The Town Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan 10, 2018 is to be a workshop on goals for 2018/2019.
The meeting will be held in the 3rd floor training room. In this location, it is not usually broadcast by Franklin TV. I will have my recording device and assuming all works well technically, I'll share the audio after the meeting.
Fiscal
- Annual Capital Plan - Council subcommittee to review shortly
- Annual Operating Budget - Large shortfall projected for FY 19
- Review/update/adopt Fiscal Policies - Budget Committee to review
- Continue to ask for OPEB options with state officials
- Determine Sewer rate increase for FY 19
- Determine Water rate increase for FY 19
- Explore new revenue options
Economic Development - I suggest a separate workshop
- Continue to look at downtown redevelopment
- MBTA parking Lot
- Cultural District Marketing Plan
- Zoning - R-7, C-1, "over 55", inclusionary, lot lines, other zoning issues
- Marijuana tax - increase from 2 to 3%
Facilities
- Transfer/Recycling Center improvements when land transfer complete
- Review Police Station space - Commence study in 2019
- Future of Red Brick School - Charter School pulled building permit.
- Future of Old South Meeting House
- Implement Preventative Maintenance (PM) for Facilities
DPW
- Road Funding
- Fund sidewalk plan for Beaver Street and Washington Streets
- Finalize and begin to implement Bike lane plan
- Water - Continue Water line replacement plan, Water Treatment Plant, Water Tanks, other improvements
- Continue sewer system improvements
- Future of Beaver Street interceptor
- Storm Water Plan - Potential fee?
Recreation/Open Space
- Purchase Open Space as may be available
- Continue to implement 2016 Open space/recreation plan
- Continue supporting SNETT trail development and other trail projects
- Continue on Delcarte - weed and fish issues, etc
- Develop Bike lanes and Trails plan - Staff has started
Community - Generally
- Implement Electric Aggregation when appropriate
- Continued work on the recommendations in the Master Plan
- Continue to work with SAFE Coalition
- Continue to accept Public Ways
- Continue Nu-Style project
- Transition to Regional Dispatch
- Purchase 120-122 School Street from Dean for additional Library Parking .
- Plan for charging stations for electric vehicles
- Implement "Green Community goals"
- Adopt Affordable Housing Plan
- Customer Service technology improvements
- Historical Commission "Master Plan"
- Town Council Procedures review
- Successful Collective Bargaining - Spring of 2019
Thoughts/questions/ideas from Councilors
- IT security
- Open Space
- Poultry bylaw
- Temporary sign bylaw
- Sale of Town owned land
- Other
The workshop document can also be found on the Town of Franklin webpage
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| Fletcher Field is cold and quiet Saturday morning |
