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City Council — 2024-03-18

City Council Regular Meeting

This meeting starts at 33:19 in a recording that covers several meetings.

Attendance

Cal Finocchiaro present · Ward 6; Mark Garipay absent · Ward 4; Ward Hamilton present · At-Large; Maya Jamaleddine present · At-Large; Manjula Karamcheti absent · Ward 1; Leila Migliorelli present · At-Large; John Obremski present · Ward 2; Devin Romanul present · Ward 7; Robb Stewart present · Ward 3; Kimberly Vandiver present · Ward 5; Ryan Williams present · At-Large

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (33:18)
  2. Public Comment (34:18)
  3. New Business (35:08)
  4. APPRO-2024-13 : An Appropriation of Free Cash in the amount of $2,350,000 to the School Department Operating budget, transfer in account 0111-491003. (35:18)
  5. APPRO-2024-14 : An Appropriation from Free Cash in the amount of $223,372 for Medicaid Costs (35:38)
  6. GRANT-2024-12 : Requesting the acceptance of the Foundation of Alcohol Education Grant in the amount of $4,000 (35:50)
  7. GRANT-2024-13 : Requesting the acceptance of the Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $6,500. (36:02)
  8. INFO-2024-6 : An Update on the Finances of the City of Melrose (36:12)
  9. Unfinished Business (36:22)
  10. GRANT-2024-10 : Public Safety Earmark (36:32)
  11. GRANT-2024-11 : Acceptance of the Fiscal 2024 Local Cultural Council Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in the amount of $16,200. (37:45)
  12. LIC-2024-11 : Common Victualler - Josami Foods, Inc. dba Mother's Pizza (transfer of ownership) (38:42)
  13. Rule 53 Reports (39:58)
  14. Adjournment (41:25)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● MARCH 18, 2024 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Regular Meeting 7:45 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Present Mark Garipay Ward 4 Absent Ward Hamilton At-Large Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Absent John Obremski Ward 2 Present Devin Romanul Ward 7 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Kimberly Vandiver Ward 5 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Present Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present

APPRO-2024-13 Appropriation An Appropriation of Free Cash in the amount of $2,350,000 to the School Department Operating budget, transfer in account 0111- 491003. Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

APPRO-2024-14 Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash in the amount of $223,372 for Medicaid Costs Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-12 Grant Requesting the acceptance of the Foundation of Alcohol Education Grant in the amount of $4,000 Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-13 Grant Requesting the acceptance of the Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $6,500. Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

INFO-2024-6 Informational City of Melrose Page 1 5/2/2024 2:07 PM Minutes City Council March 18, 2024 An Update on the Finances of the City of Melrose Assign to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

GRANT-2024-10 Grant Public Safety Earmark Passed

GRANT-2024-11 Grant Acceptance of the Fiscal 2024 Local Cultural Council Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in the amount of $16,200. Passed

LIC-2024-11 License - Common Victualler Common Victualler - Josami Foods, Inc. dba Mother's Pizza (transfer of ownership) Granted City of Melrose Page 2 5/2/2024 2:07 PM

Transcript

▶ 33:34 Leila Migliorelli: This meeting is being broadcast and recorded by Melrose Cable Access tv, and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website Link. Madame Clerk, will you please call the role Council Ro Here. Councilor Garipay. Counselor Hamilton. Here. Councilor Jamine. Here. Council. Karen Shay. Councilor Reky. Here. Councilor Romanul. Here. Councillor Stewart. Here. Council of Vandiver. Here. Councillor Williams. Here. President Melissa. Here. Line, present. This, uh, serves as a quorum. For the record at this time, please rise if you're able to join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge Allegiance. Allegiance To the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands.

▶ 34:17 Leila Migliorelli: One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all Minutes. Um, okay. No minutes. Moving on to public comments. I will motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing none, we are now open for public comment. This is the portion of the meeting where anyone can speak on any item on our agenda tonight. Just a reminder that public comment period is an opportunity for the public to share comments. Counselors will not respond. Is there anyone in the public willing to speak? Is there anyone online? Uh, there are no participants online at this time. Okay. I will Motion by Unanim. Consent to close public comment. Seeing no objection. No objection. We are now closed

▶ 35:06 For public comment. Next up, there are no communications, um, from the mayor's office. So we'll be moving on to new business Appropriation. 2024 dash 13. An appropriation of free cash in the amount of 2,350,000 to the school department operating budget to transfer and account 0 1 1 1 4 9 1 3. This will go to Appropriations and Oversight Appropriation. 2024 dash 14 Appropriation from free cash in the amount of $223,372 for Medicaid costs. This will go to Appropriations and Oversight Grant, 2024 dash 12 Requesting acceptance of the Foundation of Alcohol Education Grant in the amount of $4,000. This will go to Appropriations and Oversight. Grant, 2024 dash 13 requesting, accept the acceptance of the Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount

▶ 36:02 Leila Migliorelli: of $6,500. This will go to Appropriations and oversight Info. 2024 dash six, not an update on the finances of the city of Melrose. This will also go to Appropriations and Oversight. And next, we have Unfinished business. And according to Rule 35, um, some of the agenda items that we heard earlier tonight can be brought up from committee. So first off, our grants Grant, 2024 dash 10 Public Safety earmark Counselor Jamal ine. Um, uh, Madam President. This order comes from the Appropriation and Oversight Committee with the recommendation of passage. And at this time, I make a motion for passage. Um, just one, uh, point of order. Uh, we have to because just remove it from committee. Sorry. That's okay.

▶ 36:52 Leila Migliorelli: Um, so I'll, I will make motion, uh, to remove it from committee. Um, and I'll second, wait for a second. Okay. Motion to, um, move remove from committee made by Councilor Aldine. Seconded by Councilor Stewart. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. This is up from committee. Um, Madam President. This order comes from the Appropriation and Oversight Committee with a, uh, recommendation for passage. And at this time, I make motion for passage. Second Motion for passage made by Councillor Jamal, seconded by Councillor Williams. Um, Madame Clerk, will you call the role Councilor Firo? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Aldine. Yes. Cremsky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Counselor Stewart? Yes.

▶ 37:41 Maya Jamaleddine: Council of Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Moore? Yes. That's nine. Yes. Okay. That order passes. Grant 2024 dash 11. Acceptance of the fiscal 2024 Local Cultural Council grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in the amount of $16,200. Madam President, this, uh, order comes from the Appropriation and Oversight Committee. I would like to make motion, um, uh, to pull it from, uh, committee. Second. Motion made to pull from committee made by Councilor Jammal, seconded by Councillor Williams. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Councilor Jamal. Okay. And, um, um, this order comes from the Appropriation Oversight Committee and, uh, with the recommendation of passage. And I would like, um, at this time, I would like

▶ 38:30 to make a motion for passage. Second. Motion for passage made by Councilor All. By Councilor Williams. On discussion. Seeing none, Madam Clerk Council Ro? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Aldine. Yes. Councilor Ky. Yes. Council arm? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes. President Melissa? Yes. That's nine. That order passes. Next, do you have licenses License? 2024 dash 11 Common Ular Sami Foods Incorporated. Doing business as Mother's Pizza. A transfer of ownership. Madam President, I'd like to make a motion to pull forward license 2024 dash 11 from the Protection and License Committee please. Second. Second. Motion to pull from committee made by Councillor Stewart.

▶ 39:18 Leila Migliorelli: Seconded by Councilor for Nick Yaro. Um, all in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. Orders now before us. Thank you Madam President. This comes from the Protection License, uh, committee with a recommendation for passage. And this time I'll make a motion for passage. Second. Motion for passage made by Councillor Stewart, seconded by Councillor Firo. On discussion. Seeing none, Madam Clerk Council Firo? Yes. Councillor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Aldine. Yes. Counselor Osky. Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Council Vander Bear? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. That is nine. Yes. Okay. That order passes. Um, and we've none under expires under Rule 53. I do have an update.

▶ 40:04 Leila Migliorelli: Um, just wanted to announce as, um, I have sent in an email, uh, which will be posted later. We will be, uh, creating or I as president will be creating a special committee to review polling locations for elections. Um, we've had several years of successful elections at the middle school, and now is a good time to evaluate the efficacy of this consolidation. Explore the viability of additional locations. This special committee will be comprised of the following members of the City Council, Councillor Stewart, Councillor Romanul, Councillor Car Chaney, and Councillor Williams. Um, the charge of the special committee will include, but not be limited to working in conjunction with the city Clerk and Board of Registrars

▶ 40:41 Leila Migliorelli: to obtain information from the Secretary of State's office, evaluate data and anecdotal information from the Melrose Police Department, determine budgetary impacts of centralized versus decentralized location, and consider input in anecdotal information from election day staff and volunteers, as well as incorporating in, uh, feedback from the school department on impacts on school-based polling locations. This committee will present their findings to the full City Council prior to the calling of the November 4th, 2024 election this summer. Um, and just a reminder, polling locations are determined by the city council, so any changes to the current centralized location would need to be filed as a separate order by a city council or councilors.

▶ 41:18 Leila Migliorelli: And that subsequently voted on by the full council. So I will, we will attach that memo to, um, the meeting. And now we are at the end of our agenda. So, Madam President, I'll make a motion To adjourn. Second. Motion to adjourn. Made by Councillor Stewart. Seconded by Councillor Firo. All in favor? A. Aye. Any opposed? We are now adjourned. Thank you.

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