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.

18 items at Cambridge City Council, Oct 5 2026

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Marc McGovern

Named on 18 roll-call votes in these results: 15 yes, 0 no, 3 absent. Sponsor of 8 items.

Cambridge City Council, Oct 5 2026

Regular Meeting·Mon, Oct 5, 2026·Final actions published
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Item 2 · CMA 2026-279 · City Manager's Agenda

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 Other Ordinary Maintenance account.

PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: 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 2026-185 · Policy Orders

That the proposed language for "Tenant Notification of Property Sale" be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee for hearing and report.

Sponsors Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Patricia Nolan
ReferredReferred to Ordinance Committee as amended
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: 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 2026-186 · Policy Orders

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 broader funding across the state and entire MWRA region, and for additional federal funding.

Sponsors Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Sumbul Siddiqui, Burhan Azeem
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: 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 2026-184 · Calendar

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.

Sponsors Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, Patricia Nolan, Ayah A. Al-Zubi
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 8 yes · 1 presentMarc McGovern: Yes
Who voted how
Yes
Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
Present
Timothy R. Flaherty
Item 6 · RES 2026-142 · Resolutions

Congratulations to the Massachusetts Senior Action Council on the occasion of its 45th anniversary.

Sponsors E. Denise Simmons, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
PassedAdopted
Roll call 9 yesMarc McGovern: 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.