[SPEAKER_13]: Si w ta ka rete kanpe, tanpri, admèt manm onorab eli Konsèy Vil Medford yo, Isaac B. Zack Bares, Anna Callahan, Kit Collins, Emily Lazzaro, Matt Leming, George Scarpelli, ak Justin Sang. Felisitasyon pou tout moun. Si ou ta ka tanpri rete kanpe pou admèt Onorab 32yèm Majistra vil Medford, Breanna Lungo-Koehn. Pou moun nan nou ke mwen poko rankontre, mwen se Terry E. Cotter. Mwen te fèt nan Medford, mwen te grandi nan kominote istorik West Medford nou rele The Ville, epi mwen te edike nan lekòl piblik Medford yo. Yo travay. Mwen te travay jis yon ti jan soti isit la nan West Medford Community Center epi mwen trè fyè pou m rele tèt mwen yon Medfordite. Mwen te vin loreya powèt inogirasyon vil la an 2021 epi mwen te sèvi de ane eve'nman pou m ankouraje atizay pwezi atravè vil la nan yon varyete de ritm, rim, ak devinèt. Aswè a, apre yon dimanch maten ki gen lanèj te retade, nou isit la pou selebre epi chaje Majistra, Konsèy Vil la, ak Komite Lekòl ki fèk eli a ak biznis k ap evolye pou dirije youn nan vil ki pi etonan ak istorik nan Commonwealth la. Wòl mwen nan tout bagay sa yo pral sitou fè w konnen sa k ap vini apre yo epi kenbe bagay yo deplase ansanm. Se konsa, pou tout moun ki isit la avèk nou nan chanm konsèy yo ak pou tout moun lakay yo ap gade Medford Community Media, nou tèlman kontan ke ou te kapab rantre nan nou pou fè egzèsis pasifik demokrasi reprezantan nan ansyen vil nou an. Anvan nou kòmanse, kite m di Bessie Pace mèsi ak manm Koral Kominotè Medford ak Koral Jèn ak Jèn Adilt, ansanm ak flitist Michelle Corrado ak akonpayman an, mwen pa jwenn non li. Bunny Tabaski. Bunny Tabaski. Pou bèl prelid yo nan Mete Atmosfè a, ou pral tande pale de yo ankò nan jis yon ti tan. Kounye a, mwen ta renmen envite ekip Girls on the Run ki soti nan Roberts pou mennen nou nan Sèman Fidèl la. Etazini nan Amerik, ak nan repiblik la pou ki li kanpe, yon sèl nasyon, anba Bondye, endivizib, ak libète ak jistis pou tout moun. Epi mwen ta ka ajoute, ak libète ak jistis rapid pou tout moun. Mèsi, se kounye a plezi mwen prezante Raben Jessica Delera nan Temple Shalom pou bay envokasyon an.
[SPEAKER_11]: Nou ka chita. Mwen santi mwen nan travay. Konbyen nan nou te gen yon sòt de konkou redaksyon oswa jounal rapid lè nou te timoun kote yo te mande ou, si ou te prezidan pou yon jou, kisa ou ta fè? Mwen imajine sa abitye. Kounye a, youn nan repons mwen te vini ak lè mwen te timoun, paske mwen te toujou timoun sa a, se ke si mwen te prezidan pou yon jou, mwen ta pase yon lwa ki ta entèdi peye atlèt ak zetwal fim plis pase nou. peye enfimyè ak pwofesè. Men, sa a nou wè kòm yon egzèsis pou timoun yo, paske moun nan nou ki travay nan lidèchip aktyèl la nan mond reyèl la, nan kèlkeswa kapasite, soti nan gouvènman eli nan kèlkeswa karyè nou yo, nan pwòp kay nou yo, konnen ke lidèchip se pa sa ki senp. Ou pa rive jis di, sa a se ki jan li pral ye, ak Lè sa a, li ye, epi se nan fen istwa a. Se konsa, nan tradisyon jwif la, nou fèk kòmanse nan lekti Tora a ke nou li tout senk liv Moyiz yo pandan yon ane. Nou fèk kòmanse liv Chemòt la, liv Egzòd la, kote Moyiz resevwa apèl li pou l dirije. Bondye pale avè l nan ti touf bwa a. Epi li gen opòtinite pou l vin prezidan, pa sèlman pou yon jou, men pou tout tan. Li vin lidè ki mennen Izrayelit yo soti nan esklavaj, ki antre nan pwojè sa a. Epi li pa vle li. Li vle premye yon patnè. Li vle Arawon, frè l la, ede l ak pati sa a pou l pale an piblik, e li pa santi l alèz. Apre sa, li menm ak Arawon ale epi yo bati yon kowalisyon nan Zikne Yisrael la, ansyen yo nan kominote Izrayèl la, yo bati pi laj achte pou sa lide a yo ap eseye vann, ki se ke nou pa ta dwe oprime. Nou pral jwenn farawon an pou n' di l' kite nou ale. E kèlkeswa sa li pran, nou pral fè objektif sa a rive. E sa se, mwen panse, yon modèl pou nou tout. Dwa? Okòmansman, li ka sanble ke ou ta dwe fè li poukont ou, men reyèlman sa ou ta dwe fè se chèche patnè ak bati yon kowalisyon nan moun ke w ap sèvi yo. Gen yon pawòl nan Pirkei Avot, youn nan pi ansyen kouch Talmud la, ki di, bimkom she'en anashim, hishtadel liyot ish, ke mwen tradui kòm, nan yon kote ki pa gen pèsonn, Ou dwe fè efò pou w vin yon moun, ke nou tout gen opòtinite nan lavi nou kote nou bezwen monte. Nou gade alantou epi nou panse ke yon moun ta dwe fè yon bagay, epi nou gen moman sa a nan reyalize, mwen se ke yon moun. Mwen bezwen monte epi vin lidè, se moun ki bezwen an, asire w ke li vin fè. Epi sa ap apeze ak lide sa a nan altifrosch min hatzibo, ki vle di pa separe tèt ou ak piblik la, ak kominote a. Ak sa a se yon prensip ke mwen wè k ap pase isit la nan Medford. Mwen gen privilèj pou m ko-coaching ak Majistra Brianna ak Girls on the Run. Sa fè m kontan anpil lè m wè moun ki angaje ak piblik la, ki pa separe tèt yo ak moun yo te eli pou yo reprezante yo nan divès kapasite yo, ki gen bezwen ak objektif tout kominote a devan yo. tout tan pandan y ap pran desizyon difisil yo ki se yon pati nesesè nan lidèchip. Nan Jidayis, yo rele moun k ap dirije sèvis la, kit se rabi, yon chantè, yon pwofàn, yo rele yon shaliach tzibor, se moun ki voye piblik la pou reprezante moun nan kominote yo a, pa sèlman nan peyi a. chanm, men tou, ant nou menm ak diven an. Se konsa, mwen mande kounye a, gen anpil, anpil non Bondye, youn nan ki leve pou mwen jodi a se Hamechin Mitzadeh-Gaver, se pou moun ki gide etap limanite, gide etap sa yo, lidè nou yo isit la nan Medford, ba yo sajès pou yo koute anpil vwa pèp ke yo reprezante a, e menm e petèt sitou moun yo te di vwa yo pa konte. ak kouraj pou konstwi kowalisyon yo nan direksyon aksyon pozitif ki pral mete bezwen yo nan tout kominote a nan pi devan toujou. Amèn.
[SPEAKER_13]: Mèsi, Rabi, pou pawòl afimasyon ak lafwa sa yo. E nou t ap neglije si nou rate yon okazyon pou n selebre nasyon an ak chante, eskize m, ak chante Bandwòl Sarsaparilla la. Donk si Bessie
[SPEAKER_05]: O, di èske ou wè, pa limyè douvanjou a byen bonè, Ki sa avèk fyète nou te salye nan dènye klere solèy kouche a, Ki gen bann laj ak zetwal klere nan batay la danjere, O'er remparts yo nou te gade yo te tèlman gaye koule? Ak ekla wouj fize a, bonm yo pete nan lè a, te bay prèv nan mitan lannwit lan ke drapo nou an te toujou la. Oh, di èske sa bannière star-spanngled ankò
[SPEAKER_13]: Se konsa, pi bonè ane pase a, mwen te gen plezi pase flanbo bato Poet Laureate la, premye a nan Medford, bay siksesè m nan, ki se yon zanmi chè ak yon powèt bèl bagay poukont li. Kidonk, se onè m pou m prezante Loyatè Powèt Medford a, Vijaya Sundaram, ki pral jwe powèm li a, Message from the Rooted World.
[SPEAKER_06]: teknoloji. Mesaj soti nan mond lan rasin. Ensistan ak entrelase, rasin fò ak solid pa kite plas pou anbreyaj dout sou tè a, kote manman pye bwa nan lajounen nesans treelings yo ki tout grandi ansanm nan solèy la nan move tan lugubr. Filaman chanpiyon transmèt nouvèl ki sanble sanzatann, envolontè, men an reyalite yo tout te jwenn rasin nan forè etaj, lans vèt. Pran chante sante ak gerizon yo atravè tè a nan pye bwa ki atire sans ak fòs rasin yo atravè tout lajè yo ak tout longè yo. Epi nou menm tou, atravè tout istwa nou yo, tout pèt nou yo, tout glwa nou yo, pote mesaj pou pataje nan bay ak pran swen nou. Endiferans jwenn objektif komen, nanm inik ak ini nou yo. Ak sa a, kominote rich nou an, ak swen ak limanite, te kapab grandi yon espas ki pa gen diskisyon, yon vil klere plen ak lavi, salye ansyen an, anbrase nouvo a, rejte tout mal, di sa ki vre. Yon forè k ap chante byen vèt Anrasinen nan plas li ant pon sa a k ap balanse nan nesans ak lanmò Li chante chante li epi li ban nou souf Konsa tou, nou dwe nan gwoup k ap grandi yo. rive nan direksyon solèy la
[SPEAKER_13]: Mwen devine Ray Charles te di li pi byen, ou te gen youn nan bon, ti bebe. Mesye dam, fanm sa pa bezwen entwodiksyon. Li se yon zanmi, li se yon chantè mèveye, epi li mete anpil lòt chapo, men aswè a li pral fè pou ou, Bondye beni Amerik, Stacey Clayton.
[SPEAKER_02]: Tanpri santi yo lib pou rantre nan mwen. Sa a se yon sèl difisil yo chita nan epi yo pa chante. Se konsa, ede m chante ak amoni. Si ou vle kanpe, ou kapab. Ou pa bezwen, men jwi li.
[SPEAKER_03]: Bondye beni Amerik, peyi ke mwen renmen. Kanpe bò kote li epi gide li nan mitan lannwit lan ak limyè ki soti anwo a. Soti nan mòn yo, nan preri yo, nan oseyan yo, blan ak bave. Bondye beni Amerik, lakay mwen dous lakay mwen. O Bondye beni Amerik, lakay nou dous lakay nou.
[SPEAKER_13]: E kounye a, mwen ta renmen akeyi yon lòt moun ki reyèlman pa bezwen entwodiksyon. Li se direktè Medford Family Network, e li fè yon bèl travay nan tout vil la. Li se yon defansè paran, li se yon defansè pou timoun, li se yon defansè pou fanmi, evidamman, epi li pral prezante mesaj kominote nou an. Marie Cassidy.
[SPEAKER_10]: Bonswa, tout moun. Epi mèsi, Terry, pou bèl pawòl sa yo. Mwen kontan pou mwen isit la. Se konsa, onore yo dwe isit la aswè a. Yon selebrasyon konsa, yon inogirasyon, yon nouvo kòmansman pou nouvo ekip dirijan nou an. Me Breanna Lungo-Koehn, nouvo konsèy vil nou an, nouvo komite lekòl nou an, felisite pou nou tout. Se yon nouvo jou. Se yon nouvo douvanjou. Se yon nouvo lavi. Eske nou pral chante sa ansanm? Se yon nouvo douvanjou. Se yon nouvo jou. Stacy, ede m. Se yon nouvo lavi. E kisa nou santi? E nou santi nou byen. Da-danse. Da-danse. Da-danse. Felisitasyon pou tout moun. Li absoliman fabuleux. Epi nou tout ta dwe santi bon aswè a. Ann santi nou vrèman, vrèman byen. Antanke yon direktè Medford Family Network pou 30 dènye ane ki sot pase yo, mwen di ou avèk yon fyète enkwayab ak imilite ke nou menm ak mwen pale nan non etonan, sipèb anplwaye mwen yo ak lidè panèl etonan yo, ke MFN a, pandan 30 ki sot pase yo. ane, ke nou pa t ap pwospere ak pwospere epi yo te san sipò enkondisyonèl nan kominote sa a, nan Medford ke nou genyen an, kominote enkwayab sa a. Mwen se yon ti fi Medford depi nan kòmansman an, epi mwen kenbe pasyon pwofon ak adorasyon pou Medford, yon gadò rèv timoun mwen ak aspirasyon mwen. Mwen te nan yon pozisyon inik pou m wè ak apresye tout sa li te pran pou vrèman esansyèl pou kominote sa a egzèse pouvwa pou dekouvri sa l pran swen. Epi pa janm swen sa a te pi evidan pase nan mwa mas 2020, èske gen moun ki sonje sa? Mas 2020, lè mond lan chanje pou tout tan. Malgre dega nan kò, lespri ak lespri, kominote sa a te wè opòtinite pou bay inite. Terry, ou renmen sa? Biznis ak òganizasyon yo te mete tèt yo ansanm epi yo te prezante MFN a yon chèk pou $10,000 pou nou te kapab kontakte fanmi nou yo epi bay sipò konkrè ki nesesè anpil tankou rad, manje, kouchèt, fòmil, asistans finansye pou peye bòdwo ak lwaye chak mwa, pou repare machin, pou repare fenèt ki kase, pou achte medikaman, pou achte aparèy nan kay la, ak èd nan nenpòt fason ki te nesesè. E se paske kominote sa a te fè sa. Ou te reyini nan yon fason ke pèsonn pa t 'kapab fè. Mwen pral nonmen anpil nan nou, Inivèsite Tufts la, bèl depatman lekòl nou travay nan, depatman lapolis nou an, depatman ponpye nou an, City Hall, tout gwo depatman nou yo, Majistra, Biwo Prevansyon Sensibilisation, Depatman Ekite ak Enklizyon. , YMCA, West Norfolk Community Center, bibliyotèk piblik, sendika lokal, kay adorasyon, Chanm Komès, lidè politik endividyèl, lòt fanmi, mwen te kapab kontinye ak sou. Se te etonan jan nou tout te reyini ansanm. An 1855, eminan abolisyonis Frederick Douglass la te di, li pi fasil pou konstwi timoun fò pase pou repare yon nonm ki kase, oswa mwen pral ajoute, yon fanm. Konprann sa, nou detèmine pou nou reyisi nan travay nou an pou ede konstwi timoun solid atravè yon pakèt pwoblèm sosyal, sikonstans difisil, ak enkyetid pèsonèl, epitou pou nou vin sous la, se sa travay nou ye, yon sous la. bezwen fè pati, bezwen gen siyifikasyon, bezwen pran plezi, bezwen aksepte, ak bezwen konekte. Nan ranfòse timoun ak fanmi, tout fanmi, ak tout moun ki defini tèt yo kòm fanmi, yonn renmen lòt, nou ranfòse kominote a. Koulye a, ann gade nan mo sa a, kominote. Gen yon ou nan kominote a. Aktyèlman, se ou menm nan kominote a. Ou tèlman enpòtan pou siksè Kontinyèlman Bati yon Fondasyon Solid. Epi nou pral ede administrasyon sa a kontinye bati sou fondasyon solid ke yo te deja bati a. Sa se ou menm. sètènman pou administrasyon sa a ak moun ki te ale nan tan lontan an. Epi gen yon I nan kominote a. I. Pito m fè pati pa m pou m kenbe w, pou m leve w, pou m ede w wè pi bon nan ou. Epi gen yon poukisa nan kominote a. Gen yon poukisa dwa nan fen a. Se nan fen, men nan fen, se tout sou ou ak mwen. Se konsa, isit la nan yon defi pou ou menm ak mwen kounye a. Nou sou pwent yon nouvo eritaj ak yon nouvo administrasyon. Nou ka pa tout dakò ki sa eritaj sa a ye, men mwen te gen kèk sijesyon. Nimewo en, koute youn ak lòt. Vrèman koute. Poukisa? Se konsa, ou pral tande. Remèt youn ak lòt. Poukisa? Paske nan pa totalman dakò, nou jwenn yon bagay ki fè nou fouye yon ti kras pi fon nan tèt nou. Petèt ofri nou yon nouvo pèspektiv, yon nouvo fraîcheur, yon nouvo vitalite. Etap moute, etap alantou, ak Lè sa a, etap tounen e petèt menm kanpe sou kote. Fè plas pou lòt moun ak diyite ak respè. Fè prezan lè w gade nan direksyon tan kap vini an pandan w ap gade dèyè. Poukisa? Paske se tout sa nou genyen. Se yon nouvo dimanch maten byen bonè, se yon nouvo jou, se yon nouvo lavi. Li bèl. Trezò li. Se tout sa nou genyen. Akoz ou menm, kominote Medford mwen an, kominote konplè nou an ki gen anpil resous, timoun nou yo ak fanmi nou yo ap toujou gen yon zanmi pou konnen ak yon kote pou grandi, epi nou p ap janm oblije mache poukont nou. Mèsi. Felisitasyon!
[SPEAKER_13]: Vijay, nou pral fè powèt soti nan yo anvan li fini. Chak youn nan yo. Mèsi, Marie, pou mo enspirasyon sa yo. Epi kounyeya nou pral gen remak Reprezantan Eta 34yèm Distri Middlesex la, Ms. Christine Barber.
[SPEAKER_01]: Bonswa, tout moun. Mèsi anpil pou Marie Cassidy. Mwen vle aktyèlman, èske nou ka gen yon lòt wonn pou Marie? Li se youn nan ewo yo vre nan Medford. Vrèman onore pou travay avèk li. Mwen se Reprezantan Eta Christine Barber nan 34th Middlesex District, mwen onore pou m reprezante katye nan Medford, ki gen ladan Hillside ak South Medford. Mwen kontan ak onore pou mwen avèk nou tout isit aswè a pandan n ap selebre inogirasyon manm komite lekòl la ak nouvo konsèy vil yo. Mwen ta renmen felisite nou tout pou moun k ap prete sèman nan aswè a. E m ap tann patenarya nou an pandan n ap kontinye travay ansanm an 2024. Se konsa, mwen vle akeyi tout moun ki te rejwenn nou aswè a. Mwen konnen lòt manm delegasyon eta a ansanm avèk nou, tankou Reprezantan Eta Donato, Reprezantan Eta Garbally, ak Senatè Eta Pat Jalen. Mwen ta renmen tou akeyi manm fanmi yo ak moun yo renmen moun k ap prete sèman aswè a. Mwen konnen konbyen ou sipòte moun ki eli yo e yo pral kontinye sipòte yo e vrèman apresye prezans ou isit la. E sa ki pi enpòtan, mwen vle remèsye ak akeyi tout manm kominote Medford yo ki te rejwenn nou isit la an pèsòn oswa k ap gade sou entènèt. Se konsa, mwen onore aswè a prezante Majistra Breanna Lungo-Koehn. Majistra Lungo-Koehn se yon rezidan Medford pou tout lavi. Li te premye prete sèman kòm 32yèm Majistra Medford an janvye 2020. Se konsa, nou konnen nan premye manda li a, majistra a te abòde gwo defi yo nan abòde epidemi COVID-19 la, asire w ke rezidan yo ak anplwaye yo te an sekirite, te gen aksè a manje ak lojman nan mitan pandemi sa a. Li asire ke pwogram vil yo kontinye sipòte bezwen tout rezidan nou yo. Depi lè sa a, li te kapab lanse premye plan konplè Medford pou plizyè ane pou kreye yon vizyon 30 ane pou kominote nou an. Li te kreye premye plan lojman vil la epi li te finanse reparasyon ki nesesè nan lari ak twotwa nan tout vil la. Pandan plis pase twa ane ki sot pase yo, mwen te gen onè pou m fè patenarya ak majistra a, ak rès delegasyon eta a, paske nou te finanse yon kantite pwojè atravè vil la. Se konsa, dènyèman nou jis jwenn finansman pou premye lakou rekreyasyon vil la aksesib inivèsèl nan Midland Middle School. Nou te koupe riban pou Clippership Connector, ki se yon gwo chemen ki gen plizyè itilizasyon sou Mystic River ki konekte kominote nou yo. Nou te kapab tou jwenn kèk sibvansyon minisipal pou chanjman klimatik pou prezève rezistans klima nan Medford. Ak pi resamman, nou te fè yon gwo pwogrè ak lekòl segondè Medford a, kote otorite bilding lekòl la te vote pou pèmèt Medford ale nan pwochen etap la nan atenn finansman pou sa. Epi sa se te yon patenarya ak majistra a, administrasyon lekòl la, komite lekòl la, ak yon bèl egzanp sou sa nou ka fè lè nou tout travay ansanm, nou ka deplase bagay sa yo. Li bon wi. Definitivman bat bravo pou sa. Sa se yon gwo e gen anpil plis gwo bagay devan nou nan Medford. Kidonk, anplis de tout bon travay Majistra a fè nan Medford, li vrèman bay pwogram ki bay priyorite pou sipòte jèn yo, sitou tifi. Epi li sanble apwopriye pou yon moun ki te premye kouri pou epi ki te genyen chèz li nan Konsèy Vil la nan laj 21 an. Majistra a kontinye patisipe nan pwogram tankou Girls on the Run, ki te fè Pledge of Allegiance isit la jodi a, e li kontinye ap devlope sipò ak konfyans pou pwochen jenerasyon an isit nan Medford. Se konsa, mwen espere travay ak majistra a ak tout moun nan vil la pandan n ap kontinye patenarya nou an pi devan. Kidonk, avèk sa, mwen onore pou m prezante Majistra Lungo-Koehn ak pitit fi li a, Bailey, ki pral bay sèman an pou li aswè a.
[SPEAKER_08]: Bailey te yon ti kras anba move tan an, kidonk sa a se Callaway pitit fi mwen an.
[SPEAKER_04]: Mwen, di non ou.
[SPEAKER_08]: Mwen menm, Breanna Lungo-Koehn. fè solanèlman afime, fè solanèl afime, ke mwen pral fidèlman ak san patipri, ke mwen pral fidèlman ak san patipri, egzeyat ak fè, egzeyat ak fè, tout devwa ki incombe sou mwen, tout devwa ki incombe sou mwen, kòm Majistra vil la. Medford, antanke Majistra Vil Medford, dapre sa m kapab, selon sa m kapab, ak konpreyansyon, ak konpreyansyon, agreyab. nan règ ak règleman Konstitisyon an, dakò ak règ ak règleman Konstitisyon an. Lwa yo nan Commonwealth la. Lwa yo nan Commonwealth la.
[SPEAKER_09]: Ak òdonans vil Medford la.
[SPEAKER_08]: And the ordinances of the city of Medford. Thank you. Thank you. You want to sit? Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Rep. Barber, for that introduction and your kind words. Good evening, and thank you all for coming to the 2024 Medford Inauguration. Thank you to everyone who is taking part in today's ceremony. Thank you to Director of Community Affairs, Lisa Coliani, who did all the planning for this wonderful event, and Director of Communications, Steve Smearty, for helping me work on this very long speech. I took out all the dad jokes, though, that you put in. I also want to take the opportunity to recognize the tireless work of our department heads, city staff, my fellow elected officials, and volunteers who have continued to do amazing things while navigating all of the challenges we have faced over the last four years. As I've always said, the successes of this administration are not due to a single policy or person. They're a contribution of ideas from some of the brightest and most dedicated people I've had the pleasure of working with. So to everyone who works in this building and for the city as a whole, thank you for your hard work to make Medford such a special place. I'd also like to thank my family for supporting me while I continue this work. Dave, Bailey, Calloway, Cody, Mom and Dad, I appreciate your patience, sacrifice, strength and love, no matter how hard it gets for us sometimes. With each new term brings a renewed sense of service and commitment to our city. All of us here standing before you, about to accept the immense responsibility you have bestowed, are filled with gratitude and humility. I can safely say that taking this oath is one of the greatest privileges of my life. And though I've been extraordinarily fortunate to be trusted with this honor several times, I never take it for granted. That's a message I hope my fellow colleagues experiencing this again, or for the first time, take to heart. Enjoy this day, cherish the road that brought you to this point, and never lose sight of the ultimate goal, serving the people of this city with pride, purpose, and professionalism. Congratulations to you all. We are at the forefront of the future of Medford, and I'm excited to work with you all and continue the relationships with those re-elected, Jenny, Paul, Melanie, Zach, Kit, Justin, and George. and forge new partnerships with those serving for the first time, Erica, Aaron, Nicole, Anna, Emily, and Matt. Over the past two terms, we have taken so many steps forward in creating a vibrant, equitable, accountable, and forward-thinking city from our hiring practices to everyday decisions we make. We have done the hard work, faced many obstacles, and now look to keep moving forward and continue to build on the foundation we have created. For years, it has been said that Medford has lagged behind other surrounding cities in terms of maximizing its development potential, increasing our commercial tax base, leveraging city-owned assets, and investing in its infrastructure. I shared in those concerns and criticisms while on the Council and made it a priority as Mayor to redirect our development strategy to focus on growth that contributes both to the bottom line as well as addresses key needs in our community. None perhaps more critical to our future than creating more affordable housing options. To help make that possible, my office, along with the Office of Planning, Development and Sustainability, led by Director Hunt, Alicia Hunt, worked closely with the City Council to establish an affordable housing trust. The trust will use various funding streams to help facilitate more affordable units coming to market. I thank the Council for being a strong partner in that process and look forward to working with the new members to expand on its potential. Much of this progress is also thanks to the advocacy and work of the former council that passed a much-needed recodification of the city's zoning ordinances in 2022. Through this recodification process, My administration worked with the City Council to establish a new zoning district, called the Planned Development District, which encourages proposals that specify a mixture of commercial, industrial, residential, open space, or other uses, as well as a DIF district for Medford Square. To help manage our lofty and complex development and zoning goals, it's critical that we have a top-tier team in place. That's why I'm grateful for the work that Bill 40 has done during his tenure as building commissioner, and thank him for staying on in an interim role as we searched for our successor. Our new commissioner starts in a few weeks, which is exciting. But Bill, please know, you have been instrumental in furthering our work here. And by doing this work together, we are seizing on the opportunity to bring real, transformative change to the city. We are in the process of bringing over 500 new residential units to the community through eight residential developments. To further support the housing crisis that is affecting nearly every municipality, we have also allocated $400,000 in ARPA funds to help offset permitting costs of renovations and upgrades to the current and new affordable housing units at the Medford Housing Authority. The guiding force behind our housing development strategy is the Housing Production Plan. This document serves as our roadmap to more meaningful community experience for our residents, and has been crafted with insight from housing advocates, local leaders, and the City Council. I thank everyone involved who has lent their time, resources, and knowledge to help address this evolving and complex crisis. In addition to increasing the housing stock, we are also working to bring new innovative industries to Medford that can tap into the talent pool and transform neighborhoods into technology hubs for the region. There are currently four life science development projects underway. And this is just the beginning. To truly activate the economic engine of Medford, we must continue to support and invest in our squares and green spaces. The next two years will bring about significant change to Medford Square, the central hub of our downtown commercial district. With three undeveloped lots located in the heart of the square, we are continuing that work that is stretched back to 2010. Armed with significant input from our residents, our past economic development director, Victor Schrader, and moving forward with the help of our newly hired economic development director, Sal DiStefano, we are finalizing an RFP to be released soon. With that portion of the square poised for transformation, it's wonderful to see Salem, Forest, and High Street becoming a nighttime destination for families and the public at large. Seeing the square bustling during the evening thanks to Chevalier Theatre and our amazing restaurants, with more to open in 2024, brings such a great smile to my face. That type of draw and that level of interest does not happen overnight. It takes commitment, dedication, and strong partnership between city staff, private partners, the council, and our Chamber of Commerce, now led by the new President Rocco DiRico. Together, we've been able to help strengthen our local businesses in many ways and support their journey through the pandemic. Last year, we awarded many of our local businesses a total of over $100,000 through the Small Business Facade Improvement Grant Program. Also, with so many people eager to frequent our commercial corridors, it only makes sense to fully activate our waterfront property. which we have plans for, and make green spaces in our squares more accessible and pedestrian-friendly. We have officially broken ground on the Clippership Connector, uniting a pedestrian pathway between Riverbend Park and Clippership Park. The path will allow people to walk, run, bike, and push strolls along a section of the river that to date has been blocked from public access. I thank Mayor Burke, City staff, and our partners at DCR especially new Commissioner Brian Arrigo for helping get that process off the ground and now in construction. We are also sitting on a truly transformative and generational opportunity with 28 acres of air rights above the Wellington MBTA station. For decades, this city-owned area went undeveloped and we are now in a position to activate that area and transform it into a mixed-use, transit-oriented residential and commercial destination. We received proposals on what could be feasible for the space and are now in the process of releasing an RFP to hire a consultant to help us move forward in the next stage of the development process. There are significant development projects that will have a substantial impact on not only the landscape of our community, but our projected revenues as well. And while that is a profound positive for our city, it is not the highlight of our future project prospects. That distinction squarely falls on the amazing news of our Mass School Building Authority application. It was recently announced that we have secured a spot in this year's process and we're on the path to reimagining a new state-of-the-art high school. I'm thrilled that through the work of Superintendent Maurice-Edouard-Vincent, our school committee, school district staff, community partners, and our team at City Hall, we now have the opportunity to collaborate with the state to make this project a reality for our community. This would not be possible without the advocacy and support from so many advocates, as well as the City Council who approved moving forward with the application. The only project that may rival the high school in terms of size and scope is that we're also doing our fire headquarters over. Our firefighters need a facility that meets the needs of a 21st century department. Last year, we hired the Gallant Architecture Studio, Inc. to design and envision a new fire department headquarters, and we are about to begin the design phase of a $25 to $30 million facility. In addition, there has been nearly $4 million put towards our fire department projects that are complete or near completion at our substations, and $2 million going towards two fire pump trucks that have recently been ordered to upgrade the fleet we currently have. We have also solicited a reviewing proposal for architects to assist with designing much-needed additional upgrades and renovations to our stations. These needs were on the top of my list when I ran in 2019. And I thank Chief of Staff Nina Nazarian and Chief John Friedman for helping us make it all a reality for the department. In addition to all the work being done to our fire stations and high school, we're also now, through the hard work of Paul Riggi, the city's first ever facilities maintenance director, reviewing, planning, and investing in our facilities by taking important steps to ensure their longevity and usefulness. We're also making significant progress in all things IT related, thanks initially to Jim Silva and our IT director, Rich Lane. Our IT infrastructure, IT's not fancy, but it's pretty important. Our City IT infrastructure is getting an overhaul with the buildings getting connected with fiber optics and important changes to the network inside City Hall to make our system more reliable and support the needs of our departments. In addition to the work being done in city facilities, we are also forging ahead with millions invested towards incredible upgrades and renovations to our parks and open spaces. Thanks to the hard work of staff planner Amanda Centrella, along with our entire parks team, which includes rec director Kevin Bailey, tree warden Aggie Tooden, our chief procurement officer Fiona Maxwell, and our DPW crew, this past year alone, a number of additional projects have either been completed or celebrated with a groundbreaking. Including just this week, we upgraded, we did a groundbreaking for the accessible McGlynn Playground. Many parks and recreation spaces have also been upgraded with new art murals, including our latest reveal by artist Jamie Chan at Wrights Pond. Our most ambitious park project, a major renovation undertaking at Carr Park Broke Ground this past fall. The car park renovation project is split into two phases, and the second phase, which is going to have all seasons basketball court, thanks to Congresswoman Kathleen Clark, who secured us a $1.5 million federal earmark for that phase. Investing in our parks and open spaces is a critical part of our effort to combat and reduce the effects of climate change. Making our parks more sustainable, accessible and resilient is just one facet of our strategy to reduce emissions. We are also taking the same approach to the City's infrastructure and operations. Medford's work with the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness continues as the City was granted over $400,000 from the State in December to expand climate resiliency efforts and $500,000 more recently in grant money from the Barr Foundation. With this funding, the City is enhancing its climate resiliency and emergency preparedness efforts through Medford Connects. Medford Connects, headed by our Board of Health Director, Marian O'Connor, and the Office of Prevention and Outreach Director, Penny Fanioli, will seek to expand and strengthen resources for community members who are most marginalized to build the community's ability to withstand and recover from climate crises in the future. The Green Communities Division awarded Medford $100,000 to make Gulcani Ice Rink and the Department of Public Works more energy efficient and further reduce the city's carbon emissions. As a designated green community, we have committed to reducing municipal energy use by 20 percent from our baseline year, a goal we have in our sights. The City is also committed to expanding its tree canopy. We set a goal to plant over 200 trees throughout the community during the 2023 season as part of this continual strategy. That number builds upon the 180 trees that were planted the year before. Using Community Preservation Act funds and ARPA funding, the goal is to plant trees in greater numbers of species and varieties in locations where they can grow and thrive into maturity so they can have an impact and provide benefits to the greater community. We're also heavily invested in removing tree stumps and repairing sidewalks damaged by the backlog of untreated stumps. As a start, this past year, we removed almost half on the list by investing almost a half million dollars to the tree stump removal process alone, through CDBG, ARPA, and state earmarks advocated for by our state delegation and in partnership with the city council. Thank you, Rep. Barber, Representative Donato, Representative Garbally, and Senator Jalen, for all the earmarks you got us, including on the stumps. And thank you to our CPA coordinator, Theresa DuPont, CPA committee led by Roberta Cameron and our CDBG coordinator Laurel Siegel for making this and so many more projects a reality for Medford. To aid in our climate goals, the city is in the process of transitioning its parking fleet and police department cruiser fleet to fuel-efficient, climate-friendly hybrid options. Just a few weeks ago, the Police Department took delivery of six hybrid vehicles that will be utilized by officers in the field, and the Parking Department took delivery, before that, of three hybrid vehicles. I thank the Police Chief Jack Buckley and Parking Director Faye Morrison for their support and patience in making sure we all transition to a more fuel-efficient way of doing business. The City also secured a $230,000 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant from the State to assist with the purchasing of an all-electric commercial-grade street sweeper that we just took delivery on. While we've made those strides on the City side, thanks to Traffic and Transportation Director Todd Blake, we've also benefited from a public-private partnership with Lyft and Blue Bikes. About three weeks ago, we completed installation on two new stations, one in West Medford and another at Logan Park, bringing the network to 10, with more coming in the spring. Our EV charging station count has also gone up from 2 to 10 over the last four years. Over the last term, we also cut the ribbon on the Tufts-Medford branch of the Green Line Extension. Reducing our reliance on gas-powered vehicles and investing in green transportation options will only make our community more sustainable, equitable and accessible. But, of course, we cannot forgo our responsibility in fixing our roads and sidewalks. That's why this year alone we've made significant progress in extending the life of our streets through preventative maintenance and leveraging private partnerships to repair portions of major arteries like Winthrop Street, Pinkert, Haines Square and Riverside Ave. In the fall, we began an extensive patchwork program on 34 streets identified in the pavement assessment. Also, over the last year, we crack-sealed 94 streets, which extends their use and improves navigability and drainage on those streets. To coincide with our patchwork strategy, we also invested nearly $3 million in repairs to our sidewalks. About one-third of the total sidewalk funding, roughly $800,000, was used to address sidewalk issues logged by constituents in our C-Click Fix platform that also coincide with sidewalk locations identified in the 2021 sidewalk assessment. Thanks to the incredible work of our DPW Commissioner Tim McGivern, City Engineer Owen Wartella and their staffs, we have repaired nearly two miles worth of sidewalks this past season. We're continuing this work into the next year thanks to the $1.5 million bond that the City Council approved at the beginning of last year. We'll deploy the rest of the funding to address sidewalks and curb cuts on Salem Street and beyond. Leadership within the City Council, School Committee, and City have also been and will continue to meet to figure out our projected assessment, budgeting, and borrowing needs for sidewalks, our major building improvements, and more. Thanks to the support of our Finance Director and Auditor Bob Dickinson, our Treasurer-Collector Judy Johnson, Assessor Ted Costigan, and our budget director, Courtney Cadello. We have come a long way in our new growth projections, how the city borrows and budgets, and we'll continue to work together with the council to enhance that process. And everything we do in Medford is informed through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. With the help of our director, Frances Wojcicki, we are working towards ensuring that services, programs, and events are not only accessible, but share in the values and meet the needs of our diverse community. For the past two years, Frances and her work with stakeholders has strengthened relationships with community members and created lasting partnerships that have yielded meaningful experience for everyone. Whether it be reaffirming the City's commitment to human rights, championing accessible language options for visitors to City Hall, or building on the success of our first-ever Pride Month series events in 2022 with the help of our Pride Planning Committee, the City's desire to be an inclusive and welcoming place for all would not be possible without the work of our DEI office and department heads who support these goals. Our DEI endeavors, however, are not siloed to one office. they reach across departments, programs, and communications. The interdepartmental cohesion is best exemplified by the work being done through our human resource department, led by our director, Lisa Crowley, who, along with Francis, works diligently to ensure our hiring practices are based on best practices and that our workforce is more representative of our community. That's why we've been focused on training our staff and diversifying our staffing. We have made progress, but my commitment is to keep pushing to do better. We need our staffing to represent the community we live in, and I promise to continue this work no matter what it takes. An important part of this project... was the hiring of our Medford Connectors and liaisons who serve communities across the city and are fluent in four environmental justice languages. They have been working to listen and support Medford's diverse communities and help us improve communication policies and programs. We are committed to making Medford safe, welcoming, and are always looking to improve communication efforts and policies to continue to make that a reality. Through this initiative, we have been able to offer expanded translation services through a variety of communication methods. Of course, our multilingual resource line is always available. We are also working to ensure that important information on our website and sent through the City Alert System and other avenues is translated into our five major languages, main languages. This is a first for the City and will allow us to message important City-related information to populations that were previously underserved in this area. The Office of Prevention and Outreach, with the help of these teams, is also working to strengthen resources available to community members who have been affected by the opioid crisis with an over 830,000 settlement from the Opioid Settlement Fund, with the potential for more funding in the future. Using interview surveys and other community outreach, the team is currently working through recommendations and strategies for investing these funds. I'm also happy to announce, as of last week, we hired our new Veterans Director, Veronica Shaw, who will continue the hard work of Jeremy Johns servicing our veterans and their needs. Thank you for joining our team, Veronica. You're a great addition to the staff we have here at City Hall and beyond, such as Pam Kelly, who runs our Senior Center and our Tax Workoff Program, Director Barbara Kerr, who operates our new Medford Public Library, Kevin Harrington, who helped video this tonight, who runs our Medford Community Media, and so many others. For those of you worried that the speech will be wrapping up soon, I'm almost halfway through. It's very hard to try to get every department in there. I can't not do it. I'm sorry. Just kidding. A few brief highlights and we're done. Just today, thanks to Clerk Adam Hurtubise, we were able to swear in and promote two firefighters in the department. And just last week, we welcomed six new police officers. The highlight of our police hires last week is that, once again, we were able to hire a diverse group that represents our community, which was not only a goal of Chief Buckley and I's, but something we are proud of to actually see become a reality. Run Medford, hopefully we'll be back for our third year in 2024, thanks to Dave McGilvery and Dempsey Sports. Our Charter Study Committee is deep into their work, gathering input, researching and holding community meetings on how to best shape our charter and how to move this city forward into the future. Thanks to our election manager, Melissa Ripley, and crew. Thank you to them. They're getting ready for the smooth presidential primary and election season this year. Thank you to our parking team for working on two phases of meter installs to make sure our squares have upgraded equipment, the remainder of which are going live, I believe, this month. Thank you to our police department, who are now equipped with body cameras for their safety, the safety of others, and for accountability purposes. There's so much more, but I've had enough, and I know you all have. We want to listen to Stacey in the Corral, I know. To conclude, I'm often asked what some of my most notable achievements during my time as mayor are, and I always say that no achievement is earned by one person, or in many cases, by one department. Every positive piece of progress that happens here is the result of the team we have here in the city. So thank you again for all your hard work, and in advance for your hard work coming in the next two years. I would also be remiss if I did not give a special thanks to my assistant, Daria Tajera. Her patience and kindness is felt by all. And she has dealt with me for eight years. Bless you. I am so excited for what the next two years will bring and thank you for entrusting me to lead our city for another term. I am dedicated to keeping the promises I've made to you and delivering on this vision for a better future for Medford. And I know City Hall staff and my fellow elected officials are ready to do the work necessary to make that happen. No matter what challenges we face, we have proven that we are able to unite as a community and as a result are ready to take the next step into the future. We're at the forefront of a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous time for Medford, and I can't wait to share that experience with you. Thank you.
[SPEAKER_13]: Tout tan majistra a ap pale, mwen panse ak plonje, ki se aparèy pou respire anba dlo endepandan. Li evidan pa bezwen yon tank. Bèl majistra, bèl pawòl. Epi kounyeya pou nou administre sèman an bay nouvo City Council la, Adam Hurtubise, City Clerk.
[SPEAKER_00]: Si nou tout te kapab kanpe, tanpri. Leve men dwat ou. Repete apre mwen, tanpri. Se pa tout moun, jis, padon. Ou pral repete apre mwen itilize non ou. Mwen afime solanèlman ke mwen pral fidèlman ak san patipri egzeyat ak fè tout devwa mwen yo antanke manm Konsèy Vil Medford, dapre pi bon kapasite mwen ak konpreyansyon mwen, ki dakò ak règ ak règleman Konstitisyon an, lwa Commonwealth sa a, ak òdonans Vil Medford yo.
[SPEAKER_14]: Felisitasyon, Konsèy.
[SPEAKER_13]: Epi, koulye a, yon lòt fwa ankò, inimitabl Stacey Clayton nan chante Rise Up.
[SPEAKER_03]: kraze ak fatige nan viv lavi sou yon jonksyon epi ou pa ka jwenn avyon de gè a men mwen wè li nan ou konsa nou pral travay li soti ak deplase mòn yo pral mache li soti epi deplase. E mwen pral leve, mwen pral leve tankou jou a mwen pral leve, mwen pral leve san pè mwen pral leve, epi mwen pral fè li mil fwa ankò E mwen pral leve wo tankou vag yo mwen pral leve malgre doulè a mwen pral leve E mwen pral fè li mil fwa ankò Pou ou Pou ou Pou ou lè silans la pa trankil epi li santi l ap vin difisil pou w respire men mwen konnen ou ka santi w anvi mouri men mwen pwomèt nou pral pran mond lan nan pye l epi deplase mòn pote l nan pye l epi deplase. mòn. Apre sa, mwen pral leve. Mwen pral leve tankou jou a. Mwen pral leve malgre doulè a. Mwen pral leve epi mwen pral fè li yon mil fwa ankò. Pou ou. Pou ou. Pou ou. E pou ou, tout sa nou bezwen, tout sa nou bezwen se espwa. E pou sa, nou gen youn ak lòt. E pou sa, nou gen youn ak lòt. Epi nou pral leve. Nou pral leve. Nou pral. Nou pral leve. Nou pral leve. Se konsa, nou pral leve. Leve tankou vag yo. Nou pral leve. Malgre doulè a, nou pral leve. Epi nou pral fè li mil fwa ankò. Pou ou Pou ou Pou ou Pou ou Pou ou
[SPEAKER_13]: Epi kounyeya, Adam Hurteby, grefye vil la, ap tounen vin jwenn nou pou nou administre sèman nan nouvo komite lekòl la.
[SPEAKER_00]: Komite lekol la ka leve, tanpri. Epi tanpri repete apre mwen. Tanpri leve men dwat ou epi repete apre mwen. Mwen afime solanèlman. Mwen afime solanèlman. Sa mwen pral fidèlman ak san patipri. Sa mwen pral fidèlman ak san patipri. Dechaje ak fè. Dechaje ak fè. Tout devwa yo. Incombe sou mwen. Incombe sou mwen. Kòm yon manm Komite Lekòl Medford. Kòm yon manm Komite Lekòl Medford. Dapre pi bon nan kapasite mwen. Dapre pi bon nan kapasite mwen. Ak konpreyansyon. yo dakò ak règ ak règleman Konstitisyon an, lwa Commonwealth sa a, ak òdonans Vil Medford. Felisitasyon.
[SPEAKER_13]: Epi kounyeya pou nou ofri mo lafwa ak lapriyè pandan n ap fèmen, Reveran Doktè David M. Kilpatrick nan Legliz Batis West Medford.
[SPEAKER_07]: Se yon privilèj pou mwen isit la aswè a pou plizyè rezon, pa pi piti nan yo se mwen rive gen yon pitit fi ki rele Brianna. Kidonk, li lè pou nou priye pou vil Medford pandan l ap antre nan yon nouvo ane ak yon nouvo administrasyon. Nou pral priye pou majistra a. Nou pral priye pou konsèy vil la. Nou pral priye pou komite lekòl la. Nou pral priye pou tout bèl depatman vil la, lapolis ak ponpye ak lekòl ak tout anpil lòt depatman yo. e pou tout volontè sa yo ki fòme komite ak komisyon ak tout bagay ki fè vil sa a yon bèl kote. Se konsa, tanpri lapriyè avè m '. Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, gran fidelite w anvè nou, Granmèt. Menm nan aswè dou janvye sa a, nou wè nouvo mizèrikòd. Pawòl ou a di tout kado bon ak pafè soti nan Papa Limyè a. Majistra nou an pa janm di li pafè, men li bon. Bon pou moun ki konnen li, bon pou peyi li sèvi, bon pou kominote li dirije a. Se konsa, nou fini jounen sa a ak yon priyè remèsiman pou majistra nou an, Breanna Lungo-Koehn. Men, menm lè nou remèsye w paske li avèk nou jodi a, nou mete l apa de nou jou sa a pou travay lidèchip la. Rete avèk li. Etabli travay la nan men l '. Pèmèt li kenbe kè l nan sèvis menm lè kèk moun pa vle yo sèvi. Bay li pouvwa pou kenbe lang li nan elokans menm lè kritik yo se piman bouk. Asire kè l pou l plen espwa menm lè malèz nan apati se alantou. Papa, pawòl ou montre nou ke bon lidèchip mande bon karaktè, e konsa nou remèsye ou pou kè Breonna, entegrite li, ak sèvis li pou ou. Papa, menm nan jou sa a ki bay pragmatism valè, kenbe mare sa a prensip. Nan jou sa a ki valè chemen kout la, ba li yon vizyon pou long bwote a. Nan jou sa a nan politik gotcha, kenbe tèt li sou sèvis piblik vre. Epi Papa, nou rekonèt ke menmsi dlo yo parèt kalm nan bèl sware janvye sa a, gen kèk kouran dechire nan kominote sa a. Gen kèk moun ak enstitisyon ki sou sifas la bay aparans entegrite, men anba gen yon kouran rapid nan enjistis k ap gide aksyon yo. Papa, bay mare sa a yon men mou ak yon zo do rèd. Bay li yon detèminasyon trankil ki mache nan direksyon jistis, kèlkeswa sa li ka fè fas. Se pou li gen bon konprann tankou sèpan ak inosan tankou pijon. E pa sèlman li, Papa, men avèk nou tout tou. Se pou nou tout vin vwa ankourajman ki nwaye vwa pesimis yo. Se pou nou rapid pou nou aji lè pifò yo rapid pou jis pale. Se pou nou renmen nan yon fason ki defi moun ki pisan yo epi ki rekonfòte moun ki opoze yo. Papa, nou mande tou benediksyon w sou manm Konsèy Vil la, Komite Lekòl la, tout anplwaye ak volontè Vil Medford, Travay ansanm, yo ka fè kominote sa a yon kote ke nou tout ka fyè dèske nou fè pati. Epi finalman, Papa, se pou sa a se yon jou pou timoun Medford yo. Kite lavi ak pozisyon Breonna vin youn ki ankouraje espwa, ak posiblite soti nan High Street rive nan Mystic Avenue. Fè tout timoun Medford yo konnen ke lidèchip, enfliyans, ak sèvis gen menm chans soti nan Jerome Street kòm li soti nan Main Street. Seyè, tout sa lidè sa yo pral bezwen, ou pral bay. Donk, ba yo fòs pou jodi a ak yon espwa klere pou demen. Nan non Senyè nou tout, nou priye. Amèn.
[SPEAKER_13]: Koulye a, pou fèmen nou deyò, nan chante délisyeu, You'll Never Walk Alone, jwe pa manm nan Medford Community Chorale, ki te dirije pa Betsy Pace, ak Michelle Corrado nan flit.
[SPEAKER_05]: Kenbe tèt ou anlè, epi ou pa bezwen pè fè nwa a. Nan fen tanpèt la se yon syèl an lò, ak chante an ajan dous yon alouvè. Lè ou mache nan yon tanpèt, kenbe tèt ou byen wo, epi ou pa bezwen pè fè nwa a. Ak son an dous nan yon lullaby.
[SPEAKER_13]: Felisitasyon, Madam Majistra. Felisitasyon, komite lekòl la. Felisitasyon, konsèy vil. Epi felisite vil Medford sou li byen.