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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-27-2010 Town Council Minutes DraftELECTED OFFICIALS: Mark S. Sideris Council President Stephen P. Corbett Vice President John A. Donohue Councilor At Large Susan G. Falkoff Councilor At Large Anthony Palomba Councilor At Large Angeline B. Kounelis District A Councilor Cecilia Lenk District B Councilor Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr. District C Councilor John J. Lawn, Jr. District D Councilor Watertown Town Council Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6470 Town Council Meeting Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 7:15 PM Richard E. Mastrangelo Chamber Administration Building DRAFT MINUTES 1. ROLL CALL: A regular meeting of the Town Council was called to order at 7:15 pm, in the Richard E. Mastrangelo Chamber, Administration Building. Present for the meeting were Councilors John A. Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., John J. Lawn, Jr., Vice President Stephen P. Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris. Also present for the meeting were the Town Manager Michael J. Driscoll, Town Attorney Mark Reich and Valerie Papas, Council Clerk. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: April 13, 2010 Councilor Falkoff moved the minutes as written, seconded by Councilor Lenk and adopted by voice vote. 4. PUBLIC FORUM: none noted. 5. PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE: a) Public hearing and vote on a proposed Ordinance to Temporarily Modify Hours of Operation of the Administration Building. The Chair recognized the Manager who provided a brief overview of the proposed Ordinance regarding summer hours. The Chair opened up the hearing to the public. There being no comments, the hearing was closed. Vice President Corbett moved the Ordinance, seconded by Councilor Lawn and adopted by unanimous roll call vote. 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS: a) Committee on Economic Development and Planning report and action on a re -appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals - Stephen P. Corbett, Chair. Vice President Corbett noted that the subcommittee meeting was postponed and will be rescheduled. b) Committee on State, Federal and Regional Government report and action on an appointment to the Board of Election Commissioners — Angeline B. Kounelis, Chair. Councilor Kounelis read the Committee report. Councilor Lawn moved to accept the report into record, seconded by Councilor Falkoff and adopted by voice vote. Councilor Kounelis moved the appointment of Mr. MacDonald, seconded by Falkoff and adopted by voice vote. c) Committee on Public Safety report and action on a re- appointment to the Traffic Commission — Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Chair. Councilor Piccirilli read the Committee report. Vice President Corbett moved to accept the report into record, seconded by Councilor Lawn and adopted by voice vote. Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the re -appointment of Mr. Airasian, seconded by Councilor Palomba and adopted by voice vote. d) Committee on Public Works report on Business Trash Collection — Susan G. Falkoff, Chair. Councilors Falkoff and Piccirilli read the Committee report. Vice President Corbett moved to accept the report into record, seconded by Councilor Lawn and adopted by voice vote. e) Former Branch Library Reuse Advisory Committee report on former branch libraries - Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr. and Angeline B. Kounelis, Co- chairs. Councilor Piccirilli read the Committee report. Councilor Falkoff moved to accept the report into record, seconded by Councilor Kounelis and adopted by voice vote. 7. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS: a) Acceptance of Proclamation recognizing April 30th as Arbor Day — Council President Sideris, sponsor. President Sideris read a proclamation proclaiming April 30th as Arbor Day. Councilor Lenk moved the proclamation, seconded by Vice President Corbett and adopted by voice vote. b) Resolution authorizing the filing of a Special Act with the General Court regarding the leasing of the Former North and East Branch Libraries. The Chair recognized Mr. Steve Magoon, Director of Planning and Community Development who reviewed the resolution. It was noted by Mr. Magoon that the RFP process will allow a private developer to pursue renovations of the North and East branch libraries without being subject to the low bid requirement. Councilor Palomba moved the resolution, seconded by Councilor Kounelis and adopted by voice vote. c) Resolution authorizing a transfer of funds in the amount of $19,950.00 for the services of an Owner's Agent during the Energy Services company (ESCO) process. The Chair recognized the Manager who provided an overview of the transfer. It was noted that the scope of work would include hiring an Agent to help the town move through the ESCO process. The cost would be spread over monthly payments and would not include an audit. Councilor Donohue moved the transfer, seconded by Councilor Lenk and adopted by unanimous voice vote. 8. PRESIDENT'S REPORT: The Chair stated that the deadline for submission of Charitable Applications is Friday, May 14th at 5:00 pm. The Chair announced the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Hearing dates. 9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE TOWN MANAGER: a) Submission of the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. The Manager read the Budget Message and submitted the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. 10. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION — none noted. 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilor Palomba made the following announcements; The showing of a film entitled: The Last Truck; World in Watertown's Human Rights forum and door-to-door Census work reminder. Councilor Lenk thanked all the volunteers, including firefighters for their efforts on the Earth Day River cleanup. Councilor Lenk encouraged residents to participate in a focus group or online survey regarding the Library Committee's five year plan. 12. PUBLIC FORUM Russ Arrico, Fayette Street — expressed disappointment with what transpired at the April 13th meeting. 13. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilor Falkoff moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 pm, seconded by Councilor Palomba and adopted by unanimous vote. Addendum: Adopted/certified matters of business and roll call votes.