MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
May 24, 2022
25 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Kelly Dooner, Phillip Duarte, Estele Borges, John McCaul, David Pottier, Christopher Coute, Barry Sanders, Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Councilor Duarte recused himself from this matter and stepped out
Every vote, in order
She feels the new seating area has done its job to make that merge area better.
To receive and place on file each of the five letters read
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file each of the five letters read. So voted..”
So voted.
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So voted..”
A 11,498 sq. ft. Marijuana Cultivation & Manufacturing Facility, to be located at 445 Myles Standish Boulevard, Taunton ; located in the Industrial District Zone.
To open the hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure. So voted..”
The Assistant City Clerk read a communication received by Attorney Daniel F. de Abreu expressing the TDC's opposition.
To make part of the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to make part of the record. So voted..”
So voted.
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So voted..”
Burns said he did some quick research on the bonds, and it seems that the fees are anywhere from 2-3% per performance bond.
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So voted..”
Councilor Pottier made a motion
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
Yes: Coute, Dooner, Postell, Pottier, SandersNo: Borges, McCaul, QuintalAbstained: Duarte
From the minutes
“on a roll call vote, to approve the Special Permit provided that the applicant will submit a $250,000.00 performance bond, and that yearly peer reviews be undertaken by the City's Board of Health Department. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors were present, five (5) Councilors voted in favor (Councilors Postell, Sanders, Coute, Pottier, and Dooner). Three (3) Councilors were in opposition (Councilors Quintal, McCaul, and Borges). One (1) Councilor recused himself (Councilor Duarte)..”
Councilor Pottier made a motion on a roll call vote, to approve the Special Permit provided that the applicant will submit a $250,000.00 performance bond, and that yearly peer reviews be undertaken by the City's Board of Health Department.
To approve
Yes: Coute, Dooner, Postell, Pottier, SandersNo: Borges, McCaul, QuintalAbstained: Duarte
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors were present, five (5) Councilors voted in favor (Councilors Postell, Sanders, Coute, Pottier, and Dooner). Three (3) Councilors were in opposition (Councilors Quintal, McCaul, and Borges). One (1) Councilor recused himself (Councilor Duarte)..”
MOTION DID NOT PASS,
To close the public hearing and excuse the parties
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the public hearing and excuse the parties. So voted..”
Com. from Veterans Services submitting a retirement buyout for Cathy Karol with the last date of employment of May 16, 2022 in the amount of thirty-three thousand, eight- hundred and forty-two dollars and forty-eight cents ($33,842.48).
To approve and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and send the appropriate scroll. So voted..”
Com. from State Rep
To receive and place : both letters on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place : both letters on file. So voted..”
Ordinance for a Yield sign, and that a Yield sign be placed in the area of 220 Highland Street, and that a Blind Driveway sign also be 8 placed near that intersection
To refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Enrolled Bills
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Enrolled Bills. So voted..”
Com, from the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) requesting a date to provide an update to the City Council on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Finance Department will offer a brief presentation, including an overview of ARPA and our current funding allocations.
To refer to the Committee of Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of Finance and Salaries. So voted..”
General Fund $242,675,917.90, Water Enterprise $9,456,670.76, Sewer Enterprise $11,710,130.39, and Golf Enterprise $40,000.00, totaling $263,882,719.05.
To refer to a first reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to a first reading. So voted..”
Com. from Mayor O'Connell and Council President Duarte to Executive Office of : Energy and Environmental Affairs submitting Comments on DEIR Aries Taunton, LLC
To refer to the Committee of Solid Waste
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of Solid Waste. So voted..”
Com. from the Water Superintendent requesting the City Council vote to enact a non- i essential water use restriction, per the requirements of Taunton's most recently issued : Water Management Act permit
To enact the restriction on the non-essential water use as required by MassDep effective May 25, 2022
From the minutes
“Motion was made to enact the restriction on the non-essential water use as required by MassDep effective May 25, 2022. So voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor regarding the question presented at the meeting of the Committee of the Council as a Whole on May 10, 2022, as to whether the vote to proceed with the advertisement of the job postings for City Clerk
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Com. from Attorney Daniel de Abreu, BRCSM, 174 Dean St, Unit B, Taunton, requesting an extension of two Host Community Agreements
To refer to the Committee of the Council as i a Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Council as i a Whole. So voted..”
Petition submitted by Attorney Daniel de Abreu, Brennan, Recupero, Cascione, Scungio : & McAllister, LLP, 174 Dean St
To pull the petition from the agenda and add the communication to the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pull the petition from the agenda and add the communication to the record. 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 Pottier said Chief Bradshaw mentioned to the City Clerk that he wants to hire four additional Fire Fighters. It was originally three, one additional and two to replace medical retirements.
To refer to the City Clerk's office
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk's office. So voted..”
Resolutions: NONE New Business: Councilor Pottier said Chief Bradshaw mentioned to the City Clerk that he wants to hire four additional Fire Fighters
To refer the outside dining and to the Committee of the Council as a Whole to get some answers from OECD with some questions that were asked related to timing and etc
From the minutes
“Councilor Coute made a motion to refer the outside dining and to the Committee of the Council as a Whole to get some answers from OECD with some questions that were asked related to timing and etc. Also, to refer the petition received to the Mayor's Office and the Committee of the Council as a Whole. So voted..” (Motion: Coute)
To refer School Street and the Longmeadow Intersection, at the old School Street Bakery, back to the Safety Officer to take a look at this area again to possibly put traffic lights, a four-way stop or make Floral Street a one-way
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to refer School Street and the Longmeadow Intersection, at the old School Street Bakery, back to the Safety Officer to take a look at this area again to possibly put traffic lights, a four-way stop or make Floral Street a one-way. So voted..” (Motion: Borges)
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made , to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Any discussion involves all of them because there is no uniform way that all of this information is being communicated across the City departments.
To refer eliminating tractor trailer trucks coming through our downtown to the Committee on Police and License for discussion
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to refer eliminating tractor trailer trucks coming through our downtown to the Committee on Police and License for discussion. Discussion continued. By a show of hands, six Councilors were in favor and three Councilors were in opposition. So voted..” (Motion: Borges)
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