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December 2, 2024
12 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Paul Toner, Ayesha Wilson, Catherine Zusy
Absent: None
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City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #255
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report (STIR).
APPROVED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #256
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $40,529 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Salary and Wages Account ($34,529) and the Grant Fund Human...
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #257
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update regarding Community Engagement.
CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #152
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to review with a robust and inclusive community process the Cambridge Bicycle Plan, most recently updated in 2020, and...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Communications
Communications placed on file together (77 communications, COM 3357 #2024 to COM 3433 #2024)
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 77 communications (COM 3357 #2024, COM 3358 #2024, COM 3359 #2024, COM 3360 #2024, COM 3361 #2024, COM 3362 #2024, COM 3363 #2024, COM 3364 #2024, COM 3365 #2024, COM 3366 #2024, COM 3367 #2024, COM 3368 #2024, COM 3369 #2024, COM 3370 #2024, COM 3371 #2024, COM 3372 #2024, COM 3373 #2024, COM 3374 #2024, COM 3375 #2024, COM 3376 #2024, COM 3377 #2024, COM 3378 #2024, COM 3379 #2024, COM 3380 #2024, COM 3381 #2024, COM 3382 #2024, COM 3383 #2024, COM 3384 #2024, COM 3385 #2024, COM 3386 #2024, COM 3387 #2024, COM 3388 #2024, COM 3389 #2024, COM 3390 #2024, COM 3391 #2024, COM 3392 #2024, COM 3393 #2024, COM 3394 #2024, COM 3395 #2024, COM 3396 #2024, COM 3397 #2024, COM 3398 #2024, COM 3399 #2024, COM 3400 #2024, COM 3401 #2024, COM 3402 #2024, COM 3403 #2024, COM 3404 #2024, COM 3405 #2024, COM 3406 #2024, COM 3407 #2024, COM 3408 #2024, COM 3409 #2024, COM 3410 #2024, COM 3411 #2024, COM 3412 #2024, COM 3413 #2024, COM 3414 #2024, COM 3415 #2024, COM 3416 #2024, COM 3417 #2024, COM 3418 #2024, COM 3419 #2024, COM 3420 #2024, COM 3421 #2024, COM 3422 #2024, COM 3423 #2024, COM 3424 #2024, COM 3425 #2024, COM 3426 #2024, COM 3427 #2024, COM 3428 #2024, COM 3429 #2024, COM 3430 #2024, COM 3431 #2024, COM 3432 #2024, COM 3433 #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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Resolutions · RES 2024 #295
That the Cambridge City Council warmly welcomes Councilors Vela and Qadri and Mayor Pro Tem Pool to the City of Cambridge on December 4th, 2024 and invites them to enjoy the unique character...
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Committee Reports
Place on file: The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on November 21, 2024 to discuss the City Council’s Flexible Parking Corridor Zoning Petition, the Parking and Transportation Demand...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Committee Reports · ORD 2024 # 5
Pass to a second reading: A. An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to Flexible Parking Corridor Zoning Petition.
PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0] Next: 12/9/2024 5:30 PM YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Committee Reports · ORD 2024 # 6
Pass to a second reading: B. An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to the Parking and Transportation Demand Management (PTDM) Municipal Ordinance.
PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0] Next: 12/9/2024 5:30 PM YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Committee Reports · ORD 2024 # 7
Pass to a second reading: C. An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk, relative to the Commercial Parking Space Permits Municipal Ordinance.
PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0] Next: 12/9/2024 5:30 PM YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #149
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #150
Place on file: A communication was received from Mayor Simmons transmitting a Report on the Recent Senior Citizens Town Hall
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, 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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