Appropriation from the Peg Access Fund in the amount of $282,640.36 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools.

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▶ 1:55 Mark Garipay: appropriation from PEG Access Fund in, in the amount of $282,640.36 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools. Um, we have Ms. Macateer-Margolis in front, uh, with us tonight.

▶ 2:15 Speaker 3: You wanna say a couple words? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You're welcome.

▶ 2:22 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: the, uh, I appreciate you all having me here and, uh, hearing, um, from MMTV. Mm-hmm. Which you can find on your cable television stations if you still have cable, Verizon 37, 38, and 39, 38 being the government channel, and Comcast, uh, channel 8, 9, and 22. And channel 8 is the, um, uh, channel 9 I believe is the government channel. Um, we're pleased to be here tonight and have your support as always. Um, hopefully you have noticed some of our recent upgrades that we have been spending our funds on. Um, you have new monitors in the room. That should facilitate some of your presentations going forward, uh, and new cameras. Uh, in addition, our control room, which is downstairs in the basement, has all been renovated. We got rid of all the old stuff with the help of the DPW, and, um, we are now able to close caption all of the meetings in this chamber, um, either live or, uh, online, um, across all platforms. So that's, uh, a big plus, I think, for the community, and we're happy to have been able to offer that. Um, we also just wanna let you know that this appropriation is, um, split between the PEG access station, which is MMTV, and the high school, uh, or the school department in general. Uh, we provide pretty much 100% of all of the equipment, um, at the high school and the repairs that are required for their a- academic program run by the very talented and much loved Anthony DiBen- DiBenedetto. And, uh, we're really happy to, to be working with him. We also pay the subscription for Hudl, which is all of the online sports programs. That's, uh, a substantial, uh, cost that we undertake every year. And we were able to be able to broadcast, um, the MHS football, uh, game at Fenway Park this year, so that was pretty exciting. Um, that's about all I have unless anyone has any particular questions for us.

▶ 4:38 Mark Garipay: Um, for the record, Council Vandiver is with us, um, and I have Councilor Hamilton. Thank you, Chair Garipay. And, and thank you with, for being with us tonight, and thank you for

▶ 4:52 Ward Hamilton: what MMTV provides to Melrose. Uh, we all enjoy and benefit from it, and, um, at this moment, at this time I make a motion to recommend. Thanks.

▶ 5:02 Speaker 4: I second.

▶ 5:04 Mark Garipay: We have a motion to recommend ID 2025-779 by Council Hamilton, seconded by Councilor Williams. On discussion.

▶ 5:17 Speaker 1: Um, roll call? Why don't we do a roll call on this one?

▶ 5:21 Speaker 2: Do you want to? Yeah, sure. Okay. Unless there's anyone else who wants to- Councilor Finocchiaro?

▶ 5:25 Speaker 5: Yes.

▶ 5:26 Speaker 2: Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. Councilor Garipay?

▶ 5:36 Speaker 1: Yes.

▶ 5:36 Mark Garipay: That will be recommended- Thank you. ... to full Council on the 15th.

▶ 5:40 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: And may I just say thank you to all of you for your support and to those of you who are leaving this esteemed board, best of luck to you.And to those who are continuing, um, best of luck to you. (laughs) Although I think many of us are very happy, uh, to see that moving forward, Melrose will be in secure hands with good funding. Uh, I would also like to invite you all to come down to MMTV and do your holiday greeting video cards anytime within the next couple of weeks. And we'll organize... You know, if you want to come down, talk to Tangy, and we'll, we'll organize, um, we'll organize that. It's a nice way to thank your constituents or reach out to them and, and say, um, you know, "Happy holidays, Melrose." So, thank you again for your attention, and we appreciate your support.

▶ 6:29 Speaker 1: Thank you.

▶ 6:31 Speaker 3: Thank you, Councilor Garofalo. Good luck.

▶ 6:34 Mark Garipay: Thank you. Thank you. I might come down and say my goodbye video. Yes, you should.

▶ 6:38 Speaker 2: (laughs)

▶ 6:38 Speaker 5: Indeed. Oh, boy.