Council will come to order. All rise and salute the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please
remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our veterans, service members, and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Colaze here. Councelor Condan here. Councelor Crow here.
Councelor Lan here. Councelor McDonald Councelor Sika here. Councelor Simelli. Councelor Spataphora. Councelor Taylor here. Councelor Winslow here. Council President Omali
here. Under the provisions of the open meeting law. For those of you in attendance, please be informed that UMA Urban Media Arts will be recording this evening's meetings. So, please be aware there will be audio and video recordings of this meeting. Uh, first order of business.
public comment. We have no one signed up. Um so yeah, so under public comment um so no one no one we are also going to and actually this is a good note we're also going to have a hearing tonight uh onto on the charter. So um you know anyone who might have wanted to speak at
public comment about the charter um we would ask that you speak at the at the hearing and we have nothing written in in great um we have a consent agenda uh this evening's consent agenda uh consists of meeting minutes to be approved one appointment to be referred
to the personnel committee 21 petitions to be referred to license oh license is busy and three papers to be referred to ordinance and or finance. Uh, does any councelor have a desire to remove any of these items from the consent
agenda? Seeing none, is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? Second. On councelor uh Winslow's motion to approve, seconded by councelor Simelli. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? That is passed unanimously.
Great. So, we're going to do the next order of business, uh, which is hearings, petitions, memorials, and remmonstrances. The city council will hold a public hearing regarding a home rule petition
process to repeal sections 16, 20, 21, 23A, 23 C, 23D, 23F, 23G, and 32 of the Malden city charter. If passed, these repealed sections from the charter will
be incorporated within the following chapters of the city ordinances. MCC 2.12, 2.16, 9.16, and 11. Thank you. Um, so I will declare the public hearing open. Anyone wishing to
speak in favor of the petition, please come forward and state your name and address for the record. So, if anyone would like to speak in favor of the charter amendments. Um, would any counselors like to speak
in favor of the charter amendments? Councelor Winslow? Yeah, I mean I I certainly I will also do in the committee report. So, um, but yeah, I know we've spent, um, you know, upwards of actually seven years working
on these charter amendments. Um, and I think it's, you know, I know originally we were looking at doing a wholesale um, new charter. And out of the work last year, we decided that it was it was more
straightforward to um really just strike some sections and work on improving those uh uh the organization of the city in the ordinances. And that's really what we've done. I think it's a I appreciate all the good work here. I think it's uh it's updating our charter
so that we have um you know it reflects more of what we're doing and what we will be doing and uh you know striking the sections really rids us of a lot of antiquated provisions in the charter that some of
them are upwards of 100 years old and so that's I just really encouraged I did um you know there's a memo that I prepared back um you you know, in November when Ron Hogan um presented the concept um
you know that had focused on the police, fire, public works uh and traffic commission. Um because we expanded that because of the changes in building inspections and health, um I've updated
a new memo really explaining, you know, what provisions were striking and what ordinances are being, you know, replacing those provisions. So, um, there's that memo that was included in the package. So, I think we've we've done a lot of thorough work. I really want to thank Ron Hogan, uh, Carolyn for
all that effort and the community members and rules and ordinance and charter. Um, that we we've done a lot of good work and this is a great step forward. So, I really am supportive of this. Thank you. Thank you, uh, councelor uh, Winslow. I'm going to just
make sure that the record reflects that at 7:13 councelor Spaphora joined us online. Um, also any votes tonight going forward will be done via roll call so that councelor spedaphor can participate fully. Uh, councelor Simelli.
Thank you, Mr. President. You know, I just want to echo my colleagues regards. There was a lot of work put into this uh charter review uh paper and uh you know he doesn't give himself enough credit but council Winslow uh really has done a fine job stayed on top of this. I've
been on the council now back here for three years and he's been non-stop on it. Uh even make sure he calls me before the meeting starts to make sure I'm going to be there so we can uh get this material moving forward. So, you know, I I like to just take my hat off to him
because he's worked very hard and diligently on this paper. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Councelor Simonelli. Um, and just councelor uh Spor, we uh just opened up the public hearing to speak in favor. Um, no, no members of the public have spoken in favor, but we've had two members of the
council speak in favor. Um, so I'm going to uh see if there's anyone else who would like to speak in favor. um hearing and seeing none, I declare that portion of the hearing closed. Uh would anyone uh wish to speak in
opposition to this to this petition uh to change the charter? Please come forward and state your name and address for the record. Do we have anything in opposition in writing? Yes, we do have one letter submitted uh this afternoon by uh the friends of
Felsmere Heights and I will read it into the record. This is addressed to the Malden City Council and Council President Ryan Ali regarding the proposed changes to the Malden City Charter and related
ordinances. Dear President Omali and City Council members, this letter covers two broad subjects. the content of the proposed changes to the city charter and city ordinances and the process by which citizen input is being
solicited. Proposed charter changes and related ordinances. Friends of the Felsmere Heights urges the city council to modify the current proposed deletion of entire sections of the city charter and the creation of organizations only in city ordinances. Specifically, we
recommend the following. Leaving the existence of certain organizations in the charter with details in the ordinance in the ordinances. Updating or adding organization names in the charter with
details in the ordinances. For example, changing the traffic commission to the transportation commission in the charter and removing details that should be in the ordinances and retaining or including in the charter important historical
information such as the dates when a commission or department was first chartered or its purpose updated. Such changes will serve important functions. The charter will preserve the existence of the named part of Malden's
governance which could otherwise be legislated away by future city council vote. Authorizations given to Malden by the legislature will be retained in the history of Maldin's civic identity of which we are all justly proud will be
preserved in our central civic document. In our opinion, a home rule petition that retains the basic structure of governance in this way will be more likely to win the approval of the Commonwealth's legislature. With regard to the city's authority and
responsibilities, matters such as adding parking meters in off- streetet parking lots, creating senior citizen safety zones, or obtaining the use of holdings and revenue of the stadium and athletic field commission, which are in the charter, are not in the proposed
ordinances. While these and other missing city responsibilities may be addressed after the charter changes are made and the new ordinances are livened, there is no way to be sure that this will be done in a timely manner. As it is, a careful legal review of the
proposed changes and the ordinances com compared to the charter is needed ensured excuse me is needed to ensure that there are no lapses in the city's authority and responsibilities. and citizen input process for proposed
charter and in ordinance changes. The friends of the Felsmere Heights takes issue with the process used by the city for public review of the proposed changes to the city charter and the related changes to the city ordinances.
The proposed home rule petition states that the city has quote received freely expressed input from the public by way of public meetings, various forums, and from working groups
unquote. But the public hearing of April 29th, 2025 is the only meeting called for this purpose. While the meetings of both the rules and ordinance committee and the city council are public, they do not provide a venue for quote freely
expressed public opinion unquote and are neither forums nor working groups. By contrast, Malden's open space process use surveys, public events, and a raffle to ensure public input while this reorganization of the city
government is receiving a single public hearing as part of a city council meeting. While matters such as open space and public art may be more may be of more obvious public interest, we believe that the supposedly mundane
details of traffic design, road maintenance, and park upkeep are of at least equal importance to residences quality of life and deserve equivalent concern for public input. Accordingly, we urge the council to proceed carefully
before ordaining the proposed ordinances or submitting the proposed home petition to the legislature. With respect, friends of the Felsmere Heights board. Thank you. Anyone else wishing to speak in opposition, please come
forward. Hearing none. And seeing none, I declare that portion of the hearing closed. Um, councelor Winszo, I believe you've already kind of given your your report on this. So, um, I think we'll take up
the next order of business. Under enrolled ordinances, paper 443-24, be it ordained by the Malden city council that the code of the city of Malden MCC is hereby amended as noted in the body of said paper effective upon
the successful passage of a home rule petition approving corresponding amendments to the city charter. On Councelor Winsow's motion, oh well, councelor Winsow for the paper. So, as you recall,
um back uh in March actually, um we went and uh reviewed the proposal that came out of rules and ordinance for these ordinances and we uh voted on various amendments. So, one of the things I
appreciate our city clerk, uh, Carolyn Dazario did was she then took that paper and with the amendments and she did prepare a final clean version which I think everybody should have had before
you. So, um, there was some question I know the friends of the fells raised about um, you know, did did this council have a clean version? And and one of the things I explained, you know, is that sometimes you hear at the legislative level, they have something called three
the three readings. So typically for us, we have that same process kind of the first reading or or presentation of the paper is when it's first on the agenda and it gets referred or acted on. The second thing is when second sort of reading is when we enroll something. So
that way when we we have a paper coming out of committee that's recommended, we make those amendments and that once we make those amendments and vote on an amendment paper that's enrolled. One reason why we have this ordination process is to make sure that the final
paper that we vote on reflects the amendments that we made during enrollment. So that is something that Carolyn worked on diligently after you know this was paper was enrolled um and that paper was you know put in the agenda and is you know on uh the legisar
and it's and you should have that in your package. So, um, so what we're voting on this package, I mean, as you remember on the April 15th meeting, we voted on some we expedited the ordinance amendments related to the building and inspectional services and health
department and services. So, we already voted on those. This is the ones that were really related to the November thing that related to the fire, police, public works, engineering, and traffic commission. So this is really just the
the initial set of ordinances that were proposed. Um so so that's what we'll be voting on. Like I say the committee recommended these and we had already voted on amendments. Those amendments are now reflected in what is u what we're voting on to be ordained. So
that's just uh just I'd make a motion that we um you know ordain these and they will be subject to uh the passage of the home rule petition. So thank you councelor Wenzo. Any
discussion on the uh ordainment of the enrolled ordinances hearing and seeing none. Is there a second to councelor uh councelor Winsow's motion was seconded by councelor Sika. So
a yes vote would ordain or take final action on the uh proposed ordinances which will take effect upon the legislaturator's um positive or
or approval of our home rule petition. A no vote would not ordain. Um, with that, the clerk will call the role. Councelor Cologne Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crow, yes.
Councelor Lahan, yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Seca, yes. Councelor Simelli. Councelor Spataphora. He's not muted. We can't hear him. Try it one more time. Yes.
Can you hear me? You guys can't hear me? I'm not hearing you. Sorry. Oh, wait. Hold on. Let's try this. Try it now. Yes. What? One more. Try it one more time. Yes. Yeah. If you could do a thumbs up. Okay.
Councelor Spor has voted yes. Councelor Taylor, Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Ali, uh, yes. That passes 11 to Z. people can hear. Um, the next order of business is
committee reports. Uh paper 218-25 committee report the standing committee on charter review to whom was referred paper 418 series of 2024 having considered the same make the following report. Number one, under the authority
of paper 418-24 to develop a home rule petition as needed to modify the city charter committee presents newly written paper 219-25 as the product of that task and
recommends paper 418-24 be placed on file. And number two, committee rep committee presents paper 219 series of 2025 as drafted by the legal department with the following recommendation.
Councelor, councelor Winsow's motion to accept the committee report seconded by councelor Simonelli. All those in favor, please the clerk will call the role. Councelor Cologne Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crowe, yes.
Council Lan, yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Sika, yes. Councelor Simelli, Councelor Spataphora, we're going to try you a couple times. We got a couple different options. Can you try again? Yes. Yes. You guys can't hear me? I can
hear you fine. Yeah, that's sorry. Councilor, I don't know what to do. You gave a thumbs up. Council Sphora voted yes. Council Taylor, yes. Council Winslow, yes. Council President Ali,
yes. Councelor Winsow for the paper. Oh, the clerk is going to read the papers. Yes. Uh, paper 418-24, communication. The mayor's office and the council president request that the charter review committee meet to review a proposal to draft a home
rule petition to modify the city charter and develop city ordinance amendments necessary to one, remove certain city charter language concerning the public works and stadium commissions and enact an ordinance establishing a parks and
recreation commission. Two, remove city charter language establishing the public works commission and public works and engineering departments and enact an ordinance establishing authorities and responsibilities for such commission and
departments. Three, remove city charter language concerning the police and fire departments and enact an ordinance establishing authorities and responsibilities for such departments. and four, to remove city charter language regarding the traffic commission and to
establish a transportation commission by ordinance. And and yeah, okay. and paper 219-25 ordered that the city submits to the Massachusetts legislature for passage an act striking certain
provisions of the charter of the city of Malden. Councelor Winslow for the committee. Yes. So um related to paper 41824 um the committee reported out that paper without any recommendation just asked
that it be placed on file. So this was basically uh the memorandum that uh Mr. Hogan act initially prepared outlining the uh proposed uh changes and some language. So this is kind of the what we
worked off and had meetings um uh last year when I was council president. Um, and so there's this paper was the paper, but we're not uh actually we know that we just enrolled and I mean ordained the
ordinances that came out of that work. So this paper can just be put on file. So just make a motion to put this paper on file. Second and just confirm this is for uh 41824. 41824. So on councelor W uh Winsow's motion to place paper
41824 on file seconded by councelor Simelli. A yes vote will place his on file. No vote will not. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes. Yes. Councelor Condan. Yes. Councelor Crowe. Yes. Councelor Lahan. Yes.
Councelor McDonald. Yes. Councelor Seca. Yes. Councelor Simelli. Yes. Councelor Spataphora. Yes. You have to do a thumbs up. Gave a thumbs up. Councelor Taylor. Councelor Winslow. Yes. Councelor Ali.
I don't know. Uh, councelor Winsow for the next paper. So, um, so the, uh, charter review committee met this this afternoon and reviewed the, um, updated April 9th
version of the home rule petition that, uh, uh, attorney Rumley prepared for the solicitor's office. Um we considered that along with the comments from the friends of the Felsmere Heights and um we did uh recommend that out favorably
uh with one amendment to the third whereas paragraph by to add at the end of that par paragraph just to say that um that uh have that ultimately read whereas uh to address these issues the mayor and
city council work jointly to propose a strengthen and moderate auditized charter without diminishing the powers vested in the city by the legislature. So um so that is the recommendation of the committee and then I'll I'll explain a little bit um about um what what we
did in terms of looking at the friends of the fails letter. So um we did um you know in relation to um the comment about leaving you know certain parts of the organization and charter and um
references to historic you know provisions in the legislation. Um we talked about that in committee. I think the general thought was that that you know just having a title with no language in it uh really doesn't significantly protect the interest that
the the the public would have that um that that would really preserve anything. I mean it just be an empty thing. So it's really important that uh you know I think we focus on the ordinances and preserving those. So I I don't think that was uh anything. And then we thought related to the historical thing it would be simple
enough in terms of when we you know the new version of the the charter is posted there could always be a link to the old version of the charter the 2018 version that was developed that we'll preserve all that information and make it readily accessible. So I I think in this kind of
modern era um that's probably the appropriate way to go. um in terms of um you know uh you know leg legislating away I mean just having blank sections um in the charter I mean we've there's
there's nothing preventing the future uh city council and mayor just to blank out the ordinance as well. So I don't think that just having titles works there. We did look at um the comments about um author you know what authorizations might be in the current
charter that you know are those really being carried forward and um attorney um Zahir uh he did speak with Solicer's office and and through Mark Rumley
um the uh they we did the legal office actually did do that type of review and the solicitor has concluded that there's no really significant authorities that are being dropped during this transition. I mean just to point out things like um related to you know
installing parking meters and offer parking lots right now we don't even have any parking meters like that. So that's just really an antiquated provision and um the transportation commission will have authority over parking meters and rates and that type of thing. Um, you know, there was a
mention about senior safety zones. Um, you know, that's just based on some of my knowledge of that. You know, Representative Fallon at the time worked to get that language adopted because under state law, the city could not adopt something like that. But now with
updates to state law, um, we actually can do safety zones around not only senior buildings but schools and parks. So we have all the authority under state law to do what that charter provision does. And so um and you I think so
basically the legal office did do that analysis. Um and then you know that so I think any really substantive legal thing we have has been considered. We don't the opinion is that the the change from having things in the charter having
things in that we've just in the ordinance that we've you know tenatively ordained um you know will be carried forward. So I think that part of the um you know comments are you know just related to the process. I mean I just
point out to the fact that I mean we the council been working on updating the charter since 2017. I mean, and g give great credit to um you know, uh the late great city clerk Karen Anderson in the committee at that time. The first thing was I don't know if you ever remember
back before 2018 when you would go in to ask about the charter, you had to sit down with Karen and she'd have this big binder of you know miscellaneous changes that were not coherent. Um and so the fact the first version was the first effort was just to come up with a
coherent version of the charter. Um, and we enacted that um, in in 2018. Um, and that just really showed how antiquated, you know, the 1881 version of the charter was and really drove the next step. Um, and so I think that since that
time we, you know, we did initially the mayor's office proposed the wholesale changes um, doing the kind of administrative order of limiting any reference to any committees or commissions or or departments in the charter. Um I think we we struggle with
that. Um and we decided you know earlier last year that that that was not going forward on the mayor's office and then you know as my came up with this idea of being more limited changes um and you know that was you know people had opportunity to comment in November um
you know so the charter has been discussed a lot and I I think particularly I think um you know one of the things I noted back in 2017 during that open space and wreck process there was a call for a parks commission. It's been something that's been on people's minds since then and I appreciate the
mayor and proposing the stuff has proposed that significant change. We actually will have a parks commission. So I think it is the thing I think that ultimately I think the committee voted in favor because you know now is the moment we put in a lot of work. we're
going to make and see if Nick and significant um updates and and make you know rid ourselves of antiquated languages that don't reflect what we're doing right now. But with something like the park commission gives us the opportunity to work on new things. So that was really um you know so we did
look at what the um friends of the fells put out there and carefully considered that. And you know besides that there you know the comment um you know was that maybe we just got to make sure that you know maybe there's something that in the the charter that we didn't really intend to drop out and you know that um
we did add in that whereas clause saying our intention is not to if there was something significant in the former charter that um we thought we should have powers that the legislature granted us that we're not planning that that's dropped. just that those powers are
being transferred from some committee we or commission we've eliminated to the city council itself. So or and through and we're through the ordinances we're distributing that power but if there's something we've missed they we reserve the right to to do that. So I think
that's you know why the committee you know voted to recommend favorably for the home rule petition uh with that one modification. So, um, so that's the committee report. So, thank you. Thank you, councelor Winsow. Uh, any questions
on the home rule petition from the council? From the chair, I just want to thank the work of the charter uh committee. Um, I want to thank the the administration and the mayor's office, uh, Ron Hogan, Maria Louise, and the
entire team that helped work on this. Um, you know, I think that we really did try to make common sense changes of what allows us to be nimble. Um, you know, and to to some of the concerns that you ra that had been raised, you know, if if
if we have a parks commission, but it never gets appointed, then you know what what is what is the good of that? But if we now have a parks commission in the ordinance and we're we're appointing it, I think it actually shows uh that, you know, the city council and and the
administration and and the mayor are are listening and working and and and and implementing uh the desires of of the public. Um so with that, um so I guess the first thing I do have to do is make a motion to amend the paper um so that
we include that language in the warehouse clause. So my motion would be that we amend the third whereas clause to add the language um without diminishing the powers vested in the city by the legislature to that.
So in councelor Winsow's motion to amend the paper uh pursuant to the recommendation of the charter uh commission or committee uh which would again add that um clause to the end of the third
paragraph. All the A yes vote would make the amendment. A no vote would not. All those the clerk will call the role. Wait a second. Seconded by councelor Crow. And the clerk will call the role. Councelor Cologne Hayes. Yes. Councelor
Condan. Yes. Councelor Crowe. Yes. Council Lan. Yes. Councelor McDonald. Yes. Councelor Sika. Yes. Councelor Simelli. Yes. Councelor Spataphora. Yes. Gave a thumbs up. Councelor Taylor. Yes.
Councelor Winslow. Yes. Councelor President. Yes. Yes. That amendment was unanimous on council. So So make a motion that we um uh vote in favor of the home rule
petition as amended. Is there a second? Seconded by councelor Crow. Any discussion on the motion to recommend? Do we know what the formal language is? So we would adopt the home
petition to adopt the to adopt the home rule petition and send this to the legislature. Again, the it is ordered that the city submits to the Massachusetts legislature for passage enact striking certain provisions of the charter of the city of Malden. A yes
vote would adopt this order. A no vote would not. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crow, yes. Councelor Lahan, yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Seca, yes.
Councelor Simelli, yes. Councelor Spataphora, yes. Thumbs up. Councelor Taylor, yes. Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Ali, yes. That has passed unanimously. Give yourselves a hand, everybody.
[Applause] I mean online just at least if we can't at least we know they can. Yeah. And just for the record uh we can see councelor Spaphora voting with uh his hand. It's uh we'd say this is maybe modified American sign
language of a thumbs up and uh the people at home can hear him. They're very lucky and we are you know at a detriment but we can see how he is voting. Um and I I believe that that is going to be a valid vote. Um taking a chance here on the charter,
huh? Uh but yes, um we we thank you uh and everyone who put in this hard work. Um we're going to take up the next order of business. Oh, Councelor Winslow. Yeah. Uh so I know I believe Morgan has
basically the final paper that people can sign off on. So it just be good for us and she'll catch up with councelor Spataphor. So, we actually um the legislature looks for every counselor to sign the paper and then that gets forwarded the mayor to sign. So, they're looking for something unusual. Normally,
it's just the the council president, the clerk, and the mayor signed papers, but the whole council signs this paper. Thank you. Yes. Okay. Paper 220-25, committee report. The standing committee on personnel and appointments
to whom was referred paper 151 series of 2025 having considered the same make the following report. Committee recommends this appointment out favorably to the full council. Uh councelor Lahan's motion to receive the committee report seconded by
councelor Taylor. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crow, yes. Councelor Lahan, yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Sika, yes.
Councelor Simonelli, yes. Councelor Spataphora, yes. Gives a gave a thumbs up. Councelor Taylor, yes. Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Omali, yes. That has been received unanimously. Councelor Lennan for the committee. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. President. Um we had a lovely meeting with um Emanuel Marsh last week or a week before last. All good. Can you read the paper? Just read read the uh paper 151-25. Mayoral appointment Emanuel Marsh 65 Wentworth Street as a
member of the Malden Housing Authority Board. Said term to commence upon confirmation by the city council and to expire March 19th, 2030. All good? Okay. Got to do things by the book. Um, so a couple weeks ago we had a fantastic meeting with Emanuel Marsh, who of
course is a local attorney. Um, we discussed a little bit about what the Malden Housing Authority Board does. It's actually a pretty robust group. There's a lot of homework to be done. Um, and of course the housing authority, you know, with federal funding being what it is, is going to have some challenging times ahead. Um, I think
that Emanuel is just the right person to be appointed to this board when we have some hard discussions coming up and some um, you know, just bu older aging buildings and tenants that are going to need support and buildings that are going to need a lot of investment. So, we were unanimous in um, uh, voting to
put forth a manual for this appointment. And I would like to make a motion to approve him. We we have lots of seconds. I'm going to go with councelor Condan as as is as as is the wo counselor. Councelor I mean uh
uh Mr. Marsh is a war two resident. Uh any discussion on this appointment? I seeing none on on the motion to um confirm this appointment. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone
Hayes. Yes. Councelor Condom. Yes. Councelor Crow. Yes. Councelor Lahan. Yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Sika, yes. Councelor Simelli, Councelor Spataphora, yes. Gave a thumbs up. Councelor Taylor,
yes. Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Ali, yes. That confirmation is unanimous. Congratulations to Mr. Marsh. Next order of business, paper 221-25, committee report. The standing
committee on finance to whom has referred papers 168, 169, 170, and 174 series of 2025. Having considered the same, make the following report. Committee recommends these papers out favorably to
the full council. On councelor McDonald's motion to receive the committee report. Is there a second? Seconded by councelor Simonelli. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes. Councelor Condan. Yes. Councelor Crowe, yes. Councelor
Lahan, yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Seca, yes. Councelor Simonelli, councelor Spataphora, you voted yes. Yes. Gave a thumbs up. Yes. Councelor Taylor, can counselor Winslow? Yes. And Council President
Omali? Yes. The clerk will read the paper. Paper 168-25. order that $17 million is appropriated to pay costs of designing and replacing lead water service lines throughout the city, including the
payment of all costs incidental and related there too. And to meet this appropriation, the treasurer with approval of the mayor is authorized to borrow set amount under MGL chapter 44 section 85 or any other enabling authority and
to issue bonds or notes of the city. Therefore, all or any portion of this amount may borrowed may be borrowed through the Massachusetts water resources resources authorities lead service line replacement program and the
mayor and any other appropriate officials of the city are authorized to execute and deliver any agreements or other documents in connection therewith. Paper 169-25 or
separately. Okay. So, we're going to do this separately. So, on councelor uh oh, councelor uh McDonald for the paper. Yeah. Thank you, council president. I just wanted to address these separately because they actually are separate um projects. And so, this paper, this is a
big sum of money and I'm really glad to see it before us. You all may remember that in December, our city engineer, YML, who I think is was here a minute ago, I'm sure we'll be available if we need him, um, came to talk to us about how many remaining lead service lines,
so residential lead pipes there are in Malden. Malden is the, uh, second or third uh, highest number of lead lines in the Commonwealth. So, I think we've now actually just higher than Boston um, and quite a bit lower than Medford. Uh
but we have been working diligently since we had a consent order negotiated with the state in 2017 to remove a certain number every year and we were on track to maybe 2037 getting them all done. Well, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has encouraged asked
us to speed that up to help them with their overall infrastructure needs and they've made new resources available including this particular loan program that's listed here. And so they are providing zero interest 10-year loans that have at least a 25% forgiveness. So
it's an incredible deal. Uh and the the terms of the program are that you have to remove the full available lead pipe. Folks may know that lead service lines or residential lead pipes have two parts. They have a public part and a private part and it just stops at the
property line basically. And we have, now that we've inventoried all of our lead service lines, we know there are places where both need to be replaced. Maybe one, maybe the other. Um, it's not at all recommended that you just replace one piece anymore because it can actually cause other types of
disruptions to the line that will increase the amount of lead that goes through. So, you got to pull the whole thing. So, it's a it's a it's a term of the program that we pay for both the p the private and public side, which is the first time that we've done that for all users who need it. Um, and so this
is estimated to remove the this is the cost that it's estimated to remove the almost 2,700 remaining lead service lines in Malden by 2032, which is the target date given to us by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, which is where we get our water, right? This is the Quabin Reservoir. Um, and so
I just really am glad to see the long-term planning that the mayor is putting forward here in this proposal. This is another one of these papers that while it is under my name is not my proposal. It's from uh under state law only the mayor can propose spending money. So this is borrowing against the
water and sewer enterprise fund in order to make these changes um in the coming years under some great terms. Um and so we had a good discussion about this in the finance committee. There's huge amounts of community support. Uh and I think that the it's important that we
pass this tonight to stay to help the city stay on track with the grant application. My understanding from engineer lip is that if we approve tonight um the city will be ready to submit the application for this loan later this week and the work will start
uh as soon as June uh on this acceleration. So we've been doing maybe 270 lead service line replacements um every year. We're required under our consent order to do about only 150. this would bump that up to closer to 330 or
340 um for the next couple years to get us all the way to removal. So, I'm just really excited about this. I think it's a great proposal. Um we did recognize in committee that, you know, Malden hasn't paid for all this in the past and some homeowners have really had to pay um
some money uh to remove their lead lines, which of course benefits everyone. There's no safe amount of lead. We have required for some time that homes when they turn over, so when they're sold, they have to remove all lead lines. So, it's a part of that sale. Um, we've also required that rentals not have lead service lines,
although we haven't really had the mechanism to enforce that historically. So, this really gets us as far as we need to go. Um, and uh and I am ready to make a motion to approve uh whenever the time is right if holding until my
colleagues want to comment as they'd like. Thank you. Second. Uh, we have a a motion and a second. We're going to have some discussion. I would like to before I go to councelor Winslow, I would like to be added as a sponsor and I was wondering if the
entire council would like to be added as a sponsor. Great idea. Okay. Um, great. So, councelor Winslow. No, this is fantastic. you know, when I ran for council back in 2017, um you know, I think we had like 3,500 lines
and it was asking the question um of like I mean that's going to take us 20 or 30 years to get to all the lines we were at the pace we were going. So, the fact that we're speeding this up and I appreciate uh city engineer uh Lip to to take this on and and the whole council,
we've been doing whatever we can to um add resources and um and make sure that program gear, you know, ramps up in the appropriate way. So, that's fantastic. I mean, one of the things that I just want to emphasize I asked in um committee was
this is really kind of more of a line of credit. So, there there are potentially federal grants and other type of things. So, so if we get those grants, we may not have to borrow all this money, but this will make sure that we have in place a program to to get those 2700
lines done. Uh, however that works. And if we can get access to uh um the other grants either at state or federal level, um we we we will not have to spend that money and borrow it. But um this is a great thing. And I think there's also
some potential that there might be some reimbursement at the end. So we might even get, you know, at least 50% out of this. So I think there's um this is a great program. Let's carry forward the momentum we have, get rid of all these lead lines and uh and but also have the
flexibility to use grant money as we get that. So thank you very much. All in favor of this. Thank you, Councelor Winslow. Any other comments? Great. Thank you to to the administration and and the city engineer for your hard work on this. Looking forward to getting rid of these lead
pipes. Um on councelor McDonald's motion to approve adopt this uh order seconded by councelor Simelli. The clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes. Yes. Councelor
Condan. Yes. Councelor Crowe. Yes. Councelor Lahan. Yes. Councelor McDonald. Councelor Sika. Councelor Simelli. Councelor Spataphora. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Yes. Councelor Taylor. Councelor Winsow. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Thank you. Yes. Sorry. Thank you. Whoops. Uh, multitasking. Still trying to figure out the IT stuff. Um, I saw the comment on YouTube.
Um, next order of business, paper 169-25 ordered that 3,57,500 is appropriated to pay costs of designing, reconstructing, and constructing water manes, including the payment of all costs incidental and
related thereto. And to meet this appropriation, the treasurer with the approval of the mayor is authorized to borrow set amount under MGL chapter 44 section 85 or any other enabling authority and to issue bonds or notes to
the city. Therefore, all or any portions of this amount may be borrowed through the Massachusetts Water Resources Authorities, local water system assistance program, and the mayor and any other appropriate officials of the city are authorized to execute and
deliver any agreements or other documents in connection therewith. Mhm. Paper 170-25 ordered that1,500,000 is appropriated from available water sewer retain retained
earnings to pay costs of designing reconstructing and constructing water manes all association all associated road work and including the payment of all costs incidental and related there
too. Councelor McDonald. Thank you, Council President. So, these two papers cover our ongoing regular maintenance of our water infrastructure, including water manes. Um, and this is in part a
um the standard kind of loan that we get from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority that we've been doing for years. It's a pretty standard practice for municipalities. Uh and then the order to appropriate retained earnings is is from the water sewer enterprise
reserve. That's I think about half of the reserve, something like that. Um that we felt we could spend. So we we took as much cash as we felt like we could spend uh to stay on the schedule that we've been on and then continue to um and then borrow the remainder that we need for the next about three years of
work. And the piece that I just want to highlight for our residents who might be watching um this very entertaining city council meeting tonight is that the amount of money that we've saved um from water that have been leaking from our
aging infrastructure and pipes over this over the last couple years in this kind of work has been I think in the millions of dollars is what we said in committee um over a course of a couple years. I'm looking at YM to see if that if that holds up. Yeah. Um, so we we look at the amount of water that is metered from the
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and then how much we collect money for and the water that gets lost in the middle is leaking out someplace. And so it is really an an efficiency um and financial investment in our infrastructure to make sure that we have
pipes that are not leaking the water. And um so this just keeps us on track with our current schedule uh of maintenance and repairs and replacements. um uh based on what we think is prudent based on the balance in the water sewer enterprise fund.
Thank you. Any motions? I make a motion to adopt these two orders. On on councelor McDonald's motion to adopt both orders, both
um 16925 and 17025. I heard two over here. So, we'll give 16925 to Condan and 17025 to councelor Cologne Hayes. Um, should we take these up separately or are is everyone okay with the same
thing? Okay. Okay. Okay. We're going to take this up together. Uh, on on that motion, the clerk will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crowe, yes. Councelor Lahan, yes. Councelor
McDonald, yes. Councelor Sika, yes. Councelor Simelli, yes. Councelor Spataphora, yes. Is giving a thumbs up. Councelor Taylor, yes. Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Omali, yes. Both of
those are adopted or Yeah. Next order of business. Paper 174-25. Order. The city of Mald The city of Malden filed with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development a
consolidated plan including applications for grants under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended and the Cranston Gonzalez Act of 1990 as amended to be administered by the Office of Strategic
Planning and Community Development for fiscal year 2026 including all understanding and asurances contained therein. on or substantially in the form presented to this uh to this meeting and
that Gary Christensen, mayor and chief executive officer of the city of Malden be and hereby is directed and designated as the authorized representative for and in this in the name and behalf of the city of Malden to sign and file said
plan, to act in connection with said plan, and to provide such additional information as may be required. So before we take any up any discussion, I'm going to go to councelor Crowe. Thank you, Mr. President. I I'm actually want to recuse myself from this vote,
especially for the well the public services if you take it in one then for everything. I am a paid employee um for one of the organizations. Um I don't get paid out of it, but it does um fund my organization. Great. you're
if you'd like to I I personally think you can recuse yourself without a vote, but you're well we can take a vote if you'd like. All those in favor to allow counselor Crow to recuse. You got to do the roll call. We will take Oh,
and councelor Spaphora, you're also making a motion to recuse yourself. Yeah, I was going to make it for the both of us and we both need to recuse ourselves. We're on the board of the Maldine Enrichment Center. Okay. And councelor Seo, can you just say that one more time? Um, councelor Espataphor and
myself sit on the board of the Maldine Enrichment Center. So, we would like to recuse oursel from this vote as well. Great. We're going to take up three recusals. Personally, I think that y'all are always able to recuse yourself without a vote, but we'll take it up just in case. But if we ever didn't vote and you still wanted to recuse yourself,
you're welcome to leave the room because we don't want to make you violate the law. Uh, so with that, the clerk will call the role. Councelor Colon Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crow, yes. Council Lahan, yes. Councelor McDonald,
yes. Councelor Sika, yes. Councelor Simonelli, yes. Councelor Spataphora, yes. Thumbs up. Councelor Taylor, yes. Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Ali, yes. Councelor Spaphora, Councelor Crow, and Councelor Sika are
recused from this vote. I'm gonna I'm gonna council Spor, if you could shut your camera off for now and go away from the computer, that would be really helpful. Thank you. Elvis has left the
building. So, with that, Councelor McDonald. Thank you. On that law-abiding note, uh, as folks know, every year we approve the budget for the community development block grants. These are direct federal grants uh that come to the city on a formula basis and we get
to decide how to use within certain parameters. They have to particularly go to um uh lowincome neighborhoods. And um part of what we learned this year is that the number of neighborhoods that qualify in Malden is actually going up uh because the area median income like
the average income for a family in the Boston area is going up so fast that more and more of our neighborhoods are falling into that category of less of like more than half. It's more than half of the residents of the neighborhood have to be under 80% AMI. Is that correct? Yeah, I'm looking
at it. We have Alex Pratt uh and Jane um from our strategic planning and community development team who are here um to answer any questions. Um and so we have um so anyway so more of our neighborhoods qualify which is certainly a mixed blessing for us. The budget that
we have from the administration is very similar to past years. Um the good news that at the moment we're projecting flat funding. Um this is not a discretionary grant at the federal level though we did talk about that. I'll come back to that. And so that means that we're funding a
lot of the same priorities as last year. We've pulled back in some places where there's already an unspent balance like in um housing rehab and um pedestrian improvements that uh so we have enough kind of ready to spend. And then we have
shifted the the park projects that are funded as others are completed in cycle. So up for next year will be phase two of Denver Park uh Butch Janetti Park on the on Pearl Street and a placeholder for
potential investment in Roosevelt Park as well. And we the piece about the potential for changes in the federal formula is that we don't know what to expect of course around any federal funds and many federal distributions are
being cut. And so while there is strong support for this program and Congress and we don't have any signs or indication that the money would be cut, what we asked of our OSPCD staff is that if there's a m so the budget has to include a set of contingencies of how you deal with small changes in in the
amount that you actually get, but if it's more than a 10% change to what we've approved today. So in a $2 million budget, that would be more than $200,000 off. We had asked that they come so that's a material change. We asked that they come back and talk to us about the plan is for addressing those changes and
they agreed to do that. So with that, I'm happy to make the appropriate motion when we're ready for the eight of us to vote on this budget. Second on Councelor McDonald motion to adopt the order, seconded by councelor Simelli. Is there
any discussion? Seeing none, a yes vote will adopt the order. A no vote will not adopt the order. Uh, we're going to still take a roll call. Um, even though councelor Sphor is not voting, the clerk
will call the role. Councelor Clone Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Lahan, yes. Councelor McDonald, yes. Councelor Simonelli, yes. Councelor Taylor, yes. Councelor Winslow, yes. Council President Omali,
yes. That uh is adopted 8 to Z. Uh, Councelor Simmonelli would like to speak. Thank you, Mr. President. You know, I just want to just uh comment on the uh, you know, strategic plan and development uh, committee and uh, hard
work they've done with the community development block grant. And, you know, we just saw a little bit a couple days ago in my neighborhood on the Kit Park opening. I know it was long overdue. It was like Willy Wonkers Park. Uh, nobody ever really thought it was going to finally open, but it really turned out
to be a beautiful day. Uh, the Carestead family was there. Uh, strategic planning, the mayor's office did a really nice job. Uh, some of my colleagues were there as well. And uh you know, if you ever wonder on where this type of money is
going and how it's going to the places that it's going, take a ride through Route 60 on the corner of Short and Route 60 at Caststead Park and see. I mean, I drove by there today on my way in here to council and there had to be
150 people. People are actually playing organized games on the field. uh you know kids were in the tot lot. I mean it was just great to see all the people. I know my colleague councelor seeker had said she had driven by there this morning saw the same amount of kids
there. So um this program don't get enough credit. the people that dot the eyes and crossed the tees uh sitting out there in the audience today to make sure that you know we have these programs and that we have these park rehabilitations
uh going on in our districts and a perfect example of that is what happened uh this past week. Uh we have another memorial on May 9th uh coming which should be a a very good event. But again, uh, you know, I've been lucky as
a city councelor, uh, for the tenure that I've been up here, uh, to renovate five parks, uh, in my neighborhood. And, uh, you know, it was all done with the help from the strategic planning and development along with the mayor's
office that, you know, have the final write off on it. So, you know, like I said, you know, you if you want to really see where your money's being spent, you know, take a ride down there or Lincoln Commons for that matter. Uh, and you can see where that money goes. So, I just wanted to say that I'm all
for this and I want to thank you guys for all the hard work that you do throughout the year. You know, you give us you give us our city councilors the credit because they're in our districts and we really love that. But at the end of the day, uh, we couldn't do it without you guys. So, thank you very much for all your help. Thanks.
[Applause] Thank you for that, Councelor Simmonelli. We now our next order of business is executive session paper 22 225. Order. The city council will vote whether to go into executive session
with legal counsel in accordance with exemption one, Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A section 21A1 and exemption 7, Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A section 21A 7 to comply with or act under the
authority of any general or special law. specifically to comply with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A section 23B to act on the pending open meeting law complaint filed by JD Sika of 12
Cleveland Street on February 27th, 2025 against the city council related to the February 25th, 2025 duly posted executive session on the matter of benevolent botanicals and nine
26 Eastern Avenue versus the city of Malden where such discuss discussion in open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the city. Roll call required. Thank you. Um and with that um if
councelor Spaphora if you if you want to come back you're welcome to. Um no pressure though. Um we will I see councelor Winslow. Yeah. No, I just want to do personal privilege before we Okay, you're going to be first on personal. Is there a motion to Is there a motion to
go into executive session session on C on councelor Seika? Seconded by councelor Clone Hayes to go into executive session. The clerk will call the role, please. Councelor Clone Hayes, yes. Councelor Condan, yes. Councelor Crow, yes. Councelor Lahan, yes. Councelor
McDonald, yes. Councelor Sika. Councelor Sika. Yes. Councelor Simelli. Yes. Councelor Spataphora. Yes. Thumbs up. Yes. Councelor Taylor. Yes. Councelor Winslow. Yes. Council President Omali. Yes. We will go into
executive session. Um so here's the thing. I have to read some more things. uh citing exemption three on MGL chapter 38 section 21A wherein discussing paper 2225 in open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the city's
litigating position um on councelor Sika's uh motion seconded by councelor uh Cologne Hayes the clerk called the role it was unanimous the council will enter executive session and again the
council will now enter executive session The body will not reconvene for any further business this evening and will adjourn directly from executive session. Um with that, uh we're going to go to personal privilege because the docket is
clear. Uh councelor Winslow. Yeah, I just want to um remind folks, um on Monday, uh next Monday, May 5th, 6:30 p.m. at the Salemwood School, I am holding a W six committee meeting. um one focus will be on a uh proposal for
some con conceptual bus shelters that um we I want to really discuss with the community. So that's one part and then Chief Cronin will be also there talking about um community safety in the Maplewood area. So just uh encourage anybody counselors um as well to come
out. Um you that is the MBTA has money for more bus shelters um particularly the routes that are going to be impacted along Salem Street and in uh you know in Ward 7. Um there's opportunities for better bus shelters and this is an
opportunity that uh I say it comes only very rarely to look at um adding bus shelters, maybe shifting some bus stops around. So please come out and uh see what's some of the ideas are and let's get uh community input so we can uh make
sure that uh as the MBTA contemplates some changes that we as community um are ready to um give our input into that. Thank you. Thank you, Councelor Colon Hayes. Thank you very much. Um, I just wanted to let everybody know that we did have um the
first youth summit, the Malden Youth Council Summit, uh, last week. It went great. I want to thank the counselors that showed up to that. Um, the youth did a great job explaining what they've done in the past year and also about why they joined and trying to get other
youth in the city to um, apply. and the applications will be open soon. So, thank you for that. Um, we also had um Oh, I just want to announce a the Fuji Friends of Oakrove Eigs plant swap at Cottom Lee Park this Saturday, rain or
shine, um 10:30 to 12:30, and you just swap plants. It's dig anything up that you have um too much of in your yard, split them, bring them, and you always go home with some new plants. And it's uh how actually I have had everything in my yard. I think I've
gotten from a plant swap over the past 15 years. So, um you should come. And then also there is the Malden Pride Ride which is May 4th and that's from 12 to 2 meeting at Cambridge Health Alliance the Bike Kitchen. Um and I should note that
the plant swap is Fuji and Malden Pride and Malden Grows in collaboration. So I hope to see you all there. Thank you. Thank you, Councelor McDonald. I just wanted to say thank you to everybody who came to the Green Malden Fair last weekend which was uh great.
This is the third year that we've done it and so it was a great set of community organizations and opportunities. If you didn't go, you can still sign up for some of our programs like uh curbside compost pickup, which is weekly pickup for commercial compost
for only $15. Um about 156 bucks a month. It's a It's a great deal and it helps reduce your trash. Um, you can upgrade your electricity supply to Malden 100, which was 100% renewable electricity for a rate that is still less than the
standard n national grid rate right now. So, we encourage people to do that. You can do that at malden community electricity.org. Um, and sign up for any of our other uh, you know, home home improvement kinds of loans that you may qualify for. Um, and you can find those on the city website. So, thank you to
Becca McFeeders and the planning team in particular for um for that. That was great. And then I just want to over 1300 people come together to have the largest pig pot ever community yard sale that councelor Taylor had initiated and lots of folks participated in um last
weekend. It was it was a great opportunity to get the neighborhood out. Finally, I just want to let you all know our good friends Alex and Jane have left us with maps of the income neighborhoods like the the they're color-coded maps
about the income um uh like thresholds in different neighborhoods of Malden that we saw in committee and everybody was excited about. So, you can apparently also get this online at the city of Malden website at cityofmalden.orgplans org/plans or you can just pick up a very
large paper copy right here. Thank you, Councelor Crow. Thank you, Mr. President. And I'll announce this again next week, but school committee member Michael Drum and I will be hosting the annual Mother's Day breakfast um on Mother's Day um Sunday,
May 11th from 9:30 to 11:30 at Anony's on Canal Street. So come on down and enjoy a delicious breakfast and celebrate moms, sisters, aunts, and all the important women in your life. So I hope to see you all there. Thank you, Councelor Simonelli. Thank
you, Mr. President. I hate to beat the dead horse, but again, I just want to remind everybody that May 9th, which is a Friday at 4:00, we will be doing a memorial service for Jimmy T, who lived in the neighborhood uh at the field at
Kstead Park. Uh we hope to have a uh baseball theme with uh steamed hot dogs, popcorn, snow cone machine, and be giving out all kinds of little novelties. And no dunk tank this time on this one. No, not at this one. We'll get one for you though. We're hoping to put
one you in one. Uh and the other thing too was uh you know um I know it's early, but you know I plan on making this Fourth of July for Ward 7 the biggest Fourth of July it's ever seen. So, anybody that wants to get involved with the Fourth of July event,
please don't hesitate. Give me a call. We can always use some good people and if you got any good ideas and thoughts, give me a call. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you, Councelor Simmonelli. Councelor Sika and then councelor Spaphora, we'll go to you if you want to if you have actually councelor. No, you're good. Okay.
Can we hear? We're just going to let him talk to the public. Yeah. To the public. Yeah. Well, anyway, thank you, Council President. Um, I can't believe it's May 1, May 1st, this Thursday. I feel like we just celebrated New Year's Eve for
crying out loud. So, um, like Councelor uh, Simmonelli, I am hard at work preparing for our annual Fourth of July celebration at Lynen. Uh, my basement is proof that I can barely walk down it. I have I I've been so nervous with these tariffs that I've been buying things for
months. So, um I have bicycles and toys and you name it, it's in my basement. Um my husband's going to kill me. So, hopefully July 4th will be here just as soon as May 1st just came. Um but I wanted to invite everybody. I'm sure
most of you have seen on social media that um Council Spataphora, myself and the ma the friends of the Maldon Tina Enrichment Center uh hosting our first hopefully annual pocketbook bingo at Anony's of Malden on Friday, May 16th.
We have sold about 325 tickets, which means there's only 75 tickets left for this event. We are capped at 400 tickets. So, if you want to come and join us, it's um your chance to win 10 designer handbags and we're going to be
raffling off, you know, a Louis Vuitton and a Gucci and it's going to be an amazing fun-filled evening. Uh, master of ceremonies for the evening is um no none other than Kenny Kelly from Big
Brother 26. He is so excited and looking forward to being our MC for the evening. So, if you have nothing to do on May 16th, the tickets are $45. You can mail a check to the friends of the Malden Teen Enrichment Center to
um hold on PO Box 515 in Malden, Mass 02148 or you can send Venmo to the Malden Teen Center um Venmo account. They're $45. Men are welcome. It is not just a
woman's thing. we may have a few uh fun prizes for the gentlemen that do come as well. Um and then the following day, it's go big or go home that weekend as Craig and I's annual fish and derby Saturday morning, May 17th. Um
registration will be going um live probably by the end of the week. We have a final meeting this Wednesday afternoon to discuss uh uh last minute details, but make sure that you get your kids signed up for uh fish and derby because it's sure to be a blast as always. Thank
you. The the per the pocketbooks, you also have to worry about the tariffs. Oh, that's the real one. Uh with that, we're going to go to councelor Winsow for a second time. I'm sorry, I forgot. Um on May 17th we're going to have our
4th annual Maplewood Fest 12 to 3 in Maplewood Square having bands, food and fun. So come on out for that. Thank you. And from the chair um I would like to announce that we are still moving forward with our spot palm brook greenway plan. Um I do want to thank uh
councelor Crowe, uh councelor spaphora for their great feedback. uh the business community, the administration. Uh Ron Hogan has been really helpful in terms of shephering this OSPCD. Uh we will be doing a public um another public
engagement uh meeting on May uh 15th. It's a Thursday at 5:30. Um I'm realizing that that is also uh at the same time as our uh climate action and sustainability meeting that will be happening in the same building. Um so, you know, we can we can you can go to
both. you can find out what we're doing when it comes to climate action. You can come and find out where we're at with the Spa Palm Brook Greenway. Um again, I do want to thank everyone who's been involved. Um the the the product that we have because of your involvement has been um is making it just better without with with that. Uh I do want to thank,
you know, OSPCD for um working years in the making to get construction funding on the Massachusetts TIP Transportation Improvement Plan. Um, you know, it is a long-term plan, so we're not talking about until, you know, f a federal fiscal year 2029. Um, and so, which is
actually 2028, but, um, I just want to thank everyone for that. Um, so again, May 15th at 5:30, uh, the next spot pond Brook Greenway engagement. And with that, um, I don't see any other lights. We're going to go into, uh, executive
session. Thank you.