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December 18, 2018
17 recorded votes, 15 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
Hearings
Approval — Paper 18-574: Subcommittee on zoning meeting report wednesday, december
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Falco second)-granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Suspend the rules to take paper 18- 711, a Communication from the Mayor
At 7:58 p.m., Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules to take paper 18- 711, a Communication from the Mayor (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:58 p.m., Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules to take paper 18- 711, a Communication from the Mayor (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval — Paper 18-711: To the Honorable President and Members of the Medford City Council City Hall Medford, MA 02155 December 12, 2018
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Revert to regular business
At 8:10 p.m., Councillor Falco 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 8:10 p.m., Councillor Falco moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 18-704: Resolution: the City Solicitor provide the Council with a Draft Ordinance regulating the use of drones in the City of Medford
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 as amended — Paper 18-705: Resolution: the Medford City Council have a Subcommittee meeting or Committee of the Whole meeting after the new year to receive an update and to recap all that...
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Falco)
Suspend the rules so that two petitioners could address the Council
At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Lungo Koehn moved to suspend the rules so that two petitioners 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 8:26 p.m., Councillor Lungo Koehn moved to suspend the rules so that two petitioners could address the Council (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Approval — Paper 18-709: Petition by John Sardone, 197 Spring Street Medford, MA to speak on the closing of the D.A.V
Councillor Knight moved for approval (President Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (President Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-710: Petition by Eileen A
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (President Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (President Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Revert to regular business
At 10:06 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 10:06 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-706: Resolution: the Medford City Council meet with the station manager of TV3 in Committee or invite him to a Council meeting in January to follow up on our...
Councillor Lungo-Koehn 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 Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-707: Resolution: the Administration update the City Council with regards to the 50k that was supposed to be allocated to each business district
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
Approval — Paper 18-708: Resolution: the School Department provide an update to the Medford City Council regarding the heating system in the Marsha Caron Theater and the Kenneth Cooper Gymnasium...
Councillor Falco moved for approval (Councillor Marks second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval (Councillor Marks second)-passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Marks)
Suspend regular business to take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 10:21 p.m., Councillor Falco moved to suspend regular business 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 10:21 p.m., Councillor Falco moved to suspend regular business to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 18-712: Resolution: City Council Resolutions 18-436 and 18-436 B be forwarded to the Community Development Board pursuant to the Zoning Act
Councillor Falco moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Falco moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Scarpelli)
Records
Lungo-Koehn, who moved to table the records until the next meeting
Lungo-Koehn, who moved to table the records until the next meeting (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Lungo-Koehn, who moved to table the records until the next meeting (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 10:29 p.m
Vice President Dello Russo moved to adjourn at 10:29 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 to adjourn at 10:29 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Scarpelli)
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