MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
March 4, 2019
10 recorded votes, 10 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, 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, Leonard J. Gentile
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use Committee
#624-18 No Action Necessary: Review of compliance with the Hancock Estates Special Permit #102-06(12)
City Council Voted No Action Necessary Unanimously by Voice Vote
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“City Council Voted No Action Necessary Unanimously by Voice Vote.”
Suspend the rules so the City Clerk can report on his discussion with the Law Department about the open meeting law (#23-19)
The Vice President asked for a suspension of the rules to allow the City Clerk to address the discussions he had today with the Law Department regarding the open meeting law around this matter which was approved by voice vote.
From the Clerk’s Note on this item. The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“The Vice President asked for a suspension of the rules to allow the City Clerk to address the discussions he had today with the Law Department regarding the open meeting law around this matter which was approved by voice vote..”
Referred to Public Facilities Committee
Reconsider a portion of #23-19 filed by Councilor Gentile on February 20, 2019: Authorization to enter into lease negotiations for Solar Phase III...
Motion to Reconsider a portion of #23-19 filed by Councilor Gentile on February 20, 2019 City Council Denied Reconsideration Unanimously by Voice Vote
No: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting no.
From the minutes
“City Council Denied Reconsideration Unanimously by Voice Vote.”
Reconsider a portion of #23-19 filed by Councilor Cote on February 20, 2019: Authorization to enter into lease negotiations for Solar Phase III...
Motion to Reconsider a portion of #23-19 filed by Councilor Cote on February 20, 2019 City Council Denied Reconsideration Unanimously by Voice Vote
No: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting no.
From the minutes
“City Council Denied Reconsideration Unanimously by Voice Vote.”
#23-19 Postpone to March 18, 2019: Authorization to enter into lease negotiations for Solar Phase III project sites
Council Voted to Postpone to March 18, 2019 14 Yeas, 8 Nays (Councilors Albright, Auchincloss, Crossley, Danberg, Greenberg, Leary, Noel & Norton), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Gentile)
Yes: Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Downs, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Lipof, Markiewicz, Rice, SchwartzNo: Albright, Auchincloss, Crossley, Danberg, Greenberg, Leary, Noel, Norton
From the minutes
“Council Voted to Postpone to March 18, 2019 14 Yeas, 8 Nays (Councilors Albright, Auchincloss, Crossley, Danberg, Greenberg, Leary, Noel & Norton), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Gentile).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 10 items without discussion (#26-18(2), #130-17(2), #41-19(2), #566-18, #55-19, #74-19, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #26-18(2) Request for an Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #26-18; #130-17(2) Request for an Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit at 164...; #41-19(2) Extension of Time to Open Public Hearing for Special Permit at...; #566-18 Petition to allow multi-family dwellings at 424-432 Cherry Street; #55-19 Reappointment of Kelley Brown to the Planning Board; #74-19 Reappointment of Daniel Green to the Conservation Commission; #84-19 Approve a $500,000 for snow and ice removal; #81-19 Amend 17-23(d) to include fines for overtime parking violations; #79-19 Mayor’s reappointment of Charles Grillo, Jr. as a Constable; #80-19 Authorize Administration to apply bond premiums to capital project....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on following items:.”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#84-19 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of Public Facilities to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to $1,250,000: Approve a $500,000 for...
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of Public Facilities to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to $1,250,000 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 Public Facilities to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to $1,250,000 was Approved by Voice Vote.”
#84-19 Suspend the Rules to allow the Vice Chair of Finance to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to $1,250,000: Approve a $500,000 for snow...
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Vice Chair of Finance to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to $1,250,000 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 Vice Chair of Finance to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to $1,250,000 was Approved by Voice Vote.”
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
The following 2 items were filed after the close of the Docket and motions to suspend the rules to accept the items to the Docket and refer them to Committee 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
“The following 2 items were filed after the close of the Docket and motions to suspend the rules to accept the items to the Docket and refer them to Committee were approved by voice vote.”
#541-18 Approve: Amendments to the Stormwater Use Charge
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Cote), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Gentile) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Cote
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Cote), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Gentile) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following item:.”
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