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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 3/11/2025 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
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124-25 1  Council MinutesMinutes for the meeting of February 25, 2025   Not available Not available
125-25 1  Council MinutesMinutes for the meeting of March 4, 2025   Not available Not available
126-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Lisa Picardi, 18 Phillips Street, Malden, as a member of the Disability Commission, said term to expire September 20, 2026 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
127-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Amanda Treat, 64 Woodland Road, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
128-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Diego Maldonado, 17 Hamlet Place, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
129-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Lipin Ji, 51 Cherry Street, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
130-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Rachel Surette, 50 Pierce Street, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
131-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Ricky Ma, 10 Linwood Street, Unit 404, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
132-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Robert Fitzpatrick, 66 Medford Street, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
133-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Ron Cochran, 105 Cherry Street, Malden, as a member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2027 and to commence upon confirmation by the City Council.   Not available Not available
134-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Christina (Auka) Mui, 34 Chestnut Street, Malden, as a student member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2026. (Confirmation not required)   Not available Not available
135-25 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Noha Ahmed, 108 Madison Street, Malden, as a student member of the Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability, said term to expire March 5, 2026. (Confirmation not required)   Not available Not available
136-25 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours: Main St Laundromat, 780 Main Street, Malden, Hours: 7 Days, 5AM - 11PM (New)   Not available Not available
137-25 1  PetitionPetition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 30861819 - National Grid to install 2 - 4” underground conduits, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, starting at pole 5441 on Charles Street, Malden, MA. (Hearing Required)   Not available Not available
138-25 1  OrderOrder: The Finance Committee will meet with City Assessor Nate Cramer to discuss the feasibility of accepting the provisions of the HERO Act, M.G.L. c. 178 s. 23 Acts of 2024 for the benefit of increasing local flexibility for Veterans’ property tax exemptions and enabling the city to double exemptions through local options and linking the annual property tax abatement to inflation.   Not available Not available
139-25 1  ResolutionResolved: That is the sense of the Malden City Council that it endorses SD 1912, An Act to Ensure Adequate and Equitable Funding for Public Education, sponsored by Senator Jason Lewis.   Not available Not available
389-24 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) Title 12 is hereby amended as follows:   Not available Not available
402-24 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 6.12.010 HOURS OF OPERATION; IN GENERAL is hereby amended by adding under Paragraph A: Retail Car Wash 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM   Not available Not available
140-25 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on Rules and Ordinance to whom was referred Papers 179 and 287 Series of 2024, having considered the same make the following report: With the Order of Paper 179 having been completed, the Committee recommends placing that paper on file and presents the newly written Paper 122-25 as the product of that Order. Committee recommends Paper 122 Series of 2025 as was drafted in Committee out favorably to the Full Council. Committee further recommends Paper 287 Series of 2024 out favorably to the Full Council as amended.   Not available Not available
179-24 1  OrderOrder: That the Council’s Rules and Ordinance Committee, in collaboration with the Board of Health and Health Director, update MCC 09.04.010A related to standing water so as to protect and allow for the use of rain barrels, exempting them from the nuisance category of our municipal health code under the final discretion of the City Health Director.   Not available Not available
122-25 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 9.04.010 NUISANCES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH is hereby amended to provide for the use of rain barrels, exempting them from the nuisance category, by the following:   Not available Not available
287-24 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) Title 12, Chapter 12, Section 090, Subsection B. OFFSITE OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS and Title 12, Chapter 20, Section 020, Subsection I. GENERAL OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS is hereby amended as follows:   Not available Not available
141-25 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on License, to who was referred Papers 99 through 110 Series of 2025 and the task of assessing additional Class II licenses for two abutting parcels under one business entity, having considered the same make the following reports: Committee recommends granting Prestige Motors of Malden, Inc. a Class II license for thirty cars at 590 Broadway in addition to their Class II license for 37 cars at 600 Broadway as granted by Paper 9-25. The Committee further offers the following report for Papers 99 through 110 Series of 2025:   Not available Not available
9A-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Prestige Motors of Malden, Inc., 590 Broadway, Malden, 30 cars (New)   Not available Not available
99-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Smart Buy USA dba Smart Buy Auto Group, Inc. 495 Broadway, Malden, 22 cars (Change of address/Renewal)   Not available Not available
100-25 1  PetitionPetition: Livery Company: MGR Transportation, LLC, 228 Pearl Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
101-25 1  PetitionPetition: Livery Driver: Amarjit Singh, 228 Pearl Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
102-25 1  PetitionPetition: Second-Hand Dealer: Clei Jewelers, LLC, 94 Main Street, Malden (New)   Not available Not available
103-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Louis A. Ciulla, 235 Revere Street Apt. 503, Revere (Renewal)   Not available Not available
104-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: John Danca, 36 Highland Court, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
105-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Albert Frost, 679 Broadway Apt. 2L, Chelsea (Renewal)   Not available Not available
106-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Stephen Lauber, 3 Meredith Way, Rockland (Renewal)   Not available Not available
107-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Frank Pensavalli, 328A Bryant Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
108-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Donald Porter, 17 Silver Leaf Way Apt. 1731, Peabody (Renewal)   Not available Not available
109-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Valentin Tchaly, 30 Washington Street Apt. 508, Brighton (Renewal)   Not available Not available
110-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Carlos Vargas, 290 Mishawum Road Apt. 2039, Woburn (Renewal)   Not available Not available
142-25 1  OrderOrder: The City Council will vote whether to go into Executive Session with Legal Counsel in accordance with Exemption One, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A Section 21(a)(1), and 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, specifically to comply with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A Section 23(b), to act on the pending Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by Jadeane Sica of 12 Cleveland Street on February 27, 2025 against the City Council related to the February 25, 2025 duly posted Executive Session on the matter of Benevolent Botanicals and 926 Eastern Avenue v. The City of Malden where such discussion in open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the City. The City Council will meet in Executive Session to conduct a review of the following Executive Session minutes to determine if release of records is appropriate at this time: · March 4, 2025, 117-25 · February 25, 2025, 116-25 · February 11, 2025, 83-25 · February 4, 2025,   Not available Not available
99-24 1  ResolutionResolve: That it is the sense of the City Council that the Body would like the Community Preservation Committee to reconsider the application for historic preservation of 15 Ferry Street, the M. Ida Converse Building, (known by City Assessor’s Parcel ID 075 272 211) in a modified form so as to preserve the building through an alternative location for the building.   Not available Not available
78-25 1  PetitionPetition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. Plan No. 30932051 - National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on Eastern Ave. Pole 1944-50 on Eastern Ave in public way approximately 52’ east of pole 1944. (Hearing Required)   Not available Not available