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May 7, 2018
18 recorded votes, 15 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 #106
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a supplemental appropriation of $125,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public...
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 #107
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $135,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Emergency Communication...
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 #108
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $34,500 for the UASI Critical Infrastructure Investment Program for the Emergency Communications...
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 · POR 2018 #126
That the Ordinance Committee be and hereby is requested to review and consider the proposed amendment to §10.17.070-- “Fees for Residential Parking Stickers” for a hearing and report.
ORDER ADOPTED [6-3-0]
The Final Actions give the count only (6-3-0), not who voted which way. Showing the count only.
Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #309
An n application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Street where the List Center is located, to promote the Center's upcoming...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #310
An application was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting permission for two temporary banners across JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street and across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #311
An application was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting permission for temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall from May 28th thru June 11th, 2018. This event...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #312
An application was received from Central Square Business Association, requesting twelve temporary banners on street light poles along Massachusetts Avenue, announcing Central Square Flea....
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (2 resolutions, RES 2018 #150 to RES 2018 #151)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 2 resolutions (RES 2018 #150, RES 2018 #151); 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.
Resolutions · RES 2018 #152
Congratulations to the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers and all other students who stand to benefit from the election to unionize. Mayor McGovern, Vice Mayor Devereux...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (9 resolutions, RES 2018 #153 to RES 2018 #161)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 9 resolutions (RES 2018 #153, RES 2018 #154, RES 2018 #155, RES 2018 #156, RES 2018 #157, RES 2018 #158, RES 2018 #159, RES 2018 #160, RES 2018 #161); 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 #129
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to work with the Cambridge Public School Administration to provide feedback and requests that will...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #130
That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Sergeant E.J. Frammartino for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Fifth...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #131
The City Manager is requested to direct the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to immediately and permanently repair Rufo Road.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #132
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner regarding increased enforcement of speed limits on Windsor Street.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #134
That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to work with all Harvard Square stakeholders, including the Harvard Square Business Association, the Harvard Square...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #135
That the City Manager is requested to develop a plan to achieve the above policy goals as it relates to the digital divide.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #136
That the City Manager is requested to coordinate with the appropriate departments to record and live- stream the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations...
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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