Sunset on Salem St.
From JV's forthcoming book, Dreams Inside the Clouds: Poetry, Pictures and Philosophy
Medford City Council
The Twenty-fourth Regular
Meeting
Medford, Massachusetts
June 21, 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-fourth 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 Tabled Records
of the Meeting of May
31, 2016 were passed to Councillor Knight.
The Records of the Meeting of June 14, 2016 were passed to
Councillor Marks
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND
RESOLUTIONS
16-555-Offered
by Vice President Lungo-Koehn
Be It Resolved
that the Medford City Council
request that the city solicitor assist the council in changing the six month
Demo delay for historic properties to a 1-2 year demo delay.
16-556-Offered
by Council Knight
Be It Resolved the City Administration adopt and implement a
trench identification system, where markers would be placed on trench work
performed by public utilities for the purpose of holding contractors and public
utilities accountable for their work performed on our roadways.
16-557-Offered
by Council Knight
Be It Resolved the Park Commission explore possibilities to
further diversify the recreational opportunities provided at our public parks,
including but not limited to horse shoe pits, bocce courts, volleyball courts,
shuffleboard courts, street hockey rinks, canoe launches, pitch and putt areas
and body weight exercise equipment and report back to the council the
feasibility of expanding the offering at our public parks.
16-558-
Offered by Councillor Knight
Be It Resolved that the Police Department increase their
visibility and enforcement of posted speed limits along Arlington Street during the weekday
morning and afternoon rush hour periods.
16-559-
Offered by Councillor Knight
Be It Resolved the Public Utility contractor performing work
on the Lincoln Road/Crocker Road underground infrastructure project be required
to perform weekly sweeping of the effected roadways,
Be it further resolved that all construction equipment,
debris and materials be removed from said effected roadways during the periods
of time that work is not being performed.
16-560-Offered
by Councillor Caraviello
Be It Resolved that the Medford City
Council send its condolences to the family of Robert
Surabian.
PETITIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND
SIMILAR MATTERS
16-561-
Petition by Robert C. Cappucci, 71 Evans Street, Medford,
MA to address the Council about
Evans Street
(et. al.) Repairs
16-562-
Petition by Eric Reed, 158 Jerome St #1, Medford,
MA to address the Council on
his petition on Medford Infrastructure.
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
'16-529 Residents
address pedestrian safety
IN CITY
COUNCIL JUNE 7, 2016 TABLED
'16-533 FY
2017 Budget Municipal & School $162,100,545
IN CITY
COUNCIL JUNE 7, 2016 TABLED
'16-534 Authorize
City of Medford community electricity aggregation
IN CITY
COUNCIL JUNE 7, 2016 TABLED
'16-546 Revise
Chapter 66 Ordinance non-union officers & employees
IN CITY
COUNCIL JUNE 14, 2016 FIRST READING
PASSED
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COUNCIL PAPERS IN COMMITTEE
Records:
The Tabled Records of the
Meeting of May
31, 2016 were passed to Councillor Knight.
The Records of the Meeting of June 14, 2016 were passed to
Councillor Marks
Adjournment: