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May 14, 2018
8 recorded votes, 7 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
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City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #110
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $18,288 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State 911 Support Grant to the 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.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2018 #133
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to develop a small business parking pilot that would allow temporary on-street employee parking...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION 5-4-0
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From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION 5-4-0.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #314
A petition was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting eleven temporary banners to be hung on light poles along the north bound traffic lane side of First Street between Binney and...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (12 resolutions, RES 2018 #162 to RES 2018 #173)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 12 resolutions (RES 2018 #162, RES 2018 #163, RES 2018 #164, RES 2018 #165, RES 2018 #166, RES 2018 #167, RES 2018 #168, RES 2018 #169, RES 2018 #170, RES 2018 #171, RES 2018 #172, RES 2018 #173); 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 #137
That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council by June 11 with an updated schedule for resubmitting a revised draft of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance that incorporates...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #138
That the City Manager is requested to prioritize revitalization of the Gannett-Warren Pals Park and take action on the suggestions brought forward by the neighbors.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #139
That the City Manager is requested to explore the possibility of improving road safety conditions on Clinton Street.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #140
That the City Manager is requested to complete a tree canopy study based on the April 2018 LiDAR data before the end of 2018, and to complete future LiDAR based studies as frequently as possible...
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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