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January 6, 2025
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) · Meeting video · City meeting page
Attendance
Note on these minutes: Melinda Vega arrived late (marked LATE on the roll call).
Present: Roberto Jimenez-Rivera, Leo Robinson, Kelly Garcia, Todd Taylor, Melinda Vega, Norieliz DeJesus, Lisa Santagate, Giovanni Recupero, Calvin Brown
Absent: Tanairi Garcia, Manuel Teshe
7 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Election of officers
Elect the Council President for 2025 (Norieliz DeJesus)
Election of the President of the City Council for 2025 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Jimenez-Rivera, Kelly Garcia, Recupero, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor, VegaA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Norieliz DeJesus as Yes. Councilor DeJesus voted for herself; Councilors T. Garcia and Teshe were absent.
From the minutes
“RESULT 9-0-2-0 (Councilor DeJesus elected President by Roll Call vote) YES Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Taylor, Robinson, K. Garcia, Santagate, Vega, Brown and DeJesus NO ABSENT T. Garcia and Teshe PRESENT.”
Elect the Council Vice President for 2025 (Todd Taylor)
Election of the Vice President of the City Council for 2025 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Jimenez-Rivera, Kelly Garcia, Recupero, Robinson, Santagate, VegaAbstained: TaylorA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Todd Taylor as Yes and Todd Taylor’s own “present” vote as Present.
From the minutes
“RESULT 8-0-2-1 (Councilor Taylor elected Vice President by Roll Call vote) YES Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Robinson, K. Garcia, Santagate, Vega, Brown and DeJesus NO ABSENT T. Garcia and Teshe PRESENT Taylor.”
Elect the Council’s Delegate to the School Committee for 2025 (Kelly Garcia)
Election of the Delegate to the School Committee of the City Council for 2025 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor, VegaAbstained: Kelly GarciaA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Kelly Garcia as Yes and Kelly Garcia’s own “present” vote as Present.
From the minutes
“RESULT 8-0-2-1 (Councilor Kelly Garcia elected Delegate to School Committee by Roll Call vote) YES Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Taylor, Robinson, Santagate, Vega, Brown and DeJesus NO ABSENT T. Garcia and Teshe PRESENT K. Garcia.”
following Communication from City Clerk Jeannette Cintron White was read
CALL OF MEETING ACCEPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION (BROWN)
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From the minutes
“RESULT: CALL OF MEETING ACCEPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION (BROWN).” (Motion: Brown)
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (JIMENEZ-RIVERA)
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (JIMENEZ-RIVERA)
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From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (JIMENEZ-RIVERA).” (Motion: Jimenez-Rivera)
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (VEGA)
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (VEGA)
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From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (VEGA).” (Motion: Vega)
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (SANTAGATE)
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (SANTAGATE)
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From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION (SANTAGATE).” (Motion: Santagate)
Chelsea City Council · Regular meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
Attendance
Present: Roberto Jimenez-Rivera, Leo Robinson, Kelly Garcia, Todd Taylor, Melinda Vega, Norieliz DeJesus, Lisa Santagate, Giovanni Recupero, Manuel Teshe, Calvin Brown
Absent: Tanairi Garcia
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
ID#: 25R01
Resolution: the Chelsea City Council recognizes January 20, 2025 as "Martin Luther King Jr
ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (BROWN)
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From the minutes
“RESULT: ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (BROWN).” (Motion: Brown)
ID#: 24CM186
Appointments to Boards and Commissions
10-0-1-0 (Appointments approved by Roll Call at request of Councilor Recupero)
From the minutes
“RESULT 10-0-1-0 (Appointments approved by Roll Call at request of Councilor Recupero) YES Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Taylor, Robinson, Teshe, K. Garcia, Santagate, Vega, Brown and DeJesus NO ABSENT T. Garcia PRESENT.” (Motion: Recupero)
ID#: 24Z8
Amendment: the Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Chelsea, as amended, be further amended by adding the following Zoning Provision to ARTICLE XIII of CHAPTER 34 of the CHELSEA CODE OF...
10-0-1-0 (Zoning Amendment approved by Roll Call at request of Councilor Recupero)
From the minutes
“RESULT 10-0-1-0 (Zoning Amendment approved by Roll Call at request of Councilor Recupero) YES Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Taylor, Robinson, Teshe, K. Garcia, Santagate, Vega, Brown and DeJesus NO ABSENT T. Garcia PRESENT.” (Motion: Recupero)
ID#: 2502
Order: the City Manager direct the Commissioner of Public Works to investigate the traffic lights at the intersection of Marginal Street and Pearl Street, coming into Chelsea from the Meridian...
ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (RECUPERO)
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From the minutes
“RESULT: ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (RECUPERO).” (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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