MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
April 6, 2020
7 recorded votes, 7 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, 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, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Holly Ryan
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Brenda Noel recused from the vote on: #165-20 Approve as Amended: Requesting CPA funding be awarded to the Newton Housing Authority.
- Leonard J. Gentile recused from the vote on: #200-20 Accept the committee recommendation: Accept $270,000 of lighting equipment for Winkler Stadium Field.
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use and Finance Committees
#165-20 Add the following text to the Council Order: Requesting CPA funding be awarded to the Newton Housing Authority
Motion to add the following text to the Council Order 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 add the following text to the Council Order was approved by Voice Vote:.”
#165-20 Approve as Amended: Requesting CPA funding be awarded to the Newton Housing Authority
Motion to Approve as Amended 23 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Noel)
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Bowman, Ciccone, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, Ryan, WrightBrenda Noel recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Motion to Approve as Amended 23 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Noel).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 20 items without discussion (#104-20, #123-20, #154-20, #155-20, #199-20, #159-20, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #104-20 Appointment of Julie Winsett to the Urban Tree Commission; #123-20 Appointment of Murali Vemula to the Health and Human Services...; #154-20 Appointment of Silka Rothschild to the Newton Community Education...; #155-20 Appointment of John R. Oliver to the Newton Community Education...; #199-20 Transfer of $250,000 to prepared for COVID-19; #159-20 Eversource Energy petition for a Grant of Location on Harvard Street; #188-20 Eversource Energy petition for a Grant of Location on Duffield Road; #189-20 Verizon petition for a Grant of Location on Washington Street; #190-20 Verizon petition for a Grant of Location on Washington Street; #191-20 Verizon petition for a Grant of Location on Washington Street; #196-20 Transfer of $60,000 for HVAC system at Police Headquarters; #201-20 Transfer of $650,000 for the purpose of reimbursing Newton Public...; #198-20 Appropriate $7,000,000 for Water Main Improvements in FY2021; #192-20 Authorization to expend a Massachusetts Clean Energy Center grant...; #193-20 Authorization to expend MassDOT Workforce Transportation grant of...; #194-20 Authorization to expend Executive Office of Elder Affairs grant of...; #197-20 Transfer of $500,000 for improvements at Horace Mann at 225 Nevada...; #226-20 Reappointment of Howard Goldberg to the Designer Selection Committee; #227-20 Request for creation of rental assistance program during COVID-19...; #228-20 Appointment of Carl Valente to Financial Audit Advisory Committee.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#197-20 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to match the...
A motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to match the recommendation of Finance 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 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll her Committee to amend the amount to match the recommendation of Finance was approved by Voice Vote.”
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 items to be Accepted to the Docket and Refer to Committee were Approved Unanimously by Voice Vote:
The Actions record this as unanimous (by voice vote), so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Motions to Suspend the Rules to allow the following three items to be Accepted to the Docket and Refer to Committee were Approved Unanimously by Voice Vote:.”
#200-20 Accept the committee recommendation: Accept $270,000 of lighting equipment for Winkler Stadium Field
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Bowman, Ciccone, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightLeonard J. Gentile recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following.”
#195-20 Accept the committee recommendation: Approve settlement of $62,500 for Workers’ Compensation Claim
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Krintzman) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Bowman, Ciccone, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightNo: Krintzman
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Krintzman) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following.”
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