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November 29, 2022
28 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Peg Crowe, Paul Condon, Amanda Linehan, Ryan O'Malley, Barbara Murphy, Stephen Winslow, Chris Simonelli, Jadeane Sica, Karen Colón Hayes, Carey McDonald, Craig Spadafora
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Paper 467-22
Approve the minutes: Minutes for the meeting of November 15, 2022
A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor Condon, that the Council Minutes be approved.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor Condon, that the Council Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Winslow, second: Condon)
Paper 468-22
Approve the minutes: Minutes for the meeting of November 22, 2022
A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor Condon, that the Council Minutes be approved.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor Condon, that the Council Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Winslow, second: Condon)
Paper 485-22
Adopt the order: Order: That the City Council adopt a residential exemption of 30% and a minimum residential factor for the FY 2023 tax rate
A motion was made by Councillor Murphy, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Order be adopted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Murphy, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yea: 11 - Murphy, McDonald, Simonelli, Sica, Colon Hayes, O'Malley, Spadafora, Crowe, Linehan, Condon and Winslow.” (Motion: Murphy, second: Crowe)
Paper 486-22
Adopt the order: Order: That the Malden City Council adopts the Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 Update, established by Committee during public meetings held by the Malden Conservation Commission on...
A motion was made by Councillor Murphy, seconded by Condon, that the Order be adopted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Murphy, seconded by Condon, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Condon)
Paper 487-22
Adopt the order: Order: That the Malden City Council endorses the Malden Community Electricity Plan for a municipal electrical aggregation program and authorizes submission of this plan to the...
A motion was made by Councillor at Large McDonald, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Order be adopted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor at Large McDonald, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: McDonald, second: Crowe)
Paper 488-22
Pass the resolution and Mr. Lip come to the December 13th meeting: Resolve: That City Engineer Yem Lip appear before the Malden City Council at the meeting of November 29, 2022 to provide an...
A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor at Large McDonald, that the Resolution be passed and Mr. Lip come to the December 13th meeting.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor at Large McDonald, that the Resolution be passed and Mr. Lip come to the December 13th meeting. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Crowe, second: McDonald)
Pass the resolution: Resolve: That City Engineer Yem Lip appear before the Malden City Council at the meeting of November 29, 2022 to provide an update on the signalization and lane striping...
A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor Murphy, that the Resolution be passed.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor Murphy, that the Resolution be passed. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Winslow, second: Murphy)
Paper 437-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Amusement Machines - Lodge 1910 Loyal Order of the Moose of 562 Broadway, one (1) machine, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 438-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Amusement Machines - Italian American War Vets, Post 16 of 40 Oakland Street, four (4) machines, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 439-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Amusement Machines - Town Line Ten Pin Corp. dba Town Line Luxury Lanes of 665 Broadway, twenty-five (25) machines, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 440-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Amusement Machines - GLS Associates, Inc. of 50 Holden Street, six (6) machines, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 441-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for AGM Auto Sales, Inc., of 160 Eastern Avenue, renewal, 24 cars
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 442-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for Maxima Auto Sales, Corp., of 105 Broadway, renewal, 34 cars
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 443-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for GP Motorcycle Supply of 420 Broadway, renewal, 4 motorcycles
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 444-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for Broadway Auto Sales of 628 Broadway, renewal, 8 cars
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 445-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for John’s Service of 200 Beach Street, renewal, 15 cars
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 446-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for Richard’s Motorcars, Inc. of 672 Broadway, renewal, 80 cars
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 447-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Class II license for River Auto Sales, Inc. of 77 Eastern Avenue, renewal, 21 cars
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 448-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Extended Hours License - Maia Donuts, LLC dba Dunkin’ of 200 Commercial Street, 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM seven days, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 449-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Extended Hours License - C.M.B. Medeiros, Inc. dba Dunkin’ of 57 Eastern Avenue, 24 hours seven days, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 450-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Extended Hours License - Aires & Helena, Donuts, Inc. dba Dunkin’ of 424 Main Street, 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM seven days, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 451-22
Grant the petition: Petition: Extended Hours License - Honey Dew Donuts of 691 Eastern Avenue, 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM seven days, renewal
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Petition be granted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Winslow)
Paper 491-22
Council Presdient Spadafora be recused from paper 417-22: Committee Report: Personnel/Appointments (Paper #417-22 Ordered: That Carol Ann...
Councillor Sica made a motion for Council Presdient Spadafora be recused from paper 417-22, the motion was seconded by Councillor Simonelli
The minutes give the roll call (8-0) but leave out Peg Crowe, Karen Colón Hayes and Craig Spadafora, who are on the attendance line. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Councillor Sica made a motion for Council Presdient Spadafora be recused from paper 417-22, the motion was seconded by Councillor Simonelli, it was so voted Condon (y), Linehan (y), McDonald (y), Murphy (y), O'Malley (y), Sica (y), Simonelli (y), Winslow (y)..” (Motion: Sica, second: Simonelli)
Paper 417-22
Adopt the order: Order: That the Personnel/Appointments Committee review and interview candidates for the position of City Clerk to fill the unexpired term created by the pending retirement of...
A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor at Large Colon Hayes, that the Order be adopted and that Carol Ann Desiderio be appointed City Clerk effective January 5, 2023 until February 28, 2024.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor at Large Colon Hayes, that the Order be adopted and that Carol Ann Desiderio be appointed City Clerk effective January 5, 2023 until February 28, 2024. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Crowe, second: Hayes)
Paper 362-22
Appoint the appointment: Mayoral Appointment: Paul Lee of 52 Lyle Street as a member of the License Board, said term to commence upon confirmation by the City Council and to expire on June 1, 2028...
A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Sica, that the Appointment be appointed.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Sica, that the Appointment be appointed. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Simonelli, second: Sica)
Paper 435-22
Adopt the order: The committee will meet to interview the following two candidates for the vacant seat of member of the Board of Health Commission
A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Sica, that the Order be adopted and John Collangelli be appointed to the Board of Health Commission and his term will expire October 1, 2023..
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Sica, that the Order be adopted and John Collangelli be appointed to the Board of Health Commission and his term will expire October 1, 2023.. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Simonelli, second: Sica)
Paper 403-22
Enroll the ordinance to the City Council: Be it hereby Ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 7.20.010 (A) (12) is hereby amended by striking 'from 8 a.m.to...
A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Ordinance be enrolled to the City Council.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Ordinance be enrolled to the City Council. The motion carried by the following vote: Yea: 11 - Murphy, McDonald, Simonelli, Sica, Colon Hayes, O'Malley, Spadafora, Crowe, Linehan, Condon and Winslow.” (Motion: Crowe, second: Winslow)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
A motion was made by Councillor O'Malley, seconded by Councillor at Large McDonald, that the meeting be adjourned.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor O'Malley, seconded by Councillor at Large McDonald, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: O'Malley, second: McDonald)
From the Malden City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (two 2025 minutes that are missing there come from the city’s Agenda Center). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councillor photos: City of Malden (cityofmalden.org), from the official City Council directory. Former councillors show initials.
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