MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
September 9, 2021
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
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
#103-21 Approve: Petition to allow for-profit education use at 1087 Beacon Street (Unit #304)
Approved 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile)
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Oliver, Ryan, WrightThe Actions name Leonard J. Gentile as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Approved 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile).”
#137-21 Approve: Public Meeting with City Clerk/Clerk for the Council candidates
Approved 20 Yeas, 3 Nays (Councilors Leary, Greenberg and Oliver)
The Actions record the count “Approved 20 Yeas, 3 Nays (Councilors Leary, Greenberg and Oliver)”, and the names do not add up to the councilors present. MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Approved 20 Yeas, 3 Nays (Councilors Leary, Greenberg and Oliver).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 18 items without discussion (#262-21, #291-21, #261-21, #122-21, #59-21, #263-21, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Oliver, Ryan, WrightOne vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #262-21 Petition to allow ground floor residential use at 1295 Boylston Street; #291-21 Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #319-19; #261-21 Petition to increase nonconforming FAR at 44 Putnam Street; #122-21 Amended Petition to extend nonconforming two-family use at 9-11...; #59-21 Petition to allow single-family attached dwellings at 1092-1094...; #263-21 Petition to extend FAR and three-story structure at 15 Beaumont Avenue; #327-21 Petition to amend Special Permit for Turtle Lane at 283 Melrose Street; #91-21 Zoning amendments for Riverside project MD 399 GROVE OWNER...; #27-20(2) Petition to amend Special Permit #27-20 for Mixed Use Transit...; #306-21 Appointments to the Riverside Neighborhood Liaison Committee; #240-21 Requesting Ordinance Amendments to Chapter 30; #77-21 Request for review of Lab, Research and Development permitting process; #312-21 Appointment of Rakashi Chand to the Human Rights Commission; #137-21 Public Meeting with City Clerk/Clerk for the Council candidates; #313-21 Reappointment of Barbara Lischinsky to the Commission on Disability; #314-21 Reappointment of Lakshmi Kadambi to the Commission on Disability; #348-21 Request to set salary for City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council; #349-21 Transfer $181,550 to a Cheesecake Brook Bridge Repair Account. The Actions name Leonard J. Gentile as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Gentile) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following.”
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