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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2008-05-05-Annual/Special Town Mtg Warrant1 L L SPECIAL TOWN MEETIN(s MAYS, 2008 Barnstable, ss To: Roland W. Bassett Constable of the Town of Brewster Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brewster, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Stony Brook Elementary School Cafetorium, on Monday the fifth day of May, 2008 next, at 7:05 p.m. o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles. UNPAID BILLS ARTICLE NO. Z; To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to pay bills incurred but unpaid during a previous fiscal year, as follows: 1. Galls $108.00 2. Falmouth Hospital 221.00 Total $329.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Nine-Tenths Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) BUDGETARY TRANSFERS ARTICLE NO.2; To see if the Town will vote in the following manner to appropriate from available funds and/or to transfer from surplus funds in some departments the amounts needed to prevent deficits in other departments this fiscal year: a) Transfer the sum of $250.00 from Line Item No. 6 (Town Hall Maintenance Expenses) to Line Item No. 6 (Town Hall Maintenance Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. b) Transfer the sum of $13,000.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 7 (Police Department Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. c) Transfer ,the sum of $20,000.00 from Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation account to Line Item No. 8 (Fire Department Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. d) Transfer the sum of $30,000.00 from Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation account to Line Item No. 8 (Fire Department Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. e) Transfer the sum of $10,000.00 from Line Item No. 11 (Natural Resources and Conservation Wages) to Line Item No. li (Natural Resources and Conservation Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. f) Transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 13 (Department of Public Works Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. g) Transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from the Water Surplus account to Line Item No. 14 (Water Department Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. 1' 2 h) Transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from the Golf Receipts Reserved for Appropriation account to Line Item No. 15 (Golf Department Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. i) Transfer the sum of $139,607.00 from Free Cash to the Elementary School Department's Operating budget of Article No. 4 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting. or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) PRIVATE ROAD ENGINEERING SERVICES/ BEAVER ROAD & MUSKRA T LANE BETTERMENT PROJECT ARTICLE N0.3; To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds from the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($7,500,00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Beaver Road and Muskrat Lane 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, said expense to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) PRIVATE ROAD ENGINEERING SERVICES/ OLD VALLEY ROAD BETTERMENT PR0.7ECT ARTICLE NO. 4; To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ANO 00/100 ($7,500,00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Old Valley Road and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or propasals, enter into a contract or contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, said expense to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) ~ TOWN OFFICES HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT ~ ARTICLE NO, 5: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from. available funds a sum of money to pay costs associated with the engineering, design, construction, renovation, appurtenances and all other costs incidental and related thereto for the replacement and improvement of the heating and ventilation systems at the Town Offices building, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts, and expend these funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) 2 3 EDDYSCHOOL EXTERIOR TRIM REPLACEMENT PROJECT ARTICLE NO. 6; To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to pay additional costs associated with the construction, renovation, appurtenances and all other costs incidental and related thereto for the replacement and improvement of the exterior trim at the Eddy Elementary School building, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts, and expend these funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) CAPTAINS GOLF COURSE HVAC PROJECT ARTICLE NO, 7; To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to pay additional costs associated with the construction, renovation, appurtenances and all other costs incidental and related thereto for the installation of a heating and ventilation system for the Captains Golf Course Pavilion building, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts, and expend these funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) COMMUNITYPRESERVATIONACT FUNDING ARTICLE NO, 8; "1"o see if the Town will vote to act upon the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee; to appropriate from ~ the Community Preservation Fund to spend during Fiscal Year 2008 or to hold for ~ future expenditure the following sums from the Fund's Fiscal Year 2008 revenues; and to authorize the Town, acting .through its Board of Selectmen and Community Preservation Committee, to enter into contracts for the award of grants to the following agencies; all as follows: Item Category: 1. Historic (Preservation: a. Brewster Historical Society: Higgins Farm Windmill Project $10,000.00 2.Open Space: a. Stranahan Debt Service Expense R., $630,000.00 Grand-total $640,000.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Community Preservation Committee) SOLAR ENERGYBYSTEM / STONY BROOKELEMENTARYSCHOOL ARTICLE NO. 9; To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of FIFTY SIX THOUSAND AND 0%I00 ($56,000,00) DOLLARS for the ~-- installation of a Massachusetts Technology Collaborative supported solar energy system on the Brewster Stony Brook School 'and ~to fund such' article, raise,. transfer from available, or authorize the Treasurer with the ap.;proval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow $56,000 under Gha~ter 44, of the Massachusetts General Laws, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required or Two-thirds (Citizens Petition) Vote if Borrowing is Authorized) 3 4 SPECIAL LEGISLATION /ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE NO, 10; To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the state legislature to enact .special legislation as follows: Section 1. In addition to the number of licenses authorized by Section 12 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, the town of Brewster may issue to a licensed common victualer or innholder two, additional, year-round licenses for the service of all alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. and to provide that the legislature, in order to achieve the objective of this petitioned legislation, may vary the form of this legislation in any manner it prefers, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) OTHER BUSINESS ARTICLE NO. 11; To act upon any other business that may legally come before this meeting. (Board of Selectmen) ~,~ Given undq~ our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed -this y day ,~R t _ 2008. ~ ~~~~~ w ,Chairman James R. Ehrhart, Vice-Chairman ~~ ~ ~. ~~ .Peter G: Norton, Clerk Dya a F. Cooney mes W. oley I, Roland W. Bassett, duly qualified Constable ;for the Town of Brewster, hereby'~certify that I served the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of May 5, 2008 by posting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the day of I~pr~l., 2008. Brewster Town Offices Brewster Farms Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House The Brewster Store Millstone Liquors U. S. Post Office Roland W. Bassett, Constable A TRUE COPY ATTEST: ~ D .Ih L9 .L. ~C '- TOWN CLERK 4 5 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MA Y5, Z008 Barnstable, ss To: Roland W. Bassett Constable for the Town of Brewster Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brewster, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the Stony Brook Elementary School Cafetorium, on Monday, the fifth day of May, 2008 next, at 7:00 p.m. o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles. CAPE COD VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL OPERA TING BUDGET ARTICLE NO. 1; To see if the Town will vote to raise and. appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray Cape Cod Vocational Technical High School charges and expenses for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009, as follows: Item Department 1. Cape Cod Tech. Assessment Total Assessment Expended Appropriated Requested FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 .$717,052.00 $730,374.00 $680,958.00 $717,052.00 $730,374.00 $680,958.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Cape Cod Technical School Committee) ~- ~ELEMENTARYSCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLENO, Z; To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money. to defray the Elementary Schools' charges and expenses, for the Fiscal Year ending. June 30, 2009, as follows: Expended Appropriated Requested Item Department FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 1. Elementary School Budget $5,074,310.40 $5,531,389.00 X5,650,113.00 Total School Budget $5,074,310.40 $5,531,389.00 $5,650,113.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Elementary School Committee) TOWN OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE NO, 3; To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray town charges and expenses, and furthermore, to .fix the salary and compensation of all elected officials of the town as provided in Section No. 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended, for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009, as follows: 5 6 item DEPARTMENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 MODERATOR WAGES. $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 SELECTMEN'S WAGES $4,250.00 $5,250.00 $5,250.00 STAFF WAGES $47,759.64 $50,350.00 $52,584.00 EDUCATIONAL REIMB $900.00 $900.00 $900.00 EXPENSES $26,783.52 $28,150.00 $27,900.00 ADMINISTRATOR WAGES $228,531.84 $244,165.00 $26p,275.0('-~ EXPENSES $6,609.00 $8,650.00 $8,900.0( LEGAL EXPENSES $98,657.23 $125,000.00 $115,000.OC TOWN REPORT EXPENSES $0.00 - $7,500.00 $7,500.00 FINCOM EXPENSES $1,100.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 RESERVE FUND $83,906.00 $85,000.00 $85,000.00 ACCOUNTANT WAGES $123,983.60 $130,391.00 $136,192.00 AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS $20,700.00 $25,500.00 $25,500.00 EXPENSES $2,782.07 $4,300.00 $4,300.00 ASSESSOR WAGES $121,980.14 $131,198.00 $138,048.00 EXPENSES $5,452.84 $13,610.00 $18,545.00 TREAS/COLE WAGES $194,933.80 $192,628.00 $197,758.00 EXPENSES $19,112.20 $25,650.00 $27,100.00 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WAGES $63,519.80 $67,133.00 $70,664.00 EXPENSES $41,220.57 $45,728.00 $49,000.00 DEBT SERVICE $2,586,236.28 $2,809,240.00 $3,186,367.00 FRINGE BENEFITS $2,094,601.49 $2,211,172.00 $2,511,024.00 RETIREMENT/PENSION $966,274.29 $1,035,649.00 $1,093,179.00 TOWN CLERK'S WAGES $55,353.92 $59,496.00 $61,740.00 CLERK STAFF WAGES $53,298.76 $55,690.00 $62,147.00 EXPENSES $21,143.21 $19,455.00 $22,475.OC~ TOWN HALL MAINT WAGES $71;600.46 $77,854.00 $82,395.0( EXPENSES $24,057.23 $19,350.00 $20,048.0(. ~ COA BLDG EXPENSES $7,540.00 $7,700.00 $7,700.00 DRUMMER BOY EXPENSES $318.24 $350.00 $800.00 CONSTABLE $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 POLICE WAGES $1,520,69.1.21 $1,653,141.00 $1.,781,292.00 EXPENSES $139,400.00 $139,525.00 $130,325.00 FIRE/RESCUE WAGES $1,215,862.06 $1,302,791.00 $1,363,073.00. EXPENSES $92,137.52 $94,300.00 $106,300.00 RESCUE EXPENSES $73,541.36 $77,000.00 $83,000.00 STATION EXPENSES $30,894.85 $27,500.00 . $32,200.00 PLANNING WAGES $30,654.40 $22,186.00 $23,308.00 PLANNING/APPEALS EXPENSES $1,655.53 $1,200.00 $2,200.00 BLDG INSPECTOR/HDC WAGES $283,345.56 $288,096.00 $289,363.00 BUILDING/HDC EXPENSES $6,256.69 $6,300.00 $6,300.00 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION WAGES $155,972.74 $168,026.00 $178,277.00 EXPENSES $28,998.24 $26,250.00 $26,600.00 PROPAGATION $5,669.30 $6,000.00 $6,000.0 BOARD OF HEALTH WAGES $142,632.19 $149,821.00 $156,028.OC VISITING NURSE ASSOC. $16,675.00 $18,000.00 $18,860.OC EXPENSES $3,399.06 $4,700.00 $4,700.00 DPW WAGES $700,347.84 $736,915.00 $770,104.00 ROAD MACHINERY $31,124.43 $33,075.00 $35,800.00 SNOW & ICE CONTROL $35,017.69 $85,000.00 $85,000.00 EXPENSES $180,514.24 $201,021.00 $209,548.00 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL $298,429.00 $321,587.00 $323,832.00 STREETLIGHTING $9,035.18 $9,800.00 $9,800.00 6 7 item DEPARTMENT EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 14 WATER COMM. WAGES $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2 200.00 WATER STAFF WAGES $582,722.68 $621,670.00. , $649 637.00 OPERATING EXPENSES $235,792.11 $316;605.00 , $344 459.00 EQUIPMENT EXPENSES $7,358.46 $9,682.00 , $11 850 00 15 GOLF DEPT WAGES $1,077,228.49 $1,149,037.00 , . . $1,160 831.00 EXPENSES $754,575.11 $788,010.00 , $839 146 00 ~ 16 RECREATION WAGES $93,940.69 $91,708.00 , . $97 151.00 EXPENSES $17,492.40 $20,609.00 , $20 824 00 17 COUNCIL ON AGING WAGES $145,276.85 $160,896.00 , . $168 269.00 EXPENSES $11,705.99 $11,492.00 , $12 482 00 18 LADIES LIBRARY $458,806.00 $477,398.00. , . $499 544 00 19 ALEWIVE COMM. WAGES $4,150.00 $4,150.00 , . $4 500.00 EXPENSES $849.50 $850.00 , $900 00 OLD MILL SITE COMM. $2,959.46 $3,720.00 . $3 500 00 20 UTILITIES $413,743.35 $425,401.00 , . $476 283.00 LIABILITY INSURANCE $363,756.00 $377,957.00 , $332 843 00 21 ASSESSMENTS $25,202.98 $26,874.00 , . $40 300 00 MEMORIALNETERANS DAY , . EXP. $1,400.00 $1,500.00 $1 500.00 VETERANS SERVICES $15,127.85 $20,000.00 , $16,000.00 GRAND TOTAL $16,189,698.14 $17,371,602.00 $18,604,970.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE NO, 4; To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray the Nauset Regional School's charges and expenses for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009, as follows: Expended Appropriated Requested Item Department FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 1. School Assessment $8,312,566.94 $8,112,718.00 $8,499,798.00 2. Capital Plan Assessment $0.00 222 632.00 $224,558.00 Grand Total $8,312,266.94 $8,335,350.00 $8,724,356.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Nauset Regional School Committee) ASSESSMENT FORMULA FOR NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS ARTICLENO. S: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions j_ of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 71, Section 16B, which would allocate the sum of the. member towns' contributions to the Nauset Regional School District in Fiscal Year 2010 in accordance with the Regional Agreement rather than the Education Reform Formula, so-called, or to take any other action relative thereto, (Majority Vote Required) (Nauset Regional School Committee) 7 8 COMMUNITYPRESERVATIONACT FUNDING ARTICLE NO. 6; To see if the Town will vote to act upon the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee; to appropriate from the Community Preservation Fund to spend during Fiscal Year 2009 or to hold for future expenditure the following sums from the fund's Fiscal Year 2009 .revenues; to authorize the Town Administrator to enter into contracts for the award of grants to the following agencies; to authorize the Community Preservation Committee, pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 184, Sections 31 through 33, to acquire Historic Preservation Restrictions and Affordable Housing Restrictions in consideration of the awarding of the following grants; all as follows: Item: Category: 1. Historic Preservation: a. Reserve Funds. To hold in reserve for the purpose of Historic Preservation the sum of $100,308.00 Dollars from the Fund's Fiscal Year 2009 revenues for future expenditure; 2. Community Housing: a. Brewster Housing Authority: Architectural and Permitting Preparation $ 50,000.00 b. Reserve Funds. To hold in reserve for the purpose of Community Housing the sum of $50,308.00 Dollars from the Fund's Fiscal Year 2009 revenues for future expenditure; 3. Ooen Space: a. Reserve Funds. To hold in reserve for the purpose of acquiring Open Space the sum of $167,574.00 Dollars from the Fund's Fiscal Year 2009 revenues for future expenditure; 4. Reserve Funds: a. Cape Cod Repertory Theatre Company, Inc. Restoration of Crosby Cape House $200,000.00 b. Reserve Funds. To hold, pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-4 of the Brewster Community Preservation Committee Bylaw, in reserve for the purpose of Historic Preservation, Community Housing and Recreation the sum of $100,925.00 Dollars from. the Fund's Fiscal Year 2009 revenues for future expenditure; 5. Administration and Operating Expenses: a. Administration and Operating Expenses. To appropriate the sum of $52,794.00 Dollars from the Fund's Fiscal Year 2009 revenues for expenditure by the Community Preservation Committee and the Town Administrator for the general administration. and operating expenses related to carrying out the operations of the Community Preservation Committee; Grand-total $721,909.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Community Preservation Committee) HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING ARTICLE N0.7.~ To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND FORTY-SEVEN AND 00/100 ($55,047,00) DOLLARS for the following organizations and in.the following respective amounts: 8 9 L_. 1. Cape Cod Child Development Program, Inc. 2. Consumers Assistance Council, Inc. 3. Gosnold 4. Independence House, Inc. 5. Interfaith Council for the Homeless of Lower Cape Cod 6. South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. 7. Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc. 8. capeAbilities (formerly Nauset, Inc.) 9. Sight Loss Services, Inc. of Cape Cod & Islands 10. Elder Services of Cape Cod "Meals on Wheels" 11. Aids Support Group of Cape Cod 12. Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cape Cod & Islands GRAND TOTAL $5,020.00 $500.00 $9,000.00. $4,200.00 $5,502.00 $4,200.00 $7,300.00 $6,425.00 $900.00 $7,500.00 $2,500.00 2 000.00 $55,047.00 and to authorize .the Board of Selectmen, the Board of Health, and the School Committee, as appropriate, to enter into contracts with these organizations in order to provide desired social services for residents of Brewster, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Human Services Committee) FUNDING FOR THE JUICE BAR PROGRAM ARTICLE NO. B; To see if the Town will vote to .raise and appropriate and/or transfer form available funds the sum of FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/Z00 ($5,000.00) DOLLARS to finance operational costs relative to the operation of the Juice Bar for Brewster students from the Nauset Regional School District, the Juice Bar is a substance free alternative for teens of the Nauset region located in Orleans, and is operated and managed by the Nauset Together We Can Prevention Council, Inc., anon-profit organization and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contract and expend such funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Citizens Petition) LOCAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATION FUNDING ARTICLE NO. 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, and/or transfer from available funds, the sum of TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($24,500,00) DOLLARS, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen to help defray costs associated with the annual publication and distribution of the BrewsterBookand Beach Map Guide, as well as the monthly publication of Brewster advertising and website, which advertises the Town's attractions, amenities, and services; to provide funds for the operation of the Brewster Visitor Information Center; and, under a contract with and at the direction of the Board of Selectmen, to enable the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade United to appropriately advertise Brewster in order to increase room tax and beach pass revenue for the town, promote the Town's golf course, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Citizens' Petition) 9 10 BREWSTER TOWN BAND /FUNDING REQUEST ARTICLE NO, Z0: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contract with the Brewster Town .Band in order to obtain instrumental performances .for the town and to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of TWO THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($2,000,00) DOLLARS, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or contracts, accept grant proceeds and expend said funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) ~ BAYSIDE SKIPPERS/ FUNDING REQUEST ARTICLE NO. 1.Z: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($4,500.00) DOLLARS to pay for public performances of team skipping, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or contracts, accept gifts and expend said funds for this purpose or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) CROSBY MANSION REVOLVING FUND ARTICLE NO, 12; To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize the Crosby Mansion Revolving fund for the 2009 fiscal year, to credit the fund with the fees and charges received from the Crosby Mansion and cottages during that year, to authorize the Crosby Property Committee. to administer the fund and to expend ~, from it the sums needed to pay for the salaries, expenses, and contracted services required to operate the mansion and cottages, and to limit during that fiscal year the total expenditures from the fund to the lesser of $100,000.00 or the balance in the fund, or to, take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PR0IECT EXPENDITURES ARTICLE NO, 13: 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 the following capital acquisitions and special project expenditures to be undertaken during Fiscal Year 2009 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: Transfer from Item Department: Available Funds: 1. Board of Selectmen: a. Drummer Boy Gift Shop Building Roofing Project $9,000.00 b. Waste Water Planning Professional/Consulting Services $125,000.00 c. COA Medical Transportation Van Replacement Expense $38,000.00 d. Town Offices Building Automatic Door System Expense $6,500.00 10 11 2. Fire Department: a. CO Meter Equipment Expense $ 5,000.00 b. Protective Clothing Equipment Expense $30,000.00 c. Hose Replacement Expense $20,000.00 d. Rescue Services Expense $10,000.00 e. Rescue Equipment Expense $ 7,500.00 f. Hazardous Materials Supplies Expense $ 2,500.00 3. Department of .Public Works: a. Gas Monitoring Wells Installation Project $30;000.00 b. Engineering Expense for Solid Waste Program $25,000.00 c. Cemetery Landscaping Plan Expense $4,000.00 d. Cemetery Engineering /Records Update $4,000.00 e. Solid Waste Yard Tractor Repair $6,000.00 f. Solid Waste Trailer Replacement Supplemental Expense $10,000.00 4. Golf Department: a. Spray Rig Equipment Replacement (3 units) $141,000.00 b. Triplex mower Replacement (2 units) $70,000.00 5. Police Department: a. Patrol Vehicles Replacement $44,000.00 6. ,Elementary School Department: a. Bleacher Replacement Project $42,000.00 7. Water Department: a. Water Standpipe Cleaning Project $20,000.00 b. Well-field Gate Replacement Project $6,000.00 c. Trench Safety Equipment Upgrades $8,000.00 Grand-total $663,500.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ARTICLENO. 14; To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or borrow the sum of FOUR HUNDRED-FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/.I00 ($450,000.00) DOLL4RSto pay all costs associated with acquiring and equipping a replacement Fire .Engine for the use of the Fire Department, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts, and expend these funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Fire Chief) PROPERTY VALUATION SERVICES ARTICLE NO. 15; To see if the Town will vote to raise and' appropriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND AND DO/100 ($30,000,00) DOLLARS for the purposes of performing the interim year update services of real property 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 Assessors) 11 12 CREATIONAND FUNDING/ P/arming Department ARTICLENO, 16: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster by repealing the current Chapter 5, Article V, Section 5-9 and by adding in its place the following: There shall be established a Planning Department consisting of a Town Planner and an Assistant Town Planner. The Planning Department shall be charged with responsibility for the management of the planning functions of the Town as ~ defined by the Board of Selectmen with input from the various. Town Boards, Committees, Commissions and Town Officials. The Planning Department shall " work under the administrative and management direction of the Town Administrator. The Planning Department shall also perform such functions and responsibilities as required by bylaw, special act, general laws or vote of the Town. and furthermore, to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money for this purpose but to condition this appropriation upon the Town's vote at a regular or special election to override by that sum of money from the limitations of Proposition 2 ~/z, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) TRANSFER CUSTODY/ Tax Tit/e Property ARTICLEND, 17; To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the Conservation Commission for conservation and passive recreation purposes the care, custody, control and management of the following parcel acquired after non-payment of real estate taxes: Assessors' Information: Acres: Location: a) Map No. 47, Parcel No. 25 1.37 McGuerty Road or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) COMMUNICATION TOWER LEASE/ Fire Station Property ARTICLE NO, 18: To see if the Town will vote to amend for all future transactions the previous authorization, granted under article no. 22 of the 1995 Fall Yearly Town Meeting Warrant, which authorized the Police Chief to enter into up to a twenty year lease agreement for space on the communications tower at the, then Police and Fire Station located at 1657 .Main Street, and to amend the authorizing agent from the Police Chief to the Town Administrator, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) --i i FUNERAL EXPENSES /FIRE & POLICE DEPARTMENT ARTICLE NO, Y9; To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 100G 1/4 of Chapter 41 of General Laws as amended by Chapter 110 of the Acts of 2007, which would require that the town pay for funeral expenses for any fire or police officer killed in the line of duty, or to take any other action relative thereto. " (Majority Vote Required) (Fire Chief) 12 13 ZONING BYLAWAMENDMENT/ Corner LotSetback ARTICLE NO. Z0: To see if the Town of Brewster will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Massachusetts, Chapter 179 (The Zoning Bylaw), by DELETING Note #3 from Table 2 -Area Regulations in Section 179-16 and renumbering the other notes to reflect the deletion of Note 3, which reads: Note 3: A corner lot shall have minimum street yards with depths which shall be the same as the required front yard depths for the adjoining lots. or to take any other action relative thereto. (Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board) ZONING BYLAWAMENDMENT/Housekeeping Item ARTICLE ND. 2Y; To see if the Town of Brewster will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Massachusetts, Chapter 179 Zoning, Article X Administration and Enforcement, Section 179-51. Special Permits, subsection A, paragraph (3) Conditions, which currently begins: "Special use permits shall be granted only upon the concurring vote of four or more members," so that it will be hereafter: "Special use permits shall be granted upon the concurring vote of four or more members of the Board of Appeals or by the concurring vote of five members of the Planning Board," or to take any other action relative thereto. (Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board) PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT PROJECT MUSKRAT LONE & BEAVER ROAD ARTICLE NO.22; To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to undertake a series of temporary road repairs to the following roads: Muskrat Lane & Beaver Road and furthermore, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has determined that the provisions of the Brewster Town Code, Chapter 157, Article VIII, Section 157-20 have been satisfied; to .raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or to obtain by borrowing the sum of ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND 00/DO ($ZZ4,000.00) DOLLARS to pay for the costs of engineering, construction, reconstruction, and related expenses in connection therewith; to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow a sum of money, under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or any other enabling authority, and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor; and, initially, to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money, to be recovered with all road repair costs through the betterment assessments against the abutters, to pay the first year's principal and interest expenses for this project, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) 13 14 PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT PROJECT/ OLD VALLEYROAD ARTICLE NO, 23: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to undertake a series of temporary road repairs to the following road: Old Valley Road and furthermore, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has determined that the provisions of the Brewster Town Code, Chapter 157, Article VIII;. Section 157-20 have been satisfied; to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or to obtain by borrowing the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO THOUSAND AND 00/00 ($142,000,00) DOLLARS to pay for the costs of engineering, construction, reconstruction, and related expenses in connection therewith; to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow a sum of money, under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or any other enabling authority, and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor; and, initially, to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money, to be recovered with all road repair costs through the betterment assessments against the abutters, to pay the first year's principal and interest expenses for this. project, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) PLEASANT BA Y RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE ARTlCLENO, 24; To see if the Town will vote to adopt the 2008 Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan Update, available for inspection at the Town Clerk's office, .developed in accordance with tfie 1998 Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan and 2003 Plan Update adopted by the Town in 2007, and the Intermunicipal Agreement with the Towns of Orleans, Chatham and Harwich authorized by the Town in 2007; and to authorize. the Board of Selectmen to enter into a successor Intermunicipal Agreement for a five year period, with one or more of the aforementioned towns for the purpose of continuing the Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance to implement the plan and plan updates, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) SALE OF REAL ESTATE -~ ARTICLE NO.25; To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the Town's interest in the real estate identified as Parcel No. P-2 on Harwich Board of Assessor's Map No. 117 at a price not less than the appraised value thereof, as established by a licensed Massachusetts real estate appraiser; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to advertise and solicit bids for this purpose; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to negotiate and enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the municipality to affect this sale; or to take any other action relative thereto. (Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) 14 15 ANY OTHER BUSINESS ARTICLE NO, 26: To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting. (Board of Selectmen) And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid. ~ Given under ou and and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this 3~~day of ar 008 Edward S. Lewis, Chairman ames R. Ehrhart, Vice-Chairman ~~~ ~~ Peter G. Morton, Clerk Dan a F. Cooney /'/~' es W. Foley I, Roland W. Bassett, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify that I served the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of May 5, 2008 by osting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the ~ day of 2008. Brewster Town Offices Brewster Farms Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House The Brewster Store Millstone Liquors U. S. Post Office. Roland W. Bassett, Constable A TRUE COPY ATTEST: .~~.~'~~z,C Cd TOWN CLERK 15