Appropriation in the amount of $340,000 from Capital Stabilization for DPW Refuse/Yard Waste Truck

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i. (ID # 2026-307): Appropriation in the amount of $340,000 from Capital Stabilization for DPW Refuse/Yard Waste Truck Motion for Passage made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Karamcheti All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams 7 NAYS: None VII. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES VIII. EXPIRIES IX. RULE 36 REPORTS A. Public Safety Buildings Project Update Councilor Chen reported on the public safety buildings project, which is $5.7 million under budget at $61 million total cost. Two contractors were selected: CTA for Engine 2 and Michael M. O'Connor for the police department. They will start neighborhood meetings and demolition in the next couple of months. The cost reduction is partly due to reducing the scope of what is needed in the plans and that it is a favorable time to have this work done. Councilor Karamcheti stated that the Engine 2 community meeting is now moved to Thursday, March 5. X. CITY COUNCILOR UPDATES A. Councilor Chen Update President Freeman thanked the DPW for their work at clearing the snow after this storm. Councilor Chen shared information regarding the proposed development project at Summit Avenue. This plan is going to the Zoning Board of Appeals on March 11, and it's their final time to make a decision on behalf of the city. The current design has 28 town homes being constructed in place of 2 homes. Residents are concerned about water runoff issues, flooding and the significant amount of blasting that will take place. They are not opposed to development on the land but are very concerned about the sheer size of this development which causes design to do many unusual things. What is the due process for these types of development, which are 40B's but would have much impact on the abutters. There is no action from the committee right now but the city may need to take this up and make an appeal. Councilor Karamcheti stated that there are issues regarding fire trucks and DPW services being able to access the area, wildlife issues, and it's a complicated piece of land to develop on. There are an extensive number of safety concerns from the residents. This design proposal has gone on for 2 years and is a long standing situation, and she encouraged residents to share their comments on this. XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to Adjourn made by Councilor Karamcheti at 8:05 PM Seconded by Councilor Romanul All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ADJOURNED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None 8 January 13, 2026 Office of the Mayor Melrose City Hall Melrose, MA 02176 Attn: Diane MacDonald Dear Ms. MacDonald, I am writing to you to express my interest in being reappointed to the Melrose Historical Commission. I have enjoyed almost 4 years of service and look forward to more productive work on behalf of the Commission. During my time on the Commission, I was very active in helping to develop and roll out the Mary Stetson Clarke Historical Recognition Award a couple of years ago. I think this award has helped raise awareness about celebrating and preserving the history of our wonderful city. Additionally, it is alway

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