MassVoter.com← Revere City CouncilRevere City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
October 24, 2022
14 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: President Gerry Visconti presiding.
Present: Anthony Cogliandro, Patrick M. Keefe, Joanne McKenna, Steven Morabito, Ira Novoselsky, John F. Powers, Dan Rizzo, Marc Silvestri, Anthony T. Zambuto, Gerry Visconti
Absent: Richard J. Serino
During the meeting:
- Anthony T. Zambuto recused from the vote on Council Order 22-301 (Communication from the Mayor relative to a Resolution to repurpose surplus...).
Every vote, in order
Approval of the Journal
Approve the journal (minutes) of the October 17, 2022 meeting
Approval of the Journal of the Regular Meeting of October 17, 2022
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Council Order 22-294
Communication from Chief of Police David Callahan relative to a 5-year taser device purchasing agreement
Communication from Chief of Police David Callahan relative to a 5-year taser device purchasing agreement
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto, Visconti ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-295
Communication from the Election Commissioner regarding state election on November 8, 2022
Communication from the Election Commissioner regarding state election on November 8, 2022.
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Suspend the Rules of Order to reconsider referring the two National Grid petitions to Public Works
Councillor Zambuto requested suspension of the City Council Rules of Order for the purpose of filing reconsideration on the both National Grid petitions that were referred to Public Works. Request for suspension of rules failed. Councillors Keefe, Morabito, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto and Council President Visconti voting "YES". Councillors Cogliandro, McKenna, Novoselsky, and Powers voting "NO". Councillor Serino was absent.
Yes: Keefe, Morabito, Rizzo, Silvestri, Visconti, ZambutoNo: Cogliandro, McKenna, Novoselsky, PowersThis roll call is written out in the narrative of the minutes. Suspending the Rules of Order needs more than a simple majority; the minutes say the request failed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Zambuto requested suspension of the City Council Rules of Order for the purpose of filing reconsideration on the both National Grid petitions that were referred to Public Works. Request for suspension of rules failed. Councillors Keefe, Morabito, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto and Council President Visconti voting "YES". Councillors Cogliandro, McKenna, Novoselsky, and Powers voting "NO". Councillor Serino was absent..”
Council Order 22-274
Hearing called as ordered on a joint petition submitted by National Grid and Verizon to install one jointly owned pole #P3298-1 on the sidewalk in front of 1510 North Shore Road, Revere, MA
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE PETITION OF NATIONAL GRID AND VERIZON TO INSTALL A JOINTLY OWNED POLE #P3298-1 AT 1510 NORTH SHORE ROAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN ON FILE?
Yes: Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Rizzo, Silvestri, Visconti, ZambutoNo: Cogliandro, Powers
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [8 TO 2] AYES: Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto, Visconti NAYS: Cogliandro, Powers ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-275
Hearing called as ordered on a petition submitted by National Grid to install an underground electrical conduit from proposed new pole #P3298- 1 at 1510 North Shore Road to 1499 North Shore Road...
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE PETITION OF NATIONAL GRID TO INSTALL AN UNDERGROUND CONDUIT FROM POLE #P3298-1 TO 1499 AND 1510 NORTH SHORE ROAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN ON FILE?
Yes: Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Rizzo, Silvestri, Visconti, ZambutoNo: Cogliandro, Powers
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [8 TO 2] AYES: Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto, Visconti NAYS: Cogliandro, Powers ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-276
Hearing called as ordered, on a petition submitted by National Grid to excavate the public highways and to run and maintain underground electric conduits, together with such sustaining and...
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE PETITION OF NATIONAL GRID TO INSTALL AN UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS ON RAILROAD STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN ON FILE?
Yes: Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Rizzo, Silvestri, Visconti, ZambutoNo: Cogliandro, Novoselsky, Powers
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [7 TO 3] AYES: Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto, Visconti NAYS: Cogliandro, Novoselsky, Powers ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-247
Loan order in the amount of $29,500,000 for the Wonderland Property Acquisition
Loan order in the amount of $29,500,000 for the Wonderland Property Acquisition.
Yes: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Silvestri, ViscontiNo: Rizzo, Zambuto
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [8 TO 2] AYES: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Silvestri, Visconti NAYS: Rizzo, Zambuto ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-296
Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Lorraine Greenfield to the Public Art Commission
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF LORRAINE GREENFIELD TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION FOR A TERM BEGINNING ON MARCH 22, 2021 AND EXPIRING ON MARCH 22, 2024?
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto, Visconti ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-297
Communication from the Mayor relative to the Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of Revere and Revere Public Works Department AFSCME Council 93, Local 880
Communication from the Mayor relative to the Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of Revere and Revere Public Works Department AFSCME Council 93, Local 880
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rizzo, Silvestri, Zambuto, Visconti ABSENT: Serino.”
Council Order 22-298
That the Mayor request the Chief of Police to provide the City Council with the Police Department's hiring and interviewing procedures in order to stay in line with attrition and expanded staffing...
Motion presented by Councillor Keefe: That the Mayor request the Chief of Police to provide the City Council with the Police Department's hiring and interviewing procedures in order to stay in line with attrition and expanded staffing needs.
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Council Order 22-299
That the Mayor provide a status report as to Council Order 22-246 submitted on August 22, 2022 as follows: That the City Council review the city's current hiring guidelines for Chiefs of Police...
Motion presented by Councillor Rizzo: That the Mayor provide a status report as to Council Order 22-246 submitted on August 22, 2022 as follows: That the City Council review the city's current hiring guidelines for Chiefs of Police along with a review of the assessment center results that was completed in 2017. Further, that the Mayor appear before the City Council in Executive Session to discuss his knowledge of prior and/or current allegations of misconduct against the current Chief of Police and what actions and/or financial settlements have been made on behalf of the city as a result of these allegations. Additionally, that the Mayor provide the City Council with an accounting of all financial settlements and explanations why they were made with officers of the department, past and present, since 2017. Also, that the Mayor provide the City Council with a list of any and all disciplinary actions taken against members of the Revere Police Department including terminations and suspensions and reasons for them.
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Council Order 22-301
Communication from the Mayor relative to a Resolution to repurpose surplus Commonwealth property parallel to Route 1A
Communication from the Mayor relative to a Resolution to repurpose surplus Commonwealth property parallel to Route 1A
Yes: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rizzo, Silvestri, Visconti
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [9 TO 0] AYES: Cogliandro, Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rizzo, Silvestri, Visconti ABSENT: Serino RECUSED: Zambuto.”
Council Order 22-302
That the Mayor be requested to ensure that residents are informed at least 48 hours in advance of work being done by National Water Main Cleaning Co. including the relining of sewer pipes using...
Motion presented by Councillor Rizzo: That the Mayor be requested to ensure that residents are informed at least 48 hours in advance of work being done by National Water Main Cleaning Co. including the relining of sewer pipes using their cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) method. Methods of communication should include Revere’s 311 website, social media,
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
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