MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
November 9, 2021
31 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Barry Sanders, Donald Cleary, Phillip Duarte, Gerald Croteau, David Pottier, John McCaul, Deborah Carr, Christopher Coute, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Upon the Joint Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc. proposing to relocate one stub pole, 180.58 on Bay Street in the City of Taunton.
To open the public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the public hearing, So voted..”
Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So voted..”
Nobody spoke for public input.
To close public input and approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made close public input and approve. So voted..”
Upon the Joint Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc. proposing to relocate one new joint pole location, EL 1-1/2 on Mozzone Boulevard in the City of Taunton.
To open the public hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the public hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure. So voted..”
Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc
To close public input and approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input and approve. So voted..”
Upon the Joint Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc. proposing to relocate Pole EL96 18' and Pole EL96S 18' on Somerset Avenue in the City of Taunton.
To open the public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the public hearing. So voted..”
Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So voted..”
Nobody spoke for public input. Po
To close public input and approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input and approve. So voted..”
Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc
To open the public hearing and invite the assessors into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the public hearing and invite the assessors into the enclosure. So voted..”
To open pt public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open pt public input. So voted..”
Nobody spoke for public input.
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So voted..”
Petition of Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc
To go with the highest shift allowable presented by the Board of Assessors of a 1.7380 shift
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion to go with the highest shift allowable presented by the Board of Assessors of a 1.7380 shift. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, nine (9) Councilors voted in favor. So voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
To close the public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the public hearing. So voted..”
So voted.
To take a brief recess
From the minutes
“Motion was made to take a brief recess. So voted..”
Appointment of Zena Shivers, 100 Dwinell Road to serve on the Airport Commission for a term of three (3) years expiring in November 2024.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So voted..”
4 Com. from the Assistant Executive Director of Retirement regarding notification of the : retirement of Shawn P. Smith of the Taunton Police Department, as of November 13, _ 2021 with 25-years, and 2-month of creditable service.
To accept and prepare the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to accept and prepare the appropriate scroll. So voted..”
L Com. from the Police Chief updating the City Council that the previously requested Executive Session is no longer needed as the employee in question has retired and this was accepted by the Retirement Board.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. : So voted..”
Com. from John Parsons, Esq
To receive and place on file and refer to the Budget Office
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file and refer to the Budget Office. So voted..”
Com. from the City Planner submitting an ADA Transition Update for Ist Quarter : FY2022.
To refer to the ADA Committee
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the ADA Committee. So voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board notifying of a Public Meeting and Hearing for 1765 Bay Street to allow a portion of the existing paved/gravel area ot parking and storage area to be used for outdoor commercial
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
To refer to the DPW, the City Engineer, and - the City Safety Officer
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW, the City Engineer, and - the City Safety Officer. 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..”
Petitions: pf NONE Committee Reports: Motion was made for Committee reports to be read by title and approved
To on i a roll call vote to adopt the recommended no parking on the west side of West Water Street 60 ft. from intersection of West Water Street and Third Street from the Ordinances and Enrolled Bills Committee
Yes: Carr, Cleary, Coute, Croteau, Duarte, Pottier, SandersNo: McCaul, Postell
From the minutes
“Motion was made on i a roll call vote to adopt the recommended no parking on the west side of West Water Street 60 ft. from intersection of West Water Street and Third Street from the Ordinances and Enrolled Bills Committee. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors : present, seven (7) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor McCaul and Postell voted in opposition..”
Resolutions: - \ - Order for a first reading to be passed to a second reading 1 Ordered That, There is hereby appropriated the sum of Two Million Three Hundred a Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Five Dollars ($2,318,795
To pass to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a second reading. So Voted..”
4 Informational presentation from the Finance Team.
To invite the parties in the chambers
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the parties in the chambers. So voted..”
She gave further details on why this upgrade is needed and what brought them to make this decision.
To move to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move to a second reading, So voted..”
There is still many leaves on the trees so if it's in the budget, he would like to : : see an additional pickup in December.
To schedule an additional yard pickup
From the minutes
“Motion was made to schedule an additional yard pickup. So voted..”
So voted. : i Councilor Pottier discussed that in past city tradition, newly elected Councilors be added to the emails for upcoming agendas and made the request for the City Clerk to add all elected parties to any future emails.
To refer to the Public Health and Environmental ot Affairs Committee an update on the Aries Project
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“Councilor Carr made a motion to refer to the Public Health and Environmental ot Affairs Committee an update on the Aries Project. So voted..” (Motion: Carr)
So voted. ol ot - Councilor Sanders would like to hear more about the City's Open Space Plan.
To have invite the parties who are working on this project to provide the Public Health and Environmental Affairs with an update of the work
From the minutes
“Motion was made to have invite the parties who are working on this project to provide the Public Health and Environmental Affairs with an update of the work. So voted..”
S Councilor Sanders expressed his concerns on the recent incident with the VaxBus were a police response was required and would like an update.
To have the Police Chief and the Covid Coordinator meet with Public Health and Environmental Affairs Committee to discuss what happened and have a plan for future safety protocol for the public who are receiving vaccinations
From the minutes
“Motion was made to have the Police Chief and the Covid Coordinator meet with Public Health and Environmental Affairs Committee to discuss what happened and have a plan for future safety protocol for the public who are receiving vaccinations. So voted..”
So voted. : / : Councilor Sanders would like to ask the Councils Chairman to invite the Election Commissioner and her staff to go over pros and cons of the recent election that took place.
To invite the parties to the Council as a Whole Committee
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the parties to the Council as a Whole Committee. So voted..”
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