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September 8, 2020
26 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The roll call in the records is blank; the records count all seven councillors voting, so all are shown present.
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli, Zac Bears, Nicole Morell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Records
Suspend the rules to take paper 20-517 from the table
At 7:05 p.m., Vice President Caraviello moved suspend the rules to take paper 20-517 from the table (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“At 7:05 p.m., Vice President Caraviello moved suspend the rules to take paper 20-517 from the table (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Bears)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval as amended — Paper 20-517: To The Honorable President and Members of the Medford City Council City Hall Medford, MA 02155
Vice President Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Bears second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Bears second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Bears)
Transfer all amendments from the previous paper to this paper
Councillor Knight moved to transfer all amendments from the previous paper to this paper (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to transfer all amendments from the previous paper to this paper (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Bears)
Approval as amended — Paper 20-516: To The Honorable President and Members of the Medford City Council City Hall Medford, MA 02155
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Bears second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Bears second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Bears)
Petitions, Presentations and Similar Papers
Table — Paper 20-540: Petition for Common Victualler License by Mohammad Anwar, 2292 Boston Turnpike, Coventry, CT 06238 for The Anwar Group, Inc
Councillor Knight moved to table (Vice President Caraviello second)-tabled on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to table (Vice President Caraviello second)-tabled on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Revert to the regular order of business
At 8:39 p.m., 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
“At 8:39 p.m., 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)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval — Paper 20-526: Resolution: the Medford Historic Commission furnish the City Council with copies of its annual report filed with the Mayor as required by Section 48-33 of the Code of...
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)
Approval as amended — Paper 20-527: Resolution: the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Edward Tyrance on his recent passing
Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval — Paper 20-528: Resolution: the Medford City Council recognize the efforts of our community partner Armstrong Ambulance, most notably Gayle Armstrong, Richard Raymond, and Sean Mangan,...
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)
Join paper 20-542 to paper 20-529 — Paper 20-529: Resolution: the Medford City Council be provided with a monthly report of crime statistics from the Chief of Police
Councillor Marks moved to join paper 20-542 to paper 20-529 (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to join paper 20-542 to paper 20-529 (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Knight)
Approval on the B-Paper — Paper 20-542: Resolution: the recent rash of break ins and home invasions be discussed in the interest of public safety
Councillor Bears moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Morell second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Morell second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Morell)
Approval on the joined main papers as amended — Paper 20-542: Resolution: the recent rash of break ins and home invasions be discussed in the interest of public safety
Councillors Knight and Marks moved for approval on the joined main papers as amended (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillors Knight and Marks moved for approval on the joined main papers as amended (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Caraviello)
Approval as amended — Paper 20-530: Resolution: the Medford City Council demand that the MBTA reinstate Bus Routes 325 and 326 as they are an essential link for residents of Medford
Councillor Morell moved for approval as amended (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Morell moved for approval as amended (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Morell, second: Caraviello)
Join paper 20-536 to paper 20-531 — Paper 20-531: Resolution: the Medford City Council request that the Administration immediately provide funding to the Clerk's Office to hire additional...
Vice President Caraviello moved to join paper 20-536 to paper 20-531 (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello moved to join paper 20-536 to paper 20-531 (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Bears)
Approval on the B-Paper — Paper 20-536: Resolution: the Medford City Council urges the City Administration to ensure that the Registrars of Voters and City Clerk have all resources and staffing...
Councillor Marks moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Bears second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Bears)
Approval on the main paper as amended — Paper 20-536: Resolution: the Medford City Council urges the City Administration to ensure that the Registrars of Voters and City Clerk have all resources...
Vice President Caraviello and Councillor Bears moved for approval on the main paper as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello and Councillor Bears moved for approval on the main paper as amended (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended — Paper 20-532: Resolution: the Medford City Council have the DCR repair the guard rail on Route 16 bridge and Auburn Street in the interest of public safety
Vice President Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Bears second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Caraviello moved for approval as amended (Councillor Bears second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Caraviello, second: Bears)
Approval — Paper 20-533: Resolution: the Medford City Council have the School Department have the 2 collection bins at the Andrews School emptied as soon as possible in the interest of public health
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 as amended — Paper 20-534: Resolution: representatives of the Office of Community Development, Community Development Board, Green Line Extension Project, Building Commissioner, and South...
Councillor Bears moved for approval as amended (Councillor Morell second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval as amended (Councillor Morell second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Morell)
Refer the B-Paper to the Subcommittee on Rules — Paper 20-535: Resolution: President Falco meet with the Board of Health to define what public health metrics will be used to determine the ability...
Councillor Knight moved to refer the B-Paper to the Subcommittee on Rules (Councillor Scarpelli second)-referred to the Subcommittee on Rules on a vote of four in favor (Councillor Bears, Vice President Caraviello, Councillor Morell, and President Falco) and three opposed (Councillor Knight, Councillor Marks, and Councillor Scarpelli).
Yes: Bears, Caraviello, Falco, MorellNo: Knight, Marks, Scarpelli
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to refer the B-Paper to the Subcommittee on Rules (Councillor Scarpelli second)-referred to the Subcommittee on Rules on a vote of four in favor (Councillor Bears, Vice President Caraviello, Councillor Morell, and President Falco) and three opposed (Councillor Knight, Councillor Marks, and Councillor Scarpelli)..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Approval on the main paper — Paper 20-535: Resolution: President Falco meet with the Board of Health to define what public health metrics will be used to determine the ability of the Council to...
Councillor Bears moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Morell second)-passed on a roll call vote of four in favor (Councillor Bears, Vice President Caraviello, Councillor Morell, and President Falco) and three opposed (Councillor Knight, Councillor Marks, and Councillor Scarpelli).
Yes: Bears, Caraviello, Falco, MorellNo: Knight, Marks, Scarpelli
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Morell second)-passed on a roll call vote of four in favor (Councillor Bears, Vice President Caraviello, Councillor Morell, and President Falco) and three opposed (Councillor Knight, Councillor Marks, and Councillor Scarpelli)..” (Motion: Bears, second: Morell)
Approval as amended — Paper 20-538: Resolution: the Medford City Council request that a representative from the Administration provide an update on COVID-19 metrics for Medford and any policy...
Councillor Morell moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Morell moved for approval as amended (Councillor Knight second)-passed as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Morell, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Refer the paper as amended to the Committee of the Whole for a presentation by the Historic District Commission, with the owner of the property, and a representative of the Mayor's Office — Paper...
Councillor Knight moved to refer the paper as amended to the Committee of the Whole for a presentation by the Historic District Commission, with the owner of the property, and a representative of the Mayor's Office (Councillor Scarpelli second)-referred to the Committee of the Whole as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to refer the paper as amended to the Committee of the Whole for a presentation by the Historic District Commission, with the owner of the property, and a representative of the Mayor's Office (Councillor Scarpelli second)-referred to the Committee of the Whole as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of July 28, 2020
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)
Table — Records of the meeting of July 28, 2020
Councillor Knight moved to table (Councillor Bears second)-tabled on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to table (Councillor Bears second)-tabled on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Bears)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 11:03 p.m
Councillor Bears moved to adjourn at 11:03 p.m. (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved to adjourn at 11:03 p.m. (Vice President Caraviello second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, 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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