Didn't Steven King have a film THINNER?
Thin city council meeting ...again...at 30k a year per councilor...or more for a dufus like Fred Dello Russo, Jr.
Medford City Council
The Twenty-second Regular
Meeting
Medford, Massachusetts
June 7, 2016
Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr., Council
President
Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Vice President
Richard F. Caraviello
John C. Falco, Jr.
Adam Knight
Michael J. Marks
George A. Scarpelli
Council President Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr., called the
Twenty-second 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 May 31, 2016 were passed to
Councillor Knight.
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND
RESOLUTIONS
16-528-Offered
by Councillor Marks
Be It Resolved that lane markings
be painted on Route 60 West heading into Medford Square starting at Pure Hockey.
Additionally that clearly marked left turn lanes coming from City Hall Mall Road
onto Route 60 be painted in the interest of public safety.
16-529-Offered
by Vice President Lungo-Koehn
Be It Resolved that a Medford
resident be allowed to address the City Council
with regard to pedestrian public safety.
16-535-Offered by Councillor Marks
Be It Resolved that the municipal and school budgets for
FY17 include a line item under the operational budget for
water and sewer expenses.
PETITIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND SIMILAR MATTERS
16-530-
Petition for a Common Victualler
License by 7-Eleven, Inc. 3200
Hackberry Rd, Irving, TX 75063
dba 7 - Eleven #37372H, 133 Main
St, Medford, MA
On File
Business Certificate # 121 Treasurer
Building Dept. Letter
of Compliance
Fire Dept Tax
Identification
Police Traffic Impact Workmen’s
Compensation
Health Dept. Petition
16-531-
Petition for a Common Victualler
License by Hae Sook Kim, Pres. of Sura BBQ Boston, Inc., 27 Riverside Ave,
Medford, MA
On File
Business Certificate # 123 Treasurer
Building Dept. Letter
of Compliance
Fire Dept Tax
Identification
Police Traffic Impact Workmen’s
Compensation
Health Dept. Petition
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE
MAYOR
16-532-
REQUEST FOR EXPENDITURE FROM LAW DEPARTMENT CLAIMS OVER $1,000.00 ACCOUNT #010-151-5762
Date: May
31, 2016
To: Frederick Dello Russo and Honorable Members of the
Medford City Council
Fr: Stephanie M. Burke, Mayor
Claimant Name: Mark Hennessey
Date of Accident: August 14, 2014
Date of Settlement: May 31, 2016
Date of Trial Result: NA
Amount of Request: $
3400.00
Claimant’s Attorney: NA
Description of
Alleged Claim:
The claimant, Mark
Hennessey, of 32 Russell Street
in Melrose, MA seeks compensation for property damage
suffered as a result of an accident involving a DPW
vehicle on Governors Avenue
on August 14,
2014. Mr. Hennessey's vehicle was parked at that time. The case was
settled prior to trial. The necessary Release has been obtained from the
claimant.
Breakdown to Amount
Requested:
Medical Cost: -0-
Lost Wages: -0-
Property Damage: $ 3400.00
Other: -0-
Total Settlement: $ 3400.00
16-533-
June 2,
2016
The
Honorable President and
Members
of the Medford
City Council
Medford City
Hall
Medford, MA 02155
Dear
Mr. President and Councillors:
I
submit herewith for your approval, the Fiscal 2017 budget for the City of Medford for the period July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
The
total submitted appropriations to cover Municipal Salaries and Expenses
including those of the Medford School Department are:
Municipal
Departments $107,800,545
School
Department $ 54,300,000
TOTAL $162,100,545
DEPARTMENT
|
PERSONNEL
|
ORDINARY
|
TOTAL
|
|
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
|
||||
LEGISLATIVE
|
224,088
|
5,426
|
229,514
|
|
EXECUTIVE
|
763,947
|
138,001
|
901,948
|
|
FINANCE/AUDITING
|
454,310
|
72,050
|
526,360
|
|
ASSESSING
|
254,226
|
66,267
|
320,493
|
|
TREASURY
|
470,064
|
179,971
|
650,035
|
|
LAW
|
240,364
|
119,500
|
359,864
|
|
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
|
131,963
|
122,652
|
254,615
|
|
CITY CLERK
|
334,278
|
16,865
|
351,143
|
|
ELECTION/REGISTRATION
|
200,584
|
71,831
|
272,415
|
|
LICENSING
|
5,400
|
400
|
5,800
|
|
CONSERVATION
|
5,800
|
1,300
|
7,100
|
|
OCD/BOARDS
|
312,784
|
83,855
|
396,639
|
|
WORKERS
COMPENSATION
|
1,500
|
853,500
|
855,000
|
|
HUMAN
DIVERSITY
|
51,957
|
6,300
|
58,257
|
|
ENERGY
& ENVIRONMENT
|
144,033
|
48,242
|
192,275
|
|
PROTECTION
PERSON & PROPERTY
|
||||
POLICE
|
11,735,186
|
1,112,710
|
12,847,896
|
|
FIRE
|
12,101,933
|
857,450
|
12,959,383
|
|
WEIGHTS/MEASURES
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ELECTRICAL
INSP
|
305,769
|
897,003
|
1,202,772
|
|
CONSUMER
ADV
|
0
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
|
CIVIL
DEFENSE
|
8,700
|
3,540
|
12,240
|
|
TRAFFIC
& PARKING
|
1,500
|
26,000
|
27,500
|
|
BUILDING
|
695,912
|
320,646
|
1,016,558
|
|
PUBLIC
WORKS
|
||||
NON
ENTERPRISE
DIVISION*
|
3,149,983
|
6,839,067
|
9,989,050
|
|
SEWER
ENTERPRISE
|
693,159
|
12,613,058
|
13,306,217
|
|
WATER
ENTERPRISE
|
942,454
|
8,131,618
|
9,074,072
|
|
*Cemetery,
Engineering, Highway, Park, Forestry & Recreation
|
||||
HEALTH
& ELDERLY SERVICES
|
||||
BOARD
OF HEALTH
|
498,851
|
75,451
|
574,302
|
|
COUNCIL
ON AGING
|
216,963
|
84,300
|
301,263
|
|
LIBRARY
|
||||
LIBRARY
|
956,207
|
423,901
|
1,380,108
|
|
VETERANS
& CELEBRATIONS
|
||||
VETERANS
SERVICES
|
106,832
|
257,131
|
363,963
|
|
PENSIONS
& ANNUITIES
|
||||
RETIREMENT
|
0
|
10,601,280
|
10,601,280
|
|
BONDS
& INTEREST
|
||||
GENERAL
|
0
|
6,659,827
|
6,659,827
|
|
ENTERPRISE-WATER
& SEWER
|
0
|
763,773
|
763,773
|
|
INSURANCE
|
||||
EMPLOYEE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
|
34,000
|
34,000
|
||
FIRE/GLASS/BOILER
|
342,054
|
342,054
|
||
GROUP
HEALTH, DENTAL & LIFE
|
19,821,827
|
19,821,827
|
||
LIABILITY
|
115,000
|
115,000
|
||
MEDICARE
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
||
UNEMPLOYMENT
|
25,000
|
25,000
|
||
107,800,545
|
||||
SUMMARY
|
||||
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
|
3,595,195
|
1,786,264
|
5,381,459
|
|
PROTECTION
PERSON & PROPERTY
|
24,849,001
|
3,218,349
|
28,067,350
|
|
PUBLIC
WORKS:
|
||||
NON
ENTERPRISE
DIVISION*
|
3,149,983
|
6,839,067
|
9,989,050
|
|
SEWER
ENTERPRISE
|
693,159
|
12,613,058
|
13,306,217
|
|
WATER
ENTERPRISE
|
942,454
|
8,131,618
|
9,074,072
|
|
HEALTH
& ELDERLY SERVICES
|
715,814
|
159,751
|
875,565
|
|
LIBRARY
|
956,207
|
423,901
|
1,380,108
|
|
VETERANS
& CELEBRATIONS
|
106,832
|
257,131
|
363,963
|
|
PENSIONS
& ANNUITIES
|
0
|
10,601,280
|
10,601,280
|
|
BONDS
& INTEREST
|
0
|
7,423,600
|
7,423,600
|
|
INSURANCE
|
0
|
21,337,881
|
21,337,881
|
|
TOTAL
|
35,008,749
|
72,791,796
|
107,800,545
|
|
SCHOOL
|
54,300,000
|
|||
TOTAL
|
162,100,545
|
|||
Very
truly yours,
(signature
file/paper)
Stephanie M. Burke, Mayor
16-534-
June 1, 2016
TO: President
Frederick Dello Russo and
the Members of the
Medford City
Council
FROM: Mayor Stephanie Burke
RE: Authorization to Engage in
Community Electricity Aggregation under G.L. c 164 § 134 (a)
Dear President Dello Russo and Members of the Medford City Council:
I respectfully request and recommend that your Honorable
Body authorize the City of Medford to engage in Community Electricity
Aggregation pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c 164 § 134 (a).
The appropriate language for this authorization is as
follows:
Be
it ordered that the Mayor and the City Council authorize the City of Medford
Office of Energy and Environment to research, develop and participate in a
contract, or contracts, to aggregate the electricity load of the residents and
businesses in the City and for other related services, independently, or in
joint action with other municipalities, and authorize the Mayor to execute all
documents necessary to accomplish the same.
Alicia Hunt will be in attendance at the City Council
meeting to describe the elements of this program.
Sincerely,
(signature
file/paper)
Stephanie M. Burke, Mayor
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
'15-605 Hearing
National Grid & Verizon Canal St
IN CITY
COUNCIL AUGUST 11, 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
Threats
IN CITY
COUNCIL FEBRUARY 9, 2016 TABLED
16-472
Accounting Use of school facilities for Fee or Donation
IN CITY
COUNCIL MAY
10, 2016 TABLED
16-522 Class
II Auto Dealer License A-Tech 67
Mystic St
IN CITY
COUNCIL MAY
31, 2016 TABLED
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COUNCIL PAPERS IN COMMITTEE
Records:
The Records of the Meeting of May 31, 2016
were passed to Councillor Knight.
Adjournment:
