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Communication: During the meeting of February 3, 2026, the Council unanimously voted to enter into Executive Session with legal counsel for the City, in accordance with Exemption Seven Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A Section 21(a)(7), to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirements, in order to act on the periodic review of those Executive Session minutes listed herein; Council vote is required prior to release of the Executive Session minutes of the following dates:
September 30, 2025, Paper 365-25
January 20, 2026, Paper 39-26
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor O’Malley, to release the September 30, 2025 minutes whole and unredacted upon the court’s acceptance of the settlement agreement between Tufts Construction and City of Malden. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote.
A motion was made by Councillor O’Malley, seconded by Councillor Crowe, to release the January 20, 2026 minutes as redacted, due to the determination that unredacted minutes would defeat the lawful purpose of M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 22(f), upon the court’s acceptance of the settlement agreement between Tufts Construction and City of Malden. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote.