THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 Page 3 City Council honors retiring parking director By Adam Swift P arking Director James Rose is leaving behind a Parking Department that he’s helped transform over the past three years, according to City Council President Anthony Zambuto. Last Monday night, the council presented a certificate of commendation to Rose on his upcoming retirement as the city’s parking director. “We all know what Jim Rose did for Revere’s parking system; he transformed it,” said Zambuto. “That’s a big word – transformed – but he really did. We had a disaster, and now we have a parking department that runs like a Swiss watch.” Rose thanked the council for the honor and noted that the only reward he expects for doing his job is his paycheck. In addition to the council, Rose thanked Mayor Brian Arrigo for his appointment as parking director three years ago. “He took a chance on me, and I think I took a chance on him, and we put it together and we made a Parking Department that I know that I’m proud of, and I think it is a department that people respect when they come in here,” Rose said. He also had praise for city Finance Director Richard Viscay for his guidance and help in setting up the processes in the Parking Department. Rose said the biggest asset he had as director were the people in his department. “Everybody in that department, they never missed time; they came to work every day and we all worked together,” said Rose. “The parking control offi - cers, they are out on the streets and they take a lot of abuse, but they work hard at their jobs. When people come into my Parking Department, we try to help them.” Rose said he has always had an open door policy as director and worked to resolve issues with anyone who came through the door of his offi ce. “If they were out in the hallway, if they were in a horrible mood, a terrible mood, whatever it was, I let them in the offi ce and they sat down,” said Rose. And whether they were able to come to a full resolution or not, Rose said, the people almost always left in a better mood. “I’m sorry that I am leaving, but at this time I want to spend time with my wife and my grandchildren,” Rose said. Lawrence A. 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If you missed the event, it was recorded by RevereTV and is now playing on the community channels. You can also still catch replays of the Revere High School Class of 2021 Graduation Ceremony. As a reminder, the Community Channel is 8 and 1072 for Comcast subscribers, and 3 and 614 for RCN subscribers. The Revere Fire Department held a Firefighters Memorial Ceremony on Sunday. RTV aired this live on the government channel and social media. This can be watched on RTV Gov as it replays at various times throughout the week. Also on RTV Gov, you can watch all local government meetings as they happen and as reruns. This week is the start of city meetings returning as all in-person events. The latest meetings include the Zoning Sub-Committee, City Council, License Commission and Ways and Means Committee. These meetings play on channel 9 on Comcast and 13 and 613 on RCN. Both Revere High School Softball and Baseball had Senior Night games last week. These are home games where the team honors each senior player with a family member on the fi eld. RevereTV covered both games; softball was on Wednesday and baseball was on Friday. Replays of these games can be found on YouTube in full at any time. You can also watch on the RTV Community Channel at various times throughout the next week. Coming soon to RevereTV: “Cooking Made Simple,” Episode 2! A local professional chef, Kelly Armetta, will soon be back in the kitchen studio to cook up a new recipe. This is the second episode of Armetta’s own program, but he was fi rst a guest on the RTV production “What’s Cooking, Revere?” Catch “Cooking Made Simple” and all other kitchen programs playing on the RTV Community Channel. To follow along as these cooks demonstrate in the kitchen, watch at your own pace on RevereTV’s YouTube page. 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