Canton, MA Select Board PLUS Podcast

Traffic Committee Meeting of March 20, 2023

7:00 P.M.

7:15 P.M.,

7:30 P.M. 7:45 P.M. 8:00 PM

8:15 PM

8:30 P.M.

Randolph Street & York Street Intersection Update -

Pecunit St., - School Zone Signage
.Issue with existing School Zone Signage - not flashing.

Canton Police - Traffic issues, speeding Washington Street & Kenney Street

Int. Town Planner G. Manning

Christine Colmey

Police Chief Rafferty Resident
Resident

March 20, 2023 @ 7:00 PM Traffic Committee Meeting Memorial Hall - Salah Meeting 801 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021REVISED
AGENDA

RECEIVED

MAR 1 6 2023

town clerk. CANTON, MA

Attendance: Thomas Theodore - Select Board &Chair, Matt Isaac - Vice Chair, Heather Cahill - Clerk, Kathy McCormack - Member, James Quigley - Member, Jordan Jones - Member

Helena Rafferty - Police Chief, Sean Goode - Traffic, Gene Manning - Interim Town Planner, [Town Engineer], Michael Loughran - Select Board Member,

Meeting called to order at

Sherman Street Traffic Concern Form
Issue regarding drivers speeding, not stopping/passing school bus when stopping for students.

Traffic -Congestion - CHS students submitted questions for the Traffic Committee to review and respond

Approval and signing of Traffic Committee Meeting Minutes of: December 19, 2022

Clerk Heather Cahill

NEXT MEETING-

Monday June 26th at 7:00 PM.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

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Master Plan Implementation Committee Meeting of March 16, 2023

Master Plan Implementation Committee Meeting

March 16, 2023, 7:00-8:45 p.m. Zoom Meeting

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Item

Time

7:00-7:05 7:05-7:10

7:10-7:50

7:50-8:00

8:00-8:20

8:20-8:30

8:30-8:35 8:35-8:40 8:40-8:45

AGENDA Discussion

Chair welcomes attendees and introduces members.
Chair explains the Master Plan and implementation process.

Discuss shared priorities, policies, and projects for the next 5 years regarding the Department of Elder and Human Services / Council on Aging (COA) Board with the Director of the Department of Elder and Human Services and the Chair of the Council on Aging Board.

G. Manning updates MPIC on the status of the Royall Street Shuttle Service and the potential expansion of that service.
K. Merenda, School Committee Chair, updates MPIC on Galvin Middle School Feasibility Study, Safe Route to Schools, and/or any other Master Plan related school activities.

Canton Heritage Festival is on May 20th, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paul Revere Heritage Site.
Upcoming need to update the Strategic Framework during 2023- 2024 MPIC season.

Review minutes from January 12th, 2023, and February 9th, 2023 Next meetings: April 20, 2023, and May TBD, 2023

• Master Plan Implementation Committee Members: Joseph Amrhein (Planning Board), Lisa Lopez (Select Board), Bob MacDonald (Conservation Commission), Emilio Mauro (Finance Committee), Kristian Merenda (School Committee), Mike Nourse (Historical Commission), Alan Rapoport (Economic Development Committee), Citizen at Large - vacant, Community Preservation Committee / Playground and Recreation Commission representative - vacant

• School Committee Non-Voting Alternate: Maureen Moran

• Staff: Gene Manning, Interim Town Planner

• Guests: Diane Tynan, Director of the Department of Elder and Human Services; and Janet Walrod, Chair of the

Council on Aging Board

1. Introductions

2. Discussion of Master Plan and

   Implementation Process

3. Discussion of Master Plan Shared Priorities with Elder and Human Services and COA

4. Royall Street Shuttle Service Update

5. School Updates

6. Canton Heritage Festival

7. Strategic Framework

8. Acceptance of Minutes

9. Upcoming Meetings and

   Future Guests

Notes: Times are approximate and items might be taken out of order. Should an item be added to the agenda prior to 48 hours before the meeting’s scheduled start time, the agenda will be updated. However, the committee might also discuss a topic not reasonably anticipated by the chair prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded.

MAR 1 3 2023

TOWN CLERK CANTON, MA

Topic: Master Plan Implementation Committee
Time: Mar 16, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Downtown Zoning and MAPC Study meeting of March 16, 2023

Metropolitan Planning Council study Part II. (First was in November 2022) Downtown Canton study. The MAPC works with towns and communities. In Canton they work with the interim Town Planner and the Planning Board.  The study area focuses on downtown Washington Street. Explains the Master Plan. Zoning. Results of interviews and surveys, etc. 

Finance Committee Meeting of March 15, 2023

Finance Committee Meeting Notice

Meeting Date:
Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Meeting Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Town of Canton Finance Committee Cindy Thomas, Chair Emilio Mauro, Vice Chair Dave Clough

Dan Cole
Karen Foley
Tim McKenna Maureen Menconi Reuki Schutt
1 Vacancy

Amended - Finance Committee Meeting Agenda – Virtual Meeting (see details below) This meeting is being recorded by the Town of Canton. Items may be taken out of order. (Minutes Primary/Alternate: Dave Clough / Dan Cole).

This is a Zoom meeting: 

Call Meeting to Order

New Business: (times are approximate)
Discuss the following FY24 Municipal Budget Requests and Articles

7:00 #840 - Blue Hills Regional Technical School – FY24 Budget – Michelle Resendes, Business Manager. 7:30 Vote the following Articles:

Article 8 – Pay Bills of Prior Fiscal Year.
Article 9 – Adjust Fiscal ’23 Accounts.
Article 10 – Authorize Certain Revolving Funds.
Article 19 – Increase Capital Stabilization Account - $1,000,000.
Article 20 – 27 Neponset Street Land Acquisition - $320,000.
Article 27 – Sustainability/Climate Action & Related Activities.
Article 28 – Formation of a Sustainability Action Plan Steering Committee & Initial Steps for the Creation of a

Sustainability Action Plan.
Article 2 Motions 1-3 – Adopt Rules to Govern Town Meeting.
Article 31 Motion 1 – Transfers to General Fund from Various Sources- $3,789,723.

7:45 Update - School and Municipal Operating Target Budgets – Randy Scollins.

8:00 Article 23 – Appropriation of Proceeds from the TNC Per Ride Assessment Funds – Gene Manning. Article 30 – Amend General By-Laws – Add New Article XXVI Short Term Rental of Residential Property. Article 29 – Potential Substitute Motion – Amend Zoning By-Law Section 3.1.4 Table of Use Regulations.

8:20 Discuss – Sub-Committee Report and Recommendations – Elected Officials Compensation – Cindy Thomas Follow up information from Town Counsel

Compensation Tier Modeling

Old Business: Review remaining Finance Committee Schedule.
Approval of Minutes: Finance Committee Minutes – February 22, March 1, March 6 and March 8 2023. Next Meeting Dates: March 22, March 29 and April 3, 2023.

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.

Amended - FINCOM 20230315 Agenda.docx

Planning Board of March 15, 2023

CANTON PLANNING BOARD

Members:
Patricia McDermott, Chair David McCarthy, Vice Chair Kathy Gibbs McCormack, Clerk Joseph Amrhein, Member
Jim Quigley, Member

AGENDA PLANNING BOARD MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023 MEMORIAL HALL
801 Washington Street Salah Meeting Room
6:30 P.M.

SCHEDULED HEARINGS
( 1 ) MITIGATION FEE DISCUSSION – Charlie Doody, Town Administrator, Gene

Manning, Interim Town Planner.

( 2 ) 598 WASHINGTON STREET (Boston Beauty Inc.) - (Canton Center Design Review Board Sign Application – Lauren Sciarappa, Applicant

( 3 ) 548 WASHINGTON STREET (Advisors Living Real Estate) - (Canton Center Design Review Board Sign Application – Chris Carlow, Co. Graphics & Signs

( 4 ) 0, 520 and 530 TURNPIKE STREET – Site Plan and Special Permit Review for the construction of a Proposed 100,000 sq. foot Warehouse Facility (off Arboretum Drive) - Oliver Street Capital on behalf of Atlantic Oliver II Turnpike Street LLC and Considine Development Co, LLC- (Michael Coskren, Oliver Street Capital; Bryan Sutherlin, Beals Associates; Lawrence M. Beals, Beals Associates )

( 5 ) (Discussion of Article) - AMEND ZONING BY-LAW SECTION 3.1.4 the Table of Use (Request to have the following article to correct, amend, and complete missing from the Zoning By-Laws Section 3.1.4 - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws Section 3.1.4 the Table of Use Regulations where designated regulation code is not added as well as to updates to areas that after review need to be amended. Specific amendments made to the zoning By-Laws in 2020 were not added to a majority of the Table of Regulations under LI(C), Limited Industrial C. Designations are also missing under Industrial. There are amendments needed under CB, LI, LI(B), Limited Industrial B and B, Business. Discussion of an error of *N indicated for Manufacturing under LI. The only change meant to be in that section was a Y in LI and LI (B) for light manufacturing.

( 6 ) Review & Approval of February 15, 2023 Minutes

Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

Next Meeting: April 19, 2023

Canton Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee of March 13, 2023

Canton Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee

Meeting Agenda

Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST Town Hall, Salah Meeting Room

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CANTON, MA

1. Approve 2-13-23 meeting minutes
2. Town committee reappointment letter from Town Administrator 3. School Committee appointment
4. PRHS Canton Heritage Festival/AAPI event update
5. Juneteenth celebration date (6/17/23)
6. Pride month celebration
7. Miscellaneous

School Committee of March 9, 2023

Canton School Committee

Open Meeting Agenda

Chan of Exel: Creg a Cul of Acime, Equ, Iniro an Joy

Members of the public can access the meeting via live stream over the "Student Station" on Comcast 12/Verizon 41 and on Verizon HD2143 as well as CantonCommunityTv.org for specific and easy links to streamed LIVE coverage of the School Committee. The LIVE link will go up on the day of the meeting.

1. Call to Order

2. (5min.)StudentAdvisorReportMr.RyanGarrettwillsharethestudentmemberreportaboutHansen'sevents.

3. (10 min.) Superintendent’s Report Superintendent Folan will present District progress, highlights, and accolades.

4. (20 min.) Teaching and Learning Report Principal Watson will share JFK points of pride.

5. New Business

   1. (10 min.) JFK CAPT Honors: Member(s) of JFK CAPT will present highlights of their work and discuss current

      and anticipated volunteer opportunities.

   2. (10 min.) School Resource Officer (SRO) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (VOTE): Superintendent

      Folan will share the updated SRO MOU for a possible vote of approval.

   3. (5 min.) Nurse Substitute Pay (VOTE): Mr. Marshall will present a proposal for a rate change to the nursing

      substitute pay.

   4. (15 min.) Policies DKC and DO: Superintendent Folan and members of the policy subcommittee will discuss

      policies DKC and DO.

   5. (15 min.) DESE Report Cards: Superintendent Folan will share information about the DESE School & District

      Report Cards.

   6. (5 min.) MSBA Update: Superintendent Folan will provide an MSBA Update.

   7. (10 min.) Long-Term Strategic Planning Update: Superintendent Folan will provide a long-term strategic

      planning update.

6. (5-30 min.) Public Comment Please click here to sign up to make a public comment. Public comment allows individuals to express an opinion or share a comment on issues to be discussed on the meeting agenda and/or within the School Committee's authority. It is not an opportunity for discussion dialogue between individuals and the School Committee or Administration. To respect the time of all participants in the meeting, the totality of individual comments cannot exceed 5 minutes. For more information and guidance on making public comments, please see the CPS policy here.

7. (10 min.) Director of Finance and Operations Report

8. (5 min.) Consent Agenda The consent agenda is designed to expedite the District's handling of routine and miscellaneous business. The School Committee may adopt the entire Consent Agenda with one motion. At the request of any committee member, any item(s) may be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda for discussion. Note: per Robert’s Rules of Order: A member’s absence from the meeting for which minutes are being approved does not prevent the member from participating in their correction or approval.

   1. Regular Session Minutes: February 16, 2023

   2. Executive Session Minutes: February 16, 2023

   3. Out-of-State Travel Request: College Planning Visit to St. Anslem, April 3, 2023

   4. Scholarship Approval: Susan Corraro LaRosa Scholarship

   5. Warrant: March 10, 2023

March 9, 2023

Canton High School 900 Washington Street Canton, MA 02021 Distance Learning Lab

6:00 PM Open Session

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9. (5 min.) Update of Sub-Committee, Task Force and Liaison Posts In addition to the core role of governing our schools, the Canton School Committee creates, participates in, and/or designates representatives to help manage issues of particular importance to the school district or town. They are listed below for reference in order to prompt priority updates from or questions of representatives as relevant.

   1. Subcommittees and Negotiation Teams - Policy, Budget and Finance, Units A&E Contracts, AFSCME Units Contract

   2. School Committee Ad Hoc Task Forces/CPS Advisory Committees - Content and Communications, District

      Planning Process Design, Superintendent Evaluation Process Design

   3. Liaisons Appointed to Positions on Joint Committees - Master Planning Implementation Committee (MPIC),

      Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC), Building and Renovations Committee (BRC), Canton Diversity Equity and Inclusion (CDEI), Paul Revere Heritage Commission, Sustainability, Health Insurance Advisory Committee (HIC), Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA), Canton COVID Working Group, CPS Wellness/SWAG, GMS MSBA Building Committee, Student Advisory Committee

   4. Liaisons to CPS or Town Boards, Committees, and Municipally-Governed Groups - Annual Town Meeting Prep Committee, Select Board, Town Finance Committee, Capital Planning

   5. Liaisons to Groups Serving Canton Public Schools - CAPE, CAPT, Student Advisory Committee

   6. Liaisons to Regional Organizations - Teaching Education Collaborative (TEC), Massachusetts Association of School

      Committees (MASC)

10. Other Business Topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

11. Future Business The next Open Session meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2023, @ 6:00 pm.

12. Adjournment

    The listing of matters above are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up
    for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

 

Zoning Board of March 9, 2023

TOWN OF CANTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

March 9, 2023

Meeting starts at 6PM Salah Meeting Room, 2nd Floor

AGENDA

SCHEDULED HEARINGS

Congregational Church of Canton/Nancy Kobs – 1541 Washington Street – 12-23-SP-V Install a new digital free-standing sign

Robensky Duguaran & Mary Delva – 26 Howard Street – 13-23-ENCB-SP-V
Dimensional relief to construct a two story addition to a pre-existing non-conforming two-family dwelling

INFORMAL HEARINGS

Town of Canton/Town Planner

Discussion on residential mitigation fees

CONTINUATIONS TO BE DISCUSSED

601 Neponset Street, LLC – 601 Neponset Street – 9-23-ENCU-SP-V
Extension of a non-conforming use so that a maximum of 74 commercial and residential vehicles can be parked overnight in a residential district (GP, JM, MK)

Nextgrid Hakea, LLC/John Flatley Company – 15-45 Dan Road – 11-23-SPA-SP-V Construct two 148’ x 266’ solar canopies with a maximum height of 20’ (GP, JM, MK)

Board Business

•   Minutes from previous meeting

•   Decisions from previous meeting

  Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chairman 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Adjourn
  Next meeting: March 23, 2023

Finance Committee of March 8, 2023

Finance Committee Meeting Notice

Meeting Date:
Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Meeting Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Amended - Finance Committee Meeting Agenda – Virtual Meeting (see details below)
This meeting is being recorded by the Town of Canton. Items may be taken out of order. (Minutes Primary/Alternate: Maureen Menconi / Dave Clough).

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Call Meeting to Order

New Business: (times are approximate)
Discuss the following FY24 Municipal Budget Requests and Articles

7:00 Article 17 – Recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) – Shaun Chu & John McSweeney, Co-Chairs and Allison Neff, CCPC Administrator.

7:30 Discussion - School and Municipal Operating Target Budgets.

7:45 Vote the following Articles:

Article 17 Motions 1, 2 & 3 – Community Preservation Committee.
Article 13 – Supplement Ch. 90 Program – proposed $750,000 from Free Cash – funds to be available in FY23. Article 7 Motion 1 – Town Clerk Salary - $104,101.
Article 6 – Personal Service Contracts under Select Board – Indefinitely Postpone.
Article 11 – Insurance Proceeds – Indefinitely Postpone.
Article 12 – Accept Laws enacted by the General Court – Indefinitely Postpone.
Article 14 – Supplement Community Recognition Funding – Indefinitely Postpone.

8:00 Discuss – Sub-Committee Report and Recommendations – Elected Officials Compensation – Cindy Thomas Follow up information from Town Counsel

Compensation Tier Modeling
Old Business: Review remaining Finance Committee Schedule.

Approval of Minutes: Finance Committee Minutes – February 22, March 1, and March 6, 2023. Next Meeting Date: March 15, March 22, March 29, 2023 and April 5 meeting to be rescheduled.

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.

FINCOM 20230308 Agenda.docx

Town of Canton Finance Committee Cindy Thomas, Chair Emilio Mauro, Vice Chair Dave Clough

Dan Cole
Karen Foley
Tim McKenna Maureen Menconi Reuki Schutt
1 Vacancy

St Gerard’s Reuse Committee Meeting of, March 8, 2023

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AGENDA

St Gerard’s Reuse Committee Meeting Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 6:00 PM Senior Center, 500 Pleasant Street

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town clerk CANTON, MA

1. Review of Past Meeting Minutes and Vote to Approve.

2. Overview of Survey Responses (120+ to Date, 5-10 Additional per Day)

3. Recap of March 7th Community Event

4. Planning for March 13 Virtual Event

5. Planning for March 31 Event at Senior Center

6. Planning for pop-up events March 23 (St. Oscar Romero) & 29 (Ponkapoag Civic)

a. Discuss Other Possible Pop-ups

7. Report Out on Key Subcommittees

8. Informational Table at Town Meeting, Monday, May 8

9. Informational Table at Canton Heritage Festival, Saturday, May 20

10. Next Meeting March 22 at Senior Center (April 5 Meeting Needs to Move)

11. Old Business, New Business

12. Questions/Concems/Comments

XIII. Adjourn