Live reporting: Town Administrator's Report to Closing

K. Town Administrator's Report	K. Town Administrator's Report happy valentine's day busy with budget working with departments waiting on health care costs looking at long term strategic plan as the budget is not a one year problem health care is about 10% of the budget
L. Future Agenda Items	L. Future Agenda Items interest in temporary banners to advertise for ArtWeek, etc. on listing for EDC already to look at temporary signage
M. Council Comments	M. Council Comments Hamblen - honored to be a guest reader at the Library for GroundHog Day Dellorco - prayers to FL for the shooting that occurred today Pellegri - thanks to Rep Roy for bringing Sen Warren her, it was a wonderful turnout Padula - happy valentine's to my wife Jones - bless everyone in FL Mercer - shout out to FHS wrestling team went undefeated and qualified for State meet, all 14 qualified for the states
N. Executive Session	N. Executive Session - None
O. Adjourn	O. Adjourn motion to adjourn, passed 8-0

Live reporting: Legislation for Action

J. Legislation for Action

J. Legislation for Action 1. Resolution 18-04 - Appropriation - Street Lighting (Motion to Move Resolution 18-04 - Majority Vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 funding repairs for existing street lights requests for new ones being held until new LEDs are installed and can be evaluated in that 'light' 1a. FY 18 Capital Plan Proposal 1b. Capital Plan FY 19- FY 22 2. Resolution 18-05 - Appropriation - General Fund Capital FY 18 (Motion to Move Resolution 18-05 - Majority Vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 $1.866,500  for a variety of capital expenses 3. Resolution 18-06 - Appropriation - Fire Truck Stabilization Fund FY 18 (Motion to Move Resolution 18-06 - Majority Vote(5)) part of 7 year plan by savings some each year for future purchase of a new fire truck to maintain the rotation of new vehicles motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 4. Resolution 18-07 - Appropriation - Turf Field Stabilization Fund FY 18 (Motion to Move Resolution 18-07 - Majority Vote (5))  year 1 of a ten year replacement plan motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 5. Resolution 18-08 - Appropriation - Enterprise Fund Capital FY 18 (Motion to Move Resolution 18-08 - Majority Vote (5)) $405000 total for various vehicle uses motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 6. Resolution 18-09 - Appropriation - OPEB Trust Fund FY 18 (Motion to Move Resolution 18-09 - Majority Vote (5)) $280,000 from free cash to the funding account to offset the outstanding liability of OPEB motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 7. Resolution 18-10 - Dissolution of the Senior Center Building Committee (Motion to Move Resolution 18-10 - Majority Vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 8. Resolution 18-11 - Dissolution of the Library Building Committee (Motion to Move Resolution 18-11 - Majority Vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 9. Resolution 18-12 - Dissolution 18-12 - Dissolution of the Franklin Advisory Committee (Motion to Move Resolution 18-12 - Majority vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 10. Bylaw Amendment 18-798R - Chapter 155, Streets and Sidewalks - 1st Reading(Motion to Move Bylaw Amendment 18-798R to a 2nd  Reading - Majority Vote (5)) due to substantial changes, added an R to bring it through a second reading (actually a full cycle) motion to move to second reading, seconded, passed 8-0 11. Bylaw Amendment 18-799 - Chapter 82, Fees, Appendix B - Sewer Rates - 2nd Reading (Motion to Approve Bylaw Amendment 18-799 - Majority Roll Call Vote (5)) sewer rates ave increased state wide 14% in 3 years, state average is $816/vs. Franklin average of $440 effective for bills after June 30, 2018 motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 (via roll call) 12. Bylaw Amendment 18-800 - Chapter 82, Fees, Appendix B - Water Rates - 2nd Reading (Motion to Approve Bylaw Amendment 18-800 - Majority Roll Call Vote (5)) effective for bills after June 30, 2018 avg $595/year vs $470 in Franklin, last rate change was 6 years ago motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 (via roll call)

Live reporting: Subcommittee reports

F. Hearings	F. Hearings none
G. License Transactions	G. License Transactions none
H. Presentations/Discussions	H. Presentations/Discussions none
I. Subcommittee Reports	I. Subcommittee Reports 1. Capital prioritization done nicely, made it easier to decide 2. Budget meeting next week 3. Economic Development Committee plot lines being looked at

Live Reporting: Town Council - Feb 14, 2018

Present: Hamblen, Casey, Dellorco, Mercer, Jones, Padula, Earls
Absent: Kelly

A. Approval of Minutes	A. Approval of Minutes : January 10, 2018,   January 24,2018 motion to approve minutes, Jan 10, 2018 seconded, passed 8-0 motion to approve minutes, Jan 24, 2018 seconded, passed 8-0
B. Announcements	B. Announcements: This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting may also be recorded by others.
C. Proclamations/Recognitions	C. Proclamations/Recognitions none
D. Citizen Comments	D. Citizen Comments - Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to five minutes on a matter that is not on the Agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.
E. Appointments	E. Appointments 1. Agricultural Commission postponed to next meeting agenda 2. Design Review Commission Sean Preston motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0

School Committee: Community Coffee - Feb 15

The Franklin School Committee community relations sub-committee is continuing our Community “Coffees” in 2018 with themes for each of our gatherings. Please join us for a conversation about diversity and inclusion in Franklin Public Schools on February 15.

Our topics over the course of 2018 will include school budget, school start times, homework policy, social emotional learning and sessions focused on elementary, middle and high school.

For questions, please email zubv@franklinps.net (Gigi Zub)

When:
Thursday, February 15, 2018 6:30 PM

Where:
Franklin Public Library

School Committee: Coffee Hour - Feb 15

Download the flyer for this event:

Live reporting: Legislative Forum - Feb 13, 2018

Notes via Twitter from the Legislative Forum hosted by the Franklin, MA School Committee in the Franklin High School Lecture Hall on Feb 13, 2018. 

Be sure to scroll within the Storify widget to view all the posts.

Jennifer Knight of SAFE Coalition tying some comments and points together at the end 

LiveARTS: the Boston Trio - Feb 25

The Boston Trio - Heng-Jin Park, piano, Jonah Ellsworth, cello, and Irina Muresanu, violin - are scheduled to perform at the LiveARTS concert on Sunday, Feb 25, 2018. The program will include works by Beethoven, Smetana, and Dvorak.

Ticket prices are: $20 Adults; $15 Seniors; and Students under 18 free

When:
February 25, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Where:

All Concerts on Sundays, 3:00 pm (NEW TIME!) at the Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society

262 Chestnut Street, Franklin, MA

Doors open at 2:30 pm. Open Seating. Handicapped accessible

LiveARTS: the Boston Trio - Feb 25 (photo courtesy of Boston Trio)