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TOWN OF BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS REPORTS OF SELECTMEN AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE on the Articles in the Warrant for the SPECIAL TOWN MEETING to be held in the High School Auditorium Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. (Please retain this copy for use at the Town Meeting) Town of Brookline BOARD OF SELECTMEN Neil A. Wishinsky, Chairman Nancy A. Daly Benjamin J. Franco Nancy S. Heller Bernard W. Greene Melvin A. Kleckner, Town Administrator "The Town of Brookline does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services or activities. Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication in programs, services and activities of the Town of Brookline are invited to make their needs and preferences known to Lloyd Gellineau, Town of Brookline, 11 Pierce Street, Brookline, MA 02445, 730-2328 Voice, 730-2327 TDD, or email at [email protected]." MODERATOR Edward N. Gadsby, Jr. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Chair, 53 Monmouth Street (Pct. 1) ......................................................... 738-6228 Carla Benka, Vice-Chair, 26 Circuit Road (Pct. 13) ................................................................... 277-6102 Clifford M. Brown, 9 Hyslop Road (Pct. 14) ............................................................................. 232-5626 Carol Caro, 1264 Beacon Street, #2 (Pct. 10) ............................................................................. 739-9228 Lea Cohen, 1060 Beacon Street, #11 .......................................................................................... 947-9713 John Doggett, 8 Penniman Place (Pct. 13) .................................................................................. 739-7266 Dennis Doughty, 57 Perry Street (Pct. 3)……………………………………………………….566-5474 Harry Friedman, 27 Claflin Road (Pct. 12)................................................................................. 232-0122 Janet Gelbart 216 St. Paul Street #601 (AL) ............................................................................... 566-5616 David-Marc Goldstein, 22 Osborne Road, #2 (Pct. 8) ................................................................ 232-1943 Neil Gordon, 87 Ivy Street (Pct. 1) .....................................................................................(508)265-1362 Kelly Hardebeck, 18 Littell Road (Pct. 7) .................................................................................. 277-2685 Amy Hummel, 226 Clark Road (Pct. 12) ................................................................................... 731-0549 Sytske V. Humphrey, 46 Gardner Road (Pct. 6)......................................................................... 277-1493 Angela Hyatt, 87 Walnut Street (Pct. 5) ..................................................................................... 734-3742 Alisa G. Jonas, 333 Russett Road (Pct. 16) ................................................................................ 469-3927 Janice Kahn, 63 Craftsland Road (Pct. 15) ................................................................................. 739-0606 Steven Kanes, 89 Carlton Street (AL) ........................ …………………………………………232-2202 Bobbie M. Knable, 1443 Beacon Street, #702 (Pct. 11) ............................................................. 731-2096 David Lescohier, 50 Winchester Street, #103 (Pct. 11) .............................................................. 383-5935 Fred Levitan, 1731 Beacon Street (Pct. 14) ................................................................................ 734-1986 Robert Liao, 55 Meadowbrook Road (Pct. 15) ...................................................................(530)988-8887 Pamela Lodish, 195 Fisher Avenue (Pct. 14) ............................................................................. 566-5533 Shaari S. Mittel, 309 Buckminster Road (Pct. 14) ...................................................................... 277-0043 Mariah Nobrega, 33 Bowker Street (Pct. 4) ............................................................................... 935-4985 Michael Sandman, 115 Sewall Ave., No. 4 (AL) ....................................................................... 232-7125 Lee L. Selwyn, 285 Reservoir Road (Pct. 13) ............................................................................ 277-3388 Stanley L. Spiegel, 39 Stetson Street (Pct. 2) ............................................................................. 739-0448 Charles Swartz, 69 Centre Street (Pct. 9) ................................................................................... 731-4399 Christine M. Westphal, 31 Hurd Road (AL) ............................................................................... 738-7981 Lisa Portscher, Executive Assistant, Town Hall ......................................................................... 730-2115 i NOVEMBER 15, 2016 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING INDEX OF WARRANT ARTICLES ARTICLE NUMBER TITLE 1. Approval of unpaid bills. (Selectmen) 2. Approval of collective bargaining agreements. (Human Resources Director) 3. FY2017 budget amendments. (Selectmen) 4. Amend Article 8.23 of the Town’s By-Laws – Tobacco Control -- enhance tobacco control regulations for reducing youth access to conform to State’s best practices. (Petition of Makena Binker-Cosen) 5. Amend Article 8.32 of the Town’s By-Laws – Polystyrene Based Disposable Food Packaging --to expand products subject to enforcement. (Petition of Clint Richmond and Claire Stampfer) 6. Amend Article 8.33 of the Town’s By-Laws – Plastic Bags --to expand imposed limitations and enforcement. (Petition of Clint Richmond and Andrew Fisher) 7. Amendment to the Zoning By-Law – Zoning Map -- adds a new Emerald Island Special District under Section 5.06.4j, and amending Sections 2.04.3, Definitions; Sec. 3.01.3a, Industrial Services; Sec. 4.07, Table of Use Regulations; Sec. 5.01, Table of Dimensional Requirements; Sec. 6.02, Paragraph 1, Table of Off Street Parking Space Requirements; and adding a new district, I-(EISD), to the Zoning Map (River Road Study Committee) 8. Amendment to the Zoning By-Law – Zoning Map – Alternative Zoning proposed for the Emerald Island Special District (requiring an 18 foot width sidewalk at 25 Washington Street, with 10 feet of it as a planting strip). (Petition of Hugh Mattison, TMM5) 9. Accept a Restrictive Covenant and authorize the Selectmen to enter into a PILOT Agreement for 25 Washington Street. (Selectmen) 10. Authorize the Selectmen to enter into agreements and amend existing agreements related to the development of 25 Washington Street. (Selectmen) 11. Resolution regarding the width of the sidewalk at 25 Washington Street. (Petition of Hugh Mattison, TMM5) 12. Authorize a 10-year Land Lease of Light Poles and Land at the Municipal Service Center for the continuation of the Town’s Distributed Antenna System (DAS). (Selectmen) ii 13. Amend Article 5.8 of the Town’s By-Laws – Sign By-Law -- to improve its content neutrality in light of U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert. (Planning & Community Development) 14. Amend Article VII of the Town’s Zoning By-Law – Signs, Ilumination, & Regulated Façade Alterations -- to improve its content neutrality in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert. (Planning & Community Development) 15. Amend Article 8.20 of the Town’s By-Laws– Soliciting Money -- to delete panhandling from requirement of permission by Chief of Police in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert and other court decisions. (Police Department) 16. Resolution regarding Responsibility for Town Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities (Petition of Scott Ananian) 17. Amend Section 6.04 of the Town’s Zoning By-Law to require parking spaces for charging Electric Vehicles. (Petition of Scott Ananian) 18. Resolution urging the Selectmen to petition for a change in the State Electrical Code, as applied to Brookline, to require outlets suitable for Electric Vehicle Charging in newly constructed garages. (Petition of Scott Ananian) 19. Amendment to the Zoning By-Law- Zoning Map -- by adding (e) a Transit Parking Overlay District, under Sec. 3.01.4, Overlay Districts; new parking requirements under Sec. 6.02, Paragraph 2; amending the last footnote under Sec. 6.02, paragraph 1, Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements; and adding a new Transit Parking Overlay District to the Zoning Map. (Petition of Scott Englander) 20. Authorize Selectmen to contract with an operator for the Hubway Regional Bicycle Share Program. (Planning & Community Development) 21. Amend Section 4.07 of the Town’s Zoning By-law - Regulation of Non-emergency and non-commercial manned aircraft landing areas. (Planning & Community Development) 22. Amend Sections 5.09, 5.22 and 7.06 of the Zoning By-Law – Floor Area Ratio -- under Sec. 5.09, Design Review; under Sec. 5.22, Exceptions to Maximum FAR Regulations for Residential Units; Sec. 7.06 Regulated Façade. (Moderator’s Committee on FAR and others) 23. Amend Article 8.15 of the Town’s By-Laws– Noise Bylaw and Article 8.31 – Leaf Blowers --to Revise and Consolidate Regulations into a Single Leaf Control By-Law. (Moderator’s Committee on Leaf Blowers) 24. Resolution to appoint a Leaf Blower Control Officer. (Moderator’s Committee on Leaf Blowers) iii 25. Amend Article 8.16 of the Town’s By-Laws – Collection and Recycling of Waste materials --to Require Town Meeting Approval for Pay as You Throw. (Petition of Harry Friedman, TMM12)