Votes at a glance: Revere City Council actions Aug. 25 — fees, licenses, appointments, appropriations and motions

Key outcomes from the Revere City Council meeting on Aug. 25 (votes taken, motions ordered, referrals and withdrawals):

Ordinance and regulatory votes - Ordinance amending Appendix A (table of fees): APPROVED (roll call). The council approved the ordinance on a second reading as amended; clerk recorded affirmative roll call votes. (Agenda item 13) - Ordinance amending Chapter 12.2 (poles, wires, and cable): NO FINAL VOTE; matter automatically TABLED after discussion and will return to committee/next agenda (committee had voted favorable but councilors asked for communications safeguards). (Agenda item 12)

Licenses and land-use petitions - Petition by National Grid and Verizon to install a joint pole near 160 Campbell Ave: WITHDRAWN (National Grid withdrew petition because of neighborhood pushback). (Public hearing items 3–4) - Chapter 148 license for 791 Broadway (above-ground gasoline storage in parked vehicles): GRANTED (roll call). (Agenda item 8) - Multiple special-permit applications (Revere Mass Owner LLC; Kemmis Development Corp; others): several applicants requested withdrawals without prejudice and the council granted the withdrawals. (Agenda items 6–7)

Appointments and nominations - Victor Pelletier and Albert Tesche: CONFIRMED to the Human Rights Commission (roll call). (Appointment subcommittee report) - Mayor’s reappointments/appointments to ZBA and Affordable Housing Trust: Referred to the appointment subcommittee (scheduled Sept. 29). (Communications 14–17)

Appropriations and budgets - Transportation fund appropriation: APPROVED ($141,090.30 from the transportation fund to the Department of Planning & Community Development Transportation Outlay account). (Roll call) - Cable access/city TV appropriation: APPROVED ($130,893.50 from the cable-access fund to pay Revere TV quarterly invoice). (Roll call) - Loan order public hearings (e.g., $5,000,000 Lower Broadway water-main replacement): ordered to public hearing (Sept. 29). (Communications)

Motions and directed studies (selected) - Motorized scooters: ORDERED — council asked the mayor to request police enforce MGL c.90 §1E and ordered the police to develop an educational campaign with the superintendent; discussion of municipal fines and RMV enforcement. (Item 31; motion by Councilor McKenna) - Accept Chapter 64G sections 3(d)(a) and 3(d)(b) (short-term rental community impact fee): APPROVED (motion by Councilor Argenzio). This allows the city to impose up to a 3% community impact fee on certain short-term rentals in addition to room tax. (Item 23) - Cary Avenue / Revere High School parking-lot study: ORDERED — Mayor and DPW to study feasibility of closing Cary Ave at the high-school parking-lot connection and creating an exit-only roadway adjacent to the baseball field. (Item 24) - Overlook Ridge security: ORDERED — owners/management to appear before council to discuss security measures after thefts and vandalism. (Item 25) - Graves Road enforcement: ORDERED — police to increase patrols at Graves Road intersections due to speeding and failing to stop. (Item 26) - Repeal of political-sign posting rules: REFERRED — motion to repeal Section 9.12.030 (posting political signs) ordered to a public hearing (Sept. 28); the clerk and election commissioner noted the current ordinance has been deemed unenforceable under existing case law by legal counsel, and the election commissioner supported repeal. (Item 28) - McKinley School radio tower: ORDERED — council requested planning, OPM and design team to appear regarding a proposed 145-foot tower (technical briefing requested ahead of ZBA action). (Item 29) - Support for bill H.1230 (firefighter cancer screenings): APPROVED — council to send letter to Joint Committee on Financial Services in support of legislation mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters. (Item 30) - Tree pits and greening grant: ORDERED — mayor and tree warden to ensure tree pits are installed with new sidewalks and grant writer to research DCR Greening the Gateway Cities grant (up to $100,000) for planting/maintenance. (Item 32) - Lot 73B Centennial Ave (deed restrictions): AMENDED/APPROVED — council revised deed restriction language so the property shall be maintained and utilized as a parking lot (amendment to prior council order). (Item 33) - Coordinated construction process: ORDERED — council requested mayor, MassDOT, DCR and relevant agencies create a coordinated public process for construction projects that impact Revere to avoid overlapping disruptions. (Item 34) - Safety measures at North Shore Road and Barris Street (Oak Island): ORDERED — DPW and Traffic Commission to evaluate guardrails/barriers and other mitigation for repeated collisions at 795 North Shore Road. (Item 35)

Procedure notes - Several public-hearing items were placed on file or withdrawn after neighborhood opposition; multiple zoning/special-permit matters will proceed to committee review.

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