[0:02] Good evening.

[0:02] I call to water the Town Council meetings.

[0:05] June 2nd, 2025, 7:30 PM Council Chambers.

[0:09] First item is the Pledge of Allegiance.

[0:13] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[0:15] of the United States America Two Republic, which stands?

[0:21] One Nation under God, indivisible.

[0:28] If I could have a roll call, Madam Clerk, please.

[0:31] Council DeFazio. Present Apple. Present.

[0:36] Nan. Here. Kylie. Victor? Here, Matthews. Here.

[0:42] Zo. Present. Shanahan. Present. Present. Police.

[0:46] Yeah. Absent. Mr.

[0:47] President. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

[0:49] Councilor Coughlin had a work engagement.

[0:51] Could not make it tonight. And Councilor

[0:53] Kylie was not feeling well.

[0:56] Next item we have is announcements.

[0:57] Any councils with announcements? We good?

[1:02] Okay. Next item is minutes. We have one set of minutes.

[1:05] I'll refer over to Vice President Berger, please.

[1:08] I make a motion to approve the budget Min, I'm sorry.

[1:11] Make a mo motion to approve the minutes from the Southfield

[1:14] Union Point Committee meeting.

[1:15] Minutes of May 8th, 2025. Second.

[1:18] Motion has been second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[1:22] Those minutes are approved. Thank you Vice President Berger.

[1:26] Next item we have is public hearings.

[1:27] We have two public hearings scheduled for this evening.

[1:32] The first one is Measure 25 0 5 2, the measure

[1:36] that authorizing the creation of a development program

[1:39] district at Union Point.

[1:40] I'll refer over to Vice

[1:41] President Berg to open the public hearing.

[1:43] Make a motion to open the public hearing

[1:45] for measure 25 0 5 2 authorizing the creation

[1:49] of development program district at Union Point.

[1:51] This was published on May 23rd, 2025. Second

[1:55] Motion has been seconded.

[1:56] Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed?

[1:59] The public hearing is now open at 7:32 PM Good evening.

[2:02] We have solicitor Rick McLeod here with us this evening.

[2:05] Good evening, Mr. President, fellow counselors.

[2:08] My name is Richard McLeod

[2:09] and this is Solicitor for the Town of Weymouth.

[2:11] I've been asked by the mayor's office to present a measure

[2:15] or submit a measure to the council for consideration

[2:19] for the record, I'll read the measure into evidence

[2:23] that the town of Weymouth through town council, pursuant

[2:26] to general laws 40 q approve a district improvement

[2:30] financing development district in the following manner.

[2:33] One, the Taana Weymouth through the council

[2:36] and mayor find that the designation of a development program

[2:39] district to be known as development program improvement

[2:42] district and describe below is consistent

[2:45] with the requirements of general laws Chapter 40 Q

[2:48] and will further at least the public purposes

[2:52] of encouraging increased residential

[2:54] and commercial activity in Union Point

[2:58] and Wayman specifically and the Commonwealth.

[3:01] Generally, the district is described

[3:04] and bounded as illustrated on a

[3:05] sketch attached as Exhibit A.

[3:07] I believe you all have a, a copy of the exhibit, correct.

[3:11] Describing the exhibit is is particularly the, the land

[3:16] that's located at Union Point

[3:17] that's in the Weymouth side of the development.

[3:22] The town's intent is to promote the district as a location

[3:26] for public improvements in infrastructure.

[3:29] The public improvements would include roadways, water

[3:33] and soil lines in other infrastructure, the mayor

[3:37] or his designee shall be authorized

[3:39] to take any other action reasonably necessary

[3:43] or convenient to carry out the creation

[3:45] of the district development program,

[3:47] which the council may adopt.

[3:49] But in the same manner, the mayor

[3:52] or his designee shall be, administer,

[3:55] shall be the administrator of the district.

[3:58] The town through the council

[4:00] and mayor further finds that this is the first

[4:03] development district within Weymouth,

[4:06] and that the district does not comprise more than 25%

[4:11] of the total area of Weymouth.

[4:14] The principal assessor shall establish

[4:17] and certify the original assessed value

[4:20] of the taxable property within the boundaries

[4:22] of the district on an annual basis.

[4:25] Thereafter, the principal assessor shall certify the amount

[4:29] by which the assessed value has changed from

[4:31] the original value.

[4:33] You, Mr.

[4:36] President, we have presented this measure

[4:38] to the Southfield sub subcommittee

[4:40] tonight is the public hearing.

[4:44] So just to provide the public with a definition.

[4:47] We refer to it as a diff and it's kind of misleading,

[4:50] but I thought I might describe it for the public.

[4:53] In Massachusetts, a diff is most commonly referred to

[4:56] as district improvement financing.

[4:59] It's a tool used by municipalities

[5:01] to capture incremental tax revenue

[5:04] from new private investment in a specific area

[5:07] and direct those funds towards

[5:10] public improvement in economic development projects.

[5:14] It's a, and essentially it's a way of

[5:16] to in synthesize development

[5:18] and reinvest those increased tax revenues

[5:20] back into the area.

[5:23] A diff does not create,

[5:25] I wanna make this clear to the public.

[5:26] A diff does not create a, a new tax

[5:29] or special assessment on the residents of this town.

[5:34] It does not increase the municipal tax rate as well.

[5:39] And, and if I can give a, a small sample

[5:41] and I, I know the developer is here

[5:43] and they'll be able to answer specific questions.

[5:45] I mean, this is our first, it's certainly not an expert in

[5:48] this field, and they certainly are.

[5:51] Essentially, if we have a, maybe a, a large retail chain

[5:55] or some large project that would like to be

[5:58] located at Union Point in this area,

[6:03] the tax, we, we would spend our funds

[6:06] to develop infrastructure, the roadway, soil connection,

[6:09] sidewalks, water connections, which is costly.

[6:13] So the tax revenue that would be generated out of this new,

[6:19] new retail, whatever the business may be, 30% of

[6:23] that would be held

[6:24] and paid used by the town to pay for

[6:27] that infrastructure improvement.

[6:29] The rest of the 70% of the tax revenue

[6:31] that's generated from this new business would be used

[6:34] by the municipality for any other purpose,

[6:37] just like anybody else's tax

[6:39] payments that come into the town.

[6:41] I hope that simplifies it

[6:45] and I don't wanna take up too much time.

[6:46] I'd like to leave it for your questions to both myself

[6:51] as well as John TIG from New England Development,

[6:54] who is an attorney

[6:55] and also very experienced in this area. Great.

[6:58] I appreciate That over here.

[6:59] And any public comment of course.

[7:00] Is John here? Yes, He is.

[7:03] Do you wanna come up John, please?

[7:13] Good evening, John. Good evening. Thank you. Thank you.

[7:16] Just state your name please for the record.

[7:18] John TIG with New England Development

[7:20] developer of Union Point.

[7:21] Great, thank you very much.

[7:23] We, at this point, do we have any questions

[7:24] from the counselors before?

[7:27] Do you have anything you want to add, John to that?

[7:30] No, I, I think Stream Cloud did a good job

[7:33] in summarizing it.

[7:35] These are really the thought of public infrastructure.

[7:39] That's what this is dedicated.

[7:40] We have done several of these.

[7:41] I did, I did my first one actually in Worcester when we did

[7:44] the, I'll date myself, but the Worcester Galleria,

[7:46] which was a large retail development, makes a lot of sense

[7:50] to create the opportunity.

[7:51] And I think that's what tonight is, is

[7:54] to have the opportunity to bring a project forward in the

[7:57] future to you folks to take a look at,

[8:00] to see if it's appropriate.

[8:02] It is a vehicle to use a percentage of new incremental taxes

[8:05] that don't exist today to build public infrastructure

[8:08] that will encourage development

[8:10] and new gross, new tax revenues.

[8:13] And that's what we've used it for in the past.

[8:15] We certainly know that the state, which has made a very

[8:19] significant commitment to Weymouth both this year

[8:21] and going forward in the form of infrastructure dollars

[8:24] and also MWRA dollars.

[8:27] I, I think they're also looking to be sure that

[8:30] the community is committed to moving it forward

[8:33] because of the important initiatives of creating commercial

[8:37] and residential tax base here and generally in the states.

[8:40] So we're very excited about it.

[8:43] I think last time we were here we did talk about sort of

[8:46] where we're at in the project

[8:48] and the support that we've received.

[8:50] I think, you know, most recently on the MWRA front, we know

[8:55] that the MWRA has reached out to your consultant

[8:58] about the supplying of water and gallonage

[9:01] and the like and a program.

[9:03] And the state's been very active in putting that together.

[9:06] And they've also committed up to $35 million to Weymouth

[9:09] for overall infrastructure in this calendar year.

[9:11] So, you know, they really have seen that commitment.

[9:15] And as I did mention

[9:16] before, we've had a lot of commitment about,

[9:19] and a lot of interest in commercial development.

[9:22] That commercial development would be primarily in Weymouth

[9:25] because that's where we have the water, sewer,

[9:28] other utilities and the development generally.

[9:31] So we expect that we'll be bringing in the future to you a

[9:35] proposal for some projects that would allow

[9:37] that development to occur.

[9:38] And certainly the state in talking to economic development,

[9:42] you know, they're looking to where can we cite, you know,

[9:44] different initiatives depending on, you know,

[9:46] and that could be a whole slate of different things.

[9:48] And they're certainly looking to where they could do that.

[9:51] And diff is one of those tools.

[9:53] We've used diff districts, we've used IQ districts,

[9:56] you know, obviously Mass Works grants, which are the ones

[9:59] that Weymouth has already received some of

[10:01] and will receive the balance for this fiscal year.

[10:04] But these are all tools to promote public infrastructure,

[10:07] promote development,

[10:09] and that's, that's where we're at

[10:12] with the project right now.

[10:13] And we're sort of at the end of getting our permits.

[10:17] We did get the MAs dot permit, so for the first time,

[10:20] and I'd mentioned this at the subcommittee, that

[10:23] for over 10 years, it's the first time this project actually

[10:26] has a valid access permit for the, the state.

[10:29] So we did get, they approved all, all of the intersections

[10:33] that we had filed

[10:34] for about 54 intersections for improvements.

[10:37] Those were all approved and we're now down

[10:39] to just the natural heritage permit,

[10:41] which is exists today, but we're gonna amend that.

[10:44] So we're really very excited about, you know, coming

[10:47] to the end of the permitting process

[10:49] and moving forward into construction and development.

[10:53] Thank you for that, Mr. President. Thank you.

[10:55] Any questions from the councils before I go to the public?

[10:58] Councillor DeFazio, thank you.

[11:00] Thank you for the presentation.

[11:02] I'd, I'd like to just focus on the diff itself.

[11:06] I mean, proposals to move an opportunity

[11:11] to move this project along is always a good thing as far

[11:13] as this council is concerned.

[11:15] But I I would ask you to fo focusing on the diff that i,

[11:21] I personally need to realize what either good

[11:25] or bad effects it has on the rest of the town of Weymouth,

[11:29] whether there's any adverse financial consequences,

[11:33] whether tax income is actually delayed

[11:36] from us receiving the rest of the town of Weymouth

[11:40] receiving tax revenue for a certain period of time.

[11:45] That's what I'd be interested in.

[11:46] And I, and I looked at the minutes from the one meeting

[11:50] they've had so far, I quite frankly couldn't, wasn't close

[11:54] to finding an answer except Councilor Paluso had a good

[11:58] paragraph near the end of the end of the minutes.

[12:01] But it, I still, I I'm still leery about either the good

[12:05] or bad effects on the yearly budget from here on in,

[12:09] how it affects our yearly budget.

[12:11] Is our new new growth number gonna go down?

[12:13] Are we gonna have less access to spend money

[12:16] that we would've had if we didn't have this diff

[12:19] at for any period of time?

[12:20] And I'm hoping your answer will be Jesus.

[12:23] There are no detrimental effects

[12:25] of having a diff in the town of Weymouth.

[12:27] So maybe at some point you could provide

[12:32] a short one page document that

[12:36] outlines the financial effects on the rest

[12:38] of the town if we, if they were to do this program.

[12:41] Right. Do you wanna provide

[12:44] Yeah, I I mean I, I probably give a

[12:46] little bit of information on that.

[12:47] I mean, you're really talking about incremental new dollars,

[12:51] so it really isn't, and you create a district

[12:53] because that's where you want those dollars to come from

[12:57] and it's only a percentage of those dollars.

[12:59] It's mag there's, you know, maximum amount can be used.

[13:01] So it's not really looking towards other taxpayers

[13:04] or, you know, other areas.

[13:06] You're really just looking, you know,

[13:09] someone once explained it to me was, well, you know,

[13:13] if we can bring $2 million a year worth of a new tax,

[13:17] you know, new growth tax revenues to the community

[13:20] and the community might have to bond

[13:21] and spend $300,000 a year for that

[13:25] and just in that district

[13:27] and out of those new tax revenues,

[13:29] why wouldn't someone do that?

[13:30] Now municipalities are different than, you know,

[13:32] private businesses and like, but that's right.

[13:34] I mean that's effectively what we're asking.

[13:37] And tonight we're asking for the, the district

[13:39] to be created, but that we would bring you a proposal

[13:42] that says this is gonna create this kind of new tax revenue.

[13:45] This is the public infrastructure

[13:47] that's needed to support that.

[13:49] The revenue comes out of new, you know,

[13:52] a percentage of the new revenue.

[13:53] So there's still new growth

[13:55] and there's still new revenues

[13:56] that are gonna be going into the community,

[13:58] but some percentage of that would go to help pay the bonds,

[14:02] it pays for the public infrastructure.

[14:04] But you would only decide to do that if you could show

[14:07] that yes, there is some incremental dollars going

[14:09] to public infrastructure, but we're getting the vast amount

[14:12] of that and new growth dollars that is available

[14:15] to help the rest of the community,

[14:16] but it's only coming out of that portion

[14:18] of the community in which the district is located.

[14:22] I dunno if that helps, but that was once

[14:24] how many years ago it was explained to me

[14:25] and it actually, that's how it functions.

[14:27] That was pretty good, I thought. Thank you.

[14:30] Thank you. Thank you. Council Pio. Thank you.

[14:33] Question Mr. Berger.

[14:34] Thank you Mr. President.

[14:35] So I'm not very familiar with MGL Law 40 Q,

[14:40] but I am reading it quickly here.

[14:41] And in section three A, it says the city

[14:43] or town may retain all

[14:45] or part of the tech increment

[14:47] of an invested revenue district for the purpose

[14:49] of financing the development program.

[14:51] So you mentioned 30 70, who determines the percentage?

[14:56] It's actually in the filing that was made by the mayor

[14:58] that there's a cap on the percentage

[15:00] that it can't exceed 30% of the new dollars.

[15:04] So a as I'm reading the law, that town, the, the mayor,

[15:07] mayor determines the percentage.

[15:09] So he's already determined that it's 30 70. Right. Okay.

[15:11] Thank you. Thank

[15:12] You.

[15:13] Vice President Berger,

[15:14] the other councils move to the public.

[15:18] Anybody in the public have any comments?

[15:20] Come up to the mic sir, and just state your name

[15:22] and address for the record, please.

[15:25] David Rubin, 18 Dorsett Park Lane.

[15:28] I'm also the sr, the resident appointed representative

[15:33] to Southfield Redevelopment Authority board of directors.

[15:36] I jotted some stuff down in an effort to speak clearly.

[15:40] I had some early oral surgery earlier today

[15:43] and one half of the tongue isn't communicating

[15:46] with the other half, so bear

[15:48] With me.

[15:49] Take your time.

[15:51] Like base redevelopments nationwide,

[15:55] Southfield can only succeed

[15:57] through public private partnership.

[16:00] My home in 1200 other residences

[16:04] already rely on infrastructure funded

[16:07] by a plunged revenue bond.

[16:09] Essentially a diff instrument.

[16:12] Public debt built the parkway

[16:15] while the base generates over $3 million annually

[16:19] for Weymouth net of expenses, including the bond

[16:24] cell field has fallen short of its promise, primarily

[16:27] because no credible private partner was willing

[16:31] to invest the hundreds of millions of dollars required.

[16:35] Today is different.

[16:37] The current development team has invested more than any

[16:41] previous master developer without guarantees they'll

[16:45] ever build anything.

[16:48] As a result, the state is committing enormous resources

[16:51] for water infrastructure.

[16:53] The Navy has entered into an unprecedented agreement

[16:57] to bring private capital back to the base.

[17:01] The diff represents one more step to unlocking development.

[17:06] It creates no financial obligation.

[17:09] You control every dollar

[17:12] and every specific proposal that comes

[17:14] before you as residents and landowners.

[17:18] At Union Point, we support development that

[17:23] unequivocally benefits Mout finances.

[17:28] I respectfully urge you to support the diff Thank you. Thank

[17:32] You.

[17:33] Thank you David. It's a public

[17:37] hearing anybody would like to speak.

[17:51] Kathy Swain, 1 34 Mill Street.

[17:54] There was some really great news

[17:56] I heard tonight about the state committing some funds

[18:00] and I guess what I'm asking is, as a resident

[18:03] who doesn't live on the base

[18:04] and I fully support developing the base,

[18:09] would it be possible to get an update on things like,

[18:14] is there a signed DDA if, if the town is not responsible

[18:18] for any shortfalls of getting the infrastructure there,

[18:21] who will pay for it and has a commonwealth,

[18:25] which he answered tonight.

[18:26] Has the Commonwealth committed any financial

[18:28] support at this time?

[18:29] These are all questions that we have heard nothing about we,

[18:33] I spoke about a couple weeks ago,

[18:35] but nothing was mentioned of the town actually committing.

[18:40] I mean the state committing to MWRA.

[18:42] So maybe in the next committee meeting

[18:46] we can get some answers to those questions

[18:48] because it sounds like it's a great thing.

[18:51] The only other thing is I read the state website on it

[18:54] and it said it's critical for the municipality to consult

[18:57] with an independent municipal advisor or bond council.

[19:01] So I just hope that the town does that

[19:03] before they move forward with this.

[19:04] Thank you. Thank

[19:05] You Kathy.

[19:11] Any other public hearing? Anybody else like to speak?

[19:18] Council, council Matthews. Thank you Mr. President. I see.

[19:21] Good evening. John, one quick question for you

[19:24] Weymouth right now,

[19:26] but in terms of the other two towns, Abington

[19:29] and Rockland, would you intend to do the same thing

[19:31] and approach their town meetings

[19:33] and their, you know, board of Selectmen

[19:35] and do the same thing in their municipalities as well?

[19:40] It certainly is possible,

[19:43] but I have to tell you, when you, when you,

[19:45] when you look at the total base

[19:46] and you look at about 500 acres, 550 acres developable land,

[19:51] which roughly 400 of it is in Weymouth.

[19:54] If you think about where the spine roads would go,

[19:56] where the utilities are, it's really Weymouth.

[20:01] I I think over time, you know, Rockland has a lot

[20:04] of challenges, unfortunately, both as to water

[20:06] and I think people have read their sewer

[20:08] challenges, you know, quite a bit.

[20:11] Abington, a little less so,

[20:13] so we expect there could be some development there would

[20:15] like to develop the whole base

[20:16] because as you might imagine, people don't,

[20:19] as they drive down the parkway,

[20:20] say, oh, I just hit Rockland.

[20:21] I mean, it's just sort of,

[20:23] you know, something that you have.

[20:24] But really our focus is, is in Weymouth

[20:27] and that's where the state is committing the

[20:29] dollars and the redevelopment.

[20:30] And so I I it's possible,

[20:33] but we don't have any current plans to do that.

[20:36] Thank you. Thank you Mr. Thank

[20:37] You.

[20:38] Council Matthews, any other counselors?

[20:41] It, when I read through this, it was this, none

[20:44] of this would take place until ground was

[20:46] broken on a project.

[20:47] Correct? Is is that the way I read it? That

[20:51] Until there's a, a commitment

[20:54] or an inquiry about a development, right.

[20:56] This diff would not take place if there's

[20:58] no proposed development

[21:00] Right.

[21:01] Until it's right in place.

[21:02] So if you approve it, nothing happens until

[21:05] somebody wants to commit to developing.

[21:06] Right? Yeah. I just wanna make sure I had that right.

[21:08] Thank you. Once again, the public,

[21:11] anybody in the public would like

[21:12] to speak, could step right up.

[21:14] That'd be great.

[21:21] Good evening. Elizabeth Foster, Nolan 54 House Rock Road.

[21:25] I, I do not live up at the base,

[21:27] but seeing this progress is very encouraging.

[21:31] Really nice to see that this is being laid out.

[21:34] I fully support you guys supporting this

[21:37] because I do think it's important for the next steps

[21:39] as we're moving along to get the base

[21:41] developed. So thank you.

[21:43] Thank you Elizabeth.

[21:48] Once again, anybody in the public Vice President Berger.

[21:52] Thank you. Make a motion

[21:53] to close the public hearing the 25 0 5 2 measure authorizing

[21:57] the creation of a development program district

[22:00] at Union Point. Second.

[22:01] Second. The motion has been second. Any discussion?

[22:04] All in favor? Public hearing is now closed.

[22:06] Thank you very much, general. Thank you very much.

[22:08] Appreciate it. Appreciate it. We have

[22:13] one more public hearing measure 25 0 7 3 barring for road

[22:17] and sidewalk improvements.

[22:19] I'll refer over to Vice President Berger

[22:20] to Oakland Republic Hearing.

[22:22] Give It. Gonna give it a minute. Give

[22:24] It a minute here While everyone sort of gets situated.

[22:28] Good evening, David. Good evening, councilors.

[22:31] My name is David Tower, I'm the D Deputy. One minute.

[22:33] Okay. Just letting everybody move out. Clear him out.

[22:37] Oh, okay. They didn't wanna stay.

[22:40] They're not gonna stay and watch you.

[22:44] I'm slighted. I'm not paving their road.

[23:04] All right. I'll make a motion to open the public hearing

[23:06] for 25 0 7 3 Borrowing for road sidewalk improvements.

[23:12] Good evening, counselors. Second.

[23:13] My name is David Tower. Hold

[23:15] On David, one minute please.

[23:16] Aye a second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[23:20] Public hearing is now open. I

[23:21] Open now I can speak if I May interrupt once

[23:24] Again.

[23:25] Once again, my name is David Tower. David,

[23:26] Sorry, this was published on May 23rd, 2025. Correct.

[23:31] Thank you. You're ready to go, aren't you? Yeah,

[23:33] I'm ready to go now.

[23:34] So once again, my name is David Tom, DPW business manager

[23:38] and the town is looking to appropriate the sum of $5 million

[23:41] to continue the Pave the Way program here in Weymouth.

[23:44] This measure right now we just finished Libby Parkway,

[23:48] which was done through other funds.

[23:50] I mentioned earlier at the budget subcommittee meeting

[23:52] that we were looking to do Middle Street from Broad Street

[23:55] to Washington Street to finish that part of the project.

[23:58] The entire length of Wake Street, central Street,

[24:01] Tory Street and Tower Ave, an update from earlier tonight.

[24:05] We are looking to do all the

[24:06] sidewalks on all of those roads.

[24:07] Lake Street will be a chapter 90, so it's not really part

[24:10] of the $5 million bond,

[24:11] but it is our intent to replace the sidewalks

[24:14] as part of these projects.

[24:16] We have a bid opening next Tuesday

[24:17] and that'll kind of, you know, give us the, what we need

[24:20] to know how much,

[24:21] how many miles we can do in addition to these roads.

[24:25] Great, great work. Councilors,

[24:27] any questions from the councilors?

[24:30] This is a public hearing.

[24:31] Any anybody in the public would like to speak on this?

[24:35] Mr. President? I just one. Oh, I'm sorry. Did you say

[24:37] Central Street?

[24:38] Did you say Central Street?

[24:40] Yes. Central Street, yes. Thank God.

[24:41] Because I put 20 calls on that. Yep. Yep.

[24:44] You Councilor Ell. Again, this is a public hearing.

[24:47] Everybody in the public councilors.

[24:53] No. With that I make a motion to close the public hearing

[24:55] for 25 0 7 6 oh, could I jump ahead?

[25:00] Seven three? Yep.

[25:01] Make a motion to close the public hearing for 25 0 7 3.

[25:04] Borrowing for road and sidewalk improvements. Second.

[25:07] Motion has been second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[25:10] Aye. Opposed? That public hearing is now closed.

[25:12] Thank you David. Thank you counsel.

[25:15] Next item we have is communications

[25:19] reports from the mayor town offices and town boards.

[25:22] I believe we have Anthony,

[25:30] Anthony Delco

[25:31] and Chief Financial Officer for the town of Weymouth.

[25:33] Thank you for being here Anthony. Thank you.

[25:36] So I have before you five measures to read off.

[25:41] I'll read them individually

[25:44] so I can start whenever you'd like Mr. Chair.

[25:46] Sure. You can just start with the first one. 25. Okay.

[25:49] Oh seven seven. You just read the measure

[25:51] and Yep, we'll refer it over. All

[25:53] Right, sounds good to me.

[25:54] Thank you. All right, so I have measure 2 5 0 7 7.

[25:59] I submit the following measure to the council

[26:01] for its consideration and action That the town

[26:03] of Weymouth transfer the sum of $14,312

[26:07] and 87 cents from the FY 25 reserve fund.

[26:11] 1 3 2 5 2 1 5 73 1

[26:17] to the town clerk election overtime line item

[26:20] 1 3 1 0 4 4, 5 5 5, 8 7 2

[26:25] For the purpose of funding costs associated

[26:28] with election overtime at this time the available reserve

[26:31] fund balances $178,100.

[26:35] Make a motion to refer 25 0 7 7 reserve fund transfer

[26:39] election overtime to the Budget Management Committee.

[26:41] Second. Motion has been second. Any discussion?

[26:43] All in favor? Aye. Opposed? That goes to budget management.

[26:46] Okay, I have 25 dash

[26:49] 0 7 8 reserve fund transfer Weymouth Fire

[26:52] Department's sick leave buyback.

[26:54] I submit the following measure to the town council

[26:56] for its consideration and action That the town of Weymouth

[26:59] transfer the sum of $133,315 from the FY

[27:04] 25 reserve fund.

[27:06] 1 1 3 2 5 2 1 5 73

[27:12] to the fire department six incentive pay line item

[27:15] 1 3 2 4 1 5 515 3 0

[27:22] for the purpose of funding costs associated

[27:25] with the Weymouth Fire Department's sick

[27:27] leave buyback incentive.

[27:28] The available reserve BA fund balance is $178,100.

[27:34] Make a motion to refer 25 0 7 8 Reserve fund.

[27:38] Transfer a Weymouth Fire Department sick leave buyback

[27:40] to the Budget Management Committee. Second.

[27:42] Motion has been second. Any discussion? All in favor?

[27:46] Opposed? That goes

[27:47] to the budget management with favorable action.

[27:50] Okay, next is 25 0 7 9 free cash

[27:53] transfer Medicare insurance.

[27:56] I submit the following measure

[27:57] for the consideration of the town council.

[27:59] That the town of Weymouth transfer the sum

[28:01] of $350,000 from the free cash account

[28:04] to the HR Medicare insurance line item

[28:07] 1 1 9 4 5 9 4 1 dash 5 1 7 2 1 2

[28:12] For the Medicare insurance expense not already funded

[28:15] at the time of this submittal, the available amount

[28:18] of free cash is $2,531,950.

[28:23] Make a motion to refer 25 0 7 9 free cash transfer

[28:26] of Medicare Insurance to the Budget

[28:27] Management Committee. Second.

[28:29] Motions been second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[28:32] Opposed? That goes to the Budget Management table. Action

[28:35] Next is 25 0 8 0 free cash for the fire department.

[28:39] Overtime I submit the following measure of the Town Council

[28:42] for its consideration in action that the town

[28:45] of Weymouth transfer the sum of $600,000 from free cash

[28:48] to the fire department overtime.

[28:51] 1 3 2 0 4 2 1 0 5 3 1

[28:56] for projected overtime expenses

[28:58] of the Wingman Fire Department that are not already funded.

[29:01] This measure requires a legal notice in public hearing

[29:03] at the time of the submittal.

[29:05] The available amount of free cash is 2.52, excuse me.

[29:09] $2,531,950.

[29:13] I make a motion to refer 25 8 0 free cash

[29:17] for Fire Department overtime

[29:18] to the Budget Management Committee. Second.

[29:20] Motion has been second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[29:23] That goes to budget favorable action.

[29:26] Okay. And then we have 25 0 8 1 appointment

[29:30] to the Waymouth Housing Authority of Linda Glennon,

[29:35] I hereby submit the following measure for consideration

[29:37] by the Town Council in accordance with section two dash 10

[29:40] of the town Chatham, I respectfully submit the name

[29:43] of Lyn Glennon of 1 34 West Lake Drive, Weymouth,

[29:47] mass oh 2 1 8 8 for appointment

[29:50] to the Weymouth Housing Authority.

[29:51] This is a five year term due

[29:53] to expire on the 30th of June of 2029.

[29:57] I make a motion to refer Measure 25 0 81 appointment

[30:01] to the Weymouth Housing Authority, Linda Glennon

[30:03] to the Budget Management Committee. Second.

[30:05] Motion has been second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[30:08] There goes the budget management favor. Ask. Action.

[30:12] Thank you Anthony. Thank you.

[30:15] The next item we have is reports of committee.

[30:17] The first one we have is Budget Management Committee.

[30:20] I'll refer over to the chairman Greg Shanahan for this one.

[30:22] Thank you Mr. President.

[30:24] We, the first measure we had on this evening,

[30:27] you'll recall was an,

[30:28] was an older measure 2 5 0 0 8 CPA funding requests,

[30:32] restoration of the pipe organ.

[30:34] So that measure was originally referred

[30:36] to budget management on February 18th was

[30:40] before budget management on February 17th.

[30:43] On that evening, a unfavorable action vote of four to one

[30:47] was reported out to the town council.

[30:49] It was also public hearing that night.

[30:51] And at the public hearing, members

[30:52] of both the Budget Management Committee

[30:54] and the Full town council had thought

[30:57] that maybe we could ask for some additional

[31:00] information on the historical relevance

[31:02] of the pipe organ, which we received.

[31:05] And we heard that, we heard the measure again this evening.

[31:10] So if you would, I would read the letter from the Historical

[31:13] Commission into the record.

[31:16] Sure. Thank you Chairman Shanahan. Dear

[31:19] Council members, the Weymouth Historical Commission is

[31:21] writing to support the application

[31:22] of the Unitarian Universal Society of Weymouth for funding

[31:26] to repair and restore the church Oregon.

[31:27] The Oregon was built by the Hutchings v Oregon Company

[31:31] of Boston, a well-known organ manufacturer.

[31:33] The organ was presented to the church in 1902 as a gift

[31:37] by the children of Elias s

[31:38] and Betsy t Beales, respected members

[31:41] and benefactors of the North Waymouth community.

[31:43] The organ was dedicated in January, 1903.

[31:46] Elias Beales is one of the 20 to 30 men who gathered

[31:49] to form the society in 1853.

[31:52] He was the driving force behind the creation

[31:53] of Beales Park in North Weymouth.

[31:55] The church stands at the corner

[31:56] of bridge in C Street in Vno Square

[31:58] and is a contributing structure

[32:00] to the C Street National Register District.

[32:03] The Oregon commands a prominent position in the front

[32:05] of the church behind the pulpit restoration of the Oregon

[32:07] to its full glory, which serve the

[32:09] congregation and the community.

[32:10] Since the church has agreed to hold concerts open

[32:13] to the public during the year,

[32:15] the church remains an active member of the community

[32:17] and Assistant Northway Civic Association in maintaining

[32:20] the greenery in the square.

[32:22] The commission has discussed this application

[32:23] with our committee representative at several meetings

[32:26] and voted at our meeting on April 18th, 2 20 25

[32:30] to submit this letter of support.

[32:32] We believe that this is a beneficial use

[32:33] of CPA historic preservation funds

[32:36] and trust that you'll support this application.

[32:38] Regards James Clark Junior Chair

[32:40] Weymouth Historical Commission.

[32:43] So in addition to, to that,

[32:47] Reverend Mills was with us again this evening

[32:50] and made a presentation

[32:51] and an update on the work on the organ.

[32:54] She's here with us and,

[32:55] and would like a chance to speak? Of course.

[32:58] Would You like to? Going up Reverend.

[33:09] Good evening. Good evening.

[33:13] My name is Reverend Barbara Dingwall Mills.

[33:15] I'm the minister at the Unitarian Universalist

[33:19] Church in Weymouth.

[33:21] And we have a pipe organ that

[33:26] is being restored

[33:28] and has been being restored over the last year and a half.

[33:32] We have put in about $35,000

[33:35] of our own funds toward the restoration.

[33:39] We received a grant for which I applied through fify,

[33:44] which is the fundraising organization

[33:47] through the Unitarian Universalist Association.

[33:52] And we applied for a grant of $10,000

[33:57] and we were successful in, in raising those funds

[34:00] during a two month period.

[34:02] We actually exceeded that amount. It was $10,700.

[34:07] We have been awarded that amount.

[34:08] And restoration has re re

[34:12] re restarted, shall we say.

[34:16] Charles Bolton is the restorer.

[34:19] He was there last week.

[34:21] He's there this week and he'll be there

[34:23] for a couple more weeks working on the organ.

[34:28] We're hoping that the council here will favorably

[34:32] look upon our request for the grant

[34:36] that we would like to have.

[34:38] It would make a big difference in the restoration of

[34:41] that historic organ,

[34:44] and we will somehow raise the rest of the money

[34:48] to completely restore that organ.

[34:51] We think there would be about another maybe 30,000 more

[34:55] that we would need to put into it at the time

[34:59] that it of its completion.

[35:02] The organ we have been told will be worth about $400,000.

[35:07] We've maintained the organ every year, twice a year.

[35:12] Someone had would come out from white organ company to

[35:17] clean and and maintain it, but it was never fully restored.

[35:23] It's an old organ, as you can tell, it's over 120 years old.

[35:28] And like any old building

[35:30] or old piece of equipment, it, it needs work.

[35:36] And so we're hoping to have this facelift

[35:40] completed in the near future

[35:42] and to be, to be able to use it more fully.

[35:46] And it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful organ to look at.

[35:50] And as each phase is completed, the sound

[35:55] that comes from it is better and better.

[35:59] So we're, we're, we're hoping

[36:02] that you will consider it.

[36:04] Thank you very much. You're welcome. Thank you.

[36:08] Also, Anne. Mr.

[36:09] President, at the original meeting again, the vote was four

[36:14] to one following a the new information

[36:18] and the update from Reverend Mills this evening,

[36:20] the Budget Management Committee voted full favorable action.

[36:25] So as such, I submit the following measure

[36:28] of the Town Council for its consideration

[36:29] and action that the town of Weymouth appropriate the sum

[36:32] of $15,800 for the restoration of the Hutchings Pipe,

[36:36] Oregon at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Weymouth,

[36:39] as described in the request put forward

[36:40] by Barb Reverend Barbara Dingwall Mills from the Historic

[36:43] Preservation Reserve Fund balance account

[36:46] 4 9 0 6 3 2 1 0 0 5 at the time of the submittal,

[36:50] the balance in the Historic Preservation Reserve fund

[36:53] account is $445,238 and 16 cents.

[36:58] Second Motion has been seconded.

[37:00] Any discussion Councilor

[37:03] Happel?

[37:04] Thank you Mr. Chairman.

[37:04] Reverend, I just wanted to thank you.

[37:06] I I am the representative on the CPA for the council

[37:11] and this has been going on

[37:13] for I wanna say six or eight months.

[37:15] And every time you've been asked to do something,

[37:17] you've graciously done it and stuck with the process

[37:19] and I am in favor of it and thank you.

[37:22] Thank you.

[37:24] Anyone else if I may? Yes, Mr. President

[37:27] Berger.

[37:28] Thank you. As I said earlier,

[37:28] during a budget management meeting, I would like

[37:31] to thank you for coming before us to request this.

[37:32] I think it's a good use of community preservation funds.

[37:35] Also would like to reiterate that I do understand

[37:38] and live in the historic District

[37:40] of North Weymouth on C Street.

[37:42] And I understand the importance

[37:43] and significance of Elias Beales

[37:44] and his family I gave, gave great gifts

[37:48] to the town his legacy is living on.

[37:50] And it's been a fantastic year for his memory

[37:52] and remembrance with the dedication of Beales Park

[37:55] and the revitalization there.

[37:57] So I think this is great. I can't wait to see the public

[38:00] presentation of the Oregon.

[38:01] I'll be there and I hope to hear it from the

[38:03] front porch of my house.

[38:04] So yeah, I'm in favor of this as well. Thank you.

[38:07] Thank you Vice President Berger.

[38:09] Any other councilors councilor?

[38:11] Appreciate it. So thank you very much for this.

[38:14] During the original budget meeting, I, I requested,

[38:17] you know, you come out, come back

[38:19] with some historical reference and you did.

[38:21] And I was like, awesome.

[38:23] You know, and I really appreciate you doing that

[38:25] because to me it's public money

[38:28] and, you know, CPA money a hundred years old is an old item,

[38:31] but I was worried that anybody

[38:33] with a hundred year old item

[38:34] would, you know, oh, look at that.

[38:36] I can get it restored. So this is really good.

[38:38] It's got historical reference to it.

[38:40] It was really well done.

[38:41] The, the Historical Commission did a nice job coming back

[38:44] with a really thoughtful and in informational actually,

[38:48] and we find out that Council Shanahan is related

[38:53] to that family at that point's in there.

[38:56] So I think that's kind of funny, but I, I appreciate this

[39:00] and I will be supporting this.

[39:03] Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Patrol.

[39:04] Any other councilors? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

[39:08] Passes. Thank you very much. Congratulations.

[39:12] Thank you. Thank You

[39:18] Councilor Shanahan.

[39:19] Next, measure 2 5 0 7 2 appointment of Director

[39:23] of Human Services, human Resources rather.

[39:26] This is referred to Budget Management on May 5th.

[39:29] The hearing, we had a hearing on May 12th

[39:33] and that hearing was unanimous favorable action in

[39:36] accordance with sections two 10

[39:39] and three three of the town charter.

[39:40] I respectfully submit the name of Lisa Coy for appointment

[39:43] as Director of human resources.

[39:46] Second There. Motion has been second.

[39:48] And any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed?

[39:53] That passes. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank

[39:56] You.

[40:00] Next,

[40:07] next.

[40:07] Measure 2 5 0 7 3 barring for rodents sidewalk improvements.

[40:11] This is referred to budget management on May 5th, 2025.

[40:15] And was heard this evening prior to the meeting,

[40:20] Dave Tower was there and I know he, he's here now.

[40:22] I don't know if you wanna bring him up or,

[40:25] I think he said everything.

[40:26] Yeah, yeah. At the public hearing. We should be good.

[40:28] Come on up, Dave. Set.

[40:31] Yeah, we should be, we should be good. Okay. Yeah,

[40:34] He's Good.

[40:35] Yeah. He set everything at the public hearing.

[40:38] I hereby submit the following

[40:39] for consideration by the town council.

[40:40] That the town of Weymouth appropriate the sum

[40:43] but $5 million to pay costs associated with repairing,

[40:46] instructing town, roads and sidewalks

[40:48] and for the payment of all other costs, incidental

[40:51] and related thereto.

[40:53] And that to meet this appropriation of the town treasurer

[40:55] with the approval of the mayor is authorized

[40:56] to borrow set amount under and pursuant to MGL chapter 44 7

[41:02] or pursuant to any other enabling authority

[41:04] and that the mayor is authorized to contract for

[41:06] and expend any grant aids

[41:08] or gifts available for this project.

[41:11] And that the mayor is authorized

[41:13] to take any other action necessary convenient

[41:14] to carry out this project.

[41:16] Any premium received upon the sale of any bonds

[41:18] or notes approved by this vote less such any premium applied

[41:22] to the payment of the cost of issuance of such bonds

[41:24] or notes may be applied to the payment of cost approved

[41:27] by this vote in accordance with MGL at chapter 44 20,

[41:31] thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed

[41:33] to pay such costs by alike amount.

[41:38] Second, As the, as the most recent debt statement,

[41:41] the town's remaining borrowing capacity under our debt limit

[41:44] is

[41:44] $463,686,631.

[41:50] Second motion has been seconded.

[41:53] Any discussion This does require two thirds vote.

[41:56] All in favor? Aye. Opposed? That passes.

[41:59] Thank you very much. Thank you Councilor Shanahan

[42:02] Last measure 2 5 0 7 4 FY 25 DPW

[42:07] budget transfer request.

[42:09] This measure was referred

[42:11] to budget management on May 5th, 2025.

[42:13] Was heard this evening

[42:15] and voted out favorable unanimous favorable action.

[42:18] Hereby submit the following measure to town council

[42:20] for its consideration and action that the town

[42:22] of Weymouth transfer the following sums of monies.

[42:24] $100,000 from the Department of Public work salary account

[42:28] 1 4 1 0 4 1 9 0 5 1 0 0 0 1

[42:34] to the following two accounts, $50,000

[42:37] to the ground maintenance overtime account

[42:39] 1 4 1 0 4 2 9 0 5 1 3 0 0 1

[42:43] and $50,000 to the vehicle maintenance account.

[42:46] 1 4 1 0 4 4 7 7 5 1 1 1 1 5

[42:52] For the purposes of funding overtime costs needed

[42:55] for spring projects and events in

[42:57] additional fleet maintenance costs.

[42:59] Second. Motion has been second. Any discussion again?

[43:02] This is a two thirds vote on this one. All in favor? Aye.

[43:05] Opposed? I passes. Thank you Councilor Shanahan.

[43:11] Next item we have as ordinance committee.

[43:12] I'll refer to the chairman Ken DeFazio on this one.

[43:15] Thank you Mr. President.

[43:18] One item item 25 dash 0 3 5 flood plain

[43:22] District ordinance amendment.

[43:24] This amendment proposed by the mayor seeks to amend the town

[43:28] of Weymouth Chapter one 20 zoning ordinance

[43:31] by adding definitions to section one 20 dash six

[43:35] and replacing Article 21, A floodplain district

[43:39] with a new article 21 a section one 20 dash

[43:43] 38.1 through one 20 dash 38.7.

[43:49] The Weymouth Floodplain Overlay District is established

[43:52] as an overlay to all

[43:54] of the districts floodplain amendments are

[43:56] to assist Weymouth in understanding the minimum requirements

[44:00] of the National Flood Insurance Program.

[44:03] And to assure that way it's ordinance contain the necessary

[44:07] and proper language for compliance

[44:09] with the national program in Massachusetts.

[44:13] The Floodplain overlay district ordinance is part

[44:16] of a federal requirement for communities that choose

[44:19] to participate in the National Floodplain Insurance Program.

[44:23] However, the state already administers regulations

[44:27] that take care of many floodplain management

[44:29] requirements and concerns.

[44:33] Referencing existing regulations is important to ensure

[44:36] that projects have been reviewed under the appropriate state

[44:39] regulations and that variances

[44:42] to the conditions of the ordinance.

[44:44] Do not erroneously allow variances to state requirements.

[44:49] All development in the floodplain overlay district,

[44:52] including structural

[44:54] and non-structural activities, whether permitted by right

[44:57] or by special permit, must be in compliance

[45:01] with the following two state regulations.

[45:04] Seven 80 CMR Massachusetts Statewide Building code

[45:08] in three 10th CMR Department

[45:10] of Environmental Protection Regulations.

[45:14] For those national floodplain requirements

[45:16] that are not found in the above state regulations,

[45:20] the community must adopt these requirements in their

[45:24] bylaws or ordinances.

[45:26] Measure 25 dash 35 proposed

[45:30] contains all national floodplain requirements

[45:33] that must be adopted

[45:35] as local regulations since they're not found in the

[45:39] above listed two regulations.

[45:42] The proposed ordinance also contains

[45:44] floodplain management definitions

[45:47] that FEMA region one feel are critical

[45:50] for inclusion in local codes.

[45:52] The proposed ordinance also offers explanations

[45:56] to support local understanding of these requirements

[46:01] as stating in the planning board May 1st, 2025

[46:05] unanimous recommendation letter.

[46:07] The purpose of the measure is

[46:09] to adopt new ordinance language

[46:12] and maps required by FEMA for town residents

[46:15] to remain eligible for FEMA flood insurance.

[46:19] The proposed changes, including the specific

[46:22] language in the ordinance, are dictated by FEMA

[46:26] and not the result of a collaborative effort

[46:28] between the town of Weymouth and fema.

[46:31] The new mapping provided by FEMA was based upon enhanced

[46:35] L-I-D-A-S photography, allowing

[46:38] for a more accurate assessment of ground conditions

[46:42] and that the underlying flood elevations did not change.

[46:46] Failure to adopt the new language in maps would place many

[46:50] coastal residents at risk in a major flood event.

[46:54] This measure was referred

[46:55] to the ordinance committee on March 17th, 2025.

[47:00] The ordinance committee met on April 15th, 2025.

[47:04] On April 22nd, 2025,

[47:07] the Weymouth Planning Board conducted a public hearing

[47:10] and deliberated the measure.

[47:12] The Town Council published the measure on

[47:14] April 25th, 2020 25.

[47:18] On May 1st, the Town Council

[47:21] received written recommendations from the Weymouth Planning

[47:24] Board on May 5th, 2025.

[47:27] The Town Council conducted a public hearing on May 20th,

[47:31] the ordinance committee met,

[47:33] reviewed the comments from the public hearing,

[47:35] reviewed the planning board recommendation

[47:38] and voted unanimous favorable action on the measure

[47:41] as proposed in amended dated May 12th, 2025.

[47:46] Approval of this measure requires a two third

[47:49] favorable vote of approval.

[47:51] The changes proposed within the measure shall become

[47:54] effective only when the new panels become

[47:57] effective per fema.

[47:59] Currently the effective date is anticipated

[48:02] for July 8th, 2025 based upon the Ordinance

[48:07] Committee's unanimous favorable action on this measure.

[48:10] On behalf of the Weymouth Town Council Ordinance Committee,

[48:13] I motion that the Full Town Council approve measure 25

[48:17] dash 0 3 5

[48:18] Second Motion has been seconded.

[48:20] Any discussion? Great work on that.

[48:25] Council Deo. Thanks for that. All in favor? Aye. Aye.

[48:28] Opposed? That passes 25 0 3 5. Thank you again.

[48:34] Next we have is new business.

[48:36] We have a couple of items there. The first one is 25 0 7 5.

[48:39] This is the reemployment of the town auditor

[48:42] for a three year term.

[48:44] Everybody should have received a letter from

[48:49] Brian Conley of his interest to be reappointed.

[48:52] His appointment expires at the end of this fiscal year.

[48:56] So with that being said, in accordance with Section

[48:59] two dash eight A of the Weymouth Town Charter,

[49:02] I respectfully submit the name of Brian Conley town auditor

[49:05] for his reappointment as the town auditor.

[49:08] Mr. Conley's current three year term ends July 1st, 2025.

[49:12] His new three year term would be, would be

[49:15] for the fiscal years FY 26, 27 and 28.

[49:20] No employment contract is required for this reappointment.

[49:23] And again, you should have had a letter

[49:25] Make a motion to approve 25 0 7 5 reappointment

[49:28] to the town auditor of three year term.

[49:31] Second, the motion has been second. Any discussion?

[49:35] I think this is great. Auditor Conley has done a great job.

[49:39] He's been very responsive, worked good

[49:42] with the Budget Management Committee

[49:43] and appreciate the work that he does.

[49:45] He does some great work. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed?

[49:50] That passes. The reappointment passes 25 0 7 5. Thank you.

[49:56] The next one I have is 25 0 7 6.

[50:00] This is the 2024 financial statements, the town audit

[50:03] of Brian Conley.

[50:06] The fiscal 24 audited financial statements are finalized.

[50:10] They're ready for distribution.

[50:12] This is a placeholder measure just

[50:15] so the council's aware of it.

[50:16] I didn't supply you with those draft financials yet.

[50:21] Measure 25 0 7 6.

[50:24] They'll be formally introduced at the Town Council meeting

[50:27] this evening as they are.

[50:29] The measure is gonna be referred

[50:30] to Budget Management Committee scheduled

[50:32] to meet on June 16th at that meeting, budget

[50:35] and Management will receive the presentation from

[50:39] Scott McIntyre, the principal with see BZ

[50:43] above a 45 minute presentation on the,

[50:46] the 24th on the FY 24 financials.

[50:50] And then from that committee meeting,

[50:52] we will then report back out to the council for a full vote.

[50:57] Thank You. I make a motion

[50:58] to refer 25 0 7 6 fiscal year 2024 financial

[51:03] statements to the Budget Management Committee. Second.

[51:06] Motion has been second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

[51:10] Opposed? That goes the Budget Management Committee.

[51:12] 25 0 7 6.

[51:15] The next we have is motions, orders and resolutions.

[51:18] I'll refer over to budget chair Greg Shanahan on Measure

[51:22] 2309 oh.

[51:24] Thank you Mr. President.

[51:25] We've received a motion to withdraw and re

[51:27] and discharge the committee of of consider

[51:34] consideration and measure 2 3 0 9 0 free cash

[51:37] for Riley Field Pickleball Courts.

[51:39] As the council will remember,

[51:41] this measure was first referred

[51:43] to the Budget Management Committee on, on May 15th, 2023.

[51:47] We had a public hearing on June 5th, 2023.

[51:51] The committee met on June 12th, 2023.

[51:54] July 31st, 2023 in September 18th, 2023

[51:59] and voted at the time to table the measure.

[52:02] Mayor Hedland has submitted paperwork to withdraw

[52:05] that measure on May 1st, 2025 to that end.

[52:09] And make a motion that the budget Management Committee be

[52:12] discharged from further responsibility in consideration

[52:14] of measure number 2 3 0 9 0 free cash

[52:17] for Riley Field Pickleball Courts

[52:19] Second.

[52:20] Motion has been second.

[52:21] Any discussion council could,

[52:25] Could we explain this a little bit?

[52:27] They're withdrawing the mo the, the budget from

[52:31] and the money that we approved for Riley Field.

[52:34] Is that what, where, where's it gonna go at this point?

[52:37] It's being held. And what they're,

[52:39] they're withdrawing this measure.

[52:40] 'cause it's been since 2023. Yeah.

[52:42] Obviously there was a lot of controversy over the location.

[52:45] Right, but it's not that we're anti pickleball at all.

[52:48] No, I wasn't assuming that, You know,

[52:49] 'cause I, we did get some calls on that,

[52:51] but Steve Riley, I spoke to Steve Riley Recreation

[52:54] and they're working together with the administration

[52:57] to find a new location that we can put it

[52:59] where it will be agreeable for everybody

[53:01] to have a couple of courts.

[53:02] So it's sitting there. They're gonna do something with it.

[53:05] But this has been sitting in our committee for so long

[53:07] It was best to take.

[53:08] Oh, so that's, it's been in the committee. It's sitting

[53:10] In our committee.

[53:11] Right. Got it. You know, for that long

[53:12] and it was going nowhere.

[53:13] So it's kind of housekeeping really what it is. Okay.

[53:15] It's certainly not by any means a anti pickleball.

[53:18] Nope. Thank you though. Thank you President Malise.

[53:21] Any other counselors? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed?

[53:25] That passes 2309 Oh. Thank you Councilor Shanahan.

[53:29] Before I move on to our next item,

[53:32] the next regularly scheduled town council meeting will be

[53:34] held on June 16th.

[53:35] It's 7:30 PM Here in the council chambers,

[53:38] I'll refer over to Vice President Berger.

[53:39] I make a motion to adjourn. Second. Motion has been second.

[53:42] All in favor? Aye. Aye. Meeting adjourned.

[53:45] Thank you everybody. Thank you.

Town Council

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