MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
March 26, 2019
17 recorded votes, 15 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, Frederick N. Dello Russo, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli, John C. Falco
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Records
Grant the petition — Paper 18-470: Petition by National Grid (gas) for permission to construct a location of mains under Massachusetts Avenue from Westwood Road to Circuit Road
Councillor Marks moved to grant the petition (Councillor Knight second)-granted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to grant the petition (Councillor Knight second)-granted..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Revert to regular business
At 7:09 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 7:09 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 19-288: Resolution: the recent cutting of bus service in Medford, in particular the 326 bus route, be discussed
Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-289: Resolution: the Medford School Committee look into purchasing a new Gymnastics floor mat in the interest of public safety
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-290: Resolution: the City of Medford's Traffic Engineer investigate the intersection of Main and Dexter Street in order to install a traffic calming sign such as "...
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Caraviello)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval on the B-Paper amendment — Paper 19-294: Local Option Reduction in Interest Rate on tax deferral agreements with seniors.
Councillor Marks moved for approval on the B-Paper amendment (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval on the B-Paper amendment (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Approval on the main paper — Paper 19-294: Local Option Reduction in Interest Rate on tax deferral agreements with seniors.
Councillor Dello Russo moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Revert to regular business
At 8:02 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 8:02 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-291: Resolution: the City Council discuss the National Grid Project on Harvard Street
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval — Paper 19-292: Resolution: the City Traffic Engineer report back to the Council of any Traffic Studies and reports outlining strategies for residents of South Medford during the National...
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-293: Resolution: the City Council get an update on the contract with Republic Parking and look into reviewing the City Parking rules and regulations
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Take papers under suspension and to take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 8:25 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take papers under suspension and to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:25 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take papers under suspension and to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 18-295: Resolution: the DPW Commissioner provide the City Council with the schedule for crosswalk re-striping, including date and location, as well as a copy of any contract...
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 18-296: Resolution: the Council receive an update on the city's LED light installation
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)
Reports of Committees
Waive reading of the report, and to adopt the report
Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the report, and to adopt the report (Councillor 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 report, and to adopt the report (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of March 19, 2019
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 8:36 p.m
Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn at 8:36 p.m. (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn at 8:36 p.m. (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, 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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