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February 18, 2020
7 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Only 14 councilors attended; the Clerk’s Note says the council postponed the second-call items to March 2, 2020 by voice vote for that reason.
Present: Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, Pamela Wright, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, Bill Humphrey, Alicia Bowman, Brenda Noel, Richard A. Lipof, Holly Ryan
Absent: Allan L. Ciccone, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Victoria L. Danberg, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, David A. Kalis
During the meeting:
- Bill Humphrey recused from the vote on: #95-20 Accept the committee recommendation: Reappointment of Chris Steele to the Planning and Development.
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use Committee
#68-20 Postpone to March 2, 2020: Petition to allow a free-standing sign at 40 Austin Street
Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020.
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020..”
#69-20 Postpone to March 2, 2020: Petition to amend Order #284-95 to allow a free-standing sign at 84 Needham Street
Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020.
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020..”
#623-18(2) Postpone to March 2, 2020: Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Permit #623-18 at 20-22 Circuit Ave
Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020.
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020..”
#621-18(2) Postpone to March 2, 2020: Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #621-18 at 105 Temple St
Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020.
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020..”
Referred to Finance Committee
#379-19(7) Postpone to March 2, 2020: CPC Recommendation to amend funding source for Webster Woods acquisition
Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020.
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Voice Vote Unanimously Approves Postponement to March 2, 2020..”
Accept the committee recommendations on 15 items without discussion (#93-20, #94-20, #92-20, #96-20, #101-20, #103-20, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 14 Yeas, 10 Absent (Councilors Auchincloss, Baker, Ciccone, Danberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Malakie & Albright) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #93-20 Appointment of Scott Aquilina to the Upper Falls Historic District...; #94-20 Appointment of Daphne Romanoff to the Upper Falls Historic...; #92-20 Appointment of Martin Smargiasi to the Auburndale Historic Commission; #96-20 Reappointment of Dan Brody to the Community Preservation Committee; #101-20 Requesting a discussion on the 2020 Census; #103-20 Request to move the Ward 2 Precinct 1 polling location; #109-20 Appointment of Meryl Kessler to the Solid Waste Commission; #110-20 Appointment of Carl Valente to the Solid Waste Commission; #115-20 Authorization to expend a $43,943 Office of Public Safety and...; #116-20 Approve a proposed contract for online pay services; #112-20 Submittal of the CAFR, and external audit reports; #111-20 Reappointment of James Shaughnessy to the Board of Assessors; #136-20 Appointment of Nicole Banks as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation &...; #137-20 Request to petition the General Court for special legislation...; #138-20 Requesting amendments to rename the Department of Parks &....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 14 Yeas, 10 Absent (Councilors Auchincloss, Baker, Ciccone, Danberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Malakie & Albright) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
#95-20 Accept the committee recommendation: Reappointment of Chris Steele to the Planning and Development Board
The City Council voted without discussion 13 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Humphrey), 10 Absent (Councilors Auchincloss, Baker, Ciccone, Danberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Malakie & Albright) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:
Yes: Bowman, Crossley, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightBill Humphrey recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 13 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Humphrey), 10 Absent (Councilors Auchincloss, Baker, Ciccone, Danberg, Grossman, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Malakie & Albright) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:.”
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