2019 Town Meeting - Night Seven

Welcome to night seven.  Hopefully, the last night.

(These are my rough notes, as I never got around to fixing them after Town Meeting.  It is a year later, and I couldn't complete them if I tried.)

Articles 47:  PEG Fund
TM Intro
John Maher:  support, feds are coming
Vote: yes (183-1)

Article 48: 
No discussion
Vote: yes (178-1)

Article 51:  CDBG
DM Intro
Vote: yes (175-0)

Article 52: Revolving Funds
Klein - overspending on ambulance fund
Fuller
Menman - zero balance funds, private/public road funds
Vote: yes (189-0)

Article 53:  Parking Fund
AC
Leonard - surplus will carry forward, need TMM approval
Worden - replacing sidewalks, why, (TM) prioritize accessibility, deplorable condition; bricks are more inviting and attractive
Derocher - scope of parking benefit fund expenditures, what is appropriate (TM) infrastructure improvements, operation of district including snow removal, stamped brick
Butler - bricks are unlevel, set in sand, liability suit waiting to happen, set in sand is not the way to do it
Melofchik - Cambridge Common is a good example, Broadway plaza include Memorial Park (TM) yes; public participation (TM) within 2 months; move anything (TM) no, sidewalks only, veterans group exploring moving memorial; wants to be informed
Helmuth - term deb yes (voice)
Vote: yes (185-3)

Article 54:
No action (voice)

Article 56:  Collective Bargaining
DTM - settlement of collective bargaining, ranking officers
Tosti - FinCom unanimously supports
Weinstein - what are average salaries now and going into future (DTM) $70K - 125K
Moore - retroactive
Friedman - typical period of contract (DTM) 3 years
Subst. yes (voice)
Vote: yes (189-2)

Article 60:  Transportation Infrastructure Fund
TM - money from Uber and Lift rides originating in Arlington, permanent implementation of Bus Rapid Transit
Vote: yes (188-4)

Article 64:  Committees
Sophie - why 8-7 vote (AT) public art keeps growing, not core mission, was over amount of seed money; commission on disabilities (AT) all funding through town meeting, trying to be more active; oversight of committees
LaCourt - part of pushing arts, FinCom appointed a liaison to the arts community
Yontar - Term Deb yes (voice)
Vote: yes (187-2)

Article 65: Events
Sophie - are we funding Town Night (TM) primarily private funds, decision to cut night was due to volunteer commitments, no current plans or funding for town night
Vote: yes (187-4)

Article 72: Overlay Reserve
Jameson - money from excess growth, move to stabilization (DTM) lots of money
Vote: yes (193-0)

Article 75: Cannabis
Tosti - "tokin" discussion, establish fund for future revenues, $1
Vote: yes (185-2)

Article 77: Fiscal Stability Stabilization
Vote: yes (190-1)

Article 3: off table