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May 6, 2024
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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 #90
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $141,240, from Free Cash to the General Fund Cambridge Health Alliance Other Ordinary Maintenance...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION ADOPTED 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 #91
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Bill Barnett and Robert Bordone and the appointment of Caitlin Egleson, Emmy Howe, Finley Foster, Evan...
APPOINTMENTS ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPOINTMENTS 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 #92
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500.00 received through a donation to the King Afterschool to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION 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 #93
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $61,000, received through a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION 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 #94
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $229,043, from Free Cash to the General Fund Cable Television Other Ordinary Maintenance account, for...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION 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 #95
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $42,500 received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition’s Community Safety Initiative through the...
APPROPRIATION ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROPRIATION 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 #96
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the 2024 Goals and Metrics for the Annual City Manager Performance Review.
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.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #59
Designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month.
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #60
Opposition to the expansion of private jet facilities at Hanscom Field or anywhere in the region.
ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1-0]
Yes: Azeem, McGovern, Nolan, Pickett, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toner, WilsonAbstained: Sobrinho-Wheeler
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [8-0-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons PRESENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #61
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to provide a summary of city efforts related to PFAS concerns, an update on educational information that can be shared...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2024 #58
On the Use of Cambridge Officers to Police Political Demonstrations at Institutions of Higher Learning
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [7-1-1-0]
Yes: Azeem, McGovern, Nolan, Pickett, Siddiqui, Sobrinho-Wheeler, WilsonNo: TonerAbstained: Simmons
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [7-1-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Wilson NAYS: Councillor Toner PRESENT: Mayor Simmons.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2024 #16
An application was received from Boston Dragon Boat Festival, Inc requesting permission for a temporary banner hung across the public way located at JFK at Mount Auburn Street Massachusetts Avenue...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [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 #17
An application was received from Cambridge Public Schools/Cambridge Rindge and Latin School requesting permission for (17) seventeen temporary pole banners down Massachusetts Avenue and down...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
Communications
Communications placed on file together (452 communications, COM 1283 #2024 to COM 1734 #2024)
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 452 communications (COM 1283 #2024, COM 1284 #2024, COM 1285 #2024, COM 1286 #2024, COM 1287 #2024, COM 1288 #2024, COM 1289 #2024, COM 1290 #2024, COM 1291 #2024, COM 1292 #2024, COM 1293 #2024, COM 1294 #2024, COM 1295 #2024, COM 1296 #2024, COM 1297 #2024, COM 1298 #2024, COM 1299 #2024, COM 1300 #2024, COM 1301 #2024, COM 1302 #2024, COM 1303 #2024, COM 1304 #2024, COM 1305 #2024, COM 1306 #2024, COM 1307 #2024, COM 1308 #2024, COM 1309 #2024, COM 1310 #2024, COM 1311 #2024, COM 1312 #2024, COM 1313 #2024, COM 1314 #2024, COM 1315 #2024, COM 1316 #2024, COM 1317 #2024, COM 1318 #2024, COM 1319 #2024, COM 1320 #2024, COM 1321 #2024, COM 1322 #2024, COM 1323 #2024, COM 1324 #2024, COM 1325 #2024, COM 1326 #2024, COM 1327 #2024, COM 1328 #2024, COM 1329 #2024, COM 1330 #2024, COM 1331 #2024, COM 1332 #2024, COM 1333 #2024, COM 1334 #2024, COM 1335 #2024, COM 1336 #2024, COM 1337 #2024, COM 1338 #2024, COM 1339 #2024, 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COM 1465 #2024, COM 1466 #2024, COM 1467 #2024, COM 1468 #2024, COM 1469 #2024, COM 1470 #2024, COM 1471 #2024, COM 1472 #2024, COM 1473 #2024, COM 1474 #2024, COM 1475 #2024, COM 1476 #2024, COM 1477 #2024, COM 1478 #2024, COM 1479 #2024, COM 1480 #2024, COM 1481 #2024, COM 1482 #2024, COM 1483 #2024, COM 1484 #2024, COM 1485 #2024, COM 1486 #2024, COM 1487 #2024, COM 1488 #2024, COM 1489 #2024, COM 1490 #2024, COM 1491 #2024, COM 1492 #2024, COM 1493 #2024, COM 1494 #2024, COM 1495 #2024, COM 1496 #2024, COM 1497 #2024, COM 1498 #2024, COM 1499 #2024, COM 1500 #2024, COM 1501 #2024, COM 1502 #2024, COM 1503 #2024, COM 1504 #2024, COM 1505 #2024, COM 1506 #2024, COM 1507 #2024, COM 1508 #2024, COM 1509 #2024, COM 1510 #2024, COM 1511 #2024, COM 1512 #2024, COM 1513 #2024, COM 1514 #2024, COM 1515 #2024, COM 1516 #2024, COM 1517 #2024, COM 1518 #2024, COM 1519 #2024, COM 1520 #2024, COM 1521 #2024, COM 1522 #2024, COM 1523 #2024, COM 1524 #2024, COM 1525 #2024, COM 1526 #2024, COM 1527 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COM 1715 #2024, COM 1716 #2024, COM 1717 #2024, COM 1718 #2024, COM 1719 #2024, COM 1720 #2024, COM 1721 #2024, COM 1722 #2024, COM 1723 #2024, COM 1724 #2024, COM 1725 #2024, COM 1726 #2024, COM 1727 #2024, COM 1728 #2024, COM 1729 #2024, COM 1730 #2024, COM 1731 #2024, COM 1732 #2024, COM 1733 #2024, COM 1734 #2024); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
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.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (7 resolutions, RES 2024 #93 to RES 2024 #99)
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 7 resolutions (RES 2024 #93, RES 2024 #94, RES 2024 #95, RES 2024 #96, RES 2024 #97, RES 2024 #98, RES 2024 #99); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Pickett, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
Committee Reports
Place on file: The Health and Environment Committee held a public hearing on April 24, 2024, to review and discuss the Net Zero Action Plan annual report, including review of yearly action items...
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED AND 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.”
Place on file: Transportation & Public Utilities The Transportation and Public Utilities Committee held a public hearing on April 24, 2024, to discuss the Digital Navigator Pilor Program (DNP), a...
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED AND 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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #58
Place on file: A communication was received from Diane LeBlanc, City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activity.
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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #59
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Simmons re City Council Goals
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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #60
Place on file: A communication was received from Councillor Toner, transmitting Communication from Chair of Government Operations and Planning Committee regarding Charter Review with questions for...
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.”
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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