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November 2, 2020
16 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Mark A. Oram, Samantha Perlman and Kathleen D. Robey took part remotely (under the Governor’s emergency order, every vote was taken by roll call).
Present: Mark A. Oram, Michael H. Ossing, Samantha Perlman, Kathleen D. Robey, Laura J. Wagner, David Doucette, Christian Dumais, Robert J. Tunnera, John J. Irish, Sean A. Navin, Donald R. Landers
Absent: None
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Accept and file: Minutes of the City Council meeting, October 19, 2020
ORDERED: That the Minutes of the City Council meeting, October 19, 2020, FILE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Minutes of the City Council meeting, October 19, 2020, FILE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Approve: Grant Acceptance in the amount of $154,964.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to...
ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $154,964.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to be used to offset personnel overtime costs in the Public Safety Dispatching Center; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $154,964.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to be used to offset personnel overtime costs in the Public Safety Dispatching Center; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Approve: Grant Acceptance in the amount of $36,869.20 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to...
ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $36,869.20 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to fund all mandatory trainings for Dispatch personnel; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $36,869.20 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to fund all mandatory trainings for Dispatch personnel; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Approve: Grant Acceptance in the amount of $27,841.74 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to...
ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $27,841.74 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to fund the purchase of equipment, conduct quality assurance reviews and offset overtime costs for Dispatch personnel; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $27,841.74 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Police Department to fund the purchase of equipment, conduct quality assurance reviews and offset overtime costs for Dispatch personnel; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Approve: Grant Acceptance in the amount of $5,663.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Fire Department to fund...
ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $5,663.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Fire Department to fund annual Student Awareness of Fire Safety Programs (SAFE) for the students in Marlborough; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $5,663.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Fire Department to fund annual Student Awareness of Fire Safety Programs (SAFE) for the students in Marlborough; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Approve: Grant Acceptance in the amount of $2,730.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Fire Department to fund...
ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $2,730.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Fire Department to fund annual Senior Awareness of Fire Safety Programs (SAFE) for the senior population in Marlborough; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: Under authority of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A, the City Council hereby APPROVES the Grant Acceptance in the amount of $2,730.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security awarded to the Fire Department to fund annual Senior Awareness of Fire Safety Programs (SAFE) for the senior population in Marlborough; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Refer to the Personnel Committee: Appointment of Patrick Jones as Finance Director/Treasurer, for a 3-year term effective from date of Council...
ORDERED: That the Appointment of Patrick Jones as Finance Director/Treasurer, for a 3-year term effective from date of Council confirmation, referred to the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Appointment of Patrick Jones as Finance Director/Treasurer, for a 3-year term effective from date of Council confirmation, referred to the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Refer to the Personnel Committee: Appointment of Barbara Pellegrini Allen to the Commission on Disabilities for a 3-year term from date of Council...
ORDERED: That the Appointment of Barbara Pellegrini Allen to the Commission on Disabilities for a 3-year term from date of Council confirmation, referred to the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Appointment of Barbara Pellegrini Allen to the Commission on Disabilities for a 3-year term from date of Council confirmation, referred to the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Approve: Reappointments of James Confrey and Judy Kane to the Council on Aging Board for 4-year terms respectively to expire on the first Monday...
ORDERED: That the Reappointments of James Confrey and Judy Kane to the Council on Aging Board for 4-year terms respectively to expire on the first Monday in May 2024 (May 6, 2024), APPROVED; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Reappointments of James Confrey and Judy Kane to the Council on Aging Board for 4-year terms respectively to expire on the first Monday in May 2024 (May 6, 2024), APPROVED; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Refer to the Finance Committee: Proposed Amendment to the Code of the City of Marlborough, Chapter 270 “Building and Site Development” §9 “Fees”...
ORDERED: That the Proposed Amendment to the Code of the City of Marlborough, Chapter 270 “Building and Site Development” §9 “Fees” as recommended by the Mayor and Building Commissioner, referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Proposed Amendment to the Code of the City of Marlborough, Chapter 270 “Building and Site Development” §9 “Fees” as recommended by the Mayor and Building Commissioner, referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Refer to the Finance Committee: Proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement (attached) with Revance Therapeutics, Inc. and BH GRP TCAM Owner...
ORDERED: That the Proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement (attached) with Revance Therapeutics, Inc. and BH GRP TCAM Owner LLC for a 79,000 square foot facility and parking facilities to be constructed at 100, 110, 250 & 350 Campus Drive, referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement (attached) with Revance Therapeutics, Inc. and BH GRP TCAM Owner LLC for a 79,000 square foot facility and parking facilities to be constructed at 100, 110, 250 & 350 Campus Drive, referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Refer to the Public Services Committee & Engineering Department: Set MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2020 as the DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING, on the Petition from...
ORDERED: That there being no objection thereto set MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2020 as the DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING, on the Petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 465’ of 8” Intermediate Pressure gas main as part of a system improvement on South Street between 417 South Street and Maple Street, referred to the PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That there being no objection thereto set MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2020 as the DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING, on the Petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 465’ of 8” Intermediate Pressure gas main as part of a system improvement on South Street between 417 South Street and Maple Street, referred to the PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Accept and file: Minutes of following Boards, Commissions and Committees
ORDERED: That the Minutes of following Boards, Commissions and Committees, FILE; adopted. a) Conservation Commission, October 1, 2020 & October 6, 2020. b) Planning Board, September 21, 2020 & October 5, 2020. c) Traffic Commission, August 26, 2020 & September 30, 2020. d) Zoning Board of Appeals, October 20, 2020. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Minutes of following Boards, Commissions and Committees, FILE; adopted. a) Conservation Commission, October 1, 2020 & October 6, 2020. b) Planning Board, September 21, 2020 & October 5, 2020. c) Traffic Commission, August 26, 2020 & September 30, 2020. d) Zoning Board of Appeals, October 20, 2020. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Suspend the rules
Suspension of the Rules requested – granted Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“Suspension of the Rules requested – granted Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Refer to the City Solicitor to Be Placed in Proper Legal Form for the November 16, 2020...: Application for Special Permit from Local Roots NE...
ORDERED: That the Application for Special Permit from Local Roots NE Inc., to operate an Adult Use Marijuana Retail Dispensary, 910 Boston Post Road East, Suite 100, referred to the CITY SOLICITOR TO BE PLACED IN PROPER LEGAL FORM FOR THE NOVEMBER 16, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED: That the Application for Special Permit from Local Roots NE Inc., to operate an Adult Use Marijuana Retail Dispensary, 910 Boston Post Road East, Suite 100, referred to the CITY SOLICITOR TO BE PLACED IN PROPER LEGAL FORM FOR THE NOVEMBER 16, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
Adjourn
ORDERED There being no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council is herewith adjourned at 8:27 PM; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey.
From the minutes
“ORDERED There being no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council is herewith adjourned at 8:27 PM; adopted. Yea: 11 – Nay: 0 Yea: Wagner, Doucette, Dumais, Tunnera, Irish, Navin, Landers, Oram, Ossing, Perlman, & Robey..”
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