Good evening everyone. I'll call the city council to order at 8:00 on Monday evening, June 8th, 2026. This meeting is being recorded. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge 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. >> Thank you. We have 19 items on this evening's agenda and I will ask the city clerk to please read agenda item number one,
>> minutes of the city council meeting May 18th, 2026. Mr. President, >> Council of Vital, >> I'd like to make a motion to accept and place on file the minutes. >> Motion's made and seconded to accept and place on file the minutes. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, are those in favor? Opposed. The minutes
are filed and the vote is 10-0. Agenda item number two. Now is the time for the public hearing on on the petition of Mass Electric and Verizon to install one joint own pole on Conquered Road beginning at a point approximately 370 ft northeast of the center line of the intersection of McNeel Circle Grant to
install a 45 ft class 2 midspan pole between pole 74 and Pole 75 on Conquered Road. Pole will be located on city property. Uh the new pole will be labeled P7450, order number 26-1009755. In addition, we have a communication from city engineer Thomas Deersio with
recommended conditions for the petition. >> Okay, this public hearing we've taken up in four stages. First, the public speaking favor. Second, questions from the public. Third, public speaking in opposition. And finally, fourth, questions from the city council. I'll open the first part of the public
hearing with a public speaking in favor. Starting with the applicant. Come on up, Mike. Please state your name and address for the record, please. Michael Frasier, 245 South Main Street, Hopedale.
>> Thanks, Mike. >> Yeah, just looking to install a a new pole between existing poles 74 and 75 in line with the existing poles. >> This could be one of the midspans with a breaker unit on it. >> Yep. >> Comments. Is that it?
>> That's it. >> Any other members of the public speak in favor? Any members of the public speak in favor? Any members of the public speak in favor? Hearing none, I'll close that portion of the public hearing. Questions from the public?
Any questions from the public? Any members of the public have questions? Hearing none, I close that portion of the public hearing. Public speaking in opposition. Any members of the public speak in opposition? Members of the public speak in
opposition. Hearing none, I close that portion of the public hearing. Questions from the city councilors. Questions from the city councilors. Questions from the city councilors. Hearing none. I close that portion of the public hearing in the entire public hearing. Councelor Fillo.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um the city engineer has provided us some comment here and seems to have no issue. So with that, move to approve the petition with the condition submitted by the city engineer. Motion made and seconded to approve the petition with the conditions identified by the city engineer. Any
discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? The petition is approved. The vote is 100 and they will have the conditions identified by the city engineer. Agenda item number three. Now it's the time for the public hearing on the petition of Mass Electric and
Verizon to install one joint own pole on Hosmer Street beginning at a point approximately 190 ft southwest of the center line of the intersection of Brierwood Lane and Hosmer Street and continuing approximately 20 ft in an east direction. National Grid to install a new 45 ft H1 midspan pole to be
labeled P P850 on Hosmer Street. Order number 26-100 9756 in addition to communication from city engineer Thomas Dersio with recommending conditions for the petition. >> Okay. This public hearing will take it up in the same four stages. Public speaking favor, questions from the
public, public speaking in opposition, and then questions from the city councilors. We'll open the first part of the public hearing with the public speaking in favor. I'll ask you to come on up and state your name and address for the record. Hello, my name is Rosa Poachhat uh 100
Pennsylvania a Framingham. >> What was that? Anyone just tell us about the project? Yes, we're installing a midspan pole um between uh pole 9 and pole 8 in hostdale um
Hosmer sorry street uh labeled 850 for recloser >> and a similar midspan poll with a breaker on it. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Any is that it? Any other members of the public speak in favor? Any members of the public speak in favor? Members of
the public speak in favor? Hearing none. I close that portion of the public hearing. Any questions from the public? Any questions from the public? Any questions from the public? Hearing none, I close that portion of the public hearing. Public speaking in opposition.
Members of the public speak in opposition. Any members of the public speak in opposition. Hearing none, I close that portion of the public hearing. Questions from the city council? Any questions from the city council? Any questions from the city council? hearing
none. I close that portion of the public hearing and the entire public hearing. Councelor Villo. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh again, received comment from the city engineer um with the standard conditions. With that move to approve with the conditions submitted by the city engineer.
Motion's made and seconded to approve the petition the petition with the conditions identified by the city engineer. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? The petition is approved with the conditions identified by the city
engineer and the vote is 100. Thank you. Thanks Mike. Agenda item number four. >> Now is the time for the public hearing on the application for modification of a special permit from Matthew Donnelly on behalf of Target to amend condition 9 to increase the wall signage from 3 to 4
for the target located at 423 Donald Lynch Donald J. Lynch Boulevard or number 26-1009747. >> Okay. Hey, this public hearing again we've taken in the same four stages. Public speaking in favor, questions from the public. Public speaking in opposition and then questions from the
city council. We'll open the public hearing with the public speak in favor starting with the applicant and we'll let him pass out his handouts. Thank you so much. Uh, Matthew Donley, 271 Waverly Oaks, um, Waltham, Mass.
>> Thanks, Matt. You want to tell us about your, uh, special permit request? >> Yep. So um existing right now there is a special permit that allows for three um exterior wall signs and our uh
modification would be to um make four. So do you want to flip >> Yeah. This one. Yeah. Um so as you can see that there's one two and then do you actually want to flip back one? >> Sure. And then this would be the third one. Um
we are proposing a fourth one here um for an existing drive up stalls that are approved already. And then if you want to flip. Yep. So this is the dimensioning of the
sign as well. Um yeah. >> All set. >> Yep. Good. We're good. >> Okay. Okay. Any other members of the public speak in favor? Any other members of the public speaking in favor? Members of the public speaking in favor? Hearing none, I close that portion of the public
hearing. Any questions from the public? Any questions from the public? Any questions from the public hearing? None. I close that portion of the public hearing. Public speaking in opposition. Any members of the public speak in
opposition? Any members of the public speaking in opposition? Hearing none, I close that portion of the public hearing. Questions from the city councilors. Councelor Vital. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I'm just curious, does the other Target on the
east side of Marble have a similar sign? >> Um, they do, I believe. Um, we are also doing a remodel for that as well. Um, we do not proceed to go with four signs, though. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Thank you, Council Vital. Council Orum.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Question on the pickup. Is it just for CVS or is it going to the other uh different businesses that will be coming by for pickup? Um so the fourth sign that is proposed is the drive up sign
>> and that is um a different type of scope that we're working on where um employ uh customers will be able to pull in and the employee they'll do like an online order and then the employees will will shop for them and then bring the order
out to their cars that it's kind of seamless process. Um, and then this is going to notify where the door is where the where they can kind of see the employee come out to the car. >> I see. So, this won't just be for CVS then. >> No, no, the CVS sign's already existing
there. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> Council Presiato. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you for being here. Um, I'm just curious. Uh, is there a designated waiting area for uh pickup? Yes, there's already uh going to be a designated stalls that were pre
previously approved from the town. >> So, my follow-up question is um does is that is it necessary to have that sign up if there are already uh designated areas probably with signage I would assume that says drive up? >> Yeah, it's just so for the um
pedestrians to be able to see where cuz it's going to be in line with the stalls where they can pick it up as well. So, we're going to have a couple beacons out there, but it's going to be able to um show the pedestrians where their the door is, where they're getting their
supplies from, and where they can park for it. >> So, employees walk out to the car. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, pedestrians don't need to know exactly where this store is. >> Um >> they they already have the designated area where they parked. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. That's all. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Council Presiato. Any other questions from the counselors? Councelor Fillo. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Matthew. Just one quick question. So, is the drive up service currently in use at this location or or is this new? >> Uh, no, they're not currently used. They're being uh it's already approved
by the city and it will be being built and I think this upcoming year. >> Gotcha. And I would assume that most of these targets do have this drive up sign regardless. >> Yes, it's happening nationwide. >> Gotcha. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Council Pillo. Council Nan. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, could you
just clarify the difference between this service and the service that you already have with you have an a mobile order and you pull into the spots out in front of Target and then click in through the app? What's the difference in that? >> So, regarding the mobile order, um, this
is morely of where you can kind of sit not where you have to like pull up in front of the store and block like block the entranceways or anything like that. that it's more of just like a where you can sit in the stall and you can have more than one or two mobile
order store uh pickups and it's more of I think 12 um off the top of my head and so it's more so multiple people can kind of get their orders at the same time and it'll take the shopping time down uh tremendously.
>> Thank you councel Naven. Any other questions from the counselors? Any questions from the counselors? questions from the counselors hearing none. I close that portion of the public hearing and the entire public hearing and this is in urban affairs and the chair will be contacting you for meeting
to uh eat before urban affairs m. >> Okay. >> So, you're all set. Thank you very much. >> You good? >> Ready to go. >> Okay. Okay. Agenda item number five, >> communication from the mayor regarding notification of temporary appointment pursuant to mass general law, chapter 41, section 61A, of Brian Dawany as
interim city collector effective May 24th, 2026 for a 60-day term to expire July 23rd, 2026. >> Councelor Orum. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to approve. >> Just accept, place on file. >> Accept and place on file. >> Motion's made in second to accept and
place on file the temporary appointment. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none. All those in favor opposed. The temporary appointment is filed and the vote is 100. Agenda item number six. >> Communication from the mayor regarding the appointment of Lynn Faust to the zoning board of appeals as an alternate as an alternate member for a two-year
term from the date of city count of council confirmation. Council >> Orum. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to refer to the personnel committee. >> Motion's made and seconded to refer to the personnel committee. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed. The items go into
personnel and the vote is 100. Agenda item number seven, >> communication from the mayor regarding updated salary ordinance for non-union employees. Order number 26-1009697. >> Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to refer to the finance committee, please. >> Motion made and second to refer this
item to the finance committee. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed. The items go into finance and the vote is 100. Agenda item number eight, >> communication from the mayor regarding the creation of the Lazot Drive stabilization account and transfer
request in the amount of $200,000. >> Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to refer to the finance committee, please. >> Motion made second refer to the finance committee. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? The items go into finance and the vote is 100. Agenda item number
nine, >> communication from the mayor regarding proposed richer elementary school project bond in the amount of 160,544,91. In addition, a proposed bond in the amount of $6,300,000 for the design, construction, and improvement of storm water drainage and
related municipal infrastructure. >> Council Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to refer to the finance committee and to advertise both bonds, please. Motion is made and seconded to refer this item to the finance committee and to advertise both bonds. Any discussion on the
motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Oppose. This item's going to finance. We will advertise both bonds and the vote is 100. Agenda item number 10. Communication from city solicitor Jason Grossfield regarding proposed zoning amendment to
chapter 650 zoning section 33 results way mixeduse overlay district or number 26-1009683B. Councelor Roby. >> Thank you Mr. President. I'm move to re move this to reports of committees. >> Motion remains seconded to move this item reports of committee. Any
discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor opposed. This item is being moved to reports of committee and the vote is 100. Agenda item number 11. >> Communication from health director Paul Denmod regarding a letter in support of letter in support for a nicotine-free generation policy in the city of Maltra.
>> Council of Idol. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to u move this item down to the um item number 19. Please >> request to uh you can file it or move it down to 19. Which would you like to do? >> I'd like to move it down to 19. >> Motion made second. move this item down
to agenda item 19. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, are all those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. This item is moving down to agenda item 19 and the vote is 100. Agenda item number 12. >> Communication from the planning board regarding favorable recommendation and
comments on the proposed zoning amendment to chapter 650 zoning to add a new section to create the four street residential overlay district and to amend the zoning district map to reszone certain parcels to the four street residential overlay district. Order number 26-1009705A.
>> Councor Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move to accept and place on file the communication. >> Motion's made in second to accept and place on file the communication. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? Communication is filed and the vote is 100. Agenda item 13.
>> Communication from Central Mass Mosquito Control Project regarding personnel will be in the community responding to residents concerns about mosquitoes on various dates in June 2026. >> Councelor, thank you, Mr. President, I believe this will be posted with the city clerk, but our residents are more than welcome to call the central mass
mosquito control program and request individual spraying at this point. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Motion to accept and place on file >> and motion to accept and place on file. Thank you. >> Motion's made in second to accept and place on file. Any discussion on the
motion? Ah, quick. All those in favor? Oppose. Motion carries. This item is filed and the vote is 100. Agenda item 14, >> communication from the Mass Lottery Commission regarding application for a Kino license at Tacklebox Brewing Company, 416 Boston Post Road East.
>> Council Roby, Councelor Naven. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Motion to accept and place on file. >> Motion's made in second to accept and place on file. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed. This item is filed and the vote is 100. Agenda item 15ation from the
Mass Department of Transportation regarding notice of approval of the district 3 vegetation management plan as modified. >> Councelor Fill. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move to accept and place on file the communication. >> Motion's made in second to accept and place on file the communication. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none,
all those in favor? Opposed? The communication is filed and the vote is 100. Agenda item 16, >> communication from the Department of Public Utilities regarding petition of NStar Electric Company, DBA Eversource Energy for approval of its 2026 energy efficiency reconciling factors for
effective July 1, 2026. >> House of Aello. >> Thank you, Mr. President. We've gotten a few of these, but DPU looking for comments from the public on their energy efficiency reconciling factors. Folks have until June 11th at 5:00 p.m. to send those in to dpu.eiling
massgov. With that move to accept and place on file. >> Motion made in second to accept and place on file the communication. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? Communication is filed and the vote is 10 17. >> Minutes of boards, commissions, and committees. Mr. >> President,
>> councelor Ducet. >> Thank you much, Mr. President. Motion to accept and place on file the minutes. >> Motion's made in second to accept and place on file the minutes. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, are those in favor? Opposed. The minutes are filed and the vote is 100. 18 >> claims Mr.
>> President Ducet. >> Thank you very much. Uh motion to send the claims to the legal department. >> Motion made in seconded send the claims to the legal department. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none. Are those in favor? Opposed. Claims are going to legal and the vote is 100.
Reports of committees. Who would like to go first? >> Come on. Someone stand up. >> There you go. >> Thank you. >> Make sure I have my report. All right. The city council urban affairs and
housing committee met on Wednesday, May 27th. We had two items on our agenda. The first one was order number 2619683, a proposed zoning amendment to chapter 650, zoning section 33, results way
mixeduse overlay district. Uh present for the applicant were Terry um Mcasherin and Kevin Sheen from Greatland Realy Partners. Uh Miss McCashen quickly reviewed the PowerPoint that was shown at the public
hearing. The chair read the letter from the planning board with its favorable recommendation for the zoning change. The chair had circulated a draft with some suggested amendments to the proposal and discussion followed with comments from several members. It was agreed to
not amend to have 300 housing units be by right, but to make some of the suggestions that had been reviewed by the solicitor. Councelor Det moved to amend the original draft zoning striking 100 and inserting 400 with the following additional amendments to strike
including without limitation age restricted dwelling units and insert the following. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the zoning ordinance or the results mixeduse overlay district, multif family dwellings in subdist 2 shall be subject to 65026 of the zoning
ordinance. Complant shall be made a condition of the site plan approval that is required. The motion was seconded and then went through again with approving the amended zoning which also carried four to zero. Uh, as
we all can see, this has a a letter from the solicitor. So, I will ask for a suspension when we get to the me to take it up now. I'll ask for a suspension to be able to approve the order for the zoning
amendment as amended. >> Motion made and seconded for the suspension. All those in favor? Opposed? Suspension carries. 10-0. Councelor Roie. I'll move the recommendation of committee to approve. >> Motion made and seconded to approve the
recommendation of the committee which is to approve the zoning ordinance as amended. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, since this is the four an ordinance change, it must pass the four stages. All those in favor of suspending the first reading and approving the second reading. All those in favor?
Oppose. That passes and the vote is 100. All those in favor of the passes to be enrolled. All those in favor oppose. That passes 100. All those in favor of the passage to be ordained. All those in favor oppose. That passes 100. Is there
any objection to passage in one evening? Hear none. The ordinance is approved. Vote 100. >> Council Roby. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The second item on the agenda was order number 261009754,
a communication from attorney Aldo Cypriano on behalf of Mark Evangelist regarding a request release of a lowinccome deed restriction on the unit at 64 village drive, unit 4. The chair stated a similar request had been on the
council's agenda in May of 2024 and she suggested following the process. Councelor Ducet move to recommend endorsing the release of the affordable housing restriction on unit 4 building one and refer to the legal department to draft proper language. The motion was
seconded and carried forward to nothing at the request of the petitioner. This will lay on the table until the June 22nd meeting. >> Thank you, Council Roby. Is that it? >> That's it. >> Councilor Irish.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh finance committee met on June 1st, 2026. Uh meeting convened at 6:30 p.m. Uh we had uh two items on the agenda that evening. Uh first one was order number 26-1009752. Uh year-end transfer request in the
amount of 539,000 which moves funds from and to various accounts uh for the Department of Public Works, comproller, treasurer, uh city clerk, and legal department. And in addition to a transfer request totaling 3,192,000
uh from free cash open space stabilization $15,000 and snow and ice in the amount of 3,177,000. Uh on a motion uh item A on a motion uh by council vital seconded by the chair the committee recommends approval of the
transfer request uh in the amount of 3,177,000 uh from the undesated fund to the snow and ice deficit for FY2026. Uh that vote carried uh 520. Uh item B
on a motion by Council Fillo, seconded by the chair, uh the committee recommends approval of the transfer request uh in the amount of $32,000 from the collector/assistant finance director line item uh to go towards the unemployment account in the
amount of $12,000 and $20,000 into the postage account. Vote carried 520. Item number C on a motion by council vital uh seconded by the chair. The committee recommends approval of the transfer request in the amount of
$15,000 uh from the undesated fund which is the wireless antenna payments uh to fund the open space stabilization account. That vote carried 520. Uh item D on a motion by council or
seconded by the chair. Uh the committee recommends approval of the transfer requests uh in the amount of $50,000 from various departments from public works salary accounts. Um as noted on the spreadsheet from the department of public works to the city natural gas
account uh for projected increased use usage uh cost um that vote carried 520. Item E on a motion by council Orum, seconded by the chair. Uh the committee recommends approval of the transfer request in the amount of $68,000
uh from various departments of the public works salary accounts as noted on the spreadsheet from the department of public works uh to fuel and lubricants account for the projected increased usage cost. Uh that vote carried 520 to zero. Uh item number F uh on a motion by
council or seconded by the chair. The committee recommends approval of the transfer requests uh in the amount of $120,000 from various departments of public works salary accounts uh as noted on the spreadsheet from the department of public works uh to the city repairs
and maintenance account for the unforeseen cost. That vote carried 520. Item G on a motion by council or seconded by the chair. Uh the committee recommends approval of the transfer request in the amount of $255,000
from various departments of public works salary accounts as noted on the spreadsheet from the department of public works to the professional and technical service account to fund additional engineering services. That vote carried 5 to zero. Um item H on a
motion by Council Pillo, seconded by the chair, the committee recommends approval of the transfer requests in the amount of $9,000 from the election budget to the city clerk's budget for a vendor to assist with processing the annual street listings uh notices. That vote carried
520. Item I uh on a motion by council vital seconded by the chair. The committee recommends approval of the transfer request uh in the amount of $5,000 from unfilled parallegal position to fund the legal services account for the ongoing
matters. That vote carried 520. Next item was order number 26-9697. Uh proposed non-union salary ordinance changes to job description pursuant to chapter 125 personnel section five preparations of classification
descriptions for the positions of city collector assistant finance director city collector and assistant recreation director. Um on item A on a motion by council Oram seconded by the chair uh the committee recommends approval of the job description pursuant to chapter 125
personnel section 5 preparations of the classifications uh for the positions of city collector assistant finance director city collector and assistant recreation director. That vote carried 520. Item B on a motion by council seconded
by the chair. Uh the committee recommends the mayor submit a sevenst step salary ordinance using annual salaries for the position of city collector assistant finance director uh city collector recreation director and city uh and the assistant recreation
director. The vote carried 5 to zero. Uh meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m. Mr. President, I will be asking for two suspensions this evening. On the first one, uh, order number 26-1009752, please. >> Motion's made and second to suspend the
rules for order number 26100 9752. All those in favor of the suspension opposed. Suspension carries. 10-0. Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move the recommendation of committee to approve the uh year-end transfer request in the amount of 3,731,000.
Please. Motion's made in second to approve all nine transfer requests in the amount of $3,931,000. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed. The year-end transfers are approved and the vote is 100. Councelor Irish. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I will be
asking for another suspension on order number 26-10096-97. Please. Motion's made and seconded to suspend the rules for order number 26100 96-97. All those in favor suspension opposed. Suspension carries 10. Councelor Irish.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Move the recommendation of committee to approve the non-union job descriptions uh for the CD collector, assistant finance director, CD collector, and the assistant director, assistant recreation director. Please.
>> Motion made and second to approve the three job descriptions. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? The three job descriptions are approved and the vote is 100. Agenda item. Anything else? >> Yes. One item, Mr. President. Uh public service announcement. The finance
committee will meet on June 15, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Council Roi. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I apologize. On number 10, I need to move to accept and place on file the communication from the solicitor.
Yep. Motion's made and seconded to file the communication uh submitted by the solicitor which is on the zoning change for the results use mixed results way mixed use overlay district. >> Any discussion on the request on the all
those in favor opposed the mo the motion to file the solicitor's communication is approved and the vote is 100. Thank you, council. >> And then I will also do a public service uh urban affairs meeting on the 17th. We will be taking up the Forest Street um
zoning and potentially target >> Forest Street zoning and target on June 17. >> Correct. >> Any other public service announcements? >> Hearing none. Agenda item 19. >> City Council resolution in support of a
nicotinefree generation policy submitted by councelor Vital. Council of it. >> Mr. President, I'd like to make a motion to send the resolution in support of a nicotine-free generation policy and the two letters of support to the public safety committee >> in
the board of directors uh Paul Denw's communications. Well, >> is that one of them? >> Yeah, that's one of the two. Yes, >> that's one of the two. Okay. Motion's made and seconded to send the resolution and the two communications to the public safety committee. Any discussion on the
motion? Seeing none, all those in favor opposed. That motion carries and the vote is 100. Council Pillo. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Move to adjurnn. >> Motions made and seconded to adjourn. All those in favor. Opposed. We are
adjourned at 8:32. Have a great evening everyone.