Watertown Blue Ribbon Committee
Tuesday October 1, 2024
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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62.72 JACK62.72 BARTLEY62.72 -62.72 BLUE62.72 RIBBON62.72 COMMITTEE62.72 CHAIR62.72 -62.72 Terrific.62.72 So64.4 as65.36 I65.6 mentioned65.76 in66 the66.16 outset66.24 this66.8 is67.04 our67.2 4th69.28 meeting.69.6 We70.75 have,70.98 minutes71.94 that,72.83 I'd73.86 like74.34 to,74.5 have75.47 accepted75.86 for76.27 the76.42 prior76.67 three.77.78 Before79.15 that,79.63 I'd80.34 entertain80.75 any82.19 questions82.51 from83.39 any83.55 of83.78 the83.94 members84.03 with84.42 respect84.58 to85.31 the85.47 minutes?85.63
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105.81 DOUG105.81 NEWTON105.81 -105.81 CITY105.81 OF105.81 WATERTOWN105.81 -105.81 I'm105.81 happy106.05 to106.2 read106.28 the106.44 edits.106.61
106.84 BARTLEY106.84 -106.84 Thank106.84 you.107
NEWTON107.48 -107.48 So107.48 I'll107.64 start107.81 with107.97 the108.13 ones108.2 from108.44 Linda108.69 Scott.109 Linda110.2 Scott,110.53 for110.77 formatting111 purposes,111.41 identify111.97 the112.28 minutes112.44 by112.77 committee,112.92 type113.33 of113.56 document,113.72 and114.69 date.114.92 For116.32 the116.56 first116.64 one,116.88 she117.04 noted117.28 that117.52 I117.68 had117.76 an117.92 adjournment118.08 time,118.56 but118.72 not118.88 a119.04 beginning119.12 time.119.44 There120.56 was120.8 a120.96 typo121.04 where121.44 I121.68 had121.84 soft122.16 instead122.48 of122.8 south.122.96 I123.28 will123.44 change123.6 that.123.92 She'd125.52 like125.84 the126 pages126.16 to126.56 be126.64 numbered.126.8 Under128.16 discussion128.48 amongst128.88 committee129.28 members,129.68 for130.97 page131.21 1,131.44 this131.69 was131.84 for131.93 the132.08 first132.25 meeting,132.49 to133.04 please133.21 note133.53 something133.76 to134 the134.16 effect134.25 that134.56 it134.72 was134.81 confirmed135.04 by135.44 council135.6 president135.84 Sideris136.25 and136.81 Councilor136.88 Piccirilli137.36 that138 the138.25 work138.32 of138.56 a138.64 councilor138.81 could139.28 vary139.44 depending139.93 on140.32 councilors140.56 and141.13 issues141.28 to141.6 be141.76 dealt141.84 with.142.08 And142.81 for142.88 paragraph143.13 2,143.53 to143.76 please144 add144.12 that144.24 Linda144.56 Scott144.88 suggested145.2 that147.6 more147.84 meetings148.08 could148.48 be148.64 added148.8 as149.36 we149.6 see149.76 what150 time150.24 is150.48 necessary.150.72 For152.08 the152.24 August152.48 20th152.8 meeting,153.28 similar153.68 formatting.154.08 I155.6 did155.76 not155.92 note156.16 that156.32 Bruce156.56 Colton156.88 was157.28 present.157.52 Please158.76 pardon158.93 me159.16 for159.41 that.159.56 I159.81 will159.88 note160.04 his160.28 presence160.44 as160.76 an160.93 attendee.161.08
163.65 I163.65 had163.81 put163.97 an164.21 apostrophe164.36 by164.93 benefits165.08 where165.56 it165.72 was165.81 not165.97 needed.166.21 And167.41 then167.65 to167.97 add168.13 to168.44 one168.69 section168.93 that169.32 the169.49 chair,169.65 Jack169.97 Bartley,170.13 suggested170.6 not171.16 calling171.41 this171.65 a171.88 salary172.04 increase,172.53 but172.93 a173.16 salary173.32 adjustment.173.81 And175.19 to175.35 also175.43 note175.67 that175.91 Susan176.15 Falcov176.47 suggested176.95 that177.35 possibly177.59 with178.07 an178.23 increase178.39 in178.71 salary178.79 should179.27 come179.43 an179.59 increase179.75 in180.15 councilor180.31 expectations.180.79 And181.99 then182.15 finally,182.39 for182.79 public183.11 comments183.75 to184.15 add184.31 that184.39 Elodia184.63 Thomas185.11 added185.51 that185.83 she186.15 has186.31 reviewed186.55 council187.03 salaries187.43 under188.34 the188.57 following188.66 calories,189.22 categories.190.34 Pardon190.97 me.191.22 Councilor191.94 pay,192.34 form193.85 of194.09 government,194.25 population,195.06 budget,196.01 amount196.5 of196.81 councilor196.97 support,197.46 size,198.09 and198.42 square198.57 miles,198.9 benefits.199.38 She200.25 has200.42 also200.57 asked200.81 if201.06 the201.14 councilors201.29 receive201.69 stipends202.09 for202.57 some202.66 of202.9 their202.97 work.203.22 And204.38 then,204.54 there's205.9 one206.3 for206.54 Marcy206.78 Murningham.207.18 For,210.94 the211.66 meeting211.98 on212.46 September212.7 11th,213.18 she213.74 would213.98 like214.14 to214.38 note214.46 that214.7 as214.86 to215.1 question215.18 4,215.58 while215.82 the216.06 committee216.14 voted216.54 to216.78 strike217.02 this217.42 question,217.58 she217.98 dissented.218.22 Yep.220.69 Sure.221.01 The223.01 question223.34 was224.29 pardon226.06 me.226.46 I226.62 don't226.69 have226.94 the227.5 question227.57 verbatim227.81 in228.22 front228.38 of228.53 me,228.62 but228.78 I228.94 can229.01 get229.09 it229.25 in229.41 one229.57 moment.229.74 Sure.236.77 Pardon237.17 me237.49 for237.65 that.237.81 Is238.21 there238.45 another238.69
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245.41 NEWTON245.41 -245.41 Sure.245.41 Pardon245.65 me.246.05 What's246.37 the246.85 question?247.09 That's247.69 okay.247.93 The248.49 question248.64 was,248.88 what249.21 skills249.36 does249.69 someone249.84 need250.16 in250.41 order250.49 to250.81 do250.88 the251.04 job251.21 of251.44 a251.53 city251.69 councilor?251.92 That252.56 question252.81 was253.13 stricken,253.36 and254.41 Marcy254.72 Murningham255.13 dissented,255.6 asserting256.25 that256.56 the256.81 public256.88 discussion257.37 of257.93 the258.17 knowledge258.32 and258.88 competence259.13 necessary259.76 for260.25 high260.4 performance,260.56 including261.61 a261.93 willingness262.27 to262.61 learn,262.95 helps263.29 increase263.61 and264.17 improve264.41 relevant264.89 voter265.37 information265.77 so266.25 they266.49 can266.57 make266.73 better266.89 decisions.267.21 So268.25 with268.57 those268.81 additions269.13 to269.45 the269.61 minutes,269.77 I270.25 believe270.41 the270.73 motion270.81 is271.13 to271.29 approve271.45 them.271.69
273.37 BARTLEY273.37 -273.37 Any273.37 questions?273.53 The275.21 chair275.37 has275.61 a275.76 question.275.85 One276.96 of277.21 the,277.49 comments,278.32 that279.05 Linda279.21 had279.61 made,279.85 she281.05 made281.29 a281.44 list281.52 of281.76 the282.73 individual282.88 who283.37 was283.52 in283.85 attendance284.08 to284.56 a284.73 meeting.284.81 Is285.85 that286.25 standard286.56 practice?286.88 I287.21 don't287.29 know287.44 if287.61 the287.69 council287.85 has288.17 done288.32 that.288.49
289.23 NEWTON289.23 -289.23 That289.23 is289.39 something289.47 that289.79 has289.87 been290.03 done290.19 for290.35 committee290.51 meetings290.83 in291.15 the291.31 past291.47 to291.79 note291.95 attendees.292.27 I292.83 did293.15 it293.39 for293.55 these293.71 ones.293.87 I'm294.51 happy294.75 to294.91 do295.07 it295.23 or295.39 not295.63 to295.79 do295.87 it296.03 depending296.19 on296.51 what296.67 the296.75 committee296.91 prefers.297.23 But297.79 I297.95 did298.19 it298.35 for298.51 others,298.67 and298.83 I298.99 just299.07 missed299.23 this299.39 gentleman299.55 in299.87 the299.95 tournament.300.03
BARTLEY300.67 -300.67 I300.67 wanted300.91 to300.91 be301.07 consistent301.23 because301.55 if301.87 you302.03 have302.19 people302.35 coming302.59 in302.83 and302.99 out303.07 that303.23 we303.39 may303.47 not303.63 know303.95 who304.11 they304.27 are,304.43 then,304.96 you305.21 know305.29 what305.44 I305.61 mean,305.69 all305.85 of306 a306.08 sudden,306.17 we're306.4
306.81 NEWTON306.81 -306.81 That306.81 is306.96 fair.307.13
307.37 BARTLEY307.37 -307.37 We're307.37 avoiding307.61 that.307.93 So308.08 that's308.32 what308.56 came308.96 to309.09 me.309.21 But,309.37 you310.81 assure311.29 me311.69 that311.93 that312.49 is312.73 a313.13 policy313.37 that313.76 they314 do314.08 with314.25 committees,314.4 so314.81 I'm315.61 fine316 with316.17 that.316.4 So317.54 again,318.38 any319.86 other320.1 questions320.34 on320.82 accepting320.98 the321.38 minutes?321.54 As323.7 amended.324.02 Just,324.82 Susan?325.86
325.86 SUSAN325.86 FALKOFF325.86 -325.86 BLUE325.86 RIBBON325.86 COMMITTEE325.86 MEMBER325.86 -325.86 Since326.5 you326.82 mentioned326.9 it,327.3 I327.54 didn't327.86 catch328.18 the328.42 name328.58 of328.74 the328.9 person329.06 who329.38 hadn't329.78 been330.18 mentioned330.34 to330.74 was330.98 present.331.22
332.75 NEWTON332.75 -332.75 A332.75 gentleman332.92 named333.31 Bruce333.56 Colton.333.95
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340.51 SARAH340.51 BAKER340.51 -340.51 BLUE340.51 RIBBON340.51 COMMITTEE340.51 MEMBER340.51 -340.51 So340.51 is340.68 first341.24 time341.48 here.341.71 Is341.88 it342.04 standard342.36 to342.83 approve343.07 something343.56 we343.8 haven't343.95 had344.27 the344.44 opportunity344.6 to345.15 read345.8 and346.04 to346.19 look346.36 at?346.51
347.57 NEWTON347.57 -347.57 I347.57 had347.73 sent347.89 them348.13 out.349.01
349.01 BAKER349.01 -349.01 With349.17 the349.33 comments?350.61
351.49 NEWTON351.49 -351.49 The351.49 comments351.57 were351.89 just352.05 sent352.29 to352.45 me352.53 earlier352.77 today,353.09 so353.33 I353.65 wasn't353.81 able.353.97
354.29 BAKER354.29 -354.29 That's354.29 what354.45 I354.61 meant.354.69 So354.93 I355.01 reviewed355.09 the355.41 original355.57 ones,355.89 but356.05 it's356.29 kind356.45 of356.61 hard356.77 to357.09 contextualize357.65 comments358.61 on359.17 the359.33 fly.360.19 So360.27 I360.27 don't360.35 know.360.44 Is360.51 that360.6 a360.83 standard361 thing361.39 to361.71 do,361.79 or362.03 is362.19 that362.35 unusual?362.68
363.47 NEWTON363.47 -363.47 It363.47 has363.63 happened363.79 in364.12 meetings364.27 in364.68 the364.75 past364.83 that365.07 people365.24 have365.47 made365.63 motions365.88 for366.19 edits,366.44 the367.24 day367.39 of.367.63 If368.35 you368.59 have368.68 something368.83 you're369.07 not369.24 comfortable369.39 with,369.79 it's370.19 at370.35 your370.51 discretion.370.68
371.24 BARTLEY371.24 -371.24 And371.24 I372.03 have372.12 no372.35 problems,372.51 you373.24 know,373.47 holding373.71 this374.12 off,374.27 and,375.71 you376.19 know,376.35 you376.51 looking377.07 at377.39 it.377.55 We378.19 can378.35 either378.59 examine378.91 it379.23 tonight379.39 or379.63 we379.87 can379.95 have380.11 it380.27 at380.43 the380.75 next380.99 meeting.381.23 I381.47 just381.55 want381.71 you381.95 to382.03
BAKER382.19 -382.19 On382.19 balance,382.59 your382.91 edits383.15 are383.87 seem384.19 responsible,384.59 and,385.79 I386.75 think386.83 there's387.07 an387.31 urgency387.47 to388.03 get388.19 these388.35 things388.59 published.388.91 So389.48 that's389.71 but390.19 I390.44 would390.6 just390.68 like391 to391.31 note391.48 that391.8 I392.04 prefer392.27 to392.68 read392.92 edits393.31 before393.71 and394.12 I394.27 prefer394.36 to394.51 read394.68 things394.83 before395.07 I395.31 approve395.4 them,395.56 just395.71 like395.96 I396.04 read396.12 things396.27 before396.44 I396.75 sign396.83 them.397 So397.56 yeah.398.27
399 BARTLEY399 -399 I399 think399.15 that's399.31 a399.56 fair399.96 comment.400.19 Marcy?400.68
MARCY401.24 MURNINGHAN401.24 -401.24 BLUE401.24 RIBBON401.24 COMMITTEE401.24 MEMBER401.24 -401.24 Yeah.401.24 I401.48 wasn't401.63 sure401.96 either.402.19 I402.6 mean,402.75 I402.77 think402.79 there's402.81 protocol,402.83 but402.85 I'm402.9 not402.92 quite402.94 familiar402.96 with402.98 it403 yet.403.19
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414.18 JIMMY414.18 MELLO414.18 -414.18 BLUE414.18 RIBBON414.18 COMMITTEE414.18 MEMBER414.18 -414.18 Just414.18 one414.34 thing414.58 for414.9 attendance415.62 of416.1 people416.26 that416.58 aren't416.74 on417.06 the417.14 committee.417.3 We'll418.02 just418.26 have418.43 the418.67 sign418.9 in419.15 sheet419.31 go419.55 around.419.79 That's420.26 what420.5 happens420.75 with421.15 the421.31 other421.46 committees,421.71 I422.11 believe.422.26 So422.75 we422.9 don't423.06 have423.31 that423.46 issue423.63 if423.94 we424.02 don't424.19 know424.35 who424.59 somebody424.75 is.425.15 We425.87 ask426.11 them426.26 to426.43 put426.5 their426.75 name426.9 and,427.23 I427.38 believe,427.55 address428.67 on429.15 it.429.31
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NEWTON430.9 -430.9 Happy430.9 to431.37 do431.53 that431.61 moving431.77 forward432.01 if432.33 that's432.41 everybody's432.57 okay432.89 with433.05 that.433.21
BARTLEY433.45 -433.45 Great.433.45 That's433.69 helpful.434.57 Again,435.61 I435.85 don't435.93 know436.17 how436.33 many436.49 people436.73 we437.05 will437.21 have.437.45 We're437.61 gonna437.77 have438.01 a438.17 public438.33 meeting,438.57 and438.81 so438.97 we439.13 may439.29 have439.45 a439.77 lot440.81 of440.97 people441.05 on,441.29 that441.93 end.442.17 Alright.442.57 So443.22 let's443.38 get443.46 to444.26 the444.43 approval444.82 of445.22 minutes.445.31 A445.79 motion445.94 has446.26 been446.43 made446.58 as446.9 a447.06 second.447.22 No448.5 further448.75 discussion.449.06 All449.94 in450.19 favor,450.26 signify450.66 by451.14 saying451.22 aye.451.54 Opposed?452.35 No.452.9 The453.14 ayes453.31 have453.63 it.453.78 Thank453.94 you.454.19 Alright.455.06 Now455.7 we455.94 have456.1 that.456.26 Tonight459.02 is459.42 a,459.74 unique461.34 night,461.74 whereas462.7 we're463.9 gonna464.46 be464.7 asking464.86 comments465.42 from465.9 the466.3 Watertown466.94 City467.58 Councilors.467.9 As469.18 was469.34 stated469.58 in470.22 the470.38 minutes,470.54 this471.43 committee471.75 had472.06 met472.22 and472.79 painstakingly473.26 went473.99 through,474.14 the475.1 questions475.58 that476.22 we476.46 would476.54 ask.476.87 The477.26 reason477.5 why477.75 we477.99 chose478.63 to478.87 do479.02 those479.19 questions479.43 was479.9 to480.06 afford,480.54 a481.66 a481.82 consistent481.99 type482.79 of482.94 inquiry483.1 that483.5 we483.66 give483.82 to484.06 the484.87 council.485.1 And,485.93 you486.49 know,486.57 tonight486.81 will487.13 be487.29 unique487.45 because487.77 the488.01 council488.01 is488.41 usually488.57 on489.05 the489.21 other489.29 side489.45 of489.69 the489.85 dais490.01 and490.65 now490.89 going491.29 to491.53 be,491.61 you491.85 know,492.01 not492.25 grilled492.41 but492.73 being492.97 but493.21 giving493.37 a493.93 presentation.494.09
494.57 So494.57 I494.73 think494.81 this494.97 is495.13 a495.37 unique495.77 opportunity496.09 for,496.65 you496.89 know,497.05 for497.21 both497.61 of497.85 us,498.01 for498.41 those498.65 of498.89 the499.05 members499.13 of499.45 the499.53 committee499.96 that500.21 usually500.37 on500.76 the500.93 other501 side501.17 in501.4 those501.73 city501.96 councils502.29 that502.69 that502.93 that503 are503.17 there.503.32 So,505.32 I508.44 have508.69 been508.93 given509.08 a509.4 suggested509.56 council510.05 speaking510.76 order511.25 that511.49 has511.73 agreed511.96 to.512.29 We'll513.13 have,513.21 council,513.93 president514.65 Mark515.05 Sideris,515.29 councilor516.49 Carolyn517.13 Bays,517.53 councilor518.57 Lisa519.13 Feltner,519.53 and520.33 councilor,520.65 Tony521.45 Palomba.521.93 We522.73 have522.97 written523.69 comments,524.17 that525.29 that525.53 everyone525.85 has526.33 copies526.57 of,526.97 from527.97 councilor,528.76 Gardner,529.88 Feltner's531.8 as532.52 well,532.68 councilor537.4 Piccirilli,538.13 councilor538.13 Arasian,538.13 and538.13 councilor538.37 Izzo.538.92 We540.36 will540.6 be,540.76 you541.16 know,541.4 looking541.64 at542.68 all542.84 of543 those.543.16 So544.68 before545.64 we545.96 ask546.12 Mark546.36 Sedaris,546.6 would547.16 it547.4 be547.48 helpful547.56 to,548.2 the549.88 public550.04 if550.44 people550.68 are550.92 watching551.08 it551.48 that551.64 we,551.88 read553 the553.25 questions553.4 that553.88 we've554.04 agreed554.28 to?554.61 I555 think555.08 that555.32 would555.49 be555.73 great.555.88 So,557 hearing559 no559.32 objections,559.88 can561.16 we561.32 have561.49 the561.73 reading562.28 of562.61 those562.68 questions?562.92
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