MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 15, 2019
12 recorded votes, 9 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
Hearings
Approval on the B-Paper — Paper 19-562: petition from Medford Surgery Center, LLC, 170 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA 02155, for a special permit for use as a for-profit ambulatory surgery center...
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Marks)
Grant the special permit, including the Addendum to the Special Permit provided by the petitioner, with the Community Development Board September 16, 2019 recommendations (which incorporate...
Councillor Knight moved to grant the special permit, including the Addendum to the Special Permit provided by the petitioner, with the Community Development Board September 16, 2019 recommendations (which incorporate recommendations from Department Heads), the Traffic Engineer's October 15, 2019 recommendations attached as conditions to the permit, with the further requirement that the permit be attached to the business entity, not the address, and with the further requirement that semi-annual meetings be held whether during the construction phase or during the first five years of operation, or for a time to be determined (Councillor Scarpelli second)- granted, with conditions, on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to grant the special permit, including the Addendum to the Special Permit provided by the petitioner, with the Community Development Board September 16, 2019 recommendations (which incorporate recommendations from Department Heads), the Traffic Engineer's October 15, 2019 recommendations attached as conditions to the permit, with the further requirement that the permit be attached to the business entity, not the address, and with the further requirement that semi-annual meetings be held whether during the construction phase or during the first five years of operation, or for a time to be determined (Councillor Scarpelli second)- granted, with conditions, on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Take all amendments and conditions added to paper 19-562 and add those amendments and conditions to paper 19-563, and then to approve paper 19-563 with those same amendments and conditions
Councillor Knight moved to take all amendments and conditions added to paper 19-562 and add those amendments and conditions to paper 19-563, and then to approve paper 19-563 with those same amendments and conditions (Councillor Caraviello second)- granted, with conditions, on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to take all amendments and conditions added to paper 19-562 and add those amendments and conditions to paper 19-563, and then to approve paper 19-563 with those same amendments and conditions (Councillor Caraviello second)- granted, with conditions, on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
A brief recess — Paper 19-563: City of medford
At 9:29 p.m., Councillor Knight moved for a brief recess (Councillor Scarpelli second)-- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:29 p.m., Councillor Knight moved for a brief recess (Councillor Scarpelli second)-- passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 19-619: Resolution: the Medford City Council hereby congratulate Medford Public Schools Guidance Counselor, Track-and-Field Coach, and Mustang Hall of Famer, Thomas Lynch on his...
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)
Take papers in the hands of the Clerk
At 9:44 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:44 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to take papers in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval — Paper 19-621: Resolution: the Medford City Council thank Betsy Pesce for her 20 years of service to St
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)
Approval — Paper 19-622: Resolution: the sidewalk at 25 Stickney Road be replaced in the interest of public safety
Councillor Marks moved for approval (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval — Paper 19-612: Licensing of Food Trucks
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second) -passed on a roll call vote of five in favor and two (Councillors Caraviello and Dello Russo) opposed.
Yes: Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, Marks, ScarpelliNo: Caraviello, Russo
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second) -passed on a roll call vote of five in favor and two (Councillors Caraviello and Dello Russo) opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Reports of Committees
Table the report — Paper 19-481: October 9, 2019 Committee of the Whole Report
Councillor Knight moved to table the report (Councillor Dello Russo second)-tabled.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to table the report (Councillor Dello Russo second)-tabled..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Records
Table for one week — Records of the meeting of October 8, 2019
Councillor Marks moved to table for one week (Councillor Knight second)-tabled, with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to table for one week (Councillor Knight second)-tabled, with.” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 9:53 p.m
Councillor Scarpelli moved to adjourn at 9:53 p.m. (Councillor Caraviello second)- passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to adjourn at 9:53 p.m. (Councillor Caraviello second)- passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
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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