City Council — 2023-01-17
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
- LIC-2023-5 : Application of Sagamore Golf, Inc., d/b/a Mount Hood Memorial Park and Golf Course, 100 Slayton Road, Melrose for a Common Victualler License
- GRANT-2023-3 : Workplace Safety and Education Grant as supplied by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
- GRANT-2023-4 : Acceptance of the FY23 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $19,000.
- ORDER-2023-54 : Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City to continue the employment of Daryl MacLeod as firefighter for the City of Melrose beyond age 65
- ORDER-2023-55 : Reappointment of Margaret Sheets, 53 Melrose St., Apt. 3D, to the Commission on Disability for a three-year term; said term to end on the last day of February 2026.
- ORDER-2023-56 : Reappointment of Janet Nevin, 415 East Foster Street, to the Council on Aging Board for a three-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2026.
- ORDER-2023-57 : Reappointment of Assistant City Clerk, Joanne Perperian of 357 Porter Street, Melrose for a one year term.
- ORDER-2023-58 : 2023 Surety Bond of Melrose City Clerk
- From Committee
- ORDER-2023-45 : 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.
- 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
- ORDER-2023-46 : Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $6,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
- ORDER-2023-51 : 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.
- 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.
- LIC-2023-3 : License: Common Victualler renewals for 2023
- LIC-2023-4 : Licenses renewed: Class II Motor Vehicle for 2023
- ORDER-2023-42 : Appointment of Albert Talarico as Director of Inspectional Services and Building Commissioner for the City of Melrose
- ORDER-2023-44 : 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.
- ORDER-2023-48 : 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.
- Rule 53 Reports
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● JANUARY 17, 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 Present 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
LIC-2023-5 License - Common Victualler Application of Sagamore Golf, Inc., d/b/a Mount Hood Memorial Park and Golf Course, 100 Slayton Road, Melrose for a Common Victualler License Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee
GRANT-2023-3 Grant Workplace Safety and Education Grant as supplied by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
GRANT-2023-4 Grant Acceptance of the FY23 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $19,000. Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
ORDER-2023-54 Home Rule Petition/Special Act City of Melrose Page 1 1/18/2023 1:33 PM Minutes City Council January 17, 2023 Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City to continue the employment of Daryl MacLeod as firefighter for the City of Melrose beyond age 65 Placed on File
ORDER-2023-55 Appointment Reappointment of Margaret Sheets, 53 Melrose St., Apt. 3D, to the Commission on Disability for a three-year term; said term to end on the last day of February 2026. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee
ORDER-2023-56 Appointment Reappointment of Janet Nevin, 415 East Foster Street, to the Council on Aging Board for a three-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2026. Assigned to Committee Health, Education & Welfare Committee
ORDER-2023-57 Appointment Reappointment of Assistant City Clerk, Joanne Perperian of 357 Porter Street, Melrose for a one year term. Assigned to Committee Finance Committee
ORDER-2023-58 Surety Bond 2023 Surety Bond of Melrose City Clerk Assigned to Committee Finance Committee
ORDER-2023-45 Appropriation 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. Passed
APP-2023-11 Bond City of Melrose Page 2 1/18/2023 1:33 PM Minutes City Council January 17, 2023 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 Passed
ORDER-2023-46 Grant Authorization to accept a grant in the amount of $6,500 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Passed
ORDER-2023-51 Grant 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. Passed
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. Passed
LIC-2023-3 License - Common Victualler License: Common Victualler renewals for 2023 Placed on File
LIC-2023-4 License - Class II Motor Vehicle Licenses renewed: Class II Motor Vehicle for 2023 Placed on File
ORDER-2023-42 Appointment Appointment of Albert Talarico as Director of Inspectional Services and Building Commissioner for the City of Melrose Adopted
ORDER-2023-44 Appointment City of Melrose Page 3 1/18/2023 1:33 PM Minutes City Council January 17, 2023 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. Adopted
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. Adopted City of Melrose Page 4 1/18/2023 1:33 PM
Transcript
▶ 10:51 Jen Grigoraitis: Yeah. here Yeah counselor maladene here Council of Karen chady here counselor McMaster here Council amigliarelli here counselor. Obrimski counselor Stewart here counselor Williams here president Grigoraitis here forgot ten president. So we have 10 presents. So that serves as notice of a quorum for the record. So we will proceed at this time, please rise if you were able to salute the flag. Of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands one nation indivisible. At this time, I will move by unanimous consent to approve the minutes without reading from our January 3rd, 2023 city council organizational meeting and our January 3rd, 2023 city council regular meeting. Seeing no objection those minutes are now approved. I will
▶ 11:57 Jen Grigoraitis: at this time open public comment by unanimous consent so that any member of the public can come before us we don't have anyone present here tonight in person Mr. Clerk. Do we have anyone online? There are no participants online at this time. Okay, see no participants. I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comment. Seeing no objection public comment is now closed. What do we have for filings by The Honorable mayor? license 2023-5 application of Sagamore golf Incorporated DBA Mount Hood Memorial Park and Golf Course 100 Slayton Road Melrose for a common virtual license. This will be sent to the protection and license committee. Grant 2023-3 workplace safety and education grant a supplied by the executive office of Labor
▶ 12:46 and Workforce Development. This will be sent to the Appropriations in oversight committee. Grant 2023-4 acceptance of the fy23 firefighter safety equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose fire department by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of fire Services, the amount of 19,000. This order will be sent to the Appropriations in oversight committee. order 2023-54 requesting approval of a hormone petition to authorize the city to continue the employment of Daryl McLeod as firefighter for the city of Melrose Beyond age 65 Council. Yes. I'd like to see Community consideration for this this evening for purposes of placing on. Do we have a motion to seek immediate consideration by counselor? Cinella? Are there any objections?
▶ 13:35 Jen Grigoraitis: Seeing none. This order is now before us councilor. Cinella. I'd like to motion to place this. Item, so again, so we have a motion made by counselor. Cinella seconded by counselor Eccles to place this on file. Is there any discussion I'll just note for the record that we the council received a request today from Chief Kalina that we withdraw this order. So that's why we're taking this motion. Okay, seeing no other discussions. What is the will of the council all in favor? Aye any opposed? Okay, so that motion is not that order is now placed on file. Mr. Clark order 2023-55 reappointment of Margaret sheets 53 Malvern Street, Apartment 3D to the commission on disability for a three-year term said term to end on the last day of February 2026 disorder
▶ 14:20 will go to the health education and Welfare committee. Order 2023 - 56 reappointment of Janet Nevin 4:15 East Foster Street to the Council on Aging board for three year term said term to expire on the last day of February 2026 disorder will go to the health education and Welfare committee. Order 2023-57 reappointment of assisted city clerk Joanne preparion of 357 Porter Street Melrose for a one-year term disorder will go to the finance committee. Order 2023-58 2023 surety bond of Melrose city clerk. This order will go to the finance committee. Do we have any filings by The Honorable City Council? order 2023-45 An appropriation in the amount of 200 94,452,000 from contract stabilization account number eight four
▶ 15:20 zero four two dash five nine zero zero zero zero to Police salary and wage account zero one two, one one dash five one one zero zero zero and police OT account zero one, two, one one dash five one three zero zero zero the appropriation requested is to fund fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 of the patrol officer three year memorandum of understanding. Councilorelli Madam president this comes from the committee on Appropriations and oversight with a recommendation for passage and at this time I motion for Passage. So we have a motion for passage made by councilorelli seconded by councilor. Cinella any discussion Seeing none. Can you please call the role counselor? Sonella? Yes counselor garapay. Yes counselor. Jamaladin. Yes Council caram
▶ 16:19 treaty. Yes councilor McMaster. Yes Council of migliarelli. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes councilor Williams. Yes president vanilla. I'm sorry president Grigoraitis. Yes already. Yeah. All right about that 10. Yes, so that passes. paper Oh, you didn't vote Yes. Counselor Echols, yes. appd-2023-11 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority local financial assistance program I and I loan slash Grant authorize borrowing of 1,330,000 of which 75% is a grant and 25% is a zero interest loan. Really? Mad and press second. So we have a motion for passage made by councilor Migliorelli seconded by counselor. Sonella any discussion Seeing none Madam clerk. Can you please call the roll councilor? Cinella? Yes counselor Eccles. Yes counselor carapay.
▶ 17:33 Yes counselor melodyne. Yes Council carem tradie. Yes counselor McMaster. Yes counselor. Migliarelli. Yes councilor Stewart. Yes counselor Williams. Yes, president Grigoraitis. Yes, and yes, so that passes moving on to Grants order 2023-46 authorization to accept a grant in the amount of 6,500 for the Massachusetts Emergency Management agency. This comes from the Appropriations and oversight committee with our committee for a passage at this moment. I motion for passage. So we have a motion for passage made by councilorelli seconded by counselor. Sonella any discussion seeing none. Adam Clark counselor sonella. Yes counselor Eccles. Yes counselor garapay. Yes councilor. Maladene. Yes Council chemtrady. Yes councilor McMaster.
▶ 18:29 Yes counselor. Migliarelli. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes counselor Williams. Yes, president Grigoraitis rightness. Yes 10. Yes 10. Yes. passes that's good order 2023-51 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 caregivers. the passage and in time I'd like to Motion so we have a motion for passage made by councilor Migliorelli seconded by counselor. Sonella any discussion See none, Madam clerk counselor. Sonella. Yes counselor Eccles. Yes counselor. Garapay. Yes counselor. Shamaladin. Yes counselor. Karen chady. Yes counselor McMaster. Yes counselor. Migliarelli. Yes counselor Stewart.
▶ 19:26 Yes Consular Williams. Yes, president writers. Yes, tan. Yes, and yes that passes. 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 Mount of sixty thousand dollars. Also make their rally. This also comes from the committee. Appropriations and oversight with recommendation for passage and at this time in motion for passage. So we have a motion for passage made by counselorelli seconded by counselor. Sonella any discussion Seeing none Madam clerk. Can you please call the roll counselor? Sonella? Yes counselor Eccles. Yes Consular garapay. Yes councilor. Maladene. Yes Council caramshady. Yes
▶ 20:10 counselor McMaster. Yes counselor. Migliarelli. Yes, that's where Stewart yes Consular Williams. Yes, president Grigoraitis. Yes, ten. Yes, and yes that passes and now we get to licenses license 2023-3 license common vicular renewals for 2023. like Arabic that a president comes from protection and license with the recommendation to place on file at this time. I make a motion to place this on file second. So we have a motion to place on file made by counselor garapay seconded by counselor Stewart all in favor. Hi any opposed so that will be placed on file? License 2023-4 licenses renewed Class 2 Motor Vehicles for 2023 Council. Garbett not a president. This also comes from protection and license.
▶ 21:02 Jen Grigoraitis: Committee with the recommendation of place on file at this time. I make that recommendation second. So we have a motion to place on file made by counselor garapay seconded by counselor. Cinella any discussion seeing none all in favor. Aye any opposed. Okay, that will be placed on file. borders order 2023-42 appointment of Albert talarico as director of inspectional services and Building Commissioner for the city of Melrose councilorelli Madam president. This comes from the committee an Appropriations and oversight with a recommendation for passage. And at this moment I would like to make a motion for passage. So we have a motion for passage made by councilorelli seconded by counselor. Sonella any
▶ 21:44 discussion Seeing none Madam clerk. Please. Call the roll counselor. Sonella. Yes counselor Eccles. Yes counselor. Garapay. Yes Council. Jamaladin. Yes counselor Karen treaty. Yes councilor McMaster. Yes Council olympiarelli. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes counselor Williams. Yes, president Grigoraitis. Yes, ten. Yes, and yes, so that has been approved. Order 2023 dash 44 appointment of Sarah besagi 52 Stratford Park to the BB estate Board of Trustees for two year term to expire on the last day of February 2025. Madam president this comes from the health education and Welfare committee with a recommendation for passage. And then this time I make a motion to recommend for passage. So we have a motion
▶ 22:32 for passage made by counselor Carm chady seconded by counselor Williams any discussion Seeing none Madam clerk. Please. Call the role counselor. Sonella. Yes counselor Eccles. Yes counselor garapay. Yes accomplisher. Melon Dean. Yes Council Karim chady. Yes counselor McMaster. Yes. Councilman. Migliarelli. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes counselor Williams. Yes, president Grigoraitis. Yes, and yes, and yes, so that passes. order 2023-48 appointment of David thimble 94 Crescent Avenue to the BB estate Board of Trustees for a two-year term to expire on the last day of February 2025 councilor Cronin cheating. Madam president this order also comes from the health education and Welfare committee with a recommendation for
▶ 23:18 Jen Grigoraitis: passage and at this time I'd like to make a recommendation for Passage. so we have a motion for passage made by councilor Karm chady seconded by counselor Williams any discussion seeing none Madam clerk. Can you please call the roll? Personella. Yes counselor Eccles. Yes counselor garapay. Yes counselor melodyne. Yes outdoor Cameron treaty. Yes counselor McMaster. Yes counselor. Migliarelli. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes counselor Williams. Yes, president Grigoraitis writer. Yes, and yes ten. Yes that passes. Do we have any reports under rule 53? I just want to take a brief point of privilege to remind everyone watching at home that you're 2023 City census form has been mailed to you. You need to complete that
▶ 24:01 Jen Grigoraitis: in order to stay active on the voter roles. So really encourage folks to do so so that they have a smooth process in the fall and that with that I'll entertain a motion to a journey the president motion to intern second. We have a motion to adjourn made by counselor Stewart seconded by councilorelli all in favor opposed. We are adjourned.