##VIDEO ID:jfZHEvLh5ec## call the city council to order at 8:00 pm on Monday evening November 18th 2024 this meeting is being recorded please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance I pledge pled allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands Nation God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you uh we have 12 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 November 4th 2024 Council Brown thank you Mr President move to accept and place on file the minutes motions made in second to accept and place on file the minutes any discussion on the motion seeing none of those in favor oppos the minutes are filed 10 Z agenda item number two now is the time for the public hearing on the petition Petition of Mass Electric to construct line of underground electric conduits including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures under and across the public way or ways here in named Bigalow Street and Robin Hill Street beginning at a point approximately zero feet at the center line of the intersection of Bigalow Street and Robin Hill Street and continuing approximately 228 ft in a North Direction install underground facilities on Robin Hill Street and Bigalow Street installing 229 ft of conduit on Bigalow Street and Robin Hill Street order number 24-100 9295 okay this public hearing will taken up in four stages first with the public speaking in favor starting with the applicant second questions from the public third public speaking opposition and four questions from the city council so with that I'll open the first part of the public hearing with the public speaking in favor please state your name and address for the record please uh Chad bonnin I res uh represent National Grid um so this project is for uh the upgrade of the substation so we're putting a new Transformer in to offset some of the load on the existing feeders that are there uh this will help with reliability and then it will also uh help for future endeavors where we won't have to do this again for hopefully quite a while thank you Chad any other members of the public speaking in favor any other members of the public speaking in favor any other members of the public speaking in favor hearing none I close that portion on the public hearing questions from the public any members of the question any members of the public have any questions any questions from the public hearing none I close that portion of the public hearing public speaking in opposition any members of the public speaking in opposition any members of the public speaking in opposition hearing none I close that portion of the public hearing comments or questions from the city council comments from the city council comments from the city council hearing none I close that portion of the public hearing and the entire public hearing Council fillo thank you Mr President um I know we're still awaiting some information from the city engineer so I would ask uh I move to postpone the petition to our December 2nd meeting um at 800m motions made seconded to postpone the action on the petition to our December 2nd meeting at 8:00 P.M any discussion on the motion seeing none on those in favor oppos this is postponed to our December 2nd meeting at 8:00 p.m. thank you chair agenda item number three now is the time for the public hearing on the petition of Massachusetts Electric in Verizon New England to install one joint owned poll on High Street beginning at a point approximately approximately 125 ft east of the centeral line of the intersection of Bolton Street install new pole 1-5 and anchored to serve new customer at 57 Main Street or number 24-100 9296 in addition we have received a communication from city engineer Thomas depersio regarding recommended conditions for the petition at 57 Main Street again this public hearing we taken up in four stages first for the public speaking favor second questions from the public third public speaking opposition and fourth questions from the city council so we'll open the first part of the public hearing with the public speaking in favor starting with the applicant please state your name and address for the record please Al galin design engineer National Grid okay yeah what what do they want to do okay this is up so 57 is looking for new service um in order to uh bring primary over to them and feed a EV station that they're planning on uh we need to bring a poll line further away from the neighboring lot add a poll there bring primary to that new poll uh just pass poll one any other members of the public speaking in favor any other members of the public speaking in favor any other members of the public speaking in favor hearing none I close that portion of the public here questions from the public any questions from the public questions from the public hearing none I close that portion of the public hearing public speaking opposition any members of the public speaking opposition members of the public speaking opposition hearing none I close that portion public hearing any 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 and the entire public hearing councilor fillo thank you Mr President president uh having reviewed the petition and seeing that there's no objection from the public I move to approve the petition uh with the conditions identified 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 oppos the petition is approved 10-0 with the conditions of the city engineer agenda item number four now is the time for the public hearing on the petition of Mass Electric in Verizon New England to install one jointown poll on Boston postro Road East beginning at a point approximately 350 ft east of the central line of the intersection of old Boston Road install new pole 925 for a new EV charging station at 910 Boston Post Road East order number 24-100 9297 and in addition Mr President we have also received communication from uh city engineer Thomas depio with uh conditions for the same again this public hearing we taken up in four stages uh public speaking in favor questions from the Public Public Speaking opposition position and then questions from the city council so we'll open the first part of the public hearing with the public speaking in favor please state your name and address for the record please Al Galvin design engineer National Grid so this a Eevee station for 910 uh the pole line is currently on the opposite side of the location so um we installed a new pole just off of poll 92 to bring primary across the street and um to a to a second poll in the in the their private property there um but the current existing polls out there now had other equipment and assets on them so they went with a fresh poll thank you Al any other members of the public speaking in favor members of the public speaking in favor any members of the public speaking in favor hearing none I close that portion of the public hearing questions from the public any questions from the public questions from the public any questions from the public hearing none I close that por motion of the public hearing public speaking and opposition any members of the public speaking 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 councilor duet thank you very much Mr President um just have a question about um where the poll is actually going because uh um Thomas depersio made a comment that uh the street is state-owned so a permit from mot will be required they did get the state permit you did get the state permit is the uh poll going to be on State on the state property on private property State Property okay okay yeah thank you for clarification thank you Council J any other Council orm thank you Mr President on the uh letter we received from um our engineer Tom depersio mentioned the attached standed conditions I'm looking at the ones from the past uh hearing we had it's 1 through 11 but I expect it will be a little different because it's a state road we seeing the same conditions that he had in the past hearing he didn't have it attached to the letter we received same on they they are the same conditions coun that's fine thank you just wasn't for sure thank you thank you Council or any other questions from the city counselors questions from the city counselors questions from the city counselors hearing none I close that portion of the public hearing and the entire public hearing councilor fillo thank you Mr President it's uh exciting to see ev stations popping up across the Commonwealth um uh having seen the conditions I would ask and move uh to approve the petition with the conditions identified by the city engineer motion maid seconded to approve the petition with the conditions identified by the city engineer agenda item number five communication from the mayor regarding Grant Acceptance in the amount of $60,000 from the Massachusetts executive office of public and security awarded to the police department to be used for enhanced traffic enforcement measures Council Irish thank you Mr President motion to approve the grant please motion made seconded to approve the grant any discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor opposed the grant is approved 10 0 agenda item number six communication from the mayor regarding a transfer request in the amount of 1, 75,6 N4 which moves funds from meals tax revenue account to fund fiscal year 25 Bond payments ass associated with Parks and Recreation improvements Council Iris thank you Mr President motion to approve the transfer request please motion made and seconded to approve the transfer request for the bond any discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor oppos the transfer is approved the vote 10 Z agenda item number seven communication from the mayor regarding notification of temporary appointment pursuant to Mass General Law chapter 41 section 61a of Michaela spagone as the temporary controller treasurer effective Friday November 15 2024 for a 60-day term to expire on January 14th 2025 Council naan thank you Mr President move to accept and place on file motions made in second to accept and place on file any discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor opposed the motion is carried it will be filed 10 0 agenda item number eight communication from Justin Mallette trustee on behalf of one Maple Terrace real estate trust regarding proposed zoning map amendment to include one Maple Terrace identified as map 70 parcel 274 in the malbro village District Council Roby thank you Mr President move to refer this to Urban Affairs in the planning board to set a city council public hearing for December 16th and advertise motions made and seconded to refer to the planning board to Urban Affairs will set a public hearing for December 16th and will advertise any discussion on the motion seeing none of those in favor oppose this is going to the planning board to Urban affairs with a public hearing on December 16 and to advertise vote 10 0 agenda item number nine application for amendment to special permit from attorney Brian faul on behalf of garden remedies Inc to allow for the relocation of the establishment of the establishment from 416 Boston Post Road East to 423 Lakeside Avenue Council Robi thank you Mr President move to refer this to Urban Affairs set a public hearing for December 16th and to advertise motions made and seconded refer this item to the urban Affairs committee will set a public hearing for December 16th and will advertise any discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor oppos this is going to Urban affairs with a December 16th public hearing and adverti votes 10-0 agenda item number 10 Communications from the Department of Public Utilities regarding petitions pursuant to Mass General Law chapter 25 section 21 for approval of three-year Energy Efficiency plans for 2025 to 2027 for National Grid and eversource energy Council Brown thank you Mr President move to accept and place on file of communication motions made in second to accept and place on file of communications any discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor oppos the communications are filed 10 0 agenda item number 11 minutes of boards commissions and committees Mr President councilor duet thank you very much Mr President motion to accept and place on file the minutes of the boards commissions and committees motion made in second to accept and place on file all the minutes any discussion on the motion see n on those in favor opposed the minutes of filed 110 12 that 10 I think it should have been I'm sorry they 10 Z 10 what they say 11 10 Z sorry about that minutes I'm sorry claims uh Council Brown thank you Mr President move to send the claims to the legal department please motion made senors send the claims to the legal department discussion on the motion sing none of those in favor oppos the claims are going into legal 10 to zero reports of committees Council Irish thank you Mr President um I'd like to make a motion to have the city clerk uh advertise and set the tax classification public hearing for December 2nd 2024 please motion made and seconded to ask the city clerk to advertise a tax classification hearing for December 2nd at 8:00 p.m. any discussion on the motion seeing now all those in favor oppose the tax classification hearing will be requested to be advertised for December 2nd at 8:00 p.m. vote is 10 Z Council naen thank you Mr President move to adjourn motion made in seconded to adjourn all those in favor opposed we are adjourned at 8:14 10 0 have a good evening 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