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City Council — 2021-01-19

City Council Regular Meeting

Attendance

Christopher Cinella present · President; Jack Eccles present · At-Large; Mark Garipay present · Ward 4; Jen Grigoraitis present · Ward 6; Maya Jamaleddine present · At-Large; Shawn M. MacMaster present · Ward 5; Jeff McNaught present · Ward 2; Leila Migliorelli present · At-Large; Robb Stewart present · Ward 3; Cory Thomas present · Ward 7; John N. Tramontozzi present · Ward 1

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (0:00)
  2. Remote Meeting Information (0:26)
  3. Public Comment (1:55)
  4. Communications from His Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials (3:53)
  5. ORDER-2021-61 : Housing Production Plan Update (4:03)
  6. ORDER-2021-62 : An appropriation from free cash, account (01-324001), in the amount of $55,300 to various police department accounts for costs associated with hiring new police officers. (4:11)
  7. ORDER-2021-63 : Acceptance of a FY21 Police 911 Training Grant in the amount of $82,089.51. (4:32)
  8. ORDER-2021-64 : Acceptance of a Police State 911 EMD Grant in the amount of $18,000 to offset the annual contract cost for Cataldo Ambulance Service. (4:43)
  9. ORDER-2021-65 : Appointment of Jason Jancaitis to the Conservation Commission for a term ending on the last day of February 2023. (4:53)
  10. ORDER-2021-66 : Appointment of Eugenia Gibbons to the Conservation Commission for a term expiring on the last day of February 2023. (5:05)
  11. ORDER-2021-67 : Reappointment of Steven Douglas, 139 Youle St., to the Melrose Housing Authority for a five-year term; said term to expire on the first Monday of March 2025 (5:19)
  12. ORDER-2021-68 : Appointment of Jason Webb to the Memorial Hall Board of Trustees to fill the unexpired term of Laura Paladino. Said term to expire on the last day of February of 2022. (5:37)
  13. New Business (5:55)
  14. ORDER-2021-69 : Authorizing the Creation of a Public Hiring Process for the Melrose City Clerk & A Performance Evaluation Process for Council-Appointed Positions Pursuant to Section 2- 8 of the City Charter (6:00)
  15. ORDER-2021-70 : An Order Relative to the Affairs and Performance of the Information Technology Department (6:30)
  16. ORDER-2021-71 : Reappointment of Melissa Ripley as Assistant City Clerk for a one year term; said term ending on March 1, 2022. (6:44)
  17. Orders Out of Order (7:05)
  18. Orders from Committee (7:10)
  19. REPORTS - RULE 53 (7:13)
  20. Calendar (7:17)
  21. ORDER-2021-48 : An Appropriation from the Peg Access Cable Fund (#2922) in the amount of $344,572.23 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools. (7:23)
  22. ORDER-2021-52 : An appropriation from Free Cash account number 01-324001 in the amount of $93,257 to various accounts as set forth here in. (8:46)
  23. ORDER-2021-53 : Reappointment of Nancy Messina, 132 Country Club Road, to the Council on Aging for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023 (9:50)
  24. ORDER-2021-54 : Appointment of Susan Doherty Fernandes. 8 Lynde Ave, to the Council on Aging; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023. (11:02)
  25. ORDER-2021-55 : Appointment of Megan Carriere, 36 Larrabee 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 2022. (12:09)
  26. ORDER-2021-56 : Appointment of Richard Curl, 155 Myrtle St., to the Historic District Commission for a term to end on the last day of February 2023. (13:18)
  27. Adjournment (14:24)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● JANUARY 19, 2021 Web-based remote meeting Regular Meeting 7:45 PM , Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Christopher Cinella President Present Jack Eccles At-Large Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present John N. Tramontozzi Ward 1 Present Jeff McNaught Ward 2 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Mark Garipay Ward 4 Present Shawn M. MacMaster Ward 5 Present Jen Grigoraitis Ward 6 Present Cory Thomas Ward 7 Present

ORDER-2021-61 Informational Housing Production Plan Update Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2021-62 Appropriation An appropriation from free cash, account (01-324001), in the amount of $55,300 to various police department accounts for costs associated with hiring new police officers. Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2021-63 Grant Acceptance of a FY21 Police 911 Training Grant in the amount of $82,089.51. Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2021-64 Grant Acceptance of a Police State 911 EMD Grant in the amount of $18,000 to offset the annual contract cost for Cataldo Ambulance Service. Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2021-65 Appointment City of Melrose Page 1 1/27/2021 11:01 AM Minutes City Council January 19, 2021 Appointment of Jason Jancaitis to the Conservation Commission for a term ending on the last day of February 2023. Assigned to Committee Public Service Committee

ORDER-2021-66 Appointment Appointment of Eugenia Gibbons to the Conservation Commission for a term expiring on the last day of February 2023. Assigned to Committee Public Service Committee

ORDER-2021-67 Appointment Reappointment of Steven Douglas, 139 Youle St., to the Melrose Housing Authority for a five-year term; said term to expire on the first Monday of March 2025 Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2021-68 Appointment Appointment of Jason Webb to the Memorial Hall Board of Trustees to fill the unexpired term of Laura Paladino. Said term to expire on the last day of February of 2022. Assigned to Committee Public Service Committee

ORDER-2021-69 General Authorizing the Creation of a Public Hiring Process for the Melrose City Clerk & A Performance Evaluation Process for Council-Appointed Positions Pursuant to Section 2- 8 of the City Charter Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

ORDER-2021-70 Request An Order Relative to the Affairs and Performance of the Information Technology Department Assigned to Committee

ORDER-2021-71 Appointment Reappointment of Melissa Ripley as Assistant City Clerk for a one year term; said term ending on March 1, 2022. Assigned to Committee Finance Committee

ORDER-2021-48 Appropriation City of Melrose Page 2 1/27/2021 11:01 AM Minutes City Council January 19, 2021 An Appropriation from the Peg Access Cable Fund (#2922) in the amount of $344,572.23 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools. Passed

ORDER-2021-52 Appropriation An appropriation from Free Cash account number 01-324001 in the amount of $93,257 to various accounts as set forth here in. Passed

ORDER-2021-53 Appointment Reappointment of Nancy Messina, 132 Country Club Road, to the Council on Aging for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023 Passed

ORDER-2021-54 Appointment Appointment of Susan Doherty Fernandes. 8 Lynde Ave, to the Council on Aging; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023. Passed

ORDER-2021-55 Appointment Appointment of Megan Carriere, 36 Larrabee 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 2022. Passed

ORDER-2021-56 Appointment Appointment of Richard Curl, 155 Myrtle St., to the Historic District Commission for a term to end on the last day of February 2023. Passed City of Melrose Page 3 1/27/2021 11:01 AM

Transcript

▶ 0:00 Christopher Cinella: Good evening. Welcome to the January 19th City Council meeting. I am the President, Councillor Chris Cinella. Time is 7 45 and this meeting is now called to order. Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12th, 2020 order, suspending certain provisions of the open meeting law and the Governor's March 15th, 2020 order, imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place this meeting of the city council will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible we will post an audio or video recording of the transcript or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the city of melrose website and on mmtv3.org and hopefully that's live right now um

▶ 0:55 Madam clerk, if you could please call them all counselor Eccles. Here, I'm so Gary pay. Yeah, I'm so great is. Here, I'm so demolition. Well, I can't put McMaster. Yeah, that's what I'm not. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Counselor Stewart here. Councilor Thomas? Here. Councilor Tramontozzi? Here. President Cinella? Here. Councilor Jamaleddine, have you arrived? Yeah. Okay, great. Thank you. 11 present. At this time, I'll entertain a motion for public comment. Motion to open public comment. Second. Motion to open the floor for public comment by Councilor Stewart, seconded by councillor mcnaught madam clerk if you can call the roll councillor eccles yes councillor Garipay councillor Grigoraitis yes councillor maladin yes councillor mcmaster yes councillor mcnaught yes

▶ 2:24 Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Tappatuzzi? Yes. President Sinella? Yes. All right. This is the part of our meeting where anybody in queue that wishes to speak on any items on our agenda, if they do so, if you could just raise your virtual hand, do you see anybody at this time? Not at this time. Motion to close, public comment. second motion to close public comment made by councillor stewart seconded by council mcmaster adam clark please call the roll councillor eccles yes councillor Garipay yes councillor Grigoraitis yes councillor damaladeen yes councillor mcmaster yes councillor mcnaught yes councillor migliorelli Yes, I'm so Stuart. Yes.

▶ 3:36 That's so Thomas. Yes. Yes. Yes. I think that was 11. yes. We have any communications from his honor, the mayor and other city officials. Order 2021 dash 61, the housing production plan update. And I will go into the appropriations committee order 2021 dash 62 and appropriation from free cash account. 0, 1 dash 3, 2, 4, 0, 0, 1. And the amount of 53,300 dollars. Various department accounts or costs associated with hiring new police officers. That will go to the appropriations committee order 2021 dash 63 acceptance of a fiscal year. 21. Police 911 training grant in the amount of 82,089 dollars and 51 cents. That will go to the appropriations committee for our 2021 dash 64 acceptance of the police state 911 grant in the amount of 18,000 dollars.

▶ 4:50 To offset the annual contract cost for catalog ambulance service that will go to appropriations. Or 2021 dash 65 appointment of Jason to the conservation commission for a term ending on the last day of February 2023. That will go to the public service committee order 2021 dash 66 appointment of Eugenia givens to the conservation commission for a term expiring on the last day of February 2023. I will go to public service order 2021 dash 67. reappointment of Stephen Douglas 139 Youle Street for the Melrose Housing Authority for a five-year term. Said term to expire on the first Monday of March 2025. That will go to health education and welfare. Order 2021-68 appointment of Jason Webb to the Memorial Hall Board of Trustees to fill

▶ 5:47 the unacquired term of Laura Palladino. Said term to expire on the last day of February of 2022. that will go to public service do we have any new business order 2021-69 authorizing the creation of a public hiring process for the melrose city clerk and a performance evaluation process for council appointed positions pursuant to section 2-8 of the city charter okay councilman if not uh yes mr president i would like to move for immediate consideration on this order Is there any objection to immediate consideration? I'll take it. It's an LRI object to this. That will go to Appropriations. Order 2021-70, an order relative to the affairs and performance of the Information Technology Department. That will go to the Appropriations Committee.

▶ 6:44 Order 2021-71, reappointment of Melissa Ripley as Assistant City Clerk for a one-year term, said term ending March 1, 2022. Councilman McNaught. Mr. President, I'd like to move for immediate consideration on this order. Is there any objection? Councilman Garipay. Yeah, I'd like to object to this. That will go to finance. Are there any orders out of order? Nope. Any orders from committee? No. Any reports under Rule 53? Seeing none. And would you like to move the calendar, please? Order 2021-48, an appropriation from the PEG Access Cable Fund, number 2922, in the amount of $344,572.23 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools. Councilor McNaught? Yes, Mr. President. This comes from the Appropriations Committee with a

▶ 7:46 recommendation for passage, and at this time I move for passage. Second. We have a motion to move a passage made by Councilor McNaught, seconded by Councilor Thomas. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles. Yes. Councilor Garipay. Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis. Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine. Yes. Councilor McMaster. Yes. Councilor McNaught. Yes. Councilor Migliorelli. Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Cisneros? Yes. President Sinella? Yes. 11 yes. Adam Clark, committees? Order 2021-52, an appropriation from free cash account number 01-324001 in the amount of ninety three thousand two hundred fifty seven dollars to various accounts as set for adherence

▶ 9:04 thank you mr president this order comes from the appropriations committee with a recommendation for passage and at this time i move for passage second motion for passage made by council mcnaught seconded by counselor thomas Madam Clerk please call the roll. Councillor Eccles. Yes. Councillor Garipay. Yes. Councillor Grigoraitis. Yes. Councillor de Maladine. Yes. Councillor McMaster. Yes. Councillor Mcnaught. Yes. Councillor Migliorelli. Yes. Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. Councillor Thomas? Yes. Councillor Tramontozzi? Yes. President Snella? Yes. 11 yes. Order 2021-53, reappointment of Nancy Messina, 132 Country Club Road to the Council on Aging for a three-year term. Said term to expire on the last day of February 2023.

▶ 10:09 Councillor Gemmalli? Yes. Yes, this order comes from the Health and Education and Welfare, and I would like to move motion for passage. Second. Second. Motion for passage made by Councilor Jamaleddine, seconded by Councilor Thomas. Any discussion? Seeing none. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor McNaught? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Kuhlman-Turkey? Yes. President Zanella? Yes. 11 yes. I have a question, please. Order 2021-54, appointment of Susan Daugherty-Fernandez,

▶ 11:12 eight lined out for the Council on Aging, said term to expire on the last day of February, 2023. Councilor Gimaldi. Yes, this order comes from the Health, Education, and Welfare, and I'd like to move a motion for passage. Second. Motion for passage made by Councilor Gimaldi and seconded by Councilor McNaught. Any discussion seeing none, Madam clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles. Yes. Councilor Garipay. Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis. Yes. Councilor DeMolodine. Yes. Councilor McMaster. Yes. Councilor McNaught. Yes. Councilor Migliorelli. Yes. Councilor Stewart. Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Camatose? Yes. President Smollett? Yes. 11 yes. Order 2021-55, appointment of Megan Carrier, 36 Larrabee Street, as an associate member of the

▶ 12:21 Board of Appeals for a two-year term, for the term to expire on the last day of February 2022. Councilor McNaught? Mr. President, this order comes from the Appropriations Committee with a the recommendation for passage and at this time, I move for passage. Second. Motion for passage made by Councilor McNaught, seconded by Councilor Grigoraitis. Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councilor DeMoledine? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Mcnaught? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Jones? Yes. President Snohom? Yes. 11 yes. Order 2021-56 appointment of Richard Curl 155 Myrtle Street to the historic district commission for a term

▶ 13:31 to end on the last day of February 2023. This order comes from the Health, Education and Welfare and I would like to move a motion for passage. Second. Motion for passage made by Councilor Jamaleddine, seconded by Councilor McNaught. Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Pregoritas? Yes, yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor McNaught? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Khamens-Woodley? Yes. President Sinella? Yes. 11 yes. I will entertain a motion to adjourn at this time. Motion to adjourn. Second. Motion to adjourn made by Councilor Stewart, seconded by Councilor McNaught.

▶ 14:37 Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles. Yes. Councilor Garipay. Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis. Yes. Councilor DeMoladine. Yes. Councilor McMaster. Yes. Councilor McNaught. Yes. Councilor Migliorelli. Yes. Councilor Stewart. Yes, yes, yes. All right, good night. Good night.

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