10:41 → 11:49(1m 8s)
Vice Mayor McGovern called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum (7 present, 2 absent), and explained remote participation rules and how to sign up for public comment; the council noted Mayor Simmons would join by Zoom later.
The Cambridge City Council held a long December 22 meeting dominated by public comment on proposed upzonings for North Massachusetts Avenue and Cambridge Street; the council ordained the Massachusetts Avenue zoning (as amended) and held the Cambridge Street petition for the next council. The meeting also reviewed federal HUD litigation, approved a fire department grant, and discussed combined-sewer-overflow planning and an Alewife safety/clean‑up update.
