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Home My Public Portal About11-22-2011 Addendum Watertown Town Council Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6470 ELECTED OFFICIALS: Town Council Meeting Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 6:OOpm Mark S.Sideris Richard E. Mastrangelo Council Chamber Council President Administration Building o Stephen P.Corbett Vice President AGENDA o " m John A.Donohue —1r— CouncilorAlLarge _ omm 00 Susan G. Falkoff 1. ROLL CALL o Councilor At Large 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION - 6:00 pm: to consider the p%hase<;gAange, Anthony Palomba lease, or value of real estate. CD At Large Angeline B.Kounelis 3. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION—7:15 pm District A councilor 4, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Cecilia Lank District B Councilor 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: November I't and 9th. Vincent J.Piccirilli,Jr. 6. PUBLIC FORUM District C Councilor 7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT John J.Lawn,Jr. District D councilor g, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND VOTES: a) Public hearing and vote on a proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget. b) Public hearing and vote on a proposed Order allocating the property tax levy among or between property classes for Fiscal Year 2012. c) Public hearing and vote on a proposed Older setting optional tax exemptions for Fiscal Year 2012. 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS: a) Committee on Public Works report on a Recycling Center; Updates on Coolidge Square Study; Mt. Auburn Street Study and the Roads Program— Susan G. Falkoff, Chair. b) Committee on Personnel and Town Organization report on the recently completed Fiscal Year 2011 Performance Evaluation of the Town Manager and related matters—John J. Lawn, Jr., Chair. 10. NEW BUSINESS a) Request regarding the granting of new liquor licenses and referral to Committees. 1 b) Request to have a modification of MBTA bus line#558 and referral to Committee. 11. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE TOWN MANAGER 12. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS 14. PUBLIC FORUM 15. ADJOURNMENT 16. EXECUTIVE SESSION—To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel—Town Manager. Frz o � t -yr- w ]rn� :Nm '0 o iV �T-C O �n rn 2 TOWN COUNCIL ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE MEETING DATE: November 22,2011 , 0c) PRESENT ABSENT STEVE CORBETT JOHN DONOHUE SUSAN FALKOFF V ANGIE KOUNELIS JOHN LAWN CECILIA LENK ANTHONY PALOMBA VINCENT PICCIRILLI " MARK SIDERIS V COUNCIL PRESIDENT TOWN COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE MEETING DATE: November 22,2011 A r nq nrk mQ rv'} YES NO PRESENT STEVE CORBETT V JOHN DONOHUE SUSAN FALKOFF ANGIE ICOUNELIS ✓ JOHN LAWN V CECILIA LENK ✓ ANTHONYPALOMBA VINCENT PICCIRILLI MARI{SIDERIS COUNCIL PRESIDENT TOWN COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE MEETING DATE: November 22,2011 4Q c � 4� v`, J YES NO PRESENT STEVE CORBETT JOHN DONOHUE SUSAN FALKOFF ANGIE KOUNELIS JOHN LAWN CECILIA LENK ANTHONY PALOMBA VINCENT PICCIRILLI MARK SIDERIS COUNCIL PRESIDENT TOWN COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE n MEETING DATE: November 22,2011 17 O YES NO PRESENT STEVE CORBETT JOHN DONOHUE SUSAN FALKOFF v ANGIE KOUNELIS JOHN LAWN CECILIA LENK ANTHONY PALOMBA VINCENT PICCIRILLI V MARK SIDERIS V COUNCIL PRESIDENT g Watertown Town Council Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 I Phone: 617-972-6470 ELECTED OFFICIALS: Mark S.Sideris, Council President Stephen P.Corbett, ORDER # j t; 0-2011- 5 ,S Vice President John A.Donohue, Councilor At Large ORDER ADOP`P%11If.s FISCAL NEAR 2012 BUDGET AIVZElUD1VlF,IU`b`. Susan G. Falkoff, Councilor At Large Anthony rA Large Councilor At Largt BE IT ORDERED: that the Town Council of the City known as the Angeline B.Kounelis Town of Watertown hereby adopts the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget , District A Councilor Amendment as attached. Cecilia Lank, District B Councilor BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That a copy of said Order be forwarded to Vincent J.Piccirilli,Jr., the Town Auditor and Town Treasurer. District C Councilor John J.Lawn,Jr., 0 "'-lrict D Councilor I L� Council Member I hereby certify that at a regular meeting of the 9 member Town Council for which a quorum was present, the above Order was adopted by a vote of 7for,Oagainst and°present on November 22, 2011. i _ Valerie Papas Mark S. Sideris Council Clerk Council President FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET AMENDMENT INCREASE REVENUE (DECREASE) TO READ REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY TAXES $ 179,403 74,139,035 STATE AID $ (16,280) $ 9,587,202 PILOT $ 3,044 $ 2,092,944 COURT JUDGEMENTS/SETTLEMENTS $ 74,941 $ 74,941 SALE OF TOWN PROPERTY $ 526,860 $ 531,860 TRANSFER FROM ELECTION REIMB. REVOLVING $ 34,100 $ 34,100 ONE TIME RESTORATION OF STATE AID $ 407,932 $ 407,932 TOTAL REVENUE ADJUSTMENT $ 1,210,000 INCREASE EXPENDITURES (DECREASE) TO READ STATE ASSESSMENT-SPECIAL EDUCATION $ (400) $ 4,501 ELECTION TEMPORARY PART TIME SALARIES $ 28,300 $ 56,600 ELECTION BUILDING RENT $ 3,800 $ 7,800 ELECTION EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE $ 2,000 $ 14,675 LIBRARY PART TIME SALARIES $ 12,000 $ 453,151 TRANSFER TO CAPITAL PROJECTS STABILIZATION FUND $ 601,801 $ 601,801 TOWN COUNCIL RESERVE $ 562,499 $ 1,359.499 $ 1,210,000 Watertown Town Council Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6470 ELECTED OFFICIALS: Mark S.Sideris, Council President Stephen P.Corbett, Councilor At Large John A.Donohue, ORDER# yy 0-2011- 5'''!!! Councilor At Large Susan G.Falkoff, Councilor At Large AN ORDER ALLOCATING THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY AMONG OR Anthony Palomba, BETWEEN PROPERTY CLASSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012. Councilor At Large Angeline B. Kounelis, District A Councilor BE IT ORDAINED: That for Fiscal Year 2012 for the purposes of Cecilia Lank, Section lA of the General Laws, Chapter 58, the Watertown Board of District B Councilor Assessors, in allocating the tax levy shall: Vincent J. Piccirilli,Jr., District C Councilor 1. Adopt a factor of 175% of the flat tax rate on the portion of the total tax .1-hn J.Lawn,Jr., levy imposed on the value of the Industrial, Commercial and Personal icl D Councilor Property classes. 2. Adopt a 20% Residential Exemption. Council Member I hereby certify that at a regular meeting of the nine member Town Council for which a quorum was present, the above Order was adopted by a vote of 8 for, ► against and o present on November 22, 2011. Valerie Papas Mark S. Sideris Council Clerk Council President Watertown Town Council Administration Building 't 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6470 ELECTED OFFICIALS: ORDER# 0-2011- i Mark S.Sideris, Council President AN ORDER ACCEPTING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 73, OF THE Stephen P.Corbett, ACTS OF 1986, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 126 OF THE ACTS OF Councilor At Large 1988, AND SETTING THE ADDITIONAL TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FISCAL John A.Donohue, YEAR 2012. Councilor At Large Susan G.Falkoff, Councilor At Large Now therefore be it ordered: by the Town Council of the City known as the Anthony Palomba, Town of Watertown that the Town of Watertown hereby accepts the Councilor At Large provisions of Chapter 73 of the Acts of 1986 as amended by Chapter 126 of Angeline B. Kounelis, the Acts of 1988 for Fiscal Year 2012 for all those property owners in District A Councilor Watertown who are otherwise eligible for exemptions under Massachusetts B Councilor General Law Chapter 59, Section 5, Clausesl7D, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, District Co Cecilia 22E, 37A and 41C, shall also be eligible for an additional one hundred percent (100%) of the exemption amounts under the clauses of Section 5 Vincent J. Piccirilli,Jr., enumerated above for which such owner would otherwise be eligible. District C Councilor AND .r^tin J. Lawn,Jr., ict D Councilor ACCEPTING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 184, SECTION 51 OF THE ACTS OF 2002 (AMENDING G.L. CH. 59 SEC. 5 CLAUSE 41C) Now therefore be it ordered: by the Town Council of the City known as the Town of Watertown that the Town of Watertown hereby accepts the provisions of Chapter 184, Section 51 of the Acts of 2002 for all those property owners in Watertown who are otherwise eligible for exemption under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59 Section 5 Clause 41C, and increasing the income and asset requirements by the maximum allowed under Chapter 184, Section 511 of e A is of 2002. Council Member I hereby certify that at a regular meeting of the nine member Town Council. for which a quorum was present_ the above Order was adopted by roll call vote of$for, 0—against and i abstaining on November 22, 2011 `. Vale6ePapas Mark S. Sideris Council Clerk Council President