City Council — 2022-12-19

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 22:58 in a recording that covers several meetings.

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 absent · Ward 5; Leila Migliorelli present · At-Large; John Obremski present · Ward 2; Robb Stewart present · Ward 3; Ryan Williams present · Ward 7

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CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● DECEMBER 19, 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 Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present Shawn M. MacMaster Ward 5 Absent Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams Ward 7 Present Christopher Cinella President Present

PET-2023-2 Utility Petition Petition of National Grid to install (1) one 2' conduits 12' +/- from Pole #1218 on Forest Street to an approved meter cabinet for underground service. Said underground electric conduit shall be located substantially in accordance with the plan filed herewith marked, - Lebanon Street - Melrose - Massachusetts. Plan #30668880 Granted

ORDER-2023-44 Appointment Appointment of Sarah Besegai, 52 Stratford Park, to the Beebe Estate Board of Trustees for a two-year term to expire on the last day of February 2025. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2023-45 Appropriation City of Melrose Page 1 1/4/2023 6:07 PM Minutes City Council December 19, 2022 An Appropriation in the amount of two-hundred ninety-four thousand, four hundred fifty-two thousand ($294,452) from Contract Stabilization (account number 84042-590000) to Police Salary and Wage (account 012111-511000) and Police OT (account 012111-513000). The appropriation requested is to fund Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2023 of the Patrol Officer 3 year MOU. Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2023-46 Grant Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $6,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2023-48 Appointment Appointment to David Thimble, 94 Crescent Avenue, to the Beebe Estate Board of Trustees for a two-year term to expire on the last day of February 2025. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee

ORDER-2023-49 Appointment Appointment of Charles McCabe, 14 Orient Ave, to the Conservation Commission for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2026. Assigned to Committee

ORDER-2023-50 Grant Authorization to Accept a Housing Choice Grant in the amount of $75,000 from the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) through the Community One Stop for Growth Program and Authorize the Mayor to Execute a Contract with EOHED; funds to be deposited into Fund 4521 Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2023-51 Grant City of Melrose Page 2 1/4/2023 6:07 PM Minutes City Council December 19, 2022 Field Demonstration SIG Project Grant FY23 To support the development and implementation of outreach and marketing of our Council on Aging to older adults and care givers. Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

RES-2023-5 Resolution A Resolution Honoring Christopher C. Cinella, President of the Melrose City Council, 2021 Place on File

LIC-2023-3 License - Common Victualler License: Common Victualler renewals for 2023 Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee

LIC-2023-4 License - Class II Motor Vehicle Licenses renewed: Class II Motor Vehicle for 2023 Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee

ORDER-2023-38 Appointment Appointment of Peter Bowman, 24 Arlington Road, to the Melrose Library Board of Trustees. Adopted

APP-2023-10 Appropriation Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Recommitted

ORDER-2023-41 Grant Acceptance of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Dividend Program Grant in the amount of $15,600 Adopted City Council

ORDER-2023-43 Appropriation City of Melrose Page 3 1/4/2023 6:07 PM Minutes City Council December 19, 2022 An Appropriation from the Peg Access Cable Fund (#2922) in the amount of $281,947.54 (Two Hundred Eighty - One thousand, Nine Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand and Fifty-Four cents) to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools. Passed City Council

ORDER-2023-29 Appropriation An Appropriation in the amount of $167,310 (One Hundred Sixty- Seven thousand, three hundred and ten dollars) to fund the HRS compensation study. The requested appropriation is from the following accounts $159,784 from the Contract Stabilization fund (84042-590000), $3,763 from Sewer, Reserve for Retained Earnings (84152-590000) and $3,763 from Water, Reserve for Retained Earnings (84162-590000) to various salary and wage lines as set forth herein. Recommitted to Committee City of Melrose Page 4 1/4/2023 6:07 PM

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▶ 23:14 Christopher Cinella: the roll. Counselor Eckles here Council of garapay. Yeah counselor gregoritis here accomplish your Melody and yeah Council camchetti here councilor McMaster. Council amigliarelli here consulate oprensky. Yeah councilor Stewart here counselor Williams here president vanilla. Yeah ten president, please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. and if there is no objection, I'd like to First approve our meeting minutes from the December 5th caucus and our regular meeting on December 5th without reading into the record and seeing no objection. Those minutes are approved.

▶ 24:15 Christopher Cinella: And if there's no objection, I'd like to open up for public comment. Hearing no objection public comment is now open so anybody in the audience? That wishes to speak this evening. Seeing nobody's in the audience would you know? If anybody online there's no online at this time. All right, there's no objection we will. close public comment We do have a public Hearing in. 14 minutes so we can move ahead under new business order 2023-44 of Sarah besagi 52 Stratford Road to the BB State Board of Trustees for a two-year term set the to expire on the last day of February 2025. That'll go to health education and Welfare. order 2023-45 no appropriation in the amount of 294,452,000 from the contract stabilization account number 8

▶ 25:17 4 0 4 2 - 5 9 0 0 0 to Police salary and wage account number zero one two, one one dash five one one zero zero zero and police over time account zero one two, one one dash five one three zero zero zero the appropriation requested is the fund fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 of the patrol officer three year memorandum of understanding I go to appropriation and oversight. order 2023-46 Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of 6,500 for the Massachusetts Emergency Management agency. I go to Appropriations and oversight. order 2023-48 appointment of David Timber 94 Crescent Avenue to the BB estate Board of Trustees for a two year term to expire on the last day of February 2025 that we're going to health education and Welfare.

▶ 26:23 order 2023-49 appointment of Charles macbey 14 Orient Ave to the Conservation Commission for a three-year term said terms expire in the last day of February 2026. I'll go to the public service. order 2023-50 authorization to accept a housing Choice Grant in the amount of $75,000 from the executive office of housing in economic development through the community one step one stop for growth program and authorize the mayor to execute a contract with EO h e d funds to be deposited into fund four five two one that we're going to Appropriations and oversight. order 2023-51 Field demonstration Sig project Grant fy23 to support the development and implementation of Outreach and marketing of our Council on

▶ 27:18 Jen Grigoraitis: Aging to older adults and caregivers. Yeah, we're going to appropriation and oversight. And then we have some filings by The Honorable city council. We want to skip that go back you want to do it now? Do it now. Okay. resolution 2023-5 resolution honoring christophel Christopher cisinella president of the Melrose city council 2022 counciloritis Mr. President I emotion to hear this order under immediate consideration the media considers. Are there any objections? Hearing none. This is now before us I'm gonna read this out loud. A resolution honoring Christopher. Cinella as the president of the Melrose city council for 2022. Whereas counselor Chris cinella has served as the city council president for the city of Melrose for 2021 and

▶ 28:10 Jen Grigoraitis: 2022. Whereas the city council congratulates President Snow for completing his third year as a counselor at large for the city of Melrose and appreciates his commitment to serving Melrose. Whereas that President sonella led the council through two years of the covid-19 pandemic during which he provided leadership in an ever-changing Public Health environment in oversaw the first ever hybrid Council meetings. Whereas that President sonella provided guidance and support to all of his colleagues including three new counselors and treated his fellow counselors and City Hall staff with respect. Whereas the council recognizes that President sonella's dedication to our community extends. Well beyond

▶ 28:49 Jen Grigoraitis: his efforts in the chamber, whereas that President sanela volunteers his time to support many Melrose organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce rotary and keep Melrose beautiful. Whereas that president sonella is an active and engaged member of melrose's business Community with an office in downtown Melrose and regularly supports our city through efforts such as his annual backpack in school supplies collection Drive. Whereas that President cinella continues his family's Legacy of service to the city of Melrose and to the council as previously demonstrated by his father and his uncle and that his wife Maggie and children's CJ and Jake supported president sonella in his tenure as council president

▶ 29:29 Jen Grigoraitis: be it resolved that we the members of the city council. Do you hear by express our sincere appreciation to president sonella for his able administration of the Office of the President and for his efforts on behalf of the city of Melrose and in recognition thereof direct that the gavel wielded by him be suitably inscribed and presented to him and be it further resolved than on this 19th day of December of the Year, 2022 a copy of this resolution be spread upon the records of the city council and that a special copy be signed by each member of the council and presented to president samela retiring president of the Melrose City Council. Thank you. Thank you. Much easier online up to the mics everybody.

▶ 30:45 Christopher Cinella: Thank you. beautiful Which time we have left? Well, thank you for that counciloritis and I just I want to say it's been an honor and privilege to serve as president and I really thank all of you for your support over the last two years in your commitment to the city of Melrose. I want to thank especially everybody that's stepped up to chair a committee and especially president-elect gregoritis who shared Appropriations and as we all know that Appropriations is the most active committee and there was a tremendous amount of work in time that goes into to that committee behind the scenes and I'm happy that we're gonna you know, give her a little little break and elect her as our next president so

▶ 31:44 Christopher Cinella: she'll have some time off. But lastly, you know a big thank you to our city clerk. Kristen Foote and Clerk of committees Andrew Gabriel and all your staff Diane out his own age. You went preparing you guys juggle a tremendous amount of work in that office and as part-time City councilors, you know, we would not be able to do our jobs, you know without them. So I thank you. Few minutes left moving on. licenses licensed 2023-3 license common virtual renewals for 2023 protection and licenses license 2023-4 licenses renewed Class 2 motor vehicle for 2023 now we're going to protection and license. And reports from committee. order 2023-38 appointment with Peter Bauman 24 Arlington Road to the Melrose Library Board of Trustees

▶ 32:56 Jen Grigoraitis: That's our Eccles Mr. President. This comes from the health education welfare committee with a recommendation for passage, and I moved for Passage. okay, looking for passage made by counselor Eccles seconded by counselor Stewart any discussion Seeing none all those in favor. Aye any opposed. app 2023 - 10 Community prevention and wellness initiative This comes from the Appropriations and oversight committee. I believe it was without recommendation. It was a four-four vote. And I know that director Choi is hoping to have further discussion with the council about it. So given that I would motion to remain to committee second. Motion made to remand and committee by counselor gregoritis seconded

▶ 33:46 by a counselor. Do the garapaya Stewart? I'll give it a garipe. any discussion Seeing none all those in favor. Hi any opposed? We'll go back to committee. order 2023-29 an appropriation in the amount of 167,310 to find the HRS compensation study. The requested appropriation is from the following accounts. one one thousand five one hundred fifty nine thousand seven hundred eighty four dollars from the contracts. They believe each stabilization fund 84042-590000 3,763 dollars from the sewer reserve for retained earnings eight four one five two dash 5 9 0 0 and 3,763 from water reserve for turned earnings eight four one six two dash five nine zero zero zero zero to various salary and wage line wage lines

▶ 34:56 Jen Grigoraitis: are set forth here in that's Mr. President this Was held in the Appropriations and oversight committee and has now exceeded its 45 days. I would motion to romantic committee second motion to remanding committee by councilorida seconded by councilor pay and a discussion. Seeing none all those in favor. Alright, he opposed. Mr. President, there were two orders that were heard inappropriations in oversights tonight that I was hoping to pull up trip. Do you want to make it is order 2023-41 acceptance of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection recycling dividend program Grant in the amount of 15,600. So I would motion to pull this up from committee motion to pull out of committee by concrete a second by counselor Eccles.

▶ 35:44 Christopher Cinella: any discussion Seeing none all those in favor. Aye he opposed. Okay, those matters are before so that matters before us. So this comes from committee with a motion to recommend for passage. And at this time I motion to recommend to map motion for passage second. Thank you motion made for passage by counciloritis seconded by a counselor come Shady any discussion. Seeing none Madam clerk. Can you please call the roll counselor Eccles? Yes counselor. Garapay. Yes counselor. Gregoritis. Yes Council of jamalanine. Yes Council Karen tradie. Yes. Councilman. Really? Yes counselor or bremski? Yes counselor Stewart. Yes. Counselor William. Yes, president sonal. Yes, ten. Yes. Order 2023-43 in appropriation from

▶ 36:28 Christopher Cinella: the peg access cable fund number 2922 in the amount of 281,947.54 cents to mmtv and Melrose Public Schools. I would motion to pull this up from committee. Okay motion by Council gregoritis to pull 2023-43 out of committee seconded by counselor Eccles any discussion seeing none all those in favor. Aye and you posed okay items before us in this comes from committee with the recommendation for passage and at this time emotion for Passage. motion for passage made by Council grigoritis seconded by counselor migliarelli and Stewart, but I think she came out of the gate a little stronger. any discussion Seeing none Madam clerk. Please. Call the roll councilor Eccles. Yes counselor. Garapay. Yes Council gregoritis.

▶ 37:13 Yes counselor. Jamaladin. Yes Council caram treaty. Yes councilor. Migliarelli. Yes counselor oprensky. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes councilor Williams. Yes, president vanilla. Yes, and yes. Right 7:59 just made a job. I guess just Okay, if there is no objection at this time, it is eight pm, and I'd like to open up our public hearing. Mr. Clark if you want to read off our public hearing National Grid petition 2023-2 Petition of National Grid to install one two foot conduits 12 plus or minus from poll number 12 18 on Forest tree to an approved meter cabinet for underground service set underground electric conduit shall be located substantially in accordance with the plan filed here with marked Lebanon Street.

▶ 38:31 Christopher Cinella: Melrose, Massachusetts plan number three zero six six eight eight zero. Okay, and we heard about this matter a few moments ago. In public works if there's no objection at this time, I'll open up for public comment in the public hearing. And I don't see anybody here. I don't believe somebody's walking in. I'm not sure if they're here for the public hearing. But is there anybody online? There's no online at this time. Okay, and there's no objection at this time. We'll close public comment in the public hearing. Just here to speak. Okay. So public comment is closed the public hearing. And if there's no objection, I will close out the public hearing. Seeing objection public hearing is now closed and I'll

▶ 39:27 Christopher Cinella: entertain a motion to place this matter on file motion to place this matter on file. Thank you motion made by a counselor Williams to place on file seconded by counselor grigoritis any discussion Seeing none all those in favor any opposed. All right. I want to see an emotion to a giant Council Stewart president. I'll make a motion to adjourn second motion to adjourn made by Council Stuart seconded by counselor. Migliarelli all those in favor. I happy holidays.

City Council — 2022-12-19

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