City Council — 2023-05-15

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 44:10 in a recording that covers several meetings.

Attendance

Christopher Cinella absent · At-Large; 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 present · 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● MAY 15, 2023 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Regular Meeting 7:45 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Christopher Cinella At-Large Absent Jack Eccles At-Large Present Mark Garipay Ward 4 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 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams Ward 7 Present Jen Grigoraitis Ward 6 Present

INFO-2023-16 Informational Presentation by the Institute for Human Centered Design of a final ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Report completed on behalf of the City of Melrose Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2023-12 Grant Acceptance of a State Economic Development Earmark Grant in the Amount of $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) for Repairs and Improvements to Memorial Hall Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

ORDER-2023-92 Accepting Act of Legislature/Local Option Requesting Approval to Increase the Melrose Retirement System’s Cost of Living Adjustment (“COLA”) for Fiscal Year 2023 from 3% to 5% as Allowed For By Chapter 269 of the Acts of 2022 Assigned to Committee Legal & Legislative Committee

LIC-2023-17 License - Hackney License City of Melrose Page 1 5/18/2023 1:46 PM Minutes City Council May 15, 2023 Hackney Carriage (Taxi) licenses renewal for licensing period: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024 Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee

APPRO-2023-33 Appropriation An Appropriation from Mt. Hood Retained Earnings, account 620000-319000, in the amount of $250,000 (Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) to Mt. Hood Professional Services, account 620000-529000 to fulfill contract obligations. Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

RES-2023-6 Resolution A Resolution in Recognition of Police Week, May 2023 Place on File

APPT-2023-17 Appointment Appointment of James Donohue, 31 Gooch Street, to the Melrose Parks Commission, for a five-year term set to expire on the First Monday of May 2028. Adopted

APPRO-2023-27 Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash, account number 01-324001, in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to the various accounts in the Workers Compensation budget (#912) as set forth herein, to meet current obligations related to Workers Compensation and for any unexpected Workers Compensation costs that may be incurred through the end of the fiscal year. Passed

GRANT-2023-11 Grant Acceptance of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection DERA Electric Solicitation Grant for the Purchase of an Electric Refuse Vehicle and Charging Infrastructure in the amount of $268,084.35 (Two Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Eighty Four Dollars and Thirty Five Cents). Passed

LIC-2023-15 License - Gasoline Storage City of Melrose Page 2 5/18/2023 1:46 PM Minutes City Council May 15, 2023 Gasoline & Storage Post Deadline Renewals 2023 Placed on File

LIC-2023-16 License Request for a Special License pursuant to Article II, Section 93-5 of the City of Melrose Code of Ordinances to house four (4) dogs at 206 Beech Avenue, Melrose, MA Granted

ORDER-2023-80 Acceptance of general law; decision; fund Acceptance of MGL Chapter 138, section 19C relative to Farmer- Brewery Licenses which will allow the City to amend local regulations to permit the operation of breweries within the City of Melrose. Passed

ORDER-2023-81 Amending Revised Zoning Ordinances Previously under Order 2023-59 until a vote by Council divided order into eleven different orders reflecting each Zoning Amendment: Amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 235, BA-2 Zoning District Line Change at 521-529 Franklin St. Passed

REQ-2023-1 Request An Order on the Status of the Replacement of Turf on the Fred Green Field File

ORDER-2023-91 Property: Easement Requesting the City Council vote to authorize the release of a drainage easement located at 22 Stowecroft Road in Melrose Passed City of Melrose Page 3 5/18/2023 1:46 PM

Transcript

▶ 44:22 Jen Grigoraitis: order. I am President Grigoraitis in accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is recorded by Melrose Cable Access and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMT V and through the city website link. Will the clerk please call the role Counselor? Son. Counselor Eckles. Here. Counselor Gar. Here. Councilor Jamine? Here. Councilor Karen Shady. Here. Councilor McMaster? Here. Councilor Elli. Here. Counselor Op Resk Osky Air Councilor Stewart. Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Greg Reis. Here. 10 President 10 Present. So that please note that is a quorum for the record. At this time, if you are able, please rise to pledge allegiance to the flag. I pledge Alleg pledge

▶ 45:04 Jen Grigoraitis: Allegiance to the, to the flag. United States of America to the Republic for which stands? One Nation under God, invisible liberty and justice for all. At this time, I will motion to approve without reading the minutes of our May 1st, 2023 meeting, I will motion by unanimous consent. Okay. Seeing no objection, those minutes are now, uh, those minutes are approved. I will now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now open. I don't believe we have anyone in person wishing to speak in public comment. Mr. Clerk, do we have anyone online? Uh, there are no attendees online. Okay. So I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comment.

▶ 45:50 Jen Grigoraitis: Seeing no objection, public comment is now closed and I believe Councilor McMaster. Thank you Madam President. At this time I would make a motion to take resolution 2023 dash six out of order. So we have a motion to take resolution 2023 dash six out of order made by Counselor McMaster, seconded by Counselor Stewart, any discussion? All in favor, aye. Aye. Any of opposes? So that matter is now before us. And Madame President, at this time, I am seeking immediate consideration on resolution 2023 dash six. Is there any objection to the immediate consideration? Okay, seeing none with that order is now on the floor. May I approach Madam? Certainly may. If, uh, chief Follower members of the department would like to come up and join me.

▶ 46:56 Shawn M. MacMaster: Both sides. Both sides, Yes. Och on the other Side. Mr. Mayor, would you like to join us as well? The, then You balanced. Okay. City of Melrose in City Council, a resolution in recognition of Police Week offered by Sean McMaster City Council Award five. Whereas in 1962, president John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Office's Memorial Day in the week in which that date falls as Police week in order to recognize the service and sacrifice of US law enforcement and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. And whereas 556 names are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial this spring of officers who made the ultimate

▶ 48:03 Shawn M. MacMaster: sacrifice in the line of duty 224 of whom who were killed in 2022. And whereas 23,785 names are part of the memorial, including those of Melrose Police Officer Joseph Martin Melrose Native, and University of Colorado Police Officer Garrett Swayze, an m i t police Officer Sean Collier, the brother of former Melrose Alder, woman and Board of Alderman President Jennifer Lemman. And whereas the Melrose City Council honors the sacrifices of Officer Martin, officer Swayze, officer Collier and Melrose crossing guard Mary Foley in commends all of those who risk their lives while serving the residents of Melrose in order to protect our safety and welfare. And whereas the Melrose Police Department is comprised of 47 sworn

▶ 48:55 Shawn M. MacMaster: officers, two parking enforcement workers, and two civilian employees. And whereas each and every day our police officers risk their personal safety for the health and welfare of the general public. And whereas the Melrose City Council expresses our sincere appreciation to the men and women of the Melrose Police Department for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the city of Melrose, be it resolved. We the members of the Melrose City Council do hereby recognize police week in the city of Melrose and publicly salute the men and women who have committed their lives to public safety in our community, and in recognition hereof be it further resolved that on this 15th day of May in the year 2023,

▶ 49:39 Shawn M. MacMaster: a copy of this resolution be spread upon the records of the Melrose City Council. Signed by members of the Melrose City Council. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the other law enforcement partners, uh, who work closely with our police officers here in Melrose, the Massachusetts State Police, the M bt a Transit Police, the Massachusetts Environmental Police in the Middlesex Sheriff's Office. Finally, I wanna take a moment to recognize Officer Alan Brown. Uh, Alan retired from the Melrose Police Department on April 30th. After over 35 years of service to the city, I got to know Officer Brown, uh, as a city counselor over the years as a neighbor and in my professional capacity

▶ 50:23 Shawn M. MacMaster: outside of this chamber, officer Brown represented the best of the law enforcement profession, professionalism, friendliness, kindness, fairness, and humanity. He was a positive presence at the police station and across the city, he will be missed, but I know that his example will be carried on, especially by the new generation of young officers here in Melrose. So thank you to Officer Brown and enjoy your very well deserved retirement. Thank you all. Thank you all. And thank you to Council McMaster for that resolution. At this time, we have two options. We can recess to return to appropriations, or we can continue through our agenda. Make a motion to place the, uh, resolution on file, Madam President. Second.

▶ 1:39:23 that we no longer have Counselor Brunski with us here tonight. Um, so picking up where we left off on our agenda, which is at New Business, Mr. Clerk Info, 2023 dash 16 Presentation by the Institute for Human-Centered Design of a final Americans with Disabilities Act. Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Report completed on behalf of the City of Melrose. This will go to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Grant 2023 dash 12 Acceptance of a State Economic Development earmark grant in the amount of HUN $100,000 for repairs and improvements to Memorial Hall. This will go to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Order 2023 dash 92 requesting approval to increase the Melrose Retirement System Cost of Living Adjustment Cola for fiscal year

▶ 1:40:14 2023 from 3% to 5% as allowed for by Chapter 2 69 of the Acts of 2022. This will go to the Legal and Legislative Committee License. 2023 dash 17 Hackney Carriage Taxi licenses, renewals for licensing period May 1st, 2023 through April 30th, 2024. This will go to the Protection and License Committee Appropriation 2023 dash 33 appropriation from Mount Hood Routine earnings account number 62 dash 3 1 90 in the amount of $250,000 to Mountain Hood Professional Services. Account number 62 dash 5 29 to fulfill contract obligations. This Will go to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Okay. And we've already taken care of our filings by the Honorable City Council. So we'll move on to unfinished business

▶ 1:41:17 Appointment 2023 dash 17 Appointment of James Donahue, 31 G***h Street to the Melrose Parks Commission for five year term set to expire on the first Monday of May, 2028. Councilor Stewart. Thank you Madam President. Uh, this comes from the Public Service Committee with a, a recommendation at this time I will motion to recommend for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Counselor Stewart, seconded by Counselor Eckles. Is there any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that motion carries. Moving on to appropriations Appropriation 2023 dash 27 an an appropriation from free cash account number zero one dash 3 2 401 in the amount, $100,000 to various accounts in the workers' compensation budget.

▶ 1:42:11 Number 9 1 12. As set forth here to meet current obligations related to workers' compensation and for any unexpected worker's compensation cost that may be incurred through the end of the fiscal year. Counselor Elli. Madame President, this comes from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time I motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor Elli, seconded by Counselor Eckles. Is there any discussion? Seeing none. Madame Clerk, can you please call the roll Counselor Eccles? Yes. Counselor Gar. Yes. Council Jamine? Yes. Council. Karen Shady? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Council mre? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Bri? Yes. Nine.

▶ 1:42:55 Yes. Nine. Yes. So that motion carries on to Grants Grant. 2023 dash 11 Acceptance of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Dara Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. Uh, electric solicitation grant for the purchase of an electric ref refuse vehicle and charging infrastructure in the amount of $268,084 and 35 cents. Council Elli Present, Madam President, this comes from appropriations, an oversight committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time, I, uh, motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor Maguire, seconded by Counselor Williams. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Gue? Yes. Council Al Jamine? Yes.

▶ 1:43:42 Jen Grigoraitis: Council Karen Shady? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Council the Elli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg Reis? Yes. Nine. Yes. Nine. Yes. So that motion carries on licenses License 2023 dash 15 Gasoline and Storage Post Deadline renewals 2023. Councilor Gar Madam President, this, uh, license comes from protection and licensing with the recommendation to place on file at this time. I will make that motion. Second. So we have a motion to place on file made by Counselor Gue, seconded by Counselor McMaster. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that order will be placed on those licenses will be placed on file License 2023 dash 16.

▶ 1:44:29 Request for a special license pursuant to Article two section 93 dash five of the Melrose Melrose, city of Melrose Code of Ordinances to House four Dogs at 2 0 6 Beech Avenue in Melrose, mass. Counsel Garrett Madam President, this comes for Protection and License Committee with the recommendation to pass at this time. I'll make that motion. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Counselor Gue, seconded by Counselor McMaster. Is there any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that motion carries orders Order, 2023 dash 80 acceptance of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 1 38, section 19 C relative to Farmer Brewery licenses, which will allow the city to amend local regulation to permit the operation of

▶ 1:45:14 breweries within the city of Melrose. Counselor Williams. Madame President, this order comes from the Legal and the Legislative Committee with a recommendation for ca And at this time I'll motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Counselor Williams, seconded by Counselor Eckles. Is there any discussion? Seeing none. Madame Clerk, can you please call the roll Counselor Eckles? Yes. Counselor Gar? Yes. Councilor Aldine? Yes. Council. Karen Che. Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Elli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg Rey. Yes. Nine. Yes. Nine. Yes. So that motion carries. Next we have, I can read it. You're Good? I can read it. 2023 dash 81. Previously under order.

▶ 1:46:00 2023 dash 59 Until the vote by Council divided order into 11 different orders reflecting each zoning amendment amending amending Melrose Revise zoning Ordinance chapter 2 23, uh, 2 35 B A T B dash two zoning, district line change at 5 21 to 5 29 Franklin Street, Councilor Maguire, Madame President, this comes from Appropriations and Oversight with a recommendation for passage and at this time a motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor Maguire, seconded by Counselor Eccles. Is there any discussion? Seeing none. Madame Clerk Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Gue? Yes. Councilor Aldine. Yes. Councilor Karen Cheaty? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Maguire.

▶ 1:46:44 Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg? Yes. Nine. Yes. Nine. Yes. So that motion carries requests Request 2023 dash one an order relative to the status of the replacement of turf on the Fred Greenfield Counselor Stewart Chair. This comes from, uh, public service. Uh, the motion to place on file. And at this time I'll make a recommendation to place on file. Second. So we have a motion to place on file made by Counselor Stewart, seconded by Counselor Gar Pay any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? So that motion, that order will be placed on file reports from committee Order 2023 dash 91 Requesting the city council vote to authorize the release

▶ 1:47:34 Jen Grigoraitis: of a drainage easement located at 22 Starcroft St. Croft Road in Melrose. Council Williams, Madam President, this also comes from the Legal and Legislative Committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time I will motion for passage. Can we first motion to pull it up from Cuz it was on, I don't think it was on our agenda from, cuz you guys the meeting was on Thursday. Ah, Now motion to bring it up from the agenda. What's the motion To pull it up from committee? Sure. Pull it up from committee. Second. Do we have a motion to pull up? Order, uh, order 2023 dash 91 Made by Counselor William seconded by Counselor Gepe. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay.

▶ 1:48:15 Jen Grigoraitis: So that order is now before the full counsel. Ah, Well, so we already know where it came from. Um, and I'll make a motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Counselor Williams, seconded by Counselor Les, any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, can you please call the role Counselor Eccles? Yes. Counselor Gue? Yes. Counselor Jamine? Yes. Counselor Karen Shady? Yes. Counselor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Maguire? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg? Yes. Nine. Yes. Nine. Yes. So that motion carries. Does anyone have anything to report under Rule 53? Okay. Would anyone like to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. Second. So we have a motion to adjourn made by Counselor Eckles.

▶ 1:48:59 Jen Grigoraitis: Seconded by Counselor Stewart. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? We are adjourned. Thank you.

City Council — 2023-05-15

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