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February 24, 2020
17 recorded votes, 11 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 #35
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Formula Grant in the amount of $173,998.00 funded by the Massachusetts...
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 #36
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of additional funds for the Community Learning Center’s Massachusetts Department of Elementary and...
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 #37
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of new Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) funds for the YWCA family shelter in...
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 #39
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the State Executive Office of Public Safety for $3,125 to the Grant Fund Fire...
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 #40
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the State Executive Office of Public Safety for $10,655 to the Grant Fund Fire...
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 #42
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.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2020 #10
An application was received from the Traffic and Parking Department requesting permission for a temporary banner across JFK at Mount Auburn Street to inform people about the 20 mph speed limits...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Applications And Petitions · APP 2020 #11
An application was received from Rock and Roll Daycare, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 190 Concord Avenue approval has been received from Inspectional...
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 #49 to RES 2020 #55)
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NINE MEMBERS
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 7 resolutions (RES 2020 #49, RES 2020 #50, RES 2020 #51, RES 2020 #52, RES 2020 #53, RES 2020 #54, RES 2020 #55); 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 #35
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works and other relevant City Departments to determine the feasibility of limiting the number of Saturdays and holidays...
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 #36
That the City Manager is requested to confer with Director of Cambridge Public Libraries to determine the feasibility of eliminating late fines.
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 #37
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with all relevant City departments and agencies to implement an appropriate shut down time and lighting to add to the plan at Glacken Field
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 #38
That the Department of Conservation and Recreation reconsider a road diet and protected bike lane for Gerrys Landing Road.
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 #39
That the City Manager is hereby requested to confer with relevant City departments and the MBTA on the feasibility of implementing additional dedicated bus lanes, as well as fully separate...
ORDER ADOPTED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF EIGHT MEMBERS
The Final Actions say "affirmative vote of eight 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 BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF EIGHT MEMBERS.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #40
That the City Manager is requested to produce a Request For Proposal for the municipal broadband feasibility study that was called for by the City's Broadband Task Force in August 2016.
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.”
Committee Reports · COF 2020 #12
A communication was received from City Clerk, Anthony I. Wilson, transmitting a compilation of the Surveillance technology Impact Reports approved by the City Council on February 24, 2020.
APPROVED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Committee Reports · POR 2019 #387
Pass to a second reading: That section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000, entitled SPECIAL REGULATIONS, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge, be amended the table as follows: January 28...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING AS AMENDED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING AS AMENDED Next: 3/2/2020 5:30 PM.”
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