City Council support of asking the Cambridge Historical Commission to initiate a landmark designation study process on …

How it started

Proposed by Vice Mayor Devereux and Councillors Carlone, Mazen, and McGovern — a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

✅ Adopted — first paused by a charter right, then adopted the following week; the request now goes to the City Manager. (Order adopted · Dec 19, 2016)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Craig A. Kelley
David Maher
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Leland Cheung
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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Taken upDec 19, 2016

Held — charter rightone member's right to pause

Tabledset aside by vote

No action taken

Order adopted

The item's path through the council — every recorded step. How the request pipeline works

Public Comment (1)

1 written comment received (2017-01-09). Letter-writers are named in the city's own agenda and are not republished here, by policy.