MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 19, 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, 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: Leonard J. Gentile
Every vote, in order
Referred to Zoning & Planning Committee
#376-18 Amend section 6.10.3.E.11 to read as follows so as to reduce the allowable square footage from 5,000 to 4,500: 11. No RMD or Marijuana...
Motion to Amend section 6.10.3.E.11 to read as follows so as to reduce the allowable square footage from 5,000 to 4,500: 11. No RMD or Marijuana Retailer or co-located facility shall exceed 4,500 square feet of area Failed to Carry 20 Nays, 3 Yeas (Councilors Auchincloss, Baker and Cote), 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile)
Yes: Auchincloss, Baker, CoteNo: Albright, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, Schwartz
From the minutes
“Motion to Amend section 6.10.3.E.11 to read as follows so as to reduce the allowable square footage from 5,000 to 4,500: 11. No RMD or Marijuana Retailer or co-located facility shall exceed 4,500 square feet of area Failed to Carry 20 Nays, 3 Yeas (Councilors Auchincloss, Baker and Cote), 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile).”
Approve 15 items without discussion (#496-18, #514-18, #513-18, #562-18, #556-18, #557-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #496-18 Petition to amend Special permit #19-15 to allow veterinary...; #514-18 Special Permit Petition to allow garage in excess of 700 sq. ft....; #513-18 Petition to exceed FAR at 43 Kenwood Avenue; #562-18 Request for an Extension of Time for Special Permit at 19-21...; #556-18 Granting of an easement in Washington Street; #557-18 Acceptance of a sidewalk easement abutting Walnut Street; #535-18 Appropriate $500,000 for interior improvements at the library; #560-18 Appropriation window replacement and accessibility designs at...; #561-18 Appropriation of $300,000 for building upgrades at Fire Stations 1 & 2; #472-18 Selection of external auditor for FY 19 -FY 23; #558-18 Mayor’s reappointment of Antonio Bianchi as a constable; #563-18 Request for approval of FY 19 Property tax levy distribution...; #576-18 Discussion of a visioning process for Riverside MBTA station; #589-18 HRL to allow the Fire Chief to continue beyond the mandatory...; #590-18 Transfer of $350K to fund the FY 19 MOA ratified by the IAFF.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committee
Suspend the rules to report out items without a written report
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Finance Committee to Report out the following item without a written report was approved by Voice Vote.
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From the minutes
“A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Finance Committee to Report out the following item without a written report was approved by Voice Vote..”
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
Motions to Suspend the Rules to Accept to the Docket and Refer to Committee the following late filed docket items 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
“Motions to Suspend the Rules to Accept to the Docket and Refer to Committee the following late filed docket items were Approved by Voice Vote..”
#421-18 Approve: Special Permit to amend Special Permit for Kesseler Woods
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Lappin), 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Lappin
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Lappin), 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile) to Approve the Committee recommendation on the following.”
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