Call to Order

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▶ 0:01 Speaker 1: Recording in progress.

▶ 0:03 Leila Migliorelli: Good evening. The time is 7:49 PM Today is Monday, April 7th, 2025. This is a meeting of the Melrose City Council. I am President Meli calling into order in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is being broadcast and recorded by Melrose Cable Access tv, and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website Link. Madam Clerk, will you please call the role?

▶ 0:29 Speaker 2: Yes. Councilor Ro. Councilor Gar. Here. Council Hamilton? Here. Councilor Jamine. Here. Council. Karen Chetty. Here. Council Cremsky. Councilor Romanul. Here. Councilor Stewart? Here. Councilor Vandiver. Here. Council Williams. Here.

▶ 0:44 Speaker 1: President Meley Rally here.

▶ 0:49 Leila Migliorelli: Okay. That is a quorum At this time, please rise. If you were able to join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

▶ 0:55 Ryan Williams: Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty,