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Home My Public Portal About1997-09-29 Special Town Mtg ReportReport of the SPECIAL TOIti~ '~iEETI?~G September 29, 1997 In accordance kith the Warrant, the ~~pecial "Io~~~n ~[eeting ~.~as held in the Stony- Brook Elementary School Cafetorium, Monda~~, September 29, 1997. The Meeting was called to order at 7:Ol p. m. b~° the. 'Moderator-, Stephen L. Doyle. The Tellers were althea E. Aping, J,_inP (xallant, Jean Gage, Ruth Hanlon, Eleanor ?~~ielsen, and William tiielsen. The Checkers were Germaine I. Cummins, Catherine Flaherty, Dorothy- D. Leone, F'eter ?~~orton, Sharon Morgan, Sherry .'~. Ryder, Sharon Ryone, and tilildred L'r~ger. A quorum was present. The Totivn Clerh, Joan 1;. Cole, read the Specie l Town Meeting Warrant and the return of the Warrant. The re being no objectio~i, tl~ie 'Moderator dispensed with the reading of all the articles. GOLF COT?RSE EIPANSIO ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town ~~ ill ~ otc to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, by purchase, or by the exercise of eminent domain powers ender Massachusetts General Laws Chr.~pter 79, or any other enabling authority, the land which is designated with the following Brewster Assessor's map and parcel numbrzrs: ?~1ap ~?, I.ot 002-001; ~iap 02, Lot 002- 002; ?`fay 52, Lot OC)2-003; MaI? 02, Lot (103; 'slap .:2, Lc~t 003-001; Map 02, Lot 017; Map 02, Lot 018; ?slap 02, Lot 018-001; Map 02, Lot OZ~I; drip 02, Lot 024- 001; Map 02, Lot 026; '~fap 52, Lot 027; Map 02, Lot 029; Map 02, Lot 030-001; 'slap 02, L.ot 030-002; Map 02, Lot 031; til~ap 02, Lot 070; Map 0~, Lot 09'4; and ?slap 53, Lot 003; and which consists of approximately 130.621 acres; to acq,_iire this land for the pi_,rposes of recreational ,_,s~ and for the expansion of the Captains Golf Course; t.o commit this lr_lnd t.o the care, custody, control, and management of the Board of Selectmen; to r_zppropriat~~~ n s,,m of money for the p~rrpose of planning, acquiring this land, de~.~eloping, constructing, and equipping it for recreational use, including the expansion of the clubhouse, driving range, maintenance building, and related structt_rres and facilities; to authorize the Treas,.,rer, with the apt>roval of the. Board of Selectmen, to borrow a Burn of mone~~ under and purs,.rant to t'hapter 4 4, Section 8{ 16), and/or any other enabling authority rend to issue notes and bonds of thr:~ "row•n therefor; to transfer from a~-ailable fund. the sum of 570,000.00 for engineering expenses, permitting exl~ense~, architectural s~~r~.>i~-•es, including plans and specifications, and similar project.-relr~rted preliminar~T expenses; to appr•oprizite and to raise or transfer from ;~v,:rilrlble f~.,nds a sum of money- to pad- for t.hE: preparation, issuance, and marketing of notes and bonds issued under the a-,.,thority of this vote; t.o aut:horize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for legislation draft~,d t.o enable the Town to provide for the following: (a) to e-•stablish an eni.e~•prise f~_itid for the golf course, with the provision that any surpl,.rs retained in the fund will be available for appropriation for any Town capital cost; (b 1 to issue bonds payable on a level debt service basis ~,~ith a maximum term o~f thirty years from their dates of iss~.iance; (c) to defer principal payments an~.l to capitalize interest up to two years after the expected commencement of operation of the golf course; (d) to authorize rE~funding of bond. anticit~ation notes issued for preliminsr~~ expenses incurred prior to enactmc nt. of any special legislation; and (e) to authorize the Town to „se a portion of the bond proceeds or other finds for debt sere°ic~e, replacement, improvement., maintenance and operating expense reserve fund; and to take and other action relative thereto. (Boa r•d of Selectmen ) MOTIO?~: I move that the Boar_ d of Selectm~'n he authorized to acquire b~~ gift, by purchase, by eminent, domain or oi.her~4°ise, the 1.~3nd described with the following Brewster Assessor's male ~~_nd parcel numbF~rs: Map 52, Lot 002- 001; Map 02, Lot: 002-002; Map 02, Lot 002-003; ~Iap 02, Lot 003; ~fap 02, Lot. 003-001; Map 02, Lot C17; Map 52, Lot 018; 'tap 52, L.ot 018-001; Map 02, Lot 0`L4; Mar> 02, Lot 024-001_; Map 02, Lot 026; Map 02, Lot 027; Map 52, Lot 029; Map 52, Lot 030-001; Map 02, Lot 030-002; Map 02, I,ot 031; '~1ap 52, Lot 070; Map 02, hot 094; axed Map 0s, L,ot 00:3; r.,ud which consists ~~f approximately- 137.624 acres; as a site for :~ municipal golf course and related facilities; that the sum of 59,9=I>,000.00 be hereh~- appr•opriat.ed to ac~Iuire s~~rch land and to plan, develop, construct ar~d equip an expa!,ded municii~,al golf co,_irse, incl,,ding a clubho,_,se and related ~.t:ruct.:_u•es at~d facilities; that to meet this appropriation the Town rote to tx•arrsfer the sum of X75,000.00 fi~om the Stabilization fund, and authorize the Toti.-n Tr•easur•er, with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow the sum of $9,870,000.00 i_~nder Chapter 44 of the General Laws or anv ether enablin legislation, until enactment of the special legislation authorized by this vote, that the Select,n~ren on behalf of the to~.•n are authorized to petition the General Court for t}re passage of a special law in such form as they deem appropriate to enable the Town (a) to create certain reserve funds in connection with 1;he golf course and to establish a modified enterprise fund for the golf co~.rrse, with the provision that anv retained surplus in the fund would be availablc~• for appropriation for any Town capital costs, (b) to issue bonds or notes payable on a level debt service basis or otherwise with a maximum term of up to thirty (3C) years from their dates, (c) to defer principal payments and capitalize interest up to two (2) years after the expected commencement of oper:~ation of the golf course; (d) for refunding of bond anticipation notes issued for preliminar~° expenses prior to enactment of anti- special legislation; and (e) to authorize the Town to rrse a portion of the bond proceeds or.• other funds for debt service, replacement, improvement, maintenance and operating expense reserve fund; and that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to take all other action necessary to carry out the project. ACTION: ADOPTED ~"F,S 488 NO 10 AMENDMEtiTT OF TOWN OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town ~~.~ill vote to amend its vote rendered under Article 3 ("Down Operating Budget) of the May 5, 1997 Annual Town 'Meeting in order to reapportion the percentage of funds to be raised relative to the percentage of funds to be transferred and to do so because of the likelihood of increased state funding, or to t;ake anv other action relative thereto. (Boax•d of Selectmen) MOTION: I move that the Town rote to indefinitely postpone Article 2. ACTION: ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE QUORUM ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will rote to amend the Gode of the Town of Brewster, Massacl-~usetts, Chapter 48, Article III, Section =?8-5 by repealing the current section which reads as follows: A Town '.Meeting shall require the presence of at least fire percent (5%) of the registered votex•s of the Town of Brewster, as of the previous December 31 , fora quorum; and by substituting therefor the following: The quorum for Annual Town Meetings and for Special Town l~teetin~s is hereby set at two hundred registered ~-oters; or to take any other action relative thereto. (Beard of Selectmen) MOTION- I mo~•e that the Town vote to approve Article 3 as printed in the warrrint. ACTION: ADOPTED 4'ES 363 NO 128 ARTICLE' 4. To act on any other business treat may legally come before this meeting. ?MOTION: I move that the Town vote to adjourn this meeting. ACTION: ADOPTED MF.ETINC~ :=1DJOURNED at 8:45 p. m. A TRUE COPT~AT~TEST: oan li. Cole Town Clerk