MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
May 21, 2018
7 recorded votes, 7 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, John B. Rice, Greg Schwartz, Victoria L. Danberg, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve 35 items without discussion (#213-18, #214-18, #91-18, #253-18, #217-18, #180-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas to Approve the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #213-18 Special Permit Petition to extend nonconforming front setback at...; #214-18 Special Permit Petition to exceed FAR and lot coverage at 458...; #91-18 Petition to Amend Special Permits #273-14(2) & #40-07 on Elm Street; #253-18 Request for an extension of time for Special Permit at Elm Street; #217-18 Petition to amend Order #275-14 to allow for-a learning center at...; #180-18 Petition to amend Board Orders 43-10 and 370-12(2) at 199 Boylston...; #216-18 Special Permit Petition to amend Council Order #96-17 for...; #262-18 Appointment of Lei Z. Reilley to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #259-18 Appointment of Stuart Snyder to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #260-18 Appointment of Vincent Farina to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #258-18 Appointment of Michael Rossi to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #263-18 Re-appointment of Brooke Lipsitt to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #264-18 Re-appointment of William McLaughlin to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #265-18 Re-appointment of Barbara Huggins Carboni to the Zoning Board of...; #266-18 Re-appointment of Michael Quinn to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #267-18 Re-appointment of Treff LaFleche to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #271-18 Appointment of Naomi Krasner to the Council on Aging; #270-18 Appointment of Allison Sharma to the Council on Aging; #269-18 Appointment of Anil Adyanthaya to the Licensing Board; #282-18 HER HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to appropriate and...; #243-18 Appropriate $1,210,000 to purchase new portable radios for Police...; #244-18 Appropriate $600,000 for Fire Department overtime; #245-18 Appropriate $500,000 for the Oak and Christina Intersection Project; #246-18 Appropriate $175,000 for pedestrian and sidewalk improvements in...; #248-18 Appropriate and transfer funds for DPW electricity, vehicle, and...; #277-18 Eversource petition for grant of location in Cabot Street; #278-18 National Grid Petition for a Grant of Location in Dedham Street; #284-18 HER HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to appropriate and...; #285-18 HER HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to transfer the sum...; #286-18 HER HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to appropriate three...; #276-18 President Laredo appointing Councilor Kelley to the Design Review...; #247-18 Transfer $650,000 from Capital Stabilization to replace the...; #194-18 Appropriate $500,000 for snow and ice removal expenses; #206-18 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash to the School Department’s Budget; #240-18 Transfer of $30,000 to develop a Climate Action Plan.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas to Approve the following items:.”
Referred to Land Use Committee
#180-18 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to Poll his Committee to hold the reporting of this item until June 4...
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to Poll his Committee to hold the reporting of this item until June 4, 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
“A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to Poll his Committee to hold the reporting of this item until June 4, 2018 was approved by Voice Vote..”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#248-18 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities...
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities Committee Consistent with the Finance 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 allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities Committee Consistent with the Finance Committee was approved by Voice Vote.”
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities Committee Consistent with the Finance 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 allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities Committee Consistent with the Finance Committee was approved by Voice Vote.”
#194-18 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities...
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities Committee Consistent with the Finance 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 allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to make the report of the Public Facilities Committee Consistent with the Finance Committee was approved by Voice Vote.”
#261-18 Approve: Appointment of Timothy Durken to the Zoning Board of Appeals
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Nays (Councilors Brousal-Glaser and Kelley) to Approve the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Brousal-Glaser, Kelley
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Nays (Councilors Brousal-Glaser and Kelley) to Approve the following item:.”
#283-18 Approve: HER HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to appropriate and expend two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) from the Capital...
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile) to Approve the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Gentile
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile) to Approve the following item:.”
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