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City Council — 2015-11-16

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 7:45 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. present · Ward 3 Alderman

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (7:42)
  2. ORDER-2016-47 : Regular Meeting of the Board of Aldermen to be held on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 7:45 P.M. in the Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall, Melrose, MA
  3. ACCEPT MINUTES OF BOA (8:37)
  4. Public Participation (9:13)
  5. Communications from His Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials (9:41)
  6. ORDER-2016-48 : Appointment of William Butler, 102 Crescent Ave., to the Beebe Estate Board of Trustees; term to expire the last day of February 2017. (10:00)
  7. New Business
  8. Orders Out of Order (10:15)
  9. Orders from Committee (10:22)
  10. ORDER-2016-46 : Application of Elisabetta Auciello for a Common Victualler License: Sonnys Fire and Wood LLC. dba Wood and Fire at 35-37 Essex Street, Melrose, MA (10:41)
  11. Calendar
  12. Adjournment (11:32)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BULLETIN● NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Aldermanic Chamber Regular Meeting 7:45 PM

ORDER-2016-47 Opening Statement Regular Meeting of the Board of Aldermen to be held on Monday, November 16, 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 Present Donald L. Conn Jr. President, Alderman at Large Present

ORDER-2016-48 Appointment Appointment of William Butler, 102 Crescent Ave., to the Beebe Estate Board of Trustees; term to expire the last day of February 2017. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2016-46 License - Common Victualler Application of Elisabetta Auciello for a Common Victualler License: Sonnys Fire and Wood LLC. dba Wood and Fire at 35-37 Essex Street, Melrose, MA Passed City of Melrose Page 1 12/6/2015 4:09 PM

Transcript

▶ 7:45 my name is donald khan this is the regular meeting of the melrose board of aldermen for november 16 2015. ms o'shea could you call the role please here here here here here okay if you could all 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. Mr. President, I have before me the minutes of our meetings from August 17th and October 19th of 2015, and I make a motion that they be included in the record and accepted without reading. Second the motion. Alderman Mortimer moves that our minutes from August 17th and October 19th be accepted without reading.

▶ 9:00 The motion is seconded by Alderman Forbes. Is there discussion on the motion? all those in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye aye anyone opposed motion passes mr president i make a motion that we open the floor for public participation second alderman mortimer moves that we commence public participation the motion is seconded by alderman voicel this is the portion of our meeting where any member of the public may come forward and speak on any order that is on our agenda for this evening motion to close public participation second alderman Inferno moves to close public participation. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boisselle. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed?

▶ 9:41 Motion passes. Public participation is hereby concluded. Before we proceed, I am obliged to point out that our meeting is being videotaped and will be rebroadcast on Melrose Cable Television in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth. Order 2016-48, appointment of William Butler, 102 Crescent Ave. to the Beebe's State Board of Trustees, term to expire the last day of February 2017. That order will go to the Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare. Do we have any orders out of order this evening? No. Do we have any orders from Committee? Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Yes, Mr. President, thank you. I rise to request that we take Order No. 2016-46 from Committee. I second the motion to take the order from Committee.

▶ 10:37 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: Alderman McAteer-Margolis moves to take 2016-46 from the Protection and License Committee. The motion is seconded by Alderman Mortimer. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The order is before you. It was recommended earlier this evening in Protection and License Committee. Alderman McAteer-Margolis. uh yes mr president um i request passage of this order it's an application of lisbetta achulo for a common victual license for sunny's fire and wood pizza at 3537 essex street in melrose and as you have indicated it comes recommended from the committee second a motion for passage i'll be mech tiamar bill this moves the passage of the order the motion is seconded by alderman mortimer

▶ 11:22 is there any discussion all those in favor of passage of the order indicate by saying aye aye anyone opposed that order passes motion to adjourn mr president second actually before i call for the vote on the motion to adjourn if i could have one moment of personal privilege we have been informed uh two or three years ago by the attorney general's office that anybody interested in being the president of the board of aldermen uh needs to declare at a public meeting that that is their intention i am so declaring for the year 2016 in accordance with that opinion alderman mortimer you're moving to adjourn i have moved to adjourn yes sir and is that motion second second the motion seconded by alderman forbes on the motion all those in favor

▶ 12:08 Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. Meeting is hereby adjourned.

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