2026-10-06 - City Council

15:51Folks, thanks you all for being here. I

15:53just want to let you know we're going to

15:54get started in just about 5 to 10

15:56minutes. Just our previous committee

15:58meeting is running a little bit over.

16:00So, you're in the right place if you're

16:02here for the city council meeting in

16:04which we'll have a resolution on uh

16:07support for the encore strike. We're

16:09just gonna get started in about 10

16:11minutes. Sit tight.

20:01Councelor

20:07[snorts]

20:07Cologne Hayes online. Can we just

20:09confirm that we can hear you?

20:12[clears throat]

20:14>> Councelor Cologne Hayes online. Can you

20:16Can we hear you?

20:17>> Oh, hang on. The microphone.

20:19>> Does she need to No, no.

20:20>> Try again. The microphone is off.

20:22>> Councelor Cologne Hayes online. We just

20:24want to confirm that you can hear us.

20:26Can you unmute yourself and turn on your

20:28camera?

20:36Councelor Clone Hayes, can you hear us

20:37online?

20:46>> You want to try to unmute?

20:48>> Okay, let's try that.

20:50>> Councilor Clone Hayes, can you hear us?

20:52>> I can hear you, but I think I have a

20:54double again.

20:54>> Quiet. Yeah,

20:56>> this is very quiet.

20:58>> We're having the a volume issue in the

21:00room.

21:05>> Can you say again, Councelor Clone?

21:08>> Hi. Can you hear me?

21:10>> Yep, we got you.

21:11>> Thank you.

21:11>> All right, we're going to get started,

21:12everybody.

21:14Council will come to order.

21:18>> I'll rise and salute the flag.

21:22Please join me in saying the pledge of

21:24allegiance.

21:26I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

21:28United States of America and to the

21:31republic for which it stands, one nation

21:34under God, indivisible, with liberty and

21:37justice for all.

21:41>> Please remain standing for a moment of

21:42silence in honor of our veterans, our

21:44service members, and those who have

21:46given the ultimate sacrifice in service.

21:54I believe we have one additional moment

21:56of silence from councelor Crowe. Let me

22:00unmute you, councelor Crow.

22:03>> Thank you Julian council super moment

22:06but I really would like to take a moment

22:09um to recognize remember someone who is

22:11very special part of our community

22:14Jackie Bully who passed away

22:16unexpectedly on Monday September 28th.

22:19Most people, if you ever went to All

22:20Seasons Table, you knew Jackie. Um,

22:24there was so much that could be said

22:25about Jackie in the impact she had on so

22:28many people. Her obituary was

22:30beautifully written, and I truly feel it

22:32says so much about who she was and how

22:35she lived her life. Um, there's

22:37certainly more to say, but I'd like to

22:40share a few words from there. Jackie was

22:42known as a a larger than-l life

22:44president and very outspoken. She had

22:48the unique ability to light up any room

22:50and to make everyone feel comfortable.

22:52She was a dedicated person in her work,

22:55in her family, in her volunteer causes,

22:58and in her friend group. Jackie can make

23:01a friend no matter where she went at any

23:03time.

23:05um at her memorial they shared a story

23:08that when she went shopping at DSW the

23:10shoe store with her daughter Jacqueline

23:13and they must have been looking for

23:15something very special and unique um

23:17because by the time they left the store

23:19Jackie was um friends with the

23:21salesperson and they were exchanging

23:23numbers and making plans to go meet. So

23:26I think that's who Jackie was. Um, she

23:29was truly someone who was there for all

23:31for everybody to offer guidance, to be a

23:34listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, or

23:37someone you just couldn't wait to tell

23:38you the next news or what happening in

23:40your life. Um, she was there for people

23:43in the good times and in the worst

23:44times. Um, Jackie would want all

23:48everyone that she loved um to live their

23:51life to their fullest and um in her

23:54memory. Her loss is profoundly felt by

23:57her family, her friends, and so many

23:59throughout the community. She does leave

24:01her daughter Jacqueline and her son Jack

24:04um Jesse um along with their um partners

24:07and of course her precious dog Rocky.

24:10She now rejoins the love of her life and

24:13her soulmate, her late husband, Steve.

24:16So, please take a moment of silence for

24:18Jackie to honor her life and to hold her

24:21family and loved ones in our thoughts.

24:33Thank you. We honor and acknowledge the

24:35Massachusetts, Penuk, and Pucket peoples

24:38whose ancestral lands we now call home

24:40and on which we gather today. We express

24:42gratitude to the indigenous peoples who

24:44have cared for this land for

24:45generations, predating European

24:47colonization and continuing to the

24:48present. Moving forward, we are

24:50committed to ensuring the histories,

24:51voices, and contributions of indigenous

24:53peoples are recognized and respected in

24:55our life of the city. You may be seated.

24:59Clerk, would you please call the role?

25:04>> Thank you. Council Cologne Hayes.

25:08>> Council Condan.

25:10>> Council Crowe

25:11>> here.

25:12>> Council Lang is not with us tonight.

25:14Council um McDonald

25:17>> here. Council Ali here, council see

25:19>> here,

25:20>> council simonelli, councel Taylor

25:23>> here,

25:23>> councel Winsow

25:24>> here,

25:25>> and council president Amanda Lahan is

25:27not with us tonight. So we have

25:29councelor McDonald chairing this meeting

25:31and we have council Hayes coming in via

25:34video call. So all of the votes taken

25:37this evening will be by roll call vote.

25:39[snorts]

25:40>> Thank you clerk. under the provisions of

25:43the open meeting law. For those of you

25:45in attendance, please be informed that

25:47Urban Media Arts will be recording and

25:49streaming this evening's meeting. Please

25:51be aware there will be audio and video

25:53recordings of the meeting. Is there

25:54anyone present tonight who is recording

25:56in addition to UMA Urban Media Arts?

26:00Anyone else recording?

26:02Yes, we do have some recording. All

26:03right. Please be advised. Thank you very

26:05much. Anyone else?

26:08>> You're recording. Okay. We have another

26:10We have multiple folks in the audience

26:12recording. Please be advised.

26:13>> Could you the Could you just raise your

26:15hand so that everybody around you can

26:16see? Thank you very much.

26:17>> Right in the front row. Thank you so

26:18much. You are permitted to record. It's

26:20a public meeting. We just want to make

26:21sure everybody knows.

26:23>> All right. First order of business.

26:26>> First order of business is public

26:27comment. Did you want to

26:30>> uh public first order of business is

26:31public comment. Public comment is

26:33allowed under council rules. and each

26:34speaker is limited to subject matter

26:36relevant to the evening's agenda and

26:38must keep their comments to 2 minutes or

26:40less. Uh I want to note for my

26:42colleagues, we do have a lot of folks in

26:43attendance for one specific item of

26:45business and a counselor who needs to

26:47leave a little bit early. So my intent

26:50would be to take any public comments on

26:52the encore resolve and then to move that

26:54up in the agenda so that we can uh

26:57deliberate and vote on that and then

26:58proceed with the rest of the agenda. Is

27:00there any objection to that?

27:02So, we have one person signed up to

27:04speak on encore and then I have an email

27:07public comment on a different subject

27:09matter.

27:09>> Very good. So, let's uh invite our

27:11person here to speak on public comment

27:13on the encore strike.

27:14>> Almond Pierre.

27:17>> Almond Pierre,

27:19please come forward. Um is the I'm going

27:22to turn on your microphone and we ask

27:24you to state your name and your uh where

27:28you live. Street is okay. You don't have

27:30to give us the number and the city or

27:32town for the record.

27:35>> You have two minutes.

27:36>> Thank you, counselors. My name is Alma

27:38Pierre and I live in Molden

27:42>> Street.

27:43>> Can you tell us the street? Almond

27:46>> is it?

27:47>> Which just street in Malden?

27:49>> Street.

27:50>> Thank you.

27:50>> Lower street.

27:51>> Thank you.

27:52>> Thank you. Um,

27:58first thank you for the opportunity

28:04to speak today.

28:07As I tell you, my name is Alma Pierre

28:09and I work as and I work at the Enko

28:12Casino as a cook.

28:16We are here today because me and my

28:21me and many of my co-workers live in

28:25modern.

28:27All we are asking

28:29this five-star resort is for what the

28:33hotel workers in Boston already have.

28:39We are on strike for our future and the

28:44future of our families.

28:47One job should be enough for more than

28:51families.

28:53Thank you

28:55again. Thank you.

28:57>> Thank you all. [applause]

29:05So, I'd now like to take uh this

29:09proposed resolution um out of order.

29:14>> The email was on a different topic.

29:17>> We'll go back to them.

29:18>> Okay. Um

29:22>> is that right?

29:22>> Please hold. I have to open the resolve.

29:24>> Sure. So, this will be paper 41626.

29:30uh resolution expressing support for the

29:32strike of the encore casino and resort

29:34workers of team sters local 25 and unite

29:36here local 26

29:37>> whereas encore casino and resort workers

29:40are ambassadors for the malden and

29:43greater Boston areas travelers and

29:45tourists whereas over 1,400 members of

29:48teamsters local 25 and unite here local

29:5026 and who do the work at the casino and

29:54warehouse reflect the strength and

29:55diversity of the city of Malden whereas

29:58teamsters local 5 and Unite here. Local

30:0126 workers believe one job should be

30:03enough to live in the city they work in,

30:05raise a family, and retire with dignity.

30:08And whereas after months of negotiation,

30:10Teamsters Local 25 and Unite Here Local

30:1326 have gone on strike indefinitely at

30:16the Encore Boston Harbor. Now, be it

30:19therefore resolved that the Maldin City

30:20Council go on record expressing support

30:23for the strike of Teamsters Local 25 and

30:26Unite Here Local 26 workers in honor of

30:28the strike by not eating, meeting, or

30:31sleeping at hotels while a labor dispute

30:33is in effect and to join all picket

30:36lines and encourage all city residents

30:37and employees to do the same. And be it

30:40further ordered that the city clerk be

30:42in hereby is requested to forward a

30:44suitably engrossed copy of this

30:45resolution to the general manager of

30:48Encore Boston Harbor.

30:51Thank you. This paper has a number of

30:53co-sponsors. So I'm going to go to

30:55councelor Taylor and then councelor Ali

30:56for the paper and then we'll go from

30:58there. Councelor Taylor.

31:02Thank you. Um, you know, I look at

31:06everybody out here today and firmly

31:09believe that one one paycheck should be

31:12able to feed your family. Um, I see the

31:15hundreds of you out there picketing and

31:17striking and I think it's just really

31:20important that we stand with our

31:21residents. Um, I think everyone knows

31:24that Encore workers hit home for me.

31:27This is personal. My husband was an

31:29encore worker for many years. Um, I see

31:32the work that you do. I see what's

31:34expected of you and I I see what you

31:37deserve. So, um, I was so happy. I was

31:41planning to put in this paper when

31:42councelor Ali reached out to me to see

31:44if this is something we could do

31:45together to see the number of

31:47co-sponsors here. um

31:51really is amazing and I'm I'm glad that

31:54you know it it shows that we will stand

31:57with with the workers with you and thank

31:59you all for coming out tonight.

32:03[applause]

32:09>> Councelor Ali,

32:10>> thank you. I just want to thank everyone

32:12who came tonight. Uh we really

32:13appreciate your presence and you're so

32:15welcome. Um it is very rare that we have

32:18a full house and so thank you so much

32:19for making that happen. Um and to to

32:22councelor Taylor, it's such an honor to

32:24co-sponsor this with you. Uh councelor

32:26Taylor was the primary contact with

32:27local 26 notide here and I was the

32:29primary contact with local 25. Um many

32:32of us as councelor Taylor mentioned are

32:34are personally affected by what's going

32:36on at Encore. Um I previously worked at

32:38Ankor when it first opened helped

32:40unionize and I saw how it they treated

32:42uh employees and I had hoped that that

32:45would have improved but it's clear it is

32:46not. There are so many ways in which

32:49they do not appreciate their workers and

32:51the way they treat their workers whether

32:53it is like dangerous working conditions

32:54or the ridiculous point system. I am

32:57here to stand behind you guys. I know

32:59exactly what you're going through and it

33:01is absolutely ridiculous. The reason why

33:03Encore has their license is because they

33:06were supposed to be pro labor. And the

33:07fact that they're looking to abandon

33:09labor now that they have made billions

33:12of dollars is absolutely ridiculous and

33:14we need to take a really hard stand. And

33:15I appreciate all of my colleagues uh

33:17standing with us when it comes to this.

33:19Um I I think that it would be amazing if

33:22we could be have a full a full sponsor

33:26of all of the counselors. We have some

33:27people who are missing um unfortunately

33:29for illness and I'm sure that they would

33:31be supporting it if they were here

33:32tonight. Um but I just want to say thank

33:33you. Thank you for all you do.

33:36[applause]

33:41[applause]

33:42>> All right, I'm going to go to Councelor

33:43Winslow, then councelor Crow, then

33:45councelor Cologne Hayes. Councelor

33:47Winslow.

33:49Yeah, I know. Uh when I've stopped by

33:51the uh the picket line and uh in

33:54support, I mean, just hearing that uh

33:56Encore has not been negotiating since

33:59the strike started, that really shows me

34:00not good faith. And just knowing the

34:02basic ask to to be paid what other

34:06workers doing the same in our area and

34:09good union jobs, um you're not asking uh

34:13you're asking for very reasonable things

34:15and u we as a council need to speak up

34:18for that. So, um, that was why I was

34:21when it happened to go by, I I mentioned

34:23it to one of your union reps and really

34:26said, "Hey, we're going to be here, um,

34:28next Tuesday and it's great to see the

34:30great turnout. I'm I'm glad that that

34:32that you're all here and um, you know,

34:35Malden is a strong union town. We had a

34:37difficult time related to our contract

34:40with Republic, but we stuck that out and

34:42our our union workers there got um, what

34:45they needed. um Republic and National

34:47Company relented and we will be with you

34:50to stand up for local folks against a

34:52national company that uh you needs to be

34:54fair to its workers. Thank you,

34:57[applause]

35:03>> Councelor Crow. I don't have much more

35:05to add, but definitely thank you for

35:07coming out and um and I do believe one

35:10job at a living wage is really

35:13paramount. And I just I said, "Oh, I

35:15must have missed my opportunity to

35:16co-sponsor." So, as Council Mali just

35:19asked, "I would like to co-sponsor." And

35:21I just said to my colleague, Council

35:22Condon, he was like he wanted to do

35:24that, too. He was going to press his

35:25button. So, thank you.

35:26>> Please to and your support. Thank you so

35:29much for all the work that you do and

35:31really sticking to it to making sure

35:33that you are making it better for

35:34yourselves in the next

35:39[applause]

35:42councelor Cologne Hayes. Are you able to

35:44unmute yourself?

35:49>> Hold on one sec. We want to make Are we

35:52muted down there?

35:54>> We're muted here because it makes an

35:56echo on the line, but we're not muted

35:57here. Councilor Clone Hayes, we're

35:59trying to make sure we can hear you. We

36:00just can't hear you right now. We could

36:01hear you earlier.

36:13>> Do you want you think we're going to get

36:16>> She's not She's not muted, but she's on

36:18in the computer.

36:20>> I see that. And that causes an echo if

36:21we turn that on. But the mic up here is

36:23working and you can see because it's

36:25picking up language here.

36:28But that's the microphone, not the

36:30>> Okay.

36:36>> Can you try now? Go ahead.

36:39>> Okay.

36:41>> I'm going to be really brief. I just I'm

36:43sorry I'm not there on purpose. We stand

36:46behind you 100% and thank you for coming

36:48out and you will see probably most of us

36:51on the picket line at some point. Thank

36:54you again.

36:56COUNCELOR [applause]

37:02Ali for the second time.

37:03>> I move to adopt the resolve.

37:06>> A second.

37:07>> Uh we have a motion to adopt the resolve

37:09by councelor Ali, seconded by councelor

37:11Sika. Just briefly from the chair before

37:14we take the vote. I just want to say

37:16y'all are the lifeblood of our

37:18communities and we've seen you out there

37:20literally of course 247 on that picket

37:23line fighting for what should be yours,

37:25fighting for your families and your

37:26future. And we want you to know that

37:28this city is behind you. The people of

37:30this city are behind you. I really thank

37:32my colleagues for bringing this forward.

37:34This couldn't be an easier vote to take.

37:36We are with you all the way. Thank you.

37:39[applause]

37:47Clerk, would you please call the role?

37:48>> Council Cologne Hayes,

37:50>> yes.

37:50>> Council Condan,

37:51>> yes.

37:52>> Council Crowe,

37:53>> yes.

37:53>> Council McDonald,

37:54>> yes.

37:55>> Council Ali, yes.

37:56>> Council Seca,

37:57>> yes.

37:58>> Council Taylor,

37:59>> yes.

37:59>> Council Winslow,

38:00>> yes.

38:00>> Okay, that is unanimous vote.

38:02>> That is a unanimous vote. The resolve is

38:04adopted. [cheering]

38:07[applause]

38:13>> [applause]

38:16>> Okay. Uh, I think we I think we'd like

38:18to take a group picture together. So,

38:20we're going to take a brief recess and

38:22we're going to do that. We're going to

38:23stand in front here and then someone who

38:26hopefully has tall arms can stand behind

38:29the podium and try to that might be

38:30Jamie and try to take the picture.

38:33So, we're going to stand right up here.

38:34Thank you.

40:39All right, friends. We're going to bring

40:41the council back to order here.

40:45We're going to bring the council back to

40:47order as folks are exiting.

40:52>> It is a public meeting, so you're

40:53welcome to stay, but you may have other

40:55things that you choose to do, which

40:57would be fine.

41:05>> Yes.

41:28All right, we are going to proceed with

41:29the rest of our council agenda. So,

41:32we're going to return to uh public

41:35comment where we left off in just a

41:38second here. And I believe we had one

41:41more uh public comment that was

41:43submitted by email to read. Is that

41:45right, Caroline?

41:45>> That is correct.

41:46>> Okay.

41:49>> So, our remaining public comment of the

41:51evening

41:53says, "I am fully supportive of item

41:56411-26, appointing Jim Tar as an

41:59associate member of the planning board.

42:01Jim is a devoted public servant with a

42:03keen and sharp perspective on how to

42:06make our community safe and accessible

42:07for all. It would be a huge asset

42:09[clears throat] for our community to

42:11have Jim's perspective on something as

42:13longreaching as our city's housing

42:15goals. Warmly Katie Dylan, 198 Mount

42:19Vernon Street.

42:21>> Thank you.

42:23Next item of business is the consent

42:25agenda. This evening's consent agenda

42:27consists of meeting minutes to be

42:28approved, four appointments to be placed

42:31on file, one appointment to be referred

42:33to personnel, and three petitions to be

42:36referred to the license committee. Does

42:38any counselor have a desire to remove

42:40any of these items from the consent

42:41agenda for the purpose of further

42:43discussion?

42:44>> Motion again.

42:46>> Second.

42:47>> Uh, no one has asked to remove anything

42:50from the consent agenda. Thank you all

42:51so much. Uh, and we do have a motion

42:54from councelor Sika to approve, seconded

42:57by councelor Ali. Uh, we do need to do a

43:00roll call vote since councelor Cologne

43:02Hayes is online. Are you ready, clerk?

43:04>> I am. And I just want to note for the

43:06record that um Council Taylor had to

43:08leave early tonight, so she's vacated.

43:10We still have seven in attendance, which

43:12is still a quorum. So, Council Clone

43:15Haze,

43:17>> yes. Sorry.

43:18>> Council Condan,

43:20>> yes.

43:20>> Council Crow,

43:21>> yes.

43:21>> Council McDonald,

43:22>> yes.

43:22>> Council Ali,

43:23>> yes.

43:24>> Council Sea,

43:25>> yes.

43:26>> Council Winslow,

43:27>> yes.

43:27>> Okay, so that has passed.

43:30>> All right, the consent agenda is

43:31approved. Moving on to the next order of

43:33business. I do just want to let the

43:35public know if they're watching this,

43:37the agenda, if you did not see this

43:39update, was revised today. We removed a

43:43couple of things on the agenda because

43:45frankly, we were not confident we could

43:47make quorum for the whole meeting. Uh,

43:49and didn't want to be in a dicey

43:52situation there about um our ability to

43:55conduct votes on key papers, especially

43:57anything that would require a

43:58supermajority. So, those will be

44:00scheduled for uh I think those are all

44:02planned to be rescheduled for the 20th.

44:03That's correct.

44:04>> At the next full council meeting, but

44:06that was the reason for the change. Just

44:07wanted to be transparent about that. So,

44:10next we have motions, orders, and

44:11resolutions. Next order business.

44:13>> Paper 415-26 be ordained by the Malden

44:16city council that the code of the city

44:18of Malden title 2 chapter 24 is hereby

44:20amended by adding section. 075 assistant

44:24department head salary schedule and

44:27inserting the following 11 positions as

44:29is written in the body of the paper.

44:31Councelor Winslow for the paper.

44:33>> Yeah, I make a motion to refer this to

44:35rules and ordinance.

44:37>> Councelor Winslow makes a motion to

44:39refer this to rules and ordinance.

44:40Seconded by Councelor

44:42Crowe.

44:44>> Uh clerk, would you please call the

44:46role?

44:46>> Council Cologne Hayes.

44:48>> Yes. Council Condan,

44:50>> yes.

44:50>> Council Crow,

44:51>> yes.

44:52>> Council McDonald, yes.

44:53>> Council Mali, yes.

44:54>> Council Seca,

44:55>> yes.

44:55>> Council Winsel,

44:56>> yes.

44:56>> That paper has been referred.

44:58>> Thank you. Next order of business,

45:00enrolled ordinances.

45:01>> Paper 390-26

45:04be ordained by the Malden city council

45:06that the code of the city of Malden

45:0811.20.0308a

45:10water bills annual inspection of

45:11premises is hereby amended by striking

45:14at least once each year and replaced

45:16with monthly.

45:19>> I'd make a motion to orain.

45:21>> Uh councelor Winslow has made a motion

45:23to ordain this paper.

45:25>> Second.

45:26>> Seconded. Is there any conversation on

45:28the paper?

45:31It's just a reminder to folks. This was

45:33just to conform to current practice. We

45:35had enrolled this at the previous

45:37council meeting.

45:39>> All right, I think we're ready to vote.

45:40Clerk, would you please call the role?

45:42>> Certainly. Council Clone Hayes,

45:44>> yes. Council Condan,

45:46>> yes.

45:46>> Council Crow,

45:47>> yes.

45:47>> Council McDonald, yes.

45:49>> Council Ali, Council Sega,

45:51>> yes.

45:51>> Council Winsow,

45:52>> yes.

45:53>> Okay, that paper has been ordained.

45:55>> Thank you. Next order of business,

45:57>> paper 417-26,

46:00committee report. The standing committee

46:02on finance in a joint session with rules

46:04and ordinance to whom was referred

46:06papers 385 and 388 series of 2026 having

46:10considered [snorts] the same make the

46:12following report. The joint committee

46:14recommends paper 385 out favorably to

46:18the full council. Committee additionally

46:21recommends paper 388 out favorably with

46:23the following amendments.

46:26This three change the term financial

46:28management team to financial offices.

46:30Add the words and anticipated liquidity

46:33needs to the end of 3.10.07B

46:36and change the word may to shall in

46:39section 3.10.08.

46:42>> Thank you. Uh as the chair of the

46:45finance committee, I'll be able to give

46:47a brief summary about this deliberation,

46:50but we need to take a vote to receive

46:51the committee report.

46:53>> So moved by councelor Crow, seconded by

46:56councelor Winslow.

46:57>> Clerk, please call the role.

46:59>> Council Cologne Hayes,

47:00>> yes.

47:01>> Council Condan, yes.

47:02>> Council Crow, yes.

47:03>> Council McDonald, yes.

47:04>> Council Ali, yes.

47:06>> Council,

47:07>> yes.

47:07>> Council Winslow, [clears throat]

47:08>> yes.

47:09>> Okay. Thank you.

47:10>> We have received the committee report.

47:11So these are two papers related to

47:13establishing special funds that will

47:16allow us to track and manage our

47:19finances uh more transparently and more

47:22consistently. So the first is uh 38526

47:27uh is about creating a solid waste

47:29enterprise fund. that's the trash and

47:30recycling so that we can much more

47:33clearly see how much money we're

47:35spending on curbside pickup uh and how

47:38much we get in from stickers and bags.

47:42And right now that gap is about $2

47:44million out of about 3.8 million in

47:47expense. So it's a pretty significant uh

47:50trash deficit that we have that we're

47:52that we are then contributing to from

47:54the general fund. So this allows that to

47:56be um managed over time and it's

47:58something that the council had discussed

48:00previously and the administration gave

48:02us the language to put this forward. Um

48:05so there's no appropriation to either of

48:07these funds. It's just to create the

48:08vehicle for the fund. The second is to

48:10create a uh reserve and stabilization

48:13fund framework which has two types of

48:16funds within that. A special fund for

48:18capital projects as well as an overall

48:20reserve and stabilization fund. and it

48:23sets um some expectations for when we

48:26would vote on appropriations to those

48:28funds. That would happen typically in

48:30the late fall. That's after the state

48:33would have certified the amount of

48:36what's technically called free cash, but

48:37cash reserves that we have. That's a

48:40defined process by the state. Once that

48:42is done, then the council can make

48:44decisions based on the proposals of the

48:46mayor to put money into those funds uh

48:50that would then be able to be spent. Um

48:52they would the capital budget would have

48:54an appropriation um or a spending plan

48:57attached to it. Reserve stabilization

48:59funds would still require a

49:01supermajority to spend from that and

49:03could be utilized as part of for example

49:05a future budget process. But we would

49:07know how much we're adding to that when

49:08we know how much we had left over from

49:10the prior year. Um, and I just want to

49:14note the the changes there. We clarified

49:17that uh the the the draft used the term

49:19financial management team. We wanted to

49:21clarify who that was. And so it's

49:22financial officers, any officer

49:24appointed um under the city code or

49:27charter that has a financial function.

49:29Um we added as part of the report that

49:31we'd like to get from the administration

49:33anticipated liquidity needs. Meaning how

49:36much cash do we need to have on hand?

49:38Right now, our cash reserves are serving

49:40multiple functions. They're the

49:41emergency cap short-term capital

49:43reserve. They are the um they're the,

49:47you know, the the savings account for

49:49when unexpected disasters hit or court

49:51judgments. They're also some of our

49:53long-term capital planning funds and

49:55they are the cash reserve for just

49:56making sure we can make payroll every

49:58month. So, we really just want to pull

50:00all those pieces apart and separate them

50:02out so that they can be consistently

50:04managed and documented. And then just to

50:06be clear that we will that the report to

50:09the council is not optional on that. We

50:11absolutely would like to see it. So

50:13those were the proposed amendments. So

50:16that's the committee report that it had

50:17unanimous support in committee.

50:20Um clerk could you uh read the do we

50:24read the next doors of business?

50:25>> We have to read 385.

50:27>> Okay. Paper 385-26

50:29be ordained by the Malden city council

50:31that the code of the city of Malden

50:33title 3 revenue and finance is hereby

50:35amended by adding 3.05 solid waste

50:39enterprise fund.

50:40>> All right, I will go to councelor Ali on

50:44this paper.

50:45>> I just wanted to thank the clerk for

50:47this format of summarizing the

50:49amendments. I think that's really great

50:51process improvement. It's nice to be

50:52able to see what happened in committee

50:54in a way that doesn't I don't have to

50:56click. So, great job. Thank you.

50:57>> Um, yep. Definitely in support. I would

51:00move that we enroll, but don't want to

51:01stifle any any conversation.

51:03>> That has been moved by councelor Amali,

51:05seconded by councelor Seika. Is there

51:07any

51:08>> This is

51:09>> Yeah, thank you.

51:11>> It's the second one that's been amended,

51:12not the first one.

51:13>> To clarify, there are amendments, but

51:15not for this paper. Those will only be

51:17for the second paper. So, uh, is there

51:19any discussion before we take a vote?

51:23>> Seeing none.

51:24>> All right.

51:24>> Council Cologne Hayes. Yes. Council

51:27Condan.

51:28>> Yes.

51:28>> Council Crow.

51:29>> Yes.

51:29>> Council McDonald.

51:30>> Yes.

51:30>> Council Ali. Yes.

51:32>> Council Sega.

51:32>> Yes.

51:33>> Council Winslow.

51:34>> Yes.

51:34>> Okay. So, that paper has been enrolled.

51:36>> Excellent. Next order of business.

51:39>> Paper 388-26

51:41be it ordained by the Malden city

51:43council that the code of the city of

51:44Malden title 3 revenue and finance is

51:47hereby amended by adding 3.10 reserve

51:50and stabilization fund framework.

51:53>> All right. Now we need that motion to

51:56amend. Thank you, Councelor Crowe.

51:58Seconded by councelor Winslow,

51:59presumably as defined in the committee

52:01report.

52:02>> Thank you. Any discussion on the

52:05amendment?

52:08Clerk, would you please call the role?

52:10>> Certainly.

52:11Council Cologne Hayes,

52:14>> yes.

52:15>> Council Condan,

52:16>> yes.

52:16>> Council Crow,

52:17>> yes.

52:17>> Council McDonald,

52:18>> yes.

52:19>> Council Ali,

52:20>> yes.

52:20>> Council Seika,

52:21>> yes.

52:22>> Council Winslow,

52:23>> yes. That paper has been amended

52:24unanimously.

52:25>> Paper is amended. Any further discussion

52:28on the paper?

52:31>> We have a motion to enroll by councelor

52:33Winslow. Seconded by councelor Crowe.

52:39>> Council Cologne Hayes.

52:41>> Yes.

52:41>> Council Condan.

52:42>> Yes.

52:43>> Council Crowe.

52:44>> Yes.

52:44>> Council McDonald.

52:45>> Yes.

52:46>> Council Omali.

52:47>> Yes.

52:47>> Council Sea.

52:48>> Yes.

52:49>> Council Winsow.

52:50>> Yes.

52:50>> Okay. Thank you. That paper has been

52:51enrolled. That paper has been rolled.

52:53Excellent. Thank you all. I think these

52:54are important developments in the

52:56financial management of our city. Best

52:58practices.

53:01Next order business. Is the dock is

53:03>> that is your docket.

53:05>> My goodness.

53:08>> Is there any desire to take a table off

53:10the table?

53:12>> I I don't know. I don't know what's

53:14going on with this petition.

53:15>> In this I can give you an update on this

53:17petition.

53:17>> Yes, Caroline, would you please?

53:18>> It um it's in W five. It belongs with um

53:22Councelor Taylor. She has been in

53:25contact with National Grid. Not sure

53:27they're ready to move forward on it just

53:29yet, but it is a work in progress.

53:30>> Thank you so much. So, we will keep that

53:32on the table for now. That's the only

53:35table I know. So, I'm going to go to

53:36personal privilege next. Before then, I

53:38just want to briefly announce um the

53:41format for next week's meeting. So, next

53:43week, next week is going to be a

53:44committee of the whole. It will be

53:46televised and that's going to be the

53:48meeting when we move forward with the

53:50resolution that was passed to have a

53:52presentation on our flock camera system.

53:55So we will have the chief of police uh

53:57the police commissioner, the I believe

54:00detective lieutenant who's responsible

54:02for the flock camera program um as well

54:05as our legal department present. Um so

54:09that will be a committee of the whole

54:11counselors will be able to ask

54:12questions. uh you can ask them live, you

54:15can send them in advance that there's

54:17specific data that you're hoping to be

54:18included. I do expect there will be a

54:20presentation from the police department

54:22about this to begin. Um and I want the

54:25public also to know this is not a public

54:27hearing, meaning we don't automatically

54:30take public comment or folks have this

54:33is not members of the public asking

54:34those questions. You are welcome to

54:36email your city councilors and ask

54:38questions or send comments in for the

54:40record, but it's not a public hearing.

54:42It's a meeting of the council as a

54:44committee to be able to engage with our

54:46city staff about this. That is the

54:48planned format for the meeting. Um, did

54:51anybody have a did someone have a

54:53question about that or are you ra are

54:54you raising your hand for public uh for

54:57excuse me personal privilege?

54:58>> Public personal privilege. Yeah.

55:00>> Got it. Got it. Okay. Great. Um

55:02>> Okay.

55:03>> Okay. So, we're going to now move to

55:06personal privilege. Um, so I I'm gonna

55:09do Councelor Seika, Councelor Omali,

55:11Councelor Clone Hayes, Councelor Crow,

55:13and then Councelor Winslow. Councelor

55:14Seca,

55:15>> I am going to unmute you.

55:17>> There you go.

55:18>> Thank you. Um, okay. So, I've had a ton

55:22of people over the past week ask me what

55:25they can do to honor Jackie Bully's

55:28life. And aside from the bread of life

55:30that was posted in her obituary,

55:33um, she's had another thing that's been

55:36near and dear to her heart for the last

55:38five years, and it's the Jaden Bura

55:40White Foundation. Every year, um,

55:42Jaden's mother hosts a basketball

55:45shootout over at

55:48Harvard Pack. What is it called?

55:49>> Miller.

55:50>> Millipac. I know it has. I know it's

55:53terrible.

55:54[laughter] At Millipac. And it is going

55:57to be not this Saturday but next

55:59Saturday, October 17th. And it [snorts]

56:03is from 1:30 to 5:30 at Miller Park in

56:06Wood 7. And um Nicole has been amazing

56:10keeping Jaden's memory alive. I have

56:13been a proud sponsor of this event for

56:16um the past few years and I plan on

56:18doing it again. And anybody that is

56:21willing or looking to honor Jackie's

56:24memory, if it's not the bread of life,

56:26then I would love for you to put a uh

56:30donation on this Jaden Bridto White

56:33threepoint contest at Millipac for next

56:35Saturday, October 17th. Thank you.

56:40Next, Councelor Ali. Thank you,

56:42councelor Sika.

56:44>> I just want to say congratulations to

56:46the Malden Riverworks team. Um they had

56:48the grand opening this weekend and it

56:50was absolutely amazing. Uh many of y'all

56:52were there. Um just like kudos to the

56:54volunteers that made this happen. Um

56:56making long-term things like this happen

56:58and holding everyone accountable is is

57:00just so challenging and the the level of

57:03the the quality of that park is just un

57:05unprecedented in the city of Malden. So

57:07huge kudos to them. Um now we have a

57:10public accessible Malden River which we

57:12never had before. Um, I just also want

57:15to announce that we're going to be

57:16having a cleanup of Cordilly Park. Um,

57:18this coming Saturday, October,

57:22is that it the 10th? The 10th at 10:00

57:25a.m. We're going to be cleaning up the

57:26sensory garden um in the rain garden.

57:29And if you'd like to get some volunteer

57:30hours, come on, swing by and help out.

57:34And lastly, um, everyone has COVID and

57:36the flu. And so, I can promise you, you

57:39should get your shot. You're not going

57:40to get oatism. You might get the plague

57:42now, but you're definitely not gonna get

57:44autism. So, please get your COVID

57:46vaccine and your flu vaccine. It is

57:48going around and it is really really uh

57:51causing a lot of challenges. One of the

57:52reasons why uh we don't have great

57:54attendance, so please get your COVID

57:56shot. Thanks. Right.

57:58>> Thank you, Councelor Ali. Uh and I can

58:00just attest as a parent who had a

58:02nine-year-old with a really nasty bout

58:05of the flu that yes, it is in fact going

58:07around. Councelor Clone Hayes.

58:13>> Okay. Thank you. I still hear this echo,

58:15so I'm gonna try and get through this.

58:18Thank you for talking about the

58:20Riverworks opening, uh, Councilor Mali,

58:23so I don't have to repeat this with an

58:24echo. So, Malden Donation Fair is the

58:28second annual clothing exchange which is

58:32October 17th, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

58:35It's hosted by the Malden Community

58:37Coalition and also the Bread of Life.

58:40You bring your um inkind donations to

58:44one place. You can have clothing, food,

58:47pet items, gardening items, gift cards,

58:50toiletries, and more. and they you bring

58:53them all to the bread of life during

58:55that time and they go people can shop at

58:58that time and then they bring them

59:00elsewhere. Um so please show up for

59:01that. Thank you.

59:04>> Thank you councelor Cologne Hayes. Next

59:07councelor Crow.

59:09>> Thank you. Um now the October 17th is

59:13going to be a busy day too just as we

59:15had last Sunday. Um the Malden River

59:18Works was fantastic and um but earlier

59:20in the day we had the um the safety day.

59:23So thanks to the the fire department and

59:26all the safety officials and community

59:28groups that came out in support of that.

59:31And um again it's getting busy. It's a

59:33little early but start my um

59:37my plug. Bless you. the um actually on

59:40October 16th, YW.C.A. will be hosting

59:44our annual bowling fundraiser. It's

59:46about year 13. Um it is we um a lot of

59:52businesses sponsor. It's a great team

59:55building activity. It's a great bonding.

59:57We introduce people to other um

1:00:00businesses that you know sometime there

1:00:02has been a few that started working

1:00:04together after Malden. YWCA Maldon will

1:00:08be a hundred years in 2027. So we're I'm

1:00:11excited to continue our work um in the

1:00:14Malden community. And on the next

1:00:18weekend after the 17th on October 24th,

1:00:22Councelor Taylor will be hosting the

1:00:24Haunted Woods event up at Pine Banks

1:00:27Park. It'll start at 6:00. Um, of course

1:00:31she's always looking for volunteers to

1:00:32scare um all the, you know, people that

1:00:36come. And so she'll be advertising that.

1:00:39And on the 25th of October, Sunday, from

1:00:431:30 to 3:30, I'll be hosting our annual

1:00:47trunk or treat. I'm sure most of these

1:00:48councils are going to put in a trunk.

1:00:51I'm just plugging it. The um and so we

1:00:54always look for more trunks. The more

1:00:55that we have, you know, the more fun it

1:00:57is. So you can reach out to me um and I

1:01:00and we will put you together. But come

1:01:02on down. So that will really kick off I

1:01:04think on the 24th and 25th real the

1:01:07Halloween festivities. So because

1:01:09there's a lot going on. So thank you so

1:01:11much.

1:01:14>> Thank you councelor Crow. Councelor

1:01:16Winslow.

1:01:17>> Yeah a few things. Uh yeah amazingly uh

1:01:20great events this past weekend. So kudos

1:01:22to councelor seeka and councelor crow

1:01:24for uh the working on the paper public

1:01:27safety day along with the police and

1:01:29fire um Malden River works uh that

1:01:32dedicated team it's an amazing result an

1:01:35amazing project that there um and um the

1:01:39and thank you for the patience for

1:01:41Maldonians uh there was a lot of traffic

1:01:43because of the Brazilian election just a

1:01:45heads up on that there if you saw the

1:01:48news um it's it's a runoff so that means

1:01:51on October 25th, um our Brazilian uh

1:01:55residents and those from around the will

1:01:58be back um in the community um to to

1:02:01finalize that vote. So um just be aware

1:02:04of that. Just a few other things um

1:02:06related to traffic. Tomorrow is uh

1:02:09International Walk to School Day, so

1:02:11there's going to be a lot more kids out

1:02:12there walking and uh councelor Lahan

1:02:15sent out a whole list of schools and

1:02:17that. So beware. Um you know at at key

1:02:20spots um around 7:30 in the morning

1:02:23there's going to be a lot of kids

1:02:24gathering and that's a great event. It

1:02:25just shows the um I'm always amazed

1:02:27there's you know the streams of students

1:02:30going to the Lynen and Forestdale and

1:02:33Salemwood um that are walking. So um

1:02:35important for that um safety day. And

1:02:38just um I found out just um just this uh

1:02:40week a National Grid is going to start

1:02:44work on Lebanon Street um from basically

1:02:48um almost up near Swain Pond Road down

1:02:51to uh Weber Street. That's going to be

1:02:54starting next Monday. Um and that is um

1:02:59going to continue through January. So

1:03:01they're digging up the gas mane. So

1:03:02Carolanne be aware. So, so that is going

1:03:06to be um I I did ask um National Grid

1:03:09and our engineering department to

1:03:11provide any updates to me in terms of

1:03:14any traffic management plans and stuff

1:03:15like that, but there's a lot of people

1:03:17coming down Lebanon Street and uh they

1:03:19can't come down Lebanon, they're going

1:03:21to come down Main Street. So, um it's

1:03:23going to be um just something we got to

1:03:25be aware of and uh be prepared for. But

1:03:27it uh uh it's just something that'll be

1:03:30uh you know just be aware of. Um and

1:03:32it'll start at as early as 7:00 in the

1:03:34morning and go till 4 in the afternoon.

1:03:36So it'll be um some busy times. So

1:03:38that's something new. And then um yeah,

1:03:41that those are some things coming up.

1:03:43And uh also just yeah just wish

1:03:45everybody a happy weekend. Thank you.

1:03:49Great.

1:03:50>> All right. Anybody else? Just from the

1:03:53chair, can't echo enough what a

1:03:56beautiful celebration it was for the

1:03:57Molden Riverworks project and so many

1:03:59folks contributed that a special kudos

1:04:01to the planning team who over years just

1:04:03built the support to make this such a

1:04:04jewel of our community. Um, and I am

1:04:08leading a group to walk to Forestdale

1:04:11and making sure my kids get out of the

1:04:13house early enough to make that meet up

1:04:14time at 7:30. Um, so yeah, walk, bike,

1:04:18and roll to school day. Everyone every

1:04:20quarter gets bigger. So, if you are

1:04:22taking kids to school, uh encourage you

1:04:24to join.

1:04:26And uh I will just wish everyone a happy

1:04:29Italian-American Heritage Month and a

1:04:31happy indigenous people's day next

1:04:34Monday. And with that, I think we can

1:04:37entertain a motion to adjurnn.

1:04:39>> Motion.

1:04:40>> So moved by councelor Winslow, seconded

1:04:42by councelor Condan.

1:04:45>> Clerk, would you please call the role?

1:04:47>> Council Cologne Hayes, I'm sorry, I

1:04:50muted her.

1:04:51Just a second. Councelor Clone,

1:04:54>> you can give us a thumbs up.

1:04:57>> Thumbs up.

1:04:57>> Thank you.

1:04:58>> Council Condan,

1:04:59>> yes.

1:05:00>> Council Crow,

1:05:01>> yes.

1:05:01>> Council McDonald,

1:05:02>> yes.

1:05:02>> Council Ali, yes.

1:05:03>> Council Seca,

1:05:04>> yes.

1:05:05>> Council Winsow,

1:05:06>> yes.

1:05:06>> Okay, we are journed at 7:51.

1:05:08>> 7:51, we are adjourned. Thank you

1:05:10everybody. You went so easy on me for

1:05:13filling in for Council President Lahan.

1:05:15Have a great night.