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April 4, 2022
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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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
Accept the committee recommendations on 16 items without discussion (#177-22, #178-22, #126-22, #179-22, #200-22, #199-22, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 absent (Councilor Crossley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bowman, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, 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: #177-22 Petition to allow an oversized internal accessory apartment and...; #178-22 Petition to alter and extend a nonconforming residential use and...; #126-22 : Requesting amendments to Chapter 30; #179-22 Appointment of Jim Griglun to the Economic Development Commission; #200-22 Request for a discussion of Fire Department training; #199-22 Request for a discussion of Police Department training; #183-22 Requesting a discussion and possible amendment to Newton’s...; #202-22 Request for a sanitary sewer main extension in Winchester Street; #204-22 Reappointment of Steven Ferrey to the Sustainable Materials...; #211-22 Acceptance of $26,800 $23,800 from the Mass Cultural Council; #210-22 Request for funds for an accessible swing and additional...; #209-22 Request for funds for a new Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon; #212-22 Request to transfer $50,000 from Human Resources Full Time Salaries; #208-22 Authorization to settle a claim; #255-22 Appointment to the 275 Grove Street, Building 3 Liaison Committee; #243-22 Discussion regarding MassDOT’s intersection project. The Actions name Deborah J. Crossley 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, 0 Nays, 1 absent (Councilor Crossley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
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