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January 13, 2020
15 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement.
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Present: Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Timothy Toomey, Quinton Zondervan
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2020 #4
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Federal Emergency Management...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2020 #5
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Traffic...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2020 #6
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) STOP Grant for $46,302.29 received from the Executive...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · POR 2019 #349
Ordain: Amendment to Chapter 8.12 of the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Cambridge
ORDAINED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · POR 2019 #255
Ordain: That the Amendment to Chapter 2.128 Surveillance Ordinance Technology be forwarded to the Public Safety Committee for a hearing.
ORDAINED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (19 resolutions, RES 2020 #1 to RES 2020 #19)
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 19 resolutions (RES 2020 #1, RES 2020 #2, RES 2020 #3, RES 2020 #4, RES 2020 #5, RES 2020 #6, RES 2020 #7, RES 2020 #8, RES 2020 #9, RES 2020 #10, RES 2020 #11, RES 2020 #12, RES 2020 #13, RES 2020 #14, RES 2020 #15, RES 2020 #16, RES 2020 #17, RES 2020 #18, RES 2020 #19); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of nine 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 NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #1
Dedication Request for William J. Brathwaite Sr.
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of nine 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 NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #2
Supporting Small Business and the Arts through Tourism
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of nine 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 NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #3
That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Toomey for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Mount Auburn...
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of nine 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 NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #4
Refer: TPO Extension PO
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT [6-2-1]
Yes: Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ToomeyNo: Sobrinho-Wheeler, ZondervanDennis Carlone is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT [6-2-1] YEAS: Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey NAYS: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Carlone.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #5
That the City Council encourage the citizens of Cambridge to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by performing acts of kindness through service to others and participating in Many Helping Hands –...
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of nine 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 NINE MEMBERS.”
Committee Reports · POR 2019 #327
Fuel pump warning labels Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan
THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE Next: 1/27/2020 5:30 PM.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2020 #1
Place on file: A communication was received from Councillor McGovern, transmitting a memorandum regarding ordaining face recognition technology ban.
PLACED ON FILE VV8
The Final Actions record a voice vote ("VV8") without saying how each councillor voted, so MassVoter shows the result only.
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2020 #2
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, transmitting information from the January 7, 2020 Regular Meeting of the School Committee.
PLACED ON FILE VV8
The Final Actions record a voice vote ("VV8") without saying how each councillor voted, so MassVoter shows the result only.
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2020 #3
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, announcing the formal 2020-2021 appointments to the City Council Committees.
PLACED ON FILE VV8
The Final Actions record a voice vote ("VV8") without saying how each councillor voted, so MassVoter shows the result only.
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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