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February 26, 2018
33 recorded votes, 20 with disagreement.
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Present: Dennis Carlone, Jan Devereux, Craig Kelley, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Timothy Toomey, Quinton Zondervan
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #40
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of $27,875.80 in additional municipal access fees to the General Fund Cable Television Other...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #42
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for the City Council vote to approve the use of the new voting equipment and to discontinue the use of the...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #44
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for an aerial license for a structural canopy to be constructed over a portion of the public sidewalk in...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #47
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $241,830.00 from Free Cash to cover the cost of equipment and medical screening of 17 new...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #48
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $164,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Fire Department Extraordinary Expenditures to...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #49
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a Homeland Security Grant from the City of Boston for $18,917.77 to the Grant Fund Fire Salary...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #50
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) through the City of Boston’s Office of...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #51
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Federal Emergency Management...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #52
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant from the Federal Emergency...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #53
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation in the amount of $2,500 donated from the Carl Barron Awards for Administrative Excellence to the...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #54
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the State Executive Office of Public Safety for $10,407.00 to the Grant Fund Fire...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #55
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the State Executive Office of Public Safety for $3,207.00 to the Grant Fund Fire...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Calendar – Charter Right · CMA 2018 #30
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Hovey & Markham Cottages as follows: Property located at 44 Cottage...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #12
A petition was received from Cambridge Science Festival requesting a temporary banner to be hung across Massachusetts Avenue at Norfolk Street, thirty-eight banners on poles in Harvard Square...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (26 resolutions, RES 2018 #41 to RES 2018 #66)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 26 resolutions (RES 2018 #41, RES 2018 #42, RES 2018 #43, RES 2018 #44, RES 2018 #45, RES 2018 #46, RES 2018 #47, RES 2018 #48, RES 2018 #49, RES 2018 #50, RES 2018 #51, RES 2018 #52, RES 2018 #53, RES 2018 #54, RES 2018 #55, RES 2018 #56, RES 2018 #57, RES 2018 #58, RES 2018 #59, RES 2018 #60, RES 2018 #61, RES 2018 #62, RES 2018 #63, RES 2018 #64, RES 2018 #65, RES 2018 #66); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #40
That the City Manager and the Mayor’s Office are requested to direct the new bicycle lane working group, once it has been convened, to hold a series of “listening sessions” at the senior buildings...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #41
Cancellation of the Regular City Council Meeting March 12, 2018.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #42
That the Regular City Council Meeting on Monday, April 9, 2018, be changed to a Roundtable/Working Meeting for the purpose of discussing the draft version of the Climate Change Preparedness &...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #44
Proclaim March 1, 2018, as Cambridge White Ribbon Day, and the week of February 26 to March 2, 2018, a celebration of the work of Cambridge and its partners in a cohesive effort to end all gender...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #45
That the City Manager is requested to consult with City staff on the feasibility of initiating a formal transit study and action plan of the Alewife area in response to unanimous concerns of the...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #46
Dedication Marker for Katherine "Kitty" Knox.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #47
Dedication Marker for Renae D. Gray.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #48
That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with an explanation of the causes of the Cambridge Common drainage problems.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #49
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the Cambridge Police Department to increase enforcement of relevant parking laws around the...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #50
City Council support to expedite the relocation of the Cambridge District Court from Malden back to its originally assigned jurisdiction within the City of Cambridge.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #51
That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with an explanation of why it took so long to repair the public toilet in Harvard Square and what proactive methods are being...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #52
That the City Manager is requested to consult with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department regarding what further improvements can be made to improve safety for all users of the...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #53
That the City Manager ensure that appropriate measures have been taken to allow residents at 808/812 Memorial Drive to voice their concerns about a proposed Mobil Gas Station liquor license before...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #54
Declare February 28, 2018, in conjunction with Rare Disease Day, be recognized as Henri A. Termeer Day in the City of Cambridge.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #56
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Incentive Zoning Nexus Study.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #57
That the City Manager is requested to work with City staff to provide easily accessible needle safety information, to include emergency needle or syringe removal and disposal contacts, on the...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #58
Proclaim February 28, 2018, to be Rare Disease Day in the City of Cambridge, in recognition of the research and education that remains in finding cures for patients the world over.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #59
City Council endorsement of H.3610, "An Act Temporarily Preventing Firearm Access for Extremely Dangerous or Suicidal Individuals."
ORDER ADOPTED
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From the Cambridge City Council’s official Final Actions, posted by the City Clerk on the city’s meeting portal (and, for meetings before late January 2026, the Open Meeting Portal), linked from the City Council page. We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councillor photos: City of Cambridge (cambridgema.gov), from the official headshots on each councillor’s City Council page. Former councillors show initials.
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