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June 4, 2018
18 recorded votes, 10 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 #120
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order authorizing the City Manager for transfer appropriations of available balances prior to the close 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 #121
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $605,160 in the General Fund between School Department statutory accounts as follows: $572,348 from...
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 #122
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $125,000 in mitigation funds received from the Novartis’ Special District 15 building project...
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 #123
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $134,835 in mitigation funds received from the Forest City’s 300 Massachusetts Avenue building...
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 #124
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $619,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Emergency Communications 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 #125
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $575,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Fire Extraordinary Expenditures account...
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 #126
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 in Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Human Services Extraordinary Expenditures...
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 #130
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $370,300.73 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant program income to the 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.”
Calendar – Charter Right · CMA 2018 #117
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for approval to submit the attached Home Rule Petition that would authorize the City of Cambridge to...
ORDER ADOPTED [6-3-0]
Yes: Carlone, Devereux, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, ZondervanNo: Kelley, Simmons, Toomey
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [6-3-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan NAYS: Councillor Kelley, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2018 #143
That the City Manager is requested to create a structured commercial tax rate system for FY20 that prioritizes lowering the tax rate for small businesses.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION
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From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2018 #318
An application was received from Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 14 Magazine Street, requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions · RES 2018 #182
Thanks to Risa Mednick for her many years of dedicated service to the Transition House. Councillor Toomey, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui and entire membership.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (13 resolutions, RES 2018 #183 to RES 2018 #195)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 13 resolutions (RES 2018 #183, RES 2018 #184, RES 2018 #185, RES 2018 #186, RES 2018 #187, RES 2018 #188, RES 2018 #189, RES 2018 #190, RES 2018 #191, RES 2018 #192, RES 2018 #193, RES 2018 #194, RES 2018 #195); 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 #148
Issues to be resolved on the I-90 Interchange Project
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #149
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Barnes Way Dedication
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #150
Advancing Homelessness Issues Docket
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #151
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the Community Development Department and any other relevant departments to explore starting a Citizens’ Academy in Cambridge.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #152
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Historical Commission, the Cambridge Women’s Commission, the Cambridge Arts Council, and the Community Development...
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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