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July 30, 2003 Adjourned Session of the July 28,2003 Special Town Meeting The second session of the July 28, 2003 Special Town Meeting was called to order on July 30, 2003 by Moderator Margery M. Battin, at 8:02 p.m., at the Clarke Middle School, 17 Stedman Road. A quorum of 161 members was present. The Moderator declared the meeting open under Article 1 and would be so during the duration of the meeting. ARTICLE 1: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES 8:09 p.m. Patrick Mehr, pr.3, moved the Report of the Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee be Accepted and Placed on File. Vote: UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED Mr. Mehr provided brief comments. The Moderator declared the meeting open under Article 4 and explained a Substitute Motion will be made and that the motion being divisible, each of the three parts would be voted separately. ARTICLE 4: TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 8:16 p.m. Elaine Dratch, pr.5, explained the proposed substitute motion and moved: SUBSTITUTE MOTION: That the following amounts are hereby appropriated for Transportation Personal Services and Expenses (Line Item 3600) for the restoration of the Town's public transportation services for Fiscal Year 2004: (A) $31,000 of which$23,000 shall be transferred from available amounts on deposit in the Transportation Demand Management Reserve Account(i.e., the existing Lexpress Gift Account), and$8,000 shall be raised from payments required to be made by the owners of two Hayden Avenue Properties for Transportation Demand Management. (B) $85,000, all of which shall be raised from fare revenues from the operation of the Town's Transportation Services, contingent on the Selectmen voting by August 25, 2003 to establish a fare structure that they estimate to be sufficient to raise such revenues. (C) $107,000, all of which shall be raised from an increase of existing parking fees, contingent on the Selectmen voting by October 15, 2003,to raise parking fees to an amount they estimate to be sufficient to raise such revenues. 8:22 p.m. Vote on Substitute Motion: UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED,now the Main Motion. 8:23 p.m. Diane Pursley, pr.2 and Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) member, spoke on the now Main Motion. TAC member Sally Castleman spoke on parking revenues. 8:29 p.m. The Moderator called a recess for committees to caucus. 8:35 p.m. Victoria Buckley, 18 Bates Road, Enablement Committee Chairperson, spoke in favor of Lexpress. 8:38 p.m. Leo McSweeney reported the position of the Board of Selectmen on the motion's 3 parts as follows: A. 4 members opposed; 1 in favor B. 4 members opposed; 1 in favor C. 5 members opposed 8:39 p.m. Deborah Brown reported the position of the Appropriation Committee on the motion's 3 parts as follows: A. 4 members opposed; 4 in favor B. 4 members opposed; 4 in favor C. Unanimously opposed 8-0 8:40 p.m. Anthony Close reported the position of the School Committee on the motion's 3 parts as follows: A. Unanimously in support B. Unanimously in support C. No position 8:41 p.m. Members spoke in support and in opposition. 8:46 p.m. David Burns, pr.5,moved the question. MOTION ADOPTED. 8:47 p.m. Diane Pursley summarized the motion as substituted. 8:48 p.m. The Moderator called a standing vote on Article 4, as substituted, parts A,B,C.