City Council

City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

Agenda — 21 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. CONSENT AGENDA
5. 5 Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.24.030 PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, TRAFFIC, WATER, SEWER AND CEMETERY SALARY SCHEDULE is hereby amended by adding the updated salary schedule chart effective July 1, 2024 158-26 referred Pass
6. 5 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved on the Consent Agenda Pass
7. 6 Order: That the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) be and the same is hereby transferred from Salary Reserve (0010-996-5110) to Public Works Salaries Labor (0010-421-5120) 159-26 referred Pass
8. 7 Order: That Three Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($398,674.25) is appropriated from available Water Sewer Enterprise Fund retained earnings to fund principal only debt payments due to the MWRA in May 2026. 160-26 referred Pass
9. 8 The City Council will address the Open Meeting Law complaint submitted on March 8, 2026 by Bruce Friedman of 8 Marvin Street, Malden against the Council related to release of Executive Session minutes from February 3, 10, and 17, 2026. 154-26 referred Pass
10. 5. HEARINGS, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, AND REMONSTRANCES
11. 10 Council will hold public hearings on four National Grid petitions to install underground conduits
12. 11 Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31200905 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Main Street. Customer to trench and install (6) 4” conduit from MH A/34 on Main Street to proposed switching module, approximately 55 feet on public right of way. 204 Main Street, Malden, MA. (Hearing Required) 150-26 tabled Pass
13. 12 Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31186713 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Main Street. Trench and install (2) 4” concrete encased conduit from MH A/34 on Main Street to pad located on 213 Main Street approximately 220’. Malden, MA. (Hearing Required) 151-26 tabled Pass
14. 13 Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31258005 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Summer Street beginning at a point approximately 115 feet North of the centerline of the intersection of Clifton Street and Summer Street and continuing approximately 40 feet in an east direction. National Grid is petitioning to install underground secondary from riser on pole #949 to a gas regulator control. (Hearing Required) 152-26 granted with conditions Pass
15. 14 Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31239416 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Main Street. Trench and install (6) 4” concrete encased conduit from MH A/1 18 to switchgear located on 1100 Main Street approximately 60’ on public right of way. Malden, MA. (Hearing Required) 153-26 tabled Pass
16. 6. TABLED PAPERS
17. 16 Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 30967378 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Newland Street. Work in the city right of way includes two 4” steel risers on existing pole #3812 and approximately 51 ft of two 4” concrete encased Sch 40 PVC conduits from eastern side of existing pole #3812 in front of 46 Newland Street continuing in a northern direction towards the 36-54 Broadway Plaza parking lot to feed the proposed pad-mounted transformer (XRFM) for a new EV charging station. Malden, MA. (Hearing Held) 127-26 taken from the table Pass
18. 7. ADJOURNMENT adjourned Pass
19. 18 CAROL ANN DESIDERIO, CITY CLERK
20. 18 Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 30967378 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Newland Street. Work in the city right of way includes two 4” steel risers on existing pole #3812 and approximately 51 ft of two 4” concrete encased Sch 40 PVC conduits from eastern side of existing pole #3812 in front of 46 Newland Street continuing in a northern direction towards the 36-54 Broadway Plaza parking lot to feed the proposed pad-mounted transformer (XRFM) for a new EV charging station. Malden, MA. (Hearing Held) 127-26 granted with conditions Pass
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