Medford City Council

The Sixteenth Regular Meeting Medford, Massachusetts April 26, 2011

City Council
Robert A. Maiocco, President Frederick Dello Russo, Jr., Vice President Mark J. Arena Paul A. Camuso Breanna Lungo-Koehn Michael Marks Robert M. Penta

Council President Robert A. Maiocco called the Sixteenth 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 April 19, 2011 were passed to Councillor Camuso. MOTION, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS 11-376-Offered by Council Camuso Be it Resolved that the Medford City Council sends it best wishes to retiring Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl White. 11-377-Offered by Council Camuso Be it Resolved that the Medford City Council sends it best wishes to newly appointed Chamber of Commerce Interim Executive Director Richard Caraviello. 11-378-Offered by Council Camuso Be it Resolved that the Medford DPW Commissioner contacts the DCR to repair a major pot hole on Route 16 at the entrance to Station landing. 11-379-Offered by Council Marks Whereas the weekly city council meetings serve as an open public forum for resident input and discussion and Whereas many of the issues and request for information involve the city administration and 1

Whereas the council objective should be to provide timely accurate information to resident request and Whereas improving upon communications between the council and administration will directly benefit our city and its residents than . . . Be it Resolved that the Mayor or his designee attend the weekly Medford City Council meetings in the interest of working together. 11-385-Offered by Councillor Marks Be it Resolved that students from the Medford Vocational Technical High School Carpentry Shop be commended for winning "Best Presentation" in the Design for Reuse and Sustainability contest. The student's project was chosen from 25 competing schools and the purpose of the contest was to demonstrate sustainable reuse practices by repurposing donated office furniture. Further be it resolved that the students appear before the city council for citations. 11-386-Offered by Councillor Camuso Be It Resolved that the Medford City Council commend and congratulate the Medford Girls U14 Youth Hockey Team in capturing the State Girls U14 Championship and be it further resolved that the Team and Coaches be invited to an upcoming Council Meeting to receive Council Commendations 11-387-Offered by Councillor Penta Be it Resolved that the street sweeping and City signage use be discussed in the interest of fairness PETITIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND SIMILAR MATTERS 11-384Petition for Common Victualler License by Ibrahim Ibrahim, 5 Pepper Hill Drive, Winchester, MA for the Black Seed Caffe and Grill, LLC at 3850 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford. ON FILE Business Certificate #91 Building Dept. Fire Dept. Traffic Impact Health Treasurer/Collector State Tax Form Letter of Compliance Workmens Compensation UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Upon motion of _________________, all Unfinished Business on the Table was taken from the table for action. 8.366Legislative action to prevent the taking of any taxpayer private residential property in Medford with the expansion of the Green Line into Medford IN COUNCIL MAY 6, 2008 TABLED 2

10-314

Taxi Operator License Philip J. Robinson IN CITY COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2010 TABLED

10.328

Three Salem Street gas station inspections & Taxes & EPA commitments IN CITY COUNCIL IN CITY COUNCIL IN CITY COUNCIL APRIL 20, 2010 APRIL 27, 2010 MAY 4, 2010 TABLED TABLED TABLED

10.460

New Residential Trash Collection IN CITY COUNCIL MAY 25, 2010 TABLED

10.719

Safety of Ring Road Cross Walk and Main Entrance 99 Riverside IN CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 14, 2010 TABLED

11-059

Taxi Operator License Francis J. Hayes IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 15, 2011 TABLED

11-078

MGL Chapter 32B, Section 18 Eligible retirees Enroll Medicare part B IN CITY COUNCIL IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 1, 2011 MARCH 8, 2011 TABLED TABLED

11.291

Justify $800,000 for design of Governors Ave Parking Garage IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 15, 2011 TABLED

11.312

Commuter Permit Parking Program & Fees IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 29, 2011 TABLED

11-314

$550,000 Rehabilitation of High School swimming pool IN CITY COUNCIL IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 29, 2011 APRIL 12, 2011 SECTION 22 TABLED

11.366

Discuss value of City Council IN CITY COUNCIL APRIL 19, 2011 TABLED

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION COUNCIL PAPERS IN COMMITTEE Reports Due/ Deadlines 3

05-895- Comprehensive Master Wellington Plan-3 months-Jan. 17, 2006 07-072-Intercept Program 08-381-Six Month Review SPC Extended Hours Spring St. Superette, Jan 6, 2009 08-529-SPC Extended Hours Burger King, 383 Middlesex 6 month review 10-076-Google RFI project papers March 9, 2010 11-099-Six Month Review SPC hours of operation A-Tech, 67 Mystic Ave, Sept 20, 2011 Records: The Records of the meeting of April 19, 2011 were passed to Councillor Camuso.

Adjournment: