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November 18, 2019
30 recorded votes, 30 with disagreement.
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Present: Dennis Carlone, Jan Devereux, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Timothy Toomey, Quinton Zondervan
Absent: Craig Kelley
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #289
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a new member of the Conservation Commission for a term of three years...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #290
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as new members of the Cambridge Immigrant Rights Commission for a term of...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #291
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a new member of the Cambridge Human Rights Commission for a term of three...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #292
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) grant in the amount of $12,000.00...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #293
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt with comments and suggested improvements, the CambridgeSide Galleria...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #294
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,475,844.18 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund which will be used to...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #295
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 Local Cultural Council grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) in the...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #296
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 Mass Cultural Council Cultural Investment Portfolio grant made by the Massachusetts...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #297
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 MOVA Victim Services Training Grant for $5,050 received from the Victim and Witness...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #298
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt the Exterior Building Insulation Zoning Petition.
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2019 #299
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt Article 22 Green Building Requirements Zoning Petition.
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · APP 2019 #52
Ordain: A petition was received from Stephan Badige et al, regarding amending the Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraph E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in...
ORDAINED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · CMA 2019 #288
Ordain: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the creation of a new municipal Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Reduction Revolving Fund...
ORDAINED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2019 #89
An application was received from Violette Bakers, requesting permission for an A-Framed sign in front of the premises numbered 1786 Massachusetts Avenue.
ORDER ADOPTED [7-1-1]
Yes: Devereux, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey, ZondervanNo: CarloneCraig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [7-1-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan NAYS: Councillor Carlone ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2019 #90
An application was received from New England Wax Enterprises, LLC, requesting permission for an A-Frame sign in front of the premises numbered 1868 Massachusetts Avenue.
ORDER ADOPTED [7-1-1]
Yes: Devereux, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey, ZondervanNo: CarloneCraig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [7-1-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan NAYS: Councillor Carlone ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2019 #91
An application was received from Blick Art Materials, LLC, requesting permission for an A-Frame sign in front of the premises numbered 619 Massachusetts Avenue.
ORDER ADOPTED [7-1-1]
Yes: Devereux, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey, ZondervanNo: CarloneCraig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [7-1-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan NAYS: Councillor Carlone ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Communications · COM 932 #2019
Communications placed on file together (5 communications, COM 932 #2019 to COM 936 #2019)
PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 5 communications (COM 932 #2019, COM 933 #2019, COM 934 #2019, COM 935 #2019, COM 936 #2019); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (4 resolutions, RES 2019 #380 to RES 2019 #383)
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 4 resolutions (RES 2019 #380, RES 2019 #381, RES 2019 #382, RES 2019 #383); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #369
That the City Manager is hereby requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to delay trash collection on Lexington Avenue, Lakeview Avenue and Standish Street until after 9:00 a.m. to...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #370
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to fully restore sharrows to Broadway, alongside the new door-zone bike lane, as a reminder to...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #371
That the City Council go on record condemning former Attorney General Sessions’ decision in Matter of A-B-, and recognizing the decision as a shameful attempt to eviscerate protections for women...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #373
Amending Call of Roundtable/Working Group Meeting
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2019 #372
That the City Manager be requested to have the City Solicitor report back to the City Council about (1) whether the City must file a home rule petition to require that lobbyists register with the...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Committee Reports · CRT 2019 #75
A report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public meeting held on November 14, 2019 to discuss the Solicitor's Response to Policy...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE ADOPTED ONE ORDER [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE ADOPTED ONE ORDER [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Committee Reports · CRT 2019 #76
Place on file: A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on November 12 at 12 PM to discuss Green Building requirements
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Committee Reports · CMA 2019 #256
Pass to a second reading: A. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a petition to amend provisions in Section 22.20, which governs Green Building...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING [8-0-1] Next: 11/25/2019 5:30 PM YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Committee Reports · CRT 2019 #77
Place on file: A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on November 12, 2019 to discuss the Insulation Zoning proposal
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Committee Reports · CMA 2019 #257
Pass to a second reading: A. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a petition to amend provisions in Article 5.000 and Article 22.000 pertaining to...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING [8-0-1] Next: 11/25/2019 5:30 PM YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2019 #61
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor McGovern, transmitting Cambridge Girlx in Sports Working Group.
PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2019 #62
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor McGovern, transmitting Notice for Special Meeting on City Council 11.26.19 Re: New PUD-8 District.
PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Craig Kelley is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Kelley.”
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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