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REPORTS OF SELECTMEN
AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE

on the
Articles in the Warrant 
for the 

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

to be held in the High School Auditorium
Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 at 7:00 P.M.

 

Preliminary Town Meeting Results


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

 

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

 

ARTICLE 3 FY2006 Budget Amendments. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 4 Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 5 Amendment to Section 9.04 of the Zoning By-Law – Procedures for Application for Special Permit. (Board of Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 6 Amendment to Section 9.08 of the Zoning By-Law – Notice to Town Meeting Members and Others - - expanded public notification. (Board of Selectmen)

Supplement 01 - Vote Correction

Supplement 01 - Brookline PAX Amendment

Supplement 02-BrooklinePAXAmendment

 

ARTICLE 7 Amendment to Section 5.09 of the Zoning By-Law – Design Review - - mandatory neighborhood meeting for major impact projects. (Board of Selectmen)

Supplement 01 - Brookline PAX Amendment

 

ARTICLE 8 Amendment to Section 5.09.3.d of the Zoning By-Law – Design Advisory Teams - - composition of DATs to include neighborhood representative. (Board of Selectmen)

Supplement 01 - Advisory Committee's Revised Vote

Supplement 01 - Myra Trachtenberg Amendment (Revised)

 

ARTICLE 9 Amendment to Section 9.00 of the Zoning By-Law – Enforcement - - ZBA decisions and conditions. (Board of Selectmen)

Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's and Advisory Committee's Revised Vote

 

ARTICLE 10 Amendment to Section 3.03 of the Zoning By-Law – Interim Planning Overlay District - - establishment of the Coolidge Corner Interim Planning Overlay District (CCIPOD). (Department of Planning and Community Development)

Supplement 01 - Kenneth Jacobson Amendment (Revised)

 

ARTICLE 11 Amendment to Section 4.08 of the Zoning By-Law – Affordable Housing Requirements - - by-law clarification of the definition of pre-existing housing units. (Housing Advisory Board)

 

ARTICLE 12 Amendment to Article 5 of the Zoning By-Law - - creation of a new Section 5.23 – Special Permit Overlay for Substantial Increases in Gross Floor Area - - special permit to be required for new residential structures, additions, and alterations that exceed the gross floor area of existing structures. (Petition of Merrick Cohen)

 

ARTICLE 13 Amendment to Section 4.09 of the Zoning By-Law – Wireless Telecommunications Services - - for a Distributed Antenna System (DAS). (Department of Planning and Community Development)

 

ARTICLE 14 Authorize a Land Lease for Utility Poles and for the Municipal Service Center for a Distributed Antenna System (DAS). (Board of Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 15 Amendments to the Zoning By-Law - - revised regulations related to site disturbance, clearing, and public shade trees. (Department of Planning and Community Development)

 

ARTICLE 16 Amendment to Section 3.13.3 of the Town’s By-Laws – Housing Trust - - require Advisory Committee approval of expenditures. (Petition of Stanley Spiegel)

Supplement 01 - Advisory Committee's Report on the Motion to be Offered by the Petitioner

 

ARTICLE 17 Amendment to the Town’s By-Laws - - creation of a new Article 7.12 – Street Signs. (Petition of Harry Friedman)

 

ARTICLE 18 Amendment to Article 8.15 the Town’s By-Laws – Noise Control - - non-electrical musical instruments. (Petition of Frances Fisher)

Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's Revised Vote

 

ARTICLE 19 Amendment to Section 2.1.9 of the Town’s By-Laws – Conduct of Town Meeting - - order of speakers. (Petition of Susan Allen)

 

ARTICLE 20 Amendment to Section 2.1.9 of the Town’s By-Laws – Conduct of Town Meeting - - electronic voting and required roll-call votes. (Petition of Michael Cohen)

 

ARTICLE 21 Amendment to Article 3.1 of the Town’s By-Laws - - creation of a new Section 3.1.6 – Public Broadcast in Board of Selectmen. (Petition of Susan Allen)

Supplement 01 - Advisory Committee's Report

 

ARTICLE 22 Amendment to the Town’s By-Laws - - creation of a new Article 3.19 - Iraq War Commission. (Petition of Michael Cohen)

Supplement 01 - Advisory Committee's Report and Motion to be Offered by the Petitioner

Supplement 02 - David Klafter Amendment

 

ARTICLE 23 Amendment of the Zoning By-law - - Public health standards for Biosafety Level 2 Labs. (Petition of Susan Allen)

Supplement 01 - Motion to be Offered by the Petitioner

 

ARTICLE 24 Appointment of a CPA Study Committee. (Petition of Betsy DeWitt)

 

ARTICLE 25 Acceptance of GL Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 5B – property tax exemption for veterans organizations. (Board of Assessors)

 

ARTICLE 26 Legislation Regarding the Transportation Board - - amend Chapter 317 of the Acts of 1974 Relative to the Powers of the Transportation Board of the Town of Brookline. (Petition of Martin Rosenthal)

Supplement 01 - Correction to Board of Selectmen's Roll Call Vote

 

ARTICLE 27 Resolution regarding the 2-Hour Parking Ban. (Petition of Martin Rosenthal)

 

ARTICLE 28 Resolution to Support Legislation Restricting the Taking of Private Property by Eminent Domain for the Purpose of Economic Development. (Petition of Roger Blood)

 

ARTICLE 29 Resolution Concerning the Iraq War. (Petition of Michael Cohen)

Supplement 01 - Advisory Committee's Report

Supplement 03 - Brookline PAX Amendment

Supplement 03 - Selectman Sher Amendment

 

ARTICLE 30 Resolution Opposing the Construction of an Unregulated Level 4 Bio-Lab in Boston. (Petition of Michael Cohen)

 

ARTICLE 31 Reports of Town Officers and Committees. (Selectmen)