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From YouTube: City Council Meeting of 12-21-20
Description
City of Chelsea
via WebEx and Chelsea Community TV
A
C
D
B
D
E
B
Whereas
richard
russell
married
to
antoinette
russell
is
retiring
after
37
years
of
service
from
the
chelsea
housing
authority
and
whereas
richie
and
antoinette
enjoy
their
grandchildren
and
we'll
have
the
opportunity
to
spend
more
time
with
them
and
enjoy
the
finer
things
in
life
therefore
be
resolved.
On
behalf
of
the
city
of
chelsea.
We,
the
members
of
the
chelsea
city
council,
wish
to
go
on
record
so
as
to
congratulate
you
for
your
many
years
of
service
to
the
chelsea
housing
authority.
And
may
you
have
many
years
of
enjoyment
upon
your
retirement.
B
Whereas
denise
ridden
and
worker
for
the
chelsea
housing
at
albany
from
july,
14,
1999
to
december
18,
2020
and
we'll
be
retiring
and
whereas
denise
vernon
has
worked
faithfully
and
was
a
dedicated
worker
for
the
chelsea
housing
authority,
therefore
being
resolved
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
chelsea.
We,
the
members
of
the
chelsea
city
council,
was
to
go
on
record
so
as
to
congratulate
you
for
your
many
years
of
service
to
the
chelsea
housing
authority.
And
when
you
have
many
years
of
enjoyment
upon
your
retirement.
A
Consul
robinson
is
making
a
motion
to
adopt
unanimously
under
suspension,
seeing
no
objection.
Those
two
resolutions
have
been
passed
public
speaking,
we'll
now
open
up
the
public
speaking
portion
of
our
meeting.
If
there's
anyone
who
would
like
to
address
the
city
council
on
any
matter
of
pending,
please
step
up
to
the
microphone
state,
your
name
and
address,
seeing
none
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
portion
of
our
meeting
approval.
B
We
move
on
to
communications
from
the
city
manager,
the
first
communication
grant
from
bar
foundation
for
the
north
suffolk
resilience
and
sustainability
office.
Dear
councillors,
last
week
the
bar
foundation
formally
approved
the
grant
request
from
chelsea
revere
and
winthrop
for
the
support
of
the
north
suffolk
resilience
and
sustainability
office.
The
grant
award
is
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
a
period
of
three
years.
The
city
council
previously
approved
the
internet
municipal
agreement
for
creation
of
this
office
on
november,
2nd
2020..
B
B
Welcome
to
chelsea
sign
at
pearl
and
marginal
dear
counselors.
I
am
writing
in
response
to
the
city
council
request
for
a
welcome
to
chelsea
sign
at
the
entrance
to
chelsea
at
pearl
and
marginal
streets.
I
am
in
full
agreement
that
this
location
is
appropriate
for
a
welcome
to
chelsea
sign.
However,
given
the
narrow,
sidewalks
and
lack
of
public
space
here,
we
will
need
to
secure
permission
from
one
of
the
private
property
owners
at
the
intersection
in
order
to
successfully
locate
such
a
sign.
B
At
one
point,
we
did
have
an
agreement
with
eastern
minerals
that
some
welcome
to
chelsea
saanich
would
be
included
as
part
of
the
renovation
at
its
parcel
at
the
corner
of
appeal
and
marginal.
Unfortunately,
the
redevelopment
of
that
site
has
been
delayed
as
an
alternative.
We
are
now
asking
eastern
minerals
to
allow
the
city
to
move
forward
with
installation
on
a
portion
of
its
site
of
a
standard,
welcome
to
chelsea
sign,
notwithstanding
the
absence
of
any
other
site
improvements.
A
D
Again,
on
behalf
of
my
colleague
mccooper
councillor
cooper,
he
was
very
passionate
about
this
at
our
last
meeting.
We
both
spoke
in
favor
of
accident
city
manages
to
see
if
he
can
get
a
place
on
location
where
we
can
put
a
sign
to
just
let
people
know
as
they
enter
into
chelsea,
that
we're
tao
city
here,
and
we
welcome
them.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
city
manager
for
his
work.
Thank
you,
and
I
will
share
with
my
fellow
council.
B
Approval
of
donations
to
the
chelsea
public
library,
dear
council,
is
pursuant
to
the
massachusetts
general
law,
chapter
44,
53
and
one
half.
I
invite
you
to
request
that
the
city
council
formally
approve
the
following:
miscellaneous
donation
to
the
chelsea
public
library,
a
used
kindle
reader,
a
100
donation
from
compare
supermarket
and
a
50
gift
card
from
market
basket.
A
A
B
Okay,
the
next
communication
is
street
lights.
I
am
writing
in
response
to
the
challenge.
The
council
lawyer
requested
an
update
on
street
light
improvements.
As
you
know,
the
city
owns
and
is
responsible
for
all
its
street
lights.
However,
the
wiring
and
electrical
infrastructure
for
such
lights
remain
owned
by
eversource,
the
city,
outsources
maintenance
and
its
streetlights
to
third-party
vendors.
B
Currently,
the
streetlight
vendor
is
daigle
electrical
construction
corp.
When
a
street
light
is
reported
out,
the
eagle
is
dispatched
to
attempt
to
repair.
If
the
problem
is
with
the
street
light
itself,
daigle
is
typically
able
to
perform
to
repair
in
short
order.
However,
there
are
many
times
when
the
problem
with
the
street
light
is
with
the
underlying
electrical
wiring
or
infrastructure.
B
In
that
case
daigolando.
The
city
reports
the
matter
to
eversource,
and
we
must
await
an
ever
source
repair
that
often
takes
a
very
long
time.
This
is
typically
the
reason
why
specific
street
lights
remain
inoperable
for
lengthy
periods.
Over
the
course
of
the
past
few
years,
the
city
council
has
requested
improvements
to
our
street
lights.
Initially,
when
I
first
arrived,
we
responded
to
these
requests
by
increasing
the
settings
on
the
existing
street
lights
to
the
highest
level.
B
Unfortunately,
in
certain
cases,
the
city
realized
that,
because
of
the
limited
size
of
the
existing
street
lights,
increasing
lights
to
the
highest
setting,
wasn't
always
an
adequate
remedy
for
insufficient
lighting.
So
starting
in
2018
time
frame,
we
we
began
to
replace
existing
street
lights
with
new,
stronger
heads
on
at
least
three
separate
occasions:
utilizing
free
cash,
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
fy
18,
180
000
in
fy,
nineteen
and
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
fy
twenty,
the
city
council
provided
funding
for
the
street
light
upgrade
program.
B
I
have
attached
to
this
ladder
four
separate
spreadsheets,
showing
locations
where
street
lights
were
replaced
with
stronger
lights.
Although
it
is
possible,
some
locations
are
missing.
I
do
believe
these
spreadsheets
provide
a
fairly
comprehensive
list
of
the
streets
on
which
we
have
replaced
street
lights
and
improved
lighting.
B
B
We
are
if
the
particular
streets
that
counselors
believe
require
an
upgrade.
I
encourage
you
to
contact
public
works,
commissioner,
fidel
martez
directly,
we
may
be
able
to
include
such
streets
in
the
current
program.
Any
additional
streetlight
work
after
this
spring
will
be
required.
A
further
appropriation.
B
B
Design
work:
okay,
dear
counselors,
I
am
writing
to
request
a
transfer
from
a
completed
capital
project
in
order
to
fund
the
final
design
of
public
infrastructure
related
to
the
innis
apartments
redevelopment.
No
new
funding
is
required.
As
you
know,
the
city
was
awarded
five
million
dollars.
Mass
works
grant
for
the
infrastructure
improvements
required
for
this
project.
Approximately
one
million
dollars
of
that
amount
will
be
used
for
construction
of
the
street
and
underground
utility
work
in
the
central
ave
area.
The
city
is
responsible
for
completing
the
full
design
of
that
infrastructure
work.
B
At
this
point,
the
city
has
some
funding
from
its
ini
fund
for
the
sewer
and
drainage
design,
but
a
gap
remains
for
the
design
of
the
remaining
work.
There
is
funding
available
for
this
design
in
the
2014
capital
project,
the
admirals
hill
pump
station
project.
That
project
is
fully
complete
and
has
a
remaining
surplus
of
126.82.
B
This
money
is
tran,
if
transferred
will
be
sufficient
to
complete
the
indus
infrastructure
design
work
based
upon
the
above.
I
am
a
question
that
the
city
council
transfer
funding
from
the
completed
admirals
hill
pump
station
capital
project
for
the
purpose
of
completing
innis-related
design
work.
A
draft
order
to
accomplish
this
transfer
is
attached.
E
B
To
city
manager,
tommy,
ambrosino
and
chelsea
city
councillors,
may
this
letter
represent
the
tremendous
heartfelt
appreciation
that
we,
the
resident
of
five
animals
away,
wish
to
extend
to
a
few
amazing
city
leaders
in
our
great
city
of
chelsea
throughout
this
terrible
covert,
19
event
that
has
hit
our
city
the
hottest.
There
are
a
few
people
that
always
may
be
sure
that
the
basic
needs
of
the
seniors
up
here
at
five
animals
way
were
always
updated.
B
These
great
city
leaders
had
so
many
other
things
to
do
and
people
to
help
in
our
city,
and
they
were
out
there
doing
just
their
daily.
We,
the
residents
of
five
adamsway.
I
wish
to
extend
the
biggest
thank
you
of
gratitude
to
the
following
city
leaders
for
their
tirelessly
work
for
all
of
us
during
this
epic
time
in
our
country
and
city
city
council
of
president
roy
aveda
city
council,
at
large
leo
robinson
school
committee,
member
district,
five,
henry
wilson,
chelsea
collaborative
director,
gladys
vega,
with
regards
annie
jones.
A
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
say.
I
appreciate
the
the
comments
by
miss,
annie
jones
and
the
residents
of
five
admin
way.
It's
my
pleasure
to
work
along
my
colleagues.
I
know
that
in
helping
distribute
those
boxes,
the
names
mentioned
then
also
district
council
calvin
brown
was
there
giving
out
those
boxes,
and
I
know
that
we
had
someone
like
todd
taylor
in
his
district
going
out.
Many
of
our
colleagues
here
were
out
and
about
doing
the
work
recently.
A
Our
colleague,
counselor
garcia,
helped
raise
awareness
and
collection
of
goods
and
foods
to
make
sure
that
it
went
down
to
the
home
country
of
her
parents,
her
parents
and
honduras,
and
I
know
it
was
a
lot
of
work
and
it
was
a
stressful
year
and
we're
doing
the
best
we
can.
We
appreciate
the
words-
and
I
know
that
many
of
my
colleagues
out
there
out
and
about
doing
as
many
of
our
city
employees
are
doing.
So.
Thank
you
for
the
kind
words.
E
Adopters
unanimously
under
suspension
I'll
be
very
brief.
Actually,
racial
medal
from
msnbc
back
on
october
26
did
a
program
in
regards
to
the
water
systems
around
the
country,
and
mwra
was
one
of
them,
and
I
know
that
there
are
students,
I
believe
from
mit
here,
doing
some
work
in
regards
to
the
water.
So
I'm
just
actually
looking
for
an
update
for
the
city
council.
So
we're
all
aware
of
what's
happening
with
the
mwra
in
the
water.
A
A
All
right,
we
have
an
order
that
the
chelsea
city
council
here
hereby
accepts
and
approves
the
bar
foundation
grant
in
the
amount
of
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
establishment
of
the
north
suffolk,
resiliency
and
sustainability
office
order
introduced
by
councillor
geneva.
We
needed
an
order
to
roll
call
option.
Council
robinson
asked
that
we
a
motion
to
have
a
roll
call
on
this.
B
Counselors
abbott,
yes,
councillor,
garcia,
councillor,
taylor,
yes,
council
of
the
cooperation
council
robinson.
Yes,
councillor,
brown
council
veto;
yes,
councilman
is
absent.
Council
rodriguez,
yes,
councillor
avenatta,
yes
and
council
lopez,
absentee
favored
an
opposed
tree,
absent
motion,
cabbage.
A
Okay,
you
have
an
order
introduced
by
council
robinson
regards
to
the
transfer,
126
000.83
and
63
cents
for
the
innis
utility
project
that,
in
accordance
with
chapter
44,
section
20
of
the
general
laws
that
the
sum
of
126
thousand
dollars
82.63
represented.
The
unexpended
portion
of
the
175
thousand
dollars
borrowed
under
fiscal
year.
2014
capital
improvement
plan
for
the
water
infrastructure
improvements,
admirals
hill
pub
station
project,
mwra
waterbound
account.
A
5545-1415-588
such
balance
remaining
after
the
completion
of
the
project
for
which
the
loan
was
authorized,
which
is
no
longer
needed
to
complete
that
project
is
hereby
transferred
in
the
amount
of
said
126,
000.82
and
63
cents
for
the
water
utility
improvements
to
the
innis
neighborhood
utility
improvement
project.
Nwra
water
bond
account
five
five,
four
five,
two
one
series
council
robinson.
A
E
Just
to
the
residents
of
chelsea,
I
know
that
you
know
we've
had
a
great
spike
in
the
virus,
but
I
want
to
go
on
record
that
when
the
shot
is
available,
I
will
be
taking
that
shot
and
I
will
be
encouraging
residents
to
step
up.
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
controversy
as
to
what
happened
in
the
past,
for
african
americans
and
for
our
knowledge.
E
A
D
D
I
also
want
to
thank
the
supporters
that
still
came
together
and
was
able
to
help
me
raise
some
toys
for
the
different
organizations
that
went
out
and
helped
the
residents
of
chelsea.
It's
been
a
difficult
time
here
for
us
as
residents,
but
we
came
together,
I'm
so
grateful
of
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
raise
some
toys
and
bring
them
to
different
organizations
and
support
them,
and
as
we
go
and
celebrate
this
this
friday,
I
pray-
and
I
hope
that
we
will
remember
those
this
less
fortunate
that
we
are.
D
We
have
been
very
fortunate
here.
As
leaders.
None
of
us
have
really
been
out.
We've
actually
been
on
the
front
line,
helping
out
making
ways
for
others.
So
I'm
grateful
for
the
dedication
and
support
we
had
for
one
another
this
year
and
it
was.
It
was
a
tough
year,
but
we
had
a
great
team.
We
had
a
great
leader
in
our
city
manager
and
his
staff.
D
It's
all
been
said
throughout
the
past
months
of
what
wonderful
extreme
job
they
did
throughout
this
pandemic,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
enjoy
yourself
on
the
25th,
which
is
this
friday
and
make
somebody
happy.
Lastly,
there's
still
an
opportunity
for
you
to
help
out
our
small
businesses.
D
D
We
still
need
to
make
an
effort
to
help
out
small
businesses
and
make
sure
that
they
continue
to
try
to
strive
and
make
it
through
this
pandemic
and
to
help
come
some
of
the
restaurants.
They
all
have
these
little
gift
certificates,
15
20,
gift
certificates
that
you
can
buy
and
you
can
put
them
in
for
the
stocking
stuffers.
D
So
I
hope
everyone
have
a
wonderful,
wonderful,
merry
christmas.
We
wish
you
a
happy
new
year
and
lastly,
I
also
want
to
take
time
out
to
thank
the
president
of
this
city
council,
who
has
stood
up
this
year.
I'm
sure
he
didn't
realize
that
once
he
was
elected
president
of
the
council,
that
we
were
going
to
get
hit
with
this
pandemic
that
lasted
us
for
the
whole
full
term,
pretty
much
of
his
leadership
but
roy
avignetta.
D
He
had
dedicated
himself
for
being
out
there
on
the
front
line.
I've
been
at
places
with
him
and
said:
well,
you
got
to
slow
down
man
you're,
coming
too
close
to
folks
and
he's
called
me
a
number
of
times.
I
can't
do
it
as
much
as
you
can,
but
his
leadership
his
dedication,
his
effort
to
help
just
bring
support
work
day
after
day,
not
only
to
make
sure
that
our
orders
got
read
and
got
into
the
minute.
I
listened
to
him.
Many
nights
up
here
work
that
paul
did
tonight
reading
orders.
He
took
his
time.
D
He
read
he
delivered.
He
helped
us.
He
supported
us.
It
was
time
there
was
only
one
person
here
and
he
I
know
it
took
a
lot
of
time.
I
know
it
took
a
lot
of
personal
time
from
his
family,
I'm
his
dad.
So
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
Thank
you
for
your
efforts
and
I'm
glad
we
re-elected
you
as
the
president
of
the
next
council
in
2021.
A
Any
other
announcements
so
before
we
get
to
the
moment
to
silence
again,
I
just
from
the
chair,
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
for
those
words.
I
appreciate
it
and
I
know
that
all
of
us,
every
single
one
of
us
when
we
pulled
papers
last
year
back
in
may
of
2019,
and
we
had
what
we
thought-
was
an
agenda,
a
platform
so
to
speak
and
got
elected
in
november
of
2019.
None
of
us
expected
what
we
were
going
through.
A
What
this
community
went
through
with
this
country
and
world
went
through,
and
that,
of
course,
all
of
that
those
plans,
those
ideas
and
that
agenda
all
got
shoved
to
a
side,
and
you
know
covert.
19
response
was
front
and
center,
and
in
all
of
that,
this
city,
like
many
others,
had
to
adapt
and
struggle
with
the
community
that
more
than
many
got
hit
hard,
and
we
mentioned
of
ken
all
the
work
that
the
city
manager,
his
staff,
all
the
city,
employees
did
amazing
the
long
hours
here.
A
A
I
just
never
warmed
up
to
it
and
I
was
faced
with
it
and
I
did
it,
and
I
know
many
of
my
other
colleagues
have
done
it
and-
and
I
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
rit
team
here
at
city
hall,
ramon
your
work,
your
staff
did.
I
read
with
satisfaction
how
other
cities
had
struggled
to
accommodate
our
colleagues
here.
That
could
not
make
it
here
so
that
they
could
safely
do
it
from
their
homes
and
they
they
didn't,
have
the
infrastructure.
A
A
I
know
that
was
mentioned
earlier.
You
know
that
I
was
up
here
and
I
was
able
to
continue
the
meetings,
but
quite
frankly,
if
it
wasn't
for
fatima-
and
it
wasn't
for
paul
who
himself
had
a
personal
heart
year
for
himself
lost
his
brother,
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
this
job,
and
you
got
to
remember
that
you
know
we
had
fatima
it
was
year.
One
fatima
was
just
hired.
A
This
was
not
the
job
that
she
solely
expected
and
you
know
she
came
on
and
she
did
a
great
job
she's
not
here
tonight,
because
she
has
a
cold.
So
but
you
know
she
was
really
great
and
it
was
a
great
hire
that
we
hired
someone
from
chelsea,
a
chelsea,
high
student
and
so
forth,
and
it's
she
did
us
proud,
so
it
made
you
know
my
job,
obviously
a
lot
easier
and
smoother.
A
A
C
That
president,
can
I
just
say,
oh
council
of
vedau,
thank
you
so
much.
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know
as
the
immediate
past
president,
I
I
served
for
president
for
two
years
before
councilor
ave,
janeida
and
I
feel
spoiled
to
have
had
paul
casino.
By
my
side
we
were
able
to
meet
in
person.
Things
were
just
a
lot
smoother
and
that
I
recognized
how
much
work
it
took
for
you
to
be
able
to
to
be
able
to
chair
these
meetings
remotely
reading
your
own
orders
when
paul
couldn't
come
in.
C
As
everyone
knows,
I
have
an
autoimmune
disorder,
and
so
I
couldn't
come
in
because
I'm
vulnerable-
and
I
just
really
want
to
thank
everyone
for
helping
out
to
make
sure
that
I
was
able
to
still
attend
these
meetings
and
to
try
to
keep
me
in
the
loop
as
much
as
possible
because
it
really
does
feel
very
removed
during
the
pandemic.
But
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
in
whatever
capacity
that
they
serve
this
community
with
respect
to
covet.
C
Everybody
just
really
showed
up,
and
in
the
midst
of
all
of
that
chaos,
there
was
a
there's,
a
civil
rights
movement
happening
in
this
country,
and
we
showed
up
yet
again
in
creating
an
office
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
So
I
just,
I
think
we
had
an
awesome
year.
All
things
considered,
and
I
just
really
want
to
tip
my
hats
to
each
and
every
person
and
the
way
that
we
were
able
to
work
with
one
another
yeah.
Thank
you
so
much.
C
Thank
you,
mr
obviously,
the
council
originator
president
of
identity.
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
time
to
acknowledge
our
colleague,
giovanni
recoup
was
not
here
with
us.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
him
yesterday.
He
had
a
death
in
his
family
where
he
lost
his
eldest
daughter,
as
you
can
imagine,
giovanni
is
a
huge
family
man
and
this
is
a
huge
loss
to
not
just
him
but
to
his
children
and
the
community
who
knew
elizabeth
recupera,
who
passed
away
suddenly
on
sat
on
saturday.
A
And
also
suggest
that
remind
anyone
out
there
who
would
like
to
make
a
contribution
that
council
vedo
did
on
her
facebook,
page
post
a
gofundme
page
link
that
I
know
some
of
my
colleagues,
including
myself
and
the
city
manager
have
already
donated
to.
But
if
anyone
out
in
the
community
would
like
to
also
make
a
contribution
to
please
visit
council
vedau's
webpage
for
that
link.
D
I
really
want
to
show
your
respect
to
counselor
recoupero,
if
you
don't
have
his
address
he's
at
147,
essex
street
here
in
chelsea
he's
the
man
that
stood
up
for
you.
I
know
in
your
district
I'm
talking
about
his
district,
he
fights
for
you
every
single
night.
He
comes
up
here
and
he's
not
asking
you
this
this,
but
you
know
in
a
time
of
loss
and
grief
and
and
and
sorrow.
D
It's
always
good
to
hear
from
folks
that
you
fight
and
stand
for
just
to
say,
I'm
sorry
or
just
to
say
my
condolence
or
I'm
sympathy
or
my
well
wishes
for
you
and
your
family.
I
spoke
to
him
last
night
and
his
wife
is
having
a
difficult
time
with
it.
You
can
imagine
that
we
are
preparing
for
christmas
and
now
he's
preparing
for
a
burial
of
his
loved
one.
So
if
you
know
him,
if
you
respect
him,
if
you
appreciate
what
he's
done
and
do
for
you,
please
consider
sending
him
a
card.
Thank
you.
A
A
Lastly,
a
couple
of
nights
ago
we
received
information
from
our
police
department,
chief
kais,
that
a
young
man,
unfortunately
was
found.
He
had
left
his
home
and
due
to
the
inclement
weather,
the
man
was,
he
was
unstable.
Unfortunately,
he
did
have
an
alcohol
problem
and
it
just
led
to
an
unfortunate
death
of
hypothermia.
A
A
If
you
see
anyone,
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
as
this
as
this
unfortunate
death
as
a
spotlight
to
say
be
on
the
lookout
amongst
your
friends
and
family
members
that
if
anyone,
if
you
say,
is
down
not
failing
the
normal
self,
you
think
they're
a
danger
to
themselves
in
whatever
which
way
pick
up
the
phone
give
them
a
call
do
whatever
you
need,
you
think
needs.
There
is
definitely
help
out
there
for
people
who
just
need
someone
to
talk
to.
We
have
the
resources
in
this
community,
so
this
time
is
very
rough.