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REPORTS OF SELECTMEN
AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE

on the
Articles in the Warrant 
for the 

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

to be held in the High School Auditorium
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 at 7:00 P.M.

 


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ARTICLE # TITLE
ARTICLE 1 Approval of unpaid bills. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 2 Approval of collective bargaining agreements. (Human Resources Director)

 

ARTICLE 3 FY2007 Budget Amendments. (Selectmen)

TM Tables

Supplement 01 - Spiegel Motion

 

ARTICLE 4 Amendment to the Zoning By-Law -- creation of a new “F” zoning district. (Planning and Community Development)

Supplement 01 - Wadleigh / Dean Amendment

Supplement 02- Wadleigh / Dean Amended


Supplement 02 - Recommendation of the Advisory Committee on the Wadleigh / Dean Amendment

 

ARTICLE 5 Amendment to Section 5.43 of the Zoning By-Law – Exceptions to Yard and Setback Regulations -- relief from setback requirements by a special permit. (Planning and Community Development)

 

ARTICLE 6 Amendment to Section 3.04.4 (f) and Section 3.03.6 (f) of the Zoning By-Law – Interim Planning Overlay District -- six month extension. (Planning and Community Development)

Supplement 01 - Selectmen's Recommendation

 

ARTICLE 7 Amendment to the Zoning By-Law -- zoning map change for a portion of the southeast side of the parcel located at 1040 West Roxbury Parkway, block 272, lot 06, from S-7 to L-0.5. (Petition of Robert Basile)

 

ARTICLE 8 Amendment to Article 6.01 of the Zoning By-Law – General Regulations Applying to Required Off-Street Parking Facilities -- retail establishment parking spaces. (Petition of Myra Trachtenberg)

 

ARTICLE 9 Amendment to Article V, Table 5.01 of the Zoning By-Law - Dimensional Requirements -- setback requirements for new construction on lots on which a structure was demolished. (Petition of Edward Richmond)

 

ARTICLE 10 Amendment to Paragraph 2 of Section 5.09 of the Zoning By-Law – Design Review -- inclusion of demolitions. (Petition of Edmund A. Mroz, Jr.)

 

ARTICLE 11 Amendment to the Zoning By-Law -- change lots within Block 135 from I-1.0 designation to G-1.0 designation. (Petition of Isabella Callanan)

Supplement 01 - Callanan Motion

 

ARTICLE 12 Acceptance of the Provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 32, Section 20(6)(a) -- provides a stipend of $3,000 per year for members of the Retirement Board. (Retirement Board)

 

ARTICLE 13 Acceptance of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 4A – authorizes the Department of Public Health to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with other governmental units. (Director of Health and Human Services)

 

ARTICLE 14 Amendment to the Town By-Laws -- establish a new Article 8.28 – Public Health Immunizations. (Petition of Susan Allen)

 

ARTICLE 15 Amendment to Section 2.1.11 of the Town’s By-Laws – Town Meeting Procedures -- requirement of the Pledge of Allegiance. (Petition of Seymour Ziskend)

 

ARTICLE 16 Amendment to Section 2.1.5 of the Town By-Laws – Notice of Meetings -- change to the number of days prior to Town Meeting the warrant must be posted. (Petition of Shepard Spunt)

 

ARTICLE 17 Amendment to Section 2.5.1 of the Town By-Laws – Special Committee Reports -- 280 day reporting requirement. (Petition of Susan Allen)

 

ARTICLE 18 Amendment to Article 3.1 of the Town’s By-Laws -- establish a new Article 3.17 – Campaigns for Office. (Moderator's Committee on Campaign Finance, Randall Ravitz, Chair)

Appendix to Petitioner's Explanation

Supplement 01 - Ravitz Motion and Selectmen's Recommendation

Supplement 02 - Revised Motion of the Moderator's Committee on Campaign Finance

Supplemental 03 - Advisory Committee's Recommendation
 

 

ARTICLE 19 Amendment to Article 5.3 of the Town By-Laws – Demolition By-Law. (Preservation Commission)

Appendix A

Supplement 01 - Correction Advisory Committee Motion

Supplement 02 - Corrected Motion under Article 19

 

ARTICLE 20 Amendment to Section 8.5.9 of the Town By-Laws – Defacing Property -- replace existing section with a new section titled “Defacing Property and Graffiti”. (Petition of Raymond F. Wise)

 

ARTICLE 21 Amendment to Article 10.2 – Prosecutions and Enforcement and Article 10.3 – Non-Criminal Disposition of the Town By-Laws -- establish a $300 fine for graffiti. (Petition of Raymond F. Wise)

 

ARTICLE 22 Amendment to the Town By-Laws -- establish a new Article 8.28 – The Prohibition of Leaf Blowers in Certain Areas. (Petition of Stephen Daisy)

 

ARTICLE 23 Legislation Authorizing the Transfer of Ownership from the State to the Town of the Former Fisher Hill Reservoir. (Commissioner of Public Works)

 

ARTICLE 24 Vote to Extinguish, Abandon or Otherwise Release All or a Portion of a Sewer and Surface Water Draining Easement -- located on the westerly side line of Heath Street. (Commissioner of Public Works)

 

ARTICLE 25 Appointment of a Moderator’s Committee to Study How Lodging Houses are Assessed. (Petition of Christopher Pauli)

 

ARTICLE 26 Resolution Reaffirming Sanctuary Status for Undocumented Immigrants. (Petition of Martin Rosenthal and Frank Farlow, et al)

 

ARTICLE 27 Resolution Supporting a World Language Program. (Petition of Christopher Koch)

 

ARTICLE 28 Resolution Urging All Town Committees, Sub-Committees, and Study Committees to Conduct at Least One-Half of their Meeting During Evening Hours. (Petition of A. Joseph Ross)

Supplement 01 - Ross Motion
 

 

ARTICLE 29 Question of Asking the Selectmen to Explain How Collections of the Refuse Disposal Fee Were Expended in Town Budgets for the Past 18 Years. (Petition of Stanley Wayne)

 

ARTICLE 30 Reports of Town Officers and Committees. (Selectmen)

Report of the Moderator's Committee on Norfolk County

Report of the Moderator's Committee on Campaign Finance

Report of the Moderator's Committee on Town Meeting Voting Technologies