MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
September 11, 2018
24 recorded votes, 21 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
Approval — Paper 18-587: Resolution: the Medford City Council hold a moment of silence in memory of those lost as a result of the September 11th, 2001 World Trade Center Terror Attack
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Recess at 7:15 p.m
Vice President Dello Russo moved for recess at 7:15 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved for recess at 7:15 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Scarpelli)
Reconvene from recess at 7:35 p.m
Vice President Dello Russo moved to reconvene from recess at 7:35 p.m. (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to reconvene from recess at 7:35 p.m. (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Falco)
Award the Common Victualler License — Paper 18-578: Petition for Common Victualler License by Fong Ping Chen, 116 Centre St, Quincy,MA 02169 for JYM, Inc
Councillor Scarpelli moved to award the Common Victualler License (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-granted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
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“Councillor Scarpelli moved to award the Common Victualler License (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-granted..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Award the Common Victualler License — Paper 18-579: Petition for Common Victualler License by MacNamara Garcia DeOliveira, 98 Chestnut Street, Everett, MA 02149 for Grounder Café, 394B Main St,...
Councillor Scarpelli moved to award the Common Victualler License (Councillor Knight second)-granted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to award the Common Victualler License (Councillor Knight second)-granted..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Approve the expenditure — Paper 18-581: Request for expenditure from law department claims over
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to approve the expenditure (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to approve the expenditure (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Approve the expenditure — Paper 18-582: Request for expenditure from law department claims over
Vice President Dello Russo moved to approve the expenditure (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to approve the expenditure (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Scarpelli)
Approve the expenditure — Paper 18-583: Request for expenditure from law department claims over
Councillor Falco moved to approve the expenditure (Councillor Knight second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
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“Councillor Falco moved to approve the expenditure (Councillor Knight second)- passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-584: Acceptance of G.L. c. 40U
Councillor Marks (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Falco)
Suspend the rules for consideration of a citizen petition
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules for consideration of a citizen petition-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
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“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules for consideration of a citizen petition-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
Knight — Paper 18-590: Resolution: the Administration research grounds for appeal of any adverse decision from the Department of Public Health; Be it further resolved that the Council meet again...
Knight (Councillor Falco second). On a roll call vote, the Resolution passed with 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative-passed.
From the minutes
“Knight (Councillor Falco second). On a roll call vote, the Resolution passed with 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval — Paper 18-551: Resolution: to meet this appropriation, The City Treasurer, with approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of...
Vice President Dello Russo moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-with a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative, passed to take its third reading to be ordered.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-with a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative, passed to take its third reading to be ordered..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Revert to regular business
Councillor Marks moved to revert to regular business (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
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“Councillor Marks moved to revert to regular business (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-559: Resolution: the Community Garden Commission examine the feasibility of expanding its scope to include flower gardens in public places, including Traffic Islands, City and...
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval from the floor — Paper 18-575: Resolution: Medford City Council offer its congratulations to Ernest Lindsay on his retirement as Veterans Services Director
President Caraviello moved for approval from the floor (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
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“President Caraviello moved for approval from the floor (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Scarpelli)
Approval from the floor — Paper 18-576: Resolution: the Medford City Council send its sincere and deepest condolences to the family of Lorraine Flynn on her recent passing
President Caraviello moved for approval from the floor (Councillor Falco second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
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“President Caraviello moved for approval from the floor (Councillor Falco second)- passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Falco)
Approval from the floor — Paper 18-577: Resolution: the Medford City Council send its sincere condolences to the family of John Bailey on his recent passing
President Caraviello moved for approval from the floor, (Councillor Knight second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Caraviello moved for approval from the floor, (Councillor Knight second)- passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Suspend the rules for so a resident could address the Council with an update on the proposed Roberts School Playground
Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules for so a resident could address the Council with an update on the proposed Roberts School Playground (second Councillor Scarpelli)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules for so a resident could address the Council with an update on the proposed Roberts School Playground (second Councillor Scarpelli)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Approval — Paper 18-591: Resolution: the Administration review all documents related to the Roberts School Playground project, to use Mass Contracts, to explore ways to expedite completion, and to...
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval, (Councillor Knight second) on a roll call vote, with 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative (passed).
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval, (Councillor Knight second) on a roll call vote, with 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative (passed)..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 18-585: Resolution: the Administration appear before the Council to provide an update on the Clipper Ship Connector Project
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Suspension of the rules to take papers in possession of the Clerk
Councillor Falco moved for suspension of the rules to take papers in possession of the Clerk (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for suspension of the rules to take papers in possession of the Clerk (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-592: Resolution: the crosswalk at the intersection of Park Street and Brogan Road be painted in the interest of public safety
Councillor Falco moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Accept the report of the Committee of the Whole — Paper 18-588: Report of the Committee of the Whole, September 8, 2018, Offered by Councillor Marks, 18-588
Vice President Dello Russo moved to accept the report of the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Marks second)-passed/adopted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to accept the report of the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Marks second)-passed/adopted..” (Motion: Russo, second: Marks)
Records
Accept the records of the regular meeting of August 14 — Paper 17-606: Evangelical Haitian Church 400 High St. 90 Day Review on Illumination- January 9, 2018 (Tabled) Records
Councillor Falco moved to accept the records of the regular meeting of August 14 (second Councillor Scarpelli)--passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved to accept the records of the regular meeting of August 14 (second Councillor Scarpelli)--passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Scarpelli)
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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