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May 12, 2026
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Committee of the Whole session: the whole council meeting together; votes recorded in these City Council minutes are shown.
Present: Peg Crowe, Paul Condon, Amanda Linehan, Ryan O'Malley, Ari Taylor, Stephen Winslow, Chris Simonelli, Jadeane Sica, Carey McDonald, Michelle Luong
Absent: Karen Colón Hayes
Every vote, in order
Paper 262-26
Suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up the business of this order: Order: That the City Council work in conjunction with the Traffic Commission to create and institute a citywide...
A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor McDonald, that the Order be rules suspended for the purpose of taking up the business of this order.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor McDonald, that the Order be rules suspended for the purpose of taking up the business of this order. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Crowe, second: McDonald)
Adopt the order: Order: That the City Council work in conjunction with the Traffic Commission to create and institute a citywide residential parking program
A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Taylor, that the Order be adopted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Taylor, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Simonelli, second: Taylor)
Paper 264-26
Adopt the order: Order: That the City Council will vote whether to go into Executive Session with Legal Counsel regarding the matter of Benevolent Botanicals LLC and 926 Eastern Avenue LLC v. City...
A motion was made by Councillor Luong, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Order be adopted.
Yes: Condon, Crowe, Linehan, Luong, McDonald, Taylor, WinslowNo: O'Malley, SicaChris Simonelli is on the attendance line but is not listed in this roll call; the minutes say: "Councillor Simonelli was not present in the Chamber at the time this vote was taken." Left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Luong, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Councillor Simonelli was not present in the Chamber at the time this vote was taken. Yea: 7- Condon, Crowe, Linehan, McDonald, Taylor, Winslow and Luong Nay: 2- O'Malley and Sica.” (Motion: Luong, second: Crowe)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting to Executive Session
A motion was made by Councillor Luong, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that this meeting be adjourned to Executive Session.
Yes: Condon, Crowe, Linehan, Luong, McDonald, Taylor, WinslowNo: O'Malley, SicaChris Simonelli is on the attendance line but is not listed in this roll call; the minutes say: "Councillor Simonelli was not present in the Chamber at the time this vote was taken." Left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Luong, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that this meeting be adjourned to Executive Session. The motion carried by the following vote: Meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 7:58 PM. Council President Linehan announced that the Body would not reconvene in open session for any further business this evening. Yea: 7- Condon, Crowe, Linehan, McDonald, Taylor, Winslow and Luong Nay: 2- O'Malley and Sica.” (Motion: Luong, second: Crowe)
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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