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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 4/7/2026 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
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183-26 1  Council MinutesMinutes for the meeting of March 10, 2026   Not available Not available
184-26 1  Council MinutesMinutes for the meeting of March 17, 2026   Not available Not available
185-26 1  Council MinutesMinutes for the meeting of March 24, 2026   Not available Not available
186-26 1  PetitionPetition: Amusement Machine: Kiddleton, Inc., 423 Main Street, Malden, 3 machines (Renewal)   Not available Not available
187-26 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: John MacMillen dba MacMillen Automotive, 388 Eastern Avenue, Malden, 15 cars (Renewal)   Not available Not available
188-26 1  PetitionPetition: Lodging House: Top Tier Properties, LLC dba Sir Carlton LLC, 33 Maple Street, Malden, 44 rooms (Renewal)   Not available Not available
189-26 1  PetitionPetition: Outdoor Parking: Robert McNulty, 28 Cedar Street, Malden, 12 spaces (Renewal)   Not available Not available
190-26 1  PetitionPetition: Pool Tables: Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 1910, 562 Broadway, Malden, 2 tables (Renewal)   Not available Not available
191-26 1  PetitionPetition: Pawnbroker: Gold & Diamonds etc. Inc, 27-29 Pleasant Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
192-26 1  PetitionPetition: Second-Hand Dealer: Gold & Diamonds etc. Inc, 27-29 Pleasant Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
193-26 1  PetitionPetition: Self-Service Gas Station: Gibbs Oil Company, LP, 728 Main Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
194-26 1  PetitionPetition: Self-Service Gas Station: Snap Mart, Inc., 245 Main Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
195-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: James Phelan, 5 Island Hill Avenue, Apt. 212, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
196-26 1  OrderOrder: That the Finance Committee engage in discussions regarding the City’s current self-insured status and consider possible options for a comprehensive insurance policy. The discussions shall include costs involved, cash reserves needed, and procedures required for any updates in our current status.   Not available Not available
197-26 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 6.08.070 C(2) LICENSING OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS is hereby amended by inserting ‘, provided that no fewer than five marijuana retailer licenses shall be made available.’ after ‘Mass. Gen. Laws ch 138 § 15’.   Not available Not available
198-26 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 12.12.030 USE REGULATIONS is hereby amended as follows to update the existing Table of Use Regulations by: Striking the “N” designation for Self-Storage Facilities in the Industrial 1 (I1) and Industrial 2 (I2) zoning districts and inserting in place thereof the “SP” designation. This amendment shall restore the status of such use of Self-Storage Facilities to its state prior to the 2023 amendment as was ordained with Paper 198 Series of 2023 and shall take effect upon its passage following the completion of the public hearing process as required by M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5.   Not available Not available
199-26 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on Finance to whom was referred Paper 160 Series of 2026, having considered the same make the following report: Committee recommends this paper out favorably to the Full Council.   Not available Not available
160-26 1  OrderOrder: That Three Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($398,674.25) is appropriated from available Water Sewer Enterprise Fund retained earnings to fund principal only debt payments due to the MWRA in May 2026.   Not available Not available
200-26 1  OrderOrder: That the City Council will vote whether to go into Executive Session with legal counsel for the City for the purpose of Exemption Three Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A Section 21(a)(3) for the purpose of discussing strategy as to possible future litigation related to budgetary constraints, where such discussion in open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the City, if so declared by the chair. And if so allowed by the Body, to admit Special Assistant to the Mayor Maria Luise, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Ronald Hogan, and the Honorable Mayor Gary Christenson. (Roll Call Required)   Not available Not available
150-26 1  PetitionPetition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31200905 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Main Street. Customer to trench and install (6) 4” conduit from MH A/34 on Main Street to proposed switching module, approximately 55 feet on public right of way. 204 Main Street, Malden, MA. (Hearing Required)   Not available Not available
151-26 1  PetitionPetition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31186713 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Main Street. Trench and install (2) 4” concrete encased conduit from MH A/34 on Main Street to pad located on 213 Main Street approximately 220’. Malden, MA. (Hearing Required)   Not available Not available
153-26 1  PetitionPetition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31239416 - National Grid to install underground facilities on Main Street. Trench and install (6) 4” concrete encased conduit from MH A/1 18 to switchgear located on 1100 Main Street approximately 60’ on public right of way. Malden, MA. (Hearing Required)   Not available Not available