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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/24/2026 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
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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)   Not available Not available
166-26 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours: CMB Medeiros, Inc. dba Dunkin’, 57 Eastern Avenue, Malden, Hours: 7 days, 24 hours (Renewal)   Not available 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)   Not available Not available
168-26 1  PetitionPetition: Exterior Vending Machine: Rocky Mountain Springwater Company, 1 Wesley Street, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
169-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Ronald C. McCray, 11 Tower Street Apt. 3, Boston (Renewal)   Not available 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.   Not available 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.   Not available 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)   Not available 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.   Not available 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.   Not available Not available
115-26 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Friends Auto Group LLC, 225 Eastern Avenue, Malden, 17 vehicles (Renewal)   Not available Not available
116-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: John A. Danca, 26 Highland Court, Malden (Renewal)   Not available Not available
117-26 1  PetitionPetition: Taxi Driver: Sophia Pepper, 290 Stephenson Aman Street Apt. 307, Somerville (Renewal)   Not available Not available
370-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: AGM Auto Sales, Inc. 160 Eastern Avenue, 21 cars (Renewal)   Not available Not available
451-25 1  PetitionPetition: Class II: Maxima Auto Sales II, 77 Broadway, Malden, 66 cars (Renewal)   Not available 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:   Not available 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, 2024   Not available 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)   Not available 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.   Not available 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;   Not available Not available