MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 20, 2018
26 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 so a citizen could address the Council about a recent proposed auction by the Medford Public Library
At 7:01 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules so a citizen could address the Council about a recent proposed auction by the Medford Public Library (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:01 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules so a citizen could address the Council about a recent proposed auction by the Medford Public Library (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Falco)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-690: Resolution: the Administration explain the process for selling public items, whether it's auctioning, or surplus items, including who had the authority to move...
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Falco)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Approval as amended — Paper 18-681: Petition by Paul Cavanaugh, 158 Pine Ridge Road Medford, MA to request that the City of Medford appropriately commend Michael Bloomberg, former resident, Medfor
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Revert to regular business
At 7:50 p.m., Vice President Dello Russo moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Knight second) -passed, with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:50 p.m., Vice President Dello Russo moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Knight second) -passed, with.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 18-678: Resolution: the October 23rd Council recommendations for Fire Station Health and Safety Improvements be discussed
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Suspend regular business
At 8:45 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business (President Caraviello, from the floor, second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:45 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business (President Caraviello, from the floor, second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Reports of Committees
Acceptance of the Committee Report — Paper 18-608: Committee of the whole meeting report wednesday, november
Councillor Knight moved for acceptance of the Committee Report (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for acceptance of the Committee Report (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Delete the sentence — Paper 18-608: Committee of the whole meeting report wednesday, november
Councillor Marks moved to delete the sentence (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to delete the sentence (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Unfinished Business
Adopt Councillor Falco’s amendment (4.0 mil threshold) to the draft plastic bag ordinance
Councillor Falco moved for adoption of his amendment (text above). On a roll call vote, the amendment was adopted with four Councillors (Vice President Dello Russo, Councillor Falco, Councillor Lungo-Koehn, Councillor Scarpelli) favoring the 4.0 mil threshold and voting yes and three Councillors (President Caraviello, Councillor Knight, Councillor Marks) favoring the 3.0 mil threshold and voting no.
Yes: Falco, Lungo-Koehn, Russo, ScarpelliNo: Caraviello, Knight, MarksThe records describe this roll call in a sentence naming the four councillors voting yes and the three voting no.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for adoption of his amendment (text above). On a roll call vote, the amendment was adopted with four Councillors (Vice President Dello Russo, Councillor Falco, Councillor Lungo-Koehn, Councillor Scarpelli) favoring the 4.0 mil threshold and voting yes and three Councillors (President Caraviello, Councillor Knight, Councillor Marks) favoring the 3.0 mil threshold and voting no..” (Motion: Falco)
Reports of Committees
Send the Draft Ordinance as Amended to First Reading
Councillor Knight moved to send the Draft Ordinance as Amended to First Reading (Councillor Falco second) -passed on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to send the Draft Ordinance as Amended to First Reading (Councillor Falco second) -passed on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and zero in the negative..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Approval of his B-paper Amendment (text above) — Paper 18-608: Committee of the whole meeting report wednesday, november
Councillor Marks moved for approval of his B-paper Amendment (text above)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval of his B-paper Amendment (text above)-passed..” (Motion: Marks)
Approval of her C-Paper Amendment (text above) — Paper 18-608: Committee of the whole meeting report wednesday, november
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval of her C-Paper Amendment (text above)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval of her C-Paper Amendment (text above)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
Waive reading of the communication from the Mayor and the Draft Ordinance in lieu of a summary from the City Solicitor
Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the communication from the Mayor and the Draft Ordinance in lieu of a summary from the City Solicitor (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the communication from the Mayor and the Draft Ordinance in lieu of a summary from the City Solicitor (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Councillor Knight offered an amendment striking "within 120 days of passage of this Ordinance " and replacing that language with "beginning January 1, 2019 and quarterly thereafter."
Councillor Knight offered an amendment striking "within 120 days of passage of this Ordinance " and replacing that language with "beginning January 1, 2019 and quarterly thereafter." (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight offered an amendment striking "within 120 days of passage of this Ordinance " and replacing that language with "beginning January 1, 2019 and quarterly thereafter." (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
The Draft Ordinance as amended to take its First Reading
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for the Draft Ordinance as amended to take its First Reading (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed to take its First Reading on a roll call vote of seven in the affirmative and zero in the negative.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for the Draft Ordinance as amended to take its First Reading (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed to take its First Reading on a roll call vote of seven in the affirmative and zero in the negative..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
Revert to regular business
At 9:40 p.m., President Caraviello, from the floor, 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 9:40 p.m., President Caraviello, from the floor, moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 18-679: Resolution: the City Clerk provide the Council with the voter turnout in Ward 8 Precinct 2
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 — Paper 18-680: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Marie Walsh on her recent passing
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Marks second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Marks second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Marks)
Take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 9:42 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:42 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Communications from the Mayor
Send the request to the Committee of the Whole
Vice President Dello Russo moved to send the request to the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to send the request to the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Table — Paper 18-683: Rescission of City Council Vote 18-296
Councillor Knight moved to table (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed , with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to table (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed , with.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 9:50 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:50 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 18-691: Resolution: street lights be installed at the long stretch of Harvard Avenue near the fire station in the interest of public safety
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)
Allow a citizen to address the Council
At 9:54 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to allow a citizen to address the Council (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:54 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to allow a citizen to address the Council (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Falco)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of November 13, 2018
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Adjournment
Adjourn, and to wish the Medford Mustangs well in their Thanksgiving Day football game, at 9:57 p.m
Councillor Falco moved to adjourn, and to wish the Medford Mustangs well in their Thanksgiving Day football game, at 9:57 p.m. (Councillor Knight second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved to adjourn, and to wish the Medford Mustangs well in their Thanksgiving Day football game, at 9:57 p.m. (Councillor Knight second) -passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
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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