MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
April 16, 2019
20 recorded votes, 19 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 19-323: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Moreen Heath on her recent passing
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 19-324: Resolution: the Administration give the Medford City Council an update with regards to where we are as it related to permit parking section wide
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-325: Resolution: the Parks Department provide the Medford City Council with a list of all repairs needed at all of our parks and playgrounds
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight 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 Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Table for one week — Paper 19-326: Petition by Lora and Oleksander Mattered, 55 Eleanor Street Apt
Councillor Scarpelli moved to table for one week (Councillor Caraviello second)-tabled on a roll call vote of five in favor of tabling and two (Councillor Dello Russo and Councillor Knight) opposed to tabling.
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, ScarpelliNo: Knight, Russo
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to table for one week (Councillor Caraviello second)-tabled on a roll call vote of five in favor of tabling and two (Councillor Dello Russo and Councillor Knight) opposed to tabling..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Take items under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk
At 7:31 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take items under suspension and 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 7:31 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take items under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 19-327: Resolution: the City Health Inspector visit the Stop and Shop at Fellsway Plaza to obtain the plan that Stop and Shop has supposedly implemented dealing with food...
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 19-328: Resolution: the Medford City Council publicly support the striking Stop & Shop Workers by respecting the picket lines at area Stop & Shop locations, and by call
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 19-329: Resolution: the Medford City Council wish Patty and David Keefe a very happy and healthy 37th Wedding Anniversary
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 19-330: Resolution: the road in front of 75 and 77 Winslow Avenue be repaved in the interest of public safety
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)
Councillor Dello Russo, while under suspension, moved to read into the record a letter from the Medford legislative delegation
At 7:46 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo, while under suspension, moved to read into the record a letter from the Medford legislative delegation (Councillor Knight second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:46 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo, while under suspension, moved to read into the record a letter from the Medford legislative delegation (Councillor Knight second)- passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Receive the papers and place them on file
Councillor Dello Russo moved to receive the papers and place them on file (Councillor Marks second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo moved to receive the papers and place them on file (Councillor Marks second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Marks)
Allow a resident to address the Council and present a petition
At 7:51 p.m., while under suspension, Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to allow a resident to address the Council and present a petition (Councillor Knight second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:51 p.m., while under suspension, Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to allow a resident to address the Council and present a petition (Councillor Knight second)- passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 19-332: Petition of Karen DiCenso, 100 Sydney Street
Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Approval of the rest of the paper as amended — Paper 19-332: Petition of Karen DiCenso, 100 Sydney Street
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval of the rest of the paper as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval of the rest of the paper as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Resume regular business
At 8:11 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to resume regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:11 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to resume regular business (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Scarpelli)
Reports of Committees
Waive the reading of the report, and for approval of the report
Councillor Knight moved to waive the reading of the report, and for approval of 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 the reading of the report, and for approval of the report (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of April 9, 2019
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Suspend regular business so that a resident could address the Council
At 8:12 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business so that a resident could address the Council (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:12 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend regular business so that a resident could address the Council (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Receive the report and place it on file — Paper 19-333: Petition of Carolyn Jones, 32 Arlington Street, Medford, to address the Council
Councillor Knight moved to receive the report and place it on file (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to receive the report and place it on file (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Adjournment
Adjourn
At 8:16 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn (Councillor Dello Russo second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:16 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn (Councillor Dello Russo second)- passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Russo)
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.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →