MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
July 23, 2019
29 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: John McCaul, Jeanne Quinn, Estele Borges, Deborah Carr, Donald Cleary, Gerald Croteau
Absent: Jeffrey Postell, David Pottier, Barry Sanders
Every vote, in order
Appointment of Steve Rogers, 5 Pinckney Street to the Airport Commission for a term of three (3) years which will expire July 31, 2022.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Appointment of Steve Rogers, 5 Pinckney Street to the Airport Commission for a term of three (3) years which will expire July 31, 2022
To invite Mr
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite Mr. Rogers into the enclosure. So Voted..”
Accessing Xfinity On Demand App.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Councilor Quinn stated that she is excited that this is moving in the right direction. She asked about the : funding for the appraisal and the engineering work. She asked if that would be covered with the initial part of the funding.
To invite Mr
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite Mr. Duarte into the enclosure. So Voted..”
Com. from First Assistant City Solicitor submitting correspondence from Xfinity dated June 24, 2019 regarding TiVo Customers: Accessing Xfinity On Demand App
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Jessica Feenan, Events & Communications Manager, Rodman Ride for Kids requesting permission for the 29" Annual Rodman Ride for Kids to ride on Taunton City roads, including some state highways
To approve and refer to the Police Chief, Fire Chief and the Council President
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and refer to the Police Chief, Fire Chief and the Council President. So Voted..”
Com. from Mare Pacheco, State Senator regarding funds relative to the City of Taunton allocated within the FY2020 budget, which he filed on the Senate and were adopted in the Conference Committee's final report
To receive and place on file and thank Senator Pacheco for all of his hard work and for his yearly update
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file and thank Senator Pacheco for all of his hard work and for his yearly update. … So Voted..”
Junk Collectors License - RENEWAL 1. DeBrum Salvage located at 57 Stevens St., East 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..”
Petitions: Junk Collectors License - RENEWAL 1
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..”
Petition submitted by Attorney Rounds, 115 Broadway, Taunton on behalf of his client Flavia Hungaro, Manager, LMCC, LLC for a special permit for a 4,140 sq
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..”
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 McCaul stated that on the corner of Marsh Drive and Poole Street at the stop sign when you take a right there is a blind spot there. He stated that there is overgrown brush at that location. It abuts the property at 15B Poole Street.
To refer to the DPW to send the flail mower out there to take care of the problem for safety reasons
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW to send the flail mower out there to take care of the problem for safety reasons. So Voted..”
COUNCILOR DEBORAH CARR, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILORS CROTEAU AND CLEARY. ALSO PRESENT WAS BUDGET DIRECTOR GILL ENOS MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M. : 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS
To move approval of the payroll warrant in the amount of $1,286,610.89
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,286,610.89. SO VOTED..”
Resolutions: : NONE New Business: Councilor McCaul stated that on the corner of Marsh Drive and Poole Street at the stop sign when you take a right there is a blind spot there
To move approval of the 2019 invoice warrant in the amount of $7,664,101.82
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE 2019 INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,664,101.82. SO VOTED..”
To move approval of the 2020 invoice warrant in the amount of $3,414,998.70
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE 2020 INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,414,998.70. SO VOTED..”
2. MEET TO REVIEW REQUESTS FOR FUNDING
To move approval of the transfer of $30,000.00 from handicap violations account no. 25-548-6558-5960 to school department account no. 01-3-2-20-000-7400-5-8 - bennett- replacement of non instructional equipment
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF $30,000.00 FROM HANDICAP VIOLATIONS ACCOUNT NO. 25-548-6558-5960 TO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT NO. 01-3-2-20-000-7400-5-8 - BENNETT- REPLACEMENT OF NON INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT. SO VOTED..”
ORDINANCE ARTICLE 221-2: A
To move approval
B. TAUNTON MART, 1095 COUNTY STREET
To move approval
2, MEET WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND DETECTIVE RUTHERFORD ON PETITION FOR NEW SECOND HAND ARTICLE AND OLD GOLD LICENSES FOR TAUNTON ANTIQUE CENTER, 19 MAIN STREET
To move approval
3. MEET WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND DETECTIVE RUTHERFORD ON PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF SECOND HAND ARTICLE LICENSE FOR MONEY TREE, 49 WEIR STREET :
To move approval
ORDINANCE ARTICLE 221-2: A
To move approval
To move approval
To move approval
To move approval
B. TAUNTON EAGLES SOCCER CLUB INC,, 29 OAK STREET, TAUNTON :
To move approval
8. MEET WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND DETECTIVE RUTHERFORD ON PETITION OF A TINY SPOT FOR CHANGE OF LOCATION FROM 1 MAIN STREET TO 9 OLD COLONY : AVENUE FOR THEIR SECOND HAND ARTICLE LICENSE.
To move approval
The motion was clarified to be as follows: !
TO SEND A LETTER AND TO INVITE THE OWNER OF TOP QUALITY AUTO OF 397 WINTHROP STREET TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LICENSE. The motion was seconded and on discussion, Councilor McCaul said he would like that done within 2 weeks
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO SEND A LETTER AND TO INVITE THE OWNER OF TOP QUALITY AUTO OF 397 WINTHROP STREET TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LICENSE. The motion was seconded and on discussion, Councilor McCaul said he would like that done within 2 weeks. … MOTION WAS VOTED ON AND SO VOTED..”
MEET TO REVIEW MATTERS IN FILE The Chief said the Application for Marijuana establishments has been discussed at length but was never taken out of Committee and approved. :
To approve the application and refer it to full council
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION AND REFER IT TO FULL COUNCIL. SO VOTED..”
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