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December 9, 2024
25 recorded votes, 2 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
Every vote, in order
Submission of the Record
Place on file: Minutes of the City Council – Executive Session – May 13, 2024
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Place on file: Minutes of the City Council - Regular Meeting – November 25, 2024 5:30 PM
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #258
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to on update on the City's Rodent Control Programs.
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.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #259
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Zhonghe Li and Jean Dany Joachim and the re-appointment of David Daniel, Aliyah Gary, Lori...
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.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #260
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-24, regarding a porchfest pilot.
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.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #261
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Affordable Homeownership Commitment.
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.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #262
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,117,356.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered by 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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2024 #263
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the proposed Bluebike bike share system contract term.
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 #264
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 24-61, regarding lowering speeds on state highways.
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 #153
That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and Harvard University to restore Garden Street to two-way automobile traffic while preserving...
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #154
That the City Manager is requested to forward a letter to all Cambridge organizations working with immigrant populations, as well as all City Departments, reminding them of the city’s...
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2024 #155
Congratulations to SHARE CHA and its members on filing for union certification with the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations; urging CHA management for a fair process, to recognize their...
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 Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Calendar – On The Table · POR 2024 #151
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments and encourage the state Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the MBTA to adhere to Cambridge local...
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 (4 communications, COM 3434 #2024 to COM 3437 #2024)
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 4 communications (COM 3434 #2024, COM 3435 #2024, COM 3436 #2024, COM 3437 #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
Resolutions adopted together (5 resolutions, RES 2024 #296 to RES 2024 #300)
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 5 resolutions (RES 2024 #296, RES 2024 #297, RES 2024 #298, RES 2024 #299, RES 2024 #300); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
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: Ordinance Committee - Committee Meeting - August 13, 2019 12:00 PM
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.”
Place on file: Ordinance Committee - Committee Meeting - August 14, 2019 5:30 PM
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.”
Place on file: The Public Safety Committee met on October 14, 2021 to hear from outside experts on specific details being considered by the HEART team to implement a public safety response.
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.”
Place on file: The Ordinance Committee met on November 16, 2021 to conduct a public hearing on the Advancing Housing Affordability (AHA) Zoning Petition by Francis Donovan, et al (Ordinance #2021-17).
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.”
Place on file: The Public Safety Committee met on November 17, 2021 to hear an update on the city’s implementation of the HEART proposal as part of an alternative public safety response.
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.”
Place on file: The Public Safety Committee met on December 21, 2021 to hear an update on the city’s implementation of the HEART proposal as part of an alternative public safety response.
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.”
Place on file: The Public Safety Committee met on May 18, 2022 to discuss the city's implementation of the 988 program with city staff and other subject matter experts Safety.
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.”
Place on file: The Finance Committee held a public hearing on November 20, 2024 to review and discuss the Operating Budget in advance of the FY26 budget season.
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.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2024 #153
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 #154
Place on file: A communication was received from Councillor Siddiqui and Councillor Toner, transmitting an update on the Special Committee on Charter 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 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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