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Report of the
Special Town Meeting
October 29th, 2012
Dtxe to inclement weather the Special Town Meeting of October 29th, 2012 was
postponed until November 13th, 2012.
In accordance with procedure the following met at the Stony Brook Elementary
School at 7pm; Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle, Selectmen Peter G. Norton, Selectmen
James W. Foley, Constable Roland W. Bassett, Jr., Town Administrator Charles L.
Sumner, Assistant Town Administrator, Jillian D. Douglass, and the Town Clerk,
Colette M. Williams.
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The Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle called the meeting to order at 7pm.
MOTION made by the Constable, Roland W. Bassett, Jr.: I move to adjourn
until Tuesday, November 13th, 2012, at 7:00pm. Here at the Stony Brook
Elementary School.
Seconded by Selectmen James W. Foley.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION made by the Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle to adjourn the Special Town
Meeting to a "Time Certain", November 13th, 2012.
Seconded by Charles L. Sumner.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 7pm. until November 13, 2012.
• The Special Town Meeting of October 29th, 2012 was reconvened
on November 13th, 2012.
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In accordance with the Warrant, the Special Town Meeting was called to order at the
Stony Brook Cafetorium on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00p.m. by the Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle.
The tellers were David Lahive, David Quinn, and David Whitney. The checkers were
June Gallant, Dorothy Leone, Cynthia Mathison, Ann Golini, Jayanne Sci, Joan
Scheffer, and Maureen Steinmann. Francis Smith, and Thaddeus Nabywaniec
members of the Board of Registrars.
A quorum was present, with 300 registered voters in attendance.
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Ambulance
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation account the sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY AND
00/100 DOLLARS ($280.00) to pay the following bills incurred but unpaid during a
previous fiscal year, as follows:
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La. Brewster Rescue 85 Firefighters Association, Inc. $120.00
b. Bayside Equipment, Inc. $160.00
Grand-total $280.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Nine-Tenths Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 1 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
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BUDGETARY TRANSFERS
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds in
some departments an amount of money to be used in conjunction with funds
appropriated under current fiscal year budgets to pay shortfalls that would otherwise
exist in the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of other departments, as follows:
a General Liability Insurance Expense $11,444.00
b Veterans Memorial Expense $2,000.00
c Fire Department Expenses $3,500.00
d Town Clerk/Archivist Expense $1,000.00
e Animal Rescue League Kennel Expense $3,000.00
f. Personnel Bylaw Wage Adjustments $3,800.00
Grand-total $24,744.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) z`
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 2 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sums of $21,244.00 from Free Cash and $3,500.00
from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account for these
purposes.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer
from available funds and/or borrow a sum of money for the purpose of funding th
following capital acquisitions and special project expenditures to be undertaken durin
Fiscal Year 2013 and to authorize the Town Administrator to sell, trade, lease,
exchange or otherwise dispose of, in the best interests of the town, old equipment or
vehicles deemed available, the proceeds from any such disposition to be applied toward
the cost of acquiring said equipment or services as the case may be:
1. Board of Selectmen: Request Totals
a. Town Hall HVAC System Repairs $27,000.00
b. GIS Online GIS/Database $9,000.00
c. Town Hall Renovation Project $7,000.00
d. Assessors Mapping Services $7,500.00
e. Professional Services for Water Planning $130,000.00
Project
f. Bikeway Signage Project $2,625.00
g. Technology Projects $20,000.00
h. All Citizens Access Project $13,0000.00
Sub-total $216,125.00
2. Fire Department:
a. Fire Apparatus Lease Payments $108,000.00
b. Dispatch Services $35,000.00
c. Rescue Billing Services $17,000.00
d. Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Lease $30,000.00
Payment
e. CMED Funding $5,000.00
Sub-total $195,000.00
3. Department of Public Works:
a. Roadway/Drainage Repair Funding $50,000.00
b. Road Sweeper Lease Payment $38,900.00
c. MS4 Implementation Expense $45,000.00
d Transfer Station Facilities & Equipment $31,200.00
Repair Project
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e. Paines Creek Parking Lot Paving Project $18,000.00
f. Roll-Off Truck Acquisition $75,000.00
g. Guard Rail Replacement Project $20,000.00
h. Transfer Station Site Modification Design $33,500.00
Expense
i. Fisherman's Landing Repair Expense $40,000.00
j. Fuel Depot Spill Prevention Plan Expense $4,000.00
k. Beach Sand Replenishment Expense $20,000.00
Sub-total $375,600.00
L4. Police Department:
a. Police Station Carpet Replacement Project $14,000.00
Sub-total $14,000.00
5« Golf Department:
a. Radio System Project $34,956.00
b. Mower Equipment Lease Purchase Payment $46,410.00
c. Irrigation Satellite Replacement Project $102,237.00
Sub-total $183,603.00
6. Water Department:
a. Well No. 1 & 2 Pump Station Safety $50,000.00
Modifications
Sub-total $50,000.00
7 Natural Resources Department:
a. Trail & Park Enhancement $10,000.00
b. Millsites Dam Replacement Project $100,000.00
Sub-total $110,000.00
8. Recreation Department:
a. Registration Program Expense $6,000.00
b. Radio Repairs $1,000.00
c. Park Design Engineering & Permitting $74,000.00
Expense
Sub-total $81,000.00
9 Elementary School Department:
a. HVAC Maintenance & Repairs $25,000.00
b. Roof Feasibility Study for the Eddy $50,000.00
Elementary School
c. Repair/Replace Windows for the Stony $10,000.00
Brook Elementary School
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F d. Replace/Repair Water Fountain for the $12,000.00
L Stony Brook Elementary School
e. Lavatory Repairs for the Eddy Elementary $6,000.00
School
f. Interior/Exterior Painting Project $20,000.00
g. Replace Stage Curtains at the Stony Brook $23,000.00
Elementary School
h. Carpet & Tile Replacement Project $30,000.00
i. Replace Cafeteria Tables & Chairs at Stony $35,000.00
Brook Elementary School
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j. Replace/Upgrade Clock & Intercom System $9,000.00
at the Eddy Elementary School
Sub-total $220,000.00
Grand Total $1,445,328.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required or Two-thirds (Board of Selectmen)
Vote Required if borrowing is
requested)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 3 as printed in th
warrant, however that item 3(h) Transfer Station Site Modification Design
Expense in the amount of $33,500.00 be deleted, and to appropriate the total
sum of $1,411,828.00 for these purposes, and in order to appropriate this total
sum that the town transfer the sums of $963,225.00 from Free Cash, $50,000.00
from the Water Surplus account, $195,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation account, $183,603.00 from the Golf Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation account and $20,000.00 from Article no. 8, section
10C (Air Quality Improvement Project for the Stony Brook Elementary School) of
the May 7, 2012 Annual Town Meeting.
MOTION TO AMEND: I move article no. 3 section 8 item C, Park Design
Engineering and Permitting Expense of$74,000.00 be amended to $0.00.
AMENDED MOTION ACTION: ADOPTED YES-117 NO-99
AMENDED MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 3 as printed
in the warrant, however that item 3(h) Transfer Station Site Modification Design
Expense in the amount of $33,500.00 be deleted, and to appropriate the tota
sum of $1,337,828.00 for these purposes, and in order to appropriate this tota
sum that the town transfer the sums of $889,225.00 from Free Cash, $50,000.0
from the Water Surplus account, $195,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation account, $183,603.00 from the Golf Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation account and $20,000.00 from Article no. 8, section
10C (Air Quality Improvement Project for the Stony Brook Elementary School) of
the May 7, 2012 Annual Town Meeting.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND/Cable Franchise Fee Account
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of ONE
HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($109,372.00) from the Cable Franchise Fee account for the 2013 fiscal
year for local cable television related purposes, including, but not limited to the general
public purpose of supporting and promoting public access to the Brewster cable
television system; training in the use of local access equipment and facilities; access to
community, municipal and educational meeting coverage; use and development of an
institutional network and/or municipal information facilities; contracting with local
cable programming services providers and/or any other appropriate cable relate n;
purposes, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 4 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
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FUEL ASSISTANCE FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum
of TEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($10,000.00) for the Lower Cape
Outreach Council, Inc. and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into contracts
with this organization in order to provide fuel assistance services for residents of
Brewster, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 5 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
POLICE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the
sum of THIRTY THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($33,200.00) to be used to meet the terms and conditions of the proposed Collective
Bargaining Agreement, effective July 1, 2012, between the Town of Brewster and the
Police Officers, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 6 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
LIBRARY UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE NO 7: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the
} sum of THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($3,688.00) to be used to meet the terms and conditions of the proposed Collective
Bargaining Agreement, effective July 1, 2012, between the Trustees of the Brewster
Ladies Library and the Library employees, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 7 as printed in the
g warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
RESCIND DEBT AUTHORIZATION
ARTICLE NO. 8: To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authorization to
incur debt, as follows:
a. Mathews Property - $380,000 (Article 22, May 3, 2010 Town Meeting)
b. Hazel Lane - $10,420 (Article 25, May 3, 2010 Town Meeting)
c. Allen Drive - $13,435 (Article 20, May 2, 2011 Town Meeting)
t d. Jackson Property - $25,000 (Article 9, November 7, 2011 Town Meeting)
e. Seidel Property - $20,000 (Article 10, November 7, 2011 Town Meeting)
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 8 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
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LAND ACQUISITION/Community Preservation Act
ARTICLE NO. 9: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain pursuant to the authority
conferred in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 79 and/or any other enabling
authority, two tracts of vacant land as identified herein below:
Parcel A: A tract of vacant land located at Freeman's Way in Brewster,
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, consisting of 26.65 acres, more or less, shown on
a definitive subdivision plan of land entitled, "Definitive Open Space Subdivision Plan
of Land of Naumkeag Acres in Brewster, MA prepared for Peter Copelas, Date: May
13, 2010, Scale: 1" = 80', Down Cape Engineering, Inc., 939 Main Street (Rte. 6A),
Yarmouthport MA 02675," a copy of which is on file with the Brewster Town Clerk
and in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 637, Page 9; Portions of
Parcel A are included within Old Brewster Assessor's Maps 42, Lots 66 and 67, and
Map 47, Parcel 37; and,
Parcel B: A tract of vacant land located at Slough Road in Brewster, Barnstable
County, Massachusetts, consisting of 55.20 acres, more or less, and shown on a
definitive subdivision plan of land entitled, "Definitive Subdivision Plan of Windrift
Acres in Brewster, MA, Prepared for Peter Copelas, Date: April 12, 2010, Revised 8-
25-10 (Convert 2 Proposed Lots to Open Space);" Parcel B is comprised of the lots
identified on the Old Brewster Assessor's Map 51 as Parcels 3, 4, 5, 47 and 74;
to acquire said land for open space, watershed protection, conservation and passive
recreation purposes for the general public, consistent with the provisions of Mass.
Gen. Laws, Ch. 40, §8C, 310 C.M.R. 22.00 or, in the event Drinking Water Supply
Protection grant funds are awarded towards the purchase of either parcel, to acquire
said parcel(s) for uses consistent with Mass. Gen. Laws, Ch. 40, §§ 38, 39B, and 41;
to appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($660,000.00) to pay costs of the acquisition of Parcel A, and the sum of One Million
One Hundred and Forty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,140,000.00) to pay
the costs of the acquisition of Parcel B, and to further meet this appropriation, to
authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow
up to the sum of a total of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand and 00/100
Dollars ($1,800,000.00) pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 44, Section 7(3) and Section 8C, and/or any other enabling authority, and to
issue bonds and/or notes of the Town therefor; to authorize the Town Treasurer to
transfer from available sums the sum of Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($5,000.00)for the purpose of paying incidental and related costs, including costs for
exp ert appraisals, engineering/surveying, g rant funding applications and grant
compliance, and the preparation, issuance and marketing of notes and bonds issued
hereunder and for paying interest on temporary notes issued in anticipation thereof; th
to authorize the Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Commission to apply for,
accept and expend any funds which may be provided by the Commonwealth or other
public or private sources to defray a portion or all of the costs of acquiring this
property, including but not limited to funding under the Self-Help Act, General Laws,
Chapter 132A, Section 11 (now, so-called LAND grants), and the so-called Drinking
Water Supply Protection program, General Laws, Chapter 111, Section 160, provided
that the amount of notes or bonds issued hereunder shall be reduced by the amount
of any such grants received or funds accepted prior to the sale of such notes or
bonds; and further provided that any such sums from non-municipal sources shall be
deposited in the open space account of the Community Preservation Fund; to '§
authorize the Board of Selectmen, acting by and through its Conservation
Commission or Board of Water Commissioners, as the case may be, to grant to the
Trustees of the Brewster Conservation Trust, for no consideration, or other qualified
entities, for consideration, a perpetual Conservation Restriction on said Parcel A and =.
Parcel B, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 184, Sections 31
through 33, allowing the aforementioned uses at the time of closing or within a rt
reasonable amount of time thereafter; and, to authorize the Conservation Commission
to assume the care, custody, control and management of the property or, in the event
Drinking Water Supply Protection grant funds are awarded towards the purchase of
the property, to authorize the Board of Water Commissioners to hold and manage the
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property; and, to authorize the Town Treasurer, Board of Selectmen, Conservation
Commission, and Board of Water Commissioners to enter into all agreements and
execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the municipality to
effect this purchase and obtain reimbursement funding; or to take any other action
relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Community Preservation Committee)
MOTION: I move that the Town authorizes the acquisition of the two tracts of
vacs ant land described as Parcel A and Parcel B, respectively, in Article 9 of the
j Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held October 29, 2012; that the Town
appropriates Six Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($660,000) to pay costs of
acquiring Parcel A and One Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars
($1,140,000) to pay costs of acquiring Parcel B, and that to meet this
appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, is authorized to
borrow said amounts under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3) of the
General Laws, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or
notes of the Town therefor, and further that the Town transfers Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000) from fund balance reserved from the Open Space Account for the
purpose of paying costs incidental to the acquisition of Parcels A and B,
respectively, as more fully described in said Article 9; that the Selectmen and
any other appropriate officials of the Town are authorized to apply for and accept
any and all grants that may be available for these projects, and that the amount
authorized to be borrowed by this vote shall be reduced to the extent of any
grants or gifts received by the Town on account of these projects, and that all
other terms and conditions contained in Article 9 are hereby accepted and
approved.
MOTION TO MOVE THE QUESTION ADOPTED
ACTION: ADOPTED YES-264 NO-33
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SPECIAL LEGISLATION/Rooms Occupancy Tax
ARTICLE NO. 10: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to petition the General Court for special Home Rule legislation, as follows:
"Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Brewster
may impose a room occupancy tax, in addition to any such occupancy tax
currently allowed by law, on any vacation or leisure accommodation including,
but not limited to apartments, single or multi-family housing, cottages,
condominiums and time share units, as well as any other vacation or leisure
accommodation not expressly taxed pursuant to the provisions of General Laws,
Chapter 64G, at the rate of 6% of the total amount of the rate for each such
occupancy. Vacation or leisure accommodation is further defined to include only
paid occupancy for a period of ninety consecutive days or less, regardless of
whether such use and possession is as a lessee, tenant, guest or licensee, but
excludes those accommodations specifically exempted from General Laws,
Chapter 64G, in Section 2 of that chapter."
and to state that the legislature may vary the form of the enactment in order to
properly achieve its objectives; or to take any other action relative thereto.
L (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 10 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED.
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PROPERTY EASEMENT/Dam Reconstruction Improvement Project
ARTICLE NO. 11: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to acquire an easement by gift for the purpose of reconstructing, repairing
and maintaining the existing dam over the Herring Run on the following parcels of
land: Parcel 1) the property located at 964 Satucket Road and identified as Lot 22 on
Brewster Assessor Map 36, and further described in the Deed of Catherine C. Mundy, E;
Trustee of High Brewster Realty Trust, dated June 1, 2001, recorded with the Registry
in Book 13895, Page 240; and Parcel 2) the property located at Old Run Hill Road,
included as a portion of Lot 18-1 on Brewster Assessor's Map 36, shown as Parcel A on
a plan of land recorded with the Registry in Plan Book 635, Page 64, and further
described in the Deed of Caroline Trickey et al., dated July 12, 2010, recorded with th
Registry in Book 24678, Page 207; or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 11 as printed in the k,
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/Noise
ARTICLE NO. 12: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town of Brewster Zoning
By-laws Chapter 179-66 (Site Plan standards), by adding a subsection I containing the
following language:
I. Noise. Where exterior noise levels after construction are expected to exceed 100
decibels at the source for more than 15 minutes at a time, continually on a regular
or sporadic basis, the applicant shall be required to show the Planning Board the
means by which this impact shall be mitigated. The Board shall have the authority yp.
to require greater degrees of mitigation if the Board is not satisfied that the
resultant noise level will have a minimal effect on surrounding neighborhoods or
wildlife habitats.
or take any other action relative thereto
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no 12 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED BY A DECLARED 2/3 VOTE.
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NSTAR / Utility Easement
ARTICLE NO. 13: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to grant to NSTAR, Inc., for no consideration an underground easement for
the transmission and distribution of electricity on Town-owned property in order t
provide service to the new Water Department Well No. 6, located at 379 West Gat
Road, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 13 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
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TRANSFER CUSTODY/ Town Open Space Property
ARTICLE NO. 14: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody,
control and management of the following parcels of town-owned land from the
Selectmen for general municipal purposes to the Conservation Commission for open
space, passive recreation, conservation, and watershed protection purposes under G.L.
c. 40, §8C:
Assessors' Information: Acres: Location:
a) Map No. 9, Parcel No. 23 0.93 0 Slough Road, Elbow Pond
" b) Map No. 9, Parcel No. 25 0.92 0 Slough Road, Elbow Pond
c) Map No. 9, Parcel No. 24 0.62 0 Slough Road, Elbow Pond
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 14 as printed in the
warrant.
MOTION TO LAY ON TABLE: DEFEATED
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ACTION: ADOPTED BY A DECLARED 2/3 VOTE.
TRANSFER CUSTODY/Town Tax Title Property
ARTICLE NO. 15: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody,
control and management of the following parcels of town-owned land currently from
ii the Selectmen for general municipal purposes to the Water Department for watershed
protection, public water supply development, passive recreation purposes and uses
consistent with G.L. c. 40, §§39B and 41:
Assessors' Information: Acres: Location:
a) Map No. 9, Parcel No. 12 11.3 0 Slough Road Rear
b) Map No. 106, Parcel No. 5 5.8 0 Long Pond Road Rear
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 15 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
TRANSFER CUSTODY/ Town Property
ARTICLE NO. 16: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to
divide the following town-owned parcel of land, currently held in the care, custody and
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control of the Selectmen for general municipal purposes into two parcels of land, and to
{ transfer the care, custody, control and management of the resulting parcel that
contains the tennis courts from the Selectmen to the Recreation Department for
recreational purposes consistent with General Laws, Chapter 45, Section 14 and the
other resulting parcel containing the parking area from the Selectmen to the School
Committee for educational purposes consistent with General Laws, Chapter 43, Section
33; and to transfer from Free Cash the sum of THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($3,500.00) for surveying and engineering professional
services in order to effectuate said division:
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Assessors' Information: Acres: Location:
a) Map No. 76, Parcel No. 21 4.89 0 Underpass Road
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 16 as printed in the
warrant, however, that the reference to the Recreation Department be
amended to the Recreation Commission.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
TRANSFER CUSTODY/ Town Property
ARTICLE NO. 17: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to
divide the following town-owned parcel of land, currently held in the care, custody and
control of the Selectmen and improved with the Brewster Police Department facility,
into two parcels of land with the police facility on one resulting parcel and a resulting
vacant parcel of a size to be determined by the Selectmen to the rear; and to transfer
the care, custody, control and management of the resulting vacant parcel of land from
the Selectmen to the Recreation Department for recreation purposes consistent with
General Laws, Chapter 45, Section 14; and to retain the resulting police facility parcel
in the care, custody, control and management of the Selectmen; and to transfer from
Free Cash the sum of NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($9,700.00) for survey and engineering professional services in order to effectuate said
division:
Assessors' Information: Acres: Location:
a) Map No. 64, Parcel No. 28 37.74 631 Harwich Road
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 17 as printed in the
warrant, however, that the reference to the Recreation Department be
amended to the Recreation Commission.
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MOTION TO AMEND: I move that article no. 17 be indefinitely postponed.
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ACTION: ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE. YES-165 NO-96
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COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING/Allocations
ARTICLE NO.18: To see if the Town will vote to act upon the recommendations
of the Community Preservation Committee; to appropriate the sum of FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($400,000.00) from the Fund Balance Reserved
for Community Housing account, FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($45,000.00) from the Fund Balance Reserved for Historic Preservation account and
FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00) from the Budget Reserve
account to spend during Fiscal Year 2013 or to hold for future expenditure th
following sums from the Fund's Fiscal Year 2013 revenues; and to authorize the Tow
of Brewster, acting through its Board of Selectmen and Community Preservatio
Committee, to enter into contracts for the award of grants to the following agencies; all
as follows:
Item: Category: Request
1. Housing:
a. Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) r
Kings Landing Project. $400,000.00
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2. Historic Preservation:
a. Millsites Dam Restoration Project $60,000.00
Grand-total $460,000.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Community Preservation Committee)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 18 as printed in the
warrant.
j ACTION: ADOPTED.
HISTORICAL COMMISSION/Membership
ARTICLE NO. 19: To see if the Town will vote to expand the membership of the
Historical Commission, under the provisions of Chapter 40, section 8d from the
current composition of five member to include up to seven members to be determined
} and appointed by the Board of Selectmen, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 19 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE REDUCTION
PROGRAM
Ajticle No. 20: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of
THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($35,000.00) which will be utilized
by the Board of Selectmen and the Recycling Commission to study, develop, advance
and implement a recycling and waste reduction program and to authorize the Town
Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or contracts, and
expend said funds for this purpose or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to indefinitely postpone consideration of
article no. 20.
ACTION: ADOPTED TO INDEFINTELY POSTPONE.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 21: To act on any other business that may legally come before this
meeting.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to dissolve the 2012 Fall Special Town
4 Meeting.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Special Town Meeting was dissolved at 10:10pm.
A True Copy Attest:
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Colette M. Williams, CMC
Town Clerk
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