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April 8, 2024
17 recorded votes, 17 with disagreement.
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Present: Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Joan Pickett, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Paul Toner, Ayesha Wilson
Absent: Burhan Azeem
Every vote, in order
Submission of the Record
Place on file: Minutes of the City Council - Regular Meeting – April 1, 2024 5:30 PM
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #67
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 2024 #06, regarding micromobility rules and regulations.
PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #68
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 2024 #12, regarding tenant protections resources.
PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #69
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $51,469.00 from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #70
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $17,661.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($17,661.00).
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE CMA [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE CMA [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #71
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000,000.00 from Free Cash to the Debt Stabilization Fund. This appropriation will be used to...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE CMA [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE CMA [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #72
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a summary of a Planning Board Meeting on the 2023 Town-Gown Reports and Presentations.
CMA PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: CMA PLACED ON FILE [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #49
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department and the Law Department to draft proposed near-term amendments to the PTDM Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #51
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to hold a community meeting with residents of Appleton and surrounding streets in the Huron and...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #53
Designating Week of April 14 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · ORD 2024 # 1
Ordain: An Ordinance has been received relative to amending Section 3.34.070 Authorized Revolving Funds.
ORDAINED [7-0-2]
Yes: McGovern, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toner, WilsonBurhan Azeem and Patricia Nolan are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [7-0-2] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho- Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2024 #14
Refer: A Citizens Zoning Petition Has been received from Joseph S. Ronayne, regarding amending the current Articles 4, 5 and 8.
REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD FOR HEARING AND REPORT [6-0-3]
Yes: McGovern, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toner, WilsonBurhan Azeem, Patricia Nolan and Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD FOR HEARING AND REPORT [6-0-3] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler.”
Communications · COM 511 #2024
Communications placed on file together (28 communications, COM 511 #2024 to COM 538 #2024)
PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Yes: McGovern, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toner, WilsonThe Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 28 communications (COM 511 #2024, COM 512 #2024, COM 513 #2024, COM 514 #2024, COM 515 #2024, COM 516 #2024, COM 517 #2024, COM 518 #2024, COM 519 #2024, COM 520 #2024, COM 521 #2024, COM 522 #2024, COM 523 #2024, COM 524 #2024, COM 525 #2024, COM 526 #2024, COM 527 #2024, COM 528 #2024, COM 529 #2024, COM 530 #2024, COM 531 #2024, COM 532 #2024, COM 533 #2024, COM 534 #2024, COM 535 #2024, COM 536 #2024, COM 537 #2024, COM 538 #2024); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Burhan Azeem and Patricia Nolan are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho- Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (7 resolutions, RES 2024 #64 to RES 2024 #70)
ORDER ADOPTED [7-0-2]
Yes: McGovern, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toner, WilsonThe Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 7 resolutions (RES 2024 #64, RES 2024 #65, RES 2024 #66, RES 2024 #67, RES 2024 #68, RES 2024 #69, RES 2024 #70); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Burhan Azeem and Patricia Nolan are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [7-0-2] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho- Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan.”
Resolutions · RES 2024 #71
Congratulations to Robert Rivers on receiving the 2024 Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ Person of the Year Award. Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Simmons and entire membership.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1]
Burhan Azeem is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-0-1] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (2 resolutions, RES 2024 #72 to RES 2024 #73)
ORDER ADOPTED [7-0-2]
Yes: McGovern, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toner, WilsonThe Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 2 resolutions (RES 2024 #72, RES 2024 #73); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Burhan Azeem and Patricia Nolan are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [7-0-2] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho- Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #41
Place on file: A communication was received from Diane LeBlanc, City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activity.
PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Yes: McGovern, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toner, WilsonBurhan Azeem and Patricia Nolan are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho- Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Azeem, Councillor Nolan.”
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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