Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 3/11/2025 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
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, 2025approvedPass Action details Not available
125-25 1  Council MinutesMinutes for the meeting of March 4, 2025approvedPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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.referredPass Action details 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)placed on filePass Action details 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)placed on filePass Action details Not available
136-25 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours: Main St Laundromat, 780 Main Street, Malden, Hours: 7 Days, 5AM - 11PM (New)referredPass Action details 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)granted with conditionsPass Action details 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.adoptedPass Action details Not available
139-25 1  ResolutionResolved: That is the sense of the Malden City Council that it endorses S 400, An Act to Ensure Adequate and Equitable Funding for Public Education, sponsored by Senator Jason Lewis.amendedPass Action details Not available
139-25 1  ResolutionResolved: That is the sense of the Malden City Council that it endorses S 400, An Act to Ensure Adequate and Equitable Funding for Public Education, sponsored by Senator Jason Lewis.passedPass Action details 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:ordainedPass Action details 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 PMordainedPass Action details 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.received and filedPass Action details 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.adoptedPass Action details 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:enrolledPass Action details 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:amendedPass Action details 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:enrolled as amendedPass Action details 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 listed in Paper 9A-25. The Committee further offers the following report for Papers 99 through 110 Series of 2025:received and filedPass Action details Not available
9A-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Prestige Motors of Malden, Inc., 590 Broadway, Malden, 30 cars (New)grantedPass Action details 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)grantedPass Action details Not available
100-25 1  PetitionPetition: Livery Company: MGR Transportation, LLC, 228 Pearl Street, Malden (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
101-25 1  PetitionPetition: Livery Driver: Amarjit Singh, 228 Pearl Street, Malden (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
102-25 1  PetitionPetition: Second-Hand Dealer: Clei Jewelers, LLC, 94 Main Street, Malden (New)grantedPass Action details Not available
103-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Louis A. Ciulla, 235 Revere Street Apt. 503, Revere (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
104-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: John Danca, 36 Highland Court, Malden (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
105-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Albert Frost, 679 Broadway Apt. 2L, Chelsea (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
106-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Stephen Lauber, 3 Meredith Way, Rockland (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
107-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Frank Pensavalli, 328A Bryant Street, Malden (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
108-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Donald Porter, 17 Silver Leaf Way Apt. 1731, Peabody (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
109-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Valentin Tchaly, 30 Washington Street Apt. 508, Brighton (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
110-25 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Carlos Vargas, 290 Mishawum Road Apt. 2039, Woburn (Renewal)grantedPass Action details 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. (Roll Call Required)adoptedPass Action details Not available
143-25 1  OrderOrder: That the City Council will vote whether to go 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 to determine if release of records is appropriate at this time or if continued non-disclosure is warranted. Council vote is required prior to release of the executive session minutes of the following dates: · March 4, 2025, 117-25 · February 25, 2025, 116-25 · February 11, 2025, 83-25 · February 4, 2025, 61-25 · September 26, 2023, 335-23 · September 12, 2023, 316-23 · October 25, 2022, 425-22 (Roll Call Required)adoptedPass Action details 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.   Action details 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)   Action details Not available