MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 27, 2018
11 recorded votes, 11 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)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Grant the license — Paper 18-688: Petition for Common Victualler License by Kolin Burgoyne, 210 Prospect Street Cambridge, MA 02139 for Colleen 's at 61 High Street Medford, MA
Councillor Scarpelli moved to grant the 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 license (Vice President Dello Russo second) -granted..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Russo)
Communications from the Mayor
Waive reading of the full document in lieu of a presentation from a representative of the Community Preservation Committee
Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the full document in lieu of a presentation from a representative of the Community Preservation Committee (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the full document in lieu of a presentation from a representative of the Community Preservation Committee (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-689: Mayor’s request: approve on recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee the Community Preservation Fund Revenues in the amount of $1,574,828
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second) -passed on a roll call vote of 6 in favor and Vice President Dello Russo opposed.
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, ScarpelliNo: Russo
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second) -passed on a roll call vote of 6 in favor and Vice President Dello Russo opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Revert to regular business
At 7:14 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:14 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 18-625: Update on Lawrence Memorial Hospital Vice President Dello Russo took the chair at 7:29 p.m. President Caraviello resumed the chair at 7:52 p.m
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)
Approval — Paper 18-687: Resolution: the Administration provide the Medford City Council with the contract that outside snow plow vendors sign with the City
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Falco)
Take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 9:23 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:23 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Vice President Dello Russo second) -passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-692: Resolution: the Medford City Council send its sincere condolences to the family of Barbara Ricci on her recent passing
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)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of November 20, 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)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 9:28 p.m
Councillor Scarpelli moved to adjourn at 9:28 p.m. (Councillor Falco second) -passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to adjourn at 9:28 p.m. (Councillor Falco second) -passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, 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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