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November 15, 2021
23 recorded votes, 6 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 #239
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19.
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 #241
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a members of the Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory Board...
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 #243
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...
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 #244
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $175,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General...
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 #245
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $400,000 from MassDOT’s FY22 Complete Streets Program to the Public Investment Fund Public Works...
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 #246
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grant, in the amount of $48,485, received as...
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 #247
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-6, regarding a report housing development information.
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 #250
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-75, which requested that the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation...
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 #248
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $143,333.33 in license renewal fees received from Comcast to the Public Investment Fund Cable...
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 #249
Refer: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Numbers 21-37 and 21-38, regarding digital equity.
REFERRED [UNANIMOUS]
From the minutes
“RESULT: REFERRED [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 625 #2021
Communications placed on file together (39 communications, COM 625 #2021 to COM 663 #2021)
PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 39 communications (COM 625 #2021, COM 626 #2021, COM 627 #2021, COM 628 #2021, COM 629 #2021, COM 630 #2021, COM 631 #2021, COM 632 #2021, COM 633 #2021, COM 634 #2021, COM 635 #2021, COM 636 #2021, COM 637 #2021, COM 638 #2021, COM 639 #2021, COM 640 #2021, COM 641 #2021, COM 642 #2021, COM 643 #2021, COM 644 #2021, COM 645 #2021, COM 646 #2021, COM 647 #2021, COM 648 #2021, COM 649 #2021, COM 650 #2021, COM 651 #2021, COM 652 #2021, COM 653 #2021, COM 654 #2021, COM 655 #2021, COM 656 #2021, COM 657 #2021, COM 658 #2021, COM 659 #2021, COM 660 #2021, COM 661 #2021, COM 662 #2021, COM 663 #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 (5 resolutions, RES 2021 #277 to RES 2021 #280)
ORDER ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 5 resolutions (RES 2021 #277, RES 2021 #275, RES 2021 #278, RES 2021 #279, RES 2021 #280); 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 #250
That the City Council go on record recognizing November 18th, 2021 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day in the City of Cambridge
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 #251
That the Regular City Council meeting scheduled for November 29, 2021 be changed to a joint Roundtable meeting of the City Council and School Committee to discuss the past election, including but...
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 #252
That the Regular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, December 27, 2021, be and hereby is cancelled.
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 #253
That the City Solicitor is hereby authorized to draft a response to the open meeting law complaint filed by Heather Hoffman regarding the city council meeting on November 1, 2021
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 #254
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to expand the Affordable Housing Chart attached to City Manager Agenda Item #9 on the November 15, 2021 City Council agenda to include each...
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 #255
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to establish a working committee to establish recommendations for a process for naming the City’s parks, buildings, street corner dedications 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 And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #94
Place on file: A communication was received from Nancy Glowa, City Solicitor, transmitting a letter regarding an Open meeting law complaint from Heather Hoffman
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 #95
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, transmitting information from the School Committee.
PLACED ON FILE [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: PLACED ON FILE [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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #96
Place on file: A communication was received from the City Clerk, transmitting the Pending Zoning Chart.
PLACED ON FILE [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: PLACED ON FILE [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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #97
Place on file: A communication was received from Anthony Wilson, City Clerk, transmitting the Hearing Schedule
PLACED ON FILE [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: PLACED ON FILE [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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City Officers · COF 2021 #98
Place on file: A communication was received from the City Clerk, transmitting the 2020-2021 Referral List.
PLACED ON FILE [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: PLACED ON FILE [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.”
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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