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April 8, 2025
11 recorded votes, 11 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Page 8 of the minutes file is a scanned image (usually the signed last page, with the adjournment); MassVoter read it with text recognition (OCR).
Present: John M. Airasian, Caroline Bays, Lisa J. Feltner, John G. Gannon, Nicole Gardner, Emily Izzo, Anthony Palomba, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Mark S. Sideris
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Minutes from City Council Meeting March 25, 2025
Adopt the minutes: Minutes from City Council Meeting March 25, 2025
Minutes from City Council Meeting March 25, 2025 Councilor Piccirilli moved to adopt the minutes and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Proclamation Honoring Mary Barry
Accept the proclamation: Proclamation Honoring Mary Barry
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the proclamation and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Resolution Approving the Acceptance and Expenditure of Gifts of Funds in the amount of $450 from Patrick Mulroy...
Accept the gift of funds: Resolution Approving the Acceptance and Expenditure of Gifts of Funds in the amount of $450 from Patrick Mulroy, Greg Lichniak, Shanta Puchtler, and Paul Coleman to...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the gift of funds and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Committee on Climate and Energy Report regarding its meeting on March 10, 2025 - Palomba, Chair ACTION ITEM: To...
Accept the report: Committee on Climate and Energy Report regarding its meeting on March 10, 2025 - Palomba, Chair ACTION ITEM: To recommend that the City Council confirm the appointment of...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the report and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Approve the action item: Committee on Climate and Energy Report regarding its meeting on March 10, 2025 - Palomba, Chair ACTION ITEM: To recommend that the City Council confirm the appointment of...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the action item and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Committee on State, Federal, and Regional Government Report regarding its meeting on March 31, 2025 - Gardner, Chair...
Accept the report: Committee on State, Federal, and Regional Government Report regarding its meeting on March 31, 2025 - Gardner, Chair ACTION ITEM: To recommend that the City Council confirm the...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the report and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Approve the action item: Committee on State, Federal, and Regional Government Report regarding its meeting on March 31, 2025 - Gardner, Chair ACTION ITEM: To recommend that the City Council...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the action item and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Committee on Economic Development and Planning Report regarding its meeting on March 26, 2025 - Feltner, Chair...
Accept the report: Committee on Economic Development and Planning Report regarding its meeting on March 26, 2025 - Feltner, Chair ACTION ITEM: To recommend that the City Council confirm the...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the report and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Approve the action item: Committee on Economic Development and Planning Report regarding its meeting on March 26, 2025 - Feltner, Chair ACTION ITEM: To recommend that the City Council confirm the...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the action item and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Demolition Delay Ordinance Update
Refer the item to the Committee on Economic Development and Planning
Councilor Piccirilli moved to refer the item to the Committee on Economic Development and Planning and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion carried unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Recess Or Adjournment
Adjourn
RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT Councilor Piccirilli made a motion to adjourn and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
From the Watertown City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s meeting portal (linked from the City Council page on watertown-ma.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Watertown News (watertownmanews.com) candidate Q&As, candidate letters and articles that name each councilor; Mark Sideris photo by Charlie Breitrose. The city’s website has no councilor photos.
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