Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on September 8, 2025.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote · absent: E. Denise Simmons
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Cambridge City Council/2026
What the Council decided, and how each councillor voted
Every Cambridge City Council meeting in 2026, filed by date and searchable by keyword: each item the Council acted on, the result, and every councillor's recorded vote.
21 items at Cambridge City Council, Apr 13 2026
Clear searchE. Denise Simmons
Named on 15 roll-call votes in these results: 6 yes, 0 no, 9 absent. Sponsor of 4 items.
Cambridge City Council, Apr 13 2026
Regular Meeting·Mon, Apr 13, 2026·Final actions published
Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on December 22, 2025.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Voice vote · absent: E. Denise Simmons
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a federal update including an update on relevant court cases.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Sara Rivera as an Election Commissioner for a term effective April 13, 2026 and expiring March 31, 2030.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Bicycle Committee Appointments.
PassedApproved and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Pedestrian Committee Appointments.
PassedApproved and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $73,000.00 from the General Fund Police Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Police Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated settlement costs for police personnel injured in the performance of their duties.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesE. Denise Simmons: Yes
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $37,411.95 from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition's Community Safety Initiative Shannon grant to support hot spot patrols, youth violence reduction strategies, and the Focused Deterrence program, as well as the Teen Public Art program “Upcycling and Entrepreneurialism” through the Community Art Center.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $15,560.00 from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education grant to encourage participation of new and existing Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,954.00 from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance grant to support operations of the men's emergency shelter.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $13,064.00 from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance grant to support workforce development at the Cambridge Salvation Army and training and professional development for shelter staff.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Police Review & Advisory Board Quarterly Report for the period of Fall 2025 through the First Quarter of 2026. REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2026
ReferredReferred to the Public Safety Committee
Roll call 9 yesE. Denise Simmons: Yes
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, regarding an update on the City Manager Performance Review Process.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentE. Denise Simmons: Absent
Who voted how
That the City Council go on the record urging Harvard administration to end the practice of time caps for non-tenure track teaching faculty and urging Harvard administration to acknowledge the labor contribution and employee status of all its researchers, regardless of funding source, and contractually recognize these researchers’ protected right to union representation.
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 8 yes · 1 presentE. Denise Simmons: Yes
Who voted how
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department and relevant staff to include a requirement for special permits for formula businesses on Cambridge Street as discussed at the April 6, 2026 Committee meeting.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesE. Denise Simmons: Yes
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department and relevant staff to prepare a draft zoning petition to strengthen Active Use requirements on Massachusetts Avenue per the recommendations and Option 2 on Cambridge Street, while keeping Warren Street in the CAM-6 District.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesE. Denise Simmons: Yes
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department to create draft language to propose changing the section of O’Brien Highway to B.A. Zoning District.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesE. Denise Simmons: Yes
Resolution on the death of Lloyd C. Sicari.
Sponsors Timothy R. Flaherty, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Resolution acknowledging Patriots Day 2026.
Sponsors E. Denise Simmons, Sumbul Siddiqui, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Resolution on the death of Nissa Larsen.
Sponsors Marc McGovern, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Resolution recognizing Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City and the work of San José Las Flores
Sponsors Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Sumbul Siddiqui, Patricia Nolan, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, E. Denise Simmons, Catherine Zusy
PassedAdopted as Amended
Voice vote
Coverage and sources
Votes
787 items, 508 roll calls
Latest Final Actions: Nov 2, 2026
No Final Actions published for: Regular Meeting, Jan 12, 2026; Special Meeting, Jun 23, 2026; Roundtable, Aug 6, 2026; Regular Meeting, Nov 9, 2026.
Where this comes from
Every item and vote here is read from the City Clerk's Final Actions for each meeting, published on the city's PrimeGov portal. They list every item the Council acted on, its sponsors and reference number, the result, and on a roll call each councillor under yeas, nays, present and absent. Items carried by voice vote show as voice votes, with any absent councillors named.
Each meeting links to its agenda, Final Actions, minutes once they are approved, and video. A meeting appears before its Final Actions do, and its items fill in once the clerk publishes them. Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeal meetings are not included yet.
Meetings from Jan 1, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. Built Nov 12, 2026 by Ingest from the City of Cambridge's public records.