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January 18, 2022
9 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance table marks Shawn M. MacMaster absent.
Present: Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Jen Grigoraitis, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Leila Migliorelli, John Obremski, Robb Stewart, Ryan Williams, Christopher Cinella
Absent: Shawn M. MacMaster
Every vote, in order
Reading of the Minutes
Accept the minutes without reading by unanimous consent — Minutes of the organizational meeting of January 10, 2022
President Cinella moves to accept the minutes without reading by unanimous consent. No objection.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Christopher Cinella, President AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster.” (Motion: Cinella)
Public Comment
Open public comment by unanimous consent
President Cinella moves to open public comment by unanimous consent. No objection.
The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Cinella moves to open public comment by unanimous consent. No objection..” (Motion: Cinella)
Open Public Comment
Motion: Open Public Comment By: President Cinella - motion carried.
The minutes say “motion carried” with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Motion: Open Public Comment By: President Cinella - motion carried..” (Motion: Cinella)
Close public comment by unanimous consent
President Cinella moves to close public comment by unanimous consent. No objection.
The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.
From the minutes
“President Cinella moves to close public comment by unanimous consent. No objection..” (Motion: Cinella)
Close Public Comment
Motion: Close Public Comment By: President Cinella - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Christopher Cinella, President AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster.” (Motion: Cinella)
Reports from Committees
Authorization to Accept a Grant in the amount of $12,093.60 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to acquire one electric vehicle charging station under the Massachusetts...
RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] TO: City Council MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 SECONDER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] TO: City Council MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 SECONDER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster.” (Motion: Grigoraitis, second: Karamcheti)
Take Order from Committee — Authorization to Accept a Grant in the amount of $12,093.60 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to acquire one electric vehicle charging...
Motion: Take Order from Committee By: Councilor Grigoraitis, Second: Councilor Eccles - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster.” (Motion: Grigoraitis, second: Eccles)
Expiries
Refer to committee — An Order on the Status of Green and Howard St. Electrical transmission Line
RESULT: RECOMMITTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: John Obremski, Ward 2 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster
From the minutes
“RESULT: RECOMMITTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: John Obremski, Ward 2 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Obremski)
Adjournment
Adjourn
Motion: Adjourn By: Councilor Garipay, Second: Councilor Williams - motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Ryan Williams, Ward 7 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella EXCUSED: Shawn M. MacMaster.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Williams)
From the Melrose City Council’s official minutes (the Board of Aldermen’s until October 2019), posted on the city’s Agendas & Minutes page (its CivicClerk portal, City Council). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Melrose (cityofmelrose.org), from the official City Council page. Cal Finocchiaro: Melrose Weekly News. Former councilors show initials.
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