MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
April 23, 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
During the meeting:
- Breanna Lungo-Koehn recused from a matter.
Every vote, in order
Records
Suspend the rules to take two communications from the Mayor
At 7:14 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to suspend the rules to take two communications from the Mayor (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:14 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to suspend the rules to take two communications from the Mayor (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval — Paper 19-336: Appropriation Request for Chevalier Theatre HVAC Project
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-337: Appropriation Request for $250,000 for Business District Improvements
Councillor Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Approval on the B-paper — Paper 19-326: Petition by Lora and Oleksander Mattered, 55 Eleanor Street Apt
Councillor Knight moved for approval on the B-paper (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval on the B-paper (Councillor Scarpelli second)- passed with.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Table for one additional week so that Department Heads, including the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Building Commissioner, and Director of the Board of Health could attend next week's meeting and...
Councillor Scarpelli again moved to table for one additional week so that Department Heads, including the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Building Commissioner, and Director of the Board of Health could attend next week's meeting and answer questions about the petition (Councillor Knight second)-passed, with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli again moved to table for one additional week so that Department Heads, including the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Building Commissioner, and Director of the Board of Health could attend next week's meeting and answer questions about the petition (Councillor Knight second)-passed, with.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Revert to the regular order of business
At 7:41 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:41 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 19-335: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Thomas Dolfi on his 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)
Approval on the B-paper amendment — Paper 19-022: Update on Lawrence Memorial Hospital Councillor Knight requested that a copy of the LMH presentation be transmitted electronically to the Council
Councillor Marks moved for approval on the B-paper amendment (Councillor Scarpelli 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 Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Continue these updates on a monthly meeting schedule until further notice, and accordingly, to reconvene in one month
Councillor Knight moved to continue these updates on a monthly meeting schedule until further notice, and accordingly, to reconvene in one month (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to continue these updates on a monthly meeting schedule until further notice, and accordingly, to reconvene in one month (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Take papers under suspension and papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 9:13 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take papers under suspension and 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 9:13 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take papers under suspension and papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 19-338: Resolution: includes the operator's primary residence), and Be it Ordered that the City of Medford, by vote of its City Council, hereby adopt the provisions of GL Chapter...
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 19-339: Resolution: the dug-up sidewalk in front of 39 Stearns Avenue be replaced in the interest of public safety
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)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-340: Resolution: the Eversource project be discussed
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Reports of Committees
Waive the reading and to accept the report
Councillor Knight moved to waive the reading and to accept the report (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to waive the reading and to accept the report (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Councillor Scarpelli moved to waive the reading and to accept the report (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed, with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to waive the reading and to accept the report (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed, with.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of April 16, 2019
Councillor Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 9:53 p.m
Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn at 9:53 p.m. (Councillor Marks second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn at 9:53 p.m. (Councillor Marks second)- passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Marks)
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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