Right. Well, it is uh 6:01 and we're starting the committee chairs of the Greenfield City Council meeting. This meeting is being recorded by the committee chairs. If any other persons present are doing the same, you must
notify the chairperson at this time. Um and just as a reminder, the purpose of this meeting is to prepare agendas for subcommittees for council consideration. No discussion or comments will be entertained unless requested upon by the committee chairs.
All right. So, our first order of business, do we need to take a look, Paul? I can't remember. Yes. Okay, let's do that. Council Wandowski. Yes, here. Councelor Garrett, I am here. Councelor Healey, here.
Councelor Gulib is not here. Uh, councelor Bodley, yes, I'm here. I don't know if you can hear me. For some reason, my video is not working. We can hear you. Okay, great. Thanks. You have a quum. Great. Fantastic.
Hope everybody's summer is going okay. It's August and now it feels like summer's over. It does feel like Yeah. Not quite, but close. I know. I know. Sorry. Is that your foot? No. Okay. The one was just playing
footsy. Sorry. All right. So, we've got a lot on here. So, the first is zoning amendment to the definition of animal kennel hospital submitted by the planning board and to
the joint public hearing September 4th. That's EDC. Y. So, we'll send that to EDC. And correct me if I'm wrong, that was just the the whole you could have four dogs now to kind of mirror near
Massachusetts code because the state law says you could have four without a kennel, I think. Right. And five plus means you need a kennel, but there's now new kennel, right? Okay. Gotcha. Yeah. And you all were
Yeah, I know. We saw that before. um change the language from panel to medical center clinic being included in there too. Yeah, which is weird. And maybe you should ask email there. There
was a question about the joint public hearing from um am I hearing it right? Um whether or not that would be a conflict because it's the Oh, councelor Bulocks. Yeah. Yeah. Is that the same
has nothing to do with the fair. Okay. Not a conflict at all. Okay. Um, perfect. People good. Choose to go or not to go. Okay. Yeah. All right. So, the next is our zoning amendment with the central commercial
district. Um, and uh that's also EDC. Yep. Can I ask a question? Um I have a note here for from our administrative assistant um asking wasn't sure if the committee wanted to discuss these zoning
amendments before public hearing and move the move to September agenda or do you want public hearing as it's listed here? I'd ra I'd rather
have the public hearing and then talk about it in our EDC meeting midepptember after everybody's heard comments from both planning board and everybody else and then we kind of have a lively discussion in the EDC meeting. Please
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. All right. Next we have a resolution to support um a climate change super fund um from councelor Williams. Um I know that ANO is not meeting this month. Um
so that could go to community relations since it's is Patty on community relations? She is. That's her. So does community Sorry. Does community relations meet before the council or after the council? Let me
double check because sometimes it's I think it's after this month. So, uh it's on the 18th and the council meeting is on the 20th if I got it right. Right. But we'll need to know
the week prior if it's going on the council agenda or not. Okay. Um so do you just want to have EDC discuss it this month and then it would go to the council next month so it's not a rush?
Yeah. Yeah. On a piece of legislation, right? Yeah. That was community relations. Yeah. Um I would say go to community relations and go to um council in August in August.
I don't think this will be coming and council. Okay. Thank you. Sure. Uh so next one is authorizing the city council president to sign a letter of support to the resolution passed by the human rights commission
regarding single pair health. is right. Um, well, is that going It makes sense to go to AL, but if we're not meeting,
I mean, I don't know if there's a a I mean, it's it's another resolution. It's human rights commission, right? I could probably put that on community relations too, right? Yeah. Kind of has a similar vibe. Yep. And then I think it would be for
September just in case because there just might be more. So community relations in September in August and then council September. Perfect. All right. And then we've got um
land donation uh Shelburn Road. Do those since I have not sat on one of these before. Is that seems like an EDC thing? Yeah. Okay. Typically handle that there. Makes sense. And then the second one is
another land donation mohawk trail. And do we want them EDC August council August or we're not sure. So, we could address those in the Can Can they get on the upcoming
EDC meeting or is it too soon? No, I think they can. They don't need a public hearing. So, yeah, we might as well just put them because that agenda is going to be light anyway. So, we might as well just get them on a light agenda before we get into the real busy ones. Okay. So, EDC and council in August for
both. Yes, that looks pretty straightforward. Okay. And then um take from the table um revoking the revenue dedication of Massachusetts state subdivision for
statewide opiate settlement funds for special purpose opioid settlement stabilization fund. Um that should go to John and Means. Yeah. Um, and council for August.
I think it could could go to co council for August. Um, we spoke to the mayor about this. It's fairly straightforward. It just has to do with the classification within and there are expenditures the city has covered that they want. Yeah. Out of this fund.
So, this allows them to to do what they're supposed to do. Okay. Um establishment of accounts for revenue and expenses associated with the newly created downtown parking benefit district ways and means and and council for August.
Council for August. Yeah, I think so. Okay, great. Um emergency resolution and support of public safety and equal justice submitted by um Isaac Mass.
uh and amended by councelor Bulock. Um because this is really timely, I think it's going to have to go to community relations because Yeah. Still on strike, right? I mean, yeah, it's pretty important. Yeah.
Council for August. Correct. Right. Um, and then I have a proposed ordinance for zero emission vehicle zero emission first vehicle policy.
Um, I'm okay with it waiting to go to ANO or going sooner. I know, you know, we're hoping to get uh climate leader designation, so there's a few hoops we need to jump through. So, I don't know what you've what folks think.
I I honestly think it would be clean to go to ANO just so because I know councelor Gallob likes to really dive into those and Okay. read the details details. Mhm. Okay. Then we'll do that. Ask her wordsmith.
Yeah. She'll be excited about this one too. Yeah. Yeah. September as a little gift account. Correct. And then that's all we'll do for now. Correct. Let it Okay. All right. payments for the pole worker
salary um of $453. That should go to ways and means and that can go on August council. It will need a first reading because ways and means and council
first reading. um update from GATE regarding the north build. Um councor bottomly is that is that just uh asking to put that on the council agenda for August? Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Just
if if uh John Lent could be there just to give us an update. It's been a while. Yeah. Okay. So, if you all can I'll invite them. And I think we're fine since um the health director can't make it, but the
nurse can. So, we'll we don't have put them both on there. Okay. All right. Amen. City code to add cannabis social equity. Um that's got to be ANLES.
No. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Um, okay. Amend rules of procedure, order and disposition of business agenda and subsection consent agenda. Um,
yeah, that's going to be ANO. And just a quick background for Yeah, I'm a little confused what that's all about. So, I know what consent agenda is. Yeah. Yeah. So, a consent agenda allows you to put a bunch of items into one uh one overarching item so that you can
put things that um are controversial and vote on them in one fell swoop and any member of the body can pull an item out of the consent agenda for full deliberation. So, it allows you things like minutes um some of these like
appointments. Yeah. Yeah. appointments would be a really good thing because the community one example of possible items community preservation items if there wasn't anything
controversial or anything anyone wanted to talk about all of those orders could be listed on consent agenda and without objection without request it could just be that's a good idea or just housekeeping
items Right. Right. Yeah. Not necessarily like zoning or working out on a consent agenda. I'm sure someone would yank it. Does it t Does it just take one counselor to request to yank something or is it majority? Okay. One person
one person I want to talk about that. Okay. President would say items removed, right? Yeah. A lot of boards boards of director. Yeah. So, is this mostly as a time-saving measure? Is that the Yes.
Okay. Because I in my experience, I just didn't feel like there was a tremendous amount of time uh waste to just deal with all of our issues one by one uh and vote on them in the past. I mean, I just feel like it's a little confusing for the public, but that that's we can talk
about that when we get into a discussion. Yeah. And does that does that consent agenda come before public comment or after? We had it listed in the doc. I think we had it listed as after public comment because that would be my recommendation
just in case somebody from the public has a good comment. Um it would the order would then go so we would also put approval of minutes on the consent agenda. Mhm. So, mayor's communications questions, school
committee communications questions, uh, communications from other employees, public comment, public hearing, consent agenda. Okay. I like the way that floats in. Doesn't certainly have to be used. It's like our other line items. If there's
nothing that's so uncontroversial, we wouldn't want to Yeah. No, absolutely. It's more flexibility as council. Um and totally understand uh John that it doesn't feel like it necessarily saves a lot of time. Um but
as long if we at least change our um rules and procedures to allow it then because there are those months where you're reading every single CPA piece after Susan's already discussed them
all. Yeah. And the ordinances. So maybe it's only 10 minutes. Yeah, I like it. Yep, I'll take 10 minutes. Yeah. And I I I the the other you're completely right that we want to make
sure that we also um explain to the public what this is. So it's, you know, we're not trying to subturfuge, you know, things are all going to be in the agenda. It will all
be there. I would definitely worry about it more if it didn't have that single person being able to force a discussion in that makes me feel more comfortable about Yeah. No, I use it on the current board uh where I work and use it in previous
boards. Uh okay. And then we have mayor's appointments. Um so I'm guessing that's ANO. Um and the ANOS are not meeting so it should go straight to council. Okay. I'm really excited to see one of those
names on there because I he emailed us and I emailed him back asking if he would serve on my commission and I didn't actually see the response. So, that's exciting. Okay. Uh and then we have buying a van. Yay. With leftover money.
Is there such thing? Yeah. Not really. I know. It's it's cash. It's cash the city didn't spend on the uh what did they want? They wanted the platform ladder truck. Yeah. Can we get the uh emissions thing passed first before you guys do this? Not the worst idea, but
All right. So, that's ways and means and then it would be council for first reading. Yes. All right. A preliminary election warrant. Does that I think that goes straight to the council. Whole council
so that we can uh narrow down school committee to by one person. Y. Thank you. Alice is buying a potato and not sure how to do it. Grab it and put it in the microwave
or cooking. Buying the fosters. I know everybody in the public. mess with her. Check to make sure it's soft enough. You know, smell it. All right. The greener the better. Yeah.
You can stick your finger through it. Sorry. This is my dinner. Okay. Yeah, it's not on the agenda. We agenda item four, potatoes. assigns sufficient number
police officers to polling locations. I think that's full counsel. That is it's a yearly vote that needs to be taken. Okay. Review and submit written comments if any regarding the surplus property disposition and potential sale of city
on Monagu City Road EDC. I saw this I looked at this in the pack and it's just like what a weird strip of land. You know, I haven't even had a chance to look yet. I'll have to do some work. Looks like behind. Yeah, it's it looks like it was a right away for something that no longer
exists. Yeah, it's pretty clearly that. Okay, so um EDC, look, all the things that we just talked about are on your list. Anything we're missing here? Think so. Anything you want to add in?
Nope. Okay. Uh, ANO, we're gonna force you to meet because you're not here today. Cancel. All right. Uh, community relations. I think we've got everything. Um,
super fund, human rights commission. We'll need to get Yep, that's up there. justice. Okay. And I don't I don't remember if there was anything else we talked about last
month that we wanted to have on um community relations. So I'll double check. Okay. Got all the ANO stuff. Great. uh ways and means. Um we need to add the uh opioid
stabilization. Yeah. The parking benefits accounts downtown parking benefits is on there. Uh pole worker pole worker.
Did I get And is the van on there? Even though those are first readings, right? Right. Yeah. Right. But we might as well just tackle them all. Sure. That's good. Yep. Throw it on there. I think that's it. I think you're correct. Okay.
What happened to the I know the planning board in their last meeting were discussing the French King Highway. Is that not going to a joint meeting? Watch last planning board meeting or what about the French King Highway reszoning? Yes. We haven't received anything yet.
Okay. That will be an interesting discussion. Okay. We're not going to talk about it right now. Nope. That did. All right. And uh city clerk report. Um so just noting that all council and
subcommittee agendas need to be posted in accordance with the open meeting law 48 hours before hoping that no amendments come through. within those 48 hours, we do have people that notice and
that let us know that they noticed. So, it would just be great to not have to amend the agenda within those 48 hours. Um, absolutely. And I I just want to note that you all do a really good job of sending out the agendas often like 5
days in advance and not 48 hours. So, I think what we run into is we're still within the 48 hours and there might be something that we noticed after because you sent it out so early. Um,
so that sort of brings up the discussion of we usually send the council agenda out on Friday to give people time to review the agenda. And that's when people usually
will come back and say, "Oh, can you put this on for this? Can you put this on for this? Can you put this on for this?" When the preference would be when we send the agenda out on Friday
not to have to amend it even though we have those 48 hours, right? Um, so question for for you and this is maybe for Tammy. Um, I'm wondering if
because the human nature is as soon as we get it, we're like, "Oh, you forgot the thing." Um, would there be a draft that went just to the council before it went to your wider list? And that could be Thursday. It could be
Thursday or Friday morning or, you know, just giving a little bit of time in between just to the council probably. Um or would you So it would be probably
more productive if we sent it to the president and the vice president. Sure. Because you're the two that are going to make the call. Okay. And if we sent that again, sometimes we're waiting for things from other departments also. Of course. um
if we sent that late Thursday, early Friday, but that has to prompt a response from you. Y immediately, you know, um so
I'm not in the office after today with the exception of a meeting on Friday. So maybe we can have a discussion with Tammy um Monday or so and try it. Yeah. See how it works.
I don't want to make extra work and I also don't you know I just feel like you guys got uh skewered a little bit um for just not trying trying to be very transparent. So yeah. Um,
all right. Conversation Monday, Tuesday and John. Um, and the preliminary election is on Tuesday, September 9th, with seven school committee possible members to eliminate one of them to have
six on the ballot for November. Okay. That's all we got. All right. And then we've got the city council meeting agenda. Um, health department. Um, and so nurse Megan Tudran.
And look, we magically have John L on there already. Tammy knows what she's doing. John said it a while ago. Yeah. Go, John. All right. Um, and then we've got all the motions and orders. Um, so I'm just looking to see if there's anything that we had talked
about last American burial grounds. I'm trying to remember why that didn't come to the full council last month and I couldn't tell you for the life of me, but there was something about it. Which one? The uh number 11, the Native American
Burial Grounds. Oh, right. Code amendment. I I think there was some a a little bit of a change in the wording. Okay. Yeah. Right. Of course, you were there as well. Yeah. Yeah. I don't remember what it was. And
it, you know, worst case we table it because it's not ready for prime time, but Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think um because uh councelor Golib was getting feedback from um I remember what it was. Sorry. I
was trying to um the draft that was in the packet was supposed to have been a strikethrough draft. Yep. And it wasn't. Okay. So, we weren't showing the change. So, you guys couldn't see the change. The public couldn't see the change. Okay.
And we realized it on the day of the meeting. So, the recommendation was to with consent move it to the next month. That's right. Um, we have since
confirmed and created a striketh through draft. Okay. It's not huge changes, but it is in strike format. Sorry, it took me a minute. So, no, I really I was not fully there, so thank you for getting us there. Okay.
So, I think we've got everything and I can't I can't remember if there was things that we said that could go then to the August um that were on community relations.
So, climate change, yes, that's on there. Okay. Land donation on there. Land donation on there. Take from the table is on there. Establish a revolving and expense
account is on there. The resolution submitted by Isaac supported by Bulock is on there. Great. Uh first reading invite John Council August the appointments first reading preliminary election
warrant and police officers are on there also. I think perfect. Okay. Sometimes it's hard to look at this long list here. So, looks like it is all there. All right. So, um
and then last we've got the first readings which is the payment of the pole worker salary, the utility ban, and then the zoning amendment proposals. um to the animal kennel hospital. We don't need to have the multif family
on there. Did we already do notice that? That was done last month. It was on last month last. All right. Any anything that we uh missed for for this month? Pardon? All right. Then I will take a motion to adjurnn.
So moved. Second. All in favor? I and we don't need a roll call, do we? We actually do need a roll call. Okay, I'll let you do that. Council Wongalowski, yes.
Councelor Garrett, yes. Councelor Healey, yes. Councelor Bodley, yes. All right. Thank you. 6:30 p.m.