SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 10/21/2019
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
TOWN OF RAYNHAM
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
October 21, 2019
BRISTOL, ss
To either of the Constables of the Town of Raynham, in the County of Bristol, GREETING.
IN THE NAME OF THE Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Raynham Middle School’s Joseph A. Bettencourt Auditorium in said Raynham, on Monday, the 21st day of October, Two Thousand and Nineteen and 7:00 o’clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following Articles:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3,114 from the Transportation Infrastructure Fund, a receipts reserved for appropriation account, for expenses associated with the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure, including any incidental or related costs; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Town Accountant)
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $20,000 to complete the scope of work which includes replacement of insulation, flashings and foil work on the vinyl siding project at the Senior Center; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Council of Aging)
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $10,000 for six (6) poll pad bundles for the Elections Department; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Town Clerk)
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $18,500 from the Sewer Enterprise Retained Earnings account for the purchase of one Muffin Monster Comminutor, or similar, which is used to grind up incoming debris in the influent channel of the Route 44 Pumping Station; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Sewer Department)
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $60,000 from the Sewer Enterprise Retained Earnings account for the purchase of a utility body truck with a crane for hoisting and a snow plow; or take any action relative thereto.
Note: This will be replacing a 2005 Ford F350 utility body truck.
(Submitted by the Sewer Department)
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $150,000 from the Sewer Enterprise Retained Earnings account for the purpose of making improvements to the right-of-way access area of the Katie Drive to King Street easement; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Sewer Department)
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $290,000 from the Sewer Enterprise Retained Earnings account for the purpose of making improvements and repairs to the sewer main and sewer easement area where the 27-inch sewer main trunk line is located along the Taunton River behind 421 Route 44; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Sewer Department)
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $12,900 for painting and associated work of all exterior trim of the Town Hall Office Building; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus Account the sum of $24,000 to purchase and install Patcraft carpet tiles, or similar, for the Town Hall Offices; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $42,000 to furnish and install a stand-by generator for the Town Hall Office Building; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $48,345 for the purpose of paying design services for the proposed new addition to the Raynham Public Safety Building; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $63,000 for the purpose of work station replacement for all machines on the Town’s domain; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $95,000 for the purpose of upgrading the Town’s server infrastructure; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $33,186 for repairs and upgrades to Police/Fire radio system; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Police Department)
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $68,700 for one (1) 2020 Ford AWD Patrol Vehicle, or similar, with all equipment and labor; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Police Department)
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Ambulance Receipts account the sum of $374,538, as detailed below, to operate the ambulance service for the 2nd half of FY2020, any monies not used to be returned to the Ambulance Receipts account; or take any action relative thereto.
Personnel Expenses $242,294.00
Expenses $132,244.00
$374,538.00
(Submitted by the Fire Department)
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Ambulance Receipts account the sum of $404,771 for the purchase of a new 2020 Ford F550 4x4 Life Line “Superliner”171 Ambulance, or similar, any monies not used to be returned to the Ambulance Receipts account; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Fire Department)
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Fire Alarm account the sum of $25,000 to purchase a new command vehicle, 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, or similar; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Fire Department)
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus Account the sum of $25,723 for the balance needed to complete the purchase of a 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, or similar; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Fire Department)
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus Account the sum of $452,200 for the purchase of a Tanker Truck; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Fire Department)
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $750,000 for the purpose of the construction and replacement of the Mill Street Bridge and other related roadway and sidewalk improvements; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $455,000 for the purpose of supplementing Chapter 90 funds for the repair and maintenance or reconstruction of various infrastructure projects including roadway resurfacing and reconstruction, sidewalk construction, ADA compliance, bridges and culverts, drainage, intersection improvements, signage, traffic signal and guardrail; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $30,000 for the purpose of Highway Facility improvements, painting and maintenance projects; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus Account the sum of $254,000 for the purchase of one (1) new 6-wheel catch basin cleaner and dump truck equipped with emergency lighting package and power angle plow; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus Account the sum of $79,500.00 for the purchase of one (1) new F550 utility , or similar, equipped with emergency lighting package and power angle plow; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $70,300 for the purchase of one (1) new F550 dump truck, or similar, equipped with emergency lighting package and power angle plow; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $10,555 for the purchase of a new Flail Mower attachment for the Trackless machine; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $19,550 for the purchase of a new John Deere 997 Mower, or similar; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Highway Department)
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $50,000 to the General Stabilization Account; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Finance Committee)
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $250,000 to the OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits) Trust Fund; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Finance Committee)
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of $1,300,000 into the Public Safety Building Stabilization Fund; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of MGL Chapter 40U,
Sec. 1 thru 18 inclusive, to grant the Town of Raynham authority to impose a lien on real property located within the Town for unpaid fines; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Treasurer/Collector)
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept a deed or deeds in lieu of foreclosure from
Al P. Edriunas, and Walter R. Endriunas, Trustees of COWAAL REALTY TRUST , under Declaration of Trust dated January 14, 1993, and recorded at Bristol County Northern District Registry of Deeds on March 25, 1993, in Book 5435, Page 236; conveying the property in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts shown on:
Raynham Assessors’ Map 4, Parcel 116-A, also shown as “PARCEL ‘A’ 17,492 S.F. OPEN SPACE” on the plan titled “Modification of ‘KING PHILIP ESTATES,’ Definitive Subdivision of Land in RAYNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, Scale: 1”=40’ Rev Thru Jan. 26, 2000,” prepared by Hayward-Boynton & Williams, Inc. Land Surveyors & Civil Engineers, 60 Court St., Taunton, MA, recorded at Bristol County Northern District Registry of Deeds on February 15, 2000, in Plan Book 385, Page 29 at 38,
Raynham Assessors’ Map 7, Parcel 116-22C, also shown as “OPEN SPACE PARCEL ‘C’ 12,216 S.F.” on the plan described above in Plan Book 385, Page 29 at 34,
Raynham Assessors’ Map 7, Parcel 116-72B, also shown as “Garden Parcel ‘B’ 154 S.F.” on the plan described above in Plan Book 385, Page 29 at 38,
Raynham Assessors’ Map 7, Parcel 116-73A, also shown as “Garden Parcel ‘A’ 143 S.F.” on the plan described above in Plan Book 385, Page 29 at 38, and
Raynham Assessors’ Map 8, Parcel 116-9A, also shown as “SEWER EASEMENT 4,900 S.F.” on the plan described above in Plan Book 385, Page 29 at 32;
the conveyance being in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 60, Section 77C; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by the Treasurer/Collector)
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a town way the roadway known as Nina’s Way as shown on the plan entitled “George Estates” dated July 7, 2007 recorded at Plan Book 459, Page 34 at the Bristol County, Northern District, Registry of Deeds and related drainage parcel located at Map 16 Lot 24A. Such acceptance being subject to conveyance, in fee of said way by owner, at no cost to the Town; or take any action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town of Raynham Zoning By-Laws by reclassifying an area along Church Street from the current Residential A District to
Residential B District. The proposed change would extend from the northerly edge of the Taunton River, southerly to the existing Residential B zone. The easterly boundary of the proposed zoning change would be 400 feet from the easterly limit of Church Street. The proposed change would be more compatible with the current usage of the Church Street area where many multi-family residential buildings extend along the westerly side of Church Street. The proposed change will eliminate the abrupt change from Residential A to Residential B that exists. The dimensional requirements of the Residential B zone would remain as currently designated; or take any action relative thereto.
(Submitted by Citizen’s Petition)
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the six (6) places directed by vote of the Town, in said Town, fourteen (14) days before the time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 1st day of October in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Nineteen.
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JOSEPH R. PACHECO, Chairman
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MARIE A. SMITH, Vice Chairman
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PATRICIA A. RILEY, Clerk
SELECTMEN OF RAYNHAM
A true copy. Attest:
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CONSTABLE
October 2, 2019
Bristol, ss
PURSUANT TO THE WITHIN WARRANT, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Raynham by posting up attested copies of the same at six (6) places directed by vote of the Town, fourteen (14) days before the date of the meeting, as within directed.
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Constable