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September 21, 2016 Special Town Meeting#5
<br /> MOTION: (d)That the following adjustment be made to the FY2017 budget of the Community
<br /> Preservation Committee as approved under Article 8(p)of the 2016 Annual Town
<br /> Meeting:
<br /> Program From To
<br /> CPA Debt Service and Related Costs $ 3,289,721 $ 3,329,721
<br /> and that said adjustment be funded from the Undesignated Fund Balance of the
<br /> Community Preservation Fund.
<br /> 9:12 p.m. Selectman Cohen reviewed the adjustments to sections(a-d)and reported unanimous
<br /> support of the Board.
<br /> 9:16 p.m. Jill Hai,Chair,Capital Expenditures Committee,reported unanimous support of the
<br /> Committee for section(d).
<br /> 9:16 p.m. Glenn Parker,Chair,Appropriation Committee,reported unanimous support for all
<br /> sections of Article 6.
<br /> 9:17 p.m. Marilyn Fenollosa,Chair,Community Preservation Committee,reported support of
<br /> the Committee in a(7-0)vote.
<br /> 9:17 p.m. Richard Canale,Pct.9,Planning Board member and liaison to the 20/20 Vision
<br /> Committee,reported the Planning Board's unanimous support of the 20/20 Vision Committee's
<br /> request for the supplemental appropriation.
<br /> 9:18 p.m. Kenneth Shine,Pct.2,questioned the urgency of the supplemental appropriation(line
<br /> item 8320).
<br /> 9:18 p.m. Selectmen Barry asked the Moderator to recognize Peter Enrich,Pct.4,member of the
<br /> 2020 Vision Committee.Mr.Enrich responded that the appropriation would be used for the timely
<br /> collection of demographic data.
<br /> 9:20 p.m. Mr. Shine called for individual votes on sections(a-d).The Moderator declined,and
<br /> with no further questions,moved the question.
<br /> 9:21 p.m. Following electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared Article 6 Adopted on a
<br /> vote of:
<br /> Yes No Abstain
<br /> 132 0 3
<br /> 9:21 p.m. Presented by Selectman Michelle Ciccolo.
<br /> ARTICLE 7: ESTABLISH AND APPROPRIATE TO AND FROM SPECIFIED
<br /> STABLIZATION FUNDS
<br /> MOTION: (a)That$48,621.58 be appropriated to the Transportation Demand Management
<br /> Stabilization Fund,and to meet this appropriation$48,621.58 be transferred from the
<br /> Transportation Demand Management special revenue account;
<br /> (b)That$1,878,771 be appropriated to the Capital Stabilization Fund,and to meet this
<br /> appropriation$1,878,771 be raised in the tax levy.
<br /> 9:21 p.m. Selectman Ciccolo discussed the two transfers to capital stabilization funds,focusing
<br /> on section(b),which she explained would help mitigate impacts of recent appropriations. She
<br /> reported unanimous support of the Board.
<br /> 9:23 p.m. Glenn Parker,Chair,Appropriation Committee,reported unanimous support of the
<br /> Committee.
<br /> 9:23 p.m. Jill Hai,Chair,Capital Expenditures Committee,reported unanimous support of the
<br /> Committee for section(b).
<br /> 9:23 p.m. Paul Lapointe,Pct.2 called for separate votes on the sections.The Board of Selectmen
<br /> agreed.
<br /> 9:24 p.m. Mr.Lapointe questioned whether part(b)could wait until the 2017 Annual Town
<br /> Meeting.
<br /> 9:24 p.m. Selectman Ciccolo asked the Moderator to recognize Town Manager,Carl Valente,
<br /> who explained that the transfer was necessary before the Selectmen set the tax rate in November.
<br /> 9:27 p.m. Dawn McKenna,Pct. 6,questioned whether funds appropriated to the Capital
<br /> Stabilization Fund would be available for a renovation of the Visitor Center.Mr.Valente responded
<br /> in the positive.
<br /> 9:28 p.m. David Kanter,Pct. 7,urged support of section(b).
<br /> 9:30 p.m. With no further questions,the Moderator called for a vote.
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