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2008 Annual Town Meeting |
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Wellesley Middle School 7:30 pm |
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March 31, April 1 |
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April 7, 8 |
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April 14, 15 |
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Town Meeting is dissolved 4/15/2008 |
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INVOCATION |
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Susan Troy |
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RESOLUTIONS |
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Ann Adams by Gary McCabe |
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John "Jack " Brady by Sandy Joseph |
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Henry "Hank" Lysaght by Royall Switzler |
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Gaylor "Chip" Thayer by Royall Switzler |
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Franklin Parker, Natalie Gulbrandsen, Richard Gardner, Ernest Sargeant by John Schuler |
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DATE |
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INDEX OF ARTICLES |
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COMMENT |
3/31 |
1 |
Choose Moderator |
nm |
Heather Sawitsky |
3/31 |
2 |
Receive Reports |
nm |
Town Wide Financial Plan - report by Owen Dugan Advisory Committee Overview- report by Peg Metzger |
3/31 |
3 |
Set Fees/Receipts |
yes |
Authorize $1,000,000 MLP payment as estimated receipt. |
3/31 |
4 |
Amend Job Classification Plan |
yes |
Confirm actions of Human Resources Board |
3/31 |
5 |
Amend Salary Plan |
yes yes yes |
Series 40 employees; Series 50 and above salary ranges; Fund Management Pay Plan $150,000 |
3/31 |
6 |
Amend Classification Plan |
yes |
Personal leave for part time employees |
3/31 |
7 |
FY08 Budget Appropriations |
yes
yes
yes |
M1 Supplemental Appropriation to School Committee supporting Special Tuition and Transportation M2 Supplemental Appropriation for Snow Plowing $400,000 M3 Appropriation to BOS of Wellesley Inn development agreement $250,000 for parking improvements (meters and paving) |
3/31 |
8 |
FY09 Omnibus Budget -Operating and Capital |
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Presentations by BOS DPW |
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Adjourned to April 1, 2008 |
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4/1 |
8.1 |
FY 09 Omnibus Budget |
yes |
Operating $95,593,278; Capital/Debt 12,001,965; parking meter receipts 506,391= TOTAL Appropriations FY09 $108,101,634 |
4/1 |
8.2 |
Fire Truck ( 2/3 required) |
yes |
$475,000 Rescue Style Pumper Fire Truck and equipment (Borrowing) |
4/1 |
11 |
Municipal Light Plant |
yes |
$32,782,870 |
4/1 |
12 |
Water Enterprise Fund |
yes |
$7, 031,883 |
4/1 |
13 |
Sewer Enterprise Fund |
yes |
$8,008,867 |
4/1 |
20 |
Sprague Field Remediation and Master Plan |
yes |
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4/1 |
20.1 |
Sprague Field - Town Funding (2/3 Required) |
yes |
$700,000 to DPW raised through borrowing |
4/1 |
20.2 |
Sprague Field - CPC Funding |
yes |
$1,500,000 to DPW for preservation of fields in remediation area; from unreserved balances on hand in CPC account; contingent on at least $700,000 in gifts and private fundraising |
4/1 |
20.3 |
Sprague Field- Gift Funding |
yes |
$2,000,000 from gift sources to be appropriated to DPW for Sprague Field Master Plan |
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Adjourned to April 7, 2008 |
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4/7 |
5 |
Contract Settlement - DPW Production Unit, AFSCME Local 335 |
yes |
FY 08 one year contract @4%- Additional $131,200 to DPW under Article 8 2007 ATM from Free Cash FY 09, 10, 11 - Three year contract @ 4%/3.5%/3%- Additional $120,069 to DPW under Article 8 2008 ATM from Free Cash |
4/7 |
9 |
Set Salary of Elected Officials |
yes |
Town Clerk |
4/7 |
10 |
Stabilization Fund (2/3 required) |
yes |
$1,000,000 form Free Cash |
4/7 |
14 |
Establish Revolving Funds |
yes |
various revolving funds reauthorized |
4/7 |
15 |
Linden Street/Weston Road Pedestrian Improvements (2/3 Required) |
yes |
$90,000 to BOS for pedestrian signal system to be raised through borrowing |
4/7 |
21.1 |
Wellesley Country Club Clubhouse building |
yes |
$296,000 to BPW for disassembly, inventory and storage of sertain elements of Wellesley Country Club building AKA original Town Hall and Almshouse from CPA Historic Resources Reserve |
4/7 |
21.2 |
Wellesley Country Cluv Clubhouse Building |
yes |
$100,000 to BPW to be expended dollar for dollar if private funds are raised to defray the appropriation under motion 1. |
4/7 |
26 |
Naming Rights Policy- TBL Article 5 |
yes |
Establish new section requiring naming policy for each committee |
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Adjourned to April 8, 2008 |
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4/8 |
17 |
Wellesley High School Project (2/3 Required) |
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Presentation - no vote - continued to April 14 session $2,685,000 requested for professional services for continuation of feasibility studies and related documentation |
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Adjourned to April 14, 2008 |
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4/8/2008 4/14/08 |
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Wellesley High School Project (2/3 Required) |
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Ballot Vote 182 yes- 35 no Borrow $2,685,000 for services to complete the feasibility study phase for Wellesley HIgh School project. |
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Adjourned to April 15, 2008 |
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4/15 |
16 |
DPW Facility Improvements |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
18 |
School Facility Maintenance Trust |
yes |
Establish Trust - unfunded at this time |
4/15 |
19 |
Public Transportation- Suburban Mobility Program |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
22.1 |
Community Preservation Funds |
yes |
From Historic Resources reserves - $10,000 to Historical Commission for inventory of historic and cultural resources of Wellesley $30,000 to Town Clerk for preservation of marriage records $1200 to Historical Commission for desigantion plaques for Sprague CLock Tower and Wellesley Hills Branch Library |
4/15 |
22.2 |
Community Preservation Funds |
yes |
$7500 supplemental appropriation from Open Space and Recreation Reserves for Morses Pond Management System |
4/15 |
23 |
Bethel Road |
yes |
Abandon and Discontinue Easement at Bethel Road and accept new easment. |
4/15 |
24 |
Accept/Abandon Easements |
yes |
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4/15 |
25 |
Confirm Town Ownership or certain parcels (2/3 Required) |
yes |
Clear title by eminent domain for 3 parcels included in WHS grounds and 1 parcel included in Schofiedl School grounds. Prior owners unknown. |
4/15 |
27 |
Tolles Gift |
yes |
$50,000 to BOS for assessment of need of town's senior population; ($25,000 frmm Free Cash, $25,000 from Tolles Charitable Foundation) |
4/15 |
28 |
Green Ribbon Study Committee |
yes |
Moderator to appoint 9 member committee to develop Town Sustainable Energy Plan |
4/15 |
29 |
Amend Zoning Bylaw - Section XVIB Inclusionary Zoning |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
30 |
Amend Zoning Bylaw - Section XVID Large House Review |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
31.1 |
TBL Study Commitee- TBL Article 8 |
yes |
Amend 8.3 and 8.10 Notice of elections and meetings. Warrant to be published to website and posted in two places (eliminate newpaper publication of warrant) |
4/15 |
31.2 |
TBL Study Committee- TBL Article 11 |
yes |
Armend TBL 11.8 Advisory Report - send chair's letter only to households, full report to TMM's and Departments. Printed reports available to public upon request to BOS or at Library and Town Clerks office. Report also to be published to website. |
4/15 |
32 |
Town Buildings Facilities Administration |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
33 |
Establish Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) Denton Rd. |
yes |
Article 46B Town Bylaws recognizes Denton Road area as NCD |
4/15 |
34 |
Authorized/Unissued Loans |
yes |
Rescind Authorizations to borrow ATM 1999 Art 16- $400,000 unused portions - water system STM 2002 Art 4- $255,000 in full - Sprague/Recreation projects |
4/15 |
35 |
Indemnify Town Employees |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
36 |
Expenses incurred prior to July 1, 2008 |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
37 |
Settle claims |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
38 |
Disposal of Property |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15 |
39 |
Appoint Fire Engineer |
yes |
BOS to appoint fire engineers |
4/15 |
40 |
Raise Money |
nm |
No Motion |
4/15/2008 |
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Dissolve this Annual Town Meeting |
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Activity under this Warrant completed. |
