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From YouTube: City Council Special Meeting of 2-13-23
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City of Chelsea, Boston Children's Choir-CPS Choral Team, Swearing in of Fire Fighters and Law Enforcement.
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Meeting
please
call
in
a
meeting
from
City
Clerk.
Please
call
a
special
meeting
of
the
Chelsea
city
council
for
Monday
February
13
2023
at
7
pm
in
the
city
council
chambers,
Chelsea,
Massachusetts
02150
for
the
following
purposes.
Blessed
Allegiance
will
call
of
members
Boston
Children's
Choir
CPS,
Coral
team,
Chelsea,
fire
departments
wearing
in
ceremony,
and
the
Chelsea
Police
Department
swearing
at
ceremony.
Council.
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With
the
help
of
superintendent
Dr
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BCC
executive
director
Andres
holder,
Dr,
Aaron
Jennings
and
Malik
hosan
Chelsea
Public
Schools
was
awarded
the
Hestia
fund
Grant
to
bring
to
this
opportunity
to
life
and
whereas
the
students
at
the
Berkowitz
hooks
Kelly
and
sokoloski
that
participated
are
Angelina.
Ramos,
Naomi,
mccaskill,
Ian,
Manuel,
villafranca,
Danielle,
Cabrera,
Elise,
Casillas,
Ariana,
Dixon,
Christy,
Marr,
Hernandez,
Lopez,
Sarah,
Mesa,
Manuela,
Oliveira,
Martens,
Gianna,
Rivera,
lilani,
agrovaro,
Liana,
bonaventura,
Rogers,
Juliana,
wermeister,
William,
Barrera,
Gianna,
Sosa,
Antonia,
Solarte,
Mariana,
Romero,
Sofia,
vergaraeno,
Mateo,
rocker,.
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Alexis
emanueli
Greece,
Hernandez
Lopez
and
whereas
the
Chelsea
Coral
team
was
composed
of
Educators
Allison,
Saif,
Michael,
benarsky
and
Dan
Camino,
working
with
the
Boston
Children's
Choir
team,
with
executive
director,
Andres
holder,
Irene,
escaderia,
Kenneth,
Griffith,
Robert,
mcflechter,
and
now
therefore
be
it
resolved
that
the
Chelsea
city
council
recognizes
the
extraordinary
talent
and
time
that
the
students
and
faculty
has
put
to
make
this
exceptional
program.
Thank
you
on
the
behalf
of
the
city
of
Chelsea.
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While
the
superintendent
gets
an
a
for
being
able
to
say
so
many
names
and
get
them
very
correctly,
so
thank
you,
Dr
Almy.
If
you
could
go
to
the
front
of
the
podium
we
can
see
if
we
can
gather
the
young
people
up
to
take
a
picture
right
and
the
only
other
person
I
know
that
played
at
Symphony
all
from
Chelsea
was
chick
career.
So
it's
a
big
milestone.
Frog
kids,
here
in
Chelsea.
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It
now
all
right,
thank
you.
Mr
President
I
want
to
just
thank
all
the
children
for
your
dedication,
your
hard
work,
your
properties,
your
preparation
for
your
great
work,
that
you
did
for
not
only
your
schools,
your
parents
and
our
city.
You
went
out
there
as
counselor
has
just
said.
You're
already
in
a
class
of
Legends
chick
career
was
one
of
the
greatest
performers
from
Chelsea,
and
you
folks
have
went
out
there
and
made
us
very
proud.
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Normally
it's
done
during
a
city
council
meeting,
but
we
thought
it
was
inappropriate
to
do
it
at
a
city
council
meeting
and
wanted
to
make
the
night
about
Public
Safety.
So,
therefore,
that's
why
we
call
the
special
meaning
to
address
police
and
fire
first
up
will
be
a
fire
chief
Lenny
to
bring
his
greetings
and
remarks.
I
I'd
like
to
stop
by
thanking
the
members
of
the
council
for
once
again
letting
us
appear
before
you
for
this
important
ceremony.
I
always
say
this
is
one
of
my
favorite
tasks
bringing
on
new
firefighters
and
it's
an
important
ceremony
both
to
commend
these
members
for
their
hard
work
and
their
accomplishment
and
to
oppress
upon
them.
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And
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
members
of
the
Chelsea
fire
department,
I
want
to
congratulate
you
on
your
appointment
and
I
challenge
you
to
make
yourself
better.
Every
day,
study
work,
hard,
there's
always
something
to
learn
and
to
better
yourself,
so
that
you
can
better
your
department
and
thank
you
for
your
attention
tonight.
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Good
evening,
everybody
first
of
all
thank
you
city,
council,
president
Robinson
acting
city
manager,
net
Keith
and
all
the
city
councils
who
came
out
tonight.
This
is
a
fun
day
for
me,
usually
as
a
police,
chief
or
a
police
officer,
you
don't
usually
say
you
have
fun,
but
tonight
is
a
special
night.
For
me.
I
know:
Leo
just
mentioned
the
passing
of
Jack
Phillips
Jack
Phillips
was
my
neighborhood
cop
I
grew
up
in
Prattville.
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He
was
one
of
those
offices
who
gave
you
a
tough
love
smiled
at
you
talked
to
you
and
obviously
I
work
with
them
through
2002
when
he
retired,
and
it
just
makes
me
think
that
policing
is
really
simple.
He
treated
people
with
respect
and
dignity,
and
that's
why
I
think
he's
a
legend
in
our
police
department,
so
I
I
told
his
wife
tonight
at
the
wake
that,
while
they're
at
the
wake,
I
would
mention
his
name
because
he
was
a
special
part
of
my
life
growing
up
and
as
a
police
officer.
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So
I'm
glad
I
got
to
say
that
it
is
true
that
it's
pretty
simple
in
policing
you
just
treat
people
with
respect
and
dignity
and
I
usually
have
a
pretty
good
career
for
yourself,
as
Jack
did
so
tonight.
We're
going
to
start
off
with
our
new
Patrol
offices.
I
have
a
special
connection
to
them,
because
when
I
was
sworn
in
by
Pharma
city
manager,
ambrosino
at
9
00
a.m.
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On
October
7th,
my
first
official
Act
was
to
respond
to
Haverhill
to
see
them
all
graduate
the
police
academy
and
obviously
I
didn't
know
what
I
was
doing.
I
had
my
new
uniform
on
and
but
it
was
a
special
day.
So
I
got
to
see
the
four
offices
who
I'll
introduce
to
you
and
then
we'll
do
we'll
follow
the
same
protocol
as
the
fire
department.
So
first
I'll
call
up
Officer,
William,
Piper.
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What
you'll
hear
many
times
tonight,
there's
many
legacies
in
the
Chelsea
Police
Department
tonight.
The
first
pinning
will
be
officer,
John
Cohen,
pinned
by
his
father
Sergeant
miles
Cohen
officer,
Cohen's
Grand
great
grandfather
was
also
a
police
officer
in
Manchester
Massachusetts
in
days
past,
so
Sergeant
Cohen,
it's
opinion,
Sons
Bad
John.
Please.
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Now
you
can
go
back
to
Paul's
days
back
in
the
Housing
Authority
that
got
that
program
going
Paul
traveled
the
country
as
a
national
spokesman
of
Fahad
on
safety
and
public
housing,
which
I
was
happy
to
tag
along
with.
We
had
some
good
times.
Paul
is
an
officer
that
just
loves
being
a
police
officer,
and
it
shows
every
day.
I
think
one
of
his
proudest
moments
is
obviously
his
son
Tim
being
on
the
job,
so
I'm
very
proud
to
see.
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Again,
I'm
honored,
all
the
promotions
tonight
I
have
some
inner
knowledge.
I've
been
lucky
enough
to
work
with
noon.
Then
detective
Noonan
detectives
for
several
years.
I
was
just
speaking
to
one
of
the
counselors
about
like
how
did
crime
really
go
down
like
years
ago
and
Sergeant
noon
is
lets
his
deeds
do
his
his
actions.
He
doesn't
look
for
any
type
of
acknowledgment,
but
just
let
me
tell
you
back
in
the
early
2000s
we
had
135
shootings.
M
We
had
I
think
11
homicides
in
one
year
shootings
every
night,
Mike
spearheaded
a
group
with
the
ATF
that
took
over
30
hardcore
gang
kids
out
of
the
city
that
was
the
beginning
of
the
city's
turnaround.
I
actually
wrote
in
the
notes
tonight:
Council
Heidelberg.
This
Sergeant
is
one
of
the
main
reasons
he
never
look
for
accolades.
You
probably
never
even
heard
of
him
until
tonight,
but
this
Sergeant
was
spearheaded
that
effort
and
has
made
this
thing.
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Just
a
few
words
about
Paul
Paul's,
definitely
a
young
rising
star
in
the
police
department.
Another
Legacy,
his
dad
I
know
he's
going
to
be
his
son
he's
somewhere
who
I
work
with
he
is,
and
his
brother
also
and
his
mother
Sue,
like
living
up
off
of
near
Vogue,
Park
Paul,
is
just
like
very
detailed
in
his
job
he's
trains
most
of
our
offices
he's
in
our
honor
God.
He
like
you,
can
tell
I've
been
here
for
37
years.
You
know
who's
going
to
rise
to
the
next
level.
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Does
the
training
he's
on
you
know,
he's
also
a
union
official
that
I
deal
with
and
I
respect
his
opinion
when
we
have
to
have
dialogue
because,
obviously
I'm
new
at
this
position
I
was
he
was
defending
my
rights
as
a
union
member
not
too
long
ago,
but
again
he's
a
rising
star
and
I'm
just
proud
that
knowing
someone
who's,
a
fellow
Pope
John
high
school
graduate
like
myself,
has
risen
to
this
rank.
So,
thank
you.
Paul.
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You
Leo
next
is
another
officer
up
to
Sage
tool
tenant
that
I
have
intimate
knowledge
work
in
several
years
in
the
detective
Bureau,
with
as
a
side
note
and
a
historical
reference
tonight,
Lieutenant
William
brasuela
is
first,
he
was
our
first
sergeant
and
now
I.
First
lieutenant
of
a
Central
American
Heritage
from
Costa
Rica
foreign.
M
But
will
you
tell
them
to
do
something
and
he
he
had
the
detective's
mind
he
knew
who
to
contact.
He
has
a
great
rapport
with
not
just
a
community,
his
fellow
offices,
but
colleagues
that
you
have
to
have
rapport
with,
like
the
state
police,
the
DEA,
the
FBI
again,
another
Rising
Star.
These
two
here
will,
before
I
leave
or
shortly
after
I
leave.
I,
know
we'll
both
be
captains
and
in
will
again
like
I
know,
people
always
talk
about.
They
don't
see,
people
that
reflect
the
community
move
up
the
ranks.
M
M
Tom
now
Captain
McLean
has
also
risen
through
the
ranks
rather
quickly.
He's
also
has
a
law
enforcement
Heritage,
his
brothers,
who
cannot
be
hit
tonight
as
a
police
officer
in
Wareham.
So
again
you
can
see
a
common
theme
that
it
runs
through
the
bloodline.
If
anybody
who
knows
Tom
he's
always
the
best
dressed
in
uniform
I
have
to
tell
a
funny
story
because
I
think
it's
the
funniest
thing
in
the
world.
M
I
don't
know
if
anybody
can
tell
the
difference
in
badges
later,
but
I
went
to
get
my
new
badge
as
Chief
very
proud
and
I
went
to
a
uniform
supply
house
and
the
woman
asked
me:
do
you
want
regular
gold
or
McLean
gold
and
I
said
I?
Go
I'll.
Take
the
Fool's
goal
for
twenty
dollars
less,
please
that's
what
I
did
so,
but
Captain
McLean
is
going
to
be
assigned
to
the
administrative
division.
It's
a
division.
M
That
is
probably
unheralded,
because
it's
a
lot
of
policies,
but
it
does
set
the
direction
of
the
department
with
equipment,
training
insurance,
which
he's
trying
to
do
a
fair
process
for
everybody
to
get
access.
There's
no
one
I
can
see
better
in
that
role
than
Tom.
There's
no
question
we'll
have
the
best
uniforms
the
best
equipment,
the
best
cars
I,
don't
know
if
Lydia
is
still
here,
we'll
have
to
check
the
budget
for
us.
But
it's
again
he
started
his
career
in
other
agency.
M
Some
previous
have
he
was
a
transit
officer,
but
again
his
military.
His
family
upbringing
he's
another
former
Union
official.
That
I
would
have
to
in
a
very
short
period,
had
to
deal
with
him,
but
always
had
the
officers
backs
and
trying
to
do
what's
best
for
them.
So
again,
he'll
be
a
right-hand
man
to
me
with
Captain
Dana,
Captain,
Betson
Captain
done
so
great
accomplishment
for
Captain
McLean.
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Aye
Thomas
McLean
do
solemnly
swear
and
firm
I
will
faithfully
and
partially
perform
all
the
duties
and
coming
upon
me
as
a
captain
Chelsea,
please
the
best
abilities
and
understanding
agreeably
rules
and
regulations.
The
Constitution
was
to
the
Commodore
the
charter
in
the
ordinances
for
the
city
of
Chelsea,
so
help
me
go
ahead.
M
M
The
mic
back
over
to
the
president
city
council
I
just
want
to
thank
all
the
officers
who
showed
this
support.
Who
were
here
off
duty.
The
department
has
changed
and
we're
getting
younger
we're.
We
have.
We
are
getting
younger
as
an
old
person,
but
I
think
we're
going
in
the
right
direction.
We
have
excellent
leadership.
I.
Think
I
gave
you
a
brief
little
blurb
on
each
of
them.