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April 23, 2018
25 recorded votes, 23 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 #83
Pass to a second reading: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $5,000,000 to provide...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING
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From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING Next: 4/30/2018 5:30 PM.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #84
Pass to a second reading: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $650,000 to provide funds...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING Next: 4/30/2018 5:30 PM.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #85
Pass to a second reading: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $61,500,000 to provide...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING Next: 4/30/2018 5:30 PM.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #86
Pass to a second reading: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $21,000,000 to provide...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING Next: 4/30/2018 5:30 PM.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #87
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund account to fund...
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 #88
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $2,475,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account 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 #91
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $120,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Electrical Department...
ORDER ADOPTED 8-1-0]
Yes: Carlone, Devereux, Kelley, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Simmons, ToomeyNo: Zondervan
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED 8-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey NAYS: Councillor Zondervan.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #15
A petition was received from MIT Museum, requesting permission for fifty-nine banners on poles along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street to promote visitation at the MIT Museum.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #16
A constable bond was received from Charles M. Durrah for approval of the surety.
SURETY APPROVED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #17
An application was received from Citizens Bank requesting permission for a 2 banners with text at the location of 689 Massachusetts Avenue, announcing Citizens Bank logo.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (15 resolutions, RES 2018 #120 to RES 2018 #138)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 15 resolutions (RES 2018 #120, RES 2018 #125, RES 2018 #126, RES 2018 #127, RES 2018 #128, RES 2018 #129, RES 2018 #130, RES 2018 #131, RES 2018 #132, RES 2018 #133, RES 2018 #134, RES 2018 #135, RES 2018 #136, RES 2018 #137, RES 2018 #138); 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 #105
That the City Council go on record in support of supplemental and long-term funding for the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP).
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #106
That the Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 11, 2018, be and hereby is changed to a Roundtable/Working Meeting for the purpose of updating the City Council on the Envision...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #107
That the City Manager is requested to work with the License Commission and the Consumer’s Council to include information online about the complaint process regarding radio interference that is...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #108
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Department of Public Works, and any other City departments to...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #109
That the City Council go on record urging the State Legislature to increase funding to the YouthWorks Youth Jobs State Budget Line Item 7002-0012 to $14 million to reinstate all jobs lost since...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #110
That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City staff to ensure that an additional commitment of $20 million from the City’s budget is devoted over the next five years toward...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS, COUNCILLOR KELLEY RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE
Yes: Carlone, Devereux, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey, ZondervanNo: KelleyThe Final Actions say "affirmative vote of 8 members" and record Craig Kelley in the negative; together that is every councillor at the meeting, so the others are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS, COUNCILLOR KELLEY RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #112
City Council go on record in support of House Bill 2913, “An Act Relative to Environmental Justice and Toxics Reduction in the Commonwealth."
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #113
Proclaim May 6-12, 2018 as “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week” in the City of Cambridge.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #114
That the City Manager is requested to consult with the appropriate City Staff, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Friends of Poorman’s Landing, and the East Cambridge Planning Team to...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #115
City Council support of the amendment filed by Representative Cory Atkins to increase funding for the Mass Cultural Council to $17 million for Fiscal Year 2019.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #116
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department and the City Solicitor to produce a report for use by the Housing Committee that contains information pertaining...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #117
That the City Manager is requested to confer with Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department with the view in mind of...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #118
Confirming the appointment of D. Margaret Drury to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Committee Reports · CRT 2018 #5
A communication was received from Paula Crane, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair and Quinton Y. Zondervan, Co-Chair of the Neighborhood and Long...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE ORDER #14 ADOPTED ROLL CALL VOTE 9-0-0
The Final Actions give the count only (ROLL CALL VOTE 9-0-0); that is every councillor at the meeting voting yes, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE ORDER #14 ADOPTED ROLL CALL VOTE 9-0-0.”
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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