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February 11, 2025
14 recorded votes, 12 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Anna Callahan, Kit Collins, Emily Lazzaro, Matt Leming, George A. Scarpelli, Justin Tseng, Zac Bears
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Announcements, Accolades, Remembrances, Reports, and Records
Approval — Paper 25-022: Resolution: the Medford City Council acknowledge and celebrate Black History Month
Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval (Councillor Tseng second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval (Councillor Tseng second)-approved..” (Motion: Lazzaro, second: Tseng)
Approval on the B-Paper, which refers the B-Paper to the Committee of the Whole — Paper 25-024: Dan Dill was a professor of chemistry at Boston University for 50 years, publishing 78 academic...
Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval on the B-Paper, which refers the B-Paper to the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Callahan second)-approved, and referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval on the B-Paper, which refers the B-Paper to the Committee of the Whole (Councillor Callahan second)-approved, and referred to the Committee of the Whole..” (Motion: Lazzaro, second: Callahan)
Approval on the main paper — Paper 25-024: Dan Dill was a professor of chemistry at Boston University for 50 years, publishing 78 academic research papers, with particular interest in "making...
Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Callahan second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval on the main paper (Councillor Callahan second)-approved..” (Motion: Lazzaro, second: Callahan)
Approval — Records of the meeting of January 28, 2025
Vice President Collins moved for approval (Councillor Lazzaro second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Collins moved for approval (Councillor Lazzaro second)-approved..” (Motion: Collins, second: Lazzaro)
Reports of Committees
Approval — Paper 24-033: Planning and Permitting Committee Report, January 29, 2025 24-033
Vice President Collins moved for approval (Councillor Lazzaro second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Collins moved for approval (Councillor Lazzaro second)-approved..” (Motion: Collins, second: Lazzaro)
Approval — Paper 24-354 and 25-005: Resident Services and Public Engagement Committee Report, January 29, 2025 24-073 & 25-005
Councillor Leming moved for approval (Councillor Tseng second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Leming moved for approval (Councillor Tseng second)-approved..” (Motion: Leming, second: Tseng)
Approval — Paper 24-468: Governance Committee Report, February 4, 2025 24-468
Councillor Tseng moved for approval (Councillor Lazzaro second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Tseng moved for approval (Councillor Lazzaro second)-approved..” (Motion: Tseng, second: Lazzaro)
Approval — Paper 22-379: Public Health and Community Safety Committee Report, February 4, 2025 22-379
Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval (Vice President Collins second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lazzaro moved for approval (Vice President Collins second)-approved..” (Motion: Lazzaro, second: Collins)
Hearings
Continue the public hearing until March 11
Vice President Collins moved to continue the public hearing until March 11 (Councillor Leming second)-continued to March 11 on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Collins moved to continue the public hearing until March 11 (Councillor Leming second)-continued to March 11 on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Collins, second: Leming)
Petitions, Presentations, and Similar Papers
Table until the next meeting because the Petitioner was not present — Paper 25-025: Petition for a Common Victualler License - Kelly's Roast Beef All Required Papers
Councillor Scarpelli moved to table until the next meeting because the Petitioner was not present (Councillor Leming second)-tabled until February 25, 2025.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to table until the next meeting because the Petitioner was not present (Councillor Leming second)-tabled until February 25, 2025..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Leming)
Grant the license — Paper 25-026: Petition for a Common Victualler License - King Boba Tea All Required Papers
Councillor Scarpelli moved to grant the license (Councillor Leming second)-license granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to grant the license (Councillor Leming second)-license granted on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Leming)
Refer the paper to the Committee on Education and Culture — Paper 25-027: Resolution: the Committee on Education and Culture schedule a meeting on February 25, 2025 at 6:00 p.m
Councillor Scarpelli moved to refer the paper to the Committee on Education and Culture (Councillor Leming second)-referred to the Committee on Education and Culture.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to refer the paper to the Committee on Education and Culture (Councillor Leming second)-referred to the Committee on Education and Culture..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Leming)
Motions, Orders, and Resolutions
Take Papers 23-412 and 24-352 from Unfinished Business, and further moved to receive both papers and place them on file
At 8:39 p.m., Vice President Collins moved to take Papers 23-412 and 24-352 from Unfinished Business, and further moved to receive both papers and place them on file ( Councillor Callahan second)-received and placed on file.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:39 p.m., Vice President Collins moved to take Papers 23-412 and 24-352 from Unfinished Business, and further moved to receive both papers and place them on file ( Councillor Callahan second)-received and placed on file..” (Motion: Collins, second: Callahan)
Unfinished Business
Adjourn at 8:40 p.m
Councillor Leming moved to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. (Councillor Callahan second)-approved.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Leming moved to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. (Councillor Callahan second)-approved..” (Motion: Leming, second: Callahan)
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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