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November 20, 2023
4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Anthony Andronico, Ian Cain, James Devine, Nina Liang, Charles Phelan, Noel DiBona
Absent: David McCarthy, William Harris, Anne Mahoney
Every vote, in order
2023-118 - Ordinance - Zoning - Amending Chapter 375 - Zoning - Section 8.0 - Special District - Adding Section
Refer to Ordinance Committee and advertise: 2023-118 - Ordinance - Zoning - Amending Chapter 375 - Zoning - Section 8.0 - Special District - Adding Section
Motion by Councillor Cain to refer to Ordinance Committee and advertise, Seconded by Councillor Liang
The minutes record this as a voice vote ("Yeas have it") and do not give a count or say how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“2023-118 - Ordinance - Zoning - Amending Chapter 375 - Zoning - Section 8.0 - Special District - Adding Section 8.6 - MBTA Community Multi-Family Overlay District for Compliance with MGL C.40A Section 3A - Multi- Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities - Mayor Koch Councillor Cain waived the reading Motion by Councillor Cain to refer to Ordinance Committee and advertise, Seconded by Councillor Liang Yeas have it.” (Motion: Cain, second: Liang)
2023-119 - Order - Land Disposition Agreement - Former Ross Lot - Parking Way - Atlantic Burgin Hannon, LLC
Refer to Ordinance Committee and advertise: 2023-119 - Order - Land Disposition Agreement - Former Ross Lot - Parking Way - Atlantic Burgin Hannon, LLC
Motion by Councillor Cain to refer to Ordinance Committee and advertise, Seconded by Councillor Liang
The minutes record this as a voice vote ("Yeas have it") and do not give a count or say how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“2023-119 - Order - Land Disposition Agreement - Former Ross Lot - Parking Way - Atlantic Burgin Hannon, LLC - Mayor Koch Councillor Cain waived the reading Motion by Councillor Cain to refer to Ordinance Committee and advertise, Seconded by Councillor Liang Yeas have it.” (Motion: Cain, second: Liang)
2023-120 - Gift - $1,000.00 from Jay M. Cashman for D.A.R.E.
Approve 2023-120 - Gift - $1,000.00 from Jay M. Cashman for D.A.R.E.
Motion to approve by Councillor Cain, Seconded by Councillor Liang
The minutes give the count as 7-0, but the attendance line names only 6 councillors (Anthony Andronico, Ian Cain, James Devine, Nina Liang, Charles Phelan and Noel DiBona); David McCarthy, William Harris and Anne Mahoney are not on it. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“2023-120 - Gift - $1,000.00 from Jay M. Cashman for D.A.R.E. - Mayor Koch Motion to approve by Councillor Cain, Seconded by Councillor Liang The motion was approved by 7-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: Cain, second: Liang)
Approval of November 13, 2023 Minutes
Approve the minutes of November 13, 2023
Motion to approve by Councillor Cain, Seconded by Councillor Liang
The minutes record this as a voice vote ("Yeas have it") and do not give a count or say how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“Approval of November 13, 2023 Minutes Motion to approve by Councillor Cain, Seconded by Councillor Liang The minutes are approved as amended. Yeas have it.” (Motion: Cain, second: Liang)
From the official minutes kept by the Quincy City Clerk (agendas and minutes). From the Quincy City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s City Council agendas and minutes page (2025 on) and in its meeting minutes archive (earlier years). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councillor photos: BallotReady candidate profiles (Anne Mahoney, Noel DiBona, Ziqiang Yuan, Richard Ash, Deborah Riley), the Green Voter Guide MA (Maggie McKee) and Quincy Access Television, November 2025 candidate messages (David Jacobs, Walter Hubley, Virginia Ryan). Former councillors show initials.
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