City Council — 2014-07-21

City Council Regular Meeting

Attendance

Jaclyn L. Bird present · Alderman at Large; Robert A. Boisselle present · Ward 4 Alderman; Donald L. Conn Jr. absent · President, Alderman at Large; Scott M. Forbes present · Ward 7 Alderman; Gail Infurna present · Ward 5 Alderman; Jennifer L. Lemmerman present · Ward 2 Alderman; Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis present · Alderman at Large; Monica C. Medeiros present · Alderman at Large; Peter D. Mortimer present · Ward 6 Alderman; John N. Tramontozzi present · Ward 1 Alderman; Francis X. Wright Jr. present · Ward 3 Alderman

Agenda

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BULLETIN● JULY 21, 2014 Aldermanic Chamber Regular Meeting 7:45 PM Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Jaclyn L. Bird Alderman at Large Present Robert A. Boisselle Ward 4 Alderman Present Scott M. Forbes Ward 7 Alderman Present Gail M. Infurna Ward 5 Alderman Present Jennifer L. Lemmerman Ward 2 Alderman Present Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis Alderman at Large Present Monica C. Medeiros Alderman at Large Present Peter D. Mortimer Ward 6 Alderman Present John N. Tramontozzi Ward 1 Alderman Present Francis X. Wright Jr. Ward 3 Alderman Present Donald L. Conn Jr. President, Alderman at Large Absent In the absence of President Conn and in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Aldermen, Alderman Gail Infurna, senior member of the Board of Aldermen was nominated and unanimously elected President Pro tempore of the Board of Aldermen.

ORDER-2015-2 Home Rule Petition/Special Act Petition to Great and General Court to pass a Special Act to authorize the placement on the official ballot to be used in the City of Melrose at the biennial state election to be held in November 2014 two questions relative to the licensing of purveyors of alcoholic beverages in the City of Melrose as set forth herein. Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2015-3 Appointment Reappointment of Cathy Gulino, 25 Apple Hill Road, to the Board of Assessors for a term of three years; said term to expire on the last day of February, 2017 Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2015-4 Appointment Reappointment of James Bennett, 45 Wentworth Rd., to the Historical Commission for a term of three years; said term to expire on the last day of February 2017. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee City of Melrose Page 1 8/29/2014 3:33 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen July 21, 2014

ORDER-2015-5 Appointment Reappointment of Edward Bradford, 90 Sargent St., to the Historical Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2017 Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2015-6 Appointment Reappointment of C. Joseph Hunt, 132 Mt. Vernon Ave., to the Historical Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2017. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2015-7 Appointment Appointment of Anthony Melito 977 Main St., to the position of constable for a three-year term; said term to expire on the third Monday in August 2017 Assigned to Committee Protection and License Committee

ORDER-2015-8 Bond Authorization to Bond $60,000 to Fund Feasibility Study and Schematic Design for Hoover School Accelerated Repair Project Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2015-9 Establishment of Fund Acceptance of Massachusetts Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission's FY14 Preservation Grant in the amount of $3,400.00; Fund #4012 Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2015-10 Establishment of Fund Establishment of Veterans Memorial & Restoration Donation Account - Fund #2881 Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2015-11 Property: Disposal of City-Owned Property Disposal of Surplus Property - Recreation Department Assigned to Committee Public Service Committee City of Melrose Page 2 8/29/2014 3:33 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen July 21, 2014

ORDER-2014-124 Utility Petition Petition of National Grid for a Grant of Location to relocate pole and install guy lines from area at Woodcrest Drive along Sheffield Road in a westerly direction for approximately 120 feet. Passed

ORDER-2014-146 Amending Revised Zoning Ordinances Amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance to create a Rail Corridor Overlay District and other related zoning amendments as set forth herein. Passed as Amended

ORDER-2015-12 Resolution A Resolution in recognition of the Melrose Middle School students for their hard work and efforts as members of the Operation Gettysburg Club. Tabled

ORDER-2015-13 Utility Petition Petition of National Grid to install 200'+/- of 4-4" PVC underground electric conduits on Upham Street from MH268 to Pole 2441 in accordance with plan #17233005 - marked Nationalgrid, dated 6/17/2014. Tabled

ORDER-2015-14 License - Hackney License Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Renewed commencing May l, 2014 Assigned to Committee Protection and License Committee

ORDER-2015-15 License - Gasoline Storage Gasoline and Storage Licenses Renewed commencing May l, 2014 Assigned to Committee Protection and License Committee

ORDER-2015-16 License - Second Hand Dealer Second Hand Dealer Licenses renewed by the City Clerk commencing May l, 2014 Assigned to Committee Protection and License Committee

ORDER-2015-17 License - Second Hand Dealer Second Hand Dealer Licenses not renewed by City Clerk - ending April 30, 2014 Assigned to Committee Protection and License Committee City of Melrose Page 3 8/29/2014 3:33 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen July 21, 2014

ORDER-2014-152 Request Requesting that the City post audio/video recordings w/ agendas of meetings of the Board of Aldermen on IQM2 portal on City's website, or, in the alternative, on YouTube with a link thereto on the city website. Recommitted to Committee Appropriations Committee City of Melrose Page 4 8/29/2014 3:33 PM

Transcript

▶ 0:00 Gail Infurna: Be at the hour of 7 50 on Monday, July 21st. We will start our business and we are running a few minutes late. We had a little technical difficulties with our tablets. So we are using paper at the moment. In the absence of the presidents and in accordance with rule four of the rule of order and the board of aldermen, we will proceed to the business of electing a president pro tem. Pro Temp. Nominations are now in order. Is there a motion to open the floor for nominations? So moved. Second. Alderman Mortimer makes a motion to open the floor for nominations, seconded by Alderman Boisselle. All those in favor of opening the nominations say aye. Aye. All those opposed, the floor is now open for nominations for President Pro Temp for this evening's meeting.

▶ 1:30 Gail Infurna: Alderman Francis, right. No, it's summer. um i will nominate uh ward 5 alderman gail inferno second alderman wright nominates uh alderman gail inferno seconded by alderman mcateer margolis are there any further nominations motion to close nominations alderman mortimer makes a motion to close nominations seconded by alderman Boisselle um that has um nominations are now closed and um we will take a roll call vote hearing no further nominations uh madam clerk will you call the role point of order not people vote we can't do this people vote check we could yeah would you like to yes please okay so each member president answering to his or her name stating the name of the person for whom he or she um intends to vote for for tonight's uh president pro temp okay i mean can we do an all

▶ 2:29 Gail Infurna: in favor all in favor of the nomination oh okay all in favor of um supporting alderman gail inferno for president pro temp aye aye all those opposed hearing none i guess i will be president pro temp this evening does that work for you mayor rita no you have to do we have to say yeah i understand but now i changed my motion just so we can get going we don't need to call everyone we should probably make a motion okay take it okay thank you very much all righty now be in the hour of 757 okay the Board of Aldermen meeting will begin at this time I'd like to say that the okay okay I was going to announce that we are being videotaped by MMTV madam clerk will you call the roll here yeah yeah yeah ten members being

▶ 3:51 Gail Infurna: present and that being the necessary quorum the board will proceed to business please rise and salute the flag motion to open the floor for public participation madam president Pro Temp Alderman Mortimer makes a motion to open for public participation seconded by Alderman Boisselle all those in favor of opening for public participation say aye aye all those opposed we are now in public participation if anybody out there would like to come before us and talk about anything on the agenda this evening please sit at the table sign the blue piece of paper and and you can begin thank you i've already signed in my name is paul grover i live at 195 mower street and i'd like to talk about the overlay my main concern is about the parking that was expressed

▶ 4:52 at the previous meeting and for apartments and condos it was supposedly one space per family in an apartment I would be thinking there would be a mother father son and daughter and with only one car space doesn't seem to be realistic a birthday party Christmas visit or Thanksgiving dinner one visit a parking space for ten apartments is not realistic either and I wrote the do you really think that only people who live alone without family or friends will be the residents of those apartments or condos two spaces per unit for residents and one space per unit for visitors is what today's needs are and should be the minimum requirement allowed the surrounding neighborhoods of these developments will catch the blunt of the overflow of vehicles caused by the

▶ 5:54 inadequate allotment of parking spaces on the site at these developments assisted living and I'll switch to my reading glasses as I should have assisted living one space per four units or apartments do seniors stop living at these places if so I'll never go there seniors are people who might need a place where they don't have to shovel snow or mow a lawn or keep their home in repair they might have some medical problems but that doesn't mean they They stop going out shopping or visiting family or friends. I know as a senior I will hold on to my driver's license for as long as I can. I enjoy my independence as a safe driver of cars, trucks, and my motorcycle. To say that seniors in assisted living should not have a car is a slap in our faces.

▶ 7:01 To say that seniors in assisted living units should not have visitors for Mother's Day or Father's Day or grandchildren over to spend time with grandma or grandpa that they love and care about is a complete lack of knowledge of what a family is all about. To put a limit of one space per four assisted living units is unrealistic. For the seniors who live there, or for the visitors, family, friends, or people who might need to come to visit the seniors about personal matters, this is very inadequate. One space per unit and one visitor space per three units, minimum requirement, is a more realistic for today's seniors. There will be seniors without cars, but that will only add to help the visitors parking

▶ 7:53 at these developments. whether the parking lots are combined or not. I have read and heard how long and hard Ms. Gaffey and the members of the Planning Board have worked on this overlay proposal, but you have to add the needs of the people who will live in these developments, as well as you have tried to give the developers more flexibility in their designs and investments. I feel that if these developments are built, as the overlay plan for parking space allotment suggests, a problem will be created for surrounding neighborhood streets and I'm sure you will hear complaints from your constituents about no parking available in front of their homes because of the overflow. But it be too late to correct the problem. The time is now to look hard at this before you vote

▶ 8:57 on it. And finally, I'd like to ask about this underlying issue that is bothering me, and that is the fire station at Tremont and Mellow Street. I've heard in the past years of a possibility creating a central fire system involving Stoneham, Wakefield, Saugus and metals with mellows keeping one of its stations possibly the central or east side station is there any plan or plans now or in the future for this to happen as part of the overlay report the public works yard I also asked that question is there any plan now or in the future to move the public works yard to a new location as part of the overlay plan in the past people in charge of that at that time the late 60s and early 70s proposed a plan but it was proven to be

▶ 9:53 to proven to create more problems than it would have solved I would also state as the president of the Board of Aldermen mr. Kahn said it would not be a place for commercial businesses that would sell liquor in any fashion as part of this overlay plan the citizens of mellows invite development and revitalization to the city but not at the expense of the residents or neighborhoods just to build a development you must guard what just to build a development you must guard what we have now and in the future thank you very much for listening to me thank you very much mr grover i'm moving as fast as the old boy take your time take your time is there anybody else that wishes to come before us this evening on any items on our agenda get the chair good

▶ 11:00 evening madam president and members of the board my name is Robert Bell I live at 173 Ashton Street and I'm here also to speak in relation to the rezoning proposal this before you tonight at the depth of the real estate collapse back in March of 08 man Atlantic Monthly wrote an article about which which cities would be the first to recover and they picked Boston the DC area in Hawaii well Hawaii for there's only so much supply there and a lot of demand in DC of course, as the center of the universe. In Boston, because of the intellectual innovation in the great public transportation, and this has proven true in the years that have gone by, the Boston market was one of the first to recover. And within the Boston market,

▶ 12:06 Melrose was one of the first to recover. When the market began to shift, which towns began to recover first? Brookline, Arlington, Melrose. What do they share? They share great public transportation, and they share easy access to where the jobs are. The jobs being in bioengineering, in medical, in technical, the fields where the intellectual innovation is being done and and because of decisions that have been made by Alderman in the past they've been some significant moments that have happened that have made Melrose what it is the first was the city planner vote back in 76 we didn't have city planner before that and that was an extremely divisive moment in Melrose history the meeting had to be moved from the aldermanic chambers to Memorial Hall which was

▶ 13:12 absolutely packed they were the feelings were running high there was fistfights there was a heart attack people were taken away in ambulance but the alderman at the time stood up and created the job of a city planner for the first time and And that was a really important moment, because that was the first time that Melrose began to plan for the future in any kind of coordinated way, and we were lucky that our first city planner was a visionary person, and some of the things that we've all benefited from today were put in place and first thought through at that time. Another major Melrose moment was the two-and-a-half override, which was the first general override in Massachusetts history, where the aldermen supported a vote to the public, and where

▶ 14:10 the public stepped up in a very close vote and decided to tax ourselves so as to pay for the things that we want that make Melrose what it is. The next major moment was the controversy over Oak Grove Village, which many of you will recall was a controversy. They were those who were against it. They believed that private developers wouldn't do the job right, that they would be trying to do things on the cheap, and they believed that the city didn't have the capacity to manage development in a way as to make it happen correctly. know that both of those prove wrong a further Melrose moment was the creation of the smart growth district which was done entirely locally without any assistance from the state we created our own version of transit oriented

▶ 15:05 development and we've we've been recognized for a forward thinking Mel Melrose was the prototype community, along with Westford, that were used for the studies that became the state smart growth law. We didn't take advantage of the way the state wrote it. We figured it out for ourselves how we wanted to do it, and it's been so successful that But it has now reached the eyes and ears of the people at Beacon Hill who have funded us with money in recognition of the fact that we're doing things in the right way, they've funded us with money to continue the effort along this corridor and in the adjacent business nodes. This rail corridor rezoning is one of those Melrose moments, and it's up to you to decide

▶ 16:05 whether we're going to be proactive in dealing with the future or whether we're going to be reactive. And whenever we've made the municipal decision to embrace the future, it has always worked out and the city's prospered by those decisions. There's nothing that we can do in terms of redevelopment in Melrose that's going to change the essential fabric of the city. The city, Melrose is Melrose. It's a fully built out community. We're talking about the reuse of underutilized properties to bring them into contemporary standards of building codes, of energy codes, and create the uses that people want. Transit-oriented development is not an experimental type of development, nor is assisted living, and Melrose needs both of those, and needs it badly.

▶ 17:11 And we need to adapt. So we're at a point in time where we've been fully recognized as a well-thought-out community that's doing its best to address the needs of the marketplace. I see every day in my law practice that brokers, real estate agents from Winchester, Arlington, Belmont, even Newton, are bringing their customers over to Melrose because it's a high-value town. and it's been a long time when I was you know when I was growing up in town we did compare ourselves to those communities and it's been a long time in between that we're now being compared and there's nothing like getting recognition from people out of town because you know it validates so we we tend to you know look inwardly and not think of ourselves in these terms but

▶ 18:14 people from outside are saying hey Melrose has got it going this this rezoning will enable us to ride the wave of the future which is transit oriented development green buildings and new residents who come here for all the right reasons and if we miss this wave we're going to miss a great opportunity we'll miss the opportunity to bring needed revenue increases that are exempt from top two and a half because they are growth revenue and we're going to miss the opportunity to have a wider array of uses such as assisted living which is not currently allowed in the city the zoning board and the Planning Board have this demonstrated their own expertise at managing development in the city they're certainly not going to allow projects that are under parked to get permitted

▶ 19:14 but they also recognize that there is a tipping point that's been reached and I see it constantly with the both the developers and the new residents that I deal with that there is a tipping point that's being reached if you take the building across the street the Essex building that Mark Carroll did 40% of his occupants do not have cars and that's typical the the statistics are similar down at Oak Grove Village so over providing over parking simply creates a sea of asphalt and it isn't to anybody's benefit and I'm gonna just leave you you know it may be somewhat cornball but I'm gonna lead leave you with the fact that you know I got back at Melrose High School as a freshman in Miss Westervelt's class about the so-called opportunity speech from Julia

▶ 20:14 Caesar there's a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads on to fortune omitted all the voyage of their lives is bound in shallows and in miseries on such a full sea we now afloat we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures and that's exactly where we are now there is a wave in Melrose is on the verge of riding that wave but this rezoning is essential to keeping the momentum going thank you thank you thank you very much mr. Bell is there anybody else that would like to come before us this evening motion to close public participation madam president motion to close public participation seconded by alderman Boisselle all those in favor of closing public participation say aye aye all those opposed public participation is

▶ 21:08 Gail Infurna: now closed and the clerk of committees will now read communications from his honor the mayor and other city officials order 2015-2 petition to great and general court to pass a special act to authorize the placement on the official ballot to be used in the city of Melrose at the biennial state election to be held in November 2014 two questions relative to the licensing of purveyors of alcoholic beverages in the city of Melrose as set forth herein madam president pro temp I make a motion to suspend the rules that we may hear from his honor mayor Robert J Dolan to speak on this order second alderman Mortimer makes a motion for immediate is asking for media consideration is there an objection seeing none is there a suspension of the rules I make a motion

▶ 21:56 to suspend the rules alderman waterman makes the motion to suspend the rules is there a second second by alderman forbes all those in favor suspension of the rules all those opposed the rules are now suspended and his honor the mayor if you'd like to come before us thank you very much i just would like to start by thanking each of you um for all your your work over the last fiscal year as we get a new fiscal year and for the pragmatic and fair and honorable way that you conduct business every day and i think tonight's a big night before i before i just if you just give me a few a little leeway um you know it's a beautiful night in july but tonight is the culmination or at least the next few weeks are a combination of three projects

▶ 22:48 that are amongst the most important not to be overly dramatic but in the in the recent history of the city and we don't know how many people are actually watching they should be outside playing with their kids or at a ball game but those three issues are the overlay district which is something that has could be the most vetted um proposal in the history of the city that is going to fundamentally change our community a positive way and not just change but complete a a an initiative that was actually begun under mayor guerrero and will be completed in a different way under my administration with your support that will take every part of our city and utilize it to our good not just financially but to the the fabric of our community enhance the fabric of our

▶ 23:50 community and it's very very important I can't tell you how how much I support it and hope that it passes tonight the second is the Hoover School which is on your agenda we've been working for many years to try to bring life into schools that were built in the 1950s in this project which could reach up to a million dollars 50% would be paid for the state will will protect that school on the hill which is such a beautiful neighborhood and a beautiful school for another 25 years and that's really important and we're ready for that project the third is the question before you and what I'm asking you to do is to approve the ballot question over the next few weeks to allow the legislature to decide whether or not the voters will be able to decide in the question of

▶ 24:46 November 4th now that question is whether or not to lower the number of seats necessary for a restaurant liquor license in the city of Melrose I would like to share with you why I think we should begin the process tonight so that the citizens of Melrose will have the right to vote on that question on Tuesday November 4th and why I personally fully support the ballot question because I have been so involved in it over the last several months our Main Street has been the envy of the region ever since Mayor Milano made the investment in the 1970s to revitalize it through good times and bad some better than others some worse than others Melrose Ian's and Melrose entrepreneurs and business people have always found ways to keep our business district

▶ 25:43 strong I was born in the early 1970s and I grew up in this community that gives me no other right other than to have a history the history of the evolution over the years of our local businesses growing up in the Highlands I remember Lyman supermarket being our primary market in town I remember that the two main culinary hotspots in Melrose was Brigham's on Main Street and Heavenly Donuts where Mexico Lindo is now. Most of our stores were stores of the times, a shoe store, Hill's stationery store, and we had two Melrose Public Libraries, one at its current location and one across the street from Charlie Ragucci's hardware store that served our neighborhood for years. Now there are many people that have a lot further history than i do but like everything else things change

▶ 26:41 the economy evolves people's needs evolve the way goods are purchased evolves and therefore we need to evolve or we will fail our main street has been successful because professional business people in cooperation with our government have been able to stay ahead of the trends over the last decade I have worked together with our Chamber of Commerce and business people as have each of you and what some say is the worst economy since the Great Depression in 2008 we put a ballot question before the voters that was a major change for the city of Melrose we introduced three beer and wine licenses to our community and we lowered the requirement for beer and wine licenses for restaurants to 50, while keeping the requirement of 100 seats for a

▶ 27:34 full liquor license. For those that did not live here during that time, there was a really emotional debate about this issue. And the question was, do we want Melrose to be and to stay a quasi-dry community? Some feared that this law would bring bar rooms and liquor stores and all the problems that sometimes come with those things. But at the ballot box, the voters responded at a rate of over three to one in favor of these changes, and entrepreneurs responded with historic investment in new restaurants and gourmet food stores that carried beer and wine. these restaurants, which drew people from around the region to our downtown, developed other new stores that all have thrived. These changes have enhanced our downtown and enhanced our economy.

▶ 28:36 To think that we have become, in such a short period of time, we have gone from Brigham's on Main Street to a real dining and entertainment destination in Greater Boston is a testament to you and many but most of all to the residents of the city who believed that these ideas would work that this was right for our economy and most importantly they believed it would be managed properly and responsibly by our government while across the state business districts have for rent signs on every corner we have weathered the worst of this recent economic storm not only because that ballot question passed but more importantly more importantly because we have worked cooperatively and we have consistently given Melrose

▶ 29:26 business people and entrepreneurs the tools and the options to be successful this ballot question does this and the overlay does this the ballot question that I propose continues this positive evolution the fact is that there are are very few if any developable sites in the city of Melrose that can be transformed into a hundred seat restaurant in fact there aren't very many properties that can be transformed into a 50 seat restaurant my question to you is why can't all business districts have a rich variety of business options that may include dining along with other successful businesses that will exist and that currently exist I think they can the incredible mass works Highlands renovation is going to transform that neighborhood we have made considerable

▶ 30:20 reinvestment in Cedar Park in the Wyoming neighborhood as well and we have seen the fruits of our labor giving local entrepreneurs the option to open small restaurants with table service which will be a prerequisite that serve beer and wine or a full array of beverages would open up a world of business opportunities perhaps a small bistro in the Highlands a farm-to-table restaurant in Wyoming Square or a tapas restaurant in Cedar Park as well as many new possibilities for route 99 in Washington Street as we welcome new neighbors to these areas throughout the year this ballot question is not about beer and wine it is an economic development proposal a pro-business pro Melrose pro small business ballot question it is my hope that the Board of

▶ 31:21 Gail Infurna: Aldermen will move it to the legislature to allow it on the ballot and give the people the right to vote and I hope the people at home will give it full consideration when they go to the ballot box on November 4th thank you very much thank you very much motion to remand the audit committee alderman mortimer makes the motion to remand the rest of the order to uh the appropriation committee seconded by alderman Boisselle all those in favor aye aye all those opposed that order will be sent to the um appropriation committee which will meet um next monday evening uh madam clerk order 2015-3 reappointment of Kathy Galino 25 Apple Hill Road to the Board of Assessors for a term of three years said term to expire on the last day of February 2017 and that order will

▶ 32:13 be sent to the Committee on Finance order 2015-4 reappointment of James Bennett 45 Wentworth Road to the Historical Commission for a term of three years said term to expire on the last day of February 2017 and that order be sent to the committee of health education and welfare order 2015-5 reappointment of edward bradford 90 sergeant street to the historical commission for a three-year term said term to expire on the last day of february 2017. that order will be also censored to the hew committee order 2015-6 reappointment of c joseph hunt 132 mount vernon avenue to the historical commission for a three-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2017. That order will also be committed to the HEW.

▶ 33:07 Order 2015-7, appointment of Anthony Melito, 977 Main Street, to the position of Constable for a three-year term, said term to expire on the third Monday in August 2017. That order will be sent to the Committee of Protection and License. Order 2015-8, authorization to bond $60,000 to fund feasibility study and schematic design for Hoover School Accelerated Repair Project. That order will be sent to the Committee of Appropriations. Order 2015-9, acceptance of Massachusetts Civil War Centennial Commission's Fiscal Year 14 Preservation Grant in the amount of $3,400, fund 4012. That order will be sent to the Finance Committee. Order 2015-10, Establishment of Veterans Memorial and Restoration Donation Account, Fund Number

▶ 34:03 Gail Infurna: 2881. That order will be sent to the Committee of Finance. Order 2015-11, Disposal of Surplus Property, Recreation Department. That order will be ... I'm sorry, I lost my ... Okay, I'm sorry. order will be sent to the public service committee tabled order number 2014-124 petition of national grid for a grant of location to relocate pole and install guidelines from area at Woodcrest Drive along Sheffield Road in a westerly direction for approximately 120 feet the order from the table alderman waterman makes a motion to remove the order from the table seconded by alderman McAteer Margolis all those in favor removing this order from the table say aye aye all those opposed the order is now before us motion to read put the

▶ 35:02 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: order back on you want to madam chairman alderman McAteer my goals I'm sorry madam president pro tem we did receive a communication late this afternoon from the city engineer Andrew Street stating that National Grid has met all of the requirements necessary to approve this and as I believe we all know from previous meetings this work has actually already been done so I would recommend that I would make a motion that we recommend it Alderman McAteer Margolis makes a motion to recommend second by Alderman Mortimer is there any further discussion we did get a communication from Andrew Street this afternoon and I'll just read the paragraph that is so that we can submit it into the records please note that as of July 21st 2014 all items have been addressed by

▶ 35:57 Gail Infurna: National Grid the following represents current progress with regard to this matter all permitting concerns have been addressed National Grid has sent a request to Verizon to replace pole number three three five three and Verizon is the responsible party for replacing this pole the required cleanup in law lawn restoration work has been completed the guy wire has been relocated from the private property the wire is now located directly behind the pole sink six inches onto city property and the requested tree trim work has been performed so seeing no further discussion motion for passage alderman McAteer my goals makes a motion for passage second again second by alderman Mortimer all those in favor all those opposed that order has been passed thank

▶ 36:49 Gail Infurna: you tabled order 2014-146 amending Melrose revised zoning ordinance to create a rail corridor overlay district and other related zoning amendments as set forth herein motion to remove this order from the table madam president pro tem and Mortimer makes a motion to remove this from the table there a second second second by alderman McAteer Margolis alderman Mortimer all those in favor of removing that from the table all those opposed that order is now before us i make a motion to suspend the rules that we may hear from the city planner and other members of the planning board second alderman mortimer makes a motion to suspend the rules that was seconded by alderman Boisselle all those in favor suspension of the rules say aye aye all

▶ 37:31 Denise Gaffey: those opposed the rules are suspended and we shall hear from our city planner good evening denise good evening my name is denise gaffey i'm the director of planning and community development and with me to my right is andrews award and is the chairperson of the zoning subcommittee of the melrose planning board and on my left is manisha bhutra who is a consultant with the metropolitan area planning council the mapc as they have also known has been assisting us with the planning process leading up to the zoning initiative and i'll point out too that manisha happens to be a melrose resident so she is uniquely qualified to offer us guidance on this initiative so we're very pleased to be with you again tonight we have had two public hearings

▶ 38:14 Denise Gaffey: um on the proposed zoning amendment at this date and the planning board met last week to discuss some of the issues that were raised at the most recent public hearing on june 26th there were there were three primary issues that were raised at that hearing and so what the board did was discuss discuss them thoroughly and their in their session last week and then they developed a report that is dated july 18th and that has been sent to the alderman in advance of tonight's meeting so we hope you've had a chance to take a look at the report prior to tonight's meeting and i can kind of quickly summarize the the three primary issues that were raised in the report the first one had to do with the retail food establishment use and there were some comments

▶ 39:03 Denise Gaffey: that were raised at the last public hearing with the board of parliament about concern about the about the retail food establishment use. That use is the use that allows for beer and wine sales in conjunction with food sales at retail food establishments. And there was concern particularly about a use that allows for liquor sales in close proximity to the schools. The Melrose High School and Middle School campus in particular along the rail corridor. this issue was discussed amongst the planning board members and and I think essentially the board while not terribly concerned about the use along the corridor thinking that there were regulations that did prohibit uses within a certain proximity of schools at least that was the belief they also

▶ 39:56 Denise Gaffey: thought the use is better suited for our neighborhood commercial districts like the cedar park and the highlands and the wyoming business district and also of course the downtown and so they didn't see any harm in removing this as a permit permitted use from the real corridor overlay area so the recommendation in the report that's in front of you tonight is to take that use out of the from the real corridor it's still being proposed in the smart growth district area we think it would be appropriate there potentially we also point out that it is there we're not proposing any changes nor do we have the authority to over the the fact that there's only three of these licenses that are allowed in the city and there's currently three in use so we know there

▶ 40:40 Denise Gaffey: aren't any available today or any and there's there's no no one is contemplating changing that but um this we are attempting to think in the future with this zoning change so um so So for the purpose of the real corridor overlay, we do take that use out as was recommended by some of the members of the Board of Aldermen at the last meeting. So in the revised real corridor overlay zoning, which was also submitted to the Alderman, that use has been taken out. So that was the first issue that generated a lot of discussion. The second issue, I'm just going in order as of the report, was the parking issue. was raised by a couple of the members of the alderman that there was some concern about the minimum standard that was being proposed in the real corridor area

▶ 41:30 Denise Gaffey: of one space per unit and that is it is a departure from our existing zoning which is two spaces per unit it's an issue that the Planning Board and there's only subcommittee gave an awful lot of thought and consideration to the process leading up to presenting the proposal to the alderman and obviously there's the recognition that this is a transit oriented area that it is the area is in close proximity to to the commuter rail to two stops on the commuter rail and to bus service and we are trying to create we're trying to create an area that that allows for multimodal uses not just vehicle uses and we think we also see from our experience the planning board sees a lot of development proposals and

▶ 42:21 Denise Gaffey: they see that the as I mentioned earlier tonight that the it really is sort of the sort of the more status quo these days the need for less cars there's a lot to be said for trying to create opportunities for less cars associated with these types of developments and the the traffic congestion issues and the drainage concerns that come with to excess parking is something that we're really sensitive to so the planning board ultimately recommends keeping the one space per unit as proposed I wouldn't mind speaking to this myself because not only did we have months of meetings and talked about this but we also had a really lively discussion last week thinking about revising it one more time and i think it's particularly hard for me because i am 50 something and i think everybody

▶ 43:16 drives cars but everything that we're hearing everything we're reading all the experts i mean we do have you know a professional city planner as well as people from the state who are helping us who are consultants are saying the trend is for young people they don't own cars they ride bikes they don't want it they use a zip car they use uber they don't want the expense of a car and And especially if you live in a place where you don't need a car, and the trend is becoming, there are these real small percentages of people who own cars, and Melrose is trying to get ahead of that trend and not end up buildings of white elephants that have seas of asphalt that aren't used anymore. And I really have been persuaded by this, even though it's not the way I would live my life,

▶ 43:59 but also I was really persuaded by the self-regulating nature of this kind of zoning, Because if you build, you know, dwelling units that only have one space, if someone looks at it and has two cars, they're going to say, I'm not going to live there. The people who are going to live there are going to be people who can, you know, use it the way they want to. So they're going to be the people who ride bikes or who take the T. So I think the self-regulating part will help. And I do think we heard a lot of neighborly concerns about traffic in the area. And the more, if we make it, you know, we're going for kind of dense housing here, you know, a lot of it close on the street. And if we have a lot of parking, we're going to end up with a lot more traffic that is just going to make those streets more congested.

▶ 44:47 So building the kind of housing that doesn't have a lot of parking is probably going to help traffic. It's going to help the flooding problems we have in Melrose. so for all those reasons I've been persuaded and I wanted to particularly speak to that because I'm not an expert and I am someone who thinks of cars as a necessity but I am persuaded that this is a these are good standards and they're only minimums and if there's a project that comes in where the developer is convinced he needs more parking or the planning board is convinced this is the kind of circumstance we would like a little more we can ask for more they can ask for more this is just minimum this isn't maximum there's no maximum so I wanted to point that out

▶ 45:23 Denise Gaffey: but I do feel strongly this is a good standard and that's ultimately what the whole board decided and that's why it's we in our recommendation we're recommending to stay with the standard even though it sounds low compared to what we're used to thank you very much and then and then finally the the third major issue that was raised was a concern about the height and about the allowance of a fifth story and in it is true that the way the zoning is structured the way is proposed the maximum permitted height for buildings in the real quarter is four stories and fifty feet however there is an exception that allows for up to five stories and 62 feet in height under certain in in the board the board the allowance for that by the board was

▶ 46:13 Denise Gaffey: based on unusual unusual site constraints and site conditions that are found along the corridor we spent a lot of time looking at the individual parcels along the corridor and understood that certain parcels might necessitate that additional height in order to be provide for a feasible project so so the intent was to allow for the fifth story under those unique circumstances and then to soften the impact of that and the visual impact that fifth story would require to be stepped back on three sides and there's also a requirement for an additional public amenities associated with the fifth story so it is the planning board's desire to to see four-story buildings predominantly along the corridor with fifth five-story buildings being the you know

▶ 47:04 Denise Gaffey: more of the exception when deemed necessary and we thought it might be worth since that was really the the underlying basis of the recommendation in the zoning that it would be worth pointing that out maybe more clearly in the language of the zoning so we recommended adding a clause to the statement where it says that buildings may be permitted up to five stories and 62 feet in height we add the language as follows at the planning board's discretion when appropriate given site constraints and or unusual site characteristics and then it goes on to say and provided that all portions of the building above 50 feet are set back at least 20 feet from all property boundaries and shall be stepped back a minimum of 10 feet from each facade of the floor below

▶ 47:49 Denise Gaffey: except for the facades which face the commuter rail right away where no upper level story step back is required so we think that added clause will help to just clarify the planning board's intent and maybe maybe provide for a little more comfort level on the planning on the board of aldermen's part when considering this zoning zoning proposal so we recommend approving the language with that amendment inserted into the language and so essentially there are two two primary changes that we're recommending removing the retail food establishment as a permitted use and then inserting that additional clarification language in the provision regarding the building and structure height and other than that we don't make any other

▶ 48:38 Peter D. Mortimer: recommendations but any other changes but recommend that the board of aldermen approve the real quarter overlay zoning and the other ancillary zoning amendments that were initially coupled with this as presented and as modified in the the attachment that was sent along and dated july 18th motion to amend the order to incorporate the changes delineated by our city planner ms gaffey we don't have our server online tonight so i can't give chapter and verse for the specific parts as we sometimes do but i think um our clerks our city clerk and our clerk section section 235-71.2e right that's the overall statute but the actual changes because our service down but I think our clerk of committees and our city clerk have the gist of it

▶ 49:31 Gail Infurna: because we received it on email today I'm sure we all read it to coming here so I'll incorporate those changes described by mrs. Gaffey well we have discussions before we do the amendments we'll do the amendment and then if it passes then we have discussion on the amendment and then you don't have you don't want a discussion before you amend it no I made a motion that's it's an water i make a motion yeah alderman mortimer has a floor and he made an amendment but so there's an amendment on the floor to add the dimensional and density regulations as ms gaffey stated and was the second by alderman Medeiros any further discussion on the amendment yes on the amendment in your discussion that you're having you mentioned a new phrase that popped up

▶ 50:25 Robert A. Boisselle: concerning the serving of alcohol beer and wine and so forth in section on page 3 section d subsection 1 f restaurants coffee shops similar establish establishments selling prepared food to be consumed on or off site is this comment concerning the beer wine and alcohol someplace else because the way the state's here you're only serving food in this corridor in restaurants correct so it's been removed as a use under the version you're looking at now which was amended but private previously the subparagraph C was there was an additional subparagraph in subparagraph C allowed for the retail food establishment use so we've taken that out that's out taking we've we've taken you know are we saying that the restaurant only restaurants

▶ 51:24 Denise Gaffey: serving food no alcohol or of any kind we're going to be used because the way it states here in the revised one restaurants coffee shops and similar establishments selling prepared food to be consumed on or off I guess I would point out to you that retail food establishment as a use is a distinct use in our zoning code it's been defined as a distinct use and use in the zoning so that's that definition is on section B there's no definition of that or it's just you refer to the it's in the existing zoning code there's a definition for retail food establishment so it's in the planning boards in the existing zoning code and the zoning code so that use is allowed in all in all the business districts today retail food establishment that's 3,000 no more than

▶ 52:19 Robert A. Boisselle: 3,000 square feet that allows for the sale of air and wine I'm not getting the language completely correctly but off-premises liquor license yes that's the direct language from the ordinance so that that comes from the zoning that comes from today's zoning ordinance this was something that the alderman voted on back in 2000 okay I'm just wondering because the way it stays here it just seems straight food is being served in these establishments the way it states correct I think the confusion might because I'm looking at an older version what is I'm looking at the latest version that's online that someone would pick up not the latest for not the past version this is the one you're preparing so it doesn't mention liquor any licenses anywhere correct in the

▶ 53:08 Robert A. Boisselle: document right but that wouldn't preclude a restaurant that is allowed to sell liquor okay I just want to clear and I want to hear the lawyers down the line okay competing with this so forth problem and was L could I just ask do you have dated July 18th sure do okay and I guess do you have anything on the amendment because that wasn't on the amendment we were talking about the amendment according to this revise this is the amendments the amendment was before us was had to do with the height the dimensional all three oh well three of them I'm sorry together and removing that retail food establishment right so okay and of course the off street parking which really is interesting for one space for dwelling which change which I think will be a problem down the

▶ 54:03 Robert A. Boisselle: line that's my opinion because I go by the old Grove village every Monday through Friday 7 o'clock in the morning and every parking spot is taken at this point I'm not sure about the underground parking that they claim they have but they may be charging an arm and a leg to park down there and that's why everyone's up on the ground level and but every spot is taken and on the weekends the parking lots in the Malden area it's jammed also even with the zip cards the zip cards are gone those are only two parking spaces they're left when the zip cards have gone for the weekend this I think will be a problem in that particular area because if you have high density people coming in and the question is well that's the the way people are going now well basically the

▶ 54:53 Robert A. Boisselle: young can't afford a car they're paying college loans and they can't afford to take out a loan to buy a home or condo and so forth because there's so much in death they're taking their bicycles and they're looking specifically for transportation for that but as soon as their loans are paid off there's gonna be cars everywhere and we got to find a place for them but if that's that's the way it should be and that's the way it's voted and that's the way the voters know that we want to do it but I have a problem with that particular area for parking in the future thank you very much next we have alderman right just if i may um madam president um can we have a five minute recess so that the clerk can make a copy of

▶ 55:44 Gail Infurna: um bob alderman Boisselle uh paper copy since he seems to have the advantage over all of us here second the motion for recess alderman wright makes a motion for a five minute recess seconded by alderman mortimer on discussion seeing none all those in favor of five minute recess say aye aye all those opposed we are in a five-minute recess thank you I really have the other one I have that one yep thank you for your patience to that through that we had a little technical difficulty tonight so we're dealing with paperwork and we all needed copies of something that usually we find in our tablets thank you for making those copies I think we left it with Alderman Wright did you want the floor point of information miss Gaffey seems to be

▶ 56:48 Denise Gaffey: I just wanted to point one thing out so you now have in front of you the proposed rail corridor overlay district zoning regulations revised dated July 18 2014 and they're really there are only two changes I just want to make it clear there's just two changes one is on page three and I removed the sub paragraph see that previously allowed for the retail food establishments and then renumbered the remaining uses C to H so if I had done that in a track change mode you would see that it struck out but I actually removed it and just renumbered so that was change number one and then change number two is on page five and that is paragraph seven subparagraph a a subparagraph one where we inserted that clause on the first line which states that buildings may

▶ 57:48 Francis X. Wright Jr.: appear permitted up to five stories and 62 feet height at the planning board's discretion when appropriate given site constraints or unusual site characteristics so those were the only two changes from what you had in front of you for the last two months so I just want to point out just two changes thank you very much Alderman Wright I believe you were next on the list thank you madam president I want to say that I'm going to support this I understand the concerns that have been expressed both by the public and thus far anyway by Alderman Boyzell I've had an opportunity to review this documentation I had a conversation today with Denise and I think what we need to keep in mind is that this is in fact transit oriented development which as Ann pointed out is

▶ 58:47 Francis X. Wright Jr.: something that our generation isn't necessarily used to but that in my experience is that young people do indeed look for other means of transportation look for they'll walk they'll bike they'll take public transportation and that in a lot of ways these units will be self restricting as Ann pointed out and that people will live there with the understanding that they'll only be able to have one vehicle and so if you know we have two people living in a unit two adults and one needs to get to route 128 they'll take the car and if the other person is working in Cambridge or Boston or some then they will take the train and you know if at some point they decide that they want to you know work in on route 495 or Wuburn or someplace like that

▶ 59:49 Francis X. Wright Jr.: then they will have to move they will not be able to to continue to live in those units in a lot of ways it's it's analogous to affordable housing units which cannot be sold at market rate but can only be sold at a rate that's reflective of the affordable nature of the unit you understand going in that there are restrictions the idea behind this is to take advantage of the proximity of the public transportation and you know Boston Cambridge etc so I'm going to support this one thing I would like to see the city do is make allowances for spaces in the area for zip car or other similar programs so that if people do want to have access to those types of communal vehicles that they'll be right there for them but that's something I guess what that needs

▶ 1:00:51 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: to be addressed as the area becomes developed you know indicated to Denise that there are some changes that perhaps I would suggest making based on my experience but I think all in all this is a great piece of work and I'll support it and I hope the rest of the board will as well thank you thank you very much Alderman Wright Alderman Lummerman my my question actually deals with the zip car which Alderman Wright just mentioned when when my husband and I first moved to Melrose we were a single car household for a long time and that was one of the things that attracted us to the city was that we one of us was taking the tea and the other one could drive but there were a few occasions where we didn't need another car and thought it would be really great

▶ 1:01:36 Denise Gaffey: to have a zip car available that was within walking distance where we're living but besides that I was wondering it sounds like maybe it's something that needs to be done through a potential developer but that was my question does this allow for any spaces that could be specifically allocated for a zip car or some sort of rideshare program well I will point out that that is a consideration that is always discussed under the site plan approval process we do require as part of the site plan approval that that transit a transit study you know first for developments that meet a certain threshold that are large enough that you you study the transit in the traffic impact and that you that the Planning Board has also for some of those larger developments

▶ 1:02:19 Denise Gaffey: required traffic demand management techniques I think that's the term and for example the reason there are two two zip car spaces that Oak Grove village is because it was required by the Planning Board as part of that approval ten years ago and so that is the kind of consideration that that is done under site plan review for especially for some of the larger projects we would require zip car okay and um so so that would come a little later mm-hmm great thank you thank you well said is there any further discussion Alderman Medeiros thank you again I just I want to thank the Planning Board for your deliberative work on this I know it's been over a long time and for taking our concerns from the last meeting you know back to your committee and and I know you've

▶ 1:03:08 Monica C. Medeiros: discussed this parking issue at length but we're looking at it again after our meeting I do appreciate that I thought it was very helpful last last time to hear and again to hear now from mr. Zeus award about you know your experiences on this and how you've come around to it and I I do still have some hesitations about the one space per unit but it is something you know that I am not willing to hold up this whole thing over by any means and hopefully people will sort of self-select themselves here and I think one one group and we've talked a little bit about you know younger people but I think perhaps this might attract some older people who have downsized and gone to just one car or maybe no car

▶ 1:03:58 Denise Gaffey: depending on what's happening in their life and I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about the site plan review process just so you know maybe to alleviate some concerns at home about what happens if a developer actually comes in and wants to do this what what what are the steps that that's sure so I'm a developer who wants to do a project in the real corridor just like in the smart growth district will be required to seek site plan approval from the Planning Board so that is it's a it's a process that involves filling out an application and submitting sort of lengthy studies about the impacts that are that are being proposed or the modifications that are needed to infrastructure for example how the water sewage and wastewater are going to be

▶ 1:04:48 Denise Gaffey: treated and studies for you know studies of traffic impact and all those kind of things all of those types of reports are part of the application materials that are submitted to the planning board for review and they're part of the public hearing process. All these site plan cases are public hearings. So everyone, the direct debaters within 300 feet get notification just like any other public hearing for a special permit or for a variance. And so all of those types of impacts are reviewed and discussed and then mitigated through that process. So that would be the opportunity to better understand exactly what the developer was thinking in terms of their market analysis and their study for the parking spaces, for example,

▶ 1:05:33 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: that they're proposing. And there was also some discussion about flooding mitigation, if you would. In the area that's there now, most of it is actually covered by like the tumulus or concrete, right? So possibly this might provide an actual new open yeah I mean we would certainly expect that that parcels that are today covered entirely in pavement that would that we knew that there would be more impervious or previous surfaces that would result true thank you Alderman McAteer-Margolis oh thank you madam president I I'm also going to be supporting this tonight and I want to thank you for all of your work on it and thank our consultant Melrose resident and from at the planning the planning mass metropolitan area Planning Commission right so I do think that it

▶ 1:06:43 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: will be a self-selecting area I know a couple people who have recently moved into that area already one a young couple who has relocated back to Melrose who has just one car and takes the tea or bikes another older couple has downsized and gotten rid of a car so I think that's kind of a prime example of the kind of residents that we would be looking towards that would be more or less self-selecting in that respect and and I think Alderman Medeiros makes a good point that I was going to bring up that you know the more parking you have the less green space we have down there and I think a goal of this is to really you know do some street improvements and beautification in that area and by limiting the amount of parking and by having more green space around those

▶ 1:07:31 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: parking areas I think we're going to really create a very desirable and environmentally appropriate area that will address things like flooding as well as you know a pleasant streetscape that will encourage people to to walk and to bike and to utilize other modes of transportation and just finally having gone to many hearings public hearings that the Planning Board has held for various site plan review projects I really have the utmost faith in our Planning Board that they will do all due diligence and take complete consideration of any butters or public input that reason that they receive from many new projects that are going forward so I think you've done a great job and and thank you very much I do think it's going to be a major step for for the

▶ 1:08:25 Jaclyn L. Bird: city and really change the fabric of of that area for the better so I look forward to supporting it and hearing about what's coming forward thank you okay thank you is there any further discussion other than lavender Burke thank you madam president that's okay tonight's an off night for all of us I would like to thank the three of you as well I'm gonna be supporting this as well I was unable to make the June 26th public hearing and want to thank the members of this board for asking great questions I followed up to find out what happened at the meeting afterwards and the questions that were asked at that meeting were similar to the ones that were on my mind then and I want to thank the Planning Board for being so responsive to our

▶ 1:09:11 Jaclyn L. Bird: concerns especially the concern about the retail food establishment use in proximity to the high school and middle school complex and happy to support the amendment tonight on that as well as on the height restrictions I think your response to us on this is incredibly thoughtful and in-depth and I'm pleased to see it and I just wanted to thank you this is an example of I think the process working really well with from the administration and from the city planning department from the Planning Board the zoning committee and publicizing the public meetings really well so that those were well attended getting the feedback and then really listening to that feedback and trying to come up with a constructive balance here I think this is a great example of that

▶ 1:10:01 Gail Infurna: so thank you for that and I'm happy to support it tonight thank you all right seeing no further discussion are we ready for the roll call so on order number two zero one four dash one four six with the amendment as discussed earlier all in favor aye all opposed being none the amendment passes so the order as amended madam clerk motion motion for passage of the order as amendment all the men Mortimer makes a motion to pass the order as amended second by alderman McAteer Margolis any further discussion see you none we're ready for the roll call yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 10 yes is that order passes thank you very much for your work on this thank you thank you we will now continue on to new business read by the clerk of committees

▶ 1:11:21 Gail Infurna: order 2015-12 a resolution in recognition of the Melrose middle school students for their hard work and efforts as members of the operation Gettysburg Club that order motion to request immediate and present I'd like to lay order 2015-12 on the table in order for until the August full board meeting so we can have all appropriate parties here for the resolution thank you alderman Forbes makes a motion to lay it on the table second non-debatable or is there a second on that second on that the second by alderman McAteer Margolis any discussion no discussion on the table that's where it was and okay that order all those in favor of tabling order number two zero one five dash one to say aye opposed that order will be tabled and I'm sure all the informs you'll keep

▶ 1:12:13 us informed on that yes members what a 2015-13 petition of national grid to install 200 feet of 4 by 4 inch PVC underground electric conduits on Upham Street from MH 26 H to pole 2441 in accordance with plan number one seven two three three zero zero five marked National Grid dated June 17th 2014 Alderman McAteer-Margolis thank you madam president I request immediate consideration to set a date for a public hearing for this Alderman McAteer-Margolis makes immediate consideration to set a public hearing is there objection Seeing none, Alderman McAteer-Margolis. I recommend that we set a public hearing date for this order for Monday August 18th at 8 p.m. Second the motion. Alderman McAteer-Margolis makes a motion to set the public

▶ 1:13:07 Gail Infurna: hearing for Monday August 18th at 8 p.m. That was seconded by Alderman Mortimer. Any further discussion on that? Seeing none, all those in favor? All those opposed the we will have a public hearing on August 18th and madam chairman I request that we as table the rest of the order second the motion to table alderman McAteer Margolis makes motion to table the order second by alderman Mortimer all those in favor of tabling the order say aye all those opposed that order will be tabled order 2015-14 Hackney carriage taxi licenses renewed commencing May 1st 2014 that order will go to the Committee of protection and license order 2015-15 gasoline and storage licenses renewed commencing May 1st 2014 and that order will also go to the Committee of

▶ 1:13:59 Gail Infurna: protection and license order 2015-16 secondhand dealer licenses renewed by the city clerk commencing May 1st 2014 that order will also go to the protection license order 2015-17 secondhand dealer licenses not renewed by city clerk ending April 30th 2014 that order will also go to protection license and just for the public and for the committee members we will have all committee meetings next Monday starting at seven o'clock we'll start with finance and work our way through madam clerk orders out of order are there any orders out of order any orders from committee we have unfinished business madam clerk order 2014 dash 152 requesting that the city post audio video recordings with agendas of meetings of the Board of Aldermen on IQ

▶ 1:14:52 Gail Infurna: m2 portal our city's website or in the alternative on YouTube with a link thereto to the city website that order was sponsored by Alderman Francis Wright Alderman Wright Thank You madam president I'd like to move to return that item to the Appropriations Committee for a discussion at its next meeting second the motion Thank You alderman right is remanding that back to the Appropriation Committee seconded by alderman Mortimer any further discussion on that seeing none all those in favor all those opposed that order will be remanded back to the Appropriation Committee and there's nothing on the calendar so is there a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn second alderman Mortimer makes a motion to adjourn seconded by alderman

▶ 1:15:37 Gail Infurna: all those in favor of adjournment say aye all those opposed the board of all the meeting is now adjourned

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