Where

85 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford, MA 02155

Location from the city's meeting portal. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

How to take part

• Attend in person at 85 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford, MA 02155.
• Residents, petitioners and other interested parties can speak once on each item on the agenda, for up to 5 minutes, in the Council Chamber (City Hall, 2nd floor) or by Zoom; the agenda gives the link. Written comments can be emailed to ccmembers@medford-ma.gov. Source: Rules of the City Council (opens in new tab).
• Meetings are broadcast and recorded by Medford Community Media (opens in new tab).
• The posted agenda (opens in new tab) is the official notice. It may give instructions for public comment.

What's on the agenda

The meeting includes a public hearing on Comcast's request for 65/75 Riverside Ave. It also covers a proposed ban on black plastic takeout containers, the sale of McCormick Avenue parcels, and several mayoral funding requests.

Agenda items

• Resolution to celebrate and honor the transition and closure of the Congregational Church of West Medford, Sanctuary United Church of Christ (26-189)
• Resident Services and Public Engagement Committee report, October 7, 2026 (24-354, 26-024, 26-138, 26-169)
• Committee of the Whole report, October 13, 2026 (26-174)
• Resolution to request a cost analysis for increased vacation time for city employees (26-186, referred to committee)
• Public hearing: petition for grant of location, Comcast, 65/75 Riverside Ave (26-185)
• Petition for common victualler's license, LSM Limited dba Pavement Coffeehouse (26-188)
• Resolution to request linkage fee updates in Medford (24-047)
• City Council response to paper 26-142, Law Department appropriations (26-142B)

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• Resolution to request an update from the Mayor regarding the City Charter (26-179)
• Order to transfer and authorize the sale of McCormick Avenue parcels (26-181)
• Resolution to send comment letter to MWRA, Cambridge, and Somerville Combined Sewer Overflow Project Team (26-183)
• Resolution to develop an ordinance banning black plastic takeout containers from Medford restaurants (26-187)
• Resolution to support the United Labor of Tufts Resident Assistants in their negotiations for a fair contract (26-190)
• Capital and General Stabilization Fund appropriation requests, Request 2, Police Chief search (26-133)
• Supplemental appropriation for Fiscal Year 2027, Law Department (26-142)
• Board and commission appointments, September 15, 2026 (26-184)
• Legal settlements (26-191)
• Capital Stabilization Fund appropriation request, fire turnout gear and soil remediation project (26-192)
• Reappropriation of Capital Stabilization Funds (26-193)
• Public participation
• Unfinished business: appointment of a City Messenger for 2026 and 2027 (26-003, tabled)
• Unfinished business: resolution to update the ordinance establishing the Medford Commission for Persons with Disabilities (26-063, eligible for third reading)
• Reports due: University Accountability Report, next due May 2027 (16-574)
• Quarterly presentation on City's financial health by Chief Financial Officer/Auditor (22-026)
• Monthly copy of warrant articles from Chief Financial Officer/Auditor (22-027)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 146 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Terms used here

Committee of the Whole

The full council or board meeting as a committee, to discuss a matter before voting on it at a regular meeting.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

warrant article

One item on the warrant, the list of what a town meeting will vote on. Each article is voted on separately.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Medford's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Medford Publick on October 27, 2026.