MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 1, 2018
4 recorded votes, 3 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, 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, David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: Allan L. Ciccone, Richard A. Lipof
During the meeting:
- Cheryl Lipof Lappin recused from the vote on: #288-18 Approve: Special Permit Petition to allow RMD at 24-26 Elliot Street.
- Jake Auchincloss recused from the vote on: #424-18 Approve: Petition to amend Special Permit Council Order #114-17 at 300 Boylston Street.
Every vote, in order
#288-18 Approve: Special Permit Petition to allow RMD at 24-26 Elliot Street
Approved 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile), 1 Recused (Councilor Lappin), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: GentileCheryl Lipof Lappin recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Approved 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile), 1 Recused (Councilor Lappin), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof).”
#388-18 Approve: Review of compensation of elected, management, and non-union salaries
Approved 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof)
From the minutes
“Approved 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof).”
Approve 8 items without discussion (#198-18, #199-18, #252-18, #358-18, #422-18, #478-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #198-18 President’s Appointment of Hynrich Wieschhoff to the Kessler...; #199-18 President’s Appointment of Barbara Sird to the Kessler Liaison...; #252-18 President’s Appointment of Marilyn Wolman to the Kessler Liaison...; #358-18 Appointment of Karine Alexander to the Boston College Neighborhood...; #422-18 Petition to amend Special Permits to allow salon use at 148...; #478-18 Request for an Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit...; #68-18 Petition to allow for profit educational use at 227 Washington Street; #493-18 Authorization to enter into a 5-year contract for meter currency....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:.”
#424-18 Approve: Petition to amend Special Permit Council Order #114-17 at 300 Boylston Street
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Auchincloss), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzJake Auchincloss recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Auchincloss), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone and Lipof) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item:.”
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