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ORDNC-2026-2 : Amending Chapter 164-2(C)(6) of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose to specify permitted hours and days for construction activities

Passed · PASSED [9 TO 0] Yes: Mark Garipay, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli. Absent: Cal Finocchiaro, Maya Jamaleddine.

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ORDNC-2026-2 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Chapter 164-2(C)(6) of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose to specify permitted hours and days for construction activities Passed

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▶ 1:27:15 Speaker 6: Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Karen Chetty. Yes. Councilor Reky. Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Councillor Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. Motion passes ID number 1 2 7 9 5. Amending chapter 1 6 4 dash two C six of the revised ordinances of the city of Melrose to specify permitted hours in days for construction activities.

▶ 1:27:53 Speaker 5: Do we hear this one At the last? No. Why is, Hmm? This is, this should be new business, right?

▶ 1:28:01 Speaker 2: There's no action taken. No

▶ 1:28:03 Speaker 5: Action taken. So this was already on at one point.

▶ 1:28:08 Speaker 2: Was this covered in the July meeting? This was, this is what the building inspector

▶ 1:28:10 Speaker 3: came to talk to us about.

▶ 1:28:12 Speaker 6: Yeah. Okay. So this was covered in the last one on July 21st and you didn't, it's nothing was Yes it Was. Yes it was. Okay.

▶ 1:28:18 Speaker 2: Okay. So did you vote So it should have, It should be on. Well, it voted,

▶ 1:28:20 Speaker 4: uh, to be recommended. Okay, so sorry. So, um, That's Okay. This comes from appropriation and oversight with a ation.

▶ 1:28:28 Speaker 2: Oh, okay. Um, with a, uh,

▶ 1:28:32 Mark Garipay: with a motion to recommend, um, uh, at this time I'll make that motion second. Sorry. That's

▶ 1:28:39 Kimberly Vandiver: Okay. Wing of order. I'm just looking at the notes on here. Was it appropriation and oversight? It, in here it says legal and legislative. I believe

▶ 1:28:48 Speaker 4: I was here. Uh, that's all I know is I was here, but yeah, I was here too. I run at three different meetings, so I'm trying

▶ 1:28:55 Ryan Williams: To, here lemme, Hold on. I Know we definitely had the discussion and it definitely passed. I don't remember what, uh,

▶ 1:29:00 Speaker 2: I can't, it's the reason I thought it. Can you look at the, yeah, the agenda.

▶ 1:29:03 Kimberly Vandiver: It looks like an IQM two. It came out of a legal ledge I think.

▶ 1:29:07 Speaker 2: Was the meeting, was there a legal alleged meeting in July? No, there wasn't. I so then

▶ 1:29:21 Speaker 2: Think we're all trying to get into I qm too.

▶ 1:29:25 Speaker 4: It's glitching. I think that's it. Are we

▶ 1:29:27 Speaker 6: Sure. I can tell you

▶ 1:29:27 Speaker 5: in a minute. Hold on.

▶ 1:29:35 Speaker 3: Legal and legislative was July 21st, seven 15.

▶ 1:29:42 Ryan Williams: And it did have on ordinances number three, this item and it was motioned to recommend to the full counsel by Councillor Gpe, who was on the Legal and legislative committee and passed.

▶ 1:29:59 Ryan Williams: And then Councillor Garipay stated that this will have a final vote at the next full council meeting on eight 18 due to charter section two nine C, which requires it to stay in committee for 10 days before final vote.

▶ 1:30:10 Speaker 3: Wonderful. Excellent note taking.

▶ 1:30:13 Leila Migliorelli: Excellent. Yeah. So this comes from legal alleged without the chair here, vice chair. Well

▶ 1:30:17 Devin Romanul: I will step up to the plate once again.

▶ 1:30:21 Devin Romanul: Okay. Evidently this comes to us from the Legal and Legislative Committee for someone else's jurisdiction, uh, with a recommendation for passage. And at this time I'll make a motion for passage. I wanna second that motion. Okay.

▶ 1:30:31 Speaker 2: Motion for passage made by Councillor Remodel. Seconded by Councilor Williams. On discussion.

▶ 1:30:38 Leila Migliorelli: Seeing none, Madam Clerk, will you please call the role?

▶ 1:30:41 Speaker 6: Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Counselor Chetty. Yes. Councilor Reky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. Motion passes.

▶ 1:31:01 Speaker 6: All right. Requests ID number 1, 2, 7, 9 7. Proposed local fee increase for vital record, production and licensing to begin in fiscal year 26.