Ryan Williams
Service
| Body | Seat | Role | From | To | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Council | Ward 7 | member | 2022-01-10 | 2023-12-18 | 53 |
| Appropriations & Oversight Committee | member | 2022-01-18 | 2023-12-11 | 60 | |
| Health, Education & Welfare Committee | At-Large | member | 2022-02-14 | 2024-08-19 | 21 |
| Public Works Committee | vice-chair | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-19 | 4 | |
| Public Service Committee | member | 2022-04-11 | 2022-11-21 | 5 | |
| Legal & Legislative Committee | chair | 2023-03-02 | 2024-11-25 | 14 | |
| School Committee | Ward 7 | member | 2023-05-10 | 2023-05-10 | 1 |
| City Council | At-Large | member | 2024-01-08 | 2026-08-17 | 64 |
| Appropriations & Oversight Committee | vice-chair | 2024-01-22 | 2024-12-09 | 26 | |
| Finance Committee | member | 2024-01-22 | 2024-10-21 | 11 | |
| Public Service Committee | member | 2024-03-18 | 2024-11-25 | 4 | |
| Appropriations & Oversight Committee | At-Large | member | 2025-01-13 | 2026-09-03 | 45 |
| Finance Committee | vice-chair | 2025-01-13 | 2025-09-02 | 7 | |
| Legal & Legislative Committee | member | 2025-03-20 | 2025-03-20 | 1 | |
| City Council Caucus | At-Large | member | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 1 |
| Boards & Commissions Committee | member | 2026-01-20 | 2026-04-06 | 7 | |
| 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
· 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
· Passed ·
Grant of Easement for 204 Tremont Street
yes
· Passed ·
Acceptance of Revised Easement at 105 Walton Park in Melrose
yes
· Passed as Amended ·
Amending Article II, Section 93 of the Melose Code of Ordinances to allow for a licensing and inspection process for kennel licensing in Melrose.
yes
· Passed ·
Acceptance of the FY2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $5,850.00
yes
· Set Public Hearing ·
Lake Ave - WR 31359974 National Grid to Install underground utilities on Lake Ave.
yes
· Immediate Consideration ·
Lake Ave - WR 31359974 National Grid to Install underground utilities on Lake Ave.
yes
· Set Public Hearing ·
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
· Immediate Consideration ·
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
· Refer to Committee ·
New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Informational Order - Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Review Draft
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Renewal of the Intermunicipal Agreement for Shared Health Department services among the City of Melrose, the Town of Wakefield and the Town Of Stoneham for three years.
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Acceptance of Donated Parcel for Conservation Purposes
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $51,300.
yes
· Refer to Committee ·
Acceptance of 2026 Green Communities Grant in the amount of $122,081.
On video
▶ 2026-08-17
No. I was just- Oh, sorry. Just to be clear- Well, since I've been appointed, I'll thank Councilor Kowal because I wasn't here, and so that was a big concern I had as well. And through the chair, would like to know,
▶ 2026-08-17
I heard what Councilor Kowal said, but the contract's been amended. We don't have the amended contract in the agenda portal, I assume, but it can be put in there maybe or...
▶ 2026-08-17
Yeah, thank you. In the appropriations meeting, which was like 15 minutes ago, I voted present on this because I had a lot of concerns around the language in the contract, which as might be expected from this administration, is...
▶ 2026-07-20
Thank you. Councilor Cal asked my first question, thank you. You're welcome. But then it made me think about a second question, which is, in the RFP process,
▶ 2026-07-20
a little different from a traditional real estate transaction, am I understanding correctly that we could put a high number of conditions into this RFP, really sort of an unlimited number of conditions, as long as we found a developer...
▶ 2026-07-20
Right. So in that sense, it's nice to think of the way that we can include community goals in the RFP. And one of the big ones I was thinking of is deed restricted affordable housing with the Melrose Housing Trust Fund. And I'm just...
▶ 2026-07-20
Yeah. Awesome. And I just also wanted to thank you all for your work and participation in this, because it's great to have some vision, and some plans, and some thoughts on the table well before we get into the pressure cooker of land...
▶ 2026-07-20
I wanted to take a minute to put some of my thoughts out there on the record, especially since we have some of the folks who have reached out to us and emailed us here today, and they've given us some very thoughtful emails and...
▶ 2026-07-20
So anyway, the point I want to make, the line I want to close with is that residents ask us all the time, "What can you do to increase the commercial property tax base? What can you do to help put more property on the rolls so that...
▶ 2026-07-09
Hi, thank you for being with us. Through the chair, I just happened to look up, it's Zone BA-1, so that's the business district. So presumably, the way that that zone works is that it goes over to Myrtle Street, which encompasses the...