Agenda for the Joint Town Council and School Committee Meeting April 24, 2024 at 7 PM

A Joint Meeting of the

FRANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL & FRANKLIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE

[A quorum of the Franklin Finance Committee will be in attendance]

April 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Franklin High School Auditorium, 218 Oak Street

Meeting Agenda

1. Introduction from the Chairs of the Town Council and School Committee

2. Presentation

a. Town Administrator, Jamie Hellen and Superintendent of Schools, Lucas Giguere

3. Discussion & Public Hearing

a. To discuss the public opinion of an operational override

4. Adjourn

Agenda doc contains remote participation info ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/_2024-04-24_town_council_school_committee_agenda_.pdf

Agenda for the Joint Town Council and School Committee Meeting April 24, 2024 at 7 PM

Talkin TC Episode 3: Brianna Boothe (video)

"Learn about the journey of one of our own Brianna Boothe from student to co op employee to instructor.  

Along the way Ms. Boothe gives plentiful advice and guidance, all born out of her experiences in and around the TC community."

video link -> https://youtu.be/bQRl2Hq4rC0?si=M0iGnuBaLoF9HGoD

Watch "The Anxious Generation Art Project" on YouTube (video)

"Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes childhood itself has gone missing. And he and artist Dave Cicirelli are teaming up to tell that story at the scenes of the crime.

Haidt argues that for a little over a decade, we’ve been raising children in an environment hostile to human development. Kids are spending upwards of eight to nine hours a day on their phones and very little time playing in the real world with other kids. Their mental health has suffered and their real-world childhood has been taken away from them.

Based on the essential findings of Haidt’s book, The Anxious Generation, we're blanketing the centers of media, government, and tech in provocative images and installations that remove the filters from the phone-based coming of age.  

This guerilla art takeover is anchored by a ten-foot-tall “Missing Childhood” milk cartons in prominent public spaces. These cartons will not just tell the tragic story of youth’s mental health decline but also be a forum for passerbyers to share their personal experiences with this dramatic shift in childhood."

Video link -> https://youtu.be/Ztm8Hna4SBU

The Boston Globe has a Q&A with Jonathan Haidt on the Anxious Generation ->   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/24/opinion/jonathan-haidt-the-anxious-generation/

Video replay available for the Economic Development Subcommittee held March 13 (video)

Economic Development Subcommittee met as scheduled on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 beginning at 5:45pm. 

The agenda doc can be found -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/_2024-03-13_edc_agenda_.pdf

The meeting was recorded and live broadcast by Franklin TV to Zoom, Comcast/Verizon, & YouTube. The YouTube video is available for replay ->   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yNNjaJCSkg 

I was recording the School Committee subcommittee meeting upstairs that started at 5 PM and joined the meeting about 6:15 so my reporting won't be available immediately.

What's happening to the Wednesday (March 13) meeting broadcasts?

Franklin Public Schools Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcommittee Meeting

Event Date:  Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 5:00pm

Agenda ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/fps_comprehensive_facilities_planning_sub_committee_agenda.pdf

• being audio recorded by Franklin Matters/Franklin Public Radio for broadcast later

Franklin Matters/Franklin Public Radio

Economic Development Subcommittee Meeting

Event Date:  Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 5:45pm

Agenda -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/_2024-03-13_edc_agenda_.pdf

• being recorded and live broadcast by Franklin TV to Zoom, Comcast/Verizon, & YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/@franklintownhalltv8887/streams

Town Council Meeting

Event Date:  Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 7:00pm

Agenda -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2024-03-13_town_council_agenda_0.pdf

• being recorded and live broadcast by Franklin TV to Zoom, Comcast/Verizon, & YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/@franklintownhalltv8887/streams

Town Hall TV, home of government content for FranklinTV, Franklin, MA

School Committee meeting hears of FY 2025 budget proposal (video)

The Franklin School Committee met as scheduled on Tuesday,. March 5, 2024. The agenda doc can be found online -> 

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_3-5-24.pdf

The packet folder containing other documents released for the meeting can also be found online ->  https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/pages/march-5-2024-school-committee-meeting

Franklin TV's video recording of the meeting is available for replay -> 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEe-JcCn_k

The budget presentation was scheduled to be a key item on the agenda. The budget doc is not yet available on the Schools' page. It will also be part of the Joint Budget Committee meeting Wednesday evening, March 6 at 7:00 PM

 

Franklin TV: The MIAA Bracket Reveal

For High School Sports – This is a Big Event

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 03/03/2024

I ended last week with:

“ Saturday: 7:30am call time. Prepare to go live – statewide – with our first MIAA bracket reveal programs. Several other PEG studios will carry our programs live. “

I’m pleased to report that in a ‘first’ at Franklin.TV, working with MASSLive.com and MIAA (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association), our studio was connected across the state via several other PEG facilities, and over the internet via YouTube LIVE. We conducted two one-hour broadcasts hosted by Meredith Perri of MASSLive, along with Franklin.TV’s Jay Horrigan and Pete Royce. Thanks to Jim Clark and Steve Dubzinski at MIAA for their work on the stats and brackets.

In the studio, L to R: School Sports Historian, Michael Richard, Jay Horrigan and Meredith Perri interview a student athlete. Chris Flynn is at the studio controls.

All in, more than 3,000 folks statewide; athletes, athletic directors, coaches, and others, tuned in to Franklin.TV or their local cable station, or they watched online via YouTube Live to see the MIAA results immediately as they were released.

Events like this are also opportunities to produce more challenging ‘reach’ projects that advance our studio capabilities and staff skills. We’re already planning more technical updates to facilitate and improve our future Live MIAA events.

Let the word go forth – from MIAA.

Thanks for listening to 102.9 wfpr●fm. 

And – as always – thanks for watching.

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In case you want to watch the Hockey show ->   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhCmw602g4

or the Basketball show ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBbJxr0MHbQ

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Watch the Zoning Board of Appeals playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Franklin TV broadcasts many Town and School meetings to multiple channels. 

• Verizon and Comcast
• Live stream via Zoom
• And to YouTube

You can find the Zoning Board of Appeals playlist on YouTube for meetings since January 2022 -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw-g2ngYV90&list=PLNyv0AkVasIRxk98bczKYSJkO2H2k946r

Watch the Zoning Board of Appeals playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Watch the Conservation Commission playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Franklin TV broadcasts many Town and School meetings to multiple channels. 

• Verizon and Comcast
• Live stream via Zoom
• And to YouTube

You can find the Conservation Commission playlist on YouTube for meetings since January 2022 -> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNyv0AkVasITXFgK-hECCfOA6-bxLtjKn

Watch the Conservation Commission playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Watch the Finance Committee playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Franklin TV broadcasts many Town and School meetings to multiple channels. 

• Verizon and Comcast
• Live stream via Zoom
• And to YouTube

You can find the Finance Committee playlist on YouTube for meetings since January 2022 -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYsS6eGatz0&list=PLNyv0AkVasITdDauRgAddLAMLaeEbCwSs

Watch the Finance Committee playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Watch the Planning Board playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Franklin TV broadcasts many Town and School meetings to multiple channels. 

• Verizon and Comcast
• Live stream via Zoom
• And to YouTube

You can find the Planning Board playlist on YouTube for meetings since January 2022  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNyv0AkVasIQke5CNZkM7XcSzaCBW4IID

Watch the Planning Board playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Watch the School Committee playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Franklin TV broadcasts many Town and School meetings to multiple channels. 

• Verizon and Comcast
• Live stream via Zoom
• And to YouTube

You can find the School Committee playlist on YouTube for meetings since January 2022 -> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNyv0AkVasIR_a80hAfFnQoFngebCICow

Watch the School Committee playlist on YouTube back to January 2022

Watch Town Council meetings on YouTube back to February 2022

Franklin TV broadcasts many Town and School meetings to multiple channels. 

• Verizon and Comcast
• Live stream via Zoom
• And to YouTube

You can find the Town Council playlist on YouTube for meetings since February 2022

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNyv0AkVasITSxf_B_SmTMy5WjQuQCU7P

Watch Town Council meetings on YouTube back to February 2022

Maura Healey invites you to the State of the Commonwealth - Jan 17 at 7 PM

Maura Healey (@MassGovernor) posted Fri, Jan 12, 2024:

I'm excited to deliver my first State of the Commonwealth on January 17th!

2023 was all about making Massachusetts more affordable. In 2024, we're going to keep after it.

We've got some awesome things in store for this year that I can't wait to share with you. Tune in at… https://t.co/or5Nitu74T

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/MassGovernor/status/1745830190708646149

State of the Commonwealth page -> https://www.mass.gov/2024-state-of-the-commonwealth

YouTube link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utiXKNHWWSg

Maura Healey invites you to the State of the Commonwealth - Jan 17 at 7 PM

Mental Health Crisis series continues with discussion on Franklin Police response

"Yesterday (1/09/24) Clinicians Kallie Montagano and Sonja Wagner joined Dr. Bergen for an interview on Franklin TV. 

They discussed the new Franklin Police Co-Response Program, what it’s like working alongside police officers, how they assist us on calls, trends they're seeing in our community, and how they can close the gap on those who need services."

Once the video recording is available, the schedule for Comcast/Verizon subscribers will be shared. 

Once posted to YouTube, that link will also be shared.

The current playlist on YouTube contains 3 video episodes ->  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbAODFjFPJ0xz0S1gE-frJKC3DuBz20PA

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/C179H3qxfWN/

Master Plan Update Committee - Agenda for Jan 10, 2024 meeting

Town of Franklin 

Master Plan Update Committee Agenda

January 10, 2024 - 6:30 PM

1. Meeting Minutes: November 8 & 29, 2023

2. Subcommittee Updates

3. Survey Results

Agenda doc ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/master_plan_agenda_-january_10_2024.pdf

Note: as this meeting originates in the 3rd Floor Training Room, you can find the video initially on the Franklin TV - Pride Channel. Usually, there is also a meeting in the Council Chambers the same night using the Town Hall YouTube channel.  The Zoom info doesn't change.

Master Plan Update Committee - Agenda for Jan 10, 2024 meeting

Franklin Police open a YouTube Channel (video)

Franklin Police Dept. adds a YouTube channel to their communication tools. The first video shares some of the events during the storm on Monday, December 18, 2023.

"This is a short 6 minute video capturing some of the storm on December 18, 2023"

Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxx0stMFD4Y

Franklin Police now open a YouTube Channel (video)

TED-Ed summarizes the climate challenge better than Ted & I have done with Making Sense of Climate

TED-Ed (@TED_ED) posted  Sun, Dec 17, 2023:

"The impacts of climate change are growing, but so are the world's attempts to stop them.

This TED documentary examines the rapid revolution underway — and the real possibility of a better future for all:  https://t.co/5F9Nw03n64"

Shared from -> https://x.com/TED_ED/status/1736423522962972883

Direct link to YouTube for video -> https://youtu.be/oF7UMeVQxHk

TED-Ed  summarizes the climate challenge better than Ted & I have done with Making Sense of Climate

Master Plan Update Committee -video replay for Dec 13, 2023 meeting (video)

The Master Plan Update Committee met as scheduled on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 6:30 PM in the 3rd floor conference room. The meeting was broadcast via Franklin TV on the Pride or education channel (the Town Hall channel had the Finance Committee meeting).

The video is available for replay via YouTube ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jJ6gJOOzCc

The meeting agenda can be found on the Town page ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/master_plan_agenda_-december_13_2023.pdf

And have you responded to the survey yet?

Survey link -> https://forms.gle/NCfcPF6mAr2yLw8n9

Master Plan Update Committee Dec 13, 2023

Candidate Interview: Ted Cormier-Leger, incumbent candidate for Town Council (video)

Ted Cormier-Leger and I met via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 to record this candidate interview. 

video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q40eu4F_PU

Candidate Interview: Ted Cormier-Leger, incumbent candidate for Town Council (video)