Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Service
| Body | Seat | Role | From | To | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Council | At-Large | member | 2018-01-08 | 2020-03-09 | 53 |
| Appropriations & Oversight Committee | At-Large | member | 2018-01-18 | 2018-12-20 | 27 |
| Finance Committee | At-Large | member | 2018-01-22 | 2018-10-01 | 4 |
| Legal & Legislative Committee | At-Large | member | 2018-01-22 | 2018-07-16 | 3 |
| Health, Education & Welfare Committee | member | 2018-02-05 | 2018-02-05 | 1 | |
| Public Service Committee | At-Large | member | 2018-02-05 | 2018-02-05 | 1 |
| Public Service Committee | vice-chair | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-04 | 1 | |
| Appropriations & Oversight Committee | chair | 2019-01-14 | 2020-02-24 | 27 | |
| Protection & License Committee | member | 2019-01-28 | 2019-10-07 | 9 | |
| Health, Education & Welfare Committee | vice-chair | 2019-04-04 | 2019-08-26 | 3 | |
| Public Works Committee | member | 2019-11-07 | 2019-11-18 | 2 | |
| Finance Committee | At-Large | member | 2020-02-24 | 2020-02-24 | 1 |
Votes
yes
· PASSED [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-59 : A transfer in the amount of $25,000 from Temporary Projected Debt Interest (017522-549100) to City Solicitor, Professional Services (011512-529000).
yes
· PASSED [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-52 : Amending Chapter A, Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Melrose by inserting a new Section A-221 Establishing a Commission on Disability
yes
· PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-65 : Melrose Complete Count Working Group - Census 2020 Advisory Committee
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-59 : A transfer in the amount of $25,000 from Temporary Projected Debt Interest (017522-549100) to City Solicitor, Professional Services (011512-529000).
yes
· PASSED [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-60 : 911 Training Grant Award - MPD This grant award provides funding for all Melrose Police Dispatch Officer to attend advanced education courses relevant to the handling of 911 Calls for Service.
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-52 : Amending Chapter A, Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Melrose by inserting a new Section A-221 Establishing a Commission on Disability
yes
· PASSED AS AMENDED [9 TO 2] ·
ORDER-2020-38 : A Special Act to authorize the City of Melrose, acting through it's Liquor Licensing Commission, to convert up to three (3) retail food establishment licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages for off premises consumption.
yes
· PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-62 : Resolution honoring Melrose High School's 2019-20 Championship football team
yes
· RECOMMEND AS AMENDED [10 TO 1] ·
ORDER-2020-38 : A Special Act to authorize the City of Melrose, acting through it's Liquor Licensing Commission, to convert up to three (3) retail food establishment licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages for off premises consumption.
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-48 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $7,000 to Fire-Emergency Service Vehicle (012212-534700).
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-48 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $7,000 to Fire-Emergency Service Vehicle (012212-534700).
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-47 : An Appropriation in the amount of $65,000 from Free cash (account 01-324001) to various accounts as set forth herein to cover the costs related to upcoming elections in February and March.
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-47 : An Appropriation in the amount of $65,000 from Free cash (account 01-324001) to various accounts as set forth herein to cover the costs related to upcoming elections in February and March.
yes
· PASSED [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-45 : An Appropriation from the Peg Access Cable Fund (#2922) in the amount of $241,140.22 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools.
yes
· PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-40 : An Order Requesting the City of Melrose to adopt Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 33 ,Section 59 (effect of military service on salary, seniority, and leave allowances of public employees)
no dissent
· DEFEATED [7 TO 4] ·
ORDER-2020-20 : Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances Chapter 198-2 refuse receptacle(s) as set forth herein.
yes
· DEFEATED [7 TO 4] ·
ORDER-2020-19 : Expanding the Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Abatement Program by amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 6-1 as set forth herein
yes
· PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-49 : An order honoring the departing city council members for their more than 100 years of combined service to the City of Melrose
yes
· OUGHT TO PASS [UNANIMOUS] ·
ORDER-2020-45 : An Appropriation from the Peg Access Cable Fund (#2922) in the amount of $241,140.22 to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools.
yes
· PASSED [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-41 : Police FY20 911 Support and Incentive Grant Award Melrose Police Department has been awarded $81,187.00 to assist the Police Dispatch (PSAP) in providing enhanced 911 services.
yes
· PASSED [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-42 : Request to set a Public Hearing on Classification of Property for November 25, 2019 at 7:30 P.M. and subsequently determine the Classification of Property
yes
· PASSED [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-43 : A transfer in the amount of $30,000, from Regional School, Essex Agricultural (013012-547300) to Inspectional Services (012412-529000) to cover the costs associated with Building Inspectors.
yes
· PLACED ON FILE [10 TO 0] ·
ORDER-2020-39 : Request for Update on the Status of the Community Mitigation Funds Grant
On video
▶ 2025-12-09
Good morning, everyone. Or good afternoon/evening, everyone, and happy holidays. (laughs) It's, um, been a long day. Thank you for having me. And I wanted to stop by and bring greetings from the House of Representatives to acknowledge...
▶ 2025-10-28
18 years ago I started as a one-to-one power professional, um, for anyone that doesn't know. I went on to teach first grade there kindergarten. Um, I helped get our access and now what we now call access and Student Success Center...
▶ 2025-10-28
Um, and honestly, I think that's a lot of what's driving this accelerated improvement plan is we have a lot of incredible things happening in the building, and we wanna continue to really build an engaging learning experience for our...
▶ 2025-10-28
Um, is it okay to shift onto the next solution or do you want me to Okay, so the next solution, I, I do feel like if we're gonna talk about an engaging daily learning experience for our learners, we have to look at attendance at...
▶ 2025-10-28
That's a really great question. And we did cover this at my first site council meeting. So they've already seen this. They given feedback and they are also starting to kind of be involved in the process. And so I would say it starts...
▶ 2025-10-28
In relation to attendance. Yeah, yeah. Strategies. So we, we did spend a good atti a good amount of time talking about this last year. It was led by Dr. Turner. We were trying to really just, it's not necessarily just a centralized...
▶ 2025-10-28
Yeah. I think my vision, right? Again, all about building systems. And while I know again that like literacy, our math data looks more concerning, right? But like, I'm gonna focus on literacy for so many reasons, right? Number one...
▶ 2025-10-28
Absolutely. Absolutely. And then I'm sorry, just to add on, 'cause I know you asked this question. Now it came to me. I think like my goal really is about kind of taking all that unpacking we'll do this year, and that serves the, that...
▶ 2025-10-28
Yeah, I'm happy to talk about that. So, just for a little perspective to when I was the director of social emotional learning, that was a big part of my role was, was working with the transition from fifth to sixth. So I would partner...
▶ 2025-09-08
Well, thank you so much, uh, president CLE and all members of the City Council and School Committee, we are so pleased to be with you here tonight. We wanna thank you all for your tireless service on behalf of the city that I call home....