HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - TM - 12/10/2018 Special Town Meeting—December 10, 2018
At the Special Town Meeting held on Monday December 10, 2018 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, Carol L. St. Pierre at 6:30 p.m. were Elizabeth Anderson, Kelly
Grech, Debra Krupczak, Rebekah Mattey, Pearl Smith and Kenneth Warner. Tellers Elizabeth Baker,
Philip Faulkner and Peter Pearce were appointed and sworn in by the Moderator Daniel Evans.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. and a quorum of 100 was present at that time. The
registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 125. Precinct 1 - 77 voters and precinct 2 - 48.
Citizens recited the pledge of allegiance.
Voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service have
been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order.
Then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1: AMENDMENTS TO FISCAL 2019 OPERATING BUDGET
To see if the Town will vote to amend, modify, increase or decrease, or otherwise, to balance the Fiscal
Year 2019 Operating Budget as voted in Article 3 of the April 30, 2018 Annual Town Meeting, including
proposed revised appropriations and any additional sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,
borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds or otherwise, for the payment of
the salaries and compensation,expenses,equipment,and outlays,capital and otherwise,of the several Town
departments, for the current fiscal year, or to take any other action related thereto.
General Fund
Action Amount From To
Line Item Transfer $47,011 Permits & Inspections Department of Public Works
MOVED,that Forty Seven Thousand Eleven Dollars ($47,011.00)be transferred between budget lines for
the item set forth below, amending the amounts appropriated by the Town pursuant to the 2018 Annual
Town Meeting held on April 30,2018 which funds are to be expended by the Town Manager,to supplement
certain departmental budgets and appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 as follows:
Action I Amount From To
Line Item Transfer 1 $47,011.00 Permits & Inspections Department of Public Works
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 2: UNPAID BILLS FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS
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 of the Town, the Water Commission and/or Sewer Commission from previous fiscal years, or to take
any other action related thereto.
Department Vendor Amount Description
Sewer Coughlin Environmental Services $1,360.29 Engineering Services
MOVED,that One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars and Twenty Nine Cents ($1,360.29) be hereby
appropriated to pay the following unpaid bill of the Town, from previous fiscal years, as follows:
Department Vendor I Amount Description
Sewer Coughlin Environmental Services 1 $1,360.29 Engineering Services
AND TO meet this appropriation, One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars and Twenty Nine Cents
($1,360.29)be transferred from Retained Earnings in the Sewer Enterprise Fund.
A 9/10' vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 3: STABILIZATION FUNDS
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 of money to be deposited into the General Stabilization Fund,
the Capital Stabilization Fund, Special Education Stabilization Fund and the OPEB Trust Fund, or to take
any other action related thereto.
Amount Source of Funds Deposited into
$75,000 Free Cash General Stabilization Fund
$500,000 Free Cash Capital Stabilization Fund
$25,000 Free Cash Special Education Stabilization Fund
$400,000 Free Cash OPEB Trust Account
MOVED,that the following amounts be appropriated for the following purposes pursuant to the chart
below:
Amount Source of Funds Deposited into
$75,000 Free Cash General Stabilization Fund
$500,000 Free Cash Capital Stabilization Fund
$25,000 Free Cash Special Education Stabilization Fund
$400,000 Free Cash OPEB Trust Account
AND TO meet these appropriations, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) be transferred from available
Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 4: ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR ONE-TIME COSTS
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 of money for funding one-time expenditures and projects, or to take any
other action related thereto.
Amount Source of Purpose Department
Funds
$6,360 Free Cash Poll Pads(4 Units) (Voter Check-in Device) Town Clerk
$9,000 Free Cash Road De-icing Pilot Project DPW
$20,000 Free Cash Hazard Mitigation Plan Update DPW/Planning
$50,000 1 Free Cash I Facilities Projects Facilities
MOVED, that Eighty Five Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($85,360.00)be appropriated to be
spent by the Town Manager for the following General Fund purposes:
Amount Source of Purpose Department
Funds
$6,360 Free Cash Poll Pads (4 Units) for Voter Check-in Town Clerk
$9,000 Free Cash Road De-Icing Pilot Project DPW
$20,000 Free Cash Hazard Mitigation Plan Update DPW/Planning
$50,000 1 Free Cash I Facilities Projects Facilities
AND TO meet this appropriation, Eighty Five Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($85,360.00) be
appropriated from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 5: ADOPTION OF SCENIC ROADWAYS
To see if the Town will vote, as recommended by the Planning Board and pursuant to Section 228-14 of
Article II of Chapter 228 of the Town of Cohasset General Bylaws, to designate the following streets for
their entire lengths as scenic roads:
A)Atlantic Avenue,
B)Nichols Road,
C) Jerusalem Road,
D) South Main Street, and
E) Beach Street;
or to take any other action related thereto.
MOVED, that pursuant to Section 228-14 of the Cohasset General Bylaws the Town hereby designate the
following streets for their entire length as scenic roadways:
A) Atlantic Avenue,
B) Nichols Road,
C) Jerusalem Road,
D) South Main Street,
E) Beach Street.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ARTICLE 6: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
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 of money to fund various capital improvements, capital projects and/or
capital equipment for the various departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the Town, or to take
any other action related thereto.
PART A
Amount Purpose Department Source
$120,000 LED Streetlight Purchase and Installation Town Capital Stabilization
$30,000 Emergency Power Supply, Tide Gate Town Capital Stabilization
$33,825 Police Protective Equipment Town Capital Stabilization
$240,000 Repairs to the Aaron River Reservoir Dam Water Water Retained Earnings
PART B:
Amount Purpose Department Source
$20,000 Professional Services, Design and Bidding for Town TBD
Roof Repairs/Replacement, Town Hall
MOVED, that Four Hundred Forty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($443,825.00)be
appropriated to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose
of purchasing certain items or services relating to capital or property, as set forth below:
# Amount Purpose Department Source
1 $120,000 LED Streetlight Purchase and Installation DPW Capital Stabilization
2 $30,000 Emergency Power Supply, Tide Gate DPW Capital Stabilization
3 $33,825 Police Protective Equipment Police Capital Stabilization
4 $240,000 Repairs to the Aaron River Reservoir Dam Water Water Retained Earnings
5 $20,000 Professional Services, Design and Bidding DPW Free Cash
for Roof Repairs/Replacement, Town Hall
AND TO meet this appropriation, One Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Five
Dollars ($183,825.00) be transferred from the Town's Capital Stabilization Fund, Two Hundred Forty
Thousand Dollars ($240,000.00) be transferred from the Retained Earnings of the Water Department, and
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000)be transferred from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town.
A 2/3's vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 7: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or eminent domain
pursuant to G.L. c. 40 and G.L. c. 79 two parcels of land containing approximately 7.64 acres and
improvements thereto known as 585 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, identified by the Town of Cohasset
Assessor records as Parcel D8-52-006 and Parcel D8-52-007, and more particularly described by the plan
recorded at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 198, as Lot B and the deed recorded at said
Registry in Book 6350, Page 279; to see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow pursuant to any
applicable statute or transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money for such purposes; to authorize
the Board of Selectmen to take any and all related actions necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
of this article; or to take any other action related thereto.
MOVED, that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by purchase or eminent domain pursuant
to G.L. c. 40 and G.L. c. 79 two parcels of land containing approximately 7.64 acres and improvements
thereto known as 585 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, identified by the Town of Cohasset Assessor records
as Parcel D8-52-006 and Parcel D8-52-007, and more particularly described by the plan recorded at the
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 198, as Lot B and the deed recorded at said Registry in
Book 6350, Page 279; and to fund this purchase, the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($350,000.000)be appropriated from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town.
A 2/3's vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 8: COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on recommendations by the Community Preservation
Committee for Fiscal Year 2019 pursuant to Chapter 44B of the General Laws, also known as the
Community Preservation Act: to implement such recommendations by appropriating and/or reserving a
sum or sums of money from the Community Preservation Fund established pursuant to the Community
Preservation Act for: the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space;the acquisition,preservation,
rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources; the acquisition, creation,preservation,rehabilitation and
restoration of land for recreational use; the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community
housing; and the rehabilitation or restoration of open space and community housing acquired or created as
provided by section 5 of the Community Preservation Act; the administrative expenses and all other
necessary and proper expenses of the Community Preservation Committee; to amend any votes previously
adopted by Town Meeting on prior recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee; to
authorize the Board of Selectmen with the approval of the Community Preservation Committee, to acquire
by purchase, gift or eminent domain such real property interests in the name of or enforceable by the Town,
or to authorize the conveyance of such real property interests, enforceable by third parties, as may be
required by the Community Preservation Act, acting by and through the Board of Selectmen or such other
Town board as the Board of Selectmen may designate, including real property interests in the form of
permanent affordable housing restrictions, historical preservation restrictions and conservation restrictions
that will meet the requirements of Chapter 184 of the General Laws, as may be necessary or proper to carry
out the foregoing; or to take any other action related thereto.
Source of Funds Projects—Extension of Time hL Amount
(Funding approved ATM 2016)
CPC Revenue 1. Milliken Field Shed/Bathrooms $157,686
CPC Revenue 2. 100 Sohier Street—Recreation $38,443
Projects—New Funding
Affordable Housing Sub 3. Trettis House Replacement $200,000
Account
MOVED, that the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee be heard and acted upon as
follows:
Source of Funds Projects—Extension of Time Amount
(Funding approved ATM 2016) JL
CPC Revenue 1. Milliken Field Shed/Bathrooms $157,686
CPC Revenue 2. 100 Sohier Street—Recreation $38,443
Projects—New Funding
CPC Affordable 3. Trettis House Replacement $200,000
Housing Sub Account
AND,that after June 30,2020,any residual unexpended portion of the sums noted above shall not be further
expended and shall be restored to the Community Preservation Fund from which the funds were drawn;
AND, that for each of the above recommendations, the Board of Selectmen, or such other Town board as
the Board of Selectmen may designate, be authorized to acquire by purchase or gift and hold in the name
of or enforceable by the Town and to grant to a nonprofit organization,charitable corporation or foundation,
such land, real property interests and permanent affordable housing restrictions, preservation restrictions
and conservation restrictions that will meet the requirements of Chapter 184 of the General Laws, as may
be necessary or proper to carry out the foregoing.
A 2/3's vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
It was moved and seconded that this Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 7:47 PM.
Carol L. St. Pierre
Town Clerk