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From YouTube: City Council Meeting of 6-26-23
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City of Chelsea
B
C
E
B
F
Okay,
all
right
is
that
better
all
right
well
good
evening.
Congratulations
to
all
the
people
being
promoted
and
appointed
I'm,
an
HR
director
in
a
civil
service
community
in
the
past,
so
I
know
how
hard
you've
worked.
So
congratulations
so
I'm
here
before
you
I,
believe
you
all
received
a
letter
from
the
Collins
Center
asking
for
two
things.
I
want
to
give
you
a
quick
update
on
the
city,
manager's
search.
We
have
received
a
candidate,
many
exceptionally
educated
and
experienced
people
not
enough
meet
your
qualifications
in
accordance
with
your
profile
and
the
charter
Provisions.
F
So
what
we
would
like
to
do
is
extend
the
deadline,
do
a
little
bit
more
work
to
do
some
Recruitment
and
we
have
found
in
our
Outreach
and
direct
recruitment
that
many
people
are
saying
the
salary
listed
is
insufficient
to
make
them
move
from
their
jobs.
So,
rather
than
put
in
a
specific
pay,
we
would
like
to
change
the
language
in
the
profile
to
say
a
competitive
employment
package
will
be
entered
into
with
the
city
council
depending
on
qualifications.
F
That
way,
you
don't
need
to
choose
the
amount
right
now
without
having
any
idea
the
experience
or
years
or
the
ex
direct
experience
of
the
candidates
that
the
screening
committee
moves
forward.
The
screening
committee
has
worked
diligently
together
to
work
on
this
process
and
I
want
to
thank
them
for
that.
But
we
believe
at
this
point,
if
we
say,
depending
on
qualifications,
that
really
puts
it
to
this
body
at
the
time
to
come
up
with
the
recommended
employment
package,
and
that
could
be
everything
from
wages
to
cell
phones
to
travel.
F
There's
all
things
that
go
into
a
package
like
that
and
I
would
not
want
to
presume
those
things
for
you
as
a
body
at
this
point.
So
what
we're
asking
you
to
do
is
authorize
us
to
extend
the
deadline
and
change
the
language
to
depending
on
qualifications
for
the
right
candidate,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that.
G
F
That
was
not
specified
in
the
profile
as
it
is
now
we
would
just
say
a
competitive
package,
so
that
opens
the
door
for
you
to
make
some
of
those
vacation
entitlements.
That
way
by
saying
the
package
versus
just
the
salary,
you
might,
you
know,
engender
a
more
productive
conversation
in
bargaining,
okay,.
I
H
B
J
A
good
evening,
everybody
on
this
one
evening,
thank
you
to
the
city
council,
president
Leo
Robinson,
distinguished
council
members
acting
city
manager,
Keith
and
everybody
here
for
this
wonderful
night,
even
though
it's
warm.
This
is
I.
Think
my
third
time
here
in
my
short
time
for
nine
months,
swearing
in
new
offices,
we've
lost
hundreds
of
years
of
experience
in
the
last
year.
Many
would
think
that's
a
challenge,
but
I
actually
think
it's
a
good
thing.
J
The
four
new
offices
tonight
are
trained
so
much
better
than
the
old
officers
like
myself
were
trained
35
plus
years
ago.
They
live
in
the
community.
They're
more
reflective
of
the
community
I
think
you'll
see
a
huge
difference.
I
also
want
to,
besides
acknowledging
their
hard
work
of
going
to
a
police
academy
for
over
six
months,
then
the
six
months
prior
to
a
grueling
background
investigation
is
it's
just
the
challenges
their
family
and
families
had
to
encounter
during
that
time.
J
Okay,
we're
going
to
call
all
four
of
the
officers
who,
just
recently
graduated
at
the
Academy
they've,
actually
been
out
in
the
street,
doing
their
field,
training
with
training
offices
and
I
believe
they'll
be
starting
on
their
own
in
the
next
coming
days.
So,
first
we're
going
to
call
officer,
Albert,
Acevedo
officer,
Kevin,
Diaz,.
J
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
well-deserved
Applause
for
these
offices.
This
is
just
as
equally
as
important
as
the
badge
pinning
again.
There's
sacrifice
unknown
to
many
people
that
are
outside
our
profession.
What
families
go
through,
so
I'm
very
happy
to
call
upon
the
officers
who
have
picked
people
to
special
on
their
lives,
to
pin
their
badge
for
Opera
Acevedo,
his
wife,
Jennifer
and
son
Aiden
to
please
come
up.
J
J
Next,
we'll
have
a
ceremony
for
the
rank,
a
sergeant.
It's
newly
promoted,
Sergeant
Kyle
Meehan,
a
quick
word
on
the
sergeant
I
know
more
of
the
officers
who've
been
here
longer
than
some
of
our
new
offices:
Kyle
meehan's
from
law
enforcement
Legacy.
His
dad
actually
worked
with
myself
back
in
the
day,
maybe
in
the
late
80s
early
1990s.
His
father-in-law
just
served
this
community
close
to
40
years
I,
just
retired
Captain,
Tom
Dunn.
J
K
Please
raise
your
right
hand
and
repeat
after
me,
I
Kyle
Mian
do
solemnly
swear
in
affirm
that
I
will
faithfully
and
impartially
perform
all
the
duties
incumbent
on
me
as
a
sergeant
of
the
Chelsea
Police
Department,
according
to
the
best
of
my
abilities
and
understanding
agreeably
to
the
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Constitution
and
laws
of
the
Commonwealth,
the
charter
and
the
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Chelsea.
So
help
me
God.
Congratulations.
J
J
J
Like
Sergeant
me-
and
he
also
has
a
history,
his
father,
who
was
a
mentor
of
mines
in
the
audience
I-
can
see
him
smiling.
Sometimes
you
didn't
get
that
smile
when
I
worked
for
him,
but
he
turned
out
he's
smiling
senior
Sergeant
Fern
had
the
unique
ability
to
be
kind,
a
little
mean
and
professional
all
at
the
same
time,
I
don't
know
how
he
did
it,
but
I
always
loved
him.
J
J
And
again,
one
of
the
best
parts
of
the
evening
is
the
Legacy
being
passed
on
from
his
dad
who
worked
so
hard
here.
The
word
mean
was
not
accurate.
Joe
I
should
have
said
I,
don't
know,
I'll
come
up
with
a
word,
but
if
you
know
I
love
you
I
I
bump
into
Joe
everywhere,
but
he
was
a
mentor
of
mine.
So
no
better
person
to
pin
the
badge
on
his
newly
signed
and
Lieutenant
retired
size
and
show
fun.
J
J
So
that
gives
me
my
age
but
Captain
Rizzuto
is
the
perfect
person
it'll
be
actually
taking
over
the
community
service,
Division
and
I
think
that's
reflective
of
his
wife's
Goodwill
in
the
community
and
abroad,
so
I
think
it's
a
Perfect,
Blend
I
think
she
would
probably
a
good
person
to
bounce
things
off
when
you
come
home
when
you're
trying
to
deal
with
the
community
events.
So
we
congratulate
Captain
David
Rizzuto
on
his
promotion.
K
Because
your
right
hand,
I,
David
Rizzuto,
do
solemnly
swear
in
affirm
that
I
will
faithfully
and
impartially
perform
all
the
duties
incumbent
on
me
as
a
captain
of
the
Chelsea
Police
Department,
according
to
the
best
of
my
abilities
and
understanding
agreeably
to
the
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Constitution
and
laws
of
the
Commonwealth,
the
charter
and
the
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Chelsea.
So
help
me
God.
Congratulations.
J
J
G
B
A
A
B
D
Next
order
of
business,
we
have
memoriams
and
celebratory
resolutions.
We
have
a
resolution
introduced
by
councilor
Taylor,
whereas
Sarah
Jackson
was
director
of
the
Chelsea
Public
Library
from
2014
through
2023,
previously
serving
as
the
children's
Librarian
from
2008
to
2014
and
whereas
during
her
tenure
as
Library,
director
Sarah
oversaw
multiple
large
Capital
Improvement
projects,
including
the
Rotunda
Dome
and
whereas
Sarah
secured
Federal,
cares.
Arpa
and
lsta
grants
state
and
local
grants.
D
L
So
when
we
heard
that
Sarah
was
going
to
be
leaving
us
as
the
librarian
I
think,
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
us
felt
the
same
way
like,
oh,
but
I
think
that
it's
appropriate
that
the
that
the
city
council
recognized
Sarah
Jackson
for
the
last
15
years
for
service
to
the
to
the
library
and
I,
can
tell
you,
from
my
perspective,
she's
done
a
great
job
in
getting
people
more
involved
coming
to
the
library,
especially
the
young
people,
which
I
really
appreciate.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
service.
L
M
Thank
you,
Mr
President
and
I
also
want
to
begin
by
commending
my
colleague,
counselor
Todd
Taylor,
because
I
Echo
his
sentiments
Sarah.
You
have
been
an
amazing
contributor
to
this
community.
It's
been
15
years
of
your
service,
leaving
a
mark
in
this
community
and
what
better
way
to
leave
a
mark
than
really
showing
the
value
of
changing
lives
through
reading
through
books
and
the
power
of
Education,
because
your
house
can
burn
down,
you
can
lose
everything
except
education
and
I.
M
M
Thank
you
so
much
for
what
you
do,
because
it
extends
Beyond
from
the
library
you've
created
an
amazing
community
and
in
my
role
as
as
a
state
representative,
the
counselor
here,
Todd
Taylor,
asked
me,
along
with
the
community
that
loves
you
to
present
you
in
a
official
Proclamation
and
citation
from
the
state
and
I
will
be
presenting
that,
along
with
my
colleagues
for
the
incredible
service
that
you've
given
to
this
community,
we're
going
to
miss
you,
but
you
leave
a
big
Mark
in
our
community.
So
thank
you.
G
You
Mr
President
Sarah
again
I
want
to
congratulate
you
on
your
work.
I
spoke
to
you
and
your
husband
out
in
the
hall.
We
are
so
happy
and
so
proud
of
your
accomplishments.
Here
in
our
Chelsea
Library
I'm
your
dedication,
your
work,
your
habits
that
you
instilled
in
our
library
has
made
it
more
than
just
a
place
where
you
can
return
and
pick
up
a
book,
but
you
can
actually
have
an
engagement.
You
open
it
the
doors
up
to
events
to
seniors
to
adults.
Everyone
felt
welcome.
G
You
engaged
that
Library
I'm,
so
grateful
to
have
the
honor
to
beyond
the
opportunity
to
wish
you
well
and
your
next
adventure
and
I
just
want
to
just
thank
you
really.
You
know
for
your
creativity
that
you
displayed
in
the
library
your
work
will
follow.
You
and
I
want
to
wish
you
all
the
well
good
luck
and
thank
you
again
for
your
service
here
in
Chelsea.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
I,
don't
want
to
keep
repeating
the
same
thing,
but
I'd
not
be
me
if
I
didn't,
acknowledge,
Sarah
gay
growing,
up,
I
thought
Librarians
were
so
boring
and
you
completely
redefined
what
Librarians
can
be
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
the
innovative
ways
in
which
you
have
you.
The
approaches
that
you
had
in
reaching
our
community
during
covet,
inviting
counselors
to
read
to
the
young
people
the
the
eclipse
event
that
we
had
a
few
years
ago,
I'm
the
Team
Takeover
every
time
I
reached
out.
H
N
G
B
D
Dear
counselors,
pursuant
to
section
4-2
or
the
charter
of
the
city
of
Chelsea
I,
am
writing
to
recommend
the
following
individuals
to
boards
and
commissions
in
the
city
for
appointments
at
the
Conservation
Commission.
Miss
Emily
van
heckulum
of
Chelsea
for
the
Recently
vacated
three-year
term
expiring,
December
2023,
and
for
appointment
to
the
Chelsea
Housing
Authority
Mr
Stanley
troisa
of
Chelsea
to
fill
a
city
designated
position
for
the
Recently
vacated
five-year
term
expiring,
September,
2026.
D
Judith
Garcia
Council
attorney
Garcia
councilor
Lopez;
yes,
councilor
Robinson,
yes,
Council,
recupero,
councilor
vido,
yes,
Council,
Jesus,
absent
Council
Heidelberg;
yes,
councilor,
Vega,
absent,
Council
Taylor;
yes,
nine
members,
president,
none
opposed
to
Epson.
The
appointments
are
approved,
appointments.
B
O
So
I
just
had
two
things
to
say:
one
is
I
would
invest
my
own
money
in
this
project.
I
supported
very
enthusiastically.
I've
worked
on
it
for
a
long
time
and
I'm
convinced
Beyond
any
reasonable
doubt
that
it's
a
good
Financial
investment
and
a
good
investment
for
the
city.
The
other
thing,
I
want
to
say,
is
I
work
with
many
cities.
Over
many
years.
You
have
a
staff
here
that
can
carry
this
out
successfully.
I
have
a
lot
of
confidence
in
their
ability
to
deliver
this.
So
thank
you
folks.
Thank.
B
I
I
Had
to
get
YouTube
going
so
I
know
that
a
lot
of
people
have
come
to
talk
to
you
about
the
technical
details
of
the
microgrid
and
all
of
that
stuff.
That
you're
already
aware
of
so
I'm
here
to
kind
of
share
a
more
personal
story
about
the
human
impact
that
the
microgrid
can
have.
So
what
I
did
is
I
called
my
mother-in-law.
Maribel
Rivera,
who
lives
in
Manatee,
Puerto,
Rico
and
I
asked
her
some
questions
and
here's
what
she
told
me
after
Hurricane
Maria,
the
entire
island
of
Puerto
Rico,
was
100
out
of
electricity.
I
I
The
water
supply
also
depends
mostly
on
electrical
pumps
in
Puerto
Rico,
and
they
didn't
have
enough
generators
for
the
pumps
we
were
out
of
water
for
nine
days
and
not
even
air
was
coming
through
the
pipes
then.
Finally,
after
nine
days,
we
started
to
get
about
a
pencil-sized
stream
of
water
for
some
hours
of
the
day.
I,
don't
know
if
words
are
enough
to
explain
the
emotional
impact
of
this.
It
was
so
stressful,
not
knowing
when
we
would
get
systems
up,
not
knowing
when
people
we
knew
would
get
electricity
for
their
medical
treatment.
I
The
hospital
systems
collapsed,
Manatee,
Medical
Center,
our
largest
hospital,
was
using
their
generators,
but
they
got
overloaded
and
they
were
so
overloaded
that
they
had
to
start
taking
older
ICU
patients
in
ambulances
to
San
Juan
because
they
couldn't
keep
up
with
their
care,
I,
remember
being
outside
the
highway
and
seeing
ambulance
after
ambulance
after
ambulance
going
down
the
highway.
The
heat
was
infernal
during
those
37
days,
because
there
were
no
greens
anywhere
every
tree
and
shrub
had
lost
all
their
leaves,
and
there
was
no
power
for
AC.
I
There
was
no
fresh
air,
only
heat
I,
remember,
laying
in
bed
sweating
and
getting
up.
There
was
an
outline
around
where
my
body
was
on
the
bed
like
you'd,
see
in
a
crime
scene.
In
my
fridge,
everything
perished,
I
had
to
open
it
up
and
throw
everything
out.
We
had
to
rely
on
canned
food
to
keep
milk
fresh
for
me
and
my
elderly
father's
coffee.
I
We
had
to
put
a
container
inside
some
water,
so
it
wouldn't
spoil
eventually
Church's
Fried
Chicken
got
a
generator
running
and
they
opened
with
a
very
limited
menu
and
we'd,
be
in
line
in
the
drive-through
for
an
hour
to
get
food
because
the
demand
was
so
high.
I
have
PTSD
I
can
tell
you
right
away.
I
think
this
is
true
for
80
percent
of
the
people
on
the
island.
This
week
there
was
a
disturbance
forming
in
the
ocean
and
immediately
people
rushed
to
the
supermarket
to
get
water.
I
I
It's
amazing
and
it's
such
a
blessing
and
I
thank
God
every
day,
I'm
so
thrilled
for
you
guys
that
you
have
the
opportunity
to
have
a
micro
good
in
Chelsea
at
our
house,
we
are
at
the
mercy
of
one
utility
company
prepa,
and
so
we
got
our
own
solar
panels.
Some
mountain
towns
in
Puerto,
Rico,
like
utlado
and
adjuntas,
are
building
their
own
systems
to
get
off
the
grid.
If
Chelsea
also
had
a
backup
grid,
it
would
be
such
a
relief
to
know
that
you
won't
have
to
go
through
some
of
the
difficulties.
We
did.
I
I
B
P
P
I
have
family
who
live
in
Lebanon,
which
is
having
its
own
power
crisis.
That's
been
going
on
for
some
time
and
they've
had
to
they've
been
getting
like
two
hours
of
electricity
a
day.
I
know
that's
an
extreme
example,
but
they
had
to
rely
on
diesel
generators
and
there
were
so.
There
was
so
much
diesel.
P
B
B
D
D
Next,
we
have
a
copy
of
a
communication
received
from
acting
city
manager.
Net
Keith
regarding
approval
of
donation
of
furniture
police
to
the
police
department.
Dear
council
is
pursuant
to
section
3-5
of
the
city
of
Chelsea
coordinances
and
Mass
General
Law
chapter
44,
section
53-a
I
am
writing
to
request
that
the
city
council
formally
approve
the
donation
of
furniture
to
the
city.
Mr
Mustafa
etiik,
the
owner
of
H
furniture
and
Chelsea
offered
the
donation
of
new
furniture
to
support
the
fit
out
of
the
Chelsea.
H
B
D
H
B
H
On
three
handicap
signs
in
the
community
and
I
just
want.
We
we
keep
seeing
these
come
in
front
of
us
and
the
fact
that
the
city
is
not
increasing
the
amount
of
handicapped
spots
that
we
have
really
doesn't
make
much
sense
to
me.
I
think
we
really
need
to
think
about
our
accessibility
and
and
the
amount
of
parking
that
we
have
for
people
in
the
community
that
are
differently
able.
H
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
note
that,
because
we
keep
putting
up
handicap
signs
in
the
neighborhood,
but
for
the
city
we
still
have
just
the
three
parking
spots
outside
so
I
just
think
it's
something
that
we
need
to
be
aware
of,
because
there
are
people
that
need
to
do
City,
Hall
business
and
don't
have
access
to
parking.
Thank
you
thank.
E
D
D
Max
Auto.
Next
we
have
unfinished
business.
We
have
unfinished
business.
We
have
an
order
introduced
by
council
president
Robinson
with
regards
to
the
energy
management
service
agreement,
whereas
the
city
Administration
through
the
north
Suffolk
office
of
resilience
and
civility,
has
procured
and
conducted
an
investment
grade
audit
through
Mass
General,
Law
chapter
25A,
section
11i
and
225
CMR
19.0
for
the
purposes
of
installing
and
operating
battery
energy
storage
systems,
solar
photovoltics
and
identifying
further
energy
conservation
measures,
and
whereas
the
city's
investment
grade
audit
of
city-owned
properties
was
performed
by
ameresco
Inc
in
amerisco,
Inc
has
identified.
E
I'm
sort
of
speaking
about
both
of
them
now
I
have
actually
kind
of
enjoyed
the
process
of
learning
more
about
this
I
initially
took
this
as
a
cost
savings
proposal
was
very
cautious,
trying
to
make
sure
I
understood
what
went
into
it.
I
am
actually
very
grateful
to
staff
for
the
work
that
went
into
presenting
this
to
us.
I
believe
that
what
we
have
here
is
an
opportunity
to
begin
the
process
of
trying
to
build
a
more
stable
grid.
E
It
also
has
the
particularly
nice
feature
of
looking
like
something
that
actually
will
be
strongly
financially
positive
for
us,
so
I
think
I'm
voting
for
this
first
as
something
that
I
believe
makes
sense
to
build
for
the
city
and,
second,
as
something
that
I'm
grateful
to
have
some
some
benefit
for
as
well,
along
the
way
financially
so
I'll
be
voting
for
both
of
these
and
wanted
to
stay.
My
reasons
thank.
L
So
the
safety
portion
aside
I
think
that
the
Financial
Risk
in
whether
these
batteries
operate
as
advertised
I
think
is
a
real
question
and
I
I
would
I
would
absolutely
vote
no
on
this.
If
we
weren't
getting
this
money,
however,
I
think
it's
probably
worth
the
risk
is
a
minimal
there's
a
minimal
risk
to
this
city,
I
think
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
overall
scheme
of
things.
H
I
am
all
for
building
clean
resiliency
I
have
seen
firsthand
I'm
thinking
about
what
the
speaker
just
said:
Dr
Sarah
Neville
about
what
Puerto
Rico
faced
when
their
grid
felt
went
down
and
I
know.
What's
happened
here
firsthand
when,
when,
when
natural
disasters
strike
and
first
we
get
hit
the
worst.
So
if
there's
any
community
that
should
be
investing
in
this
type
of
energy,
it
should
be
us.
I
will
be
1000
percent.
H
Supporting
this
I
believe
com
I
believe
strongly
that
my
colleagues
ask
all
the
right
questions
and
that
people
responded
responded
in
a
way
that
feels
safe
to
say
that
this
is
an
investment
worth
something
worth
investing
in.
What
I
will
ask
is
that
when
the
ameresco
representative
came,
he
did
say
that
they
had
a
curriculum,
that
they
brought
to
schools
so
that
young
people
can
understand
what
microgrids
are
I
have
had
residents.
Ask
me:
what
is
this
micro
grid
thing
and
I'm
like
I?
H
Don't
really
know
how
to
explain
it
so
if
we
can
make
that
accessible
to
the
public,
so
people
understand
what
we're
investing
in
I.
Just
think
that
that's
good
for
business.
It's
great
that
we're
going
to
sit
here
and
we
can
potentially
approve
all
of
this.
But
if
the
people
don't
know
what
we're
doing
it
doesn't
make
any
sense.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody,
especially
the
city
staff
that
came
into
to
to
a
meeting
where
we
didn't
even
meet.
H
Q
Hi
good
evening,
so
I
want
to
say
a
couple
things
about
this
micro
grid.
I
too
I
had
a
couple
questions
on
the
finance
part
of
it.
And
yes,
it's
scary,
investing
in
something
so
big,
but
I
I
lived
through
Maria
and
I
lost.
My
home
and
I
was
10
months
with
no
electricity
and
I
washed.
My
clothes
on
the
river,
so
I
would
hate
to
see
anything
obviously
smaller
than
Maria
right,
because
Maria
was
huge.
It
happened
to
Chelsea
and
our
community
go
through
something
horrific.
Q
M
Members
of
our
city
staff
I
also
see
Fidel
right
there
in
the
back
and
and
I
bring
you
up
because
it
took
a
long
time
to
get
the
green
communities
designation
and
that
process
helped
us
make
it
a
little
bit
easier
for
us
now
where
we
are
today
and
I
bring
that
up,
because
as
counselor
Heidelberg
mentioned
this
was
this
has
been
a
collective
process.
In
the
back
end,
we've
been
having
conversations
trying
to
understand.
M
What's
the
return
to
investment
and
I
was
able
to
identify
at
the
state
level,
three
funding
opportunities
that
the
state
can
put
in
in
order
to
continue
with
this
project.
So
I
think
it
is
very
important
for
us
to
have
the
collective
responsibility
as
a
city
council,
to
put
in
the
seed
to
make
sure
that
this
project
goes
through
through,
because
four
hours
can
change
lives.
We
need
to
be
proactive
about
change
and
how
we
respond
to
emergency
situations.
G
Not
only
is
there
funding
for
the
state,
but
there's
the
president's
funding,
also
Federal
funding,
which
is
over
a
million
bucks.
That
will
also
come
in
to
enhance
this.
So
by
having
these
conversations
by
having
these
meetings,
we
came
to
the
conclusion
what
you're
hearing
now,
so
it
wasn't
just
an
overnight
decision.
What
it
was
was
a
collaboration
of
conversation
and
listening
also
into
those
networks
and
those
groups
that
are
also
stimulated
that
conversation
in
the
early
stage
of
this
year.
Obviously
this,
what
we're
talking
about
is
an
investment
to
the
city
of
Chelsea.
G
G
That's
why
you
see
guys
like
your
city
manager
and
our
librarian
and
other
folks,
moving
on
to
other
opportunities
in
our
newly
out
former
big
guy
here,
Fidel
up
and
doing
great
work
and
I
believe
it's
enough
Andover,
because
it's
not
just
the
city,
it's
what's
being
done
in
the
city,
so
we're
doing
a
great
and
also
his
wife,
Maria
who's
working
on
the
state
level,
who's
also
helping
us
with
the
environmental
justice.
So
thank
you
for
your
efforts.
What
you're
doing
there
so
we're
not
babies
about
it.
G
But
what
happened
was
that
it
came
to
our
plate
within
a
few
months
and
we
were
thrashed
on
the
vote
and
like
without
having
discussion
and
you've
heard
some
City
Council
Members
said
that
there
was
meetings,
but
there
was
no
qualms,
so
there
was
really
no
meeting.
It
was
just
a
discussion,
so
I
think
this
provides
us
an
opportunity
to
continue
to
move
our
city
in
the
right
directions
me
and
Council
Taylor.
We
had
a
lot
of
conversation
about
the
funding.
I
went
to
our
city
manager.
G
Thank
you
for
highlighting
everything
we
talked
about,
and
it
was
the
Investments
that
other
people
and
other
entities
were
invested
into
our
community.
So
it
would
be
a
fool
not
to
take
it
right.
The
less
the
worst
thing
can
happen
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
have
a
20-year
project,
we're
guaranteed
10
15
years
of
it
and
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
lose
out,
but
there's
a
greater
thing
and
councilor
Heidelberg
talked
about
it.
G
We
have
potentially
to
have
buyers
to
buy
in
this
to
also
also
generate
resource
to
help
us
continue
to
use
for
our
operation
budget.
So
as
a
city
I'm
supporting
this
I
think
we've
done
very
good
work
here
in
the
city
of
Chelsea.
For
the
most
part,
it's
an
advancement
of
our
work
that
we're
doing
here
so
I
want
to
thank
everyone
that
was
not
mentioned.
That
had
a
hand
in
doing
this.
Work
and
bringing
us
together
and
also
I
hope,
my
colleagues,
we
can
unanimously
unanimously
vote
in
favor
this
tonight
with
nine
votes.
N
Don't
have
a
whole
bunch
to
say.
The
only
thing
I
can
say
is
this:
this
is
the
beginning
of
the
future
for
the
city
of
Chelsea,
I
hope
that
it
works
out
and
in
the
distant
future
those
people
of
Chelsea
will
be
able
to
reap
the
benefits
from
this,
and
in
return,
the
city
Chelsea
will
be
energy
energy
sufficient
for
themselves
and
will
lower
the
high
cost
of
electricity
so
I'm
in
favor
of
anything
that
comes
to
save
to
the
public
or
even
for
all
of
us.
So
this
is
a
good
thing
like
they
say.
B
D
Judith
Garcia
absent
absolutely
Council
attorney
Garcia;
yes,
counselor
Lopez,
councilor
Robinson;
yes,
Council
recupero;
yes,
councilor
vido;
yes,
Council,
DeJesus,
absent
councilor
Heidelberg;
yes,
Council
of
Vegas,
absent
counselor,
Taylor
yeah
paid
in
favor;
seven
in
favor.
Three
opposed
one
absentee.
E
A
E
E
L
I
just
wanted
to
say
one
other
thing
that
I
forgot
to
say
before
is
I
think
that
it's
very
important
that
whatever
happens
with
this
microgrid
system,
it's
very
important
that
we
do
not
let
this
devolve
into
a
City
utility,
so
I
just
wanted
to
get
that
on
the
record,
and
that's
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Counselor.
M
D
Council
attorney
Garcia,
yes,
councilor
Lopez,
yes,
Council
Robinson,
yes,
Council,
recupero,
Council,
Vito,
yes,
Council
De
Jesus
is
absent.
Council
Heidelberg,
yes,
Council
of
Vegas,
absent,
councilor
Taylor;
yes,
nine
in
favor;
none
opposed
to
absent,
two-thirds
being
in
the
affirmative.
Do
you
order
passes.
E
I
would
ask
if,
if
other
counselors
are
agreeable
to
it,
that
we
take
up
under
suspension
all
the
financial
orders
that
follow
under
second
readings,
with
the
exception
of
I,
believe
it's
enf
that
require
a
separate
vote
on
their
own.
But
we
can
consolidate
all
these
and
take
one
combined
order
on
all
financial
matters.
If
there
are
no
objections.
D
M
D
D
Now,
therefore
be
a
result
of
the
Chelsea
city
council.
Hereby
adoption
opioid
settlement,
stabilization
Fund
in
accordance
with
Massachusetts
General
Law
chapter
40,
section
5B,
in
full
accordance
with
the
statute,
which
may
be
extended
extended
for
all
the
purposes
Allowed
by
law,
dedicate
to
such
fund
without
further
appropriation,
100
of
all
opioid
litigations
settlement
funds
received
by
the
city
and
directs
the
city
manager
to
take
any
and
all
action
necessary
to
accomplish
this
task.
D
M
D
Whatever
is
withdrawn
next,
we
have
an
order
introduced
by
council
president
Robinson
ordered
that
pursue
intersection,
3-5
of
the
city
of
Chelsea
code
of
ordinances
and
pursuant
to
chapter
44,
section
53-a
of
Mass
General
law.
The
Chelsea
city
council
hereby
accepts
the
donation
from
Lawrenceville
LLC,
the
owners
of
the
Hilton
Homewood
Suites
hotel
in
Chelsea
of
fitness
equipment
to
the
Chelsea
Senior
Center.
B
B
H
D
D
Next,
we
have
an
order
introduced
by
council
president
Robinson,
whereas
on
January
9
2023
pursuant
to
section
4-5
of
the
Chelsea
City
Charter.
This
Council
voted
to
appoint
Edward
Keith
interim
city
manager
and
whereas
section
4-5
of
the
Chelsea
City
Charter
restricts
the
appointment
of
an
interim
city
manager
to
a
term
not
to
exceed
three
months.
D
Council
selection
of
his
successor
city
manager,
and
be
it
further
ordered
that
the
Chelsea
city
council
authorizes
council
president
Leo
Robinson
to
enter
and
negotiate
a
further
employment
agreement
to
end
two
months
after
a
subsequent
city
manager
is
appointed,
as
recommended
by
the
city
solicitor
or
her
delegate
with
Mr
Keith
and
be
it
further
ordered
that
the
Chelsea
city
council,
waives
The
Residency
requirement
pursuant
to
powers
granted
to
it.
In
paragraph
four
of
section,
4-1
of
the
Chelsea
City
Charter
share
recognizes
Council
Heidelberg.
G
H
I
have
questions
I
guess.
My
question
is:
if
we're
in
the
process
of
trying
to
select
a
city
manager,
why
are
we
extending
it?
Two
years
I
asked
I
asked
the
studies
solicitor
prior
to
the
meeting
and
she
said
because
some
of
the
charter
language
is
kind
of
tricky,
but
I
want
the
public
to
understand
because
it
doesn't
mean
that
we're
just
ignoring
the
city
manager
selection
process,
but
more
so
honoring.
H
What
the
Collins
Center
said
in
terms
of
needing
more
time
and
requesting
a
higher
salary
to
hopefully
get
more
candidates
for
the
position,
but
I
guess
just
for
the
public.
I
I
would
like
the
city
solicitor
to
address
us
and
at
least
explain
why
we're
doing
it
for
two
years
and
not
one
year
or
six
months,
I
just.
B
R
Do
you
Mr
President
Council?
The
chart
is
very
specific
as
to
how
you
appoint
the
next
city
manager
and
the
charter
limits.
Can
you
hear
me
did
Charter
limits
the
amount
of
time
that
you
can
appoint
someone
to
be
interim
three
months
and
then
another
three
months?
So
what
has
been
recommended
is
that
you
appoint
a
city
manager
until
you
finally
could.
R
But
then,
when
you
read
the
charter,
the
charter
says
that
no
contract
for
city
manager
could
be
less
than
two
years,
so
we're
just
Bound
by
a
lot
of
words
that
are
a
lot
of
provisions
of
the
charter
that
we
want
to
comply,
comply
with
I.
Believe
Mr.
Keith
is
aware
that
in
reality
his
appointment
is
until
you
find
a
new
city
manager.
H
D
B
D
D
B
G
K
D
Have
our
last
order?
We
have
an
order
introduced
by
council.
President
Robinson
ordered
that,
pursuant
to
section
3-5
of
the
city
of
Chelsea
code
of
ordinances
in
pursuant
to
chapter
44,
section
53-a
of
the
Massachusetts
general
laws,
the
Chelsea
city
council
hereby
accepts
the
gift
of
the
Chelsea
Police
Department
of
three
new
couches
valued
at
1
597
from
Mr
Mustafa
etijic,
H,
Furniture,
306,
Broadway,.
H
D
E
N
N
So
now
we're
going
to
have
a
subcommittee
on
it.
We're
going
to
have
a
new
subcommittee
to
determine
these.
The
whole
thing
is
that
we
will
notice
the
people
that
asked
me
they
said
I
come.
We
did
not
know
that
this
was
happening,
so
this
is
what
I
wanted
to
tell
the
people
that
the
city
council
did
not
know
that
the
new
water
and
trash
rates
were
set.
N
B
N
N
G
Hello-
everyone-
that's
not
here.
It's
on
TV
Land,
just
an
announcement
that,
as
of
July
5th
through
August
13th,
the
summer
tunnel
will
be
closing
and
we
have
got
some
notice
from
them.
Some
good
news
that,
because
of
the
closing
from
July
5th
to
the
31st
of
August,
there
will
be
some
bus,
Free
Ride
buses
in
Chelsea.
But
you
have
to
listen
very
closely:
111
112
114,
116
117
and
the
sl3.
All
these
will
be
free
to
us
here
in
Chelsea
inbound,
only
inbounds.
G
Only
so
that's
Chelsea,
Bellingham
Square
Fox,
District,
Eastern,
Ave,
Airport
Station,
so
remind
yourself,
as
of
the
fifth
you're,
probably
going
to
see
a
lot
more
traffic
in
our
community.
That's
the
negative
impact
of
it!
So
we're
asking
that
you
have
a
little
patience,
a
little
concern
for
those
that's
walking
and
those
that
not
as
good
quick
drivers
as
yourself
and
be
very
careful.
G
H
Thank
you,
Mr
President
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
big
shout
out
to
the
Chelsea
black
community
for
an
amazing
Juneteenth
event
that
they
had
last
Sunday.
It
was
a
beautiful
event.
It
was
even
better
than
it
was
last
year.
It
was
into
generational
interracial.
It
was
so
good
to
see
the
entire
Community
coming
together
to
celebrate
such
a
good
cause.
H
I
just
wanted
to
tip
my
hat
off
to
Joan,
Cromwell
and
I
really
want
to
acknowledge
our
DPW
workers,
because
I
think
you
know
we
often
you
know
we
we
give
praise
often,
but
we
don't
really
realize
the
amount
of
work
that
goes
into
setting
up
and
taking
everything
down
and
cleaning,
keeping
everything
clean,
particularly
buildings
and
grounds,
and
on
the
streets
and
sidewalks.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
to
acknowledge
DPW
and
thank
CBC
for
their
amazing
work
in
the
community.
M
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
so
thank
you,
Council
Brown,
for
bringing
that
up.
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
this
work
of
the
Sumner
mitigation
was
not
a
part
of
the
initial
project.
Thankfully
my
office
at
the
State
House,
along
with
Alex
train
and
the
city
Administration
Ned
Keefe,
our
police
chief,
and
also
some
key
stakeholders
of
this
community.
We
had
conversations
to
make
sure
that
we
were
able
to
achieve
all
the
mitigation
plan
that
the
counselor
here
acknowledged.
M
So
yes,
this
will
be
free
for
that
month,
but
I
also
want
to
make
mention
and
acknowledge
those
that
were
part
of
that
conversation.
When
we
were
asking
for
these
concessions,
one
other
thing
I
will
say
is
there
is
more
to
come,
so
we
hope
to
have
more
updates.
I
know
that
Ned
Keefe
is
leading
some
conversations
in
terms
of
more
support
for
Public
Safety,
but
also
we
are
looking
to
bring
a
little
bit
more
in
terms
of
the
East
Boston
Bridge.
M
S
Let
people
know
that
there
is
a
true
and
regulation
that
we
should
respect
the
elderly,
the
children,
our
pets,
the
veterans
who
have
a
PTSD,
and
please
be
be
careful,
don't
do
this.
This
is
illegal
in
Chelsea
and
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
If
you
get
caught
doing
this
you're
going
to
get
a
fine
of
300
dollars,
so
please
be
respectful
and
also
all
the
trash
that
you
guys
are
making
when
you're
doing
the
fireworks.
Thank
you.