MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
January 19, 2021
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The council had 2 vacant seats (22 members).
Present: Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, 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
Every vote, in order
#522-20 Recommit to the Land Use Committee: Petition to retaining wall greater than 4’ in the setback at 17 Wallace Street
Motion to recommit to the Land Use Committee was approved unanimously by voice
The Actions record this as unanimous, so every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Motion to recommit to the Land Use Committee was approved unanimously by voice.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 24 items without discussion (#4-21, #5-21, #6-21, #7-21, #129-14(2), #425-20, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, with 2 Vacancies to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #4-21 Class 1 Auto Dealer License; #5-21 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #6-21 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #7-21 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #129-14(2) Amended Petition to amend Board Order #129-14 to increase...; #425-20 Petition to allow accessory apartment and extend front setback at...; #513-18(2) Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #513-18...; #259-19(2) Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #259-19...; #521-20 Petition to exceed FAR and allow oversized accessory apartment at...; #400-20 Petition to exceed FAR and extend number of stories at 727 Centre...; #523-20 Petition to allow increased lot coverage and decreased open space...; #14-20(2) Petition for free-standing sign at 287-289 Newtonville Avenue; #491-20 Appointment of Rakashi Chand as a Jackson Homestead Trustee; #450-20 Request for Ordinance Amendments in Chapter 2 to add Juneteenth; #489-20 Reappointment of Michelle Freshman to Health & Human Services...; #490-20 Reappointment of Rebecca Mozaffarian to Health & Human Services...; #492-20 Reappointment of Marietta Marchitelli as a Jackson Homestead Trustee; #493-20 Reappointment of Russel Feldman as a Jackson Homestead Trustee; #532-20 Eversource petition for grant of location in Lowell Ave; #25-21 Appropriate $1,137,285 from Free Cash for Permitting Management System; #23-21 Accept $25,600 in grant funds from Mass Emergency Management Agency; #24-21 Authorization to expend a Mass Dept of Public Health grant; #40-21 Reappointment of Allan Cohen to the Board of Assessors; #41-21 Zoning Amendments for Marijuana Establishments.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, with 2 Vacancies to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Finance Committee
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
Suspensions of the Rules to allow the following two late filed items to be accepted to the docket and referred to Committee 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
“Suspensions of the Rules to allow the following two late filed items to be accepted to the docket and referred to Committee were approved by voice vote..”
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