City Council — 2022-02-22
Attendance
Christopher Cinella ; Jack Eccles ; Mark Garipay ; Jen Grigoraitis ; Maya Jamaleddine ; Manjula Karamcheti ; Shawn M. MacMaster ; Leila Migliorelli ; John Obremski ; Robb Stewart ; Ryan Williams
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Reading of the Minutes
- Public Comment
- Public Hearings
- New Business
- ORDER-2022-70 : Reappointment of Mark S. Robinson, 116 Country Club Rd., to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2025
- ORDER-2022-71 : Reappointment of Carol Hoffman, 97 Cochrane Street, to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2025
- ORDER-2022-72 : Reappointment of Nancy Kukura, 79 Mt. Vernon Street, to the Library Board of Trustees for a two-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2024
- ORDER-2022-73 : Reappointment of Edward Waystack, 50 Glen Street, to the Library Board of Trustees for a one-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023
- ORDER-2022-74 : Appointment of Jennifer Champagne, 11 Faxon Street, to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2025
- ORDER-2022-75 : Donation from various library trust funds totaling $2,000,000.00 toward costs related to Melrose Public Library Renovations; said funds to be deposited into Fund No. 3390
- ORDER-2022-76 : Acceptance of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from a FY2022 State Budget Earmark to Address Ell Pond Water Chestnut Infestation
- ORDER-2022-77 : An Appropriation from Free Cash, account number 01-324001, in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000.00) Dollars to the Memorial Hall Renovation Project, account number 33864-490000.
- ORDNC-2022-1 : Amending Article I, Chapter 152-10, Licenses and Permits, General Provisions of the City of Melrose Code of Ordinances
- ORDNC-2022-2 : An Ordinance Relative to Small Wireless Facilities Installation in the Public Right Of Way
- Communications from His Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials
- Unfinished Business
- Reports from Committees
- ORDER-2022-65 : Amending Chapter 198 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance Update (Item # 9602)
- 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)
- 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)
- Expiries
- ORDER-2022-30 : An Order on the Status of Green and Howard St. Electrical transmission Line
- Rule 53 Reports
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● FEBRUARY 22, 2022 Web-based remote meeting Regular Meeting 7:45 PM , Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Jack Eccles At-Large Absent Mark Garipay Ward 4 Present Jen Grigoraitis Ward 6 Absent Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Absent 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-2022-70 Appointment Reappointment of Mark S. Robinson, 116 Country Club Rd., to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2025 Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee
ORDER-2022-71 Appointment Reappointment of Carol Hoffman, 97 Cochrane Street, to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2025 Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee
ORDER-2022-72 Appointment Reappointment of Nancy Kukura, 79 Mt. Vernon Street, to the Library Board of Trustees for a two-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2024 Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee
ORDER-2022-73 Appointment City of Melrose Page 1 2/24/2022 4:52 PM Minutes City Council February 22, 2022 Reappointment of Edward Waystack, 50 Glen Street, to the Library Board of Trustees for a one-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023 Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee
ORDER-2022-74 Appointment Appointment of Jennifer Champagne, 11 Faxon Street, to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2025 Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
ORDER-2022-75 Donation Donation from various library trust funds totaling $2,000,000.00 toward costs related to Melrose Public Library Renovations; said funds to be deposited into Fund No. 3390 Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
ORDER-2022-76 Grant Acceptance of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from a FY2022 State Budget Earmark to Address Ell Pond Water Chestnut Infestation Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
ORDER-2022-77 Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash, account number 01-324001, in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000.00) Dollars to the Memorial Hall Renovation Project, account number 33864-490000. Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
ORDNC-2022-1 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Article I, Chapter 152-10, Licenses and Permits, General Provisions of the City of Melrose Code of Ordinances Assign to Committee Legal & Legislative Committee
ORDNC-2022-2 Ordinance City of Melrose Page 2 2/24/2022 4:52 PM Minutes City Council February 22, 2022 An Ordinance Relative to Small Wireless Facilities Installation in the Public Right Of Way Assign to Committee Legal & Legislative Committee
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) Passed
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) Passed
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) Passed
ORDER-2022-30 Request An Order on the Status of Green and Howard St. Electrical transmission Line Assigned to Committee Public Works Committee City of Melrose Page 3 2/24/2022 4:52 PM
Transcript
▶ 0:00 Christopher Cinella: Our recording. Good evening and welcome to the City of Melrose City Council meeting. The date is February 22nd. Time is 744. I am Councillor Cinella, the Council President. In pursuant to an act 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, suspending certain provisions of the open meeting law. This meeting of the city council will be conducted via participation. Madam clerk, could you please call the roll? Councilor Eccles. Councilor here. Councilor Grigoraitis. Yeah, Council Karen Chetty. Councilor McMaster? Here. Councilor Migliorelli? Here. Councilor Bremski? I'm going to take it as a here. Here. Councilor Stewart?
▶ 1:12 Christopher Cinella: Here. Councilor Williams? Here. President Cinella? Here. That's nine, right? Nine, nine present. Okay, that presents a quorum for this evening's meeting. First on our agenda here, There is no objection I'd like to accept our minutes into the record from our February 7th meeting, City Council regular meeting. I see no objection, those minutes are now approved. If there is no objection, I'd like to open for public comment. Do we have anybody? There are folks in the room, let me just see, a couple people in the attendee room. I don't see anybody Raising their digital, if you'd like to speak at public comment, if you could raise your digital hand. I don't see anybody raising their hand at this time.
▶ 2:13 All right, if there's no objection, I'd now like to close public comments, seeing no objection. Public comment is now. Public hearings this evening and we have some new business filing by the honorable mayor. Mr. Clark, whenever you're ready. Can't see him on my tile. There it is. Order 2022-70. Re-appointment of Mark S. Robinson, 116 Country Club Road, to the Library Board of Trustees for a 3-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2025. That'll go to Health, Education and Welfare. Order 2022-71. Reappointment of Carol Hoffman 97. Cautering street to the library board of trustees for a 3 year term said term to expire on the last day of February 2025. That will go to health education and welfare order 2022 dash 72.
▶ 3:22 Reappointment of Nancy 79, not Vernon street to the library board of trustees for a 2 year term. said term to expire on the last day of february 2024. that will go to health education and welfare order 2022-73 reappointment of edward wastack 50 glenn street to the library board of trustees for a one-year term said term to expire on the last day of february 2023 health education and welfare order 2022-74 appointment of jennifer champaign 11 faxton street to the human rights commission for a three-year term said term to expire the last day of february 2025. that will go to appropriations and oversight order 2022-75 donation from various library trust funds totaling 2 million towards costs related to the melrose public library renovations
▶ 4:28 send funds to be deposited into fund number three three nine zero i will go to appropriations and oversight order 2022-76 acceptance of fifty thousand dollars from fy 2022 state budget earmark to address el pond water chestnut infestation i'll go to appropriations and oversight order 2022-77 an appropriation from free cash account number zero one dash three two four zero zero one in the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars to the memorial hall of renovation project account number three three eight six four dash four nine zero zero zero zero that will go to appropriations and oversight filings by the honorals city council ordinance 2022-1 amending article 1 chapter 152-10 licenses and permits general provisions for the city of
▶ 5:39 Melrose code of ordinances I will go to legal and legislative ordinance 2022-2 an ordinance relative to small wireless facilities installation in the public right-of-way I will go to the legal legislative committee communications from his honor the mayor and other city officials no unfinished business a couple telephones say again I'm sorry president we have reports from committee yes okay order 2022-65 amending chapter 198 of the revised ordinances of the city of melrose solid waste and recycling ordinance update i hear mr president but hi i'm muted a lot of activity going on in this house but go ahead got it um so uh mr president this comes um from the appropriations and oversight committee with a recommendation for passage
▶ 6:45 um and at this time i uh would like to make a moment motion for passage motion for passage made by councillor Migliorelli do we have a second second by councilor Jamaleddine any discussion seeing none madam clerk please call Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. Yes, president. Yes, that's 8. yes. And 8 present, not 9. and I said earlier. Order 2022 dash 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 heritage project. This comes from the committee on appropriations and oversight with the recommendation.
▶ 8:06 passage and at this moment i'd like to motion for passage motion for passage made by counselor Migliorelli seconded by counselor jamal adin any discussion seeing none uh madam clerk please call the roll councilor Garipay yes councillor jamal adin councillor mcmaster yes councillor Migliorelli Yes. Councilor Obremski. I'll come back. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Cinella? Councilor Obremski? Yes. Eight yes. 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. But it wouldn't get caused to get a camera on. Is it. Your camera is your camera able to turn on or are you.
▶ 9:23 Not at this time, I'm having a couple of tech issues and I'm working on them. All right, counselor. Thank you Mr. President this, this order comes from the health, education and welfare committee with a recommendation. Passage and at this time, I will make that motion for passage. Passage made by Councilor Garipay and second. Second. Seconded by Councilor Williams. Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes, counselor Williams. Yes, President. Yes, yes order expires order 2022 dash 30 and order on the status of green and Howard street electrical transmission line.
▶ 10:32 Mark Garipay: Councilor. Thank you, uh, Mr. President, um, I thought, uh, comes to our was going to speak on this, but he's having technical difficulty. So, um. I know we had talked last last time regarding this order that we wanted to get up to date on it. I wanted to give him get him up to speed on the issues that were over in that neighborhood. And I know he, he was going to make a motion to submit this back. To committee with the construct construction season, not starting April. We want to have some oversight on on what was committed. I, the contractor invited by the city engineer regarding handling the concerns of the neighbors. So, at this time, I would like to make a motion to send this back to the public works committee.
▶ 11:29 I'd like to 2nd, that and thank you. Counselor motion made to send back to public work committee made by constantly seconded by counselor. We're now on discussion and I can't see you. So I don't know if you want it to weigh in at all. On discussion, when I talk talking to some residents, I still have to connect with some residents, but I'd like to send this back to committee until construction season as a council, a garipay. Outlined and then bring it back. Okay, and anybody else on discussion. Seeing none, Madam clerk, please call the roll. Council, yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes.
▶ 12:34 President Cinella? Yes. 8 yes. I'll go back to Public Works Committee. Anything to report under rule 53. this time i'll attend a motion to adjourn take a motion to adjourn mr president second made by councillor Garipay second by councillor Migliorelli madam clerk please call the roll councillor Garipay yes councillor Jamaleddine councillor mcmaster yes councillor Migliorelli yes councillor Obremski yes councillor stewart yes councillor williams yes president sanella yes that's a yes enjoy the rest of the evening good night All right. Good night.