2006 Annual Town Meeting

Adjourned Session-May 1, 2006

Mr. Perry called the fourth session of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Judith Keyes was added to the roster of those serving as Assistant Moderators.

Upon a Motion made by Anne Shapiro and duly seconded, it was

Voted: That the Meeting take up no new business after 10:00 pm, and when we adjourn, we vote to reconvene in these same premises at 7:00 on Tuesday, May 2nd.

ARTICLE 33. Easement at 11A Old Bedford Road for Concord Housing Trust

On a Motion made by Peter Farrow and duly seconded, the following was Voted by a Two Thirds Majority, and so declared by the Moderator:

To authorize the Selectmen to convey a non-exclusive easement on the property at 11A Old Bedford Road to Concord Housing Trust, Inc. for the purpose of access to, and for utilities serving, housing to be built on the rear portion of the land at 129 Old Bedford Road.

ARTICLE 34. Zoning Bylaw Amendment-Define Affordable Housing

On a Motion made by Toby Kramer and duly seconded, the following was Voted by a Two Thirds Majority, and so declared by the Moderator:

To amend the Zoning Bylaw to add a definition of "affordable housing" to §1.3.

ARTICLE 35. Zoning Bylaw Amendment-Require Affordable Housing in Combined Business/Residential Use

The following Motion was made by Toby Kramer and duly seconded:

To amend the Zoning Bylaw to add a requirement for the provision of affordable housing in all combined business/residence uses by deleting §4.2.3 in its entirety and adding a new §4.2.3. At least 10% of the dwelling units (and no less than one unit) are to be made available as affordable housing.

Tom Conway, representing the Concord Housing Foundation, offered a Motion to Amend, which was duly seconded, which changed the 10% in Ms. Kramer's motion to 20% in §4.2.3.2. After discussion, a Vote was taken on Mr. Conway's amendment, which Passed, with 143 voting in favor and 125 opposed. A Motion was made to Call the Question, which was seconded and Passed by a two-thirds majority, and was so declared by the Moderator.

A Vote was then taken on Ms. Kramer's Motion as Amended, which Passed by a two-thirds majority, and was so declared by the Moderator.

ARTICLE 36. Zoning Bylaw Amendment Require Affordable Housing in Combined Industrial,/Business/Residential Use

The following Motion was made by Toby Kramer and duly seconded:

To amend the Zoning Bylaw to add a requirement for the provision of affordable housing in all combined industrial/business/residence uses by deleting §4.2.4 in its entirety and adding a new section. At least 10% of the dwelling units (and no less than one unit) are to be made available as affordable housing.

Tom Conway offered a Motion to Amend, which was duly seconded, which changed the 10% in Ms. Kramer's motion to 20% in §4.2.4.2. A Vote was taken on Mr. Conway's amendment, which Passed, with 158 voting in favor and 109 opposed. A Vote was then taken on Ms. Kramer's Motion as Amended, which Passed by a two-thirds majority, and was so declared by the Moderator.

ARTICLE 37. Alcott School Conversion (by petition)

A Motion made by Valerie DiRenzo and duly seconded, to instruct the Town Manager and Selectmen to negotiate with the School Committee and Walden Woods to convert the original Alcott School to senior citizens' housing, Failed to Pass on a show of hands.

ARTICLE 38. Zoning Bylaw Amendment-Land Between Old Stow Road and Pond Lane (by petition)

On a Motion by Peter Belden that was duly seconded, the following was Voted by a Two Thirds Majority and so declared by the Moderator:

To amend the Zoning Map by changing the zoning district of portions of three abutting land parcels on Old Stow Road and Pond Lane from Industrial to Residence C.

ARTICLE 39. Mill Dam Culvert Rehabilitation

On a Motion by Elissa Brown that was duly seconded, the following was Voted Unanimously, and was so declared by the Moderator:

To appropriate the sum of $300,000 to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager for the reconstruction of the Mill Dam culvert in Concord Center, and to authorize the Selectmen to borrow $300,000.

ARTICLE 40. Additional Debt Authorization for Air Conditioning at Thoreau School

On a Motion made by Rebecca Shannon and duly seconded, the following was Voted by a two-thirds majority, and so declared by the Moderator:

To appropriate the sum of $350,000 to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager, in addition to the $16,800,000 previously appropriated, for the purposes of construction of the new Thoreau School building, and to authorize the Selectmen to borrow $350,000.

ARTICLE 41. Concord Public Schools Renovations

On a Motion made by Betsy Bilodeau and duly seconded, the following was Voted by a two-thirds majority and so declared by the Moderator:

To appropriate the sum of $800,000 to be expended under the direction of the School Committee for the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to the Concord Public School facilities, and to authorize the Selectmen to borrow $800,000.

ARTICLE 42. Previously voted on April 26th.

ARTICLE 43. Willard School Renovations

There was No Motion under this article.

ARTICLE 44. FY2006 Supplemental Appropriation Concord Public Schools

There was No Motion under this article.

ARTICLE 45. cchs Building Improvements

On a Motion made by Betsy Bilodeau that was duly seconded, the following was

Voted: To approve $1,200,000 of debt authorized by the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District for the purposes of financing renovations to the Concord-Carlisle High School, provided that the amounts required to pay the Town's assessable share of the bonds are voted by the Town to be exempt from the tax limitations of Proposition 2½.

ARTICLE 46. cchs Supplemenmtal Assessment FY2006

There was No Motion under this article.

ARTICLE 47. FY2006 Supplemental Appropriation from the Land Fund

There was No Motion under this article.

ARTICLE 48. Moratorium on Surveillance cameras by school, Regional, and Town Departments (by petition)

A Motion made by James Catterton and duly seconded, which would have enacted a moratorium on the installation and operation of surveillance cameras in and around Concord Public Schools, the Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, and Town-owned buildings and grounds, Failed to Pass.

ARTICLE 49. Removal of Surveillance Cameras and Equipment at the Concord-Carlisle Regional High School (by petition)

A Motion made by James Catterton and duly seconded, which would have required the removal of surveillance cameras and equipment installed at the Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Failed to Pass.

At 10:20 pm, a Motion to Adjourn was duly made, seconded, and Voted.