2026-10-27 - City Council Regular Meeting

Summary

Built from the posted agenda (and the Mayor's later letter on settlements); minutes and video are not yet posted.

• 18th Regular Meeting of the City Council. Held October 27; the Mayor's letter for the November 2 special meeting reports the Council approved two settlements at this meeting: Papaleo $5,000 and Wright $5,000 (other vote results not found).
• Law Department: 26-142 (FY27 supplemental appropriation) and 26-142B (response on the appropriation) were on the agenda; see Law Department Budget.
• Mayor's papers include stabilization fund requests for the Police Chief search (26-133; see Police Chief Search), fire turnout gear and soil remediation (26-192) and a reappropriation (26-193); see Capital Stabilization Fund Requests.
• Other items: sale of McCormick Ave parcels (Sale of McCormick Avenue parcels), a proposed ban on black plastic takeout containers (Black Plastic Takeout Container Ban), support for Tufts resident assistants (Tufts Labor Resolutions) and a Comcast grant of location hearing at 65 and 75 Riverside Ave.

Agenda

• 26-189 resolution honoring the Congregational Church of West Medford / Sanctuary UCC on its closure
• Records of October 13; reports of the Resident Services and Public Engagement Committee (October 7) and the Committee of the Whole (October 13)
• 26-186 cost analysis of increased city-employee vacation time
• Hearing 26-185: Comcast grant of location (65 and 75 Riverside Ave)
• 26-188 common victualler license (Pavement Coffeehouse)
• 24-047 linkage fee updates
• 26-142B response to the Law Department appropriation
• 26-179 update on the City Charter
• 26-181 sale of McCormick Ave parcels
• 26-183 MWRA / Cambridge / Somerville CSO comment letter
• 26-187 ban on black plastic takeout containers
• 26-190 support for Tufts resident assistants
• Mayor's papers: 26-133 capital and general stabilization fund request (Police Chief search); 26-142 FY27 Law Department supplemental appropriation; 26-184 board appointments; legal settlements; 26-192 capital stabilization request (fire turnout gear and soil remediation); 26-193 reappropriation of capital stabilization funds
• Unfinished business: 26-063 disabilities commission ordinance (third reading eligible)

Sources

• Agenda: https://medfordma.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1001,plainText=false)
• Agenda packet: https://medfordma.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1002,plainText=false)
• Event page: https://medfordma.portal.civicclerk.com/event/490/files