PUBLIC COMMENT

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▶ 1:12 Speaker 2: Counselor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Chair Romanul? Yes. That motion passes.

▶ 1:19 Devin Romanul: All right. The motion passes. Up next, we have public comment. I'll now entertain a motion to open public comment.

▶ 1:26 Cal Finocchiaro: Make a motion to open public comment.

▶ 1:28 Devin Romanul: Motion made by Counselor Finocchiaro, seconded by Counselor Kowal. On discussion.

▶ 1:35 Speaker 3: Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 1:36 Speaker 2: Yes. Counselor Vandiver? Yes. Counselor Chen? Yes. Counselor Finocchiaro? Yes. Counselor Jamaleddine? Yes. Counselor Kowal? Yes. Counselor Park? Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Chair Romanul? Yes.

▶ 1:53 Devin Romanul: That motion passes. The motion passes. We are now open for public comment. This is the portion of the meeting where the public may speak on any items on tonight's agenda. Comments expressing any other viewpoints on other matters are also welcome. Do we have anybody here in the audience? No. Do we have anybody online? No. All right. Seeing none.

▶ 2:10 Cal Finocchiaro: Make a motion to close public comment.

▶ 2:11 Devin Romanul: Motion made to close public comment made by Counselor Finocchiaro. Second. Seconded by Counselor Park. All right. Changing it up a little bit. On discussion. Seeing none, Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 2:22 Speaker 2: Yes. Counselor Vandiver? Yes. Counselor Chen? Yes. Counselor Finocchiaro? Yes. Counselor Jamaleddine? Yes. Counselor Kowal? Yes. Counselor Park? Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Chair Romanul? Yes. That motion passes.

▶ 2:41 Devin Romanul: All right. Motion passes. Public comments is now closed. First item on tonight's agenda, we have order number 2026-1508, approval of a lease agreement for the Archdiocese of Boston for the lease of a parking lot near St. Mary's Church at 41 Myrtle Street, Melrose, Massachusetts.