MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
July 10, 2023
3 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, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, Bill Humphrey, Alicia Bowman, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, Holly Ryan
Absent: Leonard J. Gentile, Victoria L. Danberg, David A. Kalis
Every vote, in order
#225-23 Change status from Denied to Withdrawn: Request to allow parking in the front setback and reduced stall depth at 437 Parker Street
City Council Approved the Motion to change status from Denied to Withdrawn 21 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilors Danberg, Gentile, Kalis)
From the minutes
“City Council Approved the Motion to change status from Denied to Withdrawn 21 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilors Danberg, Gentile, Kalis).”
#218-23 Approve: Request for temporary construction easements
City Council Approved 20 Yeas, 0 Nays, 4 Absent (Councilors Danberg, Gentile, Kalis, Norton)
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bowman, Crossley, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Oliver, Ryan, WrightThe Actions name Emily Norton as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 20 Yeas, 0 Nays, 4 Absent (Councilors Danberg, Gentile, Kalis, Norton).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 21 items without discussion (#224-23, #226-23, #195-23, #227-23, #209-23, #145-23, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilors Danberg, Gentile, Kalis) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #224-23 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #226-23 Request to allow two attached garages accommodating four vehicles...; #195-23 Request to allow ground floor residential use, to allow three...; #227-23 Request to allow a 4-unit multi-family dwelling, to extend a...; #209-23 Appointment of James Thompson to the Biosafety Committee; #145-23 Requesting a Home Rule Petition; #231-23 Request to set Early Voting Hours for the September 12 Preliminary...; #232-23 Request to set Early Voting Hours for the November 7 Municipal...; #233-23 Request to move Ward 1, Precinct 4 Polling Location; #234-23 Request to move Ward 2, Precinct 1 Polling Location; #74-23 Requesting a Home Rule Petition; #207-23 Citizens Group Petition on Chapter 21, Art. III, Division 3; #149-23 Discussion regarding the residential parking program; #237-23 Eversource petition for Grant of Location in Nevada Street; #211-23 Appointment of Jon K Slote to the Citizens Commission on Energy; #181-23 Appointment of Vincent McKay to the Sustainable Materials...; #217-23 Appropriate $1,000,000 for Wash Bay Project at the Crafts Street yard; #238-23 Appointment to the Financial Audit Advisory Committee; #212-23 Appropriate $11,847.54 for the full and final settlement of...; #155-23 Appropriate $90,000 to a Parks, Recreation & Culture Account; #261-23 Request to amend Special Permit #113-23 to allow expanded hours of....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilors Danberg, Gentile, Kalis) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
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