Links, 2013 Town Meeting
Warrant for 2013 Annual and Special Town Meeting
2013 Board of Selectmen's Report
2013 Finance Committee's Report
Other 2013 Reports and Documents
| 2013 Town Meeting Warrant Articles | ||||||
| Date Considered | Article No., Title | Proposed by / Reviewed by | Recommended Action | Substitute Motions or Amendments |
Substitute Actions (Me/Body) |
Final Action (Me/Body) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6/2013 | 1., TO ELECT BY BALLOT/CALL TO MEETING | Mass Law | ||||
| 4/22/2013 | 2., STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS | Vis2020 | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 3., REPORTS OF COMMITTEES | TownMod | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 4., APPOINTMENT OF MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK | BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 5., ELECTION OF ASSISTANT TOWN MODERATOR | TownMod | Elect Jim O’Conor | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 6., ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/ACCESSORY APARTMENTS | Richard Lacroix +10 / ARB | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 7., ZONING BYLAWAMENDMENT/MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY SITING | TownMgr / ARB & BoS | Accept | Yes/No | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 8., ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY MORATORIUM | TownMgr / ARB & BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 9., GRANT OF EASEMENTS/THOMPSON SCHOOL | TownMgr / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 10., BYLAW AMENDMENT/JUNK DEALERS AND COLLECTORS | BoS / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 11., BYLAW AMENDMENT/USE REGULATIONS PUBLIC LAND/PROPERTY | Gordon Jamieson +10 / BoS | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 12., BYLAW AMENDMENT/TOWN MEETING ELECTRONIC VOTING | TM E-Voting Study Committee / BoS | Accept | Loreti, C, 1 Loreti, C, 2 McCrory, H |
No/No No/No No/No |
Yes/Yes |
| 2013 Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles | ||||||
| Date Considered | Article No., Title | Proposed by / Reviewed by | Recommended Action | Substitute Motions or Amendments |
Substitute Actions (Me/Body) |
Final Action (Me/Body) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/24/2013 | Spc. 1., REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES | BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/24/2013 | Spc. 2., BYLAW AMENDMENT/LEAF BLOWERS | BoS / BoS | Accept | Beal, W. Moore, C. |
Yes/No No/Yes |
Yes/Yes |
| 4/24/2013 | Spc. 3., APPROPRIATION/TEMPORARY VISITOR CENTER AT UNCLE SAM PLAZA | Arlington EconDev & Tourism Comm / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/24/2013 | Spc. 4., BYLAW AMENDMENT/SALE OF DRINKING WATER IN SINGLE-SERVE PET BOTTLES | Amy Currul +100 / BoS | No Action | McCabe, H. | No/No | Yes/Yes |
| 2013 Town Meeting Warrant Articles, Continued | ||||||
| Date Considered | Article No., Title | Proposed by / Reviewed by | Recommended Action | Substitute Motions or Amendments |
Substitute Actions (Me/Body) |
Final Action (Me/Body) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/2013 | 13., BYLAW AMENDMENT/ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS | TownMgr / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 14., BYLAW AMENDMENT/TO ALLOW SELF-SERVE GASOLINE | Carl Wagner +10 / BoS | Accept | Worden, J. | Yes/No | No/No |
| 4/29/2013 | 15., BYLAW AMENDMENT/ REGULATION OF UTILITY POLES | John Leonard +10 / BoS | No Action | Leonard, J. | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes |
| 4/29/2013 | 16., BYLAW AMENDMENT/SAFE STREETS | Adam Auster +10 / BoS | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 17., OVERNIGHT PARKING FEES | Jim Ballin +10 / BoS | No Action | Ballin, J | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes |
| 4/29/2013 | 18., DAYTIME PARKING | Jim Ballin +10 / BoS | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 19., TO REESTABLISH THE NOISE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE | Jeanne Leary +10 / BoS | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 20., TRANSFER TO CONSERVATION COMMISSION/TOWN OWNED PARCELS BORDERING SPY POND | Clarissa Rowe +10 / BoS | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 21., HOME RULE LEGISLATION/EVENS MAURICE | Evens Maurice +10 / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 22., HOME RULE LEGISLATION/MUNICIPAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT | TownMgr / BoS & FinCom | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 23., HOME RULE LEGISLATION/PUBLIC ART FUND | Vis2020 / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 24., ACCEPTANCE OF LEGISLATION/COMPENSATION OF RETIREMENT BOARD MEMBERS | CRB / BoS & FinCom | Accept | No/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 26., ACCEPTANCE/LOCAL OPTION TAXES | Finance Committee / FinCom | No Action | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 27., ENDORSEMENT OF CDBG APPLICATION | BoS per TownMgr / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 28., REVOLVING FUNDS | BoS / BoS | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 29., COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | TownMgr / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/29/2013 | 30., POSITIONS RECLASSIFICATION | TownMgr & Dir. HR / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/01/2013 | 25., ACCEPTANCE/SMALL PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION | Director of Assessments / BoS | Accept | (on 4/29) Postpone to May 1 | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes |
| 5/01/2013 | 31., APPROPRIATION/TOWN BUDGETS | BoS per TownMgr / FinCom | Accept | Harrington, Stephen | No/No | Yes/Yes |
| 5/06/2013 | 32., APPROPRIATION/CREATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND | Arlington SC / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/06/2013 | 33., CAPITAL BUDGET | BoS per TownMgr, CapPlan Committee / FinCom | Accept | Loreti, C. | No/No | Yes/Yes |
| 5/06/2013 | 34., APPROPRIATION/MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | Minuteman Committee / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 35., APPROPRIATION/FINANCING OF CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES | TownMgr & DPW / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 36., APPROPRIATION/FINANCING OF CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF WATER MAINS AND WATER FACILITIES | TownMgr & DPW / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 37., APPROPRIATION/COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS | TownMod & FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 38., APPROPRIATION/TOWN CELEBRATIONS | TownMgr / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 39., APPROPRIATION/MISCELLANEOUS | TownMgr / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 40., APPROPRIATION/WATER BODIES FUND | Vis2020, et al. / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 41., APPROPRIATION and EMINENT DOMAIN/ROUTE 60-MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE INTERSECTION MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT EASEMENTS | TownMgr & DPW / BoS & FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 4/22/2013 | 42., APPROPRIATION/ELECTRONIC TOWN MEETING VOTING EQUIPMENT | Town Meeting Electronic Voting Study Committee / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 43., APPROPRIATION/HARRY BARBER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM | Council on Aging / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 44., APPROPRIATION/MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF HISTORIC SIGNS | Arlington EconDev & Tourism Comm / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 45., APPROPRIATION/UNCLE SAM COMMITTEE | Uncle Sam Committee / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 46., APPROPRIATION/PENSION ADJUSTMENT FOR FORMER TWENTY-FIVE YEAR/ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY EMPLOYEES | CRB / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 47., APPROPRIATION/OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) TRUST FUND | CRB / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 48., APPROPRIATION/ FISCAL STABILITY STABILIZATION FUND | FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 49., APPROPRIATION/LONG TERM STABILIZATION FUND | FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 50., APPROPRIATION/OVERLAY RESERVE | FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 51., APPROPRIATION/TIP FEE STABILIZATION | FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 52., TRANSFER OF FUNDS/CEMETERY | FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
| 5/08/2013 | 53., USE OF FREE CASH | FinCom / FinCom | Accept | Yes/Yes | ||
Links, Special Town Meeting Oct. 10, 2012
| October 10, 2012 Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles | ||||||
| Title | Proposed By | Reviewed By | Recommend Action | Date Considered | Town Meeting Action | My Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1; Reports of the Boards/Committees | Town Moderator | Town Moderator | Accept | 10/10/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 2; BYLAW AMENDMENT/LEAF BLOWERS (I) | BOS | BOS | Accept | 10/10/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 3; BYLAW AMENDMENT/LEAF BLOWERS (II) | Stephen Harrington | BOS | No Action | 10/10/2012 | Defeated | No |
| 4; AMENDMENTS TO FY2013 BUDGETS | Town Mgr/Supt. of Schools | FinCom | Accept | 10/10/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 5; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Town Mgr | FinCom | Accept | 10/10/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 6; CAPITAL BUDGET/THOMPSON SCHOOL | Town Mgr | FinCom | Accept | 10/10/2012 | Passed | Yes |
Links, 2012 Town Meeting
| 2012 Town Meeting Warrant Articles | ||||||
| Title | Proposed By | Reviewed By | Recommend Action | Date Considered | Town Meeting Action | My Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6; Amend Sign Definition | ARB | ARB | Accept | 4/23/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 7; Business Use | ARB | ARB | Accept | 4/23/2012 | Defeated | Yes |
| 8; Accessory Apartments | ARB | ARB | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Defeated | Yes |
| 9; Memorial Park | BoS | ARB | Accept | 4/25/2012 | Defeated | No |
| 10; Banners for Historic Sites | BoS | ARB | Accept | 4/23/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 11; Comprehensive Permit Applications | J. Belskis | ARB | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 12; Human Resources Department | TGRC | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 13; Budget Submissions | TGRC | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 14; Municipal Charge Liens-School Fees | Schools | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 15; Submission of Meeting Minutes | EOAC | BoS | No Action | 4/30/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 16; Time of Town Meeting Sessions | BoS | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Defeated | No |
| 17; Newspaper Bins | Town Manager | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 18; Historic Districts | Historic Commission | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 19; Personnel Vacation Carryover | Schools | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 20; Time Limits for Town Meeting Speakers | C. Wagner | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 21; Electronic Town Meeting Voting | E. Helmuth | BoS | No Action | 4/30/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 22; Establish Committee To Study Electronic Voting for Town Meeting | E. Helmuth | BoS | Passed | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 23; Second Water Meters | J. Carabello | BoS | No Action | 4/30/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 24; Evening Park Use | M. Henning | BoS | No Action | 4/30/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 25; Leaf Blower Regulation | C. Band | BoS | No Action | 5/14/2012 | Passed | No |
| 26; Establish Committee/Building Maintenance | Town Manager | BoS | No Action | 4/30/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 27; Transfer of Real Property/Gibbs Junior High School | Schools | BoS | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 28; Street Name Standardization | Town Manager | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 29; Lower Interest Rate for Property Tax Deferrals for Elderly Residents | BoS | BoS | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 30; Increase Annual Income Limit for Elderly Residents To Qualify for Property Tax Deferrals | BoS | BoS | Accept | 4/30/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 31; Home Rule Legislation/Increase Tax Exemptions for Elderly Residents | BoS | BoS | No Action | 5/2/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 32; Implementation of Consolidated Town-School Finance Department | Town Manager | BoS | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 33; Municipal Finance Department | Town Manager | BoS | No Action | 5/2/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 34; Wireless Antenna Lease Proceeds | Town Manager | BoS | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 35; Local Option Taxes | FinCom | FinCom | No Action | 5/2/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 36; Endorsement of CDBG Application | BoS | BoS | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 37; Revolving Funds | BoS | BoS | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 38; Collective Bargaining | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 39; Positions Reclassification | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 2012 Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles | ||||||
| 1; Reports of Boards and Committees | BoS | BoS | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 2; Amendments to FY2012 Budgets | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 3; Amendments to FY2012 Budgets | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 4; Appropriation/Minutman Regional HS/Building Repairs | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 5; Appropriation/Stabilization Fund | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 6; Capital Budget/Community Safety Building | CapPlan | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 7; Capital Budget/Thompson School | Thompson School Building Comm. | FinCom | No Action | 5/7/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 8; Appropriation/Energy Conservation Fund | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 9; Home Rule Leg/Energy Conservation Fund | Town Manager | Bos | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Defeated | No |
| 10; Amendment/Rubbish Collection | Town Manager | Bos | Accept | 5/9/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 2012 Town Meeting Warrant Articles, continued | ||||||
| Title | Proposed By | Reviewed By | Recommend Action | Date Considered | Town Meeting Action | My Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40; Town Budgets | BoS | FinCom | Accept | 5/14/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 41; Capital Budget | BoS | FinCom | Accept | 5/7/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 42; Financing of Construction or Reconstruction of Sewers and Sewerage Facilities | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 43; Financing of Construction or Reconstruction of Water Mains and Water Facilities | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 44; Court Judgment In Favor of Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District | Retirement Board | FinCom | No Action | 5/9/2012 | Passed (Substitute) | Yes |
| 45; Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School | MRVSDC | FinCom | Accept | 5/9/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 46; Establish Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School Stabilization Fund | MRVSDC | FinCom | No Action | 5/9/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 47; Special Education Reserve Account | Schools | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 48; Committees and Commissions | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 49; Town Celebrations | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 50; Miscellaneous | Town Manager | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 51; Water Bodies Fund | Vision2020 | FinCom | Accept | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 52; Signage for Historic Sites | A-TED | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 53; Electronic Town Meeting Voting Equipment | E. Helmuth | FinCom | No Action | 5/2/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 54; Paid Parking Study | C. Wagner | BoS | No Action | 5/2/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 55; Harry Barber Community Service Program | Council on Aging | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 56; Uncle Sam Committee 2012 | Uncle Sam Cmte | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 57; Arlington Senior Center | M. Jackson | FinCom | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 58; Arlington High School Concussion Reduction Program | S. Harrington | FinCom | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 59; Pension Adjustment for Former Twenty-Five Year Accidental Disability Employees | Retirement Board | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 60; Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund | Retirement Board | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 61; Overlay Reserve | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 62; Stabilization Fund | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 63; Override Stabilization Fund | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 64; Tip Fee Stabilization | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 65; Transfer of Funds/Cemetery | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 66; Use of Free Cash | FinCom | FinCom | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |
| 67; Flood Study Interlaken Neighborhood | S. Verghese | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 68; Geographic Information System (Gis) Chapter 40B Study Committee | J. Belskis | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 69; Rescind Eminent Domain Authority- Massachusetts Avenue Sidewalks | M. Kaepplein | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 70; Add Ballot Question on Mass. Ave. Travel Lane Count | M. Kaepplein | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 71; Home Rule Legislation/Timothy Edward Flood | T. Flood | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 72; Restrictions on the Use of Outside Counsel for Zoning and Land Use Matters | C. Loreti | BoS | No Action | 5/16/2012 | No Action | Yes |
| 73; Resolution/Us Supreme Court Decision In Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission | R. Smith | BoS | Accept | 5/16/2012 | Passed | Yes |