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July 10, 2018
16 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton
Absent: Bernard Greene
Every vote, in order
Enter into executive session
On motion it was, Voted to enter into executive session. Roll call:
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to enter into executive session. Roll call: Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Authorize the following promotions within the Fire Department: Lieutenant Peter Hopkins to Captain Firefighter Finn Harrigan-Anderson to Lieutenant Firefighter Brian Bergeron to Lieutenant
On motion it was, Voted authorizing the following promotions within the Fire Department: Lieutenant Peter Hopkins to Captain Firefighter Finn Harrigan-Anderson to Lieutenant Firefighter Brian Bergeron to Lieutenant
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted authorizing the following promotions within the Fire Department: Lieutenant Peter Hopkins to Captain Firefighter Finn Harrigan-Anderson to Lieutenant Firefighter Brian Bergeron to Lieutenant Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton.”
Approve the minutes of the Transportation Board's Appeal Hearing of March 12, 2018 as amended
On motion it was, Voted to approve the minutes of the Transportation Board's Appeal Hearing of March 12, 2018 as amended.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the minutes of the Transportation Board's Appeal Hearing of March 12, 2018 as amended. Voted to approve the minutes of June 19, 2018 Voted to approve the minutes of June 26, 2018 *with the condition that Board Member Greene has the opportunity to submit edits. ALTERNATE MANAGERS Question of approving the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers, Nathaniel Coyle and Juan Carlos Sosa. The Board noted that the application of Juan Carlos Sosa has not been approved at this time. On motion it was, Voted to approve the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers, Nathaniel Coyle. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Approve the minutes of June 19, 2018
Voted to approve the minutes of June 19, 2018
From the minutes
“Voted to approve the minutes of June 19, 2018 Voted to approve the minutes of June 26, 2018 *with the condition that Board Member Greene has the opportunity to submit edits. ALTERNATE MANAGERS Question of approving the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers, Nathaniel Coyle and Juan Carlos Sosa. The Board noted that the application of Juan Carlos Sosa has not been approved at this time. On motion it was, Voted to approve the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers, Nathaniel Coyle. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Approve the minutes of June 26, 2018 *with the condition that Board Member Greene has the opportunity to submit edits
Voted to approve the minutes of June 26, 2018 *with the condition that Board Member Greene has the opportunity to submit edits.
The minutes say the board voted but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Voted to approve the minutes of June 26, 2018 *with the condition that Board Member Greene has the opportunity to submit edits..”
Approve the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers,...
On motion it was, Voted to approve the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers, Nathaniel Coyle.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the applications of Phoenix Rising Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Best Burger Bar, John Mascia, Owner, at 195 Washington Street, for the following three (3) Alternate Managers: Robert Powers, Nathaniel Coyle. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Grant a Temporary Wine & Malt Beverages Sales License to Pine Manor College for a Master of Fine Arts BBQ Reception to be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 from 4:30pm-8:15pm at 400 Heath Street
On motion it was, Voted to grant a Temporary Wine & Malt Beverages Sales License to Pine Manor College for a Master of Fine Arts BBQ Reception to be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 from 4:30pm-8:15pm at 400 Heath Street.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to grant a Temporary Wine & Malt Beverages Sales License to Pine Manor College for a Master of Fine Arts BBQ Reception to be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 from 4:30pm-8:15pm at 400 Heath Street. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Grant a Temporary Wine and Malt Beverages Non-Sales License to Allium Market for a Cheese Education Pairing Class to be held on Friday, July 13, 2018 from 7:30pm9:30pm at 1330 Beacon Street....
On motion it was, Voted to grant a Temporary Wine and Malt Beverages Non-Sales License to Allium Market for a Cheese Education Pairing Class to be held on Friday, July 13, 2018 from 7:30pm9:30pm at 1330 Beacon Street. *condition for indoor service only
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to grant a Temporary Wine and Malt Beverages Non-Sales License to Allium Market for a Cheese Education Pairing Class to be held on Friday, July 13, 2018 from 7:30pm9:30pm at 1330 Beacon Street. *condition for indoor service only Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Retroactively grant a Temporary Wine & Malt Beverages Non-Sales License to Pine Manor College for a Master of Fine Arts Welcome Reception to be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 from 5:30pm-6:30pm at...
On motion it was, Voted to retroactively grant a Temporary Wine & Malt Beverages Non-Sales License to Pine Manor College for a Master of Fine Arts Welcome Reception to be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 from 5:30pm-6:30pm at 400 Heath Street.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to retroactively grant a Temporary Wine & Malt Beverages Non-Sales License to Pine Manor College for a Master of Fine Arts Welcome Reception to be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 from 5:30pm-6:30pm at 400 Heath Street. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Authorize the filling of the Senior Maintenance Craftsperson/HVAC (MN-06) vacancy in the Building Department
On motion it was, Voted to authorize the filling of the Senior Maintenance Craftsperson/HVAC (MN-06) vacancy in the Building Department.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to authorize the filling of the Senior Maintenance Craftsperson/HVAC (MN-06) vacancy in the Building Department. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Authorize the filling of the following four (4) vacancies in the Library Department: Cataloger Librarian 2 - Grade K-07 Building Custodian - Grade MN-02 Children's Librarian 1 - Grade K-06...
On motion it was, Voted to authorize the filling of the following four (4) vacancies in the Library Department: Cataloger Librarian 2 - Grade K-07 Building Custodian - Grade MN-02 Children's Librarian 1 - Grade K-06 Reference Supervisor Librarian 3 - Grade K-08
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to authorize the filling of the following four (4) vacancies in the Library Department: Cataloger Librarian 2 - Grade K-07 Building Custodian - Grade MN-02 Children's Librarian 1 - Grade K-06 Reference Supervisor Librarian 3 - Grade K-08 Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Approve the application of Bright Life View, LLC, d/b/a Migaku, Taiji Mineo, CoOwner, for a Common Victualler and Entertainment (Radio and Taped Music) License at 238 Washington Street
On motion it was, Voted to approve the application of Bright Life View, LLC, d/b/a Migaku, Taiji Mineo, CoOwner, for a Common Victualler and Entertainment (Radio and Taped Music) License at 238 Washington Street. Proposed inside seating capacity is 30. Proposed Hours of Operation are Monday-Sunday, 11:00am-10:00pm. This location is currently occupied by Oura & Yamazaki, Inc., d/b/a Yokohama Japanese Restaurant. Current seating capacity is 39. Current Operating Hours are Monday-Sunday, 11:00am-11:00pm.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the application of Bright Life View, LLC, d/b/a Migaku, Taiji Mineo, CoOwner, for a Common Victualler and Entertainment (Radio and Taped Music) License at 238 Washington Street. Proposed inside seating capacity is 30. Proposed Hours of Operation are Monday-Sunday, 11:00am-10:00pm. This location is currently occupied by Oura & Yamazaki, Inc., d/b/a Yokohama Japanese Restaurant. Current seating capacity is 39. Current Operating Hours are Monday-Sunday, 11:00am-11:00pm. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Approve the application of Allium Market LLC, d/b/a Allium Market, Talia Glass, Owner/General Manager, holder of a Common Victualler License, for outdoor seating of 5 tables and 10 seats at 1330...
On motion it was, Voted to approve the application of Allium Market LLC, d/b/a Allium Market, Talia Glass, Owner/General Manager, holder of a Common Victualler License, for outdoor seating of 5 tables and 10 seats at 1330 Beacon Street, pending an Occupancy Permit from the DPW. Hours of Operation are Tuesday-Friday, 7:00am-7:00pm, Saturday, 9:00am-6:00pm and Sunday, 10:00am-6:00pm. *with the condition that the specific location is approved by the appropriate staff.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the application of Allium Market LLC, d/b/a Allium Market, Talia Glass, Owner/General Manager, holder of a Common Victualler License, for outdoor seating of 5 tables and 10 seats at 1330 Beacon Street, pending an Occupancy Permit from the DPW. Hours of Operation are Tuesday-Friday, 7:00am-7:00pm, Saturday, 9:00am-6:00pm and Sunday, 10:00am-6:00pm. *with the condition that the specific location is approved by the appropriate staff. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Approve the application of the lodging house located at 1750 Beacon Street, David Gloth, Innkeeper/General Manager, for a Change of Lodging House Agent: Kristopher Berry
On motion it was, Voted to approve the application of the lodging house located at 1750 Beacon Street, David Gloth, Innkeeper/General Manager, for a Change of Lodging House Agent: Kristopher Berry.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the application of the lodging house located at 1750 Beacon Street, David Gloth, Innkeeper/General Manager, for a Change of Lodging House Agent: Kristopher Berry. Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Appoint Saul Feldman to the Age-Friendly Cities Committee
On motion it was, Voted to appoint Saul Feldman to the Age-Friendly Cities Committee
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to appoint Saul Feldman to the Age-Friendly Cities Committee Aye: Neil Wishinsky, Benjamin Franco, Nancy Heller, Heather Hamilton Absent: Bernard Greene.”
Acceptance of the statement with the minor scrivener's corrections
On motion it was, Voted acceptance of the statement with the minor scrivener's corrections. STATEMENT OF THE BROOKLINE SELECT BOARD: Inhuman Treatment of Refugees, Immigrants, and Asylum Seekers Again, this Board, representing the people of Brookline from many backgrounds, including former refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers, feels the need to communicate our deep distress and anger with the direction our country is taking in relation to fellow human beings coming to our borders seeking sanctuary. The federal government is jailing and forcefully separating children from their parents, who are then locked up in cages or dispersed in the dead of night to secret locations in faraway areas of the country. And this administration's response to the mounting outrage in the country is "I don't really care …" (message on jacket of the First Lady traveling to inspect children detention centers) Many of the people coming to the southern U.S. border are fleeing violence, including state tolerated domestic violence, and other forms of terror to make the dangerous journey north to America and like all immigrants they make their journey "yearning to breathe free." These refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers are in circumstances eerily similar to the circumstances of the parents, grandparents, or more distant ancestors of many Brookline residents: Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi terror, Irish immigrants fleeing intentionally created famines, Haitian and Vietnamese refugees crossing dang
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted acceptance of the statement with the minor scrivener's corrections. STATEMENT OF THE BROOKLINE SELECT BOARD: Inhuman Treatment of Refugees, Immigrants, and Asylum Seekers Again, this Board, representing the people of Brookline from many backgrounds, including former refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers, feels the need to communicate our deep distress and anger with the direction our country is taking in relation to fellow human beings coming to our borders seeking sanctuary. The federal government is jailing and forcefully separating children from their parents, who are then locked up in cages or dispersed in the dead of night to secret locations in faraway areas of the country. And this administration's response to the mounting outrage in the country is "I don't really care …" (message on jacket of the First Lady traveling to inspect children detention centers) Many of the people coming to the southern U.S. border are fleeing violence, including state tolerated domestic violence, and other forms of terror to make the dangerous journey north to America and like all immigrants they make their journey "yearning to breathe free." These refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers are in circumstances eerily similar to the circumstances of the parents, grandparents, or more distant ancestors of many Brookline residents: Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi terror, Irish immigrants fleeing intentionally created famines, Haitian and Vietnamese refugees crossing dangerous bodies of water on flimsy boats, and enslaved African Americans fleeing the south on the "underground railroad." The refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers on the southern border are our people and we must support them because it's the humane and moral thing to do, but also because the denial of basic human rights, the threat to eliminate basic Constitutional rights, such as the right to due process, and the hatred leveled against refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers now, will be directed against all of us in the near future. The cries of children ripped out of the arms of their parents, which the nonprofit investigative journalism newsroom ProPublica released in a heart-wrenching audio tape, reportedly recorded inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facility, should haunt us until this national disgrace is over. The Brookline Select Board joins the bipartisan chorus of voices demanding an end to the un-American practices of separating children from their parents, of denying victims of violence, including domestic violence, asylum in America, and closing America's doors to those fellow human beings fleeing economic and political turmoil. We also note the steps that we have taken since the Select Board's February 7, 2017 Statement supporting immigrants and refugees that ensures that the Town is not complicit in the Trump administrations brutal policies. These steps include the following: We have prohibited the use of Police Department funds, resources, facilities, property, equipment or personnel for any federal immigration custody or detainment or other enforcement purpose. We have also prohibited any Town department from entering into any contract with the Department of Justice or U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide those agencies jail space or other facilities. And we have prohibited the Brookline Police Department from entering into any agreement with the U.S. Attorney General or other federal agency under which the police would be trained to perform immigration enforcement duties under 8 USC §1357 (section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationalities Act). Further, the Town of Brookline will not tolerate the jailing of children in any facilities located in Brookline that are created or taken over by the federal government. Consistent with the Board's 2017 statement, for children who nonetheless we find have been transported to Brookline, we will provide whatever support, including mental health support, we are able to provide and seek their speedy release and return to their parents or guardians. We call on the residents of Brookline and other communities to join the Select Board and lawfully, but forcefully, exercise their right to speak out in opposition to the administration's inhumane policies..”
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