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February 3, 2020
17 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 #19
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation in accordance with the requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that the...
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 #20
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 from Free Cash, to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures...
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 #21
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Recycling Dividends...
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 #22
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $250,000 in additional projected sewer revenues to the Public Investment Fund Public Works...
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 #23
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $300,000 from the Parking Fund balance to the Public Investment Fund Finance Extraordinary...
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 #24
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a home rule petition to the state legislature that would lower the voting age to sixteen (16) in municipal elections.
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 #25
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, recommending the appointment of the following person as a member of the Cambridge Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a...
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 – Charter Right · POR 2020 #17
That the City Manager work with the Carnival Committee to enhance the Cambridge Carnival event, allocate the necessary funds, and develop a comprehensive public safety plan, including contingency...
ORDER ADOPTED BY AM AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMEBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of nine memebers"; that is every councillor at the meeting, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED BY AM AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMEBERS.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2020 #5
An application was received from MIT Visual Arts requesting permission for (32) thirty two temporary banners on poles on Ames Street, Main Street and Broadway announcing MIT List Visual Arts...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (7 resolutions, RES 2020 #38 to RES 2020 #44)
ORDER ADOPTED BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 7 resolutions (RES 2020 #38, RES 2020 #39, RES 2020 #40, RES 2020 #41, RES 2020 #42, RES 2020 #43, RES 2020 #44); 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #18
That the City Manager is requested to review the roles, responsibilities, and compensation of City Council Aides with an eye toward designating this as a full-time position.
ORDER ADOPTED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #19
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Community Development Department and any other relevant City departments to work...
ORDER ADOPTED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #20
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works and any other relevant City departments to update the Council on the plans for the Cambridge...
ORDER ADOPTED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #21
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to work with the residents in the vicinity of Eustis Street to...
ORDER ADOPTED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #22
Improvements to STR Ordinance to Enhance Compliance
ORDER ADOPTED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #24
Thanking Charlotte Moore and Eileen Caves for their Art Exhibition titled “The Olive Trees are Weeping: Visions of Occupied Palestine through Fiber Art and Photographs” and City Council solidarity...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #23
Recognizing February 2020 as Black History Month in the City of Cambridge, and that the City Council encourages residents across the community to delve into the many contributions that African...
ORDER ADOPTED BY 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 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE 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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