← City Council · 2026-08-17 · City Council Meeting 8/17/26
Grant of Easement for 204 Tremont Street
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v. (ID # 2026-1533): Grant of Easement for 204 Tremont Street Motion for Passage made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Kowal All were in favor and motion passed RESULTS: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro, Manjula Karamcheti, Christopher Park VII. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES VIII. EXPIRIES IX. RULE 36 REPORTS X. ADJOURNMENT Motion to Adjourn made by Councilor Romanul at 8:04 PM Seconded by Councilor Kowal All were in favor and meeting was adjourned 9 Good evening, Councilors. My name is Dennis McCarthy, and I have been a Melrose resident for more than 40 years. My wife also served this community for many years as a school nurse at St. Mary’s and later at the Lincoln School. We moved here from Boston in large part because of Melrose’s character. One thing I have always valued about this city is that, even when people disagree, important issues are usually discussed in public, through hearings, Council deliberation, and, when appropriate, votes. That is why I am here tonight to raise a concern about the city’s use of ALPRs, or Aut
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▶ 24:21 Speaker 6: ID number 2026-1533, grant of easement for 204 Tremont Street.
▶ 24:27 Devin Romanul: Mr. President, this comes to us from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time, I'll make a motion for passage.
▶ 24:34 Bradley Freeman: Second. Motion for passage made by Councilor Romanul, seconded by Councilor Kowal.
▶ 24:40 Speaker 4: On discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk.
▶ 24:42 Speaker 6: Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Kowal? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. That motion passes.
▶ 24:55 Bradley Freeman: Thank you. Moving on. Are there any reports from committees? Seeing none. There are no expiry's. Any Rule 36 reports?