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City Council — 2022-02-07

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; Manjula Karamcheti present · Ward 1; Shawn M. MacMaster present · Ward 5; Leila Migliorelli present · At-Large; John Obremski present · Ward 2; Robb Stewart present · Ward 3; Ryan Williams present · Ward 7

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (0:00)
  2. Reading of the Minutes (1:08)
  3. Public Comment (1:28)
  4. Public Hearings (1:48)
  5. New Business (1:53)
  6. ORDER-2022-65 : Amending Chapter 198 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance Update (Item # 9602) (2:00)
  7. ORDER-2022-67 : Acceptance of Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board Veterans' Heritage Grant in the amount of $14,253 to execute the Melrose Civil War Veterans' Heritage Project (Item # 9616) (2:08)
  8. ORDER-2022-68 : Reappointment of Paula Weiner, 25 Clinton Road, to the Commission on Disability for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2025 (Item # 9617) (2:30)
  9. INFO-2022-5 : Multiple Member Appointive Body Information (Item # 9615) (2:48)
  10. ORDER-2022-66 : An Order Relative to Property Tax Relief for Active Duty Members of the National Guard (Item # 9604) (3:01)
  11. ORDER-2022-69 : Permanent consolidation of polling locations to the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Complex for all City of Melrose elections. (Item # 9605) (3:12)
  12. Unfinished Business
  13. Reports from Committees (3:31)
  14. ORDER-2022-61 : Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $6,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency -MEMA (Item #9579) (3:36)
  15. ORDER-2022-62 : Reappointment of Joanne Perperian, 357 Porter Street, Melrose as Assistant City Clerk for a one year term ending on the first Monday in February, 2023. (Item #9544) (4:56)
  16. ORDER-2022-63 : Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $54,918 from the Massachusetts Office on Disability's Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program (Item #9581) (6:25)
  17. ORDER-2022-64 : Authorization to Appropriate $75,000 to Fund Feasibility Study and Schematic Design for Roof Replacement Projects at the Hoover and Horace Mann Schools -Fund #3383. (Item #9580) (7:46)
  18. Expiries (8:54)
  19. Rule 53 Reports (8:59)
  20. Adjournment (9:02)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Web-based remote meeting Regular Meeting 7:45 PM , Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Jack Eccles At-Large Present Mark Garipay Ward 4 Present Jen Grigoraitis Ward 6 Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present Shawn M. MacMaster Ward 5 Present Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams Ward 7 Present Christopher Cinella President Present

ORDER-2022-65 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Chapter 198 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance Update (Item # 9602) Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2022-67 Grant Acceptance of Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board Veterans' Heritage Grant in the amount of $14,253 to execute the Melrose Civil War Veterans' Heritage Project (Item # 9616) Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2022-68 Appointment Reappointment of Paula Weiner, 25 Clinton Road, to the Commission on Disability for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2025 (Item # 9617) Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

INFO-2022-5 Appointment City of Melrose Page 1 2/10/2022 6:01 PM Minutes City Council February 7, 2022 Multiple Member Appointive Body Information (Item # 9615) Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2022-66 Accepting Act of Legislature/Local Option An Order Relative to Property Tax Relief for Active Duty Members of the National Guard (Item # 9604) Assigned to Committee Legal & Legislative Committee

ORDER-2022-69 General Permanent consolidation of polling locations to the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Complex for all City of Melrose elections. (Item # 9605) Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2022-61 Grant Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $6,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency -MEMA (Item #9579) Passed

ORDER-2022-62 Appointment Reappointment of Joanne Perperian, 357 Porter Street, Melrose as Assistant City Clerk for a one year term ending on the first Monday in February, 2023. (Item #9544) Passed

ORDER-2022-63 Grant Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $54,918 from the Massachusetts Office on Disability's Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program (Item #9581) Passed

ORDER-2022-64 Appropriation Authorization to Appropriate $75,000 to Fund Feasibility Study and Schematic Design for Roof Replacement Projects at the Hoover and Horace Mann Schools -Fund #3383. (Item #9580) Passed City of Melrose Page 2 2/10/2022 6:01 PM

Transcript

▶ 0:00 Christopher Cinella: Recording. Good evening. Welcome to the February 7th City Councilor Meeting. The time is 7 45. I am Councilor Cinella, the President. Assuming to enact extending certain COVID-19 measures signed by Governor Baker on June 16th of 2021, that extended the remote meeting provisions of his March 12th Executive Order. Defending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, this meeting of the Melrose City Council will be conducted be a remote participant please call the room councillor eccles here councillor Garipay here councillor Grigoraitis here councillor maladin here councillor karen shady here councillor mcmaster councillor Migliorelli here councillor Obremski here Here. Councilor Stewart. Here.

▶ 1:02 Christopher Cinella: Councilor Williams. Here. President Cinella. Here. 11 present. The quorum. And if there is no objection, I'd like to approve our council meeting from January 18th without reading into the record. No objection. Those minutes are now approved. There is no objection. I would like to now open the floor for public comment. no attendees at this time there's no objection I'd now like to close public comment we have no attendees public comment is now closed you have no public hearings scheduled and we have some filings under new business order 2022-65 amending chapter 198 of the revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance Update, Item 9602. That will go to Appropriations and Oversight.

▶ 2:08 Order 2022-67, Acceptance of Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board Veterans Heritage Grant in the amount of $14,253 to execute the Melrose Civil War Veterans Heritage Project, Item 9616. That will go to Appropriations and Oversight. Order 22 dash 68. 3 appointment of Paula Weiner, 25 Clinton road to the commission on disability for a 3 year term said term to expire in the last day of February 2025 item 9617. That will go to health education and welfare. Filings by the city council information 2022 dash 5, multiple member appointed body information item 9615. That will do appropriations and oversight. Order 2022-66 in order relative to property tax relief for active duty members of the National Guard. Item 9604.

▶ 3:11 That will go to the legal and legislative committee. Order 2022-69. Permanent consolidation of polling locations to the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex for all City of Melrose elections. Item 9605. I will go to the appropriations oversight business. What's from committee order 2022 dash 61 and authorization to accept a grant in the amount of 6500 dollars from the Massachusetts emergency management agency item 9579. Councilor Grigoraitis. Good evening, Mr. President. This order comes from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage and at this time I would move for passage. A motion for passage made by Councilor Grigoraitis. Seconded by Councilor Migliorelli.

▶ 4:10 Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Yeah. Councilor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Abramski? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Cinella? Yes. 11 yes. Order 2022 dash 62 reappointment of Joanne preparing 357 quarter street Melrose as assistant city clerk for a 1 year term ending on the 1st, Monday of February 2023. Item 9544. I'm sorry I was, um, I wasn't present at that meeting. So, but I did follow and watch the meeting. So I can. If it's not against the rule, I can let you know that this order came with the recommendation

▶ 5:33 for passage. And at this time, I would move, I would make a motion for passage. Second. Motion for passage made by Councillor Jamaleddine, seconded by Councillor Garipay. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. please call them all. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis? Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karim Chady? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Cinella? yes 11 yes order 2022-63 authorization to accept a grant in the amount of fifty four thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars from the massachusetts office on disabilities municipal ada improvement

▶ 6:41 grant program item 9581. mr president this order comes from the appropriations and oversight committee with a recommendation for passage and at this time i would motion for passage Motion for passage made by Councilor Grigoraitis. Second. Second. Seconded by Councilor Stewart. Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karim Chidi? Yes. Councilor McMaster. Yes. Councilor Migliorelli. Yes. Councilor Obremski. Councilor Stewart. Yes. Councilor Williams. Yes. President Cinella. Yes. 11 yes. Order 2022-64 authorization to appropriate $75,000 to fund feasibility study and schematic design

▶ 7:52 for roof replacement projects at the Hoover and Horace Mann schools. Fund number 3383, item 9580. Councilor Giorgiotis. Mr. President, this order also comes from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage. Not this time, I will motion for passage. Passage made by Councilor Giorgiotis. Second. Seconded by Councilor Stewart. Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Cinella? Yes. 11, yes, so nothing under expiry is anything a report on a rule 53.

▶ 9:02 I guess I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. It could be the fastest. Council meeting that we'll have a motion to adjourn. Must be a good TV night, a motion to adjourn made by counselor Stewart, seconded by counselor Eccles. Madam clerk, please call the roll. Counselor Eccles. yes councillor Garipay yes councillor Grigoraitis yes councillor Jamaleddine yes council caron chady yes councillor mcmaster yes councillor Migliorelli yes councillor Obremski councillor stewart yes councillor williams yes president sanella yes 11 yes i'm going to adjust that last one to council williams i think that's instead of councilor eccles second

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