MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
March 1, 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
Referred to Zoning & Planning and Finance Committees
#458-20 Approve: CPC Recommendation to appropriate $1,433,000 in CPA funding for Grace Church
Approved 17 Yeas, 5 Nays (Councilors Crossley, Humphrey, Noel, Ryan and Albright), 2 Vacancies
Yes: Baker, Bowman, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, WrightNo: Albright, Crossley, Humphrey, Noel, Ryan
From the minutes
“Approved 17 Yeas, 5 Nays (Councilors Crossley, Humphrey, Noel, Ryan and Albright), 2 Vacancies.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 16 items without discussion (#54-21, #33-21, #29-20, #88-20, #247-20, #62-21, ...)
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: #54-21 Petition to amend special permit to allow veterinary use at 180...; #33-21 Petition to allow a lab and research facility at 275 Grove Street; #29-20 Review and possible amendment of Demolition Delay and Landmark...; #88-20 Discussion and review relative to the draft Zoning Ordinance; #247-20 Request for a review on the City Council rules; #62-21 Appointment of Barbara Lietzke to the Design Review Committee; #60-20 Update on the Climate Action Plan; #294-20 Discussion to require or encourage the use of efficient electric...; #65-21 Approve $1,000,000 for snow and ice removal; #66-21 Appropriate $447,000 for the Sewer Pump Station Rehabilitation CIP...; #63-21 Authorize $10,594.80 to settle a claim against the City; #64-21 Authorize $9,831.42 to settle a claim against the City; #68-21 Appropriate $100,000 for the March 16, 2021 Special Municipal Election; #395-20 Request for updates on budget and possible reimbursements at...; #393-20 Reuse of former water tower site on Countryside Road; #87-21 Appropriate $68,746 to fund the replacement of the boiler 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 Real Property Reuse Committee
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
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“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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