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June 9, 2026 ·7:00 PM Final ·Watch the meeting with Teams: https://tinyurl.com/aapa2pk2

City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

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Agenda — 28 items

  1. 1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF SERVICE MEMBERS
  3. 3. ROLL CALL
  4. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT
  5. 5. CONSENT AGENDA
  6. 6 Order: That the appropriation enumerated below, being in the amount of $50,000 be appropriated from the Community Preservation Act Fund for the following project: Trafton Park Project from Fund Balance to the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) and Department of Public Works (DPW) of the City of Malden. 289-26 referred Pass
  7. 6 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved on the Consent Agenda Pass
  8. 7 Order: That the appropriation enumerated below, being in the amount of $100,000 be appropriated from the Community Preservation Act Fund for the following project: Emmanuel Baptist Church Restoration Project from Historic Preservation Reserve to the Emmanuel Baptist Church. 290-26 referred Pass
  9. 6. APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS
  10. 9 Mayoral Reappointment: Denise Balboni-Cowie, 81 Newland Street, Malden, as a member of the License Board, said term to commence upon confirmation by the City Council, and to expire June 5, 2032. 291-26 confirmed Pass
  11. 7. MOTIONS, ORDERS, AND RESOLUTIONS
  12. 11 Resolved: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that the Body supports the establishment of a public language access plan and policy. 292-26 amended Pass
  13. 12 Resolved: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that the Body wishes to express support of an audit of the Massachusetts State Legislature by the State Auditor, as was voted by a majority of Malden voters during the 2024 State Election. 293-26 passed Pass
  14. 8. ENROLLED ORDINANCES
  15. 13 Resolved: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that the Body supports the establishment of a public language access plan and policy. 292-26 passed as amended Pass
  16. 14 Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 6.08.070 C(2) LICENSING OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS is hereby amended by inserting ‘, provided that no fewer than five marijuana retailer licenses shall be made available.’ after ‘Mass. Gen. Laws ch 138 § 15’. 197-26 ordained Pass
  17. 9. COMMUNICATIONS
  18. 16 Communication: On May 13, 2026 a request was made by Bruce Friedman of 8 Marvin Street for the executive session meeting minutes from the Malden City Council for the date of May 12, 2026 regarding the matter of Benevolent Botanicals LLC and 926 Eastern Avenue LLC v. City of Malden (MA Land Court Docket No. 22MISC000076) 294-26 placed on file Pass
  19. 10. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  20. 18 Committee Report: The Standing Committees on Economic Development and Rules and Ordinance serving in a joint session to whom was referred Paper 256 Series of 2026, having considered the same make the following report: Under the authority of Paper 256-26 to draft amendments to the sign control ordinance, Committee presents the newly written Paper 296-26 as the product of that task, to amend 4.16 SIGN CONTROL. Committee recommends this paper out favorably to the Full Council. 295-26 received and filed Pass
  21. 19 Order: Be it hereby ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 4.16 SIGN CONTROL is hereby amended as follows: 296-26 enrolled Pass
  22. 20 Committee Report: The Standing Committee on Finance to whom was referred Paper 233 Series of 2026 having considered the same make the following report: 297-26 received and filed Pass
  23. 21 Order: The Mayor will submit the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Appropriation Orders for the General Fund. 233-26 amended Fail
  24. 11. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
  25. 12. ADJOURNMENT adjourned Pass
  26. 24 CAROL ANN DESIDERIO, CITY CLERK
  27. 24 Order: The Mayor will submit the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Appropriation Orders for the General Fund. 233-26 adopted Pass
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