MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 22, 2019
15 recorded votes, 11 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
Grant the special permit — Paper 19-579: petition from Thomas A
Councillor Knight moved to grant the special permit (Councillor Caraviello second)-granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to grant the special permit (Councillor Caraviello second)-granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Approval — Paper 19-624: Petition for Class II Motor Vehicles License by Thomas A
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Russo)
Revert to the regular order of business
At 7:11 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 7:11 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Grant the special permit — Paper 19-594: Hearing on a petition from Jeffrey Keller (petitioner) of Recovery Grads
Councillor Knight moved to grant the special permit (Councillor Caraviello second)-granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to grant the special permit (Councillor Caraviello second)-granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, for a meeting with Eversource, the City Engineer, the Traffic Engineer and the Police Chief, with a Reverse 911 call to the neighbors...
Councillor Scarpelli moved to refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, for a meeting with Eversource, the City Engineer, the Traffic Engineer and the Police Chief, with a Reverse 911 call to the neighbors when the meeting is scheduled (Councillor Caraviello second)-referred to the Committee of the Whole, with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, for a meeting with Eversource, the City Engineer, the Traffic Engineer and the Police Chief, with a Reverse 911 call to the neighbors when the meeting is scheduled (Councillor Caraviello second)-referred to the Committee of the Whole, with.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Approve the paper for third reading to be ordained — Paper 19-623: Resolution: the Medford City Council invite a representative from Eversource, our City Engineer, and Traffic Engineer to discuss...
Councillor Knight moved to approve the paper for third reading to be ordained (Councillor Dello Russo second)-approved for third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to approve the paper for third reading to be ordained (Councillor Dello Russo second)-approved for third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Cancel the November 5, 2019 City Council meeting because it takes place on Election Day
At 7:58 p.m., while under suspension, Councillor Caraviello moved to cancel the November 5, 2019 City Council meeting because it takes place on Election Day (Councillor Knight second)-passed, and the November 5, 2019 meeting was cancelled.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:58 p.m., while under suspension, Councillor Caraviello moved to cancel the November 5, 2019 City Council meeting because it takes place on Election Day (Councillor Knight second)-passed, and the November 5, 2019 meeting was cancelled..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Revert to the regular order of business
At 8:00 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:00 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-625: Petition by John "Jack" Elsey, 20 Revere Place, Medford, MA 02155 to request permission from the city government to install and maintain an eight-foot square...
Councillor Knight 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 Knight moved for approval as amended (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Reports of Committees
Accept the report — Paper 19-481: October 9, 2019 Committee of the Whole Report 19-481
Councillor Caraviello moved to accept the report (Councillor Scarpelli second)-accepted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved to accept the report (Councillor Scarpelli second)-accepted..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Scarpelli)
Accept the report — Paper 19-481: October 15, 2019 Committee of the Whole Report 19-481
Councillor Caraviello moved to accept the report (Councillor Scarpelli second)-accepted.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved to accept the report (Councillor Scarpelli second)-accepted..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Scarpelli)
Suspend the rules to allow a resident to speak
At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Scarpelli moved to suspend the rules to allow a resident to speak (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Scarpelli moved to suspend the rules to allow a resident to speak (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of October 8, 2019
Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-approved..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-approved..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 8:42 p.m
Councillor Knight moved to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, 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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