MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 16, 2018
23 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Gerald Croteau, Barry Sanders, Donald Cleary, David Pottier, Deborah Carr, Estele Borges, Jeanne Quinn, Jeffrey Postell, John McCaul
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Com. from Mayor Hoye advising that he is appointing the following individuals as Trustees to the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Com. from Eric Andrade, 26 Florence St., Taunton requesting a waiver of the five year moratorium which ends on December 24, 2018 to connect to City Water & Sewer and Columbia Gas. He is seeking permission to cut into the road two (2) months prior before winter sets in.
To refer to the Committee on the DPW
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the DPW. So Voted..”
Com. from Dave Carr which makes reference to a bill S
To refer to the Law Department and the Assessor's Office to review and report back to the Council
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Law Department and the Assessor's Office to review and report back to the Council. So Voted..”
Petition submitted by Jose Andrade, 116 Fremont St., Taunton for a special permit to allow a 5 unit Multi-Family use at 219 High Street located in the Urban Residential District.
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing. 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 Postell stated that back on September 5, 2018 it was referred over to the Law Department and the DPW for review over at 36 Stevens Street for a mailbox that was damaged. The resident has not heard anything or had any resolution to that.
To refer to the Law Department and the DPW to see where we are with that
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Law Department and the DPW to see where we are with that. So Voted..”
We want it to be something that is going to last us and he thinks that we are all in the position that we are a little fearful that we might not last ten (10) years with some of these conditions in the building.
For the Committee of the Whole to begin having a discussion with Department Heads of our public safety departments: Fire, Police and Emergency Management to start developing a strategic plan and discuss an integrated public safety facility
From the minutes
“Councilor Postell made a motion for the Committee of the Whole to begin having a discussion with Department Heads of our public safety departments: Fire, Police and Emergency Management to start developing a strategic plan and discuss an integrated public safety facility. So Voted..” (Motion: Postell)
She stated that the six (6) months was up in September.
To refer to the Council President to schedule a meeting to sit down with the Taunton Nursing Home Board and find out more about where they are with JCAHO and some of the things that they have done to make progress with reimbursement
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Council President to schedule a meeting to sit down with the Taunton Nursing Home Board and find out more about where they are with JCAHO and some of the things that they have done to make progress with reimbursement. So Voted..”
Resolutions: Order for a first reading to be passed to a second reading Ordered That, The City of Taunton appropriate the amount of Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study to r
To move to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move to a second reading. So Voted..”
She was going to bring that for discussion in front of the Committee on the ADA.
For the Chair of the Committee on the ADA to schedule a meeting in the near future for that to be discussed
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion for the Chair of the Committee on the ADA to schedule a meeting in the near future for that to be discussed. So Voted..” (Motion: Borges)
COUNCILOR DEBORAH CARR, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILOR ROTA K cee eee weet Y CLER MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:50 P.M. 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS :
To move approval of the payroll warrant in the amount of $3,372,424.61
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,372,424.61. SO VOTED..”
SO VOTED.
To move approval of the invoice warrant in the amount of : $984,534.44
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF : $984,534.44. SO VOTED..”
AN ORDINANCE TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE Councilor Sanders asked for a motion to include the minutes of the May 22, 2018 meeting of the Committee on Solid Waste as part of this Committee's meeting
To minutes of may 22, 2018 of the solid waste committee be made part of the record
From the minutes
“MOTION: MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2018 OF THE SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. SO VOTED..”
To invite medhavi venkatagsen into the meeting
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO INVITE MEDHAVI VENKATAGSEN INTO THE MEETING. SO VOTED..”
Other developing nations have a limited use of plastic bags, so we are very behind and going at a town by town basis because our States are not willing to put the type of regulation that needs to be put in place, in place.
To include the boston ordinance as part of the record
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO INCLUDE THE BOSTON ORDINANCE AS PART OF THE RECORD. SO VOTED..”
19 PAGE EIGHT OCTOBER 16, 2018 THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE - CONTINUED :
To approve and fund the financial implications for the cotma contract. the motion was voted on with councilors sanders, cleary, pottier, borges, quinn, postell and mccaul voting in favor, councilor carr voting in opposition
From the minutes
“MOTION: APPROVE AND FUND THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COTMA CONTRACT. THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON WITH COUNCILORS SANDERS, CLEARY, POTTIER, BORGES, QUINN, POSTELL AND MCCAUL VOTING IN FAVOR, COUNCILOR CARR VOTING IN OPPOSITION, MOTION CARRIES.”
Councilor Cleary made the following motion: 19 PAGE EIGHT OCTOBER 16, 2018 THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE - CONTINUED : MOTION: APPROVE AND FUND THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COTMA CONTRACT. THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON WITH COUNCILORS SANDERS, CLEARY, POTTIER, BORGES, Q
To recess this meeting. (7:38 p.m.)
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO RECESS THIS MEETING. (7:38 P.M.) SO VOTED..”
To meeting called back to order. (8:35 p.m.)
From the minutes
“MOTION: MEETING CALLED BACK TO ORDER. (8:35 P.M.) SO VOTED..”
For clarification, Councilor Cleary said he thought Councilor Sanders referred to these as medical and behavioral health clinic so the motion was changed to be as follows:
That drug clinics/medical and behavioral health clinics be placed in their own category, with a special permit of the council and be placed in business or industrial districts. the motion was voted on with councilors mccaul, postell, borges, carr and cleary voting in favor. councilors sanders, pottier and quinn voting in opposition
From the minutes
“MOTION: THAT DRUG CLINICS/MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS BE PLACED IN THEIR OWN CATEGORY, WITH A SPECIAL PERMIT OF THE COUNCIL AND BE PLACED IN BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON WITH COUNCILORS MCCAUL, POSTELL, BORGES, CARR AND CLEARY VOTING IN FAVOR. COUNCILORS SANDERS, POTTIER AND QUINN VOTING IN OPPOSITION. MOTION CARRIES.”
The motion was clarified to be as follows: .
To refer the proposed changes to the public hearing process for consideration with a change to the urban residential district for 3 families to be a special permit of the planning board. the mayor said he supports the changes
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO REFER THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION WITH A CHANGE TO THE URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR 3 FAMILIES TO BE A SPECIAL PERMIT OF THE PLANNING BOARD. The Mayor said he supports the changes. … THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON AND SO VOTED..”
24 PAGE THIRTEEN OCTOBER 16, 2018 THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE - CONTINUED
To refer the apllication for a retail license, application : fees, additional expenses that the police chief expects to incur, including staffing and the types of increases in staffing that will be required, the hours of operation of the facilities and the possibility of police details at the facilities to the committee on police and license, and have that discussion with the committee on police and license along with someone from the law departmentand the police chief. once they come up with a draft they are to meet with the committee of the council as a whole. councilor croteau said he would like to have mr
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO REFER THE APLLICATION FOR A RETAIL LICENSE, APPLICATION : FEES, ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT THE POLICE CHIEF EXPECTS TO INCUR, INCLUDING STAFFING AND THE TYPES OF INCREASES IN STAFFING THAT WILL BE REQUIRED, THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE FACILITIES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF POLICE DETAILS AT THE FACILITIES TO THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LICENSE, AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LICENSE ALONG WITH SOMEONE FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENTAND THE POLICE CHIEF. ONCE THEY COME UP WITH A DRAFT THEY ARE TO MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE. Councilor Croteau said he would like to have Mr. … MOTION CARRIES.”
The total cost of the Adult-use marijuana shop inspections would be calculated on a minimum of two inspections per year multiplied by the number of shops.
To letter to be part of the record
From the minutes
“MOTION: LETTER TO BE PART OF THE RECORD. SO VOTED..”
Councilor Carr asked that this letter be refined to include some type of a number. Councilor Croteau asked that the Police Chief address letters C, D and E on the Agenda.
To invite the police chief in
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO INVITE THE POLICE CHIEF IN. SO VOTED..”
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