MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
September 17, 2018
8 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance lines at the top of the Actions name Richard A. Lipof neither present nor absent; the vote counts include Richard A. Lipof, so MassVoter counts Richard A. Lipof as present.
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
Absent: David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
During the meeting:
- Andreae Downs recused from the vote on: Approve 2 items without discussion (#459-18, #456-18).
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use Committee
#289-18 Postpone to September 24, 2018: Special Permit Petition to amend Board Order #167-14 for Garden Remedies
Motion to postpone to September 24, 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 postpone to September 24, 2018 was Approved by Voice Vote..”
Referred to Finance Committee
#452-18 Approve: Acceptance of a grant from the Department of Environmental Protection
Approved 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Laredo), 3 Absent (Councilors Kalis, Lappin, and Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Laredo
From the minutes
“Approved 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Laredo), 3 Absent (Councilors Kalis, Lappin, and Lipof).”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#60-18 Approve at $750 per location: Review of filing fee for grant of location petitions
Approved at $750 per location 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Kalis, Lappin, and Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, Schwartz
From the minutes
“Approved at $750 per location 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Kalis, Lappin, and Lipof).”
#474-18 Approve at $258,140: Appropriation and authorization to purchase a DPW front end loader
Approved at $258,140 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis and Lappin)
From the minutes
“Approved at $258,140 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis and Lappin).”
Approve 18 items without discussion (#437-18, #434-18, #435-18, #436-18, #433-18, #439-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis and Lappin) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #437-18 Appointment of Lakshmi Kadambi to the Commission on Disability; #434-18 Re-appointment of Lucille Chansky to the Commission on Disability; #435-18 Re-appointment of Rosemary Larking to the Commission on Disability; #436-18 Re-appointment of Barbara Lischinsky to the Commission on Disability; #433-18 Discussion regarding landmark preservation; #439-18 Appointment of Alice Kelly to the Biosafety Committee; #444-18 Requesting seven (7) new bus licenses for “MASCO”; #443-18 Appeal of Traffic Council Decision on Manitoba Road; #442-18 Appeal of Traffic Council Decision on Waltham Street; #447-18 Appointment of Carol Schein to the Design Review Committee; #473-18 Appropriation and grant acceptance for energy efficiency projects; #457-18 Appropriate $232,000 for a new street sweeper; #458-18 Appropriate $149,000 for a new backhoe; #475-18 Appropriation and expenditure for Hammond Brook Culvert...; #451-18 Transfer of $33,750 from Youth Services Grants to Youth Services...; #460-18 Acceptance of a grant from the Executive Office for Energy and...; #453-18 Acceptance of a grant from the Department of Energy Resources; #495-18 Extension of Time for #289-18 - Garden Remedies.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis and Lappin) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Programs & Services Committee
#439-18 Suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Programs & Services Committee to Poll his Committee: Appointment of Alice Kelly to the...
Motion to suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Programs & Services 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
“Motion to suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Programs & Services Committee to Poll his Committee was Approved by Voice Vote.”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
The following item was filed after the close of the Docket and a Motion to Suspend the Rules to accept the item to the Docket and assign it to Committees 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
“The following item was filed after the close of the Docket and a Motion to Suspend the Rules to accept the item to the Docket and assign it to Committees was Approved by Voice Vote..”
Approve 2 items without discussion (#459-18, #456-18)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Downs), 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis and Lappin) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzOne vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #459-18 Appropriate $2,200,000 for I/I Improvements in Project Area 6; #456-18 Authorization for the MWRA grant/loan program. Andreae Downs recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Downs), 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis and Lappin) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:.”
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