← City Council · 2026-01-20 · City Council Meeting 1/20/26
Amending Chapter A, Article II, Section 210 of the Administrative Code of the City of Melrose to expand the authority of the Historical Commission to include regulatory authority as necessary for demolition review.
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ii. (ID # 2026-10): Amending Chapter A, Article II, Section 210 of the Administrative Code of the City of Melrose to expand the authority of the Historical Commission to include regulatory authority as necessary for demolition review. Per Councilor Karamcheti, given the requirement of section 5 1 of the city charter, a public hearing is necessary prior to passage by the full council. Motion to Set a Public Hearing for 2/23 at 8:30 PM made by Councilor Karamcheti Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULTS: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] TO: Public Hearing 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 VIII. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES IX. EXPIRIES X. RULE 36 REPORTS 8 XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to Adjourn made by Councilor Karamcheti at 8:30 PM Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro Meeting was adjourned 9 From: Helena Widtfeldt < > Sent: Monday, January
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▶ 1:43:46 Speaker 10: ID Number 2026 dash 10 Amend in chapter a Article two, section two 10 of the administrative code of the City of Melrose to expand the authority of the historical commission to include regulatory authority as necessary for demolition review.
▶ 1:44:03 Manjula Karamcheti: Council. So President Freeman. This also comes from legal and legislative, but given the requirement of Section five, one of the city Charter prior to passage by the full council, we need to hold a public hearing for this. So I'd like to motion to set a public hearing for our February 23rd at 8:30 PM Second,
▶ 1:44:22 Bradley Freeman: There's a motion set, a public hearing for February 23rd at 8:00 PM for ID number 2 0 2 6 dash zero amending Chapter A made by Councilor Chetty. Second by Councillor Ro. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it and the public hearing is scheduled. Are there any reports from committees? Seeing none.