Jesus. Good evening everyone. I call the city council to order at 8:00 on Monday evening, November 3rd, 2025. This meeting is being recorded. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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. >> Thank you. >> Um you may be seated. >> Uh before we get started this evening,
we have some very special guests in our chamber. We are privileged to have the representatives and students from our sister city, Acharino, Japan. All right. So, I'm going to try to do this and not butcher the language and start anything
that could cause trouble. You all set, Mr. Carrian? Slide two there. Minan Kban Watashi no wa macaru asu akarinoi nominosan
marro e yakoso yakoshi itadaki koe des next slide kio nihon dewa bonka nohi
bunka cori Wu sabarashito wati nisango ntoitato kanagawa kamakuriasu musoko konushi hajimate nihan oats
oats Tamasu bunka coru day nakaya oko shimaso. Next one Steve Mina Maro day tonish jikano o sugoshi Ishino
ammoa o tsut kur cotto o nagate amasu. Thank you and please enjoy Malboro. [Applause] If I can invite the mayor up, we're
going to uh have some introduce the delegation leaders and then the students and the mayor has a proclamation to read. So uh with that, if uh Yosenuri Takahashi, he's a delegation leader and principal. If uh Yosuri wants to come
up, >> would you like to say a few words? >> Do you want to say a few words? >> This microphone is yours. >> I see. >> Good evening. I am Yasunori Takahash the principal of
Akita Junior High School and the head of the delegation of the program as well. I am very very glad to see you. First of all, I'd like to thank you for giving me the
sorry the opportunity to make a speech here today. There are six junior high school in Akirono. Then eight students were selected from each school for this program.
They started homeay two days ago being welcomed by host families and having a good time with them. In 1998, the city of Malbor and Akiruno made the
joint declaration of sister cities. I hope this program will last for a long time. We will spend only the seven days. During our stay, we will make a lot of
good memories and develop friendship with people here. Thank you. [Applause]
>> I have a citation for them. So, >> so I have a citation for all the students. So, I the citation will see will read, "The city of MRO is highly honored to welcome the students of Akaruno City, Tokyo, Japan. Your participation in the Japanese student cultural exchange program will enrich the understanding of Mro community and
foster a meaningful exchange of ideas and cultural experiences with students and city officials alike. The visit continues to strengthen the bond of friendship that has flourished between Mro and its sister city, Akurono City, Tokyo, Japan. The city's hope that you will depart with cherished memories of
time spent in Malro, shaped by warmth of the community and the friendships formed during this visit. Now therefore I J question Malro do here each and every one of you students of Akurono city Japan an honorary citizen of the city of Malro Massachusetts for the United
States of America a witness here I have on to set my hand and cause the great seal of the city of Malro to be fixed this third day of November in the year of 2025. So I have citations for each one of the students. So if I have >> I'll call them up. >> Yeah sure. Um before I call up the
students, I just want to uh recognize there's other u members of the uh from Akarino. There's a couple city officials. Hiyoko Hiyoki Matsunaga. Good to see you. Thank you. Caho Shibamoto
[Applause] from the Acarino international youth club. Asaki Nakamura. And now we'll call the students up if they want to come up. You have which order did you have them in? Okay. The first one call whichever one I want.
Okay. First one. Awe Morawa. [Applause] Thank you. >> Sakurakco Kawamoto. >> Yes.
[Applause] Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Hanata. Abbe. [Applause] Thank you. Fuko Ichiaawa. [Applause]
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, Ren Kawazaki. [Applause] You're welcome, Gina Hut.
[Applause] Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Katoni. Yash Yamashita. [Applause] Thank you. Thank you. And my understanding that uh Koga Tanaka scored
some Celtics tickets to tonight's game, so he's not with us. At at this point, if I could ask the uh Japanese delegation to come on up, the students as well as the delegation leaders in front of the podium and city councilors, come on up and get out.
We'll do a few pictures for the uh for the folks. Not like this. >> The city councilors, we'll we'll line up on either side here and we'll have all the our guests stand up right in front. >> I always felt like Steve had a busy desk. >> Sure does.
>> So, let's move this. >> Yeah, just >> Yeah, just put put it back. >> As tall as you now. >> Yeah. on the other side of town. Thank you, sir. >> So, this is your time for photos and we got to make sure we look up at some point in time for the host families.
>> Our students can >> squeeze everybody in. Is everybody >> Yeah. Why don't this if the students step forward, we can get everybody all the the adults in the back. >> Yeah, we can take the pictures. >> Yeah.
We're good. >> Did you guys get everybody in the pictures or do you need to move around? I'll let you guys. >> I'm good. >> Everybody good? Upstairs. Good. >> All right. One, two, three. Cheese. Cheese. >> Okay, now we got to look up. Look
upstairs for the folks up top. Everybody's good. >> Okay, >> you got enough. Jen, you happy? >> Okay, >> Jen's happy. We're all good. All right. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you very much, Asanari. Thank you. Thank you
very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, sir. Hey, as as the folks uh clear out the chambers, I would like to thank my brother Eric. >> He was very patient uh in helping me
with my Japanese. Uh he he does a good job. Uh he's his motto is he, you know, >> failing to prepare is preparing to fail. So, uh hopefully I did he'll he'll review this tomorrow and I'll get I'll get graded on it. So, uh, hopefully I
do. Okay. Uh, so with that, uh, we'll continue with our meeting. We have seven items on this evening's agenda, and I will ask the city clerk to please read agenda item number one. >> Minutes of the city council meeting October 20th, 2025. >> Council Brown. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move to accept
and place on file the minutes. >> Motion's made in second to accept and place on file the minutes. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed. The minutes are filed. The vote is 10-0. Agenda item number two, >> communication from the mayor reging gift acceptance in the amount of $1,250 from
the Marro Foundation awarded to the Council on Aging to be used to assist seniors experiencing food insecurities. >> Councelor Iris. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to approve the gift, please. >> Motion's been made and seconded to approve the gift. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor?
Opposed. The gift is approved. The vote is 100. Agenda item number three, >> communication from the mayor guiding gift acceptance the amount of $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation awarded to the public library in recognition of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and to honor Andrew
Carneg's legacy of funding the construction of 1,682 public libraries in the United States. >> Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to approve the gift, please. >> Motion's made and seconded to approve the gift. Any discussion on the motion? Councelor Oram. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I find that
the page two of this is very interesting. Just want to note it quickly that when Marorrow built the library in 1902, we were fortunate to receive some of the Carnegie funding back then and they're recognizing us again. So, I'm very
grateful to the Carnegie uh corporation in honoring our library. But a very interesting fact that we accepted a grant back in 1902, long time ago. Thank you, Mr. President. >> You're welcome. Thank you, councelor. Any other discussion on the motion? On the motion to approve the gift. All those in favor? Opposed. The gift is
approved. The vote is 10-0. Agenda item number four. >> Communication from the mayor regarding proposed job descriptions pursuant to chapter 125 personnel. Section five, preparation of classification descriptions relative to the position of general foreman for fleet m for the fleet maintenance division, forestry parks and cemetery division and streets
division within the department of public works. >> Councelor Naven. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move to refer to personnel. >> Motion made second. Refer to the personnel committee. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Oppose. Motion carries. This is going to personnel. The vote is 100.
Agenda item number five. >> Communication from the mayor regarding proposed job description pursuant to chapter 125 personnel. Section 5, preparation of classification descriptions relative to the position of fire chief. >> Council Naven. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move to refer to the personnel committee. >> Motion's made in second to refer this item to the personnel committee. Any
discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? This item is going to personnel and the vote is 100. Agenda item number six, >> petition of Mass Electric to install two single own poles on Elm Street beginning at a point approximately 50 ft north south of the center line of the intersection of Lock Drive and Elm
Street. National Grid is proposing to install pole P5625 at approximately 42° 20 ft 49 in north and 71° 34 ft 34 in west and install new pole 5650 at 42° 20
ft 50 50 in north and 71° 34T 36 in west. Councelor Fillo. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh move to set a date for public hearing on Monday, November 17th and to advertise. Motion's made in second to set the public hearing for November 17th and to advertise. Any
discussion on the motion? Councelor Ducat. >> Thank you very much. Not to uh question anything that Steve said, but I believe the last second it's minutes. Uh >> okay. >> Oh, it's seconds, right? >> Whatever. >> Instead of inches. >> They're installing a pole on Elm Street. I know that.
>> Yeah. Somewhere around there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Thank you, Councelor Ducet. Uh on the motion to refer or to set a public hearing for November 17th and advertise. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed. Motion carries. The public hearing be November 17th and
we'll advertise. Vote is 10. Agenda item number seven. >> Minutes of boards, commissions, and committees. Mr. President do. >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. Motion to accept and place on file minutes of the boards, commissions, and committees. >> Motion made, second, accept, and place on file all the minutes. Any discussion on the motion?
>> Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? The minutes are filed. The vote is 10-0. Reports of committees. Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. A public service announcement. The finance committee will meet on November 10th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Council Irish. Council Roby. >> Thank you. Uh, public service, the Urban Affairs Committee is meeting on November 6th >> at 6:30. >> Did you? >> I'm not in attendance, so I wasn't
paying attention. 37. >> Keep a lookout for the agenda. >> Okay. >> Any other reports of committees? >> Council Naven. >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. Before we adjourn for the evening, a reminder to all of those at home. Tomorrow is election day. Polls are open
till from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you are looking for your polling, please, please view the city clerk's website. Should be a barn burner out there. So, everybody, please get out and exercise your right to vote. And with that move to adjurnn. >> Motion's made and second to adjurnn. All
those in favor to adjurnn opposed. We are adjourned. The time is 8:17. Have a great evening everyone.