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Breanna Lungo Koehn strikes back
Medford City Council
The Seventh Regular
Meeting
Medford, Massachusetts
February 16, 2016
City Council President, Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr.
Vice President
Breanna Lungo-Koehn
Richard F. Caraviello
John C. Falco, Jr.
Adam Knight
Michael J. Marks
George A. Scarpelli
Council President Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr., called the
Seventh Regular Meeting of the Medford City Council
to order at 7:00 P.M at the
Howard F. Alden Memorial Auditorium, Medford
City Hall.
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
RECORDS
The Records of the Meeting of February 9, 2016 were passed to Councillor
Scarpelli
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND
RESOLUTIONS
16-071- Offered
by Councilor Caraviello :
Be it resolved that the Medford City Council request that the Salem Street Business parking lot have some lights installed
Be it resolved that the Medford City Council request that the Salem Street Business parking lot have some lights installed
16-072-Offered
by Councillor Marks
Be it Resolved that the City Solicitor be requested to draft
a Home Rule Petition for submission to the General Court providing for the
election of a seven person municipal Charter Commission to be placed on the
ballot at the next general election that will occur on November 8, 2016, thus
removing the necessity of first securing the signatures of 15% of the voters in
the City who were eligible to vote in the last state election as is required by
G.L. c 43B § 3 and that the municipal Charter Commission, once elected shall be
charged with the duty of recommending revisions and amendments to the present
City Charter and that their recommendations include, at a minimum, an amendment
to the present City Charter instituting an appointed committee whose purpose
will be to conduct a periodic review of the City Charter. Further, that the
municipal Charter Commission, once elected, will be required to submit its
final report of up to five recommendations for revisions or amendments to our
present City Charter on or before June 30, 2017 and that the recommended
revisions or amendments be placed on the ballot for the next municipal election
which will take place in November 7, 2017.
16-073-Offered by Vice President Lungo-Koehn
Be it resolved that the school department forward to the
Medford City Council, a copy of the
written notification policy that all principals should follow, which is to be
drafted by March.
16-074-Offered by Vice President Lungo-Koehn
Be it resolved that the Medford School Committee and the
Medford City Council be provided a
detailed report as to exactly which security camera's at Medford High School
are broken along with an update of when they will be fixed and or replaced.
16-075-Offered by Vice President Lungo-Koehn
Be it resolved that the Medford School
committee and the Medford City Council
be given a list of the names and occupations of the twelve people who did the
sweep after the bomb threat call came in on February 1, 2016. Be it further
resolved that we be provided with the training that those twelve people had to
do such a sweep, especially the custodians who were asked and allowed to take
part.
16-076- Offered by Councilor Caraviello :
Be it resolved that Medford City Council send condolences to the family of Robert Drennan. He is a former Medford City Councilor and also served as Deputy Mayor. Mr. Drennan was a World War 2 Veteran and was awarded 2 battle stars. Mr. Drennan was honored by French General Consul with a Certificate of Appreciation for his WWII services and was among the American troops that liberated and debriefed the prisoners at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
Be it resolved that Medford City Council send condolences to the family of Robert Drennan. He is a former Medford City Councilor and also served as Deputy Mayor. Mr. Drennan was a World War 2 Veteran and was awarded 2 battle stars. Mr. Drennan was honored by French General Consul with a Certificate of Appreciation for his WWII services and was among the American troops that liberated and debriefed the prisoners at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
His presence in our community will be missed. We ask that
tonight’s meeting be held in his honor.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
'15-605 Hearing
National Grid & Verizon Canal St
IN CITY
COUNCIL AUGUST 11, 2015 TABLED
'15-734- Loan
Order addition DPW Facility
Project Funds $300,000
IN CITY
COUNCIL NOVEMBER 10, 2015 TABLED
IN CITY
COUNCIL NOVEMBER 17, 2015 TABLED
IN CITY
COUNCIL DECEMBER 1, 2015 REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE
IN COMMITTEE DECEMBER 8, 2015 REPORTED
OUT
IN CITY
COUNCIL DECEMBER 8, 2015 TABLED
'15-736 Loan
Order Winthrop
Street Drainage Project $350,000
IN CITY
COUNCIL NOVEMBER 10, 2015 TABLED
IN CITY
COUNCIL NOVEMBER 17, 2015 TABLED
IN CITY
COUNCIL DECEMBER 1, 2015 1ST READING
PASSED
ADVERTISED DECEMBER 11, 205 MEDFORD
DAILY MERCURY
(eligible
for third reading December 22, 2015)
'15-788-
Representative from Tufts explain function of TEMS
IN CITY
COUNCIL DECEMBER 8, 2015 TABLED
'15-816-
Transfer $250,000 from sale of real estate for 5 kiosks improvements
IN CITY
COUNCIL DECEMBER 22, 2015 TABLED
'16-009- No
Confidence
IN CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 5, 2016 TABLED
Council
Rule 29
'16-063 School
Committee Policies Future Bomb
Treats
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 TABLED
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COUNCIL PAPERS IN COMMITTEE
Records:
The Records of the Meeting of February 9, 2016
were passed to Councillor Scarpelli.
Adjournment:
