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April 7, 2020
23 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Zac Bears, Richard F. Caraviello, Adam Knight, Michael J. Marks, Nicole Morell, George A. Scarpelli, John C. Falco
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Hearings
Approval as amended, with conditions — Paper 20-084: petition from END Bakery (Carla Barile), 17 Playstead Road, Medford, MA 02155, for a Special Permit to amend its Hours of Operation in...
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended, with conditions (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended, with conditions (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval on the B-Paper — Paper 20-042: Resolution: the Medford City Council discuss raising the income limit to better reflect the cost of living and housing in Medford
Councillor Morell 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
“Councillor Morell moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Marks second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Morell, second: Marks)
Raise the cap to $50,000 for Fiscal Year 2021
Councillor Morell moved to raise the cap to $50,000 for Fiscal Year 2021 (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Morell moved to raise the cap to $50,000 for Fiscal Year 2021 (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Morell, second: Bears)
Approval — Paper 20-288: Whereas Massachusetts House Bill 4440 seeks to allow all independent public retirement systems subject to oversight by the Public Employee Retirement Administra
Councillor Bears moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of five in favor and two (Vice President Caraviello and Councillor Marks) opposed.
Yes: Bears, Falco, Knight, Morell, ScarpelliNo: Caraviello, Marks
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of five in favor and two (Vice President Caraviello and Councillor Marks) opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 20-298: Resolution: the Medford City Council congratulate Sharon Chappell Hepburn and her team in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of her business Mystic Coffee Roasters in...
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Suspend the rules to take paper 20-309
At 8:09 p.m., Councillor Bears moved to suspend the rules to take paper 20-309 (Councillor Morell second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“At 8:09 p.m., Councillor Bears moved to suspend the rules to take paper 20-309 (Councillor Morell second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Morell)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Approval as amended, with conditions — Paper 20-309: Petition for Common Victualler License by Khasru Alam, 366 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA 02155 for FTT LLC dba Hot Chix Halal, 49 High Street,...
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended, with conditions (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended, with conditions (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Caraviello)
Revert to the regular order of business
Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to revert to the regular order of business (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 20-299: Resolution: the City Council collaborate with the City Administration to create a one-page coronavirus information sheet that can be physically delivered to...
Councillor Morell moved for approval as amended (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Morell moved for approval as amended (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Morell, second: Marks)
Refer the paper, as amended, to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs — Paper 20-300: Resolution: the City Administration establish a "Housing Stability Taskforce" to pull together...
Councillor Bears moved to refer the paper, as amended, to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs (Councillor Morell second)-referred to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved to refer the paper, as amended, to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs (Councillor Morell second)-referred to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Morell)
Refer the paper to the Mayor for clarification of the Executive Order on whether unoccupied housing units can be shown — Paper 20-301: Resolution: the City Administration amend the Mayor's...
Councillor Knight moved to refer the paper to the Mayor for clarification of the Executive Order on whether unoccupied housing units can be shown (Councillor Bears second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to refer the paper to the Mayor for clarification of the Executive Order on whether unoccupied housing units can be shown (Councillor Bears second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Bears)
Refer the paper to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs — Paper 20-302: Resolution: the Mayor and Board of Health implement an emergency order to require that no landlord and/or owner...
Councillor Bears moved to refer the paper to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved to refer the paper to the Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Knight)
Approval — Paper 20-306: Resolution: the Medford City Council requests that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts significantly increase the contribution to the COVID-19 Rental Assistance for Families...
Councillor Bears moved for approval (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Marks)
Approval — Paper 20-307: Resolution: the City Engineer look into the contractor that did a water line at 70 Auburn Street to replace the sidewalk with concrete, and also to replace the broken...
Vice President Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello moved for approval (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Approval on the B-Paper — Paper 20-308: Resolution: the Administration update the Medford City Council as to when peer consultants will be hired and what type of peer consultants will be hired to...
Vice President Caraviello moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
Approval on the main paper — Paper 20-308: Resolution: the Administration update the Medford City Council as to when peer consultants will be hired and what type of peer consultants will be hired...
President Falco moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Knight second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“President Falco moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Knight second)- passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Falco, second: Knight)
Reports of Committees
Approve the Committee Report — Paper 19-287: Committee of the whole meeting report tuesday, february
Vice President Caraviello moved to approve the Committee Report (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello moved to approve the Committee Report (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Knight)
An update from the Administration on the request for a list of consultants hired since the change in Administration
Councillor Knight moved for an update from the Administration on the request for a list of consultants hired since the change in Administration (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for an update from the Administration on the request for a list of consultants hired since the change in Administration (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 20-081: Subcommittee on business
Councillor Morell moved for approval (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Morell moved for approval (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Morell, second: Caraviello)
Approval — Paper 20-087: Committee of the whole
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Bears)
Table for one week — Paper 20-042: March 31, 2020 Committee of the Whole Meeting Report to follow
Councillor Bears moved to table for one week (Councillor Scarpelli second)-tabled on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved to table for one week (Councillor Scarpelli second)-tabled on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Scarpelli)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of March 31, 2020
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Bears)
Adjournment
Adjourn at10:00 p.m
Councillor Bears moved to adjourn at10:00 p.m. (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of six in favor and Councillor Knight marked absent because of technical difficulties with his internet connection.
Yes: Bears, Caraviello, Falco, Marks, Morell, ScarpelliThe records list Adam Knight as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved to adjourn at10:00 p.m. (Councillor Marks second)-passed on a roll call vote of six in favor and Councillor Knight marked absent because of technical difficulties with his internet connection..” (Motion: Bears, 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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