MassVoter.com← Revere City CouncilRevere City Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
September 9, 2024
9 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: City Council President Anthony Cogliandro presiding.
Present: Paul Argenzio, Angela Guarino-Sawaya, Robert J. Haas, Juan Pablo Jaramillo, Michelle Kelley, Joanne McKenna, Marc Silvestri, Anthony T. Zambuto, Anthony Cogliandro
Absent: Chris Giannino, Ira Novoselsky
Every vote, in order
Approval of the Journal
Approve the journal (minutes) of the August 26, 2024 meeting
Approval of the Journal of the Regular Meeting of August 26, 2024
The minutes give the result only (no count), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Council Order 24-176
AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING REGULATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY OF REVERE
AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING REGULATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY OF REVERE.
The minutes record the result as “Ordered Engrossed And Ordained”.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED ENGROSSED AND ORDAINED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Argenzio, Guarino-Sawaya, Haas, Jaramillo, Kelley, McKenna, Silvestri, Zambuto, Cogliandro ABSENT: Giannino, Novoselsky.”
Council Order 24-274
Communication from the Mayor 's Office relevant to the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Revere and Revere Firefighters Local 926
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION NECESSARY TO FUND THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF REVERE AND FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 926 COVERING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027?
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED - ROLL CALL [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Argenzio, Guarino-Sawaya, Haas, Jaramillo, Kelley, McKenna, Silvestri, Zambuto, Cogliandro ABSENT: Giannino, Novoselsky.”
Council Order 24-276
That the Mayor request the Director of Municipal Inspections to enforce Section 8.04.100 Sustainable Food Ware and Packing by July 1, 2025. This will give businesses ample time to comply with the...
Motion presented by Councillor McKenna: That the Mayor request the Director of Municipal Inspections to enforce Section 8.04.100 Sustainable Food Ware and Packing by July 1, 2025. This will give businesses ample time to comply with the ordinance for the purpose of protecting our residents from carcinogens, litter, microplastics, and the use of non- renewable fossil fuels. Additionally, the lack of enforcement of this ordinance continues to cause harm to wildlife and our coastline. The original ordinance was passed on November 15, 2021 and was to take effect on July 1, 2022.
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Council Order 24-277
That the Mayor request a representative from the United States Postal Service to appear before the City Council to address widespread and ongoing delivery problems. Seemingly all mail, even local...
Motion presented by Councillor Zambuto: That the Mayor request a representative from the United States Postal Service to appear before the City Council to address widespread and ongoing delivery problems. Seemingly all mail, even local mail to Revere, whether sent certified or not, is not delivered timely or is lost. Several City Hall departments are at the receiving end of complaints from residents who are not receiving their mail from City Hall which in turn causes inefficiencies in terms of lost time. As an example, mail with a postmark of August 15, 2024 was received by recipients (with a local Revere address) on September 3, 2024.
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Amendment (Council President Cogliandro) to the open meetings ordinance: exempt City Council sub-committees
Council President Cogliandro offered an amendment to his proposed ordinance to include sub- committees of the city Council as exempt. The amendment failed on a roll call: Council President Cogliandro voting "YES". Councillors Argenzio, Guarino-Sawaya, Haas, Jaramillo, Kelley, McKenna, and Silvestri voting "NO". Councillors Giannino, Novoselsky, and Zambuto were absent.
Yes: CogliandroNo: Argenzio, Guarino-Sawaya, Haas, Jaramillo, Kelley, McKenna, SilvestriThis roll call is written out in the narrative of the minutes. The minutes list Anthony T. Zambuto as absent for this vote (on the attendance list for the meeting); left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Council President Cogliandro offered an amendment to his proposed ordinance to include sub- committees of the city Council as exempt. The amendment failed on a roll call: Council President Cogliandro voting "YES". Councillors Argenzio, Guarino-Sawaya, Haas, Jaramillo, Kelley, McKenna, and Silvestri voting "NO". Councillors Giannino, Novoselsky, and Zambuto were absent..”
Council Order 24-281
That the Mayor request 311 to use the emergency alert system and RevereTV to notify residents of the West Nile virus cases in Revere and address ways in which residents can take precautions to be...
Motion presented by Councillor McKenna: That the Mayor request 311 to use the emergency alert system and RevereTV to notify residents of the West Nile virus cases in Revere and address ways in which residents can take precautions to be safe from mosquitoes. Notifications shall be transmitted in multiple languages pursuant to the City's Language Access Plan.
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted. The minutes record the result as “Ordered As Amended”.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ORDERED AS AMENDED VOICE VOTE.”
Council Order 24-282
That the Mayor request the Director of Public Health to appear before the City Council to give a presentation on the FY2025 Opioid Trust Fund Budget
Motion presented by Councillor Silvestri: That the Mayor request the Director of Public Health to appear before the City Council to give a presentation on the FY2025 Opioid Trust Fund Budget.
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
Council Order 24-283
That the Mayor request the Director of Public Health to appear before the City Council to provide an update on the opioid abatement funds, the focus groups, resident input, and how the NaloxBoxes...
Motion presented by Councillor Silvestri: That the Mayor request the Director of Public Health to appear before the City Council to provide an update on the opioid abatement funds, the focus groups, resident input, and how the NaloxBoxes program is doing so far.
The minutes give the result only (a voice vote), so MassVoter does not show how each councillor voted.
From the Revere City Council’s official minutes (the council’s “Journal”), posted on the city’s meeting portal (linked from the City Council page on revere.org). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councillor photos: City of Revere (revere.org), from the official photos on the City Council page. Former councillors show initials.
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