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September 20, 2021
18 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 #212
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2022.
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 #213
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of $5,000 received as a donation from Stonyfield Farms, Inc. to the Grant Fund Public Works...
ORDER ADOPTED [8 TO 0]
Yes: Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toomey, ZondervanDenise Simmons is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8 TO 0] YEAS: Dennis J. Carlone, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Alanna Mallon, Marc C. McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan ABSENT: E. Denise Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2021 #214
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $199,736.56 received from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Shared...
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 #215
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for approval to submit an amendment to the proposed Home Rule Petition for a special law regarding a fire...
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 479 #2021
Communications placed on file together (26 communications, COM 479 #2021 to COM 504 #2021)
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 26 communications (COM 479 #2021, COM 480 #2021, COM 481 #2021, COM 482 #2021, COM 483 #2021, COM 484 #2021, COM 485 #2021, COM 486 #2021, COM 487 #2021, COM 488 #2021, COM 489 #2021, COM 490 #2021, COM 491 #2021, COM 492 #2021, COM 493 #2021, COM 494 #2021, COM 495 #2021, COM 496 #2021, COM 497 #2021, COM 498 #2021, COM 499 #2021, COM 500 #2021, COM 501 #2021, COM 502 #2021, COM 503 #2021, COM 504 #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 (6 resolutions, RES 2021 #206 to RES 2021 #211)
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 6 resolutions (RES 2021 #206, RES 2021 #207, RES 2021 #208, RES 2021 #209, RES 2021 #210, RES 2021 #211); 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 #189
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Community Development Department, the City Solicitor, and other appropriate City staff to compile a report detailing the efforts 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.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #190
That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a suitable dedication in honor of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Roger Michael Hurd, who was Killed...
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 #191
That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Kate Rubin for a bench dedication at Danehy Park in honor of John Haydon
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 #192
That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to work with the Public Health Department and report back to the City Council on the milestones that will be used to determine when the indoor mask...
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 #193
Refer: That section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 of the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the linkage fee, be amended by substitution (Ordinance #2021-20)
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.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2021 #194
Council Support of H.926
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 #195
That the City Council urges the US Congress to fulfill its obligation to prevent nuclear war, as outlined in the Back from the Brink campaign
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 #196
That the City Council go on record in support of Darwin’s UNITED
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 #197
Refer: That the City Council schedule a hearing of the Ordinance Committee for the purposes of amending the Ordinance of the City of Cambridge (Ordinance #2021-21)
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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #81
A communication was received from City Clerk, Anthony I. Wilson, transmitting memorandums from City Solicitor, Nancy E. Glowa regarding Minor Correction to Ballot Question No. 3 Which Is to be...
RESPONSE APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: RESPONSE APPROVED [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 #82
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor 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 #83
Place on file: A communication was received from City Clerk, Anthony I. Wilson, transmitting a communication for Brian McLane, PE – Supervising Engineer, Department of Public Works in regards to...
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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