MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 4, 2019
5 recorded votes, 4 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, Andrea W. Kelley, James R. Cote, Barbara Brousal-Glaser, Joshua Krintzman, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, John B. Rice, Greg Schwartz, Victoria L. Danberg, Brenda Noel, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: Emily Norton, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Rebecca Walker Grossman
Every vote, in order
Referred to Committee of the Whole
#385-19 Refer to a Committeee of the Whole: Con Com Request to take Webster Woods by Eminent Domain
Motion to refer to a Committeee of the Whole Approved 20 Yeas, 4 Absent (Counciliors Gentile, Grossman, Markiewicz and Norton)
From the minutes
“Motion to refer to a Committeee of the Whole Approved 20 Yeas, 4 Absent (Counciliors Gentile, Grossman, Markiewicz and Norton).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 22 items without discussion (#311-19, #315-19, #294-18(2), #362-19, #328-19, #208-19(D), ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 4 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Grossman, Markiewicz, and Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #311-19 Petition to exceed FAR at 25-27 Oak Street; #315-19 Petition to exceed FAR at 73 Falmouth Road; #294-18(2) Extension of time to Exercise Special Permit #294-18 at 1314...; #362-19 Conservation Restriction for 20 Rogers Street; #328-19 Appointment of Kathleen McCarthy as a member of the Licensing Board; #208-19(D) Request for ordinance amendment to increase School Committee salary; #336-19 Discussion and potential change to Senior Citizen’s Parking...; #337-19 Discussion regarding a new commuter parking permit program in Newton; #307-19 Eversource petition for a grant of location in Woodward Street; #338-19 Eversource petition for a Grant of Location on Chandler Street; #339-19 Verizon petition for a Grant of Location on Temple and Putnam Street; #340-19 Verizon petition for a Grant of Location on Walnut Street; #342-19 Eversource petition for Grant of Location in Beacon Street; #346-19 Accepting Green Communities Program grants funds; #347-19 Appropriate $1,160,066 for the Day Middle School Boiler...; #250-19 Inflow and Infiltration Mitigation Ordinance; #375-19 Authorization to accept a Mass Housing Grant of $4,300; #376-19 Authorization to rescind a curb betterment assessment; #377-19 Appropriate $11,706 for McKinney-Veto Homeless Student Transportation; #383-19 Assessment of Curb Betterments; #386-19 Request to appropriate $50,000 in CPC funds for Pigeon Hill Trail...; #391-19 Authorization to revise White Goods and Bulky Items City Ordinances.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 4 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Grossman, Markiewicz, and Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Land Use Committee
#315-19 Allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to poll his Committee: Petition to exceed FAR at 73 Falmouth Road
Motion to allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to poll his Committee 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 allow the Chair of the Land Use Committee to poll his Committee was approved by Voice Vote.”
Referred to Programs & Services and Finance Committees
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
Motions to Suspend the Rules to allow the following three late-filed Docket Items to be accepted to the Docket and referred to Committees 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 allow the following three late-filed Docket Items to be accepted to the Docket and referred to Committees were Approved by Voice Vote..”
#341-19 Accept the committee recommendation: National Grid petition for a Grant of Location Walnut St/Washington St and Terr National Grid...
The City Council voted without discussion 19 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Brousal-Glaser), 4 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Grossman, Markiewicz and Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Noel, Rice, SchwartzNo: Brousal-Glaser
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 19 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Brousal-Glaser), 4 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Grossman, Markiewicz and Norton) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:.”
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