MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
February 5, 2018
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Allan L. Ciccone, Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, James R. Cote, Barbara Brousal-Glaser, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, Greg Schwartz, Victoria L. Danberg, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: John B. Rice, Brenda Noel
During the meeting:
- Marc C. Laredo recused from the vote on: Assign a public hearing: #90-18 Petition to amend Special Permit #45-10 at 70-80 and 93 Union Street 80.
Every vote, in order
Approve 17 items without discussion (#72-18, #73-18, #24-18, #25-18, #27-18, #23-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Noel and Rice) to Approve the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #72-18 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #73-18 Petition for an Extension of Time to Exercise #430-16 at 15 South...; #24-18 Special Permit Petition to extend nonconforming use at 4-6 Middle...; #25-18 Special Permit Petition to increase non-conforming FAR at 45...; #27-18 Special Permit Petition to extend non-conforming lot coverage at...; #23-18 Special Permit Petition to allow three-unit multi-family at 19-21...; #19-18 Special Permit Petition to extend non-conforming use at 307-309...; #74-18 Mayor’s appointment of Christopher Steele to the Planning Board; #86-18 Add a full-time position in the Planning Department; #36-18 Appeal of Traffic Council Decision #84-17 Fairway Drive; #39-18 Submittal of the Traffic Council’s annual report; #58-18 CPA funding request for $60,000 to repair a fence at Newton Cemetery; #84-18 Authorization to settle a claim for $10,000; #83-18 Transfer of $30,000 to purchase a new van for the IT Department; #82-18 Acceptance of a grant from the MASS DEP for sustainable materials...; #87-18 Appropriate $120,000 for design engineering services for West...; #89-18 Transfer of $2 million for snow and ice removal expenses.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Noel and Rice) to Approve the following items:.”
Referred to Land Use Committee
#23-18 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair to Poll his Committee to change its vote to Approved: Special Permit Petition to allow three-unit...
A motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair to Poll his Committee to change its vote to Approved was approved by Voice Vote
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“A motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair to Poll his Committee to change its vote to Approved was approved by Voice Vote.”
Assign a public hearing: #90-18 Petition to amend Special Permit #45-10 at 70-80 and 93 Union Street 80 UNION STREET, LLC/DOUBLE J HOSPITALITY...
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 2 Absent (Councilors Noel and Rice) to assign following public hearing:
The Actions record the count “The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 2 Absent (Councilors Noel and Rice) to assign following public hearing:”, and the names do not add up to the councilors present. MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 2 Absent (Councilors Noel and Rice) to assign following public hearing:.”
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