MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
June 15, 2020
9 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Roy Avellaneda, Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Todd Taylor, Naomi Zabot, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Giovanni Recupero, Yamir Rodriguez, Calvin Brown
Absent: Melinda Vega
Every vote, in order
Resolution: Prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement from racial, religious and discriminatory profiling, and mandates training on racial, religious and discriminatory profiling, for...
A motion from Councilor Robinson for roll call passed
Yes: Avellaneda, Brown, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Recupero, Robinson, Rodriguez, Vidot, ZabotNo: TaylorThe minutes name the other councilors and give only the number voting no (1); the councilor voting no is the other councilor present (Todd Taylor).
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Robinson for roll call passed 9-1-1-0. Voting yes were Councilors Zabot, Garcia, Recupero, Robinson, Brown, Vidot, Rodriguez, Avellaneda, and Lopez. Councilor Maldonado was absent..” (Motion: Robinson) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Have a roll call
A motion from Councilor Robinson to have a roll call passed
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Robinson to have a roll call passed 10-0-1-0. Voting yes were Councilors Zabot, Garcia, Taylor, Recupero, Robinson, Brown, Vidot, Rodriguez, Avellaneda, and Lopez. Councilor Maldonado was absent..” (Motion: Robinson)
Request that a Sub-Committee on Conference for an ordinance revising part Il Chapter 34 of the Chelsea Code of Ordinance off-street parking requirements in downtown.
A motion from Councilor Robinson to adopt under suspension was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Robinson to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Robinson)
Order: the Chelsea City Council hereby accepts the grant award from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue in the amount of $2,511,554 for COVID-19 related expenditures, and allows for the City...
A motion from Councilor Robinson for roll call passed
Yes: Avellaneda, Brown, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Recupero, Robinson, Taylor, Vidot, ZabotThe minutes list Yamir Rodriguez as absent for this vote; MassVoter leaves that councilor out of the vote.
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Robinson for roll call passed 9-0-2-0. Voting yes were Councilors Zabot, Garcia, Taylor, Recupero, Robinson, Brown, Vidot, Avellaneda, and Lopez. Absent were Councilors Maldonado and Rodriguez..” (Motion: Robinson)
Adopt under suspension
A motion from Councilor Brown to adopt under suspension was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
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“A motion from Councilor Brown to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Brown)
Request that the city establish a special grant fund to help small businesses buy PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), install safety partitions, or to manage outdoor spaces.
A motion from Councilor Garcia to adopt by Suspension was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Garcia to adopt by Suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Judith Garcia)
Request that the City look into creating special 15-minute stickers for restaurant delivery employees who are forced to briefly double-park while completing home deliveries.
A motion from Councilor Garcia to adopt under suspension was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Garcia to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Judith Garcia)
Order: the statue of Christopher Columbus be removed from Chelsea Square and that the Chelsea Historical Commission and Chelsea Arts and Cultural Commission place on their agendas to collaborate...
Councilor Recupero moved to adopt under suspension and it was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“Councilor Recupero moved to adopt under suspension and it was adopted..” (Motion: Recupero)
Order: the Chelsea City Council has authority to adopt ordinances to protect the health, safety and welfare of all residents of the City of Chelsea: : WHEREAS, in an effort to help stimulate the...
A motion from Councilor Robinson for roll call passed
The minutes give the count (9-0-2-0) but list Yamir Rodriguez twice (for example both voting and absent). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Robinson for roll call passed 9-0-2-0. Voting yes were Councilors Zabot, Garcia, Taylor, Recupero, Robinson, Brown, Vidot, Rodriguez, Avellaneda, and Lopez. Absent were Councilors Maldonado and Rodriguez..” (Motion: Robinson)
From the Chelsea City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s City Council agendas and minutes page (2021 on) and its City Council archive (2015 to 2020). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Chelsea (chelseama.gov), from the official photos on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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