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September 25, 2018
20 recorded votes, 19 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The roll call in the records is blank; the records count all seven councillors voting, so all are shown present.
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
Suspend regular business
At 7:02, Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:02, Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Communications from the Mayor
Refer the proposed ordinance to the Committee of the Whole — Paper 18-063: Request to Create An Ordinance to Govern the Use of Plastic Bags
Councillor Knight moved to refer the proposed ordinance to the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to refer the proposed ordinance to the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Grant the petition for the Common Victualler License — Paper 18-605: Petition for Common Victualler License by Suwanna Hazeltine, 634 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 for Armery Coffee...
Councillor Scarpelli moved to grant the petition for the Common Victualler License (Vice President Dello Russo second)-granted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to grant the petition for the Common Victualler License (Vice President Dello Russo second)-granted..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Russo)
Revert back to regular business
At 7:35, Councillor Knight moved to revert back to regular business (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:35, Councillor Knight moved to revert back to regular business (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-594: Hearing on a petition from National Grid
Vice President Dello Russo (Vice President Dello Russo second)-granted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo (Vice President Dello Russo second)-granted..” (Motion: Russo)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 18-606: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Henry Randazzo on his recent passing
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended by Vice President Dello Russo, by Councillor Scarpelli and by himself — Paper 18-609: Resolution: the City implement and disseminate a traffic calming request form so that our...
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended by Vice President Dello Russo, by Councillor Scarpelli and by himself (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in the affirmative and zero in the negative.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended by Vice President Dello Russo, by Councillor Scarpelli and by himself (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in the affirmative and zero in the negative..” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Suspend regular business
Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Refer the petition, as amended by Councillor Lungo-Koehn and Councillor Knight, to the Committee of the Whole for a meeting on October 2, at 5:45 p.m., in Room 207 — Paper 18-611: Resolution: the...
Vice President Dello Russo moved to refer the petition, as amended by Councillor Lungo-Koehn and Councillor Knight, to the Committee of the Whole for a meeting on October 2, at 5:45 p.m., in Room 207 (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to refer the petition, as amended by Councillor Lungo-Koehn and Councillor Knight, to the Committee of the Whole for a meeting on October 2, at 5:45 p.m., in Room 207 (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Receive the petition and place on file — Paper 18-607: Petition by Richard Inzenga, 32 Hancock Court, Medford, MA, to discuss reconsidering motion 18-553 and to discuss motion 18-538 that were...
Councillor Marks moved to receive the petition and place on file (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to receive the petition and place on file (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-612: Resolution: the Medford City Council establish the Subcommittee on Lawrence Memorial Hospital Expansion
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval — Paper 18-613: Resolution: the Administration designate a Community Liaison to serve as the point of contact for the purpose of addressing neighborhood and community concerns surrounding...
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval — Paper 18-614: Resolution: the Medford City Council appoint an "Ad-hoc Citizens Impact Advisory Group on the Expansion of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital," and Be it Further resolved that...
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval — Paper 18-615: Resolution: the Medford City Council request that the City Administration provide a cost estimate relative to the installation of a sink at Hormel Stadium, as requested by...
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)
Approval — Paper 18-610: Resolution: the Medford City Council commend and congratulate Reverend Paul Coughlin on his installation as the 15th Pastor of St
President Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
A hearing on the petition — Paper 18-616: Resolution: the Council congratulate President Caraviello on the birth of his seventh grandchild
Councillor Falco moved for a hearing on the petition (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)- passed, and referred to the City Clerk for scheduling of a hearing.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for a hearing on the petition (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)- passed, and referred to the City Clerk for scheduling of a hearing..” (Motion: Falco, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval — Paper 18-588: Committee of the Whole Report Councillor Marks requested a follow-up Committee of the Whole meeting to visit the remaining three fire stations in the City, and
Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 18-617: Resolution: the City Council congratulate City Messenger Larry Lepore on his birthday
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Records
Approval, with a minor amendment to petition 18-596 (edit to Councillor Lungo-Koehn's amendment to that petition) — Records of the meeting of September 18, 2018
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval, with a minor amendment to petition 18-596 (edit to Councillor Lungo-Koehn's amendment to that petition) (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval, with a minor amendment to petition 18-596 (edit to Councillor Lungo-Koehn's amendment to that petition) (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Falco)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 8:48 p.m
Councillor Scarpelli moved to adjourn at 8:48 p.m. (Vice President Dello Russo second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to adjourn at 8:48 p.m. (Vice President Dello Russo second)- passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: 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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