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.

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Sumbul Siddiqui

Named on 12 roll-call votes in these results: 11 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Sponsor of 13 items.

Cambridge City Council, Sep 28 2026

Regular Meeting·Mon, Sep 28, 2026·Final actions published
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Item 7 · CMA 2026-269 · City Manager's Agenda

A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number #26-49 and Policy Order #130 regarding assessments of the economic effects of Cambridge’s 2026 summer programming.

Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesSumbul Siddiqui: Yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 2 · POR 2026-175 · Policy Orders

That the regular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2026, be and hereby is canceled.

Sponsors Sumbul Siddiqui, Burhan Azeem
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 3 · POR 2026-176 · Policy Orders

That the City Council hold a joint Roundtable/Working Meeting with the Cambridge School Committee on Monday, October 26, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 PM, to discuss the FY28 budget planning process and ongoing macro-economic trends in Cambridge.

Sponsors Sumbul Siddiqui, Patricia Nolan, Ayah A. Al-Zubi
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 4 · POR 2026-177 · Policy Orders

That the City Council hold a Roundtable/Working Meeting on Monday, November 30, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 PM, to discuss the future uses of City-owned properties.

Sponsors Sumbul Siddiqui, Patricia Nolan, Ayah A. Al-Zubi
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 6 · POR 2026-179 · Policy Orders

That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council within thirty days on the status of the negotiations between the Cambridge School Committee and the Cambridge Education Association, in executive session if the Law Department advises that a report in open session would disclose collective bargaining strategy Support for Cambridge Public Schools paraprofessionals, substitutes, and clerks.

Sponsors Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Failed
Roll call 2 yes · 4 no · 2 present · 1 absentSumbul Siddiqui: Absent
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
No
Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Patricia Nolan, Catherine Zusy
Present
Marc McGovern, E. Denise Simmons
Absent
Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 7 · POR 2026-180 · Policy Orders

That the City Council go on record recognizing September 15 through October 15, 2026 as Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sponsors E. Denise Simmons, Sumbul Siddiqui
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 9 · POR 2026-182 · Policy Orders

That the City Council go on record in strong support of Head Start and the Program Performance Standards that ensure the teaching, learning, health, and welfare of children, families, and classrooms.

Sponsors Sumbul Siddiqui, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Marc McGovern, Ayah A. Al-Zubi
PassedAdopted
Voice vote
Item 10 · POR 2026-184 · Policy Orders

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 strengthening anti-poverty measures, establishing a dedicated CARE Team call and referral line, prioritizing commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking prevention efforts for LGBTQIA+ youth, and report back to the City Council on progress. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 28, 2026.

Sponsors Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Patricia Nolan
Tabled or heldCharter Right Exercised by Councillor Nolan
Item 11 · POR 2026-173 · Policy Orders

That the City Manager is requested to work with CDD and relevant City departments to prepare zoning language based on the recommendations discussed in the September 16, 2026 Joint Housing and Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committees for consideration by the full City Council.

Sponsors Patricia Nolan, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesSumbul Siddiqui: Yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Item 1 · POR 2026-163 · Calendar

That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Cambridge Police Department and other relevant departments to develop a coordinated July 4th response plan for the Cherry Street, Harvard Street, and Fletcher Maynard Academy area to ensure that this spot not be utilized for the illegal use of fireworks.

Sponsors E. Denise Simmons, Timothy R. Flaherty
PassedAdopted
Roll call 7 yes · 2 presentSumbul Siddiqui: Yes
Who voted how
Yes
Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Present
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Item 1 · CC 2026-95 · Committee Reports

The Housing Committee and the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee held a public hearing on June 25, 2026 to continue discussion of the 2025 Multifamily Zoning Amendments and consider potential modifications. The Committees also reviewed POR 2026-123, relative to proposed amendments to the Multifamily Zoning Ordinance. The June 25, 2026 Committee meeting recessed and reconvened on September 16, 2026. At the September 16, 2026 meeting both Committees voted favorably to recommend to the full City Council adoption of the proposed Policy Order, as amended, requesting that the City Manager work with CDD and relevant City Departments to prepare zoning language based on the recommendations discussed at the September 16, 2026 joint Committee hearing.

Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesSumbul Siddiqui: Yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Coverage and sources
Meetings
27 of 31 with Final Actions
Jan 12, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026
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.