READ THEM TAKE OATH OF OFFICE AND VIOLATE IT IMMEDIATELY / Council Meeting Transcript: INCOMPLETE Jan 4 2022

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19:03:24 nomination. I do accept thank you I apologize first time i zoom froze. Perfect timing.
19:03:31 Congratulations on your new arrival. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all for bearing with me as I navigate the space with a one week old and thank you for allowing me to join my zoom and bearing with me.
19:03:45 Is there a second domination second thoughts are saying a second.
19:03:51 Like any further nominations for council president,
19:03:56 their emotion to close nominations.
19:04:01 Is there emotion to close nominations. Second, council Gabriella has motion to close second by council bears.
19:04:12 The vote is to.
19:04:12 is for the nomination of the call morale for council president, Madam Clerk, please call the role of the we have developed a close nominations technically.
19:04:30 Let's vote to close nominations just sorry everyone that's going to close nominations.
19:04:26 Council Paris a second it. Please call the role.
19:04:28 Yes.
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19:04:45 Now there is a motion on the floor to to nominate Nicole morale is council president for 2022. And on that metal could please call the role.
19:04:55 Nicole morale
19:05:07 Epstein,
19:05:11 como como on a vote of 16 favor and one abstention Nicole morale is elected council president for 2022.
19:05:27 Thank you all very much appreciated and look forward to serving and working hard for you all and again I appreciate. Just a moment of pause and joining by zoom, as I navigate a space, I know many of you have been through, first time for me so I thank
19:05:40 you and I'm excited to lead the council and continue to work with all of you and work for the first time, with some of you
19:05:49 know, I'm going to administer your oath of office which is available via zoom as long as you sign the documents up for the next few days. Great.
19:05:58 So I'm going to ask you to raise your right hand repeat after me.
19:06:02 I Nicole Morel the sommelier for I Nicole Morel Do solemnly affirm.
19:06:18 They will faithfully and impartially, then I will faithfully and I'm partially charging perform discharge and perform all the duties are the duties.
19:06:36 As President of the method City Council, as President of the Medford City Council.
19:06:27 According to the best of my ability. According to the best of my ability.
19:06:32 Understanding and understanding agreeable to the rules and regulations of the Constitution agreeable to the rules and regulations of the Constitution laws.
19:06:54 And the ordinances of the city and the ordinances of the city of Medford regulations about President. Thank you.
19:06:53 The next item on the agenda is the election of a council Vice President for 2022.
19:06:59 Are there any nominations for Vice President, I nominate Councillor bears.
19:07:05 Okay.
19:07:06 President Morales has nominated council bears, is there a council appears to accept nomination. Yes, Council has accepted nomination. Is there a second counts of Caribbean a second a denomination.
19:07:19 Council night has moved to close nominations Is there a second council Scott Kelly seconded Madam Clerk, please call the role and closing nominations.
19:07:31 Yes.
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19:07:47 Go to seven zero and nominations are closed.
19:07:49 The next vote will be on the election of council vice president council bears has been nominated as council vice president the nominations but second and nominations are closed.
19:07:58 Madam Clerk, please call the role.
19:08:01 I abstain
19:08:09 Isaac basic business.
19:08:13 Zach beers.
19:08:15 Isaac these actors.
19:08:19 Zach bears.
19:08:22 on a vote of six and favor and one and one abstention counselors Zach bears is elected council Vice President for 2022 graduations.
19:08:33 Thank you all.
19:08:35 And my grandfather is looking down especially happy with counselor night and counselor saying for saying my full name. So, Thank you very much look forward to working with you.
19:08:46 Thanks.
19:08:48 Thanks. I'm going to administer your oath of office.
19:09:00 From there from here.
19:09:20 Wherever you
19:09:24 repeat after me.
19:09:25 Isaac be exact. There's a song there for Isaac the exact there's that song we affirm that I will faithfully and impartially that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform discharge and perform all the duties.
19:09:37 All the duties incumbent upon me incumbent upon me as vice president of the method city council as vice president of the metric City Council, according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability and understanding and understanding agreeable
19:09:47 to the rules and regulations of the Constitution agreeable to the rules and regulations of the Constitution, the laws of this common welfare laws of this Commonwealth and the ordinances of the city ordinances that the city event relations which place
19:09:59 for us. Thank you.
19:10:03 Item 22 dash, I want to I want before you before you go that I like this, I'd like to thank the system clerk.
19:10:08 So BD Placido thank you very much for sitting in tonight. appreciate it.
19:10:13 And for all your all your effort when I was out.
19:10:17 So, thank you.
19:10:20 I didn't 22 dash 003 is I sponsored it so it sounds like yellow would be so kind to share the next couple of items.
19:10:38 I'm like a bad Penny I can't go away
19:10:43 to a counselor this be resolved at the standing walls cynic me rules be adopted as standard rules of the city council insofar as that are applicable comes the best.
19:10:55 Thank you, Mr. president.
19:11:01 I believe this resolution is a standard operating resolution of it and also to extend our council rules from the previous session to the current session, and I move approval on a second by second by council Scott.
19:11:25 Scott the role
19:11:23 is present Paris.
19:11:26 Yes.
19:11:29 I'm actually presenting sorry.
19:11:33 Yes.
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19:11:40 President morels
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19:11:56 So the big screen I can't I can't see it.
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19:12:02 Awesome irrelevant. Yes.
19:12:07 Yes.
19:12:08 Somebody forever the motion badges. 22004 is being resolved at the sea counter transfer all papers and committees are on the table from 2000 to 2021 Council to the 2022 accounts Orbis.
19:12:23 Thank you again, Mr. President. This is another standard operating procedure taking all the papers that have been committee, or on the table in our previous session and advancing them to this session, I move approval.
19:12:34 On motion like cops at night second invite them to a counselor columns are correct, please go wrong.
19:12:50 Yes.
19:12:54 Alternate. Yes.
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19:13:07 Yes, seven of the premier motion patches.
19:13:13 If I may add also, 2212, and 1322 10.
19:13:29 All the motion by constantly, just spend the moves take papers out of order, second by second second because the best was to collect all the rope.
19:13:42 Yes.
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19:14:04 22 010 by comes the biz be resolved but messy counter the rules of the medicine council be updated to straight the following meetings rule to regular meetings at City Council.
19:14:19 She'll be held weekly on Tuesday evening at seven o'clock in the PM, except they shall be one meeting during the month of July in August, and then she'll be at least two meetings at September, they shall be, they shall be held in council chambers and
19:14:34 replace it with meetings real to regular the meetings of the city council should be held every two weeks on Tuesday evening at seven o'clock pm being in the first Tuesday in January, and they should only be one meeting.
19:14:48 During the month of July.
19:14:50 Meeting shall be held and couple changes meetings of the community the whole shall be scheduled by the Council President meetings of subcommittees shall be scheduled by the sub committee chairperson scheduling preferences of the meetings of the committee's
19:15:03 of submitting shall be on Tuesday Wednesday evenings beginning at six o'clock pm. After the best. Thank you, Mr. President.
19:15:12 The intent of this resolution is to open the discussion of the idea of moving to different meeting schedule. I do know that in the past tech councils.
19:15:20 This has been entertained, I believe, several councils ago counselor, from so counselor my, go ahead, consider moving to meeting, three weeks and then the fourth meeting being a for fourth week of the month being for Committee of the Whole, as this is
19:15:33 just intended to start a conversation. My intent here is to move to refer this to the Subcommittee on rules for further discussion, all the words you'd like to send us to the Subcommittee on rules.
19:15:46 Second.
19:15:52 Second by council world we have a discussion on this, Though on the most of it comes to business to click this call the role.
19:16:02 Refer to the camera.
19:16:05 Sorry if I can't help step up. I think hospice brings forward it's think that just to make it clear I know that I did get a few phone calls.
19:16:14 Every guides and I appreciate this going to subcommittee, because I think it is something supporting that's being vetted So, you know, the fear is that we get enough business done in two, two meetings a month and the biggest question is really the ability
19:16:33 for. Again, which was said many times to the people's forum that gives people a chance every week to come to the podium. That's have to express a concern or an issue that comes with for them.
19:16:45 So, these are the, these are some of the topics, we'll talk about during the subcommittee I think that this is getting the ball rolling and making sure that we have the dialogue to make sure that residents get involved and attend that subcommittee, and
19:17:00 when it's when we, you know, share your concerns I know that I've received a few phone calls and a few emails in regards to the fear of losing that that that venue where a resident has a place to speak and a weekly basis so again.
19:17:24 I look forward to that subcommittee meeting and welcome all the residents that emailed me Paul that had concerns to come out and share concerns and that you know I think a valid and I also understand.
19:17:37 Coach council be as his vice president because as you know thought process to get that dialogue going so thank you for the discussion
19:18:00 with this second invite Council and I click this brother Oh,
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19:18:11 Yes.
19:18:13 Motion passes.
19:18:28 To 2011.
19:18:28 We saw the members came that the rules of city council be updated district the following committees will be for. After the organization of the council president councils appointed members of the following committee.
19:18:34 Many of the whole on finance and budgets to consist of a committee of the whole meeting we're all members of the city council meet with the President VICE CHAIRPERSON.
19:18:46 Second.
19:18:50 On the motion by Councillor night, do you have a brief synopsis by the personal side of this council.
19:18:58 So this would allow us to update those subcommittees and also allow us to be nimble in the sense of you know reflecting the names of offices in City Hall and appointing people related to the subcommittee so just modernizing the subcommittee's especially
19:19:20 since they don't actually reflect the current subcommittees that are doled out.
19:19:28 And, if I may come to this. Thank you, Mr. President. In addition to a counselor morale said the updated language would reflect how subcommittees have been created an appointed at least as long as I've been counseling I think longer than that.
19:19:41 There's another resolution on here to review the full council rules. So, you know, it's possible that we can make additional updates changes put a number of standing committees back in there but again the intent here is to just reflect how committees
19:19:56 and subcommittees are appointed I created an appointed by and the members and chairs appointed by the president of the Council.
19:20:04 Again, Mr. President. I'll stop.
19:20:19 Also like if we can maybe entertain tabling this for committed a whole meeting where we can really get the input of residents and we can really vet. This process as we go forward I know that there are some of these subcommittees that, you know, I'd like
19:20:25 to, as we just started maybe, you know, bring in the school committee and ask their opinions, especially when a former member of the school committee.
19:20:38 Whenever you know that I felt this way but some counseling some committee members felt that when you did a combined subcommittee a committee that it might overstep a bound.
19:20:51 And there might be some animosity now that's not saying that it is there isn't but this is something that it'd be nice to sit with, you know, you know, sit with the committee members and I get some input I know that I did get one city school can member
19:21:04 When we tried to do that years ago, which I didn't, I didn't see it being a problem but it is it is a change, and I think that it's something that I like to see in, you know, in a process, we could just discussed this as just as being the topic of the
19:21:18 me to remind me.
19:21:23 conversation so you know making emotion to pick it send this to me and also the community the whole where this have also accomplished a lot. Yeah, I agree with.
19:21:38 If I may, Vice President this just to say that, you know, these are, these do not reflect the current committees and subcommittees in 2020 2021, and the intent here is really to say, Hey, I think, personally, how I feel it's to actually put into the rules.
19:21:55 What we have done for the past two years, and say, you know, the President will will create subcommittees some of them are certainly some we have, we, we certainly have some of these but we you know we don't have a school buildings we don't have a school
19:22:07 racial balance we don't have public utilities, for example, and there are some subcommittees we do have right now that aren't reflected in this list.
19:22:15 So, so you know the intent here is, is I agree with you to have a discussion about this in the future that's actually what my next resolution is about, but just in between now and then to make sure that the current president can appoint subcommittees
19:22:27 in the interim, so it's not meant to be a permanent. You know, this is how it's going to go from here on out, it's just, you know, I think it could be argued right that last term Councillor coviello pointed a set of committees that aren't reflected in
19:22:41 here. Does that against the council rules, you know, so I that's all this is meant to be as kind of temporary to say, we can appoint committees for now and then we can also have those discussions right I completely understand I, and I agree with, you
19:22:55 know, with most of the subcommittee the new subcommittee, you know, changes but I think that really it's it's understanding each one with the vision of the President, and what direction.
19:23:07 We're looking to go with. When you're, you're talking and getting the input from, you know, our resident set that elected us to say for instance the school and racial balance I think that's, you know, something that we need.
19:23:22 Those are all right right so we want to change those two. All this does this is actually taking all of the listed committees out of the current rules right and just changing it to the president shall form committees and subcommittees that appoint chairperson
19:23:35 members right okay so I think that's my confusions like the the understanding of what what is the change going going to be so. And for allowing the president, do that.
19:23:48 And it's presented in a way that might might have some animosity toward another city body. Sure, I think that's the concern that before, before doing that is understanding what the President's, you know, definition of each new topic title is so I think
19:24:17 that would be my only welcome Connor practice is the president he asked the members what committees they like to be it on you want to put people on a committee, they don't want to be on so I know when I was president I always asked everybody what we want
19:24:23 make everybody happy.
19:24:28 Yeah, if I could counter carry Oh, and I absolutely hear what you're saying how to score a bell and I think that's valid then those are conversations that need to be had.
19:24:37 I just don't want to I think counselor vice president versus the same concern. I don't want to inhibit somehow inhibit ourselves from being able to form this activities, particularly if we're sending things to rules.
19:24:47 Right now get stuck in kind of a catch 22 where we can't we can't have that rule subcommittee because we're trying to hold for this Committee of the Whole so I'm curious at the language, if you would be satisfied the language we're clarify that this is
19:24:59 is something will, you know, have a meeting about down the road but it doesn't inhibit the president from forming subcommittees, you know, in the interim
19:25:13 as we go.
19:25:14 Yes, Mr. President, I see this nothing more as, you know, streamline in the way that we do business a little bit, ultimately, I think it's safe to say that the President has always been given some flexibility and leeway in establishing subcommittees whether
19:25:28 or not they outlined in the rules or not.
19:25:32 So, I think what we're really doing is kind of splitting hairs a little bit over an issue here, that's not really that big of a deal right ultimately we have a number of companies my first term, when, when I was elected council a commercial, and I went
19:25:42 over the list and I recommended that you create a number of different subcommittees and he just created. We didn't have to go with the rules change or anything like that.
19:25:51 So when I'm looking at this I think you know we've talked about some of the ad hoc committees that we've run through all the President's discretion to create.
19:25:59 You know I don't think this is anything that's outside the norm of power back, that we fill out the past so I certainly have a problem with it, Mr President, ultimately, you know, we have a number of items on relative to the rules the rules will be reviewed.
19:26:11 But in terms of, you know, committees and committee structure and the standing committees I don't think it's worth getting into a debate over it when, historically, you know the flexibilities been there for the President to take such action.
19:26:25 So that being said, I certainly wouldn't question.
19:26:30 The console president's authority and appointing the subcommittees that are currently standing. Now the ones that we've you know we just transferred all the papers over that are in the standing committees now so those standing committees need to be chair,
19:26:40 we just voted on that those the second paper we did. So ultimately, at the very least, the council president should have the ability to, at the very least, share those subcommittees and then if this is going to be an issue we can deal with in the future
19:26:51 but in terms of allowing us the ability to continue conducting business I don't think that there's some that you get in the way of that.
19:26:57 So I don't want this to be something saying you know we can't do anything anymore until we figure out who's going to be the gym of the Rules Committee licenses activity because we just took a vote the transferred all those papers that are in those committees,
19:27:07 over this year. So those committees right now we're already standing committees we took a vote on that. So I think that we're really kind of beating a dead horse.
19:27:14 So Mr President, I can't wait.
19:27:17 I agree, I agree with concert night saying if I'm standing committees I I support that but I said like the question that we have, or if we're allowing the president to make some change I think that has to be a discussion before.
19:27:31 You know, I think the standing committees i would i would support that as a moving forward to change or to add different committees, I think it's something that I wasn't privy to concentrate for a few years and counsel commercials, but I know that what
19:27:45 we've done here has, has worked in the sense that it's been transparent not say that concert president Morales not transparent what I what I'm saying is having that extra meeting to talk about the new good new committees, I think, be really important.
19:28:04 And that I agree with consummate that we can move forward with the standing committees I agree with that.
19:28:13 If I may, I just, I would prefer to vote on this tonight. And that doesn't mean, even if it were to pass that we wouldn't have those discussions and it wouldn't come up with a new structure, as we review the rules and I just want to say.
19:28:26 So if it goes, if it goes mixed whatever it's not unanimous. I just want to say either way, we're going to have the discussion, and we're gonna we're going to get it going.
19:28:35 And I think it goes both ways so it is that's why there. There are seven votes and.
19:28:49 And there's no animosity behind it gotta be just move forward in a positive light and
19:28:48 you have to give the president the flexibility to point to communities that that she feels that she wants to work people don't disagree i think that the consummate said I support all the standing committees, but as I to any new, new committees is just
19:29:05 to have a community hall meeting just to discuss those few meetings and again she Carter Morales board president. And I think it's just having that that layer of discussion so I've done that before.
19:29:20 I believe human emotion, I don't know if there is a second but I would move approval unless there's a second motion.
19:29:43 Motion on the floor today. By the way, I didn't hear a second.
19:29:40 Second, and by
19:29:40 the committee of the hall is going to be the establishment of what the new companies are going to be they
19:30:01 provided the existing and standing committees so they'll stand with that whatsoever, we don't we already voted that understand the race.
19:29:56 Counselor asked questions and wants to vet it I don't have a problem, providing that opportunity with some new companies. The second promotion with the understanding that the other.
19:30:18 And that, that would be that motion. So that committee
19:30:12 passed in, we would have a committee the whole discuss all the documents that are the ones you're very conscious got belly, second by constantly.
19:30:23 Any further discussion refers to a committee of the whole to discuss the new committees.
19:30:39 Vice President bears no
19:30:54 counts accounts.
19:30:45 No.
19:30:54 Cancer night. Yes.
19:30:50 counts of saying no.
19:30:53 Yes.
19:30:55 President Morel No.
19:31:12 Yes.
19:31:06 Three. Three and favorite forget smoking pills, I would motion to approve as right.
19:31:13 On the motion by it comes to be a second by second proof, second by conflict has gone wrong.
19:31:31 Let's present bears. Yes.
19:31:35 Yes. Council.
19:31:38 Council script Kelly, no also saying, yes.
19:31:43 Council morale. Yes.
19:31:46 Council Caribbean. Yes, 60 different of motion passes,
19:32:02 to 12, to tune 012 I got two beers, be resolved and let's say counter the rules and ever see council be reviewed updated environments.
19:32:08 Thank you, Mr. President.
19:32:23 This continues kind of the conversation we've been having here the intent of this resolution is to, and I will make a motion at the end of my statement is to refer this to the rule subcommittee, to discuss review the city council rules, you know maybe
19:32:24 at a table of contents maybe, maybe it's time we can officially take out the no smoking behind the rail rule.
19:32:32 You know, so I think we're I think we're smoke rebuilding for sure.
19:32:36 So, so you know there's quite a bit of stuff we could look into just maybe make it better organized review what's in there what's relevant. And again, specifically on these questions that subcommittees look at and you know, I think I would go with that
19:32:48 real subcommittee then we'd have a committee of the whole talk about it as a whole Council, and really look at a structure that we can that that reflects what we've been doing.
19:32:57 Going forward so so that's what this resolution is about I had motion to refer this to the rules subcommittee. And thank you, Mr President, or the motion by Vice President of Business, second by second by Councillor night.
19:33:11 Any further discussion stickler for scalable.
19:33:16 Vice President, Paris, yes.
19:33:37 counts accounts. Yes. Also night. Yes, council script Kelly, yes, counts of saying, yes.
19:33:26 President morale. Yes, to carry on. Yes, so everything for every Motion passes.
19:33:34 You choose your one three other by Councillor bills be resolved and Missy comes from view the creation of Election Commission, through the acceptance of Mass General law chapter 51 section 16 a vice president bits.
19:33:45 Thank you, Mr. President. So many commuter Well, I'll start here. Chapter 51 sec section 16 A allows for cities to adopt a, a piece of Mass General law, which would allow us to move to the system of having an Elections Commission, it would move us from
19:34:04 having a clerk in the board of registrar's model to a formal Elections Commission.
19:34:11 I think there's a variety of reasons that we had at least I think that would be a good idea.
19:34:16 And, you know, may also reflect some, some of the changes we've been talking about in general around elections, with it being more work than that we now have an elections coordinator and it really is its own own animal, if you will.
19:34:32 So part of what this allows this this section of Mass General law allows us to do is basically if we were to adopt it. It would immediately transfer our board of registrar's the voters to becoming a board of election commissioners, the clerk position
19:34:47 would then come off of that board, and any appointments going forward. The mayor would make those appointments subject to the approval of the, of the city council.
19:34:56 So my motion here is to refer this to a committee of the whole so that we can discuss this with the city solicitor with the clerk with relevant folks from from our elections office to see if it might be the way that we should move forward.
19:35:14 I can just say from my reading of the law and also from seeing which communities have adopted this, it does seem like this is the way that the state law, it's kind of pushing communities towards this model, and away from the older clerk registrar voters
19:35:26 model at least that's how I read the general law. So, I just think it's another example of something we can do adopt state law already allows communities to do this to move forward on on an administration of elections.
19:35:40 So again, move to refer this to committee the whole for further discussion on the ocean by suppose a bit of second by outside the space president, this is something myself and Kirby's had discussion with the mayor.
19:35:53 I think but earlier in the year.
19:35:55 In June, I think with with me and former chief of staff I Rodriguez about getting this career, this position created agree with that that this is something that should be done.
19:36:16 I think it's still fall technically still falls into the quotes office, but it takes the burden off of him and off the court again and puts it into another thing I said I scored this yes yes and i think it's a good idea.
19:36:19 Yeah.
19:36:19 The court would no longer be a registrar.
19:36:24 the job of the clerk, certainly is the job of the week, when we had a clinic for four years ago. We weren't doing early voting we were doing weekly been so obviously the job has changed significantly since, since it started.
19:36:39 So, on the ocean by Facebook is, seconded by Councillor night for the discussion.
19:36:47 Vice President bears. Yes.
19:36:50 Answer comments. Yes. Council night council Scott Kelly, yes. Counselor saying, yes. President Merle. Yes.
19:37:13 Counter Kerviel yes sir the feminine motion passes to choose a counselor on council beers, be resolved the city council.
19:37:09 The city explore joining the state's paid family and medical leave program to provide a certain benefit, the city and school employees, we have further resolved that the city council would be to open state statutes, for the ceaseless including acceptance
19:37:23 of national law, chapter, 175 m section 10 required to join us to present Morocco.
19:37:31 Thank you. Sounds like Harvey Hello So this isn't apologies. This is a space that member could be a leader in so this is a program that the state recently passed something that I'm benefiting from right now that I'm on paid family leave through my day
19:37:46 job at MIT and something that I think through the political process unfortunately municipal employees were sacrifice they the cities have to opt into this program Medford would be among the first I think one of the first I think cities are looking at
19:38:00 this, they have the ability to opt in, there's a lot of discussion. There's an outline process to join this, but it would allow our municipal employees to have those same benefits that are being extended across the state.
19:38:11 And we've talked a lot about the value of our city employees we've talked a lot about attracting top talent and you know just invaluable our employees as human beings with full lives.
19:38:21 and this is something that absolutely would affirm that would give people the time off they need for expanding their family for a sick family member for all of the things outlined in paid family medical leave, and I think this is something that we absolutely
19:38:36 have to look into as a city and because it's the right thing to do, but also as I said it'll will attract talent will give me the chance to be a leader so my motion I would move to move this to me the whole invite you know the city solicitor chief of
19:38:49 of Staff, I think, human resources to see how we can implement this as a city.
19:39:01 Thank you, Mr. President. Just to add to what counselor morale was saying, you know, I was in the room.
19:39:10 My organization was part of raise up Massachusetts when we were negotiating. What exactly are we going to look at for paid family medical leave and the $15 minimum wage, and it was kind of a hectic morning, getting phone calls back and forth from from
19:39:24 the leadership in the legislature back to us what's in what's out. And one of the things that was left out on both of those fronts and we've discussed one of the other ones here before was city and school employees, they were left out of the paid family
19:39:36 medical leave, and they were left out of the $15 minimum wage because it was said that this was an unfunded mandate or cities.
19:39:43 There is again this chapter 175 m section 10. It's an adoption of state law that this council, it gives the authority to councils or you know whatever the equivalent body isn't another community to join the paid family medical leave program for the state.
19:39:59 We wouldn't be the first in the Commonwealth, I think that is a good thing. I think that puts us in a competitive position with a lot of other communities especially right now in this job market.
19:40:09 When top talent is going all over the place and looking for the best thing. And the other thing too. It puts us in a more competitive position with the private sector, I actually just was speaking with family of someone who's now working for the city
19:40:24 prior previously was in the private sector, when they were in the private sector they paid into this program. Now they've moved to the city there at a moment in their and their family history where be great to be able to take advantage of this and they
19:40:36 just found out, they're no longer eligible because they worked for me to support it. So certainly there are things to work out, look at the law, look at the process, and obviously there'll be a budgetary impact but I think it's something that would be
19:40:49 good for our city and school staff, 100%, so that's, I would second Councillor Morales motion to refer this to Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. President, thank you very much.
19:41:01 This is something that I support wholeheartedly constantly has brought up two issues that are very important to make the $15 minimum wage for city in school full time employees, and also Sydney's banquet Mississippi in school Department employees, these
19:41:23 Two years ago, asking for draft ordinances from our city solicitor point. And they must be very long pieces of municipal legislation mr president because it's been 24 months, and this body's not received draft ordinances of either one of these items.
19:41:34 So here we are, this evening and we're going to have a paper asking us for the fund Legal Services Administration for the fund the legal service line item to expand the budget for this fiscal year.
19:41:44 This is a perfect example mr president of why this council needs its own legal counsel.
19:41:50 This is an item that should have been addressed, long before long before today. This is an item that we could have handled through municipal ordinance that would have provided a sickly big program from us for employees in school department, please, just
19:42:01 like the Office of State employees, married on the state legislation, of which I printed out drafted and submitted to the city solicitor's office. When this ordinance proposal was made.
19:42:13 So with that being said, Mr. President, I think that Council is for bringing this measure forward. It's something that will benefit the number of workers here in this community, and it's something that I support wholeheartedly.
19:42:21 I don't need a meeting with the solicitor or anybody else to know this is something I'm going to support what I need with a meeting with this list of ours to make sure that when I vote for it, we vote for the right way so let's implement the problem.
19:42:33 Thank you for my fellow colleagues to bring this forward I think council night.
19:42:55 don't might not understand is that the sick bank is so important for brothers and sisters that you work with that fallen ill for some serious health issues, and employees that have occurred, sick days that can give back to those that need for that so
19:43:15 I think it's so important and something that simple. You know, you think that the Family Leave Act is just automatic in different municipalities and so it's amazing to a few members in the community thinking that don't already have this and it's something
19:43:31 that, you know, appreciate my councils bringing this forward and something I will support and I look forward to the community homie. So thank you.
19:43:41 So was the motion by Consumer Oh
19:43:47 gosh, thank you.
19:43:50 Not to drag the conversation out further but just want to thank President morale counselor for bringing this forward, counselors night and start probably further words of affirmation.
19:44:01 I think that this is an issue that really deserves a lot of Africa Tori words like this is really essential benefit I would love to see this council.
19:44:11 Embrace it encourage the city to embrace it, because this is a measure that could through extending this benefit for our city and school employees helps make the city a healthier and stronger and more resilient community which is what we're here to do.
19:44:25 So, thank you for bringing it forth and excited to to advance it. Thank you.
19:44:35 I wanted to thank this wall, President morale and vice president bears for bringing this forward. I wanted to reiterate that my support for this for this paper, and I wanted to think that my fellow city councilors for, you know already speaking up on
19:44:45 so much that matters to me.
19:44:48 This is definitely an important piece of a piece of important action going forward, when we consider how we are going to draw talent to our city to work for our city, how we're going to compete with different municipalities and how we're going to compete
19:45:01 with the private sector as well. I think it's important to also remember that, you know, paid paid leave is pivotal pivotal for the development of children who are future, and that's why this is particularly, particularly important to me.
19:45:17 Think I was gonna say it again there's some discounts about support in the past and will support again and again it's good for the people to it's good for good for the families and for the discussion.
19:45:29 So all the motion by comfortable as a consumer Reza morale and vice president biz, second by comfort nightmare Mr. Clark, please call the role. And this is to move to move to committee at home.
19:45:45 Vice President Paris council Collins, yes. Council night councils compelling. Yes, Council saying, yes. President Morel yes Caribbean. Yes, I mean the ocean passes motion.
19:46:08 Oh. Bless your pal, from a team when whenever Winchester related to GNP pizza. I'm hoping we could take the site amount of water as well absolutely perfect was mentioned.
19:46:31 One second, everybody.
19:46:41 Right.
19:46:42 So we had paper.
19:46:47 20 1021 petition for common victory licensed by Michael la Chapelle 18 when what happened in Winchester Massachusetts.
19:46:56 Oh 189 over GNP pizza.
19:46:59 51 High Street Medford Massachusetts so 2155 counselors are going to open to hearing
19:47:09 your licensing.
19:47:11 Thank you, Mr. president.
19:47:14 Now we see this is just a business that is pizza restaurant I believe is a petition online, Mr la Chapelle, are you on the line are you there. Yes, I'm here, it's an existing pizza restaurant.
19:47:32 We just have your name and address for the record, please. Sure, it's Mike la Chapelle at 18 Glenwood as in Winchester mass.
19:47:39 Thank you, Mr. President, I know my colleagues have some questions I see all the paperwork is president in order for approval. So,
19:47:51 yes, I can say, I personally know Michael for a number of years probably the better part of 10 years mr president his wife's a business owner here in the community as well she runs a law office right square in Michaels looking for an opportunity to continue
19:48:16 to partner up with one of our existing successful businesses and expand upon the successes that we've seen them as the president. So with that being said I certainly have no problem, supporting this document.
19:48:27 another gentleman for a number of years and a professional and personal capacity and he's someone that I believe will bring a number of great assets to our community.
19:48:37 Thank you, counsel right any further discussion
19:48:41 motion from counselor coviello, seconded by second, second by everybody.
19:48:47 Counselor night. And if I may, just before we call the role. I used to work at roses in the same location so I'm familiar with the location and wish you all the best.
19:49:04 Thank you all.
19:49:12 MRCOG please color all
19:49:25 counts carry on. Yes, counts accounts. Yes. Council night councils kept telling us council saying, Yes, President Well, yes, Vice President parents Yes, let us seven in the affirmative zero on the negative and the motion passes motion on the floor.
19:49:35 revert back to regular from Councillor night second by second by Councillor coviello, Mr. Clark, please call the role.
19:49:50 That's trivial. Yes.
19:49:53 Yes. Cancer Collins. Yes, cancer night. Yes, cancer script Kelly. Yes, cancer, saying, Yes, President Merle, yes.
19:50:00 Vice President bears. Yes, seven in the affirmative zero the negative Motion passes. 22 that 005 offered by Councillor night, whereas Medford City Hall closes on Wednesday evening at 7:30pm and on Friday afternoon at 1230, be happy to give a brief synopsis
19:50:15 of someone like the with the reading as their emotional way of the reading for
19:50:22 some of my counselor Shafilea accounts or night.
19:50:25 Yes, Mr. President. This is my by annual attempt to have changed from Tuesdays, Wednesdays.
19:50:32 Ultimately, because we have an open meeting law requires 48 hours hosting the city council is required to get its agenda items into the city clerk by Friday, unless there's a holiday on that Monday which required was to get it in on a Thursday.
19:50:43 Now we all know that the majority of events in this community and the majority of time that we are able to be free and interact with our constituents occurs usually after the working hours and on the weekends.
19:50:54 So the situation that I find myself in a lot of times mr president is that the agenda has been published on a Friday afternoon, and I'm down to Matt seven a cup of coffee and someone comes in asking you to help them with something.
19:51:03 And I don't have the ability to bring that item to the table and put it on the agenda, because the Open Meeting Law requires that we have to have the meeting notice posted within 48 hours because of Saturday and Sunday, not being included in the counting
19:51:17 of those 48 hours, we lose two and a half days to get items onto the agenda. And so this is nothing more than really mr president attempt to allow us to do business a little bit quicker, and to allow us the opportunity to put things on the agenda in a
19:51:30 faster fashion. Also when you think about this building right Wednesday night is the night the city halls open late.
19:51:35 So instead of having City Hall, being open on Tuesday nights just especially for the city council meeting this whole building for us to come in here to conduct business the building will already be open the building will already be, they'll be personnel
19:51:47 that soon have already.
19:51:48 They'll be department heads they're already working late. So if we do need to talk to somebody we may have the ability to have them come right down and speak with us Mr President, be able to get answers little bit quicker.
19:51:57 If we have committees to the whole existing staff will already be on hand so department heads won't be dragged in there on Tuesday nights to deal with council business then also be dragged out again on a Wednesday night so that you know we think there
19:52:08 was a consideration as well but I think that this is really just an opportunity for us to allow us to represent their constituents better because it gives us the opportunity to get the freshest items that are in our head and we can we can put something
19:52:20 on the agenda on a Monday, and I'm going to show up on the agenda for Wednesday. I think that that's just a little bit more efficient and effective so that's why I bring this metaphor.
19:52:28 And with that being said council abyss council more relevant not just so generous and their willingness to send items to the committee of the rules I would be happy to make a motion to send this item there as well to be further discussed.
19:52:41 I have brought it to the table before it has failed before I would not like to see this fail again so I'd be happy to deliberate and discuss with my counsel quality, what they feel would be best direction.
19:52:52 First of all, I thank you. Right. There's a motion from counselor night to refer this to the Committee on Rules Is there a second, second rate and any discussion.
19:52:59 Appreciate that.
19:53:20 it might be a little bit slower to really do the business that we we pass on a Tuesday night for them to, to, to really get ahead of the game where Fridays, they have a half a day they lose a half a day.
19:53:32 So, it kind of hinders that process so I appreciate that and you know i i think that, You know, it's something that be interesting to see as we share our thoughts and committed to hold on that point Mr President, you know, the may still would be bound
19:53:59 the fun passes right so if they use Wednesdays they know the employees and the staff is still required to work there 37.5 hours a week, whatever it may be right, which is the time management issue at that point, right.
19:54:10 So, the night of the council meeting should have no bearing on whether or not. Members, the administration can conduct the job that they're being paid to do with and 37.5 hours a week, for
19:54:21 sure.
19:54:22 Thank you both the transcript.
19:54:25 Thank you, Mr. President Donald, yeah you know I think Councilmember brings forward.
19:54:29 But no i i agree with Scott Kelly.
19:54:36 I don't think Wednesday's works because of for the council meetings.
19:54:38 This room is booked many many Wednesday nights for public hearings.
19:54:44 Multiple public meetings, and I think they have that on other nights, it would be disruptive to the community.
19:54:52 Again, you know, these are the changes that you know that the city has been done for many, many years.
19:55:13 I'm not saying that I'm supposed to change but I say generally Wednesday nights, many meetings are held in this chamber.
19:55:09 Because of just the fact that it's the biggest woman in the city for us to have these meetings and, again, I don't, I don't oppose discussing this and comfortable.
19:55:22 As the president I sure counter night, I think it's important to point out the constant meetings are a public meeting as well. And this is the constant change.
19:55:29 And when we talk about the successes of just this past week for example we just cut the ribbon on want to cancel a copy of his greatest accomplishments of the Council of the library, which has a beautiful new community space, we look across the parking
19:55:40 lot we do see the senior center which has a beautiful woman there that we've been able to use in the past, when we look back this way we see the editorial, we get in the car and drove up the street we see the little theater.
19:55:51 So there are a number of spaces in this community that get together again this is more of an efficiency standpoint for the council and the ability for us on the agenda so with that being said, I don't think we need to beat the most.
19:56:01 But there are some valid arguments for and against this further.
19:56:06 Thank you all. There was motion from Councillor night to refer to the Subcommittee on rules, seconded by Councillor morale. Any further discussion.
19:56:16 Counselor saying I just wanted to quickly thank pastor night for bringing this forward I think he makes valid points I've heard from constituents but concerns about hold meetings committee meetings being held in the Chamber's on Wednesdays.
19:56:29 So I look forward to, I will vote yes on this and I look forward to the Self Service events, are there
19:56:38 any further discussion, any discussion by members of the public.
19:56:46 I'm not seeing any So Mr Kirk on the motion, could you please call the role. This is to refer rules to refer to the Subcommittee on rules.
19:56:54 Council care of yellow. Yes, counts accounts. Yes, sir night.
19:57:02 Council script telling us council saying, Yes, President morale. Yes.
19:57:06 Vice President fares Yes, seven in the affirmative, not in the negative, and the Motion passes.
19:57:12 2222 dash 006 occupy council right, it's all resolved with Medford city council hold the moment of silence and memory of governors Councillor Michael J Callahan a dedicated public servant who passed on January 620 11 following five decades of public service
19:57:27 to the people of Medford, and be it further resolved that this evenings council meeting be dedicated to his memory counselor night. Mr. President, thank you very much Michael was a mentor and a dear friend to me for a number of years and I wouldn't be
19:57:39 sitting here this evening. If it weren't for the guidance that he gave me as a young man. I someone that dedicated his life to public service, a Vietnam veteran governance Council of 48 years state employee.
19:57:52 Commissioner racing gym at the metric Consumer Advisory Commission, founder of the visor commission and most notably Mr. President, famous in Medford football for saving bright spot from being developed at the condominiums in the late 70s and early 80s.
19:58:08 And if you go up the rights point to this day you'll see a memorial there, and Michael's on recognizing the work that he did in protecting, one of methods most beautiful natural resources.
19:58:21 Michael was someone that serve this community this country in this Commonwealth with dedication and passion. He's someone that would be life of the party if you walked in the door you know he was here, he was some of the words, how to sleep, it would
19:58:31 give you the shirt off his back, and he someone that's certainly greatly Mr mr president day someone that made a big impact in my life. Someone who I think of losses and annually on this day, I bring this metaphor with to one of my friend Michael and
19:58:45 I asked my constant call is determined to win the same. Thank you, counsel night. Any further discussion.
19:58:52 discussion. I think I think those people who know Miss county and realize how important it was to our community. It was a deep loss when he when, when he left us and, but his memory lives on and and counsel night and I applaud that he does this every
19:59:11 year, because you don't know where you go until you know, we came from, and definitely my Callahan is a person who led the way here method and supported us so my second counts on nights motion.
19:59:28 Thank you. Any further discussion, just, again, I agree with Telstra probably thank you for bringing this forward.
19:59:37 We should vote, and then have a moment of silence So on the motion of counselor night. Second of my counselors compelling in the square, please call the roll call security all yes counts accounts.
19:59:46 Council Collins, yes. Council night council script Kelly. Yes, council saying, yes.
19:59:52 President Morel. Yes.
19:59:55 President bears. Yes. If everyone could please stand for a moment of silence.
20:00:14 resolution, 22 dash 007 offered by Councillor night.
20:00:20 Whereas gas distribution utilities are required to annually report the location of gas leaks to the Department of Public Utilities and, whereas as of December 31 2020 they reported 230 500 pig gas leaks generating 104 tons of emissions annually in the
20:00:35 city of Medford. And whereas independent research shows they're typically 1.5 to three times more leaks that are reported be at so resolved that the Medford city council requests the city administration prepare and present a five year plan to address
20:00:47 gas leaks in our community and report back to the council Councillor night, Thomas the President, thank you very much. I think this is a rather self explanatory resolution.
20:00:55 We do have a problem to spin up with get with that gas leaks and you look at these figures. These figures that I made up the figures that I got right from the Department of Public Utilities.
20:01:04 The research shows that they're typically 1.5 to three times more leads and reporting is not something I made up something that I got right off the website of the Department of Public Utilities.
20:01:14 So we're seeing a situation here in this community where we have a problem. And we need to address it.
20:01:19 We're seeing a lot of digging being done by a public utilities and we're not holding them accountable.
20:01:24 We're not bringing out public utilities back to the table to be sure that they resurface our roadways and a condition that's suitable for the taxpayers in this community, and something needs to be addressed Mr President.
20:01:44 I think that should be a priority. So I'm asking the administration come up with a plan on how to address it. And I'd like to further him in the paper and so this be based on the reports do section of the council agenda for 90 days, Mr.
20:01:56 President.
20:01:56 You have that Mr. Clark
20:02:04 ports to section, nine days.
20:02:07 That's my console colleagues to support the resolution I look forward to this first, second that emotion counts right second of my counselor Scott Kelly discussion counselor Carmelo.
20:02:15 Thank you, Mr. President.
20:02:18 Thank you Councilmember bring this forward. This is something that's been discussed at this council, many times in the past that concentrated is numbers are correct.
20:02:27 With all the unrepaired gas leaks leaking all all of the See I don't think there's anybody that say that's an immune to this, what's been going on and I think that we should have national grid here.
20:02:39 When we have the being to to discuss this.
20:02:42 I think they were here last time and with a couple years we had a meeting but but they also did the biggest part is the council they mentioned is robbing and digging up our streets and not repairing.
20:02:57 And I've been I you know, every time I see it, I call the engineer.
20:03:04 Again, we we've got newly done streets, that would with digging up. Don't again.
20:03:10 I think going forward. It's going to be the job of this council to hold, hold, not only the gas company Electric Company the phone company a bit and eventually be taken apart streets are going to be held accountable to pay them correctly, if they're not
20:03:22 going to be paid correctly enough the beginning anymore premise. So, I know I'm going to stand firm on that. I'm sorry I'm trying to go around the city seeing holes everywhere.
20:03:35 Just being left and undone. And I think it's also a good sign that we I recollected the works to follow up. I mean, you know, Jimmy given can only do so much work you can't be the engineer, PBW director, and be on the street.
20:03:51 So, again, I think this is something that this council is going to have to hold strong done.
20:03:56 If we're going to start paving the streets at the end they want to start digging up, they're going to be paving cryptic crib I didn't want to the city so I wholeheartedly support comes on its motion.
20:04:06 Thank you, Catholic I've yellow is that an amendment to invite national grid to the meeting.
20:04:13 Thank you, if you could record the second account so tonight.
20:04:17 I'm going to go counter Collins.
20:04:19 Thank you. Thank you. Councillor night for bringing this forward.
20:04:24 Just wholeheartedly support this resolution, as indicated, not only do these leaks account for an outsize amount of methane emissions was particularly potent greenhouse gas, these leaks inhibit our ability to deliver on our public health goals to the
20:04:36 of Medford, they also threaten our ability to demonstrate our seriousness about climate change mitigation so I look forward to supporting the city administration and holding National Grid accountable, and seeing what we can do to sustainably address this
20:04:50 issue.
20:04:53 You.
20:04:53 Thank you, Pastor Collins actually have counselor morale and that our president well and then we'll go to a counselor saying president. Well, thank you.
20:05:00 I just want to thank Councillor night now I have a squealing maybe I want to thank you for bringing this forward I mean this is an issue that, as you said you hear from her sense about this all the time.
20:05:10 National Guard has their own ranking for how severe these leaks are and you'll have leads that you can absolutely smell or concerning and they'll say it's not a priority.
20:05:19 The energy Environment Committee also has a great map detailing the leaks that are all over the city and as you said, it's an incredible amount, and a lot of them are underreported so I just, I really appreciate you bringing this paper for it and I look
20:05:30 forward to supporting it and getting something done on this.
20:05:35 But you can't so well welcome baby jack.
20:05:40 And, and we'll go to cancer saying, wanted to thank cancer night on this and think I'm counselor or Viola for his amendment. I think it's important that we we hold strong together as a council on this issue that we hold, hold people accountable for the
20:05:58 work that they do in our city. This is clearly a standard billing issue. That's an environmental issue has cancer calling so well laid out, it's also an equity issue in terms of the neighborhoods that are affecting the streets that are affected.
20:06:08 And the way that we address it in Medford, and so I will support this. Thank you.
20:06:16 Thank you.
20:06:18 Any further discussion or the discussion by members of the public.
20:06:25 Seeing none, on the motion of Councillor night, seconded by Councillor Morel I believe, or will go with Councillor Scott Pelley.
20:06:36 Mr. Clark, please call the roles for approval as amended yes for approval as a
20:06:48 counselor real yes cancer Collins, yes, counselor night.
20:06:53 Cancer Scott Kelly, yes. Counselor saying, yes. President morale. Yes.
20:06:59 Vice President bears. Yes. 70 affirmative zero the negative emotion passes as amended
20:07:07 to 022 dash 008 offered by Councillor night.
20:07:30 Be so resolved that the city administration provide the council with a listing of vacant positions funded in current fiscal year's budget and be in further resolve that the city council be provided with an organizational chart reflecting the transitional
20:07:23 roles and responsibilities of existing employees, until the aforementioned vacancies are filled counselor night, I Mr. President, thank you very much again this is a paper that we put on annual leave requesting that the administration provide us with
20:07:35 as to what the organizational structure is, week after week we're seeing new jobs being proposed in this console new positions being proposed position being upgraded my hope that we can get an organizational chart to show us exactly who's doing what when
20:07:49 and where just last week I believe we have about $800,000 worth of the position before us.
20:07:54 So I think it's important for us to understand the financial objective what's going on with the new positions that have been created in this community both to the tax dollar and also to grant funding from the feds.
20:08:05 So with that being said, Mr. President, I would ask that this Council Resolutions be answered in writing. I do think it's important that I Council Resolutions be a representative from the administration here.
20:08:15 That does nothing for my file.
20:08:17 And when it comes time for me to pull this up and look at it again later on, it doesn't do me any good to do any help.
20:08:23 It's really an issue for me to understand who does what we're on Mondays be expensive and why it's being spent there, and it also allows us as counselors to know who to pick up the phone and call when we need something to get done so that we don't have
20:08:34 to bring it to the council floor, and to have constituent work be debated on the council floor. So I think this is an important step. moving forward, we look at our fiscal year's budget will see you know organizational chat.
20:08:44 But we've seen a number of new positions that they created and we've seen a number of people take on traditional roles. And right now let's transition our roles.
20:08:51 Some people were into we had some people wearing three.
20:08:54 So I just want to know where we're at.
20:08:57 Ultimately we have a number of positions that were funded the budget that being that full breakdown so we're going to have some surplus funds that are wired to the transfers.
20:09:06 It's really a financial issue.
20:09:08 So with that being said I asked my council colleagues to support this resolution, the more we understand about the organizational structure where the money's being spent the better job that we can do for the people that we represent.
20:09:17 Thank you, counsel right just FYI, we're having some issues with your microphone is not picking everything up if you can maybe angle it. Yeah, a little bit more.
20:09:24 I don't know it might be that loud, a track system. I saw counselor start Peli think it counts president console my thank you for bringing this forward I think that you make some valid points I think even.
20:09:36 I think the most important point is we have a new committee, new council here I think we'll see that, especially when I first started having that that chart and understanding who to call saved a lot of work for everybody.
20:09:54 Something simple as a given example I got a phone call today from a senior citizen who lives in South Medford, whose son is moving into his home to assist him so he doesn't have to move to assisted living.
20:10:08 Great gentleman lived, lived here for over 70 years and question was very simple now with the changes with the traffic and parking.
20:10:17 Who does who can he call to, to find to ask for another permit temporary permit while his son is living there with him without getting told a ticket so it would be as we that being a new department, having that that outline would be so helpful for us
20:10:39 to do our job. And more importantly, to help the city administration assist them and answering questions I know that we created a whole new department.
20:10:53 I think it was a few years ago with the forum there that I believe when Burke came on her biggest problems were the communications, because of the pool and pond, permitting system, and really have anything in place to answer the simplest questions.
20:11:10 Where can I get a, a podcast. And I think that having that organizational system in place really helped that eliminated that. And if you remember during those times.
20:11:42 There are so many issues in Medford but the biggest talk the biggest concern was, how can people get a permit for the pond.
20:11:35 When all it needed was just a simple phone number and someone to answer that question. So I think that's a you know i every point that council night brings forward when talking about fiscal responsibility is important but to the simplest form.
20:11:48 The simplest asset is really to help us, and the citizens. Navigate who they can call when there is a concern or an issue so I second the motion consummate Thank you.
20:12:03 Thank you guys. Council Kirby thank was President.
20:12:19 Thank God for like a brainless forward I think you're correct. We have a lot of positions that are vacant and I think we need to know them.
20:12:15 Well, we have a chief of staff here,
20:12:19 During demands inauguration, she mentioned that she hired somebody for the, for the funds.
20:12:26 Can you reveal who was hired for that position, I
20:12:31 think definitely wanting to Councillor carvello, I assume that the individual has informed her employer, but I haven't asked that question if you all would be willing so I could, I'd be happy to notify you all individually tonight before I leave.
20:12:46 I just want to be sensitive to these types of things. So by now it's it's two weeks before before. It was announced that day and people have been asking and I didn't know what the answer to give them.
20:12:57 I'll even email you all right now, just so you have the information, but I want to be as sensitive as I possibly can be.
20:13:03 Thank you. Thank you.
20:13:06 Thank you. You're good. All right, good. Any other discussion on this item
20:13:14 discussion from members of the public.
20:13:19 Any discussion from members of the public. Right on the motion of Cal tonight, seconded by Councillor Scott Pelley to approve Mr. Clark, please call the role.
20:13:27 Let's carry on. Yes, counts accounts. Yes. Council council Scott Kelly. Yes, council saying, yes.
20:13:34 President morale. Yes.
20:13:37 Vice President Paris Yes, similar in the affirmative zero in the negative emotion passes 22 dash 009 offered by Councillor night, whereas the Massachusetts municipal Association published it's January 2020 article entitled Best Practice Guide recommends
20:13:52 promoting the Public Works profession, comma, and, whereas the Medford public schools vocational technical education curriculum provided cooperative education opportunities for our students.
20:14:03 It's all resolved at the Medford city council request the school administration seek opportunities to educate and promote the Public Works profession among younger generations by speaking to students at elementary, middle and high schools and expanding
20:14:14 vocational programming in the areas of road maintenance drinking water and sewer infrastructure, urban landscaping and other related concepts and being further requested that the school administration identify and explore opportunities to connect classroom
20:14:27 learning to career applications by offering hands on projects job shadowing or internships with municipal departments counselor night.
20:14:36 Mr. President, thank you very much. In 2019 I put forward a resolution asking now that we do just as we expand our cooperative education opportunities in the vocational school to include some of the trades that fall within the Public Works sector.
20:14:49 Ultimately, you know, we have an aging infrastructure and an aging workforce there in the city of mentioned, and it would be nice for us to be able to cultivate some home grown talent to bring them into our Public Works sphere and I'm Public Works director,
20:15:01 so that we can continue to fill positions that become vacant.
20:15:06 During the Burke administration.
20:15:17 I had the opportunity with Chad Fallon, the director of the vocational school, and we had some preliminary discussions about this type of thing and expanding programming over there. And we also met with representatives from the labors program and representatives
20:15:22 We also met with representatives from the labor's program and representatives from the Teamsters union represent the WW here in the city of metric, and the discussions were great, and the project was looking like it was coming around.
20:15:31 And then, you know, the Rona happened and school got shut down in the expansion of opportunities for children wasn't really on the forefront of the agenda, the, you know, the opposite the agenda was making sure that we can you know educate our children
20:15:43 safely not expand opportunities.
20:15:46 And this issue kind of fell by the wayside and I'd like to make this issue a priority, it's fitting that in January of 2020 they found that this is a absolute priority.
20:15:56 The best practice from the messengers municipal Association, a group that this community is a number of.
20:16:02 So I think that this is something that we need to look at as the president than them and so we send it to the school administration and ask them to report back to us with 90 days, within 90 days as to what the findings are, whether or not this is something
20:16:13 that you continue to pursue something I think that would require some upfront funding, something that I think would be a worthwhile investment here in this community because we're going to be investing in the education of residents in the city will in
20:16:23 turn may someday actually become the Director of Public Works may actually, in turn, become the director of the superintendent of water.
20:16:31 You know individuals that live in the community have a vested interest in the community. I've always been a firm believer in that and having a department that's be city residents.
20:16:38 You know I don't think it's fair that they get in the car and drive away to where they live, and I go to the supermarket get yelled at for the job, but they're not being held accountable I've always said that that, you know, I thought that department,
20:17:00 should be residents and other communities just see that as requirements. I'm not saying that's a proposal or anything but I'm saying, if we can take this opportunity to utilize a vocational school to educate students in the Public Works field and put them to work here in our community will have people that live in this community that have a vested interest in the success of this community not just a paycheck. And I'm
20:17:07 the success of this community not just a paycheck. And I'm not saying that that's the situation now with department heads, but you have seen that in other communities.
20:17:19 So with that being said Mr President, that is my console to support this resolution counter saying, I wanted to thank Councillor night for bringing this forward, I wholeheartedly support this.
20:17:24 I believe that trade work is important work for community. It is also been shown and I think there's a wide consensus on this, that it is trade work is very vital for for the futures of our children.
20:17:39 I think it presents a possible profession in the future, that is, well paying, and had sets people up for the future. So I think that is, it is super important for our city to be to be pursuing this as a priority.
20:17:54 I also think it's important for our city to, to be brought to be pushing our children are to be recommending our children, different paths in life and I think it's important that we take our focus and bring it to the vocational and trade work as well,
20:18:11 especially when it comes out when we consider the fact that much of this work is good union work well paying jobs. I think we need to support our unions and build more connections with them as well.
20:18:22 We also need to address existing stigmas when it comes to trade work and vocational work that I know exists, often exists in our communities and I think it stuff like this where we have school administration building connections with students, promoting
20:18:36 trade work, promoting Public Works, where we have these linkages between our city institutions and our families here in Medford, I believe that that's a way that we can overcome the stigma and to really present trade work as something that is honorable,
20:18:51 which is, and I, that's why I wholeheartedly support this bank accounts are saying. Any further discussion.
20:19:01 I made from the chair I definitely agree with the motion with what counts right said, with counselor saying said, and I think also that the work that's been done since I was at member high school to bring together the vocational side and the, the, the
20:19:31 by Councillor coviello. Any further discussion, as, as amended for 90 days or 90 days, seeing anyone, any discussion from the public.
20:19:44 Seeing none, Mr cook please call the role.
20:19:52 Caribbean. Yes, counts accounts. Yes.
20:19:57 Also night council script telling. Yes. Lots of saying, Yes, President Morel. Yes.
20:20:04 Vice President bears.
20:20:05 Yes.
20:20:08 Seven in the affirmative, not in the negative. The Motion passes. 22 dash 015 offered right counselor curve yellow being so resolved that the Medford city council requested the mayor provide the council with an update on as to the status of the three
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20:20:39 I give you see something, say that the man was negotiate with one of them.
20:20:43 But, you know, I'm getting a little frustrated because I see summer ball keeps adding them, Arlington has it now. Now rose hasn't been surrounded by the by other cities that haven't listened.
20:20:56 Whether we like it or not, this was voted in by the people I think what 2015.
20:21:01 And I think we went with one of the last communities in the Commonwealth that through this, that have, have not have yet to open one of the campus facilities.
20:21:13 And we formed we you know we did a lot of work with the, the committee gave recommendations.