Malden City Hall

215 Pleasant Street

Malden, MA 02148

City of Malden

Meeting Agenda - Final-revised

City Council

Council President Amanda Linehan

Councillor at Large Karen Colon Hayes

Councillor Paul Condon

Councillor Peg Crowe

Councillor at Large Michelle Luong

Councillor at Large Carey McDonald

Councillor Ryan O'Malley

Councillor Jadeane Sica

Councillor Chris Simonelli

Councillor Ari Taylor

Councillor Stephen Winslow

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

7:00 PM

City Council Chambers

215 Pleasant Street

Malden, MA 02148

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF SERVICE

MEMBERS

3. ROLL CALL

4. GUESTS, CITIZEN ACHIEVEMENT, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mayor Christenson will appear before the Council to provide an update on the

Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT

6. CONSENT AGENDA

Minutes for the meeting of March 10, 2026

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Minutes for the meeting of March 17, 2026

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Minutes for the meeting of March 24, 2026

Recommendation is the previous Council minutes be approved

Be 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:

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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.

Sponsors:

Jadeane Sica

8. COMMITTEE REPORTS

Committee Report: The Standing Committee on Finance to whom was referred

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Paper 160 Series of 2026, having considered the same make the following report:

Committee recommends this paper out favorably to the Full Council.

Order: 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.

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Sponsors:

Carey McDonald

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION

Order: That the City Council will vote whether to go into Executive Session with

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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)

Sponsors:

Amanda Linehan

10. TABLED PAPERS

Petition: 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.

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(Hearing Required)

Attachments:

204 Main Street Petition

Abutters 204 Main Street

Hearing Notice 204 Main Street

Petition: 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.

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(Hearing Required)

Attachments:

213 Main Street Petition

Abutters 213 Main Street

Hearing Notice 213 Main Street

Petition: 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)

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Attachments:

1100 Main Street Petition

Abutters 1100 Main Street

Hearing Notice 1100 Main Street - Updated March 25, 2026

11. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

12. ADJOURNMENT

CAROL ANN DESIDERIO, CITY CLERK

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Maria Luise, ADA

Compliance Coordinator at mluise@cityofmalden.org or 781-397-7000 Ext. 2005

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