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GRANT-2025-13 : Acceptance of a MassDOT Community Transit Grant for the Council on Aging

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] Yes: Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay. Absent: Maya Jamaleddine.

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GRANT-2025-13 Grant City of Melrose Page 3 5/12/2025 12:10 PM Minutes Appropriations & Oversight Committee April 14, 2025 Acceptance of a MassDOT Community Transit Grant for the Council on Aging Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 1:29:16 Speaker 5: Councilor Stewart?

▶ 1:29:17 Robb Stewart: Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion to take out of order, uh, order number 1, 2 5 8 0.

▶ 1:29:26 Mark Garipay: Uh, we have a motion to take out second order. 1, 2, 5, 8, 0. Um, acceptance of a mass. DOT. I'm sorry. All in favor? I

▶ 1:29:37 Speaker 6: Think it was seconded by Oh, sorry.

▶ 1:29:39 Mark Garipay: Alright. Getting late. Seconded by Council Reky. Uh, council Ro, uh, discussion. All in favor a. Aye. Opposed? Alright. This is, uh, now in front of us. Uh, ID, 1, 2, 5, 8, 0 acceptance of Mass DOT Community Transit grant for the Council on Aging. Alright,

▶ 1:29:59 Speaker 1: Thank you counselors. Uh, this grant before you would be in the amount of $10,000, uh, split between fiscal years 26 and 27, um, the goal of this funding would be to provide, uh, an additional driver shift for our transportation schedule each week. Um, and we have been tracking unmet needs, um, for the last year or two, um, to determine which days, uh, you know, would warrant an additional shift. Um, but this would help provide, um, more access to medical destination rides, um, as well as, uh, regular rides around town and to the center.

▶ 1:30:39 Mark Garipay: Thank you. Um, any questions?

▶ 1:30:45 Robb Stewart: Mr. Chair? I make a motion to recommend the full council second

▶ 1:30:48 Mark Garipay: Motion to recommend by Council Stewart second, and by councilor, uh, commiss Kaney on discussion.

▶ 1:30:57 Mark Garipay: Madam Clerk, can you please take the role? Mm-hmm.

▶ 1:31:02 Speaker 1: Councilor Ro? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Rum Chetty? Yes. Cremsky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Williams? Yes. President mre? Yes. Chair gpe?

▶ 1:31:14 Mark Garipay: Yes. Motion passes. That will be recommended. Next up we have ID 1, 2, 5, 6 2 Acceptance of the municipal chair. Gpe.