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November 17, 2025
13 recorded votes, 13 with disagreement.
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Present: Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Ayesha Wilson, Catherine Zusy
Absent: Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Paul Toner
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #273
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a federal update including an update on relevant court cases.
PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #274
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant received from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) Municipal...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #275
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance grant funded by the Executive Office of Housing and...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #276
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant in the amount of $40,000.00 to...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #277
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) donations in the amount of $15,000.00 to the Grant...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2025 #278
Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $302,640.00, funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging and Independence to the Grant Fund...
ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AND CMA PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Policy Order And Resolution List · POR 2025 #159
That the Cambridge City Council go on record in opposition of H.3469 as reported out of committee this week, sponsored by Mark Cusack, which would drastically undermine the Commonwealth’s climate...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2025 #157
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Executive Director of the Council on Aging and other relevant City departments to explore the feasibility of creating a dedicated position or...
ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED AS AMENDED [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Communications
Communications placed on file together (39 communications, COM 3440 #2025 to COM 3478 #2025)
PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 39 communications (COM 3440 #2025, COM 3441 #2025, COM 3442 #2025, COM 3443 #2025, COM 3444 #2025, COM 3445 #2025, COM 3446 #2025, COM 3447 #2025, COM 3448 #2025, COM 3449 #2025, COM 3450 #2025, COM 3451 #2025, COM 3452 #2025, COM 3453 #2025, COM 3454 #2025, COM 3455 #2025, COM 3456 #2025, COM 3457 #2025, COM 3458 #2025, COM 3459 #2025, COM 3460 #2025, COM 3461 #2025, COM 3462 #2025, COM 3463 #2025, COM 3464 #2025, COM 3465 #2025, COM 3466 #2025, COM 3467 #2025, COM 3468 #2025, COM 3469 #2025, COM 3470 #2025, COM 3471 #2025, COM 3472 #2025, COM 3473 #2025, COM 3474 #2025, COM 3475 #2025, COM 3476 #2025, COM 3477 #2025, COM 3478 #2025); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (5 resolutions, RES 2025 #247 to RES 2025 #251)
ORDER ADOPTED [7-0-2]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 5 resolutions (RES 2025 #247, RES 2025 #248, RES 2025 #249, RES 2025 #250, RES 2025 #251); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDER ADOPTED [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Committee Reports
Place on file: The Human Services and Veterans Committee held a public hearing on October 21, 2025 to further discuss the Out of School (OST) Expansion Study Report which was presented to the City...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Place on file: The Health and Environment Committee held a public hearing on October 27, 2025 to review and discuss the launch of the update to the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) and hear a...
REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: REPORT ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
Communications And Reports From Other City · COF 2025 #144
Place on file: A communication was received from Paula Crane, Interim City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activity.
PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2]
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Paul Toner are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [7-0-2] YEAS: Councillor Azeem, Vice Mayor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Wilson, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Simmons ABSENT: Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Toner.”
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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