Asked the City Manager to report back to the City Council regarding how the decision to move The River Festival and Jazz Festival out of Central Square was reached, what plans the city has to initiate other festivals in Central Square to replace these lost activities, and what can be done to return these festivals to Central Square

How it started

Feb 22, 2016 · Proposed by Councillors McGovern and Simmons: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Feb 22, 2016 · ✅ Adopted, and also sent to a committee for further work (Order adopted and referred)

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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