Call to Order

Transcript (~2 min @ 23:00)

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▶ 22:58 Christopher Cinella: John, if I say go to your left, that means you're right.

▶ 23:05 Speaker 5: Well, I can still call roll if you don't wanna hold up for me. I'm sitting in my office at City Hall.

▶ 23:11 Speaker 10: Okay. Are you okay going incognito?

▶ 23:14 Speaker 5: Sure.

▶ 23:15 Jen Grigoraitis: Okay. All right. Good evening. The time is 7:53 PM on Monday, June 26th. And this meeting of the Melrose City Council is called to order. I am President Grigoraitis. Pursuant to the current allowances under the open meeting law and acted under chapter two of the Acts of 2023, signed into law by Governor Healy on March 29th, 2023, this City Council meeting will be held remotely via the City Zoom platform and therefore all votes will be taken as roll call votes. Um, Madam Clerk, can you please call the role

▶ 23:48 Speaker 5: Councilor Ella? Here. Councilor Eccles? Here. Councilor Garipay? Here. Councilor Aladin. Here. Councilor Ka Shady. Here. Councilor McMaster. Councilor Elli. Here. Councilor Osky.

▶ 24:08 Speaker 5: Here. Councilor Stewart? Here. Councilor Williams. President Greg Rita. Here. Nine Present.

▶ 24:14 Jen Grigoraitis: Nine Present. So that is a quorum for the record. Um, in accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, this meeting is recorded by MM M T V and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MTV's website and through the City of Melrose's website as well. Um, our first item of business tonight is the June 20th, 2023 meeting minutes. And I will accept, entertain a motion to accept without reading these minutes.