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February 20, 2018
15 recorded votes, 15 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
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 18-090: Be It Resolved the office of Community Development forward the Medford City Council explanation of programs, policies and procedures currently in place to ensur
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-091: Resolution: the DPW Director and City Administration report back to the City Council on the steps being taken to prepare our playing fields for all youth...
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-092: Petition for Common Victualler License by Justin Howard, 51 Bow St., Stoneham, MA 02180 for B Boys in the Morning dba Jim's Market, 463 Fulton St, Medford, MA
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli-Granted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli-Granted.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Reports of Committees
Committee report be adopted — Paper 18-089: Report on Sub Committee on Zoning from February 6, 2018 regarding Papers in Committee and Zoning Review. 18-089
Upon motion by Councillor Knight that committee report be adopted-Adopted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight that committee report be adopted-Adopted.” (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
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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 18-093: Resolution: the City Administration issue an RFP for the purpose of securing an independent security expert to perform a safety assessment of all public...
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)
While in suspension of the rules to allow Chief Leo Sacco and School Officer address the Council on recent incident concerning the McGlynn School
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned while in suspension of the rules to allow Chief Leo Sacco and School Officer address the Council on recent incident concerning the McGlynn School-passed
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From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned while in suspension of the rules to allow Chief Leo Sacco and School Officer address the Council on recent incident concerning the McGlynn School-passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-094: Resolution: all security policies and police investigations and finding be sent to the City Council to review in a Committee of the Whole meeting
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)
The committee report be adopted — Paper 18-094: Resolution: Adam Knight, Chair, Frederick Dello Russo, Committee, Richard Caraviello, Committee The purpose of the meeting was to discuss an...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight that the committee report be adopted-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight that the committee report be adopted-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
The committee be adopted — Paper 18-094: Resolution: Adam Knight, Chair, Frederick Dello Russo, Committee, Richard Caraviello, Committee The purpose of the meeting was to discuss an ordinance for...
Upon motion by Councillor Falco that the committee be adopted-Adopted (Dello Russo and Knight abstained)
The records give the result only, with no count or names. The records add: “Dello Russo and Knight abstained”.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Falco that the committee be adopted-Adopted (Dello Russo and Knight abstained).” (Motion: Falco)
Suspension of the rules to address opinion by the City Solicitor on tobacco use in private clubs and recent decision by BOH and recommendations from the Community Development Board on Zoning...
Councillor Marks motioned for suspension of the rules to address opinion by the City Solicitor on tobacco use in private clubs and recent decision by BOH and recommendations from the Community Development Board on Zoning notification change-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks motioned for suspension of the rules to address opinion by the City Solicitor on tobacco use in private clubs and recent decision by BOH and recommendations from the Community Development Board on Zoning notification change-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Motion on the paper — Paper 17-795: Resolution: the recommendations from the Community Development Board Zoning Notifications along with the proposed ordinance be sent the Committee of the Whole...
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)
Marks to refer to Committee of the Whole
Marks to refer to Committee of the Whole-passed
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From the minutes
“Marks to refer to Committee of the Whole-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Records
Table — Records of the meeting of February 6, 2018
Councillor Marks motioned to table-Tabled
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From the minutes
“Councillor Marks motioned to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Marks)
Councillor Scarpelli reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved
Councillor Scarpelli 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 Scarpelli reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
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