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June 30, 2025
20 recorded votes, 11 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
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #178
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Board of Election Commissioners for the City Council to vote to authorize in-person early voting...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER 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 · ORD 2025 # 13
Pass to a second reading: A. An Ordinance has been received from Interim City Clerk Paula M. Crane, relative to Chapter 2.129 Welcoming Community.
PASSED TO A SECOND READING
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From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING Next: 8/4/2025 5:30 PM.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #183
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on the first half of 2025.
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.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #185
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Florrie Darwin, Scott Kyle, and Michael Rogove; and the reappointments of Chandra Harrington, Joseph...
APPROVED SUBSTITUTE LANGUAGE AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED SUBSTITUTE LANGUAGE 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.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #100
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to explore creative solutions that reduce car dependency, while expanding access to parking options nearby Broadway.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #101
That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor to ensure that the wording for the proposed amendment to Section 5.40 Footnote #2 is in line with the City Council’s intention to...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #102
That the Mayor is hereby appointing a committee, to be announced in the coming days, to screen applicants for the position of City Clerk.
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #103
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to continue to work with stakeholders in the area including Harvard University and the Harvard Square Business Association...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #104
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to prepare an interim report on demolition requests and building permit applications, in order to facilitate a discussion...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #105
That the Human Services and Veterans Committee hold a meeting in Fall 2025 and extend an invitation to the Superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools and the School Committee to discuss the...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Calendar – Unfinished Business · CMA 2025 #151
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an amendment to the Fresh Pond Golf Pro Shop Fund ordinance to enable the funds to be used to cover the...
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.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · ORD 2025 # 11
Ordain: An Ordinance has been received from Interim City Clerk, relative to Fresh Pond Golf Course Revolving Fund Amendments to Section 3.24.070 – Authorized Revolving Funds.
ORDAINED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons.”
Applications And Petitions · APP 2025 #25
An application was received from Yung Chen, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 527 Green Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2025 #26
An application was received from representing Lou's Harvard Square, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 13 Brattle Street. approval has been received from...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Applications And Petitions · APP 2025 #27
An application was received from Michel Dahan, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 45 Holden Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services...
ORDER ADOPTED
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Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (27 resolutions, RES 2025 #152 to RES 2025 #178)
ORDER ADOPTED
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 27 resolutions (RES 2025 #152, RES 2025 #153, RES 2025 #154, RES 2025 #155, RES 2025 #156, RES 2025 #157, RES 2025 #158, RES 2025 #159, RES 2025 #160, RES 2025 #161, RES 2025 #162, RES 2025 #163, RES 2025 #164, RES 2025 #165, RES 2025 #166, RES 2025 #167, RES 2025 #168, RES 2025 #169, RES 2025 #170, RES 2025 #171, RES 2025 #172, RES 2025 #173, RES 2025 #174, RES 2025 #175, RES 2025 #176, RES 2025 #177, RES 2025 #178); MassVoter lists them as one vote. The Final Actions give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Committee Reports · ORD 2025 # 12
Pass to a second reading: A. An Ordinance has been received from Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk, relative the Mushla Marasao et al Zoning petition in regard to Article 5.28.21, 8.22.1, 8.22.2...
PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED TO A SECOND READING [9-0-0] Next: 8/4/2025 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 · CMA 2025 #145
Withdraw: A. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointments of Florrie Darwin, Scott Kyle, and Michael Rogove and the reappointments of Chandra...
WITHDRAWN [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: WITHDRAWN [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 · CMA 2025 #146
B. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment Sarah Holt, Emily Oldshue, and Ruth Webb and the reappointments of Marie-Pierre Dillenseger, Donna...
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.”
Committee Reports · CMA 2025 #147
C. A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Nondita Mehrotra, and the reappointments of Constantin von Wentzel, Heli Meltsner, McKelden Smith...
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.”
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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