HomeMy Public PortalAbout1997-11-17 Special Town Mtg ReportReport of the.
FALL ~'E<aRLY TOt~.'N MEETING
Navember 17, 1997
In accordance t~,itli the warrant, thE~ E~~ll ~e~~.r1t- ~I'o~,n "•Ieetiug was held in the
Stony Brool-: Elementar;~- School Caletoriuru, ~tondac, Newen;be3~ 17, 1997.
The Meeting was called to order a.t 7:00 p. m. b~. the Modr~rator, Stephen L.
Doyle. The Tellers ~ti~ere Althea ~'~liing, Jean Gage, Ji_ii~e Call:=ant, F~i_zth Hanlon,
Eleanor Nielsen, and William Nielsen. '1'Iie Chee:i~ers were Germaine I. Cumming.,
Catherine Elah.erty, Ann Golini, Elizal>r>th Hardy, Dorothti- D. Lcane, Pete~:_~
-Dorton, Sherr,yr R~-der, John t"ng~~1~, ~n~i Mildred ?]ngf~r.
A quorum was present.
The Tawas Clerh, Joan h. Cole, head triee ,.~r,i•i~a7~1. T'l~ierf~ being' nc~ ob,jection,
the '~Iode~•ator dispensed ~h~ith the re~idina oI all the= articles.
CONSF;NT CALEND.ER
MOTION: I mop e that th~• To~cn rote to s)>r~rove the cansent calendar r~~s
printed in the warrant, article `:',/Burlget.ary Tra~~isf~~rs, 1rt.icle SjRepair anal
Restmface Town Roc-ids/Chapt:er 90 Puli~35, Ari.icle f?~/Gift of L~=.nd, .-article
11/Ambulance Billing Seri°ices and to transfer the sums of 7,645.00 from
Article 3 of the 1997 _~nnual 1'0~. n Meeting'; ~?"1,603.00 from a;-<~ilable fund~~;
and X5,000.00 front the ~~mbu]ance P~,cr;ipts Reser~red for Apprapriation Accaunt.
for these Iaurpases.
ACTIO^~: ADOPTED L'~~,A'\TI>`10USI:5'
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE L To see if the 'T'own ~~=ill rote to transfer from ;available
funds the s lim c;f Thirteen Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-Four and 00/1.00
($13,184.00) Dollars to pad: the following i_~np<<isI bills fi°om a p~~e~~io~~is fiscal
year:
1. Cape Cod Hospital. d(i
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2. Phil Iirulilt ,
1,::36.00
3. Barnstable Count- Retirement :~ssat°iatian 7,990.00
4. Long Pond Medical Centel' 90.00
,, Department of ~~'eteran'., Servic~e~s 8''7.80
6. Local Government Institute 32.00
7. '~Iedicent.er Five, Inc. 93.00
8. Ba~Tside Disposal 918.00
9. Allston Si.tppl~~ 1,109.00
10. Edron Business Systems, Inc. _ 337,0_0
TOT.-~L, .~ 13,181.')0
or to take any other action relati~-e thereto.
(Board cif Selectr<~en )
MOTION: I move that the To~ti~n vat,e to approi-e Article 1 tas printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of X13,18-1.00 from :Free C~~sl, far i.hi~;
pe.~ rpose.
At"TION: ADOPTED U'~,~NI?~IOL SI,I'
BUDGETARY TRANSFER AR7'ICI.F'
ARTICLE 2. To sere if the Tawas ~~ill ~.~ote ;..o trap ~f`er t,hE~ ~~_~,i_un of
Seven Thousand Six Hundred and lbrty-Five and 00/100 ($?,6~15.00} Dollars
from Line Item No. 17 ("Gown Offices Maintenance Salr:riE~~) ~f article No. 3 of
the 1991 .Ant~iual Tot,~n '~teetin tc> I,inca Item '~.~. 22 (RetirE.>riet~it/Pension) rf
.article Iva 3 oi' the 1.991 Annual Tz~~~'n ~le~~ting, or to t:al,e nn~. ~~t.her act~ian
t~elatiti-e tl~erF>to.
f 1<o._z~•d c}f Se!E_•ctn:en 1
'~1C~TI_O~I: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 2 as printed in the
i~~arrant and to transfer the sum of $7,6.45.00 from Line Iteri No. I7 (Town,
Offices Maintenance Salaries) of Article 3 of the 1.99i Annual Town Meeting to
Line Iter~t No. 22 (Retirement/Pension} ~>f .~rticlt~ 3 of tl~e 199i Annual Tot.~n
Meeting for this purpose.
aC`I'IOti: ADOPTED li~TANIMOL`SLY t"NDER THE CO?~SENT C-1LEl~TDAR
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will j.-ote to transfer from :~vaiLbl~:~
funds a sum of monep for the purpose of funding the following capital
acquisitions a.nd e_ependit~zres t;o be undertakF~n dart^ing Fiscal Fear .1998 and tc
authorize the Town Administrator to sell, tr•rde, lease, ezchange or otherwise
dispose of, in the best interests of thF Town, old equipment or vehicles
deemed available, the proceeds from an~~ such disposition to he applied toward
the cost of acquiring the followinb egt_ripmE~nt ~~~nd/or services as the case may
be:
FUNDING FY1998 CAPITAL EXPENDIT URF,S BUDGET
Department
I. C,olf__D_epar•tment
a. Clubhouse Carpetin~~'
b. Clubhouse Repair.
c. Bunker Renovations Projec(:
d. Irrigation Modernization 1?ro,iect_
e. C~I3 Triplet Mower Replacement
f. Pull Carts Replacement
2. Po_l_ice Fire Department
a. Communications Equipment
b. air Quality/Emissions Exhaus* S~-stem
Transfer
from
Available
Fiin~c
c
E=,,500.00
2,500.00
25,000.00
30,000.00
20,000.00
1,600.00
25,000.00
2,00:").00
3. Stony Brook Elementary School
a. Parking Lot Expansion and Lighting Improvements P~•oject
121,000.00
b. Computer Lab Project 96,000.00
~. Board of Selectmen
a. "Town Hall Rehabilitation Project/Phase lI 273,000.00
b. Postal Equipment 25,000.00
c. ?Municipal Information Sti-stem Projc~t 55,000.00
d. De~relopment of New Cemet~r~- 30,000.00
5. Millsites Committee
a. Tree and Br~_tsh Clearing Project I,040.00
6. Rec ~ eation Department
a. Tennis Courts Rehabilitation 4,400.00
7. Ladies Librar~~ Building
a. ('hiller Unit Relocation '0,000.00
8. Town Clerk
a. Ballot Equipment Replacement 13,;300.00
9. Department of Public. ~~-orks
a. Solid Waste Trailer Replacement: 50,000.00
b. Airline Road Reconstruction Pr~~ject 374,000.00
c. Recycling Cantainer Replacement 5,500.00
d. Breakwater Beach Drainage Pro,iet•t 11,200.00
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1.0. G~,~at.er_ D~~ai)t.ment.
•z. 'deter Reridin~ C'omp~itet•
b. PhotocoL~ier
~. 'Mobile Radio L'prade
or to take and- of her action relati~-e thereto.
'I C~'! A L
3,000.00
5,000.00
S 1,216,2-IO.OC
{Boarr_1 0?• Selectmen!
h10TI0N_: I more that the To~~ n ~-ote to approve ArticlF.• :~ as L>rinted iri tlt.~
warrant; however, that the follo~, gin:; fi_;ndin rc•~_Iu:>sts b~~ amended:
Ia. Golf Depar!_ment t:'1til,hoti:~:F~ ~'arl~r~tin_~ rE~Ciuceri from X6,500.00 to
X3,250.00,
3a. Stone Brook Parl<iti:; I.ot I~sp:tnsion rind Li~htin;; Improvements
Project from $]21,0(.)0.00 to X78,000.00,
and to ~tpprol~riai;e the total sum of 51,I6~I,990.Ot) for these purposes, and in
order tr> Bind this apI_>ropriation tf~at the "Io~~•n Transfer the sums of
$863,390.00 front Free Cash; ~5ci,OC)O.tiO from [tinter [;evenr_if's; 525,000.00 from
Ambulance Receipts ResF>r~E,d for Apl~rol>riation ~~cc~r;i_int; X91,600.00 fl•om the
Golf Receipts Reset°t ed for ~lphropei;ition -l~•~~c~~u~t; rind 5130,~)0f;,(?(~ from article
41 of the T1a~• 1994 Annual To~~n r9eF~t_in~.
'MOTION; I mo~~e that the' Torn ~~~tt, to r~~du~~e L,irie Itf~m Za, ~'ommunica_tions
Equipment E~_pense, from the sr_irn of x;:5,000.00 tc~ ~15,Ii00.00.
AC'I'IOh: DF'FEATF'I)
MOTION: I mope that the Tot~Tn v~~t~~ to ._uncud l,inc• It,-•m no. 3b, Computer
Lab Project, s~_rm to $10,(100.00 for hit°in~ of computer cons~_rltant..
_~C' TION: I) F. F E AT F;D
ti10I'ION: 1 mo~~e that the I•owt~ rote to re~]uce I,inc~ ltem no. 3b, Cc>mputc•r
Lab Project, from th~~ sum of X96,000.00 to :=80,!)00.00.
ACTION: AD~~PTF.,I)
iv10TIO~ti: I move that the Toc~ r~ vote !~,o ~;me;id Line Item no. O:i, So1id t~a•_,te
Trailer Replacemi~nt, from the sum $5~ ~,00(t.00 to -U-.
ACTION: DEFEA"fED
ACTION: 1ME~IDED '`IAIti~ 'I(~~CIC~ti .aDi~P'CEI~ ~i~0 1P PROPI=tI.~I'E THE TO"C_~L 5C'^1
OF $1,148,990.0)0 for these I-~urposF~s, anal in ~~rdE~r to I'urid this appt•opriation
that the Town transfer the slims of ~8=17,:i9r).00 from F'rF>e Cash; ~"~~~,OC~9.00 frc;m
Water Rec-en~ies; $25,000.00 from -1mbr_rlance ~;eceipts Re~~er~-F_•d for appropriation
Account,; $91,600.00 from The Golf RecE~ipt.s Reser•~c~d for :Appropriation
.'account; and X130,000.00 from .-~rticlc -II ~~~f the '~1ati~, 19~)~I ~nn,i,:~l T'o~+~r! '~1eeCin~.
IAFF' COLLF,CTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMF;NT
ARTICLF. 4. To see if the ~T'o~tir> >:i!1 ~°ot~• t.o t;rar7sfe~~ f.~om available
funds a sum of money- to be used t~7 uie~-~t the terms rind co7~diLions of th~~
proposed Collective Bar~r_~ining ~?,greement, e-f.fective Jrii~• 1, 19,97, bF~twe~.~n the
Town of Brewster and the International Assc~~.iat.ion ~.>f Fire Fibtiters or its
Successor, or to t:~ke and other acf ion relati~c~ the.i~~>fo.
(Bo.a.rd of `~ele~ctmeu)
MOTION: I move the~t, the To~.~n vote to appro~~t~ Articl-~ I as I~r7nted irr r_;~e
warrant, and to transfer t.tse Burn oi' 515,0!)0.00 front FrE~e (`risk fo1• i his
purpose.
'~CTIOti: ~I)OPTEI?
REP:IIR ADD RESirRF.~CE TOWN ROADS/~'H ~1'T~R ~0 Fi~~l)S
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town ~~-ill ~ ote tc, apl~ropri~~tc• from
available funds the slim of Two Hundred and Twenty-One Thousand Six
Hundred and Three and 00/100 ($221,603.00} llollars under Chapter 113 of the
Acts of 1996 as prop. ided ender Chap1_er X10 for local roads and hi~ h~:ra~~s.
Said fruids shall i-~e extended to repair and resurface cert<~in Town roads and
their r~Lpp~rrtenances under the direction cif the Board of Selecttrten, or to take
anti- ot'r,er sction rF_°l aki~re theret o.
(P-o:.Lrd of Selectmen)
MOTIO'v: 1 move that the Town vote to appro~~e -article 5 as printed in the
ti~rarr:~ant and to transfer the sum of $221,603.00 from ._r~railable f~.mds for this
purpose.
ACTIO:~~i: ADOPTED L'NA?vI'~IOliSLY T"~DEF?. TE1F. COhSH'~T G~LEVDER
LANDFILL, CAPPING PRO.IF'CT
ARTICLE 6. To see if i:h<~ Town L.~i11 vote to amend its vote
rendered under Article 33 of the warrant fot_~ the 1993 annual Torn Meeting of
the Town of Brewster so that. the slim of One '~(illior~ "Three Hundred and
Eighty-Five Thousand and 00/100 ($1,385,U00.0(~' Irollars appropriated for the
capping of the Brewster Landfill and Septage La:;oon and so that the One
Million Three Hundred and Eighty-Five ;,red 00/100 ($].,385,000.00) Dollars of
indebtedness ar.zthorized by the vote shall, i.n hot.h instances tie increased to
the sum of One Million Nine Hundred and Ten Thousand and 00/100
($1,910,000.00) Dollars, or t.o take any ether ru~tiort relat ive thereto.
t Board of Selectmen )
'~IOTIO'~~~: I move that the To~~~n rote adopted under _~rticle 33 of the
~.~a~~rant for ~_he 1993 .~nr'ii.ir_~l Toy.-n Meeting be a~:iended Iiy increasing the Burn
appropriated thereunder f~;r ~~~-tilting of the Bre~~~~~.ter Landfill and Septa~e
L<~goon, loc._tted off Run Hill Road, from SL,385,000.OC to 51,910,000.00, <<nd to
raise t hi~, increased <.rppropriation, the Town Treasurer, ~,-iLh the approval of
tl~e Bo:~.rd of Selectmen, is arttltorized to k>orrow $1,385,000.00 i.n accordance
with the rote adopted under article 33 ,~f the warrant for• the 1993 _~~r.rn_ral
Town Meeting and to borro~. 5525,000.00 hereunder anti under ctrl=l purs~_:ar~t t~~
Chapter 4~, Section 8(2~), of the General La~,~s, of and- other enablir~~
authority, ar~d to iss~re bonds. or not ~~s of the ~~own tlrerefot°.
ACTION: ADOPTED i~~A?~I'~10T_?SLS'
PIIRCHASF, OF NAND
A_RTLCL,E 7. To :>ee if t:he To~~~n t,~ill rote tc> transfer from sv,cilable
funds a sum of money for the purchase of land for municipal purposes., said
land is Located on Freeman's Way, identified as Panels No. 12-1, 1?-2, and 12-
3 of Map No. =16 of the Board of Assessor's '~1aps, ar.d to authorize the Bo._ird
of Selectlrten to purchase said 1>ropc~rt~- or to a~•~_fuire it k~~_ eminent domain
and to expend said funds for this pro°~~ose~, or tc~ 1,ake an~~ other action
relit i~. e thereto.
(Boaz•d of Selectmen)
MOTIO'~~: I move that the 7oc~-n ~.~ote
warrant and t:o authorize tl~e Boar] of
12-2, and 12-3 of Map 46 of the Bo,_trd
and to transfer the slim of $-ki~0,000.0C;
1 ~~ atpro~~e Art.i~~le "r as printed in the
SE~lF~rt_men Io r~~~q~~ir•~ ~~a;~cels no. 12-?,
of -~:~sess~~1~'s daps b~~ eminE>nt dom:3in
('tom l~~re<° Cash for this: p~irl?cse_.
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A(`TIO'_v': ~DOPT}~;I) tiN=3N1MOL"SI.I-
GIFT OF L~IND
AR_ T1CI_,E 8. ['o see if the Town ~~ ill ~ otc^ t.o accept Eton: St,lndish
RE~altti", Iir~'.~ a ~lft Of Peal prOpel't_" a9 Sh~~~tCl On tl;e ~~I'e~~'sLP;' -`~SSPSSOY S '~~at
1;3, Lot, 001 and t« pl:fce t.l~e sun.e undo-~~ 11~~• J!t~•is~fi~•ti~:~n :~n~l cor,trc,l of tl,e
Board of SF~lectmen, or to t;tl_e arl~° oi_h-°,~ a~~t;~_~r~ rt:~lai ive thert:~to.
Bcure~.l ~.f 5ele,_~tm~~n )
'~1(3TION: I move th:~it, the To~~°n ;'ot~~ 1=> .,l~t,rc~t e _~rticl~~ ~? as printed in t:hr
~~arra n t.
aCTIt~~,c: AD{)PTED i~'J~Ni~lOGSLl" i :ti`DE1; T'f~E ~ U~~SI~•~'~l' C~ IL.E~~I>>~h;
FORF,ST .STEWARDSHIP GRANT
ARTICLE 9. fb see if th.e To~~n will ~,otE~ t.~ r.rcc~~>pt a ~r°~_lnt 3wr:~r~d front
the lvlassaclnrsetas Stewardship l=r~o~r am to dc~-~-elol~ a :omt~>i~ehensi~e forest
plan for the P~rnkhorn Prrr•klands grid t~ ! r._rnssr'et• fr~oru •i~°.silat~le~~ f.'t.ind:~ c~
rnatchin~' s~rrn of Three Thousand arrd 00/l00 ($3,000.(10} Dollrars for this
purpoGe, or to tale any other <~ct.j{,r7 rc:~lciti : F~ f fiet•f~tc~.
'C'~:~r~~,i~r~,.~tion Comn;;ssio+~}
'`?C~TIQ?~'; I rr!o~~e that, the 'ho~ti°n ~-c,tc> t~~ ap~r~~?~ r -~r±i~~le ca r~~s pr~int~~d i~ tl~~F
w~~rrant aria to tr:insfr~r th~~ sr;rn of ',-)t)O.t?0 from }.r,.c. ~"ris}i fvr tl':is ~?urT~ :~E~.
MC)TIC)N: i Ino~-e that thE.~ 'I~~c, n ~ otr~ to -_rmE~nd t}~iis nu?t~or~~ to re~~~_rirc~ tl~le
transfer of X3,000.(10 fr<.>m the Coris:~r~.ation Fund for this I~>urpose.
:~CTIOti: \DC~PTED
AMF;NDMF. NT 1'O TO [dN CODF
ARTICLE 1Q. To ser~ i?' t.liE~ Tc>~ti'r; s.~~ill ti~~t.e '.o ~rnenc3t.lie ,,ret,;ste1~
~~-etlandt~ Protection 13~1a~ b~- rc°~~isir>> Chat-~t.er• 172, Src~tir:>ri 172-:- to delete
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Secti~t~ I72-:~ s ~t ,s currently wr•ittert rind rE~I>lrc~;e, ~+s folloi,s:
[Underlined Items are what is now propor;ed. Many items are reorganized into
different sections.
Section 172-5. Notice; hear. ing.
A. Notice.
An~r person filing ~~ ~,~otire of Intr=rrt r~r Rc•qur_t,i. ror~ ~)eter~n,inatic~n ~t~it}~ t.iif.,
Cor~Imission, sh~a.ll at th~° time. ~f_S.ubriu_SS_i_on_of s~iid_filin~ ~i~-e ~~ritten notice•
thereof by certified mail or h:~nd ~leli~~ E>r~ , tc_, all propc,r~ty_uwnc>rs ~.~~it3rin thr~ e
h~_rndre~d (300} feet. of the pro~c:ri,y_ which i=; the s~.~b~i~c! of Srxid fili_~, and co
all other trersons a:; f.he Cc,nsE~~~~-.~tion ComnllSt~7J[1 shall irr ~.rit.in~ rc~q.rire.
The recipients of th_i_s notc.e__are_to tte deter~rtinec3,_b~ re~~iew_of_the most
recent records _of the__Town_ Assetisor. l'1r~ ak~ul:Ler_r~oti~•~_~ ~.h,.i'~l full~desc~rihe_.
the locatipn_of the pro~ect;_,_the _type__of work proposEu~d, .the date arid_ location
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of the__puhlic he~~tiring,__where the~_ recipient,s_ of_ Lhc~ notic~e_ can_re/ew_t.he
p_ro,~ect applications, _plaris_and strpportin~; documc°nts and thc: name and
telephone number of a_ person whor^ Chey c:fin ront,act, to_plirtain_ adc~ti,onal
information.
l3. Hf_~rcr~in~.
(1) The Cansr~i-~-r~rtion ~'c~rnmissi~~~n shall conduct 'r priblic° heat•in; for c_ach
Nati_ce of__Intent or Req~rest for Dc:~termination filir~___receiyed.__ The _Cgmm_issio_n
shall schedule .such _ ublic;__hearin~__wthin _t;wenty-one_ {21 )_c,ale.ndar_ days _of
acce~ nce_pf acom~lPte a~plicat,ion filing _unless i.he_ numk~er of hearing
requests for any_ given hearing; dates exceeds the numkier_ of _hearin~s_the
Commissron___deems appropriate to_enahle each applicant_to~roperl~~resent_tlie
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details of a project.. If tt-is_thresliold is_ exceeded, the Corrimisson__shall _lui,t
the number_of hearings and request_ that applicants beyond thE'_ maximum limit
waive _said right_to a hearing wii:hin twenty-one {21) d~lyy.__ If_an a_~plicant
declines _to_waive_such_ right, on_the evening of the__hc~ari,n~ the_ Commission
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may open, continue _ancl postpone .the hearing..until the next avail~zbl__e hetcring
dn.te _ta ensure _ that, the applicant can receive complete once, careful
consi.derat,ion_of the _proposed_project.
(2) The. Commission shall submit; a_ written nottc;e_pf the__hearing__ whic}i
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shall _ be published at he__ expense of _the___applicant,_ in_ a _r-ewspaper_ of_general
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circulatipn in .the Town to k~e p_uh]ished at;__least_five {>) work_ing _day_s_prigr_to
the hearing _date.__ The, Commission shall notify .the representative or the
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applicant of the date and. location of such__hearing. Where th_e_a~plicant is not
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the gwner of the sukijec~t pro~>erty, thc~ Conunis:;iorr shall al_; g_notify_ttie
owner{s}.
j3~ In _ap~ropriate_cases.z the('pnseryation_ Commission may combine its
hearing under this chapter (B~--la~,~) ~~ith the hearing conducted under the
4~etlands Protection 1ct, MGL Ch. 131, Section 10.
~~!) For reasons ::announced b~~ the c'onser~°ation Commission at the
hearing, the Cortrmission shall have thc_~ acithority~ to corrtinrre the hearing to an
indefinite date_ to permit the applcant_or other. ersons to yrovide_requested
information deemed necessary for a _final decision ~the_Comrnission._ The
Conservation Commission's staff shall schedule a date for the continued
hearing only _after they recexve_all the _rnformation _rc~guested by the
Commission,__ At_ the advertised._continuPd_ tiearin~, .thE~_ Commission shall ta_k_e
action on the application provided that the_ applicant has_ complied in X11
respects with the request of the. Commission for_ further__nforrnation Pursuant
to this, section unless further contin__uunces are requested by__the apPhcant.
_5 Within _twent opc~ 21 calendar da _
y- ._ ( ) _ _ _ ys _of 1;he c],ose of_the final
puhlc hearing fgr the_ project, the Commission shall___ ssue___to _the applicant or
a~ent__in writing either a permit,.,. Order. of _Conditions_or a__denial_of _the
project. if __the .applicant is issued an Order of ...Conditions sub~ect__to receipt
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of add_i_tional information_ or__u_ndated_ _plans, _tYie__ Conservation Commi_ssion's staff
shall issue the Order_ of Conditions within twenty-one_ (21)_.calendar_days_of
recei_pt_ of the plans__or information.
or to take an~~ other action relati~re thereto.
(Conservation Cornnxission )
1`10TIOw: I move that the Town rote to a{,>prove Article 10 in the warrant
with the following amendmer}ts:
Withdraw the proposed changes to Section 172-5 item ".~. Notice"
Change the word "undated" in the proposed Section 172-5 item B(7) to
"updated."
MOTION_ I more tl~iat the Town tote to indefinitel~r postpone article 10.
AGTION: ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY' POSTPONE
AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of
Five Thousand and 00/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars from the lmbula.nce Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation Fund for expenses relative to the ambulance
Billing Service, said funds will be spent cinder the direction of the Fire Chief.
or to take an~r other action relati~ e thereto.
i ~'ir.~~ Department)
MOTION:. I move that the To~~ n vott~ to approve ArCiclc_> ll as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of X5,000.00 froi~z the -amb~_rlance Receipts
Reserved for .appropriation Account far this I>urpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED liNANIMOt~ SL1~ UNDER THE CONSENT CAI.END.AR
ASSESSMENT FORMULA FOR NAU.SF,T REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town c.rill ~~ote to r_accept the provision~~.
of Massachusetts General haws, (;hapter 71, Section 16B, as recentli- amended,
which woc_ild r°eallocate the sum of the member to~.~ns' required contributions
to the Nauset Regional School District in accorclarac;e with the Regional
Agreement rather than k:he Education Refox•m fornnda, so-called, or to take and
other action relate°e thereto.
(Nauset Regional School Districtl
MOTION: I move that, the To~~~n vote to a.ppro~~e Article 12 as printed in the
~tia rraYlt.
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`IOTION: I move that the Tc~.•n ~rc~te to indePinitelti I_u~stpone considc•raticn
of _~rtic-lc~ 12
_~CTI~N_ DEFEATED Y"ES 90 n~~t lt,l
ACTION: >`11Lti '`IO'TION :RUC>PTED
SPECIAI, LEGISLATION FOR NA USET RF'GIONq L SCHOOL, UISTI~I ~ '
ARTICLE 13, C,1
legislation enabling To see if tl-,e Tc,~ti~r, ~; ill ~~~
N.tuset Re~~.• ~~te tc F>n~~~~~sx spF,:~ia
the Regional School D~str ict ac ~I;,rdiin~''to ctr'Disti lct
icrn ~~~; tc, as5e^;s s~_tlJport for'
rather than the terms of thr, i,e~ res c+
Edu~~ator~ Refcrm a tl~<<-~ Rc'gi~,nal Agreement,
single r:>iir~d of town; meetin t of 19.~3~
or' to tt~l.e g votes, r rtliet' than annual ~-ott,srl o tt,li:at effect, .i
an~~ ot.her' actic~ri relati~re thecetc. "
('~`~i-iset Regi„nal Schocl District)
MOTION: I ruo~'e that the To~ti~n rote
warrant. to ~~1,I,r';7~~e -article 13 <is I-~rintF_'~3 in thF~
AC--- 'TIO?~-: -~nOPTFD
RESOLUTION FOR LOWER ELhCTRIC RATLs~S
ARTICLE 14. 'To see if the Town ,-ill ~-otE° to ado _~t tl~e f
resolution: 1 c 11o~,°irig
RESOLUTION TO SEEK LOWER ELECTRIC RATES 1N A
COMPF.TITIVF, F;I,ECTRICITY MARKET
WHEREAS the Commonwealth of ~lass,~ichuseti:s is en ;a<~~ed in a pro~~esti. to
establish a competitive market: place through deregulation and restructuring of
the electric utility ind~ist:ry, and;
WHEREAS citizens of Brewster in Barnstable County hay e a suY~starltial
economic, environmental, and social ir~tE~rest ~~i st;a{;e, r:~nd;
WHEREAS the town's rF~rsidential an~1 k~i_i~>inE>s~y c-~~ns~.rr~lc~rs ~irc~ inter rt~~d in
lowering their electric rates avid irl~pr~o~ ink Se,r•., icf>;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED tli<.-~t "Town ~te~atiris ~Ic~nsher~. of Br•crw~ter, Br'an'.
the Board of Selectrner~ authority- to parti~~~l:~r-~t.e fir, a t~ontr~act for powE~r s~zppl~-
independentl~= or in joint, action ~~°il:h other t.ocvns. If si-~ch contracts are
effected individi-~all~- cors~-am~rs ~~~otild regain ChF oF~tion not to participate
and t,o choose any alterna.t:ives they desire.
or to take any other r-fiction relativr~ tht~retc.
{Boa~~d of `~el~°ci:men)
MOTION: I move that the To~.~n ~~ote to aI>,>ro~."e ArticlF> 11 as printed in the
warrant; however, that the TOh'n delete fihe fcllo~t-ing sentence as follows;
"If such cc7ntr•acts are effected iridi~~iduall~~, corisurners ~ti~o~~1d regain the
option not to pa~~ticipatE~ and to ~~hoosE~ an~~ al+ernative they desire,"
and replace with the following:
Should the Bo<~rd of Selectmen cleteemin~~ that the citizc~~ns of Brf~wster
could benefit from lo~~-er electri~~ rates b~" joining the Cape Liglit. Compact o,.
other joint action with towns, the Board of Selec°tmen will :~ecomn:end sucl_t
action for approval at. a Town Meeting. In any e~~ent, e~°ery citizen c:~f
Brewster will hay-e the option to obtain the rlec~ti•ic po~ti-er cinder the proposed
"standard offer" unless the citizen elects to j~~in the rni_inicipal organization.
MOTION: I more that the To~~~-n vote to appro~ e ~rticlE~ 11 a~~ I:;rinted in the
warrant with the proposed amendment:
BE IT THEREFORE RESOI,\'ED ih~ t Town M~~et.in~ hlc_rmbers of I3rew~,te•t•, fir.-ant
the Bo,~rd of Selectmen authority t~~ determine t-he l:~enF~fits ai ~~ <~-~st~~ of
participating in a contrc~LCt for Mower s~~ppl~ indel-~:?nclentl;. ar in joint t-~<•tic~n
t:ith other toti,-ns. Should the 'selectmen detert:~ine that the contract will be
beneficial to the electric power cons~.imers of Bre~~•ster, the Board of Selecamen
will recommend such action for approval at a subs~_~yuent Toti~-n Meeting.
In and- event, every citizen of Brewster tvi11 h.i~-c the option to obtain electric
power tindex° the proposed "standard offer" un}ess that citizen elects to join
flee municipal organization.
ACTION: ADOPTED
CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will •.-otc to amend thr:- Code of the
Town of Brewster by adding the followizig h~ lay, as Chanter fi, Article VIII,
Section 6-14 and 6-15;
Section 6-14. There is hex•eby created a Town t'elebrations
Committee.
This Committee Shrill consist of up to fire (~) inenibE~rs
appointed by the Board of Selertinen. Tw~~ (2) members
shall he appointed for three { 3) years; two (2) me~mber~
shall he appointed for two (~') ~~ears; one (1 ? member
shall be appointed for one (1 } year; and all members
thereafter, unless filling the rerx~ainder of an unF~~pired
term, shr-ill be appointed for three (3) ,years. The F3;~ar•~~a
of Selectmen, for good t•ause, m;_xy rerno~°e member°
from this Committee.
Section 6-15• The To~.~n's Ceh~br,-~tions C'c~mmiti~~
established to develop and esec~itF~ plan pan}} °tF~h:
various T'o~,~n spc~•eial e~ ents such as aiinii~ers,-l~ries,o~als for
dedications, Memorial Dray obsex'<<ttions, avid other, like
responsibilities ._~s astiigric'd by~ the Board of Selectmen,
or to tahe~ any other action relative thF~reto.
(Board of Selectmen)
M(:)T10'~': I more that the Town vote to a ; -,roe-e
wa'i'rani' ! I Article -
17 r~s printed in the
^tQTION: I move ghat the Town rote to amF'nc~ -article 15
eliminate the words "Memorial Dai~ ok:~ser~ ;~t-ions",
subsection h-15 to
ACTIn"~: DEFEATED
_~10-TION_ I mop-e treat ;arti~~]P 15 be c~rnencled to c}i~inge the titlE•
Celebration Committee" to '~Tottin Special Ev~,nts Commit.tee."
of "To~ti-ri
ACTION: ADOP'T'ED
,SF,'PTAGE TREATMENT PLANT INTEREST F,XPENSE
ARTICLE 16.
funds a sum of mone~° for the
To see if the To~.~n ~.~ill rote to transfer from av;xilsble
antici ptir'pose of funding the To~~~n's
Pation note interest expense for Fiscal fear l9~IF~ under the ,x• ~-~
the Intermunicipal Agreement for the Tri-Toti.=n St~pt.agF' Trea share of grant
which is located in Orleans r o xsons of
thereto, ~ ?~Iassa.~hu;,etts trnent Facilit~~,
or to tale and- other ,action i.•elative
(Board cf ~'~Iariagers }
X10--TIO~'- I mop°e theft the Town rote
warrant and to transfer' the slim of ~,?q to <~pI'ro~ ~~ -\rticle
the ori~ ,317.00 fr~~m the 16 a`' printed in the
,,final septa~e treatment plant construction account which is
custod.ir of the Town of nrleans, as the r,t•arit Ac}minist interest earnings of
under the
aC'TIO'~_ x ator.
AI)OI'TED tNA'~iMOt?SLI'
SEPTAC~E TRE;ATMF,NT PLANT DEFICIT
ARTICLE l7. To see if the Totin ~~-ill ~~ote to transfer from available
funds a sum of mone~r for the I:nirpose of funding the "Fo~~~n's share of the
projected operational deficit for Fr~cal Year 1'.98 ur~rdei° the pro~.isions of the
Interm~znicipal Agreement For the Tr~i-To~,~rr 5ept,age T`reatn:ent Facility which is
located in Orleans, Ivlassachusett5, or to take an~r other action relati~-e thereto.
(Board of ~lan._~gers?
MOTIO?~: L move that the Town vote to aphrave Article li as printed in the
warrant and to transfer t:he sum of $It~,000.00 from E1'eP C~~rsh for this
purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
SE1ILAND PROPERTY DEMOLITION EXPF,NSE
ARTICLE 18. To see if the "I'o~e~rl ~~~i11 ~~~ote to transfer front available
finds the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand and 00/100 ($120,000.00)
Dollars ar~d to authorize the Bor.~rd of Selectmen and t}~~e Buildin Commissioner
to expend these funds to secure .rndl~~i' demolish the hui?din~s, and related
structures and facilities at the Seal<~nd Prot~er•t~°, located at ~$1 Ntain Street. in
ti'est B>-ewster a.s specified under Cl~~apt.er 143, Sf~ctions 6 through 9, as
amen~3ed, of the General Lr-rws, ~lnd fiirthe.~mor~, that the Beard of Sele~~t*lrer~~
and/or Building Commissioner be auiaior~ized te., place :r lien on said properti° to
secure collection of those expenses from thF~ prof>~_rr•t;v owner, or to take anti-
other action rela-five thereto.
( Beard of `=~~lectmen )
MOTION: I move that the Town ~~ote to apt~ro~re article 1~3 as printed ire the
warrant and to tr:~arrsfer the s1'im of X120,000.00 from Fret Cash four this
purpose.
ACTION: ADOP7`ED
PUNKHORN PARKLANDS DEMOLITION EXPENSE
ARTICLE 19. To see if i he Town <~ ill ~°ote tc~ transfer from available
funds a sure of money and to authcrize tl~te Board of Selectmen and the
Conservation Commission to upend these= fi.inds to seci_~re and/or demolish the
buildings and related structure-,; seed to clean-tip and reh.~bilita.te the site,
which is located ire the Punk}iorrr Parklands, or to take .=in y- other action
relative thereto.
i Board of Sr~IF•r,tmen 1
MOTION: I movE~ that the To~,rn Grote to apl>ro~re Article 19 as printed ire tine
warrant and to transfer the sum of ~3r~,000.00 from 1~ ree Cash for this
pile pOSe.
ACTION: ADOPTED
SPECIAL LF,GISLATION
ARTICLE 20. 'Po see if Lhe To~.~n ~t-ill vote to ruitl~orize the Board of
Selectmen to petition the General c'o~_~r°t fore s,>e<~ial le;;islation t~o enable the
Town to set, the size of the Brewster (`onservation C'omnrission at seven (7)
regular voting members, or to take anV othe!• action relative thereto.
(C'itizen's Petition. )
T~~lOTION: I move that the Toiti~n vote to approve :article 20 a~ tarir~ted in the
warrant.
ACTION: DEFFATF:D
STABILZ7ATION .FUND
ARTICLE 21. To see if the To~~~n krill ~-ote to add a sum of money to
the Stabilization Fiend and to transfer from ,~~ ail;_~ble finds a sum of mone~°
for this purpose, or to take ar~~,y other action r•elati~ e tl~~ereto.
1 Board of Selec:tmen ]
:~10TION: I mo~~e that the Town vote to appro~-e Article 21 •:~s printed in the
warrant and t,o transfer the Burn of ~~06,000.OQ from Free Cash for this
purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE 22. To act on anST other business that may legallz~ come
before this meeting.
MOTION: I mo~~e that the Tocvn vote to adjourn this meeting.
ACTION: ADOPTED LiNANIMOLiSLY
MEETINCa ADJOURNED at 10:37 p. m.
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3~fan K. Co]e
Town Clerk
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