City Council — 2025-05-19
Attendance
Cal Finocchiaro ; Mark Garipay ; Ward Hamilton ; Maya Jamaleddine ; Manjula Karamcheti ; Leila Migliorelli ; John Obremski ; Devin Romanul ; Robb Stewart ; Kimberly Vandiver ; Ryan Williams
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Reading of the Minutes
- Public Comment
- Communications from Her Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials
- New Business
- Amending Chapter 4 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose, to Insert a New Section 4-15, Payment of Taxes as Condition of City Facility Rental
- Order to Place Override Questions on the November 4, 2025 Local Election Ballot
- Petition for National Grid to install underground facilities at the intersection of Franklin Street and Greenwood Street as well as install 2 JO Poles and remove 1 JO Pole on Greenwood Street
- PET-2025-3 : Petition for National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on E Emerson Street
- Petition for National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on Sylvan Street
- Petition of National Grid to install 1 JO on Tremont St
- Petition for Joint or Identical Pole Location on East Rock Park
- Petition for Electric Conduit Location on NW Sidewalk of Angela Circle
- APPRO-2025-42 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $60,000 to Human Resources (#152) to fund the employee separation incentive.
- APPRO-2025-36 : An Appropriation from free cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $180,000 to DPW Highway (#422) for roadway paving.
- APPRO-2025-37 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $60,000 to DPW-Facilities (#402).
- Unfinished Business
- Update on Cannabis Control Commission regulations related to marijuana business operations in the City of Melrose
- Expiries
- Rule 36 Reports
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● MAY 19, 2025 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Regular Meeting 7:52 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Present Mark Garipay Ward 4 Present Ward Hamilton At-Large Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present John Obremski Ward 2 Absent Devin Romanul Ward 7 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Absent Kimberly Vandiver Ward 5 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Present Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present
(ID # 12729) Ordinance Amending Chapter 4 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Melrose, to Insert a New Section 4-15, Payment of Taxes as Condition of City Facility Rental Assigned to Committee Legal & Legislative Committee
(ID # 12728) Ballot/Overide Order Order to Place Override Questions on the November 4, 2025 Local Election Ballot Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
(ID # 12681) Utility Petition Petition for National Grid to install underground facilities at the intersection of Franklin Street and Greenwood Street as well as install 2 JO Poles and remove 1 JO Pole on Greenwood Street City Council
(ID # 12682) Utility Petition Petition for National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on E Emerson Street City Council
(ID # 12683) Utility Petition City of Melrose Page 1 5/21/2025 11:39 AM Minutes City Council May 19, 2025 Petition for National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on Sylvan Street City Council
(ID # 12561) Utility Petition Petition of National Grid to install 1 JO on Tremont St City Council
(ID # 12593) Utility Petition Petition for Joint or Identical Pole Location on East Rock Park City Council
(ID # 12594) Utility Petition Petition for Electric Conduit Location on NW Sidewalk of Angela Circle City Council
(ID # 12723) Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $60,000 to Human Resources (#152) to fund the employee separation incentive. Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
(ID # 12724) Appropriation An Appropriation from free cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $180,000 to DPW Highway (#422) for roadway paving. Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
(ID # 12725) Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $60,000 to DPW-Facilities (#402). Assigned to committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee
(ID # 12590) Informational Update on Cannabis Control Commission regulations related to marijuana business operations in the City of Melrose Placed on file City of Melrose Page 2 5/21/2025 11:39 AM
Transcript
▶ 48:44 Leila Migliorelli: I am President Melissa and this meeting of the Melrose City Council is now called to order in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. 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. Madam Clerk, will you please call the role? Yes. Councilor fro. Here. Councilor Garipay? Here. Councilor Hamilton? Here. Councilor Jamine. Here. Councilor Karen Chetty. Here. Cremsky. Councilor Romanul. Here. Councilor Stewart. Councilor Brodeur. Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Meekly Rally here. That makes for a quorum. All right. This time please rise If you're able to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.
▶ 49:30 Leila Migliorelli: Allegiance To the flag 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, I will motion, um, by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes from, um, city council meeting on May 5th, 2025. And city council meeting on December 2nd, 2024. Uh, seeing no objections, those meeting minutes are now approved. Now we'll move on to public comment. I will motion by NS consent to open the floor for public comments. Seeing no objections, we are now open for public comments. This is a portion of the meeting where the public may speak on any item on tonight's agenda. Comments expressing any other items are also welcome seeing.
▶ 50:27 Leila Migliorelli: Is there, there's no one here. Is there anyone online? There's not. Alright, I'll motion by Nina's consent to close public comments. Seeing no objections now public comments is closed. Moving on, um, passing through the communications onto new business filings by the Honorable Mayor Ordinances ID number 1 2 7 2 9 amending chapter four of the revised ordinances of the City of Melrose to insert a new section four dash 15 payment of taxes as condition of City Facility Rental. This will go to Legal and ledge. Next, upper orders ID number 1 2 7 2 8. Order to place override questions on the November 4th, 2025 local election ballot. This Will go to appropriations and oversight. Next, under filings by members
▶ 51:22 Ryan Williams: of the Honorable City Council Orders ID number 1 2 6 8 1 petition for National Grid to install underground facilities at the intersection of Franklin Street in Greenwood Street, as well as install two Jo Polls and remove one Jo Poll on Greenwood Street. Councillor Williams. Thank you Madam President. Do we need to read them all in and then set them all one at a time or can I, um, request immediate consideration for all the agenda items here? I think you can read them, but then could just then request the numbers. Yes. Yeah. So I would like to request immediate consideration for the purposes of setting a hearing with the utility to get these polls, um, installed for ID number 1, 2, 6, 8 1 1, 2 6.
▶ 52:06 Leila Migliorelli: 8 2 1, 2, 6, 8, 3. 1, 2, 5, 6. One. 1, 2, 5, 9, 3. And 1, 2, 5, 9, 4. And, no, that's it. Sorry. Second. Yeah, that's it. Okay. You just motion for immediate consideration, right? Yeah. Yes. Okay. So that's seeing no objections, those are now before us. Okay. So I, now I'm motion to set a public hearing for June 2nd Monday, June 2nd. Mm-hmm. At 8:00 PM for all of the aforementioned petitions. Second, motion to set a public hearing for Monday, June 2nd for the six orders. Um, related to polls on, I'll just read the streets, Greenwood East Emerson, Sylvan Tremont, uh, east Rock Road, and, um, the Northwest sidewalk of Angela Circle, made by Councillor Williams, seconded by Councillor Fi Yaro on discussion.
▶ 53:07 All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That public hearing will now be set on, will now occur on June 2nd at 8:00 PM Moving on to appropriations ID number 1 2 7 2 3. An appropriation from free cash account zero one dash 3 2 4 1 in the amount of $60,000 to human Resources number 1 52. To fund the employee separation incentive, Go to appropriations and oversight ID number 1 2 7 2 4. And appropriation from free cash account 0 1 3 2 4 1 in the amount of 180,000 to DPW highway number 4, 2 2 for roadway paving. This will go to appropriations and oversight ID number 1 2 7 2 5. An appropriation from free cash zero one dash 3 2 4 1 in the amount of $60,000 to DPW facilities number 4 0 2. This Will go to appropriations and Oversight.
▶ 54:04 Leila Migliorelli: Now under unfinished Business informational order ID number 1 2 5 9 0 update on cannabis control Commission regulations related to marijuana business operations in the city of Melrose. Madam uh, president, this order comes from the Legal and Legislative Committee with, um, uh, recommendation to place on file. And at this moment, I would like to, uh, make a motion to place on file Second motion to place on file made by Councillor Jammal and seconded by Councillor Finn Yaro on discussion. Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That order's placed on file, there's nothing under expires. Anyone have any reports under Rule 36, Councillor Repe? Yes. Thank you. Um, Madam President, just a couple things.
▶ 54:51 Mark Garipay: Uh, Memorial Days this weekend and the veterans, um, um, group had asked me to just, uh, reiterate that, uh, on Saturday for between nine and 12 they'll be, uh, putting the flags on the veteran grave at Wyoming Cemetery and they're always in need of, um, of, uh, help on that. And on Sunday from 11 to 12, they'll have a ceremony at the Knowles, uh, Vietnam Veterans Reflection Area, uh, to pay tribute to all fallen veterans. And I believe we, um, I think, uh, we've all gotten, uh, invitation for the middle school, uh, veterans breakfast from 8:00 AM to 10 on Friday. So, alright. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Seeing no other things on our agenda, I will motion by unanimous consent to adjourn.
▶ 55:40 So no objection or adjourned. Thank you.