Jason Chen
Service
| Body | Seat | Role | From | To | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Council Caucus | At-Large | member | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 1 |
| City Council | At-Large | member | 2026-01-12 | 2026-09-08 | 17 |
| Appropriations & Oversight Committee | At-Large | member | 2026-01-20 | 2026-09-03 | 19 |
| Protection & License Committee | vice-chair | 2026-01-20 | 2026-09-03 | 5 | |
| Finance Committee | At-Large | member | 2026-02-02 | 2026-08-10 | 2 |
| City Council with School Committee | At-Large | member | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-11 | 1 |
| Public Works Committee | At-Large | member | 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-03 | 1 |
Votes
yes
· Passed ·
Acceptance of Donated Parcel for Conservation Purposes
yes
· Passed ·
New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
yes
· Place on File ·
Informational Order - Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Review Draft
yes
· Passed ·
Acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $51,300.
yes
· Hold in Committee ·
Appointment of Megan Britt, 79 Burrell Street, to the Liquor Licensing Commission for a six-year term, said term to expire the first Monday of June 2032.
yes
· Place on File ·
18 Tremont Street - Install 1 JO Pole on Tremont Street with a riser to provide electric service for a new customer at 18 Tremont Street in Melrose.
yes
· Place on File ·
Lake Ave - WR 31359974 National Grid to Install underground utilities on Lake Ave.
yes
· Immediate Consideration ·
No# 31198560 Vine Street - National Grid to install 1 JO pole on Vine Street beginning at a point approximately 0 feet of the centerline of the intersection of Vine St and Essex Street and continuing approximately 35 feet in a south-east direction.
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Acceptance of a State Earmark in the amount of $100,000 for public safety and emergency medical equipment.
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Acceptance of a State Earmark in the amount of $100,000 for the maintenance and repair of benches and bus shelters at MBTA bus stops in the City of Melrose.
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Appointment of Lauren Maguire, 32 Albert Street, to the Historic District Commission, for a term of three years, said term to expire last day of February 2029.
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Appointment of Liz Ryan, 17 East Highland Street, to the Zoning Board of Appeals as an Associate Member, for a two-year term set to expire on the last day of February 2028.
yes
· Recommend ·
Acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $51,300.
yes
· Adjourn ·
ADJOURNMENT
yes
· Place on File (to city council) ·
Informational Order - Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Review Draft
yes
· Approve ·
Public Works Committee Meeting April 28, 2025 7:00 PM
yes
· Adjourn ·
ADJOURNMENT
yes
· Place on File ·
New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
yes
· Approve ·
Protection & License Committee Meeting June 29, 2026 7:00 PM
yes
· Passed ·
Grant of Easement for 204 Tremont Street
On video
▶ 2026-08-10
Point of order. Is there any discussion or presentation on this?
▶ 2026-08-10
You are our health professional here, and- ... I have not even heard of bordetella before-
▶ 2026-08-10
... I think the data we need before we vote on this is to look at the correlation between vaccination rates and how much infection rates happen, and then when you have infection rates, what percentage of those are serious, and if you...
▶ 2026-08-10
Thank you. Chief, I remember during the budget cycle, we talked about this being an important part of the program that you wanted to build out. Mm-hmm. That said, we were spending money on IT and computers and a membership. Right. I'm...
▶ 2026-08-10
we already have computers that could manage our emergency response or emergency management group?
▶ 2026-08-10
So it sounds like you want computers to be generic and universal and accessible for anyone to use, regardless of their password or what permissions or login.
▶ 2026-08-10
In hearing you describe the problem, I'm wondering if there's an IT solution that our IT team can help you find that-- I'm fine if we buy computers with this, but it still helps you solve that kind of access problem.
▶ 2026-08-10
Okay. Then through the chair, I hear what Councilor Kowal is saying. I'm kind of on the other side of this where, yes, I don't agree with how the federal government is putting strings, but I feel like Melrosians and Massachusetts people...
▶ 2026-08-10
government get cut by about $400 million as punishment for I don't know what,
▶ 2026-08-10
I don't think we need to protest extra by resisting funding that I feel like we should have been getting all along, and these extra strings attached are-- I don't agree with them, but I don't feel like we should deny the chief or kind...