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May 15, 2018
13 recorded votes, 13 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The records list John C. Falco as absent.
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, Frederick N. Dello Russo, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli
Absent: John C. Falco
Every vote, in order
Records
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-338: National Grid Electric Fellsway conduit
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-Granted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-Granted.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-434: Petition for Common Victualler License by John Kemandis, 35 Bennett Rd, Watertown, MA for J
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-Granted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-Granted.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Russo)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Knight motioned to revert 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 to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Receive and place on file — Paper 18-433: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council Welcome Team Heemo for an informational presentation on the One Mission Buzz Off for Kids with Cancer
President Dello Russo to receive and place on file-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Dello Russo to receive and place on file-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-437: Resolution: the Medford City Council congratulate Freddy Tower on his retirement after 34 years of service to the City of Medford
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-440: Resolution: the Medford City Council congratulate Freddy Tower on his retirement after 34 years of service to the Medford Public Schools
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-435: Petition by Jeannette Chechile, 22 Ronaele Rd, Medford, MA to address the City Council about Conservation Land lighting effects on nature
Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight- passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight- passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Reports of Committees
The committee report be adopted and referred to the Committee of the Whole
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn that the committee report be adopted and referred to the Committee of the Whole-Adopted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn that the committee report be adopted and referred to the Committee of the Whole-Adopted.” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the President
Councillor Marks 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 Marks motioned for suspension of the rules to address papers in the possession of the President-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-441: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident John Anthony Deyeso Jr., on his recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, 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 Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-442: Resolution: a moment of silence be taken for long time Medford resident Rita Hanlon on her recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, 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 Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Records
Table — Records of the meeting of May 1, 2018
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
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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