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June 21, 2021
18 recorded votes, 4 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 #163
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
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 #164
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Constables for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2021...
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 #165
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,000,000 from Free Cash, to the Public Investment Fund School Department Extraordinary...
ORDER ADOPTED [8 TO 0]
Yes: Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey, ZondervanJivan Sobrinho-Wheeler is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8 TO 0] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan ABSENT: Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #166
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY21 Massachusetts Cultural District Grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC)...
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 #167
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY21 Local Cultural Council grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) in the...
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 #168
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for authorization of a spending limit of $1,900,000 for Fiscal Year 2022, for the Renewable Energy 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.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #169
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant in the amount of $641,639 from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
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 #170
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-37, regarding renaming the Central Square Library.
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 #171
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $280,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account...
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.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2021 #33
An application was received from Linda Slauenwhite, representing Starbucks, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 11 First Street approval has been received from...
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 375 #2021
Communications placed on file together (18 communications, COM 375 #2021 to COM 392 #2021)
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 18 communications (COM 375 #2021, COM 376 #2021, COM 377 #2021, COM 378 #2021, COM 379 #2021, COM 380 #2021, COM 381 #2021, COM 382 #2021, COM 383 #2021, COM 384 #2021, COM 385 #2021, COM 386 #2021, COM 387 #2021, COM 388 #2021, COM 389 #2021, COM 390 #2021, COM 391 #2021, COM 392 #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 (3 resolutions, RES 2021 #165 to RES 2021 #146)
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 3 resolutions (RES 2021 #165, RES 2021 #166, RES 2021 #146); 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 #145
That the City Manager is requested to work with all appropriate City Departments to issue a second RFP that will work in conjunction with the current RFP, to assess the feasibility of building...
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 #146
Policy Order re Maria L. Baldwin Marker
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 Mar 10, 2021 5:00 PM
Accepted [Unanimous]
The record says only "[Unanimous]" with no names, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“1. Minutes of Mar 10, 2021 5:00 PM Accepted [Unanimous].”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #65
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Siddiqui and Councillor Simmons transmitting information about the community process for changing the name of Agassiz / Neighborhood 8
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 #66
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 #67
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.”
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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