MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
September 5, 2018
10 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Present: 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: Allan L. Ciccone
Every vote, in order
Referred to Programs & Services Committee
#468-18 Referral to Committee: Remove ballot question to limit the number of recreational marijuana establishments
Referral to Committee Approved 14 yeas, 7 Nays (Councilors Albright, Brousal-Glaser, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Krintzman), 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof)
Yes: Auchincloss, Baker, Cote, Gentile, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Albright, Brousal-Glaser, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, KrintzmanThe Actions name Cheryl Lipof Lappin and Richard A. Lipof as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Referral to Committee Approved 14 yeas, 7 Nays (Councilors Albright, Brousal-Glaser, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Krintzman), 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof).”
#469-18 Referral to Committee: Place a question on the ballot to prohibit retail recreational marijuana establishments
Referral to Committee Approved 21 yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions name Cheryl Lipof Lappin and Richard A. Lipof as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Referral to Committee Approved 21 yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof).”
#470-18 Referral to Committee: Ballot question prohibiting recreational marijuana establishments with exceptions
Referral to Committee Approved 21 yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions name Cheryl Lipof Lappin and Richard A. Lipof as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Referral to Committee Approved 21 yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof).”
#471-18 Referral to Committee: Means to determine which marijuana question prevails if both are approved
Referral to Committee Approved 21 yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions name Cheryl Lipof Lappin and Richard A. Lipof as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Referral to Committee Approved 21 yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof).”
#476-18 Rules Suspended and Referral to Committee: Proposed ballot questions re recreational marijuana retail establishments
Rules Suspended and Referral to Committee Approved 19 yeas, 2 Nays (Councilors Markiewicz and Noel), 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Markiewicz, NoelThe Actions name Cheryl Lipof Lappin and Richard A. Lipof as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Rules Suspended and Referral to Committee Approved 19 yeas, 2 Nays (Councilors Markiewicz and Noel), 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Lappin, Lipof).”
Referred to Land Use Committee
#289-18 Amend to add the following new condition: Special Permit Petition to amend Board Order #167-14 for Garden Remedies
Motion to amend to add the following new condition was approved by Voice Vote:
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From the minutes
“Motion to amend to add the following new condition was approved by Voice Vote:.”
#289-18 Postpone to September 17, 2018: Special Permit Petition to amend Board Order #167-14 for Garden Remedies
Motion to postpone to September 17, 2018 was Approved by Voice Vote
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From the minutes
“Motion to postpone to September 17, 2018 was Approved by Voice Vote.”
Approve 10 items without discussion (#412-18, #413-18, #414-18, #415-18, #416-18, #417-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Ciccone) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #412-18 Appointment of Denise Flanagan to the Sunrise Construction Liaison...; #413-18 Appointment of Joseph Cocozella to the Sunrise Construction...; #414-18 Appointment of Wendy Plesniak to the Sunrise Construction Liaison...; #415-18 Appointment of Peter Kronberg to the Sunrise Construction Liaison...; #416-18 Appointment of Jean MacKinnon to the Sunrise Construction Liaison...; #417-18 Appointment of Amy Parcho to the Sunrise Construction Liaison...; #418-18 Appointment of David Koses to the Sunrise Construction Liaison...; #419-18 Extension of Time for #288-18 - RMD at 24-26 Elliot Street; #461-18 Extension of Time for #137-18 - 189-193 Adams Street; #450-18 Abandonment of a drain and sewer easement in Bailey Place.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Ciccone) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:.”
Suspend the rules to report out items without a written report
A motion to Suspend the Rules to report the following nine items which were taken up by the Land Use Committee earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote.
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From the minutes
“A motion to Suspend the Rules to report the following nine items which were taken up by the Land Use Committee earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote..”
A motion to Suspend the Rules to report the following item which was taken up by the Public Facilities Committee earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote.
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From the minutes
“A motion to Suspend the Rules to report the following item which was taken up by the Public Facilities Committee earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote..”
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