← City Council · 2026-06-15 · City Council Meeting 6/15/26
City Council Regular Meeting June 1, 2026 7:45 PM
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-Large Present Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present-Remote Arrived at 8:47 attendance PM 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 Arrived at 7:47 PM Ryan Williams At-Large Present William Bradley Feeman President Present 1 II. MINUTES APPROVAL A. City Council Regular Meeting June 1, 2026 7:45 PM Motion to Approve the minutes made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and minutes were approved Councilors Karamcheti and Vandiver were not present for this vote RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Ryan Williams III. PUBLIC COMMENT When: Jun 15, 2026 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://cityofmelrose- org.zoom.us/j/96637769858?pwd=FD52kMo0YWapZHPaVjgbpDEeRk6P36.1 Passcode:426077 Webinar ID: 966 3776 9858 Motion to Open public comment made by Councilor Romanul at 7:47 PM Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed Comments on the floor: Cory Allen of 179 E Foster Street from Fighting for Black Lives advocated for supporting a $150,000 appropriation for the Affordable Housing Trust, citing racial disparities in home loan denial rates. Gail Infurna of 12 Mount Vernon Street and a former mayor and member of the Affordable Housing Corporation, spoke in support of the free cash transfer to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, emphasizing its importance for accessing state and federal housing funds. Janine Venuti of Altamont Avenue spoke in favor of a resolution supporting a state audit of the
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▶ 1:55 Bradley Freeman: motion to approve the minutes from the June 1st, 2026 meeting.
▶ 2:00 Speaker 2: So moved.
▶ 2:01 Speaker 1: Second.
▶ 2:01 Bradley Freeman: Councilor Romanul with motions to approve, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
▶ 2:06 Speaker 1: Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Kowal? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Park? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Motion passes.