Where

Not listed on the city's Agenda Center

Time

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Recordings of City Council meetings: MAC-TV (WCAC) (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Council held five public hearings on zoning, street openings, a special permit, and a fuel storage license, and referred each to committee. It also approved several committee recommendations, including a Green Communities Grant of $173,714, acceptance of fitness equipment for the Fire Department, three licenses, and naming the 617 Lexington Street building after John J "Jack" Daddona. The Council approved the November 2026 Election Warrant and referred several Community Preservation Committee funding requests to the Long Term Debt and Capital Planning Committee.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the regular City Council meeting minutes of September 14, 2026. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the Zoning Ordinance Amendment at 181-185 Felton Street to the Ordinances and Rules Committee. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the Street Opening at 205 Second Avenue to the Public Works and Public Safety Committee.
• Referred the Street Opening at 1-141 South Street to the Public Works and Public Safety Committee.
• Referred the Special Permit application at 20 Williams Street to the Ordinances and Rules Committee and recessed the hearing to November 23, 2026. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the Fuel Storage License for 40-50 & 60 Sylvan Road to the Licenses and Franchises Committee. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the Mayor's request regarding the Lawrence School Building to the Committee of the Whole. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the Mayor's request regarding the Government Center building and land to the Committee of the Whole. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a request to invite a Suicide Prevention Program clinician to a future Committee of the Whole meeting; the resolution was referred to the Committee of the Whole. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Resolution in Honor of Recovery Awareness Month 2026. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the Special Act on Health Insurance Coverage for the Mayor's office to the Ordinances and Rules Committee. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved acceptance of fitness equipment from Core Development & Management and Planet Fitness for the Fire Department. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved acceptance of the Green Communities Competitive Grant in the amount of $173,714. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Secondhand Dealers' license for Pedals & Powder, LLC at 85 River Street. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Class II license renewal for New England Transit Sales, Inc. at 215 Lexington Street. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved naming the 617 Lexington Street building "The John J 'Jack' Daddona Education Center." p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the CPC recommendation for $320,000 of CPA funds for Window Restoration at Gore Place to the Long Term Debt and Capital Planning Committee. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the CPC recommendation for $85,000 of CPA funds for Exterior Restoration of Community Day Center at 20 Felton Street to the Long Term Debt and Capital Planning Committee. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the CPC recommendation for $50,768 of additional CPA funds for Steeple Preservation and Restoration at First Parish Church to the Long Term Debt and Capital Planning Committee. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the November 2026 Election Warrant. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 49 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 15, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

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.

CPA

Community Preservation Act. A local property tax surcharge, with state matching money, that pays for open space, historic preservation, affordable housing, and recreation.

CPC

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

M.G.L.

Massachusetts General Laws, the state's laws.

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.