MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
April 24, 2018
14 recorded votes, 11 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
Suspension of the rules to take 18- out of unfinished business
Councillor Knight motioned for suspension of the rules to take 18- out of unfinished business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight motioned for suspension of the rules to take 18- out of unfinished business-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
The Loan Order take its third reading to be ordained
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo that the Loan Order take its third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo that the Loan Order take its third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-342: Special Budgetary Transfer $54,054
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Revert to regular business
Vice President Dello Russo motioned to revert to regular business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo motioned to revert to regular business-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-383: Resolution: the Medford City Council commends and congratulate John Costas on being named Citizen of the Year, John Veneziano as the incoming President of the...
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 18-375: Petition for Common Victualler License by Amer Owies, 11 Wollitzer Lane , Watertown, MA 02472 for Amore Pizza and Kitchen, 509A High Street, 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)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval as amended — Paper 18-382: Licensing of Food Trucks
Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended -Granted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended -Granted.” (Motion: Knight)
Suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the President
Councillor Scarpelli motioned for suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the President-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli motioned for suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the President-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-384: Resolution: the Medford City Council sends its condolences to the family of Hugh MacIsaac 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)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-385: Resolution: the City Administration and Director of DPW report back to this Council to see if we can add decorative barrels throughout our major streets
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 18-386: Resolution: Walkling Court be discussed Addressing the Council Bob Salvano Steve Glyons John, 16 Walkling Ct
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)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-386: Resolution: Walkling Court be discussed Addressing the Council Bob Salvano Steve Glyons John, 16 Walkling Ct
Upon motion by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Lungo-Koehn, Marks)-passed
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Russo, ScarpelliNo: Lungo-Koehn, Marks
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Lungo-Koehn, Marks)-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Records
Table — Records of the meeting of March 27
Councillor Marks motioned to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks motioned to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Marks)
Councillor Falco reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved- passed
Councillor Falco 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 Falco reviewed the records and found them to be in order and approved- passed.” (Motion: Falco)
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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