MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
June 4, 2019
16 recorded votes, 16 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
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 19-438: Resolution: the City Council discuss issues regarding Waste Management
Councillor Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Scarpelli)
Receive Mr. Storella's remarks regarding the resolution and place them on file
Councillor Dello Russo moved to receive Mr. Storella's remarks regarding the resolution and place them on file (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo moved to receive Mr. Storella's remarks regarding the resolution and place them on file (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-440: Resolution: the Medford City Council request an update from Tufts University on the Cummings Center Project
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval — Paper 19-441: Resolution: the Medford City Council recognize Medford High School Student Athlete Tristen Howard on his recent accomplishment of winning the 200 meters in the MIAA...
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 19-442: Resolution: the Medford City Council hereby recognize David DiMattia for his 30 years of dedicated service to our community, and Be it further Resolved that the Medford...
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)
Request the Building Department to enforce the hours of operation for the construction project on Salem Street, and to have the Building Commissioner and Code Enforcement Officer visit the site to...
At 8:25 p.m., while under suspension, Councillor Marks moved to request the Building Department to enforce the hours of operation for the construction project on Salem Street, and to have the Building Commissioner and Code Enforcement Officer visit the site to inform workers of the hours of construction (Councillor Marks second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:25 p.m., while under suspension, Councillor Marks moved to request the Building Department to enforce the hours of operation for the construction project on Salem Street, and to have the Building Commissioner and Code Enforcement Officer visit the site to inform workers of the hours of construction (Councillor Marks second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks)
Take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk
At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk (second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk (second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-445: Resolution: the recent loss of commuter parking at the Station Landing garage 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)
Offer a reminder that the Team Hemo Buzz Off event is happening on June 8 at 6 p.m. at John Brewer's Tavern
At 8:52 p.m., while under suspension, Councillor Knight moved to offer a reminder that the Team Hemo Buzz Off event is happening on June 8 at 6 p.m. at John Brewer's Tavern (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:52 p.m., while under suspension, Councillor Knight moved to offer a reminder that the Team Hemo Buzz Off event is happening on June 8 at 6 p.m. at John Brewer's Tavern (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval — Paper 19-447: Resolution: the Medford City Council recognize Pride Month and the 50th Anniversary Year since the uprising at the Stonewall Inn which was the beginning of the Gay Rights...
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)
Revert to the regular order of business
At 8:55 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:55 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Receive the report and place it on file — Paper 19-443: Petition by former Councillor Robert Penta, Zero Summit Road, to discuss the implications of the City's financial obligations upon our City
Councillor Scarpelli moved to receive the report and place it on file (Councillor Marks second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to receive the report and place it on file (Councillor Marks second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Marks)
Reports of Committees
A summary of the report to be provided — Paper 19-427: Committee of the whole meeting report tuesday, may
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for a summary of the report to be provided (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for a summary of the report to be provided (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
Accept the report — Paper 19-427: Committee of the whole meeting report tuesday, may
Councillor Dello Russo moved to accept the report (Councillor Caraviello second)-accepted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo moved to accept the report (Councillor Caraviello second)-accepted..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of May 28, 2019
Councillor Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Marks second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Marks second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Marks)
Adjournment
Adjourn
At 9:27 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn (Councillor Marks second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:27 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to adjourn (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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