Call to Order

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▶ 0:08 Leila Migliorelli: The time is 7 48 on Monday, March 11th. This is a meeting of the Melrose City Council called to order and I am President Meliore in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is being broadcast and recorded on Melrose Cable Access tv and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website link Pursuant to current allowances. Under the open meeting, law enacted under chapter two of the Acts of 2023, signed into law by Governor Healy on March 29th, 2023. City Councilor Counselor Romanul is participating in this meeting tonight remotely via the city's Zoom platform because of Councilor Romanul remote participation. All votes taken by will be taken by a roll call. Please remember to speak clearly into the microphone so he is able to hear. Madam Clerk, will you please call the role Councilor Ro? Here. Councilor Garipay? Here. Councilor Hamilton.

▶ 1:04 Speaker 1: Councilor Aldine. Here. Councilor Karen Treaty. Here. Councilor Reky. Councilor Romanul.

▶ 1:15 Speaker 1: Councilor Romanul.

▶ 1:24 Speaker 1: Hmm. Sorry. Councilor Romanul.

▶ 1:29 Leila Migliorelli: Here. Yeah. Councilor Stewart. Here. Councilor Van Devin. Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Elli here. So we have nine present. Nine present. This serves at a No As a notice of Quorum. For the record at this time, please rise if you are able to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.

▶ 1:47 Speaker 1: Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States. United States of America.

▶ 1:53 Speaker 1: For Religiou stands, one Nation Under God, individual