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February 24, 2020
12 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Shirley R. Asack, Councilor Cardoso, Dennis R. Eaniri, Winthrop H. Farwell Jr., John F. Lally, Rita Mendes, Thomas Monahan, Susan J. Nicastro, Moises Rodrigues, Jeffrey A. Thompson
Absent: Timothy Cruise
Every vote, in order
Hearings
Grant: Petition of Andranik Arustamyan dba Advance Auto Performance LLC, of 92 Dartmouth St., Brockton, MA for a Transfer of Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 1100 North Montello...
License transfer was granted (hand vote): Petition of Andranik Arustamyan dba Advance Auto Performance LLC, of 92 Dartmouth St., Brockton, MA for a Transfer of Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 1100 North Montello St., Brockton, MA. (previous owner Sunny Aroustamian) Andranik Arustamyan appeared in favor.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of Andranik Arustamyan dba Advance Auto Performance LLC, of 92 Dartmouth St., Brockton, MA for a Transfer of Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 1100 North Montello St., Brockton, MA. (previous owner Sunny Aroustamian) Andranik Arustamyan appeared in favor. ... License transfer was granted by a hand vote. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business
Grant: Petition of Verizon New England, Inc., requesting permission to lay and maintain underground conduit with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the following...
Granted (hand vote): Petition of Verizon New England, Inc., requesting permission to lay and maintain underground conduit with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the following public way or ways: Petronelli Way: Place two-4' PVC's-(205) feet each, of conduit-from existing manhole, MH 5, easterly to a customer placed conduit going to the new parking garage at #31 Petronelli Way. (Hearing POSTPONED from February 10, 2020) Robert Jenkins, Executive Director of Brockton Redevelopment Authority appeared in favor. Mr. Jenkins stated the paperwork was late and the conduit has already been laid. Russ Bilodeau from Verizon New England also appeared in favor and confirmed all work in the field was completed.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of Verizon New England, Inc., requesting permission to lay and maintain underground conduit with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the following public way or ways: Petronelli Way: Place two-4' PVC's-(205) feet each, of conduit-from existing manhole, MH 5, easterly to a customer placed conduit going to the new parking garage at #31 Petronelli Way. (Hearing PO ... Granted by a hand vote. Councilor Cruise absent..” (Motion: Farwell)
Unfinished Business - item 102
Adopt: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $623,808.04 From: Executive Office of Public Safety & Security's Office of Grants and Research-2020 Senator Charles E....
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $623,808.04 From: Executive Office of Public Safety & Security's Office of Grants and Research-2020 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative Grant To: Brockton Police Department-2020 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative Grant Fund.
From the minutes
“Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $623,808.04 From: Executive Office of Public Safety & Security's Office of Grants and Research-2020 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative Grant To: Brockton Police Department-2020 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative Grant Fund. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 104
Adopt: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $30,823 From: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security/Office of Grants and Research/Highway Safety Division-FFY2020...
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $30,823 From: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security/Office of Grants and Research/Highway Safety Division-FFY2020 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant To: City of Brockton Police Department-FFY2020 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant fund.
From the minutes
“Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $30,823 From: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security/Office of Grants and Research/Highway Safety Division-FFY2020 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant To: City of Brockton Police Department-FFY2020 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant fund. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 105
Adopt: The City Council authorize the Superintendent to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 3, 2020, for the Brockton High School,...
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: That the City Council authorize the Superintendent to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 3, 2020, for the Brockton High School, located at 470 Forest Avenue, Brockton, MA , which describes the deficiencies and the priority category(s), as delineated on the addendum, for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future: Brockton High School-full renovation; and hereby further specifically acknowledges that by submitting the Statement of Interest Form, The Massachusetts School Building Authority in no way guarantees the acceptance or approval of the application, the awarding of a grant or any other funding commitment from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, or commits the City of Brockton to filing an application for funding with the Massachusetts School Buildin
From the minutes
“Ordered: That the City Council authorize the Superintendent to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 3, 2020, for the Brockton High School, located at 470 Forest Avenue, Brockton, MA , which describes the deficiencies and the priority category(s), as delineated on the addendum, for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 106
Adopt: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $300,000 From: Department of Public Health's Bureau of Addiction Services-Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPC) Grant To:...
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $300,000 From: Department of Public Health's Bureau of Addiction Services-Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPC) Grant To: Brockton Mayor's Office-Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPC) Grant Fund.
From the minutes
“Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $300,000 From: Department of Public Health's Bureau of Addiction Services-Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPC) Grant To: Brockton Mayor's Office-Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPC) Grant Fund. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 107
Adopt: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $13,780 From: Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Executive Office of Public Safety- FY20 Student and Senior Awareness of Fire...
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $13,780 From: Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Executive Office of Public Safety- FY20 Student and Senior Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Grant To: City of Brockton Fire Department FY20 Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Grant Fund $10,655 and To: City of Brockton Fire Department- FY20 Senior SAFE Grant Fund $3,125. No Match Required.
From the minutes
“Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $13,780 From: Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Executive Office of Public Safety- FY20 Student and Senior Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Grant To: City of Brockton Fire Department FY20 Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Grant Fund $10,655 and To: City of Brockton Fire Department- FY20 Senior SAFE Grant Fund $ ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 108
Adopt: 1) That the City of Brockton recognizes the importance of the 2020 Census and supports participation in helping to ensure a complete, fair, and accurate count.
Adopted (roll call): Resolve: 1) That the City of Brockton recognizes the importance of the 2020 Census and supports participation in helping to ensure a complete, fair, and accurate count.
From the minutes
“Resolve: 1) That the City of Brockton recognizes the importance of the 2020 Census and supports participation in helping to ensure a complete, fair, and accurate count. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 109
Adopt: The Superintendent of Schools appear before the City Council to explain the impact of The Student Opportunity Act in the Brockton Public Schools.
Adopted (roll call): Resolve: That the Superintendent of Schools appear before the City Council to explain the impact of The Student Opportunity Act in the Brockton Public Schools.
From the minutes
“Resolve: That the Superintendent of Schools appear before the City Council to explain the impact of The Student Opportunity Act in the Brockton Public Schools. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 110
Table: The Brockton City Council adopts an official position that such a reduction in services contemplated is not in the best interests of our veterans and urges the Veterans Administration to...
Item was tabled (hand vote): Resolved: The Brockton City Council adopts an official position that such a reduction in services contemplated is not in the best interests of our veterans and urges the Veterans Administration to reconsider its decision to consolidate and eliminate resources on the Brockton VA Campus. Further, the Council by this Resolve communicates to our federal legislative delegation the urgent need to reverse this potentially harmful decision.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Resolved: The Brockton City Council adopts an official position that such a reduction in services contemplated is not in the best interests of our veterans and urges the Veterans Administration to reconsider its decision to consolidate and eliminate resources on the Brockton VA Campus. Further, the Council by this Resolve communicates to our federal legislative delegation the urgent need to revers ... Item was tabled by a hand vote. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Orders - item 144
Grant: The Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to prepared, file with the Planning Board, and record with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds an ANR Subdivision of Plot 1 Franklin...
Granted (hand vote): Ordered: That the Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to prepared, file with the Planning Board, and record with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds an ANR Subdivision of Plot 1 Franklin Street (109-044) Plot 3 Petronelli Way (109-054), and Plot 5 Petronelli Way (109-055), all City owned land, for the construction of a new road that will intersect Petronelli Way, Franklin and Court Streets.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Ordered: That the Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to prepared, file with the Planning Board, and record with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds an ANR Subdivision of Plot 1 Franklin Street (109-044) Plot 3 Petronelli Way (109-054), and Plot 5 Petronelli Way (109-055), all City owned land, for the construction of a new road that will intersect Petronelli Way, Franklin and Court Stre ... Granted by a hand vote. Councilor Cruise absent..”
Granted (hand vote): Ordered: That the Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to prepared, file with the Planning Board, and record with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds an ANR Subdivision of Plot 1 Franklin Street (109-044) Plot 3 Petronelli Way (109-054), and Plot 5 Petronelli Way (109-055), all City owned land, for the construction of a new road that will intersect Petronelli Way, Franklin and Court Streets.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Ordered: That the Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to prepared, file with the Planning Board, and record with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds an ANR Subdivision of Plot 1 Franklin Street (109-044) Plot 3 Petronelli Way (109-054), and Plot 5 Petronelli Way (109-055), all City owned land, for the construction of a new road that will intersect Petronelli Way, Franklin and Court Stre ... Granted by a hand vote. Councilor Cruise absent..”
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