsor Community Health Center, 119 Windosr Street (a block-and-a-half east of Main Street) 2nd Floor Conference Room, at the top of the stairs. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 8.20 of the Cambridge Municipal Code Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 4 in total. 4 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Sam Lipson Chair Mary Corrigan Member Cara Conway Member Susan Woskie Member Dan Anderson Member Board of Assessors Establish full and fair cash value for all real estate and personal property. Make decisions on real estate exemptions, tax abatements and personal exemptions. Membership includes up to 3 members (Director of Assessing and 2 City Assessors). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meetings are held at least once a month at 10am at Cambridge City Hall. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.40 of the Cambridge Municipal Code; Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 59 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 1 in total. 1 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Andrew Johnson Assessor Gayle Willett Assessing Director Board of Survey Inspects buildings that are in bad condition and recommends to the Building Department, whether the building should be demolished, repaired or in dangerous condition. Requests for a Board of Survey are usually made by the Building Commissioner. Membership includes up to 3 members including the City Engineer; Executive Director of Historical Commission and a Consultant Professional Engineer as needed. Affecting Legislation: MGL Chapter 41, Section 73 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 2 in total. 2 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Charles Sullivan City Employee, Historical Kathy Watkins City Engineer Ranjit Singanayagam Commissioner, Inspectional Services Board of Zoning Appeal To hear and decide appeals, applications for special permits, and appeals and petitions for variances from the terms of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. Membership includes up to 12 members - 5 full members and 7 associate members. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meeting agendas are posted on the Inspectional Services Calendar and the BZA Meeting Minutes Archive at http://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/Zoning/boardofzoningappeal/bzameetingminutes Affecting Legislation: Article 10, Section 10.10 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, by authority of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 8 in total. 8 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Slater W. Anderson Associate Member Alison Hammer Associate Member Brendan Sullivan Vice Chair Constantine Alexander Chair Matina Williams Associate Member Jim Monteverde Member Laura Wernick Member Wendy Leiserson Associate Member Andrea A. Hickey Member Jason Marshall Associate Member Cambridge Advisory Committee on Public Art, Memorials and Markers The Committee will advise the City Manager and City Council on issues relating to public art, monuments, and historic markers on City-owned property. Specifically, the Committee’s charge is to develop recommendations on how the City should address City-owned monuments and markers, particularly those which may be viewed as inconsistent with the values of Cambridge, by which we mean a just City that prioritizes anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion. The Committee will develop procedures to evaluate monuments and markers for persons associated with the slave trade or engaged in other similarly shameful acts. The Committee will also make recommendations to determine which individuals -particularly women, people of color, and those from other historically marginalized communities - might be newly recognized with a monument/public art, memorial or marker. Affecting Legislation: City Council Policy Order #3 of June 10, 2019 Term Limit: 8 month Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: No positions. Central Square Advisory Committee To review all major development proposals in the Central Square Overlay District. Provides a forum within which a wide range of perspectives on development can be heard. Holds a public meeting for projects of a certain size within the Central Square Overlay District and makes a non-binding report to the Planning Board and reviews and comments on applications for variances and special permits in the district. Membership includes 9 members (architect or landscape architect, 4 members from the Central Square business community and 4 members from the abutting neighborhood). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Central Square Advisory Committee meets regularly at 344 Broadway, 4th Floor Conference Room - 5:30 PM. Please contact Wendell Joseph at (617) 349-9462 or email wjoseph@cambridgema.gov for more information. Affecting Legislation: Article 20.300 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 9 in total. 9 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Christopher Sol Gully Member, Central Square Business Representative Robert Winters Member Michael Monestime Executive Director Joel Altstein Member Esther Hanig Member Christopher Fort Member Saffana Anwar Member Tahir Kapoor Member Melissa Greene Member, Architect Citizen's Committee on Civic Unity To promote fairness, equity, unity, appreciation, and mutual understanding in the community, and preserve and enhance Cambridge as a diverse and welcoming place to live, work, and visit. The mission of the Citizens Committee on Civic Unity is to foster fairness, equity, unity, appreciation, and mutual understanding across all people and entities in Cambridge. We do this by recognizing and raising awareness of historic, existing and potential civic issues; by providing opportunities for honest dialogue and engagement; and by building bridges across communities to better understand and connect with one another. The Committee is made up of members that live and/or work in Cambridge, and represent a diverse range of experiences, perspectives, and knowledge from various communities and backgrounds across the city. Members were appointed to 3-year terms by the City Manager in October 2014 and meet monthly. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: First Tuesday of each month at 5:30PM - Cambridge Citywide Senior Center, 2nd Floor, 806 Massachusetts Avenue Affecting Legislation: Advisory, created through City Council Order, 2013 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 11 in total. 11 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Taha Jennings Staff Veronica Ortega Member Connor Clancy Member Talia Weisberg Member Eva Martin Blythe Member Betsy Bard Member Steven Lee Member Laura Mosman Smith Member Abhishek Raman Member Kelly Hassett Chair Namrata Sengupta Member City Manager's Advisory Committee The City Manager’s Advisory Committee will meet at least quarterly to discuss issues happening in the city, develop working relationships, work with organizations, bring different opinions to the table, and work to resolve problems in advance. Selection of individuals to serve on the City Manager’s Advisory Committee will be based on their ability to represent the diversity of the Cambridge community. Membership includes 12-15 residents and stakeholders. Meeting Frequency: City Manager's Advisory Committee will meet quarterly. Affecting Legislation: Under the direction of the City Manager's Office. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 14 in total. 14 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Charles Aufiero Heather Esme Caramello Ann Fleck-Henderson Sheila Headley Burwell Edward Hoff Michelle Lower Frank Pedro Alexandra Photopoulos Joshua Reyes Susan Ruff Dennis Scannell Christopher Scott Terry Shinkwin Ward Ellis Washington Climate Protection Action Committee This Advisory Committee was appointed by the City Manager to help the City carry out its Climate Protection plan and meet the City's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Membership includes members who take an active interest in climate issues and live or work in the city. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Cambridge Climate Protection Action Committee meets regularly, usually on the second Thursday of the month between 6:00pm and 8:00pm. Meetings generally take place at the City Hall Annex at 344 Broadway. Affecting Legislation: City Council Order, 2002. The City Council adopted both a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Cambridge by 20% by the year 2010 and a plan with proposed actions to reach that goal. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 1 in total. 1 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Julie Wormser Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board The Commission works to maximize access to all aspects of Cambridge community life for individuals with disabilities, and strives to raise awareness of disability matters, to eliminate discrimination, and to promote equal opportunity for people with all types of disabilities – physical, mental and sensory. In addition, the Commission acts as a clearinghouse on disability and access issues throughout the City of Cambridge. The Commission provides information, referral, guidance, and technical assistance to individuals and their families, employers, public agencies, businesses and private non-profit organizations. Membership include 11 members (one representative each from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Human Service Programs; at least 5 members are to be persons with disabilities; and remaining members are to be parents, friends or other interested persons). TTY 617-492-0235 View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The board typically meets at 5:30 pm on the second Thursday of each month. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.96 of the Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, limited to 2 Terms for Lifetime. Positions: 3 in total. 3 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Jerry Friedman City Staff, DPW Gary Dmytryk Member Alicia Zeh-Dean Member Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship Act as a centralizing force in the City which will deal with immigrant rights and citizenship issues providing information, referral, guidance, coordination, offering and providing technical assistance to other public agencies and private persons, organizations and institutions engaged in activities and programs intended to support immigrant rights and citizenship and eliminate prejudice and discrimination against immigrants because of their status as immigrants and non citizens. Take such action as the Commission considers appropriate to ensure the equal status of immigrants of every national origin, race, sex, age and sexual preference. Membership includes at least 11 members. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.123 of the Cambridge Municipal Code Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 8 in total. 8 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Alejandro Eptein-Santoyo Member Tsamchoe Dolma Member Ashebir Gezmu Member Aleksandra Ibrahimi Member Subandha Karmacharya Member Ana Mejia Member Karin Lin Co-Chair Arantxa Ortiz Member Jennifer Sparks Member Commission on the Status of Women Established in 1977 as a City department, the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW) works in an inclusive manner to promote equality and justice for all women and girls and advocates on their behalf with other City departments and officials, local organizations, and state government to increase their opportunities through program development, policy recommendations, and public education in key issue areas identified by the Commission as significantly affecting women and girls. Membership includes up to 20 members. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Generally meets on the second Wednesday of every month, from 6:30pm-8pm at 51 Inman St., Women's Commission Conference Room, 2nd floor. They do not meet in July and August. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.88 of the Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 7 in total. 7 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Pamela Enders Member Addie Schwarz Member Sandra Middleton Sucharita Varanasi Rhonda D Greene Hiwot Behabtu Shamika Naidu Community Advisory Board on the Living Wage To review the effectiveness of the City Living Wage Ordinance at creating and retaining Living Wage jobs; make recommendations to the City Manager regarding the granting of Waivers to Covered Employees; review the implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance; and make recommendations in connection therewith. Membership includes 9 members; to include representatives of labor unions, community organizations and the business community. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The board meets as needed, generally 2-3 times per year. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.121 of the Cambridge Municipal Code and City Council Order, 1999. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 4 in total. 4 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Daniel O'Neill Member David Slaney Member Terrence Smith Chair Nancy O'Brien Member Community Benefits Advisory Committee This Committee will engage in a process on how to act on the funding priorities determined by City Council. In addition to establishing rules, regulations, and guidelines, the Committee will primarily be responsible for soliciting and evaluating applications from non-profits to provide services tied to funding priorities established by Council. Recommendations for allocating community benefits funding though grant agreements with non-profit organizations, will be submitted to the City Manager for approval. Membership includes 13 members: three (3) representatives of the local nonprofit community, four (4) residents, one (1) Cambridge Community Foundation representative, one (1) business/property development representative, one (1) University representative, and three (3) City staff appointed by the City Manager. Meeting Frequency: The Community Benefits Advisory Committee meets regularly. Please contact Daniel Wolf at (617) 349-4618 or email dwolf@cambridgema.gov for more information. Committee meetings are open to the public, and non-members are welcome to attend. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.172 of the Cambridge Code of Ordinances Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 13 in total. 13 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Maria LaPage Member Amy Salomon Member Elizabeth Aguilo Member Geeta Pradhan Member Paul Parravano Member Rowan Murphy Member Ellen Semonoff Chair Sandra Clarke Member Michelle Lower Member Kathryn Fenneman Member Amal Mohamed Member Caleb Hurst-Hiller Member Taha Jennings Member Community Preservation Act Committee Evaluate community preservation needs of the City and make recommendations regarding expenditures from the Community Preservation Fund, consistent with the Community Preservation Act. Members include 9 members (To include City Manager's designee as Chair, Conservation Commission member, Historic Commission member, Planning Board member, Affordable Housing Trust member and Cambridge Housing Authority member). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Committee generally meets in the spring (May/June) to consider proposals for the upcoming fiscal year and then meets in the fall (Sept./Oct) to make recommendations to the City Council. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.122 of Cambridge Municipal Code, by authority of M.G.L. c. 44B, sec. 5 (Community Preservation Act - "CPA") Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 8 in total. 8 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: David Kale Member Kevin Foster Member Victoria Bergland Member Mary T. Flynn Member Owen O'Riordan Member Kaki Martin Member Chandra Harrington Ellen Shachter Susan Schlesinger Conservation Commission Administer the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act pursuant to 310 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 10.0 Membership includes at least 7 members. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Conservation Commission meetings are generally held twice a month at the Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge 02139 Affecting Legislation: 1961 Council Order pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, section 8c. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 6 in total. 6 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Purvi Patel Chair Kaki Martin Member Erum Sattar Member Michelle Lane Member Elysse Magnotto-Cleary Member David Lyons Member Jennifer Letourneau Staff Council on Aging Evaluate, coordinate, promote and encourage new and existing services and activities intended to enhance or improve the quality of life of older persons in the City; survey resources available to Cambridge elderly and act as an information and referral source regarding services, benefits, activities and programs available to them; act in an advisory capacity to the City Manager on all matters pertaining to the welfare of elderly Cambridge citizens; be the primary public advocate for elderly Cambridge residents. (Ord. 850 (part), 1975: prior code 2-170) Membership includes up to 11 total (7 senior members age 60 and over for 3 year terms; 4 members from area agencies serving Cambridge seniors for 2 year terms). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.100 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, by authority of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 8B. Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 10 in total. 10 occupied. No vacancies. Council Members: Lois Carra Member Pearl Hines Member Lily Owyang Member Eva J. Paddock Member Beverly Sealey,PhD MSW Member Jennifer Chisholm Member James M. Bennett Member Kathy Dalton Member Mary DeCourcey Member Stephanie Becker-Stone Member Election Commission Conducts voter registration, supervises all elections, conducts annual City census, certifies signatures on nomination papers and petitions, administers campaign and political finance reporting and implements Chapters 2.117 and 2.118 of the Cambridge Municipal Code (Ethics Ordinance). Membership includes 4 members (2 each from Democratic and Republican Parties appointed by the City Manager). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Board of Election Commissioners meet twice a month at 51 Inman Street on the first floor. Please visit the website at www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/electioncommission/meetingagendaandminutes for more information or contact the Election Commission at (617) 349-4361. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 239 of the Acts of 1921, Chapter 43 of the Acts of 1939 and Chapter 432 of the Acts of 1939 Term Limit: 4 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 4 in total. 4 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Victoria Harris Member Ethridge A. King Jr. Member Larry W. Ward Member Charles Marquardt Member Family Policy Council Direct a comprehensive local response to the needs of children, their families and other caregivers, in accordance with the guiding principles set forth in the Children, Youth and Family Policy Plan. Council members shall be comprised of the Mayor (who shall serve as Chair of the Family Policy Council); a member of the City Council; a member of the School Committee; the City Manager or a designee of the City Manager; the Superintendent of Schools; the Assistant City Manager for Human Services; the Commissioner of Health and Hospitals; the Police Commissioner; and the Director of the Cambridge Public Library. In the absence of a permanent appointment for the previous five named positions, the City Manager shall appoint an interim, temporary designee in his or her place until the position is filled. Additional members shall include a member of the philanthropic community; a representative from a State agency serving children, youth and families; a representative from the corporate/business community a representative from the university community; a representative from the early childhood community; 5 members who are residents of the city shall represent the community-at-large and/or represent active parents’ groups or other groups involved with children and their families; 3 members to represent specific areas to be addressed by the Family Policy Council’s agenda or other identified interests relating to children; 3 youth members who are residents between the ages of 14-18.. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meetings are scheduled on the third Thursday of the month (5:15-7:15 p.m.) at the Cambridge City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd floor conference room unless stated otherwise. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.84 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, established on April 1, 1991. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 14 in total. 14 occupied. No vacancies. Council Members: Claude Jacob Member, Commissioner of Health and Hospitals Rep. Ellen Semonoff Member, Asst. City Manger for DHSP Maria McCauley Member, Campbridge Public Library Director Kenneth Salim Member, Superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools Michelle Godfrey Member, Early Childhood Representative David Kale Member, Assistant City Manager for Finance G. Bard Branville Member, Police Commissioner Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui Mayor Tagesech Wabeto Tina Alu Ben Clark Michael Johnston Kimberly Green Goldstein Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory Board Implementation of the Fresh Pond Master Plan, a long term plan for Fresh Pond Reservation lands, including resource management and usage policies for repair and protection of natural resources. Membership includes up to 15 members to include at least 9 resident volunteers with active, long-term knowledge of the Reservation, the Water Department's Watershed Manager, Conservation Commission Executive Director and Director of Recreation. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Fresh Pond Advisory Board meets quarterly to discuss on-going and future projects and programs at the Reservation. Fresh Pond Advisory Board Meetings are held at the Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility at 250 Fresh Pond Parkway in Cambridge. Members of the public are always welcome and are invited to voice their comments at the end of the meeting. Affecting Legislation: Originally established in 1997 by the City Manager as the Fresh Pond Advisory Committee. It was later renamed Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory Board, based on recommendations in the Fresh Pond Reservation Master Plan. Completed in 2000, the Fresh Pond Reservation Master Plan was the culmination of over two years of work by the original advisory committee made up of citizens of Cambridge and City officials. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 9 in total. 9 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Sam Corda Member, City Employee David Kaplan Member, City Employee Louise Weed Emeritus Member Susan Agger Member Claudia Thompson Member Janet Burns Member Deborah Masterson Member Janice Snow Chair Jim Barton Member Future of Mobility Implementation Blueprint Advisory Group This Advisory Group will provide guidance for the development of the Future of Mobility Implementation Blueprint. The Blueprint’s goal is to help the City of Cambridge prepare for and shape new mobility options in a way that meets established community goals, meets the mobility needs of all people who live in, work in, and visit Cambridge, and is well integrated with our sustainable transportation system. The development of the Blueprint will result in transportation trend analysis, strategies and actions that allow the City to shape how new mobility is introduced in the city, a residential/neighborhood EV charging pilot design, a proposed regulatory strategy, and recommended approaches to public engagement. Meeting Frequency: The Advisory group will meet up to 6 times over the course of the project. Meetings will begin in May, and the Advisory group will meet 3 to 4 times prior to July 2019. The remaining 2 to 3 meetings will occur between July 2019 and June 2020. Affecting Legislation: This is an advisory group to support a specific project. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 1 in total. 1 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Yonah Freemark Member, Central Square resident Grand Junction Multi-use Path Design Working Group This working group will support the design process for the Grand Junction Multi-use Path between the Charles River at the BU Bridge and the Cambridge-Somerville City line Meeting Frequency: on average every other month, throughout 2019 and possibly a few meetings in 2020. We expect more frequent meetings in the first 6 months (approximately monthly during conceptual design), then less frequently after. Affecting Legislation: This is a working group to support a specific project. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: No positions. Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Preserve, conserve and protect the distinctive features of the Half Crown neighborhood through identification, conservation, and maintenance of its areas, sites and structures. Membership includes 5 members, 3 alternates (3 residents and homeowners of neighborhood, 1 neighborhood property owner; 2 shall have professional qualifications in realty, architecture or historic preservation; 1 shall have professional qualifications in landscape architecture, urban planning, law or geotechnical engineering; and 1 representative from Cambridge Historical Commission). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Commission usually meets at the Lombardi Building, Basement Conference Room, 831 Massachusetts Avenue, at 6:00pm on the second Monday of each month unless otherwise noted. Please call the Cambridge Historical Commission at (617) 349-4683 to confirm meeting location, meeting time, and agenda items. The public is invited to attend any meeting. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.78 of the Cambridge Municipal Code and City Council Order of 2007 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, limited to 2 Consecutive Terms, then 2 year break. Positions: 1 in total. 1 vacant. Harvard Square Advisory Committee Per Section 20.54 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, the purpose of the Harvard Square Advisory Committee is to review all major development actions in the Harvard Square Overlay District; provide a forum within which a wide range of perspectives on development actions can be heard; support local businesses and uses that enhance the vibrancy and historical nature of Harvard Square with the aspirational goal of maintaining a seventy percent local and non-formula retail experience throughout the district, at the ground floor level; and establish a citizen/professional body which can advise both public agencies and private interests as to the development and urban design issues raised by a development or planning proposal and suggest avenues of research which might be pursued to resolve identified conflicts or make the project better fulfill both public and private objectives for the Harvard Square Overlay District. The Committee meets approximately monthly or on an as-needed basis. Membership includes up to 11 members: two architects, attorneys who specialize in zoning, urban planners, architectural historians, or landscape architects architect or landscape architect; one member who operates a non-formula business within the Harvard Square Overlay District; one member owning commercial property within the Harvard Square Overlay District; four residents living within a half mile of the Harvard Square Overlay; one member representing the Harvard Square Neighborhood Association or Neighborhood group representing Harvard Square; one member representing an institution owning institutional property in the Harvard Square Overlay District; and one member representing the Cambridge Historical Commission. Meeting Frequency: The Harvard Square Advisory Committee meets on an as-needed basis. For more information about the Harvard Square Advisory Committee, please contact Sarah Scott at sascott@cambridgema.gov. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 20.50, Subsection 20.54 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 11 in total. 11 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Alexandra Offiong Kari Kuelzer Frank Kramer John DiGiovanni Allison Crosbie Matt Simitis Lauren Curry Jemel Derbali Sara Li Nicola Williams Steven Ng Harvard Square Conservation District Study Committee The Harvard Square Conservation District Study Committee will consider amendments to the Order that established the Harvard Square Conservation District in 2000 and possible amendments to the Neighborhood Conservation District enabling ordinance. The committee will meet in public sessions and prepare recommendations and a study report for consideration by the Historical Commission and the City Council. The study committee will consist of three members or alternates of the Historical Commission and four other persons, including at least one resident of the district, at least one district property owner, and “one person who owns property or resides elsewhere in the City who has demonstrated knowledge and concern for conservation and enhancement of those exterior features of the City that are important to its distinctive character.” Meeting Frequency: It is anticipated that the study committee will meet one to two times a month for a period of approximately 12 to 18 months. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: No positions. Harvard Square Kiosk Working Group This working group advises the City Manager on the vision for the programming, operation and governance of the Harvard Square Kiosk and plaza. The working group will include residents, business and institutional representatives, and subject matter experts and will work with City staff and a consultant to develop options for programming, governance framework, and operations plan including ideas for budgeting/financing and possible revenue sources. Meeting Frequency: Meetings of the working group will be open to the public. Affecting Legislation: Established under the supervision of the City Manager's Office. Term Limit: 99 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 16 in total. 16 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Abra Berkowitz Member Robyn Culbertson Member Ankita Deshpande Member Timothy Hyde Member Janet SiMing Lee Member Sarah Rosenkrantz Member Daniel Andrew Schofield-Bodt Member Kenneth Taylor Member John DiGiovanni Member Bertil Jean-Chronberg Member Frank Kramer Member Peter Kroon Member Sohail Nasir Member Abhishek Syal Member Thomas Lucey Member Mary T. Flynn Member Health Policy Board Cambridge Health Alliance is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the City Manager. Members volunteer their time and expertise to further the mission, vision, and values of the Cambridge Health Alliance. The Board addresses all aspects of the health of the City. Membership includes up to 19 members (including representation from the medical profession, two City employees, 10 Cambridge residents, 4 Somerville residents, 1 Everett resident and the Chief Executive Officer of the Cambridge Health Alliance). Meeting Frequency: The Board of Trustees meet regularly and their schedule can be found on the events page of the Cambridge Health Alliance: www.challiance.org/community/events. Affecting Legislation: Special Act of the Massachusetts Legislature, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 1996. Cambridge Municipal Code, Chapter 2.72. Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 11 in total. 11 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Ellen Semonoff City Employee Louis A. DePasquale City Employee Assaad Sayah CEO, Cambridge Health Alliance Marian Darlington-Hope Member Joshua Posner Chair Alexander White Member Kathy Kosinski Member William Lahey Paula A. Paris Claire Laporte Member Kathleen McGilvray Member Mary Jane Kornacki Robert Buchanan Member Historical Commission Identify, preserve and protect significant buildings, sites, structures and places within the City that constitute or reflect distinctive features of the architectural, cultural, political, economic or social history of the City. Advise City agencies for the purpose of preserving and protecting historical resources. Membership includes 7 members, 3 alternates (nominee by Cambridge Historical Society, Chapter of the American Institute of Architects covering Cambridge, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Board of Realtors covering Cambridge, resident(s) of historic district, lawyer). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Cambridge Historical Commission usually meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6:00pm at the Cambridge Senior Center. Please call the Commission office at (617) 349-4683 to confirm meeting location, time, and agenda items. Meetings are open to the pbulic. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 40C of the Massachusetts General Laws (Historic District Act); Chapter 40, Section 8D of the Massachusetts General Laws; Chapter 2.78 of the Cambridge Municipal Code; and City Council Order of 2000 establishing the Harvard Square Conservation District. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 1 in total. 1 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Kyle Sheffield Alternate Gavin Kleepsies Alternate Paula A. Paris Alternate Housing Authority Provide housing for families or elderly persons of low income at rent which they can afford. Membership includes 5 members (4 appointed by the City Manager, subject to confirmation by City Council, and 1 appointed by the State). Further information about the CHA Board members can be found at the Cambridge Housing Authority website, http://www.cambridge-housing.org, in the “About the CHA’ Section. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 5:30 p.m., in the Cambridge Housing Authority office, 362 Green Street, Cambridge. Meeting agendas and other information can be found at the Cambridge Housing Authority website, http://www.cambridge-housing.org. Meetings are generally posted on the CHA website on the Friday before the Wednesday meeting and hard copies are posted with the Cambridge City Clerk. Affecting Legislation: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 121B, Section 3. Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 4 in total. 4 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Elaine DeRosa Member Louis J. Bacci III Member Gerard Clark Member Victoria Bergland Member Human Rights Commission Protect the human rights of all citizens, tourists and visitors of Cambridge and serve as commissioners in the City’s civil rights law enforcement agency. Membership: 11 members. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Human Rights Commission generally meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6 p.m., at 51 Inman Street, 2nd floor conference room, Cambridge, MA. For more information, including links to Commission Minutes, visit the Human Rights Commission webpage and view gray tab links. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.76, Human Rights Ordinance, Title 14.04, Fair Housing, Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 9 in total. 9 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Olinda R. Marshall Member Mercedes S. Evans Member Joshua Stadlan Member Kaileigh Callender Member Brandon Morgan Member Sabrina Selk Member Stefanie Haug Member Bonita Cox Member Kathryn Stack Member Human Services Commission The Commission for Human Service Programs advises the City Manager and Assistant City Manager on Human Services' policy issues and funding allocations. Through the Department of Human Service Programs, the Commission also promotes activities that enhance the quality of life for Cambridge residents. One important means the Commission uses for gathering information on local Human Services' trends is testimony at periodic needs assessment public hearings. Over the years, the Commission has responded to local needs by recommending Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for a wide range of programs offered by the City and by community agencies. Membership includes at least 9 members (8 Cambridge residents and one representative from the Superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools; 2 members shall have experience and knowledge of human services in the city’s private sector, and 6 community representatives shall have experience and knowledge of the city’s human services). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Commission's meetings are generally scheduled the second Thursday of the month, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Affecting Legislation: The Code of the City of Cambridge, Chapter 2.98, Ordinance No. 935, 1980 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 6 in total. 6 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Collin Fedor Member Christopher Fischer Member Julie Asher Member Christine Elow Member Rev. Lorraine Thornhill Member Kathleen Kelly Member Leaf Blower Use Review Group The 8 member group will review the City of Cambridge Noise Ordinance specific to the use of leaf blowers in the community. Meeting Frequency: Monthly for 6 months Term Limit: 6 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: No positions. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+) Commission Advocate for a culture of respect and to monitor progress toward equality of all persons with regard to sexual orientation and gender identity; promote policies and practices that have a positive effect on the health, welfare, and safety of all persons who live, visit or work in the City with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity. Membership includes 10-20 members. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meetings are open to the public and we welcome anyone and everyone to join us. Meetings are usually held on the 4th Thursday (no meetings in August and December. The November meeting is the 3rd Thursday) from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., at Windsor Street Community Health Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 119 Windsor St., Cambridge. Affecting Legislation: Ch. 2.125 of Cambridge Municipal Code. (Originally created by City Council Order, February 2004) Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 21 in total. 20 occupied. 1 vacant. Board Members: John Gintell Co-Chair Linden Huhmann Member Nefyn Meissner Co-Chair Aren Stone Member Rachel Oppenheimer Member Jessica Daniels Member Bill Barnert Member Warner Santiago Member Kathryn Harrison Member Noelani Gabriel Member Lauryn McNair Member Susan Bernstein Member Robert Bordone Member Soltan Bryce Member Cameron Van Fossen Member Catherine Grams Member Gregory MacDonough Member Lesley Phillips Member Noelani Kamelamela Member Steven Lee Member Library Board of Trustees Advise on the expenditure of all money presented to the Library for the purpose of books, the improvement of the Library, its care, custody, maintenance and repairs of the building. Membership includes at least 6 members, plus 1 representative from School Committee. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Board of Trustees meet monthly at 6:30pm. For more information on dates and agendas, please contact the Cambridge Public Library at (617) 349-4032. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.46 of the Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 2 in total. 1 occupied. 1 vacant. Board Members: Kaija Langley Member Tarryn Guarino Member License Commission Regulate and oversee the licenses issued in the City. Membership includes 3 (Fire Chief or designee, Police Commissioner or designee, Chair of License Commission). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The License Commission meets several times a month at 3pm in the Lombardi Conference Room located at 831 Massachusetts Avenue. Please contact the License Commission for more information for agenda, time and location for particular meetings at (617) 349-6140. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 95 of the Acts of 1922. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 3 in total. 3 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Nicole Murati Ferrer Chair Gerard Mahoney Member, Acting Fire Chief Christine Elow Member, Interim Police Commissioner Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Preserve, conserve and protect the distinctive features of the Mid Cambridge neighborhood through identification, conservation, and maintenance of its areas, sites, and structures. Membership includes up to 5 members, 3 alternates (3 residents and homeowners of neighborhood, neighborhood property owner, tenant; 2 shall have professional qualifications in realty, architecture, or historic preservation; and a representative from Cambridge Historical Commission). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Cambridge Historical Commission usually meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6:00pm at the Cambridge Senior Center. Please call the Commission office at (617) 349-4683 to confirm meeting location, time, and agenda items. Meetings are open to the pbulic. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.78 of the Cambridge Municipal Code and City Council Orders 1985, 1992 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, limited to 2 Consecutive Terms, then 2 year break. Positions: 1 in total. 1 vacant. Net Zero Action Plan Task Force The Net Zero Action Plan 5-Year Review Task Force will contribute to the comprehensive review of the Cambridge Net Zero Action Plan to phase out greenhouse gas emissions from buildings throughout the community. The Review process will include evaluation of the program impact to data, consideration of options to adjust the Net Zero Action Plan Framework, and adoption of an updated framework that reflects current climate science, policy, technology, and equity considerations. The Task Force will provide feedback and input to each of the project elements and represent essential stakeholder in the implementation of the updated Net Zero Action Plan. Meeting Frequency: 5 times January-June, 2020 (approximately once per month) Affecting Legislation: 2015 Net Zero Action Plan (cambridgema.gov/netzero) Term Limit: 6 year Terms, limited to 1 Term for Lifetime. Positions: No positions. Open Data Review Board The Open Data Review Board will make policy recommendations related to the Open Data Program and will, as necessary, provide guidance about whether and how to publish certain City datasets. Membership includes 7 members: 3 residents; 4 city employees, including 1 member of the Information Technology Department. Meeting Frequency: Meetings are held once every 3 months from 5pm - 8pm in the Ackermann Room located on the 2nd floor of Cambridge City Hall. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.126 Open Data Ordinance Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 2 in total. 1 occupied. 1 vacant. Board Members: Eric Belford Cathy Chute Christina Giacobbe Cliff Cook Josh Wolff City Employee Lee Gianetti Peace Commission The Cambridge Peace Commission promotes peace and social justice within Cambridge and in the wider world. It works to reduce violence and advocates ideas and programs that affirm diversity and build community within our city. It links peace groups, social justice efforts, anti-violence coalitions and the municipal government, and pays special attention to violence affecting youth. The Commission builds community by celebrating local people and efforts with programs and events, and by organizing community forums on issues affecting the community. It supports Cambridge’s sister-city relationships, including those with Yerevan, Armenia and San José Las Flores, El Salvador. Membership includes up to 20 members (must be residents of the City at the tie of appointment). View Meeting Minutes Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.90 of the Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 3 in total. 2 occupied. 1 vacant. Commission Members: April Crehan Member David Seeman Member Elka Kuhlman Member George Atallah Member Kazimiera Fraley Member Larry Kim Chair Pedestrian Committee This committee works to promote walking and to help create a more comfortable, safe, and pleasant environment for walking in Cambridge. It advises on the design of roadway projects and policies related to traffic calming, traffic signals, and sidewalk design. It also identifies intersections and other locations where it is difficult to walk, makes suggestions about proposed development projects as they affect people on foot, and undertakes other activities to promote walking. Committee members work on projects outside of standing meeting times. Membership includes unspecified number of citizens and representatives from City departments. Membership includes an unspecified number of citizens and representatives from City departments. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The committee usually meets on the fourth Thursday of the month, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, usually at 344 Broadway, except in November and December, when it meets on the third Thursday. The public is welcome to attend, but it is a good idea to check ahead of time, as occasionally, especially in summer, the meeting consists of a walk. Affecting Legislation: Recommendation from Vehicle Trip Ordinance Ch. 10.17 of Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 14 in total. 14 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Dana Benjamin Staff, TPT Representative Jenine Turner-Trauring Member Debby Galef Member Sean Pierce Member Sandy Goldberg Member Morgan Pinney Member, MIT Rep Robin Bonner Member Jeannine Powers Member Arnav Murulidhar Member Raymond Hayhurst Member Sarah Willis Member Brooke Williams Member Elizabeth Paden Member Emily Gruber Member Brian McLane Staff, DPW Representative Cara Seiderman Staff Rick Riley Staff, Police Department Representative Sean Peirce Member Todd Robinson Member Planning Board This portal provides video footage for all Planning Board meetings. For additional information about Planning Board meetings, including agendas, hearing notices, and links to case materials, visit the Planning Board Meetings page. The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for the Planning Board Meetings. You can view the stream using this link: City Meeting Video Link Meeting Frequency: The Planning Board usually meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are usually held in the Second Floor Meeting Room at 344 Broadway and begin at 7pm. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.68 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, by authority of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, sections 70-72, 81A. Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 6 in total. 6 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: H. Theodore Cohen Vice Chair Louis J. Bacci Member Mary T. Flynn Vice Chair Catherine Preston Connolly Chair Ashley Tan Associate Member Alan Price Associate Member Pole & Conduit Commission Regulate the installation and maintenance of electrical poles and underground conduits for City property. Fee: Utility companies are required to pay a fee for each petition that they submit to the Pole & Conduit Commission. The fee is charged per street. The Residential fee is $110.00 and the Commercial fee is $180.00. Membership includes 3 members (Superintendent of Streets, City Electrician, and License Commission Chair). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meetings held on the 2nd or third Thursday of each month. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 213 of the Special Acts of 1922 Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 2 in total. 2 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Terence James Shea Superintendent of Streets Stephen Lenkauskas City Electrician Nicole Murati Ferrer Chair Police Review & Advisory Board The Police Review & Advisory Board was established by City Ordinance in 1984 to: • Provide for citizen participation in reviewing Police Department policies, practices, and procedures; • Provide a prompt, impartial and fair investigation of complaints brought by individuals against members of the Cambridge Police Department; • Develop programs and strategies to promote positive police/community relations and to provide opportunities for expanded discussions, improved understanding, and innovative ways of resolving differences. Membership includes 5 civilians who are representative the City's racial, social and economic composition. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Board generally meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm at 51 Inman St., in the Second Floor Conference Room. Agendas are published on the Monday before the meeting. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.74 of the Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 5 in total. 5 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Lucy Murray-Brown Member Beverly Sealey Member Alexandra Fallon Chair Gina LaRoche Member Franziskus Lepionka Member Brian Corr Staff Public Arts Commission Provide guidance and advice for the proper administration and implementation of the City’s Public Art/Percent-for-Art Ordinance. Members include up to 8 members, including residents and employees of the City experienced in some phase of artistic expression or with professional experience in the field of arts administration. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.114 of the Cambridge Municipal Code Term Limit: 3 year Terms, limited to 2 Terms for Lifetime. Positions: 9 in total. 9 occupied. No vacancies. Commission Members: Cecily Miller Member David Valecillos Amanda Moore Sabrina Zanella-Foresi Alexis Boylan Katherine Higgins Jared Fine Kai Smith anne labadie Public Planting Committee Promote and improve the quality and diversity of public plantings throughout all areas of the City. Membership includes between 11-21 members (to include the City Arborist or Public Works representative; a representative from the Community Development Department; a representative from the City’s Open Space Committee when possible; and Cambridge residents). Preference for members with horticulture or practical experience, or interest in urban forestry and landscape issues). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Committee on Public Planting usually meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street in the Frazier Building Conference Room. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.106 of the Cambridge Municipal Code. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 18 in total. 18 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Joan Krizack Member Carolyn Mathews Member Chantal Eide Member Cynthia Smith Member Paula Cortes Member Maggie Booz Co-Chair Michael Hanlon Member Nancy Phillips Member David Lefcourt City Arborist Sophia Emperador Member Seanna Berry Member Nancy Jordalen Member Jill Costello Member Vinita Bhaskar Member Maria Hottelet Member Sara Cohen Member Cindy Carpenter Member Ahron Lerman Member Ruth Loetterle Member BELINDA TATO Member Tracy Orr Member Sandra Fairbank Member Recycling Advisory Committee (Merged with Advisory Committee on Environmentally Desirable Practices) Originally created as the Advisory Committee on Environmentally Desirable Practices through Cambridge Municipal Code Ch. 8.56.030, this committee merged into the Recycling Advisory Committee. Develop and promote source reduction, recycling and other environmentally desirable methods to be used by Cambridge institutions in dealing with their solid waste; implement an environmental practices recognition program for Cambridge institutions. At least 12 members including: 1 member - Public Works, 1 member - Consumer Advisory Council, 5 representatives from community of for-profit and non-profit institutions, 5 residents. Meeting Frequency: The RAC typically meets on the second Wednesday of each month, except July and August, at 8 a.m. at Cambridge City Hall, Sullivan Chamber, 2nd floor, 795 Massachusetts Avenue. Affecting Legislation: The Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) was established in the City's Mandatory Recycling Ordinance, Section 8.24.070-G passed in March 1991. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 8 in total. 8 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Audrey Ng Richard Nurse Diane Roseman Catharina Damrell Holden Cookson Ilana Bebchick Quinten Steenhuis Kristen Watkins Debby Galef Debby Knight Janet Mosley Laura Nichols Leah Beckett Martha Henry Mary Verhage Meera Singh Rob Gogan Susy Jones Redevelopment Authority Engage in urban redevelopment projects and other activities provided for in the enabling legislation. Membership includes 5 members (4 appointed by the City Manager, subject to confirmation by City Council, and 1 member appointed by the State). Only Cambridge residents may serve on the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority. View Next Meeting Meeting Frequency: Regularly scheduled board meetings are held on the second or third Wednesday of each month, from 5:30-9 pm. The board meeting location is the First Floor Community Room at the Cambridge Police Department at 125 Sixth Street, Cambridge. Visit the CRA website at www.cambridgeredevelopment.org/2018 for more meeting information. It is the policy of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority to provide notice at least 2 calendar days prior to its meetings as mandated by the Open Meeting Law in Massachusetts. Affecting Legislation: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 121B Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 5 in total. 5 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Kathleen L. Born Chair Christopher Bator Treasurer Barry Zevin Assistant Treasurer (State Appointee) Conrad Crawford Vice-Chair D. Margaret Margaret Drury Assistant Secretary Retirement Board To serve the multi-employer defined benefit plan consisting of the members/employees, retirees and beneficiaries of the City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Housing Authority, the Cambridge Public Health Commission and the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority. A five-member Board manages the assets of the system, collects the necessary data to adopt actuarial assumptions necessary to properly fund the System, counsels members and administers retirement, disability and death benefits. The plan was established on July 1, 1939 according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 32 inclusive. Membership includes 5 members (Ex-Officio City Auditor, 2 representatives elected by employees and retirees, 1 member appointed by City Manager and the remaining member chosen by the four members). View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: Monthly Board meetings are held at 100 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 101. Call the Cambridge Retirement System at 617-868-3401 for more information on days/times of meetings. Affecting Legislation: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 32. Term Limit: 3 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 1 in total. 1 occupied. No vacancies. Board Members: Nadia Chamblin-Foster Member James H. Monagle Ex-Officio City Auditor John W. Shinkwin Elected Member Michael P. Gardner Member Murphy III Francis Elected Member River Street Advisory Committee The River Street Advisory Committee is a temporary working group made up with members for the life of the River Street Design Project. The Committee consists of 12-15 members who are residents of the Riverside, Cambridgeport, The Port, and Mid-Cambridge neighborhoods. The group advises the City Manager on key issues related to the planning and design for this project, which has three main components: • River Street subsurface: Replace aging utility infrastructure so that critical utility services can continue to be provided to the community, and enhance the ability of the sewer and drainage systems to handle large storm events, in a sustainable manner, in an era of climate change; • River Street surface: Create a streetscape design that enables people to travel safely and comfortably by various modes, while enhancing the neighborhood context, meeting environmental goals, and supporting local businesses; • Carl Barron Plaza: Redesign the major public open space of Central Square, including considerations of public art, fixed and/or unfixed furniture, circulation, access, plantings, and landscaping. The working group will consist of 12-15 members who will meet monthly for a period of 9-12 months, starting late fall 2018. The group will include residents, business, and institutional representatives and subject matter experts and who will work with city staff and a consultant to develop design principles and alternative design options. The process will culminate in a final design for River Street and Carl Barron Plaza, which will proceed into construction. Individuals with interest in the River Street corridor, Central Square/Carl Barron Plaza, experience or expertise in relevant topics — transportation, accessibility, urban design and placemaking, landscape architecture, green infrastructure — and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse viewpoints to craft consensus solutions are encouraged to apply. Meetings of the Working Group will be open to the public. Meeting Frequency: The working group will consist of 12-15 members who will meet monthly for a period of 9-12 months, starting late fall 2018. Affecting Legislation: Established under the supervision of the City Manager's Office. Term Limit: 1 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: No positions. Board Members: Melissa Greene Transit Advisory Committee In May 2013, the City of Cambridge established a Transit Advisory Committee to advance an agenda for a robust public transportation system for those who live and/or work in Cambridge. The committee guides Cambridge city positions and policies regarding long term sustainable funding for transit by the Commonwealth, transit expansion, service planning for modification or expansion of bus routes, and service reliability and improvements including ways to better design our street network to prioritize bus transit. Membership includes about a third of the committee is composed of residents, selected in part based on geographic diversity in order to provide representation from all parts of the city; a third are representatives of institutions and a cross section of stakeholder groups (e.g., commuters, persons with disabilities, low income, elderly, youth, and advocacy groups); and a third are large and small businesses interest. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: This committee generally meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Room 117, MIT building E25 (E25-117). Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 19 in total. 19 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: John Attanucci Member Kristiana Lachiusa Member Matthew Coogan Member Andrew McFarland Sylvia Parsons Member Carl Rothenhaus Peter Septoff Casey Berg Jackson Moore-Otto Alexander Taylor Member Arthur Strang Member Bill McAvinney Member Devin Chausse Member CHA Representative Jackie Jones Member Jim Gascoigne Member Joseph Beggan Harvard Representative Katherine Rafferty Member Kelley Brown Member, MIT Representative Melissa Zampitella Member Robert Ricchi Member Saul Tannenbaum Member Vision Zero Advisory Committee Vision Zero is a commitment the City has made to eliminate all traffic related fatalities and serious injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. The City is creating the Vision Zero Advisory Committee to help guide our progress and ensure our work reflects the values of our community. Members include Cambridge residents as well as representatives of local advocacy groups including Livable Streets, WalkBoston, Boston Cyclists’ Union, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, Cambridge Bicycle Safety, the City’s Bicycle Committee, Pedestrian Committee and Transit Advisory Committees, the Commission for Persons with Disabilities, local universities, and the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, as well as City staff. Meeting Frequency: The Advisory Committee will meet quarterly. Affecting Legislation: Established under the direction of the City Manager's Office. Term Limit: 2 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 15 in total. 15 occupied. No vacancies. Committee Members: Nicolas Dard Member Jennifer Quick Member Peter Kuhlmann Member Stephen Varrichio Member Rebecca Wolfson Member Nathanael Filmore Member Stacy Thompson Member Richard Fries Member Amy Flax Member Jim Gascoigne Member Diane Gray Member Todd Robinson Member Michele Trifiro Member Steve Crossley Member Wendy Landman Member Sean Peirce Member Water Board Serve as a citizen's advisory board to the Managing Director of the Cambridge Water Department and exercise some authority over City-owned watershed property. Membership include 5 members. View Meeting Minutes Meeting Frequency: The Water Board meets the second Tuesday of every month from 5pm - 6:30pm at Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility at 250 Fresh Pond parkway in Cambridge. Affecting Legislation: Chapter 2.70 of the Cambridge Municipal Code; Regulated under federal and state drinking water laws. Term Limit: 5 year Terms, unlimited number of Terms. Positions: 3 in total. 2 occupied. 1 vacant. Board Members: James Burruss Member Ann Conlon Roosevelt President City Council The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City Council meetings. You can view the stream using this link: City Meeting Video Link Descriptions of upcoming City Council meetings can be found on the Hearing Schedule Positions: No positions. Council Members: Dennis J. Carlone Councillor Patricia Nolan Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui Mayor E. Denise Simmons Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Ordinance Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of the whole consisting of the Mayor and eight City Councillors – the quorum shall be five members. Purposes - To consider the merit of any ordinance presented to the City Council and to consider the form and legality thereof; - To consider all legal matters for which no other provision is made; and - To represent general interests of the city before committees of the General Court when so authorized by a vote of the City Council. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Dennis J. Carlone Chair Marc C. McGovern Chair Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Patricia Nolan Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui Mayor E. Denise Simmons Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Finance Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City Committee Hearings. You can view the stream using this link: City Meeting Video Link A committee of the whole consisting of the mayor and eight City Councillors – the quorum shall be five members. Purposes - To consider all matters relating to the financial interests of the city, including the city budget, sources of city revenue, appropriations and loans, and city bonding capacity; - To work with the City Manager and other officers of the city for the financial benefit the city; and - To work with groups and committees that might be formed from time to time to consider the financial health of the city. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Dennis J. Carlone Chair E. Denise Simmons Chair Sumbul Siddiqui Mayor Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Marc C. McGovern Councillor Patricia Nolan Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To consider matters relating to the effective delivery of city services, the functions and operation of city government and city departments; and to consider the rules of the City Council and its committees and to recommend amendments and changes thereto; - To consider matters relating to the hiring and evaluation of employees who report to the City Council; - To consider claims that have been filed against the city. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: E. Denise Simmons Chair Marc C. McGovern Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Housing Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To develop policies for the maintenance and development of housing, with an emphasis on the needs of low income and working people; - To coordinate with city and other agencies as necessary toward this goal; - To monitor implementation. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: E. Denise Simmons Chair Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Chair Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Economic Development & University Relations Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To consider all issues regarding the relationship between the city, educational institutions, and other partners within the city, to develop policies and programs that will enhance economic development in the city and expand employment opportunities for Cambridge residents; - To develop policies that will facilitate the regular and timely exchange of information between institutions, partners in the community, and the city administration and City Council, and monitor implementation; - To review and evaluate agreements between the city and institutions for payments made by institutions in lieu of property taxes, develop policies to ensure that the agreements are fair and equitable, and monitor implementation; - To monitor and improve existing employment programs. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Alanna Mallon Chair Patricia Nolan Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Human Services & Veterans Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To develop and support policies assuring a broad human service delivery system to be provided by the city, other levels of government, and non-profit and private agencies for children, youth, families, single adults and seniors of all backgrounds; - To study policies, overall planning, and the delivery of human services to Cambridge people; - To make recommendations to the City Council to improve the scope and quality of these services and to locate new sources of funding; - To consider all matters affecting veteran services and benefits of the City. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Marc C. McGovern Chair Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Patricia Nolan Councillor E. Denise Simmons Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Health & Environment Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors –the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To consider and monitor matters relating to the health of the people of Cambridge and to improve city policies relating to health programs;10 - To consider matters relating to the physical environment of the city including without limitation issues relating to air and water quality, solid and hazardous waste, climate change, visual quality and the environmental impact of development and the sustainability of our physical environment. Positions: No positions. Department Members: Quinton Zondervan Chair Dennis J. Carlone Councillor Marc C. McGovern Councillor Patricia Nolan Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebration Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To enhance the quality of life in Cambridge as it relates to the livability of neighborhoods, public art and art projects, and public celebrations; - To consider all matters relating to land use planning, sustainability, open space, public facilities and public buildings, industrial and commercial development, especially as they relate to linkage and neighborhood protection, and other longrange planning; - To consider matters related to the appearance of squares and neighborhoods of the city and their upkeep, and public planting. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Patricia Nolan Chair Dennis J. Carlone Councillor Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Transportation & Public Utilities Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To consider and recommend to the City Council policies on matters affecting transportation, traffic and parking; - To monitor transportation proposals and services of all kinds which affect Cambridge; - To develop policies which promote a multi-model and environmentally friendly traffic and transportation program which will balance the needs of residents and employees at a minimal cost to the environment. - To consider issues relating to utilities and telecommunications, and consumer protection issues related therein. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Chair Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Patricia Nolan Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Quinton Zondervan Councillor Civic Unity Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To promote civic unity - To consider matters relating to the civil rights, human rights, race and class relations, and other aspects of civic unity in the City of Cambridge; - To work with city and other agencies that deal with these issues; - To respond to incidents or concerns that are brought to the attention of the City Council relating to civil and human rights, race and class relations and other aspects of civic unity and to bring in the appropriate agencies, departments or legal services to assist in responding to such incidents; and - To develop needed policies and legislation in this area. Positions: No positions. Committee Members: E. Denise Simmons Chair Dennis J. Carlone Councillor Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Patricia Nolan Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Councillor Public Safety Committee The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for City meetings. For meetings held May 4th, 2021 or later, including live meetings: NEW STREAMING VIDEO LINK For meetings prior to May 4th, 2021: OPEN MEETING PORTAL A committee of five City Councillors – the quorum shall be three members. Purposes - To consider all matter affecting the public safety of Cambridge; and - To review matters relating to the performance, organization, and effectiveness of the police and fire departments, Public Works Department, the Inspectional Services Department as it relates to public safety issues, and the Police Review Board Positions: No positions. Committee Members: Quinton Zondervan Chair Dennis J. Carlone Councillor Alanna Mallon Vice Mayor Marc C. 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