November 2019 Town Meeting
2019 Town Meeting Endorsement Links
| Article Number | Warrant Article Title | Petitioner | Green Caucus Endorsements | Brookline For Everyone Endorsements | PAX Endorsements | Town Meeting Vote | Town Meeting Result |
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| Resolution requesting the Select Board create a study committee to assess the effectiveness of Brookline's marijuana by-laws and policies | Citizen Petition | No Action |
119-110-2 |
Favorable Action |
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| Amend the General By-Laws by amending Section 8.37.5 to add a new subsection 18 to limit purchases by customers on a reserve ahead basis | Citizen Petition | No Action |
106-118-3 |
No Action |
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| Amend the General By-Laws by amending Section 8.37.5 to modify the hours of operation of Marijuana Establishments | Citizen Petition | Favorable Action |
161-64-5 |
Favorable Action |
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| Home Rule Petition to allow who have reached the age of 16 or older, to register and vote in municipal elections within the Town | Select Board | 143-71-6 |
Favorable Action |
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| 1 | Approval of unpaid bills | Select Board | Unanimous |
No Action |
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| 2 | Approval of collective bargaining agreements | Human Resources | Unanimous |
No Action |
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| 3 | FY2020 budget amendments | Select Board | Favorable Action on Item C regarding TNC fee revenue |
Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
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| 4 | Appropriation for a four section Driscoll School | C. Scott Ananian, TMM 10, (correspondent), Dave Gacioch, TMM 13, Beth Gilligan, Jesse Gray, TMM 10, Andreas Liu, TMM 10, Kim Loscalzo, A. Nicole McClelland, TMM 11 | 203-13-10 |
Favorable Action |
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| 4 | Driscoll Appropriation: Friedman Amendment | 25-190-8 |
No Action |
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| 4 | Driscoll Appropriation: Advisory Committee Amendment | Advisory Committee | 84-136-5 |
No Action |
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| 5 | Authorization for the disposal and sale of the real property at 15-19 Oak Street | Mariah Nobrega, TMM4, Neil Wishinsky, TMM5, Ben Franco, Select Board Member | 147-77-3 |
No Action (Requires 2/3 Majority) |
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| 6 | Resolution pertaining to the annual stipends received by members of the Select Board and other committees | Nicole McClelland TMM11, Mariah Nobrega TMM4, Neil Wishinsky TMM5 | Favorable Action |
100-103-12 |
No Action |
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| 7 | Resolution pertaining to the maintenance of pavement markings | Christi Electris, TMM7; Robert M. Miller, TMM8 | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
206-2-3 |
Favorable Action |
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| 8 | Legislation authorizing the Select Board to offer a senior discount program for water and sewer rates | Select Board | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
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| 9 | Resolution pertaining to the establishment of a real estate transfer fee | Wendy MacMillan, TMM4; David Lescohier, TMM11; Deborah Brown, TMM1 | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
139-44-17 |
Favorable Action |
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| 10 | Amend Article 4.9 of the Town's General By-laws to dissolve the Committee on Campaigns | Select Board | Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 11 | Authorization for the termination and relocation of certain sewer and drainage easements at Kerrigan Place | Department of Public Works, Peter Ditto, Town Engineer | Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 12 | Authorization to enter into Solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for rooftop solar photovoltaic installations on certain Town properties | Select Board | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 13 | Amend Section 4.07 of the Town's Zoning By-Law to allow Accessory Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installations | The Department of Planning & Community Development; Co-petitioners: Blake Cady; David Lescohier, TMM11; David Lowe, TMM11; Scott Englander, TMM6; Willy Osborn. | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 14 | Amend Section 6.04 of the Zoning By-law pertaining to electric vehicle parking | C. Scott Ananian, TMM 10, (correspondent) Jesse Gray, TMM 10 | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 15 | Amend Section 6.02 of the Zoning By-law to eliminate minimum parking requirements and establish maximum parking ratios for storefront uses within the Transit Parking Overlay District (TPOD) | Linda Olson Pehlke, TMM 2, and Paul Saner, TMM 13 | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 16 | Resolution pertaining to E-Scooters and other micro-mobility devices | Paul Warren, TMM1 and Heather Hamilton, Select Board Member | No Action |
No Action |
Majority Vote |
Favorable Action |
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| 17 | Resolution pertaining to Open-Air Parking Licenses and Electric Vehicle Charging Outlets | C. Scott Ananian, TMM 10, (correspondent) Jesse Gray, TMM 10 | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 18 | Amend the Town's Zoning By-laws to change the definition of "lodger" and permit certain short term lodging | Scott Gladstone and Isaac Silberberg | 173-21-4 |
Refer to Town Planning Department |
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| 19 | Amend the Town's Zoning By-law to allow Accessory Dwelling Units | Roger Blood | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 20 | Amend the Town's Zoning By-law to allow Micro Unit Dwellings in the Coolidge Corner General Business District | Robert Zuker | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 21 | Adoption of a new General By-Law prohibiting new fossil fuel infrastructure in major construction | Jesse Gray (TMM-10), Werner Lohe (TMM-13), Alan Leviton, Lisa Cunningham (TMM-15), Diane Sokal, Daria Mark, Cora Weissbourd, Kathleen Scanlon (TMM-3), Heather Hamilton (SB), Raul Fernandez (SB), and Nancy Heller (SB) | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 22 | Amend Article 8.31 of the Town's General By-laws to prohibit the use of gasoline powered leaf blowers | Donald Warner | Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 23 | Amend Article 8.31 of the Town's General By-laws to prohibit blowing leaves and debris onto public property | Donald Warner | Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 24 | Amend Article 3.14 of the Town's General By-laws pertaining to the Commission for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations and Citizen Complaints | Arthur Wellington Conquest III, TMM6 | Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 25 | Adoption of a new General By-law prohibiting the Town from using Face Surveillance | Amy Hummel, TMM12 | Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 26 | Rename the Coolidge Corner School the "Florida Ruffin Ridley School" | School Committee; Deborah Brown, TMM1; Anne Greenwald, TMM8; Maya Norton | Favorable Action |
195-15-13 |
Favorable Action |
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| 27 | Rename the Coolidge Corner School the "Ethel Weiss School" | Larry Ruttman | No Action |
22-182-17 |
No Action |
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| 28 | Rename the Coolidge Corner School the "Robert I. Sperber School" | Lee L. Selwyn, TMM13 | No Action |
Wasn't Moved |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 29 | Resolution pertaining to an Economic-Equity Advancement Fund | Donelle S. O'Neal Sr., TMM4 | No Recommendation |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 30 | Adoption of a new General By-Law pertaining to the establishment of a Brookline Community Engagement Plan | Deborah Brown, TMM1, Mariah Nobrega, TMM4, and Samuel Botsford | Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 31 | Resolution pertaining to the Town's response to Climate Change | Jules Milner-Brage, TMM12; Susan Helms Daley; Scott Englander, TMM6; Heather Hamilton, Select Board Member; Blake Cady; C. Scott Ananian, TMM10; Eileen Berger, TMM15; John Bowman; John Harris, TMM8; Linda Olson Pehlke, TMM2; Willy Osborn | Favorable Action |
Favorable Action |
192-1-5 |
Favorable Action |
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| 32 | Amend the Town's General By-laws to replace "Chairman" and "Chairperson" with "Chair" | Neil Gordon, TMM1, and Hadassah Margolis, TMM8 | Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 33 | Amend the Town's General By-laws to replace references to "inhabitants" and "Citizens" | Neil Gordon, TMM1 | Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |
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| 34 | Amend the Town's General By-laws regarding eligibility for membership on boards, commissions and committees | Neil Gordon, TMM1 | Favorable Action |
Town Meeting is Upcoming |