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March 7, 2022
5 recorded votes, 2 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
#28-22 Approve: Petition to request a 12-unit multi-family dwelling at 383-387 Boylston Street
City Council Approved 24 yeas, 0 Nays
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 24 yeas, 0 Nays.”
#168-22 Recommit to Finance Committee: Authorization to enter into a 5-year contract
Motion to recommit to Finance Committee Failed 8 yeas, 16 nays (Councilors Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Oliver, and Albright)
Yes: Baker, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightNo: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Oliver
From the minutes
“Motion to recommit to Finance Committee Failed 8 yeas, 16 nays (Councilors Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Oliver, and Albright).”
#168-22 Approve: Authorization to enter into a 5-year contract
City Council Approved 24 yeas, 0 Nays
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 24 yeas, 0 Nays.”
Referred to Committee of the Whole
#184-22 Approve: Discussion on Regulating Building Energy Reporting and Reduction
City Council Approved 24 yeas, 0 Nays
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 24 yeas, 0 Nays.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 22 items without discussion (#26-22, #118-22, #119-22, #157-22, #158-22, #176-22, ...)
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: #26-22 Petition to request variances from side setback and garage door...; #118-22 Petition to amend Special Permit #18-15 at 17 Cushing Street; #119-22 Petition to amend Special Permit #187-94 at 15 Roberts Avenue; #157-22 Petition to extend nonconforming front setbacks at 4 Clarendon Street; #158-22 Petition to reconstruct and extend nonconforming two-family use at...; #176-22 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #113-22 Request for Amendment to Zoning Ordinance to allow restaurants for...; #133-22 Petition to expand the area represented by the Newton Highlands...; #173-22 Request to transfer $165,000 from Current Year Budget Reserve; #154-22 Request for water main extensions in Midland Avenue; #139-22 5-58 for the Commonwealth Golf Course at 212 Kenrick Street; #143-22 Appointment of Stacy Roman to the Designer Selection Committee; #144-22 Appointment of Adam Bernstein to the Design Review Committee; #175-22 Approve $1,500,000 for snow and ice removal; #167-22 Request to transfer $50,000 from City Council Full Time Salaries; #166-22 Acceptance of $35,000 for the purchase of FireDex Leather Fire Boots; #172-22 Acceptance of $25,600 from Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency; #150-22 CPC Recommendation to appropriate $94,600 in CPA funding; #148-22 Acceptance of $581,600 from MassDOT’s Community Connections Program; #149-22 Acceptance of $125,000 from MassDOT’s Community Transit Grant Program; #183-22 Requesting a discussion and possible amendment to Newton’s...; #185-22 Requesting a discussion with CGR, authors of the Community Needs....
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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