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▶ 25:38 Bradley Freeman: Good evening. The time is 7:52 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2026. I am Council President Freeman. This meeting of the Melrose City Council is called to order. In accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, this meeting is being broadcast and recorded by the Melrose Cable Access TV and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website link.

▶ 26:00 Speaker 1: Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 26:01 Speaker 2: Councilor Chen? Here.

▶ 26:03 Speaker 3: Councilor Finocchiaro?

▶ 26:05 Speaker 2: Councilor Jamaleddine? Councilor Kareem Chetty? Here. Councilor Kowal? Here.

▶ 26:12 Speaker 3: Councilor Obremski?

▶ 26:14 Speaker 2: Councilor Park? Here. Councilor Romanul? Here. Councilor Vandiver? Here. Councilor Williams? Here. President Freeman? Here. That makes four quorum.

▶ 26:25 Bradley Freeman: Serves as a quorum for the record. At this time, if you're able, please rise and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

▶ 26:30 Speaker 5: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.