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July 8, 2024
4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance lines at the top of the Actions name John Oliver neither present nor absent; the vote counts include John Oliver, so MassVoter counts John Oliver as present.
Present: Alison M. Leary, John Oliver, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Tarik J. Lucas, David Micley, Andrea W. Kelley, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Randy Block, Rena Getz, Bill Humphrey, Victoria L. Danberg, Alan Lobovits, Martha Bixby, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Stephen Farrell
Absent: Pamela Wright, Andreae Downs
Every vote, in order
Referred to Zoning & Planning Committee
#24-24(2) Postpone to a date certain: Request for discussion and possible ordinance amendments relative to aiding small businesses impacted by...
City Council Voted to Postpone to a Date Certain 11-10-3 (Councilors Downs, Gentile, Wright Absent)
The Actions record the count “City Council Voted to Postpone to a Date Certain 11-10-3 (Councilors Downs, Gentile, Wright Absent)”, but do not say who voted no. MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“City Council Voted to Postpone to a Date Certain 11-10-3 (Councilors Downs, Gentile, Wright Absent).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 8 items without discussion (#253-24, #254-24, #255-24, #256-24, #270-24, #264-24, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #253-24 Request to further extend a nonconforming 3.5 story single-family...; #254-24 Request to allow a retaining wall exceeding four feet in height at...; #255-24 Request to allow a free-standing sign at 1150-1152 Walnut Street; #256-24 Request to further extend nonconforming FAR at 124 Hunnewell Avenue; #270-24 Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #302-21...; #264-24 Discussion regarding on-demand transportation system; #241-24 Appropriate $72,608,506 for the construction of the Franklin...; #271-24 President’s Reappointment of Michael Gevelber to the Newton.... The Actions record the count “The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:”, and the number absent does not match the councilors listed absent. MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
#250-24 Accept the committee recommendation: National Grid petition for a Grant of Location in Richardson Street
The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 4 Nays (Councilor Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Malakie) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
The Actions record the count “The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 4 Nays (Councilor Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Malakie) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:”, and the names do not add up to the councilors present. MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 4 Nays (Councilor Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Malakie) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 5 items without discussion (#269-24, #260-24, #265-24, #261-24, #241-24)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile), 2 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bixby, Block, Danberg, Farrell, Getz, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lobovits, Lucas, Malakie, Micley, OliverNo: GentileOne vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #269-24 5-58 for the Franklin School at 125 Derby Street; #260-24 Transfer $650,000 to the Fire Rescue Full Time Salaries; #265-24 Acceptance of $190,000 from MassDOT’s Community Grant Program; #261-24 Transfer $25,000 to the FY24 Health & Human Services Admin- Full...; #241-24 Appropriate $72,608,506 for the construction of the Franklin....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Gentile), 2 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
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