← City Council · 2026-06-29 · Special City Council Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENT
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attendance Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present Elizabeth Kowal At-Large Absent 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 1 William Bradley Feeman President Present II. PUBLIC COMMENT THIS IS A HYBID MEETING When: Jun 29, 2026 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Special City Council Meeting Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://cityofmelrose- org.zoom.us/j/93435010319?pwd=Eo7cTpbzou5P1GRT3ypOQTY7oBE4ck.1 Passcode:693773 Webinar ID: 934 3501 0319 Motion to Open public comment made by Councilor Romanul at 7:49 PM Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams There were no comments on the floor or via Zoom Motion to Close public comment made by Councilor Romanul at 7:50 PM Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams III. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE HONORABLE MAYOR & OTHER CITY OFFICIALS IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Filings by the Honorable Mayor i. Orders
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▶ 38:10 Speaker 2: Pledge of allegiance. 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.
▶ 38:26 Speaker 1: Thank you.
▶ 38:29 Speaker 1: At this time, I will entertain a motion to open the floor for public comment.
▶ 38:32 Speaker 2: So moved. Second.
▶ 38:35 Speaker 4: Councilor Romanul, motion to open the floor, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro.
▶ 38:37 Speaker 2: Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
▶ 38:39 Speaker 1: Councilor Chen?
▶ 38:44 Speaker 1: We- Leave a thumbs up ... Councilor Chen, we need a voice. Yes.
▶ 38:46 Speaker 2: Yeah.
▶ 38:46 Speaker 1: Thank you. Yes. Okay. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Park? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. That motion passes. Thank you. The floor is now open for public comment.
▶ 39:04 Bradley Freeman: Per rule 33 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. Is there anyone here who'd like to offer public comment? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, is there anyone online? There is not.
▶ 39:16 Speaker 2: Thank you. At this time I'll entertain a motion to close the floor for public
▶ 39:17 Speaker 4: comment.
▶ 39:18 Speaker 2: So moved.
▶ 39:18 Bradley Freeman: Second. Motion to close the floor made by Councilor Romanul, seconded by Councilor
▶ 39:22 Speaker 4: Finocchiaro. Madam Clerk?
▶ 39:25 Speaker 1: Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Park? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. And President Freeman. Yes. That motion passes. Thank you. We are closed for public comment. Moving on to the agenda for tonight, there are no communications from the mayor.