Watertown City Council
Tuesday October 10, 2023
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
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have,183.5 a184.61 brief184.93 statement186.69 about187.01 the,187.33 we188.93 had189.17 an189.33 open189.49 house189.89 at190.13 the190.37 Lowell190.61 School191.09 last191.96 Tuesday,192.44 and192.83 it193 was193.16 unbelievable,194.83 and195.07 very195.07 well195.07 attended.195.31 Everybody196.28 was196.68 very,196.91 very197.24 happy.197.56 It197.96 was198.03 an198.28 exciting198.44 time.198.91 The199.84 most200 exciting200.24 time200.72 is200.96 tomorrow,201.2 they're201.6 going201.76 back202.08 into202.72 the202.96 classrooms203.12 there.203.76 The204.32 superintendent204.56 just205.12 walked205.36 in,205.6 and205.76 I206.24 know206.4 they've206.56 been206.72 working206.96 there,207.62 the207.94 staff208.09 has208.42 been208.57 going209.29 really,210.01 really210.5 out210.81 of210.97 their211.14 way211.29 to211.53 get211.69 this211.94 done212.25 and212.66 get212.81 it213.06 open,213.14 and213.46 it213.62 will213.78 be213.94 open214.09 tomorrow214.34 morning.214.74 I'm216.39 sure216.55 you'll216.79 hear217.03 all217.27 the217.51 good217.51 things217.67 for218.23 those218.47 who218.71 didn't218.95 see219.19 it.219.35 So219.75 thanks219.91 to220.23 everyone220.47 for220.87 helping221.19 us221.51 put221.67 that221.91 together.222.15
224.24 The224.24 next224.4 item224.72 is225.03 public225.19 hearings,225.68 and226.16 7A226.64 is227.28 a227.51 public227.59 hearing227.92 and228.24 vote228.4 on229.12 a229.28 proposed229.44 loan229.92 order.230.16 The232.55 sum232.71 of233.03 $315,000233.19 is234.55 appropriated234.79 to235.83 pay235.99 the236.23 costs236.23 of236.55 design236.63 and236.95 engineering237.19 services237.75 for238.79 the238.96 development239.19 of239.75 plans240 and240.31 specifications240.56 for241.83 upgrades242.24 to242.79 the242.96 HVAC243.19 system244 to244.88 install245.03 air245.44 conditioning245.75 and246.24 portions246.39 over247.11 the247.35 Watertown247.51 Middle248.47
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250.95 GEORGE250.95 PROAKIS250.95 -250.95 CITY250.95 OF250.95 WATERTOWN250.95 -250.95 Thank250.95 you,251.35 Mr.251.83 President.253.91 As253.91 the254.23 description254.56 covers,255.28 we256.08 are256.32 looking256.49 to256.88 do257.05 HVAC,257.37 upgrades259.05 including259.52 air260 conditioning260.17 and260.56 portions260.73 of261.13 the261.2 middle261.37 school.261.69 Our263.72 superintendent264.04 and264.6 our264.76 public264.92 buildings265.24 director265.56 are265.96 here266.04 and266.2 can266.36 answer266.52 specific266.84 questions,267.88 should268.04 there268.04 be268.2 any268.44 through268.76 the268.88 process269 of269.4 this269.56 public269.8 hearing,270.2 we271.89 are272.13 seeking272.45 the272.94 authority273.1 tomorrow273.65 this273.98 evening.274.13 Thank274.45 you,274.62 Mr.275.1 President.275.1
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308.82 LISA308.82 J.308.82 FELTNER308.82 -308.82 WATERTOWN308.82 CITY308.82 COUNCIL308.82 -308.82 Thank308.82 you,308.99 Mr.309.23 President.309.55 I309.87 just309.94 wanted310.43 to310.75 know310.91 that311.06 I'm311.23 really311.31 happy311.63 to311.94 see312.11 this312.35 dedication312.67 to313.31 our313.55 school314.23 buildings.314.55 I314.95 know315.11 I've315.35 received315.43 a315.83 lot315.91 of315.99 feedback.316.15 People316.47 say,316.79 okay,316.95 now317.19 what317.35 about317.59 the317.83 middle317.91 school?318.31 So,318.95 I'm320.15 really320.63 pleased320.95 to321.27 see321.43 Watertown's321.59 dedication322.15 to323.69 the323.93 maintenance324.08 and324.56 ongoing324.81 improvements325.44 of326.08 our326.32 buildings.326.56
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348.25 SIDERIS348.65 -348.65 The348.65 next348.65 item348.65 is349.05 item349.77 8,350.17 which350.49 is350.73 motions,350.89 orders,351.29 and351.53 resolutions.351.77 8A353.13 is353.29 a353.53 resolution353.61 authorizing354.73 a355.13 transfer355.29 of355.85 funds356.01 in356.55 the356.71 amount356.87 of357.19 $27,000357.26 from359.11 the359.35 fiscal359.5 year359.99 2024.360.31 City361.67 clerk362.06 full-time362.79 salaries363.19 account363.75 for364.53 the364.69 fiscal364.93 year365.33 2024365.65 transfer367.09 to367.65 elections,367.81 printing,368.77 and369.25 forms369.49 in370.29 order370.53 to370.85 purchase371.01 an371.49 AS650374.19 high-speed374.6 monochrome374.6 inkjet375.48 address376.12 printer.376.51 An378.36 Ovation378.51 306379.24 and379.96 Evolopener380.51 with382.27 high382.59 speedings382.75 jet383.23 printer383.47 and384.11 pay384.35 for384.59 associated384.83 expenses.385.47
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387.23 PROAKIS387.23 -387.23 Well,387.23 thank387.39 you,387.63 Mr.388.19 President.389.15 These389.15 items389.63 were390.19 initially390.6 submitted391.24 as391.88 a392.36 request392.68 for393.07 ARPA.393.31 But394.68 at395.07 this395.24 moment395.56 in395.96 time,396.12 with,396.83 additional397.79 funding398.19 available398.59 in399.15 the399.31 full-time399.79 salaries399.87 account,400.27 the400.75 city400.91 clerk's401.15 office,401.55 because401.87 of402.11 some402.27 positions402.51 that402.83 haven't402.99 been403.31 able403.47 to403.71 be403.79 filled403.95 yet,404.19 it405.56 has405.81 become406.05 clear406.44 to406.85 us407.08 that407.4 it407.56 would407.73 be407.88 of408.05 benefit408.2 to408.61 us408.76 to409 have409.08 this409.32 particular409.56 system410.05 sooner410.44 rather410.76 than411.08 later.411.25 The412.26 staff412.42 in412.66 the412.82 clerk's412.98 office413.3 is413.54 excited413.78 about414.18 the414.42 idea414.58 of414.98 being415.14 able,415.54 to,417.54 improve420.31 the420.71 efficiency420.95 of421.51 the421.6 vote-by-mail422.15 system,422.48 which422.8 currently423.12 often424.07 involves,424.56 seeking426.3 out426.7 a426.94 bunch427.02 of427.26 our427.34 poll427.58 workers427.82 to428.3 come428.38 in428.62 and428.78 sit429.02 with429.26 staff429.58 to429.98 label430.86 items431.9 and432.46 get432.78 things433.02 in433.26 the433.42 mail433.58 and434.06 sort434.38 papers,434.7 etcetera.435.34 The437.25 address,438.2 printer,438.69 and,439.32 envelope441.25 machine441.73 take442.13 care442.37 of442.69 these442.76 particular443 items443.4 in443.64 a443.81 way443.96 that444.13 is444.29 most444.52 effective444.76 the445.76 funding445.92 is446.32 available.446.56 I447.84 just447.92 am448.16 seeking448.32 the448.64 support448.8 of449.2 the449.28 council449.36 to449.76 move449.92 this450.08 from450.24 the450.48 full-time450.8 salaries450.96 account.451.44 To452.88 be453.04 able453.19 to453.44 put453.6 it453.75 in453.83 an453.92 account454.07 where454.24 we454.48 can454.56 pay454.8 to454.88 make455.04 this455.27 purchase455.44 in455.75 the455.92 near456 future,456.31 will458.07 be458.24 very458.39 helpful458.63 to458.88 our459.04 clerk's459.12 office.459.51 Thank459.68 you,459.83 Mr.460.07 President.460.31
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491.35 SIDERIS491.6 -491.6 8B491.6 is491.6 the491.75 first491.91 reading492.24 on492.95 a493.12 proposed493.27 loan493.75 order,494.07 that494.79 order495.44 number495.83 2022,018497.19 of498.95 the499.11 city499.27 council499.51 passed500.39 on500.79 March501.11 22501.43 2022502.71 authorizing503.83 a504.23 borrowing504.39 in504.87 the505.03 amount505.51 of505.99 $198,844,252512.26 for512.26 the512.42 high512.58 school512.83 project513.07 is513.82 hereby514.06 amended514.46 to515.34 increase515.5 the516.06 authorized516.3 borrowing516.78 amount517.34 for517.98 such518.22 project518.62 to519.26 216,118,750.519.5
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535.41 PROAKIS535.41 -535.41 Thank535.41 you,535.65 Mr.536.69 President.536.85 Yes,536.85 there536.85 are537.01 a537.17 lot537.25 of537.41 details537.65 that538.05 are538.21 printed538.37 on538.69 the538.93 agenda539.01 on539.33 this539.49 particular539.65 item.540.13 But541.25 the541.41 key541.58 to541.82 this541.89 item542.13 is542.46 that,542.62 it542.77 is542.93 a543.1 requirement543.25 of543.89 MSBA544.05 to544.86 move545.41 forward545.74 the546.13 school546.22 building546.46 authority,546.77 to548.75 provide549.63 funding550.11 for550.83 and551.07 support551.31 for551.71 our551.95 school552.19 projects,552.43 that554.03 we554.43 authorize555.07 the556.38 borrowing556.63 of557.35 the557.5 full557.66 amount557.99 of558.38 the558.54 school.558.7 The560.46 full560.63 amount560.78 of561.18 the561.26 cost561.42 of561.66 the561.75 school561.9 has562.23 changed562.46 since563.02 the563.35 initial563.42 vote563.9 which565.22 is565.62 why566.1 amending566.74 it567.22 to567.38 increase567.54 the568.02 authorized568.18 borrowing568.66 amount569.06 to569.46 $216,118,750573.85 is573.85 necessary574.25 in575.45 order575.76 to576.25 get576.8 the577.05 green577.21 light577.45 from577.68 MSPA577.92 to578.57 start578.73 funding579.05 the579.45 high579.61 school579.76 project580.09 and581.13 the581.29 sooner581.45 we581.77 do581.85 this,582.09 the582.25 sooner582.41 we582.65 can582.73 begin582.89 to583.21 submit583.37 our583.69 reimbursements583.85 from584.57 the584.73 state.584.89 I585.53 think585.61 the585.85 key586.01 issue586.17 here586.49 is586.89 that587.13 we587.69 do588.21 not588.45 intend588.76 to589.16 borrow589.4 $216,118,750.589.8
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654.27 PROAKIS654.27 -654.27 Mr.654.51 President,655 this655 is655.24 indeed655.39 a655.71 first655.79 reading,656.03 and656.36 I656.51 will656.67 discuss656.83 this657.24 in657.39 detail657.55 as657.95 part658.12 of658.36 my658.43 preliminary658.6 budget659.15 overview659.71 a660.36 little660.51 bit660.67 later660.83 this661.07 evening.661.32 Thank661.63 you,661.79 Mr662.36 President.662.92
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8D664.12 is664.44 the664.6 first664.76 reading665 on665.32 a665.48 proposed665.64 amendment666.04 to666.92 the667.08 fiscal667.24 20667.64 fiscal668.04 year668.44 24668.68 budget669.08 Amendment670.04 to670.63 the670.63 Watertown670.63 Firefighters671.2 Association672.15 Local672.96 1347673.36 Union674.39 contract.674.88
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676.72 PROAKIS676.72 -676.72 Thank676.72 you,676.96 Mr.677.12 President.677.36 This677.75 particular677.92 item678.55 is679.06 also679.3 going679.78 to680.1 be680.18 noted680.5 in681.3 my681.54 budget681.7 presentation.682.1 I682.82 will682.9 simply683.06 note683.46 that683.78 this,683.94 does684.5 fund684.82 the685.3 fiscal686.9 year687.38 23688.82 retro689.62 costs690.25 of691.53 the691.86 agreed692.25 upon692.74 and693.29 signed693.53 MOU694.01 with694.65 the695.7 Firefighters695.86 union,696.5 there697.86 will698.34 need698.66 to698.82 be698.98 a699.06 transfer699.22 out699.7 of699.86 council700.02 reserve700.58 to701.06 cover701.22 the701.54 fiscal701.7 year702.1 24702.42 costs,703.7 and704.02 then704.18 fiscal704.42 year704.82 25705.06 costs705.46 will705.78 be705.94 budgeted706.1 in706.5 fiscal706.66 25.707.21 Nonetheless,707.92 as708.49 a708.73 first708.8 reading,709.04 the709.68 actual,709.85 votes710.8 that711.13 I711.37 will711.45 seek711.61 from711.85 the712 Council712.16 on712.49 that712.64 will712.8 be713.04 at713.13 the713.28 next713.45 meeting.713.68 Thank713.92 you,714.09 Mr.714.57 President.714.57
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8E716.1 is717.22 a717.46 consideration717.46 in718.1 action718.26 on718.66 an718.82 order719.06 authorizing719.86 an720.5 Amendment720.74 to721.54 pending721.7 special722.18 legislation722.66 H724.25 2910725.68 relative725.68 to726.25 property726.49 tax726.97 class727.29 classification,727.76 allowing730.88 for731.29 new731.52 minimum731.92 residential732.72 factors733.44 for733.84 fiscal734.08 years734.56 24,735.04 25,735.68 and736.64 26.736.64
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738.88 PROAKIS738.88 -738.88 Thank738.88 you,739.12 Mr.739.68 President.742.08 Minimum742.08 residential742.48 factors743.12 are743.6 something743.75 that744.08 I744.24 think744.32 we've744.48 all744.79 on745.04 the745.2 Council745.36 here745.75 and746.08 learned746.88 quite747.12 a747.36 bit747.43 about747.6 in748 the748.32 recent748.55 year,749.12 year749.43 and749.67 a749.84 half749.91 as750.24 we750.55 have750.79 bumped751.25 up751.57 against751.81 the752.37 minimum752.61 residential753.17 factor,753.81 which,754.21 determines755.09 how755.73 we755.89 split756.13 taxes756.45 between756.85 residential757.25 and757.81 commercial757.97 properties.759.58 The762.05 request762.62 we763.1 made763.25 of763.41 a763.58 home763.65 rule763.89 to764.22 change764.29 this764.54 for764.77 fiscal764.93 years765.34 23,765.58 24,766.91 and767.31 25767.31 went767.31 into767.47 the767.79 legislature767.87 and768.67 did768.91 not769.23 have769.47 legislative769.71 action770.35 last770.83 fall771.15 allowing771.47 us771.87 to771.95 do772.11 anything772.27 about772.59 fiscal772.75 year773.15 23.773.39 Legislative776.77 action777.17 with777.41 the777.65 assistance777.82 of778.29 our778.38 delegation778.62 picked779.17 up779.41 quite779.58 a779.82 bit779.89 this780.13 fall780.29 in780.62 the780.77 house781.01 past781.41 the782.77 home783.01 rule783.25 that783.5 we783.65 previously783.89 had784.38 in784.62 front784.77 of784.93 us.786.93 As787.09 this787.09 reached787.33 the787.57 Senate,787.73 there788.05 was788.13 a788.25 lot788.37 of788.61 conversation788.77 about789.33 the789.65 confusion789.89 created790.45 by790.85 a791.01 Bill791.17 that791.33 referenced791.57 fiscal791.97 year792.37 23792.53 that792.93 had793.09 already793.33 passed.793.73 Senate795.29 staff795.77 and795.93 senate796.1 council796.5 asked796.89 that797.21 we797.46 give797.62 them797.86 a798.01 new798.1 Bill798.34 that798.5 removed798.74 23799.21 but800.1 added800.34 26.800.65
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