Everett Legislative Affairs Meeting
Monday March 9, 2026
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
JOHN5.6 BURLEY5.6 -5.6 CITY5.6 OF5.6 EVERETT5.6 -5.6 Alright.5.6 This6 is6.24 the6.4 legislative6.48 affairs7.36 committee.7.68 This8.32 is8.48 Monday,8.72 03/09/2026.9.36 We're11.2 at11.44 611.68 PM,12.96 and12.96 I13.07 have13.2 Councilor14.32 Marchese.15.68 15.68 Present.15.68 Councilor16.32 DePiro.16.8 Present.17.36 Councilor17.99 Rogers.18.8 19.36 BURLEY19.36 -19.36 Here.19.36 We19.91 have20.15 three20.32 members20.55 present.20.95 We21.27 do21.43 have21.6 a21.76 quorum.21.84
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22.55 SPEAKER222.55 -22.55 I22.55 suppose,22.64 stand23.6 to23.99 salute24.07 the24.47 flag.24.64 I25.55 pledge25.63 allegiance25.87 to26.67 the26.83 flag26.91 of27.71 The27.87 United28.03 States28.27 Of28.59 America28.67 and29.47 to29.71 the29.87 Republic30.03 for30.59 which30.75 it30.99 stands,31.15 131.95 nation32.27 under32.83 God,33.15 indivisible,33.71 with34.59 liberty34.83 and35.31 justice35.63 for36.11 all.36.27 38.92 BURLEY38.92 -38.92 Do38.92 you39.09 wanna39.16 take39.41 the39.64 appointments39.88 for40.45 this?40.77 41.24 MICHAEL41.24 MARCHESE41.24 -41.24 CITY41.24 COUNCIL41.24 MEMBER41.24 -41.24 Yeah.41.24 Council42.2 Martin42.68 has43 run43.16 a43.41 little43.48 late.43.8 She'll44.45 be44.77 here.44.92 45.73 ANTHONY45.73 DIPIERRO45.73 -45.73 CITY45.73 COUNCIL45.73 MEMBER45.73 -45.73 Alright.45.73 Mr.46.45 Chairman,46.92 I'd46.92 like47.09 to47.32 move47.48 to47.73 suspend47.88 the48.2 rule48.28 and48.52 take48.68 item49 249.32 out49.48 of49.64 order.49.8 51.11 MARCHESE51.11 -51.11 Motion51.11 made51.51 to51.83 take,51.99 item52.47 252.79 out52.95 of53.03 order.53.27 All53.51 in53.67 favor?53.83 Aye.54.39 Opposed?54.95 56.47 BURLEY56.47 -56.47 Item56.47 number56.95 2,57.19 honor58.15 up58.39 by58.55 council58.71 Stephanie59.11 Smith59.59 as59.83 president.59.99 Not61.03 a61.27 request61.35 of61.67 the61.83 confirmation62.07 of62.63 the62.71 appointment62.87 of63.43 Christopher63.67 Snook64.31 to65.2 the65.36 Everett65.44 Housing65.92 Authority66.41 Board66.8 as67.69 a67.84 labor68 representative68.41 for69.77 a70 term70.08 of70.56 two70.8 years.71.13 73.05 DIPIERRO73.05 -73.05 Mr.73.36 Chairman,73.77 I73.77 don't73.92 have74.16 any74.33 specific74.64 questions,75.05 but75.44 I75.6 do75.77 want75.92 to76.16 acknowledge76.33 for76.64 the76.8 public76.97 that77.28 Mr.77.44 Snook77.84 is78.16 present.78.41 He's79.05 a79.37 constituent79.53 in80.01 my80.25 ward,80.49 member81.21 of81.61 organized82.01 labor,82.49 and83.13 I83.29 do83.45 support83.61 the84.01 appointment.84.17 Thank84.81 you.84.97 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
86.65 SPEAKER386.65 -86.65 Katie,86.65 councilor87.61 Rogers.88.33 88.81 KATY88.81 ROGERS88.81 -88.81 CITY88.81 COUNCIL88.81 MEMBER88.81 -88.81 I88.81 second88.97 the89.29 motion89.45 to89.77 support89.93 the90.33 appointment.90.41 92.23 DIPIERRO92.23 -92.23 So92.31 I92.47 would92.64 move92.72 for93.19 a93.44 favorable93.52 recommendation93.92 to94.47 the94.72 full94.8 body.94.95 96.08 ROGERS96.08 -96.08 Second.96.08 96.8 MARCHESE96.8 -96.8 Motion96.8 made97.19 and97.44 second97.52 to97.92 appoint,98.16 Jesus100.64 Christ.101.11 Christopher102.23 Snook102.64 to103.03 the103.11 Board104.49 of104.61 Housing104.73 Authority.105.21 All105.93 in106.09 favor?106.33 Aye.106.81 We107.13 gotta107.29 do107.53 we107.77 take108.01 a108.25 vote108.33 on108.49 this.108.73 109.61 BURLEY109.61 -109.61 You'll109.61 take109.85 a110.17 vote.110.25 Our110.57 next110.65 vote.110.97 114.65 MARCHESE114.65 -114.65 Motion114.65 made114.97 in115.21 second.115.37 All116.65 in116.89 favor?116.97 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
117.45 SPEAKER4117.45 -117.45 Aye.117.45 117.85 SPEAKER3117.85 -117.85 No.117.85 121.16 DIPIERRO121.16 -121.16 I121.16 would121.23 move,121.47 mister121.72 chairman,122.03 to122.44 suspend122.92 the123.16 rules123.31 and123.56 take123.72 item123.88 3124.11 out124.35 of124.52 order.124.67 125.56 MARCHESE125.56 -125.56 Motion125.56 be125.88 to126.11 suspend126.67 the126.67 rules,126.75 take126.99 item127.23 number127.56 3.127.8 All128.03 in128.19 favor?128.35 129.19 BURLEY129.19 -129.19 Item130.03 number131.56 3,131.88 order132.44 of132.83 my133 council's133.16 activities,133.56 Mr.134.35 President,135.26 not135.26 a135.34 request135.58 of135.9 confirmation136.22 of136.7 the136.78 appointment136.94 of137.34 Margaret137.5 Leaver137.98 to138.7 the138.86 Everett139.02 Housing139.34 Authority139.74 Board140.3 as140.7 a140.78 tenant141.02 representative141.58 for142.7 a142.86 term142.94 of143.34 one143.58 year.143.82 146.78 DIPIERRO146.78 -146.78 Mark,146.78 I146.9 don't147.02 see,147.82 Missus148.46 Leaver148.86 here,149.18 but149.34 I149.58 do149.66 know149.9 her150.06 personally.150.22 She150.91 is151.07 a151.19 neighbor151.31 of151.63 mine151.79 and152.11 constituent.152.44 She153.31 lives153.47 within153.72 public154.11 housing,154.44 and154.75 I154.83 think154.91 she's155.16 a155.31 fine155.39 choice155.63 to155.95 be156.03 the156.19 tenant156.28 representative.156.59 And157.72 I157.95 would158.03 move,158.28 for158.75 a158.91 favvorable159 recommendation.159.31 161.56 ROGERS161.56 -161.56 Second.161.56 162.03 MARCHESE162.03 -162.03 Second.162.03 Motion162.44 made162.75 seconded166.46 for166.54 approval166.54 of,166.94 Miss167.26 Leavers167.5 aboard167.98 of168.46 the,168.54 housing169.5 also.170.06 All170.7 in170.94 favor?171.1 Aye.171.82 Opposed?172.38 Thank174.3 you.174.7 The176.54 appointments176.7 here177.26 will177.66 be,177.9 sent178.62 up178.86 for179.69 a179.81 final179.94 vote180.25 in180.5 the180.66 council.180.74 You've182.01 been182.25 approved.182.42 This182.81 just183.06 gets183.22 sent183.46 up,183.69 formally.184.97 Okay?185.62 187.53 BURLEY187.53 -187.53 Alright.187.53 Item188.09 number188.5 1.188.81 This189.69 is189.94 a190.18 order190.34 offered190.97 by191.29 Councilor191.86 Katy192.25 Rogers.192.25 Order193.06 amending193.62 city194.18 rules,194.5 city195.2 council195.52 rules195.84 to196.64 update196.8 the197.2 public197.28 participation197.68 rules198.48 for198.8 the198.96 city199.12 council199.36 meetings.200 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
201.36 SPEAKER3201.36 -201.36 Councilor201.36 Rogers.201.68 202.96 ROGERS202.96 -202.96 Thank202.96 you,203.12 Mr.203.6 Cha.ir203.92 First,203.92 I'd204.16 like204.4 to204.56 make204.72 an204.88 amendment205.04 where205.44 it205.68 says205.84 section206.32 3.206.8 It207.2 should207.36 say207.52 section207.76 e.208.24 So209.63 I209.71 put209.87 that210.03 in210.11 the210.26 form210.34 of210.59 a210.63 motion.210.67 211.06 DIPIERRO211.06 -211.06 Second.211.06 213.47 MARCHESE213.47 -213.47 Motion213.47 made213.78 to,214.11 to214.82 what214.91 we215.15 do215.22 with215.39 changing215.63 the216.11 216.82 DIPIERRO216.82 -216.82 Rule216.82 10217.22 section217.54 3,218.03 it218.26 says,218.43 should218.75 say218.99 rule219.78 10220.03 section220.43 e.220.91 It221.15 was221.22 a221.39 typo.221.54 222.32 MARCHESE222.32 -222.32 Motion222.32 made222.52 to,222.72 change223.28 it,223.52 from224.48 section224.8 from225.28 number225.52 3225.76 to,226.08 e.226.64 All228.16 in228.4 favor?228.48 Aye.229.12 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
229.44 SPEAKER6229.44 -229.44 Aye.229.44 232.8 ROGERS232.8 -232.8 So,232.8 essentially,233.44 the234.75 goal234.92 of235.03 this235.16 piece235.47 is235.79 to236.19 condense236.59 public237.16 participation237.56 to238.19 1238.35 3238.68 minute238.92 list.239.31 So239.88 that240.12 way240.28 we're240.51 not240.68 separating240.84 whether242.19 it's242.51 agenda242.84 or243.24 non243.47 agenda.243.72 We244.51 recently244.75 had245.07 an245.31 example245.47 where245.96 a246.19 woman246.35 came246.68 up246.92 to247.08 speak247.32 on247.72 a248.12 non248.28 agenda248.52 item248.92 relating249.16 to249.64 the250.04 snow250.36 emergency,250.68 and251.32 she251.56 had251.8 to251.96 wait252.12 for252.44 about252.68 two253 hours253.16 until253.48 the253.72 end253.88 of253.96 the254.12 meeting.254.2 And255 we256.6 don't256.76 really257 necessarily257.24 follow257.88 the258.12 rules258.28 as258.6 they258.76 are258.92 written259 right259.32 now.259.48 Now259.8 with259.88 the260.04 agenda260.12 and260.51 non260.6 agenda.260.84 It261.15 really261.31 ends261.48 up261.63 being261.8 up262.04 to262.12 the262.28 discretion262.36 of262.84 the262.92 president.263.07 And263.88 just264.12 for264.36 full264.75 transparency,265.07 consistency266.12 across266.75 our267.07 government,267.24 because267.71 school268.04 committee268.19 does268.6 three268.75 minutes268.92 as269.24 well,269.31 I270.12 do270.28 think270.36 it270.6 should270.75 be270.92 a271.15 simple271.4 three271.92 minute272.08 list272.4 whether272.64 it's272.88 agenda273.12 or273.6 non273.84 agenda,274.08 so274.48 that274.64 way274.8 we274.96 don't275.04 have275.2 people275.44 that275.68 are275.92 coming276.64 up277.04 twice,277.2 using279.12 four280.32 minutes280.56 or281.2 also281.68 like282.24 they282.48 it's282.64 disruptive282.96 when283.44 they283.68 have283.84 to284 come284.08 up.284.24 Can284.4 they284.56 speak284.8 on285.04 this285.2 item?285.36 Can285.6 they285.84 not286 speak286.19 on286.43 this286.5 item?286.67 It287.06 should287.23 just287.38 be287.63 freedom287.87 of288.11 speech,288.35 three288.9 minutes,289.14 speak289.87 whether290.19 it's290.43 agenda290.67 or290.99 non291.14 agenda.291.38 So291.79 that's291.94 the292.99 point293.14 of293.54 this293.87 initiative.294.02 295.63 MARCHESE295.63 -295.63 So295.63 it's295.87 an295.94 agenda296.19 or296.58 non296.82 agenda.297.06 Right?297.54 298.02 ROGERS298.02 -298.02 Right.298.02 Into298.35 one298.67 condensed298.9 list.299.38 302.42 DIPIERRO302.42 -302.42 I302.42 second302.66 the302.98 council's303.14 motion303.54 for303.78 favorable304.02 action.304.02 304.02 MARCHESE304.02 -304.02 Motion304.34 made304.58 second304.9 to,305.22 change,306.58 the,307.7 public308.34 participation308.74 to309.7 be309.78 1310.18 3310.98 minute,311.3 speaking313.86 time,314.26 whether314.66 it's314.98 on315.82 the316.06 page316.38 or316.7 not316.94 on317.26 the317.35 page317.5 for317.82 that317.99 night.318.23 Is319.43 that319.5 correct?319.66 320.06 ROGERS320.06 -320.06 Yes.320.06 320.7 MARCHESE320.7 -320.7 All320.7 in320.87 favor?321.02 Aye.321.58 I322.06 opposed?322.31 324.22 MARCHESE324.22 -324.22 We324.22 have324.38 one324.63 more324.87 piece.325.1 I325.43 believe325.66 council326.06 Martin326.63 should327.35 we327.58 leave330.25 it.330.49 We330.65 have330.81 to330.97 leave331.05 in331.29 committee.331.53 Right?331.77 Alright.334.09 I335.89 also337.69 need338.09 item338.49 4.339.05 339.69 BURLEY339.69 -339.69 Alright.339.69 Item340.25 4340.73 is341.05 ordered.341.29 It's341.77 not341.93 by342.09 Councilor342.25 Stephanie342.81 Martins,343.98 Councilor344.3 Vivian344.3 Nguyen,345.65 Councilor345.89 Wayne345.89 Matewski,347.01 Councilor347.42 Katie347.42 Rogers,347.74 Councilor348.62 Anthony348.86 Dipierro,349.42 and350.3 Councilor350.46 Holly350.94 Garcia.351.18 In352.54 order352.77 to353.01 providing,353.18 promoting353.98 fair355.1 labor355.5 standards355.81 and357.13 prevent357.37 the357.85 waste358.01 theft358.41 in358.65 the358.81 city358.97 of359.45 Everett.359.69 364.41 ROGERS364.41 -364.41 So364.41 Councilor364.89 Martins365.45 did365.85 send366.01 me366.25 a366.33 oh,366.57 here366.73 she366.89 is.367.05 So367.21 we367.37 don't367.53 have367.69 to367.85 table368.01 it.368.25 We368.41 can368.49 let369.37 her369.61 speak.369.77 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
379.2 SPEAKER2379.2 -379.2 Great.379.2 380.17 SPEAKER3380.17 -380.17 Councilman.380.17 381.44 STEPHANIE381.44 MARTINS381.44 -381.44 CITY381.76 COUNCIL382 MEMBER382 -382 Mr.382 Chair,382 we382 should382.25 have382.56 the382.96 updated383.2 copies383.76 on384.25 people's384.4 desks384.81 that385.29 I385.44 sent385.61 to385.93 Ming386.08 Yin.386.4 387.16 MARCHESE387.16 -387.16 Those387.16 are387.52 the387.89 intro.388.25 388.61 MARTINS388.61 -388.61 But,388.61 so389.34 anyway,390.06 so390.43 it's390.79 still391.15 staying391.52 in391.88 committee391.96 today,392.36 but392.68 just392.92 as393.08 an393.24 intro393.4 and393.72 I393.88 also394.04 have394.28 a394.52 guest394.6 that's394.92 been395.16 an395.32 expert395.56 working396.04 on396.36 it396.44 in396.6 different396.76 cities397.08 that397.32 I397.48 would397.56 like397.72 to397.88 invite397.96 up,398.2 Mr.398.36 Cohen.398.68 I399 would399.16 like399.32 to399.48 make399.56 a399.64 motion399.72 to399.96 invite400.12 mister400.36 Cohen400.6 up.400.92 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
401.19 SPEAKER3401.19 -401.19 Mister401.19 Cohen?401.6 402 SPEAKER2402 -402 Thank402 you.402.07 MARCHESE402.24 -402.24 Motion402.24 made,402.63 to403.12 invite403.27 Mr.403.6 Cohen.403.91 All404.24 in404.39 favor?404.47 Aye.405.27 I405.6 oppose?405.75 Yeah.406.39 Mr.406.79 Cohen,407.04 how407.35 are407.51 you?407.68 408.56 MARTINS408.56 -408.56 And408.56 just,408.88 as409.68 an409.91 opening410.15 before410.63 he410.95 introduces411.12 him411.75 himself.411.91 So412.47 this413.51 ordinance,413.75 the414.24 first414.39 question414.71 is,415.12 is416.23 the416.47 city416.79 now417.19 enforcing417.91 wage418.47 theft?418.87 And419.19 no,419.35 the419.59 organ419.83 wage420.95 theft421.43 is421.67 currently421.91 enforced422.31 by422.71 the422.87 attorney422.95 general's423.35 office,423.83 and424.15 what424.39 we're424.55 creating424.79 is425.27 a425.43 mechanism425.59 in426.63 the426.79 city426.87 of427.19 Everett427.35 where,427.83 one,428.71 we429.19 can429.43 people430.29 in430.62 Everett430.77 can431.25 report431.42 instances431.98 of432.45 wage432.69 theft,433.01 which433.42 will433.57 be433.74 forwarded434.06 to434.45 the434.69 attorney434.86 general's435.18 office,435.65 but436.38 we436.54 will436.69 also436.94 have437.42 contractors438.85 and439.81 people440.13 applying440.54 for441.01 permits441.33 and441.81 licenses442.06 in442.62 the442.69 city442.77 of443.1 Everett443.25 certify443.65 that444.13 they444.45 have445.27 not445.59 been,445.75 that446.23 they're446.39 not446.63 currently446.87 a447.43 party447.59 on447.99 a448.07 judgment448.31 or449.27 over449.59 the449.83 past449.91 five450.23 years,450.39 and450.71 he450.87 will451.03 correct451.19 me451.51 and451.67 give451.83 us451.99 the,452.15 the452.55 details452.63 in453.11 a453.19 little453.27 bit.453.43 So455.51 we're455.75 gonna455.91 use456.31 the456.63 power456.79 that457.19 we457.35 have457.51 as457.75 a457.91 city,457.99 which458.23 is458.62 that458.77 we459.01 are459.25 not459.33 going459.57 to459.74 contribute460.13 any460.69 taxpayer461.01 dollars461.74 to462.54 any462.77 contractors,463.18 bidders,464.06 or,465.33 businesses466.46 that467.65 are467.89 practicing468.13 wage468.69 theft.468.94 And469.18 we're469.33 gonna469.5 go469.74 into469.89 the470.21 details470.38 with,471.32 Mr.471.64 Cohen472.12 on472.52 what472.84 the473.08 instances473.24 of473.72 wage473.96 theft474.2 can474.6 be,474.76 but475.56 this475.8 will476.12 help476.28 us476.6 to476.84 deny477.88 permits,478.68 not479.24 to479.4 use479.48 the479.72 powers479.8 that480.12 we480.28 have,480.44 to481.16 deny481.32 permits482.2 to482.92 bidders,483.48 contracts.484.2 485.22 I'm485.22 sorry.485.38 Permits486.02 to486.5 contractors,486.75 contracts487.79 to488.35 bidders,488.5 and489.31 licenses489.54 to490.19 businesses490.43 that490.99 we491.14 have491.31 found492.1 that492.58 they've492.75 been492.99 reported493.22 and493.78 they're493.87 currently494.1 answering494.43 for494.82 wage494.99 theft.495.31 So495.78 currently,496.02 the496.43 process496.58 when497.06 these,497.78 contractors498.9 are499.54 being499.7 investigated500.76 by501.24 the501.4 attorney501.56 general's501.88 office502.36 is502.76 that502.92 they503.64 it504.04 takes504.2 two,505.16 three505.4 years505.4 until505.64 a505.96 case506.04 is506.36 finally506.52 concluded,506.84 until507.24 the507.4 person507.56 gets507.88 paid.508.12 So508.36 no508.6 better508.76 way509 to509.24 get509.4 them509.56 to509.72 act509.96 and510.2 pay510.36 those510.52 employees510.84 than511.72 to511.96 stop512.62 work512.93 or513.25 not513.41 accept513.65 them513.98 as514.21 contractors.514.45 But515.33 I515.5 will515.65 give515.98 the516.13 floor516.29 to516.53 Mr.516.93 Cohen517.17 so517.17 he517.33 can517.41 give517.57 the517.89 details518.21 and518.86 the519.17 history519.41 of519.74 this519.89 ordinance520.13 that520.45 you've520.62 been520.77 working521.01 on521.25 with521.41 different521.57 cities,521.89 how522.69 it522.93 was523.1 passed,523.41 and523.74 the523.98 version524.13 that524.45 we524.62 should524.77 have525.01 had525.17 in525.33 front525.5 of525.74 us525.82 tonight526.05 is526.94 the527.1 most527.26 recent527.58 one527.9 that528.14 was528.38 passed528.54 in528.78 the528.94 city529.02 of529.26 Revere529.42 unanimously.530.14 And531.1 I531.26 also531.42 spoke531.74 with532.06 our532.3 city532.54 solicitor,532.86 and533.34 I533.5 made533.66 the,533.9 changes535.42 requested,535.98 which536.94 I'll537.1 mention537.34 to537.66 the537.82 committee537.9 once538.22 we538.46 get538.62 the538.78 copy.538.94 And539.26 I'll539.42 let539.66 Mr.540.22 Cohen540.54 speak540.54 on540.7 it.540.86 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
541.6 SPEAKER3541.6 -541.6 Mister541.6 Cohen,542 just542.24 for542.39 the542.56 records,542.63 say543.51 a543.75 name543.84 to544.32 the,544.39 microphone.545.84 Okay.546.56 And547.27 go547.75 ahead.548.08 That'll548.56 be548.88 fine.549.04 549.92 JEFF549.92 COHEN549.92 -549.92 SALEM549.92 CITY549.92 COUNCIL549.92 -549.92 My549.92 name550.15 is550.32 Jeff550.56 Cohen.550.8 12551.6 Hancock552 Street,552.48 Salem,552.8 Massachusetts.553.2 I555.29 am555.53 two556.09 months556.33 retired556.73 as557.29 a557.53 Salem557.77 City558.17 Councilor.558.49 I559.53 do559.69 wanna559.85 say560.09 that561.21 if561.53 I561.77 had561.93 comfy562.17 chairs562.65 like563.05 you563.29 do,563.53 I564.17 would564.41 have564.97 run565.21 again.565.45 You567.13 have567.37 a567.53 very567.61 nice567.93 council568.49 chamber.568.89 I570.04 wrote570.28 the570.52 ordinance570.76 and572.28 which573.4 came573.64 in573.88 front574.04 of574.28 the574.37 Salem574.61 Council575 in575.49 2023.575.73 In578.45 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