MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
May 16, 2023
28 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Lawrence Quintal, Barry Sanders, Christopher Coute, David Pottier, John McCaul, Estele Borges, Phillip Duarte, Kelly Dooner
Absent: Jeffrey Postell
During the meeting:
- Councilor Sanders recused himself from the vote as he lives on Steve Drive
Every vote, in order
Hearing:
To open the hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing. So Voted..”
Hearing: Motion was made to open the hearing
To allow the withdrawal of the Kennel License application without prejudice
From the minutes
“Motion was made to allow the withdrawal of the Kennel License application without prejudice. So Voted..”
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the hearing. So Voted..”
Howland.
To excuse the parties with the Council's thanks
From the minutes
“Motion was made to excuse the parties with the Council's thanks. So Voted..”
Appointment of Jay Patikas to serve as Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Community Development for a term of three (3) years.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve on a roll call vote. So Voted..”
Appointment of Jay Patikas to serve as Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Community Development for a term of three (3) years
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, eight (8) councilors were present, eight (8) voted in favor of Jay Patikas. Councilor Postell was absent..”
Com. from the Treasurer/Collector requesting to advertise all of the tailings (uncashed checks) the City has had since 1999 in the Taunton Gazette
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 the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board stating that the Taunton Planning Board is in receipt of a Site Plan Review for a property on Stevens Street, parcel I
To receive and place on fde
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on fde. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board stating that the Taunton Planning Board is in receipt of a Site Plan Review for a property on 262 & 264 Broadway (parcel l
To receive and place on flle
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on flle. So Voted..”
To receive and place on flle
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on flle. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board stating that the Taunton Planning Board is in receipt of a Site Plan Review for a property on Stevens Street, parcel I
To receive and place on fde
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on fde. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Board of Election Commissioners stating the Board of Election Commissioners has requested that the Municipal Council consider acceptance of M
To refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole. So Voted..”
To refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole in executive session and the Law Department for their advice as to whether or not it would be appropriate to discuss this in executive session
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole in executive session and the Law Department for their advice as to whether or not it would be appropriate to discuss this in executive session. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Engineer requesting to schedule a hearing to consider accepting the following streets. The collection of streets are located off Williams Street. The streets being considered are Steve Drive, Ashleigh Terrace, Bryan Drive and Manken Road.
To refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works and to the City Clerk to schedule a hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works and to the City Clerk to schedule a hearing. Councilor Sanders recused himself from the vote as he lives on Steve Drive. So Voted..”
Com. from the Budget Director regarding the preliminary fiscal year 2024 appropriations for the City of Taunton
To move to a first reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move to a first reading. So Voted..”
6 Billiard Table License - RENEWAL 1. Taunton Sports Club, Inc., 33 Baker Road, Taunton (1-Table).
To refer· to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer· to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief. So Voted..”
Junk Collector & Junk Dealers Licenses - RENEWALS 1. Ducharme Trucking Inc. -dba- Liberty Scraps & Recycling, 720 West Water Street, Taunton.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief. So Voted..”
Old Gold License - RENEWAL 1. Pacheco's Gold & Gems Inc. -dba- Pacheco's Jewelry, 20 Taunton Green, Taunton.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief. So Voted..”
Pawn Broker, Old Gold, Second Hand Article & Antigue Dealers Licenses - NEW 1. Commercial Property Solutions, Inc. -dba- City Pawn, 251 Broadway, Taunton.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief. So Voted..”
Second Hand Article License - RENEWAL 1. The Salvation Army, 636 County Street, Taunton.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief. So Voted..”
Petitions: 6 Billiard Table License - RENEWAL 1
To refer to the Committee on Police and License
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License. So Voted..”
Flammable Storage License Transfer of Ownership Petition submitted by Kayrouz Petroleum, LLC, 16 East Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581 requesting approval of a change of ownership for a Flammable Storage License located at 1095 County Street, Taunton. (Deed on file).
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. 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 confirmed with Mayor O'Connell that a yes vote would be to affirm the vote that was taken in the subcommittee and a no vote would be to disagree with the vote that was taken in the subcommittee.
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
Yes: Borges, Coute, DoonerNo: Duarte, McCaul, Pottier, Quintal, SandersAbsent: Postell
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, five (5) Councilors voted in opposition (Councilors Quintal, Sanders, Pottier, McCaul and Duarte), three (3) Councilors voted in favor (Councilors Coute, Borges and Dooner). Councilor Postell was absent. So Voted. The motion did not pass..”
Councilor Borges requested to refer to the Committee on Public Health and Environmental Affairs for a Presentation/Discussion with Clean Water Action about MassSave.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
He stated to summarize this communication, one of the stipends was omitted, the TMLP stipend of six thousand dollars ($6,000) for commission members and sixty-four hundred dollars 9 ($6,400) for the TMLP Commission Chair.
To at the recommendation of the Law Department to move this proposed ordinance to a second reading with the amendments as he mentioned
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders motioned at the recommendation of the Law Department to move this proposed ordinance to a second reading with the amendments as he mentioned. So Voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
So Voted.
To refer the dollar amounts of the all of the positions listed in the Ordinance to the Committee on Finance and Salaries for consideration as some of these boards have not had a discussion on their stipend for quite a while
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier motioned to refer the dollar amounts of the all of the positions listed in the Ordinance to the Committee on Finance and Salaries for consideration as some of these boards have not had a discussion on their stipend for quite a while. So Voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
To refer to the City Solicitor's Office for a written opinion regarding if and when a City Ordinance can supersede the rules and regulations of the Parks and Recreation Commission and who has the authority to determine what is a public park
From the minutes
“Councilor Duarte motioned to refer to the City Solicitor's Office for a written opinion regarding if and when a City Ordinance can supersede the rules and regulations of the Parks and Recreation Commission and who has the authority to determine what is a public park. So Voted..” (Motion: Duarte)
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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