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City Council Organizational/Regular Meeting January 12, 2026 7:45 PM

Clerk file 2026-113 — its full path through the council

Passed · Approve Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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Minutes original PDF

resent Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Absent Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present Elizabeth Kowal At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Present Christopher Park Ward 3 Present Devin Romanul Ward 7 Present Kimberly Vandiver Ward 5 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Present William Bradley Feeman President Present 1 II. MINUTES APPROVAL A. City Council Organizational/Regular Meeting January 12, 2026 7:45 PM Motion to Approve the minutes by unanimous consent without reading made by President Freeman RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine III. PUBLIC COMMENT When: Jan 20, 2026 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting, Public Hearin

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Transcript (~1 min @ 1:07:16)

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▶ 1:07:02 Bradley Freeman: At this time I'll motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes from the January 12th, 2026 meeting. Seeing no objection, those minutes are now approved. I'll now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, we are open for public comment per rule 33 A of the Melrose City Council rules. This is the portion of the meeting where the public may speak on any item on tonight's agenda. Comments expressing any viewpoint on other matters are also welcome. Is anyone here to comment publicly?