Wed, Feb 1

5:30pm   Cambridge Election Commission meeting.  (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

Mon, Feb 6

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Feb 7

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Agenda includes: Vote on Academic Challenge; IA Update: Math & Science

7:00pm   Planning Board meeting  (Central Square Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

General Business

1. Board of Zoning Appeals Cases.

2. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.

3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s).

Town Gown Reports

Harvard University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lesley University

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. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.

Wed, Feb 8

5:30pm   The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance on the petition filed by Julia Bishop, et al. and refiled by the City Council to amend Section 17.20 of the Zoning Ordinance - Regulations for Special District 2 located in North Cambridge along Linear Park. This hearing to be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00-8:30pm   Meeting of the Central Square Advisory Committee 2011  (Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Topics: To be announced.

All committee meetings are open to the public. In addition to regular committee meetings, we will be planning public meetings/study area walking tours to solicit broader participation. Information on the Kendall Square-Central Square Planning Study (K2C2) is available at http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cdd/cp/zng/k2c2/index.html. If you have any questions, please contact Iram Farooq at ifarooq@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4606.

7:00pm   Cambridge Democratic City Committee Meeting and Public Hearing for Election Commissioner  (YMCA, 820 Mass. Ave.)

We would like to encourage members to attend the Public Hearing on February 8th 2012 at 7 pm at the Cambridge YMCA, 820 Massachusetts Avenue. Members of the City Committee will vote to send a list of three names to the City Manager, who will choose one of the nominees to serve on the Election Commission. Any person who wishes to be nominated for Election Commissioner must attend this public hearing. We will also be taking questions from the audience, so please come prepared with questions that you would like all candidates to answer. The known candidates so far are Mushtaque Mirza, Martha Older, Linda Pinti, Tom Stohlman, and Larry Ward.

Thurs, Feb 9

8:00-10:00am   Kendall Square Advisory Committee meeting  (Cambridge Innovation Center, Havana Conference Room, One Broadway, Kendall Square - bring ID and allot time for security)

Topic: Land Use & Urban Design: Height, Density, Open Space. All Committee meetings are open to the public. Information on the Kendall Square-Central Square Planning Study (K2C2) is available at http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cdd/cp/zng/k2c2/index.html. If you have any questions, please contact Iram Farooq (ifarooq@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-4606) or Kathy Watkins (kwatkins@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-4751).

Mon, Feb 13

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Feb 27

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Feb 28

7:00pm   Cambridge Democratic City Committee Public Election for Election Commissioner  (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

All formally accepted candidates for Election Commission may make a statement and encourage members to vote for them at this event. More details of this meeting will be forthcoming. The known candidates so far are Mushtaque Mirza, Martha Older, Linda Pinti, Tom Stohlman, and Larry Ward. The process will nominate a list of three people to be sent to the City Manager from which to choose.

Mon, Mar 5

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Mar 6

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Presentation: Proposed Budget

Mon, Mar 12

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Mar 13

6:00pm  School Committee Public Hearing on Budget  (Location TBD)

Mon, Mar 19

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Mar 20

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Agenda includes: Budget Subcommittee Mtg.; Special Education Report

Mon, Mar 26

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Apr 2

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Apr 3

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Agenda includes: School Committee Vote on Budget

Mon, Apr 9

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Apr 23

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Apr 30

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 1

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Agenda includes: Public Hearing on State School Choice; Presentation on Innovation Agenda Assessment/Measurement/ Accountability System

Mon, May 7

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, May 14

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 15

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Agenda includes: Vote on Innovation Agenda Accountability System

Mon, May 21

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 4

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, June 5

6:00pm   School Committee meeting  (School Committee Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

Agenda includes: End of Year Report on School Committee Goals

Mon, June 11

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 18

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 25

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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