June 23, 2020

“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to appoint Maija Cirulis-Gooch to the Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Zingsheng Zhu and to serve until the Annual Town Election. 2nd by Mr. Boshart Roll Call Vote: Recreation Commission - Ms. Pendergast, Ms. Dorna, Ms. Crocker, Ms. Johnstone, and Mr. MacDonald voted in the affirmative. Select Board - Mr. Boshart, Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)

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“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to appoint Sharada Tambe to the Weston Cultural Council for a three-year term expiring June 23, 2023. 2nd by Mr. Houston, who added that he will reach out to Mr. Butler to see if he would be amenable to two appointments. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, second: Houston)

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“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to appoint Linda Johnson and Wayne Johnson to the Board of the Council on Aging each to a four-year term expiring June 30, 2024, though with an understanding that Mr. Johnson will step down after three years. And further, to appoint Mr. Paul Bau, Teresa Young, and Melissa Galton as Associate Members, each for a one-year term expiring June 30, 2021. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)

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“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to approve the issuance of the Request for Proposal to select a developer for the disposition of 0 Wellesley Street for the purposes of affordable housing; and further, pursuant to the vote under Article 18 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting, to convey 0 Wellesley Street, Map 28, Lot 104, to the Affordable Housing Trust, for the purpose of developing no more than six units of affordable community housing. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, second: Houston)

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“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to approve the Local Initiative Program Application for the 24 Local Action Units at Brook School Apartments. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, second: Bent)

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“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to partially approve the request seeking relief to the roadway cutting moratorium at 43 Pinecroft Road by allowing such cutting on or after August 15, 2020. 2nd by Ms. Bent Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)

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“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to forward Weston's updated Hazard Mitigation Plan to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for final review and approval. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)

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“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to forward the potential zoning by-law amendment to the Planning Board for a public hearing. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Houston)

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“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the Board approve the Order of Taking for the Merriam Street sidewalk project, and authorize Town Counsel to record the document with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds. 2nd by Mr. Boshart Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)

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“Mr. Boshart moved the consent agenda as follows, Approve minutes from the following meetings: March 17, 2020 regular session and March 24, 2020 regular session. Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to accept a distribution of $8,000 from the Nathalie and Theodore Jones Charitable Trust, a gift of $50 from James Perkins, and a gift of $500 from Dee and Andrew Freiberg, all to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept $15 from Tahera Razvi, $30 from Mary Ellen Lavenberg, $30 from Maureen Hines, and $15 from Lanna Yuen, all to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account. And further, to accept $50 from Lance Wong Jayne for the COA Van to be applied to the Transportation Gift Account. And further, to accept $15 from Alison Weinstock and $10 from Paul Angiolillo, both to be applied to the Food Pantry. Approve a request from the Weston Police Department to accept a gift card of $50 from Casey Stirling in recognition of National Police Week. Accept a donation of $200 from Habib Rahman to be applied to the Merriam Fund for the Silent Poor. Designate the Polling Location for Precincts 3 and 4 to be the Great Room of the Community Center at 20 Alphabet Lane for the September 1, 2020 State Primary and the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election, and reconfirm the Polling Location for Precincts 1 and 2 in the Auditorium of Town Hall at 11 Town House Road. Accept the resignation of Marilyn Doyle from the Tree Advisory Group effective June 30, 2020 Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart)

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“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to authorize Town Counsel to prepare and submit a letter and authorize Mr. Houston to work with Town Counsel on the final draft. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)

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