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MINUTES APPROVAL

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resent Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Absent Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present Elizabeth Kowal At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Present Christopher Park Ward 3 Present Devin Romanul Ward 7 Present Kimberly Vandiver Ward 5 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Present William Bradley Feeman President Present 1 II. MINUTES APPROVAL A. City Council Regular Meeting May 18, 2026 7:45 PM Motion to Approve the minutes by unanimous consent without reading made by President Freeman All were in favor and minutes were approved RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine III. PUBLIC COMMENT When: Jun 1, 2026 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: C

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Transcript (~1 min @ 1:38:13)

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▶ 1:38:04 Speaker 1: 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.

▶ 1:38:18 Speaker 7: Thank you.

▶ 1:38:19 Bradley Freeman: At this time, I'll motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes from the May 18th, 2026 meeting. Seeing no objection, those minutes are now approved. I will now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, we are open for public comment. Per rule 33A of the Melrose City Council rules, this is the portion of the meeting where the public may speak on any item on tonight's agenda. Comments expressing any viewpoint on other matters are also welcome. Do we have anyone in the audience for public comment tonight?