April 25, 2022

“Clerk Cornelio informed President Hanlon that there were nine people signed in for public participation. President Hanlon stated that each speaker would be granted one minute of speaking time. The first speaker was Maria Bussell of Freeman Avenue. She spoke about two words that she believes that a majority of the members of the City Council have forgotten the meaning of, trust and accountability. After 90 seconds, President Hanlon informed the speaker that her allotted speaking time was up. In response to an outburst from the audience, President Hanlon warned them that the Council's public participation rules were going to be followed at this meeting. The speaker respectfully asked for time to finish her prepared remarks. President Hanlon allowed it but warned her that she was taking time from other speakers. Councilor Marchese spoke in favor of letting the public speak. David Fortin of Cedar Terrace was the next speaker. He spoke about the use of electronic devices at City Council meetings, the Mayor's behavior at the last regular meeting of the City Council and the Mayor's internal investigation into the racist behavior of city employees. Councilor Smith made a motion to extend public participation for ten more minutes; it was seconded by Councilor Marchese. President Hanlon did not accept the motion. President Hanlon declared that the public participation portion of the meeting was over and instructed Clerk Cornelio to read the next item on the agenda. Following the Acceptance of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting, Councilor Smith repeated her motion to extend public participation by ten minutes. Councilor Marchese seconded the motion again. President Hanlon refused to recognize the motion as he stated that, by the rules, public participation cannot be extended. Due to the inability to main order in the chamber, President Hanlon called for a ten minute recess. Following the collective affirmative vote to confirm the appointments in items 4 thru 8, Councilor Smith rose on a Point of Personal Privilege. She stated that, as a City Councilor, she was not in favor of how public participation was terminated. She wanted to be on the record as being in favor of letting the public speak. She wanted the public to know if they had any issues, they could e-mail or text her. President Hanlon replied by saying that he was sorry about the way that public participation ended as well. After the Council voted to accept Item 9, Councilor Marchese rose on a Point of Personal Privilege and stated that the people should be heard. After trying to explain to the audience why the Council's public participation rules have not been followed so strictly at recent past meetings of the Council, President Hanlon once again called for a ten minute recess to attempt to regain order in the chamber. After the recess, President Hanlon asked the audience to take their seats. He informed the audience that he was going to allow them to speak but they had to follow the Council's rules for public participation that had been distributed during the recess. An audience member asked President Hanlon where the City Council Rules could be found in the City Charter. President Hanlon stated that the City Council Rules are not in the City Charter; they are in a separate document that is posted on the city web site along with all of the other city governing documents. The next speaker was Sandy Juliano. She spoke about how the problems the Council is having with the public are of their own making, why councilors are away the their desks so often during meetings and missing votes, the mayor's longevity payment and the Council's code of conduct. Paula Sterite of Cleveland Avenue spoke about putting a moratorium in place in the city for taking senior citizen properties for back taxes and fees, the Wellness Center and what is considered a violation of the Council's Code of Conduct. John Popolo of Highland Avenue spoke about the Council's non-enforcement of their own rules on themselves, potholes, why, if the public can't use Councilor's names when speaking about them, are the Council and their staff allowed to use the names of members of the public when speaking about them and the Council's non-responsiveness to e-mails submitted by the public. Janice Lark spoke about how she had applied for a part-time job at the Library and a position on the Election Commission and was overlooked for both. She did not want to believe that the reason for that was that she speaks out during Public Participation. Snappa of Gledhill Avenue spoke out about the on-going issues at the Walgreen's Plaza in Glendale Square including vagrancy, aggressive behavior and sexual harassment. He urged the Council to take steps to eliminate the problem once and for all. Gerly Adrien of Cumberland Street spoke about forgiveness and how her two years on the City Council being the worst work experience of her life. Darren Costa was the final name on the Public Participation sign-in sheet; However, he was not present when it was his opportunity to speak. MOTION: Close Public Participation (Voice Vote) MOVER: Stephanie Smith SECONDER: Michael Marchese RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Stephanie Smith, second: Michael Marchese)

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“10. C0208-22 Petition/s/ Councilor John F. Hanlon, as President A petition requesting the renewal of an open air parking license for A.G. Quealy Towing at 54 Robin Street Items 10 thru 13 were taken collectively. All paperwork associated with the petition was reported to be in order. MOTION: Favorable Action (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“11. C0209-22 Petition/s/ Councilor John F. Hanlon, as President A petition requesting the renewal of an open air parking license for A. G. Quealy Towing at 26 Garvey Street Items 10 thru 13 were taken collectively. All paperwork associated with the petition was reported to be in order. MOTION: Favorable Action (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“12. C0210-22 Petition/s/ Councilor John F. Hanlon, as President A petition requesting the renewal of the following licenses for Art Gold Jewelry Inc. at 159 Main Street: second-hand dealer's, antiques and precious metals Items 10 thru 13 were taken collectively. All paperwork associated with the petition was reported to be in order. MOTION: Favorable Action (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro . SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“13. C0216-22 Petition/s/ Councilor John F. Hanlon, as President A petition requesting the renewal of a open air parking license for Paul's Towing at 3 Buell Street Items 10 thru 13 were taken collectively. All paperwork associated with the petition was reported to be in order. MOTION: Favorable Action (Voice Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“15. C0156-22 Resolution/s/ Councilor Stephanie Martins That the Planning /Director/Administration appear at the next GOPS committee meeting to discuss the process for holding developers accountable for the affordable units that they commit to. MOTION: Accept Committee Report (Voice Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [6 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le, Matewsky.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“16. C0109-22 Order/s/ Councilor Stephanie V. Smith, Councilor Stephanie Martins That the City Council reviews and updates the Legislative Code of the City Council MOTION: Accept Committee Report (Voice Vote) MOVER: Stephanie Smith SECONDER: Michael Marchese RESULT: [6 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le, Matewsky.” (Motion: Stephanie Smith, second: Michael Marchese)

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“The City Council voted to accept all of the committee's recommendations including adding Councilor Martins as a co-sponsor. MOTION: Favorable Action as Amended (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Stephanie Smith SECONDER: Michael Marchese RESULT: Passed [6 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le, Matewsky.” (Motion: Stephanie Smith, second: Michael Marchese)

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“17. C0081-22 Ordinance/s/ Councilor Stephanie V. Smith, Councilor Stephanie Martins, Councilor Jimmy Le, Councilor Wayne A. Matewsky An ordinance revising Section 7-163 (Salaries - Amounts for mayor, city council and school committee) MOTION: Ordain (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Stephanie Smith SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Stephanie Smith, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“19. C0089-22 Ordinance/s/ Councilor Anthony DiPierro An ordinance pursuant to the implementation of a city-wide 25 MPH speed limit in the City of Everett on any road that is not a state highway. Councilor DiPierro relayed a verbal communication from Sgt. Gaff, in answer to a question raised at the last regular meeting of the City Council. Chelsea Street, Ferry Street and Second Street had been exempted from the 25 MPH speed limit for traffic flow reasons. Councilor Matewsky requested that the measure be modified by having the three named streets also fall under the 25 MPH speed limit restriction. Councilor DiPierro proposed an amendment to eliminate the three named streets as exceptions from the city-wide 25 MPH speed limit. MOTION: Amend (Voice Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Martins RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Martins)

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“MOTION: Favorable Action, as Amended (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Smith RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Smith)

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“24. C0201-22 Ordinance/s/ Councilor Anthony DiPierro An ordinance placing a restriction on the sale of catalytic converters to precious metals dealers Councilor Matewsky questioned if this ordinance would prevent an individual from selling their catalytic converter. MOTION: Ordain (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Anthony DiPierro SECONDER: Stephanie Smith RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Anthony DiPierro, second: Stephanie Smith)

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“28. C0211-22 Ordinance/s/ Councilor Stephanie V. Smith An ordinance addressing vacancies in the offices of the City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk Councilor Smith stated that the ordinance was written to make it very apparent what happens when there is a vacancy in the offices of City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk. Because the ordinance is so clear, she made a motion that the ordinance be enrolled without first sending it to the Council's Committee on Legislative Affairs & Elections. Councilor Martins spoke on the motion stating that she did not agree with a two-week only period to accept resumes for open positions (which has been the requirement for some time now) as it may not be enough time to attract the best available candidates for the open positions. However, she said she would support the ordinance as it is presently written. MOTION: Enroll (Roll Call Vote) MOVER: Stephanie Smith SECONDER: Anthony DiPierro RESULT: Passed [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Stephanie Smith, second: Anthony DiPierro)

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“29. C0212-22 Resolution/s/ Councilor Stephanie V. Smith, Councilor Michael K. Marchese A resolution requesting that a square be dedicated in honor of Everett resident & US Army Corporal Robert Colameta. Location of Spruce St at Madison Avenue. A motion was made to add Councilor Marchese as a co-sponsor.. MOTION: Amend (Voice Vote) MOVER: Stephanie Smith SECONDER: Michael Marchese RESULT: [7 TO 0] AYES: DiPierro, Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: Le.” (Motion: Stephanie Smith, second: Michael Marchese)

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“30. C0215-22 Resolution/s/ Councilor Wayne A. Matewsky That the Traffic Commission make a suggestion to make the intersection of Plumer, Revere & Chelsea Street safer in the interest of public safety Councilor Matewsky requested to amend the measure's title from "That the Traffic Commission look at the intersection of Plumer, Revere, & Chelsea St in the interest of public safety." to "That the Traffic Commission make a suggestion to make the intersection of Plumer, Revere, & Chelsea St safer in the interest of public safety.". MOTION: Amend (Voice Vote) MOVER: Wayne Matewsky SECONDER: Stephanie Smith RESULT: Passed [6 TO 0] AYES: Lattanzi, Marchese, Martins, Matewsky, Smith, Hanlon NAYS: AWAY: DiPierro, Le.” (Motion: Wayne A. Matewsky, second: Stephanie Smith)

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