City Council

City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

Agenda — 45 items

1. 1. CALL TO ORDER
2. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF SERVICEMEN & WOMEN
3. 3. ROLL CALL
4. 4. GUESTS, CITIZEN ACHIEVEMENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. 5 Representatives from Malden Reads will appear before the City Council to announce their One City, One Book reading selection for 2025, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.
6. 6 Council President O'Malley will open discussion with the Body by asking each of the Councillors to share one personal, professional, or committee related goal for 2025.
7. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT
8. 6. CONSENT AGENDA
9. 9 Mayoral Appointment: Alexander Pratt, Executive Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development as the City of Malden representative to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, said term to expire January 6, 2028. (Confirmation not required) 19-25 confirmed Pass
10. 9 Paper 19-25 contains a Mayoral appointment to Councillor Linehan's place of employment and although a confirmation vote on this item is not called for, the Councillor thought it appropriate to recuse herself nonetheless. A motion was made by Councillor Linehan, seconded by Councillor Winslow to recuse Councillor Linehan from any discussion and/or vote on the Consent Agenda, which includes Paper 19-25. Motion passed by a 10-0 roll call vote. Councillor Linehan vacated the Chamber at 8:05 PM.
11. 10 Petition: Class II: Top Cars Motor Group, Inc. 259 Main Street, Malden, 30 cars (Renewal) 20-25 referred Pass
12. 10 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved on the Consent Agenda Pass
13. 11 Petition: Extended Hours: Planet Fitness, 795 Eastern Avenue, Malden, Hours: Open 24 hours Monday 12am - Friday 9pm (Renewal) 21-25 referred Pass
14. 12 Petition: Livery Company: Bella Luxury Transportation, 19 Mount Vernon Street, Malden, 1 vehicle (Renewal) 22-25 referred Pass
15. 13 Petition: Livery Driver: Michael Checca, 19 Mount Vernon Street, Malden (Renewal) 23-25 referred Pass
16. 14 Petition: Livery Company: Kassahun T. Damita, 411 Salem Street, Malden, 1 vehicle (Renewal) 24-25 referred Pass
17. 15 Petition: Livery Driver: Kassahun T. Damita, 411 Salem Street, Malden (Renewal) 25-25 referred Pass
18. 16 Petition: Livery Company: JML Luxury, 500 Broadway Apt. 5158, Malden, 2 vehicles (Renewal) 26-25 referred Pass
19. 17 Petition: Livery Driver: Joel Lopez, 500 Broadway Apt. 5158, Malden (Renewal) 27-25 referred Pass
20. 18 Order: That Section 3.00 ORDER OF BUSINESS subsection 3.01 of the 2023 City Council Rule Book be amended by inserting ‘Land Acknowledgement’ as item 3 and renumbering the subsequent items. 28-25 referred Pass
21. 19 Order: That Section 5.00 NON-MEMBERS’ RIGHT TO FLOOR, subsection 5.04 of the 2023 City Council Rule Book be amended by inserting the following: - In the last sentence, after ‘name’: “, street and city or” - In the last sentence, strike the word ‘public’ and replace with ‘legislative’. Be it further amended that subsection 5.05 of the 2023 City Council Rule Book be amended by inserting the following: - After ‘name’: “, street and city or” - After the first sentence “Upon request, the City Clerk may privately verify a speaker’s address in lieu of it being part of the legislative record.” 29-25 referred Pass
22. 20 Order: That Section 34.00 (RESERVED) of the 2023 City Council Rule Book be amended by renaming the section ‘PHRASING OF MOTIONS’ Be it further amended by adding a new subsection 34.01 by inserting the following: “All motions regarding actions of the City Council must be phrased as positive relative to the status quo and may not be phrased in the negative. This section shall not prevent the Council from enacting any order in its power.” 30-25 referred Pass
23. 7. ENROLLED ORDINANCES
24. 22 Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) Title 12 is hereby amended as follows: 376-24 ordained Pass
25. 23 Council President O’Malley will announce the appointments of 2025 Council Committees 14-25 adopted Pass
26. 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS
27. 25 Committee Report: The Standing Committee of License to whom was referred Papers 490 through 493 Series of 2024 and Papers 5 through 12 Series of 2025, having considered the same make the following report: 31-25 received and filed Pass
28. 26 Petition: Class II, AGM Auto Sales, Inc., 160 Eastern Avenue, 21 cars (Renewal) 490-24 granted Pass
29. 27 Petition: Class II, Uni Auto Center, Inc., 369 Salem Street, 8 cars (Renewal) 491-24 granted with conditions Pass
30. 28 Petition: Class II, Maxima Auto Sales II, 77 Broadway, 66 cars (Renewal) 492-24 granted Pass
31. 29 Petition: Class II, Maxima Auto Sales Corp., 105 Broadway, 35 cars, (Renewal) 493-24 granted Pass
32. 30 Petition: Class II: Auto Bazaar Corp. 17 Charles Street, Malden, 12 cars (Renewal) 5-25 granted with conditions Pass
33. 31 Petition: Class II: Broadway Auto Sales, 628 Broadway, Malden, 0 cars (Renewal) 6-25 granted Pass
34. 32 Petition: Class II: Next Level Motors, Inc., 189 Eastern Avenue, Malden, 35 cars (Renewal) 7-25 granted Pass
35. 33 Petition: Class II: Nick’s Foreign Car Center, LLC, 121 Beach Street, Malden, 4 cars (Renewal) 8-25 granted with conditions Pass
36. 34 Petition: Class II: Prestige Motors of Malden, Inc., 600 Broadway, Malden, 37 cars (Renewal) 9-25 granted Pass
37. 35 Petition: Extended Hours: Williams Services, LLC dba Laundry +, 705 Eastern Avenue, Malden, Hours: 7 days, 24 hours (Change of hours) 10-25 granted with conditions Pass
38. 36 Petition: Livery Company: Xing Zai T Service LLC, 15 Burridge Place, Malden, 1 vehicle (Renewal) 11-25 granted Pass
39. 37 Petition: Livery Driver: Zhisheng Liang, 15 Burridge Place, Malden (Renewal) 12-25 granted Pass
40. 9. TABLED PAPERS
41. 39 Resolve: That it is the sense of the City Council that the Body would like the Community Preservation Committee to reconsider the application for historic preservation of 15 Ferry Street, the M. Ida Converse Building, (known by City Assessor’s Parcel ID 075 272 211) in a modified form so as to preserve the building through an alternative location for the building. 99-24
42. 10. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
43. 11. ADJOURNMENT adjourned Pass
44. 42 CAROL ANN DESIDERIO, CITY CLERK
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