[Morell]: The 31st regular meeting of the Medford City Council October 11 2022 is called to order Mr. Clerk, please call the roll. Announcements, accolades, remembrances, reports and records. Records, the records of the meeting of September 27th, 2022 were passed to Councilor Caraviello. Councilor Caraviello, how did you find them? On the motion of Councilor Caraviello is seconded by Vice President Bears. All those in favor? Aye. All those opposed? Motion passes. Reports of committees 22-503, September 27, 2022 subcommittee on housing report to follow. That is the chair of Councilor Collins. Councilor Collins, you have a report from that meeting.
[Collins]: This was the meeting about the draft housing stability notification ordinance on which we'll be meeting again. Motion for approval.
[Morell]: on the motion of Councilor Collins to approve seconded by Councilor Knight, all those in favor. All those opposed motion passes to do dash through one and two dash four to one September 28 committee of the whole report to follow this was a meeting with the parking director on a number of updates and parking issues that are being serious the new parking department in the city on the motion of Councilor nicer approved the committee report second by bears all those in favor. All those opposed motion passes 22-297 October 4 2022 subcommittee on climate sustainability and transportation report to follow. This was a meeting of the subcommittee to hear from PDS director Alicia Hunt and go through the climate action and adaptation report to see a number of measures that the council could take under consideration. Do I have a motion? Motion approved. On a motion of vice president bears to approve second by second. Councilor Tseng all those in favor. All those opposed motion passes. 22-496, October 5th, 2022, committee of the whole report to follow. This was, remind me.
[Bears]: Draft comprehensive plan.
[Morell]: This was the meeting on the draft comprehensive plan on the motion of Councilor Knight to approve, second by. Second. Vice-President Bears, all those in favor. Aye. All those opposed, motion passes.
[Tseng]: Madam President.
[Morell]: Councilor Tseng.
[Tseng]: Motion to take paper 2245, 452 out of, 542, sorry, out of order. We have a few people in the audience here to speak on the paper.
[Morell]: On the motion of Councilor Tseng to take out paper 22542, which is communications from the election manager, correct?
[Tseng]: That's what I'm seeking?
[Morell]: A motion of Councilor Tseng, seconded by Councilor Scarpelli. All those in favor? All those opposed? Motion passes. 22-542, a communication from the elections manager. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, William and Frances Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, warrant for a 2022 state election. Good evening. Would anyone like to wave the reading in favor of a brief synopsis from the elections office on the motion of Councilor Tseng for a brief synopsis from the elections office in lieu of reading the paper. Second, my Councilor probably yellow. All those in favor. I always oppose motion passes. Name and address the record, please.
[Elections Manager]: Hi, I'm Melissa Ripley. I live at 27 being terrorist in Melrose. Thank you for having me, letting me come in here today. Very excited to be here as the elections manager. Today before you, I would like to ask you to approve the warrant for the 2020 state election, which is November 8th. The elect, the paperwork in your packet shows the words and precincts that are available for the voters this year. It also gives a synopsis of all the things that will be on the ballot.
[Bears]: Thank you, Madam President. Just to confirm a couple of things, I think most folks by now are familiar that there's going to be four ballot questions statewide, which we'll be considering, but I also noticed that there were two ballot questions here that are non-binding that are local ballot questions, questions five and six. I just wanted to confirm that questions five and six will be on the ballot in Uh, are they in every district or they're not in every district? Could you tell us?
[Elections Manager]: They're only in two districts.
[Bears]: Could you say which ones there?
[Elections Manager]: Sure. Let me just pull it open here so I can show you. Sure. Okay. Question five. This question is not binding. It is in Ward one precinct one and two Ward two precinct one and two Ward three precinct one and two. Ward 4, Precinct 1, and Precinct 2.
[Hurtubise]: Is this just the State Reps District? Which one? The 34th? This looks like all of them.
[Elections Manager]: So number 5 is all. Number 6 is limited to the wards and precincts. So as you can see, the different wards and precincts are a little different.
[Bears]: So that would be in the Barber District and the Donato District?
[Unidentified]: Correct.
[Bears]: OK, so question 6 is just not on the ballot in the Garbally District.
[Unidentified]: correct.
[Bears]: Got it. And then could you just let if you have it available, let folks know when early voting is going to be available and where it will be available.
[Elections Manager]: Sure. We're still working on the early voting, but the early voting is required by the state to be October 2nd through November 4th. It is likely the early voting will be here on the weekends. We are required to do six hours each weekend day for early voting. So probably 8 32 30 on both Saturdays and Sundays. The last day to register to vote will be October 29th. The office will be open until five o'clock for people to register to vote. However, early voting will only be 8 32 30 that day. During the week, early voting is available during regular business hours of City Hall.
[Bears]: Great. And then my last question is on mail balloting. I know it's a little different for the general versus the primary. So for the general, if I'm correct, and correct me if I'm wrong, ballots will be accepted as long as they're postmarked by Election Day.
[Elections Manager]: Yes, they will be as they will be accepted as long as they're postmarked by Election Day, and they need to be here within a certain time timeframe after the election, so we can allow for counting.
[Hurtubise]: Great. Thank you.
[Elections Manager]: Thank you.
[Tseng]: Second, Councilor.
[Elections Manager]: That's what I was just saying.
[Tseng]: Just to clarify, by Election Day, does that include Election Day for the viewers who are watching?
[Elections Manager]: Yes, so it needs to be postmarked by the election day. And if it's not a mail-in ballot, it needs to be here by 8 p.m. Otherwise, we have a couple of days after, so we can count those ballots and receive them.
[Hurtubise]: Thank you.
[Morell]: Thank you for the discussion from councilors. On that motion to approve from Councilor Knight, I second it by vicers and bears. Yes. All those in favor? Aye. All those opposed? Motion passes. Thank you both.