MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
January 2, 2018
22 recorded votes, 18 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, Frederick N. Dello Russo, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Records
Elect Richard F. Caraviello Council President for 2018
Councillor Dello Russo placed in nomination: Richard F. Caraviello Councillor Knight motioned to closed the nominations Roll Call Vote of 6 in the affirmative for Richard F. Caraviello and 1 recorded present (Caraviello)
Yes: Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, Russo, ScarpelliAbstained: CaravielloCouncillor Dello Russo nominated Richard F. Caraviello and Councillor Knight moved to close the nominations. Six councillors voted for Councillor Caraviello and he was recorded present.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo placed in nomination: Richard F. Caraviello Councillor Knight motioned to closed the nominations Roll Call Vote of 6 in the affirmative for Richard F. Caraviello and 1 recorded present (Caraviello).” (Motion: Russo)
Elect Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr. Council Vice President for 2018
Councillor Caraviello placed in nomination Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr Councillor Knight motioned to the close the nominations Roll Call Vote with 5 in the affirmative for Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr and 2 voting present (Dello Russo, Marks)
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, ScarpelliAbstained: Marks, RussoCouncillor Caraviello nominated Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr. and Councillor Knight moved to close the nominations. Five councillors voted for Councillor Dello Russo; Councillors Dello Russo and Marks voted present.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello placed in nomination Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr Councillor Knight motioned to the close the nominations Roll Call Vote with 5 in the affirmative for Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr and 2 voting present (Dello Russo, Marks).” (Motion: Caraviello)
Elect Lawrence Lepore City Messenger
Councillor Dello Russo placed in nomination Lawrence Lepore Councillor Knight motioned to close the nominations Roll Call Vote 7 in the affirmative for Lawrence Lepore
Councillor Dello Russo nominated Lawrence Lepore; seven councillors voted for him.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo placed in nomination Lawrence Lepore Councillor Knight motioned to close the nominations Roll Call Vote 7 in the affirmative for Lawrence Lepore.” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-004: Resolution: the Standing Committee Rules be adopted as the Standing Rules of the City Council insofar as they are applicable
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-005: Resolution: the City Council transfers all papers in committees or on the Table from the 2017 Council to the 2018 Council
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Suspension of the rules to take papers from the Mayor out of order
Councillor Knight moved for suspension of the rules to take papers from the Mayor out of order-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for suspension of the rules to take papers from the Mayor out of order-passed..” (Motion: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 18-006: Resolution: the City of Medford recognize long time public servant and 30-year veteran of the Medford School Committee Lena DiGiantommaso for her dedication and...
Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Suspension of the rules to take papers from the Mayor out of order
Councillor Knight moved for suspension of the rules to take papers from the Mayor out of order-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for suspension of the rules to take papers from the Mayor out of order-passed..” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-010: Mayor’s request: approve the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee to approve Community Preservation Fund Revenues in the amount of...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-011: December 27, 2017
Upon motion by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-012: Licensing of Food Trucks
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Revert back to regular order of business
Councillor Knight motioned to revert back to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight motioned to revert back to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-007: Resolution: the sidewalk at the corner of Bradshaw and Hunnewill be replaced in the interest of public safety
Upon motion by Councillor Marks-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-008: Resolution: the City of Medford purchase a trackless plow or snow removal apparatus to remove snow from city owned sidewalks and property during inclement...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative--passed 18-009-Offered by Councillor Falco and Scarpelli Be It Resolved that the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Joseph Pace on his recent passing.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative--passed 18-009-Offered by Councillor Falco and Scarpelli Be It Resolved that the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Joseph Pace on his recent passing..” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-009: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Joseph Pace on his recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-013: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council request the City Administration report to the provide a cost estimate for the implementation of an annual diversity trai
Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-014: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council request directed patrols to enforce resident access restrictions on Hastings Lane with particular focus on the morning a
Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the Clerk
Councillor Knight motioned for suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the Clerk-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight motioned for suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the Clerk-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-015: Resolution: the Medford City Council send their deep and sincere condolences to the family of John "Bob" Connor on his recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-016: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Dante DiFronzo Sr. on his recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-017: Whereas, 1/6/18 marks the 7th anniversary of the passing of lifelong resident of Medford, Vietnam Veteran, Community Activist and Governor's Councillor Michael
Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Council Papers in Committee
Councillor Marks reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved- passed
Councillor Marks reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved- passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved- passed.” (Motion: Marks)
From the Medford City Council’s official records (its minutes), posted in the city’s Municode document library (Council Records) and on its CivicClerk meeting portal. We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Medford (medfordma.org), cropped from the captioned 2026 City Council photo on the official City Council page (Gotta Know Media). Justin Tseng: Harvard Law School. Former councilors show initials.
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