ORDER-2015-148 : A Resolution recognizing the VEX IQ Southern New England Champions

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▶ 2:08 Peter D. Mortimer: health education and welfare mr president before we proceed uh could i make a motion to uh change

▶ 2:15 Speaker 1: the order of business you can make any motion that you think is appropriate alderman thank you very

▶ 2:18 Peter D. Mortimer: much mr president i would make a motion that we have order 2015-148 taken out of order second

▶ 2:30 Speaker 1: Alderman Mortimer requests that we consider Order 215-148, motion seconded by Alderman Medeiros on the motion to consider that order. All those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes.

▶ 2:44 Monica C. Medeiros: Mr. President, I'd like to ask for immediate consideration of this order.

▶ 2:47 Speaker 1: Alderman Medeiros requests for immediate consideration of 214-148. Is there an objection to immediate consideration? There is not.

▶ 2:58 Monica C. Medeiros: Mr. President, I'd like to have your permission to approach the podium.

▶ 3:04 Speaker 1: Sure. We would need a motion to suspend the rules, please.

▶ 3:06 Speaker 4: Yes, the motion is suspended.

▶ 3:07 Speaker 1: Second the motion. Alderman Medeiros moves to suspend the rules. Seconded by Alderman Mortimer, the motion is to suspend the rules for purposes of presenting a resolution. All those in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The rules are suspended. Okay.

▶ 3:26 Speaker 4: okay could the uh members of the over overclocked mind figures please come forward with their coach

▶ 3:39 Speaker 1: good come on up guys yeah come on all the way to the front center

▶ 3:48 Speaker 1: right people at home don't want to see all of them they want to see you guys

▶ 3:54 Monica C. Medeiros: very good thank you i'm here with the members of the overclocked mind figures

▶ 4:04 Monica C. Medeiros: Alejandro Garber, Bennett Cornelis, Luke Hoffman, Colin Bakey, and their coach, Gary Garber.

▶ 4:12 Monica C. Medeiros: And on behalf of myself and Alderman Wright, who is not able to be with us this evening,

▶ 4:16 Monica C. Medeiros: we're very proud of our Southern New England champions and the VEX IQ Championship, and I will read the resolution before us. Whereas a team of four 6th grade students from Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, known as the Boston University Academy Overclocked Mind Figures, designed and built a plastic radio-controlled robot to compete in the VEX IQ Challenge. And whereas in their national tournament held on November 15, 2014, the Overclocked Mind Figures won the design award at the Blackstone Valley Qualifying Tournament. And whereas the team based its compulsory STEM research presentation related to the engineering of high-rise buildings on a project from the exploratory architecture class taught by Mrs. Parker at MVMMS. And whereas they entered the Boston VEX IQ tournament on January 10th, 2015 with a completely redesigned robot winning the excellence award and whereas on March 8th 2015 the overclocked mind figures third seeded robot surpassed the top seeded team to win the southern New England regional VEX IQ high-rise championship as well as the design award qualifying them for the world championship tournament and And whereas the team had a very successful championship competition at the 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship held this April 15th through 18th, 2015, at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, finishing in the top 50% of teams in the world, and for most of the tournament, they were in the top 25%, now therefore be it resolved that this team of Melrose veterans Memorial middle school students deserves to be recognized for their accomplishments at the VEX IQ southern New England champions and in building a team committed to quality and everything that they do dated this fourth day of May

▶ 6:38 Speaker 4: 2015 for each of you copy of the resolution signed by President Kahn of

▶ 6:44 Speaker 2: of alderman and his honor mayor dolan thank you congratulations guys thank you good job guys

▶ 7:12 Speaker 4: thank you thank you thank you very much motion for uh to place the order on file second second

▶ 7:15 Speaker 1: alderman medeiros will simply place the order on file the motion is seconded by alderman mcateer margolis on the motion all those in favor aye anyone opposed motion passes that order will