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April 4, 2022
12 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
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Present: Burhan Azeem, Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Paul Toner, Quinton Zondervan
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #63
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $50,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Inspectional Services Department Other Ordinary...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Yes: Azeem, Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ZondervanPaul Toner is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #64
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-69, regarding a report on creating a uniform process for aiding the...
PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Yes: Azeem, Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ZondervanPaul Toner is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #65
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of Department of Elementary and Secondary Education grant funds from the Grant Fund Human Service...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Yes: Azeem, Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ZondervanPaul Toner is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #66
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of new Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funds in the amount of $91,054.00 to...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Yes: Azeem, Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ZondervanPaul Toner is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #67
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-63, regarding food insecurity.
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #68
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,785,000, from Free Cash to the General Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Yes: Azeem, Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ZondervanPaul Toner is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #69
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures...
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1]
Yes: Azeem, Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, ZondervanPaul Toner is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan ABSENT: Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #70
Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $915,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #71
A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-45, regarding the feasibility of waiving dog license fees.
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2022 #72
Pass to a second reading: A. 6.04.020 Dogs License required Fee Municipal Code Amendment 4-4-22. (Ordinance #2022-12)
PASSED TO A SECOND READING
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING Next: 4/11/2022 5:30 PM.”
Calendar – Charter Right
Table: The Ordinance Committee met on February 9, 2022 to conduct a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (2021-26).
TABLED BY VOICE VOTE
From the minutes
“RESULT: TABLED BY VOICE VOTE YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (6 resolutions, RES 2022 #77 to RES 2022 #82)
ORDER ADOPTED BY VOICE VOTE
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 6 resolutions (RES 2022 #77, RES 2022 #78, RES 2022 #79, RES 2022 #80, RES 2022 #81, RES 2022 #82); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED BY VOICE VOTE.”
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