Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/7/2022 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
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268-22 1  Council MinutesMinutes of the meeting of May 24, 2022approvedPass Action details Not available
269-22 1  Council MinutesMinutes of the meeting of May 31, 2022approvedPass Action details Not available
270-22 1  AppointmentCouncil Re-appointment: Molly Pidgeon of 371 Pearl Street, Malden as a member of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Committee Said term to expire May 1, 2024. Confirmation requiredappointedPass Action details Not available
271-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Robert Edward Collins of 12 Wadsworth Street, Malden as Constable to serve process in the City of Malden effective May 25, 2022. Said term to expire on May 25, 2025. Confirmation not requiredplaced on filePass Action details Not available
272-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Re-appointment: Joan Chiasson of 274 Summer Street, as a member of the Malden Housing Authority Board, said term to expire May 1, 2027. Council confirmation neededappointedPass Action details Not available
273-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Re-appointment: Stacy VanDeveer of 6 Lebanon Terrace as a member of the Commission on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. Said term to expire May 4, 2024. Confirmation not requiredplaced on filePass Action details Not available
274-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Re-appointment: Joshua Ward Smith of 44 Greystone Road as a member of the Commission on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. Said term to expire May 4, 2024. Confirmation not requiredplaced on filePass Action details Not available
275-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Re-appointment: Ose Schwab of 55 Granite Street, Malden as a member of the Cultural Council. Said term to expire on July 30, 2025. Confirmation not requiredplaced on filePass Action details Not available
276-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Stephanie Stone of 19 Pine Street, Malden as an associate member of the Planning Board, said term to commence upon confirmation by the City Council and expire March 1, 2024 to complete the unexpired term of Charles Ferguson. Confirmation requiredreferredPass Action details Not available
277-22 1  AppointmentMayoral Appointment: Vikas Verma of 85 Harvard Street, Malden as an associate member of the Planning Board, said term to commence upon confirmation by the City Council and expire March 1, 2025 to complete the unexpired term of Resa Gray who moved to full member status. Confirmation requiredreferredPass Action details Not available
278-22 1  PetitionPetition: Extended Hours, Boda Borg Boston LLC, of 90 Pleasant Street be granted extended hours periodically during the year when neededreferredPass Action details Not available
279-22 1  PetitionPetition: Self-Service Gas Station, Gibbs Oil Company Limited Partnership of 728 Main Street. 30,000 gallons RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
280-22 1  PetitionPetition: Self-Service Gas Station, Speedway, LLC dba Speedway #2504 of 214 Broadway. 40,000 gallons RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
281-22 1  PetitionPetition: Self-Service Gas Station, Snap Mart, Inc. dba Petrola of 245 Main Street. 30,000 gallons RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
282-22 1  PetitionPetition: Self-Service Gas Station, Wash Depot I, Inc. of 333 Eastern Avnue. 30,000 gallons RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
283-22 1  PetitionPetition: Lodging House License, Metro North Housing, Corp. of 280 Salem Street for 11 units located at 22 Charles Street. RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
284-22 1  PetitionPetition: Lodging House License, Metro North Housing, Corp. of 280 Salem Street for 14 units located at 115 Washington Street. RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
285-22 1  PetitionPetition: Lodging House License, Cedar House, LLC. of 280 Salem Street for 14 units located at 116-118 Cedar Street. RenewalreferredPass Action details Not available
286-22 1  OrderOrder: That in the interest of promoting a fair and transparent marijuana licensing process, free from political influence and the potential for state ethics violations, that the Code of the City of Malden be amended to change the Special Permit granting authority for Marijuana Establishments from the Malden City Council to the Malden Planning Board, including amending the following Sections: -Section 6.08.070.B. Definition of Special Permit, by deleting “as further amended by City Council Paper 283 of 2018.”; -Section 6.08.070.D.2.b, by deleting “City Council” where mentioned and replacing with “Planning Board”; -Section 12.12.010.A, first paragraph, first phrase, by striking "City Council" and replacing with "Planning Board", as follows: "Except for Marijuana Retailer, Marijuana Cultivator, Independent Marijuana Testing Laboratory, Marijuana Product Manufacturer, Marijuana Research Facility and Marijuana Transporter, where a special permit shall be required by the Planning Board in accordance with MCC 12.12.020;"; -Section 12.12.190, first paragrareferred  Action details Not available
287-22 1  OrderOrder: That the City Council discuss the disposition of property owned by the City identified as Parcel No. 185-575-507 in the City of Malden Assessor’s Maps, also known as Louis Cohn Way/Robbins Street. Such discussion to include a description of the parcel and it’s present use and possible alternatives for future use, care, custody, and control of the property, which will be maintained at the sole expense of the lessee, and that payments include the amount of any taxes that would otherwise be due to the city as well as including whether or not to enter a License Agreement for business use of said property.referredPass Action details Not available
288-22 1  ResolutionResolve: That the Malden City Council celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month WHEREAS, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/nonbinary, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Malden make vital contributions to all areas of business, public service, culture and community life, and WHEREAS, the celebration of Pride Month each June is rooted in the protests of June 28, 1969, following a law enforcement raid of the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ club in New York City, as a pioneering moment in the LGBTQ movement for equality; and WHEREAS, throughout much of the history of the United States, non-heteronormative relationships and gender identities were criminalized; LGBTQ people continue to face disparities in employment, healthcare, education, housing, and many other areas; and many states have enacted new anti-LGBTQ legislation in the past few months, and WHEREAS, LGBTQ people, particularly those who are transgender/nonbinary and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), face a disproportionately high risk of becoming victims of violent hate crimes; and WHEREAS, LGBTQ youth are at increased passedPass Action details Not available
289-22 1  ResolutionResolve: That with the approval to receive the historic M. Ida Converse Building at 15 Ferry Street and move it to 77 Salem Street on the current grounds of Malden High School, the City of Malden should: 1) engage in a robust input process with MHS students, teachers, staff and parents, as well as the Malden Public Schools leadership and School Committee, to determine how the building can best be used, and; 2) mitigate any environmental consequences to the downtown area due to the loss of green space.passedPass Action details Not available
290-22 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on Parking Review having considered Paper 294-22 make the following report that the Committee recommends this resolve be reported out favorably to the Full Council.received and filedPass Action details Not available
294-22 1  ResolutionResolve: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that the traffic regulations be updated with the addition of the following sections. Addition of Section 5.10(A) Vehicles to be Registered in Malden Persons becoming residents of Malden having relocated from out of state or within state are required to register their vehicle to their Malden address. No vehicle bearing out of state plates or vehicle registered to or principally garaged in another city or town in Massachusetts shall be permitted to park on any City Street or combination of City Streets more than 4 times over a 30-day period. Enforcement of the above regulation shall take place from Sunday to Thursday between 10 pm and 6 am, provided that an initial one time 14-day grace period shall apply to each vehicle. The Parking Department may issue a Monthly Visitor Parking Permit to those requiring the ability to park on city streets for more than the time permitted by this regulation. Passes issued shall only be valid for parking in the immediate vicinity of the address of the permit holder. Monthly Visitor PapassedPass Action details Not available
291-22 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Joint License/Rules & Ordinance Committee having considered Paper 255-22 make the following report that the Committee recommends this Order be reported out favorably to the Full Council, as amended. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Malden that the Municipal Code of Malden (MCC) Title 6, Chapter 08, Section 100 (b) (3) be amended by striking, “lined and numbered spaces no smaller than 10’x20’” and replaced with “lined and numbered spaces no smaller than 9’x18’”.received and filedPass Action details Not available
255-22 1  OrdinanceOrder: That the Malden City Council evaluate and make changes, if necessary, to the Municipal Code of Malden (MCC) Title 6, Chapter 08, Section 100 (b) (3) which states, that the area controlled by the, business is of sufficient size to allow a. storage or display of no fewer than 15 cars in paved, lined and numbered spaces no smaller than 10'X20', and b. employee and customer parking of no fewer than 3 spaces, provided that one additional employee/customer parking space shall be required for each additional 20 spaces of for storage or display. All spaces shall be clearly lined, numbered and designated in yellow traffic paint as storage/display or employee/customer parking.enrolledPass Action details Not available
292-22 1  Committee ReportCommittee Report: The Standing Committee on Finance to whom was referred Paper 237-22 having considered the same, make the following report on the suggested increase in the COLA base from $16,000 to $18,000 for contributory retires and survivors of the Malden Retirement Systemreceived and filedPass Action details Not available
237-22 1  OrderOrder: That the City Council approve an increase in the COLA base from $16,000 to $18,000 for contributory retires and survivors of the Malden Retirement System.adoptedPass Action details Not available
138-22 1  OrderOrder: That the Malden City Council establish “The Malden Youth Council” special subcommittee of the Community Engagement and Inclusion Committee.   Action details Not available