Appropriations & Oversight Committee — 2016-02-22
Attendance
Robert A. Boisselle ; Donald L. Conn Jr. ; Scott M. Forbes ; Gail Infurna ; Jennifer L. Lemmerman ; Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis ; Monica C. Medeiros ; Peter D. Mortimer ; John N. Tramontozzi ; Francis X. Wright Jr. ; Michael P. Zwirko
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Public Participation
- Orders
- ORDER-2016-96 : Appointment of Curtis Dooling, 53 Orient Ave., to The Board of Appeals as a full member, said term to expire on the last day of February 2019
- ORDER-2016-97 : Appointment of Krista Lillis, 37 Pearl St., as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals for a two-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2018.
- ORDER-2016-95 : Reappointment of Bryan Thorpe, 77 Wentworth Road, to the Board of Appeals for a five-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2021
- ORDER-2016-94 : Reappointment of Rita Mercado, 4 Birch Hill Rd., to the Board of Appeals for a five-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2020
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALENDAR● FEBRUARY 22, 2016 Aldermanic Chamber Committee Meeting 7:30 PM The public should take notice that the Melrose Board of Aldermen may, on certain occasions, have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the Board of Aldermen consisting of both voting and non-voting members. Members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Peter D. Mortimer Chairman Present Gail M. Infurna Vice Chairman Present Michael P. Zwirko Alderman at Large Present John N. Tramontozzi Ward 1 Alderman Present Monica C. Medeiros Alderman at Large Present Robert A. Boisselle Ward 4 Alderman Present Francis X. Wright Jr. Ward 3 Alderman Present Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis Alderman at Large Present Jennifer L. Lemmerman Ward 2 Alderman Present Scott M. Forbes Ward 7 Alderman Absent Donald L. Conn Jr. President/Ex-officio Member Present
ORDER-2016-96 Appointment Appointment of Curtis Dooling, 53 Orient Ave., to The Board of Appeals as a full member, said term to expire on the last day of February 2019 Tabled Appropriations Committee
ORDER-2016-97 Appointment Appointment of Krista Lillis, 37 Pearl St., as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals for a two-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2018. Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen
ORDER-2016-95 Appointment Reappointment of Bryan Thorpe, 77 Wentworth Road, to the Board of Appeals for a five-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2021 Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 2/23/2016 9:54 AM Minutes Appropriations Committee February 22, 2016
ORDER-2016-94 Appointment Reappointment of Rita Mercado, 4 Birch Hill Rd., to the Board of Appeals for a five-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2020 Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 2 Updated 2/23/2016 9:54 AM
Transcript
▶ 0:00 Peter D. Mortimer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is 7 30 on February 22nd, 2016. This is the Committee on Appropriations. It is a committee of the whole. All aldermen are members. I am the chairman, Peter Moriba. In attendance we have with us Alderman Gail Inferna, Alderman Michael Zwirko, Alderman John Tramontozzi, Alderman Monica Medeiros, No? Yes. Oh. Thank you. She's invisible. Alderman Robert Boycelle, Alderman Francis Wright, Alderman Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, Alderman Jennifer Lemmerman, and President Donald Kahn. This meeting is being recorded and will be rebroadcast on MMTV on the Verizon Comcast networks And DVDs are also available at MMTV if anyone would like one. Is there a motion to open the floor
▶ 1:06 Peter D. Mortimer: for public participation, please? So moved. Second. Second. Alderman Inferna has made a motion to open the floor for public participation. Said motion duly seconded by Alderman Lemmerman. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, the floor is open for public participation. Seeing none, motion to close for public participation. Second. Alderman Inferna has made a motion to close public participation. Said motion was duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor of closing public participation, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, public participation is now closed. The first order we have before us is order 2016-96, is the appointment of Curtis Dooling, a 53 Orient Ave to the Board of Appeals as a full member.
▶ 1:57 Peter D. Mortimer: said term to expire on the last day of February 2019. Mr. Dooling was not able to come tonight, so I would welcome a motion to lay this order on the table within this committee, please. So moved. Second. Alderman Medeiros has made a motion to lay this order on the table within the Appropriations Committee. It was duly seconded by Alderman Inferno. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, This order is laid upon the table, and what we will expect to do for the viewing public and the alderman here is Mr. Dooling will come for a quick appropriations meeting on March 7th, directly before our full board meeting that will start at 7.45. Mr. Dooling will probably be in around 7.30 or maybe even 7.40 and
▶ 2:49 Peter D. Mortimer: we can vet him for the position. The next order we have before us, and this lovely lady is in attendance this evening, is the order number 2016-97. It is the appointment of Crystal Lillis of 37 Pearl Street as an associate member of the Board of Appeals for a two-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2018. Motion to suspend the rules. Motion to suspend the rules. Second. Second. We have a motion to suspend the rules by Alderman McAteer-Margolis, duly seconded by Alderman Boisselle, that we might hear from the candidate, Crystal Lillis. Ms. Lillis, would you please come forward? Yes, please. Hi, everybody. Hello, good evening. Thanks for having me here. I'm just, I'm happy to help out,
▶ 3:45 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: learn a little more about my community, and lend my planning expertise where I can. Thank you very much. We've seen some of your credentials in the package on the order we have, but some of the aldermen may wish to make some comments or ask you some questions, so we'll proceed to that. And the first hand I see is Alderman Lemmerman, please. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much. Thanks for being here with us tonight, and for stepping forward for this position. As Chairman Mortimer mentioned, we have your resume here, but could you tell us just a little bit about your experience in this field? You seem highly qualified for this position, so. Sure. So currently, I'm a senior energy planner at the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance,
▶ 4:28 mostly doing energy planning for the state, but I have in the past worked for the mayor of Milwaukee and going to meetings such as these. I'm also a certified planner, so I have to keep my credentials up on everything that has to do with zoning. I have to go to classes every year just part of my job great thank you that's great thank you very much Thank You mr. chairman Thank You alderman levelman are there any other alderman wishing to be heard please motion to recommend for passage seeing none we will entertain a motion to recommend this order for passage from alderman levelman second duly seconded by alderman Seeing no further discussion, all in favor please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion to recommend this order for passage has passed unanimously.
▶ 5:27 Peter D. Mortimer: We will not need to see you at our full board meeting again on March 7th. Thank you very much again for your service and coming forward to serve our community. The spirit of volunteerism is one of the many things that makes Melrose a great city. Thank you once again, and I'm glad your appointment was confirmed. Thank you for the opportunity. My pleasure. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you for coming. Thanks for volunteering. The next order we have before us is the reappointment of Brian Thorpe of 77 Wentworth Road to the Board of Appeals for a five-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2021. Motion to recommend. Second. We have a motion to recommend from Alderman Wright,
▶ 6:15 Peter D. Mortimer: duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. Any discussion on the motion, please? Seeing, oh, did someone, no, okay. Seeing no discussion on the motion, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, this reappointment will be recommended for passage at the full board on March 7th. The next and last order that we have before us in the Appropriations Committee this evening is order 2016-94. It is the reappointment of Rita Mercado of 4 Birch Hill Road. The Board of Appeals for a five-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2020. Motion to recommend. Second. We have a motion to recommend from Alderman Medeiros, duly seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Any discussion on the motion?
▶ 7:05 President Kahn, please. Yeah, Mr. Chairman, we routinely grind out reappointment after reappointment for people who have served prior terms on our boards and commissions. But I think once in a while we need to note that committees like the Board of Appeal do significant work for the city, and they involve a significant time commitment by the people who volunteer. So we are truly grateful for not only the people who are new, who are coming forward. But the people who come back term after term and continue to do good work. Quite correct and well said. Thank you, President Kahn. Any other aldermen wishing to be heard? Seeing none, a motion has been made to recommend this order for passage. Julie seconded.