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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/24/2026 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
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178-26 1  CommunicationRepresentatives from Friends of the Malden Public Library will appear before the Council to present their annual calendar of events and to update the City on projects the organization is working on to support the Library in realizing it's mission to serve the community.   Action details Not available
165-26 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours: Maia Donuts, LLC dba Dunkin’, 200 Commercial Street, Malden, Hours: 7 days, 5:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Renewal)referredPass Action details Not available
166-26 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours: CMB Medeiros, Inc. dba Dunkin’, 57 Eastern Avenue, Malden, Hours: 7 days, 24 hours (Renewal)referredPass Action details Not available
167-26 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours: Aires & Helena Donuts, Inc. dba Dunkin’, 424 Main Street, Malden, Hours: 7 days, 5:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Renewal)referredPass Action details Not available
168-26 1  PetitionPetition: Exterior Vending Machine: Rocky Mountain Springwater Company, 1 Wesley Street, Malden (Renewal)referredPass Action details Not available
169-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Ronald C. McCray, 11 Tower Street Apt. 3, Boston (Renewal)referredPass Action details Not available
170-26 1  AppointmentMayoral Reappointment: Shanti Chilukuri of 30 Franklin Street, Unit 123, Malden, as a member of the Disability Commission, said term commence upon confirmation by the City Council and to expire March 15, 2029.confirmedPass Action details Not available
171-26 1  AppointmentMayoral Reappointment: Jean Voltaire of 500 Broadway, Unit 2114, Malden, as member of the Registrars of Voters Board, said term to commence upon confirmation by the City Council and to expire March 31, 2029.confirmedPass Action details Not available
172-26 1  ResolutionResolved: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that it urges Malden’s State Legislative Delegation to support S.2542, An Act to Build Resilience for Massachusetts Communities (the Mass Ready Act)passedPass Action details Not available
173-26 1  Council ItemThe City Council will address the Open Meeting Law complaint submitted on March 12, 2026 by Bruce Friedman of 8 Marvin Street, Malden against the Council related to the public release of fourteen sets of Executive Session minutes, as well as an email sent by Maria Luise.referredPass Action details Not available
182-26 1  CommunicationA representative from the Solicitor's Office will follow up on Paper 154-26 with an update to the Council on the investigation into the Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by Bruce Friedman of 8 Marvin Street on March 4, 2026 related to release of Executive Session minutes.   Action details Not available
174-26 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on License to whom was referred Papers 115-117 Series of 2026 having considered the same make the following report: Committee recommends petitions 115-117 out favorably to the Full Council. Committee further recommends Paper 370 Series of 2025, originally granted as a conditional 90-day license, now be extended until December 31, 2026. Committee further recommends Paper 451 Series of 2025, originally granted as a conditional 90-day license, now be extended until December 31, 2026 and to be adjusted from 66 to 41 cars in accordance with the establishment’s newly updated plot plan.received and filedPass Action details Not available
115-26 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Friends Auto Group LLC, 225 Eastern Avenue, Malden, 17 vehicles (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
116-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: John A. Danca, 26 Highland Court, Malden (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
117-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Sophia Pepper, 290 Stephenson Aman Street Apt. 307, Somerville (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
370-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: AGM Auto Sales, Inc. 160 Eastern Avenue, 21 cars (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
451-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Maxima Auto Sales II, 77 Broadway, Malden, 66 cars (Renewal)grantedPass Action details Not available
175-26 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on Finance, in a joint session with Rules & Ordinance Committee, to whom was referred Papers 158 and 159 Series of 2026, having considered the same make the following report:received and filedPass Action details Not available
158-26 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.24.030 PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, TRAFFIC, WATER, SEWER AND CEMETERY SALARY SCHEDULE is hereby amended by adding the updated salary schedule chart effective July 1, 2024enrolledPass Action details Not available
158-26 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.24.030 PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, TRAFFIC, WATER, SEWER AND CEMETERY SALARY SCHEDULE is hereby amended by adding the updated salary schedule chart effective July 1, 2024rules suspendedPass Action details Not available
158-26 1  OrdinanceBe it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.24.030 PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, TRAFFIC, WATER, SEWER AND CEMETERY SALARY SCHEDULE is hereby amended by adding the updated salary schedule chart effective July 1, 2024ordainedPass Action details Not available
159-26 1  OrderOrder: That the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) be and the same is hereby transferred from Salary Reserve (0010-996-5110) to Public Works Salaries Labor (0010-421-5120)adoptedPass Action details Not available
176-26 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on Finance to whom was referred Paper 129 Series of 2026 having considered the same make the following report: Committee unanimously recommends the Paper out favorably to the Full Council with the following amendments: Strike the word ‘cut’ after ‘Christenson’ and insert ‘submit cuts to’; Strike the word ‘will’ after ‘following ways which’ and insert ‘could’; Strike ‘the elimination of the’ and insert ‘reduction of’ in lines 1 and 2.received and filedPass Action details Not available
129-26 1  ResolutionResolved: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that during this time of budgetary constraints the Council is committed to the principles of fiscal responsibility and the efficient management of public funds that prioritize essential services and long-term financial stability. The Council wishes to demonstrate a pledge of shared sacrifice and budgetary discipline and therefore requests the Honorable Mayor Gary Christenson cut specific discretionary monies and reallocate for use in the general fund in the following ways which will result in savings up to $95,000 for the upcoming fiscal year: 1. The elimination of the line items associated with Ward Improvement Funds; 2. The elimination of the line items associated with Fourth of July Funds;amendedPass Action details Not available
129-26 1  ResolutionResolved: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that during this time of budgetary constraints the Council is committed to the principles of fiscal responsibility and the efficient management of public funds that prioritize essential services and long-term financial stability. The Council wishes to demonstrate a pledge of shared sacrifice and budgetary discipline and therefore requests the Honorable Mayor Gary Christenson cut specific discretionary monies and reallocate for use in the general fund in the following ways which will result in savings up to $95,000 for the upcoming fiscal year: 1. The elimination of the line items associated with Ward Improvement Funds; 2. The elimination of the line items associated with Fourth of July Funds;passed as amendedPass Action details Not available