MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
February 16, 2021
9 recorded votes, 8 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
#448-20 Amend by Striking Section H. By Special Permit: Proposal to amend City of Newton Zoning Ordinances Chap. 30. Sec 3.4 Garages
Motion to Amend by Striking Section H. By Special Permit Failed to Carry by Voice Vote
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From the minutes
“Motion to Amend by Striking Section H. By Special Permit Failed to Carry by Voice Vote.”
#448-20 Approve as Amended: Proposal to amend City of Newton Zoning Ordinances Chap. 30. Sec 3.4 Garages
Motion to Approve as Amended Carried 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Vacancies
From the minutes
“Motion to Approve as Amended Carried 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Vacancies.”
Referred to Zoning & Planning and Finance Committees
#52-21 Divide the Item as follows: Approval of CPA funds for Covid-19 Emergency Housing Relief
Motion to Divide the Item as follows was Approved by Voice Vote
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“Motion to Divide the Item as follows was Approved by Voice Vote.”
Approve #52-21(A) as Amended: Approval of CPA funds for Covid-19 Emergency Housing Relief
Motion to Approve #52-21(A) as Amended was Approved 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Malakie), 2 Vacancies
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightNo: Malakie
From the minutes
“Motion to Approve #52-21(A) as Amended was Approved 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Malakie), 2 Vacancies.”
Approve #52-21(B): Approval of CPA funds for Covid-19 Emergency Housing Relief
Motion to Approve #52-21(B) was Approved by Voice Vote
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“Motion to Approve #52-21(B) was Approved by Voice Vote.”
#458-20 Postponed to March 1, 2021 and request a formal response from the CPC: CPC Recommendation to appropriate $1,433,000 in CPA funding for...
Motion to Postponed to March 1, 2021 and request a formal response from the CPC was approved by Voice Vote
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From the minutes
“Motion to Postponed to March 1, 2021 and request a formal response from the CPC was approved by Voice Vote.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 16 items without discussion (#31-21, #314-20, #29-21, #319-20, #320-20, #32-21, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 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: #31-21 Petition to extend nonconforming FAR and two-family use at 66-68...; #314-20 Petition to allow single-family attached dwelling units at 23...; #29-21 Petition to allow single-family attached dwellings at 145 Warren...; #319-20 Request to Rezone two parcels from BU-2 to MU-4 at 1149-1151...; #320-20 Petition to allow 26-unit mixed use development at 1149-1151...; #32-21 Petition to allow single-family attached dwellings at 63-65 Broadway; #485-20 Economic Development Commission requesting City Ordinance amendments; #41-21 Zoning Amendments for Marijuana Establishments; #48-21 Appointment of Marc Kaufman to the Design Review Committee; #47-21 Request for a main drain extension at 63 Moody Street; #396-20 Request for updates on HVAC and ventilation at Newton Public Schools; #49-21 Accept $36,528.60 in grant funds from Mass State 911 Department...; #50-21 Accept $39,976 from the Executive Office of Public Safety’s...; #53-21 Appropriate $139,254 for the purchase of a used ladder truck; #40-21 Reappointment of Allan Cohen to the Board of Assessors; #395-20 Request for updates on budget and possible reimbursements at....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Vacancies to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
Referred to Public Safety & Transportation and Finance Committees
Suspend the rules to accept late-filed items to the docket and refer them to committee
The following item was filed after the close of the docket. A motion was made and Approved by Voice Vote to Accept to the Docket and Refer to
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“The following item was filed after the close of the docket. A motion was made and Approved by Voice Vote to Accept to the Docket and Refer to.”
#30-21 Accept the committee recommendation: Petition to allow changes to the approved site plan at 2171 Commonwealth Avenue
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightNo: Gentile
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
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