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~~vm~may ,r~ 1 z , ~,I ~. Minutes July 23, 2019 Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA Salah Meeting Room 5:30 p.m. Present: Chairman Christopher J. Connolly ~ Vice Chairman John J. Connolly ~ Clerk Thomas W. Theodore I Mark J. Porter I Michael C. Loughran Also Present: Charles J. Aspinwall, Town Administrator and Laurie Bogue, Administrative Secretary Meeting was called to order at 5:33 PM. Selectmen John Connolly asked for a moment of silence for Jack Spierdowis, who worked for the Police Department for over 25 years. School Department request for distribution from the Special Education Reserve fund. Barry Nectow, School Business Manager and Maureen Moran, Member of the School Committee, appeared before the Board looking for Board of Selectmen approval for the distribution of funds from the Special Education Fund to offset the deficit. They noted that the School Committee already approved the transfer at a previous meeting. Motion was made that the Board approve the request from the School Committee to move a distribution of $811,146 from the Special Education Reserve Fund to offset the deficit in the FY19 School Department operating budget. Motion: Mr. Theodore Second: Mr. Porter Vote: 5-0 M r. Elias Lefas appeared before the Board as the new owner of Apollo Pizza. Motion was made to approve the Common Victualler's License for Apollo Lefas Pizza Inc., DBA Apollo Pizza. Motion: Mr. Theodore Second: Mr. Porter Vote: 5-0 Waiver of fees at Paul Revere Heritage Site for rental property M r. Aspinwall asked the Board to consider waiving 2 of the 3 days of rental fees for the Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Aspinwall noted that the Board may wish to revisit the fees, and maybe the fees should be for the weekends, and not day by day fees. Motion was made to waive 2 days of the open space rental fees associated with the Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce September 19, 2019 125th Anniversary Celebration. Motion: Mr. Theodore Second: Mr. Porter Vote: 5-0