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November 13, 2023
16 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: 33 agenda dispositions with no recorded vote (accepted/placed on file or referred).
Present: Thomas J. Minichiello Jr., Maria T. Tavares, Mark D’Agostino, Susan J. Nicastro, Jeffrey A. Thompson, John F. Lally, Shirley R. Asack, Moises Rodrigues, Winthrop H. Farwell Jr., Rita Mendes, David C. Teixeira
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Hearings
Petition of Lensam LLC, of 3 Abrams Way, Holbrook, MA 02343, for a Garage License transfer located at 642 Crescent Street, Brockton, MA...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Petition of Houda Awanda, of 163 Evans St., Weymouth, MA 02191 for a Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License at 642 Crescent Street,...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Petition of Afsheen Realty (Javed Shaikh), of 11 Remdall St. #2, Waltham, MA 02453, for a Garage License transfer located at 800...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Petition of Afsheen Realty (Javed Shaikh), of 11 Remdall St. #2, Waltham, MA 02453, for a Flammable Storage License Transfer located at...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Petition of Richard & Larry McLaughlin, of 36 Reservoir St., Avon, MA 02322, for a Flammable Storage (Aboveground) License Transfer...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Unfinished Business
1267 Appointment of Anne McCormack of 25 Mayotte Circle, Brockton, MA 02301 to the Council on Aging as an alternate member for a three (3)...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
1268 Appointment of Gerald D. Koelsch of 35 Taft Avenue, Brockton, MA 02301 to the Council on Aging as an alternate member for a three (3)...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
1269 Appointment of Janet Trask of 121 Longwood Ave, Brockton, MA 02301 to the Commission on Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
1283 Ordered: The City Council hereby rescinds to Tax Increment Exemption Agreement (TIE) between the City and CMK Development Partners...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
1284 Ordered: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows:...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE AS AMENDED) Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
1288 RESOLVE: WHEREAS, The updated property valuations for real property in the city have been certified and also published on the city’s...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
1262 Resolve: Be it resolved by the Brockton City Council to invite the Chief Financial Officer Troy Clarkson to provide information and a...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
1263 Resolve: WHEREAS, For Fiscal Year 2024, beginning on July 1, 2023, there are vacant but funded positions within city government,...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
1285 Resolve: BE IT RESOLVED, that Mary Waldron of the Downtown Brockton Business Association and Amanda Glennon, Chairwoman of the Brockton...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Orders
1318 Suspend rules to act tonight: Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council approve the expenditure of...
Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council approve the expenditure of $324.98 FROM: ANIMAL CONTROL- PURCHASE OF SERVICE $324.98 VETERNARY SERVICES FY24 TO: NEW ENGLAND ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER $324.98 Councilor Farwell motioned suspension of the rules and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council approve the expenditure of $324.98 FROM: ANIMAL CONTROL- PURCHASE OF SERVICE $324.98 VETERNARY SERVICES FY24 TO: NEW ENGLAND ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER $324.98 Councilor Farwell motioned suspension of the rules and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Farwell)
1318 Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council approve the expenditure of...
From the minutes
“Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eleven members present and all voting in the affirmative..”
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