Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/19/2020 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: REMOTE MEETING
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138-20 1  CommunicationIn accordance with Governor Baker's 3/12/20 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L.c.30A,ss18, and the Governor's 3/23/20 Revised Guidance on Order by the Governor Prohibiting Assemblage of More than Ten People, this meeting will be conducted via remote participation. In person attendance by members of the public is prohibited, and all effort will be made to permit public attendance of this meeting, in the manner specified below, via remote access by internet, telephone, and if available via public broadcast of the meeting by Malden Access Cable Television on public access television channels. Public access will also be provided by posting draft minutes, and/or a transcript, recording, or record of the meeting on the city of Malden website at cityofmalden.org as soon as practicable after the meeting. Additional information/guidelines for the public can be found here: https://www.cityofmalden.org/DocumentCenter/View/2487/Public-information-on-Public-Meetings-and-Hearings-during-the-Declared-State-of-Emergency-related-to-COVID19PDF    Action details Not available
139-20 1  CommunicationINSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT REMOTE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. During remote meetings of the City Council, those who wish to offer public comment at a remote Malden City Council meeting may do so via Zoom meeting or via submission in advance in writing to the City Clerk. 2. Public comment must adhere to Council rule to be related to posted agenda items. 3. Repetitive comments, i.e. multiple comments by the same individual, and/or multiple written emails by the same individual, will not be read. Individuals should limit comments to one submission either via email to the City Clerk by 4PM or via Zoom meeting Q&A. 4. Those who do not wish to participate or cannot participate in the Zoom meeting may submit public comment by emailing your home address and comment to Malden City Clerk Gregory Lucey, glucey@cityofmalden.org , no later than 4:00PM on the date of the City Council meeting for which you wish to furnish public comment. Comments submitted in writing by 4:00PM to the City Clerk will be read first in time during the public comme   Action details Not available
127-20 1  Council MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of May 12, 2020.approvedPass Action details Not available
128-20 1  Council MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of May 5, 2020.approvedPass Action details Not available
107-20 1  AppointmentCommunication on Council Re-Appointment: Roberto DeMarco, 17 Division Street, Malden, MA; as a member of the Community Preservation Committee; term to expire March 15, 2022; (to be placed on file).placed on file  Action details Not available
108-20 1  AppointmentCommunication on Council Re-Appointment: Cameron Layne, 11 Grape Street, Malden, MA; as a member of the Community Preservation Committee; term to expire March 15, 2022; (to be placed on file).placed on file  Action details Not available
109-20 1  AppointmentCommunication on Council Re-Appointment: Lisa Sulda, 64 Ashland Street, Malden, MA; as a member of the Community Preservation Committee; term to expire March 15, 2022; (to be placed on file).placed on file  Action details Not available
110-20 2  AppointmentCommunication on Council Re-Appointment: Julianne Orsino, 50 Wiley Street, Malden, MA as a member of the Community Preservation Committee; term to expire March 15 2022; (to be placed on file).placed on file  Action details Not available
129-20 1  OrderOrder: That the City Council approve funding recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee for the following FY2020 affordable housing initiatives: Devir Park Revitalization (Design Phase) $50,000 from budgeted reserve account Spot Pond Brook Greenway (Design Phase) $150,000 from budgeted reserve accountrules suspendedPass Action details Not available
129-20 1  OrderOrder: That the City Council approve funding recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee for the following FY2020 affordable housing initiatives: Devir Park Revitalization (Design Phase) $50,000 from budgeted reserve account Spot Pond Brook Greenway (Design Phase) $150,000 from budgeted reserve accountadoptedPass Action details Not available
130-20 1  ResolutionResolve: That the City Council condemn violence and hate speech, expressing solidarity with people of Chinese and Asian descent and all those targeted for their actual or perceived ethnicity, race or religion. WHEREAS the United States was founded by immigrants, and the contributions of immigrants from China and Asia have been and remain essential to the success and well-being of our nation, and WHEREAS despite these founding principles, there has been a history of discrimination in the United States based on ethnicity, race or religion such as the Chinese Exclusion Act that banned most immigration from China, the internment of citizens of Japanese descent in World War II and the segregation of children of color in schools including students of Asian descent; and WHEREAS there are more than eighteen million people of Asian descent living in the United States today, and approximately fourteen thousand living in the city of Malden, making invaluable contributions to our economy, our social and political life, and our culture; and WHEREAS since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 20passedPass Action details Not available
131-20 1  OrdinanceOrder: Be it hereby ordained by the Malden City Council that the revised ordinances of 2020 be amended as follows: 1. By the striking out Section 2.12.160 as it currently exists and inserting in place thereof the following new Section 2.12.160: SECTION 2.12.160 PARKING DEPARTMENT Commencing June 1, 2020 and every three years thereafter, the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council, shall appoint a Parking Director, who shall serve for the three years next ensuing. The Parking Director shall be the executive and administrative officer of the Parking Department and shall serve as the Parking Clerk under Mass. Gen. Laws, Chap. 90, Sec. 20A ½. Subject to funding, the Parking Director shall appoint such assistants and subordinates as may be required, and may designate a Hearing Officer to hear and decide appeals to citations issued by parking enforcement officers. Under the supervision and direction of the Parking Director, the Parking Department shall: 1. Issue citations, in accordance with Traffic Commission regulations, for violation of restrictireferredPass Action details Not available
132-20 1  OrderOrder: Annual Appropriation Order for the FY2021 (City Budget).referredPass Action details Not available
133-20 1  OrderOrder: That the Personnel/Appointments Committee develop a posting to fill the unexpired position of Member of the Cemetery Board of Trustees of Dan Grover, term to expire March 1, 2021 in compliance with the City of Malden ordinance Section 2.30.1. The City Council will publicly advertise the vacancy for no less than three weeks.referredPass Action details Not available
134-20 1  OrderOrder: That the Personnel/Appointments Committee develop a posting to fill the vacant seat of Associate Member of the Commission of Energy Efficiency in compliance with the City of Malden ordinance Section 2.30.1.referredPass Action details Not available
135-20 1  OrdinanceOrder. Be it hereby ordained that regardless of the funding source the City of Malden shall advertise all open jobs internally and externally for a minimum of 14 days. The Human Resources Department will initiate both internal and external advertisement immediately after it is authorized, if the situation so requires. HR will post positions on the City’s online application site and on the HR department posting board. Additional posting areas such as newspaper, industry specific websites, etc. may be coordinated and paid for by the Human Resource Department. Individuals who wish to be considered for advertised positions are required to complete an online City application form. Current City employees may apply for these positions and will be considered with other external applicants.referredPass Action details Not available
136-20 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: Personnel/Appointments (Paper #74-20 Mayoral re-appointment of Yem Lip, 244 Kennedy Drive, Unit 706, Malden, MA, as City Engineer/Director of Engineering Department said term to expire March 1, 2023).received and filed  Action details Not available
74-20 1  AppointmentMayoral Re-Appointment: Yem Lip, 244 Kennedy Drive, Unit 706, Malden, MA as City Engineer/Diurector of Engineering Dept. said term to commence upon his confirmation by the Council and to expire March 1, 2023.confirmedPass Action details Not available
137-20 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: Personnel/Appointments (Paper #52-20 Mayoral re-appointment of Nelson Miller, 65 Vine Street, Saugus, MA as Director of Permits, Inspections and Planning, said term to expire on December 19, 2022).received and filed  Action details Not available
52-20 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Nelson Miller, 65 Vine Street, Saugus, MA as Director of Permits, Inspections and Planning, said term to commence upon his confirmation by Council and to expire on December 19, 2022.confirmedPass Action details Not available