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January 28, 2019
10 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Arthur Goldstein, Jason Adams, James Burgess, Kenrick Clifton, Katrina Huff-Larmond, Natacha Clerger, Ryan Egan, Christos Alexopoulos, William Alexopoulos
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Accept the meeting minutes from 1/14/19
Councilor Goldstein made a motion to accept the meeting minutes from 1/14/19, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos.
From the minutes
“Councilor Goldstein made a motion to accept the meeting minutes from 1/14/19, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos. Vote: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Goldstein, second: Christos Alexopoulos)
Council Order 2019-001: Appropriation of Funds Received from
Accept: Council Order 2019-001: Appropriation of Funds Received from
Councilor Burgess made a motion to accept, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos.
From the minutes
“Councilor Burgess made a motion to accept, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos. Interim Town Manager Howard - 20 cents for Uber/Lyft trips comes back to the town. The recommendation for the DPW Superintendent was to purchase this item which meets the standard of the grant. Crosswalks, yield, etc. Not center lines but a lot of other in house and save us money. Councilor Egan - think this is a wonderful and creative use of these funds. Are we buying enough to have excess after what is being done? Interim Town Manager Howard - getting the paint machine and pencil which can be used over and over but can purchase paint to do this work with the line item that is usually used to outsource. Councilor Adams opened the Public Comments portion of the Public Hearing. Nadege Hold - Does the $13k include repairs for when the machine breaks down? Interim Town Manager Howard - have repair person in the DPW, but this is a unit that last a long time. Brand new machine. Councilor Adams asked two more times if anyone wished to speak. No one else spoke. Councilor Adams closed the Public Comments portion of the Public Hearing. Vote on the motion: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Burgess, second: Christos Alexopoulos)
Council Order 2018-057: Request for the Town Council to Amend the Randolph Zoning Ordinance to Amend the Table of Allowa
Approve Order 2018-057
Councilor Burgess made a motion to approve Order 2018-057, seconded by Councilor Egan.
Yes: Burgess, EganNo: Adams, Christos Alexopoulos, Clerger, Clifton, Goldstein, Huff-Larmond, William Alexopoulos
From the minutes
“Councilor Burgess made a motion to approve Order 2018-057, seconded by Councilor Egan. Roll call Vote: Councilor Egan - Yes Councilor Goldstein - No Councilor C. Alexopoulos - No Councilor Huff-Larmond - No Councilor Adams - No Councilor W. Alexopoulos - No Councilor Burgess - Yes Councilor Clifton - No Councilor Clerger - No 2-7-0 Motion Fails.” (Motion: Burgess, second: Egan)
Ratify all of the recommendation
Councilor Goldstein made a motion to ratify all of the recommendation, seconded by Councilor Egan.
From the minutes
“Councilor Goldstein made a motion to ratify all of the recommendation, seconded by Councilor Egan. Vote: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Goldstein, second: Egan)
Council Order 2019-002: Adoption of General Ordinance of the Town of Randolph Establishing a Randolph Historic District
Forward Order 2019-002 to Ordinance
Councilor Huff-Larmond made a motion to forward Order 2019-002 to Ordinance, seconded by Councilor Goldstein.
From the minutes
“Councilor Huff-Larmond made a motion to forward Order 2019-002 to Ordinance, seconded by Councilor Goldstein. Councilor Clifton - membership - Section 10.4 talk appointing license realtors, lawyers, etc. Think ordinary citizens could do. Henry Cook - provision made to appoint members. Councilor Clifton - understand the need for certain expertise, but was hoping ordinary citizens could play a critical role. Councilor Adams - read section 6. Vote on the motion: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Huff-Larmond, second: Goldstein)
Council Order 2019-003: MSBA Feasibility Study for Elizabeth G. Lyons Elementary School
Continue Order 2019-003 to February 11, 2019 at 7:00pm
Councilor Burgess made a motion to continue Order 2019-003 to February 11, 2019 at 7:00pm, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos.
From the minutes
“Councilor Burgess made a motion to continue Order 2019-003 to February 11, 2019 at 7:00pm, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos. Vote: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Burgess, second: Christos Alexopoulos)
Council Order 2019-004: Authorization by the Randolph Town Council to Petition the General Court to Enact Legislation to
Forward Order 2019-014 to Public Safety
Councilor Burgess made a motion to forward Order 2019-014 to Public Safety, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos.
The roll call lists a member twice. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Councilor Burgess made a motion to forward Order 2019-014 to Public Safety, seconded by Councilor C. Alexopoulos. Roll call vote: Councilor Egan - Yes Councilor Goldstein - No Councilor C. Alexopoulos - Yes Councilor Huff-Larmond - Yes Councilor Adams - Yes Councilor W. Alexopoulos - Yes Councilor Burgess - Yes Councilor Clifton - Yes Councilor Clifton - No 7-2-0 Motion Passes.” (Motion: Burgess, second: Christos Alexopoulos)
Council Order 2019-005: Transfer of Free Cash into Law Department Expenses
Schedule a meeting with outside counsel and have a meeting to discuss our spending
Councilor Burgess - move that we schedule a meeting with outside counsel and have a meeting to discuss our spending.
Yes: Adams, Burgess, Christos Alexopoulos, Clerger, Egan, Goldstein, William AlexopoulosNo: Clifton, Huff-LarmondThe minutes do not name a seconder.
From the minutes
“Roll call vote: Councilor Clerger - Yes Councilor Clifton - No Councilor Burgess - Yes Councilor W. Alexopoulos - Yes Councilor Huff-Larmond - No Councilor C. Alexopoulos - Yes Councilor Goldstein - Yes Councilor Egan - yes Councilor Adams - Yes 7-2-0 Amendment passes.” (Motion: Burgess)
Council Order 2019-006: FY2019 Transfer
Approve Order 2019-006
Councilor Goldstein made a motion to approve Order 2019-006, seconded by Councilor Egan.
From the minutes
“Councilor Goldstein made a motion to approve Order 2019-006, seconded by Councilor Egan. Vote: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Goldstein, second: Egan)
Adjourn
Councilor Goldstein made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilor Clerger.
From the minutes
“Councilor Goldstein made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilor Clerger. Vote: 9-0-0.” (Motion: Goldstein, second: Clerger)
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