MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2026–2027 Council · Regular meeting
February 9, 2026
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Roberto Jimenez-Rivera, Leo Robinson, Kelly Garcia, Todd Taylor, Deron Hines, Norieliz DeJesus, Tanairi Garcia, Lisa Santagate, Manuel Teshe, Calvin Brown
Absent: Giovanni Recupero
Every vote, in order
ID#: 26CM20
Appointment to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
= -10-0-1-0 (Appointments Approved by Roll Call at Request of Councilor oe ea eshe)
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“RESULT: = -10-0-1-0 (Appointments Approved by Roll Call at Request of Councilor oe ea eshe) 200 eee YES Taylor, Jimenez-Rivera, Hines, T. Garcia, Teshe, K. Garcia, Santagate, DeJesus, ee aro wn and Robinson cre wie ec UT ree NO] 2) eg ee Ps ABSENT Recupero EPRESENT.”
ID#: 2615
Order: the Traffic and Parking Commission explore traffic calming methods for Broadway, from the area of 855 Broadway towards the intersection of Broadway and Webster Avenue.
ADOPTED UNDER SUSPESNION, REFERRED TO.TRAFFIC AND
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“RESULT: ADOPTED UNDER SUSPESNION, REFERRED TO.TRAFFIC AND.”
ID#: 26R05
Resolution: the Chelsea City Council reaffirms its commitment to non-discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, language, or immigration status, and: affirms its support for...
9-0-2-0 (Resolution Approved by Roll Call at Request of Councilor yan oe DeJesus)
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Hines, Jimenez-Rivera, Kelly Garcia, Robinson, Santagate, Tanairi Garcia, TesheThe minutes list Todd Taylor as absent for this vote; MassVoter leaves that councilor out of the vote.
From the minutes
“RESULT = 9-0-2-0 (Resolution Approved by Roll Call at Request of Councilor yan oe DeJesus) 2 So ee eee ee Ee YES Jimenez-Rivera, Hines, T. Garcia, Teshe, K. Garcia, Santagate, DeJesus, Brown and ener} Robinsor GNO 2 ee ee ee ee ABSENT Taylor and Recupero PRESENT.”
ID#: 2616
Order: the City Manager work with relevant departments to develop and implement a system through which agencies, organizations, and programs receiving City funding are able to record outcomes...
ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (DEJESUS)
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“RESULT: ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (DEJESUS).”
ID#: 2617
Order: the City Manager provide the City Council a comprehensive list of landlords and/or property owners currently receiving tax abatements, exemptions, or incentives from the City due to the...
ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION DEJESUS) =
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“RESULT: ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION DEJESUS) =.”
ID#: 2618
Order: the City Manager work with relevant departments to develop a stricter enforcement policy addressing snow removal compliance by large property owners that are in frequent violation...
'ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (DEJESUS)
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“RESULT: 'ADOPTED UNDER SUSPENSION (DEJESUS).”
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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