MORE THAN A MEMBERSHIP and One FREE Waived Joiner Fee during January. up to $65 value based on the membership type Program with an Adult or Family Membership. up to $45 value *details available at the Y Picture the Possibilities. When you join the Y, you’re committing to more than simply becoming healthier. You are supporting the values and programs that strengthen your community. At the Y, children learn what they can achieve, families spend quality time together, and we all build relationships that deepen our sense of belonging. Nurture your soul. Vol. 20, No. 2 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Sica announces new Council appointments By Barbara Taormina A new leadership team in city government emerged this week with City Council President Jadeane Sica’s announcement of 2019 City Council committee appointments. “It has taken weeks to come up with who would sit on which committee,” said Sica before reading a long list of committee assignments. The Finance Committee, which $2.45 GALLON oversees the city’s spending and the annual city budget, will be led by Ward 6 Councillor David Camell with Councillor-at-Large Stephen Winslow serving as vice chairman. Ward 7 Councillor Neal Anderson, Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy, Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O’Malley and Councillor-at-Large Debbie DeMaria will also serve on the committee. The Rules & Ordinance Committee, which will take up the work of completing regulations for local marijuana businesses, will be chaired by Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora with Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe serving as vice chair. Councillors Camell, Winslow and Ward 2 Councillor Paul Condon were also tapped to serve on the Ordinance Committee. Councillor Crowe will lead the Appointments and PersonAPPOINTMENTS | SEE PAGE 7 • HELP WANTED • HELP WANTED • HELP WANTED Earn $15/HR paycheck 7D Licensed School Bus Driver Malden Trans is looking for reliable 7D Drivers. Applicant preferable lives local (Malden, Everett, Revere). Part time positions available and based on AM & PM school hours...15-20 hours per week with potential for more. Good driver history from registry a MUST! If interested, please call 781-322-9400 Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, January 11, 2019 rida January 11, 2019 HealthcarHealthcare Management Solutions opens in Do opens in Downtown Malden e Management Solutions wntown Malden Pictured, from left: Malden Chamber of Commerce Director Joan Ford Mongeau; Lisa Elkan, HMS Program Manager; William Martin, HMS Senior Director of Real Estate and Facilities; Mayor Gary Christenson; Emmet O’Gara, HMS Executive Vice President, Total Population Management; Scott Engel, HMS Facilities Engineer; Jessica Larsen, HMS Program Manager; and Malden Chamber of Commerce Member Hilda Torres. M ayor Gary Christenson recently welcomed Healthcare Management Solutions (HMS) to 350 Main St. With over 2,500 employees in 25-plus offi ces across the country, the Irving, Texas–based company provides industry-leading technology, analytics and engagement solutions to the healthcare industry. With more than 40 employees located at its Malden offi ce, HMS is excited to begin having an impact on the Boston area healthcare scene. HMS aims to reduce costs, improve health outcomes, enhance member experience and increase the value of the healthcare system so that healthcare dollars benefi t more people. Clients include more than 325 health plans, 40 state Medicaid agencies, 225 employers and three federal agencies. “I am pleased to bring a company of HMS’ stature to Malden, and am truly impressed by their new offi ce space,” said Mayor Gary Christenson. “We hope other technology-based companies will realize that Malden has the infrastructure along with the access to workforce to help them surpass their goals.” Board supports height cap on multifamily projects By Barbara Taormina he Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend that multifamily residential buildings in the central business district be capped at seven stories or a maximum height of 75 feet. The board’s recommendation will now return to the City Council, which will make the fi - nal decision on the change to the zoning ordinance. A twothirds majority vote of the council is required. Ward 5 Councillor Barbara T Murphy sponsored the proposal for the height restriction after an earlier proposal to limit residential buildings to six stories failed to win the support of two-thirds of the City Council last year. Murphy said the concern was that Jeff erson Apartment Group’s new development exceeded the proposed six-story limit because of the grade on the Exchange Street side of the project. The proposed limit would have created a batch of existing, nonconforming units. Murphy reworked the proposal to cover the new building and presented it again this week at a joint public hearing of the Planning Board and the City Council’s Ordinance Committee. The Planning Board will review applications for buildings of up to six stories while the City Council will make decisions on projects greater than six stories but limited to seven. “The majority of the citizens of Malden want to see this happen,” said Murphy, who cited results of the recent Growth BUILDINGS | SEE PAGE 10
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