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Medford City Council

The Twenty Second Regular Meeting
Medford, Massachusetts
June 10, 2014

City Council

Paul A. Camuso, President
Richard F. Caraviello, Vice President
Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr.
Adam Knight
Breanna Lungo-Koehn
Michael J. Marks
Robert M. Penta

Council President, Paul A. Camuso, called the Twenty Second Regular Meeting of the
Medford City Council to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Howard F. Alden Memorial
Auditorium, Medford City Hall.

ROLL CALL

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

RECORDS

The Tabled Records of May 27, 2014 were passed to Councillor Lungo-Koehn.

The Records of June 3, 2014 were passed to Councillor Marks

MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS


14-520-Offered by Vice President Caraviello, Councillor Knight and Councilor
Lungo-Koehn

Be It Resolved that the Medford High School Boys and Girls Rowing Teams and
coaches be congratulated for winning its 2nd straight GBL title. The coaches and
team members have been invited to the meeting.



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14-518-Offered by Vice President Caraviello
Be It Resolved the City Council congratulate Kevin Joseph Seamster and his
family on achieving Eagle Scout Honors.


14-519-Offered by Councillor Knight
Be It Resolved the Council has an update from DPW Subcommittee regarding
Yale Street Municipal Lot and Street Sweeping

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

14-508-

June 5, 2014

To the Honorable President
And Members of the Medford City Council
City Hall
Medford, MA

Dear Mr. President and City Councillors:

I respectfully request and recommend that your Honorable Body approve the
transfers
From overlay surplus to Snow and Ice account # 010-423-5875 the amount of
$525,000.
This amount will be used to offset the deficit in the snow and ice accounts.

The City Assessor, Ed ONeil will be present this evening to answer any
questions you may have.


Very Truly Yours,
(Signature on file/paper)
Michael J. McGlynn, Mayor



14-509-
June 5, 2014


TO: President Camuso and Members of the Medford City Council

FROM: Mayor Michael J. McGlynn

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RE: AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PLAYGROUND AND
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT MAGOUN PARK AND TO
APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS NECESSARY FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.

Dear President Camuso and Members of the Medford City Council:
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), Division of
Conservation Services (DCS) has awarded a reimbursement grant of $200,000.00 to the
City of Medford for design and construction of a new playground and accessibility
improvements as Phase I of the rehabilitation of Magoun Park.
Implementation of the Phase I project has an estimated cost of $292,000.00. The City
must appropriate and allocate this sum prior to execution of the grant agreement.
I respectfully request and recommend that your Honorable Body adopt the attached
resolution to submit the grant application to the EEA, DCS and to appropriate the sum of
$292,000.00 for the implementation of the Phase I project.
The EEA/DCS Our Common Backyards grant will reimburse $200,000.00 of this total to
the City on completion of the project.
Sincerely,
(Signature on file/paper)
Michael J. McGlynn, Mayor

Whereas: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA),
Division of Conservation Services, (DCS) is offering a reimbursement
grant of $200,000.00 to the City of Medford to support design and
construction of a new playground and accessibility improvements at
Magoun Park through its Our Common Backyards Program;
Whereas: Implementation of the project will cost a total of $292,000.00 and this sum
must be appropriated and allocated to the project prior to the execution of
the grant agreement. The Our Common Backyards grant will reimburse
$200,000.00 of this total to the City on completion for the project.
Whereas: The land that comprises Magoun Park was acquired by the City of
Medford through three (3) deeds dated August 17, 1894, May 16, 1895
and September 30, 1897 for public park purposes as the same is set forth
in G.L. C45 section 3.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MEDFORD, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Mayor be hereby authorized to submit the grant application to the
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Division of Conservation
Services.
2. That the City Council appropriates the sum of $292,000.00 for the
implementation of the Phase I project.
3. That the Mayor be hereby authorized to take such other actions as are
necessary to carry out the terms, purposes, and conditions of this grant to
be administered by the Office of Community Development; and
4. That the resolution shall take effect upon passage.
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, DIVISION OF CONSERVATION SERVICES
TO THE OUR COMMON BACKYARDS PROGRAM FOR DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF A PLAYGROUND AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
AT MAGOUN PARK IN MEDFORD AND TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS
NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT


14-516-
June 5, 2014

To the Honorable President
and Members of the Medford City Council
City Hall
Medford, MA

Dear Mr. President and City Councillors:

I respectfully request and recommend that your Honorable Body appropriate $292,000
from SALE of REAL ESTATE, line item 124-102-5971-0000-0000-106-0000-0000 to
Capital Account - Magoun Park.

Once the reimbursement from the state occurs, I will request your Honorable Body to
transfer the net costs to city to Sale of Real Estate Account.

The balance after appropriation will be $200,365.

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Very truly yours,
(Signature on file/paper)
Michael J. McGlynn,
MAYOR

14-517- June 5, 2014

The Honorable President and
Members of the Medford City Council
Dear Mr. President and Councillors:
I submit herewith for your approval, the Fiscal 2014-
2015 budget for the City of Medford for the period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
The total submitted appropriations to cover Municipal
Salaries and Expenses including those of the Medford School Department are:
Municipal Departments $ 99,684,701
School Department $ 51,158,000
TOTAL $ 150,842,701
Department Personnel Ordinary Total

General Government
Legislative 220,743 3,326 224,069
Executive 532,952 86,833 619,785
Finance/Auditing 432,282 74,000 506,282
Assessing 248,653 70,551 319,204
Treasury 461,636 168,566 630,202
Law 227,280 101,400 328,680
Information Technology 105,625 90,608 196,233
City Clerk 324,724 15,065 339,789
Election/Registration 195,766 48,630 244,396
Licensing 5,400 400 5,800
Conservation 5,800 1,100 6,900
Ocd/Boards 179,960 61,380 241,340
Workers Compensation 1,500 953,000 954,500
Human Diversity 50,998 4,804 55,802
Energy & Environment 122,708 47,525 170,233


Protection Person & Property
Police 10,931,617 1,032,011 11,963,628
Fire 10,823,919 666,550 11,490,469
Weights/Measures 88,722 1,880 90,602
Electrical Insp 315,619 888,905 1,204,524
Consumer Adv 1,000 1,000
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Civil Defense 8,700 3,540 12,240
Traffic & Parking 1,500 26,000 27,500
Building 504,513 302,076 806,589
Public Works
Non Enterprise Division* 2,572,774 6,074,707 8,647,481
Sewer Enterprise 800,870 11,742,944 12,543,814
Water Enterprise 1,009,017 7,972,846 8,981,863
*Cemetery, Engineering, Highway, Park, Forestry & Recreation
Health & Elderly Services
Board Of Health 440,331 59,224 499,555
Council On Aging 206,755 69,300 276,055
Library
Library 777,101 300,182 1,077,283
Veterans & Celebrations
Veterans Services 118,041 238,731 356,772
Pensions & Annuities
Retirement 9,617,336 9,617,336
Bonds & Interest
General 6,944,409 6,944,409
Enterprise-Water & Sewer 1,060,004 1,060,004
Insurance
Employee Assistance Program 34,000 34,000
Fire/Glass/Boiler 310,000 310,000
Group Health, Dental & Life 17,911,362 17,911,362
Liability 85,000 85,000
Medicare 825,000 825,000
Unemployment 75,000 75,000
Summary
General Government 3,116,027 1,727,188 4,843,215
Protection Person & Property 22,674,590 2,921,962 25,596,552
Public Works:
Non Enterprise Division* 2,572,774 6,074,707 8,647,481
Sewer Enterprise 800,870 11,742,944 12,543,814
Water Enterprise 1,009,017 7,972,846 8,981,863
Health & Elderly Services 647,086 128,524 775,610
Library 777,101 300,182 1,077,283
Veterans & Celebrations 118,041 238,731 356,772
Pensions & Annuities 0 9,617,336 9,617,336
Bonds & Interest 0 8,004,413 8,004,413
Insurance 0 19,240,362 19,240,362
TOTAL 31,715,506 67,969,195 99,684,701
MUNICIPAL 99,684,701
SCHOOL 51,158,000
TOTAL 150,842,701

Very truly yours,
(Signature on file/paper)
Michael J. McGlynn, MAYOR
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

13-633 Acceptance of G.L.C. 48 59B, 59C, 59D establish Reserve Fire Force

IN CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 6, 2013 TABLED


14-492 Taxi Operator License Tarik El-Amrani- On Time Taxi

IN CITY COUNCIL MAY 27, 2014 TABLED


PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

COUNCIL PAPERS IN COMMITTEE

Reports Due / Deadlines

12-507-Traffic Commission Review traffic patterns Winthrop Street rotary & Rural Avenue


Records:
The Tabled Records of May 27, 2014 were passed to Councillor Lungo-Koehn.

The Records of May 27, 2014 were passed to Councillor Marks.

Adjournment: