City Council — 2023-01-03
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
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Reading of the Minutes
- Public Comment
- New Business
- APP-2023-11 : MWRA LFAP I/I Loan/Grant - Authorize Borrowing of $1,330,000 of which 75% is a grant and 25% is a zero-interest loan
- GRANT-2023-2 : Acceptance of the FY23 Earmark Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $60,000.
- Communications from His Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials
- Unfinished Business
- Reports from Committees
- Expiries
- Rule 53 Reports
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● JANUARY 3, 2023 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 Absent Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams Ward 7 Present Christopher Cinella At-Large Present President Grigoraitis advises of meeting recording on MMTV and available for viewing on local cable access channels on demand (also available through the City website).
APP-2023-11 Bond MWRA LFAP I/I Loan/Grant - Authorize Borrowing of $1,330,000 of which 75% is a grant and 25% is a zero-interest loan Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
GRANT-2023-2 Grant Acceptance of the FY23 Earmark Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $60,000. Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee City of Melrose Page 1 1/5/2023 12:38 PM
Transcript
▶ 7:44 Jen Grigoraitis: Help nothing, but at this time, all right at this time. I will entertain a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn second see if a motion to adjourn made by counselor Carm Shady seconded by councilor. Cinella all in favor. Aye we are adjourned until 7:45. Thank you. Paying the time is 7:45 pm on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 and this meeting of the Melrose city council is called to order. I am president Grigoraitis in accordance with Massachusetts open meeting law. This meeting is recorded by mmtv and will be available for viewing on mmtv's website and through the city's website as well. Will the clerk. Please call the role. Counselor sonella here counselor Eccles here counselor garapay here president Grigoraitis here counselor. Shamaladin
▶ 8:32 Jen Grigoraitis: counselor Cameron chady here counselor McMaster here counselor at migliarelli here counselor oprensky councilor Stewart here counselor Williams here nine president Name president. Therefore. There's a quorum in the council will proceed at this time, please rise and salute the flag. I pledge allegiance to the blood of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. At this time, I will move to accept without reading the minutes from our December 19th meeting our motion through unanimous consent. Okay, seeing no objection. Those minutes have been approved. I will also motion by unanimous consent to open public comment.
▶ 9:29 Jen Grigoraitis: Seeing no objection public comment is now open. We don't have anyone present with us in person tonight. Do we have anyone online? Not at this time. Okay given that we have no one here for public comment. I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comment. Public comment is now closed. filings by The Honorable mayor app dash 2023 - 11 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority local financial assistance program I and I loan and Grant authorized borrowing of 1,330,000 of which 75% is a grant and 25% is a zero interest loan. To the Appropriations and oversight committee. Grant 2023-2 acceptance of the fy23 earmark Grant awarded to the Melrose fire department by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of fire services in the
▶ 10:25 Jen Grigoraitis: amount of $60,000. This order will be sent to the Appropriations in oversight committee. We have any Communications from his honor the mayor and other City officials. Any unfinished business? reports from committees I'm going to take a moment to be pursuant to rule 20 to report on the committee assignments for 2023 and they are as follows Appropriations and oversight which is a committee of the whole will be chaired by councilor. Migliarelli with Vice chair councilor. Gemala, Dean Finance chair Councilor. Gemala Dean Vice chair councilor Eccles voting members counselors Carm shady obremski and Stewart legal and legislative committee chair counselor Williams Vice chair councilor obremski voting members counselors. Cinella
▶ 11:11 Jen Grigoraitis: Eccles and gemology. Protection and license committee chair Councilor garapay Vice chair counselor Stewart voting members counselors McMaster migliarelli and obremski. Health education and Welfare committee chair councilor. Karmchatie Vice chair Councilor bremski voting members counselors. Jamaladene Stewart and Williams. the Public Works committee chair councilor Eccles Vice chair counselor McMaster voting members counselors sanela garape and Williams The public service committee. chair counselor Stewart Vice chair Councilor sonella voting members counselors garapay karmcheady and McMaster and those will be posted on the city website tomorrow and emailed to you all as well. Is there anything to report under
▶ 11:57 Jen Grigoraitis: rule 53? Is there a motion to adjourn motion second save a motion to adjourn made by counselor? Sonella seconded by counselor Eccles all in favor. We are adjourned.