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October 7, 2024
5 recorded votes, 5 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, David Micley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Randy Block, Andreae Downs, 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: Andrea W. Kelley
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use Committee
#300-24 Postpone to 10/21/24: Request to amend Special Permit #392-22 at 120-126 Norwood Avenue 120 NORWOOD REALTY TRUST petition for SPECIAL...
City Council Voted to Postpone to a Date Certain on 10/21/24; 22-0-2 (Councilors Baker and Kelley Absent)
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Danberg, Downs, Farrell, Gentile, Getz, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lobovits, Lucas, Malakie, Micley, Oliver, WrightThe Actions name Lisle Baker as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“City Council Voted to Postpone to a Date Certain on 10/21/24; 22-0-2 (Councilors Baker and Kelley Absent).”
Referred to Zoning & Planning and Finance Committees
#334-24 Motioned to Recommit to Community Preservation Committee: CPC Recommendation to appropriate $2,000,000 in CPA funding
City Council Motioned to Recommit to Community Preservation Committee 22- 1-1 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilor Kelley Absent)
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bixby, Block, Danberg, Downs, Farrell, Gentile, Getz, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lobovits, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, WrightNo: Micley
From the minutes
“City Council Motioned to Recommit to Community Preservation Committee 22- 1-1 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilor Kelley Absent).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 15 items without discussion (#358-24, #342-24, #299-24, #275-24, #357-24, #356-24, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent, (Councilors Baker, Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Danberg, Downs, Farrell, Gentile, Getz, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lobovits, Lucas, Malakie, Micley, Oliver, WrightOne vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #358-24 Request for Extension of Time to Exercise Special Permit #416-22...; #342-24 Request to amend Special Permit #302-21 to reconfigure the parking...; #299-24 Request to amend Special Permit #240-23 to alter the nonconforming...; #275-24 Request to exceed FAR and to allow retaining walls exceeding four...; #357-24 Request to further extend nonconforming FAR at 15 York Road; #356-24 Request to increase the nonconforming FAR and to alter the...; #209-24 Requesting discussion and possible amendment to Section 3.4.4 of...; #339-24 Appointment of Mary Fitzgerald to the Parks and Recreation Commission; #340-24 Appointment of Mark Feldhusen to Parks and Recreation Commission; #349-24 Appointment of Caitlin Cusick to the Parks and Recreation Commission; #303-24 Requesting discussion regarding Dudley Road safety; #312-24 Appropriate $25,000 for Inspector Training; #335-24 CPC Recommendation to appropriate $650,000 in CPA funding; #350-24 Appointment of Meghan Kennedy to the Horace Cousens Industrial Fund; #353-24 Acceptance of a $1,240,000 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness.... The Actions name Lisle Baker 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 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent, (Councilors Baker, Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
#332-24 Accept the committee recommendation: Request to allow ground floor residential use, and to exceed by right height and stories at 340 River...
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nays (Councilor Gentile), 2 Absent (Councilors Baker, Kelley), to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Danberg, Downs, Farrell, Getz, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lobovits, Lucas, Malakie, Micley, Oliver, WrightNo: GentileThe Actions name Lisle Baker 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 21 Yeas, 1 Nays (Councilor Gentile), 2 Absent (Councilors Baker, Kelley), to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 4 items without discussion (#160-24, #380-24, #381-24, #334-24)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nays (Councilor Malakie), 2 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #160-24 Request to allow a retaining wall exceeding four feet in height in...; #380-24 Police Chief Selection Committee by President Laredo; #381-24 Police Chief Selection Committee by Her Honor The Mayor; #334-24 CPC Recommendation to appropriate $2,000,000 in CPA funding. The Actions record the count “The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Nays (Councilor Malakie), 2 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 21 Yeas, 1 Nays (Councilor Malakie), 2 Absent, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
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