PUBLIC COMMENT

Transcript (~2 min @ 28:36)

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▶ 28:33 Leila Migliorelli: At this time, I will motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the meeting minutes from November 10th, 2025. Seeing no objections, those meeting minutes are now approved. Um, next up I will motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objections. The, we are now open for public comment. Um, per city council rules, this is a portion of the meeting where the public may speak on any item on tonight's agenda. Comments expressing any other viewpoints on other matters are also welcome. Just a reminder, public comment period is an opportunity for the public to share comments. Counselors will not respond. The public has up to five minutes per comment. Is there anyone here tonight wishing to speak in public comment? If so, you can approach the table.

▶ 29:20 Speaker 7: You may approach the table.

▶ 29:27 Speaker 2: Hi, uh, my name is, uh, Shane Egan. I'm the, uh, 21 Boston Rock Road. I'm the chair of the Melrose Historical Commission, and I wanted to come here tonight, uh, just to offer, uh, the, the commission's endorsement of a sensible demolition delay ordinance, uh, for the City of Melrose or any other, uh, process which would, uh, thereby protect historic homes in Melrose. Uh, didn't have much more to add in that, but I just wanted to give that our official endorsement from the commission. Great. Thank you.

▶ 29:57 Leila Migliorelli: Thank you. Um, seeing, is there anyone else wishing to speak in public comment? Is there anyone online? There's no one online. Okay. I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comments. Seeing no objections. We are now closed for public comment. Moving on on our agenda, um, we'll go to new business filings by the Honorable Mayor Appropriations.