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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 16th, 2004 at 7:00 P.M.

Special Town Meeting Results 

 


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Or Click here to view or Download the entire Report on the Articles in the Warrant fully bookmarked(3.77MB).

 

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

 

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

 

ARTICLE 3 FY2005 Budget Amendments. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 4 Amendment to Town By-Laws - - establish a new By-Law creating the Information Technology Department. (Selectmen)

 

ARTICLE 5 Amendment to Town By-Laws - - removing fee schedules of certain departments. (Town Counsel)

 

ARTICLE 6 Amendment to Article 8.17 of the Town By-Laws – Focused Residence Picketing. (Selectmen)

Supplements  (PDFs)
Majority Report  
Majority Report Exhibits
Minority Report

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 7 Amendment to Town By-Laws - - establish Article 7.12 – Undergrounding Utilities. (Underground Wires Committee)

Supplement 01

Minority Report of the Board of Selectmen on Article 7

 

ARTICLE 8 Amendment to Article 8.16 of the Town By-Laws – Recycling Waste Materials - - require all Brookline residents to recycle. (Solid Waste Advisory Committee)

 

ARTICLE 9 Amendment to Article 3.8 of the Town By-Laws – Building Department - - new section requiring the Building Department to provide homeowners with an information bulletin on the Home Improvement Contractor Law (HICL). (Petition of Scott Gladstone)

 

ARTICLE 10 Amendment to Article 5.6 of the Town By-Laws – Preservation Commission and Historic Districts - - creation of the Graffam-McKay Local Historic District. (Preservation Commission)

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 11 Authorize a Land Lease at the Walnut Hills Cemetery for a Telecommunications Antenna. (Police Chief and Fire Chief)

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 12 Discontinuance of a Portion of Reservoir Road. (Department of Public Works)

 

ARTICLE 13 Acceptance of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81A - - establish an elected Planning Board. (Petition of Gary Jones)

 

ARTICLE 14 Legislation to Offer Incentives to the Owners of Two- and Three-Family Dwellings to Rent Units to Low- or Moderate-Income Households. (Petition of Linda Dean and Martin Rosenthal)

 

ARTICLE 15 Legislation to Establish a Public Safety Injured on Duty (IOD) Medical Expenses Trust Fund. (Finance Department)

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 16 Amendment to Section 4.07 of the Zoning By-Law – Table of Use Regulations - - amend Principal Use 6. (Department of Planning and Community Development)

 

ARTICLE 17 Amendment to Section 4.07 of the Zoning By-Law – Table of Use Regulations - - amend Principal Use 33A. (Department of Planning and Community Development)

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 18 Amendments to Section 4.08 of the Zoning By-Law – Affordable Housing - - required affordable units. (Department of Planning and Community Development)

 

ARTICLE 19 Amendment to the Zoning By-Law - - Establishment of a New Section 3.03 – Interim Planning Overlay District. (Department of Planning and Community Development)

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 20 Amendments to the Zoning By-Law with Respect to the Zoning Map. (Petition of Richard Benka)

Supplement 01

 

ARTICLE 21 Resolution Supporting the Overhaul of the Two-Hour Parking Ban, with Targeted and Codified Priorities. (Petition of Martin Rosenthal)

Supplement 01

Supplement 02

 

ARTICLE 22 Resolution to Encourage Parents and Caregivers of Children to Refrain from the Use of Corporal Punishment. (Petition of Ronald Goldman)

 

ARTICLE 23 Dedication of a Memorial Sign at Thorndike and Harvard Streets in Memory of Maxwell Adler. (Veterans Services)

 

ARTICLE 24 To Name the Playground Now Known as Coolidge Park the Judge Sumner Z. Kaplan Playground and Park. (Petition of Thomas Robinson)

 

ARTICLE 25 Reports of Town Officers and Committees. (Selectmen)

Final Report On Town Meeting Procedures  (PDF)

Status of Home Rule Legislation Approved By Town Meeting  (PDF)