Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee be and hereby is requested to schedule a hearing …

How it started

Proposed by Councillor Simmons and Vice Mayor Devereux — a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

✅ Adopted after amendments — the Council approved a revised version (Order adopted as amended · Oct 31, 2016)

Present and voting at this meeting (7)

Craig A. Kelley
David Maher
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Marc McGovern
Nadeem Mazen
Timothy J. Toomey

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions — no member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

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The document a council order

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City of Cambridge

IN CITY COUNCIL

October 31, 2016

ORDERED: That the Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee be and hereby is requested to schedule a hearing as soon as is feasible to invite representatives of Equity One, Colliers International, Dow & Stearns Trust, and Harvard University to share their thoughts about the future of Harvard Square on the record, for business owners to share their concerns, and to provide the community with an opportunity to weigh in on this important discussion.