← City Council · 2025-10-20 · City Council Meeting
MINUTES APPROVAL
Agenda original PDF
Minutes original PDF
- Oct 6, 2025 7:45 PM Motion to unanimously Approve minutes without reading made by President Migliorelli RESULT: ACCEPTED [9 TO 0] AYES: Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton III. PUBLIC COMMENT Motion to Open public comment made by President Migliorelli at 7:48 PM There were comments on the floor and no comments via Zoom Motion to Close public comment made by President Migliorelli at 7:55 PM Comments on the floor made by Anne Marie Hauben of 19 Willoughby Road, Stamford, CT 06903. City of Melrose Page 1 10/31/2025 10:14 AM Minutes City Council October 20, 2025 She appeared before city council this April in support of a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of sexual assault awareness month. At this meeting she shared her experience with sexual assault and discussed the need for support for survivors, highlighting the use of the DARVO (Deny Attack Reverse Victim and Offender) tactic by perpetrators to harm survivors. She expressed how damaging this is to her and all survivors of sexual abuse
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▶ 38:33 Leila Migliorelli: At this time, I will, will motion by unanimous consent, um, and to approve without reading the meeting minutes from the city council meeting on October 6th, 2025. Seeing no objections. Um, these minutes are now approved. Moving on to public comments. I will motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objections, we are now open for public comment per Rule 33 A of the Melrose City Council rules. This is the portion of the meeting where the public may speak on any item on tonight's agenda. Comments expressing any viewpoint on other matters are also welcome. Just a reminder, the public comment period is an opportunity for the public to share comments. Counselors will not respond. The public has up to five minutes for comments. So anyone willing to speak wishing to speak in tonight's meeting?