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Report on results of the Municipal Surplus Buildings Study for the Police Station and Ripley School Sites

Clerk file 2026-1376 — its full path through the council

Passed · Place on File · moved by Devin Romanul, seconded by Cal Finocchiaro Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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i. (ID # 2026-1376): Report on results of the Municipal Surplus Buildings Study for the Police Station and Ripley School Sites Motion to Place on File made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] 5 AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None

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Transcript (~1 min @ 1:22:57)

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▶ 1:22:55 Speaker 7: ID number 2026-1376 , the report on results of the Municipal Surplus Building Study for the police station and Ripley school sites.

▶ 1:23:06 Devin Romanul: Mr. President, this comes to us from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation to place on file, and at this time, I'll make a motion to place on file. Second. Motion placed on file, made by Councilor Romanul, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro. On discussion.

▶ 1:23:19 Speaker 2: Seeing none, Madam Clerk.

▶ 1:23:22 Speaker 7: Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Yes. Councilor Kowal? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Park? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. That motion passes. ID number 2026-1382, authorization to amend solid waste facility operating agreement by and between the City of Melrose and Waste Management of Massachusetts.