Call the city council to evening. Good evening everyone. Uh please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, >> to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Um good evening everyone. Uh a few opening remarks before we get started. Uh this evening's meeting will be conducted uh a little different than our usual uh council meetings that are in chambers. Uh tonight we'll be
implementing the governor's executive order regarding the relief for the open meeting law. This allows the counselors to participate remotely. All counselors are present and we will conduct a roll call shortly to confirm. Councilors have been asked to review the
agenda items before the meeting and contact the mayor or department heads to obtain answers to their questions prior to the meeting so this meeting can be conducted efficiently. All of our votes will be conducted via roll call. The mayor is available should he be needed
to address any council questions. The council will be conducting public hearings uh this evening with the public participating remotely. uh we will try to make this as seamless as possible and ask for your cooperation and patience as we all work through this together. I
will discuss this further before the start of the public hearings. I ask the members of the public that are participating to keep their computers and or phones on mute until the public meeting portion of the agenda. Uh
tonight there are 27 items on the agenda. I will now ask the clerk to call the role to confirm attendance. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Councelor Wagner is present. >> Councelor Ducet.
>> Councelor Ducet is present. >> Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis is present. >> Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera is present. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish is present.
>> Councelor Naven. Councelor Naven is present. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landis is present. >> Councelor Orum. >> Councelor Orum, I believe you are muted. >> Councelor Orum is present. Thank you.
>> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman is present. >> Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby is present. >> Councelor Oing. Councelor Oing is present. >> 11 present, sir. >> Right. All 11 councilors are in attendance for this evening's meeting. I
will now ask the city clerk to read agenda item number one, >> minutes of the city council meeting, June 22nd, 2020. >> Mr. President, >> Councelor Tanera, >> motion accept place on file. >> There's been a motion made and seconded
to accept and place on file the minutes from our June our last meeting in June. Any discussion on the motion hearing? None. I will ask the clerk to call the role. Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Irish.
>> Council Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Ducet. Council Ducet votes yes.
>> Councelor Oram >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner >> votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera >> Council Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Oing
>> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> 11 yes. Sir, >> the motion to accept and place on file the minutes is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Uh before we get to the next part, we have four some key reminders for the public. We have four public hearings
this evening. One for Eversource, two for the Shell Station, one for a signed permit, and one to extend for 24-hour operation, and then the McGee property at 339 Boston Post Road. So, for the people participating, these these these reminders are for you and I can do it
again later if uh we drift, but please keep your computer or phone muted when not speaking. Unmute to speak and mute when you're finished speaking. If you're calling in via the phone, the unmute uh function is by pressing star six. and
we'll remind you uh throughout the meeting. Just like if the public was in the chamber, please be respectful while waiting for the public hearings to start as the council needs to conduct its business. The system does not work when everyone tries to speak at once. We will
let everyone speak, so we will do our best to get each individual an opportunity to speak. So, just please be patient. We're working through this and learning as well. Uh if you're watching it on TV, um be mindful there's a delay. So if you if you're participating, you
you really need to either watch your computer or listen to your phone. You can watch it on TV, but recognize there'll be a delay. Uh in that should there be any technical issues while we're conducting the public hearings, we will recess and determine if we can correct them. Our IT department is here
and will monitor the system for issues and should there be any unruly, I don't anticipate that. Everyone's pretty civil uh who are disrupting the meeting, they will address that at that time. And at the conclusion of all four public hearings, the council will recess and
the system will be clear to participate participants so that the council can continue with the remainder of their agenda. So with that, I will ask the clerk to read agenda item number two. Now is the time for the public hearing
on the petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 500 ft of 8 in low pressure gas man as part of a system improvement on South Bolton Street and Main Street to Granger Boulevard order number 20-1008044.
And in addition, we have a communication from city engineer Thomas Dersio regarding recommended conditions for the Eversource petition on South Bolton and Main Streets to Granger Boulevard. >> Thank you, Mr. clerk. So, this public hearing will be conducted in four stages. Public speaking in favor,
questions from the public, public speaking in opposition, and then questions from the city councilors. I will ask all individuals that plan to speak to please provide their name and their address. So, with that, we'll start this public hearing with the
public speaking in favor. Any members of the public speaking in favor of the Eversource proposal for the 500 ft of 8 inch line on South Bolton Street from Ever. >> Are there any members of Eversource on
the call? >> Yes, Samuel is on. Samuel, can you state your name and address? >> My name is Samuel Emer. Thank you. Sammy, you want to just
describe the project? >> Yes, sure. Um, we are requesting a grant of location to install approximately 500 ft of 8 in plastic main on
South Bolton Street from Main Street to Granger Boulevard. Um the purpose of the project really is to improve the pressure of our gasmen in the area so that we can better serve our
customers. Thank you, Samuel. Are there any other individuals speaking in favor of the project? Any other individuals speaking in favor of the project? Any other individuals speaking in favor
of the project? hearing. None. I'll close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the public. Are there any members of the public that have questions on the project?
Questions from the public? Questions from the public? Any questions from the public? Hearing none, I'll close that part of the public hearing. Public speaking in opposition.
Are there any members of the public speaking in opposition? Any members of the public speaking in opposition? Members of the public speaking in opposition. Hearing none, I'll close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the
city councilors. Any questions from the city councilors? >> Mr. Mr. President, Councel Landers. >> Councelor Landers, >> I do not have a question, but I have a request. I would like to ask for a suspension the rules for we can vote on
this petition tonight. >> You Well, you you don't really need we closed the public hearing. We can just vote on it if you if you like the >> Okay. We we don't need a suspension then. >> No. If you like the conditions that the uh engineering department has had, you
can make a motion to approve the permit. with the conditions outlined by the Department of Public Works. >> Okay, I will read that condition if you'd like. Uh a memo that Tom Defersio uh sent us back on July 16th and he
mentions as we have done on recent petitions from Eversource. I request the approval of this petition would be within the following condition. That ever source complete their ongoing work on Pleasant Street, Bolton Street, Porier Drive private prior to mobilizing
their forces on this project. But we will further condition that the work as the exact location of the new main with the final paving requirements and so forth as part of the subsequent permit that is required from the engineering department. Uh, I can I guess I can
speak for Tom and what we've seen that ever source. Uh, they've done a good job, you know, this spring, late fall, spring, and uh, Tom watches them very closely and, uh, it seems like they're, uh, they're doing with the Department of
Public Works. So, that being the case, uh, I would like to vote, uh, on this tonight, Mr. President. Okay, let's let's finish this part of the public hearing. See if there are any other comments or questions from the city councilors. Are there any other comments or questions from the city councilors?
>> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you. I wonder if the petitioner can tell us what the impact of the traffic on the street will be. Will uh a road will will it impact uh the ability for
one lane of traffic? What what's the specifics? >> Samuel, do you you are you able to address that question? >> Yes. Yes. Obviously, um our goal is to minimize the impacts that we have on the
traffic. Um so h having said that um typically when we uh undertake these projects um we only need u a narrow width uh for us to be able to install the main. So
um we're not going to totally shut down the road if uh that is your concern. There is still going to be uh traffic moving. So I don't know if uh I've addressed your concerns. The road is not going to be totally shut down is what I'm trying
to say. >> Councelor Roby, does that address your concern? I mean, the the fortunate part of this location is there are alternate routes to reroute traffic uh if need be. >> There are and I I guess um my concern
for that is the detail that will be in place will be protecting Eversource workers but in fact will not detour traffic. Um, so can there be a request to actually have a detail whose specific job is to alert the public and direct
traffic so that they don't get to the intersection and the the light and then know they can't go straight. to me. I >> I can uh so I guess uh to allay your concerns, one thing we can certainly do,
we can provide a traffic management plan. That way, in addition to protecting the road workers, we can also, you know, give the public notice on uh the detours they could take. Um if that is what the city would like
to see, yeah, we can certainly provide that. Okay. I I I guess I'm thinking more of the Weed Street aspect for people that want to use Weed Street to come onto South Bolton or to access Weed Street
from South Bolton. They're not just coming straight down or coming straight up. Um >> um if you uh if there's something you would like to see, we can uh incorporate that in our design. Uh looking at the
map seems like people of weed streets could if they want to get on south boating they can uh they can go through court streets uh if I'm not mistaken that is uh one option but um again we can uh look at it
thoroughly to come up with a very good plan that doesn't significantly impact public traffic. >> Thank you. I I think it's appreciated and I know that the chairman of the committee will reinforce the fact that the paving to cover over this needs to
be properly done so that that doesn't become a issue in the future. >> Thank you. >> Noted. Thanks, >> Mr. President. Council Landers, I do have one more question. >> Council Landers,
>> does does he have any idea how long this project could take? How many days? >> Sure. I can uh I can try to address the question. So uh looking at the schedule, I like to think uh if you give us the
grant of location that we need, I I expect us to be in and out of the location within 30 days. >> Yes. So when would you like one Mr. President I'd just add that when would you like to start this project?
>> Um we would like to start early August uh if we have the uh necessary approval from the town. So beginning of August is our scheduled start date. >> Okay. because that working with the engineer department uh when those he
gives a go ahead based on some of your other projects uh of course I know it's only mid July but I I always start worrying about the fall also >> you know winter >> as it was 94 degrees today thank you Mr.
Mr. President, that's all the questions I have right now. >> Did I hear another counselor that had a question? >> Any other counselors with a question, >> Mr. President? >> Councel Ducet. >> Oh, he's frozen.
>> He thinks it's cold out. >> Cold. There we go. Okay. Is this better? >> There you go. Yep, you're in. >> Okay. Um so my concern would be that um question to Eversource uh they need to be able to complete the work on Pleasant
Street, Bolton Street and Poria Drive before starting this effort. If they're going to start this effort in early August, what's the time frame do they see as completing those other projects? Um, unfortunately I'm not able to provide the exact uh completion dates
for the other projects because uh I have limited knowledge of what the schedule is for those projects. Uh I can only speak of uh the current one that we're discussing. >> If if I could answer councelor Ducet uh I did speak to Tom Deersio. Uh he said
Poria drives done in Bolton and Pleasant they had some uh health issues with some of the workers but they're close to finishing. So he seemed to indicate that those would be done here in short order. So if it's an August start I think that would suit and again as the city engineer has told us he makes sure he
won't issue the permit if it's not if stuff's not in order. So he takes care of that. >> Yeah that's that's perfectly fine. I appreciate the clarification. I just wanted to make sure that um you know expectations are met properly. So thank you sir.
>> Any other questions from the counselors? Questions from the counselors? Questions from the counselors? So I close that part of the public hearing and the entire public hearing. Councelor Landers. >> Okay. My my motion is to approve the
petition. >> Approve the condition. Approve the permit with the conditions from the DPW >> with the with the attached conditions. Yes. >> Okay. Me motion's been made and seconded to approve the petition with the conditions from the DPW. Is there any
discussion on the motion >> uh conditions from the city engineer? >> City engineer. Thank you very much. No problem. >> My bad. So again, it's a motion to approve the permit with the conditions from the city engineer. Any discussion? Hearing none, I'll ask
the clerk to call the role, please. Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Oram. >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner.
>> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Landers. Council Landis votes yes. >> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Dumis
>> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Roby >> Council Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Oing >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> And councelor Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> It's 11 sir. A motion to approve the
permit for Eversource for 500 ft of gas line on South Bolton Street with the conditions of the city engineer is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item number three. Now is the time for the continued public hearing on
the application for an LED signed special permit from William Kamuso on behalf of Lincoln 431 LLC, the Shell Station at 431 Lincoln Street, order number 20-1007948E. Again, this public hearing will be conducted in four stages. Public
speaking in favor, questions from the public, public speaking in opposition, and questions from the city councilors. I will now open the first part of the public hearing for the public speaking in favor. >> Yes. Uh my name is Bill Kamuso. I'm the
owner of the Shell station at 431 Lincoln Street and uh I am in obviously in favor of getting this permit. Um I was not included in the prior meetings. Um Steve Pedro from AUB Engineering I
believe is also here tonight and um he was more of uh an expert in this sign and it's uh how it's manufactured and all that stuff. But um hopefully he'll chime in and uh and answer any questions
you have. Steve, are you there? >> I am. Steve, can you give us your name and address? >> Uh, Steve Pedro with AUB Engineering, 414 Benefit Street, Pucket, Rhode Island.
>> Thank you, Steve. Steve, you want to describe the sign for the council and the public? >> Sure. Uh, quickly, it's a refacing of the existing uh freestanding sign at the corner of Lincoln and Pleasant Street for the Shell station. Uh right now they
have the manual price uh of gasoline where you have to change the placards for the price change. Uh I'm sure you're uh familiar with the new industry standards that these prices uh are now LED. They changed uh remotely at the
attendance uh console and we are seeking a uh a special permit for this LED sign. Um the modification of the sign will uh actually be a decrease in the the size. Uh right now the the panels all add up
to about 106 square ft. Uh once we do the the refacing uh it would be down to about 76 square ft. Uh right now there's some blank panels that uh we we wouldn't be uh reusing. So, essentially, it's a
uh a twoft high price panel for regular gasoline and then a a 12-in high diesel panel for uh the diesel price. Uh it has the Shell logo on the top and then we would have a uh a rewards panel
similar to what's there now, the uh stop and shop uh you know, 10 cents to 30 cents off. >> Thank you, Steve. Are there any other members of the public speaking in favor of the project? Any members of the public speaking in
favor? Any members of the public speaking in favor? Hearing none, close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the public. Are there any questions from the public?
Questions from the public? Hearing none, I close that part of the public hearing. Public speaking in opposition. Are there any members of the public speaking in opposition? Members of the public speaking in
opposition. Any members of the public speaking in opposition? Hearing none, I close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the city councilors. Mr. President, >> councelor Irish.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh question I have a lot of the residents uh in that area certainly very happy the way the renovation has gone uh with that with the Shell station. Um some of the feedback I've received as well as um in
opposition um is that currently right now in the residential area the illumination currently under the canopy uh on at the gas station site is um absolutely very very bright and I didn't know if there's
if there's any means of of able to dim that type of light that's currently now under the uh canopy. Steve, you want to address that or Bill? >> I was going to say our our office had uh
no input in terms of the I don't know if they reamped the uh the canopy or if new lights were put in. So, I I'm at a a loss to discuss exactly what was done. >> I can chime in. This is Bill Kamuso, uh
the owner again. Um, we did not change anything on the canopy other than paint it. Um, maybe five or six years ago, we changed the lamps from, you know, uh, the old uh, mercury vapor lamps to LED.
>> That's awesome. >> But they're the same number of fixtures. They're just LED lights. Um, we haven't really changed anything other lighting. >> That's fine. I just I just want to let you know that you know it is a residential area and some residents did
voice their opposition in having an LED lighting there joining with the other illumination. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you for your answer. >> Any other counselors with any comments? >> President Oxing, it's councelor Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet.
>> Thank you very much, Mr. President. Um, just if if you ended up repainting the canopy white, that would actually obviously increase the brightness of the lights that were already there. So, you may not have changed the lighting, but you changed the background to make it brighter. So, if there's anything that
could be done possibly after a certain time to reduce the lighting so that between let's say 11 or after 11 or so, the lights can dim down. you know, it would be beneficial for the people in the neighborhood. I'm not sure how that can be doable, but you may consider
that. >> I'm sure that the next permit >> it's Bill Kamuzo again. Um, I mean, right now, you turn a light on and all the light canopies on the lights. I mean, all the lights on the canopy come on, but I'm sure an electrician could
rewire it so that, you know, only 60% of them come on. Um, and I surely would be willing to do that. Um, my only concern is that, you know, it still be bright enough so that it's safe and, you know, customers feel safe coming in.
>> Understandable. >> Any other questions from the city councilors? >> Mr. President, this is councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby, >> thank you. I just want to reflect on the comments made by uh, councelor Irish. We did receive communication from residents
when it was a misunderstanding that there had to be a variance from the planning board because of the zoning. Uh we found out that in fact that was not true. If this had been sent to us without the request for the
planning board variance, we would have dealt this a long time ago. So unfortunately the petitioners had to wait through all of that till it was found out that in fact that variance wasn't needed and that they simply need
to get the permit for the the special permit for this specific sign. Um in driving through the city and areas around the city, it seems like every Shell station that has been redesigned has the exact same canopy. Um, and I
don't know for sure whether they're all as bright as they are as this one is. I think they probably are, but I think where this one's located, maybe in a a darker area of the city where when those lights are on, it does look very bright.
I I personally don't think the addition of the particular sign will add that much brightness to it. So, if there's something that the petitioner can do to lessen the the lighting on the canopy, I
think that would probably be appreciated by the the public that lives around this kind or excuse me, around the the uh shell station. >> Yeah. And uh Bill Kamuso again, as I mentioned, I I gladly would take care of
that. >> Any other counselors with questions? Any other questions from the >> Once again, Mr. President, >> councelor Irish, >> thank you. Thank Thank you to uh Council Obi. Um yes, that that is correct. Like the residents had mentioned that uh when
they did renovate it, they it looks like they have added lighting uh maybe not just under the canopy, but they have added lighting to that area. I just wanted to clarify that. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, councelor Irish. Any other questions from the counselors?
Questions from the counselors. Questions from the counselors hearing? None. I close that part of the public hearing and the entire public hearing. It is in urban affairs that I'm sure the applicant will come back to see if it's the same as my kitchen. It's
called a dimmer switch that works to uh uh challenge or change the intensity on the lights. Okay. Thank you. We will move on now to agenda item number four. Now is the time for the public hearing from William Kamuso on behalf of Kamuso
Enterprises LLC to operate a gas station, the Shell station at 431 Lincoln Street on a 24-hour basis pursuant to chapter 342 of the code of the city of Malro, order number 20-1008046. Again, this public hearing we take it in four stages. Public speaking in favor,
questions from the public, public speaking in opposition, and questions from the city councilors. I will ask anyone speaking to please provide their name and address. We'll open the first part of the public hearing with the public speaking in favor.
>> Okay. Again, it's Bill Kamuso. Previously mentioned that I'm the owner of the owner and operator of the Shell Station of 431 Lincoln Street. Um I've been there purchased that location in May of n uh 2005 and uh we've been operating it 24 hours
a day since. Um I think it was the beginning of June, I was informed that uh we needed to have a 24-hour permit in Marvel Row, which I was unaware of. Um so that day we stopped operating 24
hours a day. Um and we have was we're operating from uh 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. right now currently. Um, I guess obviously the reason I would like to be open 24 hours a day is that it's
profitable. Um, we, you know, service enough customers on the midnight shift that it's, you know, pays the payroll and we make a little money on it. Um it also affords us the ability to you know clean the station during the slower
hours and particularly at this stage in our lives disinfect the store a lot more than we did pre previously. Um it's you know does afford a convenience to customers and we do get a rush you
know between 4 and 4:30 in the morning for those people that take off and have to be at work early like landscapers and you know they typically come in and buy their sandwiches and you know newspapers and cigarettes and water and ice for the
day. Um, and if nothing else, I'd like to at least ask that we be allowed to, you know, open at 4. Um but it would be my uh
opinion that you know my preference would be to be open 24 hours a day as it's uh you know it is profitable to be open and it's uh realistically easier to get someone to work that midnight shift you know and and then there's someone
always there. you don't have to worry about them opening or you know being broken into and you know that it's safe. Um and I guess that's it. Thank you, Bill. Are there any other members of the public speaking in favor?
Any other any members of the public speaking in favor? Any members of the public speaking in favor? Hearing none, I close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the public?
Are there any questions from the public? Questions from the public? Hearing none, I'll close that part of the public hearing. Public speaking in opposition. Are there any members of the public
wishing to speak in opposition? Members of the public speaking in opposition. Any members of the public speaking in opposition hearing? None. I'll close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the
city councilors. Councelor Wagner. >> Mr. President, thank you. Uh my question is, so currently you're closed from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. During that time, do you dim the lights or shut lights out or does it stay lit? I'm I'm
curious about the impact on the neighbors. If you are open 24 hours, does that mean they never get a break from the light or is it not going to change from how you currently operate? >> Uh, no. Currently, we, you know, really just to conserve electricity, we shut all the outside lights off and we leave
a few lights on inside the building. Uh, really so that the police could see if there was someone in there. Any other questions from the city councilors? >> Mr. President, >> councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, quick
question. Could you mention again what what time before 6 a.m. that you'd be picking up landscaping business? Do you think, sir? >> Um, we get a little bit of a a busy rush at like 4:30. Um, but I don't know if you know, we
have a little deli there now. So, you know, they're buying sandwiches and stuff and and you know, so they would have to get there before 4:30. >> No, absolutely. I've heard some good things of sandwiches as well as the pizza. Um, so like I said before, this is very You've done a a great job right
there. Very positive with the uh with the deli and the pizza. Um, but I was just questioning what time you could pick up some more business prior to six. Thank Thank you, Mr. President. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Um, and I have another question sort of around um,
one of the residents in advance had sent us some photos of the image at night and um, I guess this is without the LED lights. It is very bright in the evening. And I'm just curious, I know to councelor Wagner's point, you mentioned that the lights necessarily wouldn't be dimmed if it was operating 24 hours. Are
there any other um, suggestions that you're thinking about to mitigate the impact on the neighborhood? Um, and making sure that there isn't any, you know, noise or music or audio coming out of the gas station as well. Um, as far as audio, we're not allowed
to have any audio in Malboro. Um, so that the theoretically should be no noise coming from the pumps or anything outside the building. Um, as I mentioned previously, uh, I'm sure I could get the I can't do it myself, but I'm sure I could get
someone to, you know, the electrician to rewire the lights on the canopy so that we could shut down some of them. Um, and as I also mentioned, you know, you want to keep it bright enough so that you don't have to worry about, you know, you don't want to do dark, you know, for
safety reasons. Um, but I'm sure I mean, I'd be glad to meet someone out there and and, you know, figure out which lights to shut off. Um, I'm obviously not a lighting specialist, but um, but I'd be, you know, more than willing
to meet the town engineer or someone out there at night one night and figure out or first thing in the morning and figure out uh, you know, which lights we could shut off and and have it I mean, we we could manually shut them off with circuit breakers so we could test it.
Um, but the employees just throw one switch and they all come on, you know, so they they're not playing with the electrical panel. Um, but I, you know, would definitely be willing to, you know, to do that. Any other questions from the city
councilors? Any other questions from the city councilors? Questions from the city councilors hearing? None. I close that part of the public hearing and the entire public hearing and this is in urban affairs.
Thank you, Bill. >> Thank you. >> Agenda item number five. Now is the time set for the public hearing on the application for a special permit from attorney Brian Faulk on behalf of WP Malbor Mass Owner LLC to
build a multifamily residential project in the business district to be known as Aaris Malro consisting of 188 units in four buildings at 339 Boston Post Road East. Order number 20-1007995B. Again, reminder this public hearing will
be conducted in four stages. Uh public speaking in favor, questions from the public, public speaking in opposition, and questions from the city councilors. And we get to the part of the public speaking. If you're on a phone, it's star six to unmute your
phone. So with that, uh we'll start with public speaking in favor. Thank you, President O Singh, council uh and thank you for agreeing to hold this hearing remotely. For the record, Brian Faulk from Ira Okonnell appearing on behalf of the applicant WP Malro MA
owner LLC, which is a subsidiary of Waypoint Residential. Um Mr. Carrian, are you able to bring up the the PowerPoint presentation? >> Oh, great. Thank Thank you very much. Um, with me presenting tonight are Tom
Moran, senior development manager with Waypoint, Dave Robinson from Allen and Major Engineering, and Dennis Hargus from Philips Partnership Architects. Waypoint Residential is excited to bring the Walcott Heritage Farms multif family project before the city council. And
that's our new name for this community, which combines Waypoint's highest end brand, Walcott, and the history of the site. We think this is a great opportunity to bring new housing options and affordable housing to the city's east side. We've been working with
different city departments and boards for several months now and we're glad to now be before the city council. Could we just advance the slide two, please? So to orient yourself, the site is the McGee Farm property along the south side of uh Boston Post Road East, which is a
mixeduse area with residential and commercial properties nearby. The project uses the current business district zoning um where multifamily dwellings are allowed by special permit. We are not seeking any zoning amendments, no overlay districts or map
amendments. The project's allowed under current zoning um by special permit just like um some other residential communities along Route 20 in that section of the city. Next slide, please. So, we're proposing 188 high-end
apartment units in four buildings. Our unit breakdown is 128 one-bedroom apartments and 60 two-bedroom apartments. No units will have more than two bedrooms. We must provide 376 parking spaces, which far exceeds the parking required
for some other recent multif family projects in the city. Our developed area will be located in the property's existing building area along Route 20. Out of the site's 26 acres, over 70% will be preserved as open space and
landscaped areas. The bulk of the green that you're seeing on this image will remain green. The existing horse riding ring will become a walking trail and the interior of the ring left as open space. This is the bulk of the area that's the closest to our neighbors at the Jolen community
and Helen Drive to the south and that will remain as open space. You may recall that this project came before the council last year because the city had a right of first refusal to purchase the land for open space or municipal use. The city declined to acquire the
property. But even with this project, again, 70% of the property will remain as open space. 15% of our units will be restricted as affordable. That's 29 out of 188. And this is unlike many of the other large multif family projects the council has
looked at over the last few years, which have not helped the city maintain its 10% affordable housing inventory for chapter 40 purposes. By providing 15% affordable units, this project will help the city offset some of the units that are coming off the subsidized hing
housing inventory over the next two years, which is fix 56 units. This will be one of the more regulated projects in Malro. In addition to this special permit, we require an order of conditions from the conservation commission, a flood plane special permit
from the ZBA, and site plan approval from the site plan committee. We've had several public hearings before the conservation commission and the ZBA and we've been working informally with the site plan committee. Next slide, please. To help the city review the project's
impacts, we provided a traffic study and a a fiscal impact analysis. Given the value of the improvements and the low impacts on municipal services, we estimate that the project will generate over $570,000 a year in net revenue. That's above the
cost of city services. Next slide, please. The low cost of municipal services to the project is due to the very low number of school-aged children we expect will live in this community. Because 68% of the project will be
one-bedroom units and the remaining 32% two-bedroom units. Our fiscal impact report estimates that just 15 school age children will live at the site at any given time. This compares favorably with other multif family projects that have been approved in the city recently which
have not which have not had many school impacts. Next slide, please. As required by the city council's multifamily development review criteria and design guidelines, we completed a self-evaluation. Our project score of
145 was positive and within the city's acceptable range. We will review the details of our score with the urban affairs committee. um following the public hearing. With that, I'd like to turn things over to Tom Moran from Waypoint to talk about the company and
its vision for the site. >> That's That's Tom Moran if he's showing up on the screen. >> Yep. Tom Moran is muted. Thank you, Brian. Uh, if we could go to the next slide, please. >> Uh, so my name is Tom Moran with
Waypoint Real Estate Investments. Um, and just starting with a brief summary of who we are as a company. Uh, this slide, um, uh, details who we are. Uh, we acquire, build, and operate rental housing properties. Our bread and butter is conventional multif family, but we also have expertise in student housing
and senior housing. Um, next slide, please. Um so here you'll find some highle metrics that uh further describe the company. Um I think the key takeaway here is that we have deep and extensive expertise building and operating multif family communities. Uh we have four
offices nationally. I work out of the Stamford Connecticut office and spend a significant portion of my time focused in Massachusetts. Uh next slide please. Um so on to the project. Um, so this is a project we're really excited about and uh what we found uh most appealing about
Marboro is that it's a it's a city that has rich history but is also willing to embrace smart growth. Um, and that was an interesting combination of things that we found appealing and wanted to create a project that embodied that same theme. Um, that's what prompted us to
change the name of the project to Walcott Heritage Farms, which again honors the site's historical use, uh, but also provides a new use, which is updated and upgraded housing on the east side of the city. Um, this slide here outlines some of the, uh, the key merits of the project. But I'd like to start
with the image that you're looking at. Um, so this is an image taken from building 400, which overlooks the southern portion of the site. Uh, and here you'll see our outdoor amenities. Um, you see our pool. Uh we have grilling stations. There's an outdoor seating area. You'll see the trellis to
the right which acts as a uh social and gathering space. Um just beyond that we have a an outdoor game area with a botchi court and other game setups. And then beyond that you'll see what we believe is one of the key amenities this site has to offer and that's the vast amount of green space that Brian
mentioned earlier. Um so as has been previously me mentioned we're going to preserve se 70% of the site as green space. Um and we can do this through a number of mechanisms including a restrictive covenant. Um but the intent is to ensure that that green space stays
in its current form. Um we've even talked with conservation about implementing things like a meadow management plan uh which would preserve the habitat as is and make sure all the existing wildlife can stay in place. Um, further going down the the list here, um, this site falls in what's
called a designated opportunity zone and that was part of the tax cuts and jobs act 2017. Uh, which means this location was identified by the state as a site in need of economic development. Uh, the project we're proposing is also compliant with the Marboro economic
development master plan in terms of providing higher density housing uh, in the commercial corridor. Um, the open space we we touched on already. Um and 15% of our units will be affordable. And the important part here is that we are building the housing. We are not buying
our way out of the obligation. Um we understand the importance of having housing and in total for this project that'll equate to 29 units. Uh we're also going to implement some sustainable features. Um we are going to have electric car charging stations, uh high efficiency mechanical equipment, energy
star appliances. Um, this is going to be a 100% electric project and we're going to be pursuing a national green building standard green certification. Uh, can we go to the next slide, please? So, our architect is later going to get
into um some details about the building design, but I did want to give the the council uh an idea of the feel we're going for inside of the building. Um, so this is our club room and uh in our common areas, we try to provide a space that's uh warm and inviting. Um, and in
doing so, it's a place that people want to spend time, people can get to know their neighbors, and really fosters a sense of community. Um, just some design elements here. You'll see the the the floor to ceiling windows. This, um, overlooks the southern portion of the site where we have our our green space.
Um, and the idea is to make sure that the residents can appreciate the natural setting. Um, and even in the artwork, if uh it's a little difficult to see here, but if you look at the the artwork near the ceiling um on the sopet there, there are these antique paintings of various species of birds. And uh again, that's
an attempt to bring the outdoors inside and really make that theme continuous throughout the project. Uh next slide, please. Uh here's another panned out view of that same club room. Uh shows a little bit more of the kitchen. Next slide, please.
Um, and here's our game room, which is adjacent to the club room. Uh, again, just some minor details. If you see that, uh, the equestrian statue on top of the fireplace mantle. Uh, again, that's a nod to the site's historical use. And, uh, what's pretty cool is that the the wallpaper, uh, shown here, um,
is the actual wallpaper we intend on uh, installing in the building. Um, and it's a forest to treeine. And again, trying to make that theme of nature continuous throughout the project. Next slide, please. Uh here's a shot of our fitness center. Um
if we go back to the fitness center if go down. Yeah. Um so off to the left here uh we have a cycle slashstretching/ yoga room. And then uh one more slide please. And here's a view of our main room which shows some of the uh the cardio
equipment we'll have. We'll also have strength equipment and uh more functional training um equipment. Um, so in closing my portion of the presentation, I just want to, you know, say that we view our relationship with the communities in which we build as a partnership. Um, this project is going
to be a long-term investment for us. Um, and with that, we look forward to the opportunity to have a long-term partnership with the city of Marbor. Um, so thank you. And with that, I'll turn it over to Dave Robinson with Allen Major. >> Thank you, Tom. And good evening,
counselors. Uh, could we please advance to the next slide? Thank you. For the record, my name is David Robinson. I'm the project site designer with Allen and Major Associates at 100 Commerce Way in Wuburn, Massachusetts. This evening, I'll be presenting a brief overview of the
project as well as some info on the site layout and engineering. The total project area includes three parcels um including a parcel at the southeast corner of the site as shown on the screen and outlined in black which is to remain undeveloped. These three parcels
total approximately 25.7 acres and of that acreage just under 7 acres is proposed to contribute to the total site disturbance which means that as Tom mentioned a significant portion of the site is proposed to remain as open space. In terms of site layout, uh we've gone through multiple iterations of the
site layout during the permitting process and we've refined it to reduce the disturbance to the ex uh reduce the disturbance of the existing resource areas on site to the maximum extent practicable. Uh there's three total curb cuts proposed along Route 20. Two for
the main development area and one for the remote parking lot as you'll see on the right hand side of your screen. The westerly most curb cut is proposed to be an exit only with separate lanes for left to right-hand turns. The easterly curb cut near the center of the main site is proposed as an ex entrance and
exit curb cut with two total lanes, one in, one out. And there is a remote parking lot as I mentioned to the right of the site with 22 spaces proposed, a sidewalk connection to the main site as well as an entrance and exit lanes providing access to Route 20. 376 total
parking stalls are proposed and that parking ratio will provide exactly a 2.0 u ratio of stalls per unit. There's also six covered parking garages proposing a total of 42 covered parking spaces. It should also be noted we're in the process of coordinating the project with
the mass DOT uh with regards to their planned improvements to this corridor of Route 20 and we have a meeting with the DOT later this week to discuss our integration of this project uh into their proposed improvements. As far as traffic concerns go, we've performed a
traffic analysis and we've submitted that report to both the city of Marboro and the Mass DOT. As Tom mentioned, there's an amenities area located at the rear of the site with the pool, associated maintenance building, barbecue, grilling area with outdoor kitchen and fire pit, lawn games
area, and a na looped natural walking path, which will utilize the footprint of an existing path on site as well as a dog park located at the rear of the site. Um, again, it should be noted that development is concentrated in the previously developed area, the northwest corner of the site. Um and the the
project will also be served by public water for both domestic and fire uses and public sewer as well. Um and there will be private electric and gas services to the site. Storm water is proposed to be handled by a closed pipe and structure system with structural water quality units to improve the water
quality before leaving the site. Um the water quality units will discharge to five distinct subsurface infiltration systems including one in the remote outpel parking lot. These will each be equipped with outlet control structures to manage the flows leaving the site. And these systems will provide on-site
retention for large storm events as large as well as the recharge of storm water runoff to groundwater. The drainage has been designed entirely in accordance with state and local standards. Finally, the project proposes uh additional compensatory flood storage areas on site which have previously been
vetted with conservation as well as the ZBA. Uh the purpose of the compensatory flood storage on site is to reduce the risk of downstream flooding impacts on nearby properties. Um at this time I'd like to turn it over to Dennis Hargus with uh Philips Architecture to discuss
the buildings and architecture. Dennis, >> thank you Dave and good evening counselors. Uh my name is Dennis Hargus. I'm with Phillips Partnership Architects at 5901 Peace Dunwitty Road Atlanta, Georgia. Um, so if you go to the next
slide, please. The top floor plan on this slide is our typical floor plan. As you can see, there are 12 units per level for each of the four buildings. Um, we wanted to keep the buildings as compact as we
could so that it's not just one large building that's overpowering the entire site. We wanted to keep them limited in size, like I said, so that they don't overpower the site. The lower plan is our amenity building floor plan. So on
the the left side of this plan is our leasing office um which faces towards Boston Post Road so that as residents and potential residents enter the site they can see where they need to go for the leasing office and it also has a
cyber cafe um where residents can go and use computers, get work done with Wi-Fi. Um as we know in today's day and age having somewhere to work from home is a huge benefit. Um and many people are doing that. Um to the right side of the
plan is the area that you saw some renderings of while Tom was speaking earlier the club room and the game room and the fitness area. These again these spaces are looking towards the southern portion of the site overlooking the pool and the preserve the green space um to
the south. Uh if you can go to the next slide please. This is a rendering of our amenity building 400. So this is looking from the north side of the building. Um you can see the leasing office um on the
first floor here. Um as Tom mentioned, we really wanted to pay homage to the history of the site and it's as an equestrian facility. So, we kind of took that classical farmhouse idea, but wanted to then modernize it and bring in
updated elements. So, we kept a stone base along the entire bottom of the building um with a just a rusticated stone again to just reference back to that farmhouse. And we included a over a metal overhang on the two ends of the
building just again to reference that farmhouse with a wraparound porch that encompasses the fronts of the building. So we've got that at the leasing office as well as the amenity spaces. And then on above the stone it was really about
bringing in varied materials and colors. We have lapsiding as well as board and batten to try and break up the massing and give it that appeal of that classical farmhouse. Um if you go to the next slide please.
So this is a view looking from Boston Post Road looking looking towards the east. Um these two buildings as we were developing the site plan we wanted to address the street. We didn't want our buildings to turn their backs or ignore the street. So the two these two
buildings are lining the street. And again, as you can see, we still have we have that rusticated stone base around the bottom of the buildings. And then as well as the these two buildings, the color variate varies a little bit from the other building on the site. We
didn't want them all to be the same. It's not just the same building repeated across the site. So there is some variation between the buildings. Um with that I will turn it back over to Brian Faulk.
>> Thanks Dennis. Um just in summary, we believe this project will be a good addition to Malro. Um preserving the bulk of the property as open space, bringing significant tax revenues and additional affordable housing units to the city. We look forward to addressing questions from the public and counselors
and working with the council on the review of this project. Thank you. >> Thank you, Brian. That >> that concludes your presentation. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Are there any other members of the public speaking in favor of the project?
Any members of the public speaking in favor? I'll ask the city clerk to read. Councelor, uh, we did receive one communication from an Alexander Williamson of 63 Commonwealth Avenue who wish to be recorded in favor of the project. >> Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Are there any
other members of the public speaking in favor? Members of the public speaking in favor? Members of the public speaking in favor? Hearing none, I'll close that part of the public hearing. And it's now questions from the public.
And a reminder, if you're on the phone, it's star six to unmute and we'll try to get you all in. So, it's open for questions from the public. Any questions from the public? >> Yes.
>> Good evening. >> Good evening, >> Mr. President. >> Yes. >> Hi, it's Cindy Zomar. Um, I do want to reserve my reserve time to speak in in opposition to the project, but I do have a question and that right >> Cindy can hang on one minute. Hang on,
Cindy. So, again, I want to remind folks if you're watching it on TV, you got to listen on the phone and turn down the TV because we'll get feedback here in the council. >> Um, so that that's just a reminder. So, I'm sorry, Cindy. Go ahead.
>> That's okay. I don't have a TV on so I don't think it's mine but um my question I did have a question uh they mentioned they did a traffic analysis uh Dave Robinson mentioned that and I wonder when was that done like was it before or after CO 19 hit because obviously
there's a huge traffic difference now as opposed to a year ago. >> Can he can he answer that? No. >> Yep. Our our our traffic consultant with Vaness is on. Um I think that they can best answer that. >> Yes. Uh good evening. Giles Ham with
Vanessa Associates. So we had conducted counts in June 2019 during the weekday morning and evening peak hours and that represents an above average condition in the area. >> Okay. Um was that before or after school
was closed for the year? Do you recall? >> Um I'd have to get the exact date. Um >> June can go either way. Yeah, I'll I'd have to check that. >> Okay. Just wondering um because I Yeah. Okay. Um All right. Those that was my
question and then I'll I'll come back later. Thank you so much. >> You're You're welcome, Cindy. Are there any other questions from the public? Any other questions from the public? >> President, >> this is Dan Caruso from Violetwood
Circle. >> Hello, Mr. Caruso. >> Yeah, I have a question about the um the perceived the need for the housing. They did use that as a rationale for one of the small projects there. I was wondering if they could speak more to
that, where that um where they saw that need coming from, how they determined that, and especially how they arrived that determination uh in terms of the types of housing they're offering uh and the number of housing they're offering, and also if the number of housing they're offering has more to do with
that need and more to do with the financial viability of the project. >> Mr. President, this is Brian Faulk. I can I can address this and may turn to Tom Moran to speak a little bit makeup of the housing we're proposing. I
don't think it's a mystery that the uh governor for several years and numerous reports from Beacon Hill have been letting us know that housing is needed in this commonwealth and particular affordable housing and workforce housing. And I know that's been a
priority of the city of Malro for many years is to bring in workforce housing to serve the the many employers that the city has that is often bringing folks in from Somerville and Cambridge doing a reverse commute providing opportunities for them to live here in the city as
well as work here in the city. >> Yeah. >> And I'd also add that's it's just a it's a function of smart planning in terms of providing um mixed housing within a development. And if uh the question also referred to like the the unit breakdown that we have at the project, um we typically perform market studies. Uh
when we're looking at a project and the outcome of those market studies tells us where the demand for the housing is. >> Does that answer your question, Mr. Caruso? Uh although I'm still not sure I understand if there was anything specific to marble with that other than
the governor's statement and general things that were said by development people. Anything specific they did to determine that the east side of this city needed this housing. That's what my concern was. My specific question. >> Yeah, there's language outlined in the
uh the Marboro um economic growth plan. Um and then even within the um the multif family design guidelines that uh identify certain locations within the city um and the proposed or um I guess recommended developments for each location within the city.
>> Okay, that does answer my question. Thank you, Councelor Oing. >> You're welcome. Are there any other questions from the public? >> Council President Oim, uh this is Katherine Hennessy. Good evening, Miss Hennessy.
>> Thank you. Um I live at 199 Sterns Road and um I do have a question if um I may understand the price point for a onebedroom and the price point towards a rental of a twobedroom. I'd appreciate
that information. Uh yeah, so one bedrooms will start around 1,900 per month and two bedrooms will start between 24 and 2500 per month and that is within the existing rates you see in Marboro today.
>> Okay. And um second, you had in your presentation that um there was some form of a study you referenced where you said that you believe that there would only be approximately 15 potential schoolage
children. Um can I understand where you're providing that information from? >> Yeah, we hired a uh a person to provide a fiscal impact study. um and they look at data both nationally um regionally and locally to
show what previous developments what I guess school impacts previous developments have had uh and then can draw the conclusions based on the existing data. Um so you know like they found here we have a high number of onebedrooms and uh you know typically with onebs you don't see any school age
children. Um so that's one reason at this particular project we have a very low number of school age children um forecasted. >> Do you happen to have the information of um which projects that they were um looking at? I' I'd really appreciate that insight because we do have a number
of obviously um different residences, apartment complexes, and um some actually um do have a large amount of families with school-aged children um that are within onebedroom and two-bedroom situations. So, I' I'd love
to know which um they were referencing. Yeah, there's a number of studies referenced in the study um that's been submitted to the city. Uh Brian, is there a way that we typically handle this? >> Yeah, it's I mean it's been submitted to the city. It's a public record and and Katherine, I can um provide you a direct
copy if needed. >> Thank you. I would really appreciate that. >> Yep. >> Are there any other questions from the public? Questions from the public. And again, it's star six to unmute the phone.
Questions from the public. Hearing no questions from the public. I'll close that part of the public hearing. We'll now open the public speaking in opposition. Do you want to read those items now or do you want to >> Thank you, sir. >> So, I'm going to have the clerk read.
We've got uh numerous correspondents. So, we'll read the list of individuals that have sent correspondence in to the uh city city clerk's office. >> We have received correspondence in opposition from the following individuals. Tom and Sheila Breen of 116
Steven Street, James Brown of the Jolan Residence Association at 15 Colton Lane. Amanda Curtis at 224 Phelp Street. Michael Davis at 162 Ewald Avenue. Diane Ellis at 34 Shelley Lane. Gina Ferrer at 273 West Main Street. Joanne Giancola at
67 East Dudley Street. Katherine Hennessy 199 Sterns Road. Susan McMaster at 164 South Street. Mark Maxander at 66 66 Ashley Lane, excuse me. Ralph Morrow at 417 Farm Road. Diane McN of 70 Linda Circle. Pat McSher of Berkeley Street.
Steven Peek of 64 Victoria Lane. Marilyn Perry of 321 Sudbury Street. Elizabeth Ren of 13 Val Lane. Sharon Riddle of 86 Prrenville Way. Victoria Rule of 41 Dean Road. John Vieiraa of 36 Holly Hill Lane, Jane Williams of 21 Benjamin Road,
Richard Jükas of 12 Helen Drive, Cindy Zomar of 40 Dean Road, and Katie Zolnik of 689 Hemingway Street. >> Again, these are the correspondents that we've got received in opposition to the project. At this point, I'll open it up to the public. So, public speaking in
opposition. Yes. >> Yes. Go ahead. Uh name and address, please. >> Monica Delveio at 302 Boston Post Road East. >> Thank you, Monica. Go ahead.
>> I live across the street from that property and it's already hard enough for us to get in and out of the parking lot. here. How How is that going to affect us when we have more people trying to get in and out? Even if it's a right turn,
left only, left turn only exits from what I just saw, it's going to make it almost impossible unless you guys are planning on putting lights on. So, and seeing how the traffic flow is already so high,
it's a massive impact. Thank you. I'm sure that will be discussed, Monica, when it goes to urban affairs. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Monica. Again, public speaking in opposition, members of the public speaking, >> President.
>> Yes. >> Hi, Cindy Delmar. Again, Mr. President, thank you. >> Go ahead, Cindy. >> I would Hi. I would like to speak in opposition once again to this project. I have no vested interest as I've said in my numerous emails to every city
councelor and every head of chair of every committee and commission in the city. I believe um it's just a matter of the wrong project at the wrong place. It sounds lovely. I wish I could see the slides. I I'm on the phone so I don't
have it on my TV. Um but it sounds like a lot of planning went into it and it's a beautiful complex. It's just too big for that area. As uh the Monica Delveio just mentioned, the traffic coming in and out of there is going to be just horrendous. And I understand they've
done their traffic study. We now know it was in June. I'm sorry. Did you say something? >> Nope. >> Oh, okay. Thank you. Oh, and I'm at 40 Dean Road. I think I forgot to say that. I'm sorry. Um I get excited about what I'm going to talk about, but anyway. Um I think the traffic is an issue. I I
don't like the idea of I hear what they say about leaving 70% of the property um to be green space. Unfortunately, as we all know, when contractors go into a property, they level things. They clear cut trees. They're going to fill in
wetland areas and replicate them in other areas when they're done, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but then I'm I'm not I don't I'm not a gardener. Maybe that can happen. Um, but it's not going to be the way it is now and it's not going to be green for a
long time again once they do something like that. There will probably be more far more children than they're anticipating because that's the way life is right now. Um, as I said, the traffic is going to be horrendous. The infrastructure is all going to be affected. And I have spoken to the
police chief as well as I've talked to personally to six counselors and I have gotten emails back from my letters from several others. And everyone I have talked to, every single commission, counselor, chief have had reservations on this project, have said that it's not
what they'd like to see there, and have said that they share my concerns. So, it makes me wonder how we can have gotten this far. Um, to the point where we've put these people through hoops and they've gone through them, but yet in
reality, this is not the right project for this area. smaller projects perhaps smaller density and perhaps condos or homes so that people will not be transient. They'll be become part of the fabric of our community and they'll become vested in Marboro. If you have
all these single one-bedroom apartments, those are going to be for people who are here for six months because they've got an assignment with Boston Scientific and then they're going back to California or wherever it is. So, it's not going to help our community. And I think what we all need to remember is the whole
purpose here is to look at how things affect our entire community. And that's the job of the council. And it's tough because you have to talk to all these count these people bringing projects in and you have to know which ones are better and which ones are not. One counselor I spoke to said sometimes it's
the devil you know as opposed to the one you don't. But in my opinion, if that's the saying that comes to mind and all you can think of is the devil, maybe it's time to walk away and wait for the next proposal, like something with single family homes or condos and only
two stories perhaps and not take as much space. So, I urge the council to think long and hard on this and remember that you don't have to say yes. In order to say yes, you have to bend rules and act and and and you know, give special permits and such. It's okay to just say
no and control the growth that comes into our city the way we want to leave it as a legacy for our grandchildren. I thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Cindy. Are there any other members of the public speaking in opposition?
>> Hi. Yes, this is um Mary Vocanti at 66. >> I would like to speak in opposition. >> All right, hang on. Hang on. Mary had Mary, you have the floor. >> Say your name again, sir. >> Yeah. Could you say your name again, Mary? I apologize. Mary,
>> hello. Can you hear me? >> Yeah. A little closer to the phone or a little louder. Mary, >> hi. Is this better? >> Perfect. >> All right. So, I have been I'm only in college and I've been living in Marorrow
my whole life and I used to ride horses at this facility. I've been there I've been associated with the place for the past 15 years and uh one thing that bothers me the most is that we just
don't need this. We have enough people in our town and like many people have said the residential like adding all that traffic. Route 20 is already so busy out of that property. You can't even take a left-hand turn during rush hour. It's so
dangerous. I' There's been many times where I've had to take a right-hand turn and go all the way around by traumettas to go back home instead of taking a left. And with the whole family situation, it being a one-bedroom,
there's many of my friends when I was in high school and middle school that lived at like Brook Village, for instance, where they had grandparents, their parents, and three other brothers and sisters living in a two-bedroom. I don't believe that only 15 kids are going to
be brought in by this place. and um the whole environmental aspect. Doing this is going to change the property drastically. They'll need to level it and bring the whole place up to
the road, which would completely fill in one of the ponds that are there. And even with the huge environmental protections that the state has, I personally feel that it's just going to demolish the current huge ecosystem that
they have. And there's everything from salamanders to coyotes, fisher cats, deer that live on this property. And building is just going to push those animals into the surrounding neighborhoods. Even with 70% of it staying green, there's a reason that
those animals live there. There's a reason that there's coyotes there. And that reason is because there's no one there. There's no one there at night when they're active. And they have many rabbits and squirrels and everything to eat. They have it all there. And so when
they add these buildings, even though 70% of it is still going to stay green, they're going to find someplace else to go. and they're going to go into the neighborhoods and into the the mobile home place that's right there. And I'm
even though I never got out I never got the chance to go find blue loose spotted salamander, I am a strong believer that they're there and if this motion goes into if it gets accepted, I'm going to go find them. And those are extremely
endangered. And as soon as one is sided, you can't build. And it's just Yeah. I also started a petition for councilman
to vote no. And it has over a thousand signatures on it. And this place they the builders were talking about keeping it historical in a pretty stone and a farmhouse with a wraparound court. If
you know the history of this farm, it was a standard bred breeding farm and they used to train trotters. That's why there's that huge trot track and there was no pretty stonework with a wraparound porch. There was a vet clinic that had small and large animal vet
clinic that had I don't know like two bedrooms on the top of it. It's not a pretty farmhouse. There's no pretty historical part of this farm other than the green space, other than the landscape. The landscape is beautiful and there's just no reason to add these
housings and all this stuff there. Just say no. It's I don't see it being affordable either with all of the adding in the pool and the courts. There's no way that that's affordable. $1,000 or
whatever they said for a onebedroom, that's not affordable. I live at school in a one-bedroom apartment that is $700 a month. That's affordable. So, I just don't see the point of doing
this and approving it. Thank you, Mary. >> Wait, I want to add one more thing. >> Sure. Sure, Mary. >> I feel that this is a dream that needs to be brought somewhere else. Just isn't the place for this dream.
>> Thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Mary. There was a gentleman that wanted to speak. Are there any other members of the public? >> My name is Austin. >> Go ahead. >> I'm sorry.
>> My name is Arthur Skura and I I live at 54 Village Drive at the uh Village Apartments, villages of Malbero East.
And I've spoken to many of my neighbors and I go in and out of the driveway where I live and at portions of the day it's nearly impossible to get out of that drive driveway. The traffic is
horrendous and you have to wait a long long time to take a right or a left. And with all of these structures coming in, it's it's going to be much worse. And secondly, I'm a great believer in the
environment and saving our wetlands. And this kind of a project can only be harmful to the environment. As someone just said, it will hurt the animals that
live there. It will upset the ecology. I'm I'm very much against it. I think it's massive and it's something we don't need and it's going to be harmful to the residents who already live here.
Thank you. I live at 54 Village Drive which is very close to what you're uh proposing to build. >> Thank you, Arthur. Are there any other members of the public speaking in opposition?
Um, >> councelor Aing. >> Yes. >> This is Katherine Hennessy. I live at 199 Sterns Road. Um, as well I'm a member of the school committee and um, thank you very much for the presentation
tonight. Um, as Cindy Zomar had mentioned, it was a lovely presentation and Walcut Heritage looks like a lovely place, but uh be it a lot of different
reasoning, I feel like this is not uh a residential area that should be put here in Marorrow. Uh my main concern really is around the number of children that might be living in this residences. I do
understand that you have a study which obviously I have not seen yet. I recognize it's a public record and I will look into it. But um you mentioned 15 children and when I asked relative to the price point for onebedroom and I
look back on some of the other one-bedroom apartment complexes here in Marorrow where we have many many children coming out of those apartment complexes that are attending the public schools that number is much higher than
15. So my concern really is around the services that we would need to support um new residential area appropriately. Uh number one, obviously the public school system and um police and fire and
all of our public resources. I recognize that you did bring up a price point for supporting some of those areas, but as many of us here in the uh community know, uh we've been looking towards having discussions about a fourth fire
department station and needing to have more um safety support. And I really don't think that right now is the time to be utilizing that property and putting in an apartment complex that is
this large at that price point right now. Um, I appreciate all of the presentation and it is thoughtful, but um, many of the considerations that have been brought forward, whether it be the
ecology aspect, um, the traffic concerns and as well the concerns that would put strain potentially on the public resources for our community right now. I really do not think that this is the project that we need to have here in
Marboro. So, um, I would just hope that our counselors can really be thinking about long-term and long-term I don't think we need to be bringing any more people into the community with new residences at this point. And uh, thank
you for your consideration, but I would really respect your consideration on voting no against this at this point. And thank you very much. >> Thank you, Katherine. Are there any other members of the public speaking in opposition?
>> Yes, Mr. President. >> Yes. >> Yes. Uh James Omali, Loi Road. I'm just kind of like to thank the council for taking my uh question here. Um so obviously being a resident Marvel well over 35 years now kind of just going to piggyback off what everybody already
said. You know, adding more residents to the city of Marvel right now just doesn't make any sense. Especially one of my biggest concerns is obviously COVID. We don't know when this is going to end, how long it's going to be. We don't even know if school's going to start on time. You know, bringing more
kids possibly into the school district, bringing up what another three 400 people into the city of Malro. And there just like you said, we have no idea when this virus will end. And I just don't see how building
this project and adding more residents to the city is a good idea right now. And another concern just we see all over the state layoffs whether it be teachers or other public officials. Um I'm not know how Marvel is financially but of course still concerned. What is this going to be like
a year from now? How's the economics going to be? Are we going to have the money to support all this stuff? These are just concerns, you know, I have right now. And this project just doesn't make any sense right now with all that's going on in this world and this country. And like I said, we just saw again that
Massachusetts had the highest, I think, unemployment in the whole country. So, we just don't know. And like I said, I just think right now this is a bad idea. I have two kids in the public school system, grade school. I'll have a third coming through the system eventually. And I just don't feel comfortable right
now with everything that's going on. and I just wouldn't feel comfortable with a project like this being built right now. Like one pretty uh one person said earlier, it's just not the right time. So, I really hope all the uh the council takes that in consideration because, you know, it's a lot of stress on all of us right now what we're going through and
this is just one more thing we don't need right now. Thank you for your time. I appreciate it. >> Thank you, James. Are there any other members of the public speaking in opposition? Any members of the public speaking in opposition again? It's star six.
>> Hello. I'm uh Yes. Can you hear me? >> I can. >> Hi. Um hi. Can I Can you hear me? >> Yes, we can. Name and address. >> For your rule. I live at 40 Dean Road in Marboro. I've been a resident of
Marorrow for 37 years. And I have um I moved to Marorrow for the country field and I know the McGee farm very well. I've had horses there for over um almost 17 years in and out. Doc McGee was my um
dog's vet and I knew the family quite well and I know the property quite well and I know that seasonally that front field floods like nobody's business. I'm sure people have driven by there at certain times of the spring and
it's just been a lake with ducks and geese that hang out there in the front field also is a known wetland which they are asking for a special permit to fill in and um
two years ago when asking Ed Clansancy of the Conservation Commission is that feasible to fill in that front land and he said no that's against the those wetlands are protected. But now, um, a huge corporation comes in and it
almost feels like they're buying Marbor for a price. They can fill in the wetlands and move the flood planes and make it so that they can put their 188 units right up at the front.
Um, the front fields are probably six feet lower than Route 20. and to fill all that area. All the vegetation, all those mature trees will be taken off and the parking lot that they are they want
to put 22 extra cars down by the billboard and the start of the aqueduct. There is no shoulder on Route 20 and the side goes down about 20 feet from Route 20 and it's all wet in there in the spring.
So, they're going to fill all of that and put a sidewalk on Route 20. And it just for safety sake, it is very hard to get in and out of those driveways, leaving the shuttle station, leaving the restaurant, let's have a you know, it's
congested beyond belief. And the I think that they said that it was going to be 14 months to complete this project. So for 14 months, the residents of Marboro and possibly Sudbury who use that stretch of Route 20 will be at such a
disadvantage they will be seeking alternate routes which will make um Farm Road more congested, Hemingway Street more congested, Phelp Street more congested. Everybody is going to be trying to maneuver around that one
section of Route 20. And during the morning you get stuck behind a school bus, it's 8 minutes. It will take you literally 45 minutes to get from Fireflies to um Walgreens. And I just think that
at this time that proposed project is too big for the land that's available. and I thank them for the presentation tonight that they're going to keep 70% of the um original property green, but that doesn't help the residents of
Marorrow. It might help the residents or the the transient people who rent apartments for 6 months to a year. And also the price of a onebedroom at $1,900. The price of a twobedroom at $24 to $2,500
with only 29 units being affordable. What would the affordable units be like? I'm sure it's going to be a lot less than the 19 and the $2,400. But do we really need that many people congesting that small area of Marboro at
this time? Because you know that in a year there will be so many complaints that I can't get out of my parking lot in the morning. It takes too long. Marbor's going to have to do something for me when all you can say right now is this is not the right project for the
area and all the city councils should vote for their heart and the future of Marorrow. This will change the look of Marorrow for now until forever. Once it's done, it's done. And it will be one large apex center from Northboro to
Sudbury. And I don't think this is the right project for Marbor right now. I think you can take your time and another project will come along with maybe single family homes in a in a horseshoe circle that fits the land or condos that people will come and settle in Marboro
and stay in Marboro and make a difference in Marboro. I hope everybody votes no. This is not the right project for Marbor at this time. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Victoria. Any other members of the public speaking
in opposition? >> Yes. Can you hear me? >> Yes. >> Hi, this is Julie Zomar. Um, you guys heard from my uh mother earlier, but I actually live uh I bought a house two years ago down the street. Uh, because
I've Oh, I live at uh 112 Simpson Road. Um, and so a couple years a I've born in well I've I've been here for 30 years, 30 plus years and um left for a little while after college and decided to come back and this is where I want to have a family and bought a house, you know,
down the street near the near my parents. Love this area. I love this town. It's a beautiful area and at this point looking at, you know, everyone's pretty much said everything I would want to say. I I spoke also at the conservation commission um meeting, but I just want
to reiterate several things just you have other people voicing their their concerns um and of folks of different ages as well. So, I believe that this will negatively impact traffic. This will negatively impact our schools. This will negatively impact the wetlands and
it will negatively impact our home values. Not to mention the fact that we are going to be driving more people out of Malboro when people my mom years and years and years ago was a real estate agent and she served out of an office in
in Sudbury. And I remember that when she first started she would tell people um I'd like you know oh let me show you some houses in Malro and and sometimes you know you'd hear the complaint oh I I don't know. you're going to hear, "No, I don't want to come to Malboro from this
point forward." If you put in, you know, four huge monstrosity buildings in this area that not only it's already that that side of town is already an area that I know I personally try to avoid for traffic reasons, for
you know, just sheer beauty. It's just not a pretty side of town. And although this complex does look pretty, again, it's four stories high. It's going to be just as tall and as just as big of a monstrosity as the
cube uh smart storage building. Don't know how that got put in. Um you know, we need areas that are green. We need areas that people want to go to, parks, um a places like that. We also I I agreed with some of the comments earlier
about the concern about COVID. There are lots of people out of jobs. there, you know, are lots of concerns and and on top of that, Malber has had a huge spike in in COVID. So, we're looking at, you know, we have no idea when this is going to end. And bringing more people into a
city that already, you know, the hospital is is taxed at times. the there's, you know, no way that the fire and and emergency services would be able to keep up unless they're given siphons and and additional people would be hired because we all know that apartment complexes, I've lived in them in the
past, they always have more calls to them than a normal housing resident than a, you know, normal house. So, um, you know, I would just like to end by saying, you know, I'm proud of Malro, but I am definitely not proud of this project and I hope that the entire city council votes no on this.
Thank you, Julie. Any other members of the public speaking in opposition? Any members of the public speaking in opposition? >> Hello, Mr. President. Can you hear me? >> I can. >> Okay.
>> Name and >> I'm from Oh, can you hear me? >> Yeah. And name and address, please. >> My name is Francis McGee. um named after the late doctor Francis McGee. Um I live in out of town and I wanted to put my
two cents in um for this project. I'm adamantly against this project. My grandfather would be rolling in his grave if he saw what this is becoming. I'm calling on everybody in Marro to
pull together and be against this project. I'm calling on my family member, my aunt to donate this land to the city. This is a buck. This has nothing to do with what's M bro.
What's good for Malboro is for this land to be open space. There are thousands of kids and families in that part of Malber that don't have access to open space. That land
should be made available and expanded like Galoney Park. That development, as beautiful as it is, is wrong for that location. That entire site
should be set aside for the future residents of the city of Malboro. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Frank. Are there any other members of the public speaking in opposition?
Any members of the public speaking in opposition? Any members of the public speaking in opposition? And again, it's star six to unmute yourself. Any other members of the public speaking in opposition?
>> Someone is speaking. hearing none. I close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the city councilors. Um, >> somebody was speaking. >> I'm I'm sorry. Council Pearlman.
>> Yeah, there was um someone trying to speak, but it was very faint when you were um having another opportunity for the public. >> Okay. Is there someone else that wanted to speak in opposition? >> Yes, I I would like to speak in opposition. Could you speak closer to your phone or a little louder with a
name and an address, please? >> Yes. My name is Carmen Gentile. I live on Surrey Lane in Sudbury. I represent the people of the Malboro of this area and and the legislature in the 13th Middle Sex District. And I will tell you that I have listened
to many, many, many constituents tonight. I've I've listened to constituents concerns before tonight. I served on the planning board in Sbury for nine years and I will tell you that I think that uh
this development is is one that uh you should vote against. I believe that uh that it's not a good use of the property that the development if housing is going to go up there it needs to be substantially different than
than what's been uh than what's been put before you for the reasons that that have been articulated by speakers before me and uh I would urge you to vote against it listening to the people.
Thank you, Representative Gentiel. Are there any other members of the public speaking in opposition? Any other members of the public speaking in opposition? Any members of the public speaking in opposition?
Hearing none, I close that part of the public hearing. Questions from the city councils. >> Mr. President Councel Orum. >> Councelor Orum. >> Thank you. Uh questions would be most likely addressed in urban affairs, so I
don't expect the applicant to answer tonight. Uh but it was brought up by many and I'm very concerned about Route 20, not just exiting, but what does that traffic do if they wanted to go the other way? Where are they going to go to
seek relief to turn their cars around and go the opposite way that they're being directed? Um, has there been any, and again, this is a state issue, too. So, Route 20's been a problem for many years. And as a counselor, I've always suggested there should have been a
rotary at least maybe one, if not two on Route 20 in that area so cars can change direction. Unfortunately, there isn't. And unfortunately, this is a very large development that will have 188 plus cars that may need to change direction. So,
if that could be addressed uh in urban affairs. Second, the height issue. Um I'd like to hear more about the building's fire safety and especially escape safety if our fire department cannot reach the fourth level as has
been expressed. Another one would be best management practices. Some of us may remember President Obama landing at the Marro airport. I believe it was 2009 because unfortunately we are not planning correctly for our storms and we
are receiving more and more 100redyear storms in a row and tremendous flooding. And I would like to see the models that have been presented in storm water management here exaggerated to that level that we had in 2009.
And we're we're close to 500 I mean more than 100 year storms twice in one year. So uh unfortunately again you're in a very low area and I don't believe what you're planning to do
will address severe flooding. Uh a couple more uh pre and post runoff. what's running off that property right now is more going to run off or vice versa is less going to run off and more likely it's probably more is going to
run off but I'd like to see the pre and post drainage kelks on that and last nothing major but still when you look at all these parking spaces snow storage and are you planning to remove snow what type of contracts I'd like to see all
that in urban affairs being discussed and those are my questions at the time. Obviously, I have my opinions as well, but those are my questions. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Council Orum. Any other questions from the counselors? >> President O. It's councelor Ducet.
>> Councelor Ducet. >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. Um, many other people have voiced some concern about the uh this development. You know, I think that the traffic on Route 20 is a very significant issue considering there's been many times been
trying to get down Route 20 to get to council meetings about 5 5:30 in the afternoon. Uh considering where I live. Now, if you look at this property, it's 188 units, which is bigger than the Village Drive and the Victoria Lane
developments that also but onto Route 20 in that general area. So you you're adding that scale of new devel you know new housing into that area and I don't know how that traffic is going to be managed. I don't think that that that's
been adequately managed. The one saving grace I'll I've heard is that you guys are working with the state on trying to address this. Good luck with that one, guys, because I don't know where it's going, but the way it is set up right now, I don't see, you know, it Route 20
during rush hour between Fireflies and Walgreens, you know, Farm Road and Conquer in conquered um is it conquered? Whatever. Um that place is a parking lot and this would just amplify a bad situation and that's my biggest concern.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Councelor Ducet. Any other comments from the city councilors? Councelor Wagner. >> Mr. President, this is Council Wagner. Thank you. Uh, I echo those. I'm also thinking about the public health concerns as we have more. I mean, that's
certainly something to be thinking about now as we look at where CO the communities where it's hit the worst. It's where there's the most the worst air highest cases of asthma and the most toxins in their environment. So, as we keep pumping more traffic into that area, particularly the people who live
there, and the traffic is left um idling in the roadways, we have to think about as a community to the health impacts there. And I I'd like to just underscore I this is so I mean this is there's been tremendous feedback about this project
and concern. Um the clerk read 22 letters that he received. I've collected this. We're up to 105 and I they were still coming in tonight of people between phone calls and emails and letters which I put in a shared file for all of you and u would like the
opportunity because a lot of those folks would have liked to have been here if it was a different world and we were in person. I think we would have had a jammed city hall tonight. So to um you know to help make sure that their voices are included, I would like to be sure
that we can read their names at least into the public record to note that there's been a lot of activity on this issue. And I do have one question. So I'm not sure in the interest of time there's 105. I can read them with the addresses. I did submit them to the
clerk, but I want to make sure that does not get lost in the record. There's far more than 22 people who contacted us about this issue. >> Yeah. No, the the the ones the names that were read were ones that submitted written testimony to the council. If you've got a list of phone calls and
names of 105 people, we will add that list of 105 people to the list of opposite folks in opposition to the project so that it's available for the public or anyone else to view. Council Wagner. >> Okay. I mean, for the record, they were emails to that were also submitted to
city council, so not just solely to me, but um so I would like to include those in the public record. And then I do have a question. We can we'll be able to go into this more, but I I'd like a clarification. When the presentation was being made, at one point it was said
that it's 100% electric, which was pretty exciting to me because I'm thinking heat pumps and thinking about the future that's coming here. But then I saw the gas fireplace places and there was a comment about how there's going to also be gas. So, um I would like to
clarify that and talk about how as what the consideration is as the as the state slowly but surely moves towards um accepting that we have a climate crisis and we need to get off fossil fuels and there's a lot of work happening right now in the state house moving this state
this commonwealth is progressing towards um 100% clean and renewable energy which means all these buildings will need to be retrofitted at some point within you know within the future. So, I'd like to know how that's being taken into consideration building by old standards
knowing that the standards are going to change in the future. >> Uh yeah. So, in terms of the uh the fireplace, it's going to be an LED fireplace, so it won't be um won't be an actual fire there. Um and uh and and your second question was um more on
future upgrades to the project. Well, you if you could clarify, you said 100% electric, but then you did talk about gas. So, are these buildings going is the energy source going to be gas or heat pumps all electric? >> All electric. Yeah. There there's no
gas. We're moving the gas. Yeah. >> Earlier iterations had gas service, but now we have no gas service for the project. >> And we're going to use high efficiency electric uh um mechanical equipment. Um, so you know, our go, you know, Massachusetts has the the energy code
built into the, uh, the building code. So, uh, to do now is not only meet but exceed what the the standards are. >> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you, Councelor Wagner. Any other comments or questions from the counselors?
>> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Thank you, Mr. President. And I just want to, you know, appreciate everyone who came on to the remote meeting and was able to um share their feedback. I know that is challenging right now with CO 19 and you know, thank you to the applicant for the presentation. Um, I do
also share some concerns regarding the traffic especially around Route 20. I know personally I've commuted very often during rush hour times moving eastward um and it has been very slow. And I'm also very concerned about the safety. I know um recently, maybe it was like a year or so ago, you know, someone died
on Route 20 due to the um the traffic um and was hit by a car. And I think that that's something that should be taken into account around how high peak areas of cars moving um the lack of really um sidewalks or anything and especially as a project is very close to the end of
Route 20 this the um the border that is a concern for me personally. Um also the air pollution that was brought up you know with all of those cars being present in that area over significant period of time. Uh we do have high rates of you know asthma overwhelmingly in young people um myself included and I
know that um what was raised earlier on CO 19 and public health issues you know having very congested um units like that I know it was discussed in the plan how the buildings were meant to be compact um and being able to have multiple of them with you know 12 units um per floor
but I am concerned about the proximity of people so close together um especially as right now people have been um very eager for more space um being, you know, able to go to parks and recreation, but also to have space in their um their housing as well. Um and the questions that I have are really around um the safety to getting to the
parking lot. That was seemed very concerning to me. I didn't really notice how to get from the main section to the parking lot. Um as well as if there could be a price point stated for the record around the affordable housing units. I think that the council and the public would be interested in that as well. Uh and then my other question if
you could answer is around you know the intention to have residents within the community be moving into these areas because you know the places were very nice or is the intention to have people coming from external areas moving into Malboro? Um, and if that could be something because I know some concerns around housing in the community have
been around, you know, the lack of transitionary housing of people who want to downsize, who maybe might have a um a single family home, but their kids are no longer there and being able to have different levels of housing in places to go into the market, which this seems like very different. So, uh I know that
was a lot of questions, but I'll um I'm happy to repeat any of them, but I would appreciate um some information. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, in terms of the uh the satellite parking lot, um as part of the mass DOT project, they were going to build a sidewalk along that stretch anyway. Um so, it's really just a
function of who starts the project first. Uh if it's uswalk, if it's them, they'll build the project, but that's part of the coordination efforts with Mass DOT. Um your second question again was >> around the price of the affordable units. >> Yeah. So, uh pricing on affordable units
is is set each year by the governing agency. Um, I think right now they're around 1,400 for a onebedroom and then 1,600 for a two-bedroom and that's usually set at 80% of AMI. >> Okay. And then my other question was around, you know, the intention to have
uh new residents coming in. Is sort of the market population. I know you spoke around people who might be reverse commuting or is the intention to also have um people who currently live in Malber be able to move into those units? >> Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Um you know typically especially with the affordables you initially open up the
lottery to residents in um Marboro uh and the intent there is to make sure that uh you know like teachers uh sometimes uh members of the fire department police department um who might be living in other towns uh can move into Marboro and you know can effect shorten their commute. Um but
yeah there's a there's a pretty strong um downsides of an empty nest story in rental communities nowadays. Um my last project was in Boxboro and we had a a much higher number than anticipated. Um a number of residents who lived in Boxboro uh didn't want the hassle of
owning a home. Um didn't want to deal with the maintenance. So they sold their house and moved into our community. So that was a pretty significant portion of our resident base. Um you know I should also note at that same project in Boxboro, we had a handful of employees from Rathon. So um you know part of the
thought with this project here is that in providing housing on the east side of the city um it would provide people with the opportunity to shorten their commute. Um and uh that project was a similar theme where we really tried to emphasize the outdoor space. So we provided a similar product a lot closer
to the where they work um that would alleviate some of the congestion and commuting concerns that people have brought up. >> Okay. Thank you. And I echo councelor Wagner's statement around the use of electric. I think that's really incredible and something that you know other areas should be pursuing as well.
And I guess like a final question around that probably could be addressed during urban affairs. It's okay if it's not um available at this time. But regarding you know the environmental impact especially on the 70% of the property that's not being used. I would love to see some sort of strategy around how to maintain the wildlife and make sure that
there is um you know a habitat still available because I am concerned that the animals living there would be moving into the neighborhoods. We've seen that when other projects have arisen before the council and I know I'm a newer counselor, so um this is uh a newer process for me, but I I do imagine that
if there were coyotes um and all of the other animals that were mentioned, they would have to go somewhere. And so I'd be concerned not only of the residents in the u the new property, but those in the surrounding areas and their safety as well. >> Yeah. And again, we're really we're not going back into the southern portion of
the site. Um so I I really don't foresee any impact on the existing wildlife. Um and some of the things to uh again preserve the existing habitat is the the meadow management plan that I mentioned earlier. Um and again in that case uh the plan is intended to keep the meadow
area as a meadow and that you don't eventually have maturing trees and that you know small ecosystem changes. Um you want to preserve the existing wildlife and and keep that uh that area in its current state. Um but but yeah, we're we're not going to be building in the southern portion of the site and have no
reason to go back there. and just as a function of smart building, you don't go where you don't need to go. Um, so again, I really don't see those areas being impacted. >> Okay. Well, I really appreciate your answers to my questions and definitely think that that would be something that we'll be interested in hearing more about when it moves to urban affairs.
So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other counselors with questions? Any other question, >> Mr. President? >> Yes, Councelor Landers. >> Sanders, >> I have a few comments. I'm going to say
most of my comments and questions are urban. I'm fortunately a member of Urban. Uh I don't know where to start, but I want to I don't want to take, you know, long. I I give these people a lot of credit. I
remember talking to them a couple years ago. Just give you a quick uh solution um history there. I worked there in the early 60s. I know that farm as well as I know my lot right here. I worked there
five or six years. My father worked there for 10 or 12 years. All the McGee kids, I drove them how to I taught them how to drive the tractor. I took a couple of them up for their license. Belier, she was in first grade when I
started working there in 1961. I I only say that because I'd like something great to happen there. And you know, I I listen to some of these people and they're right on. The wrong project
in the wrong place. You know, traffic is humongous there. Now, I know traffic is worse now than it was 50 years ago, but I'm going to tell you what a nightmare it was trying to pull out of that site. And I know
they're going to move the level up. Uh, you know, trying to pull a a truck with two horses in a van out to Route 20. It was almost impossible. I go on and on and on. The water problem, you know. I
wore army boots in those days, you know. Always had wet feet. I put up half the fences. Some of the fences I put up are still there. I was playing football when I was in Curry uh at Curry and I ran that track starting August 1st 5 miles a
day and you know I had to be careful I didn't fall off the track or >> excuse me council Landers can can we can we focus on questions for the applicant and we can save those. >> I I will I'm just giving a little background there. the the question I the
comment I have, you know, in some respects it's a too valuable piece of land in Malboro where land is at a premium that you're not using 70% of it. You
know, I'm not saying it'll ever be Colon Park annex 2, but it's a shame in a way that we're taking 25 acres of land. We're taking the best seven acres,
building too many units, too congested. Uh, as I say, I give you guys credit. You're trying to make it work. And maybe, you know, at Urban, you can convince me that you can make it work.
I'm not sure. So, Mr. President. Yeah, I'll say my direct questions when we when this gets into urban, but uh I'm going to tell you I guess as a couple of them mentioned here, it's really not the right project for that parcel of land.
That's it, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Council Landers. Any other comments or questions from the city councilors? >> Council pres uh Mr. President. Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. I was waiting to make sure no one else wanted to speak. So
hopefully there aren't any. I just kind of wanted to wrap this up. Um, as the chairman of urban affairs, I had planned on waiting until the ZBA does their final ruling. Um, and once we have everything in place, we can set up a
meeting to begin our process. I do want to make sure that the public understands that we are required under Mass General law and city code to have this public hearing. We can't just turn down a project without going through a review
process. And unfortunately, because of the land itself, there were a couple of other steps that needed to come into play uh specifically with the replication area. So, I know Mr. Faulk. I think that you kind of touched on it
tonight, but I think in urban, if you really go into detail on exactly what that is because I'm not sure if the statement that you are filling in wetlands is true. Um, and I want the public to understand exactly why you had to go to conservation
and why you had to go to the ZBA and why you had to file with the state department of environmental protection. Um the rest of it I think I know as a city councelor although I wasn't on when Talia was approved that apartment
complex was done as a kind of through the ZBA with a agreement that we needed housing and lowincome housing but since I've been on we've approved Avalon Avalon 2 the green district and two projects in downtown
Malbero. Now, neither one of the projects downtown seemed to be starting. I was actually going to look back to see the history of when they were approved to know where we are in the time frame, but I I'm sure that uh COVID may be part
of it. I also understand that funding is an issue with that project. Um it's interesting Mr. McGee's comments. My understanding is this project was is in front of us because there is a purchase
and sale from the owners. Uh the city did decide to not purchase it. We've had the opportunity. The mayor passed on that. So it's for sale. Um my guess is that the purchase and sale is pending approval of this project. If this
project doesn't go through, I don't know if there'll be another kind of project that the current people with the purchase and sale will put in front of us. Um, we have all heard of the comments from the public. I think that the concerns are valid. Um, the number
of projects, the the size of the project, the the parking issue. So counselors, we have a lot of um information to process. A tough decision have to be made at some point in the future. You all did receive
the new site plan from Mr. Faulk. In that site plan are answers to a lot of questions specifically about wetlands and what they're doing in drainage. So those are there for you to look at. A lot of it is well beyond my scope, but
that's what safe plans for. And I know that in talking to Mr. Dersio at engineering that they have looked at a lot of this. So has the conservation uh commission looked to make sure that all of the issues about drainage and storm
water and potential hundredyear storms are taken care of. So, uh, with that, uh, soon we will give you a date and, uh, be happy to have you attend an urban affairs meeting. Thank you.
>> Thank you, councelor Roi. Are there any other questions or comments from the city councilors? Questions or comments from the city councilors? Question or comments from the city councilors? Hearing none, I close that part of the
public hearing. the entire public hearing. I want to thank the applicant and all the residents for a very civil and respectful public hearing. It is much appreciated from my position on the floor. Uh with that, this is an urban
affairs and we will take a fivem minute break and we'll be back uh at 10 10:10. We'll be back at 10:10. City Council is back from recess. We
will take up agenda item number six. >> Communication from the mayor regarding additional information regarding the naming of field in honor of dispersing clerk secondass Harold Cole. Order number 20-008043. If >> I could ask the clerk to read the
letter, please. Dear honorable President Oscan counselors, I wanted to provide you with additional information on dispersing clerk secondass Harold Cole whom I have suggested as the veteran honored with the naming rights of a base of to the baseball field previously known as community center field located
behind the first lieutenant Charles W. Whitam school. In recent discussions, it was noted that this honore was not killed in action. However, dispersing clerk secondclass Harold Cole was honorably served in two of our nation's conflicts, the latter of
which resulted in the loss of his life. Harold Clark Cole was born on December 10th, 1920 here in Malbor, Massachusetts. Harold Cole grew up on Mechanic Street and was proudly educated at Malro Public Schools. After his formal education, he worked as a cab
driver for the city's cab company before enlisting for World War II. On April 11th, 1944, he joined the United States Navy Reserve and was put directly into active military service during World War II. In World War II, Cole was assigned to LMSR Group 52. This group escorted
and provided security for the landing crafts in Japan. During their service, LMSR group 52 experienced great sacrifice due to enemy attack. Dispersing clerk secondclass Cole was honorably discharged from the US Navy on April 4th, 1946 and returned home. Cole
received several awards and citations for his actions during World War II. After his service, Cole was employed by Ethier Motors Company as a salesman, but according to his son, he sought more in life, so he reinlisted during the Korean War. During his time in during his time
in Korea, Cole served attached to the SS General AE Anderson, a ship that received a Silver Star for service in Korea. During Cole's time on that ship, he moved airborne units between California and Japan. After transporting the airborne division, the ship
maintained the same route supporting the North Atlantic North Atlantic Treaty Organization's mission. Cole was an active crew member of the Anderson at the time of his death. On May 18th, 1951, Harold Cole was the only man from a fiveman crew to perish in a plane crash on their way home from serving our
country. One of the engines in their B-52 lost power and unfortunately crashed. Harold Cole received numerous awards and citations for service in Korea. Dispersing clerk secondclass Cole left behind his wife Agnes, daughter Leonita, and son Harold Cole Jr. Cole's
devotion led his family to a life of military service. Harold Cole Jr. went on to serve a long career in the United States Navy followed by his three children. His eldest son has been in the US Army for over 22 years. middle son is in the army reserves and his youngest
daughter is currently serving in the United States Air Force. I hope you can can consider dispersing clerk secondass Cole's devotion and life cut short by service in totality and bestow this honor upon diso bestow this honor excuse
me upon this worthy veteran who gave his life for his country and community. Sincerely, Arthur G. Vigent mayor. >> Mr. President, councelor Naven. >> Councel Naven. >> Thank you very much Mr. President. I'd like to thank the mayor for submitting this additional information um and would
like to make a motion to refer this to Veterans Affairs. >> Motion made and seconded to refer to Veterans Affairs. Is there any discussion on the motion? >> Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Tanera.
>> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. Council Landers. Councelor Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman.
>> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Oram. >> Councelor Oram votes yes. >> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. Councelor Roby.
Councelor Roby. I'm sorry, councelor. I believe you're muted. >> Unfortunately, we cannot hear you, counselor. can. >> No, ma'am. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Rossing votes yes. >> Council Wagner
Wagner votes yes. >> Council Dumis >> Council Dumis votes yes. Councelor Roby, >> is you muted or or can you see it's muted? So it's so counselor Roby, you
just unable to unmute it then I guess. Hang on. Let me call you. We have the technology, I think. >> She gone. >> She left. >> She's left the meeting. >> So, I'm going to mark councelor Roby as absent. So, 10 in favor, one absent,
sir. >> So, the motion to refer the agenda item to the veterans affairs is approved. 10 in favor, one absent. Agenda item seven, >> communication from the mayor regarding a transfer request in the amount of
$271,443 which moves funds from reserve for salaries to various accounts to fund the MMEA collective bargaining agreement for fiscal year 2021. >> Mr. President, >> Councelor Irish,
>> thank you. I want to thank the mayor and his staff uh the MMEA union for getting this ratified for fiscal year 21. Um it was not in our uh earlier budget uh abbreviated budget rather uh and it is
coming from we reserve from salaries. My motion is to approve the transfer. >> Motion made and seconded to approve approve the transfer to fund the MME contract for fiscal year 21 of $271,443. Any discussion on the motion
hearing? Hearing none. I'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Councelor Dumis >> Councel Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera. Council at Tanera votes yes. >> Council Oram >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Naven
>> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Ducet >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner >> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Oing >> Council Oing votes yes.
>> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby, can you hear me now? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yes, we can. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Thank you. 11. Yay.
>> So, the motion to approve the transfer to fund the MMEA contract with fisc year 21 is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item number eight, >> communication from the mayor regarding a transfer request in the amount of $49,352,
which moves funds from reserve for salaries and board of health senior clerk to auditor and board of health principal clerk to fund the new salary of the auditor and the board of health principal clerk. >> Mr. President, >> councelor Irish.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um it is coming from re reserved for salaries and the board of health senior clerk um to go into the uh principal clerk. My motion is to approve the transfer. >> Motion made and seconded to approve the
two transfers for the auditor and the principal clerk in the board of health. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Roby
>> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Oing Councelor Asing votes yes. >> Council Tanara. >> Council Tanara votes yes. >> Council Oram >> Council Oram votes yes.
>> Councelor Wagner >> Wagner votes yes. >> Council Ducet >> Council Ducet votes yes. Council Naven >> Council Naven votes yes. >> Council Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. >> And councelor Irish
>> Council Irish votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> The motion to approve the transfer for the auditor and the principal clerk on the board of health is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item number nine. Communication from the mayor regarding a transfer request in the amount of $39,300
which moves funds from reserve for salaries to sick leave buyback to fund the sickly buyback for a retiree in the department of public works. >> Mr. President, >> council Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um this is an
an employee benefit um for retirement. Uh my motion would be to approve the transfer. Motion's made and seconded to approve the $39,200 transfer for DPW uh retirement. 300 making me wear my glasses. $39,300.
Motion's been made and seconded. Any discussion on the motion? >> President O, I have a question. >> Councelor Ducet. >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. So, if we say no, does that mean he comes back? That is a great point.
If it could only work that way. Thank you. Councelor Ducet. >> Yeah. >> Any other discussions from the counselors on the motion hearing? None. I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers, vote yes.
>> Council Orum. >> You know, Council Ducet's consideration. No. Council Orum, votes yes. Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Nan votes yes.
>> Council Roby >> Council Roby votes yes. >> Council Tanera >> Council Terara votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Det votes yes. >> Council Oing.
>> Councelor Rosing votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Council Wagner votes yes. Council Dumis. >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> The motion to approve the $39,300 transfer is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed.
>> Agenda item number 10, >> communication from the mayor regarding grant acceptance in the amount of $2 million from the executive office of housing and community development, Mass Works Infrastructure Program for the Lincoln Street Revitalization Project. >> Mr. President,
>> Councelor Irish, >> thank you. Uh certainly very exciting for the city to be awarded this mass works grant and certainly over the years working with council in ward 5. Um I certainly believe this will have a a positive influence uh in the French Hill
neighborhood as well as revitalize Lincoln Street. My motion is to approve. >> Motion is made and seconded to approve the $2 million grant for Lincoln Street revitalization project. Is there any discussion on the motion?
President, I think it's council. >> Council Ducet, >> thank you very much and my apologies. Council, uh, this is great. This is an amazing feat to, uh, get this money in to develop that area. It is sorely
needed. Um, I have recently been traveling that area by bike and I thought it was bad by car, but oh my god, you know, the area definitely needs some development. So this is uh an amazing feat to get this uh amount to
develop this area and it's going to be a great change and a positive impact on the neighborhood. >> Thank you. Thank you councelor Ducet. Councelor Orum. >> Thank you Mr. President. Hidden within the details uh is the fact that the city does not have to match funds. So this is
a strict $2 million is strictly coming to the city uh for the redevelopment of mostly the streets, sidewalks, and so forth. So again, many uh thanks to all involved. I think Mr. President, I think you were involved as well. So many thanks to everyone.
>> Well, no, thank you, Council. It was a team effort and uh you know, we owe some grat debt of gratitude to the uh Baker and Pledo administration for uh providing that funding as well. That will definitely help help the neighborhood. Any other discussion on the motion?
Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Councelor Wagner. Wagner votes yes. >> Council Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Oing >> Councelor Oing votes yes.
>> Councelor Pearlman >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Roby >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Oram. >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Irish
>> Council Irish votes yes. Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> And Council Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> On the motion to approve the $2 million grant from Mass Works for the Lincoln Street Revitalization Project. It is
approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Number 11, >> communication from the mayor regarding a grant acceptance in the amount of $2,144 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for the public library to be used to hold virtual programming for children ages 3 to 10 in a variety of
topics. >> Mr. President, >> Councelor Irish, >> thank you. Um, I want to thank uh Director Cardello with this uh submitting this grant. Um, these will be well needed funds during uh social
distancing and for the summer programs for the library. Uh, certainly a very good timing of this. My motion is to approve. >> Motion's made and seconded to approve the grant of $2,144 to the library. Is there any discussion on the motion?
Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Rossing. >> Councelor Rosing votes yes. >> Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Roby. Council Roby votes yes. >> Councilor Tanera. >> Council Tanera votes yes. >> Councilor Wagner.
>> Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landis votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Orum.
>> Council Orum votes yes. >> Council Dumis. >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> 11. A motion to approve the grant for $2,144 for the libraries approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Number 12.
>> Communication from the mayor regarding proposed salary ordinance amendment and updated job description for the position of director of civil defense. >> Mr. President, >> councelor Irish. >> Thank you. A motion to advertise and
refer to the finance committee, please. >> Motion's made and seconded to advertise the ordinance and refer to the finance committee. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please.
Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Taner, votes yes. >> Council Oram, >> Council Oram, votes yes. Council Wagner. >> Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes.
>> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Oing Council Rosing votes yes. >> Councilor Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Roby >> Councelor Roby votes yes.
>> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> 11, sir. >> On the motion to refer the civil d defense director's salary ordinance uh was referred to finance and advertised.
It is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item 13. >> Communication from the mayor regarding notification of a 60-day temporary appointment of assistant commissioner Theodore Scott as acting commissioner of public works. >> Mr. President, councelor Dumis.
Councelor Dumis. >> Uh motion to move and accept and place on file. >> Motion is made and seconded to accept and place on file. Any discussion on the motion? >> Mr. President, I would suggest uh to
everyone. This is a good uh approval uh based on the actions we saw when it came down to our transfer station a week ago at uh the public service meeting. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, councelor Oram. Any other comments from the counselors?
Not I will ask the clerk to call the role. >> Councelor Oram. >> Councel Orum votes yes. >> Council Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes.
>> Council Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Council Tanera >> Council Tanera votes yes. Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> Council Wagner.
>> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Roby >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> On the motion to accept and place on file the communication from the mayor. It is approved. 11 in favor, none
opposed. Agenda item 14. Communication from city solicitor Jason Gfield regarding proposed grant of public trail easement pursuant to special permit for 96 Crowley Drive. >> Mr. President, >> Councelor Tanera.
>> All right. Thank you. Um just want to thank the city solicitor. He already did all the homework on this. It's all um it's done. So that's all we have to do is to approve it. So uh motion to approve. Motion made and seconded to
approve the uh public trail easement for Crowley Drive. And just as a little background for the counselors, this was the condition in the special permit that they had to provide the city with the easement before they can go apply for the building permit. So once this gets
approved, they will then go apply for the building permit. Any discussion from the counselors? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner.
>> Councelor Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Tanara >> Council Tanara votes yes. >> Council Oram >> Council Oram votes yes. >> Council Dumis >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Council Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes.
>> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Rosing votes yes. Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes.
>> 11. Yes, sir. >> A motion to approve the easement on for the Crowley Drive project is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item 15. >> Communication from city clerk Steven Carrian regarding proposed acceptance of Mass General Law Chapter 53 section 9A.
>> Mr. President >> Councelor Tanera. >> Thank you. Um I hate to put the uh city clerk on u you know short notice, but uh a motion to a suspend to allow the city clerk to uh speak to this uh
this uh order. >> So motion's been made and seconded to ask for suspension. So I'll have the clerk call the role for the suspension. >> Uh councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Irish
>> Council Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Oram >> Council Oram votes yes. >> Council Dumis >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> Council Tanera >> Council Terara votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman
>> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Wagner >> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Council Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> 11 years. Sir, >> the rules are suspended to allow the
city clerk to enlighten us on Mass General Law Chapter 59 section 39. >> Chapter 53, section 9A. Uh what this does is it just formally accepts something that the city has been doing for a number of years when we set the election calendar and the election
calendar that we set is for the local elections. The calendar for state and federal elections are obviously set by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, but this is for uh local elections and it it just formally sets the 48 hour time limit for people to come in and draw
nomination papers that they uh it closes 48 hours in advance. It's something that we have followed as a practice in the city for a number of years. Um but upon some research a little earlier uh a little at the end of last year uh we found that we had the city had not
formally accepted this chapter and section of the law which allows us to set the calendar as we have been for decades. So it's just more of a formality to accept Mass General law chapter 53 section 9A. >> Any questions or comments for the city
clerk? >> Mr. President Austin. Oh, Madame Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. This is councelor Roby. I just in the letter from uh Mr. Carrian, he states that this
would impact future municipal elections, but it doesn't sound like it really would impact them negatively. It would just add a clarification. Is that correct? >> That is correct. Yes, counselor. I probably should have stated that that it it it is not going to negatively impact
anything. We have set the 48 hour limit for the last 20 odd years that I found going back looking at uh at the uh timets, but it just um formally accepts it. That's all. >> Thank you, >> Mhm.
>> Councelor Tanera. >> Motion to approve. Thank you. Oh, I'm sorry. Hang on. So, yep. I I apologize. Council Ducet, >> thank you very much, Mr. Mr. President, I appreciate I just kept um you used a reference uh Steve uh as 48 weekday
hours. >> Yes, sir. >> Um so can you clarify on that? >> Sure. It's two business days. Weekends do not count. So when we set the election calendar, uh basically what ends up happening is we work backwards from the election day. Election day is
always the first Tuesday following uh or is in the city of Malro, I should say. Election day is the first Tuesday in November. Unlike state elections where it's the first Tuesday following the first Monday in the city charter here, we are the first Tuesday in November
irregardless of when it falls. So we take that as our election date and then we work backwards with the calendar. Um and then it just basically gets us to if it falls on a Sunday, it would go back to the Friday. It has to be 48 weekday hours. It has to be Monday through Friday basically.
>> And at the same time, >> I'm sorry. And in the same time, yes. Yes. Con consecutive. 48 hours consecutive. Yes. >> Okay. Yes. >> Thank you for the clarification. I appreciate that. >> All right. Any other discussion? The motion has been made and seconded to
approve Mass General Law Chapter 53, Section 39. Any other discussion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. Council Landers. >> Council Landers, vote yes. Council Naven.
>> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera. >> Council Daer votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Councelor Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Roby >> Council Roby votes yes. >> Council Dumis >> it is section 9A not 39.
>> Am I reading this wrong? Got to wear my glass. >> You read it wrong again. Yes. >> Yeah. I better I better keep my glasses on. My bad. >> Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Oing >> I'm trying not to wear them. >> Councelor Rosing votes yes.
>> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Make you feel better. I'll take mine off. Councelor >> Councelor Oram >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet
>> Councelor Ducet votes yes. 11. Yes, sir. >> All right. Third time's a charm. So, on a vote of 110, the council approves mass general laws chapter 53 section 9A is approved. 110. That was tough. Item 16,
>> uh, communication from code enforcement officer Ethan Lipett regarding a request for approval of a flat wall sign for AV Nails and Spa at 115 Apex Drive, Unit C, within the Hospitality and Recreation Mixeduse Olay District. Order number 16-20-1006443.
>> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. This is in the HRMOD, which means that the council is the approving authority. Uh, in our packet, we all had lovely pictures of the
current sign, the new sign requested, which is only because of a change of name. I would move, unless there's a reason that somebody objects, I would move to approve rather than referring this to committee.
>> A motion made and seconded to approve the sign request. Any discussion on the motion? >> Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Council Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> Council Wagner.
>> Councelor Wagner votes yes. Council Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Council Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Tanera >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Irish
>> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Oing Council Oing votes yes. Council Dumis. >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> Council Oram >> Council Orum votes yes. 11. Yes, sir.
>> Motion to approve the sign that's on the building at Apex is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Item 17, >> communication from code enforcement officer Ethan Lipet regarding a request for approval of a freestanding sign for AV Nails and Spa at 115 Apex Drive, Unit
C within the Hospitality and Recreation Mixed Ulay District, order number 16-20 6443. >> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you again. And this is the sign to indicate the change of ownership from
Dalia Nails and Spa to A Nails and Spa on the sign. That's the big sign on Route 20 at Apex. Uh unless there's an objection, I would move to approve the new sign on the freestanding sign.
>> Motion made and seconded to approve the freestanding sign change. Any discussion from the counselors? Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Council Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera.
>> Council Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes.
>> Councelor Oram. >> Council Oram votes yes. Councelor Irish. >> Councelor Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. Councelor Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Oing.
>> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> Motion to approve the freestanding sign. The apex center is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Council Naven before we take up 18 and 19. Anything you want to present? >> Yes. Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Um,
on advice from the solicitor, uh, I have filed with the city clerk a public disclosure. Um, because I know the owner of the business in question personally, uh, based on my discussions with the solicitor, the relationship does not constitute a conflict of interest that would prevent me from participating in
the matter. >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Council Naven. And we'll have the record reflect that. Yes, sir. Item 18, >> communication from code enforcement, code enforcement officer Ethan Lipett regarding request for approval of a flat wall signed postroad carpet 782 Boston
Post Road East within the Wayside District. >> Mr. President, Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. It's my understanding that the only reason that this is in front of us as a council for approval of this sign is because it is
located in the newly designated Wayside District. and we put in that language approval of signs. Um, so this particular business is evidently uh been sold and a new owner is changing the
logo and they're asking us for approval of a flat wall sign to replace an existing sign. We have all of the pictures, all of the information. Um, I would, unless there's an objection and
anybody wants this to go to committee for discussion, I would move to approve. >> Motion made and seconded to approve and I will make sure I send a thank you card to councelor Delano. Any discussion on the motion?
>> Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Ducat. Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Pearlman
>> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Orum >> Council Oram votes yes. >> Council Oing >> Council Oing votes yes. >> Council Roby >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Council Tanara. >> Councelor Tanara votes yes. Councelor
Wagner. >> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Councelor Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> 11 sir.
>> The motion to approve the sign for the facade of the building is approved. 11 in favor. None opposed. Agenda item 19. Communication from code enforcement officer Ethan Lipett regarding request for approval of a freestanding sign postro carpet at 782 Boston postro east
within the wayside district. >> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Again, this is for the same business owner. There is a freestanding sign at the location and again they are matching their new logo
and changing the sign. Again, unless there is a request by anybody, I'm going to move to approve the freestanding sign. Um, as noted in this one and the other one, code enforcement is saying that it meets the code for all of the
requirements for the size and the location. >> Motion made and seconded to approve the freestanding sign for postroad carpet. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. Council Wagner.
>> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Council Dumis. >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> Council Orum. >> Council Oram votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Councelor Irish votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes.
>> Council Oing >> Council Oing votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducat votes yes. Council Tanera. >> Council Tanera votes yes. >> Council Pearlman >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Naven
>> Council Naven votes yes. >> Council Roby >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> 118 sir. >> The motion to approve the freestanding sign change at Boston Post Road carpet is approved. 11 in favor none opposed. Agenda item number 20. Communication
from the planning board regarding a favorable recommendation on the proposed reszoning of land off Valley Street identified as map 82 parcel 125 order number 20-1007976A. >> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I move to
accept and place on file uh the communication now that we have the planning board's recommendation. And I believe the clerk is going to be not the city clerk, but the our the council's um assistant will be polling so we can set
up a meeting next week to take up this order. >> So move to accept and place on file. >> Motion made and seconded to accept and place on file the communication from the planning board on the Valley Street zoning change. Any discussion from the
counselors? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Council Orum. >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Irish.
>> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Dumis. >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> Council Wagner. >> Council Wagner votes yes. >> Council Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Roby. Councelor Roby votes yes.
>> Council Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> And councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Sir, >> the motion to approve or accept and place on file the communication from the planning board on the Valley Street resoning change is approved. Placed on
file. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item 21. Communication from the planning board regarding a favorable recommendation with proposed considerations on the proposed zoning amendment to chapter 650 to add a new section 38 relative to creating a large-scale groundmounted solar
photovoltaic overlay district order number 20-1007975A. >> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you. Um move to accept and place on file the communication from the planning board. And again, now that we
have that communication, we will set up a meeting to begin discussion on the ground mounted solar voltaic overlay district. >> Motion made and seconded to accept and place on file the recommendation of the planning board on the solar overlay
district. Any discrim >> I'd just like to add there were two considerations from the planning board. First being that the appropriate screening from abuing neighborhoods be included in the installation and that the installation be cited in such a way
to preserve the scenic view from the rail trail. Thank you. >> Thank you councelor. Any other discussion from the counselors hearing? None. I'll ask the clerk to call the role please. >> Councelor Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Dumis
>> Council Dumis votes yes. Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Council Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Irish.
>> Councelor Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. Council Orum. >> Council Oram votes yes.
>> 11. Yes, sir. >> The motion to accept and place on file the communication from the planning board on the solar overlay district is placed on file by a vote of 11 in favor. None opposed. >> Agenda item 21. >> Two.
>> Two. Communication with Brian Faulk on behalf of VD Naturals LLC regarding a request to extend time limitations to August 25th, 2020 at 10 p.m. on the application for a special permit to operate an adult use marijuana retail establishment at 505 Boston Post Road
West, order number 1920-1007881C. >> Mr. President, Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The urban affairs committee approved the extension at our meeting. This is information to just get filed. Uh so I would move to
accept and place on file. >> Motion made and seconded to accept and place on file the extension for VD natural to 82520. Is there any discussion from the counselors? >> Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to read the role, please. >> Councelor Rosing.
>> Councelor Rosing votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Dumis >> Council Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Orum >> Council Oram votes yes.
>> Council Tanara >> Council Tanara votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Wagner >> Wagner votes yes. >> Council Landers
>> Council Landers votes yes. Council Roby. >> Council Roby votes yes. >> 11, sir. >> The motion to accept and place on file the extension for the VD natural permit is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Item 23, >> application for a special permit from
local roots New England, Inc. to operate an adult use marijuana retail dispensary at 910 Boston Post Road East, Sweet 100. >> Mr. President, Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I move to refer to urban affairs to set a public
hearing for September 14th and to advertise. >> Motion made and seconded to refer to urban affairs set a public hearing for September 14th and to advertise. Any discussion on the motion
hearing? None. I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Council Ducet. Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Roby >> Council Roby votes yes. >> Council Oram
>> Council Proman votes yes. >> Councelor Oram >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councilor Rosing >> Council Rosing votes yes. >> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Dumis >> Council Dumis votes yes.
>> Council Landers >> Council Landers votes yes. Council Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Wagner votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> The motion to refer to urban affairs at a public hearing for September 14th and
to advertise the local route special permit is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Item 24, >> communication from Central Mass Mosquito Control Project regarding personnel being in the community responding to residents concerns about mosquitoes on
various dates in July 2020. >> Councelor Oram, >> I can't even ask to speak yet. You must be watching those mic. U Mr. President. Um, as usual, this will be posted at the clerk's office, our city clerk's office,
and usually mass central mass mosquito control will be around on Tuesday nights. Anything could change based on what happens as it relates to mosquitoborn illnesses, but and that's in respect to a further type of aerial spraying, but right now, you can always
reach Central Mass to request spraying on your own property or to opt out. And the posting I believe Mr. Clerk will be in your on your website. >> Yes, sir. I will make sure it's posted. >> Thank Thank you. That's it, Mr. President. Thank you.
>> Accept and place on file. Council >> Orman. >> Yes, Mr. President. >> Uh motion's been made and second to accept and place on file the communication from Central Mass Mosquito. Any additional discussion? Hearing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Council Orum.
>> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Roby. Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Council Tanara. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Council Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner
>> Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. Council Ducet.
>> Council Ducet votes yes. >> 11. Yay. Sir, >> the motion to accept and place on file the communication from Central Mass Mosquito is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Agenda item 25. >> Communication from Massachusetts Clean Water Trust regarding public comment period for implementing the water
infrastructure transfer act. >> Mr. President, councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby. I move to accept and place on file. >> Motion made and seconded to accept and place on file the Mass Clean Water Trust Communication. Any discussion on the
motion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Landers. >> Councelor Landers votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Councelor Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Irish
>> Council Irish votes yes. Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby votes yes. >> Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Orum
>> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> The motion to accept and place on file the Mass Clean Water Trust communication is approved to file. 11 in favor. None
opposed. Agenda item 26, >> minutes, boards, commissions, and committees. >> President Austin, it's councelor Ducet. >> Councelor Ducet to accept and place on file the minutes of boards, commissions, and committees listed under item 26.
>> Motion made and seconded to accept and place on file all the minutes from the boards, commissions, and committees A through H. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please.
>> Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Councilor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Council Wagner. >> Wagner votes yes.
>> Council Orum. >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Councelor Roby. >> Council Roby votes yes. >> Council Tanera. Councelor Tiner votes yes. >> Council Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes.
>> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> 11 sir. >> The motion to accept and place on file the minutes is approved. 11 in favor. None opposed. Reports of committees. Who would like to go first?
>> Mr. President, this is councelor Roby. I can go first. >> Councelor Roby. Thank you. Uh the city council urban affairs committee met on July 9th. We took up discussion uh continued discussion of a meeting on
June 24th for agenda item num or order number 19100881 which is the application for special permit by BD Naturals LLC 505 Boston Post Road West to operate an adult use
marijuana facility. uh we had discussion on the June 24th meeting and questions and we left that meeting with work for the petitioner's attorney to come back with an updated special permit. So on
July 9th, we discussed the changes to the special permit. In u the findings section, they added number 16, signs and signage to word it to say prior to seeking an initial sign
permit from the city, the applicant, its assessor zone or assign shall submit to the city council renderings of its proposed signage which shall comply with the city signed ordinance. And number 17, finding that prior to commencing operation, the applicant, its
successors, and our assigns shall submit to the city council its business name, logos, and symbols, all of which shall comply with state and federal law and regulations. And under conditions, we added two items to clarify the Boundary
Street entrance and exit and uh on the parking lot. the these met with comments that had come from the building commissioner and the city engineer and they were okay with the
updates um as brought forward to the council. So, uh, councelor Ducet moved to refer to the council with the favorable recommendation the special permit application of VD Natural to
operate the marijuana facility together with the draft special permit decision as amended and that was approved five to nothing. Tonight I am asking for a suspension of the rules so that this can be sent to the legal department and be
put in proper legal form for our next agenda, our next council which is on August 24th and hopefully it is approved which would put us one day ahead of the deadline for approval.
>> So with that I would ask for the suspension. Motion made and seconded to suspend the rules to put the findings of the urban affairs committee in send it to the solicitor put in proper format so it can be voted on at our next council meeting. Any discussion on the motion?
>> Not I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Councelor Rosing. >> Councelor Rossing votes yes. >> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis Council Dumis votes yes. Council Roby.
>> Council Roby votes yes. >> Council Orum >> Council Orum votes yes. >> Council Landers. >> Council Landers votes yes. >> Councelor Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Excuse me. Councelor Tanera. >> Councelor Tanera votes yes.
>> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Wagner votes yes. >> 11. Yay. Sir, the motion to suspend the rules to send the comments from the urban affairs to the solicitor to put it in proper format for the council to be
able to vote at our August 24th meeting is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Anything else, councelor Roby? other than look for an email from um Miss Bully on the a availability for next
week for a meeting to take up the items that were we got from the planning board with favorable recommendations. >> Thank you, Councelor Roi. Any other reports of committees? >> Mr. President, I do have a report.
Council Landers. Councelor Landers >> regarding audit number 2020108042 communications from the mayor vision with the proposed amendment to the city code regarding the transfer station the residential dropout facility which is
found in chapter 540. The public service committee met on July 9th and had a presentation from interim Department of Public Works Commissioner Ted Scott regarding the proposed changes to the transfer station that will make it more
efficient, save taxpayers dollars, and prevent some of the illegal use facility for non-residents. The ordinance remains in committee at this time. Although not required for this code change, I believe the city council should advertise the ordinance,
hold a public hearing to give residents an opportunity to learn more about the changes and to submit their comments if they choose. To that end, Mr. President, I respectfully move at this time that the city council set the date of August
24th at 8:00 p.m. in the chamber, a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the code city mile chapter 540 solid waste making changes to the transfer station, the resident drop off facility
operations and associated feed and to advertise the entire ordinance. >> That's the end of my report, Mr. President. So, >> thank you, Council Landers. So, I the chair seconds the motion to set a public hearing for August 24th at 8:00 for the
resident drop off facility ordinance change and that it's advertised in its entirety. Do I have that correct, Council Landers? >> That that's correct. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Any discussion on the motion? >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to
echo um councelor Lander's remarks and how I think it's a really great idea to have a public hearing especially as there were a lot of questions around this. I know I received a lot of communication from residents who were interested in the changes and wanted to learn more. So I think it's wonderful that we're going to have a public hearing. So thank you.
>> Thank you councelor Pearlman. Any other counselors? On the motion to set a public hearing for August 24th and to advertise the ordinance change in its entirety. I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please.
>> Councelor Wagner. >> Wagner votes yes. >> Councelor Dumis. >> Councelor Dumis votes yes. >> Councilor Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Council Roby >> Council Roby votes yes. >> Council Orum.
>> Council Oram votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Council Landers. Council Landis votes yes. >> Councelor Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes.
>> Councelor Tanera >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Irish >> Council Irish votes yes. >> 11. Yes, sir. >> A motion to advertise a public hearing for August 24th for the ordinance change
in its entirety on the resident drop off facility is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Are there any other reports of committees? >> Mr. President, >> Councelor Naven. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The Veterans
Affairs Committee met on Thursday, July 9th at 6 p.m. Um, the committee was present both in person and virtually, as well as many other members of the council. We were joined by Mayor Vigant and Malbor Veterans Director Michael Hennessy. We took up order number
20-1008043, communication from Mayor Vision regarding the proposed naming of the new elementary school located at 441 Bolton Street, the softball field located at 441 Bolton Street, and the baseball field located at 25 Union Street in honor of deceased veterans of the Civil
War, the Vietnam War, and World War II. Mayor Vijin addressed the committee to discuss the names that he submitted to be honored for the elementary school that was uh to be named after the Goodnau brothers, Theodore, Andrew, and Charles Goodnau, who were killed in action during the Civil War. For the
softball field in honor honor of Lance Corporal Richard Demurs, a US Marine killed in action during the Vietnam War. and for the baseball field for dispersing cler clerk secondclass Harold Cole who served in the Naval Reserve during World War II and following an honorable discharge later reinlisted and
was killed in a plane crash while on active duty. After the mayor gave his remarks, written testimony was received um by members of various veterans organizations which then read into the record. Um we received testimony from Wayne Stanley who's a past VFW and DAV
commander and past president of the Malro Veterans Council, Michael A. Pharaoh who is commander of the American Legion post 132, John Manning who is the current veterans council president. Jim Bell who is the commander of the Italian-American war veterans post 45 and John commander excuse me John Hall
commander of the disabled American veterans. Testimony um focused on two main themes. One that the elementary school should be officially named the goodnow brothers school ensuring that people know that it honors three brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country and their community. and number two that more thought and
consideration should be given to naming the baseball field located at 25 Union Street in honor of Harold Cole before it's approved. Veterans were clear to note that dispersing clerk secondclass Harold Cole's record of service to our country is honorable and they are grateful for it. However, they believe that the city should be sure to have
honored all veterans that were killed in action before honoring additional men and women who were served. With that, the committee voted to approve the naming of the elementary school or to recommend approving the naming of the elementary school as the Goodnau Brothers School and the softball field as the Lance Corporal Richard Demerfield
and to postpone action on the baseball field located at 25 Union Street until we can meet again to discuss additional information including the letter that we received from Mayor Vigent this evening. We expect to have that meeting in the next couple of weeks in time for the August 24th full council meeting. Uh
that is all I have for my report, Mr. President. Thank you very much. >> Well done. Thank you very much, Council Naven. Are there any other reports or any committee meetings to be noted? >> Mr. President, Council Landers. >> Councelor Landers. >> I I have a comment. Uh this would go to
uh Council Naven, is it the Good Now School or Good Now Elementary School? >> The way that the um motion came out of committee was the GoodNow Brothers School. >> Yeah. See, I I think that should be
looked at. You know, we didn't do it to the middle school. It's kind of deceiving. You know, dealing with schools for many, many years. It helps to have the grade level in the name. Malber High School, Malboro Middle
School, Jar Elementary School, Francis Kain Elementary School. So, I think we ought to before we do the final vote on that, get it's an elementary school. Let's get it in the title. That's all. Mr. President, >> I'm sure the chair of the Veteran
Affairs Committee when he meets in the next couple of weeks will be happy to address that comment. >> I think we should look at it. >> Mr. President, I know it's late, but I I can't resist. I have to respond to the comments. Uh just quickly, I know specifically when we named Whitam
School, I was on the school committee at the time and there was a whole lot of discussion on whether to add a designation in it. Other than the high school, none of our elementary schools have a grade designation. So when it came to naming Witcom, there
was a decision because it had changed many times on exactly what grades would be in the building that it was a disservice to specify what it would be. Um, so we left it off.
I would respectfully request that there not be and I would think that the school committee would also state there doesn't need to be a designation because we don't know what this building might become five years from now. >> Well,
>> okay. Hang on. Hang on. Hey. Ho ho ho ho. Whoa. >> The great No, hang on. Council Anders, >> I didn't say anything. >> All right. Hang on. So, the this is reports of committees. You guys have great comments. You'll take it up in the committee section. We're moving on.
Agenda item 27. >> Order number 20-1008026B. Updated job descriptions for the finance director, treasurer, and auditor positions. >> Mr. President, >> Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to
approve the updated job descriptions. >> Motion to approve both updated job descriptions for the auditor and finance director has been made and seconded. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role, please.
>> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Council Ducet. >> Council Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Rosing. >> Council Rosing votes yes. >> Council Landers.
>> Council Landers votes yes. >> Council Dumis. >> Council Dumis votes yes. Council Orum. >> Council Oram votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. Council >> Wagner votes yes. >> Council Roby >> Council Roby votes yes.
>> Council Naven >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Tanara >> Council Tanara votes yes. >> 11 yes. Sir is >> the motion to approve both job descriptions is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. >> Mr. President
>> Councelor Tanera, please. >> Can we Can we go home now? >> If you make a motion, >> can we go home? >> I'm not home. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Motion made and seconded to adjourn. I'll ask the clerk to call the role, please. >> Councelor Ducet.
>> Councelor Ducet votes yes. >> Councelor Irish. >> Council Irish votes yes. >> Council Naven. >> Councelor Naven votes yes. >> Council Dumis call. Councelor Duma says yes. >> Councelor Roby. >> Councelor Roby says yes.
>> Councelor Oram >> Council Oram votes yay. >> Councelor Tanera >> Councelor Tanera votes yes. >> Councelor Pearlman. >> Councelor Pearlman votes yes. >> Councelor Wagner. >> Council Wagner votes yes.
>> Councelor Oing. >> Councelor Oing votes yes. >> Such an important note. Council Landers. Council Landers votes. Yes, >> that is 11. Yay, sir. >> Motion to motion to adjurnn is approved. 11 in favor, none opposed. Councilors,
long meeting. Thank you very much for your dedication and commitment to hanging in there tonight. Well done. I appreciate it. Uh, get some sleep. We are adjourned. Bye.