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Key outcomes (papers and roll-call results):

- Paper 356-24 (site-plan review amendment: Title 12, Chapter 12.12.500): Enrolled (ordinance amendment). Vote recorded 10–0 in favor.

- Paper 47-25 (amendment to Title 9, Chapter 24, Section 010a — regulation of lead pipes in residential housing): Enrolled (ordinance amendment). Vote recorded unanimous.

- Paper 389-24 (zoning: new automobile-surface use category; car washes and queuing): Enrolled as amended (added exclusive 9'x180' queue area; kept car washes as special permit). Vote recorded unanimous.

- Paper 402-24 (hours of operation: adds car wash hours 8 a.m.–6 p.m.): Enrolled. Vote recorded unanimous.

- Paper 112-25 (communication: retention/non-disclosure of executive session minutes re: Benevolent Botanicals litigation): Received and placed on file by unanimous consent.

- CPA appropriations and related orders (finance committee recommendations adopted):
- Paper 68-25: Reappropriate $1,450,000 to fund Devon Park ($450,000) and Malden River Works ($1,000,000) (per MGL ch.44 §20 language cited in paper). Adopted unanimously.
- Paper 69-25: $319,596 for Devon Park revitalization phase 2. Adopted unanimously.
- Paper 70-25: $8,000 for Pearl Street Fire Station envelope assessment (address clarified in discussion). Adopted unanimously.
- Paper 71-25: $8,000 for Oliver Street station (former fire station) envelope assessment (address clarified in discussion). Adopted unanimously.
- Paper 72-25: $349,166.52 transfer to Affordable Housing Trust Fund (community housing reserve). Adopted unanimously.
- Paper 73-25: Forest/Forestdale Cemetery wall restoration appropriation (paper lists amounts in text); adopted (roll recorded as unanimous). Council discussion noted the appropriation might not cover full project cost and that additional work may follow.
- Paper 75-25: $40,000 housing subsidy pilot for older adults. Adopted unanimously.

- Personnel and appointments (personnel committee recommendations adopted):
- Paper 421-24: Madeline McCormack to Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission — confirmed by roll call, unanimous.
- Paper 445-24: Catherine Doyle to Disability Commission — confirmed by roll call, unanimous.
- Paper 3-25: Cindy Cohen to Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission — confirmed by roll call, unanimous.
- Consent/appointment note: Councilor Linehan recused on the reappointment of Amanda Bellas to the Disability Commission; the council then voted on the appointment (motion by Councilor Crow, seconded by Councilor Winslow) with Linehan recused; roll-call recorded approval.

- Paper 116-25: Motion to enter executive session under M.G.L. chapter 30A, §21(a)(3) to discuss litigation strategy in Benevolent Botanicals and 926 Eastern Avenue v. City of Malden. Motion adopted by roll call; council entered executive session and did not reconvene for further public business that evening.

Most roll-call tallies recorded 10–0 in favor at the time votes were taken. Where councilors asked to be recused or to remove items from the consent agenda, the minutes reflect those recusals (for example, Councilor Linehan recused herself from paper 97/appointment related votes and left the meeting for that item; the clerk recorded the recusal in the minutes).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Malden City Council 2-25-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Malden City Council voted on a package of ordinances, Community Preservation Act appropriations and mayoral appointments at its June 10 meeting; most measures passed unanimously. The council also voted to enter executive session to discuss ongoing litigation.","taxTitle","Malden City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts","taxId",5722,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6309841,"Council narrows new automobile-service zoning, keeps car washes subject to special permit and sets 8 a.m.–6 p.m. hours",291,1663000,1954000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2408154-7680eb1ce244ba8e8d03a6b582d2f6e3&start=1663&end=1954","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2408154-7680eb1ce244ba8e8d03a6b582d2f6e3/thumbnail_1663000.jpg","/articles/6309841/Malden-City/Middlesex-County/Massachusetts/Council-narrows-new-automobile-service-zoning-keeps-car-washes-subject-to-special-permit-and-sets-8-am6-pm-hours","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309841-8e8e1b7262d5a764619cc461af9ca27c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167313&Signature=AQMlzrNJ14CldkLZcWPL9kDWCzqLxXqrmTcokvgxcS364SUVS5i-4oz61y0VKp5HXMvhOXBpvfAnKCYdPZvkWD8WdNU4vnGHE3T6ybWx7BpmxwY9PVwHL9Xlr6UGm4VlH0FCvlkMlmD7RJ-Mh9mPfy4YTfnepFik59LmS6aQZZA5Lc4pUndEY08L-GAmdj8jkCcuPWlO24K1930UUZMeTWyTdOupe9pkQV81BN6WF6Ukya1G9BqLvDasNxfLEbgo9E3xfuPsg0JflQNegHzAB~gI1~y9SLhZ-jKbVPkvYvt5T833N-4zMbHlho3P9LTIZ6GLaMHtFaVaiuK8V-dp7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Malden City Council on June 10 adopted zoning changes that create a new use category for automobile service surfaces, require an exclusive queuing area, and set default operating hours for car washes while keeping full-service car washes subject to special-permit review.

Councilor James Winslow, speaking for the rules and ordinance committee, said the committee and the planning board reviewed two linked papers: one to add a zoning use category for automobile services and another to set hours of operation for car washes. The council accepted the planning board recommendation that automobile wash operations must provide an exclusive queuing area and rejected the planning board’s recommendation to allow full-service car washes by right. “Because these can be very impactful based on the neighborhood setting, it was important to still have the special permit process to allow closer neighborhood review,” Winslow said.

Councilors amended the zoning language to require an exclusive queue area measuring 9 feet by 180 feet to reduce street backups. After amendment and debate, the ordinance (paper 389-24 as amended) was enrolled unanimously.

A companion ordinance (paper 402-24) changes the city’s hours-of-operation rules to list car washes as 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. as the standard hours; licensees may petition the council to request extended hours. Winslow said the change will allow the city to negotiate conditions with operators who seek extended hours, and councilors noted that some existing operators hold special permits (the city planner, Michelle Romero, told the committee that Sunny’s on Eastern Ave operates under a special permit and that the city matched Sunny’s hours in the new rule).

Councilor Cica raised concern about limiting self-service vacuum bays, asking that the rule not effectively require self-service bays to close at 6 p.m. Winslow and other councilors said licensees may seek extended hours through the council’s permitting process; they discussed that the ordinance mirrors hours already in effect at some existing permitted sites.

Both the zoning amendment and the hours ordinance were enrolled by roll call votes and recorded as unanimously adopted. The council’s action keeps a formal review path (special permit) for full-service car washes and creates a limited-hours framework intended to reduce neighborhood impacts such as queueing onto public streets.

The council did not identify any immediate administrative budgetary actions tied to these ordinances; planning staff will apply the new standards in future permitting and special-permit reviews.","The Malden City Council amended zoning to create an automobile-services category, required a 9-by-180-foot queuing area for certain facilities and set standard car-wash hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., preserving special-permit review for full-service car washes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6309845,"Friends of the Malden Public Library outline outreach calendar, fundraising and diversity plan",786,244000,1030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2408154-7680eb1ce244ba8e8d03a6b582d2f6e3&start=244&end=1030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2408154-7680eb1ce244ba8e8d03a6b582d2f6e3/thumbnail_244000.jpg","/articles/6309845/Malden-City/Middlesex-County/Massachusetts/Friends-of-the-Malden-Public-Library-outline-outreach-calendar-fundraising-and-diversity-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309845-744d8fdc827a4fd41a6bdacdb71b5653/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167313&Signature=m2mZiSSPrK~FTHJc7VFQylDf1gFNNe6vhCxizRVKJTY3NEV2KG~1YYtzaf8ZoisicG67KiZNosMoFyvCFBIDh8vJf74DWagthkS38yNVgVESN2Mg9-IqLEZQroqFl625O-XiRGwf8bSrjjJjgrld3TpyF1~PcA9PMMXQCieA748~EnWfH4axGWGOLZ8JzP~cBXwquFiodBNpEw3dS~GXF71IhOXtSKoXo8EdYY2xheD~ZiIBuI3CGdjkkHuPmibVXOmE9FyCfjhIfi2zqvMRIgaOzQtVKlUS0xURwqmSqgzjU6jxf1aWEBFw5tsy0DN-fUzRFW1GrCVtIwXsZmDOnw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Friends of the Malden Public Library told the Malden City Council on June 10 that it has expanded its community outreach and is increasing partnerships with local groups to support library programming and fundraising.

The group’s president, identified in the meeting as the presenter for the Friends, said the organization’s two principal goals are to grow and develop membership to reflect the city’s diversity and to partner with Malden businesses and organizations “for mutual support.” The presenter noted the Friends revived outreach after COVID and listed a calendar of community events where the Friends provide books and recruitment for new members.

The group said it participated this year in events that include a Martin Luther King Jr. program at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Lunar New Year, Juneteenth, Black History Month programming, a Pride Coalition event, a Hispanic Heritage Festival, Indigenous Peoples Day with Malden Reads, and a Halloween book giveaway that distributed 400 books in 2024. The Friends also described two major book sales — a spring sale partnered with the Malden Fire Department and a fall sale partnered with the Malden Police Department — and recurring pop-up book cart appearances at community celebrations.

“We started off the year with the MLK event at the Emmanuel Baptist Church,” the presenter said, summarizing the outreach strategy and noting the group uses public events to recruit new members. She said the organization has reorganized the book room, created a children’s section and refreshed the space so it is easier for families and children to use.

Vice president Huyen Guyan and Angela (a book-room chairperson) were identified in photos that accompanied the presentation; Firefighter Dave, who the presenter said discovered the Friends at a spring sale, was noted as a new member in the audience. The presenter said the organization restored and returned historical bound volumes to the Worcester Public Library and conducts regular children’s programs such as story hours and the Pine Banks fairy-house giveaway.

Councilor Colon Hayes thanked the Friends for their work and for their attention to diversity. Council President Mark O’Malley (council president) said he serves as one of the city’s representatives to the library board of trustees and asked for Friends’ support on building maintenance and volunteer efforts to help facilities upkeep.

The presenter left copies of the group’s 2025 calendar with the council and said the calendar is subject to change; where dates were not yet set, the presenter said those entries would be confirmed with partners. The group fielded no substantive questions beyond praise and thanks from councilors and left the meeting after the presentation.

The Friends’ presentation was received by the council; no vote or formal action was required.","The Friends of the Malden Public Library presented their 2025 events calendar to the Malden City Council, highlighting expanded community outreach, partnerships with city departments and a plan to diversify membership.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: ordinances, appropriations and appointments approved by Malden City Council

Council narrows new automobile-service zoning, keeps car washes subject to special permit and sets 8 a.m.–6 p.m. hours

Friends of the Malden Public Library outline outreach calendar, fundraising and diversity plan