City Council — 2023-12-04

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 13:58 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 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● DECEMBER 4, 2023 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Regular Meeting 7:48 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 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 Councilor MacMaster, acting as president pro tem, assumes chair of the meeting and recognizes council president Grigoraitis. President Grigoraitis notes that pursuant to advice of the city solicitor, she has recused herself from chairing the meeting as there is an order on the agenda in which she has a financial interest.

APPRO-2024-9 Appropriation An Appropriation in the amount of $311,633.63 from PEG Access to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools. Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-2 Grant Police State 911 S&I Grant Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-3 Grant Police State 911 Training Grant - FY24 Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-4 Grant City of Melrose Page 1 12/6/2023 2:28 PM Minutes City Council December 4, 2023 Police State 911 EMD Grant - Emergency Medical Dispatch Grant Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-5 Grant Police FY24 Traffic Grant - Traffic Safety Enforcement Grant Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

INFO-2024-3 Informational Information Item Updating City Council on Solid Waste & Recycling and Disposal Contract Negotiations Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

LIC-2024-7 License - Common Victualler License: Late Common Victualler renewal - 2024 Assigned to commitee Protection and License Committee

ORDNC-2024-1 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 48-1 Mayor Part A Salary by adding additional compensation to take effect beginning January 1, 2026. Assign to Committee Legal & Legislative Committee

RES-2024-2 Resolution A Resolution Honoring Outgoing Council President Jennifer Grigoraitis Hold City Council

APPRO-2024-8 Appropriation An Appropriation from Mt. Hood Reserve Fund, account 8417- 590000, in the amount of $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) to Mt. Hood Capital Improvement, account 620000- 529006 to do tree work. The current balance as of 11/2/23 is $392,299.82. Passed

LIC-2024-5 License - Common Victualler City of Melrose Page 2 12/6/2023 2:28 PM Minutes City Council December 4, 2023 License: Common Victualler renewals for 2024 Placed on File

LIC-2024-6 License - Class II Motor Vehicle Licenses renewed: Class II Motor Vehicle for 2024 Placed on File

ORDER-2024-12 Accepting Act of Legislature/Local Option Requesting the adoption of the Specialized Energy Code as found in 225 CMR §§ 22 and 23, including Appendices RC and CC, as the minimum energy code for the City of Melrose effective July 1, 2024. Adopted

ORDER-2024-13 Classification of Property Request that City Council hold a Public Hearing and subsequently determine the percentages of local tax levy to be borne by each class of real and personal property for Fiscal Year 2024. Adopted

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. Placed on file City of Melrose Page 3 12/6/2023 2:28 PM

Transcript

▶ 14:10 Shawn M. MacMaster: I'm standing in for President Gita tonight who needs to recuse herself on one of the votes. Uh, the chair recognizes Council Gita. Thank you Mr. President Pro Tem. I just wanted to take a moment to let my fellow counselors know that at the advice of the city's solicitor, I'm not sharing the meeting tonight as there is an order that needs to be sent to committee that has to do with compensation for the mayor in which I have a personal financial interest. Thank You. Thank you Madam President in accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is being broadcast live, will be recorded and will be made available by MMTV and uploaded to the city's website. Madam Clerk, would you kindly call the rule

▶ 14:49 Councillor Ella? Here. Counselor Eccles. Here. Councilor Garipay? Here. Councilor Aldine. Here. Councillor. Karen Chay. Here. Councillor McMaster? Here. Councilor Elli. Here. Councilor Reky. Here. Councillor Stewart. Here. Councillor Williams Here. And President Greg Reis. Here. 11. Present. Thank You. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge Allegiance Of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. At this time by unanimous consent. Uh, we will actually let me back up for one moment. Um, we, uh, need to approve the meeting minutes from the prior meeting. So with unanimous consent, uh, the chair will, as will seek

▶ 15:44 Shawn M. MacMaster: to accept the meeting minutes from the regular city council meeting of November 20th, 2023, held at 7:45 PM Seeing no objection, those meeting minutes are now approved at this time by unanimous consent, we will move into public comment. Seeing no objection, public comment is now open. This is the period of time where any member of the public may come forward to speak on any agenda item. Seeing no members of the public having come forward. Mr. Clark, do we have anyone calling in remotely? There's no online at this Time with no remote participation. If there's no objection, we will close the floor for public comment. The floor is now closed. Mr. Clerk filings by the Honorable Mayor Appropriation 2024 dash nine.

▶ 16:33 The appropriation in the amount of $311,633 and 63 cents from PEG access to MMTV and the Melrose Public Schools That matter will be sent to the app. Appro Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Grant 2024 dash two Police State 9 1 1 Support and insight grant That matter will be sent to the Appropriation and Oversights committee. Grant 2024 dash three Police State 9 1 1 training grant FY 24 That will be sent to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Grant 2024 dash four Police State, 9 1 1 EMD Grant, emergency Medical Dispatch Grant, That matter will be sent to the Appropriation and Oversight Committee. Grant, 2024 dash five Police FY 24 Traffic Grant Traffic Safety Enforcement grant. That matter will be sent to

▶ 17:33 the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. Info 2024 dash three Information item Updating City Council on Solid Waste and Recycling Disposal Contract negotiations That matter will also be sent to the Appropriations and Oversight Committee License. 2024 dash seven license, late common ular renewals 2024 That will be sent to the Protection and License Committee. Ordinance 2024 dash one amending Melrose Revised ordinances Chapter 48 dash one Mayor Part a salary by adding additional compensation to take effect beginning January 1st, 2026. That will be sent to the Legal and Legislative Committee. Mr. Clark filing by members of the Honorable City Council Resolution 2024 dash two a resolution honoring outgoing Council

▶ 18:25 Shawn M. MacMaster: President Jennifer Greis. Council. Thank you President Pro Tem. I'd like to seek immediate consideration on this for our purposes of holding that, uh, in council. Council sla, uh, has sought I media consideration. Is there an objection? No objection. It's before you councils A motion to, uh, hold this in. Council. Second. Uh, council Ella has made a motion to hold seconded, uh, by President-elect Elli. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That order, um, is now, uh, held and it will be heard at the next city Council. Um, meeting Mr. Clerk unfinished business Appropriation 2024 dash eight appropriation for Mount Hood Reserve fund. Account number 8 4 1 7 dash 5 9 0 0 0 and the amount of $100,000

▶ 19:20 to Mount Hood capital improvement. Account number 6 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 9 0 0 6 to do tree work. The current balance as of November 2nd, 2023 is $392,299 and 82 cents. Council mc Garley Mr. President, this comes from a, um, probation and oversight committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time I motion for passage. Second, Motion for passage made by Council Elli. Seconded, uh, by counselor, uh, Ella, uh, this will be a roll call vote. Madam Clerk Councillor Ella? Yes. Counselor Eckles. Yes. Counselor Gar. Yes. Counselor Jamal Dean? Yes. Counselor Karen Chay? Yes. Counselor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Melli. Yes. Counselor Reky. Yes. Counselor Stewart? Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes. President Greg Reis. Yes. 11? Yes.

▶ 20:17 Shawn M. MacMaster: That order passes Mr. Clerk licenses License 2024 dash five license Common Ular renewals for 2024. Constable Garbe, Um, president Pro Temp. This comes from, um, protection and Licensing Committee with a recommendation for passage at that ti at this time I'll make that motion. Second. Councilor GPE has made a motion for passage seconded, uh, by Consulate Ella Place on file. Sorry. Okay. Uh, councilor Garipay has made a motion to place this order on file. Second, I seconded by, uh, counselor, uh, Ella. Um, on discussion, seeing no discussion. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That matter will be placed on file License. 2024 dash six licenses. Renewed Class two Motor Vehicles for 2024. Council Sonoma, um, Carpe,

▶ 21:22 Shawn M. MacMaster: Um, president Pro Temp. This comes from, uh, section and licensing with the recommendation to place on file at this time. I'll make that motion. Second. Council GPE has made, uh, a motion, uh, to, uh, recommend that this be placed, uh, on file, seconded by Council Sella on discussion, seeing no discussion. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That matter is filed as well. Mr. Clerk orders Order 2024 dash 12 requesting the adoption of the specialized energy code as found in 2 25 code of mass regulations 20 section 22 and 23, including app dependencies, RC and CC as a minimum energy code for the city of Melrose's, effective July 1st, 2024. Councilor Melli, Mr. President Pro Temp. This comes from appropriations

▶ 22:13 and oversight with a recommendation for passage. And at this time, I motion for passage. Second, Councilor Melli, uh, moves for passage seconded by, uh, council Ella on discussion. There shall also be a roll call vote. Mme. Clark. Councilor Ella. Yes. Counselor Eccles. Yes. Counselor Garey? No. Councilor Jamine. Yes. Councilor Karen Shady. Yes. Councilor McMaster. Yes. Councilor Elli. Yes. Councilor Reky. Yes. Counselor Stewart? Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes. President Greg? Yes. 10 Yes. One no. That also passes Order. 2024 dash 13. Request that the city council hold a public hearing and subsequently determine the percentages of local tax levy to be born by each class of real and personal property for fiscal year 2024.

▶ 23:08 Council Mag Gure, Mr. President Prote. This comes from appropriations and oversight with a recommendation for passage. At this time, I motion for passage. Second, Council re moves for passage seconded by councilor uh, Ella on discussion. Seeing no discussion. Uh, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? I passes. Mr. Clerk expires Info. 2024 dash one that this city council ordered a 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. Council Agape, Mr. Uh, president Pro Temp. I make a motion to file this, uh, without, uh, prejudice. Second, Uh, council Agape has made a motion

▶ 23:58 Shawn M. MacMaster: to file without prejudice. It's seconded by Council La Carmen Shady on discussion. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That matter has been filed without prejudice. Are there any reports from committee? Any reports under Rule 53? Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn President Pro tem Motion. Motion to adjourn Made by council Ella. Seconded by Councilor Eccles. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? We are adjourned. Woo.

City Council — 2023-12-04

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