MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
June 15, 2020
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Michael Lawson, Linda Escobedo, Terri Ackerman, Jane Hotchkiss, Susan Bates
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye.”
Authorize the Town Manager to approve applications from licensees that serve alcohol for on-premises consumption to extend said licensees' premises to include outdoor premises, consistent with the...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: that the Board authorize the Town Manager to approve applications from licensees that serve alcohol for on-premises consumption to extend said licensees' premises to include outdoor premises, consistent with the Governor's COVID-19 Orders #35 and #37, the Alcohol Beverage and Control Commission's Guidelines for Extension of Premises to Patio and Outdoor Areas, and other applicable state and laws that may not be waived pursuant to either of the foregoing. This authorization, and all applications approved by the Town Manager under this authorization, shall expire no later than November 1, 2020 or when said Order 35 is rescinded, whichever is sooner, at which point the applicant's licensed premises will revert to the licensed premises in effect prior to such approval. Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: that the Board authorize the Town Manager to approve applications from licensees that serve alcohol for on-premises consumption to extend said licensees' premises to include outdoor premises, consistent with the Governor's COVID-19 Orders #35 and #37, the Alcohol Beverage and Control Commission's Guidelines for Extension of Premises to Patio and Outdoor Areas, and other applicable state and laws that may not be waived pursuant to either of the foregoing. This authorization, and all applications approved by the Town Manager under this authorization, shall expire no later than November 1, 2020 or when said Order 35 is rescinded, whichever is sooner, at which point the applicant's licensed premises will revert to the licensed premises in effect prior to such approval. Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye.”
Authorize the chair of send a letter to the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulation and Standards urging them to update the current Massachusetts stretch energy code to a Net Zero stretch code...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to authorize the chair of send a letter to the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulation and Standards urging them to update the current Massachusetts stretch energy code to a Net Zero stretch code with the EZ Code as its basis. Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to authorize the chair of send a letter to the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulation and Standards urging them to update the current Massachusetts stretch energy code to a Net Zero stretch code with the EZ Code as its basis. Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye.”
Send a letter in support of the transfer fee enabling legislation (H1769, H2457, and H2552) as drafted in our packets
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to send a letter in support of the transfer fee enabling legislation (H1769, H2457, and H2552) as drafted in our packets. Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to send a letter in support of the transfer fee enabling legislation (H1769, H2457, and H2552) as drafted in our packets. Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye.”
Adjourn
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn Roll call vote Mike Lawson: Aye Terri Ackerman: Aye Jane Hotchkiss: Aye Linda Escobedo: Aye Susan Bates: Aye.”
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