MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
February 27, 2018
12 recorded votes, 10 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 18-097: Resolution: the City Council broadcast equipment be discussed
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)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-098: Resolution: the Medford School Committee immediately review and revise the Medford Public Schools rental policy to only permit school and community sponsored...
Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Dello Russo, Knight)-passed
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, ScarpelliNo: Knight, Russo
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Dello Russo, Knight)-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-099: Resolution: the testing location be expanded and that the prior testing locations be further tested from the 0-2 foot level
Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-100: Resolution: the Medford City Council express its sincere condolence to the family of Seena Cutler
Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-281: Resolution: the Medford City Council express its sincere condolence to the family of Mildred "Mimi" Iannessa
Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the clerk
Councillor Dello Russo 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 Dello Russo motioned for suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the clerk-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-284: Be It Resolved the City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Joe Small in 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)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-285: Resolution: the DPW Director investigate discolored water in the Lawrence Estate neighborhood a) Amended by Councillor Dello Russo that the DPW tract any cross...
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)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Scarpelli motion to revert to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli motion to revert to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Dello Russo to receive and place on file
Dello Russo to receive and place on file-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Dello Russo to receive and place on file-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Suspension of the rules to take papers in the hands of the clerk
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned for suspension of the rules to take papers in the hands of the clerk-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned for suspension of the rules to take papers in the hands of the clerk-passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
The paper be referred to the City Administration, School Committee and City Solicitor — Paper 18-286: Resolution: the Medford City Council be updated with regard to how much has been or will be...
Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn that the paper be referred to the City Administration, School Committee and City Solicitor on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Dello Russo. Knight)-passed
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, ScarpelliNo: Knight, Russo
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn that the paper be referred to the City Administration, School Committee and City Solicitor on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Dello Russo. Knight)-passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
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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