City Calendar

Monday

April 7

• 8:30 AM

  Net Zero Task Force Working Group- Regulation and Planning Approaches

  City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139

  The Net Zero Task Force Working Group on Regulation and Planning Approaches will explore the use of regulatory and other policy tools in driving a variety of actions supporting low carbon construction, energy retrofits and uptake of renewable energy. Regulatory tools can influence market transformation at the building level, and at the neighborhood and community scales. Regulations and policies requiring or encouraging, for example, passive design, energy efficiency improvements to buildings, audits, commissioning and minimum thresholds for renewable energy technologies will help move the dial toward deep emission reductions from buildings. This Working Group will assess best practices and recommend a set of regulatory tools and approaches determined to be most effective in the Cambridge context.

• 4:00 PM

  Net Zero Task Force Working Group-Incentives and Financing Tools

  City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139

  The Cambridge Net Zero Task Force (NZTF) is charged with developing a vision and a plan to guide the City of Cambridge toward meeting the objective of Net Zero emissions buildings community-wide. Comprised of 13 representatives selected by Cambridge’s City Manager, the NZTF will meet monthly over the course of the 2014 calendar year to articulate the plan. In addition to monthly meetings, NZTF members will participate in one or more working group(s). Each working group is charged with completing a particular set of tasks over the course of the year to complement and support the development of a net zero plan for Cambridge. Working groups will comprise both NZTF members and other community representatives with specific subject matter expertise. Working groups will meet in the interim between Task Force meetings, and will report back on their progress to the City and other Task Force members at the monthly Net Zero Task Force meetings.

• 5:30 PM

  Regular City Council Meeting

  City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

  Regular City Council Meeting

• 6:00 PM

  Affordable Housing April Information Session

  Corcoran Park, Community Room One Corcoran Lane, Cambridge, MA 02138

  The Community Development Department would like to invite you to attend an INFORMATION SESSION to learn about the City's Rental and Homeownership Ownership Programs. Presently, the Housing Division is accepting applications for the Homeownership Pool and the Rental Applicant Pool. Preference is given for Cambridge residents and families with Children.