Franklin School Committee - Student Services Workshop - Jan 28, 2020

Franklin School Committee 

Student Services Workshop

Municipal Building 

3rd floor Training Room

6:00 PM

Agenda Document:
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/agendas/scagenda_1-28-20-studsvcwkshop.pdf

Franklin School Committee - Student Services Workshop - Jan 28, 2020

MBTA - Commuter Rail: Franklin Line - weekend shuttle service extended to March 2020

Weekends, through March, Franklin Train service is replaced by free buses between Forge Park/495 and Readville for a Fairmount Line connection while PTC is installed. There will be no service at Back Bay, Ruggles, Endicott, Islington and Norwood Depot.

Normal train service will operate on December 28-29.

Additional weekends may be added to the train service suspension between Forge Park/495 and Readville as work progresses on the Franklin line.

Please visit https://www.mbta.com/FRKwork for more details about bus shuttle schedules. Visit MBTA.com/PTC for more information on how this project will improve commuter rail safety and travel. Passengers may experience delays of up to 30 minutes as a result of shuttle bus connections.

There will be no Franklin line service at Back Bay and Ruggles stations on weekends. Please travel to South Station to reach a Franklin Line station. If you are travelling inbound, please board a Worcester/Framingham line Train for direct connection to Back Bay or a Providence/Stoughton line Train for a direct connection to Back Bay or Ruggles.

We also recommend the subway: board the Red Line at South Station and transfer to the Orange Line at Downtown Crossing to reach Back Bay or Ruggles.

Due to proximity of adjacent stations, bus shuttles will not serve Endicott, Islington and Norwood Depot stations:
-Endicott station customers, please use Readville or Dedham Corp stations.
-Islington station customers, please use Dedham Corp station.
-Norwood Depot customers, please use Norwood Central or Dedham Corp station.

8:40pm and 10:40pm departures from Forge Park as well as 11:20pm departure from South Station will be accommodated by a bus for the entire trip between South Station and Forge Park (including the portion between South Station and Readville).

Thank you for your patience while we improve the signal system on your Commuter Rail line.

For more information: https://www.mbta.com/FRKwork


Last Updated: Dec 18 2019 10:02 AM 

MBTA - Commuter Rail: Franklin Line - weekend shuttle service extended to March 2020

Keeping it real and keeping busy at St. John’s Church

There’s never a dull moment at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The active church is busy in the community. Mark your calendar for December and January.


December 24 – Christmas Eve church services at 5 pm and 9 pm.

The 5 pm service features the popular Christmas Pageant. The pageant is a musical performance telling the story of Jesus’s birth by the children and teens of St. John’s. It’s a joyful and entertaining service with Communion.

The 9 pm Festival Eucharist service is more formal service with music from the choir, organ, and viola.

January 5 – Feast of the Epiphany Family Service at St. John’s. This service is led by the church youth.

January 12 — Members of St. John’s will be serving lunch and worshipping with the people of common cathedral on Boston Common. Common cathedral serves Boston’s homeless community. If you are interested in helping, please contact the church.

January 18 — St. John’s will host One Family. One Family is a breakfast and community gathering with games and crafts for low-income families of Bristol County and is held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Attleboro. Contact the church for more details.


For more information:

• Call 508-528-2387
• Visit on Facebook at St John’s Episcopal Church
• See the website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org

Keeping it real and keeping busy at St. John’s Church

Live reporting: TA Report through to Closing

11. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
24,000 pounds in two weeks with pink bags collected

Chrissy and Alicia both took the MA Municipal Assoc finance course and passed

transitional assistance/homeless
Senior Center partnership with St Vincent DePaul
any social services, hard time paying bills, etc.
if you know of folks with an issue, work through the Senior Center

thanks for your support, I love this job
happy holidays to everyone, we'll see you in 2020


12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
discussion on sidewalk clearing for merchants for a future item

Senior Center update and discussion on the services available

13. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Earls - happy holidays this year, 2020 will have good things in store for us
Kelly - merry Christmas, happy Chanukah, looking forward to next year
Hamvblen - farmers market on Saturday, La Cantina will be there; happy holidays, happy new year 
Pellegri - sidewalks for beaver St (Kelly to catch up off line)
Jones - merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy new year
Dellorco - also happy holidays, be safe, have a great time
Mercer - happy holidays to all, great safe and happy holiday season


14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
- Purpose #6: to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property (majority roll call vote)

motion to aDJOURN in executive session, not to return to public meeting

motion, seconded, passed 9-0

Live reporting: Town Administrator Evaluation

b. Town Administrator Annual Evaluation
draft provided to Councilors for review and comment
in position for 7 months, am happy with the performance (per Mercer)
the ease of the transition from Jeff to Jamie 
two and half years of training under Jeff per the success plan

Jones - you jumped in to the communication, quite feisty which is a good thing

Kelly - kudos to the transition going well, can't be loved by everyone
the number of transitions within the overall Town administration is amazing
new Fire Chief, HR Director, Board of Health Director, new folks elsewhere

Dellorco - only here 7 months but it feels like 7 years (and that is meant to be a compliment)

Chandler - being the newest person, I have asked Jamie a million things and he gets back to be right away, thanks to the rest of your team

Bissanti - thanks to my speed reading courses, I have read the document, I piggyback upon what Councilor Chandler said

Mercer - he shows up at everything, every meeting, he is as close to a Franklinite as you can get, it means a lot to us and to the people

motion to approve the written summary, seconded, passed 9-0


9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Capital Budget Subcommittee
meeting Jan 15, 6 PM
have been participating in the FinCom to review the capital

b. Budget Subcommittee
status quo

c. Economic Development Subcommittee
meeting Jan 8 5:30 - plot line clean up and residential zoning for solar

10. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
Resolution 19-89: Gift Acceptance - Franklin Veteran’s Services Department, $1,480 (Motion to Approve Resolution 19-89 - Majority Vote (5))

motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0

Live reporting: Plastic Bag Waste Reduction

8. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
a. Plastic Bag Waste Reduction
Ethan leading a group of approx 14 students lined up to present each section of the plastic waste reduction plan

year long transition period to allow for work out of existing stock
can also apply for an additional 3 month waiver if necessary (just once)
state bill imposes a mandatory 10 cent fee, this does not
the State bill was passed by the Senate, and not by the House, no way to know for sure if it will pass
other communities are passing similar legislation around us
26 of 29 businesses talked with approve
347 signatures on petition
multiple meetings to prepare for this

Mercer - thank you, we applaud your efforts in bringing this forward

Hamblen - this group has been before the EDC four times
What if the State passed and overturned this?

Jones reading part(?) of the proposed bylaw for "clarification sake"

Earls - statement on recycling, questioning the single stream due to other recycling issues
"bag ban problematic in several ways" 
study from Australian professor questions the textbook case of the CA example

Bissanti - I don't want to see them leave here, let's give them the chance
let's get this done in Franklin

Dellorco -my concern was for the small businesses, you have answered that with this proposal and the implementation plan

Hamblen - they have encouraged people to try different materials
plastic with wood fibers so it will dissolve, another from a root, some of the smaller packets being made from sea weed; it is a statement to get people thinking

Kelly - thanks for changing from a ban to reduction, it plays better

really three options:

1. send a resolution
2. start a bylaw
3. wait for the state

looking for a sense of where we are for which direction

bylaw
resolution (Earls)
bylaw
bylaw
bylaw
bylaw
bylaw
bylaw
(Mercer did not publicly declare)

hence bylaw is to be drafted, written then announced for two public hearings, and then voted on

it is possible that the State could get their act together and take it out of our hands

two minute recess

You can also find the full set of documents in one PDF

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/12-18-19_full_agenda_web_1.pdf

Live reporting: Alcohol Licenses - new, changes, and renewals

7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
- 7:10 PM

7a. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
a. La Cantina Winery Company, Farmer Winery, Farmers Market

to allow for samples at the winter farmers market
motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0


7b. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
b. The Chateau Restaurant of Franklin, Change of Hours, 466 King Street.
a correction of the hours that should have been submitted originally with the initial application. An oversight missed in the original application; bar and food served through the hours indicated

motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0

7c. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
c. Acapulcos Mexican Restaurant, License Modification, Change of Location, 371 Union Street
Bissanti recused himself

pending inspections as construction is not complete
similar process used for others in the past, will hold off submitting to State after inspection complete

motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0-1 (Bissanti abstain)

7d. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
d. GlenPharmer Distillery, LLC, New Farmer Series Pouring Permit for a Farmer-Distillery, 860 West Central Street

this is the pouring permit to accompany the already approved distillery operation

will be serving a full menu of food service during the service of alcohol
recipes being tested, 72 seats inside, some outdoor is seasonal

more complicated than imagined it would be, master distiller on site
test batches done, chef in place, looking for construction completion
it is highly regulated, looking to open Jan/Feb
a little behind schedule, but close to the light at the end of the tunnel
looking to provide a unique destination for Franklin

delays are weeks, not months, ready from a construction stand point but then the approvals are required; not looking forward to opening on Super Bowl weekend

open with tasting room on ground floor
looking for an other tenant for the 2nd floor

motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0

7e. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
e. 2020 Annual Alcoholic Beverages License Renewals

the hold for La Cantani was removed with successful inspection yesterday
but the packet came out before, it is the nature of the business

motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0

Council Clerk read the licensee listing "after" the vote to include it per request of Town Attorney Mark Cerel

second vote to properly approve, seconded, passed 9-0

You can also find the full set of documents in one PDF

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/12-18-19_full_agenda_web_1.pdf