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March 24, 2021 Adjourned Session of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting cont'd...
<br /> 9:41 p.m. Following remote electronic tallying, the Moderator declared Article 4 Adopted
<br /> by the necessary two-thirds on a vote of:
<br /> Yes No Abstain
<br /> 175 2 1
<br /> 9:45 p.m. The Moderator declared the Meeting open under article 10(f).
<br /> 9:45 p.m. Presented by Marilyn Fenollosa, Pct. 5, Chair, Community Preservation
<br /> Committee.
<br /> ARTICLE 10: APPROPRIATE THE FY2022 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
<br /> COMMITTEE OPERATNG BUDGET AND CPA PROJECTS
<br /> MOTION:
<br /> SECTION (f)
<br /> That $150,000 be appropriated for the Administrative Expenses and all other necessary and
<br /> proper expenses of the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) for FY2022 and to meet this
<br /> appropriation $150,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community
<br /> Preservation Fund.
<br /> 9:46 p.m. Ms. Fenollosa moved that the Report of the Community Preservation Committee
<br /> be received and placed on file. Motion Adopted.
<br /> 9:48 p.m. Ms. Fenollosa made a brief presentation, and moved Article 10, Section (f), so
<br /> that subsequent CPC Articles on the Consent Agenda could be voted. She reported the support of
<br /> the Committee, (7-1).
<br /> 9:53 p.m. Joseph Pato, member, Select Board, reported the unanimous support of the Board.
<br /> 9:53 p.m. Charles Lamb, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, reported the unanimous
<br /> support of the Committee.
<br /> 9:54 p.m. Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee, reported the unanimous support
<br /> of the Committee.
<br /> 9:55 p.m. Sean Duggan, Public Information Officer, read a statement from Robert
<br /> Pressman, member, Community Preservation Committee, explaining his dissenting vote on
<br /> Article 10(f). Mr. Pressman's concern related to land for housing not being included in the
<br /> updated Open Space and Recreation Plan, which is funded with CPA funds.
<br /> 9:59 p.m. With no additional questions, the Moderator called for the vote.
<br /> 10:00 p.m. Following remote electronic tallying, the Moderator declared Article 10(f)
<br /> Adopted on a vote of:
<br /> Yes No Abstain
<br /> 178 0 3
<br /> 10:01 p.m. The Moderator declared Town Meeting open on the Consent Agenda.
<br /> CONSENT AGENDA
<br /> 10:01 p.m. The Moderator explained that the Consent Agenda included a higher than usual
<br /> number of Articles in an effort to be as efficient as possible in the remote Town Meeting. She
<br /> stated that only those articles which were routine by nature and which had unanimous support of
<br /> the Select Board, the Capital Expenditures Committee and the Appropriation Committee had
<br /> been placed on the Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda included the following Articles and
<br /> subsections: Articles 6, 10a-10e, 11, 12a-i, and 12m, 13, 14, 15, 16 a-f, and i, 18, 20,22, 23, 25,
<br /> 27, 28, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43. She noted that an article could be taken out of the Consent Agenda at
<br /> the request of ten members of Town Meeting.
<br /> 10:02 p.m. Douglas Lucente, Chair, Select Board, moved to take up the CONSENT
<br /> AGENDA. Motion Adopted.
<br /> 10:02 p.m. The Moderator read each article for members.
<br /> ARTICLE 6: APPROPRIATE FOR SENIOR SERVICES
<br /> MOTION: That the Town appropriate $15,000 for the purpose of conducting the Senior Service
<br /> Tax Work-Off Program, to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager; and that to meet
<br /> this appropriation, $15,000 be raised in the tax levy.
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