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June 15, 2020
25 recorded votes, 4 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 #124
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19.
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [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 #125
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report for A to Z Databases requested by the Library.
APPROVED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED [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 #126
Place on file: Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Kaija Langley as a new member of the Library Board of Trustees effective June 15...
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [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 #127
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $60,000 received from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program income to the Public...
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 #128
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Partnership Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in 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 #129
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Cambridge Food Pantry grant received from the Cambridge Health Alliance for $15,000 to 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 #130
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
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 #131
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,994,743 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Grant Fund...
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 #133
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $50,000.00 from Free Cash to the Grant Fund Executive Other Ordinary Maintenance account which...
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 #133
That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to report back to the Council on how some, or all, of the $4.1 million dollar increase in the Police Department budget between FY20 and FY21 may be...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [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 · CMA 2020 #101
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $6,500,000 to provide funds for the design and construction of various...
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 · CMA 2020 #106
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $1,800,000 to provide funds for various Schools for repairs to...
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 · CMA 2020 #102
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $5,000,000 to provide funds for the reconstruction of various City...
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 · CMA 2020 #103
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $16,000,000 to provide funds for the Municipal Facilities Improvement...
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 · CMA 2020 #104
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $9,000,000 to provide funds for the construction of improvements of 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.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · CMA 2020 #105
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $237,000,000 to provide funds for the design and construction of the...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-1-0]
Yes: Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, ToomeyNo: Zondervan
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey NAYS: Councillor Zondervan.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2020 #25
An application was received from Central Square Business Improvement District requesting permission for 45 temporary banners along Inman Square, Central Square, Kendall Square and Cambridge Rindge...
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.”
Communications · COM 335 #2020
Communications placed on file together (25 communications, COM 335 #2020 to COM 359 #2020)
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 25 communications (COM 335 #2020, COM 336 #2020, COM 337 #2020, COM 338 #2020, COM 339 #2020, COM 340 #2020, COM 341 #2020, COM 342 #2020, COM 343 #2020, COM 344 #2020, COM 345 #2020, COM 346 #2020, COM 347 #2020, COM 348 #2020, COM 349 #2020, COM 350 #2020, COM 351 #2020, COM 352 #2020, COM 353 #2020, COM 354 #2020, COM 355 #2020, COM 356 #2020, COM 357 #2020, COM 358 #2020, COM 359 #2020); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [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 (9 resolutions, RES 2020 #156 to RES 2020 #164)
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 9 resolutions (RES 2020 #156, RES 2020 #157, RES 2020 #158, RES 2020 #159, RES 2020 #160, RES 2020 #161, RES 2020 #162, RES 2020 #163, RES 2020 #164); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
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.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2020 #137
On June 1st, this City Council went on record recognizing the importance of June 19th and urging all Cambridge residents to reflect upon the meaning of this important day. The City Manager is...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Committee Reports · CRT 2020 #2
Place on file: A communication was received from Anthony I. Wilson, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Finance...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-1-0]
Yes: Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, ToomeyNo: Zondervan
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey NAYS: Councillor Zondervan.”
Committee Reports · CRT 2020 #3
Place on file: A communication was received from Anthony I. Wilson, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons and Dennis Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Finance Committee, for...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Committee Reports · CRT 2020 #4
Place on file: A communication was received from Anthony I. Wilson, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons and Councillor Dennis Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Finance...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
Committee Reports · CMA 2020 #98
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the FY2021 submitted budget appropriation orders.
WATER FUND ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: WATER FUND 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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2020 #36
Place on file: A communication was received from Councillor Zondervan, transmitting Amendments to Policy Order 2020 #133.
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Zondervan.”
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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