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Revere City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting

January 11, 2021

8 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Note on these minutes: President Patrick M. Keefe presiding.

Present: Jessica A. Giannino, Arthur F. Guinasso, Joanne McKenna, Steven Morabito, Ira Novoselsky, John F. Powers, George J. Rotondo, Richard J. Serino, Gerry Visconti, Anthony T. Zambuto, Patrick M. Keefe

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Council Order 21-001

Elect the 2021 City Council President (Councillor Zambuto)

Minutes, page 2

Elect officerPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Election of City Council President for Calendar Year 2021.

A vote choosing a person, so MassVoter shows the result only. Each councillor voting named a choice: 11 for Councillor Zambuto. The minutes read: “Councillor Zambuto has been elected by the City Council to serve as President.”

From the minutes

“Councillor Zambuto has been elected by the City Council to serve as President..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Council Order 21-002

Elect the 2021 City Council Vice President (Councillor Visconti)

Minutes, page 2

Elect officerPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Election of City Council Vice-President for Calendar Year 2021.

A vote choosing a person, so MassVoter shows the result only. Each councillor voting named a choice: 11 for Councillor Visconti. The minutes read: “Councillor Visconti has been elected by the City Council to serve as Vice-President.”

From the minutes

“Councillor Visconti has been elected by the City Council to serve as Vice-President..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Approval of the Journal

Approve the journal (minutes) of the December 14, 2020 meeting

Minutes, page 2

ProceduralPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Approval of the Journal of the Regular Meeting of December 14, 2020

The minutes give the result only (no count), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.

From the minutes

“RESULT: ACCEPTED.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Council Order 20-373

Veto message RE: Petition of Squire Road Realty, LLC to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Revere as follows: Section 1. Title 17 of the revised Ordinances of the City of Revere and the Zoning...

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL PASS THIS MATTER OVER THE MAYOR'S OBJECTIONS?

From the minutes

“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Giannino, Guinasso, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rotondo, Serino, Visconti, Zambuto, Keefe.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Council Order 21-005

A Certificate of Merit will be awarded to former Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo for his many years of dedicated public service to the residents of Revere and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

A Certificate of Merit will be awarded to former Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo for his many years of dedicated public service to the residents of Revere and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.

From the minutes

“RESULT: ORDERED - VOICE VOTE.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Council Order 21-006

That the Mayor be requested to direct the appropriate department to replenish the rock surface at the Paws & Play Dog Park

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Motion presented by Councillor Morabito: That the Mayor be requested to direct the appropriate department to replenish the rock surface at the Paws & Play Dog Park.

The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.

From the minutes

“RESULT: ORDERED - VOICE VOTE.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Council Order 21-007

That the Mayor request Inspectional Services or whichever department he deems appropriate to investigate the Verizon store property for rat borrows and have them baited to prevent rats from going...

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Motion presented by Councillor Rotondo: That the Mayor request Inspectional Services or whichever department he deems appropriate to investigate the Verizon store property for rat borrows and have them baited to prevent rats from going into residential properties.

The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.

From the minutes

“RESULT: ORDERED - VOICE VOTE.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Council Order 21-008

That the Mayor request Insepctional Services to notify the new owners of the former Sozio's property to bait for rats

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Motion presented by Councillor Guinasso: That the Mayor request Insepctional Services to notify the new owners of the former Sozio's property to bait for rats.

The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.

From the minutes

“RESULT: ORDERED - VOICE VOTE.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

From the Revere City Council’s official minutes (the council’s “Journal”), posted on the city’s meeting portal (linked from the City Council page on revere.org). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councillor photos: City of Revere (revere.org), from the official photos on the City Council page. Former councillors show initials.

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