MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
June 4, 2018
5 recorded votes, 5 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, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: John B. Rice
Every vote, in order
Approve 19 items without discussion (#180-18, #287-18, #268-18, #299-18, #256-18, #257-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Rice) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #180-18 Petition to amend Board Orders 43-10 and 370-12(2) at 199 Boylston...; #287-18 Request for an extension of time to exercise Special Permit...; #268-18 Submission of the FY19 Annual Action Plan to HUD; #299-18 Appointment of Kelley Brown to the Planning & Development Board; #256-18 Appointment of Jennifer Bentley to Newton Historical Commission; #257-18 Appointment of Deborah Budd to the Newton Historical Commission; #303-18 Appointment of Debora Jackson to the Economic Development Commission; #304-18 Appointment of Sarah Rahman to the Economic Development Commission; #305-18 Appointment of Beth Nicklas to the Economic Development Commission; #306-18 Appointment of Matt Segneri to the Economic Development Commission; #307-18 Re-appointment of Charles Tanowitz to the Economic Development...; #308-18 Re-appointment of Jeremy Freid to the Economic Development Commission; #281-18 Request to increase the retiree COLA base from $12,000 to $13,000; #327-18 Transfer of $20,000 for vehicle maintenance for ISD vehicles; #328-18 Transfer of $348,000 to fund an agreement with the Teamsters Union; #195-18 Investment Policy for the Rainy Day Stabilization Fund; #349-18 Assessment of Curb Betterments; #356-18 Request to transfer $150,000 to fund repair/replacement of...; #357-18 COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS requesting in accordance with....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Rice) to Approve the Committee recommendations on 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: Petition to amend Board Orders 43-10 and 370-12(2)...
A Motion to Suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to poll his 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 Land Use Committee to poll his committee was Approved by Voice Vote.”
Suspend the rules to report out items without a written report
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to report the following item taken up earlier in the evening without a written report 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 report the following item taken up earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote..”
Referred to Finance Committee
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
The following three items were filed after the close of the Docket and Motions to Suspend the Rules to accept the items to the Docket and assign them to Committees were Approved by Voice Vote.
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“The following three items were filed after the close of the Docket and Motions to Suspend the Rules to accept the items to the Docket and assign them to Committees were Approved by Voice Vote..”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#342-18 Allow a re-hearing and set a public hearing for July 10, 2018: National Grid petition for grant of location in Beacon Street
The City Council Approved by Unanimous Voice Vote the re-hearing of the following item and assigned the public hearing for July 10, 2018:
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The City Council Approved by Unanimous Voice Vote the re-hearing of the following item and assigned the public hearing for July 10, 2018:.”
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