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October 5, 2026
14 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
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Present: Ayah Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2026-280
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Seth Minkoff to the Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship (CIRC).
Approved and CMA Placed on File [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: Approved and CMA Placed on File [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2026-279
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $5,000.00 from the Creative Experiences Grant to the Grant Fund Department of Human Services Programs...
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 Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2026-284
Place on file: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, conveying a response to Awaiting Report 26-56 regarding placing a historical marker on 103 Irving Street in recognition...
CMA Placed on File [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: CMA Placed on File [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2026-283
Refer: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, conveying a response to Awaiting Report 26-32 regarding food vending in parks.
Referred to the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: Referred to the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
City Manager's Agenda · CMA 2026-281
Refer: A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an Inclusionary Zoning Report.
Referred to the Ordinance Committee [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: Referred to the Ordinance Committee [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
Policy Orders · POR 2026-185
Refer: That the proposed language for "Tenant Notification of Property Sale" be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee for hearing and report.
Referred to Ordinance Committee as amended [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: Referred to Ordinance Committee as amended [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
Policy Orders · POR 2026-186
That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City staff to advocate for a stronger level of CSO Control and virtual CSO elimination by 2050 in the CSO Control Plan and to advocate for...
Adopted as Amended [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: Adopted as Amended [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2026-181
Postponing the roll out of the Outer Huron Bike Lanes from the Bicycle Safety Ordinance until we solve the parking problem.
Adopted as Amended by Substitution [6-3-0]
Yes: Al-Zubi, Azeem, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Sobrinho-WheelerNo: Flaherty, Simmons, Zusy
From the minutes
“RESULT: Adopted as Amended by Substitution [6-3-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: Councillor Flaherty, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Zusy PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
Calendar – Charter Right · POR 2026-184
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the relevant staff and departments to implement the recommendations following the May 2025 Human Services & Veterans Committee meeting, such as...
Adopted as Amended [8-0-1-0]
Yes: Al-Zubi, Azeem, McGovern, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, ZusyAbstained: Flaherty
From the minutes
“RESULT: Adopted as Amended [8-0-1-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: Councillor Flaherty ABSENT: None.”
Calendar – Unfinished Business · ORD 2026-11
Ordain: Revolving Fund Ordinance to establish a new revolving fund for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Reduction to serve the City’s municipal energy use.
ORDAINED [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDAINED [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
Communications · COM 2026-38
Place on file: Communications for the October 5, 2026 City Council meeting.
Placed on File [7-0-2]
The Final Actions give the count only (7-0-2), not who voted which way. Showing the count only.
Resolutions
Resolutions adopted together (2 resolutions, RES 2026-137 to RES 2026-138)
Adopted [8-0-1]
Yes: Al-Zubi, Azeem, Flaherty, Nolan, Siddiqui, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, ZusyThe Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 2 resolutions (RES 2026-137, RES 2026-138); MassVoter lists them as one vote. Marc McGovern is listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: Adopted [8-0-1] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: Councillor McGovern.”
Resolutions adopted together (4 resolutions, RES 2026-139 to RES 2026-142)
Adopted [9-0-0]
The Final Actions record the same result and vote for each of these 4 resolutions (RES 2026-139, RES 2026-140, RES 2026-141, RES 2026-142); MassVoter lists them as one vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT: Adopted [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
Communications From Other City Officers · COF 2026-126
Place on file: A communication was received from Interim City Clerk Paula Crane, regarding an update regarding legislative activity.
Placed on File [9-0-0]
From the minutes
“RESULT: Placed on File [9-0-0] YEAS: Councillor Al-Zubi, Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillor Flaherty, Councillor McGovern, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Councillor Zusy, Mayor Siddiqui NAYS: None PRESENT: None ABSENT: None.”
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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