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May 12, 2025
16 recorded votes, 5 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
Place on file: Burhan Azeem Remote Marc C. McGovern Patricia Nolan Sumbul Siddiqui Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Paul F. Toner Ayesha M. Wilson Remote Catherine...
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
The Final Actions give the count only (9-0-0); that is every councillor at the meeting voting yes, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0].”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #118
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to technical corrections that should be made to the Floodplain Zoning text.
PLACED CMA ON FILE AND PLANING BOARD REPORT REFERRED TO THE PETITION [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED CMA ON FILE AND PLANING BOARD REPORT REFERRED TO THE PETITION [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 2025 #72
That the City Manager is requested to work with the School Department, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant departments to ensure that all city owned parking lots, with a focus on...
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 2025 #73
Policy Order For Expansion of Municipal Vouchers and Renewal of the Rise Up Program
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-1-0]
Yes: Azeem, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Toner, WilsonNo: Zusy
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [8-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons NAYS: Councillor Zusy.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #74
City Council Reappoint Joseph McCann to the Position of City Auditor
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.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2025 #68
The City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to develop a timeline for the next Inclusionary Housing Study, explore remedies to address the lack of housing...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [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 – Charter Right · POR 2025 #69
That the City Manager is requested to include in the FY26 Operating Budget a continued commitment to Emergency Housing Vouchers for Permanent Supportive Housing and Mixed Status Families, and the...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION [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 – Charter Right · POR 2025 #70
First floor retail policy order.
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 – Charter Right · APP 2025 #19
An application was received from Matt Mayo, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 49 Alpine Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic...
ORDER ADOPTED [5-2-2-0]
Yes: Azeem, McGovern, Siddiqui, Sobrinho-Wheeler, TonerNo: Nolan, ZusyAbstained: Simmons, Wilson
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [5-2-2-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner NAYS: Councillor Nolan, Councillor Zusy PRESENT: Councillor Wilson, Mayor Simmons.”
Communications
Communications placed on file together (67 communications, COM 2115 #2025 to COM 2181 #2025)
PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 67 communications (COM 2115 #2025, COM 2116 #2025, COM 2117 #2025, COM 2118 #2025, COM 2119 #2025, COM 2120 #2025, COM 2121 #2025, COM 2122 #2025, COM 2123 #2025, COM 2124 #2025, COM 2125 #2025, COM 2126 #2025, COM 2127 #2025, COM 2128 #2025, COM 2129 #2025, COM 2130 #2025, COM 2131 #2025, COM 2132 #2025, COM 2133 #2025, COM 2134 #2025, COM 2135 #2025, COM 2136 #2025, COM 2137 #2025, COM 2138 #2025, COM 2139 #2025, COM 2140 #2025, COM 2141 #2025, COM 2142 #2025, COM 2143 #2025, COM 2144 #2025, COM 2145 #2025, COM 2146 #2025, COM 2147 #2025, COM 2148 #2025, COM 2149 #2025, COM 2150 #2025, COM 2151 #2025, COM 2152 #2025, COM 2153 #2025, COM 2154 #2025, COM 2155 #2025, COM 2156 #2025, COM 2157 #2025, COM 2158 #2025, COM 2159 #2025, COM 2160 #2025, COM 2161 #2025, COM 2162 #2025, COM 2163 #2025, COM 2164 #2025, COM 2165 #2025, COM 2166 #2025, COM 2167 #2025, COM 2168 #2025, COM 2169 #2025, COM 2170 #2025, COM 2171 #2025, COM 2172 #2025, COM 2173 #2025, COM 2174 #2025, COM 2175 #2025, COM 2176 #2025, COM 2177 #2025, COM 2178 #2025, COM 2179 #2025, COM 2180 #2025, COM 2181 #2025); 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 (7 resolutions, RES 2025 #118 to RES 2025 #124)
ORDER ADOPTED [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 7 resolutions (RES 2025 #118, RES 2025 #119, RES 2025 #120, RES 2025 #121, RES 2025 #122, RES 2025 #123, RES 2025 #124); 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: The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on April 30, 2025 to hold a public hearing on a Zoning Petition by the Cambridge City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance...
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 2025 # 9
Pass to a second reading: A. An Ordinance has been received from City Clerk Diane P. LeBlanc, relative to To amend Articles 5.000 and 20.000 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance.
PASSED TO SECOND READING AS AMENDED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO SECOND READING AS AMENDED [9-0-0] Next: 5/19/2025 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
Place on file: The Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Com-mittee held a public hearing on May 5, 2025 to initiate the process of re-appointing the City Auditor, Policy Order 2025 #62. The...
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 2025 #79
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 2025 #81
Place on file: A communication was received from Director of Housing, Chris Cotter, transmitting Inclusionary Housing Program - New Development related to Charter Right #1 regarding Inclusionary...
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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