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January 14, 2019
9 recorded votes, 9 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 2019 #5
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting approval of 1) a disposition order permitting the City of Cambridge (the “City”) to lease the Harvard Square Kiosk to...
2 ORDERS ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Yes: Carlone, Devereux, Kelley, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Toomey, ZondervanDenise Simmons is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: 2 ORDERS ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Simmons.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (15 resolutions, RES 2019 #13 to RES 2019 #27)
ORDER ADOPTED NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 15 resolutions (RES 2019 #13, RES 2019 #14, RES 2019 #15, RES 2019 #16, RES 2019 #17, RES 2019 #18, RES 2019 #19, RES 2019 #20, RES 2019 #21, RES 2019 #22, RES 2019 #23, RES 2019 #24, RES 2019 #25, RES 2019 #26, RES 2019 #27); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The Final Actions say "adopted nine members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #15
That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City personnel to compile a report outlining how a prolonged Federal Government shut-down may impact the people of Cambridge.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED 9 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "amended 9 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED 9 MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #16
That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor to review the language of Boston’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Home Rule Petition and propose similar language for the City...
ORDER ADOPTED 9 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "adopted 9 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #17
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Managing Director of the Water Department on whether the department is monitoring aged pipelines to prevent unexpected breaks and if...
ORDER ADOPTED 9 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "adopted 9 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #18
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and Department of Public Works to determine what facilities...
ORDER ADOPTED 7 MEMBERS COUNCILLOR TOOMEY RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE COUNCILLOR SIMMONS RECORDED AS PRESENT
The Final Actions say "adopted 7 members" but 9 councillors were at the meeting and the record does not say how the others voted. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED 7 MEMBERS COUNCILLOR TOOMEY RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE COUNCILLOR SIMMONS RECORDED AS PRESENT.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #20
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department and the City’s legal services providers on establishing a system of information-sharing and/ or alternative...
ORDER ADOPTED 9 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "adopted 9 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #21
That the topic of revamping the Memorial Tree Program be referred to the Neighborhood and Long- Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee.
ORDER ADOPTED 9 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "adopted 9 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #22
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to explore the feasibility of designing the next...
ORDER ADOPTED 9 MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "adopted 9 members"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
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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