MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 5, 2018
7 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance lines list Emily Norton both present and absent; the votes record her as absent (“1 Absent (Councilor Norton)”), so she is shown absent.
Present: Allan L. Ciccone, Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, 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: Emily Norton
During the meeting:
- Marc C. Laredo recused from the vote on: #520-18 Approve: Appointment of Lori Yarvis to the Farm Commission.
- Marc C. Laredo recused from the vote on: #532-18 Approve: Assessment of Curb Betterments.
- Rebecca Walker Grossman recused from the vote on: #532-18 Approve: Assessment of Curb Betterments.
- Marc C. Laredo recused from the vote on: #532-18 Approve the committee recommendation, all addresses but 86 Waban Hill Road: Assessment of Curb.
- Marc C. Laredo recused from the vote on: #532-18 Approve the committee recommendation for 86 Waban Hill Road: Assessment of Curb Betterments.
- Rebecca Walker Grossman recused from the vote on: #532-18 Approve the committee recommendation for 86 Waban Hill Road: Assessment of Curb Betterments.
Every vote, in order
#294-18 Amend the text of Condition 15 as follows: Special Permit Petition to allow development at 1314 Washington and 31, 33 Davis St.
Motion to Amend the text of Condition 15 as follows 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 Amend the text of Condition 15 as follows was Approved by Voice Vote:.”
#294-18 Approve the special permit as amended: Special Permit Petition to allow development at 1314 Washington and 31, 33 Davis St.
Special Permit as Amended Approved 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Norton)
From the minutes
“Special Permit as Amended Approved 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Norton).”
Approve 22 items without discussion (#462-18, #519-18, #521-18, #522-18, #523-18, #524-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #462-18 Petition to allow Veterinary Hospital in a BU2 district at 858...; #519-18 Appointment of Alissa Ocasio Giuliani as City Solicitor; #521-18 Appointment of Charles Reilly to the Farm Commission; #522-18 Re-appointment of James Harper to the Farm Commission; #523-18 Re-appointment of Michael Goldman to the Farm Commission; #524-18 Re-appointment of Vaunita Schnell to the Farm Commission; #525-18 Appointment of Brianna Spiegel to the Youth Commission; #526-18 Appointment of Madison Branagan to the Youth Commission; #527-18 Appointment of Veer Sawhney to the Youth Commission; #528-18 Appointment of Christina Bednarzh to the Youth Commission; #529-18 Appointment of Coral Lin to the Youth Commission; #530-18 Appointment of Reethika Digumarthy to the Youth Commission; #317-18 Appointment of Rabbi Eric Gurvis to the Human Rights Commission; #531-18 Petition for water main extension in a private way off Farwell Street; #536-18 Appropriate $500,000 for a wash bay at the Crafts Street Garage; #537-18 Appropriate $420,000 for two 6-wheel dump trucks; #538-18 Appropriate $89,600 for engineering services for evaluation of...; #539-18 Transfer $100,000 for Audible Pedestrian Signal Installation at...; #540-18 Authorize acceptance of $105,103 from the State’s Transportation...; #508-18 Authorization to accept and expend two Assistance to Firefighter...; #534-18 Appropriate $28,804 for McKinney-Vento Homeless Student Transportation; #562-18 Request for an Extension of Time for Special Permit at 19-21....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
A motion to Suspend the Rules to Accept to the Docket and Refer to Committee the following late filed docket item 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 Accept to the Docket and Refer to Committee the following late filed docket item was Approved by Voice Vote..”
#520-18 Approve: Appointment of Lori Yarvis to the Farm Commission
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Rice, SchwartzMarc C. Laredo recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item:.”
#532-18 Approve the committee recommendation, all addresses but 86 Waban Hill Road: Assessment of Curb Betterments
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item, except for 86 Waban Hill Road where the vote to Approve was 21 Yeas, 2 Recused (Councilors Laredo & Grossman), 1 (Absent):
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions record 22 yes, Marc C. Laredo recused and Emily Norton absent for the curb betterments, with a separate vote for 86 Waban Hill Road (next vote).
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item, except for 86 Waban Hill Road where the vote to Approve was 21 Yeas, 2 Recused (Councilors Laredo & Grossman), 1 (Absent):.”
#532-18 Approve the committee recommendation for 86 Waban Hill Road: Assessment of Curb Betterments
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item, except for 86 Waban Hill Road where the vote to Approve was 21 Yeas, 2 Recused (Councilors Laredo & Grossman), 1 (Absent):
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions record the vote on 86 Waban Hill Road as “21 Yeas, 2 Recused (Councilors Laredo & Grossman), 1 (Absent)”.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Norton) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following item, except for 86 Waban Hill Road where the vote to Approve was 21 Yeas, 2 Recused (Councilors Laredo & Grossman), 1 (Absent):.”
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