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November 26, 2018
7 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
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Present: Dennis Carlone, Jan Devereux, Craig Kelley, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Quinton Zondervan
Absent: Timothy Toomey
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City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #299
Pass to a second reading: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $3,000,000 to provide...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 10, 2018 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION
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From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 10, 2018 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION Next: 12/3/2018 5:30 PM.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2018 #300
Pass to a second reading: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $3,000,000 to provide...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 10, 2018 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION
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 ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 10, 2018 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION Next: 12/3/2018 5:30 PM.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (2 resolutions, RES 2018 #367 to RES 2018 #368)
ORDER ADOPTED AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 2 resolutions (RES 2018 #367, RES 2018 #368); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of 8 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #290
That the City Manager is requested to consult with the Community Development Department, the Cambridge Public Health Department, and any other appropriate departments to provide a timeline...
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of 8 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #291
That the City Manager work with the Economic Development Department, Business Associations, and Cambridge Local First to create a Small Business Saturday strategy that increases traffic to our...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of 8 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #292
Televise the December 4, 2018 Health and Environment Committee hearing on the tree canopy.
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of 8 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2018 #293
That the City Council go on record in staunch opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed “Public Charge” rule change.
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of 8 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 8 MEMBERS.”
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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