MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
December 10, 2019
16 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
Every vote, in order
Hearings
Adopt a residential rate of $9.18, a commercial rate of $17.57 and a residential factor of 94.2573% — Paper 19-646: Tax hearing
Councillor Dello Russo moved to adopt a residential rate of $9.18, a commercial rate of $17.57 and a residential factor of 94.2573% (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Dello Russo moved to adopt a residential rate of $9.18, a commercial rate of $17.57 and a residential factor of 94.2573% (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Motions, Order and Resolutions
Approval from the Floor — Paper 19-659: Resolution: the City Solicitor be invited to the December 17, 2019, Committee of the Whole meeting to update the Council on the Marijuana Ordinance
President Falco moved for approval from the Floor (Councillor Knight second)-passed with
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Falco moved for approval from the Floor (Councillor Knight second)-passed with.” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Waive reading of the paper in lieu of a presentation from members of the Administration
Councillor Knight moved to waive reading of the paper in lieu of a presentation from members of the Administration (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed.
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 presentation from members of the Administration (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole as amended, for further discussion with School Department officials such as the Superintendent and someone from the Guidance Department; the Fire...
Councillor Knight moved to refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole as amended, for further discussion with School Department officials such as the Superintendent and someone from the Guidance Department; the Fire Chief; and other parties for further discussion of the composition of the Commission, so that the Commission is more balanced and less City-focused (Councillor Scarpelli second)-referred to the Committee of the Whole as amended.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to refer the paper to the Committee of the Whole as amended, for further discussion with School Department officials such as the Superintendent and someone from the Guidance Department; the Fire Chief; and other parties for further discussion of the composition of the Commission, so that the Commission is more balanced and less City-focused (Councillor Scarpelli second)-referred to the Committee of the Whole as amended..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Reports of Committees
Approve the Committee Report — Paper 19-287: Committee of the whole meeting report tuesday, november
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to approve the Committee Report (Councillor Scarpelli second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved to approve the Committee Report (Councillor Scarpelli second)-approved..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
Take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk
At 8:38 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo 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 8:38 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to take papers under suspension and in the hands of the Clerk (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 19-661: Resolution: the Medford City Council commend and congratulate Florence Lucia who will be celebrating her 100th birthday on December 13
Councillor Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Russo)
Approval — Paper 19-665: Resolution: the Medford City Council request the DCR install a crosswalk at the intersection of Bradbury Avenue and the Fellsway, with a copy of this resolution forwarded...
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 19-662: Be it so Resolved the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of David Srebnick on his recent passing
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 19-663: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Peter Frates, founder of the Ice Bucket Challenge to Raise ALS Awareness, on...
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 19-664: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Retired Medford Police Officer Cesar Delatorre on his recent passing
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 as amended — Paper 19-666: Resolution: the Verizon applications for small wireless facilities on Medford rights of way be discussed
Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of November 19, 2019
Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Lungo-Koehn moved for approval (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Scarpelli)
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)
Suspend the rules to allow a resident to address the Council
At 8:58 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules to allow a resident to address the Council (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:58 p.m., Councillor Marks moved to suspend the rules to allow a resident to address the Council (Councillor Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Adjournment
Adjourn
At 9:05 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to adjourn (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 9:05 p.m., Councillor Dello Russo moved to adjourn (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
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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