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March 18, 2024
21 recorded votes, 12 with disagreement.
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Present: Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Joan Pickett, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Paul Toner, Ayesha Wilson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #39
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Eric Williams as Constable without Power.
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #40
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Tahir Kapoor as a member of the Cambridge Water Board
APPROVED APPOINTMENT AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED APPOINTMENT AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #41
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Larry Ward as an Election Commissioner for a term of 4 years.
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #43
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to recommendations for the block rates for water consumption and sewer use for the period beginning April 1, 2024 and ending...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE
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 AND CMA PLACED ON FILE.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #44
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,000, to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account, for a donation...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #45
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $110,500, to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account. This program...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #46
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $680,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #47
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $468,295 from the General Fund Public Works Department Salary and Wages account to the General Fund...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #48
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,000,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #49
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $75,000, from the General Fund Public Works Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2024 #8
An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission for seventy (70) temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue, Sydney Street to Memorial Drive and Main Street inviting visitors...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2024 #9
An application was received from Fernando Dalfior, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 131 Sherman Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions · RES 2024 #42
Congratulations to Christiana Malgwi on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance. Councillor Toner and entire membership.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #31
That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request from Vice Mayor McGovern for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Copley Street and...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #32
That the City Manager is requested to work with the relevant departments and the United States Postal Service to examine whether a new street name for 91, 93, and 95 Pearl Street and 4 William...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #33
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Animal Commission, the Law Department, and any other City departments, to amend Cambridge Code of Ordinances §6.08.010 (“Regulation of vicious...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #34
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments and meet with the MBTA and City of Boston in advance of the July Red Line shutdown about the implementation of a fare-free...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #36
That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to investigate and determine what measures, if any, can be taken to mitigate the noise impacts of waste management disposal...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #38
That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request for a dedication in a suitable location to honor Roderick L. “Kito” Jackson.
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #39
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments and report back to the City Council with recommendations for adjusting parking permit fees to better align with associated...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #40
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to develop ways to fund support of decarbonization and clean energy projects and technical assistance for property owners...
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
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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