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May 7, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final ·Watch the live stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/1-DJbxWsl5M?si=nacCoFDnL9rUh8nX

City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

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Agenda — 49 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. PUBLIC COMMENT
  5. 5. CONSENT AGENDA
  6. 6 Minutes for the meeting of April 23, 2024 220-24 approved Pass
  7. 6 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved on the Consent Agenda Pass
  8. 7 Minutes for the meeting of April 30, 2024 221-24 approved Pass
  9. 8 Mayoral Reappointment: Dawn Macklin, 190 Pleasant Street #205, Malden, as a member of the Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission, having served since March 3, 2020, said term to expire May 1, 2027 and commence upon confirmation by the City Council. 222-24 confirmed Pass
  10. 9 Mayoral Reappointment: Kevin Alkins, 10 Hillside Road, Tewksbury, as the Inspector of Animals, having served since 2001, said term to expire April 30, 2025 and commence upon confirmation by the City Council. 223-24 confirmed Pass
  11. 10 Petition: Livery Company: Bella Luxury Transportation, 19 Mt. Vernon Street, Malden, 1 vehicle (New) 224-24 referred Pass
  12. 11 Petition: Livery Driver: Michael Checca, 19 Mt. Vernon Street, Malden (New) 225-24 referred Pass
  13. 12 Petition: Lodging House: BREC LHP LLC, 155 Clifton Street, Malden (Renewal) 226-24 referred Pass
  14. 13 Petition: Outdoor Parking: Northeast Transport & Snow Services, Inc. 531R Broadway, Malden, 10 spaces (Renewal) 227-24 referred Pass
  15. 14 Petition: Second-Hand Dealer: Infinite Garage Sale, Inc. 190A Salem Street, Malden (New) 228-24 referred Pass
  16. 15 Petition: Self-Service Gas Station: Snap Mart, 245 Main Street, Malden (Renewal) 229-24 referred Pass
  17. 16 Petition: Taxi Driver: Frank Pensavalli, 328A Bryant Street, Malden (New) 230-24 referred Pass
  18. 17 Petition: Pool Tables: Biao Ge Pool Hall (Formerly L & K Billiard Pool Hall), 77 Exchange Street, Malden, 7 tables (Renewal) 231-24 referred Pass
  19. 18 Petition: Pool Tables: Malden Vets of Irish Ancestry, Inc. 177 West Street, Malden, 2 tables (Renewal) 232-24 referred Pass
  20. 19 Petition: Pool Tables: Town Line Ten Pin Corp. 665 Broadway, Malden, 15 tables (Renewal) 233-24 referred Pass
  21. 20 Petition: Bowling Alley: Town Line Ten Pin Corp. 665 Broadway, Malden, 48 lanes (Renewal) 234-24 referred Pass
  22. 21 Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.24.080 FIRE FIGHTERS SALARY SCHEDULE be hereby amended to reflect the following compensation levels to be effective July 1, 2023. 235-24 referred Pass
  23. 22 Order: That the sum of Eight Hundred and Sixty-Three Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($863,650) be and the same is hereby transferred to Fire Salaries (0010-220-5120) from the following accounts: Salary Reserve (0010-996-5110) = $813,650 Salary Reserve for Reclassification (0010-996-5120) = $50,000 236-24 referred Pass
  24. 6. HEARINGS, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REMONSTRANCES
  25. 24 Council will hold public hearing on Comcast petition to install underground conduit.
  26. 25 Petition: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes to service 57 Lincoln Street (Hearing Required) 237-24 granted with conditions Pass
  27. 7. COMMUNICATIONS
  28. 27 Communication: During the meeting of April 30, 2024, the Council unanimously voted to enter into Executive Session with legal counsel for the City, in accordance with Exemption Seven Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A Section 21(a)(7), to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirements, in order to act on the periodic review of those executive session minutes listed herein; council vote is required prior to release of the executive session minutes of the following dates: May 20, 2014 June 17, 2014 August 19, 2014 September 30, 2014 October 14, 2014 November 18, 2014 A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Crowe, to release the aforementioned Executive Session minutes, pending appropriate redaction at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The Order was adopted by the following roll call vote: Yea: Colon Hayes, Condon, Crowe, Linehan, McDonald, Sica, Simonelli, Taylor, Winslow Absent: O’Malley, Spadafora 238-24 placed on file Pass
  29. 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  30. 29 Committee Report: The Standing Committee on License to whom was referred Papers 192, 198, 199, 201 through 207 Series of 2024, having considered the same make the following report: Committee recommends these petitions out favorably to the Full Council. 239-24 received and filed Pass
  31. 30 Petition: Fortune Teller: Chris Burgan Full Heart Tarot, 73 Linden Avenue #1, Malden (New) 192-24 granted Pass
  32. 31 Petition: Pool Tables: AOH Division 12, 259 Charles Street, Malden, 1 table (Renewal) 198-24 granted Pass
  33. 32 Petition: Pool Tables: Club 24, Inc. 787 Salem Street, Malden, 2 tables (Renewal) 199-24 granted Pass
  34. 33 Petition: Pool Tables: Italian American War Vets, 40 Oakland Street, Malden, 1 table (Renewal) 201-24 granted Pass
  35. 34 Petition: Pawnbroker: Gold & Diamonds Etc. Inc. 27-29 Pleasant Street, Malden (Renewal) 202-24 granted Pass
  36. 35 Petition: Second-Hand Dealer: Gold & Diamonds Etc. Inc. 27-29 Pleasant Street, Malden (Renewal) 203-24 granted Pass
  37. 36 Petition: Second-hand Dealer: AM Design Jewelry, 664 Salem Street, Malden (Renewal) 204-24 granted Pass
  38. 37 Petition: Second-hand Dealer: GameStop, 44 Broadway Suite A-110, Malden (Renewal) 205-24 granted Pass
  39. 38 Petition: Self-Service Gas Station: Gibbs Oil Co. LP, 728 Main Street, Malden (Renewal) 206-24 granted Pass
  40. 39 Petition: Self-Service Gas Station: Wash Depot I, Inc. 333 Eastern Avenue, Malden (Renewal) 207-24 granted Pass
  41. 40 Committee Report: The Standing Committee on Personnel/Appointments to whom was referred Paper #140 Series of 2024, having considered the same make the following report: Committee recommends this appointment out favorably to the Full Council. 240-24 received and filed Pass
  42. 41 Council Reappointment: Rachael Running, 51 Bellvale Street, Malden, MA of Ward 8 as a member of the Community Preservation Committee, appointed July 31, 2020, term to expire March 15, 2026 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council. 140-24 confirmed Pass
  43. 9. TABLED PAPERS
  44. 43 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
  45. 44 Order: That the Mayor is authorized to execute an agreement for use of the parcel as the "Bike Kitchen" to be utilized as a bike repair station by the general public who use the Northern Strand Community Trail abutting the property to the east, subject to legal and purchasing review. 185-24 taken from the table Pass
  46. 10. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
  47. 11. ADJOURNMENT adjourned Pass
  48. 46 Order: That the Mayor is authorized to execute an agreement for use of the parcel as the "Bike Kitchen" to be utilized as a bike repair station by the general public who use the Northern Strand Community Trail abutting the property to the east, subject to legal and purchasing review. 185-24 tabled Pass
  49. 47 CAROL ANN DESIDERIO, CITY CLERK