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April 30, 2018
21 recorded votes, 11 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 #94
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary...
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 #96
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Blake & Knowles Foundry at 101 Rogers Street.
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 #97
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Cheney Read House at 135 Western Avenue.
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 #99
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of additional funds to the Adult Basic Education (ABE) grant received from the Massachusetts...
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 #100
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of additional funds to the Civic Education Grant for $6,992.00 funded by the Massachusetts...
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 #101
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,339,723 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Grant 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 #102
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY18 MOVA Victim Services Training Grant for $9,902 received from the Victim and Witness...
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 #103
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY18 EOPSS HSD Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant for $5,625 received from the Executive...
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 #104
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $387.77 received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition’s Community...
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 #105
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $40,000 from the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Grant 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.”
Calendar – Charter Right · APP 2018 #18
An application was received from the Harvard Square Business Association requesting permission for a temporary lighted banner across the Public Way located at 12 Palmer Street.
ORDER ADOPTED AFFIRMATIVE VOTE 8 MEMBERS COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN VOTED NEGATIVE
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From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AFFIRMATIVE VOTE 8 MEMBERS COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN VOTED NEGATIVE.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (11 resolutions, RES 2018 #139 to RES 2018 #149)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 11 resolutions (RES 2018 #139, RES 2018 #140, RES 2018 #141, RES 2018 #142, RES 2018 #143, RES 2018 #144, RES 2018 #145, RES 2018 #146, RES 2018 #147, RES 2018 #148, RES 2018 #149); 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 #119
That the City Manager is requested to report back to the Council on the feasibility of installing a stop sign or other appropriate traffic calming measures at the corner of Chestnut Street and...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #120
That the City Manager is requested to consult with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to consider installing signage, either through physical signs or paint on the road, in high...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #121
That the Ordinance Committee is requested to schedule a public hearing to consider the proposal put forward by the City Manager to amend Chapter 12.16, Section 12.16.170 of the Municipal Code...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #122
That the City of Cambridge develop a program the “Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program” for City Council and School Committee candidates, the eligibility for which will be based...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #123
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide a report on the history of Constellation Charitable Foundation's Parcel C in Kendall Square including tax status and other relevant...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #124
That the City Council go on record supporting the Mass Senior Action Agenda.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #125
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of Recreation to consider the request from Jennifer Dorsen for a park dedication at Clarendon Avenue Park intersecting Massachusetts...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #127
That the City Council go on record recognizing May 3, 2018, as a day of reflection and/or prayer in the City of Cambridge, a day to recognize our common humanity and dignity.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #128
That the City Manager is requested to prioritize the installation of protected bike lanes and bicycle traffic signals in Porter Square.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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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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