MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
May 1, 2018
11 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
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-387: Resolution: was damaged during the storm due to a tree falling on it in the interest of public safety
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Falco to refer to the Sub Committee on Zoning
Falco to refer to the Sub Committee on Zoning-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Falco to refer to the Sub Committee on Zoning-passed.” (Motion: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-390: Resolution: the DPW replace the sidewalk panel in front of 34 Stoughton Street in the interest of public safety
Upon motion by Councillor Falco, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Falco, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Suspension of the rules to take papers in the possession of the Clerk
Councillor Knight motioned for suspension of the rules to take 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 take papers in the possession of the Clerk-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-397: Resolution: the GLX Green Line Extension project be discussed a) Amended by Councillor Marks that Medford's Green Line Extension Committee be invited to a...
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Knight as amended-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Knight as amended-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-398: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident Deborah (Costa) Oldziey on her recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Knight -passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Knight -passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-399: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident Margaret Mary (O'Hearn) McCarthy on her recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, Seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, Seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Falco)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Scarpelli motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Reports of Committees
The committee report be adopted — Paper 18-399: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident Margaret Mary (O'Hearn) McCarthy on her recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo that the committee report be adopted-Adopted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo that the committee report be adopted-Adopted.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli that the committee report be adopted-Adopted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli that the committee report be adopted-Adopted.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn as amended that the committee report be adopted-Adopted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn as amended that the committee report be adopted-Adopted.” (Motion: Russo, second: 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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