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April 5, 2021
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Every councilor is listed present at the top of the Actions; for the Fair Housing Committee resolution the Actions list eight councilors as absent.
Present: Alison M. Leary, John Oliver, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Tarik J. Lucas, 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
#96-21 Approve: Requesting to honor The Fair Housing Committee with a resolution
City Council Voted 15 Yeas 1 Nay (Councilor Malakie) 8 Absent (Councilors Baker, Gentile, Laredo, Lucas, Markiewicz, Norton, Oliver, Wright, Markiewicz)
The Actions record the count “City Council Voted 15 Yeas 1 Nay (Councilor Malakie) 8 Absent (Councilors Baker, Gentile, Laredo, Lucas, Markiewicz, Norton, Oliver, Wright, Markiewicz)”, and list the same councilor twice. MassVoter shows the count only. The absent list names Christopher J. Markiewicz twice (nine names for eight absent), though the attendance line lists all 24 councilors present.
From the minutes
“City Council Voted 15 Yeas 1 Nay (Councilor Malakie) 8 Absent (Councilors Baker, Gentile, Laredo, Lucas, Markiewicz, Norton, Oliver, Wright, Markiewicz).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 13 items without discussion (#314-20, #522-20, #92-21, #93-21, #94-21, #95-21, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas 0 Nays to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #314-20 Petition to allow four single-family attached dwelling units at 23...; #522-20 Petition to retaining wall greater than 4’ in the setback at 17...; #92-21 Reappointment of John Wyman to the Chestnut Hill Historic District...; #93-21 Reappointment of Matthew Montgomery to the Chestnut Hill Historic...; #94-21 Reappointment of Robert Imperato to the Chestnut Hill Historic...; #95-21 Reappointment of Samuel Perry to the Chestnut Hill Historic...; #438-20 Request to create Newton Housing Trust to help support affordable...; #82-21 Resolution to prioritize Covid-19 vaccinations for teachers; #99-21 Discussion regarding resources needed for a safe return to...; #57-20 Request for Review/Update Double Pole compliance; #97-21 Authorization to expend a US Food and Drug Administration Grant of...; #393-20 Reuse of former water tower site on Countryside Road; #458-20 CPC Recommendation to appropriate $1,433,000 in CPA funding for....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas 0 Nays to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
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