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August 19, 2024
11 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance table marks Cal Finocchiaro absent.
Present: Mark Garipay, Ward Hamilton, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli
Absent: Cal Finocchiaro
Every vote, in order
Reading of the Minutes
Accept these minutes — Minutes of the regular meeting of July 15, 2024
President Migliorelli moves by unanimous consent to accept these minutes. No objection; motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Public Comment
Open Public Comment by unanimous consent
Motion: Open Public Comment by unanimous consent. No objection.
The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Motion: Open Public Comment by unanimous consent. No objection..” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Close Public Comment by unanimous consent
Motion: Close Public Comment by unanimous consent. No objection. By: President Migliorelli - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Recess by unanimous consent
Motion: Recess by unanimous consent. No objection. By: President Migliorelli - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Unfinished Business
Requesting acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $65,500 to address the impacts of gambling related harms in our community
RESULT: PASS AS AMENDED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Maya Jamaleddine, At-Large SECONDER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASS AS AMENDED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Maya Jamaleddine, At-Large SECONDER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Jamaleddine, second: Garipay)
Amend — Requesting acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $65,500 to address the impacts of gambling related harms in our community
Motion: Amend By: Councilor Garipay, Second: Councilor Karamcheti - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Karamcheti)
Place on file — Authorize In-person early voting for September 3, 2024 state primary schedule
RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 SECONDER: Maya Jamaleddine, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 SECONDER: Maya Jamaleddine, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Stewart, second: Jamaleddine)
Place on file — Calling a State Primary - Tuesday, September 3, 2024
RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 SECONDER: Maya Jamaleddine, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 SECONDER: Maya Jamaleddine, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Stewart, second: Jamaleddine)
Report from Committee - No Action Taken/expiries
Refer to committee — Appointment of Barbara Rotger, 25 Dyer Avenue, Melrose, MA to the Commission on Women
RESULT: HELD IN COMMITTEE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 SECONDER: Ryan Williams, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro
From the minutes
“RESULT: HELD IN COMMITTEE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 SECONDER: Ryan Williams, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Karamcheti, second: Williams)
Refer to committee — Appointment of Areeba Zakir, 185 Franklin Street, Unit 2 Melrose, MA to the Commission on Women
RESULT: HELD IN COMMITTEE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 SECONDER: Ryan Williams, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro
From the minutes
“RESULT: HELD IN COMMITTEE [10 TO 0] MOVER: Manjula Karamcheti, Ward 1 SECONDER: Ryan Williams, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Karamcheti, second: Williams)
Adjournment
Adjourn by unanimous consent
Motion: Adjourn by unanimous consent. No objection. By: President Migliorelli - motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Cal Finocchiaro.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
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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