MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
February 20, 2018
8 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, James R. Cote, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, John B. Rice, Victoria L. Danberg, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Richard A. Lipof, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: Allan L. Ciccone, Barbara Brousal-Glaser, Greg Schwartz, Lisle Baker, David A. Kalis
During the meeting:
- Deborah J. Crossley recused from the vote on: #70-18 Approve: Petition to amend #535-91 to allow accessory apartment at 73 Perkins St.
- John B. Rice recused from the vote on: #123-18 Approve: President’s appointment to the Emerson Community Center Board of Trustees.
- Marc C. Laredo recused from the vote on: Assign a public hearing: #138-18 Petition for Comprehensive Sign Package at Piccadilly Square.
Every vote, in order
Approve 21 items without discussion (#26-18, #66-18, #64-18, #20-18, #67-18, #69-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 19 Yeas, 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Approve the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #26-18 Special Permit Petition to allow attached dwellings at 20 Dale...; #66-18 Petition to further extend non-conforming FAR at 48 Nathan Road; #64-18 Special Permit Petition to allow detached accessory apartment at...; #20-18 Special Permit Petition to extend non-conforming commercial use at...; #67-18 Petition to allow single-family dwelling in MR-1 at 336...; #69-18 Petition to grant parking waivers for daycare at The Parish of the...; #77-18 Zoning Amendments for Recreational Marijuana Establishments; #30-18 Zoning ordinance amendment regarding lodging houses; #29-18 Acceptance of MGL regarding cooking facilities in lodging houses; #113-18 Zoning Ordinance technical amendments; #86-18 Add a full-time position in the Planning Department; #126-18 Request to increase the salary of the City Clerk/Clerk of the Council; #51-18 West Newton Square Enhancements Project; #128-18 Appropriate $500,000 for snow and ice removal expenses; #121-18 Council President’s appointment to the Financial Audit Advisory...; #122-18 Council President’s appointment to the Financial Audit Advisory...; #124-18 Accept Mass Department of Environmental Protection EVIP Grant; #125-18 Accept Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Grant; #119-18 Council President’s appointment to the Anthony Salvucci...; #120-18 Council President’s appointment to the Anthony Salvucci...; #154-18 Accept MGL C. 64N Sec 3 to impose local sales tax on recreational....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 19 Yeas, 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Approve the following items:.”
Referred to Land Use Committee
#67-18 Suspend the rules to postpone to date certain of March 5, 2018: Petition to allow single-family dwelling in MR-1 at 336 Newtonville Avenue...
Motion to suspend the rules to postpone to date certain of March 5, 2018 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
“Motion to suspend the rules to postpone to date certain of March 5, 2018 was approved by voice vote..”
Referred to Zoning & Planning Committee
#77-18 Suspend the rules to postpone to date certain of March 5, 2018: Zoning Amendments for Recreational Marijuana Establishments
Motion to suspend the rules to postpone to date certain of March 5, 2018 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
“Motion to suspend the rules to postpone to date certain of March 5, 2018 was approved by voice vote..”
#30-18 Suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee to poll her committee: Zoning ordinance amendment regarding lodging...
Motion to suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee to poll her committee 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
“Motion to suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee to poll her committee was approved by voice vote..”
Referred to Programs & Services and Finance Committees
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
A motion to Suspend the Rules to accept the following late filed item and refer to Committee 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 accept the following late filed item and refer to Committee was Approved by Voice Vote..”
#70-18 Approve: Petition to amend #535-91 to allow accessory apartment at 73 Perkins St
The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Crossley), 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Approve the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Cote, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, RiceDeborah J. Crossley recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Crossley), 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Approve the following item:.”
#123-18 Approve: President’s appointment to the Emerson Community Center Board of Trustees
The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Rice), 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Approve the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, NortonJohn B. Rice recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Rice), 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Approve the following item:.”
Assign a public hearing: #138-18 Petition for Comprehensive Sign Package at Piccadilly Square
The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Assign a Public Hearing for the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, RiceMarc C. Laredo recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Kalis and Schwartz) to Assign a Public Hearing for the following item:.”
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