MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
June 5, 2018
14 recorded votes, 12 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
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-465: Mayor’s request: confirm the appointment of Robert E
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-461: Request for expenditure from law department claims over
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight 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, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Falco motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Falco)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-467: Resolution: the City of Medford create a notice that can be obtained at our public buildings with regards to street sweeping
Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn, 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 Lungo-Koehn, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo- passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-469: Resolution: the Traffic Engineer and Traffic Commission look at making Fells, Fells Ave Terrace and Murray Hill Medford resident only during peak hours of...
Upon motion by Councillor Falco as amended, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Falco as amended, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Falco, second: Scarpelli)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Approval as amended — Paper 18-466: Petition by John Sarra, Batten Bros
Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 6 in the affirmative and 1 in the negative (Scarpelli)-Granted
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, RussoNo: Scarpelli
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 6 in the affirmative and 1 in the negative (Scarpelli)-Granted.” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Table — Paper 18-468: May 31, 2018 The Honorable President and Members of the Medford City Council Medford City Hall Medford, MA 02155
President Dello Russo to table- Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Dello Russo to table- Tabled.” (Motion: Russo)
Suspension of the rules to take papers in the possession of the Clerk
Vice President Dello Russo 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
“Vice President Dello Russo motioned for suspension of the rules to take papers in the possession of the Clerk-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-473: Resolution: Comcast be discussed
Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn- passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn- passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-474: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident Elaine Repucci on her recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn-Koehn-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn-Koehn-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Suspension of the rules to report out the Committee of the Whole Meeting report from earlier this evening
Councillor Marks motioned for suspension of the rules to report out the Committee of the Whole Meeting report from earlier this evening-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks motioned for suspension of the rules to report out the Committee of the Whole Meeting report from earlier this evening-passed.” (Motion: Marks)
Table the committee report — Paper 18-474: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident Elaine Repucci on her recent passing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks to table the committee report on a roll call vote of 2 in the affirmative (Marks, Lungo-Koehn), 4 in the negative and 1 absent (Knight)-
Yes: Lungo-Koehn, MarksNo: Caraviello, Falco, Russo, ScarpelliThe words before this motion in the records (“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli to report the paper out of committee-passed Meeting adjourned - 6:35 PM”) belong to the committee report printed above, not to the council meeting. The records list Adam Knight as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks to table the committee report on a roll call vote of 2 in the affirmative (Marks, Lungo-Koehn), 4 in the negative and 1 absent (Knight)-.” (Motion: Marks)
The Committee report be adopted — Paper 18-474: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for long time Medford resident Elaine Repucci on her recent passing
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli that the Committee report be adopted on a roll call vote of 4 in the affirmative, 2 in the negative (Lungo-Koehn) and 1 absent (Knight)-adopted
The records give the count as 4-2 (1 absent) but name a different number of councillors for who voted no. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli that the Committee report be adopted on a roll call vote of 4 in the affirmative, 2 in the negative (Lungo-Koehn) and 1 absent (Knight)-adopted.” (Motion: Russo, second: Scarpelli)
Suspension of the rules to allow a citizen to speak on the Charter Review meeting
Vice President Dello Russo motioned for suspension of the rules to allow a citizen to speak on the Charter Review meeting-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo motioned for suspension of the rules to allow a citizen to speak on the Charter Review meeting-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
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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