MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 13, 2018
23 recorded votes, 23 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Frederick N. Dello Russo, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli, Richard F. Caraviello
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Records
Suspend the rules
At 7:01 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend the rules (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:01 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend the rules (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Reports of Committees
Accept the Committee Report and the letter included in the report
Councillor Knight moved to accept the Committee Report and the letter included in the report (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to accept the Committee Report and the letter included in the report (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Revert to regular business
At 7:18 p.m., Councillor Scarpelli moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:18 p.m., Councillor Scarpelli moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 18-664: Resolution: the Medford City Council formally request the DCR perform immediate repairs to the lights in question, and Be it further Resolved that a copy of this...
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)
Suspend the rules so a citizen could speak
At 7:21 p.m., Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules so a citizen could speak (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:21 p.m., Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules so a citizen could speak (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Revert to regular business
At 7:29 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:29 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-665: Resolution: the City Administration take the proper steps to beautify the World War I Veteran Memorial on Forest Street
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-666: Resolution: the DPW install a Stop sign at the intersection of Washington Street and Hadley Place in the interest of public safety
Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-667: Resolution: the DPW install a crosswalk at the intersection of Washington Street and the traffic island on Hadley Place in the interest of public safety
Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-668: Resolution: the DPW install marked parking spaces on Forest Street to help keep pedestrians and motorists safe
Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-669: Resolution: the Administration provide the Medford City Council with an update as to the progress that is being made on security protocols within our schools...
Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-670: Resolution: the Medford City Council congratulate Declan Jones from Boy Scout Troop 416 on earning the rank of Eagle Scout
Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-671: Resolution: the Medford City Council wish John and Janine McGonagle a happy and healthy 30th Wedding Anniversary
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)
Take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 7:43 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:43 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-674: Resolution: the issue of resident access at Mystic Towers be discussed
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval of his motion — Paper 18-643: Resolution: the City Solicitor prepare a draft City Ordinance for the next Council meeting, and that the draft be placed under the Reports Due section of the...
Councillor Knight moved for approval of his motion (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval of his motion (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-675: Resolution: all residences impacted by the November 13, 2018 Zone 1 Street Sweeping cancellation be notified by mail of the rescheduled date
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (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 as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Suspend the rules so a citizen could address the Council
At 8:09 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules so a citizen could address the Council (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:09 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules so a citizen could address the Council (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-676: Who in the City Administration made an agreement with Lawrence Memorial Hospital allowing Lawrence Memorial Hospital to use city salt from the City DPW Yard? a)
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-673: Resolution: the City Council congratulate Medford High School graduate Benjamin Candee, a United States Navy sailor in the Nuclear Training Program, who was just accepted...
Councillor Marks moved approval (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved approval (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of October 9, 2018
Vice President Dello Russo moved for approval (Councillor Knight second) -approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved for approval (Councillor Knight second) -approved..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second) -approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second) -approved..” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 8:19 p.m
Councillor Knight moved to adjourn at 8:19 p.m. (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to adjourn at 8:19 p.m. (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
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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