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DECEMBER 6, 1999
ARTICLE # DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE
1 Unpaid bills. Adopted unanimously.
2 Departmental transfers. Motion adopted.
3 Water capital. Motion adopted.
4 School renovations. Motion adopted.
5 Town history book. Motion adopted.
6 Hiring four firefighters/paramedics. Motion adopted
7 Fire capital equipment. Adopted unanimously.
8 New fire vehicles. Motion adopted.
9 Police capital equipment. Adopted unanimously.
10 DPW capital equipment. Motion adopted.
11 Add to Conservation Fund. Adopted unanimously.
12 Town Hall computers. Adopted unanimously.
13 James Brook flood control. Motion withdrawn.
14 Stabilization fund. Motion withdrawn.
15 Private way repairs. Motion adopted.
16 Police & Fire station repairs & renovations. Motion withdrawn.
17 Hire Teen Center Coordinator. Motion adopted.
18 Amend General Bylaw, Article V. Section 1 (k). Motion withdrawn.
19 Amend General Bylaw, Article VII, Section 30 (a). Motion adopted.
20 Add Mendel Road to Central Sewer Project. Motion adopted.
21 Rezone certain district on Zoning Map. Motion defeated.
22 Longevity increased for 10 years to $400. Adopted unanimously.
23 Amend General Bylaw, Article XIV Section 2. Motion adopted.
24 Amend Zoning Bylaws by eliminating the exemption for adjoining undersized lots held in common ownership. Motion withdrawn.
25 Amend Zoning Bylaws to increase frontage requirements RB and RC zones. Motion withdrawn.
26 Amend Zoning Bylaws to include remedial septic systems Motion withdrawn.
27 Amend Zoning Bylaws to amend Tables of Area Regulations. Motion withdrawn.
28 Establish Sewer revolving fund. Motion adopted.
29. Supplement funding for North Cohasset Sewer Project. Motion withdrawn.
30. Preliminary designs for village revitalization. Motion adopted.
Special Town Meeting -- December 6, 1999
At the Annual Town Meeting held on Monday, December 6, 1999 at the Cohasset High School Sullivan Gymnasium the following articles were contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows.
Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk, Marion L. Douglas at 6:30 p.m.. were Carol St. Pierre, Janice Rosano, Margaret Hernan, Kathleen Rhodes and Debra Krupczak. Tellers were appointed
and sworn in by the Moderator, George L. Marlette, III.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and a quorum of 100 was present at that time. The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 422.
Voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service having been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order.
Moved the following rules of procedure be adopted for the December 6, 1999 Special Town Meeting: that at the beginning of the Special Town Meeting, the Moderator shall call aloud each
of the articles printed in the warrant by number, that those articles for which any voter states a “hold” shall be held for further debate, that those articles upon which no hold has
been placed shall all then and there all collectively, by one motion, be adopted in accordance with the proposed Town Manager’s motions for each respective article and that the remaining
articles that have been so held shall thereafter be called individually by the Moderator for separate debate and vote, unless at the time the article is called, the hold thereon is withdrawn,
in which event the article shall then and there be voted upon without further debate.
Articles 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 27, and 29 were not held for debate.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 7:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Fire Department, and to authorize the Town Manager
to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment.
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
Protective Clothing
New Hose
Moved that Fifty Three Thousand ($53,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following
new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Fire Department, and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment: Self Contained
Breathing Apparatus, Protective Clothing, and New Hose.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 9:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Police Department, and to authorize the Town Manager
to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment:
Police Chief’s Vehicle
Communications Equipment Upgrade
Moved that Sixty Thousand ($60,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Overlay Surplus, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new
capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Police Department, and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment: Police Chief’s
Vehicle and Communications Equipment.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 11:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money to add to the Conservation
Fund as authorized under M.G.L. c. 40, §8C.
Moved that Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to add to the Conservation Fund as authorized under M.G.L. c. 40, §8C.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 12:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to purchase new computer hardware and software for use at the Town Hall and School Business Office, and all other related costs.
Moved that Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Overlay Surplus, to be expended by the Town Manager, to purchase new computer hardware, software and related services
for use at the Town Hall and School Business Office, and all other related costs.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 13:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, for the purpose of providing the Town’s 25% share of the cost of the Town of Cohasset’s James Brook Basin Comprehensive Flood Control Project.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 14:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money to add to the Stabilization
Fund in accordance with M.G.L. c 40, §5B, as amended.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 16:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining an architect, an engineer, or other professional services to study the feasibility to make various repairs and improvements to the Police and
Fire Station located on Elm Street.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 22:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XI of the General Bylaws of the Town of Cohasset, entitled “Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan”, Section 5, paragraph f “Longevity”
by increasing the amount of compensation for ten (10) years of service from three hundred fifty ($350) dollars to four hundred ($400) dollars; funding for this article is already contained
in the existing FY 2000 Town Operating Budget.
Moved that Article XI of the General Bylaws of the Town of Cohasset, entitled “Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan”, Section 5, paragraph f “Longevity” by increasing the amount
of compensation for ten (10) years of service from three hundred fifty ($350) dollars to four hundred ($400) dollars; funding for this article is already contained in the existing FY
2000 Town Operating Budget.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 27:
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town as follows:
1. Amend section 5.3.1, Table of Area Regulations, as follows:
A. The minimum are required for each zoning district shall be as follows, for all uses (in sq. ft.).
R-A 24,000
Any permitted community/institutional use - 43,560 (1 acre)
R-B 43,560 (1 acre)
R-C 87,120 (2 acres)
D-B, H-B, W-B, LI, OS - no change
B. The minimum continuous lot frontage required for each lot in each zoning district shall be, for all uses (in feet) as follows:
R-A 100
Any permitted community/institutional uses -- 200
R-B 150
R-C 200
D-B, H-B, W-B, LI, OS - no change
C. The minimum lot width required for each zoning district shall be as follows, for all uses (in feet):
R-A 125
Any permitted community/institutional uses - 200
R-B 175
R-C 250
D-B, H-B, W-B, LI, OS - no change
D. The minimum yard depths (set backs) for each zoning district shall be as follows, for all uses (in feet):
R-A Front 25, Side 20, Rear 20
Any permitted community/institutional use - Front 35, Side, 35, Rear 50
R-B Front 35, Side, 25, Rear 35
R-C Front 50, Side 35, Rear 50
D-B, H-B, W-B, LI, OS - no change
E. Add a new column for maximum front setback:
All districts - No more than 2 times the minimum front yard depth required.
2. Amend Section 5.4, Table of Area Regulations Notes, as follows:
A. In paragraph 7, first line, insert the words “frontage, lot area, and lot” after the word “maximum”.
B. In paragraph 7, on the second and third lines, delete “Not more than fifty percent of” and, further on the third line, insert the word “not” after the word “shall”.
C. Add a new paragraph 13, as follows:
“Minimum lot width shall be achieved at the point of minimum front setback and shall be maintained through the remainder of the property.
3. Amend Section 2.1, Definitions, definition of Lot-Width, as follows:
In the first sentence, strike all words after “measured” and replace with “at a minimum front yard depth required.”
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 29:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, or otherwise borrow pursuant
to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Town Manager to supplement funding for the North Cohasset Sewer Project as voted in Article 5 of the March, 1997,
Special Town Meeting, and further, that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, borrow such supplemental sum or sums of money to supplement Article 5 of the March,
1997, Special Town Meeting funding for the design, engineering, construction and installation of said project which borrowing is to be a general obligation of the Town, however, it is
intended to repay such borrowing through betterments assessed upon the properties, benefited thereby; provided, however, a sum of money equal to one half of the principal and interest
applicable to such supplemental borrowing is to be appropriated from the tax levy and other general revenues of the Town.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Moved by William Foley, member of the Advisory Committee, to indefinitely postpone zoning articles 24, 25, 26 and bring to the spring town meeting.
Motion adopted.
Article 24:
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town by eliminating the exemption for adjoining undersized lots held in common ownership, as follows:
by deleting the following language from the end of Section 8.3 Single Lot Exemption, Subsection B(3):
“or if held in ownership the same as that of adjoining land, had an area of not less than: a. 9,000 square feet in R-A district; b. 15,000 square feet in R-B district; c. 20,000
square feet in R-C district”.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted.
Article 25:
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town to increase the frontage requirements for Residential Zones R-B and R-C and to change the definition of “Frontage”
as follows:
1. By deleting, in Section 5.3, Table of Area Regulations, all three references to 50 feet of required footage for both the R-B and R-C districts, listed within that table and by substituting
therewith the number 75 (feet) for all three categories of property listed in the R-B district and by substituting the number 100 (feet) for all three categories of property listed
in the R-C district, to read as follows:
MINIMUM REQUIRED LOTS
Use as Permitted Area Frontage Width
District Table 4.2 (Sq. Ft) (Ft) (Ft)
R-A Single Family Dwelling 18,000 50 100
Conversion for a 2-family 24,000 50 100
from Table 4.2 6,000 for each additional family more than 2
Permitted community facility,
and other structure or other
principle use 18,000 50 100
* Permitted accessory building (may be constructed no closer than 3 feet to the side lines and/or rear lines of its lot if less than 15 feet in height and 75 feet in
setback)
* Portion of main building less
than 15 feet in height (may extend no closer than 10 feet to side lines of its lot)
R-B Single-family Dwelling 35,000 75 125
Conversion to a 2-family 48,000 75 125
from Table 4.2 8,000 for each additional family more than 2
Permitted community facility,
and other structure or other
principle use 35,000 75 125
* Permitted accessory building (may be constructed no closer than 6 feet to the side lines and/or rear lines of its lot if less than 15 feet in height, and 100 feet in
setback)
* Portion of a main building not
exceeding 15 feet in height (may extend no closer than 15 feet to the side lines of its lot)
R-C Single-family Dwelling 60,000 100 150
Conversion to a 2-family 80,000 100 150
from table 4.2
(Table of Use Regulations) 10,000 for each additional family more than 2
Permitted community facility,
and other structure or other
principle use 60,000 100 150
2. By deleting the definition for “Frontage”, contained in Section 2.1, definitions, in its entirety, and by substituting the following new definition:
Frontage:
The distance between adjacent intersections of lot and street sidelines measured in a continuous line along the street sideline over which access to the lot must be attainable,
and tangent to which and within all other lot lines a circle, the diameter of which is not less than 80 percent of the minimum lot size frontage set forth in Section 5.2 and 5.3
of the Bylaw may be located.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted.
Article 26:
To see if the Town will vote to include remedial septic systems of the same capacity to be a permitted use within the flood plain, as follows:
By inserting in Section 9.5(6), Allowed Uses within the Special Flood Plain and Watershed Protection District, after the words “water control structures”, on line 2, and before the words,
“water treatment storage”, the following new term:
“remedial replacement septic systems of the same capacity as any pre-existing septic systems on the same lot or parcel.”
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted.
Article 1:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to pay for unpaid bills from previous fiscal years.
VENDOR AMOUNT REQUESTED
Deutsch Williams Brooks DeRensis $14,667.00
Walgreens 153.00
John P. Latchaw, M.D. 60.00
Edward McKenney, D.C. 433.00
Norwell Physical Therapy 590.00
TOTAL $15,903.00
Moved that Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Three ($15,903.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, to pay the following unpaid bills from previous
fiscal years:
Deutsch Williams Brooks DeRensis $14,667.00
Walgreens 153.00
John P. Latchaw, M.D. 60.00
Edward McKenney, D.C. 433.00
Norwell Physical Therapy 590.00
TOTAL $15,903.00
A 9/10 vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 2:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, needed by various departmental budgets, as established by Article 3 of the March 27, 1999 Annual Town Meeting, and appropriations to complete the fiscal year ending June
30, 2000.
DEPARTMENT
BUDGET AMOUNT PURPOSE
School Department Expenses $182,565.00 To cover Special Education Costs
Town Treasurer/Collector Salary 5,800.00 To cover overlapping salaries of Treasurer
Council on Elder Affairs Expenses 1,500.00 To purchase two A/C’s, TV and VCR
Council on Elder Affairs Expenses 5,500.00 To pay for Senior Survey
Board of Selectmen Expenses 3,000.00 Regional Services Consortium membership
Town Accountant Expenses 3,000.00 To pay for Treasurer’s Cash Audit
Police Department Salaries 5,200.00 To cover clerical salaries
Town Manager’s Clerical Pool 7,212.00 To hire new part time Sewer Clerk
Insurance Expense 21,000.00 To pay for Officer on Duty Injuries
Insurance Expense 26,000.00 To cover increase premium expense
Health Insurance 55,000.00 To cover projected shortfall
Medicare Tax 15,000.00 To cover projected shortfall
DPW Expenses 10,570.00 To replace culvert on King Street
TOTAL $341,347.00
Moved that Two Hundred Ninety Six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Two ($296,782.00) Dollars, to be expended by the Town Manager, needed by various departmental budgets and appropriations
to complete the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2000, be transferred as follows:
Transfer Funds From:
Surplus Revenue $263,362.00
Additional State Aid $ 33,420.00
Total $296,782.00
Transfer Funds To:
School Department Expenses $200,000.00
Town Treasurer/Collector Salary 5,800.00
Council of Elder Affairs Expenses 7,000.00
Board of Selectmen Expenses 3,000.00
Town Accountant Expenses 3,000.00
Police Department Salaries 5,200.00
Town Manager’s Clerical Pool 7,212.00
Health Insurance 40,000.00 .
Medicare Tax 15,000.00
DPW Expenses 10,570.00
TOTAL $296,782.00
Amendment offered by Diane Sullivan, member of the Board of Selectmen.
Moved that the amount of Two Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-Two ($296,782.00) Dollars, to be expended by the Town Manager needed by various departmental budgets and
appropriations to complete the Fiscal year ending June 30, 2000 be reduced to Ninety-Six Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-Two ($96,782.00) Dollars so as to remove Two Hundred Thousand
($200,000.00) Dollars for School Department Expenses.
Transfer Funds From:
Surplus Revenue: $96,782.00
Hand count taken Yes 88; No 199. Amendment defeated.
Main motion adopted.
Article 3:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money to: (a) repair, rehabilitate,
clean and line, and replace water mains, and make other capital improvements to the water distribution system; (b) repair, rehabilitate and make capital improvements to the Lily Pond
Water Treatment Plant; (c) conduct water quality monitoring, establish monitoring wells, perform studies and take other actions to preserve and protect water quality in the watersheds
for Lily Pond, the Aaron River Reservoir and the sources of the Town public drinking water supply; and (d) perform other capital improvements to the Water Treatment Plant, the distribution
system, or other Water Department Facilities.
Moved that the sum of Ninety Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Six ($98,586.00) Dollars be transferred from Water Surplus; the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred ($105,400.00)
Dollars be transferred from Water Department Maturing Debt - Principal as voted in Article 3 of the 1999 Annual Town Meeting, the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars be transferred
from Water Department Maturing Debt - Interest as voted in Article 3 of the 1999 Annual Town Meeting, and the sum of One Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Fourteen ($124,014.00) Dollars be
transferred from the funds appropriated under Article 3 of the October 26, 1998 Special Town Meeting, for a total sum of Three Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand ($378,000.00) Dollars, to:
(a) replace fire hydrants; (b) install and replace pipes on Stevens Lane and Holly Lane; (c) conduct a facilities audit of the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant and other capital facilities
and make repairs; (d) remove accumulated sludge; (e) install three monitoring wells between the Cohasset Heights Landfill and Lily Pond; (f) rebuild or replace one high-lift pump and
one low-lift pump; (g) develop a computerized database using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Computerized Assisted Drafting (CAD) software of the distribution system and watershed
areas; and (h) replace valves and gates.
Motion adopted.
Article 4:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds; and/or borrow, pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
School Committee and the Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining architects, engineers or other professional services to develop construction drawings and bid documents which incorporate
the design of various improvements and repairs, including handicapped improvements, to the Middle High School and Deer Hill Elementary School, as determined by the Cohasset School Committee
based on the results of a feasibility study conducted by the architectural firm Strekalovsky and Hoit, and to return to the 2000 Annual Town Meeting for the actual constructions funds;
provided, however, that no money shall be borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay for the bonds
issued for this project from the limitations of proposition two an one half, so called.
Moved that Three Hundred Ninety Thousand ($390,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated, to be expended jointly by the School Committee and Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining architects,
engineers or other professional services to develop construction drawings and bid documents which incorporate the design of various improvements and repairs, including handicapped improvements,
to the Middle High School and Deer Hill Elementary School, as determined by the Cohasset School Committee based on the results of a feasibility study conducted by the architectural firm
Strekalovsky and Hoit, that to fund this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow Three Hundred Ninety Thousand ($390,000.00)
Dollars, under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town, therefore;
provided, however, that no money shall be borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay for the bonds
issued for this project from the limitations of proposition two and one half so called.
A 2/3 vote is required. Motion is adopted by the necessary 2/3’s.
Article 5:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to add to the appropriation under Article 9 of the October 26,1998, Special Town Meeting, for the purpose of allowing the Town History Committee to pay for the production
cost and employ a writer to write volume #3 of the Town History Committee to pay for the production cost and employ a writer to write volume #3 of the Town History covering the period
from 1950 to the year 2000, as original approved under Article 25, of the October 28, 1996, Special Town Meeting.
Moved that Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, to add to the appropriation under Article 9 of the October 26,1998,
Special Town Meeting, for the purpose of allowing the Town History Committee to pay for the production cost and employ a writer to write volume #3 of the Town History covering the period
from 1950 to the year 2000, as originally approved under Article 25, of the October 28, 1996, Special Town Meeting.
Motion adopted.
Article 6:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Town Manager, to add to the Fire Department Personal
Services Line Item, as voted in accordance with Article 3 of the March 27, 1999, Annual Town Meeting and amended by Article 2 of the May 17, 1999, Special Town Meeting, for the purpose
of hiring four (4) additional firefighter/paramedics for the Fire Department.
Moved that One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Overlay Surplus, to be expended by the Town Manager, to add to the Fire Department Personal Services Line Item,
as voted in accordance with Article 3 of the March 27, 1999, Annual Town Meeting and amended by Article 2 of the May 17, 1999, Special Town Meeting, for the purpose of hiring four (4)
additional firefighter/paramedics for the Fire Department.
Motion adopted.
Article 8:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager for the purpose of purchasing a new Fire Pumper Truck and a new Multi-Service Truck that will replace existing equipment, and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in
or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment.
Moved that Three Hundred Sixty Thousand ($360,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the purpose of purchasing a new Fire Pumper Truck and a
new Multi-Service Truck that will replace existing equipment, and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment, and, that to fund this appropriation,
the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow Three Hundred Sixty Thousand ($360,000.00) Dollars, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the
Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore.
A 2/3 vote is required. A hand vote taken Yes 239; No 25. Motion adopted by the necessary 2/3’s.
Article 10:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow, pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Department of Public Works, and to authorize the
Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment.
Stainless Steel Sand Spreader
Front End Loader and Back Hoe
4x4 Pick Up Truck
Moved that One Hundred Thousand One Hundred ($100,100.00) Dollars be transferred from the proceeds from the sale of the Independence Building, to be expended by the Town Manager, for
the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Department of Public Works, and to authorize the Town Manager to
trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment: Stainless Steel Sand Spreader, Front End Loader and Back Hoe, and 4x4 Pick Up Truck.
Amendment offered by Leland Jenkins.
Moved that Forty Eight Thousand ($48,000.00) Dollars be transferred from the proceeds from the sale of the Independence Building, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the purpose
of purchasing and equipping equipment for the Department of Public Works.
Amendment defeated. Main motion adopted.
Article 15:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to add to the Private Way Repair Capital Account, as originally voted in Article 15 of the October 26, 1998, Special Town Meeting, to repair private ways in Town.
Moved that Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, to add to the Private Way Repair Capital Account, as originally
voted in Article 15 of the October 26, 1998, Special Town Meeting, to repair private ways in Town.
Motion adopted.
Article 17:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Town Manager, to hire a Teen Center Coordinator for
the Youth Resources Committee.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
NAME ADDRESS
Roseanne M. McMorris 89 Doane Street
Kevin Ulmer 30 Margin Street
Lori Shaughnessy 57 Howe Road
Jodi Butman 17 Spring Street
Diane Dooley 32 Buttonwood Lane
Linda DeRosa-Coakley 6 Bound Brook Lane
Clark Chatterton 9 Red Gate Lane
Alison Ulmer 30 Margin Street
Betsy Connolly 431A King Street
Christopher Brophy 16 Beechwood Street
Moved that Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty ($8,750.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, to hire a Teen Center Coordinator for the Youth
Resources Committee.
Motion adopted.
Article 18:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article V, Section 1, subsection (K) of the General Bylaws of Cohasset by inserting after the words “no collective bargaining agreement” the following
words: “.. of the clerical, custodial, fire, library, police and teacher’s unions, even when presented as part of a department budget”.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
NAME ADDRESS
Lenora C. Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road
Raymond Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street
Joanne Young 264 North Main Street
Alysa T. Goodrich 265 South Main Street
Rebecca L. Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road
Tanna B. Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street
Thaddeus Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street
Denise C. Desmond 51 Ledgewood Drive
Tana Carlson 18 Old Coach Road
Paul E. Carlson 18 Old Coach Road
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration.
Motion adopted.
Robert Protulis requested a moment of silence for the six Worcester firefighters that died in the line of duty on Friday, December 3, 1999.
Article 19:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII, “Safety and Public Order”, Section 30, paragraph (a) by deleting the first sentence in its entirety and inserting in its place the
following new sentence: “No person shall sell at retail between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. any food”; and, further, amend Section 30, paragraph (b) by deleting the first
sentence in its entirety and inserting in its place the following new sentence: “No store or place of business engaged in the retail sale of food shall be open for the transaction of
retail business between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
NAME ADDRESS
Sandra Zappolo 42 Elm Court
Clifford J. Dickson 18 Tupelo Road
Scott E. Coughlin 31 Ash Street
Ann Musto 17 Lantern Lane
Kimberly D. Flores 133 Beechwood Street
Paul J. Laugelle 96 Pleasant Street
Stephen Faber 10 Bayberry Lane
Rocco Laugelle 38 Smith Place
Edward J. Figueiredo 54 Cedar Street
Andrew P. Quigley 38 Jerusalem Road
Moved that Article VII, “Safety and Public Order”, Section 30, paragraph (a) be hereby amended by deleting the first sentence in its entirety and inserting in its place the following
new sentence: “No person shall sell at retail between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. any food”; and, further, amend Section 30, paragraph (b) by deleting the first sentence in
its entirety and inserting in its place the following new sentence: “No store or place of business engaged in the retail sale of food shall be open for the transaction of retail business
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Moved to withdraw this article from consideration. Motion defeated.
Main motion adopted.
Article 20:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 5 of the March 29, 1997, Special Town Meeting, establishing the Central Cohasset Sewer Expansion Project, to include Mendel Road in the
Central Expansion District, as contained in the Facility Plan dated December, 1996.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
NAME ADDRESS
Susan Kent 3 Mendel Road
Robert Dennis 374 Beechwood Street
Larry Adams 4 Tupelo Road
William Malley 44 Elm Court
Suzanne M. Stutz 271 Cedar Street
Ann Dooley 241 Pond Street
James Gilman 62 Rust Way
Pamela A. Fredericks 18 Pleasant Street
Daniel Roth 7 Highland Ave.
Leslie Gaines 5 Mendel Road
Moved that the Town vote to amend Article 5 of the March 29, 1997, Special Town Meeting, establishing the Central Cohasset Sewer Expansion Project, as amended by Articles 14 and 15 of
the 1998 Annual Town Meeting, and as further amended by Article 11 of the October 26, 1998 Special Town Meeting be hereby amended by increasing the amount so voted by Twenty Thousand
($20,000.00) Dollars from $13,686,809 to a new total of $13,706,809 to pay for the additional work to include the properties on Mendel Road constituting the Olde Farm Condominiums, and
to amend the boundaries of the Central Expansion District, as contained in the facility Plan dated December, 1996 to include Mendel Road, and to meet this appropriation the sum of Twenty
Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars be transferred from gifts from the unit owners of such Olde Farm Condominiums of that amount in the Treasury of the Town; provided however, that (a) No
such amount shall be expended until the total of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars has been received by the Treasurer of the Town; and (b) such unit owners of Old Farm Condominiums
shall be included for their share in any betterments imposed pursuant to Article 5, as amended, for the treatment and collection facilities system wide; and (c) to the extent that the
full amount of the Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollar gift from the Unit Owners of Olde Farm Condominium is not expended by the Town, that the unexpended balance be refunded to the
unit owners of the Olde Farm Condominiums; and (d) such properties of Olde Farm Condominiums shall be connected to the sewer mains upon determination by the Sewer Commission that the
Central Cohasset Sewer District system has sufficient capacity to process the sewerage deriving from the Old Farm Condominiums; and (e) this vote shall not take effect unless or until
the residents of Mendel Road secure such easements or other access rights to physically connect Mendel Road to the Town’s Sewerage System subject to engineering approval of the design
and location for such connection.
Motion adopted.
Article 21:
To see if the Town will vote to rezone a certain district as shown on the Zoning Map identified as “Zoning District Map of the Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, October 1, 1976 as revised
to 1985” prepared by Edwin Young R.L.S., R.P.E. (hereinafter called the “Map”) so that the Light Industry District located west of Chief Justice Cushing Way as shown on the area crosshatched
on the Map, and identified “PL”, and more particularly shown on a copy of the Map on file with the Town Clerk and showing the aforesaid area outlined in red and identified as “NEW HIGHWAY
BUSINESS DISTRICT”, be rezoned as Highway Business (“HB”) district; that the Town reprint the zoning map so said area shall be colored red and identified with the letters “HB”; and that
the Town raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow, pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money for the purpose of reprinting the Map to contain
and reflect the changes authorized herein;
CITIZENS’ PETITION
NAME ADDRESS
John K. McNabb, Jr. 53 Pond Street
Kevin F. O’Donnell 248 King Street
Vicky C. Neaves 259 South Main Street
Ralph Kidder 2 Cushing Road
Linda Keller 2 Cushing Road
James C. Kinch 77 Forest Avenue
Diana N. Kinch 77 Forest Avenue
Constance Afshar 141 South Main Street
Michael F. McNabb 662 Jerusalem Road
Paula E. Logan 121 Nichols Road
Moved that a certain district as shown on the Zoning Map identified as “Zoning District Map of the Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, October 1, 1976 as revised to 1985” prepared by Edwin
Young R.L.S., R.P.E. (hereinafter called the “Map”) is hereby rezoned so that the Light Industry District located west of Chief Justice Cushing Way as shown on the area crosshatched
on the Map, and identified “PL”, and more particularly shown on a copy of the Map on file with the Town Clerk and showing the aforesaid area outlined in red and identified as “NEW HIGHWAY
BUSINESS DISTRICT”, is hereby rezoned as Highway Business (“HB”) district; that the Town reprint the zoning map so said area shall be colored red and identified with the letters “HB”;
and that Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, for purpose of reprinting the Map to contain and reflect the changes
authorized herein.
A 2/3’s vote is required. Motion defeated.
Article 23:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XIV of the General Bylaws, Wetlands Protection, in Section 2, by adding the following paragraph:
“Except as permitted by the Cohasset Conservation Commission or as provided in this Article, any solid waste landfill shall ensure that leachate does not discharge into the watershed
of any public drinking water supply, and shall have storm water controls that prevent erosion, prevent discharge of pollutants into said watershed, protect the physical integrity
of the landfill, and ensure that siltation due to erosion shall not migrate off-site into said watershed.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
NAME ADDRESS
John K. McNabb, Jr. 53 Pond Street
Kevin F. O’Donnell 248 King Street
Vicky C. Neaves 259 South Main Street
Ralph Kidder 2 Cushing Road
Linda Keller 2 Cushing Road
James C. Kinch 77 Forest Avenue
Diana N. Kinch 77 Forest Avenue
Constance Afshar 141 South Main Street
Michael F. McNabb 662 Jerusalem Road
Paula E. Logan 121 Nichols Road
Moved that Article XIV of the General Bylaws, Wetlands Protection, in Section 2, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
“Except as permitted by the Cohasset Conservation Commission or as provided in this Article, any solid waste landfill shall ensure that leachate does not discharge into the watershed
of any public drinking water supply, and shall have storm water controls that reasonably prevent erosion, prevent discharge of pollutants into said watershed, protect the physical
integrity of the landfill, and ensure that siltation due to erosion shall not migrate off-site into said watershed.
Motion adopted.
Article 28:
To see if the Town will vote to adopt the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2, thereby establishing a revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2000, such account
not to exceed $50,000.00, to be spent under the jurisdiction of the Town Manager, to pay for the construction, use, inspection and observation of the gravity and pressure sewer connections
conducted by licensed drain layers, said revolving account to receive such fees as may be imposed by the Board of Sewer Commissioners at the time the property owners make application
for said construction and such revenues from fees for the use and operation of the North Cohasset Sewer District in Fiscal Year 2000.
Moved that the Town vote to adopt the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2, thereby establishing a revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2000, such account not
to exceed $50,000.00, to be spent under the jurisdiction of the Town Manager, to pay for the construction, use, inspection and observation of the gravity and pressure sewer connections
conducted by licensed drain layers, said revolving account to receive such fees as may be imposed at the time the property owners make application for said construction and such revenues
from fees for the use and operation of the North Cohasset Sewer District in Fiscal Year 2000.
Motion adopted.
Article 30:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to produce preliminary designs for a Cohasset Village Infrastructure and Streetscape Improvement Program to include, but not be limited to, the following: a field survey;
creation of engineered base plans; traffic and circulation analysis; parking, sidewalk, curbing lighting and landscape design; conceptual drawings; 25% design drawings which is required
for additional funding; detailed budgetary cost estimates; implementation schedule and material preparation for future grants; all of this work to be completed within the following
roads: South Main Street (from corner of Robert E. Jason Road to the Former Lilac House); Elm Street; Brook Street; Depot Court; Ripley Road (from Depot Court to the Post Office)’ and
rear parking area.
Moved that Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, to produce preliminary designs for a Cohasset Village Infrastructure
and Streetscape Improvement Program to include, but not be limited to, the following: a field survey; creation of engineered base plans; traffic and circulation analysis; parking, sidewalk,
curbing lighting and landscape design; conceptual drawings; 25% design drawings which is required for additional funding; detailed budgetary cost estimates; implementation schedule
and material preparation for future grants; all of this work to be completed within the following roads: South Main Street (from corner of Robert E. Jason Road to the Former Lilac House);
Elm Street; Brook Street; Depot Court; Ripley Road (from Depot Court to the Post Office)’ and rear parking area.
Motion adopted.
It was moved and seconded that the Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 11:15 p. m.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A True Record, ATTEST:
Marion L. Douglas
Town Clerk
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