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November 26, 2019
12 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
Records
Approval — Paper 19-653: November 22, 2019 To The Honorable President and Members of the Medford City Council Medford City Hall Medford, MA 02155
Councillor Dello Russo moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo moved for approval (Councillor Caraviello second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Caraviello)
Revert to the regular order of business
At 7:35 p.m., Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed, with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:35 p.m., Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to revert to the regular order of business (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed, with.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
Motions, Order and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 19-650: Resolution Supporting Efforts to Save the North Atlantic Right Whale
Councillor Knight moved for approval (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 (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-651: Resolution: the Solicitor's office review a petition required under Chapter 91 section 10a to allow for a boat dock installation by Paddle Boston
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Councillor Marks 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 Marks second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Marks)
Communications from the Mayor
Waive reading of the paper in lieu of a synopsis from the Building Commissioner
Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the paper in lieu of a synopsis from the Building Commissioner (Councillor Scarpelli second)-failed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the paper in lieu of a synopsis from the Building Commissioner (Councillor Scarpelli second)-failed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole for a meeting on December 3, 2019 with Building Commissioner Paul Mochi — Paper 19-652: Resolution: By the City Council of the City of Medford that...
Councillor Scarpelli moved to refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole for a meeting on December 3, 2019 with Building Commissioner Paul Mochi (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-referred to Committee of the Whole as amended.
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 for a meeting on December 3, 2019 with Building Commissioner Paul Mochi (Vice President Lungo-Koehn second)-referred to Committee of the Whole as amended..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk
At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:26 p.m., Councillor Caraviello moved to take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Approval and asked that tonight's meeting be held in Ms. D'Angelo's memory — Paper 19-654: Resolution: a moment of silence be held for longtime Medford resident Claire Marie D'Angelo on her recent...
Councillor Marks moved for approval and asked that tonight's meeting be held in Ms. D'Angelo's memory (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval and asked that tonight's meeting be held in Ms. D'Angelo's memory (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Refer the paper to the Subcommittee on Ordinances — Paper 19-655: Resolution: portion of a lot's front yard that lies between the front building wall of the principal structure and the front lot...
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to refer the paper to the Subcommittee on Ordinances (Councillor Dello Russo second)-referred to the Subcommittee on Ordinances.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to refer the paper to the Subcommittee on Ordinances (Councillor Dello Russo second)-referred to the Subcommittee on Ordinances..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 19-656: Resolution: the request to install Fourth Generation and Fifth Generation cell communication system infrastructure by Verizon be discussed
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Caraviello second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Records
Table for one week — Records of the meeting of November 19, 2019
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to table for one week (Councillor Caraviello second)-tabled for one week.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to table for one week (Councillor Caraviello second)-tabled for one week..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Caraviello)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 8:45 p.m
Councillor Knight moved to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
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