ROLL CALL
00:38EXECUTIVE SESSION - 6:15 P.M.
00:57A. To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel (City Manager Contract)
RETURN TO SESSION – 7:00 P.M.
01:44PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
01:45PUBLIC FORUM
02:05EXAMINATION OF RECORDS OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
02:22A. Minutes from City Council Meeting April 14, 2026
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
02:41A. The City's Current Practices on Protecting All Members of Our Community
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND SIMILAR PAPERS AND MATTERS
08:54A. ALS Awareness Month Proclamation
INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
11:57A. Presentation on Sullivan Playground Renovations
PUBLIC HEARINGS
24:31A. Public Hearing and Vote on a Proposed Ordinance Repealing Sections of the Code of Ordinances
PUBLIC HEARINGS
28:15B. Public Hearing and Vote on a Proposed Ordinance - "Skip the Stuff" Waste Reduction Ordinance
MOTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDER, AND RESOLUTIONS
35:07A. Acceptance of M.G.L. c. 138, § 12D - Authorization for Wine & Malt License Holders to Convert to All-Alcohol License
MOTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDER, AND RESOLUTIONS
48:01B. Resolution Authorizing a Transfer of Funds in the amount of $29,200 from the Fiscal Year 2026 City Council Reserve to the Fiscal Year 2026 Elected Official Salaries account
MOTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDER, AND RESOLUTIONS
50:00C. Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance and Expenditure of a Gift of Funds in the amount of $2,500 from the Ed Walsh Foundation to the Pequossette Summer Program
MOTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDER, AND RESOLUTIONS
50:59D. First Reading on a Proposed Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Regarding Non-Union Personnel Compensation and Leave
MOTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDER, AND RESOLUTIONS A.
53:39E. First Reading on a Proposed Loan Order that the sum of $2,300,000 is appropriated to pay costs of reconstructing Forest Street and Springfield Street, as more fully described in Line 289 of the City's Fiscal Year 2026 through 2031 Capital Improvement Plan, and the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the City Manager, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L. c.44, §7(1), or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefor.
MOTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDER, AND RESOLUTIONS
54:23F. First Reading on a Proposed Loan Order that the sum of $2,100,000 is appropriated to pay costs of constructing and overseeing the connector roads and longer streets project at Forest Street and Springfield Street, as more fully described in Line 318 of the City's Fiscal Year 2024 through 2028 Capital Improvement Plan, and the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto; and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the City Manager, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L. c.44, §7(1), or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefor.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
55:07A. Committee on Rules and Ordinances Report regarding its meeting on March 12, 2026 - Gardner, Chair
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
01:00:44B. Committee on Climate and Energy Climate and Energy Report regarding its meeting on March 23, 2026 - Palomba, Chair
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
01:01:44A. Request for Confirmation of Reappointments to the Traffic Commission
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
01:02:26B. Request for Confirmation of Reappointments to the Solid Waste & Recycling Committee
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION/REVIEW OF LIST OF PENDING MATTERS
01:03:16ANNOUNCEMENTS
01:03:21PUBLIC FORUM
01:03:25RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT
01:03:36