City Council — 2015-03-02

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 11:42 in a recording that covers several meetings.

Attendance

Jaclyn L. Bird present · Alderman at Large; Robert A. Boisselle present · Ward 4 Alderman; Donald L. Conn Jr. present · 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. absent · Ward 3 Alderman

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CITY OF MELROSE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BULLETIN● MARCH 2, 2015 Aldermanic Chamber Regular Meeting 7:45 PM

ORDER-2015-106 Opening Statement Regular Meeting of the Board of Aldermen to be held on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 7:45 P.M. In The Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall, Melrose, MA 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 Absent Donald L. Conn Jr. President, Alderman at Large Present

ORDER-2015-107 Appointment Reappointment of Judith Sullivan, 49 East Wyoming Ave., to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2018. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2015-108 Appointment Appointment of Christopher R. Wilcock, 189 Broadway, Wakefield, to the Board of Assessors for a three-year term, said term to end on the last day of February, 2018 Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2015-109 Authorization Authorization of Municipal Aggregation Plan for Electric Service Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee City of Melrose Page 1 4/21/2015 1:27 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen March 2, 2015

ORDER-2015-110 Agreement Authorization to enter into an Agreement with Siemens to perform an Investment Grade Audit of City-owned Streetlights Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2015-111 Bond Authorization of a Bond in the amount of $5,300,000.00 to pay for costs of constructing Interior Renovations at Melrose High School Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2015-74 Resolution A Resolution honoring the Melrose High School Football Team for making it to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, December 6, 2014 Placed on File Board of Aldermen

ORDER-2015-90 Amending Revised Zoning Ordinances Amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 235, Article III, Section 235-6 (Division into districts) and other related zoning amendments as set forth herein, for the Commuter Rail Station Areas. Tabled Board of Aldermen

ORDER-2015-112 License - Hackney License Application of Abderrazak Elhaissouni d/b/a Town Ride Car Service for a Livery Service License (1 vehicle) at 25 Ledge Street, Melrose, MA Assigned to Committee Protection and License Committee

ORDER-2015-84 Appointment Appointment of Justine Sterling, 22 Warwick Rd., to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February, 2017. Passed

ORDER-2015-96 License - Common Victualler Application of Sandra Fuller for a Common Victualler License: Seek Bakery & Cafe Inc. dba Mad Cake Genius at One Hurd Street, Melrose, MA Passed City of Melrose Page 2 4/21/2015 1:27 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen March 2, 2015

ORDER-2015-105 Appointment Reappointment of John J. Higgins, Jr., 47 Malvern St., to the position of Constable for a three-year term; said term to expire on the first Monday in March, 2018. Passed City of Melrose Page 3 4/21/2015 1:27 PM

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▶ 11:21 against thank you very much miss sterling you don't have to be here for the rest of the evening right thank you very much thank you motion to adjourn i have a motion to adjourn second it all those in favor all right the hew committee is now closed it's 7 45 my name is donald khan this is the regular meeting of the melrose board of aldermen for march 2nd 200 uh 2015. adam clerk could you call the roll please here here here here here here here here Here, we have a quorum. Could everybody please rise and join me in saluting the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

▶ 13:27 Before we proceed to the business of the meeting, I am compelled to point out that this motion is being recorded and will be rebroadcast pursuant to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law on Melrose Cable Television. Motion to open the floor for public participation, Mr. President. Second. Alderman Mortimer moves to open the floor for public participation. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boyce-El on the motion. All those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The board is open for public participation. This is the portion of our meeting where any member of the general public can come forward to the desk in the center of the room and discuss any order that is on our agenda. Is there anybody who wishes to address the board?

▶ 14:08 Peter D. Mortimer: Motion to close public participation, Mr. President. Second. Alderman Mortimer moves to close public participation. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boisselle. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. Public participation is hereby concluded for this evening. mr president i have here on my hand the minutes of our board of alderman meeting from january 20 2015 and i would make a motion at this time that these minutes be accepted into our records without reading alderman mortimer moves that we accept the minutes from our january 20th 2015 meeting without reading second seconded by alderman forbes is there any discussion on the motion It does not appear to be. All those in favor of the motion, indicate by saying aye.

▶ 14:53 Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The minutes of that meeting are accepted. Order 2015-107, reappointment of Judith Sullivan, 49 East Wyoming Ave, to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2018. Ms. Sullivan's reappointment order will go to the Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare. Order Order 2015-108, appointment of Christopher R. Wilcock, 189 Broadway, Wakefield, to the Board of Assessors for a three-year term, said term to end on the last day of February 2018. That order will go to the Committee on Finance. Order 2015-109, authorization of municipal aggregation plan for electric service. Order 215-109 will go to the Committee on Appropriations.

▶ 15:44 Order 2015-110, authorization to enter into an agreement with Siemens to perform an investment-grade audit of city-owned streetlights. That order will go to the Committee on Appropriations. Order 2015-111, authorization of a bond in the amount of $5,300,000 to pay for costs of constructing interior renovations at Melrose High School. That order will also go to the Committee on Appropriations. Tabled Order No. 2015-74, a resolution honoring the Melrose High School football team for making it to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, December 6, 2014. Mr. President, I make a motion to remove this order from the table. Alderman Mortimer moves to remove Order 215-74 from the table. Is there a second?

▶ 16:32 Second. Seconded by Alderman Forbes. So on the motion to remove the order from the table, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. the order is removed from the table mr president i think at this time the most parliamentary thing to do would be to make a motion to suspend the rules uh because there will be a little delay in getting our honorees into the room i'm sure alderman mortimer moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of inviting the football team to come into the alderman chamber motion is second by alderman Boisselle on the motion all those in favor anyone opposed motion passes might be good for somebody to invite them to come It should have been me. Where are we at? Right up there.

▶ 17:34 Peter D. Mortimer: Go see me. Oliver Mortimer. Yeah, come on up. Come on up. Gather around the podium. Hey, guys. You guys have a good time. Yeah. Can I say a few words tonight? But I won't. I'm on your side as well, okay, yeah, good. Our athletic director, come on up, Ms. Ruggiero. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Peter Mortimer. This is President Donald Kahn of the Board of Aldermen. On December 6th, as you all know, you went to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium, bringing great honor and prestige to our city. We have intended to give these resolutions to you. I have over 90 resolutions. They're very nice resolutions on fine quality paper and mounted in very nice blue outlines. And I have over 90 of them here for all the members of the team.

▶ 19:05 Peter D. Mortimer: I'm not going to read the names of every member of the team, but I would like to mention that we do have the captains here, Zach Mercer, Jack Hickey, and Chris Deva that we had in at Rotary on the Thanksgiving Day, the Thursday before the Thanksgiving game with our president, Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis. We also have five people whose parents played in the Super Bowl in 1982 with quarterback Doug Prentice, a longtime person. We have the two Corrales boys, the McLaughlin boy, Jack Mercer, and Jack Hickey, whose parents all played on that team. Now, that's amazing enough in itself, but they started having Super Bowls. The MIAA started having Super Bowls in 1972, and twice, only twice, has a Melrose team made it all the way to the Super Bowl.

▶ 20:10 Peter D. Mortimer: So out of that over 40 years, 43 years, you are one of two teams that have ever brought the honor to the city. You guys are a special team, and I'd like you to give yourselves a round of applause. I've got our city very proud. Now, Coach Tim Morris is here, and Coach Tim Morris graduated from Melrose High in 1978, played under the famous, you can look him up on Wikipedia, Coach Joe Hogue. He's a very famous guy. And he started coaching, Coach Morris started coaching at Melrose High in 1983, and he became the head coach in 1994. And what a beautiful gift for his 20-year anniversary that you gentlemen were able to get him to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. That's really an honor, and we want to thank Coach Tim Morris for 20 years of great service.

▶ 21:17 Peter D. Mortimer: We have this resolution here. As I said, I'm going to give them to the coach. We also have resolutions that are going in no particular order to the coaches, Tim Morris, James Kent, Wayne Randolph, Jim Bleiler, Kevin Fassett, and Trevor Rudolph. Gene Melto and Brendan Kent, and also to the trainer, Steve Mirasolo, and our Director of Athletics, Pat Ruggiero, who has greatly enhanced our athletic program in all aspects, football and all other sports, here at Melrose High. She's done a great job. So I'm going to read one of the sample resolutions. they're all the same except the names are changed so you'll always have one of these yeah it's always good you don't have to write your own name in this is a classy outfit uh

▶ 22:08 Peter D. Mortimer: so i'm going to read one of the samples and then the coaches can give them all to you later but it's a very special honor the one i just happened to have on top as it was given to me by Our city clerk, Mary Reader O'Shea, is the one from Mike Pedrini, who amazingly scored that two-point conversion to let Melrose win the Thanksgiving Day game after Wakefield pulled some pretty shaky moves, as you all recall. I'm not going to get into it because the only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner, and you guys won that game, so we'll just let that lie right there. But here is the resolution, which you'll have for always, that you can keep in your scrapbooks and you can have it in your room forever, remembering what a wonderful season this was for you.

▶ 23:01 Peter D. Mortimer: This is a resolution honoring the Melrose High School football team for making it to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, December 6, 2014, further declaring the week of December 1st through December 6, 2014 as Melrose Red Raiders Week. It's offered by Alderman Peter Mortimer and the entire Melrose Board of Aldermen, Jacqueline Bird, Robert Boisselle, Donald Kahn, Scott Forbes, Gail Inferna, Jennifer Lemmerman, Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, Monica Medeiros, John Tramontozzi, and Francis Wright. This one is presented to Mike Pedrini. Whereas, as a member of the 2014-2015 Melrose High School football team, which won its Thanksgiving Day game, and whereas the Melrose High School football team was the Division III Northwest sectional champions for the 2014-2015 football season,

▶ 23:57 Peter D. Mortimer: and whereas the Melrose High School football team was a Division III state finalist and participated in the Super Bowl on December 6, 2014, at Gillette Stadium, now, therefore, be it resolved that this certificate of recognition be spread across the permanent records of the Melrose Board of Aldermen this second day of March, 2015. Thank you, one and all. there are the resolutions for your coach to distribute to you and the coach is going to say a few words and I'm not sure if the athletic director will say a few words well coach the mic is yours please oh thank you thank you Peter no we're just very appreciative thank you very much Board of Aldermen and you know the city of Melrose for their support the guys this is a great team and like

▶ 24:58 like every other Melrose team we've had our kids are great kids they represent Melrose you know on the field in the classroom and in the community with class and and you know I'm very proud of them and we really appreciate your support and the city support you know a lot of people on this board and past members you know made it possible for us to have the facilities and everything that we have and uh you know that that's a big part of our program and a part of our success uh in recent years so thank you you're welcome of course well our athletic director has declined to speak uh just doing her work behind the scenes so we'd like to thank you one and all for coming thank you very much and have a great evening we know you have homework to get to so we'll let

▶ 25:57 you get that this is this is a weeknight okay can we have a motion to suspend uh to recess the meeting please move to recess the meeting motion seconded by alden Boisselle on the motion all those in favor aye anyone opposed motion passes board stands in recess so we're in recess if anyone would like to take pictures uh and to put the instant order on file please okay the board is back from a short recess alderman mortimer moves that we put order 215-74 on file second second by Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Is there any discussion? All those in favor of placing the order on file indicate by saying aye. Aye. Is there anybody opposed? That motion passes. The order will be placed on file. Tabled Order 2015-90, amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance Chapter 235,

▶ 29:47 Article 3, Section 235-6, division into districts and other related zoning amendments as set forth herein for the commuter rail station areas motion to remove this order from the table mr. president alderman waterman removes to remove order 215 dash 9-0 from the table second second by alderman inferno on the motion all those in favor aye anyone opposed mr. president in as much as we have not received a letter back from the ZBA I would make a motion to return this order to the table for processing at a later date. Second. Alderman Mortimer moves to return order 215-90 to the table. The motion is seconded by Alderman Inferno. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. Okay, if we

▶ 30:37 could proceed with new business, please. Order 2015-112, application of Abderrazak El-Haisouni doing business as town ride car service for a livery service license for one vehicle at 25 Ledge Street Melrose, Mass. This order will be referred to the Committee on Protection and License. Do we have any orders out of order this evening? Are there any orders from committee? Alderman Boycelle. I'd like to a motion to take order 2015 dash 84 from committee this is the application of Justin sterling to the historical district commission second the motion alderman Boisselle moves to remove order 215 dash 8 for from committee the motion is seconded by alderman Mortimer on the motion all those in favor anyone opposed motion passes the orders before you the order

▶ 31:39 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: was previously recommended in committee earlier this evening motion for passage please. Second. Alderman Boisselle moves for passage. Seconded by Alderman Mortimer. All those in favor of passage of the order, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That order passes. We have other orders from committee. Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Yes, Mr. Chairman, I'd like to ask for order number 2015-96 to be taken from committee. It was recommended in committee as an application for Sandra Fuller for a common victual license. Seek Bakery doing business as Mad Cake Genius. Second the motion to take the order from committee, Mr. President. Alderman McAteer-Margolis moves that remove order 215-96 from the Protection and License Committee.

▶ 32:28 The motion is seconded by Alderman Mortimer on the motion. All those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The order is before you. Motion for passage. Second. Alderman McAteer-Margolis moves for passage. The motion is seconded by Alderman Mortimer. Is there any discussion relative to this order? All those in favor of passage of the order indicate by saying aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion. The order passes. Mr. President, I'd also like to take order number 2015-104. 5 from committee it's the reappointment of john jay higgins jr of 47 malvern street to the position of constable for a three-year term said term to expire on the first monday in march second the motion alderman mcgrady margolis moves that we remove order 215 195 from the protection and

▶ 33:19 license committee the motion is seconded by alderman forbes is there any discussion on the the motion all those in favor of the motion indicate by saying aye anyone opposed motion passes the order is before you second alderman McAteer Margolis moves for passage of the order the motion is seconded by alderman Forbes is there any discussion all those in favor of passage of the order indicate by saying aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? The order passes. Motion to adjourn, Mr. President. Second. Alderman Mortimer moves to adjourn the meeting. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boisselle on the motion to adjourn. All those in favor? Aye. Is there anybody who opposes? Adjourned. Motion passes. The board stands adjourned.

City Council — 2015-03-02

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