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February 3, 2025
2 recorded votes, 1 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, Andrea W. Kelley, 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: None
Every vote, in order
Referred to Committee of the Whole
#24-25 Postpone to 02/06/25: Mayoral Listening Session: Council Priorities for the FY2026 Budget
City Council Approved for Date Certain of 02/06/25 24-0
From the minutes
“City Council Approved for Date Certain of 02/06/25 24-0.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 13 items without discussion (#11-25, #2-25, #362-24, #68-24, #4-25, #5-25, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas, 0 Nays, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #11-25 Class 2 Auto Dealer License; #2-25 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #362-24 Request to allow four single-family attached dwellings, to reduce...; #68-24 Request to amend Special Permit #40-97(2) and allow a...; #4-25 Request to amend Special Permit #40-97(2) and allow expansion of a...; #5-25 Request to alter and extend a nonconforming two-family dwelling...; #447-24 Appointment of Sam Figler to the Licensing Board; #6-25 Appointment of Claire Wadlington to the Newton Community Education...; #3-25 Providing the Annual Report of the work of Traffic Council for 2024; #126-24 Requesting a discussion of metrics for the Washington Street Pilot; #8-25 Authorization to negotiate leases for install of solar panels on...; #9-25 Request to transfer and expend $393,900 to fund collective...; #10-25 Request to accept and expend a $25,600 grant from Massachusetts....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas, 0 Nays, to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
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