← Protection & License Committee · 2018-02-12 · Protection and License Committee Meeting
ORDER-2018-103 : Appointment of Jeffrey Parenti, 29 Trenton St., to the Traffic Commission to fill the unexpired term of John Ford, who has resigned from the Commission; said term to expire on the first Monday of June, 2020.
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ORDER-2018-103 Appointment Appointment of Jeffrey Parenti, 29 Trenton St., to the Traffic Commission to fill the unexpired term of John Ford, who has resigned from the Commission; said term to expire on the first Monday of June, 2020. Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen
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▶ 1:47 John N. Tramontozzi: Our first order on the agenda is order 2018-103. It's the appointment of Jeffrey Parenti, 29 Trenton Street, to the Traffic Commission to fill the unexpired term of John Ford.
▶ 2:01 Speaker 2: Motion to recommend. That's resigned from the commission,
▶ 2:04 John N. Tramontozzi: said term to expire on the first Monday of June, 2020.
▶ 2:07 Peter D. Mortimer: Motion to recommend for passage, Mr. Chairman.
▶ 2:09 John N. Tramontozzi: Second. We have a motion to recommend for passage By Alderman Mortimer, seconded by Alderman Boisselle. We have a motion to suspend the rules and we can hear from Mr. Parenti. So moved. Second. We have a motion to suspend the rules by Alderman Mortimer, seconded by Alderman Boisselle. All in motion, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed, seeing none. Mr. Parenti, would you like to come forward, please?
▶ 2:34 John N. Tramontozzi: Well, we want to thank you for coming forward this evening and serving the city of Melrose in this capacity. I know we have, as part of the order, a very significant resume that you have produced for us, very good. Would you like to make an opening statement and make a couple statements?
▶ 2:58 Speaker 4: Sure, thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me tonight, it's a pleasure to be here. I am very interested in serving the city and the Traffic Commission for two major reasons. First being traffic safety. Traffic safety is something that's very important to me. I have two daughters at the Lincoln School, and in less than two years, one of them will be walking by herself to the middle school, so that's a little scary. She'll be crossing West Wyoming Avenue, so anything I can do to make her trip safer and it'll give me a little bit more peace of mind, and all the other students who, of course, walk to all of our schools would be something I'm interested in. And the second is, Melrose is one of the most walkable cities in Massachusetts that I've seen, and that's something I would like to keep going. The city's already going in the right direction between the Complete Streets program that's already started, which is an excellent step in the right direction, and of course setting the citywide speed limit to 25 miles an hour is another. But I think there's more to be done, and I'd like to be a part of what happens next, and happy to have the opportunity to serve the traffic commission and I want to bring my experience and my expertise to both the Commission in the city to help serve the people of Melrose and in my own neighbors very good thank you is
▶ 4:24 John N. Tramontozzi: there any questions from any member of the committee voting member non-voting
▶ 4:34 Michael P. Zwirko: member I'm sorry thank you mr. chairman I just want to say thank you for stepping up and volunteering for this it's a you know and they meet quarterly but the meetings can be quite lively as I'm sure you know but you have an impeccable resume here and really just wanted to say thank you for doing this
▶ 4:49 John N. Tramontozzi: yeah that's all I had mr. chairman very good yes I'd also like to say you get a very impressive resume that we have here and I appreciate again you're stepping forward and want to conserve that capacity so thank you again seeing no other questions do we have a motion it's been made already oh yes that's right we have a motion to recommend made by Alderman Mortimer seconded by Alderman Boyd Zell on the motion all in favor aye any opposing none so this order in your appointment is being forwarded to the full board for their final approval you will not be asked to come back unless necessary but I don't think that's going It's going to be needed, and we appreciate you coming in. Okay. Very good, thank you.
▶ 5:32 Speaker 3: Thank you all very much.
▶ 5:32 Speaker 2: Thank you.
▶ 5:37 John N. Tramontozzi: The second order on the agenda is order 2018-130. It's the appointment of Thomas John Myers of 142 Leslie Road in Raleigh to the position of constable for three year term, said term to expire on the first Monday in February 2021.