MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 21, 2019
3 recorded votes, 3 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, 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, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: David A. Kalis
Every vote, in order
Accept the committee recommendations on 8 items without discussion (#316-19, #313-19, #332-19, #333-19, #302-19, #303-19, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis & Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Rice, SchwartzOne vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #316-19 Petition to increase FAR & extend nonconforming use at 969/969F...; #313-19 Petition to extend nonconforming front setback at 37 Duffield Road; #332-19 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #333-19 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #302-19 Appointment of Paul Dudek to Auburndale Historic District Commission; #303-19 Appointment of Richard Alfred to Auburndale Historic District...; #304-19 Appointment of Kathryn Kubie to the Newton Historical Commission; #344-19 Authorization of a revised FY20 budget for Community Preservation. The Actions name Emily Norton as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis & Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 2 items without discussion (#345-19, #379-19)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused on 121 Park Avenue Only (Councilor Grossman), 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis & Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #345-19 Assessment of Curb Betterments; #379-19 Acquisition of 300 Hammond Pond Parkway (Webster Woods). The Actions record the count “The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused on 121 Park Avenue Only (Councilor Grossman), 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis & Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:”, but not every councilor’s vote can be read from it. MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Recused on 121 Park Avenue Only (Councilor Grossman), 2 Absent (Councilors Kalis & Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:.”
Referred to Committee of the Whole
#379-19 Enter Executive Session: Acquisition of 300 Hammond Pond Parkway (Webster Woods)
Motion to Enter Executive Session Approved by Roll Call Vote 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Gentile & Kalis)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzThe Actions name Allan L. Ciccone and Leonard J. Gentile as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Motion to Enter Executive Session Approved by Roll Call Vote 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Ciccone, Gentile & Kalis).”
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