Where

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Time

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What was decided

The council held public hearings on special permits for 220 Moody Street and 96 Tower Road, continuing both to October dates, and approved a street opening permit for Nicholas DiDuca at 20 Gale Street. It approved funding for a Teamsters union contract, a non-union employee pay raise, infrastructure and equipment purchases, two Pelham Road easements, and resurfacing on several streets. It also approved naming part of 617 Lexington Street for Robert Eagle, denied renaming it for John Daddona, denied a zoning change at 1432 Main Street, and withdrew a zoning amendment at 181-185 Felton Street.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the 17-25 street opening for Nicholas DiDuca at 20 Gale Street, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved naming the west wing of 617 Lexington Street for Robert Eagle. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Filed the request from Margaret Cannon to name Northeast Elementary School for Superintendent John J. Daddona. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Denied the Mayor's request to name 617 Lexington Street after former Superintendent John J. Daddona. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a $678,550 funding transfer for the Teamsters (Laborers) union contract, July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a $1,000 donation to the Waltham Fire Department from the Revvity Foundation. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the appointment of Debra Catalanotti to the Waltham Council on Aging, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the appointment of Diane Lane to the Board of Cemetery Commissioners, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted the Mayor's communication on a Special Act for Mayor's health insurance as an informational communication attached to the matter already in committee. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved two taking orders for easements to finish the Pelham Road traffic project, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a $1,158,400 funding transfer for the Non-Union Compensation Ordinance amendment, July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Compensation Ordinance amending non-union pay charts for a first reading, then tabled it on the Council floor. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved an $11,809.14 transfer to purchase survey equipment for the Engineering Department. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a $32,000 transfer for design services for the Beaver Street railroad crossing project. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a $1,591,316 financing transaction for water, sewer, and street work on Bolton, Caughey, Clinton, Cutter, Day, Graymore and Mt. Pleasants Streets. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a $2,125,684 loan authorization for the same water, sewer, and street project for a first reading, then tabled it on the Council floor. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a loan authorization for a new Zetron Max 911 dispatch system for a first reading, then tabled it on the Council floor. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Purchase and Sale agreement and lease for 600 Main Street, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Massport letter for Demhat Oduneu at 178 Weston Street. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved an amendment to CPC Housing Order #36904 for $804,900. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved, as amended, a correction for a scrivener's error in the June 9, 2025 minutes regarding Executive Session. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a third reading reclassifying Assistant Fire Chief to Grade 18, 11-0-1-2-1. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a third reading reclassifying Human Resources Director from Grade 17 to Grade 18, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a third reading reclassifying Benefits Coordinator to Grade 12, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a third reading for a $5,000 stipend for Senior Park Ranger, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a third reading renaming Consolidated Public Works/CPW to Department of Public Works/DPW, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the 17-80 resurfacing of Mount Pleasant Street, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the 17-80 resurfacing of Duddy Avenue, 12-0-0-2-1.
• Approved the 17-80 resurfacing of Buxton Lane, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the 17-80 resurfacing of Kenmore Road, amended to include Kenmore Terrace, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the 17-80 resurfacing of Blossom Street, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the 17-80 resurfacing of Milner Street, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a Grant of Location for Nationalgrid at South Street and other streets, with conditions. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Withdrew without prejudice the zoning amendment at 181-185 Felton Street for Union Avenue LLC, 12-0-0-2-1. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Denied the zoning amendment at 1432 Main Street for Ferris Development Group LLC, 10-1-0-1-2-1. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 73 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

Committee of the Whole

The whole City Council meeting as a committee, chaired by the Council's Vice President, to discuss matters before they come back to a regular Council meeting.

special permit

Permission, under the city's Zoning Ordinance, for a use that is allowed in a district only if a city board approves it. In Waltham, many are granted by the City Council after a public hearing.

CPC

Community Preservation Committee, which reviews requests for Community Preservation Act money and recommends how to spend it.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.

first reading

The first time a council or board takes up an ordinance or other measure. It usually votes on it at a later 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.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Waltham's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Waltham Publick on October 13, 2026.