Appointment of Kaitlyn Calhoun, 585 Main Street, Apt. 212, Melrose, to the Melrose Conservation Commission.

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▶ 1:32 Speaker 1: Uh, at this time I'll call for vote. All in favor? Aye. All opposed? The ayes have it. The second item on the agenda is the appointment of Kaitlyn Calhoun at 5 85 Main Street, apartment two 12 to the Melrose Conservation Commission. Would Ms. Calhoun, please come forward.

▶ 1:53 Speaker 2: Good evening, Ms. Calhoun.

▶ 1:58 Speaker 1: Good evening And welcome. Excuse

▶ 2:00 Mark Garipay: Me. Yes. I think we just need to make a motion to suspend, um, suspend, I'm sorry. Three seven B I'll make that motion.

▶ 2:06 Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you. All in favor of suspending. Aye. Aye. Aye. Thank you. All opposed?

▶ 2:16 Speaker 1: Uh, just for the record, counselor Williams has just arrived.

▶ 2:19 Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you. He's a voting member. Uh, Ms. Calhoun, as anyone have any questions for Ms. Calhoun?

▶ 2:29 Speaker 2: Uh, Ms. Calhoun, would you like to speak?

▶ 2:33 Speaker 4: Sure. Um, so I'll just tell you a little bit about myself. Um, I'm a Texas native and I've made Massachusetts home. I've technically lived in Melrose for a year, but I was gone for about, for that year, um, in Germany, studying for my masters. Um, I have a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering and I'm studying Natural Resource Management right now. I have a year left on that. Um, so I'm really looking to get involved in, uh, Melrose and give back to the community. And the Conservation Commission seems like the perfect fit for me. Um, I've worked, uh, during my time as an engineer, I did some projects, um, which we had to consider wetlands, wetland buffers, and, um, yeah, the Wetlands Act. So I am familiar with it and yeah, I'm excited to be a part of this.

▶ 3:29 Speaker 2: Great. Does anyone have any questions?

▶ 3:34 Speaker 5: Ms. Ro? Just Like to make a motion to recommend,

▶ 3:37 Speaker 2: There is a motion to recommend on the floor. Do I have a second? Second. Seconded. A motion to recommend by Ms. Ro, seconded by Mr. Stewart. All in favor, aye. Aye. Congratulations Ms. Kho.

▶ 3:49 Speaker 1: This will go to the full counsel and you do not need to be present for that.

▶ 3:53 Speaker 4: Thank you so much. At this time,

▶ 3:56 Speaker 2: I'll entertain a motion to adjourn Mr. The Chair. I'll make a motion to adjourn.

▶ 3:58 Speaker 3: Second.

▶ 4:00 Speaker 2: Motion to adjourn by Council Stewart. Seconded by Council Agape. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.