Watertown City Council
Tuesday March 11, 2025
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38.62 SPEAKER238.62 -38.62 Councilor38.62 Oration?39.02 Present.39.5 Councilor40.2 Bays?40.52 41.16 SPEAKER341.16 -41.16 Present.41.16 41.63 SPEAKER241.63 -41.63 Councilor41.63 Feltner?41.95 42.67 SPEAKER442.67 -42.67 Present.42.67 43.23 SPEAKER243.23 -43.23 Councilor43.23 Gannon?43.63 44.11 SPEAKER544.11 -44.11 Present.44.11 44.59 SPEAKER244.59 -44.59 Councilor44.59 Gardner?44.99 45.48 SPEAKER645.48 -45.48 Present.45.48 45.88 SPEAKER245.88 -45.88 Councilor45.88 Izzo?46.2 46.67 SPEAKER446.67 -46.67 Present.46.67 47.16 SPEAKER247.16 -47.16 Councilor47.16 Palumba?47.48 48.11 SPEAKER148.11 -48.11 Present.48.11 48.27 SPEAKER248.27 -48.27 President48.27 Cittarelli?48.59 Present.49.31 President49.72 Sederez?50.11 50.67 SPEAKER150.67 -50.67 Present.50.67 51.08 SIDERIS51.08 -51.08 Thank51.08 you.51.31 Please51.55 rise51.88 for52.03 the52.27 pledge52.35 of52.59 allegiance.52.67 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
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PICCIRILLI95.56 -95.56 CITY95.88 COUNCIL96.28 MEMBER96.28 -96.28 Mr.96.28 President,96.28 I96.28 make96.44 a96.68 motion97.16 that97.32 we97.32 adopt97.32 the97.64 minutes97.8 of98.12 February98.28 25th98.84 as99.4 written.99.64 99.96 SIDERIS99.96 -99.96 Is99.96 there100.12 a100.36 second?100.44 100.92 LISA100.92 FELTNER100.92 -100.92 CITY100.92 COUNCIL100.92 MEMBER100.92 -100.92 Second.100.92 101.33 SIDERIS101.33 -101.33 Any101.33 discussion?101.72 All102.84 those103.08 in103.33 favor?103.48 Aye.104.05 Opposed?104.53 The105.48 ayes105.72 have105.97 it.106.13 Next107.08 item107.41 is107.72 President's107.89 report.108.44 I109.33 have109.48 just110.61 one111.01 item111.25 to111.56 report111.81 and112.2 I112.36 think112.53 it's115.52 prudent115.76 at116.16 this116.32 time.116.56 The116.8 school117.68 committee118.8 is119.28 going119.44 through119.68 a119.92 very120.08 robust120.48 budget121.04 process,121.44 and121.92 then122.16 this122.4 is122.64 the122.8 first122.96 time123.2 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hearings.158.66 Public159.53 hearing159.86 and160.25 vote160.42 on160.74 an160.9 amendment161.06 to161.46 the161.53 fiscal161.69 year162.09 25162.34 budget.162.81 Mr.163.22 manager?163.53 164.9 GEORGE164.9 PROAKIS164.9 -164.9 CITY164.9 OF164.9 WATERTOWN164.9 -164.9 Thank164.9 you,165.06 Mr.165.46 President.165.94 Before165.94 you166.25 is166.58 a166.9 budget167.06 amendment167.38 allowing168.02 for168.42 the168.58 acquisition168.74 of169.22 land169.38 at169.53 138-148169.69 Waltham170.97 Street.171.46 As172.49 we172.65 discussed172.97 at173.29 the173.45 last173.53 meeting,173.77 this174.09 will174.25 allow174.49 us174.73 the174.89 opportunity175.05 to176.33 purchase176.57 the177.05 property177.29 known177.69 as177.93 the178.09 Starrett178.25 Lumber178.57 Site,178.89 which179.29 has180.01 been180.33 a180.73 site182.33 that182.57 had182.73 been182.89 permitted183.13 for183.53 a183.69 lab183.85 building,184.09 but184.41 is184.65 not184.81 likely184.97 to185.29 be185.45 built185.53 for185.78 a185.85 lab186.01 building186.17 anytime186.5 in186.89 the187.06 near187.22 future.187.45 As189.78 you190.01 approved190.33 last190.81 time191.06 and191.29 we191.38 worked191.53 through,191.78 we've192.57 been192.81 able193.06 to193.38 address194.41 a194.81 total195.29 price195.78 for196.09 this196.25 of196.5 $9,200,000196.66 plus198.17 paying198.5 taxes200.07 from200.39 this200.63 calendar200.87 year.201.27 This202.15 particular202.47 transfer203.19 of203.67 $9,300,000203.75 from204.95 utilization205.11 to205.67 free205.83 cash,206.07 with208.07 $8,800,000209.27 to209.99 the210.15 acquisition210.31 of210.71 land210.87 fund211.11 and211.35 500211.59 to212.15 replenish212.31 the212.79 city212.95 council213.19 reserve,213.59 $500,000215.94 for216.11 the216.34 deposit216.99 that217.47 has217.71 already218.03 been218.43 made218.59 since218.82 the219.06 vote219.22 you219.39 took219.54 the219.78 previous219.94 week.220.26 221.06 We221.06 have221.22 signed221.47 the221.63 purchase221.78 and222.11 sale222.26 agreement222.5 based222.91 upon223.15 the223.87 discussions224.11 in224.59 executive224.75 session225.31 and225.63 in225.87 the225.94 open226.11 session226.34 of226.67 the226.82 last226.91 meeting227.15 and227.71 based227.87 upon228.19 your228.43 vote228.67 to229.71 fund230.75 the230.91 $500,000231.07 for232.19 the232.35 deposit.232.51 So,232.99 essentially,233.23 what233.63 we're233.79 looking233.95 to234.19 do234.27 is234.43 to234.67 do234.75 the234.83 transfer234.99 from235.39 free235.55 cash235.79 to236.67 purchase236.83 the237.15 property237.23 by237.71 the237.87 end237.95 of238.11 the238.19 month.238.35 As239.15 I239.39 noted,239.47 staff's240.11 going240.43 to240.59 be240.59 taking240.75 a240.87 look240.99 out241.15 there241.23 at241.39 what241.47 to241.63 do241.79 in241.87 the242.03 short242.11 term.242.35 We're242.59 going242.83 to242.99 try243.15 to243.47 provide244.51 a244.91 little245 bit245.24 of245.47 relief246.03 and246.35 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priorities274.9 and275.38 look275.71 forward275.87 to276.11 continuing276.26 that276.67 conversation.276.9 Thank277.38 you,277.55 Mr.277.94 President.278.82 278.82 SIDERIS278.82 -278.82 Thank278.82 you,278.99 Mr.279.14 manager.279.46 This279.94 is280.19 a280.35 public280.5 hearing,280.9 so281.63 I281.87 will282.02 now282.26 open283.38 it283.71 up283.87 to284.26 the284.58 public284.75 for285.68 anyone285.84 that286.24 has286.48 a286.64 question286.8 or287.12 comment.287.52 Seeing293.68 none,294 I294.32 close294.56 the294.8 public294.96 hearing295.28 and295.68 ask295.84 for296.08 a296.32 motion296.4 from296.72 the296.88 city297.04 council.297.36 297.92 PICCIRILLI297.92 -297.92 Mr.298.08 President,298.4 I298.4 make298.48 a298.6 motion298.72 that299.04 we299.28 approve300.12 the300.68 amendment301 for301.71 fiscal302.36 year302.75 25303 budget303.48 for303.95 9,300,000.304.19 305.88 SIDERIS305.88 -305.88 Is305.88 there306.12 a306.27 second?306.36 306.83 FELTNER306.83 -306.83 Second.306.83 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312.12 SPEAKER2312.12 -312.12 Councilor312.12 Garner?312.6 313.44 SPEAKER6313.44 -313.44 Yes.313.44 313.84 SPEAKER2313.84 -313.84 Councilor313.84 Izzo?314.32 314.8 SPEAKER3314.8 -314.8 Yes.314.8 315.12 SPEAKER2315.12 -315.12 Councilor315.12 Palumbo?315.44 Yes.315.92 Councilor316.24 Piccherelli?316.48 Yes.317.28 Councilor317.68 Raisin?318.16 318.56 SPEAKER7318.56 -318.56 Yes.318.56 318.88 SPEAKER2318.88 -318.88 Councilor318.88 Bays?319.28 319.68 SPEAKER6319.68 -319.68 Yes.319.68 320 SPEAKER2320 -320 Councilor320 Feltner?320.32 320.8 SPEAKER4320.8 -320.8 Yes.320.8 321.12 SPEAKER2321.12 -321.12 Councilor321.12 Gannon?321.52 Yes.321.92 President322.16 Sedaris?322.64 323.28 SPEAKER1323.28 -323.28 Yes.323.28 323.6 SIDERIS323.6 -323.6 Thank323.6 you.323.84 Next324.48 item324.72 on325.04 the325.2 agenda325.36 is325.76 motions,325.84 orders,326.32 and326.64 resolutions.326.8 7a328.96 is329.19 a329.36 first329.51 reading329.75 on330.07 a330.15 proposed330.31 zoning330.63 amendment331.04 to332 the332.15 floodplain332.4 ordinance.333.19 Mr.333.84 manager?334.24 335.04 PROAKIS335.04 -335.04 Thank335.04 you,335.19 Mr.335.6 President.336.24 What336.24 we336.4 have336.56 in336.71 front336.88 of337.12 you337.19 here337.36 is337.6 a337.84 zoning338 amendment338.31 for338.63 the338.8 floodplain338.88 ordinance339.36 which339.84 requires340.07 a340.48 referral340.63 to340.96 planning341.12 board341.44 for341.68 public341.84 hearing.342.15 Assistant343.12 city343.44 manager343.68 Magoon344 is344.4 here344.48 and344.64 can344.72 answer344.96 any345.36 questions345.6 on346 the346.16 specifics346.4 of346.88 it.346.96 But347.2 as347.6 is347.84 standard348 in348.32 these348.48 cases,348.64 these348.96 would349.2 go349.36 to349.52 the349.68 planning349.84 board350.24 for350.48 a350.64 hearing350.72 and350.96 recommendation351.2 and351.84 then352 return352.24 to352.56 the352.72 council.352.8 Thank353.12 you,353.36 Mr.353.92 President.355.79 355.79 SIDERIS355.79 -355.79 If355.79 you355.88 don't356.04 mind356.19 just356.44 to356.68 give356.83 the357.07 community357.24 a357.63 just357.79 a358.04 brief358.19 overview358.51 of358.91 what359.07 we're359.31 doing359.47 here,360.75 I361.07 appreciate361.31 that.361.71 362.83 STEVEN362.83 MAGOON362.83 -362.83 CITY362.83 OF362.83 WATERTOWN362.83 -362.83 Thank362.83 you,363 Mr.363.47 President.365 In365 a365.39 nutshell,365.71 the366.35 federal366.91 floodplain367.47 requirements368.12 require368.75 that369.07 we369.31 periodically369.63 update370.27 the370.6 floodplain370.91 ordinance371.23 to371.71 reflect371.87 any372.91 changes373.23 or373.63 amendments373.87 that374.35 have374.51 happened.374.67 Probably375.23 the375.55 most375.63 significant375.95 thing376.43 is376.75 some376.99 adjustments377.31 to377.87 the378.03 actual378.11 boundaries378.51 of378.99 the379.15 floodplain.379.23 Not381.15 as381.39 dramatic381.63 a382.11 change382.27 in382.59 Watertown382.75 as383.31 some383.79 other383.95 places,384.19 particularly384.94 ones385.34 that385.57 have385.81 seen385.98 some386.21 of386.34 the386.46 pretty387.9 dramatic388.13 impacts388.54 of388.94 climate389.1 change.389.42 But390.62 this390.78 reflects391.01 that391.42 both391.65 the391.9 language392.06 changes392.46 that392.86 the393.1 federal393.98 and394.38 state394.54 programs394.86 would395.34 require395.57 as396.3 well396.46 as396.62 an396.78 updated396.94 map397.34 in398.89 a398.97 nutshell.399.13 We399.69 can399.77 certainly399.85 get400.17 into400.33 the400.49 details400.65 during401.13 the401.37 public401.45 hearing.401.77 402.57 SIDERIS402.57 -402.57 Thank402.57 you402.73 very402.97 much.403.13 So,403.45 this403.61 is403.77 a403.93 first404.01 reading404.25 and404.57 it404.73 goes405.21 right405.53 to405.77 the406.57 planning406.73 board407.13 for407.45 their407.61 deliberation,407.77 and408.49 then408.73 it408.89 will409.05 come409.21 back409.37 to409.53 us409.69 for409.85 another410.01 public410.33 hearing.410.73 7b413.06 is413.21 a414.01 resolution414.18 authorizing414.74 a415.21 transfer415.38 of415.69 funds415.86 in416.18 the416.25 amount416.98 of417.3 $82,000417.46 from418.57 the418.74 fiscal418.9 year419.3 2025419.62 council421.3 reserve421.78 to422.57 various422.81 police423.3 personnel423.69 accounts.424.18 Mr.424.57 manager.424.9 425.54 PROAKIS425.54 -425.54 Thank425.54 you,425.7 Mr.426.18 President.427.3 As427.3 noted427.54 at427.94 the428.02 previous428.1 meeting,428.58 as428.98 the429.14 council429.3 took429.7 the429.86 vote429.94 on430.26 civil430.5 service,430.9 this432.42 wraps433.22 up433.54 the433.86 Watertown434.02 Police434.58 Supervisors434.9 Association435.7 contract436.5 amendment436.9 for437.38 the437.54 term437.7 of437.94 07/01/2022438.1 through439.46 06/30/2025.439.7 This442.24 agreement442.47 was442.79 originally444.71 funded445.12 by445.35 the445.6 council445.68 during446.07 its446.31 07/11/2023446.47 meeting,447.91 but448.24 the448.95 union449.19 triggered449.51 the449.83 wage450 reopener450.24 as450.71 they450.88 settled451.12 first451.44 and451.75 were451.91 allowed452.07 to452.39 reopen452.63 if453.98 they454.14 saw454.38 other454.86 wage455.34 opportunities455.74 for456.62 other456.86 public457.1 safety457.42 unions457.9 above458.3 and458.54 beyond458.62 what458.94 they459.1 got459.26 in459.42 their459.5 initial459.74 agreement.460.14 As461.42 noted,461.9 they463.1 did463.34 get463.5 some463.74 of464.22 the464.3 patrol464.7 officers465.1 in465.42 particular465.58 got466.06 a466.22 slightly466.3 different466.62 package.466.94 A467.65 little468.21 bit468.45 more468.69 funding,468.86 but469.74 also,469.98 the470.62 opportunity470.86 to471.57 remove471.89 half473.57 of473.74 the473.89 department474.06 from474.45 civil475.01 service,475.33 which476.69 allows476.94 us477.42 to477.65 do478.21 some478.69 more478.94 diverse479.18 recruitment,479.65 retention,480.21 promotion480.86 strategies.481.57 We483.43 have483.67 been485.11 able485.27 to485.99 reopen486.23 the486.63 supervisor's486.87 contract487.59 with488.07 similar488.31 terms.488.71 The489.43 $85,000490.15 transfer491.19 here491.75 is492.15 essentially492.39 to493.03 fund493.35 this494.07 contract,494.39 including494.95 the495.43 retroactive496.39 payments497.19 for498.27 the498.44 sections498.6 that499.07 are499.24 relevant499.47 as499.95 well500.12 as500.35 for500.51 the500.68 remainder500.83 of501.31 this501.39 fiscal501.63 year.501.95 Therefore,503.24 I503.63 would503.79 seek504.03 your504.27 support504.44 on504.75 that.504.91 Thank505.15 you,505.31 Mr.505.79 President.506.75 506.75 SIDERIS506.75 -506.75 Thank506.75 you.506.91 Can507.15 I507.31 get507.39 a507.56 motion507.63 on508.03 the508.12 transfer508.27 of508.68 funds508.75 for509.07 $82,000,509.24 please?510.27 510.59 PICCIRILLI510.59 -510.59 So510.59 moved.510.83 511.24 SIDERIS511.24 -511.24 Is511.24 there511.39 a511.56 second?511.63 512.12 FELTNER512.12 -512.12 Second.512.12 512.6 SIDERIS512.6 -512.6 Any512.6 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516.49 SPEAKER2516.49 -516.49 Councilor516.49 Izzo?516.89 Yes.517.69 Councilor518.09 Palumba?518.49 Yes.519.05 Councilor519.37 Piccirilli?519.69 Yes.520.33 Councilor520.73 Raishin?521.13 521.53 SPEAKER5521.53 -521.53 Yes.521.53 521.93 SPEAKER2521.93 -521.93 Councilor521.93 Baze?522.25 522.73 SPEAKER10522.73 -522.73 Yes.522.73 523.13 SPEAKER2523.13 -523.13 Councilor523.13 Feltner?523.53 524.17 SPEAKER4524.17 -524.17 Yes.524.17 524.57 SPEAKER2524.57 -524.57 Councilor524.57 Gannon?524.89 Yes.525.37 Councilor525.69 Gardner?526.09 526.57 SPEAKER6526.57 -526.57 Yes.526.57 526.89 SPEAKER2526.89 -526.89 President526.89 Czieris?527.37 528.01 SPEAKER1528.01 -528.01 Yes.528.01 528.17 SIDERIS528.17 -528.17 Thank528.17 you.528.49 7c529.86 is529.93 a530.17 resolution530.25 approving530.82 the531.3 acceptance531.46 and531.86 expenditure532.1 of532.74 a532.89 gift532.98 of533.22 funds533.38 in534.01 the534.25 amount534.34 of534.65 $1,000.13534.82 from536.98 Watertown537.3 Savings537.77 Bank538.17 to538.98 support539.13 costs539.7 of540.1 signage540.34 for540.89 Watertown541.22 Porch541.93 Fest.542.25 Mr.543.77 manager.544.09 544.65 PROAKIS544.65 -544.65 Thank544.65 you,544.73 Mr.545.13 President.545.53 The545.53 Watertown545.61 Savings546.01 Bank546.41 has546.65 generally546.89 donated547.45 to547.85 support548.01 the548.25 cost548.33 of548.57 the548.73 Watertown548.81 Porchfest549.29 signs,549.93 which550.25 covers550.49 the550.73 production550.81 of551.21 a551.37 hundred551.45 yard551.77 signs552.01 for552.49 Porchfest552.73 as553.29 well553.37 as553.69 three553.85 large554.01 banners.554.97 Pursuant555.45 to555.45 Chapter557.29 44-53a,557.86 expenditure557.86 of557.86 gifts558.01 of558.17 funds558.34 need558.58 to558.74 be558.82 approved558.98 by559.22 the559.38 city559.46 manager559.77 and560.17 the560.34 city560.5 council.560.74 The561.86 total562.01 in562.34 this562.41 case562.58 came562.82 to562.98 $1,000.13.563.22 Therefore,565.93 with567.05 thanks567.29 to567.53 the567.7 Watertown567.77 Savings568.25 Bank568.74 for569.22 their569.38 donation,570.85 I571.49 request571.73 your572.05 approval572.21 of572.61 this572.69 item.572.85 Thank573.09 you,573.25 Mr.573.73 President.574.53 574.53 SIDERIS574.53 -574.53 Thank574.53 you.574.69 Can574.93 I575.09 get575.25 a575.41 motion575.49 on576.21 the576.37 resolution576.53 approving577.25 the578.21 acceptance579.33 and579.81 expenditure579.97 of581.01 a581.09 gift581.25 of581.49 funds581.65 as581.89 presented?582.13 582.85 PICCIRILLI582.85 -582.85 So582.85 moved.583.01 583.41 SIDERIS583.41 -583.41 Is583.41 there583.49 a583.73 second?583.81 584.21 FELTNER584.21 -584.21 Second.584.21 584.69 SIDERIS584.69 -584.69 Any584.69 discussion?585.01 Councilor586.57 Feltner.586.97 587.61 FELTNER587.61 -587.61 Thank587.61 you,587.76 Mr.588.4 President.588.73 I588.73 was588.8 just588.88 wondering588.97 if589.29 we589.61 have589.68 any589.85 examples590 of590.33 the590.49 signs590.64 and590.88 maybe591.05 it's591.29 online591.61 for592.25 porch592.57 fest592.88 or593.29 where593.68 the593.92 banners594.33 might594.8 be594.97 going596 up,596.25 like596.8 locations,597.13 or597.68 do597.92 you598 have598.09 any598.25 sense598.49 of598.73 that?598.8 600.52 PROAKIS600.52 -600.52 Mr.600.76 Magoon601.16 can601.16 provide601.32 some601.64 feedback,601.88 some602.36 response602.68 to603.16 that603.32 question.603.4 604.28 MAGOON604.28 -604.28 Yes.604.28 What605.48 we're605.72 doing606.2 with606.6 this606.76 is607 creating607.4 some607.8 signage,608.44 we've608.6 got608.6 up608.84 at609.08 individual609.32 locations610.2 where610.84 property613.39 owners613.79 have614.12 agreed614.27 to614.6 host614.83 performance.616.2 So617.32 that's617.55 primary618.6 place619 where619.15 we619.39 put619.48 up619.63 signage.619.79 621.79 FELTNER621.79 -621.79 Okay,622.03 thank622.27 you.622.27 622.67 SIDERIS622.67 -622.67 Any623.24 other623.55 questions?623.79 Roll625.18 call,625.5 please.625.74 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
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