Everett Ways and Means Committee
Tuesday October 14, 2025
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
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have40.3 councilor40.62 Smith41.17 41.73 SPEAKER341.73 -41.73 Present.41.73 42.16 SPEAKER242.16 -42.16 I42.16 have42.38 councilor42.53 de43.09 Pero43.17 Present.43.66 Of44.38 councilor44.53 Hamilton44.94 Correct.45.49 And46.14 councilor46.38 Petitune.46.77 Okay.47.49 47.9 BURLEY47.9 -47.9 We47.9 have48.05 four48.3 members48.45 present.48.94 We49.26 do49.41 have49.58 a49.82 quorum.49.9 50.7 STEPHANIE50.7 SMITH50.7 -50.7 FINANCE50.7 COMMITTEE50.94 CHAIR50.94 -50.94 Four50.94 members50.94 present.51.26 We51.58 have51.66 a51.82 quorum.51.9 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
52.22 Will52.22 we52.38 please52.45 stand52.7 and52.94 salute53.02 the53.34 flag?53.49 Pledge55.3 allegiance55.54 to56.18 the56.26 flag56.34 of57.06 The57.22 United57.3 States57.62 Of57.94 America58.1 and58.82 to58.98 the59.14 republic59.3 for59.94 which60.1 it60.26 stands,60.42 161.14 nation61.38 under62.02 God,62.34 indivisible62.74 with63.54 liberty63.7 and64.34 justice64.5 for65.06 all.65.3 67.55 BURLEY67.55 -67.55 Right.67.55 The68.11 first68.42 item68.83 of69.22 business69.39 is69.86 an70.19 order70.19 by70.67 councilor70.98 Stephanie71.55 Martins71.94 as72.34 president.72.42 An73.47 order73.63 requesting74.03 approval74.5 to74.98 accept75.14 and75.47 expend75.7 a76.42 grant76.58 for76.83 the76.98 Massachusetts77.22 Executive77.94 Officer78.34 of78.55 Health78.75 and78.98 Human79.15 Services,79.47 Department80.58 of81.06 Mental81.15 Health,81.55 in82.13 the82.21 amount82.45 of82.77 90,000,82.93 to83.81 support84.05 an84.53 outreach84.77 clincian85.41 position86.53 to87.65 help87.81 deliver88.13 services88.53 to89.41 the89.57 community89.81 in90.45 conjunction90.69 with91.57 police91.89 personnel.92.61 94.39 SMITH94.39 -94.39 So94.39 we94.55 did94.7 receive95.03 a95.42 communication95.58 from96.39 Chief96.7 Strong97.11 on97.42 this97.75 and98.39 I'll98.39 just98.55 read98.78 it.98.94 I99.67 wanted99.83 to100.14 send100.31 you100.47 this100.63 communication100.86 to101.5 let101.75 you101.91 know101.98 that102.22 I102.39 met102.47 with102.7 Elliott102.94 Mental103.34 Health103.67 pertaining104.06 to104.47 this104.63 grant.104.86 We105.67 use105.83 Elliott106.15 Mental106.47 now106.86 to107.19 service107.34 the107.83 EPD107.98 on108.55 certain109.51 calls109.83 for110.23 service.110.39 This111.19 grant111.43 would111.67 be111.91 used111.99 to112.31 hire112.47 an112.71 outreach112.95 clinician113.35 through113.83 Elliott114.15 to114.47 work114.63 with114.87 Officer115.11 O'Donnell,115.51 who116.07 is116.23 our116.47 community116.71 outreach117.67 officer.118.15 At119.19 this119.35 time,119.59 Elliott119.91 is120.39 having120.55 difficulty120.87 hiring121.43 someone.121.91 I122.69 plan122.69 on122.69 giving122.69 the122.69 outreach122.69 clinician122.69 position122.69 to122.69 the122.69 city122.69 of122.69 Everett122.69 HR122.69 department122.69 to122.69 have122.69 them122.69 advertise122.69 the122.69 position.122.69 And122.69 I122.69 will122.69 keep122.69 you122.69 advised122.69 if122.69 we122.69 hire122.69 anyone.122.69 Thank122.69 you122.69 for122.69 your122.69 continued122.69 support122.69 to122.69 the122.69 police122.69 department.122.69 So,122.69 I'll122.69 ask122.69 the122.69 floor,122.69 what's122.69 your122.69 pleasure122.69 for122.69 this122.69 item?122.69 122.69 ANTHONY122.69 DIPIERRO122.69 -122.69 FINANCE122.69 COMMITTEE122.69 MEMBER122.69 -122.69 Favorable122.69 action.122.69 122.69 PETER122.69 PIETRANTONIO122.69 -122.69 FINANCE122.69 COMMITTEE122.69 MEMBER122.69 -122.69 Second.122.69 122.69 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
go124.84 ahead133.72 and134.04 get134.08 a134.13 134.17 SPEAKER4134.17 -134.17 quick134.17 response.134.17 I'm134.18 gonna134.19 go134.19 ahead134.2 and134.21 get134.21 a134.22 quick134.23 response.134.23 I'm134.24 gonna134.25 go134.26 ahead134.26 and134.27 get134.28 a134.28 quick134.29 response.134.3 I'm134.3 gonna134.31 go134.32 ahead134.33 and134.33 get134.34 a134.35 quick134.35 response.134.36 I'm134.37 gonna134.37 go134.38 ahead134.39 and134.4 get134.4 a134.41 quick134.42 response.134.42 I'm134.43 gonna134.44 go134.44 ahead134.45 and134.46 get134.47 a134.47 quick134.48 response.134.49 I'm134.49 gonna134.5 go134.51 ahead134.51 and134.52 get134.53 a134.54 quick134.54 response.134.55 I'm134.56 gonna134.56 go134.57 ahead134.58 and134.58 get134.59 a134.6 quick134.6 response.134.85 138.13 SPEAKER3138.13 -138.13 So138.13 last,138.37 the139.01 floor139.17 of139.33 what's139.49 your139.81 pleasure139.97 for140.29 this140.45 item?140.61 144.85 Is144.85 there145.09 a145.21 second?145.33 Motion146.61 made147.09 and147.25 seconded147.41 for147.81 favorable147.97 action148.45 on148.93 the149.09 grant149.25 for149.57 $90,000149.89 for151.01 a151.33 clinician152.39 position.152.94 All153.34 in153.59 favor?153.75 Aye.154.39 Opposed?154.78 The155.67 ayes155.91 have156.15 it.156.31 Will156.63 the157.43 clerk157.59 please157.99 item158.22 read158.47 item158.71 number159.03 2?159.26 159.75 BURLEY159.75 -159.75 Right.159.75 Item159.99 number160.39 2160.71 is161.19 an161.43 order161.82 offered163.34 by163.67 Councilor163.67 Stephanie163.67 Martins163.67 as163.67 president.163.91 An165.67 order165.82 requesting165.82 approval165.82 to166.31 appropriate166.39 185,000167.66 for169.58 the169.74 capital169.9 stabilization170.38 account171.26 for171.9 three172.14 DPW172.62 1173.5 ton173.82 pickup174.46 trucks.174.94 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
182.47 SPEAKER3182.47 -182.47 Counselor182.47 Hanlon?182.88 183.51 SPEAKER4183.51 -183.51 Before.183.51 185.35 JOHN185.35 HANLON185.35 -185.35 FINANCE185.35 COMMITTEE185.35 MEMBER185.35 -185.35 Didn't185.35 that185.75 come185.83 before186 us186.24 earlier186.39 on186.96 the187.11 calendar187.51 or187.91 did188.07 we188.24 refer188.39 it188.72 to189.11 the189.28 committee?189.44 189.83 SMITH189.83 -189.83 We189.83 referred190 it190.24 out190.39 to190.56 the190.63 committee190.72 here.191.11 191.28 HANLON191.28 -191.28 Okay.191.28 So191.51 this191.67 is191.83 three194.7 DPW194.94 trucks194.94 for194.94 the195.18 highway195.34 department,197.34 the197.58 DPW?197.58 198.22 SMITH198.22 -198.22 I'm198.22 not198.3 sure198.46 who198.7 they're198.78 for199.02 but199.18 I199.34 think199.42 we199.66 have199.82 the200.14 CFO200.3 here.200.78 If202.7 we202.94 can,203.02 you203.26 wanna203.42 bring203.66 him203.82 forward?204.06 Good209.75 evening,210 Mr.210.72 Demas.213.12 213.12 ERIC213.12 DEMAS213.12 -213.12 CITY213.12 OF213.12 EVERETT213.12 -213.12 Good213.12 evening.216.16 216.16 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
Hanlon.216.56 216.88 HANLON216.88 -216.88 Yeah.216.88 Just217.03 wondering217.59 what217.91 department218.16 these218.4 things218.63 are218.79 gonna218.96 be219.19 in,219.35 these219.59 trucks.219.84 220.55 DEMAS220.55 -220.55 So220.55 this220.71 is220.83 for220.95 DPW.222.07 Unfortunately,222.39 I222.79 don't223.03 have223.19 a223.35 lot223.43 of223.75 information.223.83 I224.23 know224.47 that224.71 Councilor224.79 Pietrantonio225.83 would225.83 ask226.15 for226.39 some226.63 additional226.87 information.227.35 I248.9 stood248.98 at249.3 the249.54 last249.62 council250.26 meeting.250.58 DPW251.38 they251.38 are251.38 used,251.38 at251.38 the251.38 last251.38 council251.38 meeting.251.38 251.38 HANLON251.38 -251.38 Oh,251.38 okay.251.54 I'm251.86 sorry.252.42 My252.82 question252.98 is253.3 really253.46 what253.7 are253.94 they254.34 gonna254.34 do254.5 with254.66 the254.82 three254.9 trucks255.06 they're255.38 replacing?255.54 256.55 DEMAS256.55 -256.55 I256.55 know257.67 one257.9 of258.06 the258.15 questions258.23 was258.71 the258.94 age259.82 of260.38 the260.63 vehicles260.79 they're261.19 replacing.261.43 My262.06 understanding262.38 is263.03 that263.26 they263.5 go263.59 back263.82 at264.06 least264.15 10264.38 years264.55 so264.94 that265.11 they'd265.35 be265.59 looking265.75 to265.99 surplus266.23 them.266.63 266.79 HANLON266.79 -266.79 Are267.5 they267.67 gonna267.82 keep268.06 them268.23 working?268.55 270.01 DEMAS270.01 -270.01 They're270.01 gonna270.25 surplus270.57 them.271.05 271.29 HANLON271.29 -271.29 Okay.271.29 271.69 DEMAS271.69 -271.69 So271.69 that271.93 will272.09 be272.25 an272.41 action272.57 before272.97 the273.37 council273.69 at274.17 a274.33 subsequent274.41 meeting.274.89 275.37 HANLON275.37 -275.37 Okay.275.37 Thank275.77 you.275.93 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
277.61 SPEAKER3277.61 -277.61 Council277.61 of277.93 Fashion278.01 Antonio?278.33 279.29 PIETRANTONIO279.29 -279.29 Do279.29 we279.45 get279.61 any,279.93 so279.93 we280.17 didn't280.25 get280.49 no280.65 communication280.81 from281.45 DPW281.69 about282.41 the282.73 maintenance282.81 on283.29 these283.45 trucks.283.61 That's283.93 what284.17 I284.25 requested,284.5 the284.9 maintenance284.98 on285.38 the285.62 truck.285.69 Did285.94 we286.06 get286.18 any286.34 communication286.57 at287.54 all287.69 from288.1 the,290.57 I290.57 wasn't,290.65 I290.81 didn't290.9 send291.13 it291.38 to291.54 Mr.291.86 Demas.292.25 It293.38 went293.54 to293.77 the293.94 DPW.294.1 296.1 SMITH296.1 -296.1 We296.1 did296.34 not296.42 receive296.65 any296.98 communication.297.21 I'm298.5 not298.74 sure298.9 if299.13 we299.3 want299.38 to299.62 lay300.66 this300.74 on300.9 the301.14 table301.22 and301.54 then301.7 take301.86 item302.18 number302.42 3302.74 and302.9 then303.06 see303.22 if303.38 they303.46 show303.62 up.303.86 304.74 PIETRANTONIO304.74 -304.74 That's304.74 fine.304.98 305.94 SMITH305.94 -305.94 Okay.305.94 306.42 DEMAS306.82 -306.82 Thank306.82 you.307.06 308.66 SMITH308.66 -308.66 Thank308.66 you.308.66 So308.66 we308.9 have309.06 a309.3 motion309.38 to,309.94 second310.9 or311.46 a311.78 motion311.86 to312.18 lay312.34 it312.5 on312.58 the312.66 table312.74 and313.06 second.313.22 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
314.19 All314.19 in314.36 favor?314.6 315 SPEAKER4315 -315 Aye.315 Aye.315.39 315.56 SPEAKER3315.56 -315.56 Opposed?315.56 Lay316.44 it316.68 on316.83 the316.92 table317 to318.12 see318.19 if318.44 we318.51 have318.68 any318.83 more319 information.319.15 324.92 BURLEY324.92 -324.92 Alright.324.92 Item325.88 number326.44 3.326.83 Order328.1 offered328.82 by329.22 Councilor329.22 Stephanie329.22 Martins,329.7 as329.94 president.330.1 An330.74 order330.82 to330.98 request331.14 an331.46 approval331.62 to332.02 appropriate332.26 the333.14 amount333.3 of333.54 2333.7 million334.9 by334.9 borrow335.22 for335.54 streets335.78 and336.18 sidewalk336.34 construction336.98 throughout337.54 the337.86 city.338.02 340.5 SMITH340.5 -340.5 I340.5 do340.66 see340.98 the,341.94 we343.35 received343.58 a344.06 list344.23 of344.46 streets,344.63 and345.02 the345.26 city345.43 engineer345.75 is346.23 here346.23 if346.54 there346.7 are346.94 any347.02 questions347.26 from347.67 the347.9 floor.349.11 350.23 HANLON350.23 -350.23 Not350.23 really.350.54 I'd351.35 like351.58 to351.75 have351.82 a351.99 see352.06 of352.31 the352.31 list,352.46 though.352.7 I352.87 mean,352.94 have353.19 a353.35 copy353.75 sent354.06 to354.31 each354.46 one354.63 of354.7 the354.87 councilors.355.02 355.67 SMITH357.66 -357.66 And357.66 I357.9 can358.06 read358.78 what359.1 the359.34 streets359.5 are.359.98 Francis361.58 Street,362.06 full362.62 depth362.94 and363.18 sidewalks,363.34 500K.364.86 Paris365.66 Street366.06 and366.3 Lewis366.54 Street366.86 for367.26 mill,367.5 full368.78 depth,369.02 patches369.5 and369.9 sidewalks370.14 for371.26 350K371.5 for372.46 both372.7 of372.87 those.372.94 Chatham374.54 Road,375.1 Edith375.9 Street,376.31 and377.02 Shute377.19 Street377.58 from377.9 Ferry378.23 to378.87 Edith379.1 is379.5 full379.66 depth379.9 and380.23 sidewalks380.46 for381.35 a383.82 million384.3 50,386.14 which386.94 totals387.18 2387.58 million.389.42 And389.42 it389.58 says,389.74 please390.06 note390.38 work390.62 on390.94 the391.02 above391.18 streets391.42 may391.82 involve391.98 drainage392.38 improvements392.78 and393.42 or393.58 regrading393.82 to394.46 reduce394.54 ponding395.02 and395.34 localized395.5 flooding.396.7 I400.29 do400.37 have400.61 a400.76 question400.85 if401.25 we401.32 could401.49 just401.64 bring401.81 the401.96 engineer402.05 up.402.37 Sorry402.52 for403 making403.25 you403.25 come403.4 back403.56 up403.73 before404.69 us.404.69 404.69 DIPIERRO404.69 -404.69 Move404.69 to404.93 invite405 the405.32 engineer405.4 before405.73 us.406.2 406.2 HANLON406.2 -406.2 Second.406.2 406.44 SMITH406.44 -406.44 Thank406.44 you.406.69 Good415.37 evening,415.69 Mr.416.01 Swanson.416.33 418.33 ERIK418.33 SWANSON418.33 -418.33 CITY418.33 OF418.33 EVERETT418.33 -418.33 Good418.33 evening.418.57 Thank418.89 you419.05 for419.21 having419.29 me419.45 up419.61 here419.69 this419.93 evening.420.09 421.85 SMITH421.85 -421.85 When421.85 is422.09 the422.33 work422.49 supposed422.73 to423.05 start?423.13 Is423.37 this423.53 2026423.69 work424.65 that424.81 we're424.97 gonna425.13 do?425.37 Has425.53 any425.69 of425.93 this426.01 started?426.25 427.41 SWANSON427.41 -427.41 No.427.41 The427.65 the427.81 work428.06 that's428.29 identified428.54 as429.1 part429.25 of429.41 this429.57 appropriation429.81 has430.45 not430.69 started.430.94 The431.33 intention431.5 is431.98 to432.13 start432.29 work432.54 as432.85 soon433.01 as433.18 possible433.33 and433.89 continue434.29 the434.77 work434.94 as435.41 weather435.57 allows.435.97 436.77 SMITH436.77 -436.77 So436.77 we'll436.94 start437.18 it437.5 this,438.54 like,438.85 year439.33 in439.81 terms439.97 of,440.29 like,440.45 October,442.17 November,442.57 or443.13 would?443.85 444.17 SWANSON444.17 -444.17 Yes.444.17 444.17 SMITH444.17 -444.17 Okay.444.17 Okay.444.17 444.65 SWANSON444.65 -444.65 Yes.444.65 So444.97 to445.21 answer445.77 your446.01 question446.09 more446.49 specifically,446.73 the447.29 work447.53 may447.85 roll448.81 into449.13 2026,450.41 but451.29 it's451.53 intended451.69 to452.17 start452.25 this452.57 year.452.73 453.37 SMITH453.37 -453.37 Okay.453.37 And454.33 do455.29 we455.45 know455.53 which455.77 one456.01 is456.65 going457.69 first,457.94 second?458.33 Have458.65 we458.89 prioritized459.21 all460.33 these?460.57 460.97 SWANSON460.97 -460.97 Right460.97 now,461.21 Francis461.53 Street461.94 is462.18 first.462.33 Like,463.62 the464.57 order465.13 of465.53 the465.69 streets465.94 may466.41 vary.466.74 I467.21 will467.38 say467.62 that467.77 Paris468.09 and468.41 Lewis468.57 Street468.89 will469.55 likely469.71 occur470.03 last470.51 as471.31 we471.47 have471.63 subsurface472.03 drainage472.67 and473.55 sewer473.79 work474.03 to474.35 complete474.43 prior.475.31 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
476.35 SPEAKER3476.35 -476.35 Any476.35 other476.91 questions477.31 from477.79 the478.03 floor?478.27 479.87 SMITH479.87 -479.87 Alright.479.87 Excuse480.35 with480.75 a480.91 customary481.07 thanks.481.63 482.03 SWANSON482.03 -482.03 Thank482.03 you.482.19 482.59 SMITH482.59 -482.59 Thank482.59 you.482.83 What's484.79 the484.94 pleasure485.1 of485.43 the485.5 body?485.66 486.06 DIPIERRO486.06 -486.06 Favorable486.38 action.486.63 486.63 HANLON486.63 -486.63 Second.487.19 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
488.87 SPEAKER4488.87 -488.87 Both.488.87 489.75 SPEAKER3489.75 -489.75 Motion489.75 made490.14 and490.31 seconded490.46 for490.79 favorable490.94 action.491.35 All491.66 in491.82 favor?491.9 492.54 SPEAKER5492.54 -492.54 Aye.492.54 493.19 SPEAKER4493.19 -493.19 Opposed?493.19 494.46 SPEAKER2494.46 -494.46 Says494.46 So495.1 495.26 SPEAKER3495.26 -495.26 let's495.26 504.81 SMITH504.81 -504.81 Okay.504.81 So505.37 the505.61 clerk505.77 just506.09 informed506.25 me,506.49 since506.65 we506.89 don't506.97 have507.21 anyone507.37 here507.61 from507.77 the507.93 DPW,508.09 the509.13 recommendation509.29 from509.93 him510.17 is510.41 to510.65 refer510.89 it511.21 out511.37 with511.53 no511.77 recommendation512.01 from512.65 this512.89 body,513.05 and513.37 then513.53 if513.77 we514.01 can514.09 get514.25 an514.41 answer514.57 by514.89 the515.05 regular515.13 meeting.515.72 516.34 HANLON516.34 -516.34 So516.34 moved.516.97 517.6 DIPIERRO517.6 -517.6 Second.517.6 518.22 SMITH518.22 -518.22 I518.22 just518.85 wanna519.48 make519.72 sure519.8 Councilor520.36 Pietrantonio521.32 is521.32 okay521.56 with521.88 that522.04 since522.2 this522.43 was,522.6 he522.84 had522.92 questions.523.15 So524.36 we524.68 just524.84 discussed525.15 that525.56 we525.72 would525.88 refer526.04 this526.36 DPW526.75 one527.39 out527.63 with527.8 no528.04 recommendation,528.36 and,529.91 hopefully,530.07 we531.27 can531.43 get531.59 some531.83 answers531.99 in532.31 the532.47 next532.63 hour532.95 or533.27 so533.43 because533.67 it533.91 is534.07 on534.23 our534.39 agenda534.55 tonight.534.95 537.43 PIETRANTONIO537.43 -537.43 Okay.537.43 So537.83 this538.07 is,538.71 is539.03 it539.19 on539.35 our539.51 agenda539.67 tonight?539.99 540.63 SMITH540.63 -540.63 Yes.540.63 541.19 PIETRANTONIO541.19 -541.19 It541.19 is.541.43 Right?541.67 Which543.07 maybe543.31 they543.55 think543.71 they're543.88 gonna544.03 come544.27 tonight544.43 for544.75 the544.91 7:00545.39 meeting.546.03 546.75 SMITH546.75 -546.75 Maybe546.75 we'll547 have547.24 an547.39 answer,547.48 but547.79 if548.03 not548.12 we548.27 can548.43 make548.51 a548.67 decision548.75 at549.15 that549.39 meeting549.48 and549.88 you550.12 can550.19 talk550.36 on550.6 it550.75 then.550.91 553.15 PIETRANTONIO553.15 -553.15 Okay.553.15 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
554.8 All554.8 right,555.04 so555.12 motion555.52 was555.84 made556 and556.16 seconded556.24 to556.48 refer556.64 no557.04 recommendation.557.28 All557.84 in558.08 favor?558.16 Aye.559.12 Opposed?559.44 The560.08 ayes560.32 have560.56 it.560.72 562.96 PIETRANTONIO562.96 -562.96 Motion562.96 to563.36 adjourn?563.6 Oh,564.08 hold564.96 on.565.2 565.44 HANLON566.24 -566.24 Second.566.24 566.24 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
made566.56 and566.8 seconded566.88 to567.2 adjourn.567.36 All567.84 in568 favor?568.16 Aye.568.64 Opposed?569.04 Meeting570.1 adjourned.570.42