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City Council — 2023-10-16

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 7:23 in a recording that covers several meetings.

Attendance

Christopher Cinella present · At-Large; Jack Eccles present · At-Large; Mark Garipay present · Ward 4; Jen Grigoraitis present · Ward 6; Maya Jamaleddine absent · At-Large; Manjula Karamcheti absent · Ward 1; Shawn M. MacMaster absent · Ward 5; Leila Migliorelli present · At-Large; John Obremski absent · Ward 2; Robb Stewart present · Ward 3; Ryan Williams present · Ward 7

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (7:20)
  2. Reading of the Minutes (8:26)
  3. Public Comment (8:39)
  4. New Business (9:06)
  5. APPRO-2024-7 : An Appropriation from Ambulance Retained Earnings in the amount of $7,416.83 (9:13)
  6. GRANT-2024-1 : Acceptance of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Dividend Program Grant in the amount of $16,900 (9:27)
  7. LIC-2024-3 : Application of Imad Agoujgal, D/B/A Voyage Livery, Inc for a 1 vehicle livery service license, at 29 Gould Street, Melrose, MA (9:41)
  8. LIC-2024-4 : Application of Richard Aylward Jr., D/B/A RA Luxury Transportation for a 1 vehicle livery service license, at 29 Goss Avenue, Melrose, MA (9:56)
  9. Unfinished Business (10:09)
  10. APPRO-2024-6 : Authorization to Borrow MWRA LLP Request for Authorization to borrow from the MWRA LLP for lead water service identification and removal. (10:20)
  11. Expiries (11:21)
  12. 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. (11:26)
  13. Reports from Committees (12:02)
  14. Rule 53 Reports (12:06)
  15. Adjournment (12:09)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● OCTOBER 16, 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 Absent Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Absent Shawn M. MacMaster Ward 5 Absent Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Absent Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams Ward 7 Present Jen Grigoraitis Ward 6 Present

APPRO-2024-7 Appropriation An Appropriation from Ambulance Retained Earnings in the amount of $7,416.83 Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-1 Grant Acceptance of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Dividend Program Grant in the amount of $16,900 Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

LIC-2024-3 License Application of Imad Agoujgal, D/B/A Voyage Livery, Inc for a 1 vehicle livery service license, at 29 Gould Street, Melrose, MA Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee

LIC-2024-4 License City of Melrose Page 1 10/17/2023 1:50 PM Minutes City Council October 16, 2023 Application of Richard Aylward Jr., D/B/A RA Luxury Transportation for a 1 vehicle livery service license, at 29 Goss Avenue, Melrose, MA Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee

APPRO-2024-6 Authorization Authorization to Borrow MWRA LLP Request for Authorization to borrow from the MWRA LLP for lead water service identification and removal. Hold

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. Remand Health, Education & Welfare Committee City of Melrose Page 2 10/17/2023 1:50 PM

Transcript

▶ 7:38 Jen Grigoraitis: to order. I am President Greg 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 M M T V and through the city website Link. Madame Clerk, will you please call the Role Councilor Ella? Here. Councilor Eccles? Here. Councilor Garipay. Here. Councilor Jamine. Councilor Karen Shady. Councillor McMaster. Councillor Melli. Here. Councilor Reky Councilor Stewart. Here. Councillor Williams. Here. President Greg Rita. Here. Seven Present. Seven pre present. So please note a quorum for the record at this time, if you are able, please rise to salute the flag. I pledge. Pledge allegiance to to the flag of the United States of America

▶ 8:26 Jen Grigoraitis: and to the republic for which it stands. Nation, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice. For At this time I will motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes of our October 2nd, 2023 meeting. Seeing no objection, those minutes are approved. I'll now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now open. We don't have anyone in person with us tonight. Mr. Clerk, do we have anyone online? Uh, there's no one online at this time. Okay. At this time I'll motion by unanimous consent to close public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now closed and we will now move to new business filings by the

▶ 9:09 Honorable Mayor Appropriation 2024 dash seven An appropriation from ambulance retained earnings in the amount of $7,416 and 83 cents. This order will go to Appropriations and Oversight Grant, 2024 dash one Acceptance of Massachusetts Department Environmental Protection Recycling Dividend Program Grant in the amount of $16,900. This order will go with the Appropriations and Oversight Committee License. 2024 dash three Application of Amad Aja, doing business as Voyage Livery Incorporated for a one Vehicle Livery service license at 29 Gould Street, Melrose Ma. This license will go to the Protection and License Committee License. 2024 dash four Application of Richard Ard Jr. Doing business as RA Luxury Transportation for a one vehicle delivery service

▶ 10:04 Jen Grigoraitis: license at 29 Goss Avenue, Melrose Ma. This order will go to the Protection and Leases Committee. Um, we have no filings by members of the Honorable City Council, so we'll move into unfinished business. We have no appointments or reappointments. So we'll move to appropriations Appropriation 2024 dash six authorization to borrow M W R A L L P request for authorization to borrow from the M W R A for lead water service identification and removal. So I just wanna note that this appropriation requires a vote of eight counselors and there are only seven present. So, uh, Councillor, merely could you entertain a motion to hold in committee Motion to holding committee. Second. So we have a motion to hold a committee made by Councilor Melli,

▶ 10:49 Jen Grigoraitis: seconded by Councillor Ella. Anyone on discussion? Councillor Gar. Do you have Anyti time constraints on this? Uh, do we know? I'll have to ask the administration. We can find Out. Okay. So we'll make a note to find out what the time constraint is and if we have to have a special meeting, we'll move forward with that. Okay. So we have a motion to hold on the table made by Council Elli. Seconded by Councillor Ella. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? And so that order will be held in full council expires Info 2024 dash one that this city council order, the Director of Health and Human Services to appear before us pursuant to section two dash seven B of the Melrose City Charter to provide information relative to public health inspections.

▶ 11:34 Jen Grigoraitis: So this info order was unable to be heard due to scheduling constraints and the sponsor isn't with us tonight. So I would entertain a motion to remand this to committee by anyone who's so inclined. So moved. Second. So we have a motion to remand this back to the Health Education and Welfare Committee made by Councillor Williams. Seconded by Councillor Ella. Anyone on discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that order will be remanded to h e w. Uh, no reports from committees. Any reports under Rule 53? Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Motion No adjourn. Second, we have a motion to adjourn made by Councillor Sun. Seconded by Councillor Williams. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

▶ 12:14 Jen Grigoraitis: And we are adjourned. See you in mid-November.

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