Matters ▸ Attachment
Minutes - Leg Matters - 4-28-26 Dispositions — File 26-0811
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Legislative Matters Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
City Council Chamber and Remote
Participation
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
This meeting was held via Zoom and in the Chamber and was called to order by Chair Scott at 6:01pm
and adjourned at 8:08 pm on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Davis, Mbah, Ewen-Campen,
Strezo, Scott), 0 absent.
Others present: Shumeane Benford - Police Chief, Sean Sheehan - Police Captain,Kevin Shackelford -
Police Lieutenant, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Madalyn Letellier - Assistant City Clerk.
Roll Call
Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen, City Councilor At
Large Kristen Strezo and Ward Two City Councilor Jefferson
Thomas (J.T.) Scott
Present:
Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis and City Councilor At
Large Wilfred N. Mbah
Remote:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Legislative Matters Committee Meeting
of March 17, 2026.
26-0500
Accepted
Ward Six City Councilor Davis, City Councilor At Large Mbah,
Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, City Councilor At Large
Strezo and Ward Two City Councilor Scott
Aye:
2.
Conveying the 2025 Surveillance Technology Annual Report.
26-0302
Kept in committee
3.
Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for
Crime Tracer.
26-0485
Kept in committee
4.
Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for
Body Worn Cameras.
26-0484
Kept in committee
5.
Digital Fourth submitting comments re: Surveillance Technology Annual
26-0475
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Meeting Minutes Dispositions
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Report.
Kept in committee
6.
Hala Jadallah submitting comments re: surveillance.
26-0495
Recommended to be marked work completed
7.
Three residents submitting comments re: item #26-0485, Surveillance
Technology Impact Report for Crime Tracer.
26-0496
Recommended to be marked work completed
8.
Tamara Grasty and Emma Rybeck submitting comments re: item
#26-0485, Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Crime Tracer.
26-0607
Recommended to be marked work completed
Referenced Documents:
•
Legislative Matters - 2026-04-28 BWC-presentation-final (with 26-0484)
•
Legislative Matters - 2026-04-28 BWC-presentation-final-handout (with 26-0484)
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