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City Council — 2025-09-02

City Council Meeting

Attendance

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

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (58:32)
  2. Reading of the Minutes (59:50)
  3. Public Comment (1:00:12)
  4. Communications from Her Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials (1:00:55)
  5. New Business (1:01:06)
  6. Declaration of City - Owned Vehicles Available for Disposition (1:01:15)
  7. To implement a fee schedule for certain optional services provided by the Treasurer Collector department and add a postage fee for the mailing of Municipal Lien Certificates. (1:01:32)
  8. Public Hearing-National Grid Petitions (1:06:48)
  9. Petition to install 1 JO Pole on Emerson Pl Order #31108543 (1:07:35)
  10. National Grid install 1 JO Pole on Mt Zion Road NO 31114550 (1:10:22)
  11. Unfinished Business (1:02:08)
  12. Appointment of Cole Lepler, 34 Frances Street, to the Conservation Commission (1:02:20)
  13. Appointment of Tamara Shovelton as Veterans’ Services Agent (1:02:54)
  14. Reappointment of Charles Harak, 14 Country Club Road, to the Melrose Housing Authority for a three-year term; said term to end on the first Monday of March 2028. (1:03:20)
  15. GRANT-2026-1 : Requesting acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $166,800 to address the impacts of gambling related harms in our community. (1:04:03)
  16. Requesting the Appropriation of $124,500,000 to pay costs for design, engineering, construction, site improvements, equipping, and furnishing of a renovated Melrose Central Fire Station, a new Melrose Highlands Fire Station, a new Melrose East Side Fire Station and a new Melrose Police Station. (1:04:56)
  17. That the City Council accept local option statute M. G. L c. 39, Section 23D for the Melrose Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission, and the Historic District Commission holding adjudicatory hearings to allow for members to not be disqualified from voting on a matter solely because of their absence from one hearing date. (1:05:56)
  18. ORDNC-2026-3 : Amending City Ordinance to Implement a new schedule of fees for Zoning and Conservation Permits (1:17:42)
  19. TRNSF-2026-1 : Requesting Transfer of Funds from Department of Public Works' Parks and Forestry Salary Accounts to Parks and Forestry Expense Accounts For Contracted Tree Services (1:18:20)
  20. Expiries (1:18:50)
  21. Rule 53 Reports (1:18:53)
  22. Adjournment (1:18:56)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● SEPTEMBER 2, 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 Present Kimberly Vandiver Ward 5 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Absent Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present

(ID # 12864) General Declaration of City - Owned Vehicles Available for Disposition Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

(ID # 12948) Administrative Order To implement a fee schedule for certain optional services provided by the Treasurer Collector department and add a postage fee for the mailing of Municipal Lien Certificates. Assigned to Committee Appropriations & Oversight Committee

(ID # 12773) Utility Petition Petition to install 1 JO Pole on Emerson Pl Order #31108543 Withdrawn City Council

(ID # 12943) Utility Petition National Grid install 1 JO Pole on Mt Zion Road NO 31114550 Withdrawn

(ID # 12883) Appointment/Reappointment City of Melrose Page 1 9/9/2025 2:29 PM Minutes City Council September 2, 2025 Appointment of Cole Lepler, 34 Frances Street, to the Conservation Commission Place on File City Council

(ID # 12895) Appointment/Reappointment Appointment of Tamara Shovelton as Veterans’ Services Agent Place on File City Council

(ID # 12899) Appointment/Reappointment Reappointment of Charles Harak, 14 Country Club Road, to the Melrose Housing Authority for a three-year term; said term to end on the first Monday of March 2028. Place on File City Council

GRANT-2026-1 Grant Requesting acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $166,800 to address the impacts of gambling related harms in our community. Passed City Council

(ID # 12868) Bond Requesting the Appropriation of $124,500,000 to pay costs for design, engineering, construction, site improvements, equipping, and furnishing of a renovated Melrose Central Fire Station, a new Melrose Highlands Fire Station, a new Melrose East Side Fire Station and a new Melrose Police Station. Passed City Council

(ID # 12944) Acceptance of general law; decision; fund That the City Council accept local option statute M. G. L c. 39, Section 23D for the Melrose Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission, and the Historic District Commission holding adjudicatory hearings to allow for members to not be disqualified from voting on a matter solely because of their absence from one hearing date. Placed on File City Council

(ID # 12942) Amending Something Previously Adopted City of Melrose Page 2 9/9/2025 2:29 PM Minutes City Council September 2, 2025 Amending City Ordinance to Implement a new schedule of fees for Zoning and Conservation Permits Placed on File City Council

TRNSF-2026-1 Transfer Requesting Transfer of Funds from Department of Public Works' Parks and Forestry Salary Accounts to Parks and Forestry Expense Accounts For Contracted Tree Services Passed City Council City of Melrose Page 3 9/9/2025 2:29 PM

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