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July 17, 2018
18 recorded votes, 16 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The records list George A. Scarpelli as absent.
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, Frederick N. Dello Russo, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks
Absent: George A. Scarpelli
Every vote, in order
Records
Approval as amended — Paper 18-515: Recommendation to Create a "Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account" regarding funds received pursuant to Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2016 - "An Act...
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-516: Licensing of Food Trucks
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Table — Paper 18-517: Mayor’s request: approve of the following Amendments to Revised Ordinances entitled, "Compensation Plans and Leave Ordinance," Chapter 66, "Personnel"
President Dello Russo to table seconded by Councillor Knight, on a roll call vote of 6 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative and 1 absent (Scarpelli)-
From the minutes
“President Dello Russo to table seconded by Councillor Knight, on a roll call vote of 6 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative and 1 absent (Scarpelli)-.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-517: Mayor’s request: approve of the following Amendments to Revised Ordinances entitled, "Compensation Plans and Leave Ordinance," Chapter 66, "Personnel"
Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Falco to table — Paper 18-518: July 13, 2018 To The Honorable President and Members of the Medford City Council City Hall Medford, MA 02155
Falco to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Falco to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-519: Mayor’s request: approves the appropriation of Retained Earnings in the amount of Seven Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($715,000.00)...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 6 in the affirmative and 1 absent-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 6 in the affirmative and 1 absent-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Revert regular order of business
Councillor Knight motioned to revert regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight motioned to revert regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-509: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council request the Administration conduct an audit of the See-Click-Fix Program and provide the Council with the findings, and
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-510: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council request the Director of Health conduct an inspection of the public restroom facilities at Oak Grove Cemetery and report
Upon motion by Councillor Knight as amended, 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 as amended, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-511: Whereas, National Grid services many residential and commercial natural gas consumers within the City of Medford, and
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative, 1 in the negative (Marks) and 1 absent (Scarpelli)- passed
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, RussoNo: Marks
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative, 1 in the negative (Marks) and 1 absent (Scarpelli)- passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Falco to table — Paper 18-512: Resolution: the City Solicitor draft legislation to place a 6 month moratorium on the implementation of dockless bicycle sharing to allow the Council proper time to...
Falco to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Falco to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Falco)
Falco to table — Paper 18-513: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council congratulate Julie Phelan Brady on her recent appointment by Governor Baker to the Workforce Training Fund Advisory Coun
Falco to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Falco to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-500: Resolution: an ATTORNEY GENERAL; a SECRETARY OF STATE: a TREASURER; an AUDITOR; a REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 5th District: a COUNCILLOR 6th District; a SENATOR...
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Falco to table — Paper 18-514: Approval of Medford Energy Aggregation Plan
Falco to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Falco to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Falco)
Suspension of the rules to takes papers in the possession of the Clerk
Councillor Knight motioned for suspension of the rules to takes 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 takes papers in the possession of the Clerk-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-520: Resolution: the Medford City Council ask the Assessor to notify residents who were paying their taxes online that the application process had changed and that...
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)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-522: Resolution: the Medford Traffic Commission review the installation of a 3 way stop at the corner of Washington St., and Otis Street and that crosswalks also be...
Upon motion by Councillor Marks 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 Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Records
Table — Records of the meeting of June 26, 2018
Vice President Dello Russo motioned to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo motioned to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Russo)
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