Welcome to the Revere City Council meeting of May 18th, >> [laughter] >> 2026. Uh all rise and salute the flag, please. 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. Roll call of the members. Councilor Genzio. Here. Here. Councilor Colliandro.
>> Here. Here. Councilor Giannino. Here. Here. Councilor Guinasso Wyatt. Here. Here. Councilor Haas. Is absent. Councilor Kelly. Here. Here. Councilor McKenna is absent. Councilor Macario. Here. Here. Councilor Novaselsky. >> Here. Here. Councilor Silvestri is absent. And Council President Zambuto.
Here. Here. Quorum is present. Before I get started, I want to mention that uh Councilor McKenna is recovering from an illness, and she's uh on her way back, and she'll be here soon. Uh so, we wish her well. Uh also, I'm going to take a minute of
personal privilege. Uh Revere lost one of its greatest citizens this week, Bobby Serino. Now, I said he was one of the one of our greatest citizens. He was one of the
greatest human beings I ever knew. Uh not only was he uh a grand knight in the Knights of Columbus, and he was a uh he was a manager of Stop and Shop for some 40 years. He helped more people
than anybody I know in my lifetime. Without any fanfare. Never never looked for any recognition for family was in need, he took care of them. Uh just a wonderful power of example. Um like I said, he was a grand knight. I
had the honor of serving on the honor guard for the Knights of Columbus at his funeral. It's one of the biggest honors of my life because that's how much I thought of this human being. Um His grandson said it all in his eulogy.
Uh he his grandson he raised this grandson and he he's one of our firefighters today, but he's been very successful. He's been a police officer, firefighter, so forth, so on. And he said that uh you know, if he if he's half the man that his grandfather was, he'll be a
huge success. And it it's I I've heard a lot of eulogies, but this one hit me hard because I knew this man and I knew what he was telling. He He taught him about being a doer not a talker. And all these wonderful things in life. So, I I I just I had to mention
uh Bobby Serino because uh I have a heavy heart that he's gone, but uh he left a mark on me and hundreds of people for all he did and uh I one other thing somebody said to me, I
like to think today I'm a a good Catholic. I'm a lector, a Eucharistic Minister at the shrine. And I said to somebody if Bobby Serino is not in heaven, I got no prayer of ever getting there. And and I mean that sincerely. So, uh
if we can have a moment of silence for Bobby Serino. >> Thank you. Mr. President. Councilor Novoselsky. >> Thank you. Also, a point of personal privilege, uh I'm going to have you stand up again in a few moments, but um I want to recognize the loss of our dear, dear,
dear friend Jimmy O'Donnell, who was a school committeeman here in Revere for many years. He was a principal at Chelsea High School, and there's so much that people can say about him and how good of a job he did in the Revere School Committee for all the years he did. So, if we can have a moment of silence for him, please.
Thank you. Calendar item number two, approval of the journal of the regular meeting of May 4th. So moved. All in favor, all opposed. So ordered. Calendar item number three, motion presented by Councilor Kelly that the Revere City Council award a certificate of merit to Brooke DeNuccio in
recognition of her calm, quick-thinking and heroic actions during a recent medical emergency involving her grandfather, where she was able to control severe bleeding following a post-surgical complication until emergency personnel arrived. >> [snorts] [applause]
[applause] [applause] [applause] >> Yes, sure. Thank you, Tony. Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Tonight, it's my honor to recognize a young woman whose courage, composure, and quick thinking made all the
difference during a frightening medical emergency. Brooke DeNuccio found herself in a situation that many adults struggle with. Following her grandfather Tom DeNuccio's surgery, a major artery unexpectedly reopened causing severe and dangerous bleeding for him at home.
It was a shocking and gruesome scene, one that could have easily caused anyone to panic. Brooke, however, did not panic. Instead, she remained calm, acted quickly, and focused on what needed to be done for her grandfather's well-being. She She worked to contain
bleeding, called 911 immediately, and stayed by her grandfather's side until emergency personnel arrived. Her ability to stay composed under such intense pressure was extraordinary. Had Brooke not been there, the outcome could have been far worse. At such a
young age, Brooke demonstrated remarkable maturity, strength, and compassion. She showed the kind of courage and selflessness that deserves to be recognized by this council and by our entire community. Her family is deeply grateful for her
actions, and tonight we join them in recognizing her for stepping up when it mattered most. On behalf of the Revere City Council, it is my privilege to present Brooke DeNuccio with this certificate of merit in recognition of her heroic actions and outstanding
presence of mind. Brooke, your family is lucky to have you, and our city is very proud of you. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> I'm just going to read the certificate. Certificate of commendation in recognition of your extraordinary courage, calmness, and
quick thinking during a medical emergency involving your grandfather Tom Denucci on March 10th, 2026. Special recognition is hereby accorded to Brooke Denucci. Faced with a sudden and life-threatening situation, you remained composed under pressure, acted swiftly
to call 911 and stayed by your grandfather's side until emergency personnel arrived. Your bravery, maturity, and heroic actions demonstrated remarkable strength of character and reflect great credit of credit upon yourself, your family, and
the city of Revere. Your family is deeply grateful and the Revere City Council proudly recognizes the courage and selflessness you exhibited during this time. This certificate of commendation is presented by the City Council of the City of Revere, Massachusetts on behalf
of its citizens this 18th day of May in the year of our Lord 2026 and of the independence of the United States of America the 249th. Congratulations, Brooke. >> [applause] >> Take a picture.
>> [applause] >> So, I have to take liberty again since I in my uh enthusiasm about talking about Bobby Sherino, I didn't mention his uh family and my condolences to his wife Edna who
was in the Rotary Club and installed on the same day I was. She was one of our first female Rotarians 40 years ago. Uh we were we 1986, we were both installed as Rotarians
and uh she's a dear friend and uh my condolences to her and all of the family. Thank you. Public hearings, calendar item number four, hearing called to order on an ordinance further amending title 17 of the Revere revised ordinances relative to outdoor lighting.
Proponents. People in favor. Hearing and seeing none, we're going to close that side of the hearing. Opponents, anybody opposed? Again, hearing and seeing none, we're going to close that side of the hearing.
Councilors. This Councilor Carigliano. Thank you, Mr. President. This is going to go to zoning, I assume, but um so I'll save most of my comments for that, but uh this is uh an ordinance that is also adopted in 66 other cities in the state.
I think everybody in here can tell a story about how one of their neighbors has a light that's pointed right into their backyard at some point, so this would help alleviate some of those uh some of those type of issues, so thank you. Anybody else?
Councilor Kelly. Thank you. Um I'll I'll save my comments for zoning as well, but I respect um Councillor Cogliano's comments but and I agree but um there are a lot of ambiguities in this so I think we're going to have to take a very
careful look at it in zoning. At one point it exempts holiday lights but in another it says two weeks and six weeks so there's a lot of ambiguity here so it's something we really going to have to dig into and make some changes with. Okay, thanks. Mr. Mr. President, if if I may real
quick, I'm sorry. I just want to say I actually one of the one of the plans for zoning was to remove the section on the holiday lighting. So that was uh actually this has been reviewed by a member of the solicitor's office as well as Frank Stringi. Um so we we're definitely we're working on it but
good catch Councillor. We're going to take that out for sure. >> more tweaking we can do in zoning and Councillor Mercurio. No comment. Okay, all right. All right, zoning. Calendar item number five, hearing called as ordered on the application of
Zoraida Uran, trustee of Zoraida Uran Family Trust, 53 Tap Street, requesting a special permit to enable the appellant to alter and expand a pre-existing non-conforming single-story single-family dwelling to a three-story two-family dwelling at 53 Tap Street.
Proponents, people in favor. Name and address for the Uh well, I think Steve Capone. >> Okay, go ahead Steve. Uh 63 Tap Street. Um Zoraida is a neighbor of mine.
Um she has been a good neighbor, uh gives nobody any problems. Um The house that she's in right now is the only one on that entire block that is not uh a two-family house. Um Mr.
D'Ambrosio is one of the abutters. I am one of the abutters. Uh we also had 21 um community support letters for that, which is pretty outstanding that, you know, the neighbors are fine with uh what she's going to do. Great.
Did you submit that to the city clerk? What? The the letters? Yeah. Yes. >> they sent? Yes. We have them. Okay. Good. And you you you set a record. You're the first one to get up before the attorney. So All right, let's have let's have the
attorney speak. Is that >> [laughter] >> Is that a good thing? Is that a good thing? All right. Yeah, listen. You're a unique guy, and I know that. >> [laughter] >> Thanks. Name and address, please. I'm Matt Graves. I'm an attorney based at uh 14
Proctor Avenue. Um and I represent Ms. Yura uh Zoraida Yuron and the Zoraida Yuron Family Trust in her application for a special permit at 53 Taft Street. Uh Zoraida is here with us tonight in the back. Um
Also here with us is the project architect, Hector Prieto. Uh if anybody has technical questions, can go to him. Um this is really a family-oriented project for Zoraida to expand her home uh so that her son and his wife uh can
move back home eventually, and in the meantime visit. Um they're both uh active-duty US Air Force out in Arizona, and they And that's the purpose of this project is so that they've got a place to stay, uh eventually to move into, but for now, when they come to visit, uh to have a place of their own right there at
the house. Um currently, the house, as Steve mentioned, is a single-story uh single-family home. I've got the plans up here, but I'll put up a picture from the street view. Um
so, she wants to add a second and third floor to convert the property to a two-family residence. Uh this is allowed by right in the RB district. Um as Steve mentioned, she did extensive outreach with neighbors and got a lot of support letters. Those are all on file with the city clerk. Um
the new project will really fit with the size and scale of the neighborhood. As you see here, this is 53 Taft Street. If you look down the street, every other house is a two and a half or a three full three-story house. Um yet, 53
uh Taft is actually the largest residential lot on this block from Wilson to Broadway, but it has currently the smallest house. Um so, she's really just trying to update this, um bring it more in line with the rest of the neighborhood. Um
the end result here, if this project goes through, the uh the house size will still be right around the average, actually slightly below average for the neighborhood, so nothing out of proportion. Uh this should fit really well with the rest of the neighborhood. Um we do not expect any traffic or parking
impacts. Um the plan is for three parking spots, which should be enough for what Zoraida and her family need at the property. Uh additionally, the house is very close to public transportation. It's just about 500, 550 ft uh from the 116 bus line
right at the intersection of Broadway and Taft, and that's a line that has service every 10 minutes from Wonderland Station to Maverick Station in East Boston. Um so again, in conclusion, this is uh this proposed project is for a modest
addition to Ms. Huron's home at 53 Taft Street. The purpose of the addition is again to allow her son uh and his family to move in with her and to visit uh for the time being while they're uh serving in the Air Force. Um and I am happy to take any questions
that you have uh about this. Thank you. Any other proponents, people in favor? Hearing and seeing none, we're going to close that side of the hearing. Opponents, anybody opposed? Come to the mic and give your name and address,
please. Good evening, counselors. My name is Noreen Bartol, and I've lived for over 30 years at 70 Taft Street. 70? 70 Taft Street, yes. And um I have a couple of concerns about this property. Um as the city knows, Taft Street is at least the
area that we live in is in a flooding zone. The city has spent a lot of money and has done a fabulous job. Um Counselor McKenna was a very big proponent of this, and I'm afraid that raising a building is going to exemp-
you know, make things worse. Um I'm also concerned about the parking, even though I know that they said there's three parking spots that would be available. Since Wilson Street has um become a one-way from Beach Street to Revia Beach Parkway,
um there's an abundance of cars going all the way down, and they are parking in front of 63 Taft Street, which is right across from us. And yes, they have a right to do. It is a city street, and they're in our neighborhood and everything like that. And I'm concerned with building this up, and if eventually
becomes a rental unit, like so many places do, that um the renters will have to park on the side on the street right in front of our home. I'm also concerned because um as the attorney directly said, correctly said,
that on the right-hand side is all two multi-families. On the left are not. That's the block that I live in. Currently, 63 Taft Street is for sale. I'm concerned that this sets a precedent that someone can come in and say, "Oh, that's a cute
little ranch house. I'm going to make it gargantuan." So, those are a couple of the concerns that I have. And, um, I'm hoping the council will take, you know, take those into consideration. >> Thank you very much for your input.
Any other pro, uh, opponents? People opposed? Hearing and seeing none. Councilors, Councilor Mercurio. Thank you, Mr. President. Just a couple of questions to the attorney. Um, with the concern of the neighbor with the water in that area, uh, is we going to
do any, um, um, drywells to, uh, capture this water or are we going to do, um, direct into the, uh, city storm drains? Uh, I'm not familiar with the technical aspects. Hector, do you know? Uh, I'll
have the architect take that one. Name and address, please. >> How you doing, Councilman? I'm Hector Prieto, 114 Addison Street, Chelsea, Mass. Okay. Uh, yes, to answer your question, counselor, um, I did all the, the calculations. There's going to be two 500-gallon drywells that'll be placed on site based on the
storm water runoff. Okay. So, that will, uh, alleviate the water coming off, uh, go, coming off the, uh, roofs and going into the streets and it'll be go, uh, recharge the groundwater, correct? >> Correct. Yeah, it'll be before the asphalt, the driveway, and then the roof itself. She does have, um,
about 1,300, uh, square feet of open space, which is grass in the back. Okay. Um, that, uh, might just cur, uh, ease your, uh, um, concern regarding the water issue in that area. So, we should Did she Were
you able to see the plan uh um yet of what's going to happen there with the um site plan? Okay. Would you be able to forward her a copy of the site plan? Um Yes, absolutely. >> this resident so she can see what's going to happen with the storm water and
her concerns Absolutely. >> and any other neighbors that might have concerns about the storm water down there. It has been an issue in the past. So, if we can correct it and make sure that storm water stays on her uh lot, that would be uh a great. Um I'm
impressed that we had 21 people 21 neighbors uh come out with letters of support for this project. I reviewed the project several times. I've been over to Zoraida's house several times reviewing this project. She did make a few changes uh uh towards the project which I'm
happy with. And uh I encourage all the council to vote favorably uh for this. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, counselor. See Nobody else? We're going to zoning. Public comment pursuant to chapter 402
of the Acts of 1965. This is reserved for Revere residents and business owners only. Please provide your name and address for the record, indicate which item you are speaking on, and the limit is 2 minutes per person. Anybody who wants to speak in public
comments uh period, come to the mic now, please. I don't see anybody. Does it apply to me, too? No. >> [laughter] >> Okay, so uh we're going to close that now. Oh. Oh. Okay.
So, we're going to We're going to hear from the mayor, then we're going to go back to public comments again. I I want to follow the rules of order as I'm really speaking on Mayor Patrick Keefe, 44 Kilburn Street, Revere, also 281 Broadway,
Revere, Mass. I'm speaking not just as a mayor, I'm really just speaking as a resident that that has been spent a lot of time in the community and I was approached by a few people including the ward counselor, but the Beachmont Improvement Committee and and many others about the Legacy
Garden and I can I'm going to be very brief. There is going to be This is going to be the easiest decision the city council has ever made. It's It's It's It goes uh It's very generous of you to consider this and I know that you're going to deliberate very vigorously over it, but
I'm very happy to support this project and I look forward to seeing it come to fruition. Thank you. Thank you. I'm a I think you're in the majority, Mr. Mayor. Okay, now we'll take public comments. Uh So, if What's the motion?
What number is the motion? Okay, I'm assuming that you're going to speak on this motion. Yes, okay. Name and address Name and address for the record. >> Before the motion, okay. So, Kathleen Heiser, 51 Endicott Avenue,
Revere. Um Good evening and thank you for considering this motion that Jim is about to put forward. I wrote some notes because I've been noted to be long-winded and I'm going to try to keep myself under
control, but I wanted to kept cover a couple of things that I'd like to share with you. So, as you know, this is a a legacy garden that we're going to be having and I actually can I get I um for those of you who haven't been
down the end of Endicott Avenue, we had planted a thousand tulips in that little triangular park that's a parcel of land that's down there. Um and it is amazingly beautiful when it blooms. And now we're going to work on uh creating
it into a legacy uh garden by taking uh applications for pavers to put in to recognize neighbors that have been in the neighborhood and have now gone. And so, um this I'm going to put in the hall. You can look at it at your leisure at when
we're done if we're still here. Otherwise, we'll put it online and what you can look at it at the BIC uh website. So, Carol's tie has become a legend in Beachmont. You think? Her [laughter] birth certificate actually lists the city of
her birth as Beachmont. >> [laughter] >> She's lived in her family home for all of her 90 years. The Beachmont neighbors, especially those from Endicott Avenue, have become family. >> [laughter] >> The legend of our neighborhood has lives
in stories of those who came before us. We stand on the shoulders of them. Carol started her career and I'll just give you a tiny little background of who who this woman is, but most of you know. Carol started her career as a student teacher in 1959
at the old Garfield and followed that as a substitute teacher at the old McKinley. And then she began teaching English and Latin at the old Revere School High School in 1960. She was the co-founder of the Revere Teachers Association collective
bargaining unit and co-wrote the first agreement between the school committee and the teachers association. Her teaching career morphed into her appointment first assistant assist Nerves. Assistant superintendent and then
superintendent. After retiring as superintendent in 2001, she went on to serve 22 years on the school committee. 65 years, that's quite a career. She may have taught you or your parents
or maybe even your grandparents. Carol continues to live her life with integrity, compassion, and generosity. And she will add her story to those names on the pavers, the Legacy Garden. And I would like you to invite all of
you at some point in time to uh buy a paver as well because the stories are going to be housed in the museum. And um we'll be able to do research on the people that lived in our neighborhood by looking at a paver, having a name,
and going to the museum on School Street and their stories will be there in alphabetical order. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. >> [applause] >> Okay, so I broke the rules and gave her more than 2 minutes, but everybody else
is getting 2 minutes. >> no objection. Well, I I'll make up for it by trying to be even less than the two. Uh Joe Gravellese, uh 50 Salt Street, number 705 in Revere. Um So, I want to also speak in favor of uh naming this Legacy Garden uh after Carol
Thai. Uh I had the good fortune of overlapping a bit with her time um as superintendent when I was a student in the Revere Public Schools. Uh but even more importantly than that, uh she has been a great role model and friend for my family. You know, a lot of you know my mother was on the School Committee
for many years and um Um, you know, my my role model, I think you all have worked with her and know what a person of integrity and and she always viewed Carol Ty as her role model, you know, someone that she wanted to model her public service after. So, thank you uh for having that impact on my mom and
that means a lot to me and my mom and I look forward to putting a paver in honor of her parents, my grandparents that lived in Beachmont for their whole lives and just uh couldn't be more honored to support this. Uh thank you. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Name and address, please. Hi, Nicole
DeVoe, 215 Crescent Avenue and current president of the Beachmont Improvement Committee. I just wanted to talk very briefly about um our mission at the Beachmont Improvement Committee and part of that mission is that we believe improving our neighborhood and its surroundings will inspire investment
from our neighbors to be involved with not only us, but um with their neighborhood around them and the city around them. Um and this Legacy Park on Onondaga Avenue >> [snorts] >> fits perfectly with that mission. Um from 20 years ago when we sat around a
small table um and thought about what we were going to do with Cummings Park, which was an old police substation, and then we came up with the Beachmont Community Park at Cummings Square. Um to Kemperly Park, to a couple parks over at Beachmont School, it all came in with
within that mission and this is that next step in that mission and we hope to um bring more involvement with the neighborhood and not only families that have been there for generations, my family's been there for four or five generations. So, we want
only we want not only pavers that say, you know, for example, Condelli family, established 1924 or 23, but we also want families that have just come in, established 2026, established 2020. And this all it it just fits perfectly. And
as far as the naming of it, >> [snorts] >> I can't think of a better person that represents that word, legacy. Thank you. Can you tell us how we purchase a paver? Uh I have forms ready to go.
>> [laughter] >> Is it going to be on the website or Tell tell me. >> eventually be on our website. Right now, it's on social media and we can email it out. We have physical forms for anyone who wants to be involved. And we encourage everyone to be involved, both families who are new, old, past, and no
longer in the neighborhood. And that's that's great, too. I think with the name of Carol Tye on it, you'll do very well. >> Yeah. Thank you. Next. Name and address. Good evening. Travis Alpert, our business we operate in Revere. >> [snorts]
>> Um I'm here to speak on 103 26 103 for the park. I Yes, I'm so excited about this. I My first residence in Revere was in Beachmont. I'm excited to be helping out with this project in the Beachmont Improvement Committee.
And I just really wanted to put a shout-out to the counselor and all of the team here, as well as Doug from HYM, Charles from Amaya, and we have a company that I was able to work with and they're donating. It's going to be fun. So, it's been a
collaborative effort all across the Commonwealth pretty much. And so, I'm just really excited. Encourage everybody to get a paver. And yeah, they're going to the whole project is going to be local. It's going to be great. And so, I'm excited. Thank you all. Thank you, Travis. Next.
Uh Matthew Tarallo, 215 Crescent Ave. Good evening, counselors, Council President. Thank you for Councilor Keefe, thank you for making this motion. I'm here to speak in support of this motion. And Sorry. I would like to dedicate the garden at the corner of Leverett and
Eutaw Avenue as the Carol Tai Legacy Garden. I would really like to kind of focus on that word legacy. It would be remiss to boil down Ms. Tai's legacy to any single achievement, position, or title, even though those titles themselves are remarkable. A long-time
educator, a superintendent of schools, a school committee woman, a public servant, for so many people in the city, including myself, her legacy is more personal than that. It can be found in the students she taught. Some of you are students yourselves.
Um it can be found in the family she served, the school system she's helped shape, and the bold way she stood up for her community time and time again. Legacy is often talked as something distant, to plant seeds in a garden that you might never see. Ms. Tai spent her
life planting these seeds in Revere, in classrooms, in the city's civic consciousness, and in the belief that community is something that we must deliberately build, teach, fight for, and care across generations. The remarkable thing, though, is that so many of those seeds have already flourished. They are in the people she
taught, the institutions she strengthened, and in the community that she has chose that has chosen to show up for her now. To dedicate this garden to Ms. Tai, it cements her legacy in the neighborhood she has called home her entire life. It turns a small piece of land into
something living, something cared for, something that will hopefully outlast us all. The Carol Tai Legacy Garden will be a tribute, yes, but it will be also be a promise that the seeds she planted in Revere will continue to bloom in the community that she helped shape. Thank
you so much, guys. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Ed Devoe, 216 Crest Ave. Hi everyone, thank you once again, Jimmy, for helping support this. Um [clears throat] I You know, when I think about the Legacy Park and and the thing that comes to mind mostly is is that I I hope what
this does is plants a seed for maybe more Legacy Parks around the city. I think we all know about Revere's rich history and having been part of the Revere Historical Society, I mean, history and maintaining history and understanding of history is so important
for us having pride in in our city and and the city going forward with a lot of pride. Um and having Legacy Parks will identify the people from various sections within the city in different Legacy Parks that that founded those areas, that were part of those areas. I
mean, when I think of Beachmont and Carol Tai is probably one of the greatest examples of somebody with a legacy in the history of Revere. It's incredible and you look back at some of the other legacies and I was just thinking today is is that people may not know the name Maurice Prendergast who
was a um an artist um back in the late 1800s, 1900s that did paintings of Beachmont, actually. Um and and he's a name actually I'm going to sponsor a paper in his name. Um but there are names of people like that throughout the his city
in different parks throughout the city that I would like to see become more Legacy Parks. But more importantly, it's so important and I'm so happy to see that this park, you know, we were all trying to struggle with names and when somebody came up with the idea of Legacy Park, we said, "What a great idea." You
know, and it was, you know, the Carol Tai Legacy Park. So, I'm wholly in support of this and I hope, like I said, that it's you know, um exhibits a little bit more interest in maybe establishing more around the city. Thank you. Great. Thank you.
>> [applause] >> Anybody else in the public comment period? Okay, that's done. Councilors? Mr. President. >> Councilor Coggliano. Motion to suspend the rules to take up 26103. Okay, you don't want to let your
colleagues talk about Carol Tye? I'm actually doing just that, Mr. President. >> [laughter] >> I thought you would try to shift the right to a vote. >> public comment, so no, we if I'd like to bring up the motion now where we have everybody in the audience and then we can On suspension. All in favor, all
opposed. So ordered. Call to order item number nine, motion presented by Council MacCurtain, that the city of Revere name a certain portion of land at the corner of Leverett Avenue and Endicott Avenue as the Carol Tye Legacy Garden. This island is currently being developed through the efforts and sponsorship of the Beachmont
Improvement Committee, whose dedication to enhancing our neighborhood continues to make a meaningful impact. The proposed garden will feature a thoughtfully designed landscape including a brick paver area that residents will have the opportunity to purchase, a way to contribute as well as a well-planned planting design and
irrigation system to ensure its long-term sustainability. Naming this space the Carol Tye Legacy Garden would serve as a lasting tribute while also recognizing the community-driven effort behind this project. It represents an opportunity to create a beautiful and functional public space that fosters
neighborhood pride and engagement. Councilor MacCurtain. Thank you, Mr. President, and I'd like to thank all the residents from the Beachmont area that came up and spoke in favor of this. Uh it was it was a great motion that we all put together. We all worked on this motion and we all worked on the naming
of the park and we finally came up with a great name, uh the Carol A. Tye Legacy Garden. It's a fitting tribute to someone who gave so much to the city of Revere. We all know the history, the dedication, the tremendous asset that Carol Tye has
been to our community. Beginning her career as a school teacher and later serving as a superintendent of the Revere public school system, her leadership, commitment to students, and decades of service helped shape generations of Revere families and left
a lasting impact impact on our city. The Legacy Garden funded completely by the Beachmont Improvement Committee using no city funds, raising money through a brick paver uh uh uh uh way to raise money through brick
pavers. Um the design was through the BIC, uh the Beachmont Improvement Committee. Uh this whole uh park came together. It took us over almost a year to do this park and it's finally coming together as
we speak. Um it will be an uh uh will stand as a lasting reminder of her dedication, leadership, and love for the community. I strongly advise uh ask the council to support this motion uh and favor it and um and that's it.
Thank you very much, Council. Mr. President. >> Councilor. This is like the mayor said, this is going to be our easiest vote in the history of votes on the City Council, but uh Councilor Novoselsky. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, uh I want to congratulate the Beachmont
Improvement Committee. This is the greatest greatest choice for this particular lot and uh Carol A. Tai Legacy Garden. As as the senior guy in this room, I would say other than Carol and maybe
her dear friend, um I can honestly say I am part of this legacy. She was my first teacher in 1959. >> [laughter] >> And ever since then, I've I
always call her Miss Tai. She's always been Miss Tai and she always will be Miss Tai. She was a great teacher. She earned everything that she is being mentioned about and people We her. She was a great great
superintendent and one of the best the city has seen. And I am proud of her. I'm proud to call her my friend. And I congratulate her and for still being around to see it happen. And
true. And you know, and Ca- Carol and Miss Ty I love you. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Kelly. Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to congratulate everyone who worked on this
and congratulate um Councilor Mercurio. I think this is absolutely wonderful and um as Councilor Nowakowski said, I I'm I'm I have a little pot in this too because Miss Ty was my English teacher and um to me as well, she will always be Miss Ty
and um I just I know I'm honored to say that she was my one of the best teachers I ever had and I have very good memories. Um so, I think this is wonderful. Congratulations. Thank you, Councilor. Councilor Haas.
Thank you, Mr. President. Huge shout out to the the BIC and also to Councilor Mercurio. There's one line in this motion that really caught me. Naming the space the Carol Ty Legacy Garden would serve as a lasting tribute while also recognizing the community driven effort behind this project.
And I think you take a look around the room tonight, you see how much how much people care about Beachmont, how much they care about Miss Ty and how they can come together for a great cause. And Carol, you're a living legacy. Um I feel weird ca- calling you Carol instead of
Miss Ty, but I consider you part of my family, you know that. You taught my mom, you taught my dad, you baby sat my dad, so I know how much patience you have. You taught me and you opened up a a world for me in your advanced
composition class. Um when you teach a kid who's a, you know, a a teenager about writing and reading and you open up so many worlds for that student and I can only imagine how many students you open doors for,
how many residents you helped and how many residents you still continue to help and um, I think this is a great motion. Um, kudos to the the counselor for submitting it and um, in support of it all the way. Congrats, Carol.
Thank Thank you, Council Council Guerrino Silvaggio. Thank you, Mr. President. Okay, I'm going to get emotional. >> [laughter] >> Um, I've known Carol and I call her Carol, I'm sorry, for about 35 years. Um,
this recognition is incredibly well deserved. Beyond her many accomplishments, Carol has always been such a strong, strong advocate for the people of Revere. I met Carol years ago when I was working Community Access Television and she was
one of my first interviews. Um, she spent so many decades giving back to this community with compassion, leadership and dedication. She's inspired so many people, including me. Like, she was one of my first, first role models. I I enjoyed talking to her
constantly. I enjoyed all the the stuff, the information that she would give me. She's so knowledgeable, so knowledgeable and her commitment to the city of Revere was something that nobody can ever surpass. She loves the
city, she loves the people. I'm so happy that this motion was put forth, Jimmy, um, Council Mercurio. There is nobody in this city that deserves it more. And I'm so happy that the legacy of Carol Tye is going to live on in the
Carol Tye Legacy Garden. Thank you, Carol. Thank you, Council Council Gennino. Jimmy, great motion. I've known Miss Tie, not Carol, close to 50 years. Worked with her school department when I
was a student, the police department as a superintendent, side by side. Your advice was always there, always helped above and beyond. And later on the school committee, it's just been a a pleasure to know you,
and I hope you people realize you have quite a big guide in the field to keep it beautiful for all the years to come to take after Miss Tie. It's a wonderful motion. Thank you.
Thank you counselor, counselor Cogliano. Thank you Mr. President. I'm the youngest person on this council. I did not have you as a teacher. But I do want to tell a story to everybody, and I think I've told you this story before. Uh it's a story my mother told me about
you. When my mother was in high school in the '70s, she was a basketball player. And back then she was confused, and she came to you and she said, "Miss Tie,
why do I have to choose between being a woman and an athlete?" And you said to her, "You don't." And if you didn't do that, I don't know necessarily if my mother would be where she is today and successful in her field,
which means that I wouldn't be where I am today. So, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you counselor, counselor Argensio. Thank you, Mr. President. I don't know how much more I can say. I think this is the the best motion uh of the greatest motion that I've had
the pleasure of voting on since I've been up here. Uh Miss Tie, Carol Tie, uh unbelievable person in the city. Uh I didn't have the pleasure of having her as a teacher, uh but I've known her for a lot of years. My mother was a school nurse at the high school and she had a
great friendship with with Miss Ty and and my mother always talked about her and this is a great motion and thank you Councillor Mercurio and I wish you all the best Carolyn. I hope you're around for another 90 years to
to enjoy it and and and see this come to fruition. Thank you. Thank you Councillor. If I might from the chair. I am the I think the third person to say I did not have Miss Ty as a teacher.
But I I can say I've been here a long time. Everybody knows I keep saying I got to stop doing that. I keep saying I've been a Councillor for 27 years, but long before that I was a businessman here in Revere and I admired Carol Ty
before I get into politics. So you you truly are a legacy. This like I said, this is the easiest motion I'll ever vote on because it it it's so important to Beachmont and Revere.
To have your name on this legacy garden. Um I I know everybody gave you all the praises, but I mean it sincerely. I admired you long before I knew you. And once I got to know you I admired you
more of course, but this is a wonderful thing. It's a tonight is a feel good council meeting because we're voting on a legacy garden for Carol Ty. Thank you for your service.
On the motion. All in favor or opposed? You want a roll call? We'll have a roll call. Roll call on the motion. Councillor Genzio. Yes. Yes. Councillor Cogliano. Yes. Yes. Councilor Gino. Yes. Yes. Councilor Reina Sawayama. Yes. Yes.
Councilor Haas. Yes. Yes. Councilor Kelly. Yes. Yes. Councilor McKenna is absent. Councilor Macario. Yes. Yes. Councilor Novoselsky. Absolutely. Yes. Councilor Silvestri is absent and Council President Zambuto. Yes. Yes. The motion is approved.
>> [applause] [applause] [applause] >> We have the honor of Carol Tye. It It's It's one of the few times in my life that I am speechless. >> [laughter] >> Uh We oftentimes when I have come up here, we've been on opposite sides. And
I think that's just a wonderful part of Revere. That you can be on the opposite side any number of times and then the next time it doesn't make any difference. We're still neighbors. We're still relatives either by blood or
connection somewhere or another. I was your teacher. Um I don't think it works the other way because none of you are old enough for that, but uh it was just I cannot tell you how how overwhelmed I
am and I I thank you so much. So, Ira, when you were sitting in the uh in the auditorium in the days when we had nothing and everybody sat there in a study period and I'd have to be nagging him to be quiet, but he would do all
kinds of wonderful things for other people as he has done his whole life. Jimmy, what will we do without you? You were the You are the florist, you are the gardener, you are the one who makes Beachmont beautiful. It's just so Michelle, I haven't known you for very
long, but I say I am an admirer of you. I had you in high school. Yes, I do recall that, but I haven't seen you in the in in the years in the interim. But I do remember that you were in uh
you were in my honors English class. Yes. So, you're still honorable, and it's a wonderful thing to have you. Uh Barbie, I consider myself part of the House family because I'm the one who remembers the
history. There isn't anyone else who remembers that, and I'm the one and I share it and it's wonderful that you share with me. Angela, I met you when you were at on the PTA at the at the Immaculate Conception school and
we're having some difficulty there, and we were able to work up a few things to help you to be successful in all of your endeavors uh because you were working so hard. What can I say about you, Chris? I go back in your family.
>> [laughter] >> Go back in your family. Your mother was a dear friend of mine. Um I bought flowers there with my my dear friend Toby Cassidy. We went there all the time to buy our flowers and always had wonderful conversations
there. And your mother your mother was just one of my all-time favorite people. Um she was just a good student and uh solid, just solid, got along with everyone. So, that was just
the great thing. And your mother the best nurse that Revere High School ever had. Um she was just tough enough but always in her heart extending anything she could to help a kid who was
in need be successful. So, I feel all of these connections with all of you. I didn't have you in my class, Tony, unfortunately. But you would have been a challenge. >> [laughter]
>> You would have been a challenge. So, thank I certainly would have learned a lot from you and I I I wish I had I did have some teachers like you. >> Uh but uh your legacy ev- everybody
that's ever had you, you left a mark on that you you taught. So, uh and you certainly left a mark on everything from a union leader to a superintendent of schools and and and like you said, we've
we've had disagreements, but >> Didn't matter. we lived in a time when you didn't have to hate somebody you disagreed with. And I I I hope for that time back again. >> absolutely true. And I think that's always been true. I mean, a time or two
I have been up here chastising some of you. Um but so >> Me especially. >> [laughter] >> I'm certainly grateful that you that we have all let it pass and have not held any uh grievance against
anyone. We just I appreciate all you do. I know it's not easy when you're sitting up there because you can't please everyone. But I have to say, you pleased me quite nicely today. So, >> [laughter] >> so thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your support. Thank you for
all the work that you do for the city because sometimes it's very thankless. And thank you for being the wonderful human beings that you are. I admire you all. And I I I just wish you all the best of luck and happiness in the job is that
you continue to do. Thank you very much. >> God bless you. >> [applause] [applause] >> We're going to go back to the regular order of business. Calendar item number six, unfinished business. Motion presented by Councillor Kelly, that the mayor request the DPW
and Traffic Commission to evaluate the channel traffic island located at Hall's Corner due to repeated vehicle striking its curbing and recommend appropriate safety improvements including but not limited to reflective yellow curb paint, delineator posts and or warning signage.
Councillor Kelly. Thank you, Mr. President. Um the motion speaks for itself. I actually um this island actually has really taken a beating over the years and it's kind of sunk and it's very difficult for people to see when driving and I've
actually even witnessed a couple of cars hitting it myself and I've gotten some complaints from residents. So, I'm hoping um it can be looked at and if anything can be done to just heighten its visibility so that it's not a safety concern,
um that would be great. Thank you. Anyone else? Councillor Giannino. Excellent motion. Uh tonight the way in the cast front of me ran over the island. Up and over it two wheels. The other night coming down Water Street with a car right over the island.
I'd like to have a substitute motion to see put in to have that in a removed because of our public safety cuz not going to be an accident accident there. There has been accidents there. Numerous accidents there. So I'd like to request to make just have the other removed. So
I think that'll be a separate motion. I don't know if you can amend. Madam Clerk, how do we want to handle this? It's A substitute motion is replacing the motion that's on the floor. So So so we'll put it as substitute. By rules of order the council would take up the substitute motion first if that
prevails. Okay. Are you comfortable with the substitute motion? Oh good. Okay, so we're all in agreement here. Isn't that nice? Okay. On the substitute motion by Councilor Janino. All in favor, all opposed? No, we can't.
We got to do a roll call so we know both motions. Roll call on the motion. On the substitute motion by Councilor Janino to remove the island at Hall's Corner. Councilor Agensio. Yes. Yes, Councilor Colegiandro. Yes.
Yes, Councilor Janino. Yes. Yes, Councilor Greenough Swigart. Yes. Yes, Councilor Haas. Yes. Yes, Councilor Kelly. Yes. Yes, Councilor McKenna is absent. Councilor Macario. Yes. Yes, Councilor Novoselsky. Yes. Yes, Councilor Silvestri is absent and Council President Zambuto. Yes. Yes, the
substitute motion prevails. Calendar item number seven, communications. Communication from the city auditor relative to a loan order in the amount of $12,200,000 for Wonderland area sewer improvements. Mr. CFO.
Good evening, everybody. Rich Viscay, the CFO, 21 Broadway. Uh I am here before you to request a public hearing on a bond authorization in the amount of $12.2 million to to uh, for Wonderland sewer improvements.
Uh, these improvements are part of the um, uh, consent decree that we're under. Uh, we have uh, received approval from the uh, >> [snorts] >> state program, the Clean Water um, state revolving fund for uh, favorable
interest rates and loan forgiveness. And um, I know this is going to go to public meeting, but I want to answer any questions with regard to that request. Anybody have any questions before I send this to a public hearing? Public hearing on June 1st.
Calendar item number eight, communication from the city auditor relative to the department revolving funds ordinance updated for F for the FY '27 budget. Good evening. Again, Richard Fiske, 21 Broadway. Um, before you tonight is a request for
a public hearing to change the ordinance with regard to revolving funds. Uh, this is something required by the Department of Revenue um, that the department of revolving funds become ordained. Um, we haven't had a change the ordinance in
the last several years, but we have had chance to review all of the uh, revolving funds for the departments. And we are proposing eliminating some and adding some new ones. And they're all listed there. They're They're not with the budgets at this point. We will put the budgets in for the budget hearing.
And the budget is just so that >> [snorts] >> um, we know how much is the max that anyone can spend in those funds. They can't spend money unless there's money in those funds. These are all requirements of the Mass General Laws. However, um, a public hearing is required to change the ordinance so that
we can remove some of the older uh, revolving funds that don't seem to have much purpose anymore and we've also introduced some new ones through the departments that they requested them and we vetted them out and we think them to be proper and I think those conversations probably
better had during the second hearing but this requires a public hearing to hear this so. Any questions before we send this to a public hearing? Council Clerk Leandro. >> Thank you Mr. President. Rich, does this have to be completed before or
concurrently with the budget vote? I would say the it would be nice for the ordinance to be done prior to this the start of the fiscal year 27 because this would actually take place for fiscal year 27 and and like I said it's it's more of a
it's just requirement of the law to establish this I I think the DOR tried to make it easier I feel like they really made it harder actually but because it requires an ordinance change and it requires the extra belts and suspenders of such but short answer is yes it would be great to have it done
before the 2020. So there's some revolving funds in there for we were talking about the health health and wellness center we have one in there for the new community gardens. We have one for the police for their firearm permit fees and some new ones in there that we want to take effect for fiscal year 27. >> Thank you no I was just asking for
timing purposes. So when would this public hearing take place cuz June 1st. June 1st so we're going to do it on the 1st so then we can vote on it on was it the 19th or something like that? Yeah that's Yeah okay I just wanted to make sure that what we were discussing that's all.
>> good question good question. Anybody else? Public hearing June 1st. Thank you Mr. CFO. Council item number 10 motion presented by Councilor Kelly that the mayor request the Parks and Recreation Department and the Revere Police Department to implement proactive public
safety and enforcement measures at Griswold Park during the July 4th holiday due to recurring resident complaints regarding illegal fireworks activity. Councilor Kelly. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I wanted to bring this motion really just to try to be
proactive. Every year there's a number of complaints from fireworks um being shot off at Griswold Park and I know this year being a 250th anniversary um I'm all for celebrating and being patriotic but fireworks are illegal and in this
particular area it seems that they are a particular nuisance for the neighborhood. Um so there's always a fear of injury of course or um damage to houses or fire to to properties and things like that. I know that last year a patrol was there
um for a part of the evening and everything was under control and unfortunately the patrol got called called away and then things got completely out of control there um and it it's just a a terrible um it's just a terrible scene for the neighborhood to have to deal with. So
I'm hoping we can just get ahead of it this year and maybe just um have these departments work together proactively to try to curb this from happening this year. Thank you. Thank you, Councilor. Anybody else? On the motion, all in favor, all opposed. So ordered.
Calendar item number 11, motion presented by Councilor Kelly that the mayor request the Traffic Commission, the Department of Public Works, and the Revere Police Department to review and identify appropriate locations throughout the city for the installation of signage prohibiting the operation of motorized and electric scooters upon
sidewalks and pedestrian areas particularly in high pedestrian traffic areas, school zones, business districts, and senior pedestrian corridors. Further that said departments provide recommendations regarding appropriate signage placement locations and any additional pedestrian
safety measures deemed appropriate. Councilor Kelly. Thank you, Mr. President. So, again, this motion is coming from just a proactive public safety standpoint. Um I've gotten a number of complaints of these motorized scooters being operated on
sidewalks. Uh they're becoming a big nuisance for residents trying to walk. Um they're fearful of being injured. Um and it's just causing a lot of havoc throughout the city. So, I know that um I did speak to the legal department and
our ordinance that we have on the books does support um the prohibition of the operation of these devices on sidewalks, but there is a lot of confusion regarding these um devices. So, I understand that the governor is
proposing litigation legislation right now called the Ride Safe Act, and that is going to provide a lot of clarity, um fines, um um avenues of enforcement, and things like that. So, I think for now it would be a good idea just from public
awareness standpoint to get these signs up to give people um just the information that they should not be operating them on sidewalks. And then after the um governor's legislation becomes adopted, hopefully it will, uh we can go back and change our ordinance
to maybe coincide with what that um state ordinance reflects in terms of enforcement mechanisms and fines and so on. So, um but for now I think this is a good first proactive step. Thank you. Thank you, Councilor Councilor Cog Leandro. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh
Councilor Kelly, I was going to bring up the uh the Ride Safe Act as well. Um it's actually in it's on the Senate Subcommittee right now. So, it is moving along pretty well. And uh also I believe Senator Edwards is on this subcommittee. So, we have any further further questions.
[clears throat] But good motion. Thank you. Thank you, Council Councilor Andrew. Council Mercurio. Thank you, uh Mr. President. Great motion, uh Councilor. And I am full in full support of this motion. If there's anything I can do with you to help you with this
motion, I'd be available. Thank you. Councilor Argenzio. Thank you very much, Mr. President. I applaud this motion. I think it's a great idea. I Back in '24, I think this was the first motion that I presented to the City Council. We had the then
Police Chief Mr. Callahan Chief Callahan here. And there really wasn't Listening to him, there really wasn't a lot on the books that he could do to enforce these things. So, I'm I'm thankful that the legislature is and the governor is
coming around. And I look forward especially to enforcement. Even Maybe they can set up a sting here and there and you know, on Broadway and uh just to get the message across. I I came out of a convenience store the other day and and somebody zipped right
by me. So, I'm glad I'm glad to see that something concrete is finally being done. And and great motion. And and thank you very much. Thank you, Councilor. And and I too applaud the motion. I'm inclined to put this in public safety because number one, uh
there's a cost associated with putting signs up and then redoing them. And this looks like it's going to pass soon. So, uh we can we can further discuss this in in public safety and uh hopefully this thing will be passed in a
short period of time. It looks like it's moving on the fast track at the State House. So, thank you very much for the motion and this will go to public safety. Calendar item number 12, motion presented by Councilor Greenough-Sweya. that the mayor request the Planning and Community Development Department,
Inspectional Services, Engineering, Conservation Commission, Fire, and the City Solicitor to review and evaluate the implementation of the Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance in light of the significant increase in ADU applications throughout the city and provide recommendations for strengthening local,
structural, dimensional, and site design standards where permissible under state law. Said review shall specifically examine building size, height, setbacks, lot coverage, and overall scale of ADUs in relation to surrounding residential properties, detached ADU placement,
building massing, and preservation of usable open space in residential lots, drainage, stormwater runoff, flood plain impacts, and resiliency concerns in coastal and low-lying areas, driveway expansions, curb cuts, and excessive paved surface coverage, utility and infrastructure capacity
including sewer, water, and emergency vehicle access, whether additional design review or site plan review standards should apply to oversized lots, corner lots, and environmentally sensitive areas, measures to prevent overcrowding, overdevelopment of residential lots, enforcement procedures and penalties for
violations of zoning, building, and occupancy regulations. Further, that Planning and Community Development provide the City Council with recommendations for any ordinance amendments, design guidelines, or administrative procedures necessary to ensure ADUs are developed in a manner that protects neighborhood character, public
infrastructure, and quality of life while remaining compliant with state law. Councillor Greenough-Sawaya. Thank you, Mr. President. Um I did reach out to Planning and Development as well as other
departments. Um So, over the past year since the state ADU law went into effect, the City of Revere has seen a significant increase in applications. Prior to the ordinance change, there were only three ADU applications
submitted in the city, and all three were denied. Since May of 2025, there have been 58 applications with 54 being approved.
That's a substantial change in a very short period of time. And I believe it's our responsibility as a council to review these impacts and what the impacts may look like long-term in our neighborhoods and our residents.
Now, I want to be clear this this motion is not about eliminating ADUs or preventing homeowners from improving their properties. I understand that these ADUs provide opportunities for multi-generational living, housing
flexibility, and additional income for families who remain in our city of Revere. But, Revere is also a densely populated, fully built-out community with ongoing concerns regarding the parking, the flooding, the infrastructure, the
drainage, the traffic, and the overcrowding. We hear this every single day. When we see this many applications in such a short time frame, I believe it's appropriate to pause and evaluate whether strong
stronger guidelines or additional safeguards should be considered. Of those applications that came in, the parking and the Planning and Development Department told me 32 were in single were in single-family homes, 17 were in
two-family homes, one was in a three-family home, only one application involved a detached ADU, and the rest were attached units. 42 were base basement conversions, and the average ADU size was approximately 781
square feet. And now, only 10 occupancy permits have been issued thus thus far. With all these ADU permits that they all these ADUs that they built, the 58, 54 were approved, and only 10
permits were actually issued. So, what are they doing with these houses? These ADUs, what are they doing with them? Um So, I understand that we we need to do what we're doing. The governor has, you know, issued
us these rulings, and and and if the city doesn't comply, then we lose our funding. But, we really need to put something stronger, a more we have to have like a bigger discussion. We have to look at the setbacks, the lot coverage, the building height, drainage
considerations, parking enforcement, and neighborhood uh compatibility standards. So, now as a council, I think we owe it to the residents to continue monitoring this issue closely. I would like all these departments to come in and help us with figuring out a way to go back to
the old way that we used to run our ADUs before the governor stepped in and told us what we should be doing. Thank you. Thank you, Council. Council Cagliandro. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh Counselor Guarino Suarez's last sentence is pretty much what I was going to talk about. Um
I I don't like when the state dangles finances over us to get us to do things. I'm sorry, that's number one. Number two, we voted this in a year ago, and I spoke on it, and I asked because in the in the the ADU guidelines from the state, it says that municipalities are able to make reasonable change to these
rules. Would it not be reasonable for us to revert back to the original ordinance that we had that was working? So, I just I you know, I understand, you know, but it seems like we were just discussing this. I It seems like every week you look at the site plan review and someone's doing an ADU.
So, I think that's the answer is to revert back to the way we did it initially. Thank you. Thank you, Council. Council Kelly. Thank you, Mr. President. So, when this first came up a year ago, I asked the city solicitor to give a
legal opinion because I wanted us to be exempt from this state mandate. I said that I we had an ordinance on the books. It was working perfectly. It was working as intended for um extended
families and things like that. The city solicitor said that we could not pursue exemption. At that point, I voiced my concerns about the overreach here regarding these uh this ordinance.
And I entered into um discussions with the city planner at the time and was told only reasonable amendments could be made. And I did make a couple of reasonable amendments. And fortunately, a couple of them were approved. Uh one being um
no ZBA relief ZBA relief would be prohibited. Now, that being said, I support this motion wholeheartedly. I think this is absolutely something we need to look at. Um however, I think that it deserves consistent
application across the board. So, I don't think that it should be just limited to the context of ADUs, but I think all of these things parking, drainage, infrastructure strain, overcrowding, neighborhood character, overdevelopment, and overall quality of
life that we're seeing being impacted by residential apartment buildings as well should also be examined under the same guise. So, I would not only like to express my support for this motion, but I would like to offer a friendly amendment
just to add that the appropriate departments examine these same concerns as they relate to large-scale residential apartment developments, particularly projects exceeding 30 units including impacts on parking, drainage, infrastructure, neighborhood character,
overcrowding, and overall density. Thank you. Thank you, counselor. Counselor Iannicelli. Uh thank you, Mr. President. Um so last year, I I think we went through this exercise. And as I I agree uh with
Counselor Swyer, and I I agree with what Counselor Kelly is saying, but we were told emphatically by the solicitor and the director or the chief of planning and community development what our restrictions were. And we did pass uh
some reasonable restrictions, and they were accepted by the state. So, I I although I certainly we can try again, but uh you know, like I say, we we did this once. Um and the increase in ADUs that uh Counselor Swyer speaks about,
that was the intent of the state. Yeah. So, as far as they're concerned, this is a success here. >> Big success. All right. Um so, uh and and I I think uh Counselor Swyer, what you said about uh applications have come in, but there's been only 10 occupancy uh permits. So,
that leads me to believe they haven't been completed, they haven't been inspected yet. Um so, I I hope that's the case. They shouldn't be in operation if they don't have an occupancy uh permit. So, >> although I am in favor of this, but I I just seems like it's kind of like the uh
Twilight Zone, more or less. We We're going over the same thing that we we talked about once, but let's give it another shot and uh maybe we can have some success. Thank you. Thank you, counselor. All right, so I'll give a couple of comments here.
Um So, you know, as as my colleague to the right said, the governor is very happy with how it's turned out here. Now, I I I can't say I was in favor of it from the start, but there's not much I can do about it. It's It's like the
community the MBTA communities act, which I hate, but I had to swallow because we need the grants that we get to improve our community. We passed um
we passed the ADU ordinance in uh April of 2025. Uh we we felt the need to change and and uh we further amended it in September of '25.
I think we took it to the limit. Now, I'm I I wish that we could implement exactly what the council proposed and the other council proposed here. Uh I believe that most of this stuff should be in in is in
zoning and it's supposed to be looked at and that's the reason for the I&I funds and all all all this stuff. This is most of this is in our zoning laws. Uh unfortunately, the the unfortunately, the
ADU law, I don't think we're going to have any luck with. But, I'm referring this to zoning. We'll talk it over further in zoning and if there's a way to tweak it again and we'll go ahead and tweak it, but uh if you ask Governor
Healey, she probably loves Revere for all those ADUs being permitted. Okay. We're going to refer this to zoning. We stand adjourned until June 1st.
>> Mr. President. Oh. Oh, I apologize. We have a No, [laughter] I got to recind that because I had promised >> point of personal privilege point of personal privilege at the end. And I did mine at the beginning, so >> [laughter] >> selfishly I'm trying to close the
meeting out, but we're going to reopen it and personal pri- point of personal privilege for Councillor Mercurio. >> Thank you so much Mr. President. On June 3rd, I'll be holding a Ward 1 community meeting for the Ward 1 Precinct 3 area.
People that live in the MacLeod, Conception, School Street, Vinal Street, Taft Street areas, I invite you to come down to a community meeting which will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. And then from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. we are
going to do a tour of the Revere History Museum. So, I encourage everyone to come down with their questions or concerns at the meeting and I will be present. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Great. Thank you for the point and
I'll let you do another point on the 1st on June 1st, so you can announce this again. Thank you very much. >> Because I tried to close you out. >> [laughter] >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> adjourned till June 1st. >> Mhm.