City Council — 2023-07-17
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
- Public Comment
- Communications from His Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials
- New Business
- APPT-2024-1 : Reappointment of Robert Christiansen to the Melrose Park Commission, for a three-year term set to expire on the First Monday of May 2025.
- APPT-2024-2 : Reappointment of Fatma Ulku Duru to the Human Rights Commission, for a three-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2026.
- APPT-2024-3 : Appointment of Jake Rogers, 11 Cherry Street, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission, for a three-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2026.
- LIC-2024-1 : Gasoline and Storage Licenses post deadline Renewals 2023
- ORDER-2024-1 : Calling the Preliminary Mayoral Election for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex
- ORDER-2024-2 : Polling location officer assignment for the Mayoral preliminary September 19, 2023 election
- ORDER-2024-4 : Amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance to create provisions for Brewery Use as set forth herein.
- PET-2024-1 : Utility Petition of Mass Electric d/b/a National Grid to install underground electric conduit at the intersection of West Emerson St and Lake Ave. Plan #30709414
- INFO-2024-1 : That this City Council Order the Director of Health and Human Services to appear before us pursuant to Section 2-7 (b) of the Melrose City Charter to provide information relative to public health inspections.
- Reports from Committees
- APPT-2023-19 : Appointment of Andrea Dorian Rose, 51 Albion St, Apt. 9, to the Melrose Conservation Commission as an Associate Member for a two-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2025.
- APPT-2023-20 : Reappointment of William Gardiner, 45 Boardman Ave., to the Melrose Parks Commission, for a one-year term set to expire on the First Monday of May 2024.
- INFO-2023-16 : 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
- LIC-2023-19 : Common Victualler License Application: Theodoro's LLC DBA Comella's
- ORDER-2023-93 : Requesting City Council approval of the Board of Registrars of Voters Recommendation relative to In-person Early Voting for the September 19, 2023 mayoral preliminary and November 7, 2023 municipal election
- ORDNC-2023-2 : Amending Revised Ordinances Article II Chapter 152, section 12, fee for common victualler
- ORDNC-2023-3 : Amending Revised Ordinances of Melrose, Chapter 152, Article II Specific Licenses and Permits, by adding section 25 Fortune Teller License as authorized by MGL Chapter 140 Section 185 I.
- ORDNC-2023-4 : Amending Revised City Ordinance Chapter 24 Departments Article III Inspectional Services Department § 24-34 Fee Schedules and Chapter 56 Officers and Employees Article VI Sealer of Weights and Measures § 56-37 Collection and disposition of fees
- ORDNC-2023-5 : Amending Revised City Ordinance Chapter 119, Section 7, to Implement a new schedule of Fees for Inspections, Permits and other Services.
- Rule 53 Reports
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● JULY 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 Christopher Cinella At-Large Present Jack Eccles At-Large Present Mark Garipay Ward 4 Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Absent Shawn M. MacMaster Ward 5 Present Leila Migliorelli At-Large Absent John Obremski Ward 2 Absent Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams Ward 7 Present Jen Grigoraitis Ward 6 Present
APPT-2024-1 Appointment Reappointment of Robert Christiansen to the Melrose Park Commission, for a three-year term set to expire on the First Monday of May 2025. Assign to Committee
APPT-2024-2 Appointment Reappointment of Fatma Ulku Duru to the Human Rights Commission, for a three-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2026. Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
APPT-2024-3 Appointment Appointment of Jake Rogers, 11 Cherry Street, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission, for a three-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2026. Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
LIC-2024-1 License - Gasoline Storage Gasoline and Storage Licenses post deadline Renewals 2023 Assigned to commitee
ORDER-2024-1 Calling Election City of Melrose Page 1 7/18/2023 12:19 PM Minutes City Council July 17, 2023 Calling the Preliminary Mayoral Election for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex Assigned to Committee
ORDER-2024-2 Election Polling location officer assignment for the Mayoral preliminary September 19, 2023 election Assigned to Committee
ORDER-2024-4 Amending Revised Zoning Ordinances Amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance to create provisions for Brewery Use as set forth herein. Assigned to Committee
PET-2024-1 Utility Petition Utility Petition of Mass Electric d/b/a National Grid to install underground electric conduit at the intersection of West Emerson St and Lake Ave. Plan #30709414 Refer to Committee
INFO-2024-1 Informational That this City Council Order the Director of Health and Human Services to appear before us pursuant to Section 2-7 (b) of the Melrose City Charter to provide information relative to public health inspections. Hold City Council
APPT-2023-19 Appointment Appointment of Andrea Dorian Rose, 51 Albion St, Apt. 9, to the Melrose Conservation Commission as an Associate Member for a two-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2025. Adopted
APPT-2023-20 Appointment Reappointment of William Gardiner, 45 Boardman Ave., to the Melrose Parks Commission, for a one-year term set to expire on the First Monday of May 2024. Adopted
INFO-2023-16 Informational City of Melrose Page 2 7/18/2023 12:19 PM Minutes City Council July 17, 2023 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 Placed on file
LIC-2023-19 License - Common Victualler Common Victualler License Application: Theodoro's LLC DBA Comella's Granted
ORDER-2023-93 Election Requesting City Council approval of the Board of Registrars of Voters Recommendation relative to In-person Early Voting for the September 19, 2023 mayoral preliminary and November 7, 2023 municipal election Passed
ORDNC-2023-2 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Revised Ordinances Article II Chapter 152, section 12, fee for common victualler Passed
ORDNC-2023-3 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Revised Ordinances of Melrose, Chapter 152, Article II Specific Licenses and Permits, by adding section 25 Fortune Teller License as authorized by MGL Chapter 140 Section 185 I. Defeated
ORDNC-2023-4 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Revised City Ordinance Chapter 24 Departments Article III Inspectional Services Department § 24-34 Fee Schedules and Chapter 56 Officers and Employees Article VI Sealer of Weights and Measures § 56-37 Collection and disposition of fees Passed as Amended
ORDNC-2023-5 Amending Revised Ordinances City of Melrose Page 3 7/18/2023 12:19 PM Minutes City Council July 17, 2023 Amending Revised City Ordinance Chapter 119, Section 7, to Implement a new schedule of Fees for Inspections, Permits and other Services. Passed City of Melrose Page 4 7/18/2023 12:19 PM
Transcript
▶ 0:05 Jen Grigoraitis: All right, all good. That's great. Do you mind if I stand or Good evening? Today is Monday, July 17th, 2023, and the time is 7:47 PM 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 Melrose Cable Access and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMT V and through the city website link. Madam Clerk, will you please call the role Councilor Ella? Here. Councilor ecs? Here. Councilor Repe. Here. Councilor Jamine. Here. Councilor Karen Chetty. Councilor McMaster. Here. Councilor Elli. Councilor Osky. Councilor Stewart. Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Greg Rita Here.
▶ 0:56 Jen Grigoraitis: Eight present. Eight Present. And that being the necessary quorum. This meeting will proceed at this time. Please rise and salute the flag to the extent you are able. I pledge pledge allegiance to the flag of of the United States of America and to the Republic for one nation under God indivisible, with liberty and justice for At this time I will move, um, to by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now open. This is the time where any member of the public can speak to any item on our agenda. Do we have anyone wishing to speak tonight? And we do not in person. Madam Clerk, do we have anyone online? There Is no one in the queue at all at this time.
▶ 1:46 Jen Grigoraitis: Okay. We have no one wishing to participate in public comment. So I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now closed and we will move on to communications from his honor, the mayor and other city officials. And we have some new business Appointment. 2024 dash one Reappointment of Robert Christensen to the Melrose Park Commission for a three year term set to expire on the first Monday of May, 2025. This order will go to the Public Service Committee Appointment. 2024 dash two Reappointment of Fatma Lru to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term set to expire in the last day of February, 2026. This will go to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee.
▶ 2:25 Appointment 2024 dash three. Appointment of Jake Rogers, 11 Cherry Street to the Melrose Human Rights Commission for a three-year term set to expire in the last day of February, 2026. This appointment will go to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee License 2024 dash one Gasoline and Storage licenses post Deadline renewals 2023. This will go to the Protection and License Committee Order. 2024 dash one. Calling the preliminary mayoral election for Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Complex. This order will go to the finance committee Order. 2024 dash two Polling location officer assignment for the mayoral preliminary
▶ 3:07 September 19th, 2023 election. This order will go to the finance committee Order. 2024 dash four amending Melrose Revised Zoning Ordinance to create provisions for brewery use as set forth herein. This Order will go to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Petition 2024 dash one Utility Petition of Mass Electric, doing business as National Grid to install underground Electrical conduit at the intersection of West Emerson Street and Lake Avenue. Plan number 3 0 7 0 9 4 14. Councilor McMaster, Madam President, at this time I'd be seeking immediate consideration for the sole purpose of scheduling a public hearing So we have a motion seeking immediate consideration for the sole purpose of
▶ 3:50 Jen Grigoraitis: scheduling a public hearing on this order. Is there any objection? Seeing no objection. This order is now before us Councillor McMaster. Madam President, at this time I make a motion to set the public hearing for August 7th at eight o'clock. So we have a motion made by Councillor McMaster, second with a second by Councillor Ella to set the public hearing for August 7th at 8:00 PM Any discussion? Okay. Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And that hearing date has been set and this order will be sent to the Public Service Committee filings by the Honorable City Council. Info 2024 dash one that the city council order, the Director of Health and Human Services to appear before them pursuant to
▶ 4:31 section two dash seven B of the Melrose City Charter, to provide information relative to public health inspections. Um, and in consultation with the sponsor of this order, councilor McMaster, we will be keeping this order on the council calendar. Do we have any unfinished business? None. No expires. And we will move on to reports from committees Appointment 2023 dash 19. Appointment of Andrea Dorian Rose, 51 Albion Street, apartment nine to the Melrose Conservation Commission as an associate member for a two-year term set to expire in the last day of February, 2025. Councilor Stewart. Thank you, Madam President, Madam President. This comes from the Public Service Committee with, uh, a motion to recommend,
▶ 5:17 Robb Stewart: um, with, and there was, uh, this, that was a unanimous vote, so there was no, no further discussion. So at this time I'll make a motion to recommend We have a motion to recommend made by motion for passage made by Councilor Stewart. Second, seconded by Councilor Ella on discussion. Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that appointment passes Appointment 2023 dash 20 reappointment of William Gardner at 45 Boardman Ave to the Melrose Parks Commission for a one year term set to expire on the first day of Monday. First Monday of May, 2024. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Thank you, Madam President, Madam President. This comes from the Public Service Committee with, uh, uh, recommendation At this time I will make a motion to, uh,
▶ 6:03 Jen Grigoraitis: pass recommended as recommended. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor Stewart, seconded by Councilor Ella on discussion. Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that appointment passes Info 2023 dash 16 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, Councilor Jamal. Thank you Madame President. This, um, uh, order comes from the Appropriation and Oversight Committee with the recommendation to place on file and at this time I make a motion to place on file. Second. So we have a motion to place on file made by Councilor Jamal Dean, seconded by Councilor Eccles on discussion, seeing none. All in favor?
▶ 6:50 Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that order will be placed on file License 2023 dash 19 common license application of Theodoros L L C doing business as Kamala's Councilor Garin. Madam President. This comes from protection, licensing and with a recommendation for passage. At this time I make a motion for passage. Second. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor Garipay, seconded by Councilor Ella on discussion. Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that license is approved. Order 2023 dash 93 Requesting city council approval of the Board of Registrars of voters' recommendation relative to in-person early voting for the September 19th, 2023, mayoral preliminary. And November 7th, 2023,
▶ 7:37 municipal election Councilor Jamal, Uh, Madam President. This, uh, order comes from the finance committee with the rec, uh, recommendation of passage. And at this time I make a motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor Jamal Dean, seconded by Councilor Eccles on discussion. Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And that order is approved. Ordinance 2023 dash two Amending revised ordinances. Article two, chapter 1 52, section 12, fee for Common v Juer Councillor Williams. This order comes before us from the Legal and Legislative Committee and at this time I would recommend for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councillor Williams,
▶ 8:23 seconded by Councillor Eccles. On discussion, seeing, oh, councilor McMaster, just A, um, a point of, uh, information recommended for passage as amended. Is that fair to say? This is 2023 dash four. This is 2023 dash two two. My apologies. No worries. Mad present. So we're all, any other discussion? Okay. Madame Clerk, can you please call the roll Councilor Ella? Yes. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Gara? Yes. Councilor Jamine? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Grigoraitis? Yes. Eight. Yes. Eight. Yes. So that ordinance is approved. Ordinance 2023 dash three Amending revised Ordinance of Melrose Chapter 1 52. Article two, specific licenses and permits by adding Section 25,
▶ 9:13 Ryan Williams: fortune Teller license as authorized by Master in Law. Chapter one 40, section 180 5. Aye. Councilor Williams. Uh, just a point of order, did you just read order? 2023 dash three? Correct. Okay. Thank you. Yes. This order also comes from the Legal and Legislative Committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time I'm motion a motion for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage made by Councilor William, seconded by Councilor Ella. On discussion, seeing none. Madame Clerk Councilor Ella? Yes. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Garipay. Yes. Councilor Jamine. Yes. Councilor McMaster? No. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Grigoraitis? Yes. Seven. Yes. Seven. Yes. So that ordinance fails.
▶ 10:03 Ordinance 2023 dash four Amending Revised City Ordinance Chapter 24 department's Article three, inspection Services Department, section 24 through 34, fee schedules and Chapter 56, officers and employees. Article seven, sealer, I'm sorry, six sealer of weights and measures. Section 56 through 37 are dash 37, collection and disposition of these Councillor Williams. This order also comes before us from the Legal and Legislative Committee as amended in committee. Uh, and at this time, I would recommend for passage. Second. So we have a motion for passage as amended in committee made by Councillor Williams, seconded by Councillor Ella. Anyone on discussion? Okay. Seeing none, Madame Clerk Councilor Sin? Yes. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Carpe? Yes.
▶ 10:55 Councilor Jamine. Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg. Writers? Yes. Eight. Yes. Eight. Yes. So that Ordinance change is approved. Ordinance 2023 dash five Amending Revised Sydney Ordinance Chapter one 19. Section seven, to implement a new schedule of fees for inspections, permits, and other services. Councilor Williams. This Order also comes before us from the Legal and Legislative 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 William, seconded by Councilor Ella. Anyone on discussion? Okay. Seeing none. Madame Clerk Councilor Ella? Yes. Councilor Eccles? Yes. Councilor Gara. Yes.
▶ 11:38 Jen Grigoraitis: Councilor Jamine. Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg? Yes. Eight. Yes. Eight. Yes. So that or ordinance passes. Anyone under Rule 53. I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. So we have a motion to adjourn made by Councilor Stellis. Seconded by Councilor Eccles. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And we are adjourned. Thank you.