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January 21, 2020
4 recorded votes, 4 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, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, Bill Humphrey, Victoria L. Danberg, Alicia Bowman, Brenda Noel, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Holly Ryan
Absent: Allan L. Ciccone, Rebecca Walker Grossman
Every vote, in order
Referred to Committee of the Whole
#425-18(2) Set the date of April 7, 2020 for the date of the Special Election: Request set the date for a special election
Motion to set the date of April 7, 2020 for the date of the Special Election failed to carry 14 Nays, 8 Yeas (Councilors Baker, Gentile, Kalis, Laredo, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton & Wright), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Grossman)
Yes: Baker, Gentile, Kalis, Laredo, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, WrightNo: Albright, Auchincloss, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Humphrey, Kelley, Krintzman, Leary, Lipof, Noel, Ryan
From the minutes
“Motion to set the date of April 7, 2020 for the date of the Special Election failed to carry 14 Nays, 8 Yeas (Councilors Baker, Gentile, Kalis, Laredo, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton & Wright), 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Grossman).”
#425-18(2) Set the date of March 3, 2020 as the date of the Special Election: Request set the date for a special election
Motion to set the date of March 3, 2020 as the date of the Special Election was Approved 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Markiewicz), 2 Absent Councilors Ciccone & Grossman)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightNo: Markiewicz
From the minutes
“Motion to set the date of March 3, 2020 as the date of the Special Election was Approved 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Markiewicz), 2 Absent Councilors Ciccone & Grossman).”
#425-18(2) Reconsider the item: Request set the date for a special election
Motion to Reconsider the item failed to carry 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 Reconsider the item failed to carry by voice vote.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 17 items without discussion (#11-20, #12-20, #10-20, #483-18(2), #17-20, #18-20, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Grossman) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #11-20 Special Permit to increase nonconforming FAR at 95 Suffolk Road; #12-20 Special Permit to extend nonconforming setbacks at 18 Arapahoe Road; #10-20 Special Permit to extend nonconforming setbacks and exceed FAR at...; #483-18(2) Petition to allow 20-unit multi-family dwelling at 182-184 & 166...; #17-20 Class 1 Auto Dealer License; #18-20 Class 1 Auto Dealer License; #19-20 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #20-20 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #21-20 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #22-20 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #23-20 Class 2 Auto Dealers License KC AUTO 55 Farwell Street Apartment 13; #66-20 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #67-20 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #68-20 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #52-20 Requesting acceptance of MGL to allow distribution of ballot...; #53-20 Requesting an amendment to Senior citizen sticker parking ordinance; #54-20 Annual Report of the work of the Traffic Council 2019.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Ciccone & Grossman) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
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