MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
February 27, 2018
26 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: John McCaul, Jeffrey Postell, Jeanne Quinn, Estele Borges, Deborah Carr, David Pottier, Donald Cleary, Barry Sanders, Gerald Croteau
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
He stated that they are both here tonight and have offered to come in and answer any questions that the Council may have for them.
To invite the Police Chief and Dr
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the Police Chief and Dr. Hackett into the enclosure. So Voted..”
Councilors McCaul, Postell, Quinn, Borges, Carr, Pottier, Cleary, Sanders voting in opposition.
To excuse and thank the Police Chief and the Superintendent
From the minutes
“Motion was made to excuse and thank the Police Chief and the Superintendent. So Voted..”
Conditional Offer of employment for Johnny Galarza, Lateral Police Transfer.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. Councilor Cleary stated that it was a recommendation of the Committee on Police and License. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, nine (9) Councilors voting in favor..”
Com. from City Solicitor stating that on September 19, 2017, the Municipal Council voted to instruct the Law Department to move forward with the purchase of 29 Leonard Court for general municipal purposes
To accept 29 Leonard Court for general municipal purposes
From the minutes
“Motion was made to accept 29 Leonard Court for general municipal purposes. So Voted..”
Com. from Executive Director, Office of Economic and Community Development formally requesting to make an adjustment to our FY18 City budget
To refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries. So Voted..”
Com. from George Rounds and Peter Hinckley, 2114 Rivers Edge Dr
To refer to 7 the Committee on Public Property, City Solicitor and Conservation
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to refer to 7 the Committee on Public Property, City Solicitor and Conservation. Councilor Cleary added to the motion to send a letter to respond to them saying that it was brought to the City Council, who it was referred to and that they will get back to them. Also, to thank them for their intentions. So Voted..” (Motion: Borges)
To refer this issue to the Committee on the DPW. Councilor Pottier added to the motion to refer to the Mayor's Office for the budget for FY19 only because only the Mayor can expend funds for any upgrades other than DPW expansion
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders made a motion to refer this issue to the Committee on the DPW. Councilor Pottier added to the motion to refer to the Mayor's Office for the budget for FY19 only because only the Mayor can expend funds for any upgrades other than DPW expansion. So Voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
Hours of Operation (RENEWAL) 1. Work Out World, LLC located at 2 Galleria Mall Drive, Taunton
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by James Hastings, 251 Elm Street West, Raynham seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole on East Britannia ? Street near the Taunton Gun Club.
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by Shayna Baker, 96 Old Colony Ave. Unit 309, East Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to her automobile from hitting a pothole on Old Colony Avenue near the entrance to Riverbend Condominiums.
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Petitions: Hours of Operation (RENEWAL) 1
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by Leonard St. Pierre, 1 Short Street, Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole in front of 340 Harvey Street, Taunton,
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by James Deal, 254D Whittenton Street, Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole in front of 107 Whittenton Street, Taunton.
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by Jeff Pierce 18 No. Precinct St., Lakeville seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole in front of 254 Precinct Street, East Taunton.
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by Thomas Koss, 34 Evergreen Dr., Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole in front of 1171 Norton Avenue, Taunton.
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by Evan Boisvert, 59 Linden St. Unit 213, Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole in front of 17 Winter St., Taunton.
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
Committee reports
For Committee reports to be read by Title and Approved
From the minutes
“Motion was made for Committee reports to be read by Title and Approved. So Voted..”
Councilor Sanders stated that he believes that was the original motion to invite them to the Council.
To invite the Taunton Nursing Home Board and Administration to come and present their plan for moving forward with the Nursing Home before the full Council
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the Taunton Nursing Home Board and Administration to come and present their plan for moving forward with the Nursing Home before the full Council. So Voted.”
He stated that he also requested from the Chief a list of some areas or items within the stations that have a need for assessment and evaluation.
To refer to the Committee on Fires and Wires to invite the Chief or his representative designee in to review that with him and make some recommendations as to whether it goes to the Budget, the Committee on Public Properties or the Building Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Fires and Wires to invite the Chief or his representative designee in to review that with him and make some recommendations as to whether it goes to the Budget, the Committee on Public Properties or the Building Department. So Voted..”
Orders, Ordinances and Resolutions: Ordinance for a third reading to be ordained
To ordain
The minutes record a roll call but no count.
From the minutes
“on a roll call vote , AN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 405 ARTICLE V..”
Order for a first reading to be passed to a second reading Ordered That, The City of Taunton appropriate the amount of Sixty Four Million Nine Hundred Seventy One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($64,971,831) for the pu
To approve the first reading and move to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the first reading and move to a second reading. So Voted..”
Councilor McCaul stated that there is rubber matting where the railroad crossing is on Tremont Street just before Trucchis and it looks like a pothole, it is the rubber matting that is up there with a huge hole.
To refer to CSX to correct that as quickly as possible because a car can bottom out pretty bad in that location
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to CSX to correct that as quickly as possible because a car can bottom out pretty bad in that location. So Voted..”
Mayor Hoye stated that he would send it to the TMLP and if it is MassDOT or whoever else they will get ahold of them.
To refer to the TMLP
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the TMLP. So Voted..”
Councilor Postell stated that Mayor Hoye brought back some information to the Council in the past couple of months on the status of the 911 System. He knows that we are a couple of months into the practices that have been put into place.
To refer to the Committee of the Whole to invite the Chiefs or their designees from both departments so we can have an assessment of where we are at presently with the 911 System and what our next step would be moving forward and to just have that as a review process
From the minutes
“Councilor Postell made a motion to refer to the Committee of the Whole to invite the Chiefs or their designees from both departments so we can have an assessment of where we are at presently with the 911 System and what our next step would be moving forward and to just have that as a review process. So Voted..” (Motion: Postell)
He has been over there several times and would concur with what he stated but they also had discussions relative to what Steps 2, 3, 4, & 5 would be.
For the City Council to meet with the two (2) Chiefs along with the Fire Lieutenant who has been involved and supervises the 911 system
From the minutes
“Council President Croteau made a motion for the City Council to meet with the two (2) Chiefs along with the Fire Lieutenant who has been involved and supervises the 911 system. Although, he thinks that the Fire Lieutenant who has been supervising it will shortly step aside, so he would like to invite both of them to come in with the two Chiefs. So Voted..” (Motion: Croteau)
She stated that it is in the mornings and afternoons, like 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. and in the mornings from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. or 9:00 A.M. Itis crazy on that bridge.
To refer to the Safety Officer to report back in two (2) weeks
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Safety Officer to report back in two (2) weeks. So Voted..”
From the official minutes kept by the Taunton City Clerk (agendas and minutes). From the Taunton Municipal Council’s official minutes, posted in the city’s Agenda Center. Most items pass by voice (“So voted”), and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: City of Taunton Municipal Council page (taunton-ma.gov). Former councilors show initials.
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