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May 3, 2021
25 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Because this meeting’s Final Actions file holds the meeting transcript instead of the results, the votes are read from the city’s iQM2 meeting page and each item’s vote record (the same records the Final Actions are printed from).
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 2021 #94
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update.
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #95
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a Recycling Dividends Program Grant, received from, the Massachusetts Department of...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #96
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of The Port Infrastructure Project Working Group, effective May 3, 2021 for a period...
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #97
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as Public Weighers for the calendar year 2021 to operate...
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #98
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-25, regarding a report on monitoring drought conditions and an update...
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #99
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-66, regarding a report on establishing a Black and Brown-Owned...
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #100
Refer: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the FY2022 submitted budget and appropriation orders.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2021 #19
An application was received from Eric Grunebaum, for Friends of Jerry's Pond, requesting permission for two (2) temporary banners to be hung on one light pole in the Russell Field parking lot and...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Communications · COM 228 #2021
Communications placed on file together (9 communications, COM 228 #2021 to COM 236 #2021)
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 9 communications (COM 228 #2021, COM 229 #2021, COM 230 #2021, COM 231 #2021, COM 232 #2021, COM 233 #2021, COM 234 #2021, COM 235 #2021, COM 236 #2021); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (7 resolutions, RES 2021 #105 to RES 2021 #111)
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 7 resolutions (RES 2021 #105, RES 2021 #106, RES 2021 #107, RES 2021 #108, RES 2021 #109, RES 2021 #110, RES 2021 #111); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #90
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ensure that additional funding for Housing Stability shall be made available throughout FY22 if the City Council advises that the need is present
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #91
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and other relevant...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #92
That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to work with Community Development and Traffic, Parking and Transportation to include an EV requirement in their review of development projects...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #93
That the City Manager hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department on parking solutions, such as the feasibility of implementing resident...
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #94
That the Cambridge City Council goes on record in support of the Bathroom Bill of Rights being sponsored by Free to Flush
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #95
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Community Development Department, the Affordable Housing Trust, and other relevant City departments to provide options to update...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #96
Free The Vaccine Resolution
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #97
That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to apply for the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program and if grants are received...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #98
That the Cambridge City Council go on record standing in solidarity with the MNA nurses campaigning for fair contract negotiations with Cambridge Health Alliance
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Committee Reports
Place on file: Minutes of Dec 9, 2020 5:30 PM
Accepted [Unanimous]
The record says only "[Unanimous]" with no names, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“1. Minutes of Dec 9, 2020 5:30 PM Accepted [Unanimous].”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #41
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, communicating information from the School Committee .
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #42
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, transmitting charter assessment: review and reform .
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #43
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, transmitting questions for the COVID-19 update.
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #44
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Communicating information about helping India in this time of COVID-19 crisis.
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #45
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, transmitting a response from COO Jim Maloney regarding concerns related to the Tobin Montessori/Vassal Lane building project.
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton 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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