Tuesday’s Nights Meeting
April 4, 2000
Special Town Meeting Continued
Meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
396 Town Meeting Voters in Attendance.
Article 14. SBA-Funded School Building Improvements. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and borrow the sum of $6,500,000, to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee, which has been appointed by the School Committee, for the purpose of providing rehabilitated and renovated facilities for the Provincetown Public Schools, including Provincetown High School on Winslow Street and Veteran’s Memorial Elementary School on Mayflower Lane, and including, but not limited to, design services, construction bids, and reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, and renovation of such facilities and for other expenses related thereto and, that to raise said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to issue bonds and/or notes of the Town therefore, pursuant to Chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other enabling authority; and to the extent that any State, Federal or other funds are or become available for the purposes set forth above, to authorize the School Building Committee, the School Committee, and the Superintendent of Schools to apply for and accept such funds, or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the School Committee and the School Building Committee]
Finance Committee Recommends:
5-0-0
Board of Selectmen Recommends:
4-1-0
School Committee Recommends:
3-1-0
School Building Committee Recommends: 7-0-1
Burton Wolfman moved that the Town vote to appropriate and borrow the sum of $6,500,000, to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee, which has been appointed by the School Committee, for the purpose of providing rehabilitated and renovated facilities for the Provincetown Public Schools, including Provincetown High School on Winslow Street and Veteran’s Memorial Elementary School on Mayflower Lane, and including, but not limited to, design services, construction bids, and reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, and renovation of such facilities and for other expenses related thereto and, that to raise said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to issue bonds and/or notes of the Town therefore, pursuant to Chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other enabling authority; and to the extent that any State, Federal or other funds are or become available for the purposes set forth above, to authorize the School Building Committee, the School Committee, and the Superintendent of Schools to apply for and accept such funds.
Robert Vetrick moved to amend the motion by adding the following after the phrase pursuant to Chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other enabling authority: "for a period of ten years"; and by adding the addition sentence “and provided further that, within compliance of the minimum school spending requirements of M.G.L. Chapter 70, half of the local debt service cost shall be paid from the school department through one or more of the following ways: (1) operating department for said ten-year period; (2) school choice revolving funds; (3) the sale or lease of the annex; or (4) other options that may arise, provided, however, that any bonds or notes issued hereunder are general obligations of the Town.
Amendment Carried.
Paul Trainor moved to amend by adding “and that the School Building Committee seek the assistance of the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager and DPW Director in the expenditure” to be inserted after “School Committee”
Amendment Defeated.
Paul Trainor moved to amend by adding “and construction of a new facility” to be inserted after “construction bids”.
Moderator ruled it out of
bounds of the article.
Motion as Amended Carried 2/3rd
vote.
Article 15. School Building Repairs. To see if the Town will vote to borrow or transfer from available funds the following sum to defray the costs of capital improvements submitted in accordance with Chapter 9 section 2 of the Provincetown Charter, which will commence prior to July 1, 2000 as follows: the sum of $175,451.00, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee, for VMES building repairs including the VMES roof (sections 3 & 4), window repair, science room, plumbing, and paint oil storage tanks, and for repairs to High School buildings including, window repair, science lab upgrades, main floor boy’s bathroom repairs, and to paint oil storage tanks, or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the School Committee]
Lois Borgesi moved to indefinitely postpone action on article 15.
Motion Carried.
Dr. Andrews moved that the Town vote to postpone Article 16, Item 1 until a time certain, which will be when Town Meeting has completed action on Article 37 of the April 3, 2000 Annual Town Meeting.
Motion defeated.
Article 16. Capital Improvements. To see if the Town will vote to borrow or transfer from available funds the following sums to defray the costs of the certain capital improvements submitted in accordance with Chapter 9, section 2 of the Provincetown Charter, which commence prior to July 1, 2000, as follows:
1. Heritage Museum Structural Repairs:
$300,000 to be expended under the direction
of the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works for structural repairs to
the Heritage Museum building needed to prevent further deterioration
irrespective of its future use, and costs related thereto;
[Requested by the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen]
Finance Committee Recommends: 4-3-0
Board of Selectmen Recommends: 5-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote
to appropriate and borrow the sum of $300,000 to be expended under the
direction of the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works for structural
repairs to the Heritage Museum building needed to prevent further deterioration
irrespective of its future use, and costs related thereto; and that the
Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow
said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3A), of the General Laws,
or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town
therefore.
Motion Carried, 2/3rd Vote.
2. Fire Vehicle Account - Replace Rescue 196: $150,000, to be combined with the unexpended balances appropriated under Article 5, Item 1 of the April 5, 1999 Annual Town Meeting, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, and Board of Fire Engineers to purchase fire vehicles in FY 2001, including the replacement of Rescue 196, and costs related thereto;
[Requested by the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen]
Finance Committee Recommends: 7-0-0
Board of Selectmen Recommends: 5-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to appropriate and borrow the sum of $150,000, to be combined with the unexpected balances appropriated under Article 5, Item 1 of the April 5, 1999 Annual Town Meeting, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, and Board of Fire Engineers to purchase fire vehicle in FY 2001, including the replacement of Rescue 196, and costs related thereto; and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(9), of the General laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore.
Motion
Carried, 2/3rd vote.
3. Comfort Station Upgrade: $160,000 to be expended under
the direction of the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works for the
design and construction of repairs and upgrades to the MPL Comfort Station, and
costs related thereto, with the resulting debt service to be paid from the
Tourism Fund;
[Requested by the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen]
Finance
Committee Recommends: 7-0-0
Board of
Selectmen Recommends: 5-0-0
Elizabeth
Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to appropriate and borrow the sum of
$160,000 to be expended under the direction of the Town manager and the
Director of Public Works for the design and construction of repairs and
upgrades to the MPL Comfort Station, and costs related thereto, with the
resulting debt service to be paid from the Tourism Fund established under
Chapter 178 of the Acts of 1996; and
that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized
to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3A), of the
General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of
the Town therefore.
Motion
Carried, 2/3rd vote.
4. Police Station Cellblocks: $28,500 to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager, the Director of Public Works, and the Chief of Police for improvements to the Police Station cellblock area, and costs related thereto;
[Requested by the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen]
Finance Committee
Recommends: 7-0-0
Board of Selectmen Recommends: 5-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to transfer from proceeds from the sale of Town property the sum of $28,500 to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager, the Director of Public Works, and the Chief of Police for improvements to the Police Station cellblock area, and costs related thereto.
Motion
Carried.
5.
Parking Department. $28,300
to be transferred from the Parking Fund to be expended under the
direction of the Town Manager and the Parking Administrator for restoration of
parking lots and repair of the parking storage garage roof, and costs related
thereto;
or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen]
Finance
Committee Recommends: 7-0-0
Board of
Selectmen Recommends: 5-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to transfer from the Parking Fund the sum of $28,300 to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager and the Parking Administrator for restoration of parking lots and repair of the parking storage garage roof, and costs related thereto.
Motion Carried.
Article 17. Removal of Underground Storage Tanks from MPL Gas Dock. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $24,825, to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works, for removal of the underground storage tanks for the MPL Gas Dock, and costs related thereto; or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the Board of Selectmen]
Finance Committee Recommends:
6-0-0
Board of Selectmen Recommends:
5-0-0
Conservation Commission Recommends: 3-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $24, 825, to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works, for removal of the underground storage tanks for the MPL Gas Dock, and costs related thereto.
Motion Carried.
Article 18. Acquire Transfer Station Access Road Intersection. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectman to acquire by purchase, gift or otherwise the fee interest in a certain parcel of real estate comprised of 5,000 square feet, more or less, including the intersection of the Transfer Station access road and Race Point Road, owned by Miriam Collinson and shown as Lot #1 on a plan of land dated March 9, 2000, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and to transfer from available funds the sum of $18,000 therefor; or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the Town Manager and
the Board of Selectmen]
Finance Committee Recommends: 6-0-0
Board of Selectmen Recommends: 5-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved that the Town vote to authorized the Board of Selectman to acquire by purchase, gift or otherwise the fee interest in a certain parcel of real estate comprised of 5,000 square feet, more or less, including the intersection of the Transfer Station access road and Race Point Road, owned by Miriam Collinson and shown as Lot #1 on a plan of land dated December 23, 1999, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and to transfer from proceeds of the sale of Town property the sum of $18,000 therefor.
Motion Carried, 2/3rd Vote.
Article 19. Maintenance and Improvement of Land Bank Property. To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to section 5 of Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998, to transfer from the Land Bank Fund the sum of $10,960, representing three percent of Provincetown's FY 2000 Land Bank proceeds, to be expended under the direction of the Director of Public Works for maintenance and improvement of property purchased with Land Bank funds; or take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the Board of Selectmen, the Town
Manager, and the Open Space Committee]
Finance Committee Recommends: 6-0-0
Board of Selectmen recommends: 5-0-0
Conservation Commission Recommends: 4-0-0
Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers moved article 19 as
printed in the warrant.
Motion Carried.
Article 20. Pre-acquisition Expenses for Proposed Land Bank Property. To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998, to transfer from the Land Bank Fund the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, the Open Space Committee, and the Town Manager, for pre-acquisition costs for properties proposed to be acquired with Land Bank funds, including appraisal costs and expenses for title searches, and costs related thereto; or to take any other action relat