City Council — 2016-06-06

City Council Regular Meeting

Attendance

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; Michael P. Zwirko present · Alderman at Large

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CITY OF MELROSE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BULLETIN● JUNE 6, 2016 Aldermanic Chamber Regular Meeting 7:45 PM

ORDER-2016-187 Opening Statement Regular Meeting of the Board of Aldermen to be held on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 7:45 P.M. in the Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall, Melrose, MA Attendee Name Title Status Arrived 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 Michael P. Zwirko Alderman at Large Present Donald L. Conn Jr. President, Alderman at Large Present

ORDER-2016-158 Operating Budgets (City, School, Regional School) City of Melrose Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 in the amount of 75,328,574.79 (Seventy-Five Million, Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand, Five Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents) Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2016-188 Presentation Presentation to the Board of Aldermen by Dawn Folopoulos and Mike Lindstrom relative to recently completed Senior Needs Assessment and proposed action plan Tabled

ORDER-2016-189 Appointment City of Melrose Page 1 6/21/2016 5:58 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen June 6, 2016 Appointment of Douglas E. MacDonald, 47 Botolph St., to the Cemetery Committee for a three-year term; said term to end on the last day of February 2018. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2016-190 Appointment Appointment of Kathryn J. Harlow, 42 Lynde St., to the Human Rights Commission to fill the unexpired term of Jenn Thompson; said term to end on the last day of February 2017. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2016-191 Appointment Appointment of Julianna Smith, 662 Main Street, to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2019. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2016-192 Transfer Transfer of $220.00 From: A/C #011622-521500 Postage To: A/C #011622- 530506 - Election Supplies Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2016-193 Transfer Transfer of $11,000.00 From: A/C #015111-511000 - Health Salaries & Wages To: A/C #015112-530501 - Health Exp Misc Supplies - $10,000.00; and A/C #015112-524500 - Health Exp Pest Control - $1,000.00 as set forth herein. Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2016-194 Transfer Transfer of $12,907.85 From: Police Salary and Wages, A/C # 012111-511000 to various police accounts as set forth within. Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2016-195 Transfer City of Melrose Page 2 6/21/2016 5:58 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen June 6, 2016 Transfer of $18,155.38 From A/C #015432-544000 (Vets Exp Veterans' Benefits) To: A/C # 011552-591015 (IT Prior Year) as set forth herein. Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2016-196 Transfer Transfer of $l,400.00 From: Pine Banks Salary and Wages (016521-511000) To: various IT Accounts as set forth within. Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2016-197 Transfer Transfer of 158,469.00 from various accounts to various accounts as set forth within Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2016-198 Appropriation Appropriation in the amount of $162,869.56 From: A/C # 6100-319000 (Water Retained Earnings) To: A/C # 6100-33001 (Water Reserve of Retained Earnings) Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2016-199 Appropriation Appropriation in the amount of $293,534.61 From: Sewer Retained Earnings (A/C # 6000-319000) To: Sewer Reserve of Retained Earnings (A/C # 6000- 330001) Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2016-200 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 228 (Water & Sewers) by adding Section 228-78 "Infiltration and Inflow Mitigation Fees" as set forth herein. Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2016-120 Presentation Presentation by Raftelis Financial Consulting & Woodcock & Associates regarding water and sewer utility rate setting. Tabled

ORDER-2016-167 Revolving Fund/Reauthorization City of Melrose Page 3 6/21/2016 5:58 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen June 6, 2016 Reauthorization of the Beebe Estate Revolving Account # 2750 for FY2017 Passed

ORDER-2016-172 Revolving Fund/Reauthorization Reauthorization of Recreation Revolving Fund #2652 for FY17 Passed

ORDER-2016-169 Revolving Fund/Reauthorization Reauthorization of Health Department Revolving Fund #2659 for FY17 Passed

ORDER-2016-165 Amending Revised Ordinances Amend Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 24, Article II - Fire Department, Sec. 24-32(E) - Emergency Rescue Vehicle, to set fees for FY 17 Passed

ORDER-2016-161 Enterprise Fund FY17 Ambulance Enterprise Fund Budget in the amount $904,565.70 (Nine Hundred Four Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty Five Dollars and Seventy Cents). Passed

ORDER-2016-162 Enterprise Fund FY17 Mt Hood Enterprise Fund Budget in the amount of $1,544,832.37 (One Million, Five Hundred Forty Four Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty Two Dollars and Thirty Seven Cents) Passed

ORDER-2016-181 License - Common Victualler Application of Chun Fai Chan for a Common Victualler License: Mancang, Inc. d/b/a Number One Taste, 381 Franklin Street, Melrose, MA Passed

ORDER-2016-182 License - Second Hand Dealer Second Hand Dealer Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Placed on File

ORDER-2016-183 License - Second Hand Dealer City of Melrose Page 4 6/21/2016 5:58 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen June 6, 2016 Second Hand Dealer Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Placed on File

ORDER-2016-184 License - Hackney License Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Placed on File

ORDER-2016-185 License - Hackney License Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Placed on File

ORDER-2016-186 License - Hackney License Livery Car Service Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Placed on File City of Melrose Page 5 6/21/2016 5:58 PM

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▶ 0:00 The Board could come to order please. Good evening everyone. My name is Donald Conn. This is the regular meeting of the Melrose Board of Aldermen for June the 16th, 2016. Ms. O'Shea, could you call the roll please? Alderman Boisselle? Here. Alderman Forbes? Here. Alderman Infurna? Here. Alderman Lemmerman? Here. Alderman McAteer-Margolis? Here. Alderman Medeiros? Here. Alderman Mortimer? Here. Alderman Tramontozzi? Here. Here, Alderman Wright. Here. Here, Alderman Zwirko. Here. Here, President Conn. Here. Here, Alderman President. Here we have a quorum. If you could all please rise, join me in saluting the flag of the United States of America. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for

▶ 0:47 which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. meeting this evening is being recorded by melrose cable television and will be rebroadcast periodically in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth motion to open the floor for public participation mr president second and mortimer moves that we commence public participation the motion is seconded by alderman boisselle on the motion all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed motion passes this is the portion of our meeting where any member of the general public who wishes to speak on any order that is on our agenda may come to the table in the center of the room identify themselves and we will listen to them it appears that we are

▶ 1:33 Peter D. Mortimer: bereft of any members of the general public participation mr. president Alderman Forbes moves to close public participation the motion is seconded by Alderman Inferno on the motion all those in favor aye anyone opposed public participation for this evening is hereby concluded mr. president I have before me the meetings of our aldermanic meetings from april 4th april 19th and may 2nd of this year and i move that they be accepted and placed in the record without reading i'll then want to remove second accept the motion uh the minutes of april 4th april 19th and may 2nd without reading the motion is seconded by alderman inferno is there any discussion all those in favor accepting the minutes indicate by saying aye aye anyone who is opposed please

▶ 2:21 so indicate motion passes the minutes of those three meetings are accepted without reading order 2016-188 presentation to the board of alderman by don philopolis and mike lindstrom relative to recently completed senior needs assessment and proposed action plan alderman mortimer mr president i make a motion that we lay this order on the table Alderman Mortimer moves to lay order 2016-188 on the table. Motion is seconded by Alderman Forbes. Motion to table is non-debatable. All those in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. That order will be laid on the table. Order 2016-189, appointment of Douglas E. McDonald, 47 Bochall Street, to the Cemetery Committee for a three-year term,

▶ 3:12 term, said term to end on the last day of February 2018. That order will go to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare. Order 2016-190, appointment of Catherine J. Harlow, 42 Lyons Street, to the Human Rights Commission to fill the unexpired term of Jen Thompson, said term to end on the last day of February 2017. That order will also be referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare. 2016-191 appointment of juliana smith 662 main street to the human rights commission for a three-year term said term to expire on the last day of february 2019. that order will also go to the committee on health education and welfare order 2016-192 transfer of 220 dollars from from account 011-622-521-500, postage to account 011-622-530-506, election supplies.

▶ 4:08 That order will be referred to the Committee on Finance. Order 2016-193, transfer of $11,000 from account 015-111-511-000, health salaries and wages, To account 015112-530501, health expenditures, miscellaneous supplies for $10,000. And account 015112-524500, health expenditures, pest control, $1,000, as set forth herein. That order will also go to the Committee on Finance. Order 2016-194, transfer of $12,907.85 from police salary and wages, account 012-111-51100 to various police accounts as set forth within. That order will also be referred to the Committee on Finance. Order 2016-195, transfer of $18,155.38 from account 015-432-54400, Veterans Expenditures, Veterans Benefits, to account 011-552-591-015, IT prior year, except for the veteran.

▶ 5:25 That order will go to the Committee on Finance. Order 2016-196, transfer of $1,400 from Pine Bank Salary and Wages, account 016-521-511000 to various IT accounts as set forth within. That order as well will go to the Committee on Finance. Order 2016-197, transfer of $158,469 from various accounts to various accounts as set forth within. That order will also be referred to the Committee on Finance. Order 2016-198, appropriation in the amount of $162,869.56 from account 6100-319-000, water retained earnings, to account 6100-33001, water reserve of retained earnings. That order will go to the Committee on Appropriations. Board of 2016-199, appropriation in the amount of $293,534.61 from sewer retained earnings, account 6000-319000, to sewer reserve of retained earnings, account 6000-330001.

▶ 6:51 That order will also be referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Order 2016-200, amending Melrose revised ordinances chapter 228, water and sewers, by adding section 228-78, infiltration and inflow mitigation fees as set forth herein. That order will go to the Committee on Appropriations. Tabled order number 2016-120, presentation by Raftelis Financial Consulting and Woodcock & Associates regarding water and sewer utility rate setting. mr president i make a motion to remove this order from the table second alderman mortimer moves to remove the order from the table the motion is seconded by alderman forbes on the motion all those in favor right anyone opposed motion passes the order is removed from the table mr president

▶ 7:38 i make a motion to return the order to the table second the motion alderman mortimer moves to return order 2016-120 to the table the motion is seconded by alderman forbes on the motion all those in favor aye is there anyone opposed motion passes and for anybody who might be interested who was watching us the consultants will be here on Thursday night of this week to discuss water and sewer issues again so those folks will be in for our meeting this Thursday June 9th we have any orders out of order this evening there any orders from committee could you call the calendar please order 2016 dash 167 reauthorization of the BB estate revolving account number 2750 for fifth school year 2017. This order was recommended for passage by the

▶ 8:36 Committee on Appropriations. Motion for passage Mr. President. Second. Motion for passage is made by Alderman Mortimer and is seconded by Alderman Forbes. Is there any discussion relative to this order? Ms. O'Shea could you call the roll please. Alderman Boisselle. Yes. Yes. Alderman Forbes. Yes. Yes. Alderman Inferna. Yes. Yes. Alderman Lemmerman. Yes. Yes. Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Yes. Yes. Alderman Yes. Yes. Alderman Mortimer. Yes. Yes. Alderman Tramontozzi. Yes. Yes. Alderman Wright. Yes. Yes. Alderman Zwirko. Yes. Yes. President Conn. Yes. Yes. Eleven years. That order passes. Order 2016-172, reauthorization of recreation revolving fund number 2652 for fiscal year 17. This order was also recommended for passage by the Committee on Appropriations.

▶ 9:24 Motion for passage, Mr. President. Second. and Mortimer moves for passage of the order. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boycelle. Is there any discussion relative to this order? Would you call the roll, please? Alderman Boycelle? Yes. A.S. Alderman Forbes? Yes. A.S. Alderman Inferna? Yes. A.S. Alderman Lemmerman? Yes. A.S. Alderman McAteer-Margolis? Yes. A.S. Alderman Medeiros? Yes. A.S. Alderman Mortimer? Yes. A.S. Alderman Tramontozzi? Yes. A.S. Alderman Wright? Yes. A.S. Alderman Zircar? Yes. A.S. President Kahn? Yes. That order passes. Order 2016-169, reauthorization of Health Department Revolving Fund number 2659 for fiscal year 17. This order was also recommended for passage by the Committee on Appropriations.

▶ 10:10 Motion for passage, Mr. President. Second. Alderman Mortimer moves for passage. The motion is seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Is there any discussion? Could you call the roll, please? Alderman Boisselle. Yes. Yes, Alderman Forbes. Yes. Yes, Alderman Inferna. Yes. Yes, Alderman Lemmerman. Yes. Yes, Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Yes. Yes, Alderman Medeiros. Yes. Yes, Alderman Mortimer. Yes. Yes, Alderman Tramontozzi. Yes. Yes, Alderman Wright. Yes. Yes, Alderman Zwirko. Yes. Yes, President Conn. Yes. Yes, 11 yes. That order passes. Order 2016-165, amend Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 24, Article 2, Fire Department, Section 24-32E, Emergency Rescue Vehicle, to set fees for fiscal year 17. This order was also recommended for passage by the Committee on Appropriations.

▶ 11:02 Motion for passage, Mr. President. Second. Alderman Mortimer moves for passage of the order. The motion is seconded by Alderman Forbes. Is there any discussion relative to the order? Would you call the roll? Alderman Boisselle. Yes. Yes. Alderman Forbes. Yes. Yes. Alderman Inferno. Yes. Yes. Alderman Lemmerman. Yes. Yes, Alderman McAteer-Margolis. Yes. Yes, Alderman Majerus. Yes. Yes, Alderman Mortimer. Yes. Yes, Alderman Tramontozzi. Yes. Yes, Alderman Wright. Yes. Yes, Alderman Zwirko. Yes. Yes, President Conn. Yes. Yes, 11 yes. That order passes. Order 2016-161, Fiscal Year 17, Ambulance Enterprise Fund Budget, in the amount of $904,565.70. sense this order comes with a recommendation for passage from the committee on appropriations

▶ 11:54 motion for passage mr president second alderman mortimer moves the passage of the order the motion is seconded by alderman boycelle is there any discussion relative to the order yes yes solomon forbes yes yes solomon inferno yes yes salman lemmerman yes yes salman mcintyre Margolis. Yes. Yes. Alderman Medeiros. Yes. Yes. Alderman Mortimer. Yes. Yes. Alderman Tramontozzi. Yes. Yes. Alderman Wright. Yes. Yes. Alderman Zwirko. Yes. Yes. President Kahn. Yes. Yes. Eleven years. That order passes. Order 2016-162, Fiscal Year 17, Mount Hood Enterprise Fund Budget in the amount of $1,544,832.37. cents the Appropriations Committee also recommended this order for passage motion for passage mr. president second motion for passage is made by alderman

▶ 12:50 Mortimer seconded by alderman Forbes is there any discussion on the motion please yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes alderman Tramontozzi yes yes alderman wright yes yes alderman Zwirko yes yes president khan yes yes 11 years that order passes order 2016-181 application of chan fei chan for a common victual license man kang incorporated doing business as number one taste 381 franklin street mellerose mass this order was recommended for passage in the committee for protection and license motion for passage second second chair Margolis moves for passage the motion is seconded by alderman Boyce L is there any discussion relative to this order all those in favor of passage of the order indicate by saying aye please

▶ 13:51 aye is there anyone opposed that order passes order 2016-182 secondhand dealer licenses renewed commencing May 1st 2016 this order was also recommended for passage by the committee on protection and license recommend to place on file second I'm sorry it was recommended to place on file Alderman Medeiros moves that we adopt the committee recommendation and place this order on file the motion is seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis is there any discussion all those in favor of placing this order on file please indicate by saying aye aye aye anyone opposed that order will be placed on file order 2016-183 second hand dealer license is not renewed commencing may 1st 2016. this order was also given a recommendation

▶ 14:42 to place on file in the protection and license committee motion to place on file second alderman mccarty margolis moves to place the order on file motion is seconded by alderman inferno is their discussion all those in favor of placing the order on file please indicate by saying aye all right anyone opposed that order will be placed on file order 2016-185 happy carriage taxi licenses not renewed commencing may 1st 2016. this order also comes to you with a recommendation to place on file from the committee on protection and license moved to place on file second Alderman McAteer-Margolis moves to place the order on file. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boycelle. On the motion, all those in favor?

▶ 15:26 Aye. Anyone opposed? That order will be placed on file. Order 2016-186, livery car service licenses renewed, commencing May 1, 2016. It was a recommendation from committee that this order also be placed on file. Motion to place on file. Second. i'll make it here my goal is most to place this order on file the motion is seconded by alderman mortimer is there any discussion relative to the order all those in favor placing the order on file please indicate by saying aye aye aye anyone opposed that order will be placed on file i think we have one yeah i think we need to we need to read and call for a vote on 216 uh 185 please oh sorry hackney carriage taxi licenses not renewed commencing may 1st 2016. this order comes to you

▶ 16:22 with a recommendation from the protection and license committee to place this order on file move to place on file second second mcintyre margolis moves to place the order on file the motion is seconded by alderman medeiros is there any discussion all those in favor of placing the order on file please indicate by saying aye aye aye anyone opposed that order will also be placed on file motion to return no no no i'm sorry motion to convene the public hearing mr president i was waiting a few minutes to start the public hearing hoping that somebody might show up at this point in time there's a motion that's been made to convene the public hearing which we have every year pursuant to the city charter relative to the city budget

▶ 17:08 Alderman Mortimer moves to convene the public hearing motion was seconded by Alderman Forbes on the motion all those in favor aye anyone opposed motion passes public hearing is now open any person who wishes to speak relative to the city budget can come forward to the table in the center of the room and identify themselves and speak again as with earlier this evening there appears to be to close the public hearing second motion alderman inferno moves that we close the public hearing the motion is seconded by alderman forbes on the motion to conclude the public hearing all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed motion to adjourn the meeting second alderman alderman mortimer makes a motion to adjourn which has been seconded by alderman Boisselle before i call for the

▶ 18:01 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: vote alderman lemmerman do you have something yes thank you mr president um i didn't see it on the agenda but um reports from boards and commissions is this a good time to do that yeah you are correct do we have any reports from any members of outside boards and commissions this evening alderman lemmerman thank you mr president um since we last met as a full board the school building committee meeting uh school building committee has met twice on may 24th and again on June 3rd both of the meetings were spent identifying options for accommodating the second year of the increased enrollment in kindergarten classes that we are anticipating and identifying the information that was going to be needed to assess the pros and cons of each of those options they

▶ 18:45 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: also were spent preparing for a public information session that will present all of this to the public which is scheduled for this coming Saturday June 11th at 9 a.m. thank you anybody else who's been assigned to an outside committee who has met since our last meeting and needs to report to the board okay there's a motion Alderman McAteer-Margolis to the chair to the representatives the school building committee can you tell us where that meeting is going to be held yeah it is to be determined okay yes but at nine o'clock Saturday morning exactly okay thank you I anticipate it will be put out through the mayor's blog and other channels as soon as that's the school committee did release an agenda through the clerk it's at the Lincoln school

▶ 19:28 cafeteria that's what I thought but so thank you without the report of the okay anyone else there's been a motion made by Alderman Mortimer duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle to adjourn all those in favor of adjournment please indicate by saying aye is there anybody opposed meeting stands adjourned

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