MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Meeting night
February 5, 2018
2 meetings this evening, 11 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Chelsea City Council · Special meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Attendance
Note on these minutes: Judith Garcia arrived late (marked LATE on the roll call).
Present: Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Robert Bishop, Luis Tejada, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Giovanni Recupero, Yamir Rodriguez, Calvin Brown
Absent: Roy Avellaneda, Joseph Perlatonda
0 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
No recorded votes.
Chelsea City Council · Regular meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Attendance
Present: Roy Avellaneda, Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Robert Bishop, Luis Tejada, Joseph Perlatonda, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Giovanni Recupero, Yamir Rodriguez, Calvin Brown
Absent: None
11 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Resolution: the Chelsea City Council and its residents recognize and thank the founders of Walk Wednesday for their commitment to Chelsea and the participants of Walk Wednesday.
Councilor Avellaneda moved to adopt under suspension and it was adopted.
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“Councilor Avellaneda moved to adopt under suspension and it was adopted..” (Motion: Avellaneda)
Resolution: in 1926, Carter G. Woodson, the child of slave parents, established "Negro History Week" to celebrate and study the accomplishments of African Americans
A motion from Councilor Robinson to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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“A motion from Councilor Robinson to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Robinson)
Resolution: we, the Members of the Chelsea City Council, on behalf of the City of Chelsea acknowledge the entire 6" grade class of Excel Academy of Chelsea, u
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilor Vidot, Lopez, and Recupero, A motion from Councilor Lopez to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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“The following Resolution was introduced by Councilor Vidot, Lopez, and Recupero, A motion from Councilor Lopez to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Lopez)
Approve the minutes of the January 22, 2018 meeting
The public speaking portion closed at 7:35 p.m. The minutes of the City Council Meeting dated January 22, 2018 were approved at the request of Councilor Garcia under suspension.
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“The public speaking portion closed at 7:35 p.m. The minutes of the City Council Meeting dated January 22, 2018 were approved at the request of Councilor Garcia under suspension..” (Motion: Judith Garcia)
Capital Improvement Plan FY19-FY23
The motion was adopted under suspension.
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“The motion was adopted under suspension..”
Reject Item #2 and approve the rest by roll call
A motion from Councilor Bishop to reject Item #2 and approve the rest by roll call passed
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“A motion from Councilor Bishop to reject Item #2 and approve the rest by roll call passed 11-0-0-0. Voting yes were Councilors Vidot, Lopez, Rodriguez, Brown, Bishop, Tejada, Avellaneda, Robinson, Perlatonda, Garcia, and Recupero..” (Motion: Bishop)
Order: the City Manager look into making utility companies, when they dig up the streets, to fix them up right away or pay for the work to be done correctly, because they charge the taxpayers of...
A motion from Councilor Recupere to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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“A motion from Councilor Recupere to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Recupero)
Request that the City Manager inform the City Council as to how many grants are now in use so as to pay for salaries for City Employees, when they will expire and when will the City be expected to...
A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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“A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Recupero)
Request that the Traffic and Parking Commission install a "Stop" sign at the corner of Essex St. and Shawmut, coming up from Marginal.
A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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“A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Recupero)
Request that the Traffic and Parking Commission install a "Slow Down, Children" sign between Lynn St. extension and Highland.
A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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“A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Recupero)
Request that a Subcommittee on Conference be scheduled to discuss the potential of the City Manager reducing people's estimated water bills from 50% to 75% because the contract with White Water...
A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted.
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From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Recupero to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Recupero)
From the Chelsea City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s City Council agendas and minutes page (2021 on) and its City Council archive (2015 to 2020). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Chelsea (chelseama.gov), from the official photos on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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