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City Council — 2022-05-02

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 absent · 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. Pledge of Allegiance (0:55)
  3. Reading of the Minutes (1:08)
  4. Public Comment (1:20)
  5. Public Hearings (2:14)
  6. New Business (2:18)
  7. ORDER-2022-111 : Appointment of Alaine Breen, of 18 Woodcrest Ave, to the City of Melrose Commission on Disability. (2:23)
  8. ORDER-2022-112 : Appointment of Christopher Bernard, of 71 Cranmore Lane, to the City of Melrose Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Board of Trustees. (2:35)
  9. ORDER-2022-113 : Petition of National Grid to install one new manhole over newly installed conduits. (2:48)
  10. ORDER-2022-114 : Drainage Easement Appropriation (3:30)
  11. ORDER-2022-115 : Easement Acquisition 9 Wildwood Rd. (3:39)
  12. Communications from His Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials (3:47)
  13. Unfinished Business
  14. Reports from Committees (3:50)
  15. ORDER-2022-89 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $151,200 (One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand, Two Hundred dollars), to various police accounts as set forth herein. (3:53)
  16. ORDER-2022-96 : Re-Appointment of Lee Phalen, 102 Clifford Street, to a three-year term for the Board of Assesors: said term to expire the last day of February 2025. (4:45)
  17. Expiries (5:20)
  18. Rule 53 Reports (5:24)
  19. Adjournment (5:30)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● MAY 2, 2022 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Regular Meeting 7:45 PM 562 Main Street, 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 Absent 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-2022-111 Appointment Appointment of Alaine Breen, of 18 Woodcrest Ave, to the City of Melrose Commission on Disability. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2022-112 Appointment Appointment of Christopher Bernard, of 71 Cranmore Lane, to the City of Melrose Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Board of Trustees. Assigned to Committee Public Service Committee

ORDER-2022-113 Utility Petition Petition of National Grid to install one new manhole over newly installed conduits. Set Public Hearing City Council

ORDER-2022-114 Appropriation Drainage Easement Appropriation Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2022-115 Property: Easement City of Melrose Page 1 5/2/2022 8:44 PM Minutes City Council May 2, 2022 Easement Acquisition 9 Wildwood Rd. Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2022-89 Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $151,200 (One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand, Two Hundred dollars), to various police accounts as set forth herein. Passed

ORDER-2022-96 Appointment Re-Appointment of Lee Phalen, 102 Clifford Street, to a three-year term for the Board of Assesors: said term to expire the last day of February 2025. Adopted City of Melrose Page 2 5/2/2022 8:44 PM

Transcript

▶ 0:01 Christopher Cinella: Good evening. Welcome to the May 2nd City Council meeting. The time is now 7.45 and this meeting is being recorded and accessible on our new City of Melrose website. Please check that out, folks at home. Madam Clerk, could you please do the roll call? Councillor Eccles. Here. Excuse me for one second. I apologize. Councillor Garipay. Here. Councilor Grigoraitis? Here. Councilor Jamaleddine? Here. Councilor Karamcheti? Here. Councilor McMaster? Here. Councilor Migliorelli? Here. Councilor Obremski? Here. Councilor Stewart? Here. Councilor Williams? Here. And President Sinella? Here. Ten present. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

▶ 1:08 Christopher Cinella: justice and if there is no objection i would like to approve our council uh minutes from the april 25th meeting without reading into the record hearing no objection those minutes are approved and if there's no objection i'd like to now open the floor for public comment seeing no objection public comment is now open if anybody in the audience this evening would like to come forward and speak on any matters on our agenda please do so madam clerk is there anybody online waiting at this time we're having a little bit of tech issues at the moment okay logging on to webex at the moment we will see right now you're shaking your head that's just not necessarily we can't get on okay well we're going to just if there's no

▶ 2:07 objection we'll close out public comment and seeing no objection public comment is closed if anyone pops in we can figure that out you don't have any public hearings we do have some new business this evening uh filings by the honorable mayor order 2022-111 appointment of aileen breen of 18 woodcrest ave to the city of melrose commission on disability that'll go to health education and welfare order 2022-112 appointment of christopher bernard of 71 on Cranmore Lane to the City of Melrose Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Board of Trustees. That will go to Public Service. Order 2022-113, Petition of National Grid to Install One New Manhole Over Newly Installed Conduits. Councilor McMaster.

▶ 2:57 Christopher Cinella: Yes, Mr. President. At this time, I'd be seeking immediate consideration solely for the purpose of scheduling a public hearing on Monday, May 16th at 8 p.m. Okay. And seeing no objection, the public hearing date is again? may 16th at 8 pm mr president may 16th at 8 pm public hearing date and the remainder of this order will go to public works order 2022-114 drainage easement appropriation that will go to appropriation and oversight order 2022-115 easement acquisition 9 wildwood road that will go to appropriation and oversight filings by the honorable city council and we have uh some reports from the committee order 2022-89 an appropriation from free cash account zero one dash three two four zero zero one and the amount of 151 200 200 000 to various police accounts i set forth herein

▶ 3:59 mr president this came from appropriations and oversight with the recommendation for passage it was held in committee at our last meeting because we didn't have the required eight councillors present to vote in an appropriation we do tonight so at this time i would make a recommendation for passage second okay motion made for passage made by counselor Grigoraitis seconded by councillor Garipay uh any discussion seeing none a madam clerk if you could please call the role councillor eccles yes councillor Garipay yes councillor Grigoraitis yes councillor karen chetty yes councillor mcmaster yes councillor Migliorelli yes councillor Obremski yes councillor stewart yes councillor williams yes president sanella yes and yes order 2022-96 reappointment

▶ 4:47 of lee phelan 102 clifford street to a three-year term for the board of assessors set term to expire on the last day of february 2025. councillor Garipay thank you mr president this order comes from the finance committee with the recommendation for passage at this time i will make a motion for passage second motion for passage made by councillor Garipay seconded by councillor eccles any discussion seeing none all those in favor aye any opposed okay passed unanimously I don't have any expires anything under rule 53 to report nothing okay and I will entertain a circle back there's nobody in the I was able to open the meeting there's nobody okay excellent all right motion to adjourn second motion to adjourn made by councillor Eccles seconded by councillor Williams

▶ 5:43 Christopher Cinella: all those in favor aye any opposed great

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