MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
June 3, 2019
7 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, 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: Andrea W. Kelley
During the meeting:
- James R. Cote recused from the vote on: #343-18 Accept the committee recommendation: Ordinance amendment to divest of funds from fossil fuel companies.
Every vote, in order
#172-19 Approve: Appropriate $766,961 to the Retirement System
Item Approved 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley)
From the minutes
“Item Approved 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley).”
#102-19 Approve as Amended to require the Public Buildings Department and the NewCAL Working Group to return to the Council upon completing their...
Approved as Amended to require the Public Buildings Department and the NewCAL Working Group to return to the Council upon completing their evaluation and recommendation of one or more sites, which must be done prior to the expenditure of $150,000 of the $400,000 appropriated, and that the Public Buildings Commissioner update the Council when the site list is narrowed to 3 to 5 sites, 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley)
From the minutes
“Approved as Amended to require the Public Buildings Department and the NewCAL Working Group to return to the Council upon completing their evaluation and recommendation of one or more sites, which must be done prior to the expenditure of $150,000 of the $400,000 appropriated, and that the Public Buildings Commissioner update the Council when the site list is narrowed to 3 to 5 sites, 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley).”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#158-19 Amend to include the following text: Appropriation of $250,000 for design of library parking lot
Motion to amend to include the following text 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 to include the following text was Approved by Voice Vote:.”
#158-19 Amend to include the following text was Approved by Voice Vote: Appropriation of $250,000 for design of library parking lot
Motion to amend to include the following text was Approved by Voice Vote “No construction shall begin at the Library Parking Lot until a final design plan, done in collaboration between the City Engineering Department and the design engineers for Ameresco, is approved by the City Council.” Approved as Amended 20 Yeas, 3 Nays (Councilors Cote, Gentile & Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Lappin, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Cote, Gentile, Laredo
From the minutes
““No construction shall begin at the Library Parking Lot until a final design plan, done in collaboration between the City Engineering Department and the design engineers for Ameresco, is approved by the City Council.” Approved as Amended 20 Yeas, 3 Nays (Councilors Cote, Gentile & Laredo), 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 4 items without discussion (#189-19, #197-19, #196-19, #210-19)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #189-19 Appointment of Eileen Sandberg to the Commission on Disability; #197-19 Mayor’s Appointment of Danielle Auriemma to the Chaffin Fund; #196-19 Mayor’s reappointment of Edward Gourdeau, Jr. as a Constable; #210-19 Mayor’s reappointment of James Pellegrine as a Constable.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Finance Committee
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
A motion to Accept to the Docket and refer to Committee the following late filed 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 Accept to the Docket and refer to Committee the following late filed item was Approved by Voice Vote.”
#343-18 Accept the committee recommendation: Ordinance amendment to divest of funds from fossil fuel companies
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Cote), 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzJames R. Cote recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Cote), 1 Absent (Councilor Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
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