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February 25, 2019
21 recorded votes, 19 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Because the city has posted no Final Actions for this meeting, the votes are read from the city’s iQM2 meeting page and each item’s vote record (the same records the Final Actions are printed from).
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 #34
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,025,020 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund School Extraordinary Expenditures...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Jan Devereux, Craig A. Kelley, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #38
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $600,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Executive Department Extraordinary...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Jan Devereux, Craig A. Kelley, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2019 #9
An application was received from City Paint & Supply - Benjamin Moore, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 1149 Cambridge Street approval has been received from...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“2. APP 2019 #9 : An application was received from City Paint & Supply - Benjamin Moore, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 1149 Cambridge Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter. Order Adopted.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2019 #10
A application was received from Cambridge Science Festival requesting a temporary banner to be hung across Massachusetts Avenue at Norfolk Street, thirty-eight banners on poles in Harvard Square...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“3. APP 2019 #10 : A application was received from Cambridge Science Festival requesting a temporary banner to be hung across Massachusetts Avenue at Norfolk Street, thirty-eight banners on poles in Harvard Square, eighty-eight banners on poles along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Harvard Square, ten banners on poles along Broadway, from Ellery Street to Felton Street and ten banners on poles along Cambridge Street, from Trowbridge Street to Hovey Street announcing the upcoming Cambridge Science Festival April 13-22, 2018. Order Adopted.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (12 resolutions, RES 2019 #56 to RES 2019 #67)
Order Adopted
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 12 resolutions (RES 2019 #56, RES 2019 #57, RES 2019 #58, RES 2019 #59, RES 2019 #60, RES 2019 #61, RES 2019 #62, RES 2019 #63, RES 2019 #64, RES 2019 #65, RES 2019 #66, RES 2019 #67); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The city’s iQM2 record give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“1. RES 2019 #56 : Congratulations to the members of the Children’s March & Love Rally, the organizers, and the participants of the event that took place on February 14, 2019. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #56
City Council opposition to MBTA Fare Increase Proposal.
Order Adopted as Amended
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From the minutes
“1. POR 2019 #56 : City Council opposition to MBTA Fare Increase Proposal. Order Adopted as Amended.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #57
City Council support of clean vehicle transitions bills.
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“2. POR 2019 #57 : City Council support of clean vehicle transitions bills. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #58
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department on a process for establishing a formal, thorough review of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership programs...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“3. POR 2019 #58 : That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department on a process for establishing a formal, thorough review of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership programs, incorporating a plan for obtaining and analyzing substantial quantitative data inclusive of all types of units. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #59
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Mayor’s office, Department of Human Services, and relevant community organizations on the topic of organizing a “CORI Clinic” for residents to...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“4. POR 2019 #59 : That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Mayor’s office, Department of Human Services, and relevant community organizations on the topic of organizing a “CORI Clinic” for residents to learn the process for sealing court records. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #60
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City department to discuss the feasibility of allowing small businesses to host live acoustic music performances without a...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“5. POR 2019 #60 : That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City department to discuss the feasibility of allowing small businesses to host live acoustic music performances without a license, and if feasible, present the City Council with a proposal to allow such performances. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #62
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department and any other relevant City departments to amend the Zoning Ordinance “Table of Uses” to allow for lodging...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“7. POR 2019 #62 : That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department and any other relevant City departments to amend the Zoning Ordinance “Table of Uses” to allow for lodging houses in Residential A1, A2, and B Zoning Districts and to determine what tax incentives could be utilized to assist in the conversion of single-family/multi-family houses into lodging houses. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #63
That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City staff on opportunities and related plans to make the pedestrian crossing of Massachusetts Avenue at Day Street more predictably safe...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“8. POR 2019 #63 : That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City staff on opportunities and related plans to make the pedestrian crossing of Massachusetts Avenue at Day Street more predictably safe for pedestrians. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #64
City Council support of retirement fund fossil fuel divestment bill.
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“9. POR 2019 #64 : City Council support of retirement fund fossil fuel divestment bill. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #65
That the City Manager provide the City Council with information that is offered to limited equity condominium owners regarding the ability to recoup extraordinary repair and maintenance costs, the...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“10. POR 2019 #65 : That the City Manager provide the City Council with information that is offered to limited equity condominium owners regarding the ability to recoup extraordinary repair and maintenance costs, the procedure that is in place to inform purchasers of existing or possible construction and maintenance issues that may result in higher-than expected condo fees, and the possibility of allowing roommates to cover unexpected expenses. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #66
That the City Manager is requested to communicate directly with the Volpe Center about the possibility of having their staff help the City set up a Micro-Mobility Pilot program in the Kendall...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“11. POR 2019 #66 : That the City Manager is requested to communicate directly with the Volpe Center about the possibility of having their staff help the City set up a Micro-Mobility Pilot program in the Kendall Square area. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #67
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the Firehouse improvements allocation.
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“12. POR 2019 #67 : That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the Firehouse improvements allocation. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #68
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Economic Development Department on expediting zoning based on the 2015 Commercial Land Use Classification Study and exploring...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“13. POR 2019 #68 : That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Economic Development Department on expediting zoning based on the 2015 Commercial Land Use Classification Study and exploring the feasibility of hiring more zoning planners. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #69
That the City Manager is requested to provide the City Council with information regarding accessory dwelling units.
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“14. POR 2019 #69 : That the City Manager is requested to provide the City Council with information regarding accessory dwelling units. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #70
City Council participation as a distinct "Governmental Member" to enable voting on the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code.
Order Adopted as Amended
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From the minutes
“15. POR 2019 #70 : City Council participation as a distinct "Governmental Member" to enable voting on the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. Order Adopted as Amended.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #71
City Council observation of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2019.
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“16. POR 2019 #71 : City Council observation of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2019. Order Adopted.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #72
That the Mayor is requested to reschedule the Roundtable/Working Meeting for members of the City Council and School Committee which was cancelled due to inclement weather on the evening of...
Order Adopted
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From the minutes
“17. POR 2019 #72 : That the Mayor is requested to reschedule the Roundtable/Working Meeting for members of the City Council and School Committee which was cancelled due to inclement weather on the evening of Tuesday, February 12, 2019, to be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, for the purpose of holding a preliminary discussion on the Cambridge Public School department budget for fiscal year 2020. Order Adopted.”
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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