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Canton Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 22, 2018 Minutes Voted on: 5/14/18 Vote: 4-0-1 Members Present: Rob Barker, Nichola Gallagher, Cynthia Holcombe, Tim McKenna, Barbara Saint Andre and Cindy Thomas, Members Absent: All members were present. Guests Present: Tom Scully, Chair, Planning Board Laura Smead, Town Planner Jim Murgia, Finance Director Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order by Chairman Barker at 7:02 pm. on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in the Upper Meeting Room of the Armando Recreation Center. A. Approval of Agenda Chairman Barker reviewed the items on the agenda which included a review of zoning articles with the Town Planner and Planning Board Chairman and the continuation of voting articles. B. Announcements Chairman Barker announced that there are three vacancies on the Finance Committee and interested residents should contact the Town Moderator. C. New Business Discussion of Zoning and Street Acceptance Articles with Tom Scully, Chair, Planning Board and Laura Smead, Town Planner Ms. Smead opened up the discussion of the articles. She stated that there were two sets of hearings held on the articles: hearings by the Planning Board and hearings by the Board of Selectmen. Various categories of articles were being brought to Annual Town Meeting: marijuana articles (Articles 39 and 41), hotels and hotel overlay districts (Articles 42-46), economic development for limited industrial zones (Articles 47-53), housekeeping articles (Articles 54-58), street acceptance articles (Articles 26-36), a BOS rezoning article (Article 21) for 777 Dedham Street (Cumberland Farms) and a citizens article (Article 38) on the definition of convalescent homes and hospitals. The Planning Board voted favorably on all of the zoning and street acceptance articles. Ms. Smead and Mr. Scully commented on the following Town meeting articles by category: Articles 39-41— Marijuana Recreational Facilities • Articles 39 and 40 seek to ban recreational marijuana facilities. This is in response to the majority of the Town voting against the referendum. If Articles 39 and 40 pass at Town Meeting, Article 41 would help to regulate the location of recreational marijuana facilities. Ms. Smead referred to maps she prepared on GIS software on which she identified two small areas of town where these facilities would be allowed. Ms. Smead used criteria such as location of industrial zones, location of residential zones and a 500 foot buffer from the residential into the industrial which FINCOM 20180322 Minutes Page 1 of 9 03/25/18