MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
July 30, 2024
26 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: John McCaul, Estele Borges, Scott Martin, Barry Sanders, Jeffrey Postell, Phillip Duarte, Kelly Dooner
Absent: David Pottier, Lawrence Quintal
Every vote, in order
So Voted.
To go out of the regular order of business to Appointments
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of the regular order of business to Appointments. So Voted..”
Appointment of seven (7) permanent, full-time Police Officers, Joshua McCarthy, James Harding, Jesue Pires Lopes, Jose Colon, III, Nicholas Bagge, Rude Elson Andrade and Brady Nichols.
To approve the list as read
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the list as read. On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, seven (7) Councilors voted list as read. So Voted. Councilors Quintal and Pottier were absent..”
Appointment of seven (7) permanent, full-time Police Officers, Joshua McCarthy, James Harding, Jesue Pires Lopes, Jose Colon, III, Nicholas Bagge, Rude Elson Andrade and Brady Nichols
To recess at 7:05pm
From the minutes
“Motion was made to recess at 7:05pm. So Voted..”
To resume the regular order of business at 7:09pm
From the minutes
“Motion was made to resume the regular order of business at 7:09pm. So Voted..”
Hearing: Continued Hearing from April 25, 2023: Upon the petition submitted by Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England, Inc
To open the hearing and invite the interested party into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and invite the interested party into the enclosure. So Voted..”
To continue the hearing until September 10, 2024
From the minutes
“Motion was made to continue the hearing until September 10, 2024. So Voted..”
On the petition submitted by Antonio S
To open the hearing and invite 3 the interested party into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and invite 3 the interested party into the enclosure. So Voted..”
To make the above listed communications a part of the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to make the above listed communications a part of the record. So Voted..”
The party introduced himself as Antonio Bairos, the builder for the site. He requested that the Council accept these roads as public ways.
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So Voted..”
No one spoke during public input.
To close public input and grant the petition
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input and grant the petition. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Clerk requesting to pay a prior year bill for the Taunton Daily Gazette in the amount of $476.14.
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 Chief Financial Officer stating that the Finance Department has been contacted by the Golf Commission with interest in establishing a gift account for repairs, upgrades and construction cost at the John F. Parker golf course.
To refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries on August 6, 2024
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries on August 6, 2024. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board stating that the Planning Board will meet on August 1, 2024 at 5:30PM on a Roadway Improvement Plan Modification for Maynard, Hunter and Little Street.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board stating that the Planning Board will meet on September 5, 2024 at 5:30PM on the Proposed Zoning Change for property on Lot 29-14 Prince Henry Drive to re-zone from Open Space to the Industrial District.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Councilor Duarte regarding the sewer project for Oak Hill and Colonial Estates
To refer to the Department of Public Works and BETA for a written response within thirty (30) days
Yes: Borges, Dooner, Duarte, Martin, Postell, SandersNo: McCaulAbsent: Pottier, Quintal
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Department of Public Works and BETA for a written response within thirty (30) days. On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors voted in favor, Councilor McCaul was opposed. The motion passes. Councilors Pottier and Quintal were absent..”
Com. from the First Assistant City Solicitor stating that pursuant to the Ordinance regarding Marijuana Establishments (Chapter 222), each Marijuana Establishment must have a Host Community Agreement Waiver
To provide HCA waivers to all marijuana establishments that currently have HCA's
Yes: SandersNo: Borges, Dooner, Duarte, Martin, McCaul, PostellAbsent: Pottier, Quintal
From the minutes
“Motion was made to provide HCA waivers to all marijuana establishments that currently have HCA's. On a roll call vote, seven (7) 5 Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors voted in opposition, Councilor Sanders voted in favor. The motion does not pass. Councilors Quintal and Pottier were absent..”
To place a list of the pending HCA's for potential waivers on the agenda for next week
From the minutes
“Motion was made to place a list of the pending HCA's for potential waivers on the agenda for next week. So Voted..”
Com. from the Fire Chief stating that they are informing them as the appointing authority for the City of Taunton of a change in the Massachusetts Civil Service process for the grading of promotional exams
To authorize
From the minutes
“Motion was made to authorize. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor stating that the Administration has successfully negotiated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, AFL-CIO, Local 1701 for a successor collective bargaining agreement covering fiscal years 2025 through 2027.
To refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole for an Executive Session
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole for an Executive Session. So Voted..”
Marijuana License - NEW 1. Lunar Xtracts, Inc. located at 144 West Britannia Street, Taunton for a NEW Marijuana Products Manufacturer License.
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..”
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 the Committee on Public Property met today and it was asked that item D regarding moving the property of Map/Lot 63-1-0 to surplus was pulled out and that a roll call vote be taken.
To approve items A, B, C, E and F, with G being tabled, in the Committee on Public Property
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve items A, B, C, E and F, with G being tabled, in the Committee on Public Property. So Voted..”
Petitions: Marijuana License - NEW 1
To approve item D in the Committee on Public Property regarding Map/Lot 63-1-0 being moved to surplus
Yes: Dooner, Duarte, McCaul, Postell, SandersNo: Borges, MartinAbsent: Pottier, Quintal
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve item D in the Committee on Public Property regarding Map/Lot 63-1-0 being moved to surplus on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, five (5) Councilors voted in favor (McCaul, Sanders, Postell, Duarte and Dooner), two (2) Councilors voted in opposition (Borges and Martin). The motion passes. Councilors Pottier and Quintal were absent. 6 Unfinished Business: NONE..”
Located at the intersection of West Britannia Street and Danforth Street, facing Danforth Street at intersection with West Britannia. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To pass to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a second reading. So Voted..”
Order to be accepted on a roll call vote Order to Expand the Allowable Expenditures for the TRIAD Account Ordered That, The City of Taunton's established TRIAD Gift Account will be amended to add the following as an allowable ex
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, seven (7) Councilors voted in favor. The motion passes. Councilors Quintal and Pottier were absent..”
Councilor Duarte requested to refer to the DPW to do pothole filling and patchwork as necessary for the entire length of Scaddings Street.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
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