ORDER-2016-139 : Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 177 Peace and Good Order by adding Section 177-15: Chronic problem properties

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▶ 12:33 Speaker 7: Can we just do 139?

▶ 12:35 Peter D. Mortimer: Point of order, Mr. President. We missed 139.

▶ 12:39 Speaker 3: We're fine. Could you please read Order 2016-139?

▶ 12:46 Speaker 4: Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 177, Peace and Good Order by Adding Section 177-15, Chronic Problem Properties.

▶ 12:53 Speaker 3: can't we can't lose our lose our way if we if we this order was recommended for

▶ 13:04 Speaker 3: passage by the legal and legislative committee motion for passage second Alderman Wright moves for passage the motion is seconded by Alderman Mortimer

▶ 13:10 Speaker 1: is the discussion relative to this order Alderman McAteer-Margolis thank you

▶ 13:14 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: mr. chairman I had a couple of questions regarding this order and as it's as it related to individuals with disabilities or group homes and our city solicitor assured me that there was protections already in place to cover those and that this was primarily dealing with criminal activities so I feel very comfortable in

▶ 13:43 Speaker 1: supporting this order yeah it's actually exclusively dealing with criminal activities not primarily thank you thank you mr. president I wanted to also

▶ 13:49 Monica C. Medeiros: say that I had also had some concerns and that I had asked mr. van Kampen to elaborate on our city solicitor and he has provided an email to the board which I have here dated Tuesday April 19th at 1 25 p.m. not sure if we need to move to add this to the order second you know actually we should add all

▶ 14:17 Speaker 1: communications from Mr. VanCampen, and I would ask...

▶ 14:20 Speaker 3: They're already in there. They're already in there. They are. They are attached.

▶ 14:24 Monica C. Medeiros: Some procedurally, there's been some questions about...

▶ 14:28 Speaker 1: We have a motion made by Alderman Medeiros. Second. Seconded by Alderman Mortimer to make the communications from Mr. VanCampen part of the record of this order. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes.

▶ 14:42 Speaker 3: Thank you.

▶ 14:44 Speaker 1: Alderman Medeiros, you have the floor.

▶ 14:45 Monica C. Medeiros: Thank you. and I do believe that Mr. Van Campen has answered my questions I did also get a chance to speak with him today and some of my concerns were that if we had particularly if we had a landlord who was kind of stuck with a bad tenant felt they couldn't get rid of did they have the remedies to to do so before we started maybe making this situation worse by assessing fines in most cases he explained that if there was a provision in the in the lease agreement they would be able to use this as fodder to start eviction processes and if so then the city would stop this would trigger relief from the city of further assessments to that landlord and if a tenant was there at will they could

▶ 15:37 Monica C. Medeiros: a landlord could start eviction processes at any time furthermore we

▶ 15:45 Monica C. Medeiros: kind of had a discussion that most most leases are usually for a year so that would somebody could simply non renew so I feel that those concerns have been addressed and I appreciate that and thank you very much thank you any

▶ 15:57 Speaker 1: further discussion relative to this order so shake could you call the roll

▶ 16:04 Speaker 2: please. Alderman Inferno. Yes. Yes. Alderman Lemmerman. Yes. Yes. Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Yes. Yes. Alderman Medeiros. Yes. Yes. Alderman Mortimer. Yes. Yes.

▶ 16:14 Speaker 7: Alderman Tramontozzi. Yes. Yes. Alderman Wright. Yes. Yes. Alderman Zwirko. Yes. Yes. President Conn. Yes. Yes. Nine yes. That order passes. Motion to adjourn. Second.