2026-09-28 - City Council

All right. Committee. Yeah, you can sit down. I think I gave you the wrong camera. There you go. All right. This is the Edward city council committee on government operations, public safety. And

public service. This is Monday, September. 28th, 20, 26. And we're at 6:01 PM. Hmm. I have counseling Lynn. Yes present. Colton here. Council pepper told you. Yeah. And council present. We have four

members present. We do have a qu. So please stand and Hey pledge of America. Republic one nation under God, indivisible, Liberty justice. All right. We have one item on the agenda. And this is a

resolution support sponsored by the entire membership of the Everett city council. It's a resolution. Requesting that the public people provided with an update on ESCO to rules and regulations. Before

we invite the guest up. Can we make an amendment? On the Adriana. She is not the parking clerk. She's the director of parking. Is that correct? Yes. Can we amend that? Careful. She's not I'd like to

make a motion right up, I guess. Second. So, if you could please just introduce yourselves, say your proper title and we'll fix that. Adriana Andres director of parking. Sergeant Joseph KAF ever.

Police traffic division. And also traffic commissioner. Thank you guys. So showing up tonight. This new audit section 18 1 0 4. Is that, is this brand new Joe? Or has been on the books? Seven, eight

years old. 2000 it's actually from 9 21 to 2004. Sure it's been on the books and that's where we're here tonight. Just about this section 18 1 0 4 to talk about. Are we gonna tweak it? What do we.

Well, we can go over a couple things for us guys. Yes, Mike, a couple questions. We can just go over a couple things before we tweak that. If that's okay. I have some stuff I'd like to pass out to

you. So this way I can. Maybe help address some of the questions you have. We have pictures. Thank you. Thank you. So while she passes that out, the, this city ordinance of 9 21 of 2004. We've looked

at. A lot of things have changed since 2004 with the different type of. Scooters, mopeds, everything else that's come out. And the skateboards with motors and. And the e-bikes and everything like

that. So, we're waiting for a big change to come from the state government. Regarding the new state laws that are coming out and it's gonna be like grade one, grade two grade three, how they're gonna.

Itemize each vehicle how fast they go, whether powered energy. So there's a big change coming from that. And we're gonna see how. That helps us with enforcing this stuff. With the unregistered. Now

they're gonna have to be registered. Getting rid of the CCS and, and going with how fast they can go. And that will categorize how fast they go. Regarding the, the city ordinance. It's really hard

because there's so many different types of things out there. And whether they're on the crosswalk. I mean, if they're on the sidewalk, whether they're on the bike lanes. We still try to look for

certification on which can be on bike lanes and. We get electric horns are some aren't. Aren't so it's, it's been kind of difficult to enforce this, to be honest with you. But if you see the picture

that you have, that we gave you. If you see how many scooters that we have. Captured. So as you know, it's very difficult for the policemen to go chase people. We all agree with that, right? We can,

we're not gonna have eye guys. Go chase electric scooters crash. And then we lose our homes. Cuz we chase them for electric scooter. We all agree with that, that ain't happening. Just can't it's in

our policies. So what we have done is we've gone to a different tactical. When we see these scooters with no plates on 'em not registered. They're packed at different places. Packed at every square,

Glendale square, the route nine guys. I know officer congos has probably totally 50th of those himself. And when we see him unregistered. And they're not being driven. That's when we go after 'em,

it's safe, we take it. That is the route that Boston has taken. We have spoken to Boston PD. Many times in this, they're not chasing. So that's the route we've taken. We've been since successful with

that. Getting a lot of 'em off the road. And, but it's the e-bikes that we really have to take a look at in the scooters. Scooters and trying to stop them. It's pretty difficult. I'm just being honest

with you, Councilman. So we're waiting for more. Teeth in the, the state laws. That will make them register. Cuz right now they don't have to register. And things like that. So we're hoping in January

that the new law will come up. Yeah. I mean, I agree with you. It's a chase to scooter is. Absolutely not. I mean, it's not. In start someone's life. You know, the opera, the officer. Safety and the

public safety for scooter. You know, I, I fully agree with that. With that. And they, and they entice us to do it right. They want us to do it right. That they get a rise out of it. So we are just

not, you know, we just can't do it by robbers and regulations. Right. I mean, I would just hate to publicize it, but. You know what it is, what it is. Yes, it is what it is. So, I mean, sitting in

your car and something goes by you, could you distinguish it? What it is. And is it this we, we do. So can you do that? No, I can't. Yeah. So we, we can a little bit what we do now. Is with the great

work of our school resource officers. Officers. We try to take pictures now, pictures, you know, we pull up, there's a group there. We try to take pictures. Pictures of who they are. And we try to get

to the school resource officers. They know who they are. So then that's how we also go after 'em they speak to 'em we go after 'em that way. So there's different ways we've been trying to go after,

like number one when they're not, when they're parked. We're towing them, but they don't have a sticker. They don't have a plate on we're hooking. 'em right. Unregistered scooters. They're gone. But

when these kids are on, they're taken off on us. We'd taken pictures as soon as we can. And show 'em this re school resource officer. Unfortunately, a lot of 'em are from different towns. Towns. We

might get a few of them that way, but if they're coming from out of towns, even the city owners is tough to enforce cuz they didn't know. You Dick it's that age group though? Mostly the high school

age group that's riding around in these, you Dick it's that age group. I think it's twofold, right? Councilman. I think it's twofold. I think a number one, I think it is that age group, you know,

there's a select crew. That no matter what we do, no matter what laws we change, they're gonna break 'em. Anyways, we got that group. Then we have that other group that is trying to hustle and make

money. That out of the food delivery folks. Most of those are now we've seen it being. Registered cuz the food grab and all those companies are making them register their scooters. So that's helped.

But they're the ones that are going up them one ways going up and on the streets, going up on the sidewalks pocket in front of the restaurants. So those are the ones that we can. Actually have a

better chance of speaking to, and those are mostly adults. Yep. And they don't, they don't follow the traffic single Le lights either. They're supposed to even. Even penalized bikes supposed to oh

yeah. They don't do that. No. So just looking at the, this Morai scooter, so. Anything over 35 miles an hour, three feet high. It has to be registered. Correct. And we're saying combustible. Fluid

engine gear, so that doesn't even reflect the electric bikes. Correct? I do. I, am I reading that right? That's correct. So the electric bikes. Bikes. There's no rules right now for the electric

bikes. No, none. Correct. Nope. You don't have to register him. You don't, there's nothing, nothing. That's what I thought. So that's why I say, you know, this is great to have some teeth in it for

the city ordinance. Audience, but what I'd like to do is maybe come back after the state law passes theirs and we see how. That is categorized, categorized. With each of what they're gonna Cate and

I've seen a quick brief of it. And it's pretty good when the. Director of transportation. The director, the director of registry was here the other day. I actually pulled her aside and we had a great

conversation. That I'd like to see us. Go after where they're sold, like the e-bikes from Walmart and all that. We're not gonna. Put a dent in, right. I mean that's, but it's the, the scooters, right.

You know, the. The mini bikes, the scooters. I like to see that be regulated by some type of law, maybe through city council. Or by state that you have to have a certain class, a, B or C dealership to

sell those. Cuz now you have to know the laws. Regarding when you sell them. So that is something that she thought was very interesting that this new city ordinance, I mean, state law is not going

after. And I kind of asked her, can we kind of look at that? To go after where these scooters. Scooters. So they're not being sold, dressed up on route 99 on mini, you know, mini markets are selling

bikes in front of their store. And they don't know how to register 'em insurer 'em and, and I also ask that they look into make sure that the scooters and mini bikes have insurance up to a thousand.

Dollars. Most people have a thousand dollars deductible. So if we get the scooters and they get an accident and they still be covered for the thousand dollars and a thousand dollars insurance is

about. $110 a year for these scooters. So there has been a lot of work done on this. We tried to get a bill passed myself, state representative a few years ago during COVID. We wanted to change a

couple words in it and that would've helped us all back then. Was just get rid of the CCS cuz in the state laws talks about engine sizes, CCS. CCS, sorry, I've been on 40 years. I still can't figure

out what a 50 CC is. Right. I mean, it's just. So we just wanted to go by the speedometer of anything over 25 miles an hour had to have insurance had to have. Insurance be registered and all that

stuff. So. They kind of took that and kind of rolling with this now, so we'll see how it goes. So instead of really trying to enforce this or change this, I would really like to wait and see. You

know, see how the state and law comes out. And I think they're pretty excited about what they're gonna roll out and I'm hoping. Not just roll out a program, but I'm hoping they send out a huge

educational. PSA on it to teach the public what they do. And we need help from parents. Right? It's a three processor. It's it's us, the schools and the parents, parents have to make sure they. Know

what their kids are doing and that would help us a lot. Yeah. Because let's face it. The parents. 80% of the parents are buying these schools for the kids, correct. They're gonna do their homework to

see if they can, if their child's gonna be actually eligible to drive this under the. New low state law. I'm glad we had I'm sure. I didn't even know. We had an audience on here for scooters, which is

good. I know. I'm back in the day we had mini bikes. Yes. And I actually, they actually. Took my minibike put and took it away from me. Brought it down the station in the, in the Paddy wagon. I

remember like yesterday, I remember cuz we used to have. Like do 10 of us ride around, you know, the village. We were the hell's angels. Angels, but I remember them taking them mini bike away and, and

taking it down the station, you know? And then obviously you gotta get with my parents and grab it. It wasn't, wasn't a good day. Wasn't a good day. There. It's probably, or wasn't there, was it

officer Reed or Reed in the crew? from the old days? Well, I can't remember who it was, but had to be one of the old timers, you know that yeah. Alright. I, I got no further questions. Oh no. Just one

more question. If the state comes down with something. We can always change what we want to do with it. With the city. We can do our own ordinance. We don't have to follow the, what the state does.

Well, we would follow the state policy. If, if you want to make it stricter, I believe we can make it stricter. We just, yeah, we can always, we can always make. We can't loosen up a state law. Like

we can't say like, you know, drinking's 21 and we're gonna make it, you know, 18 and Everett. We can always make a state law stricter. Okay. We. Just can't loosen it. Am I correct on that? Yeah. Okay.

All right. Thank you, Joe. You're welcome counselor Capone. Just a few things where I live on Broadway. When I sit on my front porch. I see people go by all the time and they're covered. They're

completely covered. And they're in a group and they're popping wheelies and they're going on the sidewalk. So I understand the importance of waiting for the state law. But what can citizens do? In

recently, there was an accident near my house. And I don't wanna wait for. Somebody to not see somebody on a motorized bike in a bus lane or a lane that they're not supposed to be in and someone. Dies

until we're waiting for the state law to be finalized. What can the public do? So you're saying we don't wanna. Chase chase the people on the scooters. Scooters, but if you are just like a citizen

sitting on their porch, like myself, and you see people doing wheelies down Broadway and cutting in and out of traffic and going. On and off sidewalks. What would happen if a concerned citizen? Called

the police department. Would those people be pulled over? Would those drivers be pulled over? We would try. I mean, let's put it this way. So when I said we wouldn't chase, like we would try to pull

them over. We would have the motorcycles out there and we'd have the pedal. Bikes out there. You know, we are trying to get the motorcycles out there on this, the pedal bikes. Bikes, but what about a

lot of these people aren't from Everett? What about if there were plates and citizens were writing down numbers? The naked, if we had absolutely given to me and we would. Look at 'em. The nice thing

is, and I know there's a lot of heat. But flock is a tremendous, tremendous tool for us for this. Right. So we can, the nice thing about our system with flock is you have to put a case number in to

get in it. Mm-hmm and there's only a few people, but we can. Follow them with flock. And that's what we've been trying to do to see where this group is coming. Are they coming from Boston? Are they

coming from Walden? Are they coming? From the south. So if we get complaints. Complaints and you send us pictures. Absolutely. If you can grab a picture of someone, we will give it to our school

resource officer. See if we cannot identify that group. All we need is one out of that group. And now, so we're encouraging the public. If you see something documented yep. Say something and share it

with you, Sergeant share. Yep. And they can share it with me. There is now a website on EPD that you can go on EPD and you can upload photos. It's right on our website or they can just call me or

email me. And I'll take care of it, but if they can take photos or get a plate of a scooter, and the best thing is I know there's a couple out there. The red ones solid red. You know, he wears a face

mask all the time. And we are just trying to narrow down where he is from. Okay. Also, I know we're waiting for the state law to be changed, but I, I wanna increase that fine. A hundred dollars is a

very. Nominal amount, would it be possible to increase the fine up to like 500. Because that has some teeth in it. If you are. A young person and you're and you get caught. Then that there's a

consequence to that. Any particular on the city ordinances, a Morden court of how far, how much, most of your, that I researched for the area. Around here, like the city of Boston. Similar cities like

around us. A, they do make it very loud. City of Boston. Requires excuse me for a second. How, how high can we go with the fine Michelle? Can we invite what's deputy. I'm I'm sorry, I just. Sometimes

when it comes to state laws, I just, something like that, I. Ankles, can we, can we invite the deputy? Yes. Can we invite the deputy? Thank you. Good afternoon, Marcus on assistant city, solicitor.

This is my first time doing this. sorry, he's a prep guy. Yeah. So a lot of the, the surrounding communities, they are much laxer with the penalties. I can most definitely look into increasing unit in

what, what would go into that thing? Like how high can we go? That I'm not sure of. I, I do know that it is much lower in a lot of surrounding communities. Like the city of Boston. I, I believe it's a

third offense before you start. Actually seeing some sort of monetary fine. And even at that, I believe it's 25 to $50. I would rather have a high fi fine and use it as a deterrent. Then somebody

getting killed or someone is driving down the street and they don't see someone pull out in front of them because they're not following the rules of the road. I'll go as high as you want. I mean,

just, but are we gonna get the money from these people when we go to court? Right? I mean, that's the biggest thing. Cuz this goes to, doesn't go to their, a city ordinance ticket goes directly to

court. It does not go to the registry of motor vehicles. So the registry of motor vehicles will not get any information. On that if someone has a fine though, and they don't pay it. Doesn't prevent

them from putting the vehicle back on the road. Like when you have too many parking, not reported to the RMV, then likely not. Okay. Yep. All right. It could inevitably turn into a warranty. So

warrant the court warrant like a civil warrant, but. The, if the R and B's not aware of it, then they, they can't really do anything to remove the vehicle from the road. Okay. Yeah. Would, would a

higher fine help the police department at all? Is there a way that that would. Help people enforcing it. It might help some people, but it's the gr like, it's the group. That's like the food people

that, you know, you gotta hit hard. They they're the ones that are on the sidewalk, you know, parking the runway. It's the kids. That are the ones that are really being nuisance. And I don't know,

going from a hundred to 500 when private aren't even gonna get a hundred dollars from them. We could have a teenager, 16 years old. Going around the rotary and getting killed by a car. And they would

say that we weren't strong enough. We weren't protecting, we weren't protecting them if that's just, yeah, I. Mean, I have no problem. If, if the committee wants to go to 500, I mean, if that's gonna

deter things, then that would be great. You know, thank you. No, thank you both. Thank you. Thank you both. If I may from the chair, I just wanna circle back to counselor Capone's statement of the.

Teenagers that drive around with the ski masks, cuz they are driving around like menaces. They come up and down Broadway in Glendale square and just do. A U-turn in the middle of the Glendale square

and come back up. They almost sideswiped me before they drive around the river green. Is there anything we can do when they're doing this, cuz one time I was gonna call the police, but I know there's

really not much we can do about they're on e-bikes. I don't think they're on. They're not motorcycles that's for sure. Yeah, no, I call them, but they go wrong way down. Runways. They're gonna get

hit. They don't care. No, they don't. But you can always call the police and. If we can get one or if we can identify one, I mean, it's, we can't. Can't to pass. Sea audiences to cover face that's.

That's beyond my pay grade. I would honestly say that that's a, you know, as you would know, that'd be a different thing than a traffic thing. But if it's impeding is. Ability to drive a vehicle. Oh,

then there's that chapter 90 section. If something's impeding your ability to drive, we can go that way too. It's a little stretch, but there is some things in chapter 90, we can do, we can get 'em

for. Equipment we can get 'em for not registered. You know, that group there, I would say probably maybe 10 to 15, 20% of those are probably stolen bikes. Yeah. So well, that's how we know it's,

they've covered their face. That's fine. But that's how I know it's the same kid over and over. And he's all. It's the one on red. Yep. Same bike hits the red. Bike with the black seat. He wears a

black jacket. He has a black hoodie. I, I, I almost grabbed him off duty the other day. And. Just, you know, I said, not today. But there's, we've got 'em the school resource officers are doing a

tremendous job. Helping us out in traffic, trying to get us the names. As you can see by the picture. Pitcher, there's gotta be at least a hundred. There's a whole nother pile to the left that. That's

just the one tow company quails that has those went down there the other day to take a picture. So we are really going after the PAC one safely. And the words getting out, because if you really look

at this type of scooters, scooters. If you drive around the city of Everett now. You'll notice that I would say 94% of those type of scooters are registered now. So the word's getting out and helping

out with food grub and all them. Enforcing it and actually Boston stepping up and doing something really helps too. Yeah. And it's the adults too, that are the issue. It was an adult on a ESCO that

sideswiped me and took off. Just plain as day. And he was texting when he sideswiped me. He wasn't paying attention. But just to clarify for the public, cuz I get these questions too. These e-bikes

ESCOs all of this. Do they belong on the bike path? That's a great question. So bike the bike. Lane is supposed to be far. Pedal bikes, anything with a pedal? That's the best way I can describe it.

Anything with a pedal, like a moped that has a pedal, even though it's. It's motorized by something else. It has to be something with a pedal. Am I correct in that? Yes. Yeah. I would think cuz it's

supposed to be the safety for the actual bicycles. Yeah. Cause it's not going to. And I do see them going like in and out, in and out, which isn't safe, but the actual like bike path too, the one like

where like the community growers have their skin like that. Area are they allowed down there? They are not allowed down there because they do go down there. And then the other ones, you know, you see

the ones that just have the wheel when they get on the wheel. I mean, I don't even think those are supposed to be legally, technically in a bike lane. And what about sidewalks? Are they allowed on the

sidewalk? No. So they just have to be in a street following traffic orders, old school days. Yep. Cars. Don't always. Yep. Old school helmets. Helmets. So I had a student tell me he's getting a bike.

So I said, oh, e-bike a regular bike. And he said, oh, this one takes gas. Yeah. So for whatever we come up with, would that cover this? Type of bike too. Like, I don't, it seems like we're getting

off. Yeah. Cause it's a gas bike. Yes. Three, yep. Class three. Yeah. Yep. Okay. Perfect. Anything counselor? Petton had a question. Joe, how many have we confiscated? Do we know that number? In this

picture. I mean, I got some, I mean, I pulled up as much data as I can for you. You know, he asked me to pick up, so. Sometimes the accidents you asked for. I mean, right now grant told 225. Since

January. So that was. Type of bikes that we had to deal with. We got four regular bikes, one dirt bike, eat bikes with three and motorcycles with 10 motorcycles, you know? Sometimes it goes in

different because. The, the officer doesn't know if it's a moped or a scooter or something 87 mopeds, 13 moped slash motor vehicles. Moped. Peds 19. 19 other pedestrian type bikes. Bikes scooters with

34. Scooter mopeds aid, scooter motor vehicles, 25. So yeah, it was like 225. And then yeah, it's with accidents. Accidents with accidents. There was 86. So, okay. So the Everett police department is

doing the best they can with these. Mopeds mini bikes, electric bikes. I mean, we are out there doing something we're not just. Sitting back waiting. No, I believe we're, we're doing the best we can

within the law, understanding the law. And trying to balance rules and regulations in going after. Education-wise like to see the state do a lot big project on, you know, when they came out with all

these, they just let 'em go. I, I think we need a. Big state PSA on this, and we're gonna talk to Eric cable. They're gonna be doing some more PSAs. We just did one with the open. School. And we're

gonna get back involved with doing some more TV shows with PSAs and get 'em out there. But I, I do believe I guys are out there. They know it's there, they're towing these. If we find them on the

sidewalk, chained up, we're cutting the chain. We. We're taking 'em off the sidewalk for parking. If they're in Everett square, Glendale square side roads, and they're in front of restaurants, they

run registered. We're taking them. That's the safest way you guys can cut the chain legally. You guys can cut the chain and take it. Yep. Because it's on a legally parked. Yep. Okay. And just one

question for the. Parking director. I was waiting for that. It was all coming to me issue. . How does your guys and girls fit into this enforcement? They have any. Clout in, in doing any enforcement

with these bikes? Yes. So if they come across, let's say one of these bikes on a sidewalk and it has the plate. They will call it into dispatch. They'll run the plate. They'll tag it. If it does not

have a plate, that's when they'll send me the information and I pass it over to. Sergeant gaff and his traffic team, and they will go there and remove the bike or. Scooter, whatever it is. Oh, good.

If it has a plate, yes. Parking will do what we can to get rid of it. We have towed them. We do. Ticket them. If they don't have a plate, then we do have to refer it to Everett PD. That's good to hear

that they're working on. They do. Yep. That's good. I like. That that's good. That's good. All right. So there is a policy that just to clarify why they can't tow certain things, if a motor vehicle.

Or bike is unregistered and uninsured or unregistered. That's a criminal act. So we don't put the PS aren't allowed to do criminal activity. So if it's on car or an unregistered. Then that's when an

officer has to respond. Because of the vehicle is in a criminal act. So if a car is registered, they can take care of it. A bike's registered, they can take care of it, but anything that's a. Criminal

violation. We have to notify the police department. They notified the police department officer responds and we usually send her, if it's an unregistered insured, we'll send a complaint out. But if

it's registered and insured, on a sidewalk, they can tag it. They take care of property poet. They, yes. Yeah. They can legally tow a tow. Yep. Yep. Just like a car. They, you can, you have. The power

to tow it to, yes, all they have to do is cut on the radio. So I got this such and such. I got a Yamaha, Suzuki, whatever on the sidewalk, one, five a, which is the patrol supervisor. Has to okay.

Every tow, which is which they will do. And then it's towed. What if it doesn't have a plate on it, then they notify the E P D. And then the traffic guys will go by if we're there. If not one of the

patrol guys will go by, will run the V N number. We'll see if it's stolen. 90% of the time, the V. I N is knocked off so we can't run the, so we just get front registered and that's why you see a big

pile. Cuz they have to hold them for 120 days at the, at the tow yard. Before they can, before they can smoke. So I'm hoping what I'm really hoping is. And I, I, you know, I've talked to Alan and

we're hoping that we're gonna be able. To a nice PSA and show you drive one of these in Everett, and we're gonna show 'em all smashed up. We're gonna. Bulldoze them. Yeah, we see then I, so couple

news somewhere, where was that? So we're gonna, we're gonna do something with it, just to have. You know, and then just scrap 'em, but yeah, we're gonna try to do something. Yeah. It's funny. You can

go down a DP, deputy, it looks like I'm on our calendar. Bought a new front end loader. I don't think it'll. Let me do that with that. maybe the old trash truck we could run over it. All right. Thanks

guys. Yeah. No further questions. Before we entertain a motion to excuse our guests. I do wanna thank our city solicitor team, who they did go through and create like a newer updated version of what.

An ordinance could be, I can share with you both the copy and we'll regroup when we have to, and we'll bring it before a meeting. But if there's no further questions, I would entertain a motion to

excuse our guests. Yeah. Do you want, when the new law comes in, we can maybe meet after the new law and then we can figure out from there. Yeah, definitely. As always, if you have any questions or

anything. Like that don't hesitate to reach out to our team and do whoever we can to help you as you know that. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I make a motion to excuse. I get, yes. Guest

I can second. Thank you. Thank you second. All right. And with that, I would. Entertain a motion to place this on file. And we will revisit once the new state laws in I'd like to make an amendment.

And I'd like to. Put the fine up to $500. Like a council Capone mentioned because let's, let's. Let's let's think about this. I mean, the age group. Introduce legislative. Cause this is. Committee.

Okay. So I have to. So I'd have to refer it to okay. Permit to, we gotta put this in front of the whole board. Yes. Yes. So for now I I'd like. To make amendment down. To raise the five to $500 and,

and bring it in front of okay. I wanna, okay. So I want to bring. This in front of our next regular console meeting. To make amendments that we. Feel that should be made. I agree with you. All right.

We can do that because I would've just. Said, put this on file and revisit once we actually have a new state law in effect, so we can actually enforce it, but we can bring this back to the whole

group. That's fine. Well, I. I get some teeth. I mean, I like to push this through because I mean, the. Okay. All right. So I, I entertain a motion to bring this back to the general. Meeting our next

general meeting. This is actually gonna be pleased to work. Okay. So we are doing what we wanna do. And did you want to add, introduce something, add to Greg? Okay. Oh, she have to do it at my regular

regular meeting. Okay. You have to do it at regular meeting. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, John. Thank you. All right. So is there. A motion to place this on file from this meeting. Anyone, a

motion to do that. Page on file. Yes. Until our next next council meeting. Now, second that I would entertain a motion to adjourn. Adjourn second, second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. It this is the city

council committee on legislative affairs elections. This is Monday, September 28th. 2026 and we are at. 6 35 Kim. I am counselor. The payroll present. I have counselor Mackenzie present. MC council

Smith present. We have three members present. We do have a courtroom. Yes flag. Yes. Individual Liberty and justice for all. Right. The only piece of business. Is the Smith as president an ordinance,

establishing a tax title, team and agreement in the city of ever. Everett now, counsel Smith. Thank you. As the city, solicitor has requested that we grant further time on. This item and we'll come

back and reschedule another meeting. To further discuss second, the motion to grant further time, Mr. Aiden second. All in favor. Aye. Opposed. Motion to adjourn, right? Motion to adjourn. Second.

Bush. You made second to adjourn all in favor. Aye. Aye. Aye. That's it. So that's good evening. It's 7:00 PM. This is the regular meeting of the city council. Monday, September 28th. Will the clerk

please call the roll. Counsel, Alison Gwen present. Council Capone, present council, the present council Garcia present council council, Mark Casey present council Martins present. Council ween,

present council pet Antonio present council Rogers here. Council, president Smith present. 11 members present. Madam president 11 members present. We have a quorum. Will you please stand and sleuth

the flag? United States of America into the Republic stands. Form nation under the non indivisible with Liberty justice. So just a few notices for the public. We have changed streaming platforms.

We're now on. YouTube and no longer on Facebook. So you can tune in on YouTube. We're also going to present some citations. We have members of the Everett high school Crimson tide. Basketball team

here and we're going to present them from what some citations. Citations. If you'll indulge me and I'll go up to the microphone and we can kind of bring you guys forward, counsel Patton, if you wanna

join me, you can. Thank you. If you guys wanna come up and then I'll, I'll read your names. I might butcher them, but you guys come right up the side. And just so the public knows if you haven't seen

these young members of our community. Did a great and selfless act. Last week or the week before after the football game, there was a resident who was car broke down on the Parkway and these young

men. Came out noticed very selfless, stopped the cars, pushed her car, put themselves like in the middle of the Parkway, in the park with traffic. So. This is what teamwork is about. This is what we

look for. And. The youth in Everett, and I'm really glad to recognize you all on behalf of the city of Everett. And then also their coach. I believe coach Boyce is also here. And the rest of the team

is supporting them. So I'd like to thank them all for coming here. I'm gonna read their names and then I'm gonna read the citation. Council of Petton helped me to get their names. Apologies. If I

butcher your name. So Kevin or donnas Saban. Jayden. Alice Sandor. Are Emmanuel Nelson. Meet Nelson. Emmanuel Lebo Lebo. Raul S Geraldo Saban. and I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna read one of the

citations and then we'll present them to all. All of the players, but it says. This is a citation. Be it hereby known that the Everett city council and is honor of the mayor offer their sincere

congratulations. And recognition of your selfless actions and willingness to step forward without. Hesitation to help a stranger in need your kindness, compassion, and concern for the safety of others

exemplify the very best of our young people. And serve as an inspiring example to our entire community. The entire city government extended its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and

expresses the hope for continued good fortune. Going forward given this 28th day of September, 2026. Sponsored by the entire city council. So, thank you all. The council catch is gonna say a few

words. Just a little story. So I was out to dinner with my. Wife and my daughter and I was telling Courtney my daughter, Hey, I'm gonna, I'm gonna bring the kids up. Give 'em citations. Citations

corny. Lets me know. Corn had three. You guys who had Mrs. Per Tony in school. Right. And the other connection, Ross. An inch one Coleman coached a couple of these kids in the eighth grade who. And I

think I came, then I could come down and give you guys a speak, right? Outta practice. Didn't I? Yes. Yeah. So had a little connection here. It was just, it was funny. It was funny. Just wanted to

just tell that load of story. Thank you all. So Kevin. And I, I just wanna recognize if families too, you guys have braided outstanding young men, and this is what we need more of in this community.

So thank you to the families as well. And if you want, we're gonna for five minutes, have the families come up, they can take some photos if they want, have the basketball team come up and then the

city council come up. So we'll take a recess. For five minutes. Thank you. Take a picture here with the. One two three. Thank you, Steve. Thank you. Okay, everybody here. 3, 2, 1. The rest of the

basketball team up? Yes, sir. See everybody. Yeah, can I spread out smart? Hey, mark. How are you? All right. I think we're ready. Thank you again to the young men, the city, their coaches, and their

family. For the selfless act that they performed in just great teamwork and a great public service from the. These young members of our community. I believe we have to. Motion to open public

participation. Second. Motion made. And second to open public participation. All is in favor. Aye. Aye. Oppos. You guys have it? I believe we have one speaker. We have one speaker sand Lambert. No,

it's not on got it. Good evening. Madam president and city counselors of Everett. My name is Sam Lambert. I'm deputy director of the Sierra club Massa. Massachusetts chapter at 50 federal street in

Boston. And I'm here to speak on behalf of. Our members and supporters across Massachusetts, but including right here in Everett on item. C 0 2 0 5 26. And act to reduce plastic waste. Every single

year, 40 billion. Pieces of single use plastic utensils end up in landfills. Landfills, even with the best of intentions, plastic utensils are too small, too lightweight and too food command

contaminated. To be processed by most recycling facilities. I hesitated to share that 40 billion number because it is. So large of a number, it feels insurmountable, but you have the opportunity this

evening to make a difference. Skip the stuff ordinances have been shown to reduce plastic takeout waste by approximately 75%. That means savings for the restaurants. Restaurants, your junk drawer and

our environment. This is not a ban. If a customer needs cutlery. Cutlery or single use plastic. They can have it. If the default is that they don't. Don't most food items are delivered to homes and

offices, which have. Utensils there. And many of these pieces of utensils are thrown out still in their plastic, outer wrapper. Def defaulting to a by request model. Means the restaurants are saving

money by reducing the amount of reordering necessary. It reduces plastic in reducing plastic by any level is a win, saving litter, our health and our environmental legacy. Small changes can make a big

difference and you can make a bigger one by joining the 12 other Massachusetts municipalities. And the three states who have already passed, skipped the stuff, ordinances and laws. Thank you for your

time. This evening. Motion to close public participation. Second, second. Motion made. And second to close public participation. All is in favor. Aye. Oppos the aye. Have clerk, please read item.

Number one. Item number one is an order offered by councilor Stephanie Smith as president an order requesting consideration of an appropriation of $110,197. And 59 cents from the capital stabilization

fund and a repurposing of $126,802 and 41 cents in previous. Previously appropriated, but unspent capital funds. As attached totally 237,000 for the purchase of a front end loader for the department

of public works. I'd like to make a motion, to send it away ways and means committee second, second, motion meeting. Second to send to ways and means all as. In favor, aye. Pose the aye. Have it.

Clerk, please read I'm number two. Item number two. Madam prison is an ordinance offered by counselor, Katie Rogers, an ordinance promoting environmental sustainability by reducing single use plastic

service where. And single use package condiments. Council Rogers. Rogers. Thank you, Madam president. So this piece has been in the work since, before. Summer session and it made it through

legislative affairs with a. Favorable recommendation. So I think Ms. Lambert did very well at sort of summarizing what this accomplishes. It is not a ban. So there is no elimination of plastic.

However it does. Raise it, it, it generally is serving as a. Bridge to raise awareness about how much plastic is being used by both the consumer and businesses. So therefore we're creating a bridge

where. It isn't automatically assumed that people need plastic forks when they get takeout, you simply have to ask, or the business would ask you before automatically just. Putting it in, as we find

that many businesses and homeowners. Homeowners simply end up with a draw, collecting them. And it's not so much. About how many plastic forks that we find on the streets of Everett, but any reduction

that we can. Have in our broader footprint, whether it's on the streets or in a landfill. Matters. So as Ms. Lambert said it, this is impacted about 75% less. Litter in communities that have

implemented it. But even if we can only make a 10% difference. We're doing something positive. So I know that mark is here from the city solicitor's office. If anybody has any. Questions regarding the

draft here. But I'm ready to move this forward tonight. And I hope this is something that we can all get behind. It's proven to reduce cost for businesses. And reduce letters. So it's a win for

everybody. Thank you. Is there a motion motion for favorable action, unless anyone has questions. Questions motion made. And second for favorable action. Just wanna say it on the motion. From the

chair that I. Although I don't disagree with this. I just can't vote for a. An ordinance that can't be in that I failed could not be enforced by the city. So I don't wanna put another non enforceable.

Ordinance in the book, although I fully support the. What the counselor is trying to do. So I'll be voting no on this. The clerk, please call the roll. This is for enrollment this evening. I have a

question. I I know you said, I know the counselor said, oh, sorry. I know the counselor said that it will be optional. How do we make sure that businesses are not gonna take it out? Altogether that

it's optional, that people can still ask for it if they want to. And if the counselor can answer that question. If I may throw you. So it wouldn't necessarily, it wouldn't, if a business is already

providing forks. Forks, wind spoons, then they would probably continue to do so. It wouldn't be their prerogative to completely eliminate them unless they had a substitution already in mind. But this

shouldn't implement how the business practices only. That it creates an extra step to not assume that they're giving them out automatically. So therefore they're. Not being wasted. So what we've seen

in the other communities, which I think there are 12 cities in Massachusetts is that the business is actually a benefit. Benefited from ordinances like this because they themselves are actually

investing less money. So by reducing 75% of their inventory of. Plastic forks and spoons, et cetera. They're not giving them out automatically. So they're seeing actually that they're saving money. So

overall it's a positive. Thank you. Thank you clerk. Please call the roll. Council officer. Yes. Cons Capone. No. Cons de Perro. Yes. Counsel Garcia, no counsel Handlin. Yes. Council Marquese no

council Martins. Yes. Council Wayne. Yes, council Petran. Antonio, no council Rogers. Yes. And council president Smith. No. Six years, five NAS, you have enrolled the ordinance. 65 knees you have

enrolled. It will be on Fort or Damon at our next meeting. Clerk, please call the rule for. Please, please clerk, please create the next item. Our final item this evening. That I'm president is a

resolution offered by counselor Michael Marky, a resolution to declaring the month of October as Italian heritage month in the city of Everett. Council SK it's just an honor of being Italian-American

in the city of Everett that. It's a neglected hallway. Holloway holiday and, and should be more appreciated and more honored. And this should be just as much respectful. Respect for the Italian

American, the city as a, in the city, in this state, in this country as to our, every other nationality. And I just think it's appropriate to. Give us one month. . But I might appreciate for everybody

just both favorable for it and honored traditions of the. Italians. What was I gonna say, change what the benefit is to the city, to the, the country, the building, it. They came here at a hard time

and they. The late eighties here in the succeeded and they're very successful. People and I just think they should be on it just like everybody else. Thank you. Second OSHA made and seconded. To

declare the month of October Italian heritage month. All those in favor, aye. Posed. The eyes have it. To adjourn. Second motion made and second into adjourn. Alls in favor. Aye. Oppos the aye. Have

it meeting adjourned.