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Selectmen's Agenda 03-26-2007
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 26, 2007
7:15 p.m.



1.      Selectmen’s New Business
        Kevin F. Greeley, Chairman

        APPOINTMENTS & REAPPOINTMENTS

2.      Reappointments:  Park & Recreation Commission
        Thomas Caccavaro
        (term will expire 7/28/2009)
        Nancy Campbell
        (term to expire 10/27/2009)

        LICENSES & PERMITS

3.      Request:  Patriots’ Day Parade, Sunday, 4/15/07, 2 p.m.
        Bill McCarthy

4.      Requests:  3 One Day Beer & Wine Licenses, 6/1/07, 6/2/07, 6/3/07
                     Hang Banner Across Pleasant St.
        _____       Appleton Place Between Mass. Ave. & Burton St. Designated “One Way”
        Rev. Professor Nicholas M. Kastanas PhD, St. Athanasius the Great

5.      Request:  One Day Beer & Wine License, 518/07, Annual Auction, Whittemore Robbins
        Martin Young, Hardy PTO vice president

6.      Request:  Hanging of Banners Along Mass. Ave.
        Susan Ruderman

7.      Request:  Eye Mobile on Street @ 730 Mass. Ave., 4/27 & 4/28
        Ben Warren, Arlington Lions Club

8:00 p.m.

8.      PUBLIC HEARING

        Discussion:  Verizon License to Operate Cable Television in Arlington
9.      CITIZENS OPEN FORUM

        Any matter presented for consideration of the Board shall neither be acted upon,
        nor a decision made the night of the presentation in accordance with the policy
        under which the Open Forum was established.

        TRAFFIC RULES & ORDERS/OTHER BUSINESS

10.     Discussion:  Application for Chapter 689 Special Needs Housing @ Chestnut Manor
        Frank Hurd, Director, Arlington Housing Authority

11.     Discussion:  Computer Systems Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Plan
        Ruth Lewis, Comptroller

        WARRANT ARTICLE HEARINGS - TABLED

12.     Article 17      Bylaw Amendment/Article 6 Personnel Bylaw
        Article 33      Easement/55 Venner Road
        Article 60      Create Arlington Animal Commission

        FINAL VOTES & COMMENTS

13.     Article 14      Amendment of the Bylaws/Graffitti
        Article 15      Bylaw Amendment/Change to Town Meeting Procedures Committee
        Article 16      Code of Conduct for Town Meeting Members
        Article 20      Bylaw Amendment/Recycle Program
        Article 23      Home Rule Legislation/Daniel Wessinger
Article 27      Home Rule Legislation/Active Employee and Retired Employee Healthcare Trust Fund Accounts
        Article 28      Home Rule Legislation/Rental Receipts
        Article 36      Special Education Fund
        Article 42      Home Rule Legislation/Town Energy Bank
        Article 43      Create the Position of Energy Manager
        Article 55      Establish Committee/Liberty Ride
        Article 57
        Article 58      Local Option Taxes
        Article 70      Adjudicatory Hearings
        Article 71      Resolution/sustainability Action Plan
Article 72      Resolution/Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund Health Insurance Offset Payments
Article 73      Resolution/Welfare and Safety of Citizens
Article 74      Resolution/War on Terror
Article 75      Resolution/Positive Parenting

14.     Discussion:  Municipal Partnership Act
                Brian F. Sullivan, Town Manager
        
Correspondence Received


Joseph Favaloro Requesting support of Debt Service Assistance   Be Rec’d
MWRA Advisory
Board

Marc Draisen    Change in law to permit alternate appointments to the Council   Be Rec’d
MAPC

Jack Johnson    Support for DCR Alewife Reservation Master Plan including       Be Rec’d
Bicycle Advisory        greenway path in East Arlington
Committee

Pamela Patenaude        FY2007 allocations for Office of Community Planning and Be Rec’d
Dept. of Housing        and Development’s Partnerships, etc.
& Urban Develop.

Jane Lyman      Mass. State Franchising Bill    Be Rec’d
Comcast


Executive Session

Next meting of BOS Monday, 4/9/07


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