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Town of Canton Finance Committee Meeting Notice
Finance Committee
Rob Barker, Chair Meeting Date: Thursday, March 8, 2018
Tim McKenna, Vice Chair Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Nichola Gallagher
Meeting Location: Armando Recreation Center
Cynthia Holcombe
Barbara Saint André
92 Pleasant Street, Canton
Cindy Thomas
Agenda
This meeting is being video recorded by Canton Community Television. Times are estimates. Items may be taken out of order.
7:00 PM Call Meeting to Order (Minutes Primary/Alternate: Tim McKenna / Nichola Gallagher)
New Business:
7:00 PM Discussion of FY19 Municipal Operating Budget and the below Town Meeting Articles
John Connolly, Chair, BOS and Charlie Aspinwall, Town Administrator
Article # Article Description Article # Article Description
Collective Bargaining Agreements under the Board of
5 31 Accept Balancing Rock Road as a Town Way
Selectmen
Personal Service Contracts under the Board of
6 32 Accept Pulpit Road as a Town Way
Selectmen
11 Authorize Certain Revolving Funds 33 Accept Saw Mill Pond Road as Town Way
Accept General or Session Laws Enacted by the General
13 34 Accept Wayside Lane (Extension) as a Town Way
Court
18 Appropriation to Supplement Chapter 90 Roads Program 35 Accept Mount Vernon Street as a Town Way
Authorize BOS to Amend the First Amended & Restated
20 36 Accept Brewer Way as a Town Way
Development Agreement with Canton Holdings
Amend Zoning By-Laws Sections 2.1 & 6.0 – Industrial Appropriate Funds for Repair/Reconstruction of
21 37
Districts Metropolis Rink
Acquire Permanent Easements off Dedham Street from Amend Zoning By-Laws - Section 11.0 – Definitions of
22 38
Eagle Drive to Devonshire Drive Nursing or Convalescent Home and Hospital
Tax Increment Financing/Special Tax Agreement at 100 Amend Zoning By-Laws to Prohibit Recreational
23 39
Royall Street Marijuana Establishments
Tax Increment Financing/Special Tax Agreement at 1895 Amend General By-Laws to Prohibit Recreational
24 40
J.W. Foster Blvd. Marijuana Establishments
Acquire Property Rights for the Old Shepard Pond Dam Approve Special Requirements for Registered Marijuana
25 41
Project Establishments
26 Accept Colts Crossing as a Town Way 59 Transfer Funds to the Solar Facility Stabilization Fund
27 Accept Knob Hill Circle as a Town Way 60 Authorize Disposition of Gridley School
28 Accept Fern Brook Circle as a Town Way 61 Authorize Disposition of Water-Sewer Storage Building
29 Accept Skyline Circle as a Town Way 62 Release an Affordable Housing Restriction
30 Accept Warner Way as a Town Way 63 Adopt Local Tax Option for Local Marijuana Sales
Other Business:
8:30 PM Discuss and Vote – The above-named articles and other Town Meeting articles.
Minutes to be Approved: February 26, 2018
Public Announcements/Public Comment: Currently there are 3 vacancies on the Finance Committee.
Next Meeting Dates:
Finance Committee Meetings – 2018 (subject to change)
Day Month Date Time Location Guests / Topics
Monday March 14 7:00 p.m. Salah Mtg. Room School Committee – FY19 Operating Budget & Warrant articles, etc.
Friday March 16 NA No meeting this day Deadline – Planning Board motions to Town Counsel.
Tom Scully and Laura Smead, Town Planner - Zoning Articles etc.
Thursday March 22 7:00 p.m. Armando Rec. Center
Last day to vote FY19 Capital Requests & Articles.
Friday March 23 NA No meeting this day Deadline – FINCOM draft motions to Town Counsel
Blue Hills Regional High School (to be confirmed). FY19 budget,
Monday March 26 7:00 p.m. Salah Mtg. Room renovation project.
Vote FY19 Operating Budgets, Fixed Costs Budgets & Enterprise
Monday April 2 7:00 p.m. Salah Mtg. Room
Budgets. Review Finance Committee Discussions.
Thursday April 5 7:00 p.m. Salah Mtg. Room Finalize Finance Committee Report & Discussions.
Monday April 9 NA No meeting this day Warrant with Recommendations & Motions sent to printer.
Adjourn
If a topic becomes known prior to 48 hours before the scheduled meeting, the Committee will update this posting. The Committee may also discuss a topic or topics
not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before the meeting.
20180308 FINCOM Agenda.doc