Call to Order

Transcript (~2 min @ 7:50)

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▶ 8:38 Jen Grigoraitis: I think we'll get started. Give people a moment to get cameras on.

▶ 8:46 Jen Grigoraitis: Good evening. It is Monday, May 10th at 7 to 15 PM and this is a meeting of the legal and legislative committee. I am Councilor Grigoraitis, the chair, and joining me tonight, our vice chair, Councilor Migliorelli, voting members, Councilors Tramantozzi, McMaster, and President Ex Officio,

▶ 9:06 Jen Grigoraitis: Councilor Cinella. Sorry, I thought I was looking for Councilor Eccles, but I don't see him. And then we are joined tonight by non-voting members, Councilor McNaught. I'm only going to read out non-voting members who have their camera on, just because it's unclear if you're

▶ 9:25 Jen Grigoraitis: participating or not, and Councilor Stewart and Councilor Thomas. And I'll say Councilor Garipay and Councillor Jamaleddine as well, though they don't yet have their cameras on.

▶ 9:35 Jen Grigoraitis: Pursuant to the Governor's executive order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law and the Governor's order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, the seating of the City Council of the Legal and Legislative Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. We will post a comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Melrose website and on mmtv3.org the public can find online access instructions to view this meeting at the city of melrose.org backslash remote meeting and at this time councillor

▶ 10:10 Christopher Cinella: presidents and all councillor Eccles I think is having some issue I think he seems to be in the participant or not oh there he is thank you and now we have councillor voting member councillor