Malden City Hall

215 Pleasant Street

Malden, MA 02148

City of Malden

Meeting Agenda - Final

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, March 17, 2026

7:00 PM

City Council Chambers

215 Pleasant Street

Malden, MA 02148

Committee of the Whole

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1. CALL TO ORDER

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

MEMBERS

3. ROLL CALL

4. CONSENT AGENDA

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden

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(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

Sponsors:

Stephen Winslow

Attachments:

DPW Salary Charts 25-26

Order: 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)

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Sponsors:

Carey McDonald

Recommendation is the above two papers are referred to a joint session of Rules and

Ordinance with Finance Committee

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

Recommendation is this paper is referred to Finance Committee

The City Council will address the Open Meeting Law complaint submitted on March

8, 2026 by Bruce Friedman of 8 Marvin Street, Malden against the Council related to

release of Executive Session minutes from February 3, 10, and 17, 2026.

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Attachments:

OML Complaint 3-4-2026 Friedman on ES Feb 3, 10, 17

Recommendation is this paper is referred to Legal Department

5. HEARINGS, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, AND REMONSTRANCES

Council will hold public hearings on four National Grid petitions to install underground conduits

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. 31258005 -

National Grid to install underground facilities on Summer Street beginning at a

point approximately 115 feet North of the centerline of the intersection of

Clifton Street and Summer Street and continuing approximately 40 feet in an

east direction. National Grid is petitioning to install underground secondary

from riser on pole #949 to a gas regulator control.

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(Hearing Required)

Attachments:

164 Summer Street Petition

Abutters 164 Summer Street

Hearing Notice 164 Summer Street

Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 31239416 -

National Grid to install underground facilities on Summer Street. Trench and

install (6) 4” concrete encased conduit from MH A/1 18 to switchgear located on

110 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

6. TABLED PAPERS

Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid Plan No. 30967378 -

National Grid to install underground facilities on Newland Street. Work in the city

right of way includes two 4” steel risers on existing pole #3812 and approximately

51 ft of two 4” concrete encased Sch 40 PVC conduits from eastern side of existing

pole #3812 in front of 46 Newland Street continuing in a northern direction towards

the 36-54 Broadway Plaza parking lot to feed the proposed pad-mounted

transformer (XRFM) for a new EV charging station. Malden, MA.

(Hearing Held)

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Attachments:

46 Newland Street Petition

Abutters 46 Newland Street

Hearing Notice 46 Newland Street

7. ADJOURNMENT

CAROL ANN DESIDERIO, CITY CLERK