HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 Annual Report and Town Meeting JournalTOWN OF IFRAmINGHAM
MASSACHUSETTS
Annual Report
Year Ending December 31, 2008
Framingham's Town Seal: In the year 1900, the Framingham Town Seal was redesigned
for the Town's bicentennial to recognize our community's prominence in education and
transportation. The Framingham State Normal School, a free public school and the first of
its kind in America, is represented by the structure at the top of the design. Governor
Danforth, the founder of Framingham and owner of much of its land, is acknowledged by
the words "Danforth's Farms 1662" on the shield at the center. The wheel on the shield
with spokes drawn as tracks radiating in six different directions represents the steam and
electric railroads and signifies the Town's position as a transportation hub. Surrounding the
words "Town of Framingham Incorporated 1700" is an illustrative border of straw braid,
which honors the prominent role Framingham played in the manufacture of hats and
bonnets in the 1800s.
Framingham Fast Facts
Year Incorporated
1700
Form of Government
Selectmen /Town Manager/
Representative Town Meeting
Population
64,786
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Population Estimates
Registered Voters
36,672
Number of Voting Precincts
18 See precinct snap for breakdoym
Total Area
26.44 sq. miles
Land Area
25.12 sq. miles
2008 Tax Rate
Residential - $12.53
Commercial - $28.09
PRECINCT MAP
FY08 Budget Information
School Appropriation - $91,451,886
Municipal Appropriation - $96,491,072
Non - Appropriated Items - $6,761,353
Total General Fund Operating Budget - $194,704,311
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TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, V
ELECTED & APPOINTED OFFICIALS VI
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1
BOARD OF SELECTMEN.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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TOWN MANAGER
2
TOWN CLERK,
4
TOWN COUNSEL
6
HUMAN RESOURCES
17
VETERANS' SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
20
HUMAN SERVICES
22
BUILDING SERVICES
23
MEDIA SERVICES
23
FINANCE 24
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 24
TOWN ACCOUNTANT 25
TREASURER/ COLLECTOR 40
BOARD OF ASSESSORS 43
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT 45
RETIREMENT SYSTEM 46
PUBLIC SAFETY & HEALTH
47
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
47
ANIMAL CONTROL
54
FRAMINGHAM AUXILIARY POLICE
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FIRE DEPARTMENT,-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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INSPECTIONAL SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES
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BOARD OF HEALTH -------------------------------------- - - - - -- --- - - - - -- --- - - - - -- -- - - - - --
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LICENSING------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
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PUBLIC WORKS
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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ENGINEERING & TRANSPORTATION
70
HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
73
WATER & WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
75
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
76
FLEET, FACILITIES, & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------
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ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
79
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
79
UTILITY ABATEMENT BOARD
80
PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 83
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 83
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 88
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ------------------------------------------------------
---- -- 88
MULTIPLE HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING GROUP
88
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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PLANNING BOARD
90
METROWEST GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
94
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL
95
METROWEST REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
95
FRAMINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY ------------ ---- -- --- ---- -- --- ---- -- --- ---- -- --- ----
-- ----------- ---- - - 96
RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
97
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
97
RECREATION
97
PARKS MAINTENANCE
98
CEMETERY COMMISSION
99
COUNCIL ON AGING /CALLAHAN CENTER
99
CORING ARENA
100
EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES 102
FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS 102
KEEFE TECHNICAL SCHOOL 114
FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY 119
GENERAL COMMITTEES
122
CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
122
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
122
CELEBRATION COMMITTEE /FLAG DAY
123
CULTURAL COUNCIL
124
CUSHING CHAPEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE .--------------------------------------------------------------
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DISABILITY COMMISSION .
124
EDGELL GROVE CEMETERY COMMISSION
125
FINANCE COMMITTEE
125
GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE
126
GREENER FRAMINGHAM COMMITTEE
127
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
127
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
128
REAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE
129
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE --------------------------------------------------------------------
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WIND ENERGY CONSERVATION FACILITIES BYLAW COMMITTEE
130
TOWN MEETING
131
TOWN MODERATOR
131
STANDING COMMITTEES
131
STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY SERVICES
131
STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
132
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND ZONING
132
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
132
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS --------------------------------------------------------
133
STANDING COMMITTEE ON RULES
133
STANDING COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
133
TOWN MEETING JOURNAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- - -
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TOWN MEETING ATTENDANCE
136
MARCH 18, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ---------------------------------------------------------
141
APRIL 29, 2008 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ______________________________ ____________________________
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APRIL 30, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING__________
JUNE 24, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 41_______
JUNE 24, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 42_______
OCTOBER 28, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING_____
DECEMBER 18, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING__
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IV
Town Clerk
Valerie Mulvey
Moderator
Edward Noonan
Board of Selectmen
Jason A. Smith
A. Ginger Esty
Charles J. Sisitsky
Dennis L. Giombetti
Laurie Lee
School Committee
Andrew Limeri
Beverly K. Hugo
Diane M. Throop
Adam S. Blumer
David F. Miles
Michael J. Bower
Philip A. Dinsky
Library Trustees
Janet L. Harrington
Ann G. Arvedon
Sheila Burke Fair
Nancy Coville Wallace
Ruth S. Winett
Ann Dickson
Elizabeth F. Fideler
Robert M. Dodd
Arthur M. Finstein
Samuel L. Klaidman
Danielle G. Barney
Jo -Anne Thompson
2009
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Nelson H. Goldin
2009
Argentina Arias
2009
Esther A.H. Hopkins
2009
John M. Kahn
2010
Larry Cooper
2010
Linda B. Fobes
2010
A. J. Mulvey
2011
Michael M. Rossi
2011
Planning Board
R. Kathy Vassar (Associate Member)
2009
Appointed by Board of Selectmen
2011
Thomas F. Mahoney
2009
Carol J. Spack
2009
Susan P. Bernstein
2010
Andrea Carr -Evans
2010
Christine A. Long
2011
Housing Authorit
Edward F. Convery
2009
Robert L. Merusi
2011
Stephen P. Starr
2012
Phyllis A. May
2013
Edgell Grove Cemetery Trustees
John J. Silva
2009
Kathleen Griffith
2010
Stanton T. Fitts
2011
Barbara W. Ford
2012
William F. Welch
2013
State Legislators
Senator Karen Spilka (D)
Representative Tom Sannicandro (D)
Representative Pam Richardson (D)
2011 Committee
Town Manage
Julian M. Suso
2009
Alison Steinfeld
2011
Police Chief
Town Engineer
Steven B. Carl
2010
William Sedewitz
2011
Fire Chief
Parks & Recreation Director
Albert Ordway (Interim)*
Indefinite
Robert Merusi
Indefinite
*Gag Daughevrty Maras appointed Fim Chief in Dec.
2008 and assumed these duties in Jan. 2009
Public Health Director
Ethan Mascoop
Indefinite
Town Counsel
Christopher J. Petrini
2010
Veterans Benefits & Services Director
Peter Harvell
2011
Chief Financial Officer
Mary Ellen Kelley
2011
Conservation Administrator
Heather Marusa
2011
Technology Services Director
Timothy Goddard (Interim)
Indefinite
Elder Services /Callahan Senior Center
Director
Town Accountant
Mary Parcher
2006
Richard G. Howarth, Jr.
2009
Public Works Director
Treasurer /Tax Collector
Peter Sellers
2011
Stephen W. Price
2011
Town Owned Buildings Director
Chief Assessor
James W. Egan
2009
Dan Dargon
2011
Human Services Policy & Program
Human Resources Director
Coordinator
Sandra M. Charton
2010
Alexis J. Silver
Indefinite
Chief Procurement Officer
School Superintendent
Timothy D. Goddard
2009
Eugene H. Thayer (Interim)
Indefinite
Building Commissioner /Inspectional
Planning Board Administrator
Services Director
Jay Grande
2011
Michael F. Foley
2010
Library Director
Mark J. Contois
Indefinite
VII
Charles Hanson
Thomas Hanson
George Harrington
Dudley Stephan
Nicola Cataldo
Kathy Huckins ( Altemate)
Richard Lerner ( Altemate)
David Robertson (Alternate)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Adviso
Committee
2009
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2011
Timothy Lee
2010
Steven Zallen
2010
Thomas Branham
2010
Richard Whalen
2010
William Hanson
Indefinite
Edward Kross
Indefinite
Cable Advisory Committee
William Peter Barnes
2009
Samuel Klaidman
2009
Annabel Z. Dodd
2009
Kathleen McCarthy
2009
Russell G. Ohanian
2009
Cemetery Commission
Barry Bograd 2009
Kevin Salvi 2010
Robert Brown 2011
Community Development Committee
Cynthia Laurora
Beverly C. Good
Robert Schecter
Patricia Woodward
Ellen Bellantoni
Karolyne White
Michael Devlin
Roger Small
Pablo Maia
Jo -Anne Thompson
Anne Arvedon
2009
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2009
Judith Perry
William G. Merriam
Steven W. Orr
Pam Helinek
Vacant
Kevin D. O'Neill
Robert McArthur
Constables
Paul Nardizzi
Joanne Shulman
Sean McCarthy
Marjorie Goldin
Allen Auerr
Henry Ohrenberger
Philip Robinson
Nelson Goldin
Willian Pickett, Jr.
Elizabeth Fuller
Armand Tavarez
Cultural Council
James Rizoli
Sarah K. Donato
3 vacancies
6 vacancies
Joel Winett
Ellen Bellantoni
P. Nandi Varris
Joel A. Feingold
Cindy Camuso
Mary -Ann Stadtler- Chester
3 vacancies
Cushing Chapel Board of Trustees
Karolyne U. White
M. Elizabeth Gavin
Nicholas Paganella
Anne M. Mozdiez
Elizabeth Sleczkowski
Cynthia Laurora
James W. Egan
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Vacant
Stanton T. Fitts
John Speranza
Karolyne U. White
Edward T. Levay, Jr.
Disability Commission
Debra Freed
Keith M. Marable, Sr.
Dennis Polselli
Karen Foran Dempsey
Rose Quinn
Kathleen T. McCarthy
Elise A. Marcil
Thelma Berman
Vacant
Economic Development & Industrial
Corporation
Andrew Rogers
Vacant
Mark Galante
Edwin Stoll
Martin F. Mulvey
Maureen E. Dunne
Kevin Looby
Vacant 2011
Vacant 2011
Fence Viewer
Vacant
2011
2010
2011
2011
2010
Board of Health
Nelson H. Goldin 2009
Michael R. Hugo 2010
Tammy C. Harris 2011
High School Building Committee
Philip A. Dinsky
Indefinite
George L. Drummey
Indefinite
Laurie Jean Carroll
Indefinite
Diane Montgomery
Indefinite
Susan Bernstein
Indefinite
John Silva
Indefinite
2009
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Historic District Commission
2009
2009
2010
2010
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2011
2011
Susan Bernstein
Adam Sisitsky
Jeff Kotkin (Alternate)
Julie A. Ferrarai
James R. Kubat (Alternate)
Ronald M. Lamphere (Alternate)
Helen Lemoine (Alternate)
Gerald Couto
Christopher Walsh
Henry Field (Alternate)
Ted Grenham (Alternate)
Vacant (Alternate)
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Emergency Management Director
Steven Trask Indefinite
Emergency Management Asst.
Director
John C. Magri Indefinite
Fair Housing Committee
Robert Anspach (Ex- officio, HR Comm.) 2011
Sam Swisher (Ex- officio, CED Dept.)
2008
Vacant (Ex- officio, Housing Authority)
2011
Vacant (Ex- officio, Planning Board)
2009
Roger Small
2009
Bricio Baez
2009
Rev. Faith Tolson- Pierce
2009
Douglas Rich
2010
Cynthia M. Higgins
2010
Lisa Rohmer
2010
Ozzy Diagne
2011
Vacant
2011
Historical Commission
Gerald Couto
Clinton J. Knight
Todd S. Robecki
Frederic Wallace
Jane B. Whiting
Perry L. Bent
David T. Marks
Human Relations Commission
2009
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John Schaefer 2009
Joshua Sullivan 2009
Arlene Bernstein 2010
Mahmood M. Akhtar 2010
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James Bauchman
2010
Richard Winer
2011
Robert Anspach
2011
Timothy Lee
2011
Vacant
2011
Vacant
2011
Vacant
2011
Howard M. Lewis
2012
Insect Pest Control Officer
Vacant
Metro Area Planning Council
A. Ginger Esty
2011
MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
John Stasik
2009
Park and Recreation Commission
Joan Klan Rastani
2009
Barry Bograd
2009
Robert L. Brown
2010
Daniel F. Jones
2011
Kevin Salvi
2011
Board of Public Works
Jim Wade Hansen
Wolf Haberman
Ralph Robert Funk
Town Historian
Frederic Wallace
Tree Warden
Daniel S. Nan
Zoning Board of Anneals
Edward Cosgrove (Associate)
Robert Snider (Associate)
Karl B. Thober (Associate)
David R. Norton (Associate)
Philip R. Ottaviani, Jr.
Stephen Meltzer
Susan S. Craighead
2009
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Capital Bui
Kevin P. Crotty
Edward J. Kross
William G. McCarthy
Richard J. Weader, II
Steve Feldman (Fin Com Rep)
Edward V. Cosgrove
Jeanne Bullock
Finance Committee
Linda W. Dunbrack
Nancy Wilson
Katherine Murphy
Steve Feldman
Elizabeth Funk
Kurt T. Steinberg
Laurence W. Marsh
John A. Zucchi
Daniel Lampl
Government Study Committee
Wolf Haberman
Christine Long
Rebecca A. Connelly
Michael Bower
Laurence M. Schmeidler
Vacant
Joel A. Feingold
Andrew B. Eisman
Cynthia Laurora
Yaakov Cohn
Dean Siflinger
J. Christopher Walsh
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Burton R. Marmer
Tracy Dean Gee
Stanley L. Shindler
Thomas W. Komola
James Divver
Real Property Committee
Janet Leombruno
Norman Snow
Harold J. Geller
Martin Ned Price
Linda Romero
Edward T. Levay, Jr.
Robert Bolles
Betty Muto
Sarah Oulton
David Longden, Jr.
Technology Advisory Committee
Robert A. Berman
Kenneth M. Schwartz
Adam C. Levensohn
Jason Mohnkern
Steven Orr
Andrew Limeri
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Council on Aging
Morton J. Shuman
Martin I. Sack
Elizabeth Matterazzo
Ray Shorey
Richard Bonvini
Francis Leporati
John Pugh
Howard Hill
Thomas Pedulla
Evelyn Langley
Patricia Paganella
Five appointed by the Board of Selectmen, six by
the Council on Aging
Greener Framingham Committee
Dawn Harkness
Thomas W. Murphy
Mark Racicot
Donna Kramer Merritt
Lisa A. Hartman
Bob Valair
Paul Spear
Mandy Couturier
Matt Torti
First three appointed by the Moderator, next
three appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and
final three appointed by the School Committee
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Housing Authority
Mark R. Galante 2009
Appointed by the MA Department of Housing
& Community Development
David Friday
2007
Robert Brown
2008
Joseph Tersoni
2008
Richard Callahan
2008
John Hart
2009
Jack Jagher
2009
Joan Rastani
2009
Appointed by Town Manager
Registrar of Voters
Linda A. Fields
2009
Bradford Freeman
2010
Eng Cho
2011
All of the above Appointed by Selectmen
Valerie Mulvey
2011
Appointed by default as Toivn Clerk
Retirement Board
Sydney Lebewohl 2009
Peter Rovinelli 2010
Mary Ellen Kelley 2011
Paul Barbieri 2011
Richard Howarth, Jr. Indefinite
Two members appointed by Selectmen, two elected
by members, one appointed by Retirement Board
Town Assessors
William Figler 2007
Arthur Holmes 2008
Michael Flynn 2009
Appointed by the Chief Financial O�cer with
approval of the Town Manager
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The Board of Selectmen had a busy and
productive 2008, meeting 47 times and
addressing a wide variety of critical issues
facing the Town of Framingham. The
Board's goals in fiscal year (FY) 2009 were
centered on five broad categories:
Community /Economic Development, Long -
Term Capital Infrastructure Needs,
Transportation, Administration, and
Neighborhood Services.
For Community /Economic Development,
the Board has been working with professional
staff on creating a Foreclosure Action Plan
and on implementing the Housing Plan. In
response to numerous complaints from
concerned citizens and business owners, the
Board authorized a parking study to be
conducted in the Town. This study, set to be
unveiled in early 2009, will present findings
and recommendations to the Board. The
current two -hour town -wide limit will be
addressed and options such as resident -only
parking decals will be considered. The Board
hopes to implement some or all of the
recommendations in the study in a timely
manner.
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In the area of Long -Term Capital
Infrastructure Needs, the Town hired Doug
Goddard as the Town's Capital Buildings
Project Manager in December 2008. Doug
will work with the Town's Building Services
staff along with staff from the School's
Building & Grounds Department to assess
and address the needs of the aging stock of
Town -owned buildings. Some of Doug's
collaborative efforts have led to attic
insulation in the Memorial Building and work
on improving the building's dilapidated front
steps. The Board also held discussions with
the School Committee on the future of the
Maynard Building.
The Board's work on its goal of
Transportation in 2008 included having
discussions with the Metrowest Regional
Transit Authority (MWRTA) to ensure that
the needs of Framingham residents and
visitors are being addressed. This includes
ensuring that the services currently being
provided by the Ride are available to members
of the disabled community. The Board is also
concerned about the rail crossing going
through downtown Framingham and has
stepped up the efforts of the Downtown Rail
Crossing Committee to come up with a plan
to address the downtown traffic problem.
This includes working with CSX to have them
move their freight yards out of the current
locations.
In the area of Administration, the Board was
pleased to concur with the Town Manager
and welcome Gary Daugherty as the Town's
new Fire Chief. The Board also adopted new,
stricter alcohol rules and regulations in an
effort to make Framingham a safer
General Government
L to R: Jason Smith (Chair), Laurie Lee, Charles Sisitsky
(Clerk), Ginger Esty (Vice Chair), and Dennis Giombetti
Town of Framingham
community. These regulations included input
from the business community to ensure their
opinions were heard. Members of the Board
along with Town staff also had various
meetings with State and Federal officials to
discuss funding for the Town. These
included meetings with Governor Deval
Patrick to discuss local aid cuts, Lt. Governor
Timothy Murray to discuss the impacts of
expanding rail service on downtown
Framingham traffic, Congressman Edward
Markey to discuss the downtown rail crossing,
and our legislative delegation to discuss State
funding and the priorities of the Town.
Significant time was also spent defending the
Town from a federal lawsuit brought forth by
the South Middlesex Opportunity Council
(SMOC). The special appropriation allocated
by Town Meeting to defend this suit has been
well spent and to date numerous claims
against the Town and certain officials have
been dismissed from the suit altogether.
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In terms of Neighborhood Services, the
Board continues to support code enforcement
efforts in our Town to avoid blight and unsafe
living conditions. We have also worked with
the Framingham Housing Authority to
support their efforts to renovate their housing
stock.
Finally, the Board would like to offer a sincere
thank you to the many dedicated individuals
who work so diligently to make Framingham
such a rich and wonderful community. From
senior town officials to front line employees
to elected and appoint board, committee, and
commission members, the Town has a
dedicated and highly professional group of
people working on its behalf. We look
forward to continued progress on the
aforementioned issues and others in 2009.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jason A. Smith, Chair
Town M
I am pleased to present this Town Manager's
Report for Framingham for calendar year
2008. This Report is only intended to be a
brief summary of selected activities; it is not
intended to be totally comprehensive. For a
more complete summary of highlights, feel
free to refer to the State of the Town Report
which I presented to the Board of Selectmen
on February 24, 2009.
During this year, we experienced several
transitions in management staff positions. In
the first quarter of 2008, Alison Steinfeld was
hired as the Town's new Director of
Community & Economic Development. As a
part of her important duties and
responsibilities, Alison was also designated as
Framingham's Downtown Director, broadly
overseeing and coordinating all Town projects
and development - related programs in the
Downtown area. In September, Ethan
Mascoop began his duties as the Town's new
Director of Public Health. In November, Fire
Chief 011ie Gadson retired after 32 years of
service to the Department, the last three as
Chief. Deputy Chief Al Ordway served as
interim Fire Chief for a few months. Gary
Daugherty was appointed Fire Chief in
December after a rigorous search, including a
formal assessment center process. Chief
Daugherty was set to begin his duties officially
on January 24, 2009. In December, Capital
Building Projects Manager Doug Goddard
was hired to fill this newly- created position
approved by Town Meeting. It is a "hybrid"
position, serving both the Town and School -
side buildings and for the first time takes a
comprehensive approach to the Town /School
working together to properly steward the large
number of public buildings in the community.
From a public safety standpoint, the police
department received a total of 47,376 actual
calls for service requiring a response during
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2008. Total motor vehicle accidents requiring
a police investigation was 1 The fire
department handled a total of 19,078 requests
for service in 2008, including 9,502 emergency
calls for service and 9,576 non - emergency
requests for service /assistance. On April 11,
the Fire Department responded to a major
fire in the Jefferson Village complex on
Temple Street. This major incident required
the use of multiple ladder companies to
remove trapped persons from this large
structure. The Police Department, the
Department of Public Works, mutual aid fire
responders from surrounding communities,
and representatives from the Building
Inspection Division all worked in tandem in
response to this public safety emergency.
A Housing Foreclosure Action Plan was
developed which was approved by the Board
of Selectmen, addressing three major aspects
of housing foreclosures: (1) Foreclosure
prevention; (2) Management of foreclosed
property; and (3) Stabilization of
neighborhoods affected by foreclosure and
abandonment. The Framingham Housing
Authority is a major partner in this overall
foreclosure effort. The Town has applied for
federal grant funds in the amount of $1.6
million to undertake this comprehensive
effort. This program represents an excellent
collaborative effort involving the Building
Inspection Division and the Community and
Economic Development Division.
In the second half of 2008, Framingham
secured a $12.9 million Life Sciences Grant
from the Commonwealth, allowing the re-
construction of a major sewer line and some
water facilities serving Technology Park and
the expansion of a wastewater pumping
station to serve Genzyme and other
companies within Tech Park. This will result
in significant new hi -tech job creation within
Framingham, and the many additional
ancillary economic development benefits this
creates for those local businesses that serve in
a support role as vendors and suppliers.
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The Department of Public Works completed
the Water Street and Saxonville Sewer Line
construction and will be starting the waterline
construction this year on Water Street. The
project was one of the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection
(MADEP) Administrative Consent Order
(ACO) projects and eliminated a long-
standing Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO)
further upstream in the system. The project
was completed on schedule with the ACO,
which is in its second year, and was completed
within the funds appropriated. Further
completed as part of this ACO requirement
was construction of the new Fenwicke
Wastewater Pumping Station on Central
Street, which eliminated a significant amount
of groundwater filtration from entering the
system. Keep in mind that this ACO
mandates well over $200 million in capital
projects in water and sewer that the Town
must undertake pursuant to the Federal Clean
Water Act to correct many years of
insufficient maintenance investment in the
Town's water /sewer infrastructure. Public
Works has also contracted out for the
acquisition of the Automated Meter Reading
System and has begun the process of
installation. When completed in early 2010,
this project will provide real -time on- demand
water meter readings and will dramatically
improve the efficiency and accuracy of water
and sewer billing.
The reconstruction of the Franklin Street
arterial corridor was initiated with a formal
"ground- breaking ceremony." Approximately
35% of this $7.5+ million State and Federal
funded project has been completed. Public
Works finished a year of challenging snow
and ice control operations for the winter of
2007 -2008, this resulting in a $1.6 million
deficit beyond the funds appropriated by
Town Meeting for that purpose. The deficit
was successfully "retired" during the second -
half of calendar year 2008. However, the
beginning of winter 2008 -2009 has presented
an equally significant demand on the Town's
snow and ice funds for the current year. By
General Government 3
Town of Framingham
year end 2008, the Town had already
accumulated another snow and ice deficit
exceeding $1million which will again present a
considerable challenge to deal with moving
into calendar year 2009.
The Building Services Department has
completed overseeing the installation of a
new, highly energy efficient replacement
boiler for the Memorial Building. This has
resulted in considerable energy savings for
Town Hall heating operations. Also regarding
buildings, negotiations were successfully
concluded and a significant portion of the
Town -owned Danforth Building was
occupied by the Boys & Girls Club which is
now the long -term lessee of this Town -owned
property. Occupying the former Boys & Girls
Club space at the old Fire Station on Hollis
Street is the Amazing Things Performing Arts
Center, also having completed a long -term
lease with the Town.
As we know, all local and state governments
are being profoundly affected by the national
economic downturn which we are
experiencing. In the last quarter of calendar
2008 Annual Report
year 2008, in response to a significant
decrease in Town revenues, I initiated a freeze
on all hiring for non - essential staff positions
within the Town and a companion spending
freeze on all operating spending which could
reasonably be deferred until longer -term
revenue trends stabilize. It is our
responsibility as public servants to operate
within available revenues and to manage
Town affairs in a reasonable, cost - effective
manner.
I am grateful to the Board of Selectmen for
their leadership and support during 2008. I
commend the Division and Department
heads comprising Framingham's excellent
administrative team for their commitment and
collaborative spirit during the year just
completed. I also thank Town Meeting for
your communication, engagement and budget
support for the many Town services which we
are privileged to deliver to fellow residents of
Framingham.
Respectfully Submitted,
Julian M. Suso, Town Manager
Town Clerk
may.
The Framingham Town Clerk's office is the
largest joint clerk /election operation in
Massachusetts. We are also one of the busiest
Clerk's offices in the state. The presence of a
birthing hospital, numerous nursing homes
and assisted living facilities and a population
of over 66,000 residents contribute to the
substantial work load.
The Town Clerk Division is responsible for
creating and preserving all the Town's vital
records. Assistant Town Clerk Lisa Ferguson
manages our daily operations. Lisa trains,
supervises and works with staff to ensure that
we meet all deadlines. Lisa's knowledge,
experience, positive attitude and extraordinary
work ethic provide an excellent example for
staff.
In May, I promoted administrator Chris
Sullivan to Election Coordinator and we
welcomed our new administrator Emily Black.
Emily and veteran administrator Lauren
DiGiandomenico process vital records. They
registered and issued 1712 birth certificates,
634 death certificates, 505 marriage licenses,
3252 dog licenses and 550 business certificates
in 2008. Other administrative responsibilities
include: collecting fines for the Board of
Health, Conservation Commission, Building
and Public Works departments and Animal
Control; filing Zoning Board of Appeals,
Planning Board and Historic Commission
decisions; conducting genealogy searches and
posting meetings and meeting minutes. Our
2008 revenues were $202,899. Emily and
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Town of Framingham
Lauren worked at an intensive pace this year
to meet our Town Clerk deadlines because
Lisa, Chris and I were often focused on the
2008 elections. Their efforts were
exceptional.
The Election Division is responsible for
conducting the Annual Town Census and all
elections. Town Meeting original documents
and votes are filed in our office. We prepare
the Attorney General Bylaw submissions and
post the bylaws when they are approved.
2008 was an unusually busy election cycle,
especially for a new Election Coordinator and
Chris performed superbly. Chris registered
4706 people, deleted 5252 voters and
amended 9271 records in preparation for the
November 5th Presidential Election. 27,085
people voted in this election, the largest
turnout in Framingham's history.
Election preparation begins months before an
election and in the case of the 2008
Presidential Election it began in 2007 when
Superintendents Gene Thayer and Peter
Dewar agreed to close schools on Election
Day. This alleviated parking and traffic
concerns. We received support and assistance
throughout the process. Jim Egan and the
Building Services staff set up and broke down
polling locations. The Police Department
provided additional traffic details at the
busiest polling locations. Keefe Tech
Superintendent Jim Lynch cancelled classes
and swim team practices on election night to
ensure adequate parking for voters. We are
not charged to use Keefe or St. Tarcisius
Parish Center as polling locations; nor are we
charged to park in St. Stephen's lot on
election days. Town Accountant, Richard
Howarth and his staff, Judy Moore, Shirley
Tibbert and Lynn Porter facilitated the
processing of the election payroll and
2008 Annual Report
expenses which is extremely time- consuming
for us after a big election. This assured that
our election workers would be paid in a timely
manner for the sixteen hour day they worked.
We also conducted the Presidential Primary
on February 5th. The turnout was 36 %. 16%
voted in the Town Election on April 1st and
19% voted in the State Primary in September.
The Annual Town Meeting met over twelve
nights in April and May. Members voted on
51 articles and approved nine resolutions. Six
Special Town Meetings were held on March
18, April 30, two on June 24, October 28 and
December 18th.
The Board of Selectmen has named me as the
Town liaison to the U.S. Census Bureau for
the 2010 Federal Census. Lisa and I are
participating in ongoing training to ensure
that Census 2010 is a success for
Framingham.
Many people have contributed to our success.
Town employees are professional,
knowledgeable and always willing to help. The
Board of Selectmen, Town Officials and
Town Meeting members provide consistent
support to this office; it is a genuine pleasure
to work with them and with all those who
participate in our government. Our poll
workers continue to work long days to ensure
that the public is well served when they vote.
Finally and most importantly I thank and
commend my small, dedicated staff for their
hard work, professionalism and friendly
attitudes when dealing with the public. They
exemplify the Town's commitment to
excellent customer service.
Respectfully Submitted,
Valerie Mulvey, Town Clerk
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2008 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary - Framingham, MA Official Results
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Presidential Preference
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Presidential Preference
Blanks
0
1
2
4
1
0
1
2
1
0
2
6
1
3
5
3
0
2
34
John R. Edwards
13
20
16
14
13
18
10
9
7
2
7
6
9
4
18
2
7
7
182
Hillary Clinton
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
565
627
522
637
588
534
505
512
357
263
630
252
351
217
324
143
135
208
7370
Christopher J. Dodd
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
22
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Mike Gravel
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
8
Barack Obama
414
410
282
413
370
384
333
319
189
150
453
190
215
142
178
60
61
120
4683
Dennis J. Kucinich
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
0
19
Bill Richardson
2
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
19
No Preference
6
2
2
4
6
11
3
4
2
0
3
1
3
1
6
2
1
1
58
Write In
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
John McCain
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
Mitt Romney
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
State Committee Man
Philip C. Jack
506
576
456
520
492
532
416
477
282
216
565
238
305
218
299
115
89
195
6497
Write In
2
1
5
4
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
1
35
Blank
498
488
368
554
491
421
436
372
275
204
535
.219
282
149
234
99
118
144
5887
State Committee Woman
Write In
18
15
26
32
15
11
18
7
9
7
21
74
13
5
3
1
0
4
279
Karen Spilka
5
10
7
12
6
2
4
5
3
2
5
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
67
Blank
983
1040
796
1034
964
942
833
839
548
412
1076
384
570
366
530
213
207
336
12073
Town Committee
Blanks
22394
22290
17754
24613
21671
19916
19115
14784
11143
8951
23423
9457
12623
7213
10748
4762
5309
6866
263032
Parwez Wahid
336
381
288
375
325
355
285
401
231
158
395
178
205
164
217
71
52
140
4557
Sarah Micciche
368
428
315
361
367
386
295
415
233
159
402
184
215
163
221
78
57
142
4789
Nancy Coville Wallace
364
454
307
356
349
371
295
410
231
160
414
183
218
159
221
74
57
142
4765
Rochelle Sivan
336
386
288
340
335
365
281
405
228
152
386
174
202
153
207
73
50
133
4494
Christopher C. Ross
360
431
314
376
372
386
312
431
244
165
440
191
228
170
238
77
58
163
4956
C. Patrick Dunne
391
468
382
401
415
431
341
469
293
164
463
192
244
180
234
81
60
149
5358
Shahid Ahmed Khan
337
380
288
332
324
349
279
401
227
154
404
175
210
159
214
70
50
130
4483
Christopher S.Lorant
342
386
288
336
328
353
273
403
224
154
386
169
206
151
206
69
48
132
4454
Thomas F. Mahoney
368
430
328
369
355
401
316
477
266
164
425
187
240
167
233
80
61
155
5022
Stephanie A. Mercandetti
341
403
300
347
342
366
299
413
235
155
410
189
225
165
247
87
61
152
4737
Gerard E. Desilets
399
459
340
407
395
411
347
456
241
175
472
203
252
177
230
81
52
152
5249
Terene Micciche
355
398
301
339
347
366
281
403
225
152
386
171
207
156
209
70
50
135
4551
Joan Rastani
347
399
294
355
342
366
296
418
237
154
423
194
215
162
226
82
56
135
4701
Norma B. Shulman
395
491
369
423
444
395
344
450
256
190
462
192
226
168
218
82
50
141
5296
Alan Silver
361
408
296
366
351
359
297
417
234
164
406
172
207
158
208
69
50
128
4651
Maureen E. Dunne
387
468
381
411
402
434
330
470
287
166
464
198
249
172
242
79
56
150
5346
John A.Stefanini
444
512
389
454
463
466
385
492
273
185
544
238
283
192
308
99
74
178
5979
Cheryl Tully Stoll
350
402
297
369
342
368
291
418
232
157
398
179
214
153
211
74
52
132
4639
Elsa Rose Aviza
337
395
322
345
336
385
282
410
235
156
393
175
208
156
214
77
61
143
4630
Beverly K. Hugo
378
490
308
385
385
393
310
419
232
162
428
183
218
156
212
77
52
142
4930
Laura Medrano
340
401
297
345
342
366
287
405
232
157
402
184
223
166
215
78
59
139
4638
Pam Richardson
457
509
429
476
466
463
378
458
278
180
488
210
248
173
237
82
62
151
5745
Pamela V. Roberts
340
396
303
343
336
364
292
410
234
178
419
177
208
161
221
74
52
143
4651
Dawn F. Harkness
387
432
313
407
366
396
326
417
228
159
423
193
226
172
214
75
51
141
4926
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0
0
N
0
0
y
0
C
CD
0
February 5, 2008
CD
F
CD 0
C
0
CD
Candidate
Gerald Heng
1
325
2
377
3
290
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
Stephen Joyce
352
331
331
346
274
400
220
157
380
167
204
155
202
69
48
132
4408
Lloyd Kaye
428
311
362
350
367
286
414
230
161
406
176
207
161
224
75
50
137
4697
327
384
291
335
327
345
272
408
227
163
388
169
208
152
205
73
49
133
4456
0
AJ Mulvey
Esther A.H. Hopkins
366
407
444
327
389
375
397
333
453
239
172
533
198
243
172
238
78
54
146
5157
�C
Kathleen T. McCarthy
361
467
353
430
407
417
349
452
251
206
486
219
246
172
233
86
58
152
5391
0
Dennis L. Giombetti
401
410
318
368
351
382
305
427
238
179
420
193
231
166
227
79
55
145
4855
y
Betty H. Muto
366
484
422
340
395
397
429
343
476
257
175
522
218
262
176
285
84
68
159
5471
- S
Wesley J. Ritchie
347
413
328
369
362
390
305
438
251
168
471
210
249
167
251
93
53
151
5044
Farooq M. Karim -Mirza
332
385
320
288
352
341
374
300
414
228
155
391
177
221
159
208
75
49
135
4659
Philip R. Ottaviani, Jr.
412
464
358
333
435
325
348
277
399
222
152
384
169
208
157
208
69
51
136
4443
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Write In
409
419
344
452
258
176
533
221
266
182
258
88
70
160
5505
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Winners are indicated in bold
A True Copy Attest: Valerie Mulvey,
Town
Clerk
Voter Turnout
1006
1065
829
1078
985
955
855
851
560
421
1102
459
587
371
534
214
207
340
12419
Total Registered Voters
2555
2624
2239
2599
2486
2408
2319
2221
1724
1668
2740
1551
1709
1328
1590
763
966
1252
34742
Percent Turnout
39%
41%
37%
41%
40%
40%
37%
38%
32%
25%
40%
30%
34%
28%
34%
28%
21
27
36%
N
0
0
y
0
C
CD
0
2008 Republican Presidential Preference Primary - Framingham,
Massachusetts Official Results
Candidate
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
Preference
Blank
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
John McCain
191
176
123
183
155
140
145
97
68
60
175
67
86
36
49
22
12
32
1817
Fred Thompson
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
8
Tom Tancredo
IRudy Presidential
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Duncan Hunter
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Huckabee
10
21
10
16
12
8
8
8
2
6
8
5
3
7
5
3
6
Mitt Romney
251
229
137
249
178
157
184
126
96
74
228
84
69
53
61
18
11
6
60
138
2265
Ron Paul
9
7
11
16
11
9
6
3
12
4
9
3
10
7
7
2
0
3
129
Giuliani
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
No Preference
1
2
1
1
0
4
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
25
15
Write In
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
9
State Committee Man
Blank
197
167
99
170
161
120
131
106
54
45
150
66
62
31
56
15
10
30
1670
Edward Bergin McGrath
265
268
181
294
197
201
212
134
127
98
273
98
113
76
66
31
16
72
2722
Write In
2
4
4
1
2
2
3
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
State Committee Woman
Blank
204
197
104
201
180
142
140
103
64
54
178
76
63
34
61
17
12
34
1864
Linda K. Jewell
258
242
178
260
179
179
204
135
118
92
246
88
112
72
62
29
14
66
2536
Write In
2
0
2
4
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
18
Town Committee
Blank
14570
13819
8950
14666
11402
10065
10883
7600
5688
4549
13202
5120
5422
3343
3936
1446
813
3124
138598
Edward Bergin McGrath
213
202
137
233
168
165
166
106
89
68
218
85
93
53
53
22
13
59
2143
Jacques A. Prindiville
198
179
113
178
136
143
144
92
85
80
207
76
91
51
47
17
13
54
1904
Mary Z.Connaughton
212
185
131
194
164
158
163
108
87
72
233
84
87
52
56
21
11
56
2074
Constance Barnes
194
180
113
173
131
145
141
99
81
66
186
73
83
44
46
19
11
57
1842
Nicolas Sanchez
226
218
130
252
173
163
165
101
96
68
215
79
94
55
58
22
14
56
2185
Karl Thober
216
184
113
197
130
150
151
95
81
67
190
72
83
44
45
18
11
53
1900
Douglas B. Freeman
197
188
123
190
146
155
146
100
83
67
223
75
87
50
48
20
13
56
1967
John R. Dwyer
212
206
118
184
145
153
149
95
78
72
195
74
83
50
50
23
11
55
1953
Write In
2
4
12
8
5
8
2
4
2
1
6
2
2
3
1
2
0
0
64
Winners are indicated in bold
-
A True Copy Attest: Valerie Mulvey,
Town Clerk
Voter Turnout
464
439
284
465
360
323
346
240
182
146
425
164
175
107
124
46
26
102
4418
Total Registered Voters
2555
2624
2239
2599
2486
2408
2319
2221
1724
1668
2740
1551
1709
1328
1590
763
966
1252
34742
Percent Turnout
18%
17%
13%
18%
14%
13%
15%
11%
11%
9%
16%
11%
10%
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6%
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8
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
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Blank
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A No Preference
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
v Write In
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
4
State Committee Man
Y Blank
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
Write In
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
State Committee Woman
Blank
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
6
2
0
5
Write In
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
Town Committee
Blank
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
20
9
0
0
0
0
20
0
59
Write In
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Winners are indicated in bold
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Town
Clerk
Voter Turnout
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
Total Registered Voters
2555
2624
2239
2590
2486
2408
2319
2221
1724
1668
2740
1551
1709
1328
1590
763
966
1252
34742
Percent Turnout
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0 %0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0
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0
0
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0
0
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2008 Green
- Rainbow Presidential Preference Primary
- Framingham, Massachusetts Official Results
Candidate
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
residential Preference
lank
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
alph Nader
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0 0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
7
laine Brown
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
at Swift
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
ynthia McKinney
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0 1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
Kent Mesplay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
No Preference
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Write In
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
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1
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
0 1
0
2
1
2
0
1
0
2
18
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0
0
0
0
1
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
1
1
0
2
0
2
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0
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1
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19
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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10
10
10
0
20
0
20
30
0 10
10
20
10
18
0
10
0
20
198
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Voter Turnout
1
1
1
0
2
0
2
3
0 1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2
20
Total Registered Voters
2555
2624
2239
2599
2486
2408
2319
2221 1724
1668
2740
1551
1709
1328
1590
763
966
1252
34742
Percent Turnout
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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48
40
Christine A. Long
198
301
187
Kathy Vassar
318
191
136
Write -Ins
1
1
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Library Trustee
46
37
21
Blanks
1345
1205
840
Danielle Green Barney
307
316
191
Joanne Thompson
320
331
215
Arthur M. Finstein
298
308
177
Write -Ins
26
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Blanks
163
123
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Valerie Mulvey
410
416
279
Write -Ins
1
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3
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Blanks
46
37
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Joel Winett
248
285
184
Edward J. Noonan
279
216
160
Write -Ins
1
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0
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Blanks
211
153
113
Dennis L. Giombetti
348
355
244
Bob Berman
233
279
209
Laurie A. Lee
353
293
163
Write -Ins
3
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10
5
23
Blanks
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462
330
Philip A. Dinsky
310
331
203
David F. Miles
261
292
205
Michael J. Bower
304
305
213
Laura Medrano
262
229
142
Write -Ins
3
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86
44
367
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Michael M. Rossi
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476
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264
348
326
243
324
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192
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226
103
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216
218
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54
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276
289
197
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184
101
53
316
119
107
65
115
29
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48
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241
182
177
182
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108
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106
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232
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161
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108
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206
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587
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606
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256
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188
221
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114
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126
54
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138
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292
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274
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62
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159
159
93
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235
119
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
Trustee Edgell Grove Cemetery (5 Year Term)
Blanks 271 203 142
255
182
203
160
161
72
35
277
85
86
42
97
28
16
43
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William F. Welch 303 336 223
267
275
209
247
229
134
64
370
137
157
87
154
48
21
70
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3
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0
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Trustee Edgell Grove Cemetery (2 Year Term)
Blanks 230 189 120
224
187
177
136
148
59
32
231
71
87
44
81
21
14
39
2090
Kathleen Griffith 344 352 244
299
270
235
271
241
148
67
414
151
156
85
170
56
23
74
3600
Write -Ins 0 0 1
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Housing Authority
Blank 163 109 73
151
91
58
83
60
35
14
156
37
36
17
21
8
3
12
1127
Phyllis A. May 280 310 208
266
235
259
213
251
111
51
303
124
151
80
92
44
25
58
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Richard Barbieri 130 122 84
108
130
95
109
76
62
34
188
61
56
33
138
25
9
43
1503
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4
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Total Voter Turnout 574 541 365
525
457
412
409
390
208
99
647
222
243
130
251
77
37
113
5700
Total Registered Voters 2566 2633 2258
2617
2505
2414
2332
2225
1731
1696
2759
1542
1708
1330
1576
772
979
1268
34911
Percentage 22% 21% 16%
20%
18%
17%
18%
18%
12%
6%
23%
14%
14%
10%
16%
10%
4%
9%
16%
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82
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177
131
89
156
143
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108 75 561 25 106 42 541 28 50 18i 7 20 1395
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53
373
437
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121 342' 148 244 148 211 68 61 77 4894
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181
281
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182
212
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166
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108
220
160
131
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28 0
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173
191
201
159
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
TOTAL
PresidenWice President
Blanks
10
5
8
12
9
19
13
15
1
6
10
5
8
10
7
5
3
7
153
Baldwin /Castle
4
1
3
1
5
2
6
4
3
0
3
4
3
7
3
2
2
3
56
Barr /Root
11
11
13
15
7
6
12
7
3
7
13
4
6
11
1
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1
6
137
McCain /Patin
749
751
604
763
680
680
624
504
385
320
795
318
359
218
274
129
75
236
8464
McKinney /Clemente
6
4
3
3
6
3
4
4
5
2
2
1
4
0
0
4
3
5
59
Nader/Gonzalez
14
9
11
9
19
19
15
14
12
9
17
5
9
14
6
6
6
12
206
Obama/Biden
1342
1422
1188
1436
1342
1305
1164
1225
865
748
1430
669
887
680
756
326
477
577
17839
Write -Ins
11
14
8
19
13
11
10
13
6
5
21
7
14
7
3
1
2
6
171
Senator in Congress
Blanks
63
52
41
67
75
62
48
45
35
24
56
25
28
23
31
16
31
23
745
John F. Kerry
1364
1447
1218
1465
1356
1365
1218
1241
872
772
1476
665
916
692
793
358
469
606
18293
Jeffrey K. Beatty
663
665
517
669
595
573
518
450
341
267
719
292
308
195
202
90
56
189
7309
Robert J. Underwood
56
53
58
53
54
44
60
48
30
33
38
31
38
35
23
12
13
34
713
Write -Ins
1
0
4
4
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
25
Rep. in Congress
Blanks
132
119
114
147
153
135
125
116
88
59
114
51
66
60
62
30
71
56
1698
Edward J. Markey
1441
1537
1279
1488
1401
1414
1238
1283
902
786
1558
698
936
704
796
352
428
619
18860
John Cunningham
572
558
440
616
524
489
481
385
288
250
618
263
286
179
191
94
70
176
6480
Write -Ins
2
3
5
7
3
7
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
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0
1
47
Councillor
Blanks
683
666
523
788
672
607
619
492
342
288
703
289
341
214
229
103
143
182
7884
Kelly A. Timilty
1440
1516
1295
1437
1384
1409
1197
1270
915
791
1562
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934
714
811
368
418
661
18830
Write -Ins
24
35
20
33
25
29
32
24
23
18
26
16
15
19
10
5
8
9
371
State Senator
Blanks
591
587
456
679
565
545
513
436
307
249
596
262
292
192
232
104
140
179
6925
Karen E. Spilka
1529
1610
1354
1549
1493
1473
1310
1322
952
831
1664
734
978
736
807
368
420
667
19797
Write -ins
27
20
28
30
23
27
25
28
21
17
31
17
20
19
11
4
9
6
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Blanks
626
589
458
710
566
564
539
338
334
245
156
5125
Pam Richardson
1421
1563
1305
1461
1418
1395
1241
900
921
676
406
12707
Write-Ins
58
28
22
47
35
35
48
24
21
22
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347
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42
37
53
40
62
51
20
18
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Blanks
530
294
695
283'
255
115
229
2401
Tom Sannicandro
1233
790
1572
718
787
358
616
6074
Write Ins
23
13
24
12
8
3
7
90
Register of Probate
Blanks
758
729
600
881
747
695
664
584
392
327
799
324
397
265
281
128
210
242
9023
Tara E. oeCristofaro
1370
1467
1219
1353
1314
1323
1170
1184
869
756
1475
678
880
669
763
343
354
606
17793
Write -Ins
19
21
19
24
20
27
14
18
19
14
17
11
13
13
6
5
5
4
269
Question 1 (State Income Tax)
Blanks
54
28
41
43
54
46
66
48
32
22
51
24
41
50
58
32
39
33
762
Yes
726
613
489
654
550
575
557
500
390
368
720
304
384
283
323
143
229
268
8076
No
1367
1576
1308
1561
1477
1424
1225
1238
858
707
1520
685
865
614
669
301
301
551
18247
Question 2 (Marijuana)
Blanks
37
36
34
40
51
50
66
54
34
24
45
19
40
40
54
26
25
26
701
Yes
1484
1504
1223
1535
1409
1301
1226
1197
837
749
1515
667
907
611
671
320
351
563
18070
No
626
677
581
683
621
694
556
535
409
324
731
327
343
296
325
130
193
263
8314
Question 3 (Greyhound Racing)
Blanks
40
51
41
64
70
56
78
58
34
31
59
25
48
38
52
28
29
34
836
Yes
1334
1386
1058
1395
1247
1175
1126
1107
754
683
1413
615
763
586
568
272
339
440
16261
No
773
780
739
799
764
814
644
621
492
383
819
373
479
323
430
176
201
378
9988
Total Turnout
2147
2217
1838
2258
2081
2045
1848
1786
1280
1097
2291
1013
1290
947
1050
476
569
852
27085
Total Registered
2686
2700
2341
2685
2633
2530
2435
2338
1839
1830
2876
1579
1805
1451
1671
818
1077
1378
36672
Percentage
80%
82%
79%
84%
79%
81%
76%
76%
70%
60%
80%
64%
71%
65%
63%
58%
53%
62%
74%
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Town of Framingham
Introduction & Overview
Petrini & Associates, P.C. ( "P &A ") is pleased
to provide the 2008 Annual Report of the
Office of the Town Counsel. P &A operates
the Office of the Town Counsel in
accordance with Article II, Section 5 of the
General Bylaws. We represent the Town in
various litigation in which the Town is
involved, and appear on behalf of the Town
before all courts and administrative agencies
of the Commonwealth. In addition, we serve
as a liaison and a resource to various special
counsel and insurance counsel representing
the Town in a variety of legal matters. We
also attend meetings of all boards, committees
and commissions of the Town that we are
requested to attend. P &A also drafts legal
documents for Town officials, boards and
commissions upon request, and reviews legal
contracts, deeds and agreements to which the
Town is a party. We provide advice and
opinions to the Board of Selectmen, Town
Manager, and various division heads and
department heads in accordance with the
Town bylaws and the Policy for Access to
Town Counsel.
In our capacity as Town Counsel, we also
attend the Annual Town Meeting and all
special town meetings, and we are available to
provide opinions at such meetings upon
request. We also review all non - petition
warrant articles prior to inclusion in the
warrant, and also are available to review and
comment upon written motions submitted in
advance in conjunction with specific warrant
articles.
Over the past several years, the litigation in
which the Town is named as a party has
grown in volume, scope and complexity. We
historically have found that a variety of the
Town's features make it attractive to
developers, social service agencies, and
corporations and these proponents usually
2008 Annual Report
pursue their proposed projects vigorously. If
the proponents' development projects are not
permitted by our land use boards, the
proponents often expend substantial
resources to challenge the denial of the
permits in court. Litigation filed in recent
years by Paulini Loam, Nexum, Great Brook
Valley Health Center, Inc. and South
Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc., all
discussed in further detail below, constitute
recent examples of this. This office has
continued to handle the Town's increasingly
complex and heavy volume of litigation with
efficiency, focus and positive results.
Included in Section II of this report is a
comprehensive list describing the status of
litigation active in 2008, as required by Article
II, Section 5.8 of the General Bylaws.
Included in Section III of this report is a
Budgetary Overview section that summarizes
the revenue, mitigation and avoided expenses
that this office has helped achieve for the
Town in 2008.
Positive accomplishments which this office
achieved or helped to achieve in 2008 include
the following:
(1) In July of 2008, the Federal District
Court of Massachusetts granted the Town's
Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue
of whether the Town effectively established a
24 -day work period pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
207(k). By virtue of the Court's ruling (which
the plaintiffs are expected to appeal) the
Town has avoided potentially substantial
damages, which could have totaled more than
$1,500,000 given the substantial damages
imposed by the courts for FLSA violations,
including double damages, full attorneys' fees
and costs.
(2) The Town continued to receive the
benefits of an Intermunicipal Agreement
(IMA) effective January 1, 2007 - December 31,
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2026 with the Town of Ashland, whereby
Framingham transports Ashland's wastewater
to the MWRA system, and receives in return
approximately several hundred thousand
dollars per year based on an established
formula, on an annual basis. In addition to the
annual payments received by Framingham for
wastewater transport, the Town receives an
additional $200,000 per year for the first five
years, until one million dollars is paid, in
settlement of litigation pending in Middlesex
Superior Court that was filed seeking
compensation for system impacts caused by
Ashland's sewage flow through the
Framingham system. (Between 1963 and
2003, the Town of Framingham received only
$5,500 per year for providing this service.) In
FY 2008, the Town received a total of
$1,209,974.70 from Ashland by virtue of these
efforts.
(3) In FY 2008 the Town received a
payment of $300,000 from Pelham
Apartments in settlement of the summary
judgment obtained on its counterclaim in
2003 trash collection litigation. The Town
also received payments for mitigation from
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Properties in FY 2008 totaling $605,000
through settlement of litigation brought by
the Town and the Planning Board in 2004
challenging the Natick Planning Board's
issuance of a special permit in connection
with the construction of improvements at the
Natick Collection and the associated
residential expansion. Additionally, the Town
received an annual payment of $167,805.05 in
FY 2008 in payments required by its
settlement of its litigation with Comcast.
2008 Report on Status of Framingham
Cases
In accordance with Art. IL Secs. 5.8 and 1.5
of the General Bylaws, here is a list of the
Framingham cases that were active in 2008. I
have included the case name, type of case, and
a brief description of the case with the 2008
activities summarized in the last column on
the right. This section is divided into two
parts. Part A summarizes cases are handled
by this office, and Part B summarizes cases
handled by special counsel or insurance
counsel.
Office of Town Counsel Cases
MATTER
TYPE
2008 STATUS/DISPOSITION
Balboni v. Town of
Framingham
Handicap
The claimant filed this claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against
Discrimination
Discrimination alleging that the Town discriminated against him on the basis of an
alleged handicap. The matter arose after DPW declined to hire the complainant for
a laborer's position after the complainant revealed he had a back condition. The
claimant argued the Town violated G.L. 151B after failing to properly examine the
claimant. The Town's position is that the complainant cannot perform the essential
duties of the position. In January, 2008, the Massachusetts Commission Against
Discrimination issued a Probable Cause Finding in the case and held a mandatory
conciliation conference in March of 2008. In November of 2008, the MCAD issued
a Certification for Public Hearing. The next steps will include a Pre - Hearing
Conference and the holding of a Public Hearing, at which time the Hearing
Officer /Commissioner will make a finding as to whether the Town is liable for its
decision not to hire Mr. Balboni, and award damages (if any).
Bugaboo Creek v. Town, et
al.
Sign Bylaw
Bugaboo Creek Holdings, Inc., which owns and operates the Bugaboo Creek
Steakhouse, filed this lawsuit against the Town in Middlesex Superior Court in June
of 2008 seeking to enjoin the Town's enforcement of the Sign Bylaw with respect to
multiple business signs ( "MBS ") owned by Walmart on Route 9 and Route 30.
Bugaboo leased advertising panels on both MBS signs. At the same time it filed the
complaint, Bugaboo moved for a temporary restraining order or, in the alternative, a
preliminary injunction prohibiting the Town from requiring the removal of
Bugaboo's advertising panels. After a hearing and review of the parties'
memoranda of law and affidavits, the Superior Court denied Bugaboo's motion for a
temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. The Town subsequently
moved for summary judgment in the Fall of 2008. Bugaboo opposed the motion,
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and the Court has scheduled a summary judgment hearing in May of 2009. If the
Town succeeds on its motion for summary judgment, this case will be resolved in its
favor, with the exception of a possible appeal. If the Town's motion for summary
judgment is denied, a trial will be required.
and all
Fair Labor
This action was filed against the Town in 2005 by approximately 100 Framingham
others ,Duarte
others similarly situated v.
Standards Act
patrol officers alleging that the Town failed to appropriately compute and pay
Town of Framingham
Statutory Claim
overtime wages as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U. S.C.
§ §201 -219. The Town contends that it complied with the FLSA pursuant to
payments made to the officers under the terms of the parties' collective bargaining
agreement. An important issue in this case is the proper work period to be used in
calculating required overtime sums. The Town contends that at all relevant times it
had an established 24 -day work period whereby the officers were entitled to FLSA
overtime only for time worked in excess of 147 hours over a 24 -day work period, in
accordance with a formula set forth under applicable federal Regulations. The
officers have argued that the operative threshold should be 40 hours within a given
week, such that they would be entitled to overtime pay for all hours worked in
excess of 40 each week. The Town moved for summary judgment on this key issue
early in 2008. On July 2, 2008, the Court issued an order that the Town had
effectively established a 24 -day work period under the FLSA. This decision
represents an important victory for the Town, potentially saving it from substantial
liability. The officers are expected to appeal the Court's ruling to the United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, either after a trial of the remaining issues or
pursuant to a settlement agreement that may be entered into between the Town and
the officers, if settlement terms can be agreed upon
Carney v. Town of
Wetlands
This matter involves the Conservation Commission's efforts to enforce wetlands
Framingham
violations committed by William Carney of 32 Parker Road. The Commission
found that Mr. Carney had clear cut numerous trees and dumped brush within a
wetlands resource area located on 28 Parker Road, 30 Parker Road, and 32 Parker
Road. The Commission issued an enforcement order on April 2, 2008, and an
amended enforcement order on June 4, 2008. Mr. Carney appealed the enforcement
order(s) to the Superior Court under the certiorari statute, G.L. c. 249, § 4. This
office recently filed the record of proceedings in this case and served a motion to
dismiss Mr. Carney's Superior Court appeal on the grounds that it was not timely
filed. We are awaiting receipt of Mr. Carney's opposition to such motion, and will
file the same upon receipt in accordance with Court rules.
Corcoran Management Co.,
Municipal/
Action before the Superior Court seeking to enjoin Town from discontinuing trash
Inc., Pelham I and Pelham
Contract
pick -up. Town filed a counterclaim to recover cost of services provided. In 2003,
II v. Town of Framingham
summary judgment entered in favor of Town on all of plaintiffs' counts, as well as
on its counterclaims. Approximately $100,000 in escrow funds were released to
Town upon receipt of the favorable summary judgment decision. In 2004, the
Superior Court awarded the Town judgment in excess of $300,000 on its
counterclaim after a three day assessment of damages hearing. Although the
plaintiffs appealed this decision to the Appeals Court, they withdrew their appeal
upon the parties' settlement of this case in the Spring of 2008. Under the terms of
the settlement, the Town received $300,000 and an agreement by the plaintiffs that
the Town is not required to provide curbside trash collection to the plaintiffs, in
accordance with the terms of the applicable DPW policy.
Coviello Electric &
Public Procurement/
Coviello Electric & General Contracting, Inc., the apparent low bidder on a bid for
General Contracting, Inc. v.
Bid Protest
streetlight maintenance, brought a bid protest against the Town after the Town
Town of Framingham
rejected all bids on a street light maintenance contract. The Town rejected the bids
because it has inadvertently used the wrong invitation to bid when the Town sought
bids for the project. The Town then revised the RFP and rebid the project, arguing
that the new bid invitation contained substantial modifications between the original
mistaken bid and the new bid specifications. One particular modification to the
new bid was that the Town wanted the vendor to have the online capability to track
malfunctioning street lights. Coviello filed a bid protest with the office of the
Attorney General, contending that there were no material differences between the
first and second bids and that it was entitled to award of the contract by virtue of its
status as lowest responsible bidder on the initial bid. After hearing the parties'
arguments at a hearing July 17, 2008, the Attorney General's office allowed the
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protest, in part on the basis of its conclusion that it was not clear whether a tracking
system that was email -based as proposed by Coviello would not meet the stated
needs. After this decision, the Town awarded the contract to Coviello. This matter
is now closed.
(Cramer and
Zoning
The plaintiffs, Cheryl B. Cramer and Carol L. Bosworth, appealed a special permit
Bosworth)
Bosworth) v. Staples, Inc.
granted by the Planning Board to Staples, Inc. for land clearing under Section
IV.114 of the Zoning Bylaw. Staples was granted the special permit for land located
at 225 Crossing Boulevard in Framingham in order to remove trees and clear a
portion of the property for snow storage. Since Staples is the real party in interest in
this case, and in accordance with longstanding policy, the Board of Selectmen and
Town Counsel has allowed Staples to defend its special permit and has not taken an
active role in this case to conserve resources. The Court has scheduled a final pre-
trial conference for April 16, 2009. This office will continue to monitor this
litigation as it proceeds.
Dicenso, Rita and West
Zoning
This case involved an appeal from the decision of the Zoning Board denying a
Union Development, LLC
special permit for property located at 561 Hollis Street. The applicant sought to
v. ZBA, et al.
convert the use of the existing building on the property from its current use as a first
floor restaurant with two apartments on the upper floors, to three dwelling units
without a restaurant. The existing structure was nonconforming as to front setback
and minimum landscaped open space surface ratio. The restaurant use is also
nonconforming in the zoning district, which is General Residence. The application
for a special permit failed on a vote of two members in favor and one opposed.
Dicenso appealed and sought to remand the matter to the Board for reconsideration
as a finding under G.L. c. 40A §6 for alteration of a nonconforming use, which
requires only a majority vote. After the remand, the application was granted. The
parties filed a stipulation of dismissal in January, 2008, and this case is now closed.
Direct Capital Corporation
Licensin g
Direct Capital Corporation (Direct Capital) brought this complaint against the Town
v. Kenneco Inc. d/b /a The
and filed a motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin the Town from transferring
Liquor Store, Kenneth R.
the liquor license of Kenneco Inc. Upon receipt of the complaint and motion for
Howatt and the Town of
preliminary injunction to our office, we advised Direct Capital's counsel that the
Framingham
Board of Selectmen had recently denied Kenneco Inc.'s application for renewal of
their liquor license for 2008. Therefore, we argued that there was no need for Direct
Capital to seek to enjoin the Town of Framingham from transferring Kenneco Inc.'s
license to a new entity because, in fact, Kenneco Inc.'s license would cease to exist
after December 31, 2007. After some initial reluctance, Direct Capital ultimately
agreed to voluntarily dismiss the Town of Framingham from the case. (Direct
Capital's litigation against Kenneco Inc. presumably continued forward).
Farrell Arbitration
Labor
This arbitration arises from a grievance filed by Local 1652, the Framingham
Firefighter's Union, regarding Firefighter Farrell's transfer and discipline
concerning use of swapped shifts. The Fire Department reached a settlement with
Mr. Farrell and Local 1652 in advance of an arbitration hearing scheduled for March
2, 2009.
Federal Corporation v.
Public Procurement/
This action involved a bid protest by Federal Corporation in connection with the
Town of Framingham
Town's intention to award its pump station replacement contract for the Ransom
Bid Protest
Road Pump Station to the apparent lowest responsible bidder, L.M. Holdings, LLC.
Federal Corporation alleged that L.M. did not comply with the precise percentage
bid requirements with respect to minority and women business participation, and
failed to submit the requisite form showing M/WBE participation as required under
the bid documents On February 12, 2009, the Attorney General's Office issued a
decision denying Federal Corp.'s bid protest and affirming the Town's award of the
contract as fully compliant with minority and women business participation
requirements. The contract was awarded to L.M. Holdings and the matter is now
closed.
Firefighters IOD
Labor
Local 1652, the Framingham Firefighters Union, filed a grievance regarding the
Arbitration
inception date on which an injured firefighter begins to receive injured on duty
benefits provided for under G.L. c. 41, § §100 and 111F. During a mediation held
on February 14, 2008, the parties agreed to a settlement whereby firefighters
claiming to have been injured on duty would not have to use their health benefits but
would be immediately indemnified by the Department for medical costs incurred in
connection with the alleged injury. As part of the settlement, the Fire Department
agreed to a time frame within which the Chief would make his G.L. c. 41, § 111F
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determinations.
Framingham Police
Labor
The Framingham Police Officers Union (FPOU) filed this unfair labor practice
Officers Union
charge with the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, now the Division of
Framingham Police
Labor Resources (DLR), following the Town's issuance of correspondence to the
Officers Union Town of
FPOU in April of 2007 reaffirming the existence of the Town's 24 -day work period
Framingham (24 4-- day work
pursuant to 29 USC 207(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Town prepared a
period ULP)
responsive submission and moved to stay this matter pending the outcome of the
Calvao v. Framingham FLSA federal court litigation in which the Court has
determined the effectiveness of the Town's establishment of the 24 -day work
period. In November of 2007, the DLR administratively closed this matter without
prejudice, allowing the FPOU six months to initiate the charge. The FPOU recently
sent a letter to the DLR formally withdrawing this charge. This matter is now
closed.
Framingham Police
Officers Union v. town of
Labor
The Framingham Police Officer Union filed a charge of a prohibited practice with
Framingham (Computer
the DLR and a separate demand for arbitration alleging that the Town violated its
Usage ULP Charge and
duty to bargain when the Police Department mandated that officers generate all
arbitration)
written reports via computer. The Town filed a written response to the charge. The
parties subsequently reached an agreement in principle to settle the matter. Town
Meeting declined to approve the funding of a settlement. Both the arbitration and
the ULP subsequently were withdrawn by the Union in connection with the
subsequent settlement and funding of a collective bargaining agreement between the
Town and the FPOU.
FPOU E. Rivera Sick
Labor
In 2007 Patrolman Eduardo Rivera filed a demand for arbitration appealing a
Leave Arbitration and
disciplinary suspension. The Town filed an action in Middlesex Superior Court to
Declaratory Judgment
enjoin the arbitration on the grounds that the CBA expressly provides that the proper
Action
forum to appeal disciplinary decisions is the Civil Service Commission rather than
via arbitration. On January 18, 2008, the Superior Court granted the Town's motion
for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the arbitration. This case is still pending, and
the arbitration proceeding has been stayed pending the final outcome of the Superior
Court case.
Freni Bypass Appeal
Employment
In this case Richard Freni, a candidate for a Framingham Police Officer position,
was bypassed for a job with the Town based upon evidence of poor performance at
his prior employment. Mr. Freni filed an appeal of his bypass with the Civil Service
Commission. The Commission dismissed this matter for failure to prosecute after
Mr. Freni failed to appear at a hearing on March 7, 2008. This matter is now closed.
Great Brook Valley Health
Civil Rights
These cases were brought in federal and state court, respectively, in connection with
Center, et al. v. Town of
the Planning Board's denial of the Plaintiffs' applications for a series of special
Framingham
permits to develop a proposed health center on Waverly Street. The parties agreed
to a settlement of both cases in late 2007 /early 2008, and both cases are now closed.
Great Brook Valley Health
Land Use
Center, et al. v.
Framingham Planning
Board
Guerreri v. Zoning Board
Zoning
This action was an appeal by Mr. Bart Guerreri under G.L. c. 40A, § 17 of a ZBA
of Appeals
decision appealing a determination of the Town of Framingham Building
Commissioner concerning property located at 76 Carter Drive. The ZBA moved to
dismiss the case for failure to comply with the requirement that notices of appeal be
filed with the Town Clerk and the Court within 20 days of the filing of the ZBA's
decision. The Court allowed the motion to dismiss in April of 2008. This case is
now closed.
Hanna Management and
Zoning
This case involved an appeal of the Zoning Board's grant of a special permit to
Development Trust et al v.
Chipotle Mexican Grill for a restaurant to be located at 85 Worcester Road. The
Zoning Board of Appeals
special permit was appealed by an abutter, Hanna Management and Development
and Chipotle Mexican Grill
Trust and Ken's Steak House, Inc. Since Chipotle Mexican Grill is the real party in
interest, the Town took a passive role in the defense of this case, and instead
allowed the real party in interest, Chipotle, to defend the challenged permit.
Ultimately, Chipotle's decided not to defend the special permit. Thereafter, the
Land Court issued a decision allowing Hanna Management's motion for judgment
on the pleadings and entering judgment in its favor. This case is now closed.
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Hess v. Zoning Board of
Zoning
Hess Corporation filed an appeal in February of 2009 of a decision by the Zoning
Appeals
Board of Appeals denying it a special permit modification for its gas station located
at 272 Hollis Street. This appeal is in its infancy. The Office of Town Counsel will
report in further detail in the next annual report.
Levin, Martin and Carol, et
Land Use
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit pursuant to G.L. c. 40B for
al. v. Framingham JCHE
the applicant to construct an elderly affordable housing project on Edmands Road.
Elderly, Inc. and Zoning
Abutters and neighbors filed an appeal in the Land Court. The Court dismissed the
Board of Appeals
appeal for lack of standing in accordance with the Supreme Judicial Court's ruling
in Standerwick v. Andover Zoning Board of Appeals The plaintiffs appealed the
dismissal and the Appeals Court issued a decision on November 30, 2007 affirming
the Land Court's decision. The Plaintiffs filed a petition for rehearing with the
Appeals Court and the Appeals Court denied the petition in May of 2008. This
matter is now closed.
Local 1652 Improper
Labor
In this arbitration, Local 1652 alleges that the Fire Department has not
Payment of Wages
been paying wages properly. Among the salient issues is whether the
underlying payment is required to be made on a daily day or weekly basis.
The Town's position is that it has paid firefighters properly in accordance
with the parties' past practice. This arbitration is scheduled for April 17,
2009. The parties recently reached a settlement agreement in principle
whereby the Union will agree to dismiss this arbitration with prejudice
upon approval of the FY 2008 CBA settlement between the Town and
Local 1652.
Local 1652 Promotional
Exam Arbitration
Labor
Local 1652 filed this grievance in 2006 to protest the Department's calling of a
promotional exam in November 2006 after holding a similar exam in November
2005. The union's position was that it was an established past practice to hold
promotional exams only once every two years. The Town's position was that it was
a management right to schedule promotional exams as needed, and that the
Department was required by law to call the exam to fill an open lieutenant's
position. Members of the union did not apply to take the examination and it was
canceled. The union subsequently agreed to withdraw the grievance because no
members took the exam.
In response to the events leading up to the cancellation of the exam, the Town filed
an unfair labor practice charge with the DLR alleging that the union unlawfully
threatened union members with sanctions, including expulsion from the union, if
any members took the examination. The parties held a settlement conference of the
ULP in September of 2007. The matter is pending.
Lannon v. Zoning Board of
Appeals
Zoning
This action involves the appeal of a special permit issued by the Zoning Board of
Appeals on July 22, 2008 allowing Ms. Roberta Baskum to operate a kennel upon
property located at 5 Irene Road. Various abutters have appealed this decision to the
Land Court. Since Ms. Baskum is the real party in interest in this case, the Board of
Selectmen and Town Counsel have allowed the permit awardee to defend her
special permit and have not taken an active role in this case to conserve resources.
We will continue to monitor the litigation on behalf of the Town.
Ortiz v. Town of
Municipal
p
This action was brought in the Middlesex Superior Court appealing a traffic
Framingham
violation issued by the Town for parking in a handicapped parking space without a
properly displayed placard. The Town moved to dismiss the complaint on the
grounds that the Town's Notice of Violation constituted prima facie evidence of a
underlying violation, which evidence the plaintiff s complaint failed to rebut. The
Court entered Judgment in favor of the Town in August of 2008. This matter is now
closed.
L. Perrina Construction Co.
v. Town of Framingham
Construction
The general contractor for the Hemenway Pump Station project filed an action in the
Middlesex Superior Court alleging that it was entitled to additional compensation
due to allegedly differing site condition encountered during construction of the
project. The parties reached a settlement of this case and this settlement was
approved as Article 2 of the April 30, 2008 Special Town Meeting. This case is
now closed.
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Paulini Loam v. Zoning
Zoning
In December of 2005, the Zoning Board denied applicant's request for a special
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permit or a determination that the proposed use, a concrete batching plant, was a
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permitted use in the zoning district. That month, a Special Town Meeting also
approved amendments to the Zoning By -law which changed the zoning designation
of the area to Office Professional, such that the proposed use became prohibited and
could not be authorized even through a special permit. Paulini filed two subsequent
lawsuits in the Land Court. The first lawsuit was an appeal seeking to overturn the
ZBA's denial of the special permit and to obtain a declaration from the Court that
the proposed project did not require a special permit. The second lawsuit was a
challenge to the validity of the bylaw amendments. The litigation has been stayed
by the Land Court due to an appeal that Paulini filed with the ZBA in 2008 seeking
a special permit for a similar use at the Property.
Pilzer, Nomi v. Zoning
ZO g
This case involves an appeal of a determination made by the Building
Board of Appeals, Land
Commissioner relative to property located at 21 Purchase Street. Nomi Pilzer, the
Court
owner, was notified by the Building Commissioner that the use of the property as a
two - family dwelling was in violation of the Zoning Bylaw and that the use as a two -
family must cease. Pilzer applied for a permit to allow the second dwelling unit,
which the Building Commissioner denied. Pilzer than appealed to the ZBA, which
voted to uphold the Building Commissioner's decision. Pilzer then appealed to the
Land Court. The Town moved to add the Building Commissioner as a defendant
and bring a counterclaim for enforcement, and plaintiff moved to remand the matter
to the Board of Appeals for further findings. In October, 2008, the parties agreed to
a settlement whereby the plaintiff would cease use of the property as a two - family
and revert the property to a single family use. In return for this agreement by the
plaintiff, the Town agreed not to pursue any fines or non - criminal penalties for the
violation of the Zoning Bylaw, and allowed the plaintiff a reasonable amount of
time to evict one of the two tenants and convert the house back to a one family. This
case is now closed.
Police Superiors (FPSOA)
Certification Petition (600-
Labor
The Superior Officers filed this certification petition in July of 2007 with DLR for
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certification as the police superiors' exclusive bargaining representative. The Town
has not opposed such certification. The DLR supervised the election of officers in
early 2008 and the Framingham Police Superiors Officers Association was elected
the exclusive bargaining representative of the superior officers. This case is now
closed.
Public Works Supply, Inc.
Public Procurement
This lawsuit was filed in 2006 by Public Works Supply, Inc. ( "PWS "), a supplier of
v. Town of Framingham
fire hydrants, after the Town awarded a contract for fire hydrants to one of PWS's
competitors. PWS filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction against
the Town in Middlesex Superior Court, alleging that the Town's specifications for a
particular hydrant were illegal. The Town opposed PWS' motion, arguing that it
was entitled to standardize on one fire hydrant for reasons of public safety and
efficiency in maintenance. After oral argument and review of the parties'
memoranda and written submissions, the Court issued a decision in favor of the
Town on the grounds that it had legitimate public policy reasons (public safety and
efficiency) to decide which type of fire hydrant it wanted, and in requiring the same
type of fire hydrant throughout town for purposes of uniformity, even if it had the
effect of reducing competition. At the time it filed its Answer to PWS' complaint,
the Town filed a counterclaim for interference with its contractual relationship with
the successful bidder. In 2007, PWS filed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim on
the grounds that it allegedly violated the Anti -SLAPP statute, which the Town
opposed. After review, the Superior Court denied PWS' motion. Both parties
subsequently moved for summary judgment. The Court denied both motions on the
basis that there were issues of fact requiring trial. The case will now proceed to
trial, which the Court has scheduled for July 20, 2009.
Rev Construction Co.,
Construction
The plaintiff filed this case in September of 2007, alleging breach of contract and
v i
Inc. v. Town of
seeking payment for work purportedly performed by Revoli in connection with the
Framingham
Doeskin Pump Station and Water Line project. The plaintiff alleges specifically that
the Town failed to make payment in the amount of $48,286.16 for loaming and
seeding work. The Town filed an Answer and Counterclaim seeking damages and
alleging that the plaintiff failed to complete the project and committed various other
violations of the contract. The plaintiff filed an answer to the Town's counterclaim
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and the case is currently in discovery.
v. Town of
Parking Violation
This action was brought to appeal the Town's issuance of a notice of violation in the
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amount of $200 for improperly displaying a lacard while
handicapped pp parking g p
parked in a handicapped parking space. After the Town served the plaintiff with a
motion to dismiss, the parties reached a settlement of the matter whereby the
plaintiff withdrew the action with prejudice in exchange for a one time abatement of
the violation. This matter is now closed.
South Middlesex Non-
Zoning
This action involved an appeal by the plaintiffs, South Middlesex Non - Profit
Profit Housing
Housing Corporation and South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc., challenging
Corporation, et al. v. Town
the decision of the Town of Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals to affirm the
of Framingham Zoning
Building Commissioner's decision that SMOC's proposed use of 15 Blandin
Board of Appeals, et al.
Avenue was not an exempt educational use entitled to the protection of G.L. C. 40A,
§ 3, otherwise known as the Dover Amendment. The plaintiffs recently withdrew
this appeal. The ZBA's decision is now final and the matter is closed.
Tarr v. Town of
Property
This is an action appealing a vote of the Board of Selectmen taken on October 21,
Framingham
2008 to remove certain public shade trees located adjacent to 13 Bradford Road. In
Count II of the complaint the plaintiff alleges that the Board of Selectmen violated
the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 39, § 23B, and requests that the Court find that the
Board committed such a violation and enter judgment against the Town. The Town
has moved to dismiss Count II because only the District Attorney, Attorney General,
or three registered voters may bring an action to enforce the Open Meeting Law, and
Ms. Tarr, the sole plaintiff, therefore lacks standing to bring count IL The Town also
alleges that the Court lacks jurisdiction because the plaintiff's claim was filed 22
days after the date of the vote and is thus untimely under G.L. c. 39, § 23B. After
filing the motion to dismiss, the Town filed the records of proceedings in this case.
The plaintiff recently hired counsel to represent her in this case, and such counsel
has moved to extend all deadlines in the case to allow for discussion regarding a
p otential settlement. The Court has yet to make a ruling on this motion.
Terrill, Richard and Fafard,
ConCom Wetlands
In 1999, the Conservation Commission denied an order of conditions for a wetlands
Madelyn, as Trustees of the
Appeal/DEP Appeal
crossing to access a parcel of land and construct a subdivision of between 40 -45
Winch Pond Trust v.
homes. Winch Pond Trust appealed decision under bylaw to Superior Court and
Conservation Commission,
obtained a Superceding Order of Conditions from the DEP, which the Town
Biagio Conte v.
appealed. In 2004, the Town opposed the Trust's motion to substitute a revised plan
Conservation Commission
in the DEP proceeding showing certain changes to the wetlands crossing plan shown
and Winch Pond Trust
to the Conservation Commission in 1999. After hearing oral argument, the
( Fafard Wetlands
Administrative Law Judge ruled that the Trust must either proceed under the
Litigation)
original plan or file a new notice of intent with the Conservation Commission. The
Trust filed a new notice of intent with the Conservation Commission in February of
2005. After several hearings, the new notice of intent was approved by the ConCom
with extensive conditions in August of 2006. The ConCom's Order of Conditions
was appealed to the DEP and the Middlesex Superior Court by Dr. Biagio Conte,
and the plaintiff and the defendants filed cross - motions for judgment on the
pleadings. The DEP subsequently denied the appellant's request for a denial
superceding order of conditions. After briefing and oral argument, the Superior
Court issued a Memorandum and Order denying plaintiff's motion for judgment on
the pleadings, and allowing the cross - motion of the applicant and the Conservation
Commission. The plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of this case on January 2, 2008.
The Appeals Court heard oral arguments on the appeal on January 9, 2009 and took
the matter under advisement. This appeal remains pending.
Town of Framingham V.
n
Natick Zoning Board of
Zoning
The Town filed this action in October of 2008 to appeal the Natick Zoning Board of
Appeals, et (Chrysler
1. (
Appeals' grant of a comprehensive permit under G.L. c. 40B to Chrysler
Apartments project)
Apartments, LLC, in connection with the proposed development of over 400
dwelling units at 5 Chrysler Road in Natick. The Town asserts that the Natick ZBA
failed to consider the Town's input as required under the Golden Triangle
Regulaitons, which require a reciprocal review agreement between the towns. The
Town further alleges that the proposed project will have deleterious impacts upon
the Town, its property and its resources, including with respect to traffic,
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Speczal Counsel /Insurance Defense Counsel Cases Below is a list of significant cases that
presently are being handled by special counsel
or insurance defense counsel.
MATTER
TYPE
environmental conditions, and the Town's emergency services, among other things.
Balboni v. Town of
Handicap
The defendant developer has recently moved to dismiss the complaint based on the
Framingham
Discrimination
allegation that the Town is not an aggrieved party within the meaning of G.L. C. 40B
and thus lacks standing. The Town is currently preparing an opposition to the
defendant's motion to dismiss.
Trustees of the Meridien
Property
This is an action brought by a condominium association against a unit owner under
Place Condominium Trust
G.L. c. 183A, § 6 to recover allegedly unpaid condominium fees. Although the
v. Alessandra Dearaujo, et
Town is named as a defendant, the plaintiff acknowledges in the complaint that the
al.
Town has a prior and superior entitlement under G.L. a. 183A, § 6 to any amounts
owed pursuant to a lien against the subject unit for real estate taxes and other
municipal assessments and charges. As a result, the Town is fully protected
regardless of the outcome of this litigation and is not expending resources to
participate in this case.
Trustees of the Meridien
Property
This is an action brought by a condominium association against a unit owner under
Place Condominium Trust
G.L. c. 183A, § 6 to recover allegedly unpaid condominium fees. Although the
v. Gildo Dearaujo
Town is named as a defendant, the plaintiff acknowledges in the complaint that the
Town has a prior and superior entitlement under G.L. a. 183A, § 6 to any amounts
owed pursuant to a lien against the subject unit for real estate taxes and other
municipal assessments and charges. As a result, the Town is fully protected
regardless of the outcome of this litigation and is not expending resources to
p articipate in this case.
Trustees of the Meridien
Property
This is an action brought by a condominium association against a unit owner under
Place Condominium Trust
G.L. c. 183A, § 6 to recover allegedly unpaid condominium fees. Although the
v. Lawrence Beatrice
Town is named as a defendant, the plaintiff acknowledges in the complaint that the
Town has a prior and superior entitlement under G.L. a. 183A, § 6 to any amounts
owed pursuant to a lien against the subject unit for real estate taxes and other
municipal assessments and charges. As a result, the Town is fully protected
regardless of the outcome of this litigation and is not expending resources to
participate in this case.
Walker Arbitration
Labor
The issue in this arbitration concerns the nature of documentation that must be
provided by a firefighter when calling in sick due to illness, and specifically when
and under what circumstances a doctor's note or certification is required. The
arbitration is scheduled for April 14, 2009.
Speczal Counsel /Insurance Defense Counsel Cases Below is a list of significant cases that
presently are being handled by special counsel
or insurance defense counsel.
MATTER
TYPE
STATUS
Balboni v. Town of
Handicap
The claimant filed this claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against
Framingham
Discrimination
Discrimination alleging that the Town discriminated against him on the basis of
an alleged handicap. The matter arose after the Town declined to hire the
complainant for a laborer's position in the DPW after the complainant revealed
he had aback condition. The claimant argued the Town violated G.L. 15113
after failing to properly examine the claimant. The Town's position is that the
complainant cannot perform the essential duties of the position. In January,
2008, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination issued a Probable
Cause Finding in the case, and held a mandatory conciliation conference in
March, 2008. On November 26, 2008, the MCAD issued a Certification for
Public Hearing. The next steps will include a Pre - Hearing Conference and
actual Public Hearing, at which time the Hearing Officer /Commissioner will
make a finding as to whether the Town is liable for its decision not to hire Mr.
Balboni, and award damages, if any.
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Nexum v. Town of
Framingham
Zoning
This case concerns the developer's appeal of the denial of special permits in
2004 to construct the Ford's Meadow Project on Nixon Road. The developer
contends that the Planning Board abused its discretion in not approving needed
special permits by the requisite supermajority. The Planning Board is
represented in this case by special counsel Hinckley Allen & Snyder. Pre -trial
discovery has been completed and counsel indicates that the case is likely to go
to trial in 2009.
South Middlesex
Civil Rights/Land
The plaintiffs are not - for - profit organizations that provide housing and other
Opportunity Council, Inc.,
Use
social services to individuals who are disadvantaged and in need of services. In
et al. v. Town of
recent years the plaintiffs have proposed and obtained the sitting of several
Framingham, et al.
programs, facilities and housing throughout the Town. The plaintiffs have sued
the Town and several Town officials and employees in their official and
individual capacities, and other individuals, alleging a series of violations of
federal and state laws in connection with an alleged coordinated effort by the
defendants to wrongfully exclude the plaintiffs and their clients from sitting
new programs and facilities in Town. In early 2008, SMOC also filed a lawsuit
in Middlesex Superior Court alleging that the Town failed to produce public
records pursuant to G.L. c. 66, § 10. That action remains pending.
The Town's insurer, the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA)
accepted the tender of these cases and agreed to help fund the Town's retention
of special counsel Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C. to
represent it in this matter. The Town and various of the individual defendants
moved to dismiss various counts of the complaint in 2008. On September 30,
2008, the Court granted the defendants' motion in part, wherein (among other
things) it specifically dismissed plaintiffs' claim that the defendants had
engaged in a conspiracy to violate the plaintiffs' civil rights, and the civil rights
of their employees and clients. The discovery in this case closed on January 15,
2009. The parties are currently awaiting the Court's ruling on various discovery
motions. On March 2, 2009, the defendants' counsel filed motions for summary
judgment on the remaining issues. SMOC's oppositions to these motions are
due in April of 2009.
Tang v. Town of
Constitutional Law
This is an action against the Town by a state prison inmate alleging, among
Framingham
other things, unlawful arrest, conspiracy and assault and battery. The Federal
District Court of Massachusetts dismissed the case with prejudice in September,
2008. The Court's Memorandum and Order of dismissal noted that Mr. Tang
filed twenty -six cases with the Federal District Court over the past year, 15 of
which had already been dismissed as frivolous or for failure to pay the filing
fee, among other things. The plaintiff appealed the dismissal to the United
States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in October, 2008. MIIA has agreed
to defend the Town in this matter, and has appointed outside counsel for that
purpose.
Budgetary Overview
As in past years, I would like to conclude
this report with a brief discussion of
budgeting and legal expenses. In 2008 this
office continued its positive track record of
procuring new revenue for the General Fund
or helping to avoid the imposition of
additional costs to the Town. The services
provided by the Office of the Town Counsel
have resulted in monetary benefits to the
Town that has resulted in direct revenue,
mitigation and avoided expenses three to
four times greater than the Town's FY 2008
appropriation of $638,000.
Below is a chart summarizing the revenue,
mitigation and avoided expenses achieved in
FY 2008 and likely to be achieved in FY
2009 by the efforts of the Office of the
Town Counsel, or through the substantial
assistance of this office.
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2008 Annual Report
A. FY 2008 Revenue, Mitigation and Avoided Expenses
Matter:
Description:
Payments Received from
Payments received in FY2008 for sewage transport under the February 13,
Ashland for sewage
2004 Decision issued by the Department of Telecommunications and
transport and litigation
Energy, and pursuant to the January 1, 2007 IMA between Ashland and
settlement in FY 2008
Framingham. This represents a more than 200 -fold increase over what
$1,209,974.70
Framingham received from 1964 -2003 under the 1963 Intermunicipal
(Revenue)
Agreement with Ashland ($5500 per year)..
Pelham Apartments and
By virtue of a prior year's favorable summary judgment ruling achieved in the
Framingham Housing
Pelham litigation, the Town was able to cease trash collection at the 550 units at the
Authority Trash
Pelham Apartments, which results in avoided expenses estimated at more than
Collection
$100,000 per year. By virtue of the Pelham ruling, the Town also was able to cease
$300,000
trash collection at approximately 1,000 units owned by the Framingham Housing
(Avoided Expense)
Authority, thus realizing savings of approximately an additional estimated $200,000
per year. These savings amount to approximately $300,000 per year on an annual
recurring basis.
Judgment on Pelham
At the time the Town received summary judgment in 2003 defeating
Counterclaim
Pelham's claim for continued trash collection, the Town also was awarded
$300,000
summary judgment on its counterclaim to recover the cost of certain trash
(Revenue)
collection services delivered to Pelham. After a three day bench trial, the
Superior Court awarded the judgment for the Town. Although Pelham
initially appealed the judgment, it withdrew its appeal pursuant to a
settlement in 2008. As part of the settlement Pelham paid the Town
$300,000.
Natick Mall Settlement
In FY 2008, General Growth Properties, Inc., the developer of Natick Mall,
$605,000
made further payments totaling $605,000 of the $1,065,000 sum it agreed
(Revenue)
to pay to settle the litigation that the Town and Planning Board had initiated
against the developer of the Natick Mall in 2004.
Payments from Comcast
In settlement of the litigation between the Town and Comcast, Comcast
$167,875.05
agreed (among other concessions) to provide capital payments to the Town
(Revenue)
and/or the Town Access Corporation of sums totaling $175,000 for FY
2007 and $50,000 annually thereafter through 2011, in addition to quarterly
payments due from Comcast in an amount totaling 5% of gross annual
revenues for use by the Town, School Department and Public Access
Corporation to utilize in connection with providing public, educational, and
g overnmental cable programming.
Subtotal FY 2008
1 $2,582,849.70
B. FY 2009 Revenue, Mitigation and Avoided Expenses (Year to Date)
Matter:
Description:
Payments Received from
The Town has already received $519,233.07 in payments from Ashland in
Ashland for sewage
FY2009 for sewage transport, and expects to receive a further payment due
transport in FY 2009
April 1, 2009 in the amount of $173,701.48.
$692,934.55
(Revenue)
Payments Received from
The Town has already received $200,000 from Ashland in FY 2009
Ashland under IMA in
pursuant to the New IMA negotiated by the Office of the Town Counsel.
FY 2009
$200,000
(Revenue)
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Pelham Apartments and
The savings seen in FY2008 will continue in FY2009 on an annual
Framingham Housing
recurring basis.
Authority Trash
Collection
$300,000
(Avoided Expense)
Payments from Comcast
Comcast has already made an FY 2009 payment to the Town in the amount
$65,180.50
of $92,585.05 and the Town expects to receive at least one additional
(Revenue)
quarterly payment from Comcast in the amount of approximately $30,000.
Calvao, et al. v. Town of
As a result of the District Court's decision allowing the Town's Motion for
Framingham
Summary Judgment with respect to the Town's establishment of a 24 -day
$1,500,000
work period under 29 U. S.C. 207(k), the Town has avoided liability to date
(Avoided Expense)
for over $1,500,000 in damages, in view of the stringent federal law that
often allows for double damages and attorney's fees to be assessed against
arties found to have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Subtotal FY 2009
$2,758,115.00
TOTAL FY 2008 & 2009
$5,320,964.70
While we certainly cannot promise the
revenue results of the nature and extent
achieved to date on an ongoing basis in the
future, we will continue to exercise
creativity, diligence, and apply the highest
legal skills to address the litigation that does
arise as we advocate on behalf of the best
interests of the Board of Selectmen and the
taxpayers of the Town of Framingham.
Conclusion
In closing, we wish to thank the Board of
Selectmen and the residents of the Town for
the opportunity to serve as your Town
Counsel.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christopher J. Petrini, Town Counsel
F .
Human Resources
The Human Resources Division consists of
the Department of Human Resources and the
Department of Veterans' Services. Sandra
Charton is the Director of the Division of
Human Resources.
Human Resources
The Department of Human Resources has
multiple responsibilities. We oversee the
recruitment and hiring process for all Town
positions and conduct orientations for new
Town and School employees. In addition, we
maintain and update the Town's classification
and pay plan; draft, revise and interpret the
Town's personnel policies and procedures;
play a key role in negotiating and
implementing all collective bargaining
agreements; foster harmonious and
productive labor and employee relations;
perform cost and staff analyses; assist in
employee development and training; and
oversee employee recognition programs.
Moreover, our Department oversees the
Town's payroll and benefits, as well as its
Workers' Compensation, Family and Medical
Leave Act, and unemployment insurance
programs.
Judith Caron is our Human Resource
Generalist /Analyst. She manages the
employment and recruitment process,
including advertising, reviewing employment
applications, interviewing candidates,
checking references, and facilitating
background checks and pre - employment
testing where applicable. She also is
responsible for processing payment of
department bills and assists with providing
coverage with customer service. Finally, she
oversees compliance with the Family and
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Medical Leave Act. Anne Wynne, Payroll
Administrator, maintains and processes the
Town's weekly payroll and attendance
records. Cindy McKellick is the Benefits
Administrator for the department. She
administers health, dental and life insurance
programs for the Town, the Schools, and our
retirees. Claudia Araujo manages our
Worker's Compensation program for
employees of the Town and School
department. She also manages the Direct Pay
Program, performs benefit audits, provides
ongoing assistance in the area of benefit
administration, and processes payroll on an as
needed basis. Brant Johnson, the newest
addition to the department, is our
Administrative Assistant. He provides
administrative support to the Director and the
department. He manages monthly
departmental vendor meetings and HR
sponsored events such as our Employee
Recognition and Health and Wellness Fair.
He is also the editor of the Town's Employee
Newsletter.
We had another extremely active year in
Human Resources. We successfully filled
several key positions such as Director of
Veterans' Services, Treasurer, Assessor,
Director of Community and Economic
Development, Fire Chief and Director of the
Health Department at the
division /department head level. In the area
of labor relations, we negotiated successor
contracts with the Town's nine unions in an
effective and productive manner. In addition,
we collaborated with the Town's Public
Employee Committee to effectuate changes in
our health insurance plans that will help the
Town's fiscal situation. Our department has
also played an integral role in implementing
GL Chapter 32B, Section 18, which was
recently accepted by Town Meeting. This
statute, which will shift the cost of health
insurance for Town retirees from
Framingham to the federal government, will
take effect on July 1, 2009. In an effort to
educate eligible applicants, we sent out
mailings, held approximately six meetings, and
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called every retiree who had not responded to
our initial communications.
In the area of compensation and benefits, we
launched a classification and compensation
study to compare Framingham with similar
communities. That study will continue
throughout 2009. We have also instituted free
seminars to introduce our employees to
existing and expanded "voluntary" benefits
provided by the Town, such as long term care
insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, and
supplemental life insurance. The Town does
not pay any funds for these benefits, but
offers employees a group rate and other
advantages.
We have also continued our activities in the
field of employee relations. We organized and
ran an Employee Recognition dinner (not
paid out of Town funds) and held a highly
successful food drive for a local pantry at the
same time. We planned, staffed and ran a
Health, Benefits & Wellness Fair, where
Town and School employees were able to
learn more about a variety of vendors and
Framingham businesses. Human Resources
was also responsible for publishing the first
issue of an Employee Newsletter. In addition,
we held free in- service trainings for our
employees on topics such as financial
planning and diversity issues.
Finally, we tried to exemplify the "human" in
`Human Resources." With Brant leading the
way, we organized a successful blood drive for
a family member of a Town employee, as well
as coordinating other blood drives to benefit
local hospitals.
We anticipate that this year will be extremely
challenging, but we are determined to
continue serving our "customers" - the
Town's employees, retirees, and citizens — in a
courteous and professional manner.
Personnel Board
The Personnel Board serves in an advisory
capacity to the Town Manager and Human
Resources Director, who has jurisdiction over
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personnel functions. This 5 member Board is
appointed by the Town Moderator. Board
members must be Framingham residents,
serve for 3 year terms and may not hold other
Town offices.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sandra Charton, Director
Veterans Benefits and Services
Memorial Building, Rm B35 1 503- 532 -5511
veterans(iPfrarningha ma.gov
The Department of Veterans' Services was
established pursuant to Chapter 115 of the
Massachusetts General Laws. The mission of
the Department is to aid, assist, advise and
advocate for veterans and their dependents
regarding their right to benefits and services
under both local, state and federal laws.
Services offered by the Department include
emergency financial assistance; help with
obtaining food, clothing, shelter, assistance in
filling out claim forms for benefits, and
coordinating other social services and
resources that might be available to aid
veterans and their dependents. The
Department keeps up to date on new policies,
legislation and programs available to the
veteran community.
Veterans activities this year included Memorial
Day Ceremonies, during which the Town's
Historian, Fred Wallace, spoke about Union
Brigadier General Gorge Gordon, Civil War
Medal of Honor Recipient Conrad Homan
and Korean War Veteran Orrie Tucker.
Veterans benefit briefings were conducted in
July at a Cookout in Cushing Park and at the
Veterans luncheon at the Callaghan Senior
Center. On Veterans Day, the Veterans
Council sponsored a traditional wreath laying
ceremony in Victory Park and in Memorial
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Building. A USO style show /production was
also held in the Memorial Building. This was a
very big show with many talented performers
and Welsh Middle School Student reading
their original poems about Veterans Day. The
Show was an excellent tribute to
Framingham's veterans. Pearl Harbor Day
was also marked with a wreath laying at the
Cushing Memorial Monument followed by a
lecture from Pearl Harbor Survivor Jerry
Holderman in the Cushing Chapel.
In addition to these activities, the Director
participated in a Trench Art exhibit at the
Callaghan Center and conducted other benefit
briefings for Framingham residents.
Framingham's veterans have embarked on
establishing a Universal Post #1. This is a new
service oriented veteran's post whose
objective is to re- energize veterans to
participate in community service and
comradeship.
In addition, we appreciate the encouragement,
energy, and enthusiasm personified by Larry
Herson, the President of the Framingham
Veterans' Council. Larry and his fellow
council members have helped us in so many
ways to make the veterans in Framingham
aware of their unique place in the town. Larry
and volunteers placed over 4,100 National
Colors at the gravesides of Framingham
veterans.
Veteran's Benefits and Services look forward
to continuing the tradition of "Excellence in
Public Service."
Respectfully Submitted,
Peter R. Harvell, Veterans Agent
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J
2008 was a year of transition for Technology
Services. Kathleen F. McCarthy, the Director
for the department for 15 years, retired on
June 30, 2008. Kathleen made innumerable
contributions to place the Town of
Framingham in the forefront as a technology
leader among Massachusetts communities.
Also in 2008, was the departure of our long-
time Public Safety System Administrator Ken
Harper.
The Division currently supports 388 users (92
in Town Hall and 296 across 33 other
municipal locations) and an additional 159
School financial users along with 352 PCs and
130 laptops and a diversity of applications and
requirements.
The Technology Services division is organized
into 7 service areas.
Application Services
Scott, jung, Manager
Application Services is responsible for the
ongoing support of the Town's financial and
management information systems supporting
both School and Town. There are a total of
348 users of the Munis system: 189 Town
and 159 School users. This is almost double
the number of users from 2007 due to the
Munis system being expanded to more Town,
School, and Public Safety users. The system
was updated to version 2005, which included
a new web based system administration
interface. New features to the budget and
billing module allowed the Town to better
distribute next year budget entry, which
enabled more departments to enter their next
year's budget in a centralized system. We
collaborated with Munis in the design,
implementation and beta version of a new
documentation tool for providing user and
configuration setup documents. We continue
to work with other cities and towns to take
advantage of all the new features that Munis
offers.
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In 2008, additional effort was spent working
with Human Resources and the Police
Department to refine federal Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) requirements based on
new features available in the newer version of
Munis.
Database Services
Alan D. Holt, Manager
Accela Automation was selected to
replace /upgrade our old enterprise permitting
system. Accela is a web -based permitting and
inspection solution that supports citizen
access and wireless /mobile inspections. All of
the inspection and permit history (15+ years)
will be migrated to the new system.
Implementation will begin in March 2009.
The Database Manager also assumed
responsibility for Public Safety administration
after the mid -year departure of the previous
administrator. Performed both Database and
Public Safety jobs including 7 x 24 support to
Police and Fire. Hired replacement
administrator in November and began on -the-
job training and management of the new hire.
Part of the implementation of our new Town
website involved the re -write of all of our web
programs including GIS mapping, Permit
inquiry, Property inquiry, Recreation program
registrations. All programs were also made
ADA Sec 508 compliant.
Network Services
James V. Schiavone, Network Mgr.
Network Services plans, configures and
maintains all Town of Framingham hardware
along with the institutional network that
connects all town buildings.
Network Statistics 2008
• A 5 9's (99.999) reliability performance
goal was met for all 33 networked
buildings on the fiber network again this
year.
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• 3 new IP cameras were installed, 1 in the
Police Headquarters computer room, 1 in
the Town Hall computer room, both to
monitor access and security; the 3rd was
installed at the Doeskin Water Station. 2
new wireless Access Points were installed
for Public Safety purposes to further
enable the Patrol Division to write and
submit reports from their cruisers, one on
Police Headquarters and the other at the
DPW Recycling Center.
• 2 new and 1 replacement servers were
installed: a replacement web server for the
CivicPlus content management system; a
new VMWare server, which allows for
virtualization of multiple servers resulting
in long -term cost savings; and a new
Munis server for system administration
web access.
Also in 2008, we started the planning stage
and implementation of a Wireless Mesh
Network after securing grant money from
Rep. Markey in addition to capital funding;
the mesh network will enable field service
personnel (fire, police, health, building
inspectors) continuous access to all municipal
records, including maintenance, inspections,
property information, criminal records,
inventory, and code enforcement.
Public Safety
Irene Dunne, Systems Administrator
Updates were completed in 2008 for 8 public
safety programs and operating system &
office automation software upgrades for
various PC's and laptops.
The hiring and training of a new Public Safety
Administrator after the departure of our long-
term administrator necessitated the revision
and creation of over 40 procedures and
guidelines for administering the technical
equipment and programs utilized by over 200
public safety individuals.
New processes and equipment were
established to ensure continuous 24 hour a
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day operation of Police and Fire technical
systems. Redundant and hot -spare equipment
were configured for operations in Fire
Dispatch, Police Dispatch, Police Photo and
Prints, Police Booking, Crime Analysis, and
Fire Stations.
Administration and Finance
Nancy Lomas, Technical Sem'ces Coordinator
The coordinator is responsible for the
preparation of the department's program -
based budget, capital and project planning,
overall operations management, policies and
procedures; and town -wide technology
acquisitions. New to the department in 2007,
the coordinator has taken on responsibility for
computer asset management, including
keeping track of over 1200 assets (PCs,
printers, laptops, digital cameras, etc.) and the
associated purchasing, warranty and service
records.
User Services
Susan Joyce Roy Manager
User Services provides Help Desk support,
set -up and training, email, Internet, peripheral
troubleshooting, hardware and software
inventory maintenance, policy and licensed
software audits. User Services is also
responsible for PC, printer and software
upgrades; Town Meeting equipment and
presentation assistance. In 2008, User
Services supported 352 PCs and 130 laptops
with 388 users, including 58 new users.
The Technology Services Help Desk
answered 1310 Help Desk calls of which 875
were resolved on the same day. 46 memory
upgrades were done to complete the XP and
minimum standard upgrade. In addition, 294
PCs were configured and installed; of those
PCs, 39 were new.
Voice, Web and Office Services
Carly Premo, Manager
In 2008, Voice Services completed the
implementation of the town -wide Voice over
the Internet (VOIP) phone system in
conjunction with the Network Manager. IP
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telephony was installed at the Main Library
and two DPW locations: the Henry St. garage
and the Mt. Wayte Recycling Center to
complete the implementation
The conversion of the Town's website to the
CivicPlus content management system was
completed in May 2008. The conversion
included migration of web programs as well as
content; the web programs provide citizen
access to online maps, permit inquiry,
Assessor property data, and program
registration for Park and Recreation. All web
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programs were upgraded to NET 2.0 and
integrated into CivicPlus content management
system and updated to meet federal Section
508 ADA compliance guidelines and W3C
CAG 2.0 requirements for web accessibility.
I would like to thank the staff for their hard
work, talent and dedication and their
willingness to go above and beyond during
this year of transitions.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carly P. Melo, Acting Assistant Director
W E Human Services Policy & Program Coordinator
As the Human Service Policy and Program
Coordinator for the Town of Framingham, I
continue to develop and maintain working
relationships with town departments,
residents, boards and committees, state
legislators, local human service agencies, state
agencies, local and statewide coalitions, task
forces, and local advocacy groups.
I am a member and attend on a regular basis a
number of coalitions, committees, and task
forces. These meetings are comprised of
human service providers, as well as local and
state officials. These meetings include: Local
Official Human Service Coordinators / MMA
(LOHSC); Framingham Community
Partnerships (FCP); Violence Prevention
Round Table (VPRT); MetroWest Healthcare
Coalition; MetroWest Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Coalition (MHSA); and
Stand Together Act Responsibly (STAR);
Framingham's ADA Committee;
Massachusetts Association for Human Rights
and Relations Commission; Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Task Force Conference
Committee; Northeast Juvenile Fire Setter
Task Force; Metro West Juvenile Fire Setter
Task Force; Framingham MHSA Health
Disparities Project; and the Teen Pregnancy
Coalition.
The following are highlights of a few of the
initiatives which I have been involved in
throughout the past year;
• Held Meetings with a number of city and
town officials to discuss Human Service
related issues within their respective
communities.
• Completed the Massachusetts Interlocal
Insurance Association, Preventing
Discrimination in the Workplace, Train the
Trainer Program.
• Ongoing collaboration with Town
departments for the development of a
Lodging House "Best Practices" model.
• Attended Heat and Energy Forums across
the state. Consulted with other municipalities
regarding winter heat and energy plans.
Hosted a Heat — Energy Informational
Forum on November 13, 2008, in
Framingham, which was open to the
community. Received numerous calls and
made referrals on behalf of Framingham
residents regarding winter heat and energy
concerns.
• Continue to provide ongoing information
and referral to residents of Framingham, and
to other individuals as needed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Alexis J. Silver, MSW, LICSW, Coordinator
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Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
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Building Services is a department of the
General Government Division. Our main
mission is the care and maintenance of Town
buildings under the jurisdiction of the Board
of Selectmen.
A reduction in force has mandated the
department to prioritize our work and we
continue to make strides in using volunteer
and subsidized help from non Town agencies
in these times of budget cuts. In addition to
our core duties, we have been involved with
many routine repair projects and preventative
programs this past year.
We have participated and served on the
building committee for the Callahan Senior
Center. This was a rewarding project and the
town's seniors can enjoy this beautiful facility
for many years. Building Services continues to
address ADA deficiencies in the Memorial
Building. We have completed mandated
secondary railings on the stairwells in the
building through the use of CDBG grants and
will soon be installing a new chair lift to
replace the over 30 year non compliant
existing lift and the expansion of TTY
systems throughout the building.
Our Capital projects this past year have been
rewarding as we have completed the new
boiler room in the Memorial Building. These
high efficiency boilers will save the town
many thousands dollars in energy funds over
the coming years. The Nevins Hall stage
renovation has been completed with new
curtains and lighting and is slowly
transforming Nevins Hall back to its original
condition.
All Town operated parking functions are
under the jurisdiction of Building Services.
We have replaced sixty meters in the
downtown area with digital mechanisms; this
will result in additional revenues and fewer
breakdowns.
The Waverly Commuter Lot has enjoyed a
sold out status for the past six months. The
Pearl Street Garage and the Hollis Court Daily
Lot continues to struggle as our economy
falters.
Our summer concert program is under review
and some future adjustments may be made
because of the RIF process.
As always, in past years it must be noted that
Building Services relies on the professionalism
and capabilities of many others. I would like
to extend my grateful appreciation to the
Public Works department, Parks & Recreation
department, Finance Division, the Town
Clerk's office, the Administration, Police and
Fire Divisons for their assistance throughout
the year.
Staffing issues have made this year particularly
difficult. I sincerely would like to acknowledge
my staff that continues to attend to many
requested tasks with courteous attention.
Building Services is looking forward to the
coming year with the challenges the Town
faces and the commitment to the Town
philosophy "Dedicated to Excellence in
Public Service."
Respectfully Submitted,
James W. Egan, Director
Report not submitted
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Chief Financial Officer
Memorial Building, Rm R _ 127 1 508 -532 -5425 1 office.cfo@frai
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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has
both financial and policy duties. It is staffed
by the Chief Financial Officer and an
Assistant Chief Financial Officer. The Office
oversees Town financial management
activities with the assistance of the three
departments that have direct responsibility for
financial management of Town government:
assessing, accounting, auditing, collecting
taxes and local receipts, cash management and
investing. The Assessing Department is
responsible for the administration of the
property tax system including the valuation of
real and personal property and the assessment
of taxes against these parcels and accounts.
The Office of the Treasurer/ Collector is
responsible for the collection of all town
revenues, the investment of all revenues, and
the management of the Town's debt. The
Accounting Department maintains the
Town's accounting records, generates
financial management information for use by
all Town departments in the management of
their operations, directs all audit activity and
reviews compliance with internal controls.
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is
directly responsible for the development of
the annual operating and capital budgets. To
accomplish this, the Office works closely with
the Town officials and committees. Upon
adoption of the annual operating and capital
budgets, the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer monitors the progress of revenue and
spending throughout the year to eliminate
budgetary problems that adversely affect the
fiscal condition of the Town.
Other responsibilities of the Chief Financial
Officer include participation in management
of workers' compensation claims;
management of the health insurance plan and
membership on the Retirement Board.
Maintaining the financial health of the Town
was the primary mover of actions and
initiatives in 2008. FY08 closed with a snow
and ice deficit of more than $1.3 million. The
creative tax title agreement for brownfield
properties provided much of the funding to
resolve it. The balancing of the FY09
operating and capital budgets for the General
Fund required a conservative approach since
revenues were anticipated to grow by only
4.8 %. The passage of Section 18 Medicare
coverage for retirees, and the negotiated
increase in employee premium contributions
have helped reduce the increase in the cost of
health care. Increasing revenue by auctioning
tax tide property and aggressive pursuit of tax
delinquents through small claims court were
also accomplished. The third and fourth
quarters of 2008 saw a freefall of state and
then local revenue requiring the CFOs office
to recommend the reduction of budgets,
staffing and service provision in all
departments and programs in order to balance
the budget. In the middle of 2008, we saw the
retirement of our outstanding Treasurer,
Dennis O'Neill, and the departure of our long
time Chief Assessor Mike Flynn. We will miss
them both. The Town was able to attract
excellent replacements: Stephen Price as
Treasurer/ Collector and Daniel Dargon as
Chief Assessor.
The CFO would like to thank The Assistant
CFO, Jennifer Pratt, Stephen Price and his
staff in the Office of the Treasurer/ Collector;
Dan Dargon and his staff in the Assessing
Office and Richard G. Howarth, Jr. and his
staff in the Accounting Department. Without
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Town of Framingham 2008 Annual Report
this group of diligent, thoughtful, and Respectfully Submitted,
enthusiastic employees the financial structure Mary Ellen Kelley, CFO
of the Town would crumble.
Town Accountant
The Office of the Town Accountant is
responsible for insuring that all expenditures
of the Town conform to the requirements of
Massachusetts General Laws, Town Meeting
appropriations and grantors, and do not
exceed Town Meeting appropriations or grant
authorizations. The Office also accounts for
all financial transactions of the Town -
receipts and expenditures — in conformance
with generally accepted accounting principles
and the Uniform Municipal Accounting
System promulgated by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts' Department of Revenue. It
then makes this accounting information
available to (1) the Town's municipal program
managers to facilitate their management of
program budgets, (2) independent auditors
who must opine on the financial condition of
the Town; (3) state and federal agencies for
use in generating financial information for
program and policy development, and, (4)
credit rating agencies for their use in assessing
the Town's fiscal stability and
creditworthiness and Residents.
Significant activities of the office include the
submission of required financial reports,
reconciliation of revenue and expenditure
accounts, cash, and accounts receivable as
well as auditing all accounts payable invoices
for accuracy prior to payment.
The June 30, 2008 (FY08) balance sheet was
submitted to the DOR on October 2 2008,
for certification of available funds. On
October 20, 2008, the DOR certified the
following amounts as available for
appropriation: General Fund Free Cash:
$1,869,537 Sewer Enterprise Fund Retained
Earnings: $3,237,813, Water Enterprise Fund
Retained Earnings $934,073. These available
funds represent unrestricted surpluses that are
available for appropriation by Town Meeting.
They are generated from positive operating
results in relation to the budget; that is, they
are derived from annual receipts in excess of
budget estimates and expenditures less than
the appropriations authorized by Town
Meeting.
For Fiscal Year 2008, the Department
processed over 9,200 purchase orders,
reviewed over 46,750 invoices and issued over
20,000 accounts payable checks.
The top ten vendors paid during Fiscal 2008
are as follows:
US Bank
$30,901,474
Blue Cross /Blue Shield
29,635,959
Framingham Retirement
8,932,043
Keefe Technical School
8,474,065
P Gioioso & Sons, Inc
3,180,802
SEA Consultants, Inc
2,937,992
Accept Ed Collaborative
2,373,699
First Student Inc
2,305,142
Waste Management
2,262,294
Transcanada Power Marketing
2,157,235
I would like to thank all the departments who
have assisted us during the past year. I would
like to especially thank CFO, Mary Ellen
Kelley, Assistant CFO Jennifer Pratt,
Treasurer Steven Price, Chief Assessor Daniel
Dargon, Technology Services Acting Assistant
Director Carly Premo Melo and their staffs
for their guidance and assistance during the
past year. I would like to recognize the
invaluable efforts the members of the staff,
Assistant Town Accountant Judy Moore,
Shirley Tibbert, and Lynn Porter.
Your Obedient Servant,
Richard G. Howarth, Jr., Town Accountant
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Assets
Cash & Investments
Cash
Investments
Letters of Credit
Security Bonds
Total Cash & Investments
Receivables
Taxes
Real Estate
Personal Property
Motor Vehicle Excise
Deffered Property Taxes and Tax Foreclosures
Tax Liens and Charges Added to Taxes
Total Taxes
Other Receivables
Sewer Usage Receivable
Water Usage Receivables
Departmental Receivables
Intergovernmental Receivables
Total Other Receivables
Total Receivables
Other Assets
Tax Foreclosures
Other Assets -- Inventories
Total Other Assets
Amts to be provided for bonds
Total Assets
Liabilities, Reserves, and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts Payable Security Deposits
BAN Payable
Loans Authorized
Loans Authorized and Unissued
Bonds Payable
Total Liabilities
Reserves
For Uncollectable Receivables
For Abatements and Exemptions
Total Reserves
Fund Balances
Reserved for Encumberances
Reserved for Petty Cash
Reserved for Inventory
Reserved for Expenditure
Reserve for Premium on Issuance of Debt Excluded BANs
Reserved for Snow & Ice Deficit
Reserved for Other Assets
Teachers Pay Deferral
Undesignated
Total Fund Balances
Total Liabilies, Reserves and
Fund Balances
Town of Framingham
Combined Balance Sheet
Fund Basis Statement for Free Cash Certification
As of June 30, 2008
Unaudited
Special Capital High School Enterprise Enterprise Health Ins Trusts and Total
General Revenue Projects Capital Project Capital Project Funds Trust Fund Agency (Memo)
$ 16,679,227 $ 4,728,122 $ 1,802,466 $ 380,957 $ 4,866,530 $ 7,621,501 $ 9,190,232 $ 8,769,816 $ 54,038,851
- - - - - - - 1,460,139 1,460,139
- - - - - - - 217,200 217,200
3,781,800 3,781,800
16,679,227 4,728,122 1,802,466 380,957 4,866,530 7,621,501 9,190,232 14,228,955 59,497,990
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3,416,636
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,416,636
983,813
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
983,813
2,045,247
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,045,247
408,346
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
408,346
2,387,281
-
-
-
-
591,239
-
-
2,978,520
9,24 1,323
-
-
-
-
591,239
-
-
9,832,562
-
-
-
-
-
2,222,081
-
-
2,222,081
-
-
-
-
1,632,291
1,842,029
-
-
3,474,320
29,048
42,420
-
-
-
113,336
-
267,766
452,570
202,772
2,408,487
1,880,605
5,050,304
662,753
10,204,921
231,820
2,450,907
1,880,605
6,682,595
4,840,199
267,766
16,353,892
9,473,143
2,450,907
1,880,605
-
6,682,595
5,431,438
-
267,766
26,186,454
410,042
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
410,042
45,420
45,420
455,462
455,462
45,281,444
2,550,000
27,616,125
75,447,569
$ 26,607,832 $
7,179,029
$ 48,964,515 $
2,930,957
$ 39,165,250 $
13,052,939 $
9,190,232 $
14,496,721
$ 161,587,475
$ 10,787,488 $
1,134,632
$ 536,037 $
32,809
$ 2,667,321 $
865,086 $
8,181,936 $
6,355,837
$ 30,561,146
-
-
4,956,757
3,361,172
1,451,900
-
-
-
9,769,829
-
-
16,210,675
2,156,084
55,938,053
-
-
-
74,304,812
-
-
(16,210,675)
(2,156,084)
(55,938,053)
-
-
-
(74,304,812)
45,281,444
2,550,000
27,616,125
75,447,569
10,787,488
1,134,632
50,774,238
5,943,981
31,735,346
865,086
8,181,936
6,355,837
115,778,544
6,190,744
381,379
802,327
-
1,632,291
5,368,685
-
-
14,375,426
2,570,014
2,570,014
8,760,758
381,379
802,327
1,632,291
5,368,685
16,945,440
2,206,310
491,921
2,635,833
431,007
8,386,681
497,147
16,500
67,454
14,732,853
550
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
550
45,420
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45,420
N
1,246,510
90,029
-
-
-
1,599,711
-
206,458
3,142,708
p
18,498
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18,498
(1,370,086)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,370,086)
cc
550,424
-
-
550,424
(596,872)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(596,872)
5,509,256
5,081,068
(5,247,883)
(3,444,031)
(2,589,068)
4,171,886
991,796
7,866,972
12,339,996
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7,059,586
5,663,018
(2,612,050)
(3,013,024)
5,797,613
6,819,168
1,008,296
8,140,884
28,863,491
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$ 26,607,832 $
7,179,029
$ 48,964,515 $
2,930,957
$ 39,165,250 $
13,052,939 $
9,190,232 $
14,496,721
$ 161,587,475
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Revenues
Property taxes
Excise
Penalties, interest and other taxes
Intergovernmental
Fees
Licenses & Permits
Charges for services
Interest Earnings
Fines and forfeitures
Miscellaneous
Contributions
Total Revenue
Expenditures
General Government
Public Safety
Education
Public Works
Human Services
Culture and Recreation
Miscellaneous
Debt Service
Intergovernmental
Total Expenditures
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds of Bonds
Operating transfers in
Operating transfers out
Total other financing sources (uses)
Excess of Revenues and other sources
over (under) expenditures and other uses
Fund Balance, June 30, 2007
Fund Balance, June 30, 2008
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7,722,554 3,271,380 (1,835,395) (3,313,639) 3,849,456 8,866,028 528,052 8,236,606 27,325,042 N
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$ 7,059,586 $ 5,663,018 $ (2,612,054) $ (3,013,024) $ 5,797,613 $ 6,819,168 $ 1,008,296 $ 8,140,884 $ 28,863,487 00
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Town of Framingham
Combined Statement
of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance
All Governmental Fund Types and Expendable
Trust Funds
Fund Basis Statement for Free Cash Certification
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
2008
Unaudited
Special
Capital High School
EnterpriseCapital
Enterprise
Health Ins
Total
General
Revenue
Projects Project
Projects
Funds
Trust Fund
Trusts
(Memo)
$ 138,878,663
$
$ $
$
$
$
$
$ 138,878,663
8,019,736
8,019,736
1,723,311
477
1,723,788
32,637,317
13,847,970
227,683 1,373,125
-
1,277,612
49,363,707
454,362
-
- -
201,932
-
656,294
2,906,560
-
-
-
2,906,560
1,645,982
1,911,575
-
24,300,022
1,954,801
29,812,380
982,893
19,021
1,756
636,790
386,754
48,260
2,075,474
592,808
14,100
-
-
-
-
606,908
1,227,304
3,286,346
-
-
29,774
-
359,000
4,902,424
26,000
1,533,139
2,209,798 -
306,000
-
36,571,279
351,049
40,997,265
189,094,936
20,612,151
2,437,481 1,373,125
510,165
26,244,198
36,958,033
2,713,110
279,943,199
7,262,774
1,864,275
1,017,961 -
-
-
-
263,414
10,408,424
22,850,758
579,886
1,150,611 -
1,810,173
26,391,428
91,169,144
14,921,457
1,548,791 1,072,510
-
-
-
108,711,902
12,857,820
50,048
4,287,731 -
13,191,771
22,325,686
283,648
52,996,704
1,029,852
105,007
73,364
-
-
-
1,208,223
5,087,002
583,242
973,037
159,703
-
27,348
6,830,332
40,234,686
-
-
-
-
36,477,789
-
76,712,475
8,018,240
2,217,238
-
-
10,235,478
3,549,205
-
-
377,291
3,926,496
192,059,481
18,103,915
9,051,495 1,072,510
13,351,474
24,542,924
36,477,789
2,761,874
297,421,462
(2,964,545)
2,508,236
(6,614,014) 300,615
(12,841,309)
1,701,274
480,244
(48,764)
(17,478,262)
-
-
5,837,355 -
13,179,352
-
-
-
19,016,707
2,453,577
10,546
5,063
1,803,665
193,551
152,000
4,618,402
(152,000)
(127,145)
(5,063)
(193,551)
(3,941,685)
(198,958)
(4,618,402)
2,301,577
(116,599)
5,837,355 -
14,789,466
(3,748,134)
-
(46,958)
19,016,707
(662,968)
2,391,637
(776,659) 300,615
1,948,157
(2,046,860)
480,244
(95,722)
1,538,445
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Inter Divisional
Closed to
Fund
Expended
Encumbered
Town of Framingham
-
545,460
11,550
Summary of Expenditures Fiscal Year 2008
-
610,643
567
As of June 30, 2008
-
1,499,156
13,965
Special Town Finance Committee
-
129,722
Original
Meeting Reserve Fund and
82,712
Encumbered
Budget
Adjustments Municipal Relief Transfers
General Government
2,786,036
56,156
88,704
Selectmen
8,697
551,720
8,000 -
Legal
410
610,800
- -
Town Buildings
1,048
1,535,649
46,450 -
Purchasing Department
9,072
150,150
2,000 -
Committees
450,550
6,900
25,940
Total Appropriation
19,227
2,855,219
56,450
Finance
1,115,288
20,659
1,480
Finance Committee
-
1,800
- -
ChiefFinancialOfficer
596
249,120
12,000 -
Accounting
-
249,845
- -
Treasurer /Collector
-
647,130
- -
Assessors
10,131
468,359
Total Appropriation
10,727
1,616,254
12,000
Technology Services
Total Appropriation
29,621
11,407,276
Total Appropriation
21,496
1,111,290
4,641
Human Resources
Fire Division
Human Resources
-
380,064
(26,641) -
Veterans' Services
277,329
Total Appropriation
Total Appropriation
11,594,856
657,393
(26,641)
Inter Divisional
Closed to
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Conservation
Expended
Encumbered
Balance
-
545,460
11,550
11,407
-
610,643
567
-
-
1,499,156
13,965
70,026
-
129,722
30,074
1,426
82,712
1,055
(2,500)
5,845
130
2,786,036
56,156
88,704
-
339
-
1,461
14,713
275,307
-
1,122
(7,710)
240,285
-
1,850
(7,003)
627,561
-
12,566
450,550
2,000
25,940
30,632 -
1,594,042
2,000
42,939
324,813
1,115,288
20,659
1,480
-
310,294
1,386
41,743
2,429
232,489
44,840
3,361
542,782
1,386
86,583
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Conservation
6,473
110,242
- -
-
107,019
8,423
1,273
Planning Department
582
677,042
(79,643) -
2,500
251,200
59,215
290,066
Zoning Board
3,033
82,712
(2,500)
59,550
130
23,565
Total Appropriation
10,088
869,996
(79,643)
417,769
67,768
314,904
Police Division
Police Department
21,850
10,658,859
30,632 -
-
10,340,063
46,465
324,813
Framingham Emergency Management Agen
2,997
87,100
- -
-
83,174
2,429
4,494
Animal Control
3,361
178,042
- -
-
165,923
7,863
7,617
Street Lighting
1,413
483,275
447,074
3,000
34,614
Total Appropriation
29,621
11,407,276
30,632
11,036,234
59,757
371,538
Fire Division
Total Appropriation
58,951
11,594,856
11,394,202
61,041
198,564
Public Works
Public Works Administration
14,700
562,732
- -
7,000
573,253
9,036
2,143
Public Works Highway
222,446
2,998,668
- -
187,106
3,245,460
64,119
98,641
Fleet Services
45,959
1,050,173
- -
7,161
1,070,779
21,981
10,533
Sanitation
399,650
3,981,957
- -
(201,267)
3,910,732
92,180
177,428
Engineering
35,849
770,344
732,927
20,265
53,001
Total Appropriation
718,604
9,363,874
-
-
9,533,151
207,581
341,746
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Snow & Ice Removal
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Total Appropriation
641,500
250,000
2,261,585
(1,370,085)
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Parks and Recreation
Park and Recreation
Cemetery
Council on Aging
Arena
Total Appropriation
Inspectional Services
Building Inspection
Health Department
Sealer of Weights and Measure
Total Appropriation
Framingham Schools
Total Appropriation
Keefe Voke Assessment
Total Appropriation
Libraries
Total Appropriation
Planning Board
Total Appropriation
Town Clerk, Elections
Town Clerk
Elections
Total Appropriation
Stipend Elected Official
Total Town Clerk, Elections
Miscellaneous Unclassified
Property & Liability Insurance
Workers' Compensation
Unemployment
Sick Leave Buyback
Group Insurance
Medical Indemnification
Self- insurance
Medicaid Part 1 Contract
Total Appropriation
Reserve Fund
Reserve Fund
Total Appropriation
Retirement
Retirement
Contributory Pension
Pensions non contributory
Medicare
Total Appropriation
176
2,127,558
5,023 -
12,179
2,125,334
14,805
4,797
-
28,365
- -
-
26,877
-
1,488
2,501
314,448
2,561 -
(14,195)
294,296
4,129
6,890
427,468
2,016
425,679
3,805
2,677
2,897,839
7,584
2,872,186
18,934
16,980
2,948
789,616
- -
-
727,152
-
65,412
105
591,034
(24,536) -
(1,800)
503,068
316
61,419
3
142,216
1,800
140,243
3,776
3,056
1,522,866
(24,536)
1,370,463
316
130,607
20,215
82,952,631
(40,000)
82,645,175
6,790
280,881
8,499,255
8,468,883
30,372
1,765
2,522,111
19,513
2,535,989
7,400
1,140
211,367
206,111
3,897
2,499
860
145,398
- -
5,972
148,399
-
3,831
4,500
153,867
(5,972)
142,383
10,012
5,360
299,265
- -
-
290,782
-
13,843
82,587
82,587
5,360
381,852
373,369
13,843
7,391
800,000
40,000 -
(10,200)
828,216
8,241
734
1,727
600,000
- -
115,773
715,773
1,727
-
-
350,000
- -
(197,127)
152,345
-
528
-
60,000
- -
(21,980)
38,020
-
-
-
28,159,038
- -
-
28,159,038
-
-
-
5,000
- -
-
4,522
-
478
6,811
30,000
- -
98,200
121,404
6,961
6,646
8,385
40,000
15,334
55,087
8,632
24,314
30,044,038
40,000
30,074,405
25,561
8,386
400,000
(150,000) (250,000)
400,000
(150,000) (250,000)
-
8,841,122
- -
-
8,841,122
-
-
-
142,239
- -
-
134,815
-
7,424
1,255,800
1,239,431
16,369
10,239,161
10,215,368
23,793
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Debt Service
Principal and Interest General Loans
Interest on Temporary Loans
Interest on Abatements
Total Department
Total Appropriation
Total General Fund Appropriated
Non appropriated items
Unclassified Tax Title
Unclassified Overlay Deficit
Teachers Pay Deferral
Cherry Sheet Charges
Debt Exclusion High School Debt
Overlay
Total Non appropriated items
Total General Fund Operating
Articles
Al STM3 /04 Legal Cons vs Wnch PndTrst
A40 ATM Town Master Plan
A27 ATM Self- Evaluation & Transition Plan
10/05 A6 Framingham Disability Commissioi
4/06 ATM A33 Rail Trail
5/16/06 A3 Road Improvements
5/09 A2 Lowes and Natick Lift Services
A4(A) STM 2/07 Paulini Loam C
A4(B) STM 2/07 NEXUM
4/07 A36 Cochituate Rail Trail
4/07 A37 Disability Commission
4/07 A57 Open Space Stab Fund
11/07 Al Litigation Cost SMOC
10/07 At Disability Commission
5/07 A2 PB Mit -350 Cochituate
5/07 A2 PB Mit- Natick Mall
5/07 A2 PB Mit- Cochituate Rd
5/07 A2 PB Mir -500 Old Conn Path
5/07 A2 PB -Mit -749 Worcester Rd
5/07 A2 PB -Mit -One Clark Hill
5/07 A2 PB -mit 1124 Worcester Rd
10/07 A5 FY08 Supple Legal Budget
10/07 Sidewalk & Video Security
10/07 A7 Waverly Retail Mit
10/07 A8 Traffic Control Improvements
Total Articles
Total General Fund
-
7,886,052
- -
- 7,540,735
-
345,317
-
158,128
- -
- 72,798
-
85,330
110,000
100,142
9,858
8,154,180
7,713,675
440,505
8,154,180
7,713,675
440,505
927,241
187,942,958
(150,000) -
- 187,156,713
539,246
1,024,239
-
54,000
- -
- 53,843
-
157
-
146,140
- -
- 52,501
93,639
-
-
795,830
- -
- 795,830
-
-
-
3,545,514
- -
- 3,549,205
-
(3,691)
-
304,565
- -
- 304,565
-
-
1,915,304
1,915,304
6,761,353
4,755,944
93,639
1,911,770
927,241
194,704,311
(150,000)
191,912,657
632,886
2,936,010
3,623
-
-
- 2,612
1,011
-
53,000
-
-
- 24,600
28,400
-
5,410
-
- -
5,410
-
6,132
-
- -
- -
6,132
-
100,000
-
-
-
100,000
-
499,919
-
- -
- 499,919
-
-
45,000
-
- -
-
45,000
-
25,204
-
75,000 -
- 51,661
48,543
-
35,651
-
- -
- 24,083
11,568
-
-
100,000
- -
- -
100,000
-
-
12,975
- -
- 500
12,475
-
-
152,000
- -
- 152,000
-
-
-
150,000
- -
- 146,517
3,483
-
-
13,595
- -
- -
13,595
-
-
140,000
- -
- 44,610
95,390
-
-
110,000
- -
- 26,846
83,154
-
-
39,364
- -
- -
39,364
-
-
93,601
- -
- -
93,601
-
-
9,000
- -
- 8,879
121
-
-
10,000
- -
- -
10,000
-
-
65,000
- -
- -
65,000
-
-
100,000
- -
- 95,391
4,609
-
-
155,000
- -
- -
155,000
-
-
65,000
- -
- 8,158
56,842
-
36,000
8,879
27,121
773,939
1,251,535
75,000 -
- 1,094,655
1,005,819
-
1,701,180
195,955,846
(75,000)
193,007,312
1,638,705
2,936,010
Teachers Pay Deferral Use of Fund Balance
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2008 Annual Report
Town of Framingham
Enterprise Fund Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2008
Unaudited
Assets
Sewer Enterprise Water Enterprise
Total
Memo Only
Cash and Investments
Water /Sewer Charges
Other Receivables
Tax Title and Charges Added to Taxes
Intergovernmental Receivable (Ashland)
Total Assets
Fund
Fund
$ 5,747,893 $
1,873,608
2,222,081
1,842,029
92,798
20,538
359,784
231,455
662,753
-
$ 7,621,501
4,064,110
113,336
591,239
662,753
$ 9,085,309 $ 3,967,630 $ 13,052,939
Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Reserves
For Uncollected Receivables
Total Liabilities and Reserves
Fund Balance
Reserved for Encumbrances (Carryovers)
Reserved for Expenditures(Capital Projects FY08)
Reserved for Other Assets
Unreserved (Retained Earnings)
Total Fund Balances
Total Liabilities, Reserves
and Fund Balances
$ 429,427 $
435,659
$ 865,086
3,274,662
2,094,023
5,368,685
3,704,089
2,529,682
6,233,771
348,772
148,375
497,147
1,244,211
355,500
1,599,711
550,424
-
550,424
3,237,813
934,073
4,171,886
5,381,220
1,437,948
6,819,168
$ 9,085,309 $
3,967,630
$ 13,052,939
Finance 31
Town of Framingham
Town of Framingham
Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balance - Enterprise Funds
For the Period Ended June 30, 2008
Unaudited
2008 Annual Report
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfer from Other Funds
Sewer
Water
Total
Transfer to Other Funds
Fund
Fund
Memo
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Revenues
(1,640,393)
(3,748,134)
Property taxes
$ - $
- $
-
Excise
-
-
-
Penalties, Interest and Other Taxes
-
-
-
Intergovernmental (Grants)
1,272,734
4,878
1,277,612
Charges for services
12,272,449
12,027,573
24,300,022
Interest earnings
426,313
210,477
636,790
Licenses and permits
-
-
-
Fines and forfeitures
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
5,966
23,808
29,774
Total Revenues
13,977,462
12,266,736
26,244,198
Expenditures:
Current:
Personal Services
1,719,800
2,318,845
4,038,645
Operating Expenses
1,541,655
1,377,054
2,918,709
Intergovernmental
8, 690, 797
6,190,441
14, 881,238
Capital Outlay
92,456
394,638
487,094
Debt Service
749,154
1,468,084
2,217,238
Total Expenditures
12,793,862
11,749,062
24,542,924
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
1,183,600
517,674
1,701,274
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfer from Other Funds
-
193,551
193,551
Transfer to Other Funds
(2,107,741)
(1,833,944)
(3,941,685)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
(2,107,741)
(1,640,393)
(3,748,134)
Excess (deficiency) of revenues and other
sources over expenditures and other uses
(924,141)
(1,122,719)
(2,046,860)
Fund Balance, July 1, 2007
6,305,361
2,560,667
8,866,028
Fund Balance June 30, 2008
$ 5,381,220 $
1,437,948 $
6,819,168
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Summary of Expenditures Fiscal Year 2008
As of June 30, 2008
Closed to
Original Grants /Revenue Fund
Encumbered Budget Awarded Expended Encumbered Balance
Enterprise Funds Appropriations Summary
Sewer Enterprise Fund
Total Appropriation $ 275,370 $ 13,443,050 $ - $ 12,727,807 $ 164,827 $ 825,786
Ex Office Housing & Ec Dev Grant - - 250,000 66,055 183,945 -
Indirect Costs 1,022,336 - 1,022,336 - -
* Transfers RE Capital Projects 1,091,405 1,085,405 6,000
Total Sewer Enterprise Fund $ 275,370 $ 15,556,791 $ 250,000 $ 14,901,603 $ 348,772 $ 831,786
* $6,000 Grant received for Vactor Purchase
Water Enterprise fund
Total Appropriation $ 282,712 $ 11,945,627 $ - $ 11,719,133 $ 282,712 $ 233,438
Insurance /Property Restitution Account - 88,440 29,929 58,511
Indirect Costs - 1,114, 212 - 1,114, 212 - -
Transfers RE Capital Projects 718,260 719,732 -
Total Water Enterprise Fund $ 282,712 $ 13,778,099 $ 88,440 $ 13,583,006 $ 341,223 $ 233,438
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5/98 ATM A31 E Upgrade School Smoke Detectors
5/02 ATM A15H Brophy School Roof
4/03 ATM A27M Boiler Replacement Walsh School
4/04 ATM A21 M Walsh Roof Replacement
4/05 ATM A26B Vertical Handicap Lifts School
4/05 ATM A26C Elevator Shaft & Piston Repairs Schools
4/05 ATM A26Q Sanitary Line Replacement Fuller Middle School
4/06 ATM A30S Stapleton Roof Supplement
4/06 ATM A30T Boiler Replace 5 Schools
2/07 STM A5 Fuller Auditorium Ceiling
4/07 ATM A4900 Fuller Auditorium Ceiling
4/07 ATM A49PP McCarthy School Roof Replacemtent
4/07 A49QQ DDC Energy Conservation Controls Phase 1 of 3
4/07 ATM A49RR Fire Alarm McCarthy Elementary School
4/07 ATM A49SS 3 Utility Pick -Ups, 2 Cars
4/07 ATM A49YY Thayer Campus Paint Windows
4/08 ATM A44N DDC Energy Conservation Controls -Phase II
4/08 ATM A440 School Security Camera 13 Schools
4/08 ATM A44P Emergency Generators Schools
Total School Capital Projects
Municipal Capital Projects
11/93 STM A18 Computer Equipment
11/94 STM A21 Municipal Information Systems
5/98 ATM A31C Backflow Preventers Park Drainage
5/98 ATM A31 F Underground Tank Removal
5/00 ATM A25Q Park Street Drainage
5/00 ATM A25U Park & School Fences
5/01 ATM A21 Stormwater Plan
5/02 ATM Al 5C Henry Street Remediation
5/02 ATM A15J Financial Management Software
4/03 ATM A27F Multi- purpose Sidewalk Tractor with Attachments
4/03 ATM A27L Tercentennial Park Phase 1
10/03 STM A9 Senior Center at 535 Union Avenue
4/04 ATM A21 G Engine 5 Fire Pumper
4/04 ATM A21 K Ford 650 J Hook Dump
4/04 ATM A21 LL Resurfacing of Bowditch Field Track
4/05 ATM A26A Pedestrian Ramps
4/05 ATM A26E Beach Stormwater Management
4/05 ATM A26G Maynard Stair & Walk Repairs
4/05 ATM A26H Boiler Bowditch School
4/05 ATM A261 Municipal Data Storage Upgrade
4/05 ATM A26J F450 Crew Cab Dump Truck
4/05 ATM A26L Engine 8 -Brush Truck
4/05 ATM A21 P Bowditch Athletic Complex Renovation Design
4/05 ATM A26T Replace Platform 1
4/05 ATM A26U Callahan Phase 2 Floor
4/05 ATM A26V Case 570 Loader
4/05 ATM A26W Resurfacing of Bowditch Field Track
4/06 ATM A30A Engine 2 Fire Pumper
4/06 ATM A30C Communication Cabling
Town of Framingham
Summary of Capital Projects
As of June 30, 2008
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Encumbrances
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Transfer
Reauthorized
Rescinded
Prior Years
Fiscal 2008
Fiscal 2008
Balance
$ 80,000
$
$ (2,400)
$ -
$ 77,600
$ -
$ -
$
647,000
(1)
(89,710)
557,289
-
575,000
(8,166)
(23,000)
532,314
10,630
890
1,610,000
(2,469)
1,607,531
-
-
160,000
(11,510)
148,490
-
130,000
-
50,188
-
79,812
108,000
10,710
-
17,497
100,245
968
130,000
-
(495)
129,505
-
0
480,000
-
-
(48,000)
428,279
2,398
-
1,323
360,000
8,970
27,000
323,640
9,360
8,970
360,000
-
(297,155)
-
62,855
-
(10)
560,000
(41, 000)
488,368
30,632
255,000
243,648
11,352
118,000
(8,970)
109,030
-
85,045
84,777
268
120,000
115,858
4,142
175,300
-
175,300
1,380,000
1,380,000
329,323
329,323
$ 7,662,668
$ (8,966)
$ (5,365)
$ (498,865)
$ 3,575,693
$ 1,541,449
$ 9,360
$ 2,022,970
$ 587,000
$
$
$
$ 584,065
$ 2,935
$ -
$ -
670,406
666,498
3,908
25,000
(9)
24,991
-
-
-
1,427,112
1,421,112
5,014
986
0
300,000
18,413
10,963
1,624
269,000
409,425
(152)
409,273
-
-
-
500,000
-
468,833
27,764
3,234
169
62,000
58,358
-
-
3,642
715,000
517,261
24,384
159,020
14,335
98,000
(7)
97,993
-
-
-
420,000
(250,000)
164,148
-
5,852
-
1,800,000
1,781,484
17,317
-
1,199
430,000
-
429,590
410
-
121,000
15,500
(708)
135,792
-
-
185,000
-
-
182,300
650
-
2,050
60,706
14,294
49,387
5,050
2,446
18,117
267,410
-
96,055
16,240
19,165
135,950
108,613
41,686
150,299
-
-
-
40,392
(1,217)
39,175
79,373
12,397
91,726
44
42,107
(134)
41,973
60,000
(1,036)
58,964
-
-
-
412,188
37,812
194,813
160,266
59,518
35,403
850,000
(90,149)
759,851
-
-
-
372,183
-
1,817
356,554
17,446
68,320
(587)
(6,037)
61,696
-
-
-
-
17,000
-
-
17,000
398,750
(16,921)
(182)
373,295
8,352
-
-
378,485
-
16,973
293,940
57,860
9,712
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4/06 ATM A30D Memorial Building Boiler
809,339
- - -
4/06 ATM A30E Pearl Street Garage Caulking
45,000
(21,979) - -
4/06 ATM A30F McAuliffe Branch Renovations
65,046
- - -
4/06 ATM A30G F450 4WD Dump Truck
46,060
- (182) -
4/06 ATM A30H F550 Trash Compactor
68,506
- (443) -
4/06 ATM A30J Basketball Resurfacing Loring
53,750
32,250 - -
4/06 ATM A30K PC Mobile Laptops
157,850
- - -
4/06 ATM A30L Beaver Dam Stormwater Plan
350,000
- - -
4/06 ATM A30U Voice Mail- Telephone Upgrade
40,000
- - -
4/06 ATM A30V Tercentennial Park Phase 3
420,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A18 Villiage Hall, Edgell Memorial Library, Old Academy
300,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A19 Hollis St Community Center Repaving & Capital
90,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49A Accu -Vote Machine Replacement (20)
117,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49B Main Library Doors
44,893
- - -
4/07 ATM A49C Main Library- Parking Lot
75,750
- - -
4/07 ATM A49D Main Library Renovations Restroom & Community Room
66,650
- - -
4/07 ATM A49E Replace SCBA Units
356,545
- - -
4/07 ATM A49F Replace Engine 3
474,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49G Replace Maintenance Truck
65,550
- - -
4/07 ATM A49H Voice Over Internet Town Phone Intergration
64,248
- - -
4/07 ATM A491 Memorial Building Window Replacement
280,500
- - -
4/07 ATMA49J Memorial Building Stair Replacement
199,500
- - -
4/07 ATM A49K Nevins Hall Stage Renovations
280,500
- - -
4/07 ATM A49L Maynard Chimney Repointing and Repair
470,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49M Energy Management Upgrade for Police Headquarters
146,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49N Emergency Generator Systems Callahan Senior Center
60,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A490 Demolition of Badger Road Dog Pound
50,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49P Old Senior Center Roof Repair
59,500
- - -
4/07 ATM A49Q Maynard Window, Gutter Replacement
201,500
- - -
4/07 ATM A49R Maynard Building Front & Rear Door Replacement
27,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49S ADA Phase 1 Compliance Multiple Buildings & Schools
228,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49T Callahan Phase 3
468,268
- - -
4/07 ATM 49X Winch Grandstand Demolition & Replacement
147,275
- - -
4/07 ATM A49Y V #2 F550 Crew Cab Dump Truck
49,350
- - -
4/07 ATM A49Z V #3 Ford F350 Extended Cab 4x4 10,000 GVW
29,794
- (2,117) -
4/07 ATM A49AA V #4 Ford 650Dump Truck, 4x2 26,000 GVW
56,174
- - -
4/07 ATM A49BB Communication Center Upgrade
355,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49CC Sucker Brook Drainage Improvements- Design
50,000
(20,000) - -
4/07 ATM A49DD Roadway Improvements
450,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49EE 40,000 GVW Cab & Chassis with Dump Body and Plow
168,360
- - -
4/07 ATM A49FF 70,000 GVW Cab and Chassis with Dump Body and
100,000
(5,063) - -
4/07 ATM A49GG 40,000 GVW Cab and Chassis with Dump Body and
168,360
- - -
4/07 ATM A49HH 35,000 GVW Cab and Chassis with Aerial Lift #440
181,200
10,865 - -
4/07 ATM A4911 40,000 GVW Cab and Chassis with Dump Body and Plow
168,360
- - -
4/07 ATM A49JJ 8,800 GVW Pick -up Truck with Plow #402
35,442
- (10) -
4/07 ATM A49KK 8,800 Pick -up Truck with Plow #405
35,442
- (10) -
4/07 ATM A49LL 68,000 GVW Cab & Chassiss with Refuse Packer &
211,327
35 - -
4/07 ATM A49MM 15,000 GVW 4 -Wheel Drive Cab and Chassis with
61,841
- (7) -
4/07 ATM A49NN Roof Replacement Transfer Station
126,000
25,063 - -
4/07 ATM A49TT Web Content Management System
107,873
- - -
4/07 ATM A49UU Pub Safety System Upgrades (Police & Fire)
243,761
- - -
4/07 ATM A49VV Library Generator
30,000
- - -
4/07 ATM A49WW Bombadier Sidewalk Tractor
120,445
- (94) -
-
147,167
542,096
120,076
-
-
-
23,021
45,315
19,731
-
-
45,878
-
68,063
-
-
86,000
-
-
144,443
10,185
2,951
271
104,183
211,098
24,575
10,144
6,763
33,237
-
-
30,000
379,472
-
10,528
-
108,646
191,354
-
-
84,800
-
5,200
-
110,000
-
7,000
-
16,284
-
28,609
-
75,180
-
570
-
42,815
4,899
18,936
-
356,545
-
-
-
-
458,213
15,787
-
62,237
-
3,313
-
63,943
-
305
-
-
-
280,500
-
9,966
-
189,534
-
87,862
192,638
-
-
-
-
470,000
-
146,000
-
-
-
-
47,500
12,500
-
24,300
-
25,700
-
38,764
12,550
8,186
-
-
-
201,500
-
-
27,000
-
7,343
2,607
218,050
-
38,600
11,700
417,968
-
43,198
104,077
-
49,350
-
27,677
56,174
-
355,000
-
-
-
-
1,007
28,993
-
450,000
-
-
-
168,360
-
-
-
89,142
5,795
-
-
168,360
-
-
-
119,121
72,944
-
-
168,360
-
-
35,432
35,432
-
211,362
-
61,834
-
-
-
-
151,063
-
30,085
9,300
68,488
-
160,850
82,911
-
-
-
30,000
-
120,351
-
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4/07 ATM A49XX Front End Loader #455
4/07 ATM A49ZZ Sidewalk Accessibility
4/08 ATM A15 Edgell Memorial Library, Academy, & Villiage Hall Roofs
4/08 ATM A44A Joint Town /School Capital Management Project
4/08 ATM A44B Replace Rescue 1 Truck
4/08 ATM A44C Main Library Renovation s(Garage, Alarm, Lighting)
4/08 ATM A44D McAuliffe Library HVAC /Boiler Renovation
4/08 ATM A44E Bowditch Master Plan & Construction
4/08 ATM A44F TORO Groundmaster 4x4 Mower
4/08 ATM A44G Police Locker Room Renovations
4/08 ATM A44H Prisoner Processing Systems
4/08 ATM A441 Saxonville Levy Accreditation
4/08 ATM A44J Saxonville Levee Risk Analysis
4/08 ATM A44K Roadway Improvements 2009
4/08 ATM A44L Sidewalk/Accessibility Improvements 2009
4/08 ATM A44M Refuse Packer and Plow
4/08 ATM A44Q Townwide Permits, Licensing & Inspection System
4/08 ATM A44R Wireless Access Points for Public Safety
31852 10/08 STM A22 188 Concord St Purcha
Total Municipal Capital Projects
Mass Highway Chapter 90 Expenditures
Total Expenditures Municipal Capital Projects
High School Capital Project
3/00 STM Al High School Renovation
10/04 STM A13 High School Project Additional Appropriation
Total High School Capital Project
153,920 (10,900) (45)
100,000 -
650,000
358,700
530,000
135,436
70,000
7,900,000
93,450
90,858
147,115
400,000
50,000 -
367,392 132,608
100,000 -
219,780
317,648
301,134
1,750,000
33,700,862 8,263 155,075
142,975
50,000
50,000
-
570,236 79,764
10/04 STM Al2 Arena Light and Energy Improvements $
- 358,700
$ 23,110 $
530,000
- $ 20,110 $
135,436
4/06 ATM A30W Dasher Board Glass Replacement
70,000
-
7,900,000
159,703.00 -
93,450
4/07 ATM A49U Arena Condenser
90,858
147,115
29,900.00
400,000
Total $
50,000
$ 23,110 $
500,000
159,703 $ 50,010 $
100,000
Water Enterprise Capital Projects
219,780
317,648
301,134
- -
- 1,750,000
(250,000) 9,695,517 5,297,921
2,647,058 15,973,704
2,212,130
-
$ 7,510,051
4,623
$ 54,000,000 $ $ $ $ 53,808,190 $ (292,812) $ 105,323 $ 379,299
5,237,000 3,371,038 1,365,322 325,684 174,956
$ 59,237,000 $ $ $ $ 57,179,228 $ 1,072,510 $ 431,007 $ 554,255
Arena Capital Projects
10/04 STM Al2 Arena Light and Energy Improvements $
- $
$ 23,110 $
$ - $
- $ 20,110 $
3,000
4/06 ATM A30W Dasher Board Glass Replacement
164,710
-
4,655
159,703.00 -
352
4/07 ATM A49U Arena Condenser
37,167
29,900.00
7,267
Total $
201,877 $
$ 23,110 $
$ 4,655 $
159,703 $ 50,010 $
10,619
Water Enterprise Capital Projects
* 5/92 ATM A33 Indian Head Water $
23,887 $
$ (23,887) $
$ - $
- $ - $
-
* DEQE L -4 -030 Leak Detection
4,623
(4,623)
-
5/95 ATM A51 -4 Dump Truck, Four Wheel Drive pickup truck
100,000
(5,079)
94,921
ATM97 A73 Water System Improvement funded by MWRA Grant and
997,574
(224)
997,350
-
12/96 STM A7 16 Inch Water Main Singletary, Hodder and Checkerberry
875,000
-
693,435
181,565
12/96 STM A9 1 Ton 4 Wheel Drive Pickup
33,500
(5,192)
28,308
-
5/97 ATM A72 F3560 Utility Body Truck
77,609
(9,971)
67,638
-
5/98 ATM A28 Water Capital Project voted from Retained Earnings
946,074
945,873
201
-
5/99 ATM A32 Water Capital Project voted from Retained Earnings
337,077
336,310
160
607
5/00 ATM A31 Special Assessment Doeskin, Carter, Woodstock,
2,000,000
1,994,494
-
5,506
10/00 STM A10A Reline 8 Inch Mains in Hollis, Millwood and Wlnch
750,000
498,180
251,820
10/00 STM A1013 Installation of 1200 feet 8 Inch Main Under Waushakum
174,000
-
174,000
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5/01 ATMA21Y Water Main Replacement Reline
1,407,000
1,349,143
40,217
17,640
5/02 ATM A15K Water Main Replacement
1,288,000
(667)
1,287,333
-
-
5/02 ATM A15L Water Service Replacement
150,000
(5)
149,995
-
4/03 ATM A27R Vulnerability Assessment of the Town's Water System
50,000
-
47,683
-
2,317
4/03 ATM A27S Franklin Street Water Main Replacement
1,386,500
1,362,271
24,229
-
-
4/03 ATM A32 Special Assessment Doeskin, Carter, Woodstock,
340,000
326,482
925
12,593
4/04 ATM A21 N Franklin Street Water Main Replacement Phase II
969,000
560,284
140,933
259,884
7,899
4/04 ATM 210 Cleaning and Lining of Grove Street Water Mains
1,368,000
1,215,798
152,202
-
-
4/04 ATM A21 P Water Service Replacement
200,000
(86,555)
113,445
-
-
-
4/04 ATM A21 Water System Management Phase II
304,000
86,555
303,947
84,988
1,565
55
4/04 ATM A21 Carter Drive Water Main Replacement
1,120,000
-
1,119,373
-
269
358
4/04 ATM A21 W 70,000 GVW 14 Cubic Yard Dump Truck
145,531
145,481
50
-
4/04 ATM A21X Tracked Construction Excavator
151,000
(12,675)
138,325
-
-
-
4/04 ATM A21Y Hydrant Replacements
405,000
399,731
200
5,070
4/04 ATM A21Z Birch Road Well Reactivation
300,000
299,998
-
-
2
4/05 ATM A26X Birch Road Well Reactivation
600,000
599,357
-
643
0
4/05 ATM A26Y William J Heights Water Station Upgrade
200,000
63,824
28,676
26,759
80,741
4/05 ATM A26Z Fire Hydrant Replacement Program
225,000
200,849
5,573
-
18,578
4/05 ATM A26AA Water Service Replacements
200,000
173,855
26,145
-
4/05 ATM A26BB 15,000 GVW Four Wheel Drive Utility Truck
45,300
45,300
-
4/05 ATM A26CC 15,000 GVW Four Wheel Drive Utility Truck
45,300
(1)
45,299
4/05 ATM A26DD 15,000 GVW Four Wheel Drive Utility Truck #617
45,300
45,300
-
4/05 ATM A26EE Cleaning & Lining of Edmands Road Water Mains
2,082,000
1,610,295
471,705
-
4/05 ATM A29 Doeskin Hill Repairs
143,000
133,000
-
-
10,000
4/06 ATM A30X Birch Road Well Reactivation
400,000
275,119
120,957
830
3,094
4/06 ATM A30Y Fire Hydrant Replacement
225,000
103,579
97,260
-
24,161
4/06 ATM A30Z Backhoe, Loader and Plow
121,975
96,435
-
-
25,540
4/06 ATM A30AA Cove Ave Water Main Replacement
820,000
45,017
67,459
72,623
634,902
4/06 ATM A30BB Fay Road Water Main Replacement
950,000
58,500
70,098
90,383
731,019
4/06 ATM A30CC Waverly Street Water Main Replacement
530,000
31,500
63,093
26,435
408,972
4/07 ATM A50A Pershing Ave Water Main Replacement
39,250
-
15,890
23,165
195
4/07 ATM A50B Cove Avenue Area Water Main Replacement
1,011,500
355,896
515,643
139,961
4/07 ATM A50C Fay Road Area Water Main Replacement
1,006,375
353,962
511,236
141,177
4/07 ATM A50D Waverly Street Water Main Replacement
552,250
246,617
228,163
77,470
4/07 ATM A50E Grove Street Pumping Station Rehabilitation
235,000
-
-
235,000
4/07 ATM A50F Goddnow Water Storage Tank Rehabiliation
107,500
7,874
85,604
14,022
4/07 ATM A50G Automated Meter Reading Program - (Water Portion)
1,282,950
54,562
675
1,227,713
4/07 ATM A50H Water Street Replacement Design
372,625
225,100
49,707
97,818
4/07 ATM A501 11,000 GVW 4 -Wheel Drive cab & Chassis with Utility
47,500
(2)
47,498
-
-
4/07 ATM A50J 11,000 GVW 4 -Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis with Utility
47,500
(2)
47,498
4/07 ATM A50K 11,000 GVW 4 -Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis with Utility
47,500
(2)
47,498
4/07 ATM A50L 11,000 GVW 4 -Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis with Utility
47,500
(2)
47,498
-
4/07 ATM A50M Electronic Message Board
37,500
34,090
-
3,410
4/07 ATM A50N Prospect Street Water Main Replacement Design
173,185
72,688
81,282
19,215
4/07 ATMA500 William J Heights Booster Station Rehabilitation
765,000
-
-
765,000
4/07 ATM A50P 11,000 GVW 4 -Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis Utility
47,500
(2)
47,498
-
-
4/07 ATM A50W Birch Road Well Reactivation
1,400,000
190,069
325,981
883,950
4/07 ATM A50R Brigham Road Water Design
25,700
3,556
1,440
20,704
4/08 ATM A46A 4 -Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis Utility with Plow
44,994
-
44,994
4/08 ATM A46B Grove St Water Pump Station Construction
2,869,836
62,464
2,932,300
4/08 ATM A46C Pershing Ave Water Main Replacement
438,750
-
438,750
4/08 ATM A46D Water St Water Main Construction
8,522,150
(135,000)
8,387,150
4/08 ATM A46E Beebe Steel Water Tank Rehabilitation
90,600
90,600
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4/08 ATM A46F Prospect St Area Water Main Replacement
3,000,000 - -
- - 3,000,000
4/08 ATM A46G Various Water Main Design and Replacement
200,000 135,000 -
- 41,541 293,459
4/08 ATM A46H 4 -Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis Utility with Plow
44,994 -
- 44,994
4/08 ATM A461 Grant St Water Main Replacement Design
153,750 - -
- - 153,750
4/08 ATM A46J North Concord St Water Main Design
600,000 - -
- - 600,000
4/08 ATM A46K Birch Rd Well Reactivation Project
2,830,400 - -
- - 2,830,400
4/08 ATM A46L Choutea & LaSalle Avenues Water Main Replacement
110,000 - -
- - 110,000
4/08 ATM A46M Goodnow Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation
891,600 - -
- - 891,600
4/08 ATM A46N Brigham Rd Water Main Construction
263,000 - -
- 2,363 260,637
4/08 ATM A460 Union Ave &Main St Water Main Design
320,000 - -
- - 320,000
4/08 ATM A46P Barbieri Rd Water Main Design
149,400 - -
- - 149,400
4/08 ATM A46Q Concord St Water Main Replacement
141,750 - -
- - 141,750
4/08 ATM A46R Edmands Road Water Main Installation
110,000 - -
- - 110,000
4/08 ATM A46S Goodnow Lane Water Pump Station Design
115,500 - -
- - 115,500
4/08 ATM A46T Pond St Water Replacement Design
276,750 - -
- - 276,750
Total $
50,956,059 $ $ 130 $
$ 18,003,025 $ 3,235,794 $ 2,305,579 $ 27,411,791
Sewer Enterprise Capital Projects
* 11/86 STM Al 7D Farm Pond Sewer Project $
273 $
- $ (273)
$
-
* Al 9D ATM88 Interceptor Bates Road
28,054
- (28,054)
- -
- -
-
* A44 ATM90 Saxon Sewer Pump Station
432
- (432)
- -
- -
-
* A20 ATM92Improvements Sewer
51,710
- (701)
- 51,009
- -
-
* A22 ATM92 Repair Work Sewer Lines
2,888
- (2,615)
- 273
- -
-
4/93 ATM Al2 Sewer System Improvements
1,200,000
- -
- 1,176,675
- -
23,325
5/95 ATM A51 -4 F250 Pickup Truck, 2 F350 Service Trucks and Backhoe
171,000
- (19,810)
- 151,190
- -
-
5/95 ATM A35 Sewer Sump Pump Removal
100,000
- -
- 23,660
- -
76,340
5/96 STM A2 Sewer Inflow and Infiltration in Sub - basins to Sudbury River
195,000
- -
- 179,398
- -
15,602
12/96 STM A8 Six Wheel Dump, 1 1/2 Ton Dump and 3/4 Ton 4 Wheel
142,200
- (12,414)
- 129,786
- -
-
5/97 ATM A71 9 Foot Utility Truck with Tailgate Lift
44,204
- (3,372)
- 40,832
- -
-
12/97 STM A9 16 Inch Sewer Force Main Rte 30 and Speen Street
140,000
- -
- 124,466
- -
15,534
12/97 STM A10 Replace Singletary Lane Sewer Pump Station
550,000
- -
- 506,355
- -
43,645
5/98 ATM A27 Sewer Capital Projects voted from Retained Earnings
367,590
- -
- 366,308
- -
1,282
5/99 ATM A31 Sewer Capital Projects voted from Retained Earnings
300,000
- -
- 278,803
- -
21,197
5/99 A44 Monitoring Foss Reservoir and Mass Turnpike Authority Right of
25,000
- -
- -
- -
25,000
10/00 STM A9A Reline Arthur Street 1700 feet with 18 Inch Main
385,000
- -
- -
- -
385,000
10/00 STM A9C Replace 6 Inch Union Avenue Sewer Main
50,000
- -
- 39,329
- -
10,671
10/00 STM A9D TV Camera Truck
170,000
- (4,800)
- 165,200
- -
-
5/01 ATM A21Q Sewer Main Rehabilitation (Sudbury River Interceptor
312,695
- -
- 247,107
- 2,302
63,286
5/01 ATM A21 Vaillencourt Pump Station Elimination (Installation of
130,000
- -
- 43,066
29,637 17,063
40,234
11/01 STM A27 Edgewater Drive Submersible Pump Station
148,000
- -
- 134,494
- 3,677
9,829
5/02 ATM Al 5M Comprehensive Sewer Maintenance Study
350,000
- -
- 350,000
- -
-
5/02 ATM Al 5N Odor Corrosion Mitigation Measures
350,000
- -
- 187,594
- 6,906
155,500
4/03 ATM A27T Four Wheel Drive Utility Truck
29,010
- (3)
- 29,007
- -
-
4/03 ATM A27W Six Inch Water Pump and Equipment
26,500
- (145)
- 26,355
- -
-
4/03 ATM A27Z Franklin Street Sewer Improvements
1,050,000
- -
- 1,049,997
- -
3
4/04 ATM A21AA 47,000 All Wheel Drive GVW Crane
165,000
- -
- 165,000
- -
-
4/04 ATM A21 BB Franklin Street Sewer Phase 11
451,000
- -
- 440,271
- -
10,729
4/04 ATM A21GG Howard Street Sewer Replacement
1,100,000
- -
- 1,053,610
13,621 -
32,769
4/04 ATM A21HH Infiltration and Inflow Study
375,000
- -
- 356,026
4,917 14,056
1
4/04 A2111 Hemenway Pump Station Rehabilitation
1,200,000
- -
- 929,394
214,506 56,099
1
4/04 ATM A21 JJ 70,000 GVW Cab & Chassis with 12 CY Vactor Unit
275,000
- (345)
- 274,655
- -
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4/04 ATM A21 KK Design Facility Expansion
204,000
32,088
32,221
139,691
4/05 ATM A26FF Swift Road Sewer Main Replacement
350,000
(80,000)
218,912
-
3,584
47,505
4/05 ATM A26GG Hemenway Pump Station Rehabilitation
1,000,000
80,000
922,956
84,592
10,045
62,407
4/05 ATM A26HH Grove Street Sewer Main Improvements
200,000
- -
191,797
8,203
-
-
4/05 ATM A2611 15,000 GVW Cab & Chassis
68,500
(542)
67,958
-
4/05 ATM A26JJ 15,000 GVW 4 Wheel Drive Utility Body
45,300
(1)
45,299
-
4/06 ATM A30DD Upgrade Sewer Inspection Equipment
56,010
-
44,100
11,910
4/06 ATM A30EE 15000 GVW 4 Wheel Drive Utility Body Truck
48,152
-
45,221
2,931
4/06 ATM A30FF 15000 GVW Dump Truck with Plow
52,296
(586)
51,710
-
-
4/06 ATM A30GG Gregory Road Sewer Relief Design
38,000
-
36,677
1,323
-
4/06 ATM A30HH Gregory Road Sewer Relief SRF 2954 portion
707,000
1,199
456,932
-
248,869
4/06 ATM A3011 SSES SRF 2940
400,000
121,901
242,533
25,566
10,000
4/06 ATM A30JJ Pump Station Replacement Design
396,000
384,828
7,534
3,638
-
4/06 ATM A30KK Pump Station Replacement SRF2958 Portion
3,104,000
608
1,963,527
606,139
533,726
4/06 ATM A30LL Water Street Replacement Design
510,000
421,824
88,140
36
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4/06 ATM A30MM Water Street Sewer SRF 2957 Portion
6,785,000
45,510
3,497,923
933,628
2,307,939
2/07 STM A4 Herbert & Eames Improvements
125,000
30,413
74,586
-
20,001
4/07 ATM A51A Wastewater Pumping Station Elimination Project
405,000
-
6,154
-
398,846
4/07 ATM A51 B Water Street Sewer Main Replacement and Gregory
1,592,000
725,660
676,712
189,628
4/07 ATM A51C Concord and School Street Sewer Improvement Project
5,557,500
379,767
313,239
4,864,494
4/07 ATM A51 D Prospect Street Sewer Replacement: Project Design
200,000
87,158
89,489
23,353
4/07 ATM A51E SCADA Improvements/Wireless Mesh Networking
351,000
210,501
31,714
108,785
4/07 ATM A51 F Sewer System Evaluation Survey: Phase 2
540,000
114,088
335,912
90,000
4/07 ATM A51 East Framingham Sewer Improvement Project Phase 1
2,708,500
422,787
2,144,902
140,811
4/07 ATM A511 Automated Meter Reading Program (Sewer Portion)
1,282,950
54,562
675
1,227,713
4/07 ATM A511 Cove Avenue Area Sewer Replacement Project
200,000
83,776
88,411
27,813
4/07 ATM A51J Wastewater Pumping Stations Replacement Project
8,009,800
804,285
44,783
7,160,732
4/07 ATM A51 K Herbert Street Sewer Improvement Project
1,373,250
60,640
269,122
1,043,488
4/07 ATM A51 L 70,000 Cab and Chassis with Vactor #741
286,405
286,405
-
-
4/08 ATM A47A North Framingham Pump Station Replacement Design
792,500
-
792,500
4/08 ATM A47B Cab & Chassis Closed Circuit Camera Inspection Unit
197,211
197,211
4/08 ATM A47C 300 KW Used Generator
90,000
90,000
4/08 ATM A47D SCADA Wireless Network
350,000
350,000
4/08 ATM A47E Farm Pond Interceptor Sewer Rehabilitation Project
1,100,000
1,100,000
4/08 ATM A47F Cove Area Sewer Main Rehabilitation
1,753,750
1,753,750
4/08 ATM A47G Prospect St A Swr Rpl
2,783,000
2,783,000
4/08 ATM A47H Lakeview Pump St Elmn
175,000
175,000
4/08 ATM A471 Central St Siphon Rpl
794,000
794,000
4/08 ATM A47J Swr Sys Eval P3
575,000
575,000
4/08 ATM A47K Union Ave Swr Rpl
432,000
432,000
Total $
55,523,681 $
250,000 $ (74,093) $
$ 11,432,860 $
9,955,978 $
5,677,698 $
28,633,051
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Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
� Collector
Fiscal Year 2008 was a good year in this busy
office. The staff remained constant with no
turnover. The total number of employees
remained unchanged at 9.
As always I am indebted to them for the first
class job they do on my behalf as well as the
Town's.
The Town continued to hold the Aa3 bond
rating only with a negative outlook in FY
2008 from Moody's. The future will hold a
challenge to maintain it but the goal is to work
to that end. We need to improve our fund
balances to help offset those areas that we
have little control over such as per capita
income levels.
Our operating system on Munis continues to
be updated on a regular basis but we have
become very comfortable with it. We have
continued to enjoy excellent in house support
from Scott Jung in the TS Department with
Munis and are indebted to him. Because of
the time sensitive nature of most of our
operation from sending bills to posting
payments disruptions can be disastrous.
Collection amounts and percentages were as
follows. Real Estate taxes collected were
$130,808,858.52 (97.45 %) and Personal
Property taxes were $6,915,277.48 (98.20 %).
Excise Taxes collected were $5,287,073.98
(72.63 %). Excise tax is collected on a calendar
year basis which reflects the lower collection
percentage.Tax Title collections were
$1,148,325.07 including interest and penalties.
We have continued to work hard on
delinquent taxes in every area and recently
entered into a contract for third party
collection of out of town water bills and out
of state parking tickets.
Earnings on
investments
for the year
of
$740,869.20
were ,below
budget.
We
continue to
monitor the
bank rates
to
maximize our earnings.
We issued two Bond Anticipation Note in
2008, one in the amount of $2,111,172,
awarded to UBS Securities at a rate of 3.85%
and the other in the amount of $7,658,657 to
Banc of America at a rate of 2.50% and
borrowed $9,246,000 in general obligation
bonds for multiple projects. The lowest net
rate was 4.13% by UBS securities among the
several bidders. These were very competitive
rates in the face of stable Fed Fund rates.
This department has worked diligently to
meet the requirements of the laws, the
challenges of the technology advances and the
Town's customer service policy. We try to
treat customers with respect while taking their
payments, answering their questions regarding
process and solving their problems as quickly
and efficiently as possible.
As per Town By -Law I am reporting the
following information regarding authorized
debt schedules. The first schedule shows what
is authorized and unissued as of June 30,
2008. The second schedule shows the debt
issued and out standing during Fiscal Year
2008.
Authorized and Unissued Debt
Purpose
Date of
Article
Amount
- Issued
= Unissued
Vote
Number
Authorized
- Retired
6/30/08
- Rescinded
STM 10/00 A10B 1200' Waushakum
10/25/2000
10
924,000.00
868,180.00
55,820.00
Lake
ATMO2 A21S Vaillencourt Pump
4/24/2001
21S
130,000.00
51,765.00
78,235.00
ATM04 A27 Boiler Replacement -
6/12/2003
27 M
575,000.00
563,480.00
11,520.00
Walsh School
Finance 40
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
10/04 STM A13 High School Pro
10/19/2004
13.00
5,237,000.00
3,080,916.00
2,156,084.00
4/05 ATM A26E Beach Stormwater
Mgmm
6/16/2005
26 E
267,410.00
137,410.00
130,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 D Memorial Building
Boiler Replacement
4/25/2006
30 D
809,339.00
700,339.00
109,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 E Pearl Street Garage T
truss Caulkin
4/25/2006
30 E
45,000.00
21,979.00
23,021.00
4/06 ATM A30 L Stormwater Planning
(B eaver Dam SRF 2956
4/25/2006
30 L
350,000.00
307,600.00
42,400.00
4/06 ATM A30 V Tercentennial Park
Phase 3
4/25/2006
30V
420,000.00
170,000.00
250,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 AA Cove Avenue
Water Main Replacement
4/25/2006
30 AA
820,000.00
820,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 BB Fay Road Water
Main Replacement
4/25/2006
30 BB
950,000.00
950,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 CC Waverly Street
Water Main Replacement
4/25/2006
30 CC
530,000.00
530,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 HH Gregory Road
Sewer Relief SRF 2954
4/25/2006
30 HH
707,000.00
707,000.00
4/06 ATM A30 KK Pump Station
Replacement SRF 2958
4/25/2006
30 KK
3,104,000.00
2,643,413.00
460,587.00
4/06 ATM A30 MM Water St. Sewer
Replacement SRF 2957
4/25/2006
30 MM
6,785,000.00
6,419,694.00
365,306.00
4/07 ATM A18 Village I-M Ed 1 Li
04/24/07
18
300,000.00
125,000.00
175,000.00
4/07 ATM A49B Main Lib Door &
04/24/07
49 B
44,893.00
16,000.00
28,893.00
4/07 ATM A49D Main Libr Rest &
04/24/07
49 D
66,650.00
36,650.00
30,000.00
4/07 ATM A49I Memorial Window
04/24/07
491
280,500.00
280,500.00
4/07 ATM A49J Memorial Bldg St
04/24/07
49 j
199,500.00
10,000.00
189,500.00
4/07 ATM A49L Maynard Chimney
04/24/07
49 L
470,000.00
470,000.00
4/07 ATM A49N Generator Callahan
04/24/07
49 N
60,000.00
47,500.00
12,500.00
4/07 ATM A49O Demo Badger Rd D
04/24/07
490
50,000.00
0.00
50,000.00
4/07 ATM A49Q Maynard Window G
04/24/07
49 Q
201,500.00
0.00
201,500.00
4/07 ATM A49R Maynard F &R Door
04/24/07
49 R
27,000.00
5,000.00
22,000.00
4/07 ATM A49S ADA Multiple Bld
04/24/07
49S
228,000.00
0.00
228,000.00
4/07 ATM A49T Callahan Phase 3
04/24/07
49 T
468,268.00
70,000.00
398,268.00
04/07 ATM A50U Arena Condenser
04/24/07
49 U
37,167.00
30,000.00
7,167.00
4/07 ATM A49X Winch Grandstand
04/24/07
49X
147,275.00
125,000.00
22,275.00
4/07 ATM A49CC Sucker Brk Drainage
04/24/07
49 CC
50,000.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
4/07 ATM A49NN Roof Replace Tr
04/24/07
49 NN
126,000.00
126,000.00
4/07 ATM A49PP McCarthy School
04/24/07
49 PP
560,000.00
531,000.00
29,000.00
4/07 ATM A49TT Web Content Mgt
04/24/07
49 TT
107,873.00
47,873.00
60,000.00
4/07 ATM A49UU Pub Safety S st
04/24/07
49 UU
243,761.00
183,761.00
60,000.00
4/07 ATM A49VV Library Generat
04/24/07
49 VV
30,000.00
0.00
30,000.00
4/07 ATM A50B Cove Ave Wtr R 1
04/24/07
50 B
1,011,500.00
300,000.00
711,500.00
4/07 ATM A50C Fay Rd Area Wtr
04/24/07
50 C
1,006,375.00
300,000.00
706,375.00
4/07 ATM A50D Waverly St Wtr M
04/24/07
50 D
552,250.00
300,000.00
252,250.00
4/07 ATM A50E Grove St Pump St
04/24/07
50 E
235,000.00
235,000.00
4/07 ATM A50G Automated Meter
04/24/07
50 G
1,282,950.00
50,000.00
1,232,950.00
4/07 ATM A50O W Heights Bster
04/24/07
500
765,000.00
765,000.00
4/07 ATM A50Q Birch Road Well
04/24/07
50 Q
1,400,000.00
1,400,000.00
4/07 ATM A51B Water St Gre
04/24/07
51 B
1,592,000.00
1,592,000.00
4/07 ATM A51C Concord School S
04/24/07
51 C
5,557,500.00
1,000,000.00
4,557,500.00
4/07 ATM A51E SCADA Im rove /Wi
04/24/07
51 E
351,000.00
250,000.00
101,000.00
4/07 ATM A51F Sewer Sys Evalua
04/24/07
51 F
540,000.00
540,000.00
4/07 ATM A51G East Fram Sewer
04/24/07
51 G
2,708,500.00
1,000,000.00
1,708,500.00
4/07 ATM A51I Automated Meter
04/24/07
511
1,282,950.00
55,000.00
1,227,950.00
4/07 ATM A51J Wastewater Pump
04/24/07
51
8,009,800.00
1,000,000.00
7,009,800.00
4/07 ATM A51K Herbert St Sewer
04/24/07
51 K
1,373,250.00
1,373,250.00
ATM03 A15M Comp Sewer Main Study
22,400.00
6,500.00
15,900.00
4/08 ATM A15 Ed 1 Lib Acdemy Vill R
04/29/08
A15
650,000.00
650,000.00
4/08 ATM A44A Town /Schl Bldg
Mgmm
04/29/08
A44A
358,700.00
358,700.00
4/08 ATM A44C Replace Rescue 1
Trck
04/29/08
A44B
530,000.00
530,000.00
Finance 41
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2008 Annual Report
4/08 ATM A44C Main Library Renovati
04/29/08
A44C
135,436.00
135,436.00
4/08 ATM A44D McAuliffe Lib
Renvtn
04/29/08
A44D
70,000.00
70,000.00
4/08 ATM A44E Bowditch Mstr Plan
Co
04/29/08
A44E
7,900,000.00
7,900,000.00
4/08 ATM A44F TORO Groundmaster
Mow
04/29/08
A44F
93,450.00
93,450.00
4/08 ATM A44G Police Locker Room
04/29/08
A44G
90,858.00
90,858.00
4/08 ATM A44H Prisoner Processing
04/29/08
A44H
147,115.00
147,115.00
4/08 ATM A44I Saxonville Levy Accre
04/29/08
A44I
400,000.00
400,000.00
4/08 ATM A44J Saxonville Levee Risk
04/29/08
A44J
50,000.00
50,000.00
4/08 ATM A44K Roadway Improve
2009
04/29/08
A44K
367,392.06
367,392.06
4/08 ATM A44L Sidewalk Im rov 2009
04/29/08
A44L
100,000.00
100,000.00
4/08 ATM A44M Refuse Packer &
Plow
04/29/08
A44M
219,780.00
219,780.00
4/08 ATM A44N DDC Energy
Controls 2
04/29/08
A44N
175,300.00
175,300.00
4/08 ATM A44O Schl Security Camera
04/29/08
A44O
690,000.00
1
690,000.00
4/08 ATM A44P Emergency
Generators
04/29/08
A44P
329,323.00
329,323.00
4/08 ATM A44Q Pnnits, License Ins
04/29/08
A44Q
317,648.00
317,648.00
4/08 ATM A44R Wireless Access Pub S
04/29/08
A44R
301,134.00
301,134.00
4/08 ATM A46A 4Wheel Drive
C &C /Plw
04/29/08
A46A
44,994.00
44,994.00
4/08 ATM A46B Grove St Water Pump
S
04/29/08
A46B
2,869,836.17
2,869,836.17
4/08 ATM A46C Pershing Ave Wtr
Main
04/29/08
A46C
438,750.00
438,750.00
4/08 ATM A46D Water St Main
Constrc
04/29/08
A46D
8,522,150.00
8,522,150.00
4/08 ATM A46F Prospect St Wtr Main
04/29/08
A46F
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
4/08 ATM A46G Wtr Main
Replacement
04/29/08
A46G
200,000.00
200,000.00
4/08 ATM A46H 4Wd C &C Utility
Bd /P
04/29/08
A46H
44,994.00
44,994.00
4/08 ATM A461 Grant St Water R lc D
04/29/08
A461
153,750.00
153,750.00
4/08 ATM A46J N Concord St Wtr
Desi
04/29/08
A46J
600,000.00
600,000.00
4/08 ATM A46K Birch Rd Well React
04/29/08
A46K
2,830,400.00
2,830,400.00
4/08 ATM A46L Choutea & LaSalle
Wtr
04/29/08
A46L
110,000.00
110,000.00
4/08 ATM A46M Goodnow Wtr Tank
Cnst
04/29/08
A46M
891,600.00
891,600.00
4/08 ATM A46N Brigham Rd Wtr
Cnstrc
04/29/08
A46N
263,000.00
263,000.00
4/08 ATM A46O Union Ave /Main St
Ds
04/29/08
A46O
320,000.00
320,000.00
4/08 ATM A46Q Concord St Wtr
R lcmn
04/29/08
A46Q
141,750.00
141,750.00
4/08 ATM A46R Edmands Road Wtr
Main
04/29/08
A46R
110,000.00
110,000.00
4/08 ATM A46T Pond St Wtr Rplc
Ds
04/29/08
A46T
276,750.00
276,750.00
4/08 ATM A47A North Fram Pump
Stn D
04/29/08
A47A
792,500.00
792,500.00
4/08 ATM A47E Farm Pd Interceptor
C
04/29/08
A47E
1,100,000.00
1,100,000.00
4/08 ATM A47F Cove Area Swr Main
R
04/29/08
A47F
1,753,750.00
1,753,750.00
4/08 ATM A47G Prospect St A Swr
R1
04/29/08
A47G
2,708,906.45
2,708,906.45
4/08 ATM A47I Central St Siphon R 1
04/29/08
A47I
794,000.00
794,000.00
4/08 ATM A47J Swr Sys Eval P3
04/29/08
A47J
575,000.00
575,000.00
Finance 42
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
TOTAL AUTHORIZED $74,036,817.68
UNISSUED DEBT
Long Term Debt
Inside the Debt Limit
Outstanding
July 1, 2007
+ New Debt
Issued
-
Retirements
= Outstanding
June 30, 2008
Buildings
8,668,492.00
542,085.00
1,298,064.78
7,912,512.22
Departmental Equipment
2,315,951.51
2,193,732.00
614,077.47
3,895,606.04
School Buildings
7,470,767.54
808,503.00
1,112,804.91
7,166,465.63
School - All Other
1,220,000.00
822,324.00
145,000.00
1,897,324.00
Sewer
3,731,448.29
12,463,807.00
542,746.72
15,652,508.57
Solid Waste
0.00
0.00
Other Inside
2,647,331.63
1,635,421.00
445,741.32
3
SUB - TOTAL Inside
$26,053,990.97
$18,465,872.00
$4,158,435.20
$40,361,427.77
Long Term Debt
Outside the Debt Limit
Outstanding
July 1, 2007
+ New Debt
Issued
-
Retirements
= Outstanding
June 30, 2008
Airport
0.00
Gas /Electric Utility
0.00
Hospital
0.00
School Buildings
26,116,000.00
2,076,000.00
24,040,000.00
Sewer
0.00
Solid Waste
0.00
Water
11,551,752.00
550,835.00
1,056,446.00
11,046,141.00
Other Outside
0.00
SUB - TOTAL Outside
$37,667,752.00
$550,835.00
$3,132,446.00
$35,086,141.00
TOTAL Long Term Debt
$63,721,742.97
$19,016,707.00
$7,290,881.20
$75,447,568.77
As ever it is a pleasure to work for the Town
of Framingham and its citizens.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stephen W. Price, Treasurer/ Collector
If you have questions on this report, please
contact me at 508 - 532 -5431.
The Board of Assessors' annual report for
calendar year 2008 with statistics for Fiscal
Year 2008 is as follows:
Because of the values established in Fiscal
Year 2008, we received 232 abatement
applications. These applications represented
1.19% of the total tax bills issued for Fiscal
Year 2008.
In Fiscal Year 2008 the residential class
contributed $35.7 million dollars in new value.
This growth was attributed to new homes
completed in 2008 as well as other
improvements made to the residential
inventory during 2008. Commercial &
Industrial growth added $14.0 million in
commercial and industrial new growth value
along with $46.3 million in personal property
new growth value.
Values were lowered for Fiscal Year 2009 due
to declining values indicated by sales and
Finance 43
Town of Framingham
market data analyzed. The average value for a
single - family home was $369,018.
I would like to thank Members of the Board
of Assessors, Mr. Arthur Holmes and Mr.
William Figler for their dedication and insight
in assessing matters. I would also like to
thank Assessors staff members Cindy
Lombardi, Jane Piacentini, Wendy Elassy, Jim
St. Andre, Sharon Gagne, Paul D'Olympio, Jr.
and Kelly Schoor for their hard work. Also, I
would like to thank Mr. James Sullivan,
Esquire for his legal assistance.
After making a presentation to the Board of
Selectmen on December 16, 2008 for the
Fiscal year 2009 Tax Rate Classification
Hearing, the Board voted to adopt a 75% shift
in values of the Commercial, Industrial and
Personal Property classes of property to
maintain the share of the tax levy borne by
these classes in Fiscal Year 2009. The Fiscal
Year tax rates are: Residential - $12.83 and
Commercial, Industrial and Personal Property
- $29.45. They represent a decrease of 1.7%
for Residential and an increase of 4.6% for
commercial, industrial and personal property.
The Board of Assessors' annual report for
year 2008 with statistics for FY2008
PROPERTY AND TAXES ASSESSED AS
OF Fiscal Year 2008 (7/1/07 — 6/30/08)
Fiscal Year 2009 Tax Rates:
RESIDENTIAL $12.83
COMMERCIAL $29.45
FY 2009 VALUATIONS:
REAL ESTATE
$8,482,263,680
TAX ASSESSED
$139,578,800.10
PERSONAL PROPERTY
$252,186,907
TAX ASSESSED
$7,426,904.41
2008 Annual Report
MOTOR VEHICLE ASSESSED
2006 BILLS AND TAXES COMMITTED
IN FY06
389 - $115,596.48
2007 BILLS AND TAXES COMMITTED
IN FY07
10,621 - $1,155.022.05
2008 BILLS AND TAXES COMMITTED
IN FY08
55,766 - $6,040,542.88
TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX
ASSESSED
66,776 - $7,311,161.41
FISCAL YEAR 2008 ABATEMENTS AND
EXEMPTIONS GRANTED (7/1/07 —
6/30/08)
CATEGORY GRANTED TAX
ABATED
REAL ESTATE
(57)
$306,892.90
SURVIVING SPOUSE (17D) (34)
$5,950.00
HARDSHIP (CL.18)
(3)
$3,042.92
VETERANS (CL.22A -F)
(251)
$100,400.00
BLIND (37A)
(46)
$23,000.00
ELDERLY (41C)
(23)
$11,500.00
WIDOW OF POLICE (CL.42)
(1)
$5,039.57
TAX DEFERRALS
(CL.41A)
$40,864.83
(10)
FY 2008 REAL ESTATE ABATEMENTS
GRANTED:
Finance 44
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
PD
Add re$
Value Abated
Tax Abated
Use
Owner
100/768.0- 0001 -0008.0
8 BISHOPDR
26700
334.55
102
ROTH MB_, ETHELH
100/444.0 -0005 -0408.0
1500 WORCESTER RD #408
13900
174.16
102
TSOUROS, CHARLES& PANDORA
100/549.0 -0001 -0032.0
4 HARVARD RD
23900
299.47
101
LIN, YAU -YAM ARTHUR& SERAH SHEW -WAH
100/422.0- 0003 -0003.1
60FNIXON RD
143000
1791.79
131
ARON, ROBERT LTR
100/830.0- 0015 -0005.0
15 WI LEIS ST #5
66100
828.23
102
PEREIRA, DANA EE
100/684.0- 0001 -0035.0
4 MOHAWKDR
21300
266.89
101
WILLIAM$ PETER G& ADB_EC
100/383.0- 0046 -0 001.0
100 DR HARVEY GUSHING WY
3457400
43321.22
126
VENTASFRAMINGHAM, LLC
100/484.0 -0001 -0067.0
61 JEAN ST
2700
33.83
101
CHASE, WILLIAM FIII
100/311.0- 0235 -0004.0
75000CHITUATERD
2454000
68949.71
340
GENERAZIO, FRANKWSR& EMILYTRS
100/311.0- 0235 -0021.0
156 S'EBN ST OFF
1826600
51309.19
340
CAM PANELLI, J & N & A TRS
100/301.0- 0208 -0012.0
137 MEADOW ST
5800
72.67
101
NING, KE& ZHANG, LAN
100/421.0- 0001 -0001.G
38 WAYS DE INN RD
11100
139.08
101
HARRINGTON, ROBERT J& FAYEE
100/783.0- 0001 -0006.0
6 ROYAL MEADOW LN
44900
562.6
101
CLARK ROBERT S& SUSAN T
100/221.0 -0042 -0005.A
0 MAIN ST
233500
2925.75
131
DRAKE MICHAEL L& JUDYJO
100/299.0- 0201 -0051.0
34FENWOODST
2800
35.08101
SCH RO EPPEL, BETTY M A RE
100/499.0- 0001 -0397.0
25 BRA DFORDRD
21100
264.38101
HA LSTEA D JA M ES EA RL & M YRA
100/379.0 -0038 -0022.0
25 MILL ST
25000
313.25
101
BOLIVAROCTAVIO C& SUSAN R
100/244.0- 0001 -0029.0
3 HIGHGATE RD
4000
50.12
101
MATTINA, JAMES& MARY
100/044.0 -0085 -0006.0
21 DENNISON AVE
6800
85.2
101
1 ODRGUEZ, RICHARD M & SUSAN B
100/454.0- 0004 -0007.A
743 SALEM END RD
29200
365.88
131
ROURKEIII, DANIELJTRUSTEE
100/106.0 -0217 -0005.0
199 EEAVERST
67000
839.51
112
TELIO, JACQUES
100/772.0- 0001 -0302.0
1550 WO ROESTER RD #3 0 2
43400
543.8
102
COHBN, RUTHANN L
100/141.0 -0293 -0007.0
26 BRDGESST
61100
765.59
104
CELLA, FR ®A & JOAN E
100/141.0 -0293 -0008.0
32 BRDGESST
51300
642.79
104
CELLA PAUL& JOHN D& MARY
100/589.0 -0001 -0015.0
14 SUN VALLEY DR
15400
192.96
101
MANGANELLI, CHESTERA
100/357.0 -0087 -0002.0
201 ®CELL RD
95400
2679.78
375
SUDBURY RIVER TENNISCLUB
100/772.0- 0001 -0319.0
1550 WO ROESTER RD #319
27600
345.82102
BAKERMANJOgPH & RUTH A
100/166.0- 0999 -0005.13
53 BATES RDEXTN #2
29900
374.64
102
SOUSA, CLAUDIND O
100/048.0- 0094 -0001.0
135 WARREN RD
21900
274.41
101
PATTISON TRS, JOSEPH J & MANN, CHARLOTTE
100/231.0- 0052 -0010.A
187 OAKS RD
147500
4143.28
340
ZEMACK, ABYTR
100/231.0- 0052 -0010.A
187 OAKS RD
96500
2710.68
340
ZEMACK, ABYTR
100/202.0 -0003 -0016.0
563 FRANKLIN ST
8800
110.26
101
JOBIN, MARCT & GIA S
100/638.0 -0001 -0008.13
2 BAYBERRY LN
15300
191.71
101
CABRERA, BETANIA ALEXANDRE
100/007.0- 0014 -0014.0
73 HOLLISST
936000
11728.08
121
SOUTH MIDDLESEX NON -PROFIT HOUSING CORP
100/381.0- 0001 -0031.0
517 WINTER ST
2000000
56180
304
SOUTH MIDDLESEX NON -PROFIT HOUSING CORP
100/432.0 -0001 -0016.0
1062 EDMANDSRD
136800
3842.71
718
STEPHAN TR, DW
100/733.0- 0001 -0046.0
9 GOODNOW LN
32300
404.72
101
GREENS PETER E& NANCY F
100/210.0- 0023 -0034.0
23 CURVE ST
9200
115.28
101
DAMATTA, MARIA J
100/076.0- 0152 -0006.0
305 GRANT ST
15000
187.95
104
BROSS, DAVIDA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Dan Dargon, Chief Assessor
Purcha
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z�
The Framingham Retirement System is a
member of the Massachusetts Contributory
Retirement System, governed by Chapter 32
of the Massachusetts General Laws, and is
managed by a five member Retirement Board
which consists of-
Richard G. Howarth, Jr.
Town Accountant -Ex- officio Member
Mary Ellen Kelley, CFO
Selectmen Appointee
Paul F. Barbieri
Elected Member
Peter J. Rovinelli
Elected Member
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Sidney W. Lebewohl
Board Member Appointee
Sovereign Bank and MMDT
$ 66,232.44
Pension Reserve Investment Trust
8 151.341.613.59
Total Assets on 12/31/2008
$ 151,407,846.03
Membership in the Retirement System:
Active /Inactive members
1,404
Retired members and beneficiaries
780
Total Membership
2,184
Respectfully Submitted,
Roberta E. Griffin, Executive Director
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Town of Framingham
PUBLIC S
FO M 11
A Message from Chief Carl
The Framingham Police Department is
charged with protecting and serving those
who live, work, and travel in Framingham.
The Department accomplishes its mission by
establishing partnerships with the community,
using innovative problem - solving approaches,
and recognizing the value of strong leadership
and organizational accountability. In an
environment of challenging fiscal constraint,
the Department continues to aggressively seek
revenues through grant funding and outside
sources to assist in accomplishing its mission.
Also, like other Town Departments, the
Police Department maintains fiscal
responsibility, by reducing expenditures
wherever possible.
One of the core tools used to identify areas
upon which to focus our resources is
intelligence driven deployment, by analyzing
crime and call data we are able to deploy
officers into the community with purpose and
direction. This strategy makes the most of our
resources.
As the Department continues to address
significant challenges reflective of large urban
communities; our greatest resource continues
to be our personnel. To capitalize on this we
recruit and hire only the best individuals to be
Framingham police officers, presently
approximately 74% of all persons attempting
to become Framingham Officers are
disqualified from the process, only the best
and the brightest earn the opportunity to wear
a Framingham Police badge.
In addition to our primary mission of crime
reduction, the Department continues to
proactively address current and emerging
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HEALTH
issues in law enforcement, such as
immigration and community outreach. The
Department continues to develop a
productive relationship with Framingham's
large immigrant community in an effort to
educate them on how to report crime and
prevent becoming victims. We also continue
to receive grant funding to enhance our
partnerships with other important segments
of the community, such as youths and the
homeless. The aggressive pursuit of grant
funding has continued to allow us to provide
every police officer with new body armor, at
absolutely no cost to the Town.
As we move forward in a post -9/11 era, the
Police Department will continue to work
closely with our state and federal public safety
partners to address critical issues such as
domestic terrorism, homeland security, gang
activity, and emergency preparedness.
Through these partnerships, the Department
is able to access and leverage otherwise
unavailable resources to accomplish our
mission.
As Chief of Police, I am thankful for the
support given to the Police Department from
the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager,
Town Meeting, and especially from our town
residents.
Retirements
This year we had several retirements of
officers from service.
Officer William Fuer served since 1974. He
was a reliable and well respected police
officer. In January of 2005 he and Officer
Degnan were brutally stabbed making the
arrest of a violent suspect. Both received high
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Town of Framingham
praise and recognition for their acts of
bravery, receiving the George L. Hanna
Award for their actions. Officer Fuer
epitomized dedication, sacrifice and true
professionalism throughout his career. We
will miss him.
The following patrol officers have also retired
this year;
Officer James Finks served since 1974.
Officer Douglas Bevilacqua served since 1976.
Officer Joseph Besardi served since 1982.
Officer Angela Aurelio retired due to a job
related injury.
New Police Employees
We have added eight new officers to the
department. Officers' Brian Blue, Rony Cesar,
Jose Goncalves, Wayne Jordan, Rachel
Mickens, Chris Pisano, underwent rigorous
training at the Lowell Police Academy. Also
hired were Chris Ottaviani and John
Haidousis, a transfer from Fitchburg Police
Department.
There are presently 3 Portuguese speaking
Police recruits attending the Boston Police
Academy.
Promotions
This year we saw the promotions of three
hard working officers. Those officers are now;
Lieutenants Victor Pereira, Harry Wareham,
Sergeants Lester Baker, and Martin Keith.
2008 Police Personnel Resources
Chief
1
Deputy Chiefs
3
Captain
1
Lieutenants
13*
Sergeants
13
Administrative Aide
1
Assistant to the Chief
1
Patrol Officers
86*
Dispatchers
5
Civilian Staff
4FT, 1PT
Mechanic
1
Parking Enforcement Officer
1
Animal Control Officers
2FT, 2PT
Crossing Guards
17*
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* This figure fluctuates with resignations, transfers,
retirements, academy attendance, and injuries.
Revenue
The fiscal responsibilities of day -to -day
operations of the department fall under the
direction of the Administrative Aide to the
chief, Officer Michael Donnelly, and his
assistant, Mary McGonagle.
The Police Department generates monies for
the Town of Framingham through the
issuance of licenses, permits, administration
fees, and fines associated with parking tickets
and traffic citations. Money is also received
from the Framingham District Court for fines
associated with penalties imposed upon those
convicted of various crimes. This revenue is
not entered into the Police Department
budget, but is deposited into the Town
General Fund. Fiscal year 2008 revenues are
as follows:
Finger prints
$250
Subpoena
$198
Report Fees
$11,538
Detail Admin fee
$90,504
Permit to Carry
$7,113
Alarms
$56,050
Hackney
$1,065
Photo
$255
Court Fines
$83,751
Parking Fines
$273,543
M/V Fines
$202,537
111 F
$40,030
Other Revenues
$16,188
Emergency Management
Framingham Emergency Management Agency
(FrEMA) directs all emergency management
operations in the Town of Framingham.
Emergency management is the preparedness,
mitigation, response and recovery of both
naturally occurring events like blizzards, ice
storms, hurricanes, flooding or earthquakes as
well as any man made disasters such as
chemical spills, fires, transportation events
and acts of terrorism. Framingham
Emergency Management has worked
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Town of Framingham
extensively under its current structure to
create planning groups, exercise response
activities, secure funding from grants and state
and federal sources and expand participation
in this municipal function. On October 8,
2008 the local emergency planning committee
held a table top exercise in conjunction with
the Towns of Holliston, Ashland, and Natick,
many things were learned and will be
incorporated into our emergency plans in the
future. FrEMA in conjunction with state and
federal authorities, prepares, administers and
implements Framingham's CEMP
(Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan) as well as the federal mandated
NIMSCAST. Framingham will continue to be
a leader in the ever increasing role of
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emergency management in a post 911 era,
roles and responsibilities are increasing and
the Town will need to recognize the value of
emergency preparedness.
Crime Statistics
The department is committed to using its
resources efficiently and effectively. The use
of crime and statistical analysis enables us to
identify emerging crime trends, track incident
locations and identify and implement
preventative, educational, intervention, or
enforcement strategies.
Due to a Federal reporting mandate in 2007,
Domestic Assaults were re -coded and are now
classified from Part 2 offenses to Part 1
offenses under the Assault category. This
effected change in both Part 1 and 2 offenses
in previous years as well.
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Town of Framingham
2008 Part 1 Crime Make -up
Homicide 1 0%
Arson 7 0 %� I -Rape 11 1%
Motor Vehicle Theft 166
ga/
Larceny (Except Motc
Vehicle) 1170 54%
Assault 465 22%
Burglary 270 13%
2007 Part 1 Crime Make -up
Homicide 0 0%
Arson 6
Robbery 40 2%
Rape 5 0%
Robbery 30 2%
Motor Vehicle Theft 152
9%
Larceny (Excel
Vehicle) 1029 64%
Assault 200 12%
Burglary 217 13
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Town of Framingham
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2008 Part 2 Crime Make -up
Fraud, 3, 0%
Forgery/Counterfeiting
Offenses AgainsDrug Offenses, 144,
Family, 77,4% 8%
2007 Part 2 Make -up
Fraud, 11, 1%
Forgery and Counterfeiting,
10,1% %stol
Other Offenses, 425,
Property, 10, 1%
Vandalism, 538, 29%
Offenses Against Family &
Children, 308,17%
Drug Offenses, 127, 7%
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Town of Framingham
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Jail Diversion Program
This program which partners clinicians from
Advocates with Officers from the
Framingham Police Department, re- directs
appropriate non - violent offenders out of the
punitive criminal justice system into
community based mental health and
substance abuse services. Often, these
individuals would have no other ways or
means of accessing medical treatment for
medically based /caused behavioral problems
and offences.
Statistics
Outcomes: January 1st 2008 — December 31st
2008
During the Year 2008, as the first chart on the
next page reveals, there were a total number
of 112 diversions from arrests (an average of
78 %) as a result of a JDP intervention. This
number reflects those who would have been
arrested for non - violent nuisance type
offenses had the program not been in
operation.
In the Year 2008, the Framingham Jail
Diversion Program received a Leadership
Award from the Massachusetts Coalition for
the Prevention of Suicide for its work in the
Framingham community.
In 2008, the Framingham JDP team provided
consultation and training to JDP program
replication sites established at police
departments in Quincy and Marlborough.
The JDP team presented the program to 7
community groups and provided consultation
and training to several additional groups
interested in replication efforts.
In the Year 2008, the second chart on the
following page reveals the breakdown
between out patient and in- patient referrals as
a result of the Jail Diversion Program
psychiatric evaluation.
In the Year 2008, the third chart on the
following page reveals the breakdown of the
647 total joint interventions which occurred
between police officers from the Framingham
Police Department and clinicians from the Jail
Diversion Program.
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2004
% Change
2005
% Change
2006
% Change
2007
% Change
2008
Alarm - Business
2,496
- 3.13 °l0
2,418
- 14.43%
2,069
8.46 %
2,244
- 7.13%
2,084
Alarm - Residential
1,306
-1 2.94 %'' ''
1,137
- 10.64%
1,016
'' 3.44%
1,051
- 10.18%
944
Arrests
1
14.59%
1,940
4.48%
2,027
-8.19%
1,861
- 3.33 ° l0
1,799
Assault - Inicuded
Domestics for 2007 and
2008
172
16.28 ° ! 0 ''''
200
2.00%
204
'' 127.45% ''
464
0.22 %''
465
BIE Attempted
47
- 2.13% ''
46
- 54.35%
21
'' 76.19% ''
37
5.41%
39
BIE
299
- 4.68 ° ! 0 '''
285
- 22.11% ''
222
'' - 20.72% ''
176
31.25 %
231
Citations
7,898
23.51% ''''
9,755
13.38%
11,060
'' 1.77%
11,256
- 28.05%
8,099
Collisions
1,861
>.7.63%
2,003
- 12.68%
1,749
8.06%
1,890
- 6.30 ° ! 0
1,771
Drugs
169
16.57% ``
197
23.35% ``
243
`` - 19.75%
195
- 26.15%
144
E911 Calls
2,307
-9.58% ''
2,086
- 14.48% ''
1,784
'' - 6.28 %
1,672
- 14.47%
1,430
Family Problem
457
19.04% s'''
544
16.91%
636
- 88.52% ?;
73
5.48%
77
Inebriate
211
29.45%
261
23.70°%
196
- 24.90%
198
- 3.54 ° l0 >'
191
Log Entries
39,444
17.05 ° ! 0
46,168
11.17%
51,324
- 0.26% ''
51,190
- 2.14 °l0'
50,092
Missing Person -Adult
113
- 13.27 ° Io''''
98
- 21.43% ''
77
'' 37.66% ''
106
- 52.83% ''
50
Missing Person -
Juvenile
95
75.79 ° ! 0
167
2.40%
171
- 26.32%
126
- 46.83%
67
Motor Vehicle Break''
221
19.46% ''''
264
7.95%
285
'' 11.58% ''
318
55.66 ° Io` ''
495
Motor Vehicle Stolen
246
- 8.13 °!0
226
- 10.18%
203
- 13.30%
176
- 2.27 ° ! 0
172
Rape - includes rape
kits with no charges',
9
88.89%
17
-23.53%
13
- 61.54%
5
120.00%
11
Robbery includes all
45
..0.00% '>
45
-13.33% '>
39
- 23.08% `'
30
33.33 %` ''
40
Jail Diversion Program
This program which partners clinicians from
Advocates with Officers from the
Framingham Police Department, re- directs
appropriate non - violent offenders out of the
punitive criminal justice system into
community based mental health and
substance abuse services. Often, these
individuals would have no other ways or
means of accessing medical treatment for
medically based /caused behavioral problems
and offences.
Statistics
Outcomes: January 1st 2008 — December 31st
2008
During the Year 2008, as the first chart on the
next page reveals, there were a total number
of 112 diversions from arrests (an average of
78 %) as a result of a JDP intervention. This
number reflects those who would have been
arrested for non - violent nuisance type
offenses had the program not been in
operation.
In the Year 2008, the Framingham Jail
Diversion Program received a Leadership
Award from the Massachusetts Coalition for
the Prevention of Suicide for its work in the
Framingham community.
In 2008, the Framingham JDP team provided
consultation and training to JDP program
replication sites established at police
departments in Quincy and Marlborough.
The JDP team presented the program to 7
community groups and provided consultation
and training to several additional groups
interested in replication efforts.
In the Year 2008, the second chart on the
following page reveals the breakdown
between out patient and in- patient referrals as
a result of the Jail Diversion Program
psychiatric evaluation.
In the Year 2008, the third chart on the
following page reveals the breakdown of the
647 total joint interventions which occurred
between police officers from the Framingham
Police Department and clinicians from the Jail
Diversion Program.
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Town of Framingham
Monthly JDP Cases in 2008
700
600
500
400
300
200
m
IWI
Diversions From Arrest %
120%
100%
80%
'a
t j r
W
L
L
60%
r
40%
IL
20%
0%
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Jan -08 Feb -08 Mar -08 Apr -08 May -08 Jun -08 Jul -08 Aug -08 Sep -08 Oct -08 Nov -08 Dec -08 Annual
Average
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Jan -08 Feb -09 Mar -08 Apr -08 May -08 Jun -08 Jul -08 Aug -08 Sep -08 Oct -08 Nov -08 Dec -08 TOTAL
Month
Town of Framingham
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Case dispositions 2008
Inpatient
® Outpatient
Animal Control Department
50 Western Avenge 1 508 -532 -5870
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Although Animal Control is a small
department the staff responded to more than
4,050 calls in 2008.
The Framingham Animal Control
Department is staffed by 2 full -time and 2
part- time Animal Control Officers. The
Officers provide service to the residents of
Framingham and care for the animals held by
the department 7 days a week 365 days a year.
The Officers also respond to off -hour
emergencies as needed.
Officer Shepard became a certified Animal
Control Officer in December of 2008, all
members of the department are now certified
Animal Control Officers. Officer MacKenzie
prepared the examinations for the 2008
certification course, instructed and also
assisted in the coordination of the program.
All ACO are sworn state of Massachusetts
Animal Inspectors as well.
The Animal Control Officers respond to calls
regarding dogs, there are more than 3,600
licensed dogs in the Town of Framingham,
cats, livestock and wildlife.
There are 29 different locations that keep
livestock and foul. The annual livestock
census is also taken by the members of this
department. The department fields many calls
regarding wildlife. The Officers offer
educational materials and information that is
obtained through the Massachusetts Division
of Fisheries and Wildlife.
The department also provides a low cost
Rabies vaccination and micro -chip
identification clinic to the public. More than
75 pets participated in the 2008 clinic.
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Jan -08 Feb -08 Mar -08 Apr -08 May -08 Jun -08 Jul -08 Aug -08 Sep -08 Oct -08 Nov -08 Dec -08
Month
Town of Framingham
Activity statistics for 2008;
Approximately 922 wildlife calls were fielded
by the department.
Approximately 1290 canine calls were fielded
by the department.
Approximately 349 feline calls were fielded by
the department.
Other calls total approximately 1,496.
Respectfully Submitted,
Katherine J. MacKenzie, Director
Framingham Auxiliary Police
One William Welch Way
The 20 dedicated men and women of the
Framingham Auxiliary Police completed
another outstanding year of service for the
community. For the past 66 years, the
auxiliary police have been an active and vital
component of the Police Department.
The auxiliary police, under the guidance of
Auxiliary Captain Marc Spigel, have a well -
defined training program in which officers
attend an academy for reserve police officers;
and are trained in first responder first aid and
CPR /AED. Annually the auxiliary officers
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keep their skills and certifications current with
field and in- service training. The result is a
professional auxiliary police organization that
stands ready to assist this department.
During the year, the auxiliary officers
volunteer countless hours of their time to
help make Framingham a better place to live
and work. You can see some of their
volunteer efforts in action at community
events such as the Concerts on the Green,
Flag Day events, charitable road races, and
child safety programs. As part of the
Framingham Emergency Management Agency
auxiliary police officers provide assistance at
the Emergency Operations Center and
emergency shelters as needed and are trained
in the National Incident Management System.
The Framingham Auxiliary Police was again
honored this year with a Presidential
Volunteer Service Award for their efforts in
Framingham.
The Framingham Police Department extends
its sincere thanks to each auxiliary officer for
their tireless dedication, professionalism and
volunteer help during the past year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Steven Carl, Police Chief
jIlW ire De artment
V \ I .*
10 Loring Drive 1 508 -532 -5930 1 gtd(ofra Ingham _ a.gov
Mission Statement
The Framingham Fire Department is an
organization of dedicated professionals who
are committed to protecting the citizens of
Framingham from loss of life and property
caused by the ravages of fire, and to respond
in a quick and efficient manner to medical
emergencies. Through fire prevention
education, our mission is to prevent disastrous
incidents from occurring and to minimize
damage to life, property, and the
environment. In addition to fire suppression
duties, this Department responds to medical
emergencies, hazardous material incidents,
water problems, and other calls for assistance.
The Fire Prevention Division provides safety
education, code enforcement, plan review,
and inspections. We are committed to
delivering these services through proper
staffing strategically placed through the
community and to do so in a cost effective
manner.
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Town of Framingham
Personnel /155
Chief
1
Assistant Chiefs
2
Deputies
4
Fire Marshal
1
Assistant Fire Marshal
1
Training Officer
1
Captains
8
Lieutenants
24
Firefighters
106
Civilians
7
The Framingham Fire Department
experienced several changes in 2008 caused by
the retirement of four (4) members, three (3)
new hires and three (3) active military
deployments. The annual report of the
Framingham Fire Department for the year
ending December 31, 2008 is as follows:
Retirements
Chief 011ie Gadson
Captain John Moore
Firefighter Michael Marshall
Firefighter Kenneth Brown
Military Deployments
Firefighter Robert Morrison
Firefighter Joseph Neiberger
Firefighter Dana Tesorero
New Hires
Firefighter Michael Burnes
Firefighter Michael Espinosa
Firefighter Thomas Hancock
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Total Alarms
The Framingham Fire Department responded
to a total of 9,465 emergency calls in 2008.
Emergency Responses 9,465
Non - Emergency 9,609
Responses
Total Responses: 19,074
Administration
The Framingham Fire Department faced
many changes this year most notably was the
retirement of Fire Chief 011ie D Gadson.
Chief Gadson provided Framingham with 32
years 1 month of faithful and dedicated
service. In December of 2008 the Town
announced Gary T Daugherty as
Framingham's new Fire Chief. During this
transition period Deputy Chief Al Ordway Jr.
served as interim Fire Chief.
The Department and its members received
special recognitions during 2008, the pinnacle
being awarded the Pro - Patria Award from the
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
The Pro- Patria is the highest honor which can
be awarded to an organization for its
commitment and support of military members
who have been actively deployed. The
Department also received the Freedom,
Above and Beyond and Patriotic Employer
Awards.
Lieutenant Michael Dutcher received special
recognition for his heroic actions. While off
duty Mike rendered advanced first aid to a
seriously injured Framingham High School
hockey player saving his life.
The fire service has faced many dramatic
changes over the past several years with many
more on the horizon. The leadership of
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Members of the FFD
Town of Framingham
Framingham Fire Department continually
establishes reasonable and valuable guidelines
to improve organizational objectives, comply
with federal mandates and introduce cutting
edge technologies into our service.
A total of $224,617.98 was collected in
revenue and deposited in the general fund in
2008. $125,920.35 was collected in non - permit
fees, such as master box annual fees and site
inspections. $98,697.63 was collected in
permit fees. This is a 12.5% increase from the
previous period.
Framingham Fire Incidents by Type
Fire
422
Rescue
60
EMS
5779
Service
1140
General
515
False
1549
Fire Prevention Division
The Division of Fire Prevention is comprised
of one Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshal
and two Inspectors that have the following
responsibilities:
The Fire Marshal is responsible for the day -
to -day operation of the fire prevention office.
He is also responsible for conducting fire
investigations and coordinating activities
between the Framingham Police Department
and the State Fire Marshal's office. Other
responsibilities of the Marshal include giving
safety talks for Framingham's schools, citizens
groups, group residences, and setting up tours
of the fire stations. The Marshal also meets
on a regular basis with other town
departments to assist in the planning of the
town's future.
The Assistant Fire Marshal is responsible for
reviewing the construction plans that are
submitted to the Fire Department. He also
meets with contractors regarding fire alarm
and sprinkler systems, as well as conducting
meetings with contractors, engineers and
property owners for up- coming projects and
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any problems that arise during construction.
He coordinates with other Town
Departments on important issues such as
overcrowding, boarding and lodging house
issues.
The Inspectors are responsible for issuing
permits and conduct the inspections required
by state and local codes. They also inspect
and test all new homes, new and remodeled
commercial buildings as well as renovation
projects. The Inspectors investigate and work
in conjunction with other town departments
to handle complaints by citizens and town
departments to assure the safety of
Framingham's residents, their guests, and the
ever - increasing Framingham business
community.
The goal of the Framingham Fire Department
is to establish a fire and safety education
program that will be delivered to preschool,
day care, grades K -6, Boy and Girl Scout
troops as well as church and community
groups. By visiting these groups on an annual
basis, the safety message that they receive will
become part of their lives and each child as
they grow will always be aware of fire safety.
They will also be bringing this message home
to their families, which ultimately, would
prevent fire related accidents in their lives and
the lives of their family and friends.
Permits Issued
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2,684
3,327
3,037
3398
3142
3521
Inspections Completed
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2386
2800
3312
3486
3168
2689
Training
As always, the Training Division strives to
ensure all training is based on accepted
standards and documented accordingly. The
Framingham Fire Department logged
thousands of hours in Fire Rescue and EMS
training. EMT and CPR recertification,
hazardous materials and decontamination
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operations, emergency vehicle operations,
self - contained breathing apparatus
proficiency, technical rescue operations, pump
operations, and ladder operations are some of
the annual training programs conducted. In
addition, major department -wide training
programs focused on critical areas of fire
service operations and overall firefighter
safety. Professional firefighters know that the
job is training intensive - the safety of the
public and that of the firefighters depends on
it.
To help address firefighter safety a
comprehensive Rapid Intervention Team
(RIT) training program was developed for the
Department. National consensus standards
endorse standardized RIT training and RIT
operations to reduce firefighter death and
injuries.
Unfortunately, much of the content of the
RIT training program is based on "lessons
learned" from the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
firefighter fatality reports. Those reports
often find a deviation from standard
procedure or a lack of basic training as a cause
of the fatality. The Framingham Fire
Department RIT training program focuses on
basic fire ground skills and knowledge. All
members of the Department completed
individual skill proficiency training modules
and company evolutions. To ensure
consistency, standard operating guidelines for
RIT operations and emergency procedures
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where implemented. New equipment, such as
the recently acquired "state of the art" self
contained breathing apparatus also plays an
integral role in firefighter safety.
In summary, the ultimate goal of any training
division is to support effective operations in a
safe and efficient manner. Proficient basics,
sound strategies and tactics, and a proactive
and progressive philosophy are the guiding
principles in developing all training programs
within the Framingham Fire Department.
Fire Alarm
The Fire Alarm Division is responsible for the
general maintenance of traffic signals,
controls, the municipal fire alarm system,
master boxes, street boxes and underground
and aerial cable.
Fourteen new master boxes were added in
2008. We now have a total of 900 boxes in
service in strategic locations throughout
Framingham. Of the 900 boxes, 538 are
master boxes that protect individual
properties, and 362 are street boxes.
In addition to the regular duties of
maintaining and installing the fire alarm and
communication system, the Fire Alarm
Division was also responsible for maintaining
and repairing forty -two (42) traffic signals, six
(6) 4 -way flashing signals, twenty -eight (28)
school zone signals and two (2) 30mph `S'
curve signals. The following is a breakdown
of traffic signal repairs:
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66 calls for traffic signals not working;
11 calls for signal heads turned;
29 calls for re- lamping traffic signals;
109 calls for changing of time, checking
preemption, Opticom, repair broken
pedestrian buttons, repair knock downs,
meetings with contractors digging up roads to
mark underground pipes, meetings with
contractors doing traffic signal improvements,
preventive maintenance and investigations.
13 traffic signals knocked -down in motor
vehicle accidents: 10 were reported to the
Police Department, 3 were hit and run.
124 calls for school zone signals not working
properly that required time adjustments, new
lamps and new clock installations. This also
included time adjustments made at the
beginning and the end of the school year.
The Division installed approximately 8,065
feet of new fire alarm cable for new master
boxes and replacement of deteriorated cable
doubling the amount installed in 2007.
32 pole transfers for Verizon were completed,
this was and increase of 8 poles.
The Fire Alarm Division worked jointly with
Fire Prevention in reviewing all fire alarm
plans submitted to the Department. In
addition, the Division attended meetings with
contractors for new interior fire alarm
installations and master box locations. Both
Fire Alarm and Fire Prevention worked
together to perform interior fire alarm system
inspections in new and existing buildings.
Total of 65 meetings
Total of 200 plan reviews
Total of 132 fire alarm inspections
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The following new master boxes were added
in 2008:
Box #
Location
139
74 New York Avenue
299
15 School Street
597
635 Waverly Street
599
630 Worcester Road
741
730 Cochituate Road
744
155 Worcester Road
758
692 Cochituate Road
846
57 New York Avenue
1428
Nobscot Drive
3344
45 Hollis Street
5213
486 Concord Street
5214
11 Beech Street
5217
1 15 Willis Street
5218
1 180 Howard Street
Stations
Loring Drive Station /Headquarters (1994):
This station is in good condition.
Replacement of life limited components is
ongoing, including replacement of HVAC
components, carpeting, furniture and flooring.
The slate roof is in need of general repair.
Worcester Road Station /Engine 1 (1968):
This station is in good condition; however,
this station is in need of interior maintenance
and exterior finishes including fascia and
paint.
Concord Street Station /Engine 5 (1961): This
station is in fair condition, replacement of life
limited components is ongoing. Asbestos
flooring tiles are disintegrating and need to be
recovered.
Watson Place Station /Engine 2
(Approximately 1890): This station has begun
initial upgrades. The Hose Tower at this
station was condemned and is no longer in
use. The basement has been quarantined due
to an asbestos problem and the windows
throughout the building are in poor condition
and in need of replacement. The roof has
been replaced and remodeling is needed on
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the second floor. Replacement of overhead
doors and windows is needed.
Water Street Station /Engine 7 (1961): This
station is in good condition. Asbestos
flooring tiles are disintegrating and need to be
replaced. The parking lot will need to be
repaved soon.
Signal Division Building 1055 Worcester Road
(1974): This building is in good condition.
The exterior siding and fascia has been
repaired and upgrades are ongoing.
Emergency Medical Services
American Medical Response (AMR) continues
to provide Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) to the Town of Framingham.
Currently AMR is contracted to provide two
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Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedic level
ambulances. Framingham has experienced a
steady rise in medical calls as we responded to
5,779 calls for medical assistance in 2008.
Increased demands on Emergency Medical
Services have forced the administration to
reevaluate our EMS operations. During this
restructuring we have negotiated a third AMR
non - dedicated ambulance which is stationed
within our borders and have also initiated new
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
These upgrades have assisted us to better
supervise our current operation.
Respectfully Submitted,
Gary T Daugherty, Sr., Chief
r
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For 2008 the Inspectors, Administrators and
Code Enforcement Inspectors within the
Building Department have had a very active
year providing quality customer service and
effective solutions toward resolving citizen
concerns.
The focus of the Department continues to be
the pursuit of the highest quality of public
service by responding to concerns as they
arise, to follow up on previous concerns,
maintain a record of property activities
reviewed by inspectors and investigators and
be responsive to consumer protection.
The Department continues to maintain a
recognized professional presence for its staff
for other communities. As we work toward
hiring the best and most qualified people to
deliver the services expected other
communities see these qualities and extend
opportunities to staff members to deliver
similar services for their citizens.
In 2008 Paul Landers the Senior Field
Inspector accepted a position with the
Framingham Housing Authority. Paul is very
knowledgeable individual with excellent
people skills and a great sense of awareness of
the community. He shared his professional
construction knowledge and experiences with
those he interacted with in the field to assist
them with their construction projects. He
responded to all request for emergency
assistance in a timely professional manner
without delay and provided guidance to the
property owners, tenants and others who may
have suffered loss do fire or other un- natural
or natural causes. All of us here were
disappointed to see him leave and extremely
proud of the opportunity extended to him to
provide assistance and continue to improve
the quality of life for others in the community.
With 2 positions being vacant and the number
of projects ongoing through out town, Mike
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Tusino, Steve Barss, Mark Hughes and the
Commissioner stepped up to meet the request
for these services in addition to their every
day duties until the positions can be refilled.
One Field Inspector Position was offered and
accepted by James Paolini, Jim lives and has
worked in the constructions field in
Framingham and the Metro West area for
many years. He is a certified building
inspector, possesses excellent knowledge and
personal experience of construction practice
and method. His educational background in
Economics and Consumer Affairs has well
prepared him with the customer service skills
required when interacting with the public.
The building department in conjunction with
the Town Manager, Board of Selectmen and
many other town officials worked to develop
action planning at the beginning of the year
(2008) that is proactive and preventive to
assist in dealing with the housing economic
crisis occurring within the town and across
the nation.
The action plan resulted in the creation of a
data base to monitor over 200 foreclosed
properties. The purpose of the plan was to
identify foreclosed properties and reduce the
impacts these properties could have on public
safety and neighboring properties.
The data base contains critical information for
ownership, conditions of the property, status,
and use. Properties as noted as being un-
occupied are forwarded to both the
Framingham Police and Fire Department who
monitored and reported conditions of change.
The data base identified 123 single family
homes, 93 condominiums, 35 2 families and
10 3 families.
Code Enforcement Activities which includes
the enforcement of the Nuisance, Sign,
Zoning, General By -Laws and other Life
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Safety Codes Regulations and Standard for
2008 was also very active.
The Code Enforcement Housing activity
reports illustrates that the inspectors
investigated over 600 cases of alleged housing
issues including 80 cases for basement
apartments,173 cases of rooming houses and
160 cases of illegal apartments.
The Nuisance Officer has investigated and
pursued over 500 cases involving Trash &
Debris, Commercial Vehicles, Unregistered
Vehicles and Vehicles Parking within the
front Setback.
The Sign Officer continues to make progress
with property owners and businesses toward
compliance with the Towns' Sign By -Law.
Over 70 signs have been removed and or
brought into compliance, over 500 notices
have sent to owners /businesses advising them
of the non - compliance their signs are with the
Sign By -Law with suggested relief needed to
maintain them. The cataloging of the signs on
each building and property through out the
town is continuing, which provides imaging
and permit history.
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The economic crisis and inflationary effects
on commodities and goods provided high
demand for consumer protection. Jack Walsh
the Town's Sealer and the Assistant Sealer Ed
Gentile provided preventive and reactive
response service to monitor and address
consumers concerns. They investigated
multiple cases involving retail gas pricing, fuel
oil delivery services and retail price frauds.
The building permit activity for 2008 indicates
that over 2300 permits were issued for this
period an increase of 400 plus building
permits over 2007. New home starts building
permits were the lowest number than any
other year in comparison to the past five
years. The total receipts for 2008 were up by
$40,000 in comparison to the previous year.
In conclusion I extend my deepest
appreciation to the team I have the pleasure
of working with daily, their individual and
combine efforts to provide quality service to
the people and businesses within the
community is tireless.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael F. Foley, CBO
Building Commissioner
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The following is a list permit activities for the Activity Summary:
calendar year of 2008 with a Five Year
Five Year Record of Building Activity in Framingham
Number of Permits Issued
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Single Family Dwellings
46
124
31
23
15
Two Family Dwellings
2
2
4
3
0
New Buildings
5
5
8
3
1
Alterations &Additions
698
826
744
743
1,019
Miscellaneous
1,748
1,118
1,161
1,108
1,320
Total Building Permits
2,499
2,075
1,948
1,880
2,355
Valuation on Permits
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
New Residential
9,739,630
21,301,613
6,786,081
4,713,224
3,570,460
New Commercial
475,030
19,312,194
11,042,878
2,577,797
550,000
All Others
53,911,916
47,045,339
59,986,288
79,024,574
75,627,038
Total Valuations
64,126,576
87,659,146
77,815,247
86,315,595
79,747,498
Fees Received and Turned Over to General Fund
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Building Permits
643,989
1,069,996
827,916
1,076,722
1,104,131
Sign Permits
19,687
Wire Permits
108,299
208,731
152,931
156,649
167,711
Plumb.& Gas Permits
109,658
171,626
132,320
171,729
141,196
Occupancy Permits
5,050
6,725
3,450
5,325
12,750
Certificates
22,614
21,377
28,547
14,523
19,500
Miscellaneous
13,216
14
40
0
Sign License Fees
1,185
172
38,729
3,728
3,783
Total Fees 904,011 1,478,641 1,183,933 1,428,676 1,468,758
The Weights and Measures Department is
required by state statute to inspect all
weighing and measuring devices in the town
of Framingham each calendar year. In 2008,
the Department inspected 1372 weighing and
measures devices, including scanning audits.
The Department collected $ 42,219.00 in
inspection and sealing fees during 2008.
This is the most revenue ever collected by this
Department. The Department issued 41 civil
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citations in calendar year 2008 for the
following: short weight, pricing errors
(scanning), item pricing, no motor fuel license,
no motor oil license, and missing consumer
notice. The total fine amount was $
14,262.50 for calendar year 2008. The
average non - criminal fine was $ 347.87 per
violation.
The Department during 2008 saved
consumers and businesses in Framingham
well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars
by conducting both mandated and spot
inspections. This is in addition to the fees
and fines collected for the town. Errors were
found and corrected which resulted in
sufficient savings to consumers. The
Department checked 4,300 items in local retail
stores to ensure that they scanned correctly.
This was an increase of 11% over the
previous year of items inspected. The
Department found that 96.21 % were priced
correctly, 2.44 % were under priced, and 1.35
% were over priced.
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The Department investigated approximately
50 consumer complaints during the year.
The Sealer has been elected to be the
Chairman of the Northeast Weights and
Measures Association for the 2009 -2010 year.
This national organization which is supported
by the United States Department of
Commerce through NIST includes the states
of Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The
Sealer also has also been appointed as a
presiding officer at the National Conference
of Weights and Measures in San Antonio,
Texas in July of 2009.
I want to thank Mike Foley, the Director of
Inspectional Services, the town's part -time
Weights and Measures Inspector, Ed Gentili,
and our part -time Administrative Support
Person, Mary Tiziani, for their help and
assistance during the past year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jack Walsh, Sealer of Weights & Measures
Board
Memorial Building, Rin 221 1 508-532-5470 1 heal th@framinghamma.gov
The Board of Health mission is to protect,
promote, and preserve the health and
wellbeing of all Framingham residents
To accomplish its mission, the Board of
Health members and staff are responsible for
a diverse array of public health inspections,
investigations, enforcement, permitting,
consultation and education including:
Enrironmental Health
• Food Establishments — Food Service,
Residential Kitchens, Plan Review,
Food Retailers, Caterers
• Housing Conditions
• Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Tobacco Control
• Bathing Beaches
• Swimming Pools
• Summer Camps
• Tattoo Establishments
• Body Piercing Establishments
• Tanning Establishments
• Kennels and Animal Facilities
• rDNA Research Facilities
• Sewage treatment and disposal
• Trash disposal
• Medical Waste disposal
• Private and public water supplies
• Bottled Water
• Air Pollution
• Odor Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Hazardous Materials and Safety
• Pest Control and Safety
• Solid Waste Facilities
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• All nuisances and hazardous
conditions
Public Health Nursing
• Immunizations
• Communicable Diseases
• Tuberculosis Screening and
Monitoring
• Influenza Clinics
• Cardiovascular Screenings
• Camp Inspections
• Sight and Sound Screenings
• Skin Cancer Awareness
• Immigrant Health
• Obesity Planning Grant
• Teen Reproductive Health
• Lead Level Screenings
• Health presentations and educational
programs throughout the town,
particularly among the most
vulnerable communities.
Emergency Preparedness
• Framingham Emergency Reserve
Corp (FERC) — approximately 150
volunteer member organization
providing community and medical
support in emergencies.
• Member of a 34- community
emergency preparedness region
• Member of the Local Emergency
Planning Committee (LEPC)
• Six Emergency Dispensing Sites
• Drills and training of volunteers
include: Incident Command, First Aid,
CPR, Sheltering, Flu Care At Home,
and Family Preparedness.
• All hazards simulated outbreak event
including a successful test Connect -
CTY which sent out emergency
notifications.
• FERC members deployed to Western
Massachusetts during December ice
storms.
• Flu clinics served an unprecedented
number of residents and were staffed
almost entirely with FERC volunteers.
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Board Members and Staff
Board of Health Members are: Michael R.
Hugo, Esq., Chairman (5 years); Tammy C.
Harris, MD, Secretary, (4 years); Nelson
Goldin (9 years). These Board Members have
selflessly given their time and skills for
meetings, discussions, drafting of documents,
setting policy and guiding the nine member
staff.
The Board of Health has made significant
staff changes during 2008. Ethan Mascoop
was hired as the Director of Public Health in
September. He holds MPH and MUA
degrees with environmental health
concentrations and is a Registered Sanitarian.
He has experience in public service on local,
state and federal levels in addition to years as
a consultant primarily in urban public health
settings. Another recent hire, Laurie
Courtney, RN, BSN, has recently joined the
staff as a Public Health Nurse. She has over
24 years experience in the field and provides
much needed professional support to a busy
nursing office. Lise Mespelli, MPH, RS,
guided the Department for most of the year
as its Acting Director. She provided
professional leadership with her extensive
technical background and exemplary
managerial abilities. She has resumed her prior
position as Chief Sanitarian of the
Department. The environmental staff
includes: Jane Anderson, MPH, James
Starbard, BS, and Kelly Pawluczonek, BS,
who are all certified as Registered Sanitarians
provide the highest level of professional
service to the town. This year, Kitty
Mahoney, RN, MS was promoted to the
position of Chief Public Health Nurse. Her
appointment followed the retirement of
Charlotte Trubiani, RN, who served the
Town for 16 years as a Public Health Nurse.
The staff is supported by administrators
Michael Fridley and Maria Goncalves who
provide able and calm demeanors in a hectic
office. In addition, Annette Alderman, RN,
provides expert nursing coverage at peak
demand periods on a part -time basis. Joan
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Seariac, a volunteer from the Council on
Aging, keeps the files in order and most
importantly she keeps everyone sane with her
cheerful disposition.
The Board of Health maintains a full bank of
information on its web site
www.FraminghamMa.gov
A Day in the Health Department
• 8:30am — A voice mail message is received
requesting a housing inspection. There is no
heat, a possible bedbug infestation, and a
question of lead paint. An inspector is
assigned the case and an inspection is
conducted by the afternoon. The inspection,
report, re- inspections, questions from the
occupant and property owner will take over
30 days to resolve.
• 10:00am — Thirty food establishment
renewal applications are being processed and
12 applications are pulled due to incomplete
information. The applicants are contacted for
more information.
• 10:17am — A call from the Fire Department
is received. Paramedics responding to a
medical call find an elderly woman alone in an
apartment surrounded with so much clutter
that only one person can enter the unit at a
time. The paramedics cannot find the kitchen
sink, the toilet, or the rear door /egress. They
will not leave until a Health Inspector arrives.
The occupant initially refuses the Inspector
entry insisting that nothing is wrong. It will
take a team of five to six professionals from
the Board of Health (nurse, inspector),
Council on Aging and outside professionals
over 12 months to help the occupant and
remove the clutter from the apartment.
*I 1:40am — An anonymous complaint is
received regarding a restaurant that the caller
claims made her ill. She describes the
symptoms and an unannounced inspection
occurs the following day. Although the illness
does not appear to be associated with the
restaurant, a significant rodent infestation is
observed. The restaurant is ordered to appear
at an administrative hearing the following day.
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The owner is required to hire a food safety
consultant to provide intensive training in
order to bring the establishment to code.
This will take two months to ensure
compliance.
• 1:00pm — A young man comes into the
office and asks for a tuberculosis test he needs
for his new job. He does not have health
insurance and the employer will not cover the
cost of the test. The nurse speaks with him,
arranges the test (at a nominal fee) and
reminds him that he must return in 48 to 72
hours for the skin test reading.
•2:29pm — A newspaper reporter calls asking
for copies of all food establishment inspection
reports for the last 12 months. The
administrative staff compiles the necessary
documents as mandated by law. A reminder
that all work is public and all documents are
available for scrutiny.
• 2:55pm — A septic system failed an
inspection at a property posted for sale. The
system needs to be replaced. The
Department schedules a percolation and deep
hole test two weeks later. The field tests
require one full day to observe and witness.
The inspector will later review the septic
design plans and send the plans back to the
engineer for revisions prior to issuing a permit
for construction. The inspector will observe
the system at various key points of
construction.
• 4:38pm — A call is received from the MA
Department of Public Health (DPI-1)
regarding a family visiting the United States.
The family flew in two days earlier and is
staying with friends in Framingham. The
family may have been exposed to an active
case of measles from a traveler sitting in the
adjacent row on the transatlantic flight. The
nurse finds the family after extensive research.
One family member is hospitalized with
measles (immunization is not required in their
home country), the other family members are
vaccinated and a quarantine is ordered. The
young boy is treated, the other family
members do not become ill and they return
home later than they had planned as they
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needed to remain in the country until the
quarantine was lifted. The investigation was
coordinated with the MA DPH and US
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
• 7:OOpm — The Board of Health prepares for
a meeting to discuss an animal permit,
discipline a tattoo establishment for providing
tattoos to a minor, review of planning board
plans & conditions and amendments to local
tobacco regulations.
Environmental Health Services
The environmental health division conducted
2,386 inspections and investigations. In
addition, the staff conducted numerous plan
reviews of food establishments, septic system
designs, summer camp applications,
swimming pools and other establishments. A
total of 1,246 inspections related to food
sanitation accounted for approximately 52%
of the total inspections conducted. The staff
investigated 111 food establishment related
complaints in 2008, 11 were food -borne illness
complaints.
The Board of Health must investigate all
housing complaints as required by the State
Sanitary Code. These complaints are followed
until compliance is attained. The Board
responded to 379 housing complaints, of
which 201 cases required re- inspections. Lead
paint determinations are required in units
(pre -1978) where children under the age of 6
live.
Improper disposal and handling of trash and
debris resulted in 243 trash related complaints
(increase of 25% from 2007).
The office received 32 Title 5 (septic disposal
and design) requests for field inspections and
design review /approvals. 159 pool and
bathing beach inspections were conducted.
Recreational camps required 17 inspections
and additional extensive plan and camp staff
reviews. 12 tanning and body massage
establishment inspections were conducted.
The Board received 328 complaints including
tobacco, nuisance, odors and other
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miscellaneous conditions (nearly a 3 times
increase from 2007).
Tobacco Control Program
The Tobacco Control Program is funded by
the MA Department of Public Health and
enforces the Board of Health local regulations
regarding the sale, use, vending and
distribution of tobacco. Compliance checks
were conducted in 73 licensed retail facilities
and 5 facilities were fined for sales to minors.
Framingham Emergency Response Corps
(formerly MRC)
The Framingham Emergency Response Corps
(FERC) is a 150 member civilian volunteer
group trained to respond in coordination with
the Board of Health in the event of manmade
or natural emergencies and disasters.
Public Health Nursing
The public health nursing division of the
Board of Health provides vital interventions
for communicable disease control, monitors
current trends and disease clusters, and
delivers essential health services. There are no
charges for nursing services to Framingham
residents. There were over 5900 patient
encounters by the public health nurses. Daily
clinic hours at the Board of Health Office are:
Monday- Friday: 8:30- 9:30am, 4- 4:45pm and
Monday Evenings: 6 -8pm.
Immuni ,zations
• Nearly 3500 immunizations given to adults
& children (an increase of 8.2% from 2007).
• 988 office immunizations.
• 2500 influenza doses, including vaccines
given at multiple sites with the assistance of
FERC.
• New school partnership pilot program.
Communicable Disease
• Monitor all reportable, communicable and
infectious diseases; track disease trends;
investigate outbreaks and review statistical
data for the MA Department of Public Health
and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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• 235 cases (an 11% increase in investigations
from 2007).
Tuberculosis
-Provides free tuberculosis tests for residents
who are at high risk. Residents who request
testing for school or work receive the test at
nominal fee.
• Active tuberculosis cases are closely
monitored through home /office visits for
medication compliance and supervision.
• 300 visits for 7 confirmed cases of infectious
tuberculosis and 77 cases of latent
tuberculosis infection (LTBI). LTBI requires
supervision for care plan compliance to
prevent TB advancement.
Cardiovascular Screening Program
• Over 300 individual evaluations.
• Screenings include: comprehensive
information on physical conditioning,
nutrition, cholesterol and blood pressure.
Sight and Sound Screenings
• 90 Framingham residents screened.
• Screenings included: vision acuity testing,
hearing evaluation oral cancer examination
and hypertension.
Skin Cancer Awareness
• 665 residents were screened, evaluated and
educated on sun safe behaviors.
• From May- October the Town's website
listed the UV Daily Index.
• UV Index signs were posted at all
recreational camps and public beaches.
Immigrant Health
• Outreach included: partnerships with the
Latino Health Insurance Program, United
Way, Wayside Youth and Family Services,
Advocates, South Middlesex Legal Service,
Kids Care, Women With Infants and Children
(WIC), South Middlesex Opportunity
Council, Framingham Public Schools,
Y.M.C.A., and various cultural community
groups.
• Outreach to the Portuguese- speaking
community included six screening events,
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health articles in Portuguese print media and
monthly meetings with cultural organizations.
Obesity Planning Grant
• Funded by the Metrowest Community
Health Care Foundation (MCHCF)
• Town -wide assessment of current programs
influencing childhood nutrition and physical
conditioning.
• Recommendations to reduce /prevent
childhood obesity will be produced.
Teen Reproductive Health
• Member of the Framingham Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Coalition.
• Grant support from MCHCF.
• Promotes safe sex & barrier protection,
including condoms available at no charge.
Presentations and Information
• Over 500 residents and professionals
received health information.
• Conducted health education programs at:
shelters, schools, civic organizations and
agencies, community groups and public
housing facilities.
• Topics included: Human & Home Pest
Infestations; Hand washing and Cough
Etiquette; MRSA; Flu -Care at Home; Lyme
Disease; Tick and Mosquito Diseases;
Vaccines; Preventable Disease; and Childhood
Obesity.
• Updated health information is available at
the Framingham Public Library, a table
outside of Nevins Hall and in the Board of
Health Office.
Student Interns
•5 Nursing students interns assisted staff.
-Partnerships with: Boston University School
of Public Health, Anna Maria College, Regis
College, University of Massachusetts, and
Keefe Vocational Technical School.
East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project
— Framingham District
The Project's public education program
develops awareness in the public and private
sectors as to their roles in mosquito control.
The Project serves as a resource to residents,
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municipal officials, and the media on
controlling mosquitoes, breeding sites, and
mosquito -borne diseases.
Larval Mosquito Control
-Helicopter application of larvicide (BTI,
Bacillus spbaeracus and methoprene to 29
wetland acres.
-Ground applications of Bti to 33 wetland
acres.
-Applications of methoprene in 5,428
roadside catchbasins.
-Applications of larvicide Bacillus spbaeracus in 4
neglected swimming pools.
Adult Mosquito Control
-Truck mounted aerosol nighttime
applications of sumithrin to 4,023 acres.
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Ditch Excavationl Obstruction Removal
•267 feet of ditch were excavated.
Surveillance
-Adult and larval mosquito surveillance in 5
locations with 30 trap collections and testing
for EEE and West Nile Virus
-Frequent summer rains produced major
broods of floodwater mosquitoes. There were
no human cases of West Nile Virus and the
EEE risk remained low.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ethan Mascoop, Director
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Licensin
The Licensing Office issued with the Board of
Selectmen and /or Town Manager's approval
the following categories of licenses and
permits:
• Liquor License for Restaurants,
Hotels, Clubs and Retail Stores — 92
• One -day Liquor License for events
held at the various function halls
throughout town — 41
• Common Victualer Restaurant
License — 159
• Innholder's License - 7
• Lodging House License - 13
• Class I, II, III Auto Dealers License.
New /Used /Junk Car Dealers
• Class I — 9
• Class II — 32
• Class III - 3
• Junk /Old Metals /Second Hand
License —15
• Entertainment License (Yearly) — 28
• Entertainment License (One -day) — 6
• Sunday Entertainment License - 17
• Coin - Operated Machine License - 21
• Auctioneer's License — 1
• Hawker's and Peddler's License - 12
• Taxi Cab Permit — 2
• Taxi Cab License - 40
• Livery License — 4
• Carnival License - 1
Respectfully Submitted,
Maryellen Rupp, Licensing Administrator
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2008 Annual Report
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The Department of Public Works had yet
another extremely busy year that tested our
administrative and operational resources to
the extreme. As the overall condition of the
infrastructure continues to decline at an
accelerated pace, the Department worked
diligently across the various disciplines to
respond to customer service initiatives and to
make repairs as quickly as possible. The water
and sewer infrastructure continues to
experience failures of its components at an
alarming rate. In 2008, the Water Division
responded to 380 system failures that included
broken hydrants, leaking water services,
broken water mains, frozen distribution
valves, and replaced other components of the
system that were associated with the Pumping
Station and storage tanks systems. The
Highway Division continues to be innovative
in its approach to preserving the surface
condition of roadways by using new pavement
mixes and surface treatments that will serve to
extend the life of roadways until more a
substantive reconstruction program can be
funded by the Town. These surface
treatments are applied after the Department
workforce has reshaped the road and repaired
the utility structures and signage.
The Department began in 2008 to take a lead
role in the development of plans to improve
the grade crossings of the CSX rail lines along
Routes 126 and 135. A significant effort has
been undertaken to advance the planning
studies and to develop the conceptual designs
of the various rail crossing alternatives.
Administratively, the Department also
devoted a significant amount of resources to
the acquisition of a $310,000 Massachusetts
Opportunity Relocation Expansion (MORE)
Grant and a 12.9 million dollar Massachusetts
Life Science Center Grant for the upgrade of
the water and wastewater systems that serve
the Technology Park. These improvements
to the infrastructure enable the transition of
the Tech Park from a mostly industrial to
offices and laboratories supporting the Life
Sciences. All Divisions in the Department
participated in the investigation, analysis and
application effort.
Engineering & Transportation
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The Engineering and Transportation Division
is responsible for the planning, design and
construction of capital roadway and utility
infrastructure projects, maintaining
compliance with various State & Federal
programs such as NPDES Phase II
stormwater, managing the Town's Street
Opening Permit program, reviewing
development and redevelopment plans to
ensure roadway and utility changes conform
to the Town's construction standards, and
inspecting modifications and expansions to
the roadway, water, sewer and stormwater
networks. The Division also provides
technical expertise to the operational divisions
of the Public Works Department, other Town
Departments, and various Boards and
Commissions, maintains an extensive
Geographical Information System (GIS) and
is the custodian of a large collection of
irreplaceable paper plans and documents.
During 2008 Town Meeting approved a
Public Works sponsored Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination By -Law in order to
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protect the Town's water and streams from
pollution and to comply with the USEPA
regulations relative thereto.
Significant progress was made in a variety of
critical areas during FY08 including the
completion of two projects outlined in the
MADEP Administrative Consent Order
(ACO): the completion of the Fenwick
Wastewater Pump Station and construction of
the Water Street and Saxonville Sewer line.
The ACO requires the Town to undertake
major sewer construction and rehabilitation
projects over several years with the primary
focus of alleviating reoccurring sanitary sewer
overflows, a violation of State and Federal
law. Failure to comply with the conditions of
the ACO can result in administrative civil or
criminal action. Continued improvements to
the infrastructure and maintenance
management of the Wastewater System and
has resulted in significant reductions in Sewer
System Overflows (SSO's).
Water system improvements were achieved
with the installation of a new water
distribution system in the Cove Avenue, Fay
Road and Waverly Street neighborhoods.
DPW Water Department staff completed the
installation of a new water main in the
Brigham Road area at a sizeable cost savings
as compared to contractor services. The
Department will continue to identify projects
that can be performed with DPW staff and
equipment.
The Department completed the evaluation of
the Saxonville Levee Flood Control Station
and System as required by FEMA and the
Army Corps of Engineers and thereby
preserved the avoidance of the Federal Flood
Insurance requirements for the inhabitants of
the area. The Levee and dam system were
determined to be in good condition and
required only modest improvements to the
flood control devices which are underway.
Phase One of a three phase project to
reconstruct the State Street area was
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completed through the collective efforts of
Engineering, Highway, Water and Wastewater
Department staff. New street lighting,
roadway improvements, curbing, sidewalks
and ADA compliant crosswalks were
installed. In addition, the water and
wastewater utilities were replaced strategically
addressing infrastructure needs in a holistic
fashion.
Reconstruction of Franklin Street began in
FY08 with approximately 35% of the work
completed. This is a state funded
Transportation Improvement Project (TIP).
The department is working on the design of
Concord Street from Lincoln Street to Route
9 which is the priority of the State TIP list.
Improvements to traffic signals, pedestrian
signals and sidewalks were achieved at Beacon
Street at Route 30, Potter at Elm Streets, High
Street at Main and Pleasant Street at Edgell
Road. These improvements included the
modifications necessary to achieve ADA
compliant sidewalks.
The Department replaced the master traffic
signal controller in the Route 135/126
intersection, coordinating the signals with
Howard Street. The intersection was repaved,
new signal heads were mounted and
corresponding pavement markings were
installed. Traffic queues have improved as a
result of these upgrades.
The Department continued to work on the
design of multiple projects scheduled in the
MADEP ACO in order to better coordinate
the projects and keep them on the tight
schedule mandated in the ACO. The
Department successfully sought two time
extensions on projects with schedules that
lagged due to bidding and /or construction
delays
The Birch Road Well Reactivation Project
continues to progress. The design of the
project reached 30% during FY08 and the
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Department filed a draft environmental
impact report (EIR) and MEPA applications.
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The Highway Division is responsible for the
maintenance and repair of the Town's
roadway and sidewalk infrastructure including;
pavement markings, granite and bituminous
curbing, street and regulatory signage,
stormwater utilities, traffic islands, and street
trees.
Stormwater Management
The Stormwater Management System consists
of more than 200 miles of surface and
subsurface drainage systems, 12,200 catch
basin and manhole structures, and more than
600 drainage outfalls.
In order to maintain compliance with the
EPA Storm Water Phase II Permit, the
Highway Division made a vigorous yearlong
effort to visit and clean as many of the
drainage structures as possible and, with use
of contract services, removed silt, sand, and
debris from approximately 8,600 catch basins.
The storm drain cleaning program has
continued to produce a significant repair list
as the inspection process proceeds. The
Beaver Dam Brook continues to be a
significant operational challenge for the
Division as even modest rain events may
cause the brook to surcharge at the many
culvert headwalls in South Framingham. The
deficiencies in the stormwater systems
throughout the Town are a major cause of
unscheduled overtime in the Department.
In order to minimize the intrusion of sand
from entering, and further diminishing the
capacity of the system, the Division has
implemented strict control practices for the
use of deicing materials during the winter
months. In addition, a rapid and
comprehensive post- winter street cleaning
program is performed annually to remove as
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much sand from the streets and thereby
minimize the opportunity for accumulation in
the system.
The Division also performed the routine
overnight sweeping of the streets and
sidewalks of the commercial areas to
minimize the entry of materials into the
drainage system and to provide a cleaner
environment in the downtown area. The
removal of sand and debris from the Town's
catch basins and manholes remains an
operational priority each year.
Pavement Management
The 2008 construction projects included the
replacement or upgrade of roadway elements
and appurtenances so that both regulatory
guidelines, and directives, were adhered to and
visual enhancements could be made. New
pavement markings, street signs, sidewalks,
granite and bituminous curbing, wheelchair
ramps and curb -cut control measures were
addressed during the construction. The
projects addressed more then six miles of
public ways.
Winter Storm Management
The Highway Division is responsible for the
provision of a safe automotive and pedestrian
environment both during and after winter
storm events. This effort involves the plowing
and treating of 550 lane miles of public
roadway, 22 municipal parking facilities, and
115 miles of sidewalks and public pathways.
The Division has integrated the Town's
Geographical Information System (GIS) with
an Incident Command Structure to manage
each event. The purpose of this strategic
effort is to provide a high level of
accountability while applying the minimum
amount of resources to each storm event.
Tree Warden & Forestry Management
The Highway Division is responsible for the
maintenance management of the Town's
estimated 12,000 public street trees and for
the development of a Public Shade Tree
program for the community. The purpose of
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this program is to promote, preserve, and
enhance the shade tree environment of the
community through the application of best
management practices and public education
campaigns.
The Department planted 45 trees in 2008 at
the Town Common and Town Centre.
Additionally, the islands in the adjacent areas
were landscaped.
The Highway Division oversees the Town's
roadside vegetation management program
that is permitted annually by the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection. This program allows the
Department to apply best management
practices for the control of curbside
vegetation that otherwise would grow
uncontrollably and require the commitment of
substantial and sustained labor to control
growth. A primary and recurring function of
this operating group is the statutory
requirement to maintain the 14' -6" height
clearance over the 550 lane mile roadway
network. The Town's shade trees, while
providing a great public amenity to the Town,
require routine maintenance management so
that they do not also become a public liability.
The Tree warden conducts frequent
hazardous tree assessments, prescribes
treatment, oversees removals, and participates
in public hearings on issues related to trees
within scenic ways. The Department routinely
responded to citizen inquiries and requests for
service, and Forestry Section personnel
removed several dead or diseased street trees
in 2008. The tree crews performed tree
pruning and up- limbing for road and sidewalk
clearance on several streets included in the
2008 Annual Road Resurfacing Plan.
The Department and specialized temporary
staff continued a town wide tree survey to
identify tree hazards and diseases so that we
may provide and promote tree health and
support and an overall accounting of street
trees, which may benefit the Town of
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Framingham in federal and state grant
applications.
Traffic Systems Management
The Traffic Systems section of the Highway
Division manages the maintenance,
fabrication, and placement of the Town's
regulatory and street signage, steel beam safety
guardrail, installation of new and annual
refreshing of pavement markings, and the
work zone safety program for Division
operations. This section is responsible for the
advance planning of the traffic management
coordination for the roadway construction
program, as well as, for the implementation of
the street by street "no parking" posting
required to efficiently advance the street
sweeping program. The pre - planning for the
traffic management coordination during the
construction season maximizes the efficient
production of the work, and also secures a
safe environment for the motorists and the
work crews alike.
The Traffic Systems section managed the
contract and divisional painting of 86 miles of
yellow centerline, 92 miles of white edge line,
and over 600 crosswalks throughout the
Town.
In addition, the Division installed and or
replaced hundreds of regulatory signs and
advisory signs either by direction of the Board
of Selectmen or as required through routine
maintenance practices.
Solid Waste Management Program
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The Solid Waste Management Program is
responsible for the management and oversight
of the Town's Solid Waste and Recycling
Programs. Materials are collected by means of
curbside and containerized collection
programs, the leaf and yard waste drop -off
area and the operation of a resource recovery
center located on Mt. Wayte Ave. The
Division collects and manages the collection
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of refuse and recycling from 19,503 dwelling
units weekly, averaging more than 3,900 stops
and 159,078 pounds per day collected.
In 2008, the Division continued to see the
positive results of our town wide
comprehensive recycling initiative. While our
curbside trash tonnage remained relatively
unchanged compared to 2007, our curbside
recycling tonnage increased by over 730 tons.
This represents a trash disposal cost
avoidance of $ 61,609. Our overall recycling
rate has now increased from 33% for 2007 to
35% for 2008. The Massachusetts state
average is 30 %. This demonstrates a vast
improvement in Framingham's recycling rate
from the 23% we were at four years ago. The
recycling initiative continues to encompass
four major parts:
1. School and Municipal participation;
the school recycling program continues to
succeed and grow. The program is now
institutionalized in most of Framingham's
schools. In addition, many of the schools
have expanded their program and now
include cafeteria recycling as well. The Abitibi
paper recycling containers have also been very
successful, collecting over 400 tons of mixed
paper for recycling. Framingham is now the
largest generator in the northeast region of the
country participating in the Abitibi program.
The successes of these programs have allowed
us continued cost savings by reducing
container size or collection frequency at many
of our public schools. Our school program
has now become a state model for the
successful implementation of recycling in
public schools.
2. Public Education; 2008 marked our
first year with a focused monthly theme and
events. Some of these themes have
encompassed targeted programs such as:
paper recycling, plans for bottles and cans,
household hazardous waste, composting and
yard care, recycling and the economy. Others
have been linked to an event. One example
was the school wide poster contest last
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September promoting zero waste. First prize
winners of the contest received bicycles
donated by local retailers. Another event was
the Shred Fest. This event allowed resident to
have their confidential documents shredded
and recycled free of charge. Framingham
generated more tonnage from this event than
both the City of Boston and the City of
Worcester that held identical events.
3. Enhancements and Initiatives; Single
stream recycling, or all in one container,
continues to be well received and successful.
During 2008 the division provided over 1,000
yellow, 32 gallon recycling containers. Single
stream and the use of these larger containers
continue to play a significant role in increasing
our recycling rate. Currently the division is
exploring the possibility of even larger
containers in the future.
4. Compliance education program; since
2006, the Division has issued over 10,000
non - collection and non - compliance notices.
These notices were issued for various reasons
such as: excessive recyclables or yard waste
intended for curbside disposal (violates State
Waste Bans), fees required and hazardous
wastes. The three 35 gallon trash barrel limit
enforcement program has been successful.
95% of Framingham is now in compliance
with the trash barrel size and volume
limitations. Without the current policies the
resulting cost saving would not have been
realized. While most residents comply with
the Town's solid waste requirements,
regulatory compliance efforts will continue.
5. The Resource Recovery Center
located on Mount Wayte Ave, continues to
improve and provides the Department the
opportunity to expand upon the services
offered. Last year the Division issued 6,679
permits to residents providing access to the
solid waste services offered at the facility.
This represents an additional 200 permits
issued over 2007. In addition to the
hazardous and hard to manage wastes
collected, the center collected 1,164 tons of
recyclables. This represents a trash disposal
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cost avoidance of $ 98,067. The Town has
also partnered with the Town of Wellesley in
the marketing of recyclables. This has
allowed a greater revenue stream to be
produced for the recyclables received.
Through fees collected for divisional services
and marketing of the recyclables $199,872 was
generated for the General Fund. The center
continues to provide excellent service at
reduced costs to the residents as well as
generate a significant revenue stream for the
town.
The 2007 reorganization of the yard waste
drop -off area has produced significant savings
and benefits in 2008. The current
configuration dramatically increased
Department oversight of the materials
accepted. As a result, we have been able to
partner with the Town of Needham for the
disposal of a portion of these materials. This
partnership reduced the cost of the disposal
from a high of $9.70 per yard to $30 per yard.
Although the costs of trucking and fuel have
increased significantly, the collaboration has
allowed this budgetary account to remain level
funded. The facility received, processed and
handled over 11,000 yards of brush, grass and
leaves from residents and the Park and
Recreation Department during 2008. In
addition to providing free compost to
residents, for the first time the division was
able to market and sell over 1,000 yards of
finished compost. Once again avoiding
disposal costs and generating revenue for the
town.
Water & Wastewater Management
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The Water and Wastewater Management
Program is responsible for the provision of a
drinking water supply, a fire suppression
service, and a sewer collection service to the
70,000 residents of the community that it
serves.
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The Water Department is responsible for the
distribution of a public potable water supply
and for the provision of fire suppression
service to the 17,000 residential and
commercial accounts within the Community.
The average daily water demand of nearly
eight million gallons per day (mgd) is
purchased from the Massachusetts Water
Resources Authority (MWRA) and is
subsequently distributed throughout the
Town by means of a complicated system of
pumps, pipes, valves, and reservoirs. The
Water Department program provides for the
maintenance and repair to the water
distribution infrastructure that includes; 250
miles of pipe, 17,000 service connections,
2,000 hydrants, 4,800 gate valves, 22,000
meters, four pumping stations, three booster
stations, and six above ground water tanks
having a storage capacity of nearly nine
million gallons.
The Sewer Department is responsible for the
collection and transport of 10 million gallons
of sewage each day, a significant portion of
which is infiltration and inflow (I /I) from
sources such as leaking pipes and sump pump
discharges during wet weather. Sewage is
conveyed from Town systems to the
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
(MWRA) which is charged with the transport
and treatment of sewerage from its forty -three
member communities. The Town's collection
system consists of 226 miles of gravity mains,
18 miles of force mains, 50 pump stations,
6,600 manholes, and over 40 miles of cross -
country sewer -line easements.
The Division's capital improvement programs
have been substantially under funded in
recent decades and, as a consequence, the
critical infrastructure is experiencing ever
increasing incidents of failure. The system
continued to grow and expand over time, but
the funding for the aging and expanding
infrastructure did not keep pace with capital
needs. As a consequence, the Division was
historically engaged solely in performing
unscheduled maintenance and was unable to
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devote resources to perform critical
maintenance to the system. This is
underscored by the issuance of an
Administrative Consent Order (ACO) and
Notice of Noncompliance by the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (MA DEP) during March 2007.
The ACO requires the Town to undertake
major sewer construction and rehabilitation
projects over several years with the primary
focus of alleviating reoccurring sanitary sewer
overflows, a violation of State and Federal
law. The ACO has several other requirements
including increased staffing levels, major
equipment purchases, implementation of a
SCADA system to remotely monitor and
control pumping stations and strict reporting
requirements. Failure to comply with the
conditions of the ACO can result in
administrative civil or criminal action.
The Department also faces the continuing
challenges of managing another
Administrative Order originally issued by the
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority in
2003. The MWRA Settlement Agreement
limits the level of sulfide that the Town is
authorized to discharge to the MWRA system
through operational efforts. Sulfide generation
can cause odor and corrosion problems in
sewers which sometimes can be catastrophic.
Activities which the Sewer Department
performs to mitigate the generation of sulfide
include chemical dosing at selected
wastewater pumping stations, targeted
collection system cleaning and inspection, and
enforcement of grease interceptor
requirements at food establishments. A major
cause of sulfide is the wastewater detention
time associated with the 50 pumping stations
and 19 miles of related sewer force main
sewer. The Department plans on eliminating
up to eight wastewater pumping stations and
related force mains over the next several years
as part of its Capital program.
During 2008, the Department's Water Master
Plan was finalized which will drive many of
the future Operational and Capital Planning
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programs related to the Town's water
distribution system.
In addition, the Department continued the
evaluation of the sewer system with the
completion of the Phase 2 Sewer System
Evaluation Survey (SSES). SSES efforts carry
on the inspections and investigations that
began under the Comprehensive Wastewater
Management Program to help the Town
proactively mitigate sanitary sewer overflows,
sewer back -ups and improve upon aging
infrastructure. Major components of the
Phase 2 study included video inspection of
63,000 feet of sewer main, temporary
installation of flow meters at seven locations
to monitor wastewater flows during periods
of precipitation, and nearly 500 manhole
inspections. The findings and
recommendations were submitted to the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection as a requirement of the Town's
Consent Order and will be the impetus of
future operational and capital improvement
efforts.
During FY08 the Department contracted for
the acquisition of the Automated Meter
Reading System. Installation is currently
underway. The system is anticipated to
become fully operational in FY10 and will
provide real time, on demand, water meter
readings and will provide a substantially
higher level of customer service to water and
sewer customers.
Emergency response was required by
department staff during FY08 to repair more
than 200 water main breaks and 42 sewer
system failures.
Conservation Commission
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The Conservation Commission Office is
responsible for implementing local, state, and
federal wetland laws, managing over 400 acres
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of Conservation land, and engaging the public
in resource conservation efforts.
The Conservation Office is responsible for
reviewing all proposed and on -going
municipal, private, commercial, and industrial
projects to determine if they come under the
jurisdiction of local, state, and federal wetland
laws. Staff conducted pre- and post- hearing
site inspections and meetings. The
Conservation Staff advises and provides
technical expertise to the Conservation
Commissioners in the areas of environmental
laws and regulations, wetlands delineation,
siltation control measures and flood control
measures to avoid legal action against the
Town and to further protect the environment.
Other duties include: managing Conservation
Land owned by the Town; and providing
education and outreach to residents.
The Conservation Commission works closely
with DPW, Park and Recreation Dept.,
Planning Board, Building Dept., and ZBA to
ensure compliance with state and local
wetland laws. Conservation Commission Staff
work closely with several local organizations
such as Sudbury Valley Trustees, New
England Wildflower Society, Bay Circuit Trail
Alliance, SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River
Stewardship Counsel, and Massachusetts
Department of Conservation and Recreation
to protect the Town's wetland resource areas
and open space. The office has benefited
greatly by having volunteers and interns this
year whose primary roles have included:
creating educational brochures; assisting with
compilation of data for the Open Space and
Recreation Plan, assisting with addressing
encroachments on Conservation land,
developing an interpretive trail, developing
information on each of our key parcels, and
developing a short lecture series.
Wetlands Protection Achievements
The Commission:
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(1) Reviewed, for jurisdictional relevance,
all applications for 245 Building permits, 54
ZBA permits, and 21 Planning Board permits;
(2) Held 27 Public meetings to discuss
project applications, land management efforts,
and public education efforts;
(3) Reviewed and permitted 19 Notices of
Intent applications;
(4) Reviewed and permitted 13 Requests
for Determination applications;
(5) Reviewed and permitted 2
Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area
Delineation applications; and
(6) Performed over 90 site visits and
inspections to gain first -hand information on
site conditions and verify wetland
delineations.
The Commission continued to oversee active
projects from prior years. It issued:
(1) 4 Amended Orders of Conditions for
project changes;
(2) 5 Permit Extensions;
(3) 31 Certificates of Compliance; and
(4) 5 Emergency Certifications.
Wetland Violations continue to be a problem.
The Commission discovered 23 wetland
violations in 2008 and collected $4,700 in
fines.
Land Acquisition and Stewardship
The Conservation Office implemented the
second year of its land stewardship program,
running 7 workdays or educational days on
Conservation parcels. Efforts focused on
removal of trash and brush, contribution to
Green -Up Day, creation of news trails, and
maintenance of existing trails. The
Conservation Office also coordinates with
Boy Scouts undertaking Eagle Scout projects
on Conservation land. This past year the
Commission sponsored 3 such projects.
The Conservation Office oversaw the
development of the updating of the
Framingham Open Space and Recreation
Plan. The effort involved several public
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forums, a widely distributed survey, numerous
meetings of the Open Space and Recreation
Committee, and substantial efforts dedicated
to data collection and document development.
The Conservation Commission protected five
parcels this year: two off of Spring Lane, one
off Sudbury Landing, 1161 Worcester Rd.,
and one off Herbert St.
Educational Achievements
The Conservation Administrator held 6
environmental education programs in 2008 on
Town property attended by 123 residents.
Programs included the annual Christmas Bird
Count, vernal pool slide show, public forum
on land management efforts, Salamander Big
Night, RiverFest bird walk, and spring
scavenger hunts.
Fleet, Facilities, & Communications
Management
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The Fleet, Facilities and Communications
program continues to provide a critical
support service to various public works
programs and provides vehicle and equipment
maintenance support to other agencies within
the Town. The Program is accountable for;
the development and implementation of
professional fleet management standards and
practices, the design and procurement of all
public works vehicles and equipment, and for
providing standardized maintenance
management practices for all Public Works
facilities including Water and Sewer Pumping
Stations. The Division is also charged with the
technical management of the
telecommunications network and thereby
provides a critical service component to the
Department's Emergency Management
response plan.
The Fleet, Facility, and Communications
Division's role is to provide logistical support
to the Department through the provision of
fully operational equipment, facilities, and
telecommunications that together, ensure the
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effective and efficient delivery of essential
services to the residents of the Community.
These vital services include the provision of
public safety, public works, and public utility
functions for the residents of Framingham.
Fleet Management
In 2008 the Division prepared specifications
for the procurement of the following
specialized equipment: one closed circuit
camera truck, one 68,000 GVW Refuse
Packer, two four wheel drive utility body
trucks with plows. The Division also
prepared specifications for the purchase of
Bio Diesel fuel which was implemented in
February 2009.
The Fleet Services Division has requested
from the Department of Energy Resources, a
Hybrid /Diesel Grant for the cab & chassis to
be used for the closed circuit camera truck.
This was the second winter season the
Department set up a temporary site at the
King School for Technicians who are assigned
to the north side of Town during plowing
events. This has worked very well in providing
the Technicians a more functional work area:
repairs have been performed more effectively.
Fleet Services assisted in the upgrading of the
Saxonville Flood Station for the necessary
repairs to the pump building and the flood
gates on Concord Street.
In 2008, Fleet Services wrote 2 repair
orders, performed 447 scheduled preventative
maintenance services and performed 148
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of
Motor Vehicles Enhanced Emissions State
Inspections.
The Division also managed the acquisition &
distribution of more than 230,000 gallons of
gasoline & diesel fuel.
Facility Maintenance
Each year the Department of Environmental
Protection Stage II Vapor Recovery
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Certification program is performed for the
fuel system at Western Ave. The oil /water
separators at Western Avenue and the
Transfer Station are inspected quarterly and
pumped out in compliance with DEP
regulations as needed but at least annually.
Full load tests are performed on the
emergency generators at both Western
Avenue and Henry Street quarterly to insure
proper operation.
Fleet Services completes a monthly inspection
of the Watson Place flood station and
performs any necessary repairs. This year
Fleet Services sent two Technicians to repair
the floodgates at the location.
Administration & Finance
.Memorial Building, lZ n 213 1 508-5 32-5600
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The Administration and Finance Division
provides for the consolidation of all
administrative and financial functions within
the Department of Public Works. The
Division strives to enhance the efficiency and
accuracy of financial and administrative
functions within the Department through the
use of professional practices.
The core mission of the Division of
Administration & Finance is to provide
service and technical support to the major
Divisions within the Department of Public
Works: Engineering, Conservation, Highway,
Sanitation, Fleet, Water and Wastewater as
well as providing other Town Departments
with information in a timely and accurate
manner.
In addition to managing the general operating
budgets, the Division of Administration and
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Finance manages funding for all Public Works
capital projects within the Town including
infrastructure repairs that are funded through
state aid. The Division is also responsible for
the management of grant funding, as well as
federal reimbursement activities that are
related to storm emergencies.
Water and Sewer utility billings for the Town
of Framingham are also managed by this
Division. Staff issued approximately 73,000
bills in FY08. Residential customers in
Framingham are billed quarterly for water and
sewer usage, while commercial, industrial and
high volume customers are billed monthly.
The staff also administers the Senior Discount
and Utility Abatement policies on behalf of
the Board of Selectmen.
In 2008, the Department worked with various
organizations for grant processing as well as
DEP representatives in the processing of
State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans associated
with certain capital projects. Staff also
worked with MassHighway representatives to
reimburse the town for eligible Chapter 90
expenses.
Working with NSTAR Electric, the
Department was able to modify the billing
process for many of its electric accounts,
eliminating the need to process over 600
invoices each year. This consolidated billing
method will be expanded to other services as
appropriate.
Respectfully Submitted,
Peter Sellers, Director
BARD OF PUBLIC WORDS
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Utility Abatement Board Calendar 2008 Report
2008 Annual Report
Hearing
Name
Loc
Location
Total
Decisio
Decision
Official
Date
#:
Abated
n Date
Making
Abatement
1/3/2008
Judith
429
Grove Street
$423.03
03- Jan -08
Reallocate 58 units of water at
Utility Abatement
Moody
FY08 rates to MWRA FY08
Board
rates, and reduce the sewer
charge by 72 units.
1/3/2008
Corbit
16
Winter Lane
$0.00
03- Jan -08
Utility Board motioned to
Utility Abatement
Larson
continue hearing until January
Board
30, 2008.
1/3/2008
John
25
Duggan Drive
$238.68
03- Jan -08
Reallocate 128 units of water
Utility Abatement
Viveiros
and sewer at FY08 rates to 42
Board
units of water and sewer at Tier
1 at FY07 rates, 43 units of
water and sewer at Tier 1 at
FY06 rates, and 43 units of
water and sewer at Tier 1 at
FY05 rates.
1/3/2008
Robert Fair
656
Grove Street
$0.00
03- Jan -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
abatement. The request does
Board
not comply with the leak policy
set forth by the Town
Selectmen.
1/3/2008
172 -178
172
Irving Street
$0.00
03- Jan -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Irving Street
abatement at this time. There
Board
LLC
was not suffient history to
calculate an average usage for
this four - apartment dwelling.
The Board would reconsider
the request a year from now
with additional usage used at
the property.
1/3/2008
Roger Aube
34
Wesley Road
$85.87
03- Jan -08
Reallocate 70 units of water
Utility Abatement
and sewer at FY08 rates to 10
Board
additional units of water and
sewer at Tier 1 for FY08, 39
units of water and sewer at Tier
1 at FY07 rates, 21 units of
water and sewer at Tier 1 at
FY06 rates. The senior discount
was applied.
1/3/2008
Tommy
34
Westgate Road
$0.00
03- Jan -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Wong
abatement. The request does
Board
not comply with the leak policy
set forth by the Town
Selectmen.
1/3/2008
Walter
12
Barry Drive
$460.53
03 -Jan-08
Reallocate 91 units of water
Utility Abatement
Weldon Jr.
and sewer at FY08 rates to
Board
MWRA FY08 rates.
1/30/2008
Dr. William
2
William J Hgts
$0.00
30- Jan -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
J. Scott
abatement. The request does
Board
not comply with the leak policy
set forth by the Town
Selectmen.
1/30/2008
Corbit
16
Winter Lane
$721.50
30- Jan -08
Reallocate 418 units of water
Utility Abatement
Larson
and sewer at FY08 rates to
Board
104.5 units of water and sewer
at FY04 through FY07 rates,
and reallocate 188 units of
irrigation usage over the same
period at 47 units per FY, and
add 31 units irrigation usage at
F 08 rates.
1/30/2008
Todd
73
Flanagan Drive
$0.00
30- Jan -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Sheldon
abatement. The request does
Board
not comply with the leak policy
set forth by the Town
Selectmen.
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1/30/2008
Anthony
40
Bridges Street
$3,239.32
30- Jan -08
Reallocate 577 units of water
Utility Abatement
Onorato
and sewer at FY08 rates to
Board
MWRA FY08 rates.
1/30/2008
Avni Patel
269
Hollis Street
$530.72
30- Jan -08
Reallocate 117 units of water
Utility Abatement
and sewer at FY08 rates to
Board
MWRA FY08 rates.
1/30/2008
Shavzab
622
Belknap Road
$0.00
30- Jan -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Ladha
abatement. The Board
Board
suggested to the owner to
install a separate meter for
outdoor usage. The Board will
reconsider the request for
abatement if a leak is
discovered in the irrigation
system and repaired.
1/30/2008
Michael
63
Carter Drive
$624.48
30- Jan -08
Prorate 411 units of water and
Utility Abatement
Donovan
sewer to FY06 through FY08
Board
rates.
1/30/2008
William
104
Everit Avenue
$1,254.35
30- Jan -08
Reallocate 455 units of water
Utility Abatement
Kennedy
and sewer at FY08 rates to
Board
MWRA FY08 rates.
4/23/2008
Deborah
96
Hastings Street
$871.33
23- Apr -08
Reallocate 203 units of water
Utility Abatement
Reed
and sewer to MWRA FY08
Board
rates due to leak at property.
4/23/2008
Michael Joy
974
Waverley Street
$452.91
23- Apr -08
Reallocate 80 units of water
Utility Abatement
and sewer to MWRA FY08
Board
rates due to leak at property.
4/23/2008
Shirley
81
Leland Street
$127.89
23- Apr -08
Reallocate 38 units ofwater
Utility Abatement
Adams
and sewer to MWRA FY08
Board
rates due to leak at property.
4/23/2008
Anita
47
Gleason Street
$0.00
23- Apr -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Kupferman
abatement because of
Board
insuffienct consumption history
for this new owner. The Board
will reconsider the request for
abatement in a year at their
request.
4/23/2008
Joseph
1126
Concord Street
$198.24
23- Apr -08
Prorate 236 units of irrigaiton
Utility Abatement
Taylor
from FY08 rates to 59 units of
Board
irrigation usage for each Fiscal
Year from FY04 through FY07.
There is no outside reading
device to obtain actual reads.
4/23/2008
Alan
95
Winter Street
$70.79
23- Apr -08
Reallocate 53 units of water
Utility Abatement
Zarembok
and sewer at FY08 rates to 23
Board
units at FY07, 15 units at FY06
and 15 units at FY05 rates due
to meter update.
4/23/2008
Martin Maria
208
Irving Street
$410.63
23- Apr -08
Reallocate 50 units of water to
Utility Abatement
MWRA FY08 rates, and to
Board
reduce the sewer usage by 77
units due to leak at property.
6/19/2008
Theresa
9
Whiting Road
$88.74
19- Jun -08
Reallocate 952 units of
Utility Abatement
Alvino
irrigation usage FY06 through
Board
FY08 and charge as 318 units
of usage to FY08 rates, 317
units of usage to FY07 rates,
and 317 units of usage to FY06
rates.
9/4/2008
1661
1661
Worcester Road
$0.00
04- Sep -08
Motion to reduce credits was
Utility Abatement
Worcester
applied to reduced debits on
Board
Rd LLC
Account #: 10 -02- 137000 per
Utility Abatement Board.
9/4/2008
1671
1671
Worcester Road
$1,177.46
04- Sep -08
Motion to abate in full charges
Utility Abatement
Worcester
from August 10, 1998 to
Board
Rd LLC
October 19, 1999 based on
property was sold in October
1999. Second meter was
overlooked by the Water
Department, charges from
October 1999 to May 2002
reduced by half for both
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accounts.
10/2/2008
Frederick
151
State Street
$150.00
02- Oct -08
Motion to adjust 38 units from
Utility Abatement
Martin
sewer usage for pool leak, and
Board
to waive the 30 day file
requirement as stated in the
Abatement Policy.
10/2/2008
Paul & Bijou
160
Irving Street
$0.00
02- Oct -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Vilaranda
abatement. The request does
Board
not comply with the leak policy
set forth by the Town
Selectmen.
10/2/2008
Robert
30
Sanger Street
$0.00
02- Oct -08
Motion to deny the request for
Utility Abatement
Assarian
abatement because of
Board
insuffienct consumption history
for this new owner. The Board
will reconsider the request for
abatement in a year at their
request.
10/2/2008
Bishop
1
Bishop Drive
$14,512.05
02- Oct -08
Utility Abatement Board
Utility Abatement
Gardens
approved recalculation amount
Board
Condo Trust
of $159,054.70 charged at
appropriate Fiscal Year rates to
Bishop Gardens Utility
account.
11/12/2008
Paul Sandler
651
Potter Road
$0.00
12 -Nov-
Motion to deny request for pool
Utility Abatement
08
abatement. The request was
Board
received well after the 30 day
filing requirement.
11/12/2008
Bishop
1
Bishop Drive
$26,938.74
12 -Nov-
Motion to recalculate the
Utility Abatement
Gardens
08
average daily usage using bills
Board
Condo Trust
from February 2005 to June
2006 and apply to prorated bills
genereated from February 2007
to June 2008. This will result in
an additional 3,685 HCF to be
adjusted.
11/12/2008
David
128
Cedar Street
$69.07
12 -Nov-
Motion to adjust 12 units of
Utility Abatement
Wilkie
08
sewer at FY09 rates. Leak at
Board
property occurred in basement,
and plumbers verification
supported the fact that the
water did not enter the sewer
system.
11/12/2008
Nikki Davis
6
Birchmeadow
$24.03
12 -Nov-
Motion to grant a prorated
Utility Abatement
Circle
08
adjustment of $24.03 for
Board
estimated bills generated July
2007 to July 2008. New meter
installed July 28, 2008 with an
outside touch ad.
11/12/2008
Eric Kelley
59
Hemenway
$0.00
12 -Nov-
Motion to deny request for pool
Utility Abatement
Road
08
abatement. The request was
Board
received well after the 30 day
filing requirement.
11/12/2008
Ronald
57
Checkerberry
$0.00
12 -Nov-
Motion to recalculate water and
Utility Abatement
Glover
Lane
08
sewer usage from May 2004 to
Board
August 2006 at the approriate
Fiscal Year rates for domestic
and irrigation usage due to the
meters switched at the property.
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Communitv & Economic Development
Memorial Building, Rm 132 1 508- 532 -5455 1 planning. department @frainingllainina.gov
The Community and Economic Development
Division (C &ED) undertakes a wide variety of
projects — all of which are focused on
protecting and enhancing the quality of life
for Framingham's residents. The projects are
multi- dimensional, ranging from securing
grants and providing policy analyses to
promoting homeownership and strengthening
the tax base by encouraging appropriate new
development.
The Division consists of three departments:
Planning, Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA),
and the Community Development office.
While each department focuses on different
planning functions, there are clearly
interrelationships between and amongst the
departments as well as other municipal
divisions, boards and committees. Therefore,
coordination of the interrelated functions
becomes critical.
Planning
The Planning component of the division is
concentrated on both promoting economic
development in order to strengthen and
expand the tax base, and supporting our
residential neighborhoods. Planners, with a
full spectrum of professional expertise and
experience, manage a wide variety of projects
and provide policy analyses requested by the
Town Manager, Board of Selectmen, and
other divisions.
Revitali .Ze Downtown
In recognition of its commitment to revitalize
our downtown, the Board of Selectmen
appointed the Director of C &ED as the
Downtown Director. Charged with
coordinating an extensive array of ongoing
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and planned projects, the Director works
closely with DPW, Building and Wires
Department, Town Manger's Office and the
Planning Board as well as state, regional and
federal agencies to insure that all projects are
moving forward in a coordinated as well as
expeditious manner. In addition, C &ED
participates in the activities of the
Framingham Downtown Renaissance (FDR)
and in the recent efforts to organize the
downtown business owners.
Underlying the Town's approach to
improving the economic viability of
Downtown Framingham is our recognition
that public infrastructure improvements are
critical to leverage private investment
without public investment to facilitate
vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns
and beautify the downtown, it is unlikely that
developers will be sufficiently attracted to
invest in the downtown. Accordingly, efforts
are now focused on finalizing plans to install
new sidewalks and period street lighting;
improving pedestrian connections between
various destination points, and involving state
and federal transportation agencies as well as
CSX and the MBTA to develop a feasible
resolution to the rail crossings and rail yard
issues that plague the downtown. To that
end, the Town worked hard in 2008 to
reinforce political awareness of the compelling
need to restructure the roadway network and
railroad with our legislators and Lt. Governor.
That effort continues in earnest.
The department is also working to target and
promote the development of major parcels
for (re) development. Although the lack of
available credit has seriously undermined the
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progress of several private developments, we
are focused on some of the opportunities
presented by vacant and underutilized
property in the downtown. Working
relationships were established and nurtured
with several major property owners so that we
can partner to plan for the future.
Downtown Rail Crossing /
Grade Separation
Planning staff continued to focus on resolving
the downtown rail crossing issue. Based on
extensive work completed by the Downtown
Rail Crossing Task Force, the Town's
engineering consultant was directed to analyze
several alternatives and develop a final report,
which will be issued in the summer of 2009.
The Board of Selectmen realigned the task
force into an advisory committee to provide
advice to a newly created steering committee
of professional staff and Town officials
charged with managing the final stages of the
report. The report will identify the most
feasible approach to improving the downtown
rail crossing issue. The Steering Committee,
of which the C &ED Director is a member,
works closely with engineering consultants,
State and Federal agencies as well as CSX and
the MBTA, both of which own significant
property in the downtown and are major
stakeholders in the ultimate revitalization of
the town's central business district.
Downtown Streetscape Improvements
The department, in close partnership with
DPW, continued to develop plans for
intermediate improvements that will not be
affected by future decisions relative to rail
crossings and rail yards. The Town hopes to
implement these improvements in the next
few years, and is aggressively seeking federal
and state funding. This project will clarify
traffic patterns, improve pedestrian safety, and
help revitalize the downtown with improved
infrastructure and beautification.
Transit Oriented Development.
In 2007, the Town received a $50,000 grant
from the State Executive Office of
Transportation and Public Works. This
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funded a study of pedestrian access to the
MBTA station and the Concord Street retail
spine from the Pearl Street Garage. The
resulting 25% design set for streetscape
improvements will be incorporated into the
plans for Concord Street and other downtown
streetscape improvements.
Bevitali.Ze Neighborhood Commercial Areas
Whereas the downtown is a focus of our
economic development efforts, it is clearly
just one of a number of projects town -wide
that were undertaken or expanded upon
during 2008. The commercial centers in
Nobscot and Saxonville and around Mt.
Wayte and Franklin Streets were identified as
areas that warrant revitalization. Renewed
efforts were made to establish relationships
with the property owners and convey the
Town's willingness— indeed eagerness to
work closely with them and any prospective
tenants or buyers to revitalize those areas.
Implement Brownfields Project
As a result of an application submitted by
C &ED in 2007, the Town received a $200,000
grant from the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in April of 2008 to undertake
comprehensive site assessments of
brownfields. Brownfields are properties that
contain or potentially contain hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants that
complicate the property's expansion or
redevelopment. Framingham has a
considerable number of brownfields, many of
which are not only a blight on our town but
represent enormous potential to generate
significant new property taxes once they are
abated or it is established that that they are
not contaminated.
Upon notification of the award, the
department immediately started
implementation of the three -year project,
which involves targeting sites, working with
property owners, and hiring a licensed site
professional to conduct site assessments of
selected properties. Significant progress was
made, including selecting a highly qualified
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consultant and developing a website for
public outreach.
The department submitted an application for
a second round of EPA grant funding in
November in order to focus on property
potentially contaminated by petroleum -based
substances. This category includes gas
stations and former auto dealership and repair
sites.
Encourage Appropriate Economic Development
New development is one of the few
mechanisms available to expand the tax base,
thereby reducing the financial burden on
existing property owners and /or increasing
the availability of funding to improve
municipal services. In recognition of the
tremendous potential of Technology Park,
C &ED provided assistance to the Planning
Board in its successful efforts to rezone
Technology Park in order to expand its
development potential. The Zoning
Amendments, adopted by Town Meeting in
2008, define and encourage acceptable levels
of expansion of life sciences and research and
development facilities.
The division will continue to partner with the
Planning Board in identifying other sites with
development potential that may strengthen
Framingham's tax base while still
accommodating the needs of surrounding and
nearby neighborhoods.
Protect and Improve Residential Neighborhoods
While economic development initiatives
support residential neighborhoods by
generating additional taxes, C &ED also
undertook projects that were directed
specifically at protecting and improving
neighborhoods. In light of several new
initiatives undertaken in 2008, the need to
provide careful and ongoing coordination of
housing - related programs has increased
dramatically. Accordingly, C &ED has
focused on insuring that various projects
within the C &ED Division as well as other
Town divisions are aimed at achieving a
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common goal and avoiding conflict or
duplication of effort.
This year, C &ED coordinated various
interrelated activities focused on improving
neighborhoods including those being
undertaken by the Community Development
Department, Building Department and DPW
through several key planning efforts:
Foreclosure Action Plan: Unfortunately,
efforts to revitalize neighborhoods and
promote homeownership took on a new
urgency given the dramatic increase in home
foreclosures. Framingham has not been
immune to the rash of foreclosures that are
endemic to the nation as a whole. Early in
2008, the Building Commissioner initiated a
system to document property in various stages
of foreclosure in order to avoid issues of
blight and abandonment. Subsequently, the
Board of Selectmen instructed C &ED in the
spring of 2008 to focus immediate attention
on this emerging issue. Based on the
monitoring system developed and
implemented by the Building Commissioner, a
team of professionals began to address the
expanding foreclosure problem.
Consequently, in partnership with the Board
of Selectmen and Building Commissioner,
C &ED developed the Framingham
Foreclosure Action Plan, approved by the
Board of Selectmen in October 2008. The
Plan focuses on prevention, management, and
neighborhood stabilization. The team
subsequently concentrated its efforts on
implementing the plan.
Neighborhood Stabilization Plan (NSP): The
Foreclosure Action Plan served as the basis
for an NSP, which was required as part of a
$1.6 million grant application for federal
foreclosure assistance administered through
the Commonwealth. The NSP, which was
submitted in January of 2009 for funding,
represents the work of C &ED as well as
DPW including its GIS (mapping)
Department, Building Department, and Board
of Selectmen as well as the direct and critically
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important involvement of the Framingham
Housing Authority (FHA) and its subsidiary,
the Framingham Housing Development
Corporation. The overriding focus of the
NSP is to promote homeownership by
converting abandoned property into owner -
occupied homes and thereby stabilize our
neighborhoods.
For more information about the NPS and
Foreclosure Action Plan, go to:
www.framinghamma.gov/foreclosures
Develop Marketing Program
There are two fundamental and interrelated
mechanisms to improve the quality of life in
Framingham: strengthen the tax base and
protect our residential neighborhoods.
Marketing Framingham as a desirable and
attractive place in which to live, work and
invest is critical to achieving both objectives.
Working with the Economic Development
Industrial Corporation (FDIC) and other
partners, C &ED staff began developing a
marketing plan to promote Framingham.
Essentially, the plan will incorporate and
promote many of the projects being
undertaken by the division, including its
Foreclosure Action Plan, NSP, Brownfields,
economic development functions and web
sites.
Some of the specific components of the
marketing plan include:
Branding Study: C &ED initiated the process
to hire a consultant to develop a Branding
Study that will identify and focus on
Framingham's strengths in order to capture
both new homeowners and prospective
commercial development. The study, which
will be coordinated with marketing strategies
already in development, is aimed at filling the
vacuum of information available to both
potential homeowners and businesses that
might be interested in relocating here—if they
knew and understood the merits of
Framingham. For example, the plan will
target, among others, the employees that work
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throughout Framingham who represent an
untapped market of prospective homeowners.
The Branding Study will also help market
Framingham to its own citizens to help foster
pride and provide them the tools to serve as
ambassadors who can promote Framingham
on a micro level.
Property Clearinghouse: The department
initiated the creation of a vacant space
clearinghouse system for the downtown,
which will eventually be extended to other
commercial, retail and industrial sectors
throughout town. The Clearinghouse will
identify vacant and underutilized property,
provide property prospectuses replete with
information, and a system for interacting with
brokers and businesses interested in locating
in Framingham.
Partnership with the Real Estate Community:
C &ED, in conjunction with other Town
divisions, started to develop a partnership
with real estate brokers, bankers and other
lenders to take advantage of the significant
opportunities to link commercial and
residential sectors and to better market the
advantages of Framingham to both potential
homeowners and commercial and industrial
developers.
Marketing Web Site: As part of the NSP,
C &ED initiated development of
www.ChooseFmmingham.com, a web site
that will promote Framingham as a desirable
place in which to buy a home and invest in
commercial property. Ultimately, this website
will be the digital gateway for those seeking
more information about Framingham. The
ongoing work on this site is being coordinated
with all of the above marketing efforts.
Seek grants
The department continued to monitor the
applicability of grants as well as research the
availability of funding for specific projects. In
order to insure that all Town divisions are
eligible to receive State grants, the department
annually submits a Commonwealth Capital
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application, which essentially grades
municipalities on their success in meeting
State objectives and mandates. Framingham
was awarded the 4th highest score in
Massachusetts in 2008, which positions us
extremely well for state grants.
The department is available to provide direct
staff support to divisions throughout the
Town in identifying and preparing grant
applications. As a result of C &ED's
assistance to the Parks and Recreation
Department, the Town received a $500,000
State PARC grant to help in the
reconstruction of Bowditch.
Additional grant applications in 2008
included:
• A $200,000 EPA Brownfields grant
(expanded upon above).
• A $50,000 Mass. Office of Travel and
Tourism grant to fund FDR projects, of
which $30,000 was used for a marketing study
of Nevins Hall. This study positioned us well
for a $50,000 Mass. Cultural Facilities grant
application for studies of capital
improvements to Nevins Hall. Funding
decisions will be made in May of 2009.
• In October, C &ED staff prepared a
Recreational Trail grant application for
$50,000 to conduct Phase I of the Cochituate
Rail Trail project. Awards will be announced
during the summer of 2009.
Policy Analyses, Studies, Project Management, and
Spea'al Projects
C &ED is available to undertake projects,
prepare policy analyses, and coordinate inter-
departmental projects, including the
following:
Transportation: C &ED works closely with
DPW to insure that the Town's transportation
improvement priorities are identified on the
state's Transportation Improvement Plan
(TIP), which is a prerequisite for state funding
eligibility.
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Although the Town no longer operates the
LIFT bus system, C &ED maintains a
relationship with the MetroWest Regional
Transit Authority (MWRTA) leadership in
order to insure coordination of Town and
MWRTA activities.
Open Space Plan: C &ED staff served on the
Open Space Recreation Plan Committee,
conducted research and analyses, drafted
sections of the plan, and reviewed and edited
the final report. The Plan was adopted in
December of 2008.
Parking Study: C &ED hired an engineering
firm to conduct a town -wide Parking Study,
with a particular focus on examining the two -
hour parking limit and the overnight parking
ban. The report will be submitted to the
Board of Selectmen during the spring of 2009.
Cochituate Rail Trail (CRT): C &ED is
responsible for the design and ultimate
construction of the 1.3 -mile CRT in
Saxonville. A 99 -year lease with the MBTA
was drafted and is awaiting execution in order
to authorize the Town to use the property for
the trail. Further, with the help of the CRT
Advisory Committee, the Town selected an
engineering design firm to prepare design
plans for the trail. C &ED is also working
with DPW to insure that the rail trail is
coordinated with DPW's plans to perform
sewer work along the right -of -way.
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail: The department
manages the planning process to develop the
Framingham component of the proposed 25-
mile rail trail that will extend from Lowell to
Framingham. Land at the trail head, off of
Route 9, was removed from the Town's tax
delinquent list in May of 2008 and an
appraisal for the 3.4 -mile right -of -way was
completed in August. C &ED has been
aggressively seeking grant funding as well as
working with the regional committee
representing all of the communities through
which the trail will traverse.
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Provide Support to Town Committees
C &ED provides staff support to several
Town committees, including:
E CONOMIC DE VELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL
CO RPORATION (EDIC)
The EDIC is charged with creating a pro-
active capacity within the Town to plan for
and carry out economic development where it
is most critically needed. Key projects
included:
• Initiating work the MetroWest
Medical Center to understand its program
needs and explore the desirability of creating a
medical overlay zone.
• Working in conjunction with C &ED
staff to create a Permitting Guide.
• Continuing discussions with property
owners and others about potential
development opportunities.
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY CO MMITTEE
(AAC)
During 2008, the first full year of its existence,
the AAC prepared an inventory and map of
active agricultural properties. AAC
subsequently distributed them together with
the Town's Right -to -Farm policy to area
realtors to be shared with prospective
homebuyers in order to reduce residential -
agricultural conflicts. The AAC began work
on implementing some of the
recommendations of the Open Space Plan,
with emphasis on creating a Town policy for
handling properties that are withdrawn from
the Ch. 61 taxation program (provides for
reduced property taxes for those who
maintain their property in agriculture, forestry
or recreational use).
MULTIPLE HAZARD MITIGATION
PLANNING GROUP
The C &ED Director serves on the group,
which consists of representatives of various
Town departments as well as citizens. The
group is responsible for overseeing the
implementation of the Town's Multiple
Hazard Mitigation Plan, required by the
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Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
During 2008, the Group: developed and
released a pamphlet entitled, "Flood Facts,"
designed to educate homeowners and other
residents; monitored potential grant
opportunities; and updated priority measures
to address potential hazards (most notably
flooding).
Zoning Board. of Appeals
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The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is the
Permit Granting Authority and the Special
Permit Granting Authority for those projects
not meeting the requirements of the
Framingham Zoning Bylaws. The ZBA's
function is to approve or deny requests for
variances and special permits; and issue
findings through the public hearing process
by determining if criteria, established in the
Zoning Bylaw, have been met. The ZBA also
administers the Comprehensive Permit
process for affordable housing as set forth
under M.G.L. Chapter 40B.
The ZBA is a three - member Board appointed
by the Selectmen. In 2008, Full Members of
the Board were Philip R. Ottaviani, Jr., Chair;
Susan S. Craighead, Vice Chair; and Stephen
E. Meltzer, Clerk. David Norton and Karl
Thober continued to serve as Associate
Members. Edward (Ted) Cosgrove and
Robert Snider were appointed as Associate
Members in August 2008. Eugene Kennedy
was promoted to Assistant Director of
Community & Economic Development and
continued his duties as ZBA Administrator.
Mr. Kennedy prepares the legal decisions and
advises the Board on procedural and other
issues. Alice Clapper was offered the position
of Administrative Assistant in 2008. Town
Counsel continued to advise the Board as
required.
Fifty -seven (57) petitions were filed with the
ZBA office in 2008. Twelve (12) petitions
that were filed in 2007 were decided in 2008.
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This total of 69 cases is comparable to the
cases processed in 2007.
Of the 69 cases heard in 2008, 22 were
requests for Variances, one for an
Amendment to a Special Permit, 32 for
Special Permits, six for Findings, three for
Variance & Special Permits, and five for
Appeals of the Decision of the Building
Commissioner. Variance and Special Permit
requests included those for relief from
dimensional requirements for construction of,
and additions to, single - family homes;
placement of sheds on residential properties,
construction of two- family residences;
automotive and restaurant uses; and changes
of use for local business owners. Some of
these filings were the outcome of changes in
zoning districts in past years resulting in non-
conforming lots. The Board also reviewed
and approved final plans for the Chapter 40B
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly
OCHE) 150 -unit housing development on
Edmands Road.
The ZBA generally meets on the second and
fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7:00 P.M.
in the Blumer Room. The public is
encouraged to attend.
Community Development
Since 1975, Framingham has received over 19
million dollars through the Federal
Community Development Block Grant
Program (CDBG). The Town recently
became eligible for Home Investment
Partnership Act (HOME) funds, which are
directed exclusively to housing projects. In
combination, the programs seek to: arrest
deterioration in the housing stock and
stabilize neighborhoods through financial and
technical rehabilitation assistance to property
owners; develop programs to preserve and
expand affordable housing; eliminate
architectural barriers that prevent access to
facilities; improve Town -owned facilities and
infrastructure to prolong their useful life and
stabilize neighborhoods; improve the quality
of life for low and moderate income residents
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through the provision of social services; and
administer the programs effectively and
equitably to ensure that all members of the
community can participate in or benefit from
program activities.
The following summarizes several major
accomplishments during 2008:
Housing Rehabilitation Assistance (HRAP):
This program provides technical and financial
assistance for the rehabilitation of housing
units. A total of 17 living units were helped
or were in the process of being helped
through HRAP assistance and related services
through the provision of grants and loans to
property owners who were of low or
moderate income or the majority of whose
tenants were of low or moderate income.
Staff helped owners secure additional
resources to undertake repairs and
improvements through MassHousing grants,
issued by the Commonwealth. HOME funds
were also used to initiate the rehabilitation of
six housing units.
Homebuyer Assistance: The program
provided homeownership opportunities to
two low and moderate income households
with a combination of HOME and CDBG
funds. The department closed one loan and
initiated six others, which are anticipated to
close during 2009. Five households in the
income range of 81 -100% of median family
income achieved ownership through the
Program's referral of those households to the
MassHousing Partnership Soft Second Loan
Program.
Code Enforcement: An agreement was
developed with the Building Department to
use CDBG funds to conduct code - related
inspections to properties located in 11 Census
Block Groups with a majority population that
has low or moderate income. Code
enforcement inspectional staff (with the
equivalent of one full -time position made
possible by CDBG funds) and one
administrative staff person were hired. Staff
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speaks and understands Spanish and
Portuguese. The Building Department
maintains a data base on inspectional findings,
and maps where problems are occurring.
During the past program year, 566
inspectional cases were initiated and closed.
Public Facilities Improvements: Accessibility
Adaptations: CDBG funded several
handicapped accessibility improvements to
the Memorial Building, including the
installation of an interactive emergency alarm
system, improved railings, door handles and
locks, and handicapped accessible renovations
to cashiers' windows and areas. The program
also funded: handicapped accessible
improvements in school buildings including
renovation of entrances, sidewalks and
walkways to achieve access to elementary
school; and installation of an automatic sliding
door system to the main library.
Funds remained committed to cover part of
the cost of constructing a handicapped
accessible bathroom in Athenaeum Hall,
thereby making the building eligible for
historic restoration funding. CDBG funds
were allocated to study, design, and eventually
construct an accessible entrance to the Village
Hall and to install more energy efficient and
effective lighting in the Danforth
Gymnasium. CDBG also contributed funds
toward the engineering costs associated with
planning for downtown streetlight
improvements.
Facade and Sign Improvement Program:
Assistance was offered to business and
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property owners as well as merchants, located
in and around Framingham's central business
district and surrounding commercial core, to
undertake facade, signage, and storefront
improvements. Two sign and facade
improvement projects were planned and
undertaken.
Public Services: The following initiatives were
undertaken with CDBG funds to serve youth:
a summer employment and counseling
program (Community Connections Summer
Work Program); a special program for high
school students who faced issues that have
impeded their ability to learn and achieve
(Resiliency for Life); and a program to
provide job training and employment
opportunities (Career Resources for Youth).
CDBG- funded adult programs included:
literacy training (Literacy Unlimited); English -
as-a- Second Language (Framingham Adult
ESL Plus); and limited financial assistance to
prevent homelessness (Homeless Prevention
Program). Over 460 individuals were served
by the activities.
Subsidized Housing Support: HOME funds
supported subsidized housing projects
including: Shillman House UCHE) pre -
development assistance (10 housing units),
FHA Memorial House pre - development
design feasibility (10 units), and FHA Rose
Kennedy Lane rehabilitation (10 units placed
under agreement).
Respectfully Submitted,
Alison C. Steinfeld, Director
Planning Board
° Memorial Building, Run B37 1 508-532-5450 1 plaiiiiiiig.board@framinghamma.gov
The Planning Board strives to work with both
project proponents and the public to shape
projects that minimize impacts to the
community while accommodating new
growth. Such growth provides excellent
employment opportunities and a growing tax
base to the Town. Framingham continues to
be an attractive market for significant new
development, as well as reuse of existing sites.
Highlights of the year and of the range of
projects before the Planning Board in 2008
are provided below:
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The Board
On April 10, 2008, Christine Long was elected
to the Planning Board. Following the
election, the five (5) member Board
reorganized and Carol J. Spack was elected to
the position of Chairwoman, Andrea Carr -
Evans elected to serve as Vice - Chairwoman,
and Susan P. Bernstein was elected as Clerk to
the Board. Kathy Vassar was jointly
appointed by the Board of Selectmen and the
Planning Board to serve as the Associate
Planning Board Member.
The Planning Board Office is staffed with
three employees. John W. Grande served as
Planning Board Director. John M.
Charbonneau served as Senior Planner and
Mary Ruth Reynolds served as Administrative
Assistant.
The Planning Board regularly met on
Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the
Memorial Building. In calendar year 2008, the
Board held 41 regular meetings and 6
additional meetings (working sessions, site
visits or joint meetings with other Boards or
Committees). The Planning Board held
public hearings to consider applications for; 4
site plan reviews, off - street parking plans, 4
special permits for use, 2 special permits for
parking relief, 1 subdivision review, scenic
ways, 4 public way access permits, 1 Sign
Waivers, 1 special permit for land disturbance,
as well as 2 public hearings for zoning
amendments and 1 public hearing for
subdivision amendments. 12 ANR Reviews
Project Reviews
A summary of projects approved by the
Planning Board are as follows:
39 Gates Street and 9690, 9692, 9620, 9622,
9630 and 9640 lYorcester Road, Jefferson Hills and
9330 -9430 Vorcester Road, Jefferson Terrace
The Planning Board received applications
from JPI, a national company that develops,
owns and manages apartment communities
throughout the United States, to make
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substantial renovations to the apartment
complexes at Jefferson Hills and Jefferson
Terrace. JPI purchased the premises from
Capital Properties in March 2007.
9 10 Dudley Road
Parks & Recreation plan to consolidate their
maintenance operation at this location and
will construct two (2) new buildings on the
site which will house office space, vehicles
and equipment.
74 -80 New York Ave, Gen,yme Corporation
The plan is to demolish approximately 14,000
square feet of the existing building known as
74 New York Avenue and reconstruct an area
of approximately 10,000 gross square feet.
The new space is to be used for
manufacturing, laboratory, office, storage,
mechanical and research and development
operations.
380 Vavery and 96 South Streets
Great Brook Valley Health Center, Inc. plan
to construct a medical office building,
structured parking and off - street parking and
related improvements on the premises located
at 380 Waverly Street and 16 South Street.
569 -579 Union Avenue
Charles River Medical Associates, an affiliate
of Partners Community Health Care,
( "Charles River ") plans to renovate the
existing building at 571 Union Avenue.
30 & 32 Derby Street Extension entitled Danforth
Village
The plans were filed to create one additional
lot for one new single family home by Starr
Construction, Inc.
Conformance Reviews
Once projects are approved, the Board
ensures that they conform to the conditions
of approval by conducting conformance
reviews during the permitting and
construction phases.
In 2008, conformance reviews were
conducted for five (5) residential subdivisions:
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Brimstone OSRD, Brookbury, Derby Street
Extension, Fenwick Farms and Wayside
Circle. In addition, conformance reviews were
conducted for 328 Worcester Road, 730
Cochituate Road, 747 Water Street, 659
Worcester Road and 1670 Worcester Road.
Zoning /Subdivision
The following Zoning Amendments were
adopted at the Annual and Special Town
Meetings and approved by the Attorney
General during the 2008 calendar year.
Apral29, 2008 Annual Town Meeting
�V.E.2.(e), "Special Permit Change,
Extension or Modification"
Specify quantum of vote for extension or
modification of special permit.
�IV.I.5., "Site Plan Review submission
requirements"
Add sign detail submission requirement.
�111.A.3., "Historic Reuse"
Adding special regulations for historic reuse
and bed and breakfast.
�IV.L6.b.(2), "Environmental Impact
Standards"
Add reference the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection's (DEP's)
Stormwater Management Standards, 310
CMR 10.00.
�111.L.5.a., "Table of Floor Area Ratios"
Add "office and laboratory" to the Principal
Use row, Increase Base FAR for "Research
and development, processing, assembling,
manufacturing, printing ".
�IV.G.2., Table of Dimensional Regulations
Increase building height in Technology Park
District.
�111.L.7.b.L, "Landscaped Open Space
Requirements in the District"
Reduce the front yard landscaped buffer in
the Technology Park District.
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� III.L.5.b.(c), "Special Permit for an Increase
in FAR"
Modify transportation demand management
plan requirement.
III.L.6.b., "Off- Street Parking
Requirements"
Reduce the off - street parking requirement in
the Technology Park District.
� V.E.2.c., "Special Permit Voting"
Quantum of vote required for special permit
approval.
October 28, 2008 Special Town Meeting:
� I.E., "Accessory Use Definition"
Add new definition for Accessory Use.
� I.E., "Principal Use Definition"
Add new definition for Principal Use.
� IV.F., "Accessory Uses"
Clarify what is meant by "principal use" and
"accessory use
� V.C., "Certificate of Occupancy"
Clarify occupancy permit requirement for that
accessory structures.
The following Amendments to the Rules and
Regulations Governing the Subdivision of
Land were adopted by the Board.
� IV.A.1., "Procedure for Submission of Plan
Thought not to Require Approval"
Modify submission requirements.
� IV.B.1., "Requirements for Submission of
Plan Thought not to Require Approval"
Modify plan content requirements.
� VILC.3., "Stormwater and Surface Water
Drainage and Management"
Reference to the Wetlands Protection Act.
The Board also amended the Planning Boards
Administrative Rules and Regulations for
submission requirements, sign application fee,
uniform application form for Site Plan Review
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and Special Permits and policy on the Receipt,
Retention and Release of Confidential
Correspondence, Documents and Plans.
Master Plan
In relation to preparation of a Master Plan,
M.G.L, Chapter 41 �81D states, "A planning
board established in a city or town or such
part or parts thereof as said board may deem
advisable and from time to time may extend
or perfect such plan ". In 2007, the Planning
Board began the development of
Framingham's first comprehensive Master
Plan since 1988.
The Planning Board completed has completed
the first phase of the Master Plan and
published the Baseline Conditions Report.
This is a stand -alone document that
summarizes the present state of Framingham
in all facets such as land use, transportation,
housing, open space and recreation and
economic development, among others. It also
serves as a transition to discussion of future
goals and policies for each facet.
In 2008 the Board sent out proposals for the
next phase of the Master Plan. The Planning
Board will be requesting an appropriation
from Town Meeting for this phase of the
plan.
Administration
The Planning Board has continued to work
with the Town Treasurer's Office to require
prospective developers to obtain certification
from the Town's Treasurer /Tax Collector
that no local taxes, fees, assessments or other
municipal charges are outstanding prior to
submission of an application. As a result of
this process, many applicants have been
obligated to bring unsettled accounts up to
date before the Board would consider their
development proposals. Since first employed
in May of 1993, this noteworthy process has
been a source of substantial uncollected taxes
for the Town. By the end of calendar year
2008, $1,902,348.72 had been collected to
date.
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The Planning Board continued improving the
webpage this year to increase availability of
information to the public. The Zoning By-
Law was updated in both its paper copy as
well as online, and now contains amendments
through Annual Town Meeting 2008. Weekly
agendas and approved minutes can be
accessed directly from the Planning Board
website. The "Projects" page has changed
substantially, with a list of development
projects included. Submissions for larger
projects review such as Danforth Green PUD
are available on the Board's website. A
Master Plan webpage is also available, which
provides citizens the ability to keep updated
on the status of the Plan, find out where and
when public participation sessions will occur
and be able to provide comments or questions
from this page.
In calendar year 2008, the Planning Board
reviewed 18 different development
applications. In the course of the year, the
Board collected a total of $19,704.34
associated project review fees and sale of
Zoning By -Laws, Zoning Maps, Subdivision
Rules and Regulations, and minor
miscellaneous revenues and $333,750.00 in
mitigation payments.
In addition to these contributions to the
General Fund, the Planning Board obtains
significant Town -wide amenities through the
process of negotiated mitigation. In the
course of its review the Planning Board
requires applicants to provide improvements
such as roadway widening and reconstruction,
signalization, enhancements for public
transportation and landscaping to offset
adverse project impacts.
Upcoming Year
Calendar year 2009 promises to be another
challenging year for the Planning Board. The
single largest projects that are anticipated for
the Board's agenda are related to the
Genzyme Expansion and the ongoing review
of the Danforth Green PUD.
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The Planning Board will also continue to
update the Master Plan and to implement
changes in the Zoning By -Law and to the
Zoning Map to achieve the Policies of the
existing Master Plan.
MetroWest Growth Management Committee
( MWGMC) held 7 regular meetings in 2008,
at which the local officials from 9
communities discussed transportation
planning and priorities for state funding, grant
programs for municipalities, and other
regional planning issues. In addition,
MWGMC hosted two Legislative Breakfasts
at which local leaders and legislators were able
to interact and talk about the region's
legislative priorities and concerns. MWGMC
held their first annual Regionalism Breakfast
in December 2008. The Committee welcomed
Chairman Robert A. DeLeo as the Keynote
Speaker. The Chairman addressed the
subregion's legislative delegation and
selectmen, planning board members, town
managers, planners, public safety officials, and
public school committees and officials. The
goal of the meeting was to emphasize the
need to suggest and advocate for regional
solutions to the significant issues facing
MetroWest. MWGMC is continuing to work
on developing an inventory of cost - effective
measures that MetroWest communities can
easily employ.
MWGMC and MAPC received a grant from
the MetroWest Community Health Care
Foundation to study the contamination in the
Sudbury River from the Nyanza superfund
site. MWGMC hired a consultant to conduct
a peer review of the EPA human health risk
assessment and ecological risk assessment.
The consultant will review the EPA's cleanup
plan and advise the MWGMC Nyanza
Advisory Committee. In addition MWGMC
staff is developing a public awareness
campaign.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Carol J. Spack, Chairwoman
MWGMC holds monthly meetings of the
Transportation Task Force and Planners
Roundtable. The MWGMC staff continues to
staff the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Advisory Board in several capacities. Staff
continues to work on the development of a
land use analysis report for the Turnpike's
potentially developable parcels.
MetroWest Growth Management Committee
wrote two grant applications for the MWRTA
to the Boston Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) for a Green Line
project. The Green Line project is designed to
expand existing fixed route and demand
responsive services provided by the
MetroWest Regional Transit Authority,
specifically those that would serve the needs
of individuals with disabilities attempting to
access fixed route or Para- transit services, and
would improve access to employment related
activities for people with low incomes. Both
applications were granted, which will provide
a new Green Line route and 4 new buses.
MWGMC's provides free technical assistance
to member communities. Staff drafted
regulations for Southborough's stormwater
bylaw written in 2007, and is assisting the
Town of Weston with development of a
stormwater bylaw. Staff assisted Wayland
with housing regulations, and developed a
West Gateway Plan for Wellesley. In 2008,
MWGMC conducted a review of Weston's
housing strategies, and provided
recommendations for future actions.
MWGMC and MAPC are jointly working on
an analysis of the Route 9 corridor, and
worked together on an analysis of a portion of
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the Route 126 corridor from Holliston to Respectfully Submitted,
Framingham. Donna Jacobs, Director
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPQ
60 Temple ple Place, Poston, MA 02111 1 617 - 451 -2770 1 mdraisen@mapc.org
apc.org
Please see MVGM report above
T?
The MetroWest RTA initiated fixed route
service to its 9 member communities from the
160 Waverley Street headquarters on
December 1s` 2007. Marlborough and
Southborough have since joined, creating a
total of 11 communities in the MWRTA.
In 2008 the original Framingham LIFT and
Natick Neighborhood Bus routes were
integrated into a unified transit system, which
is resulting in improved service and
continually increasing growth.
Planners at the Central Transportation Planning
Staff of the Boston Metropolitan Planning
Organization are assisting the MWRTA in
providing more efficiency and integrity into
the service. First Transit, MWRTA's fixed
route contractor, helps the RTA develop a
practical and reliable schedule. The MetroVest
Grow[b Management Committee offers planning
help to access grants for funding new service.
Growth of the system is supported by a
growing staff dedicated to personal, friendly
and helpful service to every customer. This
new focus on customer service assures the
public of our commitment to reliability and
convenience.
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thousand rides per month, serves
Framingham, Southborough and
Marlborough. Routes 10 and 11 serve Natick.
Route 9, exclusively on Route 9, and will
become part of the new Route 1, scheduled to
begin in the Spring of '09, running between
the Woodland Green Line stop of the MBTA
to the "Golden Triangle" and on to the 9/90
Office park.
The MWRTA has combined The Local
Connection (TLC) and the Assabet Valley
Council on Aging (AVCOA) services in
Marlborough and Southborough into a new
Demand - Response service providing over
2000 rides a month to those communities.
This new "Dial -a- Ride" service will be offered
to the other member communities in a
sequential and orderly process over the next
few years.
The MBTA "RIDE" continues in
Framingham and Natick. In July of '09 that
service will be assumed by the MWRTA.
The MWRTA, with the invaluable assistance
of the MBTA is developing a plan for a
seamless transition of those ADA transit
services to the communities of Framingham
and Natick.
Routes 2 and 3, which loop entirely within
Framingham, are the most highly traveled
routes; consistently experiencing 3 to 4
thousands rides a month. Route 4 connects
Ashland to the Natick Mall. Route 5 is the
Hopkinton route, Route 6 the Holliston route
and Route 7, which also experiences 3 to 4
For further details and for real time transit
planning please visit our website: www.
MWRTA. org
Respectfully Submitted,
John Stasik, Chair, RTA Advisory Board
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Framingham Housing Authorit
One John J. Brady Drive, Framingham, MA 01702 1 508 - 879 -7562 1 kbumpus@)framha.org
Formed in 1946, the Framingham Housing
Authority is led by a dedicated five - member
Board of Commissioners. Together with
Executive Director Kevin Bumpus and a
supportive staff of 30, the FHA maintains
over 1000 units of public housing and
administers rent subsidies for over 800 units
of private housing, in cooperation with
federal, state and local authorities.
State Funded Housing
The Framingham Housing Authority
administers 249 units of state -aided family
housing (185 units under Chapter 200 -C
Family Housing; 76 units under Chapter 705 -
C Family Housing) at Oran Road, Concord
Street, Anzio Road, Corrigidor Road,
Guadalcanal Road, Normandy Road, Pearl
Harbor Road, Arsenal Road, St. Lo Road,
Hollis Street, Beaver Park Road, Marian Road,
Taralli Terrace and Second Street.
Rental Assistance through the Mass. Rental
Voucher Program (MRVP) includes 62 units -
- 12 units on Gordon Street, 21 units (SRO -
DMH) on Gordon Street and Union Avenue,
15 units (SRO-DPI on Evergreen Street,
five units on Prospect Street (SRO -DMH), six
units on Wellington Avenue (SRO -DMH) and
three on scattered sites.
Federally Funded Housing
Federally aided family housing administered
by the FHA includes 125 units (under
MA028 -001 Family Housing) at Beaver Street,
Carlson Road and Pusan Road. Senior units
(under MA0028 -002 Elderly Housing) include
110 apartments on John J. Brady Drive.
The FHA also administers 792 federal Section
8 Rental Assistance vouchers for apartments
in privately owned properties located
throughout Framingham and surrounding
towns.
State - funded senior housing — 536 units
(under Chapter 667C Elderly Housing,
Chapter 667 -2, 667 -8 Elderly Housing) — is
located on Everitt Avenue, John Gallagher
Drive, Grant Street, Rose Kennedy Lane,
Normandy Road, Arsenal Road, Guadalcanal
Road, Cochichuate Road and Hollis Street.
Twenty -four units of state - subsidized
handicapped housing (under Chapters 689,
689 -1 and 689 -2 Handicapped Housing) are
situated on Temple Place, Alexander Street
and Underwood Avenue.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin P. Bumpus, Executive Director
Commissioners:
Stephen Starr
Mark Galante
Phyllis May
Edward Convery
Robert Merusi
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RECREATION
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Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs
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PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Barry Bograd served as chairman with other
members Robert Brown, Dan Jones Joan
Rastani and Kevin Salvi.
The Annual Town Meeting voted an annual
operating budget of $2,127,558 for Parks
Administration, Park Maintenance and
Recreation services.
The Bowditch Master Plan was an ongoing
project throughout the year. The
Commission worked with the Division
Director and the Bowditch Advisory
Committee to bring forward a revised plan for
reconsideration during the Annual Town
Meeting. Thanks to the support from the
Capital Budget Committee and many Town
Committees, Town Meeting overwhelmingly
voted $7.9 million to rehabilitate this
community showplace. A successful
application to the Urban Self Help Fund
secured a maximum grant award in the
amount of $500,000 to support the Bowditch
project, construction is scheduled to begin in
2009.
Capital improvements included the
completion of Phase 3 at Cushing Memorial
Park and the installation of the Winch
Grandstands.
A five year Open Space and Recreation Plan
was submitted to the Executive Office of
Energy and Environmental Affairs Office, up
to date plans make the community eligible for
grant funding through the Division of
Conservation Services. These grants have
been very beneficial to the Town.
The Division in effort of being
environmentally friendly successfully applied
and received a solar grant and bike rack grant.
These initiatives will provide the community
with additional opportunities for outdoor
recreation.
A five year Memorandum of Understanding
was signed with the State for the use of the
public beach located at Lake Street in
Framingham, known as the Saxonville Beach.
We would like to thank Town Meeting, the
many Town boards, committees, and
departments for supporting our services. We
would also like to thank the hundreds of user
organizations for their continued support.
Respectfully Submitted,
Barry Bograd, Park Commission Chair
Robert L. Merusi, Director
Recreation Division
We are thankful to the many successful grants
that enhanced our 2008 programs. The
Framingham Grants panel of the Metrowest
Community Health Care Foundation granted
us an additional year of funding for the Kid
Fit Program, as well as funding for additional
programming of the PAL Program. The
Sudbury River Tennis Club contributed
monies to defer the cost of youth tennis
lessons, and the Department of Public Health,
and the State of Massachusetts for provided
funding for Youth at Risk programming.
The department, assisted by the Friends of
Framingham Recreation, sponsored many
special events throughout the year. The 3 -day
Cole Brother Circus and the Hall of Famer,
Jim Rice Day were two new events that were
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made possible solely because of FOF
sponsorship. They also offered assistance in
defraying the cost of Pumpkins in the Park
and the bi- annual Thanksgiving Bonfire
(highlighting Selectman, Jason Smith as the
honorary "Fire Starter ").
We look forward to working with the new
tenants of the old Callahan Senior Center in
the Danforth Building. The Boys and Girls
Club of Metro West moved into this space
and additional arrangements have been made
for access to the Parks and Recreation
department's gym. This new relationship will
help to address the much needed youth at risk
population; some grants have been
implemented to reach this goal.
Arrangements have been made with the
Department of Conservation Services offering
free parking at over fifty Massachusetts State
Parks. Residents were encouraged to reserve
these passes for their enjoyment.
For the first time in the history of the
Suburban Swim League, Framingham finished
with a 10 -0 record, placed first in the Mile
Swim, and placed first in both the Regional A
and Regional B Swim Meets. The 164
member team ages 6 -18 was lead by the
enthusiastic Coach, Joey Sementelli along with
help from assistants, Brian Carrozza, Aubrey
Courville and Kristen Shippee.
The Beach season was interrupted by the
sighting of an alligator at Lake Waushakum.
Police and the Animal Control Department
searched the lake, but after a two day
investigation with no findings, the beach was
re opened.
Many thanks to the Town Selectmen, Town
Meeting Members, Town Staff, and numerous
community volunteers for their continued
support. Without your endless assistance we
would not be successful in offering our quality
programs to the residents of Framingham.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Trisha Powell, Superintendent of Recreation
Robert L. Merusi, Director
Parks Maintenance
Our efforts to provide well maintained and
safe facilities for all user groups continue to
be an important function of the Parks
Maintenance Department.
The Department provides scheduling
maintenance support for hundreds of other
user groups from the Framingham
Community. Departmental support is also
provided to the athletic programs of three
high schools, Framingham High, Marian High
and Keefe Vocational High School, as well as
the Framingham Middle School athletic
programs. In addition, Framingham State
College and Mass. Bay Community College
rely on the department for a portion of their
athletic program needs. We are currently
supporting over 14,000 formally scheduled
events each year on our Framingham facilities.
We have continued our collaborative effort
with Keefe Technical School. This mutually
beneficial relationship provides the Town of
Framingham with access to cost effective and
professionally supervised work assignments.
The students are trained in electrical,
carpentry, plumbing, and metal fabrication.
The Town receives quality work while
affording students the benefit of practical
"real world" learning experiences in a
commercial setting.
Phase III of Cushing Memorial Park has been
completed. The new entrance on Winter
Street, walking corridors, and landscaping
around the buildings have greatly enhanced
this area.
A new play structure was installed at Mt.
Wayte Park. This has replaced outdated and
non compliant play structures while adding a
useful amenity to this popular site.
The Framingham Rotary Club chose the
Butterworth Park for a major community
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fundraising initiative. Designs include a new
playground, walking path and gazebo. A
phased construction plan has been initiated in
2008 and will continue through 2009.
Through a cooperative effort with
Framingham State College a permanent
softball fence and new irrigation system were
added to the Farley Softball Field. These
significant additions as well as field
renovations will increase the use and
playability of this under facility.
With the assistance of a Community
Development Block Grant, new, energy
efficient, lights and fixtures were erected in
the Danforth Gym.
Through our Capital Budget program,
demolition and rebuilding of new grandstands
at Winch Park has been completed and 3
vehicles from our existing fleet have been
replaced.
We began the reconstruction of the Learned
Beach parking lot and drainage systems. It will
be completed in Spring of 2009. This project
will bring the Town closer to compliance with
several Local, State, and Federal policies
associated with storm water management.
We have expanded our beautification plan; at
present there are over fifty -five formally
planted areas that include many Town
memorials, traffic islands and parks. In
addition we have continued our tree pruning
and removal program through our park sites.
Thank you to all Town departments and
volunteer groups for their continued
assistance.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris McGinty, Superintendent
Robert Merusi, Director
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Cemeteries
The Cemetery Commissioners elected Barry
Bograd as Chairman at its meeting of October
1, 2008.
During the year a new maintenance contract
was awarded to Commercial Services of
Ashland. This contract is to perform the
routine grounds maintenance for Edwards
Cemetery, Main St. Cemetery, and Old South
Cemetery.
The Parks Maintenance staff continues to
perform grave openings. There were four
burials at Edwards and six cremations during
the year. There is a moratorium on the general
sale of new lots which is still in effect. The
limited lots remaining are reserved to solve
potential administrative problems that are
commonplace with older cemeteries. Fee
schedules for associated cemetery activities
are up to date, and on par with surrounding
communities.
There continues to be an increase in requests
for historical records associated with cemetery
activities.
The Cemetery Commission consists of a three
member board appointed by the Board of
Selectmen.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christopher A. McGinty, Superintendent
Cemetery Commission:
Barry Bograd Chairman
Robert Brown
Kevin Salvi
Council on A in2 /Callahan Center
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The Raymond J. Callahan Center is a multi-
purpose, multi- functional senior center. The
advisory board of the Center is the Council on
Aging (COA) which is an eleven member
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board whose principal purpose is to act in the
best interest of all older residents.
The Center maintains four full -time and three
part -time positions paid under municipal
funding. Other part -time positions are paid
through the State, Federal Grants and some
foundation grants. Annually, the Center also
receives a tremendous in -kind value from its
volunteers.
New Happenings
The Second Phase of the Center was
completed this year. Programs are being held
in this area daily.
The Metropolitan Dental Society is
committed to our new Oral Health Clinic.
They have provided us with a dental chair and
are willing to organize local dentists to
provide services to us.
Two distinctive awards came to the Callahan
Center this year; the MA Council on
Aging awarded the Director of the Callahan
Center the designation of Massachusetts
Director of the Year and Evelyn Langley won
first prize for 30 years of volunteering and
coordinating numerous projects for the
Center. This prestigious award was given to
her by a national company.
The Friends of Callahan, a 50IC(3) non-
profit, donated to the Center for several
projects. They paid over $40,000 for the
completion of the second phase of the
building; the replacement and maintenance of
equipment in the computer room; repairs to
the main hallway, as well as subsidizing many
of the center's programs and events.
A new informational brochure about
programs and services was created and is
available to any residents either through direct
contact or it can be mailed to them.
The Third Phase of the building, the former
warehouse area, named in honor of Jack and
Shelley Blais, has been completed and will be
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operable by February 2009. This area
includes a caterer's kitchen, a large meeting
room and storage space. Upon completion,
this large area will maximize the space in
which to hold programs and events.
Programs, Services and Community Involvement
The Center offers educational, health and
wellness, recreational, and intergenerational
programs; SHINE (Serving Health
Information Needs of Elders), a Social Service
Department, information and referrals, a
Wellness Clinic, support groups, community
groups and transportation options.
The Center has affiliations with local schools,
hospitals, and Veterans' organizations. We
are also involved with the USO, and the MA
Society for the Preventions of Cruelty to
Children.
Information
There is no fee to join the Center, but there
are minimal charges for some programs. The
Center is open Monday - Friday from 8:30
A.M to 4:30 PM and welcomes all residents
59+ to join in the many activities and services
it offers.
The Callahan Staff and Volunteers feel they
play an essential role in the Framingham
community, serving a growing and diversified
population of older adults and their families.
Please acquaint yourself with all that we offer
here at this center.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Parcher, Director of Elder Services
Tom Pedulla, Council on Aging Chair
Loring Skating Arena
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This is the 46th year of operations for Loring
Arena, a department within the Park and
Recreation Division. In addition to our
customary services, we continue to upgrade
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the facility while creating a user - friendly
atmosphere.
The Loring Arena Committee members are
appointed as an advisory board. The
members appointed by the Board of
Selectmen this year were co- chairs Joe
Tersom and David Friday, John Hart, Jack
Jagher, Bob Brown, Richard Callahan, and
Joan Rastani.
In an effort to make the facility more efficient
and attractive to the town and user groups,
significant upgrades were preformed.
A new Cooling Tower, a key component to
the mechanical systems in the rink, was
replaced. This $40,000 project was largely
installed by our own staff. This upgrade will
now provide for more efficient operations of
the compressors and uses less energy. In
addition, a $4,500 energy rebate was received
from NStar.
In addition to the new dasher boards and
glass that was installed in 2007, the staff
completed the project by adding a finished
back to the visitor's side of the rink. This
provides for a unified and cleaner look while
improving the exterior.
A new sign /marquis was installed to replace
the 43 year old original that had become a
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safety issue and detraction to the curb -side
appearance and appeal of the rink.
The Loring Arena Legacy Foundation
continues to play a role in supporting and
enhancing the usability of the rink. They
continue to fundraise for projects that will
modernize and improve the overall value and
demand of the facility by selling advertisement
space inside the rink. This is a unique
arrangement between the Division and the
Foundation.
Loring Arena is coordinated through the Park
and Recreation Division operating budget.
The following figures are financial
information relating to business conducted
through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:
Total gross revenue as of June 30, 2008:
$381,127.75*
Total Rink Operational Expenditures
$425,679.37 **
* Does not include $40,476.00 of unpaid High School
Rental Revenue as approved by Town Meeting
* *Does not include health insurance and debt service
Respectfully Submitted,
Joe Tersoni and David Friday, Loring Arena
Co- Chairs
Richard Weston, Arena Director
Robert L. Merusi, Director
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Framingham Public Schools
School Committee
Budget
The School Committee began the FY09
budget process with the goal of maintaining a
level service budget. However, given
projected revenues, expected levels of state
and federal funding, and increased district
expenses, a level service budget was not
feasible and a budget gap of approximately
$4.2 million existed between the School
Department's projected FY09 budget and the
Chief Financial Officer's recommendation. It
was a very difficult budget process. The
Committee spent a number of weeks in
budget deliberations, reducing and cutting
programs and personnel as well as increasing
fees. At its May 12, 2008 meeting, the School
Committee voted to request an FY09 budget
appropriation of $87,746,829. The request
was $600,000 above the Chief Financial
Officer's recommendation. Working closely
with the Chief Financial Officer, Board of
Selectmen, Town Manager and Finance
Committee, an agreement was reached on an
FY09 budget of $87,362,829.
Superintendent Search
As the Superintendent Gene Thayer entered
the second and final year of his interim
superintendency, the School Committee
began its search for a new superintendent of
schools. In September, the School
Committee appointed a 12- member Search
Committee with a goal to interview and
screen applicants for the position of
superintendent. In an effort to solicit as
much input as possible, the School
Committee scheduled a series of focus groups
to ascertain the community's interests,
concerns and preferences. An online survey
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website. Focus group and online survey
results were shared with the Search
Committee and the School Committee to
guide them in the selection process. The
Search Committee screened 27 applications
and interviewed 11 candidates, and ultimately
forwarded the names of four semi - finalist
candidates to the School Committee in
December. The School Committee
interviewed semi - finalists in January and
scheduled final interviews in early February.
On February 5, 2009, the School Committee
appointed Dr. Steven A. Hiersche,
Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1,
2009.
School Committee Vacancy
In October 2008, Cesar Monzon resigned his
seat on the School Committee in the second
year of his second term. The School
Committee posted notice of the vacancy in
the local newspaper and received letters of
interest from citizens. On December 2, 2008,
the School Committee and Board of
Selectmen convened a joint meeting and
voted to appoint Diane M. Throop, former
two -term School Committee member, to the
vacant seat. Ms. Throop's appointment is
effective until the Town Election in April
2009.
Contracts
The School Committee completed collective
bargaining negotiations with the district's nine
bargaining units.
Respectfully Submitted,
Philip A. Dinsky, Chair
David F. Miles, Vice Chair
Beverly Hugo, Secretary
Adam Blumer
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Michael J. Bower
Andy Limeri
Diane M. Throop
Superintendent
In my role as Interim Superintendent I am
pleased to present this report to the Town.
2008 was another busy and successful year for
Framingham Public Schools. The variety of
programs and the pace of activities is clear in
the School Committee and Departmental
reports.
The College Board's Advanced Placement
Program (AP) offers students the opportunity
to take challenging, college -level courses while
still in high school and to receive college
credit, advanced placement, or both for
successful performance on the AP Exams.
Since 2002, the number of students taking the
AP exams has doubled with three hundred
and forty three participating in 718 Advanced
Placement Exams, in twenty one subjects, in
2008. 84% of the exams were passed and
eligible for college credit. This compares with
three hundred fifty six who took the exam in
eighteen subjects in 2007.
Through continuing aggressive efforts of the
FHS Guidance Department, 87% of the
junior class and 89% of the sophomore class
took the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment
Test (PSAT). These numbers are impressive
compared to the fact that 65% of the junior
class and 46% of the sophomore class took
the test in 2004. 90% of the graduating class
participated in the SAT. Framingham
students averaged 501 on the Critical Reading
portion, 541 in the Mathematics portion, and
505 on the Writing Component. These scores
compare well with National Averages, which
are 502, 515 and 494 respectively.
The community should be proud that so
many students take and pass a wide variety of
these college -level exams, and that they do so
well. One result of the high student
achievement is acceptance at a college or
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university to continue education. In keeping
with past years, more than 85% of the
graduates in the Class of 2008 continued their
education at an impressive variety of
institutions of higher learning, including some
of the most selective colleges in the country.
Framingham High School Drama Company
went to the 2008 Massachusetts High School
Drama Guild and placed in the semi finals of
the State Champion Tide. They also
participated in the North Shore Music Theater
Spotlight Awards and won 7 awards including
Best Musical. The Drama Company
production of Once on This Island was also
awarded the Moss Hart award by the New
England Theater Conference. That same
organization also named the high school Fine
and Performing Arts Director, Donna
Wresinski, as Theater Educator of the Year.
The band performed at Massachusetts
Instrumental and Choral Conductors
Association where the orchestra received a
bronze medal. The jazz band attended the
International Association of Educators
Northeast Jazz Festival earning a Silver medal
and the jazz combo earned a Silver medal as
well.
The community at large has been a strong
participant in increasing programs and
activities at all academic levels. The
partnership with the New England Eye
Institute continues through the operation of a
Vision Clinic at the Fuller Middle School.
This was opened in 2004 and continues to be
the only school -based vision center in
Massachusetts. Through a partnership with
Boston University School of Dental Medicine,
second grade students, with parental consent,
receive dental screenings and dental sealants,
if needed. Plans are underway with Great
Brook Valley Health Center to open a health
clinic at FHS. Metrowest Community
Healthcare Foundation has been a major
financial support, particularly in the
"Wellness" programs evident throughout the
schools.
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Community support is vital to school districts.
I am proud of the relationships that the
district has developed with numerous public
and private companies, foundations and
organizations over the last several years. It is
also gratifying to participate in the strong
collaborative relationship between the
Framingham School Department, and the
Police, Fire, Department of Public works and
the other Municipal Departments. In
particular, the Department of Public Works
has efficiently, and with little fanfare done an
excellent job of cleaning the streets and
sidewalks. Based on conversations with
people from Framingham and other
communities, the relationship in Framingham
between Municipal and School Departments
is one of the best in the Commonwealth and
is something we can all be proud of.
The Transportation Department provides a
vital service for the Framingham Public
Schools. Seven thousand students utilize bus
transportation on a daily basis. The
transportation office continues to work
diligently to ensure our students with safe and
efficient transport. Massachusetts General
Law requires School Departments to provide
transportation to all children within each
respective district. To that end, Framingham
provides school transportation to six hundred
students in non - public schools in
Framingham. Due to budget constraints, the
School Department moved to a fee -based
transportation program five years ago for only
those students in grades 7 -12. Fees are
waived for special circumstances such as
children placed in Framingham foster care
homes, homeless students, special education
students and students on medical waivers. In
2008, approximately twenty -two hundred
students, of the forty one hundred plus
students in grades 7 through 12 purchased bus
passes.
Financially, the School Department's budget
faced a $600,000 shortfall for FY09. However,
in keeping with the tradition of excellent
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support for the education program the Town
was able to provide the $600,000 funding to
achieve a balanced budget for FY09. The
School Department is most appreciative of
the Town's timely and adequate response to
this problem. This year regular reports are
being presented publicly to inform the School
Committee and Town Officials of the
financial status of the School Department.
This is a major goal — to establish systems and
monitor the finances to provide a transparent
financial picture for the community.
In addition to the continued pursuit of
educational excellence for our students
through strengthening the curriculum and
educational programs other goals, begun in
2007 -2008 were: to review and, if need be, to
revise the School Choice and Student
Assignment programs; to study and develop a
plan for organizing the administrative
structure of the School System and to finalize
the collective bargaining process with the nine
associations and unions in the department.
In closing I would like to thank not only the
entire staff for their diligent efforts on behalf
of our students but also the School
Committee and Town officials for their
attention to the education of our students. I
appreciate everyone's willingness to work
together in a positive and productive manner!
Respectfully Submitted,
Eugene F. Thayer, Interim Superintendent
Adult ESL
In 2008, twenty -three students celebrated the
end of a semester of study in Adult Basic
Education and GED Preparation classes to
conclude the 24th year of programming at
Framingham Adult ESL Plus. The previous
week, 114 morning. and 368 evening. ESL
students finished their semester and 75
students in volunteer -led classes finished in
mid -May. Twenty students completed
Citizenship Preparation classes as well. In all,
663 students participated in classes this
semester, a far cry from the 30 students
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enrolled in the first classes in 1984.
Attendance was very good with 80% of the
students who began the semester completing
classes. Students at Framingham Adult ESL
Plus come from 38 countries and speak 19
languages. They range in age from 18 to 85.
They are all eager to improve their English
skills and in doing so, improve their lives in
the United States.
The Stress of Immigration Support Group
also provided critical additional support to 33
Portuguese- speaking students enrolled in
evening ESL classes. The Metrowest
Community Healthcare Foundation provided
funding for this important service. The
United Way of Tri- County Women's
Leadership Council provided funding for a
"Women's Health and Wellness" class for 15
women enrolled in morning ESL classes.
Another beneficial collaboration was with
SMOC's "Healthy Habits in the Home"
project funded through the Metrowest
Community Healthcare Foundation.
The program's ongoing collaboration with the
Danforth Museum of Art received a boost
when the museum received a grant which
provided for additional docent training for
work with limited English speaking visitors, as
well as funding to allow for museum visits by
evening classes. Framingham Adult ESL
Plus was pleased to offer two "Introduction
to Computers" classes this semester. Twenty -
five students learned basic computer skills
including e -mail. Metrowest Bank provided a
Financial Literacy series to Level 4 classes,
which covered banking vocabulary, loans, and
credit cards.
On March 24, Framingham Adult ESL Plus
was highlighted at the annual Metrowest
Adult ESL Fundraising dinner. This annual
event, spearheaded by Middlesex Bank and
supported by many area businesses, raises
funds to support 6 classes each year. This
year's event included a moving video about
the importance of learning English featuring
Red Sox players. It was produced as a result
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of a trip to Red Sox Spring Training camp by
a number of committee members.
Autographed Red Sox memorabilia also
helped in the fundraising efforts of this highly
success event.
Framingham Adult ESL Plus is fortunate to
be in a school system and a community which
values life long learning and appreciates the
diversity of its residents. We look forward to
continuing to give back to the community
which has been so supportive.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christine Tibor, Coordinator
Bilingual, ESL, Sheltered English
Programs
During 2008, FPS has continued to serve as a
leader in educating English language learners.
With at least 60 different languages
represented in our school district, it has been
our goal to ensure that each student achieves
in all academic areas while acquiring English.
For the third consecutive year, the
Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education's Annual Measurable Achievement
Objectives (AMAO) report shows that the
percentage of English language learners that
made progress in learning English and the
percentage that attained fluency in English
surpassed the goals by 11 percentage points
and 6 points respectively.
Teachers across the district and those from
other districts have participated in a wide
variety of professional development
opportunities offered by our staff. These
include: assessing English language learners,
sheltering content, and effective instructional
practices for English language learners. This
year, as in past years, we were pleased to have
a number of staff members selected to make
presentations at several important educational
conferences. We also co- sponsored a
statewide conference on Dual Language
education at Barbieri School.
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The mark of any effective program is
continued analysis and self - reflection. This
year, as a result of the self - studies we had
undertaken of our Two -Way elementary and
secondary program, we received a $370,000
grant to share this information with other
districts statewide.
Parent involvement is an important element in
all our programs. Grant funded Parent
Involvement Facilitators at each school
outreach to families throughout the year.
Events that have been well attended include:
Homework and Study Skills, Helping Children
with Literature, Family Math Night, Benefits
of Bilingualism, College Planning Night,
MCAS Informational Night, Two -Way
Education: How Students Acquire Another
Language and ESL Awards Night at
Framingham High School.
The success of our programs is due to the
dedication and expertise of a highly qualified
professional and paraprofessional staff. This
past summer, over 50 staff members
participated in workshops to develop and
refine curriculum, as we continue to refine
and improve the programs for the benefit of
our students and their families.
Respectfully Submitted
Susan J. McGilvray- Rivet, Ed.D., Director
Buildings & Grounds Department
The Buildings and Grounds Department
currently maintains sixteen school -owned
buildings comprised of 1,655,076 square feet
of building space and 265 acres of grounds,
including athletic playing fields, paved
driveways, walkways, parking lots and wooded
areas.
The department employs 60 custodians, 10
maintenance personnel, 1 secretary, 1
administrative assistant, 1 interim assistant
director and 1 interim director. Department
objectives are as follows:
• Adhere to safety and health standards
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• Provide cleaning and maintenance
inside and outside of building structures
• Ensure security of buildings
• Plan for and monitor efficient use of
utilities
• Provide year -round maintenance of
grounds
Building maintenance and upgrades were
planned for and accomplished through budget
planning, capital project appropriation
through Town Meeting approval, High School
Building Committee and Community
Development Block Grant funding. The
following is a summary of sizable projects
completed this year, listed by school building:
1. Framingham High School — A health
care suite was created. High School Building
Committee provided funding, through the
capital project appropriation, for the
installation of security cameras, demolition of
chimneys, installation of a new door to the
penthouse roof, installation of security devices
at athletic field access doors, groundwater
compliance testing plan as required by the
Department of Environmental Protection,
signage, and new roof staging.
2. Walsh Middle School — Replaced roof
fans, air compressor and condensate pump.
3. Fuller Middle School — ADA upgrades
performed to stalls, bath fixtures, accessories
and counters in all restrooms.
4. Cameron Middle School - General
cleaning and maintenance to building,
grounds and equipment.
5. Barbieri Elementary School — In- filled
pool, converting the space to a warehouse.
6. Brophy Elementary School —
Installation of new generator and DDC
controls (funded through capital project
appropriation).
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7. Dunning Elementary School —
Performed five -year warranty roof work
requirement. Installation of new compressor
and new generator (funded through capital
project appropriation).
8. Hemenway Elementary School —
Performed five -year warranty roof work
requirement. ADA compliance replacement
of walkway and curb cuts (funded through
Community Development Block Grant) and
installation of new generator (funded through
capital project appropriation).
9. Juniper Hill School — Installation of
new generator and a new compressor (funded
through capital project appropriation).
10. King Administration
Building /BLOCKS School — Performed five -
year warranty roof work requirement.
11. McCarthy Elementary School — Tied
in head -end room to backup power (funded
through capital project appropriation).
12. Potter Road Elementary School —
Performed five -year warranty requirement.
Installation of new compressor, new domestic
hot water heater, new DDC controls, ADA
handicap ramp replacement and installation of
eight curb cuts (funded through capital
project appropriation).
13. Stapleton Elementary School —
Installation of new condensate pump.
14. Thayer Campus — Performed general
cleaning and maintenance to the building and
the mechanical systems.
15. Transportation Building — Installation
of new boiler and new air conditioning
compressor.
16. Jonathan Maynard Building —
Relocated Business Operations, Title I and
the Physical Education offices to the third
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floor suite, due to a flood stemming from
public restrooms located on the first floor.
17. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
— Performed five -year warranty roof work
requirement.
In addition, the office of Buildings and
Grounds implemented and /or provided
consult on the district's Recycling Program,
School Green Teams, and School Energy
Conservation Committee, Capital
Improvement Proposals, budget preparation
and presentation, general maintenance and
cleaning, security, fire and intrusion alarms at
all school facilities, mechanical systems
maintenance and upgrades, Asbestos
Hazardous Emergency Response Act,
Integrated Pest Management, Right -to -Know,
Massachusetts Safety Data Sheets, and the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection Chemical Management Program.
In closing, I would like to express
appreciation to all Buildings and Grounds
personnel: custodians, maintenance and office
staff for their performance, professionalism
and dedication during this very hectic and
challenging year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Matt Torti, Interim Director
Ernest Moreau, Interim Assistant Director
Business Administration
The School Business Office provides financial
and administrative support to the overall
educational program of the School
Department. The primary function of the
office is to provide accounting and oversight
of the Town appropriated School Department
FY08 budget ($82,952,631), as well as 65
Revolving Funds (with total revenue and
beginning balances of $6,826,346 as of June
30, 2008), State grants ($5,292,682), Federal
Grants ($4,946,622), and Local Grants
($476,629). The Business Office is also
responsible for completing and submitting the
annual End of Year Report to the state
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Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, which is the basis for the Town's
receipt of Chapter 70 Aid to Education
($17,335,878 for FY08).
The Business Office serves over 50
Responsibility Centers by processing over
6,000 purchase orders with a value of over
$20,000,000. In addition, the Business Office
manages the cash receipts of the School
Department that total over $6,000,000,
ensuring that the collection, accounting and
distribution of these funds conform to Town
guidelines as well as sound business practices.
Respectfully Submitted,
Edward Gotgart, Director
Curriculum & Staff Development
The major responsibilities of this department
include 1) curriculum development, review
and implementation; 2) assessment of student
achievement and analysis of data; 3) resource
and program support; and 4) professional
development.
The Curriculum Frameworks from the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education continue to guide our
curriculum implementation and revision
process. PreK -12 Curriculum Committees for
English Language Arts, Science and Social
Studies, K -6 Math Study Group and a MS /HS
Foreign Language Curriculum Committee
meet on a regular basis to review and update
curriculum and professional development for
each of these content areas.
The SAGE Department, Framingham's
program for gifted and talented students, is
currently providing direct services to more
than 370 students in all schools, K -12. In
addition, SAGE staff works with classroom
teachers to differentiate learning experiences.
This year, SAGE received a grant to be an
Implementation Center for districts
throughout the site, which is located at Walsh.
SAGE staff are available to work with staff on
developing and modifying curriculum to meet
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the needs of gifted students. Graduate
courses are also offered for school districts in
issues related to gifted education and
differentiating instruction.
State MCAS results have been received,
reviewed and analyzed for the district and
each school. Twenty -one MCAS tests were
administered in the spring of 2008.
The English Language Arts MCAS is given in
every grade from 3 through 8 and in grade 10.
Scores for grades 4, 6, 7 and 10 improved
over the previous year. 96% of Framingham
High School's tenth graders passed the ELA
test and met this graduation requirement on
their first attempt.
The Mathematics MCAS is given in every
grade from 3 through 8 and in grade 10.
Scores for grades 4, 5, 7, and 8 improved over
the previous year. 95% of Framingham High
School's tenth graders passed the
Mathematics test and met this graduation
requirement on their first attempt. The
Science MCAS is given in grades 5, 8, and 10.
Scores for grades 5 and 8 improved over the
previous year. 98% of Framingham High
School students who took the Biology MCAS
passed the test and met this graduation
requirement on their first attempt.
The district has met all Annual Yearly
Progress targets for the No Child Left Behind
in both English Language Arts and
Mathematics.
History MCAS assessments were given in
grades 5, 7, and 11. These were pilot tests;
individual student results were not given.
Common grade level assessments that are
aligned with curriculum standards are used
across all schools in the district. These
assessments, developed by committees of
teachers, are used to identify specific strengths
and weaknesses of students and the
curriculum. Teachers use this information to
plan their instruction and to provide support
in areas of need. By providing targeted
assistance in areas of demonstrated need,
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student achievement will improve. Curriculum
specialists, literacy specialists, teachers of
gifted and talented, program directors, and
librarians provide leadership in curriculum
development and delivery through courses,
workshops, study groups, as well as ongoing
classroom support for teachers, students, and
curriculum integration.
Professional development is ongoing and
occurs in the classroom with curriculum
support personnel and beyond school hours
through courses, workshops, study groups
and curriculum development committees.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Sprague, Director
Family Support Programs
Family Support Programs includes the Parent
Information Center, the Community
Partnership for Children, the Parent -Child
Home Program and the McKinney —Vento
Safe and Supportive Schools Program. Over
1500 Framingham families and approximately
300 educators received services or support
through the combined efforts of all these
programs in 2008. The programs are funded
by over $800,000 in federal and state grants.
The Parent Information Center provides
comprehensive registration, information and
assessment services for all PreK -12 students
registering for the Framingham Public
Schools. Approximately 1200 students
registered in 2008 including 650 new
kindergarten students. In February 2008
Interim Superintendent Dr. Eugene Thayer
established a 30 member District Wide
Planning and Review Task Force and charged
the group with examining a number of areas
including transportation, student assignment,
space utilization and grade level re- structuring.
The final report was presented to the
Superintendent on November 23, 2008.
The Community Partnership for Children
(CPC) provides childcare assistance for
income eligible families, mentoring and
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consultation support for programs seeking
National Association for the Education for
Young Children accreditation and
professional development for early education
staff. 45 Framingham families received
childcare tuition assistance. Framingham and
Natick joined resources to provide college
courses, conferences and workshops for 100
early educators. The CPC is 100% grant
funded by the Department of Early Education
and Care.
The Parent Child Home Program (PCHP)
provides literacy support for families with
children ages 18 months to 3 years of age. 27
Framingham families received services in
2008. In addition, 23 Marlboro families were
served in a joint program developed with the
Assabet Valley Collaborative. The PCHP
program is 100% grant funded by the
Department of Early Education and Care.
The McKinney -Vento Safe and Supportive
Schools program provided support and
services for over 200 families, as well as
training and consultation for 150 staff
members. The "Teaching Strategies Guide for
Working with Children Exposed to Trauma"
developed by Framingham staff and
supported by grant funds is now in its third
printing and has been distributed nationally.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anna Carollo Cross, Director
School Health Services
School Health Services (SHS) provides daily
comprehensive nursing care to the students of
FPS with one nurse in each school, two at the
high school.
In Spring 2008, SHS was awarded $220,000, a
five -year grant, the Essential School Health
Services program (ESHS), from the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
(MDPH). SHS has received funding from
MDPH since 1993. In the past, this funding
has allowed SHS to build a strong
infrastructure with personnel and services and
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equipment, including technology. Continued
funding will allow for the maintenance and
improvement of the SHS program.
FPS has a long history of collaboration with
partners engaging in provision of health care
and research. These collaborations continue
with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center /Boston University on the SONIC
study (a study investigating sun exposure,
moles and melanoma in school -aged children)
and the New England Eye Institute in the
operation of the Vision Center at Fuller
Middle School (providing comprehensive
vision care to all members of the FPS
community). In Spring 2008, a community -
based coalition was formed to address
increasing teen pregnancy rates in
Framingham. Recently approved proposals to
the Metrowest Community Healthcare
Foundation, the Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education, and
the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen
Pregnancy will fund district efforts to address
Framingham's teen pregnancy rates through
curriculum review and development.
The 16 year -old Teen Parenting and
Pregnancy program, funded by an earmark
through the Massachusetts Department of
Children and Families, experienced a
significant funding cut in October 2008. The
continued existence of this successful and
critical support program for FPS pregnant and
parenting students is in question for the
coming year.
School nurses participate on the Health
Advisory Council. Their participation during
the past year has been integral to the
formation of Wellness Committees in various
schools. SHS is committed to providing
preeminent nursing services to the FPS
community. We look forward to another year
of administering our program.
Respectfully Submitted,
Judy Styer, Director
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Human Resources
We continued our efforts on bringing the best
educators to the best school system in
Massachusetts. Our recruiting efforts this
year began on March 5th. Staff attended five
job fairs and seven college campuses.
Through these efforts, seventy -six new
teachers were hired. Of these new staff
members, forty -nine had a masters degree or
higher. They truly are of a high quality.
Congratulations are extended to the following
staff members whom attained Professional
Teacher Status in 2008: Judith Alter; Marc
Banks; Alma Barillas; Denise Barlow; James
Bergeron; Eric Bloomstein; Jonathan Burrill;
Brian Cervone; Dione Coelho; Matthew
Coleman; Melissa Davis; Kate Despres; Scott
Evans; Jessica Falk; Timothy Fauth; Mary
Fitterer; Sheri Flecca; Josilene Freire; Sarah
Gerlt; Jennifer Hendry; Karen Hennelly;
Stephanie Henry; Erin Heslin; Timothy Hintz;
Virginia Hoehlein; Amanda Howlett; Luciana
Imbillicieri; Jennifer Johnson; Jonathan
Kanavich; Emily Kearns; Kathleen Kennedy;
Annureet Khatri; Jared Killgoar; Lanny Kim;
Erica Kluge; Lissa Kostas; Livia Kropf;
Jennifer Langmyer; Samantha Lowe; Patricia
Lynn; Daphan Malinsky; Daniel Mariani;
Christopher Martell; Deborah Martin;
Maureen McDeromott; Ariane McEvoy; Mary
Medina Zamora; Kevin Nelson; Michael
Pearson; Jason Peledge; Amy Pogoriler; Maria
Sequenzia; Pamela Sharron; Amy Sinni; Laura
Sinnott; Kaylene Stevens; Wendi Stever; Amy
Swallow; Lynn Taylor; Ann Treitman;
Lawrence Wilbur; Julie Williamsn - Tinkham,
Kerry Wood; and Laura Zammiello.
It is a privilege at this time to express the
School Department's gratitude to our retiring
faculty of 2008: Mary Crichlow; Kristin
Croci; Barbara Earley; Marilyn Feinber; Mary
Ferraro; Beverly Hart; Robert Heller; Regina
Henneberry; John Kubitza; Anthony
Manzella; Charles McInnis; Judy McPhee; Jack
Morrocco; Ron Pereira; Deb Shaurette; Sally
Smith; Virginia Stagg; Marion Stevens; Ron
Sudmyer; and Michael Vodoklys.
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They have served our community with
dedication and professional commitment. We
thank them and we wish them the best in
their future endeavors.
Respectfully Submitted,
Paula J. Ceglowski, Director
Special Education Program
The Department of Special Education
provides a broad array of services for children
and youth identified with disabilities from the
ages of three through twenty -two. The
referral, evaluation and placement procedures
are governed by state and federal special
education laws and regulations, namely, The
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). FPS is committed to the goal of
providing an appropriate education for
students with special needs in the least
restrictive setting.
The following programs and services were
offered by FPS from Pre - School to High
School: Special Education Resource Rooms
are available in each school. The Resource
Room model provides direct teaching in both
special and regular class settings, through
inclusion, supportive teaching and /or
consultation to the regular classroom teacher
of identified children.
There are forty -one Substantially Separate
classes from Pre - School through High School.
These students require comprehensive
programming which is provided outside of
the regular education classroom for more than
60% of the school day. These classes are
located at the High School, three Middle
Schools, at seven Elementary Schools, and at
the Pre - School serving the special education
needs of students throughout the District.
Where appropriate, these students are
included in general education classes and
ancillary activities.
Related services, namely speech /language
therapy, occupational therapy, physical
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therapy, adaptive physical education and
services from the teachers of the visually
impaired may be included in a student's
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and are
provided by itinerant personnel at all schools.
Inclusion programs have been established
using a variety of approaches throughout the
district. Some classes are team - taught, some
classes meet for specific periods, and some
special education teachers are assigned to a
group of classes. In addition, some teachers
who are dually certified in special education
and regular education have full time
responsibility for inclusion classes at the
elementary level.
Framingham is a model for Pre - School
Programs for both children with special needs
and typical children ages three to five. The
placement of children with special needs in
the Pre - School Programs emphasizes
language, communication and social skills
development. The majority of children with
special needs in the BLOCKS Pre - School
Program are integrated throughout their
school day with children without special
needs.
Framingham continues to see a significant
increase in the number of children with
autism, with multiple disabilities and medical
needs, with significant social/ emotional
disabilities, particularly at the Pre - School and
Elementary level. The severity of these
disabilities presents challenges to the school
district to develop new and additional
programs in order to maintain these children
in the public schools.
In conclusion, Framingham has continued to
implement and provide a comprehensive
continuum of programs, services, and
placement options for students with
disabilities. Framingham is fortunate to have
an active Special Education Parent Advisory
Council whose role is to advise the special
education department and to engage parents
of children with disabilities in the schools
through meetings and town wide newsletters.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Pamela Kaufmann, Director
Title I
Title I is a federally funded program that
provides financial resources to districts and
schools with a high rate of students from low -
income families. Five schools, Barbieri,
Brophy, McCarthy and Woodrow Wilson
Elementary Schools and Cameron Middle
School, have "school -wide Title I programs ".
This means that all students in the school are
eligible to receive support through the Title I
program. One school, Fuller Middle School,
has a "targeted assistance Title I program ",
offering support to students with a
demonstrated academic need.
The Title I grant is used to support struggling
students in literacy and math. At the
elementary level, there are 19 staff members
who provide individual and small group
instruction in literacy and mathematics. At the
middle school level, there are two math
specialists who serve two functions - remedial
support to small groups of students, as well as
coaching for the other math teachers in the
school.
This year, we have shifted the model of
support at the elementary level. We use
quantitative and qualitative achievement data
to identify students who warrant targeted
interventions. Teachers set specific goals for
these students, then monitor progress towards
those goals on a weekly basis. Our Parent
Involvement Initiatives have also shifted, to
be aligned with the goals of the Title I
schools. The Parent Involvement Coordinator
works closely with staff at the schools to
provide support for their parent outreach
activities. This ensures that families receive
consistent and adequate support in their
efforts to help their children succeed in
school.
Title I is a section of the No Child Left
Behind Act; as a result, this department fulfills
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many of the obligations of this Act. One
major component is to provide Supplemental
Educational Services to students from low -
income families. This year, we are providing
the services ourselves, rather than using
outside providers, for over 100 students.
As we look back on 2008, we are proud of the
excellent program we have created. We have
outstanding educators in place who help
parents, teachers and students meet the
rigorous demands of the MCAS and No Child
Left Behind.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Guernsey, Director
Office of Technology
The Office of Technology continues to
advance the district's level of technology
integration in day -to -day instruction by
collaborating efforts with the Office of
Curriculum and Professional Development.
To this end, the Office of Technology now
offers the tools to create and operate online
courses via the World Wide Web (VVWV .
With the hiring of a new Director of
Technology in December, 2008, the Office of
Technology is currently exploring different
methods to address the replacement of dated
technology hardware throughout the district.
While the end -user computer equipment is in
need of replacement, it is important to
consider the need for district -wide wireless
infrastructure. We plan to invest in expanding
our secure and dependable wireless network
while simultaneously addressing computer
replacement.
During the past year, the Office of
Technology began to research ways to
centralize data stores and provide access to
important student and staff data to the extent
required by each user. With a centralized data
system (i.e., all data in one place), it will be
easier to make data -driven instructional
decisions. The research process for a new
data management system is in progress.
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In an effort to assist parents, members of the
community, district personnel and students in
locating information about the Framingham
Public Schools, the Office of Technology is
currently redesigning the district website. The
new website will provide a professional and
easy -to- navigate face to an easy -to- manage
website content management system. The
new website will prominently display current,
relevant news while making it easy for anyone
in the district to update their website content
in a timely manner.
As required by federal and state law, the
Office of Technology now archives all email
and electronic documents attached to email
messages for a minimum of seven (7) years.
This allows the district to produce any
documents requested through litigation or
subpoena.
Respectfully Submitted,
Adam Seldow, Director
Food Services Department
In a effort to enhance the dining experience
of the students and respond to the desire of
the community to move to a more healthy,
contemporary style of food, great strides have
been made in moving away from Process
Foods and increasing "Scratch Cooking" of
fresh ingredients. In the last year the
percentage of in -house made items has
increased to more than 75% of the overall
menu, up from less than 35 %.
During this challenging economic period it is
the goal of the Food Service Department to
keep the cost of all meals as low as possible to
the benefit of the families of the community.
It is our objective to make a significant
contribution to the general well being, mental
and physical capacity, and learning ability of
each student in the district and afford them
the opportunity to fully participate in the
education process. This will be achieved by
providing all students with wholesome,
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nutritious and appetizing meals served at a
cost that all can afford.
The Food Service Department took an
aggressive approach to changing the offering
in all the meals served throughout the
District. The changes with the most impact
are as follows:
• All White Breads Removed only
Whole Wheat Breads being served
• All Breakfast Cereals Whole Grain &
Fortified and All Sugar Coated Cereals
Removed
• 95% of all Trans Fat items have been
removed
• All Juices Removed at Breakfast
• Soy Milk now Offered in All Schools
• Project Bread Certified Breakfast
Program in all Elementary & Middle Schools
• New Hand Fruit Standard- Minimum
3 to 5 Styles Daily
• New Fresh Cut Fruit Program in All
Schools
• All Pasta in All Schools now Whole
Wheat
• New Pizza Station at High School
served w/ Tossed Salad
• All Dairy Based Ice Creams Removed
at Middle & Elementary Schools, Replaced
with Frozen Fruit Treats
• French Fries Removed at High
School, Replaced with In -House Potato Chip
• New Salad Bar at High School with a
selection of 40 items
• Ethnic Theme Lunches at HS such as-
Chicken Teriyaki Stir -Fry, Tika Masala,
Churrasco BBQ
• Pizza made In -House at all Middle
Schools
• New Web Site Completed
• Computer Register Install Completed
in All Schools
Respectfully Submitted,
Brendan Ryan, Director of Food Services
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2008 Annual Report
Joseph P. Keefe Regional Technical Vocational School
750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA 1 508- 416 -2100 1 info@)jpkeefehs.org
This annual report is submitted by the
members of the School Committee of the
Joseph P. Keefe Regional Vocational
Technical School in compliance with the
provisions of the Agreement among the
towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston,
Hopkinton and Natick.
The Report discusses from the perspective of
the Committee the principal items with which
the Committee was concerned during the
calendar year 2008. It includes the more
significant matters within the sole policy
making authority of the Committee and
matters which the Superintendent /Director
brought before the Committee for
information and consultation. For greater
detail of the Committee discussions the reader
may wish to read the extended minutes of
Committee meetings and the attachments
thereto which are available at the School
office.
This year has been characterized by significant
changes not only in the School's
administrative leadership but also by
innovations in policies and practices under the
leadership commencing on July 1, 2008 of
Superintendent /Director James M. Lynch.
The transition in leadership included the
recruitment of Ms. Patricia M. Canali,
formerly Assistant Principal of Milford High
School. The seamless nature of the transition
has been due in large part to the selfless
cooperation of the entire staff for which the
Committee is grateful. The Committee
especially recognizes the service of Ms. Carol
Lydon who continues as Administrative
Assistant to the Superintendent /Director and
Ms. Elaine O'Toole who prepares the minutes
of the Committee meetings.
In July 2008 the new Superintendent /Director
told the Committee that:
"our students must be prepared for their next
steps and today that preparation not only
involves employment in skilled positions but
also academic skills that will allow our
students entry into post - secondary
institutions ... We have a responsibility to
develop citizenship, interpersonal skills, self
esteem, financial literacy and other broad
skills that will allow our young graduates to be
successful in the world of rapid technological
changes ...I have a vision of Keefe Tech. in
the South Middlesex District as a hub of work
force development through our newly
improved Continuing Education. We should
do more to train adults to obtain employment
skills and thereby increase their
competitiveness in the marketplace."
The Committee reorganized in June with the
following results:
Chair:
Nelson Goldin
Vice - Chair:
Tassos Filledes
Secretary:
Linda Fobes
Treasurer:
Jack Keating
Assistant Treasurer:
Lawrence Cooper
Highlights of the Year
Lt. Governor Murray's' visit. On December
10, 2008 Lt. Governor Tim Murray selected
Keefe as one of the early schools on his tour
of the Commonwealth's voke schools. He
addressed the faculty, staff and visitors on the
importance of vocational education to the
state's economy and prosperity and of the
personal and professional opportunities
opened to voke ed students. His timely visit
was arranged through the efforts of
Superintendent /Director Lynch and
Committee member A.J. Mulvey.
Holding the Line on Fees. The administration
and the Committee agreed that bus
transportation and sports team participation
should continue to be available without
charge to Keefe students, unlike the policy of
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at least one district town. After holding the
line on school lunch charges for several years,
the Committee authorized an increase of 25
cents in the current year and an additional 25
cents next year, the second increase being
subject to review if warranted. This two stage
increase brings Keefe's charges more into line
with those in the member communities and is
less than the free and reduced lunch
reimbursement rate.
Accreditation by NEASC. Keefe received
continued unconditional accreditation by the
New England Association of Schools and
Colleges Commission on Technical and
Career Institutions. This action followed a
comprehensive review of Keefe in 2007 and
resulted in specific commendations for
Keefe's:
• Commitment to data driven decision
making to impact improvement in teaching
and learning;
• Commitment to the High Schools that
Work initiative;
• Positive school climate and pride in
the school;
• Beginning to prepare grade 9 and 10
students for the Science and Social Studies
MCAS tests;
• Aligning its curriculum to the Voke-
Tech frameworks to meet the requirements
for the Certificate of Occupational
Proficiency;
• Completing the energy management
program and its ongoing efforts toward
increasing the facility's energy efficiency.
Post Graduate Initiative. Keefe now offers on
a tuition basis technical training to high
school graduates (or GED) who are looking
to further their education in a technical
training program. Thirteen of the highest
demand programs are open to eligible
applicants who want to earn program
certificates or Certificates of Occupational
Proficiency and who are deemed suitable for
absorption in regular vocational classes. This
program has been approved by the
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Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education (DESE). Enrollees will be included
in our student count for state aid. The
program will not require the addition of staff
or facilities.
Community Projects. Keefe students continue
to gain practical experience under faculty
supervision in house building and other
projects benefiting district towns. This year,
houses are various stages of construction in
Holliston, Natick, and Framingham. Other
project examples include construction of a
public access TV studio at the Fuller School
in Framingham, installation of a shop
constructed trophy case for Holliston High
School, a display case for the Ashland library,
and electrical renovations in the Hopkinton
Historical Society building.
Keefe Tech Alumni Association. This year
has seen a renewed effort to increase
participation in the KTAA with a view to
expanding and strengthening ties between
Keefe Tech and its alumni and their
communities. Apart from the satisfaction of
renewing Keefe founded friendships, an active
association can enhance the image and
reputation of Keefe and assist graduates in
their networking for employment and further
educational opportunities. The Committee
applauded the efforts of Ms. Gayle Vigeant,
Vice - Principal for Curriculum, and Ms. Jill
Cuozzi, an alumna and faculty member, on
behalf of the Association.
Framingham Sewer Easement. Keefe has
negotiated a mitigation agreement with
Framingham in conjunction with the eminent
domain taking of an easement to be made by
the Town of Framingham at the edge of
Keefe's property near the corner of Winter
and Fountain streets. The easement enables
Framingham to comply with a court order to
relieve potential overflow hazards in the area
and will provide more reliable service to area
residents. The station and its construction will
not interfere with Keefe's activities and
programs. Keefe continues to own the area
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which will be subject to an easement allowing
the Town to install and maintain the pump
station. Keefe will receive an appropriate
payment for the value of the land area on
which the easement is located. Keefe students
in the relevant vocations will be able to
observe the methods and procedures involved
in this work as it proceeds.
Administration
The Superintendent/ Director realigned the
school's administrative structure to better
achieve the mission of the school. Within the
existing budget, the positions that report
directly to the Superintendent /Director are
the Facilities Manager, the Principal, and the
Business Manager. This structure links
intimately to his office the responsibility for
maintenance of school facilities, student
service and achievement, and financial
management. Reporting directly to Principal
Canali are persons responsible for student
services such as guidance, special education;
special education service delivery; academics;
career technical programs, discipline and
athletics.
School Facilities
During the year the first full season of
operating the energy saving equipment and
program installed under agreement with
Siemens Corporation was completed. The
Committee Chair appointed a sub - committee
consisting of Mr. John Kahn; Keefe
Treasurer, Mr. Jack Keating; Business
Manager, Ms. Leslie Lesperance; and Keefe's
auditor, Mr. Alfred T. Hargrave; Facilities
Manager, Domenic Jannetti; and
Superintendent /Director James M. Lynch.
The charge of this committee is to verify that
the savings in usage and energy costs
projected and guaranteed by Siemens as the
inducement for contracting for the project are
being realized. That committee, working with
Keefe's consultant, David Ward, and Siemens'
engineering personnel has begun that
assignment which had not been completed as
of the end of the year.
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School and Personnel Security
In January 2008 the Committee received and
approved a school security report and plan
that reviewed and updated existing security
measures. The plan included an ongoing
program for communicating with parents
through an emergency phone call system and
establishing and training a school security
team. During the year consideration was given
to enhanced equipment and procedures
including: surveillance cameras for the
building; cameras on school busses;
professional development for school bus
drivers and school staff regarding security and
the need for front entrance improvements to
improve visitor control and monitoring. The
open nature of the school structure and the
continuing policy of facilitating public use and
access require the administration to seek a
balance between those considerations and the
goal of achieving rigorous security.
Personnel Relations
The Committee approved revisions to the
Non - Bargaining Personnel Policy which
applies to Secretarial and Information
Management Personnel, Teaching Aides and
Associates and Teaching Assistants. The
policy changes included an incremental
increase in the contribution of the school to
the cost of health insurance premiums so that
for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008 the
employees will pay 30 %, in FY 2009 28% and
in FY 2010 25 %.In view of the proposed
increase in premiums under the current plans,
consideration was given to whether Keefe
should join the Massachusetts Interlocal
Insurance Association Health Benefits Trust
which would provide benefits identical to
those of the Blue Cross plans.
Administrative Leadership
As noted above, as of July 1, 2008 James M.
Lynch succeeded Peter Dewar as
Superintendent /Director. Mr. Lynch's
selection was the result of an extensive search
by a committee consisting of Committee
members Tassos Filledes (Chair); Nelson
Goldin, Dr. Esther Hopkins and John Kahn.
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The Search Committee received 12
applications and proposed three finalists to
the full Committee. Site visits to the finalists'
current campuses were followed by interviews
by the full Committee. Mr. Lynch had
previously served Keefe in a variety of
vocational and administrative positions, most
recently as Principal following the retirement
of Mr. Karl Lord and his appointment was
endorsed unanimously by the Committee.
In July 2008 Mr. Lynch appointed to the
position of Principal Ms. Patricia Murray
Canali who had served as the Assistant
Principal at Milford High School since 2006.
She had previously been Director of
Guidance Services and high school guidance
counselor at Mendon -Upton Regional School
and at Milford High School. She had had 11
years of experience as a vocational guidance
counselor at Assabet Valley Regional
Vocational High School.
Ms. Canali in her introductory comments to
the faculty and staff described a number of
initiatives she would seek to implement during
her first year, including as the first three:
student assessment, student retention and
recruitment and development of expectations
for student learning. She expressed
appreciation to her new associates for having
"warmly welcomed me to the Keefe Tech
family."
Student Enrollment
In June Superintendent /Director Dewar
reported to the Committee on efforts by his
administration to attend to the need to
increase enrollment. Outreach is done to both
middle and high school students and parents
through contacts with district schools'
guidance counselors, open houses, scheduled
school visits and Keefe's career
exploratory/ sports camp. He made no
specific recommendations for enhanced
efforts, but noted the importance of the issue
for the incoming Superintendent /Director.
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In September Mr. Lynch established an
Advisory Committee to the Superintendent
concerning enrollment. The Committee
consists of the Principal, Mrs. Canali; the
Director of Student Services, Jon Evans; the
Internship and Recruiting Specialist, Faith
Chrisom; Committee members John Kahn
and Bill Gaine. Six teachers were
subsequently added: Patricia Boyd, Erin
Bengiovanni, Bill Gibbons, Marie Stefanini,
Tom Iglesias and Amy Snyder.
In November the Superintendent reported his
analysis (as of the latest available figures —
October 1, 2008) of the percentage of
students in grades 9 through 12 in the
member towns that attend Keefe:
Framingham - 22 %, Ashland — 6.5 %,
Holliston — 2.5 %m Hopkinton — 2% and
Natick — 5 %.
The committee proposed a number of steps
to improve recruiting that are being
implemented. In summary they include:
beginning recruiting efforts as early as the 6th
grade and focusing on parents as well as
students; inviting the entire 8th grade
population to Keefe for a full day
familiarization program; better informing
guidance counselors in the district schools of
the programs and opportunities available at
Keefe; using Keefe alumni, the evening school
brochure and the Summer Discover Camp to
further promote the Keefe experience with
students and parents.
Curriculum Planning & Development
A number of initiatives this year are aimed at
increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of
Keefe's delivery of academic instruction. For
example in order to enable students who
encounter the school's disciplinary procedure
to benefit academically there is increased
emphasis on in- school suspensions. This
program will require those students to pursue
academic work in a supervised restrictive
environment thus reducing Keefe's
suspension rate and improving both student
behavior and academic progress.
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Keefe will initiate an eight (8) period day
which will allow inclusion of a reading
program, more academic electives, specialty
computer related courses such as computer
aided design (CAD), more health and physical
education offerings, and a true college prep
track for juniors and seniors with post-
secondary education plans.
On the vocational side, the
Superintendent /Director presented an
analysis of Keefe's vocational programs as
compared with those of other voke schools.
Excluding the vocational agricultural schools,
the analysis showed that there are
approximately forty three (43) general
categories of voke offerings ranging from the
traditional such as plumbing and carpentry to
the more technical such as Design and Visual
Communications and Office Technology.
Keefe offers vocational choices in 14 of the
courses most frequently offered by voke
schools. Among the courses most frequently
offered by other voke schools that Keefe does
not presently offer (apart from inclusion in
other areas of instruction) are Marketing,
Drafting, Electronics, Machine Tool
Technology and Auto Collision. The
Superintendent /Director intends to use this
information in reviewing the present Keefe
offerings and considering possible changes or
additions.
The administration explored the possibility of
securing a grant for development of an
expanded time in learning program. If the
grant were awarded and a program
implemented it would better enable Keefe
students to earn competency determinations
in the four content areas of Mathematics,
English Language Arts, Science and Social
Studies as well as earn a Certificate of
Occupational Proficiency in their vocational
technical majors. It will become increasingly
difficult to prepare our students for these
achievements in the environment of a six (6)
hour 180 day school year. While this highly
competitive grant (67 awarded out of 213
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proposals) was not awarded, the Keefe
community must soon meet the challenge of
providing this expanded learning opportunity
to its students.
Financial
The outcome of the Keefe budget process for
the fiscal year ending June 30 2009 (FY'09)
with the resulting assessments is reported in
the individual district towns' financial reports.
It is important to note, however, that the
responsibility of the Committee extends
principally to developing an operating budget
that will sustain an appropriate learning
experience for all Keefe students whatever
their readiness, ability or prior school
experience may be.
The ultimate assessment upon each member
community is driven not only by the total
budget as recommended by the Committee
but by the amount of state aid received, by the
minimum required contribution of the
community as determined by the Department
of Revenue and by the percent of the student
body originating from each member town.
Moreover, while striving to maintain and
enhance the level of academic and vocational
achievement of its students Keefe operates
on, essentially, an open admissions policy,
accepting students on a non - competitive basis
which has a justifiable impact on per student
costs.
The budget sub - committee for FY 2010
consists of Dr. Kane (Chair); Ms. Arias, Ms.
Knowles, Ms. Giargiari, Dr. Hopkins and Mr.
Gaine. The preliminary budget provided by
the Superintendent /Director seeks in these
difficult times, to adhere to the policy of
providing an appropriate educational
experience for all students, but will defer all
additional equipment or staff expenses,
except, as to the latter, increases driven by
bargaining agreements previously agreed upon
and advances in health care premiums.
The Committee began consideration of how
best to implement an accounting requirement
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recently imposed on public entities by the
General Accounting Standards Board — the so
called GASB 45 requirement. This accounting
standard parallels one previously imposed on
private enterprises that have accrued but
unfunded liabilities for providing post
retirement health care benefits for employees.
The first step requires reflecting on the
financial records of the entity the actuarially
determined present value of the liability. That
step is followed by the creation of a vehicle,
such as a trust fund, in which to accumulate
and segregate assets devoted to the payment
of those health care benefits as they become
due. At some point, though not at the
moment, it will be mandatory for entities to
begin to provide those funds out of current
revenue. This procedure differs from the
common current practice, followed by Keefe
and many other public entities — including our
member towns- of providing such benefit out
of current revenues in the year in which they
become due.
Failure to adhere to GASB 45 and, when
applicable, funding requirements, will
adversely affect the ability of a public entity to
raise funds for capital improvements through
borrowing. Given the age of Keefe's facility
and its mechanical systems, and despite the
care and maintenance provided over the years
by Keefe's facilities managers, we must expect
the need for capital maintenance and
improvements that cannot be met from the
annual operating budget.
Improvements to facilities, advancements in
technology, increases in programming,
securing of grants and implementation of a
new long -range plan highlighted a very
successful 2008 at the Framingham Public
Library.
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Superintendent Evaluation Policy
The Committee developed in cooperation
with Superintendent /Director Lynch a revised
procedure for reviewing and evaluating his
achievement of goals that will be set jointly
with the Committee in October of each year.
The procedure also includes an assessment of
his demonstrated employment of specified
interpersonal skills and management
techniques important to successful
administration. The entire Committee will
have the opportunity to participate in the
evaluation. The results will be compiled,
discussed with the Superintendent /Director
and a summary presented to the Committee.
The members of the sub - committee who
completed this project are: Michael Rossi
(chair), A.J.Mulvey, Dr. Esther Hopkins,
Linda Fobes and Dr. Stephen Kane.
Respectfully Submitted,
Edward Burman, Ashland
William N. Game, Jr., Ashland
Argentina Arias, Framingham
Lawrence Cooper, Framingham
Linda Fobes, Framingham
Nelson Goldin, Framingham
Dr. Esther Hopkins, Framingham
John M. Kahn, Framingham
A. J. Mulvey, Framingham
Michael Rossi, Framingham
Yvonne Giargiari, Holliston
Richard Lanoue, Holliston
Ruth Knowles, Hopkinton
Fayyaz Hussain, Hopkinton
Dr. Stephen Kane, Natick
Tassos Filledes, Natick
The Library was once again fortunate to
realize several important budgetary advances
at the 2008 Annual Town Meeting that
provided resources to address ongoing facility
and technology challenges. Although
budgetary storm clouds would gather over the
last half of the year, resulting in several
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unfilled positions, the essential work of the
Library continued to progress. Library
trustees, staff, and patrons remain
appreciative of the strong support received
from Town Meeting Members, the Standing
Committee on Education, the Finance
Committee, the Capital Planning Committee,
Board of Selectmen and Town Manager's
Office, as well as the Office of Chief Financial
Officer.
Facility Improvements
Capital improvement projects completed at
the McAuliffe Branch Library included:
renovation of the delivery, technology and
storage areas. Also undertaken, was the
planning and design phase for a new boiler
and other components of the HVAC system.
We are appreciative of the assistance we have
received from Jim Egan of the Building
Services Department in regards to this
important project.
Capital improvement projects undertaken at
the Main Library in 2008 included:
renovations to all public restrooms to replace
worn plumbing fixtures and bring facilities in
compliance with all ADA regulations. State -
of- the -art presentation equipment was
installed in public meeting rooms, greatly
expanding the usefulness of these valuable
community resources. Also undertaken in
2008, was a comprehensive study of the
parking garage facility that identified present
conditions that will require corrective repairs.
Finally, cafe tables and chairs were installed in
the Main Library lobby thanks to the
generosity of the Friends of the Library. This
new component to library services provides a
welcoming place for patrons to meet and
enjoy a cup of coffee.
Technology Improvements
Enhancements to the Library's computer
network moved forward with the cooperation
of the Town's Technology Services
Department and the Minuteman Library
Network. In 2008, the Library added more
computers, updated older hardware, invested
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in time saving software, and dramatically
increased the responsiveness of the staff and
public networks. The Friends of the Library
generously provided the funding for the
purchase of additional Internet access that
permitted the creation of a second staff
network that has greatly improved
productivity. Patrons have benefited from
additional computers connected to the
Internet and new computers designated for
word processing assignments such as resume
writing. Wireless access to the Internet was
installed throughout the Main Library.
Installation of wireless at McAuliffe is
scheduled for early 2009.
Grants
The Library received several grants in 2008.
The Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners awarded the Library a
$7,500.00 Community Reads grant. This
grant will be used to initiate a series of Town -
wide events centered on the community -wide
reading of a selected book. The Library also
received funds from the Community
Development Department to support the
Literacy Unlimited program.
Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Framingham Public
Library Association, Inc. continued their long
tradition of dedicated work on behalf of the
Library. The Friends, through their monthly
book sales, raised thousands of dollars to
support collections, programs, and special
projects — several of which have been
highlighted in this report. Please consider
joining this special group of library
supporters.
Reaching Out To The Community
Library staff collaborated with many
community organizations, including the
Framingham Historical Society & Museum,
Town -wide PTO, the START Framingham
Partnership and the Board of Health. Staff
also attended registrations for the
Framingham Adult ESL Program (FAESL),
and provided library information at tables for
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a health fair, and the multicultural fair. We
regularly attend meetings of the Framingham
Community Partners. We delivered 1300
copies of our "Look Here First" library
newsletter to 38 organizations throughout
Framingham.
The Library continued to do an outstanding
job of meeting the needs of its patrons. In
FY2008, the total system -wide circulation,
including interlibrary loans was 898,953. A
total of 368,686 visits were made to the
Library this year, an average of 7,090 visits per
week. A typical week recorded 1,911 uses of
Internet and electronic resources and 1,934
reference transactions. Presently, there are
33,225 town residents with an active
Framingham Public library card.
Library Trustees News
At the April 2008 town election, Jo -Anne
Thompson, Danielle Barney, Arthur Finstem,
and Sam Klaidman were elected to the Board
of Library Trustees. After contributing many
years of service, Kurt Samuelson and Marjorie
Sisitsky stepped down. Board re- organization
followed, with Jan Harrington elected Chair,
Ruth Winett - Vice Chair, Danielle Barney -
Treasurer, and Ann Arvedon - Secretary.
During Calendar Year 2008, Library Trustees
were involved in the following efforts:
Fundraising to install a Grand Piano in the
Costin Community Room; Laid initial
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groundwork toward forming a Library
Foundation; Presentation of the Outstanding
Trustee Award to Bob Dodd from the Mass.
Library Trustees Assoc. for his programming
accomplishments; Introduction of a
Community -based Long Range Plan at
Annual Town Meeting; Met with Jay Grande,
Planning Dept. Administrator, regarding
Master Plan;
Attended a Continuing Education Seminar,
led by MetroWest Regional Library System
Administrator; Updated by -laws & policies,
under leadership of the Governance Standing
Committee; Participation in Staff
Appreciation Day; Activated Fiscal
Management Standing Committee; Worked
with a Building Consultant to address future
needs of Main Library; Became members of
Massachusetts Library Trustees Association;
A Framingham Reads Together Committee
comprised of Trustees, staff, residents, and
other town departments worked from January
through December 2008, culminating in an
event that occurred on Saturday, February 7,
2009, when close to 2,000 people arrived at
Nevins Hall to hear Greg Mortenson, co-
author of the book, "Three Cups of Tea" .
CONGRATULATIONS to one & all!
Respectfully Submitted,
Jan Harrington, Chairperson
Mark Contois, Director of Libraries
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CABLE ADvisoRy COMMITTEE
The Cable Advisory Committee negotiated a
renewal contract for cable TV service with
RCN Communications. The Selectmen signed
the contract in January 2009.
The following were the key points of the 10-
year contract:
■ RCN Communications will pay the town 5%
of the annual gross revenues it receives from
its Framingham cable TV customers.
■ Framingham will receive $100,000 capital,
which will be paid out over 10 years.
■ RCN agreed to keep its Customer Service
office in Framingham.
■ RCN will provide free fiber optic cabling to
nine water and sewer towers.
■ RCN will continue to maintain the town's
institutional network, which connects all town
buildings. RCN will add, and move drops as
required.
■ RCN will provide Framingham with 30
megabits per second of free Internet access.
The members of the Cable Advisory
Committee are: W. Peter Barnes,
Annabel Dodd (Chair), Sam Klaidman,
Kathleen McCarthy and Russ Ohanian.
Respectfully Submitted,
Annabel Dodd, Chair
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
The Capital Budget Committee (CBC)
consists of six Town Meeting Members
appointed by the Town Moderator, and one
representative from the Finance Committee.
The role of the CBC is to recommend to
Town Meeting for approval all capital projects
with a cost of at least $25,000 and an expected
useful life of five years.
This year at the Annual Town Meeting, the
CBC recommended for approval General
Fund projects amounting to $13,098,744.
Included in the total was approximately
$8,000,000 for the Bowditch Field project.
The source of funding for all of these General
Fund projects was from bonding. The
requested projects included the following
departments: Fire, Library, Parks and
Recreation, Police, Public Works, Highway,
Sanitation, Schools and Tech Services.
In addition the CBC recommended to Town
Meeting Enterprise Funds projects totaling
$30,278,399. The projects were as follows:
Water Enterprise Fund $21,235,938 and
Sewer Enterprise Fund $9,042,461. The
sources of funding were $1,599,711 from
Water and Sewer retained earnings and
$28,678,688 from bonding. A substantial
portion of the bonding projects will be at
interest rates of 2% or less.
It was a very challenging year for the CBC.
The Committee made some very difficult
decisions due to limited Town funds and a
never ending list of capital projects requested
by the various Town departments /divisions.
The Committee plays a very critical role in the
long -term future of the Town's infrastructure.
We will continue to work closely with the
Chief Financial Officer in order to make
recommendations of projects that benefit our
Town, while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Bill McCarthy thanks all members (Jeanne
Bullock, Ted Cosgrove, Kevin Crotty, Ed
Kross, Dick Weader and Tony Agostino) for
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their time and efforts during the year. It is a
privilege to serve with such dedicated
members.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bill McCarthy, Chair
CELEBRA ri ®N COMMITTEE /FLAG DAY
The Framingham Celebration Committee
once again sponsored its Flag Day Festival on
June 14`'' & 15`'' 2008 at Cushing Veteran's
Memorial Park. More than 200 Civil War Re-
enactors came from all over New England, as
well as from other states, to participate in the
festival. They began by making camp on
Friday night and settling into a quite night of
cooking over an open fire and trading stories
of past events. Many of the participants
included soldier's wives and children who
camped out and slept in authentic period
tents. Each of the participants pitched their
tents in either the Union or Confederate camp
which were kept separate, just like it was
during the Civil War. As the morning
approached, the smell of fresh coffee was in
the air as each camp prepared for the battle
scene by doing drills and cleaning their
muskets.
The battle re- enactment, dubbed "The Battle
of Farm Pond ", was staged with both infantry
and cavalry from the Union north and
Confederate south. This fictional Civil War
battle (there was no real Civil War action in
Framingham) was waged for about an hour
on a large open field within Cushing Park.
There were many spectators who enjoyed
cotton candy and filmed the action with their
digital cameras. The festival included re-
enactors convincingly portraying both Union
General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate
General Robert E. Lee
The more than 100 antique muskets involved
produced huge clouds of smoke as the north
infantry fired in unison and the south
returned fire.
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An actor portrays Confederate
General Robert E. Lee
Participants in this "living history" enjoy
performing for the public as a hobby during
numerous Civil War re- enactments across the
US. They make friends, get a chance to camp
out and learn first -hand what it was like to live
during the Civil War era. As the first day
ended there was music and laughter heard
from each camp despite some brief but heavy
rains. The next morning brought sunshine to
the camp and the re- enactors prepared for
another day of making history come alive!
Other elements of the event included the
annual flea market and craft vendors, musical
groups and attractions for the kids. There was
entertainment for all ages, including
performances from Dan Clark "the singing
trooper" and the Natick American Legion
Band.
Our patriotic procession once again honored
all veterans, past & present. The parade
around the park included musket fire and
patriotic marching music. The traditional Flag
Retirement Ceremony closed the event at the
end of the day Sunday and was a moving
display of patriotism. Our thanks go to those
veteran's who assisted in the ceremony.
Thanks go once again to the following
organizations for their support and assistance:
Framingham Park & Recreation, Framingham
Selectman, Framingham Elks, Framingham
Rotary, Framingham Building Services as well
as the Framingham Fire & Police
Departments. Additional thanks go to the
TJX companies for their continued financial
sponsorship.
Respectfully Submitted,
Doug Freeman, Chair
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CULTURAL COUNCIL
Report not submitted
The Cushing Chapel Advisory Committee
under the direction and policy of the Board of
Selectmen has hosted numerous weddings,
funerals and special events this past year. The
many visitors to the Chapel, young and old
alike, have enjoyed the peaceful serene setting
of Cushing Chapel within the Cushing
Memorial Park.
The Committee is ready to embark on a
fundraising event to replace the front walk
with engraved brick that will formalize the
entrance and raise capital funds to purchase
much needed items for the Chapel. The
response thus far has been very positive as
many citizens and veterans have expressed an
interest in purchasing a brick remembrance.
The Committee would like to thank the Board
of Selectmen and the Town Manager's office
for its continued support over the years.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stanton T. Fitts, Chair
DISABILITY COMMISSION
The Framingham Disability Commission
accomplished much in 2008. Following are
some of the activities the Disability
Commission has been involved with to ensure
access for all residents.
We were involved with the 2008 revision of
the Open Space and Recreation Plan
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Committee ensuring that the plan
incorporated the needs of persons with
disabilities. Also, we continue to be involved
with the MetroWest Regional Transportation
Authority (MWRTA). Recently the MWRTA
formed a RIDE Task Force to ensure a
smooth transition from the current MBTA
RIDE service to the new MWRTA
MetroWest RIDE service.
Though we are pleased the town went
forward and conducted an ADA Self -
Evaluation and Transition Plan in 2006 we are
hopeful that the recommendations outlined
are implemented.
During these tough economic times it is
imperative that as a town we continue to
move forward after having already
accomplished so much. I am hopeful that the
ADA Transition Plan Subcommittee, which is
responsible for overseeing and implementing
the ADA Plan, will reconvene and meet
regularly so they can prioritize what needs to
be done and ensure that the town is in
compliance with disability laws.
With the monies from the Handicapped
Parking Fine account we were able to give
$500 to the Callahan Senior Center for
Emergency Transportation. Also we gave
money for two important projects for the
Framingham Public Library. The Library
requested $5,130 for a Playaway portable
audio books which is a collection of digital
audio titles. They also requested $4,200 for an
accessible computer workstation as well as
some hand held devices. Both of these
projects enable the library to better serve
patrons who are blind, have low vision,
reading disabled, have learning and physical
disabilities.
We would like to thank the town
departments, the Selectman's Office and
Town Meeting members for their continued
support of our programs and activities.
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CUSHING CHAPEL ADvisoRY COMMITTEE
Town of Framingham
Finally, it has been my great pleasure to serve
in town government as Chair of the the
Commission since its' inception in 2003.
After having resided in Framingham for the
past 25/2 years I have decided to retire from
Framingham State College and move from
Framingham.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dennis Polselli, Chair
EDGELL GR®vE CEMETERY TRUSTEES
In April 2008, the Board of Trustees
reorganized, electing Stanton Fitts as
Chairman, Barbara Ford as Vice Chairman,
William F. Welch as Treasurer, and John Silva
as Secretary.
During the year 2008, Edgell Grove Cemetery
had 68 full burials, 41 cremation burials and 5
niche entombments. Thirteen family lots
were sold as well as 16 single graves, 6
cremation graves, 1 crypt, and 6 niches.
A new columbarium was installed behind the
mausoleum and work continued on updates
to the long -range plans for improvements.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stanton Fitts, Chair
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee consists of nine
members appointed by the Town Moderator
for a term of three years. The Finance
Committee recommends action to Town
Meeting regarding the budget and other areas
of finance. Other key responsibilities include
authorizing disbursements from the Reserve
Fund for emergency expenses, authorizing
deficit spending for emergency winter - related
expenses, approving the expenditure ceiling
for revolving funds and monitoring the
Town's annual audit.
The FY 2009 budget review process was
streamlined and prioritized to maximize
efficiency and to allow the Committee to
focus on financial issues beyond the annual
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budget. The CFO and department heads
worked together to resolve any disparities
between requests and the CFO's FY 2009
budget recommendations before the Finance
Committee received the budget. The
Committee invited the five largest divisions
(64% of projected FY09 budget), including
Police, Fire, Public Works, Keefe Technical
School and the Framingham Public Schools to
present their budgets to the full Committee.
Smaller departments that requested budget
increases beyond level services also came
before the full Committee. The CFO
presented the budgets for other smaller
departments and unclassified expenses to the
Committee.
The Finance Committee's written report to
Annual Town Meeting was expanded from
prior years, and included many charts and
tables to help Town Meeting members better
understand the FY 2009 budget. Because the
School Committee was continuing to work on
their budget when the original report was
issued, a separate report on the School
Department Budget was issued. The FY 2009
School Department Budget was $600,000
greater than that recommended by the CFO.
Ultimately, Town and School Department
management was able to negotiate a
compromise that avoided further cuts in
educational services through cost savings
within the School Department and a small
contribution from the municipal budget.
In 2008, the Finance Committee also focused
on several other key financial issues. In the
first half 2008, the Finance Committee
reviewed the school's financial data, including
any potential deficit, monitored the increasing
legal budget for large litigation cases, and
monitored the progress of collective
bargaining. In the fall of 2008, the Finance
Committee reviewed warrant articles for Fall
Town Meeting and conducted a detailed
review of two smaller departments,
Inspectional Services and Community and
Economic Development, that have had
increases in headcount over the past few
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years, to ensure that funds are being used in
the most effective and efficient manner.
Second, the Committee also completed its
analysis on the potential cost savings on
retiree health care benefits and recommended
adoption of Section 18 of Chapter 32B
M.G.L. in the Fall Special Town Meeting.
In addition, the Finance Committee also
authorizes disbursements from the Reserve
Fund for emergency expenses. During 2008,
the Committee approved a FY 2008 Reserve
Fund transfer of $250,000 to partially fund the
Snow and Ice deficit for fiscal year 2008 and a
FY 2009 Reserve Fund transfer of $58,141 to
fund emergency repairs on the Danforth
Building heating system. The FY 2008 Snow
and Ice Deficit was $1,370,000 after the
transfer from the reserve fund. This deficit
was rectified in the Fall 2008 Special Town
Meeting. No changes in the expenditure
ceiling for revolving funds were needed in
2008.
The Finance Committee's Audit Review
Subcommittee reviewed the Town's FY 2007
Audit Report and presented the results to the
Finance Committee. Most audit issues have
been addressed, and efforts are ongoing to
develop an internal audit function and to
document the Town's internal control
procedures using the COSO model, in
accordance with current audit standards. The
Finance Committee reviewed specific
concerns with the School Committee about
audit findings related to the student activity
funds, school building use billing system, and
employee time and effort records for federal
grants that extended over multiple years. The
Finance Division and School Business Office
have collaborated to address these issues.
Members of the Finance Committee as of
December 31, 2008: Elizabeth Funk, Chair
(2010); Linda Dunbrack, Vice Chair (2009);
Steve Feldman, Clerk, (2010); Daniel Lampl,
(2011); Laurence W. Marsh (2011); Katie
Murphy (2009); Kurt Steinberg (2010); Nancy
Wilson (2009) and John A. Zucchi (2011).
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The Finance Committee would like to thank
Duncan Fuller (2009) and Anthony
D'Agostino (2010) for their service on the
Finance Committee through, June 2008; Katie
Murphy for serving as Chair of the Finance
Committee until September 2008, and CFO
Mary Ellen Kelley and Assistant CFO Jennifer
Pratt for their expertise and support.
Respectfully Submitted,
Elizabeth Funk, Chair
GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE
This was a difficult year for the Government
Study Committee due to changes in leadership
and membership. GSC's past Chair, Bill
Haberman, chose not to run for another term. On
August 18th, the GSC vote to select a new
Chair was split 4 -4 for Yaakov Cohn and Joel
Feingold. The two decided on a "power
sharing" agreement that was unanimously
approved. Mr. Cohn would be Chair and Mr.
Feingold would be Vice Chair and would lead
an effort to get moving on the research and
discussion of potential changes in our
government structure that could become the
basis of a recommendation to a Charter
Commission. In early 2009, Mr. Cohn needed
to resign the Chair for personal reasons. To
this date no quorum has been reached to
affirm a transfer of the Chair to Mr. Feingold,
as has been requested by the Town Clerk and
Moderator, although Mr. Feingold is
functioning as Chair in fact.
The GSC proposed an important change to
the composition of the Zoning Board of
Appeals: Full voting membership was to
increase from 3 to 5, with a supermajority
required for a variance (4 yes votes) and
Associate Members were to be reduced to 2.
The GSC met with the ZBA to discuss their
concerns. Following further consideration the
GSC voted 8 to 0 to support this change. Due
to misunderstanding of the procedural issues,
the Bylaw was filed incorrectly. In addition,
there was considerable opposition to the
adjustment of the ZBA composition, and the
change has not been implemented. Further
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discussion on this issue led to a [6 -1 -1] vote in
favor of tabling this item.
In 2008 GSC also considered whether the
Town would benefit from a Charter.
Generally speaking, the GSC favored a
Charter. However, the process is difficult and,
once a Charter Commission is elected, that
group can propose any structure it wants. The
GSC has not grappled with the innumerable
questions that arise when considering a
Charter and thus has not developed a set of
recommendations to provide the potential
elected Charter Commission. As part of this
process Joel Feingold created a complete
chart of the Town Government structure,
including all branches of the government,
elected officials, and all appointed and
standing committees. Significant discussion
was held about the relationship between
Capital Budget Committee (CBC), Finance
Committee, and Ways and Means Committee,
in particular, whether non -Town Meeting
Members might be allowed on the CBC in
order to have a larger pool of qualified
volunteers. No consensus was reached.
Considerable discussion took place about the
relative power of the Board of Selectmen and
Town Meeting, as it applied to the former
question. There was a general consensus that,
as there seemed to be a larger political
question in the Town about this relationship,
it was better that GSC make no
recommendation for change in CBC
membership requirements at this time.
Throughout the year GSC also reviewed and
commented on other bylaw changes as
submitted by various parties, per its defined
mission in our Bylaws.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel A. Feingold, Acting Chair
GREENER FRAMINGHAM COMMITTEE
The Greener Framingham Committee has
been charged with the task of investigating
our municipal energy costs and consumption
and finding ways to reduce both. We have
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collected three years worth of energy data to
establish energy benchmarks. We have taken
tours of buildings, and invited NStar reps, and
Town employees to educate ourselves. While
it is clear that many our buildings have made
improvements over time, several including the
Memorial Building, are in need of major
improvements to conserve energy. Lighting
upgrades, motion sensors, and digital controls
would go a long way towards meeting the
Town's energy goals.
However, until those investments in
conservation technology are made, one of the
greatest sources of energy waste remains the
human factor. It has been our repeated
observation that the Town's current energy
policy, adopted by the Board of Selectmen in
2007, has not been effectively enforced.
Lights, computers, and other appliances are
frequently left on when municipal employees
are not using them. Unfortunately, there are
inadequate prompts to encourage folks to
turn them off. In an effort to remind all
employees of the important role they play in
energy conservation, the GFC has teamed up
with the Framingham Schools' Conservation
Committee to sponsor an art contest for
Framingham students to create signs and
posters geared towards energy conservation.
Winning artwork will be distributed to all
municipal buildings.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dawn Harkness, Chair
HIsTORICAL COMMISSION
The Framingham Historical Commission
spent 2008 reviewing demolition applications
and carefully implementing the Town's
Demolition Delay By -law in order to preserve
our history.
Near the end of 2008, the FHC began the
long process of a town -wide review of all
buildings in order to update our Cultural
Resources Inventory.
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After long discussion and debate, it was with
regret that the FHC allowed the planned
demolition of the grandstands at Bowditch
field, but we look forward to a new facility
that will better serve the Town and its
residents. Members of the Commission are
involved in the group designing a memorial
that will be erected on site to commemorate
these important WPA built structures.
The Commission was especially excited to see
restoration work beginning on both The
Edgell Memorial Library and The
Framingham Academy Building.
As always we look forward to the challenges
in the year ahead.
Respectfully Submitted,
David Marks, Chair
Gerald Couto, Vice -chair
Perry Bent, Secretary
Clint Knight
Todd Robecki
Fred Wallace
Jane Whiting
HisToRIC DImicT COMMISSION
The Historic District Commission (HDC)
administers the Centre Common District
located in Framingham Centre and the
Jonathan Maynard District located along
Pleasant Street from the First Parish Church
to the Mass. Pike.
The five basic purposes of the Commission
are:
1) to preserve the exterior appearance and
harmonious relationships of groups of
buildings and their related structures that
compose an historic landscape designated by
the Town as a local historic district;
2) to ensure that changes and additions are
compatible and enhancing while preventing
incongruous elements that distract from the
aesthetic and historic character of the districts;
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3) to conduct public hearings in response to
applications for Certificates of
Appropriateness and to issue decisions in a
timely manner;
4) to serve as a knowledgeable and educative
resource for the benefit of the districts'
citizens and for the Town;
and 5) to propose the expansion of existing
districts and the creation of new ones when
the situation warrants.
The Commission normally meets monthly on
the second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Memorial Building.
This year the Commission took before town
meeting a proposal to extend the Centre
Historic district by adding two elegant and
historic properties: the Train /Vernon House
and the Whitney /Stone House.
In addition the Commission proposed
creating a separate district on Salem End
Road for the Sarah Clayes House which is in
significant disrepair. Town Meeting as it has
in the past, responded favorably.
The Commission has continued to respond to
inquiries from District residents, grant
Certificates of Appropriateness, make non -
applicability determinations, and develop
guidelines for non - compliant properties.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Walsh, Chair
HuMA,N RELATIONS COMMISSION
The Human Relations Commission is
comprised of dedicated citizens of
Framingham who have been appointed by the
Selectmen for having represented the
community in such areas as housing,
employment, and education, and
representative of several religious faiths and
racial groups. The members of the
Commission are: Robert B. Anspach, Chair,
Mahmood Akhtar, Vice Chair, Timothy Lee,
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Clerk, Arlene Bernstein, Laura Medrano, John
Schaefer, Josh Sullivan and Richard Winer.
Advisors to the Commission are: Kurt Carter,
William Robinson, Lt. Paul Shastany, and
Ralph Woodward. As there are thirteen
available positions on the Commission we
continue to encourage interested members of
our community to participate in our programs
and take an active role in our community
concerns.
The Commission sponsored three significant
forums during the course of this year. Each
was used as an educational opportunity for
the community, with the hope that there
would develop greater interest in each of the
topics. Our first forum dealt with the issue of
homelessness within our community and its
impact upon Framingham. Participants
included Jerry Desilets, Director of Planning,
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Susan
Gentile, Director of Family and Individual
Shelters, Bill Philips, New Beginnings
Advocate, Teacher, Keefe Tech and Rev. Jim
Bauchman, Outreach Worker (SMOC).
Our second forum focused on mental health
issues. The presenters were: Grace Fogerty,
Video Consultant, Advocates and Mental
Health Consumer, Chris Gordon, MD,
Medical Director and Vice - President,
Advocates, Inc., Oswald Rambarran, West
Suburban Site Director, Department of
Mental Health, and Ken Bates, Director of
Behavioral Health, Advocates, Inc.
Our third forum, held in the fall, dealt with
the Framingham Jail Diversion Program, and
was conducted by Deputy Chief Craig Davis
and Lt. Paul Shastany of the Framingham
Police Department, and Sarah Abbott,
Director of Advocates Jail Diversion
Program.
Each of these programs was televised on the
Government Channel (log on to the web:
Framinghamtv.com). For more information
contact the Framingham Media Services
Department.
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Through the course of the year individual
Commissioners have met with NAMI,
MAHRC, the Health Care Committee,
Advocates, attended an Immigration
Roundtable in Hyannis, Universal Veteran's
Post #1 activity, events promoted by Ronald
Marlow, Assistant Secretary for Access and
Opportunity for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. These activities and events
show an active and resourceful Commission.
If anyone would like to find out more about
the Commission, you are invited to attend its
monthly meetings held on the second
Thursday of each month, in the Memorial
Building, or by contacting the chair at
bobanspach(a�aol.com
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert B. Anspach, Chair
REAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE
The Real Property Committee is entrusted
with the responsibility of advising Town
Meeting on all matters involving the sale,
transfer, acquisition or lease of real property
by the Town. It is composed of ten Town
Meeting members appointed by the
Moderator and seven representatives of Town
boards. The Committee met four times, and
these recommendations for approval were
made and followed by Town Meeting:
• acceptance of two streets and
improvements of two already accepted
streets
• authorization for the Board of
Selectmen to acquire property at 188
Concord St.
• authorization for the Board of
Selectmen to acquire necessary
easements for water and sewer
projects
• addition of a new Section 28 to Article
V of the General Bylaws entitled "Tax
Title Payment Agreements."
• transfer of 746 Water St., 235 Brook
St. and 1 Sudbury Landing to the
Conservation Commission for
preservation as open space.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Linda M. Romero
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2008 was a year of significant transition for
technology in the town of Framingham. Most
importantly, we saw the retirement of
Kathleen McCarthy, the town's long time
Technology Director. The Technology
Advisory Committee would like to thank
Kathleen for her hard work and leadership
and wish her the best of luck in the future.
During 2008, the Technology Advisory
Committee advised various town boards and
committees, as well as Town Meeting, on
several technology projects. The Committee
also played an active role in the hiring process
for the Framingham Public Schools
Technology Director, a position that was
vacant for three years. The committee looks
forward to working closely into the future
with the school's new Director, Adam
Seldow.
The committee also looks forward to 2009,
particularly participating in the hiring process
for the new Technology Director for the town
and bringing communication between the
school department and the town in areas of
technology.
Respectfully Submitted,
Adam Levensohn, Chair
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WIND ENERGY CONSERVATION FACILITIES
BYLAW COMMITTEE
This committee was formed by Town Meeting
to review the Wind Turbine bylaw that was
referred back at the 2008 Annual TM. It
consists of 2 members from the Planning &
Zoning Committee, 2 members from the
Planning Board, 2 members from the Greener
Framingham Committee and one member
from the Board of Selectmen. The mission
is to establish a proposed bylaw for the fall or
for the 2009 Annual Town Meeting.
Due to the complexity of the required
regulations, the committee, as of Dec. 2008,
has not voted on any regulations.
The projection is that it may be ready for the
2009 Annual Town Meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom O'Neil, Clerk
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TOWN MODERATOR
Framingham's annual town meeting began on
April 28 and met 12 times to consider 51
articles consisting of administrative, fiscal,
policy and zoning articles. The fiscal 2009
operating budget saw the most discussion as
Town Meeting approved a final operating
budget for $202,957,366 for the year which
began on July 1, 2008.
committees and boards are to be highly
complimented for their time and dedication.
Finally, a debt of gratitude is owed to each
town meeting member for sharing their time
and talent by volunteering to be Town
Meeting members. Their dedication makes
Framingham's government function and is
very much appreciated.
Town Meeting also met on five separate
occasions for Special Town Meetings on
March 18, April 30, June 24, October 28 and
December 18. These five special meetings
had a total of 38 warrant articles for
consideration with the October 28th fall
meeting having a warrant of 24 articles.
Town Meeting members this year totaled 196
of an authorized amount of 216, 12 each from
18 precincts. Vacancies were in precincts 5
(1), 9 (1), 14 (1), 15 (3), 16 (5), 17 (7), and 18
(2). Town Meeting members listened carefully,
thoughtfully discussed, debated and voted on
each article presented for their consideration.
Town Meetings are the result of the efforts of
many different people. A special thank you
goes to the Town Clerk and her staff, the
Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager and
his staff, especially the Building Services
Manager and his staff, Town Counsel, and
Media Services. Town Meeting could not
happen without their help.
Also, many hours are spent by the Town
Meeting Standing Committees and the
Moderator appointed committees (Capital
Budget, Finance, Government Study, Real
Property, Technology Advisory and the
Personnel Board) discussing and developing
articles to be presented to the Board of
Selectmen for the warrants. Each of these
Respectfully Submitted,
Edward J. Noonan, Moderator
STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY
SERVICES
The Standing Committee on Community
Services is responsible for Parks and
Recreational and Cultural Division, the Edgell
Grove Cemetery, the Community
Development Block Grant Committee,
Council on Aging, Human Relations
Commission, Veterans Council, and Fair
Housing.. This year, the Standing Committee
on Community Services met to address the
issues that came under our purview including
the $7.9 million project to overhaul Bowditch
Field's grandstands and build a new
maintenance garage for the Park and
Recreation department. We met with Park
and Recreation Director, Robert Merusi,
members of his staff as well as members of
the Park and Recreation Commission to
evaluate the project. After thorough
discussions, the SCCS voted to support the
project, and it was subsequently supported by
Town Meeting.
We also met with the newly hired director of
Veteran's Services, Peter Harvel. While it is
clear that Mr. Harvel and his staff are doing
the best they can under difficult
circumstances, it is important that we all do
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what we can to let veterans know that they
need to register with Veterans services to be
eligible to collect all the benefits they have
earned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dawn Harkness, Chair
STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
The Standing Committee on Education
concerns itself with the activities, budgets and
related warrant articles pertaining to
Framingham Public Schools, Joseph P. Keefe
Technical School and the Framingham Public
Library system.
During the course of 2008, the Committee
met with key personnel from each of these
organizations to review their operational and
capital requests prior to the full Town
Meeting discussion and votes. Ultimately the
Committee voted to support the budgets of
the Public Library, of Keefe Tech (with a
caution that continued declining enrollment
would limit future support) and the Public
Schools (while recognizing the continued
need for program and staff cuts.)
Continuing on into fiscal year 2010 the
Standing Committee on Education has
continued meeting with the abovementioned
organizations to discuss ways for the Town to
work supportively and within budget with
each.
I thank Committee members Phil Romine,
Jan Gill, Hank Moran, Dick Weader, Richard
Finlay, Robert Bolles, Richard Paul, Phil
Romine, Pat Dunne, Lloyd Kaye, Debbie
Chase, Michael Quinlan, Phil Reitz, Jim Rizoli,
Victor D'Costa and past members Michael
Bower (past chair), Caraline Levy, Jamie
Ordway, Adam Blumer, Mary Healy, Albert
Roos and Gwen Halbrow have worked
diligently to contribute to the work of this
Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Melanie Goddard, Chair
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON PLANNING &
ZONING
SCP &Z meets 10 months of the year and has
had an average attendance of 10 to 12
members. For the 2008 Annual Town
Meeting, we sponsored Article 11 (Wind
Turbines) as a Citizens Petition. It was, in
fact, co- sponsored by the SCP &Z but was
referred back to the sponsors and it was also
voted to establish an ad -hoc committee to
further study the issue. At the October 28
Spec. TM our committee co- sponsored, with
the Planning Board, Articles 6, 7, 8, & 9 to
define principal and accessory uses and to
make them consistent with the Dept. of
Housing & Community Development and
Case Law interpretation that "a use not
defined in our Zoning Bylaw is denied."
These four zoning change Articles were
approved by the State Attorney General on
Dec. 23, 2008.
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
SAFETY
In 2008, Town Meeting Standing Committee
on Public Safety continued in its role to meet
with the, Police, Fire, and Building and
Inspectional Services departments to discuss,
and to vote on, and make recommendations
to Town Meeting on articles that will be
presented at Town Meeting.
We met with Fire Chief 011ie Gadson and
Assistant Chief John Magri and discussed
their plan and need for emergency response
replacement vehicles and continued to
support their long term goal as related to their
capital improvements.
The Committee continued to meet with Chief
Carl of the Framingham Police department
and continues to support their goal to provide
credible service to the town, and their
aggressive approach to seek federal grants for
the Town of Framingham.
The Committee held a joint meeting with the
Chief Carl and Chief Gadson to discuss the
Patrolman's and Superior Ratification
Contract as well as The Public Safety
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Management pay adjustments which were
voted on and passed.
We also met with Michael Foley from the
Framingham Building Department, and
continued to support its proactive approach
with the code enforcement and its attention to
abundance of foreclosed properties and the
effects on the neighborhoods.
2008 brought a new Chairman as well as a few
new members; so the committee has done
some rebuilding. I would like to thank all the
committee members for their patience while I
get more acclimated to the role.
Respectively Submitted,
Janet Leombruno, Chair
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORDS
As Chair, one of my highest priorities was to
bring closure -- after 15plus contentious years
-- to the issue of out -of -town water and sewer
billing. This activity was stepped up on
Natick customers, spurred by the results
obtained in the Ashland dispute.
After the FINCOM recommended spending
$25,000 for an independent audit of Natick
customers, the SCPW aggressively followed
up, which included written requests to the
Chief Financial Officer and Town Counsel for
audit data and conclusions, plus the complete
file of the litigation with Interstate Brands
( Plaintif ). As we go to press, the receipt of
the audit is still pending. A taskforce is
reviewing the Continental Bakery case to
determine if there are reasonable grounds to
recommend to Town Meeting that
Framingham should re -open the agreement
the Town made with Continental in order to
recover the large sums paid to the Plaintiff.
The SCPW will make a report on both items.
As the same time, the SCPW supported all
DPW articles, including the water treatment
plant for the Birch road wells, the Paramount
Pump station for the Genzyme expansion
project sewer improvement, installment of
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backflow devices on water lines in Eastleigh
Farms, continued maintenance in public
works, to name a few. And due to space
restrictions, a full report will be made to
Town Meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Larry Schmeidler, Chair
STANDING COMMITTEE ON RULES
The Standing Committee on Rules continues
to be active and meets, when possible, once a
month. This year we met 10 times.
The Chairman of the committee is Gloria
Geller, the Vice -Chair is Amy Weader, and
our Secretary is Don Chute.
Our Mission is to enhance the function of
Town Meeting Sessions, support the
Moderator, Ed Noonan, and update the Town
Meeting Members' Handbook. A Rules
Committee member, Bernice Strom, manages
the information tables for the Moderator.
An important Bylaw addressing the dates for
our Spring and Fall Town Meetings was
passed. The fourth Tuesdays of October and
April have been designated as the start days
for our meetings.
Each session of Town Meeting opens with a
Reporting Article sponsored by the Rules
Committee.
We continue to work on implementing the
use of electronic voting in our Town Meeting
to further streamline its workings.
Our annual budget is $50.00 per year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Gloria Geller, Chair
STANDING COMMITTEE ON WAYS &
MEANS
As defined in the Town by -laws, the Standing
Committee on Ways and Means (SCW &M) is
responsible for making recommendations to
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town meeting on warrant articles sponsored
by and /or related to the Finance Committee
(FinCom), the Finance, Human Resources
and Information Services Divisions, the
Board of Selectmen (BOS), the Town Clerk,
Town Elections, the Legal Department, the
Retirement Board and the Capital Budget and
Government Study Committees.
One town meeting member from each
precinct is eligible to be elected to the
SCW &M. All precincts except for 9 and 18
were represented in 2008. In the process of
reviewing the warrant articles, the SCW &M
meets with involved parties and
representatives of town departments, boards,
committees, and commissions. In 2008 there
were seven special town meetings and the
annual town meeting.
The SCW &M has earned a superb reputation
for conducting credible, thorough analyses,
and composing comprehensive, fact -based
reports and recommendations to assist town
meeting members with the process of
evaluating warrant articles.
The committee had a tremendous impact on
the fiscal 2009 school department budget. The
school committee's final budget request was
for $600K more than the CFO allocated. It
was met with great resistance from town
officials and the finance committee. The
SCW &M worked extensively with the school
department to identify opportunities for
compromise (to prevent cuts which would
reach further into the classrooms) and broke
from the pack to propose $300K above the
CFO's recommendation. After many meetings
and further negotiation between the BOS,
FinCom, CFO, and school dept., the parties
agreed to a $200K compromise in an II
hour meeting. The CFO made the motion and
town meeting supported it with a ballot vote
of 120 -29 -1.
The SCWM recommended funding for the
Nexum and SMOC legal cases, which have
significant implications for the town.
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One issue which stalled on town meeting
floor originated from the Department of
Public Works' (DPW) requirement to install
backflow valves at Eastleigh Farms. The farm
receives free water in exchange for a town
water easement on that property. The
longstanding agreement was not supported by
written documentation. The SCW &M
recommends further research and future
action on this issue.
Special thanks to these dedicated volunteers
who serve(d) on Town Meeting and this
productive committee: Teri S. Banerjee (Vice -
Chair) (Precinct 1), David J. Longden (Clerk)
(Precinct 2), Scott Estes (Precinct 4), Rebecca
A. Connelley (Precinct 5), Thomas W.
Murphy (Precinct 6), Chris Walsh (Precinct
7), Wolf (Bill) Haberman (Precinct 8), William
G. McCarthy (Precinct 10), Peter Pleshaw
(Precinct 11), Mark W. McClennan (Precinct
12), Karen Hewitt, (Precinct 13), Courtney
Anne Elgart (Precinct 14) Deborah Geis
(Precinct 15), Joe C. Fonseca (Precinct 17),
Rosemary Jebari (Precinct 18).
Respectfully Submitted,
Audrey M. Hall, Chair
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VALERIE MULVEY, TOWN CLERK
LISA FERGUSON, ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK
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13
19
Edward R. Vassar
22 Carter Drive
2011
16
18
J ohn R. Dwyer
51 Eaton Road West
2011
18
19
Sheila Ann Pinn
29 Juniper Lane
2011
18
19
Mark S. Lamkin
495 Edmonds Road
2010
18
19
R. Kathy Vassar
22 Carter Drive
2010
18
19
Teri S. Bonerjee
248 Winch Street
2010
12
19
Theodore C. Anthony, Jr.
1015 Grove Street
2010
18
19
Christoper S. Lorant
1806 Windsor Drive
2009
1
14
Kevin J. Gatlin
802 Ed ell Road
2009
5
5
Janet L. Gill
32 Wayside Inn Road
2009
14
19
Margaret E. Groppo
301 Brimstone Lane
1 2009
1 7
1 19
Steven W. Orr
41 Wayside Inn Road
2009
19
19
Laurie A. Lee
25 Carter Drive
2008
1
1
Ptecirtct 2
Nancy Cooper
9 Griffin Road
2011
14
19
Harold J. Geller
3 Lowry Road
2011
19
19
Linda A. Hom
66 Hadley Road
2011
12
19
Maryelaine F. Sullivan
24 Griffin Road
2011
13
19
Stephen Shull
16 Sloane Drive
2010
19
19
Christine A. Long
10 Hemenway Road
2010
1
1
Katie L. Crowley
10 Hemenway Road
2010
4
19
David J. Lon den, Jr.
1070 Old Conn Path
2010
16
19
Gloria H. Geller
3 Lowry Road
2010
19
19
Kenneth M. Schwartz
14 Hillside Street
2009
8
19
Stephen W. Dressler
41 Hemenway Road
2009
15
19
Melanie L. Goddard
43 Little Farms Road
2009
13
19
Leonard J. Hoffman
4 Corrine Drive
1 2009
4
19
preeinct 3
Carol E. Casselman
48 Florissant Avenue
2011
13
19
Audrey M. Hall
18 Salmi Road
2011
17
19
C. William Cook
148 Danforth Street 2
2011
14
19
Kathleen T. Austin
106 Lasalle Avenue
2011
18
18
Linda L. Panzer
10 Chouteau Avenue
2010
7
14
J eff R. Shearstone
21 Chouteau Ave
2010
4
5
Karen Foran Dempsey
10 Bellefontaine Ave.
2010
8
19
George T. Dixon
56 Delmar Avenue
2010
19
19
Marilyn Zimmerman
875 Old Conn Path
2010
13
19
Mark E. Dempsey
10 Bellefontaine Ave.
2009
7
19
Patricia E. Woodward
3 Springhill Road
2009
12
19
Mary McCarty
45 Chouteau Avenue
2009
13
19
Harold J. Moran
7 Chouteau Avenue
1 2009
1 19
1 19
Patricia C. Koningisor
24 Lakeview Road
1 2008
0
1
Precinct 4
Herbert E. Chasan
56 Agnes Drive
2011
15
18
J ames M. O'Loughlin Sr
444 Grove Street
2011
9
14
Nicholas Sanchez
13 Redcoat Road
2011
3
5
Richard J. Weader, II
24 Amy Road
2011
19
19
Scott D. Estes
37 Winch Street
2011
15
19
Laurence M. Schmeidler
27 Claudette Circle
2010
15
19
Henry E. Vafides
56 Led ewood Road
2010
16
19
Amy M. Weader
24 Amy Road
2010
18
19
Diane Z. Pabst
18 McAdams Road
2010
13
19
Paula L. Schmeidler
27 Claudette Circle
2009
12
19
Karl B. Thober
502 Grove Street
2009
18
19
Arlene V. Semefian
13 Janice Circle
2009
8
19
Dawn F. Harkness
P.O. Box 1723
2009
19
19
Thomas J. Sherwin
7 Lavelle Lane
2008
0
1
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Name
Address
Term Expires
Meetings
Attended
Eligible
Meetings
precinct 3
Kim M. Comatas
331 Central Street
2011
9
18
J anice Knapp-Cordes
22 Simpson Drive
2011
18
18
Yaakov Z. Cohn
5 Harvard Road
2011
19
19
Jeanne I. Bullock
22 Pinewood Drive
2011
18
19
J anet Leombruno
2 Cider Mill Road
2010
19
19
Rebecca A. Connelly
20 Francine Road
2010
12
19
Amelia Jacob
9 Alfred Road
2010
13
19
Judith M. Perry
311 Central Street
2010
18
19
Elizabeth K. Sleczkowski
27 Townsend Terrace
2009
16
19
Michael J. Bower
18 Edith Road
2009
1
1
Judith F. Cohn
5 Harvard Road
2009
14
14
Richard A. Finla
11 Francine Road
2009
7
18
Norma B. Shulman
13 Alfred Road
2009
19
19
Paul F. King
62 Linda Avenue
2009
0
1
J ames P. Ca obianco
5 Chesterfield Street
2008
0
1
Precinct 6
Robert H. Bolles
35 North Lane
2011
16
19
Peter J. DeVito
9 Gilmore Road
2011
15
19
J ohn Speranza
66 Spruce Street
2011
17
19
Edward T. Leva , Jr.
13 Summer Street, #2
2011
18
19
Antoinette K. Burrill
5 Myrna Road
2010
2
19
Jennifer A. Trombino
67 Leigh Street
2010
6
19
Thomas W. Murphy
60 Hins Road
2010
6
19
Nancy A. Sweeney
290 Brook Street
2010
16
19
Nicholas J. Pa anella
20 Antrim Road
2009
6
19
J ohn D. Styles
23 Terri Road
2009
14
19
Kathleen M. Stefanini
15 Cunningham Drive
2009
0
1
Mary C. Healy
3 Poplar Street
2009
2
19
precinct 7
Joel Winett
10 Berkeley Road
2011
18
18
Kevin P. Crotty
79 Pleasant Street
2011
19
19
J ohn Christopher Walsh
113 Pleasant Street
2011
18
19
Richard E. Paul
10 Aspen Circle
2011
14
19
Edward J. Noonan
346 Belknap Road
2010
1
1
Ronald B. Handverger
150 Prospect Street
2010
15
16
Francis X. Reilly
534 Ed ell Road
2010
9
19
Melvin S. Warshaw
149 Maynard Road
2010
15
19
Kathleen J. Reilly
534 Ed ell Road
2010
10
19
Henry W. Ohrenber er
16 John M. McQuinn Circle
2009
18
19
Peter A. Poulos
41 Pleasant Street
2009
7
19
Morton J. Shuman
582 Pleasant Street
2009
16
19
Lawrence J. Griffin
38 Pine Lane
2009
18
19
J anice L. Kiley
1 146 Maynard Rd. #503G
1 2008
1 0
1 1
precinct S
Philip Romine
6 Pitt Road
2011
11
19
Thomas H. O'Neil
107 Lockland Avenue
2011
19
19
Linda M. Romero
20 Donna Road
2011
14
19
J effrey B. Shick
10 Pitt Road
2011
7
18
Joseph B. Connolly
3 Sylvester Drive
2010
17
19
Michael J. Boyle
4 McLaughlin St. #3
2010
9
19
Nancy J. Rogerson
18 Hastings Street
2010
9
19
Wolf Haberman
41 Crestwood Drive
2010
15
19
Arthur J. Mills
79 Beacon Street
2009
10
19
Laurie jean Carroll
57 Indian Head Road
2009
10
19
Dorothy Collier
146 Lockland Avenue
2009
16
19
Paul J. Jasper
11 Hastings Street
2009
0
19
Marshall D. Krashin
58 Lohnes Road
2008
0
1
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Name
Address
Term Expires
Meetings
Attended
Eligible
Meetings
preeinct 9
Maureen E. Dunne
174 Old Connecticut Path
2011
15
19
Shelley R. Strowman
9 Longview Road
2011
7
13
Ghafoor A. Sheikh
26 Sewell Street
2001
6
6
Pablo Maio
50 Dinsmore Ave., 311
2011
10
19
Edward T. Doering
112 Summer Street
2011
3
18
Steven H. Friedman
2 Woodward Road
2010
13
19
Bernice W. Strom
12 Longview Road
2010
17
19
Rita K. Blum
60 Dinsmore Avenue 412
2010
11
19
Casey Dylan
16 McPhee Road
2010
0
19
Kitty Crone
165 Old Conn. Path
2009
12
19
Dennis J. Paulsen
829 Concord Street
2009
17
19
Kimberly Ann Lombardo
345 Old Conn. Path
1 2009
1 0
1 19
C. Patrick Dunne
174 Old Connecticut Path
2009
14
19
Bruce Leish
7 Randy Road
2008
0
1
Precinct 10
George L. Drummey
10 Woodlei h Road
2011
7
19
Lloyd Kaye
1400 Worcester Rd 110
2011
15
19
Walter L. Adamski
115 Oakcrest Drive
2011
14
14
Mark J. Holbrow
65 Gates Road
2011
12
18
J oseph A. Mola
18 Westgate Road
2010
7
19
William G. McCarthy
25 Westgate Road
2010
19
19
Kathleen T. McCarthy
25 Westgate Road
2010
17
19
Clifford Moreland
1321 Worcester Rd,104
2010
17
19
Diana Bailey
26 Westgate Road
2009
4
19
Anne E. Mola
18 Westgate Road
2009
8
19
Pamela V. Roberts
1321 Worcester Rd,605
2009
13
19
Gwendolyn Holbrow
65 Gates Road
2009
16
19
Margo Deane
1500 Worcester Road
1 2008
1
1
precinct 11
Arsene G. Bajakian
34 Gryzboska Circle
2011
19
19
Robert Snider
11 Cahill Park Road
2011
13
19
Enzo F. Rotatori
550 Winter Street
2011
17
19
Debbie Chase
85 Salem End Lane
2011
16
19
Diane M. Montgomery
3 Badger Road
2010
10
19
Peter C. Adams
222 Edgewater Drive
2010
17
19
J udy B. Leerer
395 Winter Street
2010
12
19
Martin F. Mulvey
7 William J. Height
2010
13
19
Cynthia J. Laurora
11 Winter Lane
2009
18
19
Edward V. Cosgrove
597 Winter Street
2009
13
19
Philip R. Ottaviani, Jr.
630 Salem End Road
2009
6
10
Peter Pleshaw
10 Gryzboska Circle
2009
17
19
Christopher A. McGinty
49 Salem End Lane
1 2009
1 8
1 9
preeinct 12
Betty H. Muto
35 Neville Road
2011
19
19
David I. Hutchinson
36 Day Hill Road
2011
17
19
Dawn C. Dreisbach
67 Prescott Street
2011
17
18
Thomas Scionti
12 Maple Street
2011
12
19
Cheryl L. Gordon
600 Union Avenue
2010
10
19
Michael A. Quinlan
66 Prescott Street
2010
14
19
J ohn Eric Doherty
30 Warren Road
2010
15
19
Harold E. Johnson
16 Neville Road
2010
11
19
Joan Rastani
38 Circle Drive
2009
13
18
Edward J. Kross
559 Union Avenue 2
2009
19
19
Caroline R. Levy
73 Barber Road
2009
8
19
Mark W. McClennan
14 Trafton Road
2009
12
19
Name
Address
Term Expires
Meetings
Attended
Eligible
Meetings
precinct 13
X 358
Louis V. Cintolo
Grant Street
2011
1
19
Sarah Ann Cult on
P. O. Box 4896
2011
17
18
Anita P. O'Neil
49 Warren Road
2011
18
19
Michelle McElroy
30 Myrtle Street
2011
13
19
Karen L. Hewitt
99 Dennison Avenue
2010
17
18
WesleyJ. Ritchie
5 Deloss Street
2010
1
13
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Bradford Goodwin
3 Deloss Street, 2L
2010
4
5
Elizabeth J. Stone
14 Arthur Street
2010
4
19
J ohn B. Steacie
35 Hartford Street
2010
18
19
Faith C. Tolson Pierce
4 Arch Street
2009
0
19
Elsa Hornfischer
29 Arch Street
2009
17
19
Philip L. Reitz
34 Shawmut Terrace
2009
10
19
Matthew A. Pace
35 Thelma Road
2009
2
14
Gerald Couto
25 Dennison Avenue
2008
1
1
June P. Robertson
69 Dennison Avenue
2008
0
1
Precinct 14
Robert D. Cushing
PO Box 225
2011
17
19
Courtney Anne El art
45 Lawrence Street
2011
9
19
Robert B. DeShaw
124 Lawrence Street
2011
4
19
Richard J. Pelletier, Jr.
81 Wilson Drive
2011
11
14
Donald R. Chute
36 Everit Avenue
2010
17
19
George C. Brown
33 Clark Street
2010
9
14
Daniel D. Gittelsohn
16 Bishop Drive
2010
17
19
Jim M. Rizoli
94 Pond Street
2010
18
19
J ames C. Bauchman
P. O. Box 342
2009
0
1
James H. McCann
11 Thompson Street
2009
1
14
J udith P. Callahan
158 Arthur Street
2009
10
19
J amie M. Ordway
199 Bishop Drive
2009
0
19
Isabel L. Chute
36 Everit Avenue
2009
16
19
Agnalclo L. Da Cruz
107 Mansfield Street
1 2008
0
1
PleClflCt ��
Michael G. Berardi
78 Bethany Road
2011
6
19
Christina M. Antonio
729 Waverly Street
2011
2
18
Alexander R. Capone
29 Seminole Avenue
2011
15
18
Mary P. Bushart
995 Waverly Street
2011
0
18
Albert Q. Roos
14 Harmony Lane, B
2010
10
19
Thomas J. Driscoll, Jr.
89 Bethany Road 402
2010
11
19
Beverly C. Good
24 Hayes Street 2
1 2009
1 10
1 19
Deborah J. Geis
75 Cedar Street
2009
18
18
Paul A. Ordway
223B Winthrop Street
2009
0
18
Precinct 16
Ellyn Iris Fishkin
66 Kendall Avenue
2011
15
18
P. Nandi Varris
225 Beaver Street
2011
16
18
Jeff M. Convery
15 Alla Street
2010
8
19
William J. LaBarge
11 East Street
2010
18
19
David T. Marks
82 Leland Street
2009
18
19
Kathleen T. DeMarco
92 South Street
2009
14
19
Frank N. DeMarco
92 South Street
2009
14
19
Precinct 17
Joe C. Fonseca
248 Beaver Street
2011
13
19
Martin Ned Price
250 Beaver Street
2011
18
19
Isabel Fonseca
248 Beaver Street
2011
2
19
Richard G. Baritz
1 Marian Road
2010
14
19
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Name
Address
Term Expires
Meetings
Attended
Eligible
Meetings
Precinct 1$
Bruce A. Clain
64 Berry Street, 2nd fl.
2011
10
18
Victor P. D'Costa
52 Summit Street
2011
15
18
Rosemary P. jebari
4 Cedar Place
2011
15
18
George A. Lewis
78 Gilbert Street
2011
5
5
Alan C. Crane
43 Pratt Street
2010
11
19
Victor A. Ortiz
45 Alexander Street #1
2010
1
19
Kevin D. O'Neill
42 Lake Avenue
2010
2
7
Norman L. Snow, Jr.
35 Lindsay Street
2009
16
19
Elliot R Joseph
36 Summit Street
2009
2
18
Marylou P. Greenwood
188 Arlington Street
2009
6
14
Ilene Hofrenning
24 Wood Avenue
2009
6
19
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Town of Framingham
MARCH 18, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE 1
2008 Annual Report
To see if Framingham's elected representative Town Meeting will vote to amend Section 6 of the
Town's General Bylaws by adding Sub - Section 6.3. Said Sub - Section shall read; Section 6.3 the
Board of Selectmen (BoS) in their capacity as the Water & Sewer Commissioners of the Town,
is authorized to establish a shut - off - policy for all out -of -town Water and Sewer Customers in any
community that does not have an Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) with Framingham and /or has
met the following requirements; 1)Provid an acceptable bond guaranteeing full payment of any
possible Framingham bill as determined by the Director of Public Works, 2) Installed a sewer
meter in the Framingham sewer line at their own expense and /or be hooked up to a Framingham
Water Meter and 3) provide within one month, if requested a certified record or the metered
water billed to them by their community over the period so requested. In the case of the Town of
Natick Massachusetts the IMA shall include the Town of Natick taking responsibility to pay
Framingham for any and all monies that should have been paid over the last 30+ years.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Francis X. Reilly, the B -Fair Committee and others
March 18, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Board of Selectmen,
Government Study Committee and the Standing Committee on Public Works for further review.
ARTICLE 2
To see if Framingham's elected representative Town Meeting will vote to request the proper
Framingham Authority to abate and /or otherwise credit all Framingham single family
homeowners who were deliberately over - billed by the Water & Sewer billing policies voted in
1991 by the then Board of Public Works. Said monies and /or credits shall be for each year that
an over - billing took place between 1991 & 1999 and shall include reasonable interest up to time
of payment.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Francis X. Reilly, the B -Fair Committee and others
March 18, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen for review upon
completion of the audit and at which time a report is made to town meeting no later than the next
Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 3
To see if Framingham's elected representative Town Meeting will vote to request that a motion
be made at the 2008 Annual Town Meeting and at all future Town Meetings to vote to transfer at
least $300,000 from the Enterprise Fund to the General Fund for monies pay in previous years by
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the Taxpayers for water and sewer projects and /or operations. Further, that the Executive branch
shall take into account the possible availability of such funds in establishing the 2008 Town
Budget.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Francis X. Reilly, the B -Fair Committee and others
March 18, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen and the Standing
Committee on Public Works to act according to the advice of the CFO and the Finance
Committee and to report back to the Fall Town Meeting.
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Town of Framingham
APRIL 29, 2008 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE 1
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will hear reports from various Departments, Boards, Committees and
Commissions including, but not limited, to the following:
1. Report by the Town Clerk on the status of Bylaw changes approved by Town
Meeting and sent to the Legislature in 2007.
2. Report by the Board of Selectmen on petitions to the legislature
requested by Town Meeting
3. Report of the CFO on Transfers in the FY2007 budget.
4. Report of the CFO on the status of pending Capital Budget projects.
5. Report by the director of Parks and Recreation or, by the
Council on Aging, on the Callahan Senior Center project.
6. Report by the High School Building Committee on the High
School building project.
7. Report from the Planning Board on the status of the Master Plan, and on plans for
development in the Town.
8. Report from the Greener Framingham Committee on their
activities.
9. Report from the Library Trustees on the progress of the Library
Long Range Plan.
And after all reports are given, Town Meeting shall vote to dispose of this article.
Sponsor: Standing Committee on Rules
April 29, 2008 Voted: That Town Meeting hear reports from various departments, boards,
committees and commissions including, but not limited, to the following:
1. Report by the Town Clerk on the status of Bylaw changes approved by Town
Meeting and sent to the Attorney General in 2007.
2. Report by the Board of Selectmen on petitions to the Legislature requested by
Town Meeting.
3. Report of the CFO on transfers in the FY2007 Budget.
4. Report of the CFO on the status of pending Capital Budget projects.
5. Report by the Director of Parks and Recreation or by the Council on Aging, on the
Callahan Senior Center project.
6. Report by the High School Building Committee on the High School building
proj ect.
7. Report from the Planning Board on the status of the Master Plan, and on plans for
development in the Town.
8. Report from the Greener Framingham Committee on their activities.
9. Report from the Library Trustees on the progress of the Library Long Range Plan.
Further, that after all reports were given, Town Meeting voted to dispose of this article.
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ARTICLE 2
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will hear reports from the Assistant Town Manager, The Town Clerk, Town
Counsel, Special Counsel for the legal case commonly known as "the SMOC Case ", and any
other town official on the status, activities, objectives, detailed expenditures of funds, and the
process in general as related to the case.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Citizens' Petition
April 29, 2008 Voted: That reports be heard from the Assistant Town Manager, the Town
Clerk, Town Counsel and Special Counsel on the legal case commonly known as "the SMOC
case ", and any other town official on the status, activities, objectives, detailed expenditures of
funds, and the process in general as related to the case.
ARTICLE 3
To see if Town Meeting will vote to amend the Town Bylaws, Article III, section 1.3.2 clarifying
when the notice of an adjournment session shall be posted on the web.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Standing Committee on Rules
April 29, 2008 Voted: That Article III, Section 1.3.2 of the Town Bylaws be amended to
clarify when the notice of an adjournment session shall be posted on the web, as follows
(additional text is bolded and italicized):
Whenever a Town Meeting session shall adjourn to a future date, the Town Clerk shall cause a
notice of the time and place of adjournment to be posted in Town Hall and on the Town website
before 12.•00 noon of the dayfollowing the opening of the adjourned session.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town of Framingham bylaws by amending Article III,
Section 1.4.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Standing Committee on Rules
April 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town of Framingham Bylaws be amended by replacing Section
1.4 in Article III with the following:
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1.4 There shall also be a Fall Town Meeting to be held on the fourth Tuesday of October.
Adjourned sessions when required shall be on the next Wednesday night and Thursday
night and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night thereafter until final adjournment.
This does not preclude the Board of Selectmen from calling a Special Town Meeting at
any time in accordance with state statutes.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Amend Section V.D.1, "Administration; Board of Appeals; Establishment, Membership and
Rules ", by striking the entire section and replacing it with the following:
"1. Establishment, Membership and Rules
The Board of Appeals shall be the same Board of Appeals in existence on the effective date of
this By -Law, and shall consist of five members, appointed by the Board of Selectmen for terms
of such length and so arranged that the term of two members shall expire each year for two years
and the term of one member shall expire in the third year. Its members shall serve without
compensation. Any member may be removed for cause by the Board of Selectmen upon written
charges and after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the same
manner as in the case of original appointments. The Board of Selectmen shall also appoint at
least two associate members annually, any one of which may be designated by the Chairman of
the Board of Appeals to sit on said Board because of the vacancy, inability to act, conflict of
interest, or absence of a regular member. The Board of Appeals shall adopt rules consistent with
the provisions of this By -Law for the conduct of its business and the purposes of M.G.L. Ch.
40A and shall file a copy of such rules with the Town Clerk."
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Government Study Committee
April 29, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor with the concurrence of
the Sponsor.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will vote to modify Article I, Section 1 of the General Bylaws, entitled
"Permanent Officers, Boards and Committees ", as follows:
By replacing the entry for Zoning Board of Appeals in Article I, Section 1.3 with the following:
Board Number of Members Term of Office Appointing Authority # Appointed/Year
Zoning
Board
of Appeals Five Members Three Years Board of Selectmen Two in 2 years
One in 1 year
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Two Associate Members One Year Board of Selectmen Two
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Government Study Committee
April 29, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor with the concurrence of
the Sponsor.
ARTICLE 7
To see if Town Meeting will vote to amend the General Bylaws of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Amend Article I, section 1.3 by striking "Town Manager with approval from the Board of
Selectmen" and replacing that with "Board of Selectmen" as the Appointing Authority for the
Conservation Commission, in compliance with Chapter 350 of the Acts of 2004 amendments to
changes to Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1996. This section and the table entry for Conservation
Commission shall thus read:
1.3 The Town shall have the following multiple member governmental bodies
with members appointed by the indicated authority for the stated terms.
Number of Term of
Board Members Office
Conservation Seven
Commission
Three
Years
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Government Study Committee
Appointing
Authority
Board of
Selectmen
Number
Appointed/Yr.
Two in 2 years
Three in 1 year
April 29, 2008 Voted: That the General Bylaws of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
To amend Article I, Section 1.3 by striking "Town Manager with approval from the Board of
Selectmen" and replacing that with "Board of Selectmen" as the Appointing Authority for the
Conservation Commission, in compliance with Chapter 350 of the Acts of 2004 amendments to
changes to Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1996. This section and table entry for Conservation
Commission shall thus read:
1.3 The Town shall have the following multiple member governmental bodies with members
appointed by the indicated authority for the stated terms.
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Conservation
Commission
Number of Term of
Members Office
Seven Three
Years
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Appointing Number
Authority Appointed/Yr.
Board of Two in 2 years
Selectmen Three in 1 year
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 8
To see if Town Meeting will vote to amend the General Bylaws of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Amend Article III, section 4.2 by striking the last sentence, such that the section, in its entirety
shall read:
4.2 Membership: The Technology Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Town
Moderator and shall consist of six (6) members with a term of 3 years, 2 appointed per year.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Government Study Committee
April 29, 2008 Voted: That the General Bylaws of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Article III, Section 4.2 by striking the last sentence, such that the section, in its entirety
shall read:
4.2 Membership: The Technology Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Town
Moderator and shall consist of six (6) members with a term of 3 years, 2 appointed per
year.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the Town will vote to amend the by -laws of the Town, Article VII, Section 5, Historic
Districts 5.7.1, by adding under "Properties Included in the Framingham Centre Common
Historic District ";
33. The Whitney- Wiggins House, 10 Auburn Street
34. The Train -Vernon House, 20 Vernon Street
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and by striking the entire list of such properties included in the Framingham Centre Common
Historic District, numbers 1 through 32, and restating said list with the addition of these two
properties.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Historic District Commission
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Bylaws of the Town, Article VII, Section 5, Historic Districts
5.7.1 be amended by adding under "Properties Included in the Framingham Centre Common
Historic District "; the following:
33. The Whitney- Wiggins House, 10 Auburn Street
34. The Train - Vernon House, 20 Vernon Street
and, by striking the entire list of such properties included in the Framingham Centre Common
Historic District, numbers 1 through 32, and restating said list with the addition of these two
properties.
120 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
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To see if the Town will vote to amend the by -laws of the Town, Article VII, Section 5, by
amending section 5.2 to establish a new Historic District to be known as the Sarah Clayes
Historic District and by adding a new section 5.9 entitled "Properties Included in the Sarah
Clayes Historic District ", with the following property to be listed in that district:
1. The Sarah Clayes House, 657 Salem End Road
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Historic District Commission
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Town amend the Bylaws of the Town, Article VII, Section 5.2 to
establish a new Historic District to be known as the Sarah Clayes Historic District and by adding
a new Section 5.9 entitled "Properties Included in the Sarah Clayes Historic District ", with the
following property to be listed in that district:
1. The Sarah Clayes House, 657 Salem End Road
116 voting in favor, 4 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
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To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham as follows:
Amend Section IV (SPECIAL REGULATIONS) by adding a new section Q, "Wind Energy
Conservation Facility ", as presented in the background material.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsors: Citizens' Petition
May 6, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor but also to establish a
committee to be made up of the following:
2 members from the Standing Committee on Planning and Zoning,
2 members from the Planning Board
2 members from the Greener Framingham Committee,
and 1 member from the Board of Selectmen
to review this issue and return at the Fall Town Meeting with a report and recommended Wind
Energy Conversion Facility Bylaw.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town of Framingham will vote to amend Section V, E. 2 of the Zoning Bylaws by
adding a new sub - section as follows:
V. E. 2. (e) Change, Extension or Modification of a Special Permit
Any change, extension or modification of a Special Permit shall require a concurring vote of all
three members of a three member board and four of the five members of a five member board.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Standing Committee on Planning and Zoning
April 29, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaws, Section V, E.2 be amended by adding a new
subsection as follows:
V. E. 2. (e) Change, Extension or Modification of a Special Permit
Any change, extension or modification of a Special Permit shall require a concurring vote of all
three members of a three member board and four of the five members of a five member board.
133 voting in favor, 16 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 13
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To see if the Town will vote to amend and update the Bylaws of the Town of Framingham
Article VII, Signs and Districts, as provided in the background material for the Town Warrant.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Sign Review Committee
April 30, 2008 Voted: That the Bylaws of the Town of Framingham, Article VII, Signs and
Districts, be amended as provided in the background material for the Town Warrant and shown
in the attached handout.
ARTICLE 13 (HANDOUT)
Further, to amend the Sign Bylaw, Section 1.9.9.c by adding the words "Real estate" before the
words "real estate development" and the word "permanent" before the word "freestanding" so
that Section 1.9.9.c will read:
Real estate and real estate development signs may not be placed on or be a part of any permanent
freestanding sign.
ARTICLE 13 (AMENDMENT)
Add the words by a 4/5 vote to section 1.12.5.a and strike the word "their" and insert in its place
the word "its".
a. The Planning Board by a 4/5 vote shall render a decision on any appeal or petition for a
waiver within 90 days after the start of the public hearing and shall file its decision with the
Town Clerk.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICIT 14
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a long term lease not
to exceed fifty (50) years with a tenant selected as a result of a competitive procurement process in
accordance with the requirements of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30B, S. 16 for the
use of the Athenaeum Hall, 1580 Concord Street, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor with the concurrence of
the Sponsor.
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To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and /or
borrow a sum or sums of money to provide for the installation of a new slate roof at the Edgell
Memorial Library.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Citizens' petition
May 13, 2008 Voted: That the Town appropriate $650,000 to provide for the installation of
new roofs at the Edgell Memorial Library, the Old Academy, and the Village Hall and the
Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to issue from time to time
bonds or notes in the amount of $650,000 pursuant to the provisions of MGL, Chapter 44,
Section 7 and 8 or any other enabling authority, to be spent under the direction of the Town
Manager or his designee.
137 voting in favor, 6 opposed.
ARTICIN 16
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or
eminent domain, permanent sewer and utility easements and temporary construction easements
for the purpose of installing, constructing, maintaining, replacing, and repairing a sewer main
and other utilities and appurtenances thereto, and repairing, reconstructing, and installing a
portion of Herbert Street and the Herbert Street bridge, said easements as shown on a plan
entitled "Herbert Street Bridge and Sewer Replacement, Easement Verification Exhibit ", dated
January 1, 2008 prepared by SEA Consultants, Inc., and further to transfer one million, six
hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) from funds paid to the Town from the Town of Ashland
for its share of this project, for said purpose and for all related expenses; and further to authorize
the Board of Selectmen and other town officials to take all actions to carry out the purposes of
this Article; pass any vote or to take any action relative thereto.
Pass any vote or any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift, purchase,
or eminent domain, permanent sewer and utility easements and temporary construction
easements for the purpose of installing, constructing, maintaining, replacing, and repairing a
sewer main and other utilities and appurtenances thereto, and repairing, reconstructing, and
installing a portion of Herbert Street and the Herbert Street bridge, said easements as shown on a
plan entitled "Herbert Street Bridge and Sewer Replacement, Easement Verification Exhibit ",
dated January 1, 2008 prepared by SEA Consultants, Inc., and further to transfer one million, six
hundred thousand doll ars($1,6000,000) from funds paid to the Town from the Town of Ashland
for its share of this project, for said purpose and for all related expenses; and further to authorize
the Board of Selectmen and other town officials to take all actions to carry out the purposes of
this article.
144 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
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To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or
eminent domain, a permanent water and utility easement and temporary construction easements
for the purpose of installing, constructing, maintaining, replacing, and repairing a water main and
other utilities and appurtenances thereto, on a portion of the land at the end of William J. Heights
and running to the Framingham /Ashland town line, said easement shown as "48' Wide Right of
Way" on a subdivision plan entitled "Definitive Plan Ballard Hill Estates, Subdivision of Land in
Ashland, Massachusetts ", dated April 24, 1987 and most recently revised as of April 19, 1995
prepared by MacCarthy & Sullivan Engineering, Inc., as recorded with the Middlesex South
District Registry of Deeds in Book 25711, Page 306 as Plan No. 882 -1995 and filed with the
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds of the Land Court on October 3, 1995 as Plan
11453 -3, being Lot 289 on Land Court Plan 11453 -Y and certain unregistered land, and further
to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or borrow a sum of money for said
purpose and for all related expenses; and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take all
actions to carry out the purposes of this Article; pass any vote or to take any action relative
thereto.
Pass any vote or any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen by authorized to acquire by gift, purchase,
or eminent domain, a permanent water and utility easement and temporary construction
easements for the purpose of installing, constructing, maintaining, replacing, and repairing a
water main and other utilities and appurtenances thereto, on a portion of the land at the end of
William J. Heights and running to the Framingham /Ashland town line, said easement shown as
"48' Wide Right of Way" on a subdivision plan entitled "Definitive Plan Ballard Hill Estates,
Subdivision of Land in Ashland, Massachusetts ", dated April 24, 1987 and most recently revised
as of April 19, 1995 prepared by MacCarthy & Sullivan Engineering, Inc., as recorded with the
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds of the Land Court on October 3, 1995 as Plan
1145303 being Lot 289 on Land Court Plan 11453 -Y and certain unregistered land, and further
to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or borrow a sum of money for said
purpose and for all related expenses; and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take all
actions to carry out the purposes of this article.
144 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
ARTICIN 1R
To see if the Town will vote to amend its General Bylaws by adding a new Article V, Section 26,
entitled "Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System ", as set forth in the
proposed Bylaw dated February 21, 2008 on file with the Town Clerk and the Town Department
of Public Works and the materials for this Town Meeting.
Pass any vote or any action relative thereto.
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April 30, 2008 Voted: That the General Bylaws of the Town of Framingham be amended by
adding a new Article V, Section 26, entitled "Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System" as set forth in the proposed Bylaw dated February 21, 2008 on file with the Town
Clerk and the Town Department of Public Works and the background materials for this warrant
and attached.
ARTICLE 18 (ATTACHMENT)
Section 26. Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Purpose
The purpose of the bylaw is to eliminate non - stormwater discharges to the Town of Framingham's
municipal separate storm sewer system. Non - stormwater discharges contain contaminants and
supply additional flows to the Town's storm drain system. Both increased and contaminated
stormwater runoff are major causes of-
(1) impairment of water quality and flow in lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, wetlands and
groundwater;
(2) contamination of drinking water supplies;
(3) alteration or destruction of aquatic and wildlife habitat; and
(4) flooding.
Regulation of illicit connections and discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system is
necessary for the protection of the Town of Framingham's natural resources, municipal facilities,
and to safeguard the public health, safety, welfare and the environment.
The objectives of the bylaw are:
(1) To prevent pollutants from entering the Town's municipal separate storm sewer system
(MS4);
(2) To prohibit illicit connections and unauthorized discharges to the MS4;
(3) To require the removal of all such illicit connections;
(4) To comply with state and federal statutes and regulations relating to stormwater
discharges; and
(5) To establish the legal authority to ensure compliance with the provisions of the bylaw
through inspection, monitoring, and enforcement.
Definitions
Unless a different definition is indicated in other sections of this bylaw, the following definitions and
provisions shall apply throughout this article, also referred to in this article, as this bylaw.
Applicable Authority: The employees and /or agents of the Department of Public Works,
Department of Conservation, Department of Building Inspection, and Board of Health designated
to enforce this bylaw.
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Best Management Practice (BMP): An activity, procedure, restraint, or structural improvement that
helps to reduce the quantity or improve the quality of stormwater runoff.
Clean Water Act: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. sec. 1251 et seq.) as hereafter
amended.
Discharge of Pollutants: The addition from any source of any pollutant or combination of
pollutants into the municipal storm drain system or into the Wetland Resource Areas from any
source.
Discharger: A person or persons who discharge any pollutant or combination of pollutants into the
municipal storm drain system or into the Wetland Resource Areas from any source.
Groundwater: Water beneath the surface of the ground.
Illicit Connection: A surface or subsurface drain or conveyance, which allows an illicit discharge
into the municipal storm drain system, including without limitation sewage, process wastewater, or
wash water and any connections from indoor drains, sinks, or toilets, regardless of whether said
connection was previously allowed or approved before the effective date of this bylaw.
Illicit Discharge: Direct or indirect discharge to the municipal storm drain system that is not
composed entirely of stormwater except as exempted herein.
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE): One of six Minimum Control Measures
regulated under the Town's NPDES Phase II MS4 Permit. The federal regulation governing
implementation of the IDDE program under this permit is Section (b) (3) of CFR 122.34, "Storm
Water Phase II Regulations."
Impervious Surface: Any material or structure on or above the ground that prevents water
infiltrating the underlying soil. Impervious surface includes without limitation roads, paved parking
lots, sidewalks and roof tops.
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) or Municipal Storm Drain System: The system of
conveyances designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater, including any road with a
drainage system, street, gutter, curb, inlet, piped storm drain, pumping facility, retention or detention
basin, natural or man -made or altered drainage channel, reservoir, and other drainage structure that
together comprise the storm drainage system owned or operated by the Town of Framingham.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES) Storm Water Discharge Permit: A
permit issued by United States Environmental Protection Agency or jointly with the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts that authorizes and regulates the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United
States.
Non- Stormwater Discharge: Discharge to the municipal storm drain system not composed entirely
of stormwater.
Notice of Violation: A written notice given to a person by the Applicable Authority that states that
said person has violated this bylaw on any specified occasion.
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Person: An individual, partnership, association, firm, company, trust, corporation, agency, authority,
department or political subdivision of the Commonwealth or the federal government, to the extent
permitted by law, and any officer, employee, or agent of such person.
Pollutant: Any element or property of sewage, agricultural, industrial or commercial waste, runoff,
leachate, heated effluent, or other matter whether originating at a point or nonpoint source, that is
or may be introduced into any Wedand Resource Areas. Effluent waters from dewatering
operations are adequately regulated under NPDES. Pollutants shall include without limitation:
(1) paints, varnishes, and solvents;
(2) oil and other automotive fluids;
(3) non - hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes;
(4) refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordnances,
accumulations and floatables;
(5) pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers;
(6) hazardous materials and wastes;
(7) sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens;
(8) dissolved and particulate metals;
(9) animal wastes;
(10) rock, sand, salt soils;
(11) construction wastes and residues; and
(12) noxious or offensive matter of any kind
(13) vegetable oil and waste vegetable oil.
Process Wastewater: Water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact
with or results from the production or use of any material, intermediate product, finished product,
or waste product.
Recharge: The process by which groundwater is replenished by precipitation through the
percolation of runoff and surface water through the soil.
Stormwater: Runoff from precipitation or snow melt.
Toxic or Hazardous Material or Waste: Any material, which because of its quantity, concentration,
chemical, corrosive, flammable, reactive, toxic, infectious or radioactive characteristics, either
separately or in combination with any substance or substances, constitutes a present or potential
threat to human health, safety, welfare, or to the environment as defined under G.L. Ch. 21C and
Ch. 21E, and the regulations at 310 CMR 30.000 and 310 CMR 40.0000. Toxic or hazardous
materials include any synthetic organic chemical, petroleum product, heavy metal, radioactive or
infectious waste, acid and alkali, and any substance defined as Toxic or Hazardous under these laws
and regulations.
Watercourse: A natural or man -made channel through which water flows or a stream of water,
including a river, brook or underground stream.
Wetland Resource Areas: All wetlands and watercourses protected under the Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act and the Framingham Wetlands Protection Bylaw.
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Wastewater: Any sanitary waste, sludge, or septic tank or cesspool overflow, and water that during
manufacturing, cleaning or processing, come into direct contact with or results from the production
or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, byproduct or waste product.
Applicability
This bylaw shall apply to flows entering the municipally owned storm drainage system, a
watercourse, and any Wetland Resource Areas located within the boundaries of the Town of
Framingham.
Authority
This bylaw is adopted under authority granted by the Home Rule Amendment of the Massachusetts
Constitution, the Home Rule statutes, and the regulations of the federal Clean Water Act found at
40 CFR 122.34.
Responsibility for Administration
The Applicable Authority shall administer, implement and enforce this bylaw.
Regulations
The Applicable Authority may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this
bylaw. Failure by the Applicable Authority to promulgate such rules and regulations shall not have
the effect of suspending or invalidating this bylaw.
Prohibited Activities
Illicit Discharges. No person shall dump, discharge, cause or allow to be discharged any pollutant or
non - stormwater discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), into a
watercourse, or into the Wetland Resource Areas.
Illicit Connections: No person shall construct, use, allow, maintain or continue any illicit connection
to the municipal storm drain system, regardless or whether the connection was permissible under
applicable law, regulation or custom at the time of connection.
Obstruction of Municipal Storm Drain System (MS4). No person shall obstruct or interfere with
the normal flow of stormwater into or out of the MS4 without prior consent from the Applicable
Authority. No person shall dump or dispose of yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, etc.) into the
open watercourses (swales, brooks and streams) that make up the MS4.
Other Prohibited Activities.
(1) No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, water or any other liquid, on to the
streets, sidewalks, or ways of the Town in such a manner as to cause an obstruction of
traffic or to endanger travel by freezing or otherwise.
(2) Drains — No one shall tie any pump, cellar, yard, roof or area drain directly into the
storm water drainage system without approval from the Applicable Authority.
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(3) Catch Basins — No person shall directly or indirectly pump, discharge or cause or allow
to be discharged into any catchbasin, any solid waste, construction debris, paint or paint
product, antifreeze, hazardous waste, oil, gasoline, grease and all other automotive and
petroleum products, solvents and degreasers, drain cleaners, commercial and household
cleaners, soap, detergent, ammonia, food and food waste, grease or yard waste, animal
feces, dirt, sand gravel or other pollutant. Any person determined by the Applicable
Authority to be responsible for the discharge of any of the above substances to a
catchbasin and any other portions of the storm water system impacted according to
Town standards and requirements or paying the cost for such cleaning. In addition, the
person shall be responsible for paying any penalties assessed by the Town.
(4) Septage — No person shall discharge or cause or allow to be discharged any septage, or
septage tank or cesspool overflow into the Town's storm water drainage system.
(5) Storage & Disposal of Hazardous Material — No one shall dispose of anything other than
clear water into the Town's storm drainage system. The disposal of waste, gasoline or
any other hazardous material into the storm drainage system is strictly prohibited and is
in violation of state and federal pollution laws.
(6) Private Drainage Systems — It is prohibited for anyone with a private drainage system
from tying into the public storm water disposal system without written approval from
the Applicable Authority. The maintenance of any and all private drainage systems shall
be the responsibility or the owners.
Exemptions
Discharges or flows resulting from fire fighting activities or other authorized hydrant use are
exempt.
The following non- stormwater discharges or flows are exempt from the prohibitions of this bylaw
provided that the source is not a significant contributor of a pollutant to the municipal storm drain
system:
(1) Waterline flushing;
(2) Water from exterior foundation drains, footing drains (not including active groundwater
dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, or air conditioning condensation;
(3) Discharge from landscape irrigation or lawn watering;
(4) Water from individual residential car washing;
(5) Discharge from dechlorinated swimming pool water (less than one ppm chlorine)
provided the water is allowed to stand for one week following last chlorination prior to
draining and the pool is drained in such a way as not to cause a nuisance;
(6) Discharge from street sweeping;
(7) Flow from potable water sources;
(8) Springs;
(9) Natural flow from riparian habitats and wetlands;
(10) Diverted stream flow;
(11) Rising groundwater;
(12) Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20), or
uncontaminated pumped groundwater (e.g. sump pump), provided that the operator
seeks written approval fro the Applicable Authority prior to discharge, and thereafter
discharges in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations to be issued by the
Applicable Authority;
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(13) Dye testing, provided verbal notification is given to the Applicable Authority prior to the
time of the test;
(14) Non- stormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste
discharge order administered under the authority of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, provided that the discharge is in full compliance with the
requirements of the written approval, waiver, or order and applicable laws and
regulations; and
(15) Discharge for which advanced written approval is received from the Applicable
Authority as necessary to protect the public interest.
Emergency Suspension of Storm Drainage System Access
The Applicable Authority may suspend municipal storm drain system access to any person or
property without prior written notice when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or
threatened discharge of pollutants that presents imminent risk or harm to the public health, safety,
welfare or the environment. In the event any person fails to comply with an emergency suspension
order, the Applicable Authority ma take all reasonable steps to prevent or minimize harm to the
public health, safety, welfare or the environment.
A person commits an offense if the person reinstates water service, sanitary sewer service, and or
MS4 access to premises terminated pursuant to this bylaw, without the prior written approval of the
Applicable Authority.
Industrial or Construction Activity Discharges
NPDES Stormwater Permit
Any person subject to an industrial or construction activity NPDES storm water discharge permit
shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof of compliance with said permit may be
required in a form acceptable to the Applicable Authority prior to the allowing of discharges to the
MS4.
Monitoring of Discharges
Upon notice of an alleged illicit discharge or connection, the Applicable Authority have the right to
investigate any facility that has storm water discharges associated with industrial activity, including
construction activity. The exercise of this right does not constitute a replacement or substitution for
enforcement by federal or state agencies for facilities that are adequately regulated either under a
NPDES permit or, if a violation is determined to have occurred, under 310 CMR 40.00, the
Massachusetts Contingency Plan.
Watercourse Protection
Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person's lessee, shall
keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property free of trash, debris, and other
obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the
watercourse. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned structures
within or adjacent to a watercourse so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use,
function, or physical integrity of the watercourse.
Failure by the property owner to maintain the watercourse does not constitute an obligation on the
part of the Town to assume this responsibility.
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Notwithstanding other requirements of local, state or federal law, as soon as a person responsible
for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation has
information of or suspects a release of materials at that facility or operation resulting in or which
may result in discharge of pollutants to the municipal drainage system or Wetland Resource Areas,
the person shall take all necessary steps to ensure containment,
and cleanup of the release. In the event of a release of oil or hazardous materials, the person shall
immediately notify the municipal fire and police departments. In the event of a release
of non - hazardous materials, the reporting person shall notify the Applicable Authority not later than
the next business day. The reporting person shall provide to the Applicable Authority written
confirmation of all telephone, facsimile or in- person notifications within three business days
thereafter. If the discharge of prohibited materials is from a commercial or industrial facility, the
facility owner or operator of the facility shall retain on -site a written record of the discharge and the
actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years.
Enforcement
The Applicable Authority or an authorized agent of the Applicable Authority shall enforce this
bylaw, regulations, orders, violation notices, and enforcement orders, and may pursue all civil and
criminal remedies for such violations.
Entry to Perform Duties
To the extent permitted by state law, or if authorized by the owner or other party in control of the
property, the Applicable Authority may enter upon privately owned property for the purpose of
performing their duties under these regulations and may make or cause to be made such
examinations, surveys or sampling as the Applicable Authority deems reasonably necessary.
Civil Relief
If a person violates the provisions of this bylaw, regulations, written approval, notice or order issued
thereunder, the Applicable Authority may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction
restraining the person from activities which would create further violations or compelling the person
to perform abatement or remediation of the violation.
Orders
The Applicable Authority may issue a written order to enforce the provisions of this bylaw or the
regulations thereunder, which may include: (a) elimination of illicit connections or discharges to the
MS4; (b) performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting; (c) that unlawful discharges, practices,
or operations shall cease and desist; (d) remediation of
contamination in connection therewith; and (e) implementation of source control or treatment
BMPs.
If the enforcing person determines that abatement or remediation of contamination is required, the
order shall set forth a deadline by which such abatement or remediation must be completed. Said
order shall further advise that, should the violator or property owner fail to abate or perform
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remediation within the specified deadline, the Town may, at its option, undertake such work, and
expenses thereof shall be charged to the violator.
Within thirty (30) days after completing all measures necessary to abet the violation or to perform
remediation, the violator and the property owner will be notified of the costs incurred by the Town,
including administrative costs. The violator or property owner may file a written protest objecting
to the amount or basis of costs with the Applicable Authority within thirty (30) days of receipt of
the notification of the costs incurred. If the amount due is not received by the expiration of the
time in which to file a protest or within thirty (30) days following a decision of the Applicable
Authority affirming or reducing the costs, or from a final decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction, the costs shall become a special assessment against the property owner and shall
constitute a lien on the owner's property for the amount of said costs. Interest shall being to accrue
on any unpaid costs at the statutory rate provided in G.L. Ch. 59, Sec. 57 after the thirty -first day at
which the costs first become due.
Non - Criminal Disposition
As an alternative to criminal prosecution or civil action, the Town may elect to utilize the non-
criminal disposition procedure set forth in G.L. Ch. 40, sec. 21D in which case the Applicable
Authority shall be the enforcing person. For non - criminal disposition, the penalty for the first
violation shall be $100.00, the penalty for the second violation shall be $200.00, and the penalty for
the third and subsequent violations shall be $300.00. Each day or part thereof that such violation
occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Criminal Penalty
Any person who violates any provision of this bylaw, regulation, order or written approval issued
thereunder, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $300.00 per violation. Each day or part
thereof that such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Appeals
The decisions or orders of the Applicable Authority shall be final. Further relief shall be to a court
of competent jurisdiction.
Remedies Not Exclusive
The remedies listed in this bylaw are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any
applicable federal, state or local law.
Severability
The provisions of this bylaw are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, paragraph,
sentence, or clause, of this bylaw or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or
circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or application
of this bylaw.
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Residential property owners shall have 90 days from the effective date of the bylaw to comply with
its provisions provided good cause is shown for the failure to comply with the bylaw during that
period.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements for
terms exceeding three years for the design and construction oversight of a treatment plant for the
Birch Street well, and for the maintenance of the treatment process after the treatment plant is
completed, pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Pass any vote or any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to enter into agreements for
terms exceeding three years for the design and construction oversight of a treatment plant for the
Birch Street well, and for the maintenance of the treatment process after the treatment plant is
completed.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will vote to amend its General Bylaws by adding a new Section as Article VI,
Section 7 as follows:
"7.6 No person shall throw, place or cause to be placed within the lay out of any public
way in the town, any tree, bush or other planting, or any obstruction, nor any stone, rock,
brick, or other object to act as curbing, nor fence, basketball hoop, post, light, irrigation
system, nor other object, except in such place and in such manner as shall be directed by
the [Board of Selectmen or Director of the Department of Public Works] and except that
mail boxes that are placed outside of the paved portion of the street will not be a violation
of this provision, and this provision shall not apply to printed matter vending machines.
The Board of Selectmen may grant permits in its sole discretion for the temporary
placement of objects within the layout of the public way, such as for sidewalk sales, upon
such terms and conditions as the Board determines will protect the public interest. The
Town shall not be responsible for any damage to such objects placed within the lay out of
any public way caused by Town employees or contractors using the lay out of the public
way for any lawful purpose such as street sweeping, snow plowing, maintenance, repair,
or construction, replacement or repair of public utilities.
Any person who violates this Section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300.00 per
violation. Each calendar day that an object remains within the lay out of a public way in
violation of this Section shall be considered a separate violation. Each individual object
that is within the lay out of a public way in violation of this Section shall be considered a
separate violation. As an alternative means of enforcement, any person violating this
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Section may be subject to a noncriminal disposition as provided for in M.G.L. c. 40
§21D. The noncriminal disposition penalties shall be:
First offense $50.00
Second offense $100.00
Third and subsequent offenses $300.00
The Director of the Department of Public Works or his designee, the Building
Commissioner or his designee, and any police officer of the Town, shall have the
authority to enforce this Section and issue the noncriminal dispositions.
In addition, the Director of the Department of Public Works or his designee may place a
notice on any object placed within the public way that the object or objects is within the
public way and must be removed within a specific period of time. If the object or objects
are not removed within the time period noticed, the Town may remove any such objects
that are located on land owned by the Town, and /or pursue any other legal remedy to
provide for removal of the object."
Pass any vote or any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
May 1, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor.
ARTICLE 21
To hear a report of the Board of Selectmen relative to the laying out, the widening of, or the
alteration to, the following named streets under provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws;
and to see if the Town will vote to accept any or all of said streets or the widening or alteration
of said streets as public ways, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on a plan or
plans on file in the Office of the Town Clerk:
Street
Ditullio Drive
Hancock Lane
Brook Meadow Circle
Reni Lane
Duggan Drive
Franklin Street
Widening at 33 Main Street
From To
Major Hale Drive
End
Ditullio Drive
End
Millwood Circle
End
Temple Place
End
25/26 Duggan Dr.
End
Not Applicable*
And further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, eminent domain or
otherwise, and to accept the deed or deeds to the Town of a fee simple interest or easements in
any land necessary for said laying out, and any associated drainage, utility or other easements for
said streets, and to appropriate a sum of money for this purpose and any related expenses, and to
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authorize the Board of Selectmen and town officers to take all related actions necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article, or to act in any manner relating thereto, pass
any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Pass any vote or any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Town hear a report of the Board of Selectmen relative to the
laying out, the widening of, or the alteration to, the following named streets under provisions of
Chapter 82 of the General Laws; and that the Town vote to accept any or all of said streets or the
widening or alteration of said streets as public ways, as laid out by
the Board of Selectmen and as shown on a plan or plans on file in the Office of the Town Clerk:
Street From To
Brook Meadow Circle Millwood Circle End
Reni Lane Temple Place End
Duggan Drive 25/26 Duggan Dr. End
Franklin Street Not Applicable*
*Widening at 33 Main Street
And, further that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift, purchase, eminent
domain or otherwise, and to accept the deed or deeds to the Town of a fee simple interest or
easements in any land necessary for said laying out, and any associated drainage, utility or other
easements for said streets, and to appropriate a sum of money for this purpose and any related
expenses, and that the Board of Selectmen and Town Officers be authorized to take all related
actions necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article, or to act in any manner
relating thereto.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the Town will hear the Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen for the year preceding
this Annual Meeting. Printed copies of this report shall be made available to the inhabitants of
the town pursuant to MGL C. 40 §49.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Town hear the Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen for the
year preceding this Annual Meeting. Printed copies of this report have been made available to
the inhabitants of the town pursuant to MGL, Ch. 40, sec. 49.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the Town will vote to adopt for FY09, the FY08 pay plans as listed:
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Schedule M —
Municipal Employees
Schedule T —
Temporary Employees
Schedule DH
— Division Heads
Schedule PSM — Public Safety Management
Schedule LO
— Library Pages
Schedule DPS — Dispatchers
Schedule FF
— Firefighters
Schedule FDC — Deputy Fire Chiefs
Schedule L —
Library
Schedule PS
— Police Superiors
Schedule PD
— Police Officers
Schedule PW
— Public Works Supervisors
Schedule V —
Crossing Guards
Schedule W —General
Local 1156
Schedule WH — Police and Fire Mechanics
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
2008 Annual Report
May 8, 2008 Voted: That the following FY08 pay plans as listed and presented in the
background materials be adopted for FY09:
Schedule M —
Municipal Employees
Schedule T —
Temporary Employees
Schedule DH
— Division Heads
Schedule PSM — Public Safety Management
Schedule LO
— Library Pages
Schedule DPS — Dispatchers
Schedule FF
— Firefighters
Schedule FDC — Deputy Fire Chiefs
Schedule L —
Library
Schedule PS
— Police Superiors
Schedule PD
— Police Officers
Schedule PW
— Public Works Supervisors
Schedule V —
Crossing Guards
Schedule W —General
Local 1156
Schedule WH — Police and Fire Mechanics
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will vote to approve all Collective Bargaining Agreements that have been
settled.
Pass or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
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May 8, 2008 Voted: That all Collective Bargaining Agreements that have been settled and as
presented in the background materials be approved.
ARTIC LF. 25
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept and expend funds in
accordance with the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept and expend funds in
accordance with the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, and in accordance with the "Proposed Statement of Community
Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds" approved by the Board of Selectmen on
February 26, 2008. The Proposed Use of Federal FY2008 Funds is attached.
ARTICLE 25 (ATTACHMENT)
B. PROJECTED USE OF FEDERAL FY 2008 (THIRTY FOURTH YEAR) FUNDS
The Town expects to have available an estimated $604,444 in CDBG funds in FY'09 (FFY'08).
1.0 ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING $115,597
Funding for staff, supplies, technical assistance and operating expenses necessary to administer
and plan the Community Development Block Grant Program and other related grants.
2.0 HOUSING REHABILITATION
2.1 HOUSING REHABILITATION/ HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $155,320
SPONSOR: Framingham Department of Planning and Economic Development
Sources of funds: Entitlement Grant: $105,320
Program Income: $ 50,000
HRHAP plans to assist lower- income owners of approximately 10 -12 single family homes and 8-
10 rental units (the majority of which are occupied by lower income tenants), to finance repairs to
their properties. Small direct cash grants and loans will be provided ranging from up to $6,000
per renter occupied unit, on a loaned basis only, to up to $16,000, grant and low interest loan
basis, for an owner occupied unit. Additional grant funds will be made available to lower income
homeowners and properties (where the majority of tenants are low income) in lower income
neighborhoods to carry out exterior rehabilitation in tandem with code related rehab. Grant
amounts, loan amounts, and repayment terms will vary according to number of dwelling units in
the structure and the income of its residents. In addition to grants and loans, technical assistance
on financial and rehabilitation matters is provided. Funding of this component provides capacity
for the Town to receive MassHousing Home Improvement Loan Program funds and other
programs. As a separate component funds are also sought to provide home ownership
assistance through counseling and partial down payment and closing cost assistance and /or
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subsidies and guarantees. A special emphasis will remain on increasing ownership, investment,
and stability in the Town's oldest and densest neighborhoods.
2.2 CODE ENFORCEMENT $55,000
SPONSOR: Town of Framingham Inspectional Services
The Town of Framingham has identified a need for stronger code enforcement to
address substandard housing and overcrowded housing conditions. The Town
requests CDBG funds to pay for code enforcement in designated neighborhoods
with many substandard or deteriorated buildings or areas with concentrated low-
or moderate - income populations. CDBG funds will be used to pay for Town
inspectors doing housing code inspections in low- to moderate - income
neighborhoods.
3.0 PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS
3.1 DANFORTH GYMNASIUM $16,166
SPONSOR: Framingham Parks and Recreation Department
Funding is requested to replace the 36 existing metal halide light fixtures with 20 T -5 Fluorescent
fixtures in the Danforth Gymnasium. The present lighting system is gradually failing, and the new
lights will provide more night time use of the gymnasium with lower energy costs.
4.0 PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS /REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS
4.1 REMOVAL AND ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT $30,000
SPONSOR: Framingham Civic League
Funds will be used to replace the existing dilapidated wooden ramp at the Framingham Civic
League with a new composite material ramp, to make the facility fully accessible to persons with
physical disabilities, and to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The existing
ramp is in continual need of maintenance and repair.
4.2 ADA UPGRADES $75,000
SPONSOR: Town of Framingham School Department
Funds will be used exclusively to address findings of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
self - evaluation and transition plan with respect to barriers, which must be removed to make
facilities ADA accessible. The proposed schools for this funding round will be Fuller Middle
School, Hemenway Elementary School, and Potter Road Elementary School.
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4.3 ADA COMPLIANCE $70,000
SPONSOR: Town of Framingham Building Services
Funds will be used to upgrade Town buildings to bring them into compliance with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Funding will be used to address items in the ADA transition
plan report undertaken by the Town. The grant requested may be used to provide better access
to the Blumer Room and adjoining conference rooms through the installation of automatic door
openers, handrails, and slip resistant flooring. Work is planned for the Treasurer /Collectors'
transaction counter and window area, entailing construction of a new counter and speaker
devices and for other locations requiring accessibility adaptations.
5.0 PUBLIC SERVICES
5.1 LITERACY UNLIMITED $15,000
SPONSOR: Framingham Public Library
Partial funding to continue the work of an adult literacy training program which features training of
volunteer tutors to teach basic reading, writing, and computational skills, to illiterate and learning
disabled adults on a one -to -one basis. The range of activities include classroom training of tutors,
one -to -one tutoring, tutoring in conversational English to limited English speakers, counseling, job
development, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) preparation and materials, and student and
maintenance of tutor support networks. Training sessions will be developed specifically to teach
small groups of English for Speakers of Other Languages. On -site tutoring will also be increased.
CDBG funds support the administrative staff to recruit and train hundreds of volunteer tutors. The
program will enhance basic literacy instruction by hiring a reading consultant to evaluate students
initially and on an on -going basis, develop a learning plan for each low level literacy student, and
provide guidance to tutors as they work with these students.
5.2 FRAMINGHAM ADULT ESL PLUS PROJECT $24,000
SPONSOR: Framingham Adult ESL Program
Partial funding to provide free English -as -a- Second Language classes, training, and development
to adult (ages 18 - 90) limited - English speakers to facilitate their integration into the community
prepare for their GED, Citizenship Preparation classes and the job market, customs, culture and
the law. Funds will meet the cost of instructors, and counseling support for three full capacity
classes of instruction for two semesters.
5.3 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SUMMER WORK PROGRAM $25,916
SPONSOR: Community Connections Action Team /Framingham Coalition
Funding is being requested to provide a youth summer work program to employ a total of 50
teens (ages 14 to 16) that live in low socioeconomic Framingham neighborhoods. The program
will operate during the summer months for two and a half weeks in which teens will learn
responsibility and investment in their community by implement appropriate landscaping, general
clean up, painting, maintenance skills, and work together as a team by completing projects
assigned to them. Because this will be a first job for most, teens will also learn the interview
process and how to complete a job application. These sessions are supervised (on -site) by two
adults who have numerous years of experience working with youth in both school and community
settings.
5.4 RESILIENCY FOR LIFE $7,000
SPONSOR: Resiliency for Life
Funding is requested to provide an intervention program serving under - achieving at -risk students at
Framingham High School. The mission is to take students most at risk of academic failure, truancy,
and delinquency and help them develop the skills and confidence they need to turn around their
education and lives. Specific responsibilities' for the position currently include academic monitoring
of classroom expectations and homework, assembling progress reports, dealing with disciplinary
situations and individual tutoring. RFL students with missing or incomplete work are required to stay
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after school or to come for Saturday School, (8a.m.- 11a.m.), if necessary. During these hours,
students also receive tutoring and counseling services. The funds will directly pay the salary of the
administrative assistant over the summer months. RFL will need to employ a Grade Academic
Monitor with CDBG funds for the summer months and to expand that person's role within the 10th _
12 grade program.
5.5 HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM
SPONSOR: Metrowest Outreach Connection
$15,000
Funds will provide assistance to those low- income families, including the elderly, who are in financial
arrears, in danger of eviction, in need of funds for security and last months deposits, or other
payments to obtain or sustain permanent housing. Metrowest Outreach Connection and Catholic
Charities, South Middlesex Legal Services, and other agencies will work together to select recipients
that best meet the criteria for these housing stabilization grants.
GRAND TOTAL
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$604,444
To see if the Town of Framingham will vote to approve the Fiscal Year 2009 Work Plan
submitted to it by the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of the Town. (The
Fiscal Year 2009 Work Plan is included in the background materials. In addition, copies may be
examined at the Office of the Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk, Planning and Economic
Development Department and the Main Branch of the Library.)
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
May 1, 2008 Voted: That the Town of Framingham approve the Fiscal Year 2009 Work Plan
submitted by the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of the Town as presented in
the background materials for Article 26 of the Annual Town Meeting and attached.
ARTICLE 26 (ATTACHMENT)
Fiscal Year 2009 Work Plan
Goal 1. Work to develop (or redevelop) vacant or underutilized properties
Objective 1 -A. Identify vacant and
underutilized industrial
that present opportunities for possible future redevelopment
Actions
Timeline
Identify properties with
Ongoing
highest potential for reuse and
redevelopment and assess
need for redevelopment of
vacant and underutilized
parcels, brownfield sites, and
tax title properties. Pursue
grants and other funding
sources as appropriate.
Work toward redevelopment
Ongoing
or intensified re -use of
selected neighborhood
shopping centers.
and commercially zoned properties
Responsible Party
C &ED Staff
EDIC with C &ED Staff
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Goal 2. Use technical and financial resources that can be made available to retain and expand current
Framingham businesses.
Objective 2 -A. Continue to support CDBG managed small business assistance programs
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Fagade Improvement Program Ongoing C &ED Staff (CDBG)
Sign Improvement Program Ongoing C &ED Staff (CDBG)
Micro - enterprise Loan Program Ongoing C &ED Staff (CDBG)
Objective 2 -B. Reinvigorate the Downtown merchant outreach program
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Market business assistance Ongoing C &ED Staff
programs through mailings
and door to door distribution
of Merchant Outreach Packets
Work with FDR and local Quarterly C &ED Staff
banks to conduct workshops
for small businesses
Objective 2 -C. Implement the MassDevelopment Business Visitation Program
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Research Framingham Ongoing C &ED Staff, MassDevelopment
businesses that could benefit Senior Vice President, and
from MassDevelopment EDIC
programs. Contact business
owners or upper management
to inform them of
MassDevelopment programs
and to arrange meetings
Objective 2 -D. Educate and inform the public about the EDIC and related economic development
issues.
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Update EDIC, web page and Ongoing C &ED Staff and EDIC
work with Town Webmaster to
ensure access to information
for the business community
Objective 2 -E. Develop informational documents and other activities that will attract new
business and guide new businesses through the development and permitting process.
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Continue to develop Ongoing C &ED Staff
development incentives
Brochure /Marketing Package
Continue joint meetings with Ongoing C &ED Staff and EDIC
the Planning Board
Goal 3. Expand focus in other areas of Town, to begin to develop individualized redevelopment plans to
generate jobs and income, and expand the tax base for certain key industrial and commercial areas in Town
Objective 3 -A. Develop individualized redevelopment plans for the following target areas:
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Industrial and Commercially In concert the EPA brownfields EDIC appointed member with
Zoned property in Southeast grant C &ED Staff assistance as
Framingham needed
Technology Park 1S Quarter FY09 EDIC appointed members with
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C &ED Staff assistance as
needed
Goal 4. Implement projects and programs that will bring to life the Downtown Framingham Vision and
expand the tax base.
Responsible Party
Objective 4 -A. Leverage development of the Cultural Triangle
to generate economic benefits.
Actions Timeline
Responsible Party
Support the START Ongoing
C &ED Staff, EDIC members as
Partnership and FDR on
needed
activities relating to business
up of commercial space
promotion and development
Identify grants and other funding Ongoing
C &ED Staff, EDIC members as
sources for physical
needed
improvements in the Cultural
needed
Triangle, including Nevins Hall,
Danforth Museum, and
Identify and seek funding for
streetscape improvements, and
C &ED Staff
for programming that will
promote cultural economic
Development (TOD) projects.
development in the Cultural
Triangle. Assist with grant
1S and 2 nd Quarter
preparation.
principal healthcare employer
Objective 4 -B. Continue to encourage mixed -use and institutional development in Downtown
Framingham
Actions
Timeline
Responsible Party
Continue to assist with the
Ongoing
C &ED Staff, EDIC members as
Arcade development project,
needed
including permitting and rent
up of commercial space
Market Downtown
Ongoing
C &ED Staff, EDIC members as
Framingham to potential
needed
developers
Identify and seek funding for
Fall 2008
C &ED Staff
additional Transit Oriented
Development (TOD) projects.
Work with the hospital, our
1S and 2 nd Quarter
EDIC with C &ED Staff
principal healthcare employer
in downtown Framingham, to
develop a long range plan and
establish appropriate medical
zoning overlays
Work with educational
3r Quarter
EDIC with C &ED Staff
institutions such as Mass Bay
Community College and
Framingham State College to
develop a long range plan for
expansion in downtown
Framingham
Objective 4 -C. Support the efforts of the Framingham Downtown Renaissance (FDR) as it
transitions to a non - profit entity
Actions
Maintain an EDIC presence on
FDR and support their efforts
to become a 501(c)(3) non-
Timeline Responsible Party
Monthly EDIC member to serve on
FDR. C &ED Staff to continue
to participate with FDR.
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Objective 4 -D. Assure that the railroad crossing at Routes 126 and 135 and related traffic
problems are properly addressed, and a plan to solve problems is implemented
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Serve on the Downtown Ongoing EDIC appointed member
Railroad Crossing Committee,
and its Steering Committee
Goal 5. Be a catalyst for driving discussion about economic development issues and the role they play in
generating tax revenue and income for the Town
Objective 5 -A. Obtain input from organizations and general public regarding economic
development issues
Actions Timeline Responsible Party
Obtain input from business As Needed EDIC
owners and residents on
issues and projects impacted
by potential EDIC projects
Objective 5 -13. Provide resources to educate Elected
boards about economic development issues.
Actions Timeline
Use the results from the First Half of FY09
Northeastern University Center
for Urban and Regional
Policy's "Moving to
Massachusetts Self -
Assessment Tool" results and
develop policies or procedures
that will better position the
Town for commercial and
industrial recruitment.
Officials, Town Meeting members and
Objective 5 -C. Provide input into Master Planning Process
Actions Timeline
Take lead on economic In concert with Master Plan
development issues during timeframe
Master Plan process, including
Transit Oriented Development,
rezoning of mill village centers
and other important
underutilized commercial
centers, and rezoning of
manufacturing zones in
southeast Framingham to
better reflect current uses.
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Responsible Party
EDIC members, C &ED Staff
Responsible Party
EDIC members
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Amend § IVI5 by deleting the number "15" in the first paragraph and replacing it with the
number, "16 ".
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Amend § IV.I.5.a. by renumbering existing subparagraph 15 to 16 and inserting a new
subparagraph 15, as presented in the background materials.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 6, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Sec. IV.I.5 by deleting the number "15" in the first paragraph and replacing it with the
number, "16 ".
Amend Sec. IV.I.5.a. by renumbering existing subparagraph 15 related to sign detail submission
requirement for site plan review applications as presented in the background materials.
Passed Unanimously.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham
as follows:
Amend § III.A.3. by adding a new subsection c. "Historic Reuse as presented in the
background materials.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 6, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Sec. 111A.3. by adding a new subsection c. "Historic Reuse' as presented in the handout
to Town Meeting
82 voting in favor, 28 opposed, 4 abstentions.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By -Law of the Town of Framingham
as follows:
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Amend Article V "Health and Safety' by adding a new § 26: "Hours of Operation for
Outdoor Construction', as described in the background materials.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 7, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor.
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To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham
as follows:
Amend § IV.I.6.b.(2) "Environmental Impact Standards" by deleting the existing words,
"the latest accepted state and federal Best Management Practices for water quality
mitigation and management" and replacing with, "Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protections (DEP's) Stormwater Management Standards, 310 CMR
10.00 ".
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 7, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Section IV.I.6.b.(2) "Environmental Impact Standards" by deleting the existing words,
"the latest accepted state and federal Best Management Practices for water quality mitigation and
management" and replacing with, "Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's
(DEP's) Stormwater Management Standards, 310 CMR 10.00 ".
131 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
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To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham
as follows:
Amend § III.L.S.a "Table of Floor Area Ratios" by adding the words, "office and
laboratory" to the Principal Use row,
assembling, manufacturing, printing"
Maximum FAR to 1.0.
"Research and development, processing,
and increasing the Base FAR to .8 and the
Town Meeting 173
Town of Framingham
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
2008 Annual Report
May 7, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Section III.L.5.a. "Table of Floor Area Ratios" by adding the words, "office and
laboratory" to the Principal use row, "Research and development, processing, assembling,
manufacturing, printing" and increasing the Base FAR to .8 and the Maximum FAR 1.0.
129 voting in favor, 2 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham
as follows:
Amend § IV.G.2. "Table of Dimensional Regulations' for the Technology Park District
by substituting, in the height column, 6/100 for 6/80.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 7, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Section IV.G.2. "Table of Dimensional Regulations" for the Technology Park District by
substituting, in the height column, 6/100 for 6/80
130 voting in favor, 1 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Amend § III.L.7.b.1. "Landscaped Open Space Requirements in the District" by reducing the
depth of the required landscaped buffer from 30 feet to 15 feet.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
Town Meeting 174
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
May 7, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Section III.L.7.b.1. "Landscaped Open Space Requirements in the District" by adding
new text as follows:
The Board may reduce the buffer to 15' along the public way provided that the applicant
replicates the open space elsewhere on the site in the form of courtyard areas or other types of
usable open space, as approved by the Board.
127 voting in favor, 4 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTIC'IT 34
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Amend § III.L.5.b. (c) "Special Permit for an Increase in FAR ", as presented in the background
materials.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 7, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend Section III.L.5.b.(c) "Special Permit for an Increase in FAR ", to read as follows:
C) The applicant agrees to develop a transportation demand management plan and
actively participate in a transportation demand management program to reduce the
number of peak hour vehicle trips. TDM programs shall include, but are not limited
to, membership or contribution to a transportation management organization,
carpooling program, public transportation voucher program, public transit system,
bicycle trail or lane, pedestrian way or shuttle service.
122 voting in favor, 9 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 35
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham as
follows:
Town Meeting 175
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
Amend § III.L.6.b. "Off- Street Parking Requirements" by deleting the existing text and replacing
with the following:
"The number of off - street parking spaces to be provided within the Technology Park District
shall be in accordance with § IV.b.1, "Table of Off - Street Parking Regulations for all
developments ".
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 7, 2008 Voted: That Section III.L.6.b. "Off- Street Parking Requirements" to read as
follows:
b. Off - Street Parking Requirements: The base Parking Requirement for Research and
Development, Processing, Assembly and Manufacturing, Printing, and Laboratory
and for Associated Offices that the Planning Board finds are related and ancillary to
these uses shall be 1 space per 800 square feet of gross floor area or 1 space per
employee, whichever is greater. Additional parking requirements for the square
footage above the Base FAR and up to the Maximum FAR shall be additive to the
Base Parking Requirement and shall be calculated at 50 percent of the Base Parking
Requirement.
122 voting in favor, 9 opposed.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTTC IT 36
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham
as follows:
Amend § V.E.2.c. by deleting the existing words, "The concurring vote of all members
of a three - member board and four members of a five - member board shall be necessary
to render a favorable decision on any application' and replacing it with new wording,
as presented in the background material.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Planning Board
May 7, 2008 Voted: That the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Framingham be amended as
follows:
Amend section V.E.2.c. by deleting the existing words, "The concurring vote of all members of a
three - member board and four members of a five- member board shall be necessary to render a
favorable decision on any application" and replacing it with new wording to read as follows:
Town Meeting 176
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
A special permit issued by an SPGA shall require a two - thirds vote of boards with more than five
members, a vote of at least four members of a five - member board and a unanimous vote of a
three - member board.
66 voting in favor, 30 opposed, 5 abstentions.
Approved by the Attorney General on September 19, 2008.
ARTICLE 37
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or otherwise
provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of prior years of the
Town.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2008 Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or
otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of paying the following unpaid bills
of prior years of the Town:
➢ LIUNA Pension $84,318.06
The Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) audited pension payments
from January 2004 to February 2007.
➢ J.E. Guertin
$21,791.03
Payment to be made for repairs to fire alarm cabling that was damaged by Liddell Bros.
during work completed by them.
➢ Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Agency (MIIA) $50,000.00
Insurance deductible for Wayside Civil Rights litigation.
➢ Kelley and Ryan Associates $ 629.85
Invoice for first half of FY08 lockbox services included the month of June 2007.
ARTIC'IT 3R
To see if the Town will vote to determine what sum or sums of money the Town will appropriate
and raise, or transfer from available funds, for the operations of the Town of Framingham,
including debt and interest for FY'08 (July 1, 2007 — June 30, 2008) and to see what budgets for
Fiscal Year 2008 will be reduced to offset said appropriations.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
Town Meeting 177
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
May 8, 2008 Voted: That Article 50 of the April 2007 Annual Town Meeting and Article 8(A)
February 2007 be amended by:
Increasing the following items:
General Government Selectmen $8,000
General Government Purchasing $2,000
General Government Building Services $46,450
Finance CFO $12,000
Technology Services $4,641
Police $30,632
STM 2/07 A8 (A) Paulini Loam Case $75,000
And, decreasing the following items:
General Government Legal $75,000
Human Resources $26,641
Planning & Economic Development $77,082
ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will vote to determine what sum or sums of money the Town will appropriate
and raise, or transfer from available funds, for the operations of the Water Department, including
debt and interest for FY'08 (July 1, 2007 — June 30, 2008) and to see what budgets for Fiscal
Year 2008 will be reduced to offset said appropriations.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor with the concurrence of
the Sponsor.
ARTICLE 40
To see if the Town will vote to determine what sum or sums of money the Town will appropriate
and raise, or transfer from available funds, for the operations of the Sewer Department, including
debt and interest for FY'08 (July 1, 2007 — June 30, 2008) and to see what budgets for Fiscal
Year 2008 will be reduced to offset said appropriations.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor with the concurrence of
the Sponsor.
ARTICLE 41
Town Meeting 178
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will vote to rescind various authorized, but unissued borrowing votes of the
Town.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2008 Voted: That the following authorized, but unissued balances of Town borrowing
votes be rescinded:
Town Meeting /Project # /Project Name
Balance to Rescind
ATM 04 A27 Boiler Replacement — Walsh
$23,000
School
STM 10.03 A10 Tercentennial Park Phase 2
$250,000
ATM 07 A4900 Fuller Auditorium Ceiling
$297,155
ATM 07 A49PP McCarthy School
$41,000
ATM 06 A30T Final Stage Boiler
$48,000
Replacements, 5 schools
ARTICLE 42
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum or sums of money for off -site mitigation
improvements or as otherwise agreed upon by the Town of Framingham Planning Board and
Project Applicant (s) pursuant to recorded Planning Board decision(s) for
dated to be managed by the Town Manager or designee in consultation with the
Planning Board and consistent with said decision(s).
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor with the concurrence of
the Sponsor.
ARTICLE 43
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Parks and Recreation Commission, staff, and its
agents to give a status report on the Bowditch Field Master Plan.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen/Parks and Recreation Commission
May 14, 2008 Voted: That a report from the Park and Recreation Department and its agents on
the Bowditch Field Master Plan be heard.
ARTICLE 44
Town Meeting 179
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise
provide a sum or sums of money for various capital projects including purchase of equipment,
purchase of land, repair, rehabilitation, design or construction of buildings and infrastructure.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 15, 2008 Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or
borrow the sum of $13,098,744 for the projects in the attachment dated April 2, 2008, to be spent
under the direction of the Town Manager or his designee, with the exception of items proposed
by the School Department, which will be spent under the direction of the School Superintendent
or his designee, and further, that the Town Manager or School Superintendent shall be allowed to
exceed the appropriation for individual capital projects to be spent under his direction as long as
the total amount to be spent does not exceed the total amount appropriated and that such
adjustments are in compliance with M.G.L., Chapter 44 for the purpose of the design and
construction, including any related engineering, personnel and legal services, and provided
further, that the School Security Camera project be authorized contingent upon the receipt of
federal public safety grant funds.
Budget
Project Title
Department
2009 Cost
Cost Total
Vote
Year
General Fund Recommended
Projects
A44A
Combined Town
Town
$358,700
$358,700
143 -2
Buildings
Mgr /School
A44B
Replace Rescue 1
Fire
$530,000
$530,000
145 -0
Truck
A44C
Main Library
Library
$135,436
$135,436
145 -0
Renovations: Parking
Garage, Alarm
System, Exterior
Lighting
A44D
McAuliffe Branch
Library
$70,000
$70,000
145 -0
Library Renovations
HVAC /Boiler
Replacment
A44E
Bowditch Master Plan
Parks and
$7,900,000
$7,900,000
135 -10
Construction
Rec
A44F
Toro Groundmaster
Parks and
$93,450
$93,450
145 -0
580 -D 4x4
Rec
A44G
Locker Room Update
Police
$90,858
$90,858
145 -0
A44H
Prisoner Processing
Police
$147,115
$147,115
145 -0
A44I
Saxonville Levy
DPW-
$400,000
$400,000
145 -0
Accreditation
Engineering
A443
Saxonville Levee Rick
DPW-
$50,000
$50,000
145 -0
Analysis
Engineering
A44K
Roadway
DPW-
$500,000
$5,200,000
145 -0
Improvements 2009
Highway
A44L
Sidewalk /Accessibility
DPW-
$100,000
$100,000
145 -0
Improvements 2009
Highway
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A44M
68,000 GVW C &C w/
DPW -
$9.03
Refuse Packer &
Sanitation
Upgrd Schl Smoke Det
Plow #518
5/00 ATM
A44N
DDC Energy
School
5/02 ATM
Conservation
Roof Brophy Sc
$1.25
Controls, Phase 2 of
A27F
MultiSidewalk Tractor
3
4/04 ATM
A44O
Security Cameras, IP
School
Infrastructure —
Dump
Contingent upon
A21M
Walsh Roof
$690,000 Grant
A44P
Emergency
School
4/05 ATM
Generator
Maynard Stair & Walk
$24,701.00
Replacements (4 ea.)
A26H
Bowditch Boiler Rplce
Phase 1 o
4/05 ATM
A44Q
Townwide Permits,
Tech. Svs
4/05 ATM
Licensing and
Engine 8 -Brush Truck
$1,036.60
Inspections System
A26T
A44R
Wireless Access
Tech. Svs
A26V
Points for Public
$6,037.00
4/06 ATM
Safety
Engine 2 Fire Pumper
Total Recommended Projects
4/06 ATM
$219,780 $219,780 145 -0
$175,300 $175,300 145 -0
$1,380,000 $1,380,000 119 -5
$329,323 $583,969 122 -2
$317,648 $317,648 145 -0
$301,134 $301,134 124 -0
$13,098,744 $18,168,390
2008 Annual Report
And to meet said appropriation, $132,607.94 will be transferred from the following Capital
Projects to fund item Roadway Improvements 2009:
5/98 ATM
A31C
Back Prev Park Dt
$9.03
5/98 ATM
A31
Upgrd Schl Smoke Det
$2,400.00
5/00 ATM
A25U
Park & School Fences
$151.80
5/02 ATM
A15H
Roof Brophy Sc
$1.25
4/03 ATM
A27F
MultiSidewalk Tractor
$7.00
4/04 ATM
A21K
Ford 650 J Hook
$708.30
Dump
4/04 ATM
A21M
Walsh Roof
$2,469.42
Replacement
4/05 ATM
A26G
Maynard Stair & Walk
$24,701.00
4/05 ATM
A26H
Bowditch Boiler Rplce
$1,217.00
4/05 ATM
A263
F450 Crew Cab Dump
$134.00
4/05 ATM
A26L
Engine 8 -Brush Truck
$1,036.60
4/05 ATM
A26T
Replace Platform 1
$90,148.99
4/05 ATM
A26V
Case 570 Loader
$6,037.00
4/06 ATM
A30A
Engine 2 Fire Pumper
$182.39
4/06 ATM
A30G
F450 4WD Dump Trck
$182.00
4/06 ATM
A30H
F550 Trash
$443.00
Compactor
4/06 ATM
A30S
Stapleton Roof Splmnt
$495.10
4/07 ATM
A49Z
V #3 F359 Ext Cab 4x4
$2,117.00
4/07 ATM
A4933
8800 GVW Pickup
$10.50
Plow
4/07 ATM
A49KK
8800 Pickup & Plow
$10.50
4/07 ATM
A49MM
15k 4WD Cab Rack
$6.80
4/07 ATM
A49WW
Bombadier Sidewalk
$93.80
Tr
4/07 ATM
A49XX
Frnt End Loader #455
$45.46
Town Meeting 181
Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
And, further, the Treasurer is authorized, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to issue
from time to time bonds or notes in the amount of $12,408,038 pursuant to the provisions of
MGL, Chapter 44, Section 7 and 8 or any other enabling authority.
And further, that the individual hired under the general fund capital project titled "Combined
Town Buildings" in the amount of $358,700, will, within a one year period, present a plan to
Town Meeting with RFPs ready to go on the Memorial Building and the Maynard Building.
ARTICLE 45
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court
for a special act providing that legislation be adopted allowing the Park and Recreation
Commission to construct, maintain and use a maintenance garage on land owned by the town for
park purposes located at the corner of Dudley Road and Fountain Street; provided that the
General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the Board
of Selectmen approve amendments to the bill before enactment by the General Court; and
provided further that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to approve amendments which
shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen/Parks and Recreation Commission
May 15, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the General Court
for a special act providing that legislation be adopted allowing the Park and Recreation
Commission to construct, maintain and use at the corner of Dudley Road and Fountain Street;
provided that the General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the
special act, unless the Board of Selectmen approve amendments to the special act before
enactment by the General Court; and provided further that the Board of Selectmen is hereby
authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public
objectives of this petition.
ARTICLE 46
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or borrow a
sum of money for the purpose of the design and construction, including any related engineering
and legal services, of the following water projects, and the acquisition of any necessary
permanent and /or temporary easements or other interests in land for said projects:
Other water projects as set forth in the background materials;
and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain,
permanent easements and temporary construction easements or other interests in land for said
projects and as further described in the background materials; and further to authorize the Board
of Selectmen to take all actions to carry out the purposes of this Article.
Pass any vote or to take any action relative thereto.
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Town of Framingham
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
2008 Annual Report
May 13, 2008 Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or
borrow the sum of $21,235,938, for the projects in the attachment dated April 2, 2008, to be
spent under the direction of the Town Manager or his designee, and further, that the Town
Manager shall be allowed to exceed the appropriation for individual capital projects to be spent
under his direction as long as the total amount to be spent does not exceed the total amount
appropriated and that such adjustments are in compliance with MGL, Chapter 44, for the purpose
of the design and construction, including any related engineering, personnel and legal services,
of the following Water Department projects, and the acquisition of any necessary permanent
and /or temporary easements or other interests in land for said projects:
A46A
11,000 GVW 4 Wheel Drive C &C w/ Util Body & Plow #614
$44,994
A46B
Grove Street Water Pump Station — Construction
$2,932,300
A46C
Pershing Avenue Water Main Replacement — Construction
$438,750
A46D
Water Street Water Main Replacement — Construction
$8,522,150
A46E
Beebe Water Tank Steel Replacement — Design
$90,600
A46F
Prospect Street Area Water Main Replacement — Construct
$3,000,000
A46G
Water Main Replacement — Various Locations 2009
$200,000
A46H
11,000 GVW 4WD C &C w/ Utility Body & Plow #603
$44,994
A46I
Grant Street Water Replacement — Design
$153,750
A463
North Concord Street Water Main Replacement Project Design
$600,000
A46K
Birch Road Well Reactivation Project
$2,830,400
A46L
Chouteau & LaSalle Avenues Water Main Replacement Project Design
$110,000
A46M
Goodnow Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation — Construction
$891,600
A46N
Brigham Road Water Main Replacement — Construction
$263,000
A460
Union Avenue Area/ Main St Water Main Replacement — Design
$320,000
A46P
Barbieri Road Water Main — Design
$149,400
A46Q
Concord Street Water Main Replacement
$141,750
A46R
Edmands Road Water Main Installation
$110,000
A46S
Goodnow Lane Water Pump Station — Design
$115,500
A46T
Pond Street Water Replacement — Design
$276,750
Other water projects as set forth in the background materials.
And, further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent
domain, permanent easements and temporary construction easements or other interests in
land for said projects, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take all actions
necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
To meet said appropriation, $62,463.83 will be transferred from the following Capital Projects to
fund item Grove Street Water Pump Station:
A34/85 Water Supply Equipment
126.51
DEQE L -4 -030 Leak Detection
4,622.68
5/92 ATM A33 Indian Head Water
23,887.39
5/95 ATM A51 -4 Sewer /Water Equip
5,079.00
ATM97 A73 MWRA Water Imp
224.42
ATM97 A73 MWRA Water Imp
5,192.00
5/97 ATM A72 Utility Truck
9,971.00
5/02 ATM A15K Water Main Rp
667.06
5/02 ATM A15L Water Sery Repl
5.26
4/04 ATM A21X Trcked Constion Excvt
12,675.00
4/05 ATM A26CC 15K GVW Utility Trck
1.01
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4/07 ATM A50I 11 GVW Cab Chassis Ut
2.50
4/07 ATM A503 11 GVW 4WD Utility
2.50
4/07 ATM A50K 11 GVW 4W Cab Utility
2.50
4/07 ATM A50L 11 GVW 4W Cab Utility
2.50
4/07 ATM A50P 11 GVW 4WD Utility
2.50
2008 Annual Report
$355,500 be appropriated from Water Retained Earnings for items 46 Water Tank Steel
Rehabilitation- Design, 46_Barbieri Road Water Main - Design, and 46_Goodnow Lane Water
Pump Station - Design, and the Treasurer is authorized, with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen, to issue from time to time bonds or notes in the amount of $20,817,974 pursuant to
the provisions of MGL, Chapter 44, Section 7 and 8 or any other enabling authority.
147 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
ARTICLE 47
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or borrow a
sum of money for the purpose of the design and construction, including related engineering and
legal services, of the following sewer projects, and the acquisition of any necessary permanent
and /or temporary easements or other interests in land for said projects:
Other sewer projects as set forth in the background materials;
and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain,
permanent easements and temporary construction easements or other interests in land for said
projects and as further described in the background materials; and further to authorize the Board
of Selectmen to take all actions to carry out the purposes of this Article.
Pass any vote or to take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 15, 2008 Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or
borrow the sum of $9,042,461, for the projects in the attachment dated April 2, 2008, to be spent
under the direction of the Town Manager or his designee, and further, that the Town Manager
shall be allowed to exceed the appropriation for individual capital projects to be spent under his
direction as long as the total amount to be spent does not exceed the total amount appropriated
and that such adjustments are in compliance with MGL, Chapter 44, for the purpose of the
design and construction, and legal services, of the following Sewer Department projects, and the
acquisition of any necessary permanent and /or temporary easements or other interests in land for
said projects:
A47A
North Framingham Pump Station Replacement Project Design
$792,500
127 -0
A47B
18,000 GVW C &C w/ Closed Circuit Camera Body
$197,211
127 -0
A47C
300 kw Generator (Used)
$90,000
127 -0
A47D
SCADA Wireless Networking
$350,000
127 -0
A47E
Farm Pond Interceptor Sewer Rehabilitation Project — Construction
$1,100,000
142 -0
A47F
Cove Area Sewer main Rehabilitation
$1,753,750
127 -0
A47G
Prospect Street Area Sewer Replacement Project — Constr
$2,783,000
127 -0
A47H
Lakeview Pump Station Elimination Project — Design
$175,000
127 -0
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A47I Central Street Siphon Replacement $794,000
A473 Sewer System Evaluation Study Phase 3 $575,000
A47K Union Avenue Area Sewer Replacement — Design $432,000
Other Sewer projects as set forth in the background materials.
2008 Annual Report
127 -0
127 -0
127 -0
And, further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent
domain, permanent easements and temporary construction easements or other interests in land
for said projects and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take all actions necessary to
carry out the purpose of this article.
To meet said appropriation, $74,093.55 will be transferred from the following Capital Projects to
fund item 47, Prospect Street Area Sewer Replacement Project-Construction:
11/86 STM A17D Sewer Farm Pond
$272.79
A19D ATM88 Intercept Bates
$28,054.02
A44 ATM90 Sewer Saxon Pump
$432.49
A20 ATM92 Improv Sewerage
$701.38
A22 ATM92 Repair Wk Sewer Lines
$2,614.86
5/95 ATM A51 -4 Sewer /Water Equip
$19,810.00
STM 96 A8 Sewer Equipment
$12,414.00
5/97 ATM A71 Utility Truck
$3,372.00
10/00 STM A9D TFV Camera Truck
$4,800.00
4/03 ATM A27T 4WD Utility Truck
$3.00
4/03 ATM A27W 6 Water Pump & Equip
$145.00
4/04 ATM A2133 70kGVW 12CY Vactor U
$345.00
4/05 ATM A26II 15K GVW Cab & Chass
$542.00
4/05 ATM A2633 15K GVW Utility Body
$1.01
4/06 ATM A30FF 15K GVE Dmp Trck/Plw
$586.00
$1,244,211 be appropriated from the Sewer Retained Earnings for items 47_18,000 GVW C &C
w/ Closed Circuit Camera Body, 47_300 kw Generator (used), 47 SACDA Wireless
Networking, and 47_Union Avenue Area Sewer Replacement — Design, and the Treasurer be
authorized, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to issue from time to time bonds or
notes in the amount of $7,724,156 pursuant to the provisions of MGL, Chapter 44, Section 7 and
8 or any other enabling authority.
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To see if the Town will vote to authorize or re- authorize several revolving funds as defined by
M.G.L, Chapter 44, Section 53 E' /2 for FY 09 beginning July 1, 2008, including but not limited
to the following:
A) Town Owned Building Civic Use (Maynard Building) Fund;
B) Town Owned Building Civic Use Fund;
C) Town Owned Building Civic Use (Cushing Chapel) Fund;
D) Concert on the Common Fund;
E) School Bus Fees Fund;
F) Pavement Management Fund;
G) Town Wetland Protection Fund;
H) Vaccine Administration Fund
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I) Fluorescent Lamp/Mercury Recycling Fund
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 15, 2008 Voted: That the Town authorized or re- authorized several revolving funds as
defined by MGL, Ch. 44, Section 53E'/2 for FY09 beginning July 1', 2008, including, but not
limited to the following:
Fund Manager
Town Owned
Building /Civic Use
Fund — Maynard
Building
Town Owned
Building /Civic Use
Fund — Danforth
and Memorial
Buildings
Town owned
Building /Civic
Use Fund - Cushing
Chapel
Town owned
Building /Civic
Use Fund - Concerts
on the Common
Purpose
Building Services To receive funds from rental fees and other
Department of the similar charges for the use of the Jonathan
General
Maynard Building and to authorize the
Government
Building Services Department to spend these
Division
funds for direct expenses associated with the
Excavation (formally
general maintenance of this building such as
Pavement)
custodial direct expenses associated with the
Management Fund
general maintenance of this building such as
custodial costs, utilities, maintenance supplies
and other similar expenses
Building Services
To receive funds from rental fees and other
Department of the
similar charges for the use of the Danforth and
General
Memorial Buildings and to authorize the
Government
Building Services Department to spend these
Division
funds for direct expenses associated with the
general maintenance of these buildings such as
custodial costs, utilities, maintenance supplies
and other similar expenses
Building Services
Department of the
General
Government
Division
Building Services
Department of the
General
Government
Division
Framingham School Framingham
Committee- School School Committee
Bus fees
School Department
Town Wetland
Conservation
Protection Fund
Commission
Excavation (formally
Department of
Pavement)
Public Works
Management Fund
Vaccine Board of Health
Administration Fund
To receive funds from rental fees and other
similar charges for the use of the Cushing
Chapel and to authorize the Building Services
Department to spend these funds for direct
expenses associated with the general
maintenance of these buildings such as
custodial costs, utilities, maintenance supplies
and other similar expenses
To receive funds from the sale of food and
other similar charges during Concerts on the
Common and to authorize the Building
Services Department to spend these funds for
direct expenses associated with the sale of food
and other concert - related charges such as staff
costs, utilities, maintenance supplies and other
similar expenses.
To receive and spend funds for direct expenses
associated with the transportation of students
to and from school.
To receive and spend funds to pay services
associated with processing Permits and
Requests for Determination.
To account for revenue from fees generated by
Town of Framingham's Street Opening Permit
and if approved by Town Meeting, fees
associated with the Excavation Management
program. The intent of this revolving fund is
to retain the revenue generated there from,
within an account, that the Department of
Public Works may access, as needed, for the
administrative and operational costs associated
with the management of this program.
To use funds secured from reimbursements
from Medicare, other private insurance carriers
and non - residents, for influenza vaccine
administration to those citizens over 65 years
of age. The funds will be used to buy
FY09 Spending
Ceiling
$175,000
$90,000
Disposition of
FY08 Fund
Balance
Balance available
for expenditure
Balance available
for expenditure
$20,000 Balance available
for expenditure
$4,000 Balance available
for expenditure
$380,000 Balance available
for expenditure
$20,500 Balance available
for expenditure
$75,000 Balance available
for expenditure
$20,000 Balance available
for expenditure
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additional vaccines and supplies to expand the
purchase of flu vaccine for town employees.
Other programs could include the
meningococcal vaccine for high school seniors
and college freshmen and the new HPV
vaccine for cervical cancer.
Fluorescent Department of To use funds secured from the cost to dispose
Lamp /Mercury Public Works of Fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent and
Recycling other mercury containing items like
thermometers, thermostats and button -cell
batteries to offset the costs of disposal. In
addition, we will encourage the proper disposal
of these regulated items at or by a certified
vendor using the correct containers.
ARTICLE 49
2008 Annual Report
$5,000 Balance available
for expenditure
To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on reports and recommendations of the Selectmen
and other officers and committees of the Town and Boards of Trustees and to raise and
appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the
support of the operations of the Town, for a Reserve Fund, for any other purposes included in
said reports, for the payments of notes and bonds of the Town, if any, which mature before the
next annual meeting, for the payment of pensions and for all other necessary expenses of the
Town for the Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 — June 30, 2009).
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 22, 2008 Voted: That the Town hear and act on reports and recommendations of the
Selectmen and other officers and committees of the Town and Boards of Trustees and to raise
and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for
the support of the operations of the Town, for a Reserve Fund, for any other purposes included in
said reports, for the payments of notes and bonds of the Town, if any, which mature before the
next annual meeting, for the payment of pensions and for all other necessary expenses of the
Town for the Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 — June 30, 2009).
Unclassified
$32,060,228
Retirement
$10,738,564
Debt Service
$8,832,938
Framingham Public Schools
$87,346,829
Keefe Technical Assessment
$8,863,574
Fire
$11,714,330
Police
$11,881,268
Public Works
$9,695,204
Framingham Public Library
$2,594,760
Planning Board
$217,234
Town Clerk/Stipend
$84,239
Town Clerk/Elections
$361,705
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General Government
$3,032,909
Parks & Recreation /Cultural Affairs
$3,081,026
Finance
$1,618,200
Inspectional Services
$1,539,447
Community and Economic Development
$483,018
Technology Services
$1,293,142
Human Resources
$706,604
Stabilization Fund
$0
Reserve Fund
$400,000
Snow & Ice
$651,301
Total Town Meeting Appropriation
$196,996,520
and to meet said appropriations, the Town approves the following to support the budget,
Transfer from Free Cash
$1,246,510
Transfer From Parking Meter Receipts
$66,000
Transfer From Stabilization Fund
$198,958
116 voting in favor, 1 opposed
Transfer from Sewer Enterprise Fund
$1,115,796
Revenue
Transfer from Water Enterprise Fund
$1,208930
Revenue
Transfer from Consumer and Merchant
$12,590
Protection Act Funds
And the balance to be raised from taxation.
And further, that the establishment of an ad hoc committee to research and recommend more
uniform criteria and security practices regarding sensitive, personal information required for
discounts on municipal and school fees and taxes. This committee shall be composed of one
member from each of the standing committees of town meeting and will report its findings and
recommendations to the 2008 Fall Town Meeting.
And further, that the Selectmen review these policies on ID information and come back in the
Fall Town Meeting with new streamlined handling this issue for Town Meeting review.
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To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise
provide a sum or sums of money for the operation of the Water Department, including capital
outlay and debt service, and for all other necessary expenses for the Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1,
2008 — June 30, 2009)
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
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Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
2008 Annual Report
May 22, 2008 Voted: That the Town expend $13,398,858 in FY09 in the Water Department for
the cost of personnel, operating expenses, MWRA Assessment and debt service, under the
direction of the Town Manager or his designee:
And, that the $13,398,858 be raised from water receipts.
ARTICLE 51
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise
provide a sum or sums of money for the operation of the Sewer Department, including capital
outlay and debt service, and for all other necessary expenses for the Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1,
2008 — June 30, 2009)
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
May 22, 2008 Voted: That the Town expend $14,779,427 in FY09 in the Sewer Department for
the cost of personnel, operating expenses, MWRA Assessment and debt service, under the
direction of the Town Manager or his designee:
And that the $14,779,427 be raised from sewer receipts.
RESOLUTION
April 30, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that the Planning Board come back in the Fall Town
Meeting with amendments to enforcement to include specific language in regard to providing
accused the opportunity to appeal within the town prior to bringing the accused, who considers
themselves innocent, to work it out within the town prior to going through a court process which
is a criminal action against the accused.
Kathleen T. McCarthy, Precinct 10
RESOLUTION
May 14, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that the School Committee, Parks and Recreation
Department and the High School Athletic Department work together to develop and implement a
policy for scheduling Framingham's team usage of the Bowditch Field complex so that the
policy complies with the intent and meaning of Federal Title IX (which mandates fairness and
equal treatment of male and female athletes). Such scheduling shall ensure that equal
opportunities are formally offered to Framingham's boys and girls teams every calendar year.
The results of this collaborative policy draft shall be presented at next annual town meeting in
2009.
Philip L. Reitz, Precinct 13
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RESOLUTION
2008 Annual Report
May 15, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that it is the will of Town Meeting to have the CFO,
Assessor or designee make a presentation to Town Meeting at this and future Annual Spring
Town Meetings indicating their best professional estimates as to the amount of $$$ (monetary)
impact that the approval of the annual Town Operating Budget will have on the Real Estate Tax
Rate and average homeowners total tax bill for the forthcoming fiscal year(s).that the Board of
Selectmen present for Town Meeting approval plans for the disposition of all real property in the
Town of Framingham held more than 3 years, including tax title property.
Peter Pleshaw, Precinct 11
RF,soi JiTInN
May 20, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that it is the will of Town Meeting that the Board of
Selectmen adopt policies and procedures to substantially increase the Town of Framingham's
recycling program. We urge the Town to shift away from a purely voluntary recycling program
and to expeditiously implement and enforce mandatory recycling policies for residential,
municipal and educational buildings.
Dawn E Harkness, Precinct 4
Alexander R. Capone, Precinct 15
Janet Leombruno, Precinct 5
Norma R Shulman, Precinct 5
Jim Rizoli, Precinct 14
David L Hutchinson, Precinct 12
Laurence M. Schmeidler, Precinct 4
Amy M. Weader, Precinct 4
Janice Knapp - Cordes, Precinct 5
Judith M. Perry, Precinct 5
Philip R. Ottaviani, Jr., Precinct 11
Mark S. Lamkin, Precinct I
Wolf Haberman, Precinct 8
Laurie Jeanne Carroll, Precinct 8
RESOLUTION
May 20, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved, in all future School budgets, that the following will occur:
Change the wording "Total School Budget" at the bottom of the school budget to "Sub -Total
School Budget ".
Add an additional page showing each additional school related expense in line item format,
indicating total amounts for each entry.
Total these additional school expenses adding them to the Sub -Total school expenses to arrive at
a true "Total School Budget ".
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Footnote on the overall Town Budget page that the "Education" budget total does not reflect
additional school expenses of $ (Insert total) as shown in the School Budget book.
Enzo Rotatori, Precinct 11
RESOLUTION
May 22, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that the Selectmen review these policies on ID information
and come back in the Fall Town Meeting with new streamlined handling this issue for Town
Meeting review.
Kathleen T. McCarthy, Precinct 10
RESOLUTION
May 22, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that the Director of Human Resources for the Town of
Framingham report back to the October Town Meeting a cost benefit analysis and proposed
action plan for confirming that all dependents covered under Group Health Insurance are, in fact,
eligible dependents.
Edward V. Cosgrove, Precinct 11
RESOLUTION
May 22, 2008 Voted: Be it resolved that the Town Meeting request that all sponsors of articles
provide the complete main motion on the articles to Town Meeting Members in written form at
least two days before the article is discussed. In addition, any amendments to motions or
resolutions that have been prepared before the day the motion or amendment or resolution is
discussed shall be provided to Town Meeting Members in written form or displayed.
Joel Winett, Precinct 7
RESOLUTION
May 22, 2008 Voted: In consideration of the concerns expressed at this Town Meeting relative
to the escalating cost of providing educational programming within the Framingham Public
Schools, be it resolved that the Framingham Town Meeting respectfully requests a thorough
study and status report from the Superintendent and Framingham School Committee in the form
of a plan for reducing educational costs, including but not limited to the cost of transportation,
the number of students bused, the cost and priority of the School Choice Program, the
recruitment process for selection of a new Superintendent, and any other creative ways to reduce
cost while retaining quality education. Said report to be presented to the Town Meeting no later
than October 31, 2008.
Peter Pleshaw, Precinct 11
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APRIL 30, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE 1
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide
a sum or sums of money to settle the litigation entitled Massachusetts Teachers Retirement
System on behalf of Mrs. Bonnie Carey) v. Town of Framingham (School Department)
Department of Industrial Accidents Board No. 9520 -06, and approve said settlement pursuant to
Art. 11, Sec. 1.4 of the General Bylaws.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That the Town be authorized to settle litigation entitled Massachusetts
Teachers Retirement System (on behalf of Mrs. Bonnie Carey) v. Town of Framingham (School
Department) Department of Industrial Accidents Board No. 9520 -06, and approve said
settlement pursuant to Art. 11, Sec. 1.4 of the General Bylaws for the sum of $70,000, and further
to transfer $40,000 from the 2008 School Department budget to the 2008 Worker's
Compensation Settlement budget line within the miscellaneous unclassified portion of the
budget.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide
a sum or sums of money to settle the litigation pending in Middlesex Superior Court entitled L.
Perrina Construction Co., Inc. v. Town of Framingham Middlesex Superior Court Civil Action
No. 07- 04496 -J, and approve said settlement pursuant to Article 11, Sec. 1.4 of the General
Bylaws.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That the Town be authorized to settle the litigation pending in
Middlesex Superior Court entitled L. Perrina Construction Co., Inc. v. Town of Framingham
Middlesex Superior Court Civil Action No. 07- 04496 -J, and approve said settlement pursuant to
Article II, Sec. 1.4 of the General Bylaws for the sum of $56,000. Said funds to be paid from
existing 2008 capital appropriations within the Department of Public Works budget.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the Town will vote to add a new Section 28 to Article V of the General Bylaws entitled
"Tax Title Payment Agreements," which shall provide as follows:
Section 28. Tax Title Payment Agreements
28.1 Purpose
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Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 60, §62A and the terms set forth in this Article V, Section 27 of the
General Bylaws, the Town is authorized but not required to offer tax title payment agreements
to persons entitled to redeem parcels in tax title.
28.2 Subject Properties
Property which may be the subject of tax title payment agreements pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be a site or portion of a site from or at which there has been a release of oil or
hazardous material;
(b) Be owned by a person not otherwise eligible to utilize Article V, Section 20 of the
General Bylaws related to Brownfields Tax Abatement Agreements;
(c) Be zoned for commercial or industrial use; and
(d) Be the subject of a clean -up and remediation plan that at a minimum complies with
M.G.L. c. 21E and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, 310 CMR 40.0000 (the
"MCP ") and which allows for the continued use of the property for commercial or
industrial uses. The compliance of said clean -up and remediation plan shall be
ascertained by the Town's Licensed Site Professional or equivalent paid for by the
property owner, and shall be confirmed in writing by the Town Manager or his /her
designee.
28.3 Payment Agreements
28.3.1 The Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to negotiate
agreements for the reduction of interest that has accrued on the amount of the tax title
account (hereinafter, "Payment Agreements ") with owners of eligible properties, the
terms of which Payment Agreements shall be subject to approval by the Board of
Selectmen for reductions not exceeding $500,000. Reductions above this amount shall
also be subject to approval of Town Meeting.
28.3.2 Payment Agreements may allow for the reduction of not more than thirty -five
percent (35 %) of the interest that has accrued on the tax title account.
28.3.3 Such Payment Agreements shall be for a maximum term of no more than three (3)
years and require a minimum payment at the inception of the agreement of twenty -five
percent (25 %) of the total amount needed to redeem the parcel.
28.3.4 During the term of the Payment Agreement, the Treasurer or Chief Financial
Officer may not bring an action to foreclose the tax title unless payments are not made in
accordance with the schedule set out in the Payment Agreement or timely payments are
not made on other amounts due to the Town relative to the same parcel.
28.3.5 Payment Agreements shall include, but not be limited to:
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(a) The amount of outstanding real estate taxes;
(b) The statutory interest to accrue;
(c) The description of quantifiable monthly payments;
(d) The inception date of monthly payments;
(e) The date of the final payment;
(f) Contractual late fees to be imposed;
(g) The amount and percentage of the reduction of interest (not to exceed
30 %) that will occur provided that the recipient complies with all terms of
the Payment Agreement;
(h) A statement that any reduction in the interest authorized by this subsection
shall be contingent upon the recipient's fulfillment of all terms of the
Payment Agreement, including making all payments required by such
Payment Agreement in a timely manner;
(i) Such Payment Agreement shall further provide that all interest and
penalties will become due in full should the recipient fail to comply with
all terms of the Payment Agreement;
(j) A requirement that the property owner will provide the Town with a copy
of all reports submitted to the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection within seven (7) days of receipt;
(k) A requirement that the property owner will pay for the services of a
Licensed Site Professional ( "LSP ") or equivalent, retained by the Town to
assist the Town in evaluating whether the clean -up and remediation plan
for the property at a minimum complies with M.G.L. c. 21E and the
Massachusetts Contingency Plan, 310 CMR 40.0000 (the "MCP ") and
which allows for the continued use of the entire property for commercial
or industrial uses. The amount of such payment shall be agreed upon
between the Town and the property owner; and
(1) Any and all other contractual terms as arranged between the Treasurer or
Chief Financial Officer and the property owner, and as approved by the
Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting as set forth in Section 28.3.1
herein.
28.4 All Payment Agreements shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board of
Selectmen and the property owner, whose signatures shall be notarized.
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28.5 Copies of all Payment Agreements shall be provided to the Board of Selectmen
and the property owner.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That the Town add a new Section 28 to Article V of the General Bylaws
entitled "Tax Title Payment Agreements ", as set forth in the warrant, with the exception that
28.3.5(g)'s reference to "not to exceed 30 %" shall be changed to "not to exceed 35 % ".
Approved by the Attorney General on July 29, 2008.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the town -owned property located at 618R Waverly Street
from the care, custody and control of the School Committee to the care, custody and control of
the Board of Selectmen for general municipal purposes, pass any vote or take any action relative
thereto.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
April 30, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the Sponsor.
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JUNE 24, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING #1
ARTICLE 1
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen acting as Sewer
Commissioners pursuant to General Laws chapter 83 Section 1, General Laws chapter 79 and
any and all other enabling statutes, to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain a permanent
easement or fee simple, including temporary construction easements, for the relocation,
expansion, and reconstruction of the Town sewer pump station known as the Paramount pump
station, and for other sewer infrastructure improvements associated with this sewer project,
including the replacement, relocation, and construction of sewer pipes, mains, and other
appurtenances, and further to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds a
sum of money for said purposes and for related expenses including appraisals, engineering, legal,
and recording fees; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and other town officials to take any
other action necessary to carry out this project.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
June 24, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized, acting as Sewer
Commissioners pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 83, Section 1, General Laws Chapter 79 and
any and all other enabling statutes, to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain a permanent
easement or fee simple, including temporary construction easements, for the relocation,
expansion, and reconstruction of the Town sewer pump station known as the Paramount pump
station, and for other sewer infrastructure improvements associated with this sewer project,
including the replacement, relocation, and construction of sewer pipes, mains, and other
appurtenances; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and other town officials to take any
other action necessary to carry out this project.
129 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen pursuant to General Laws,
Chapter 40, Section 14, General Laws Chapter 79, and any and all other enabling statutes, to
acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain a permanent easement or fee simple, including
temporary construction easements, in a portion of the owned by the Framingham Housing
Authority and located at 115 Cochituate Road, at the intersection of Route 30 and Beacon Street,
for highway purposes, including the installation of traffic signal posts and bases, controller
cabinet and pad, and associated interconnect conduit, as shown on a plan prepared by Rizzo
Associates on file at the Town Department of Public Works, and further to raise and appropriate,
borrow or transfer from available funds a sum of money for said purposes and for related
expenses including appraisals, engineering, legal, and recording fees; and to authorize the Board
of Selectmen and other town officials to take any other action necessary to carry out this project.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
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Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
2008 Annual Report
June 24, 2008 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized pursuant to General Laws,
Chapter 40, Section 14, General Laws, Chapter 79 and all other enabling statutes, to acquire by
gift, purchase, or eminent domain a permanent easement or fee simple, including temporary
construction easements in a portion of the land owned by the Framingham Housing Authority
and located at 115 Cochituate Road, at the intersection of Route 30 and Beacon Street, for
highway purposes, including the installation of traffic signal posts and bases, controller cabinet
and pad, and associated interconnect conduit, as shown on a plan prepared by Rizzo Associates
on file at the Town Department of Public Works; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and
other town officials to take any other actions necessary to carry out this project.
129 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the Town will vote to approve all Collective Bargaining Agreements that have been
settled.
Pass or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
June 24, 2008 Voted: That the Town approved the settlement of collective bargaining
agreements with the Public Works and Park Supervisors' (Mass. Laborers' District Council
Local 1116) and the Framingham Librarians' Union (SE1U Local 888), to approve the pay plans
attached for these bargaining units and to transfer the sum of $25,536.00 from the FY08
Inspectional Services — Board of Health operating budget to the following departments for this
purpose:
Dept.
Library
Parks & Rec.
Amount
$19,513.00
$5,023.00
And as further described in the background material for Article 3 from the Chief Financial
Officer's office dated June 24, 2008.
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Public Works /Parks & Rec. Supv. (40 hours)
effective July 1, 2007
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254.8972 264.5896 274.6472 285.0488 295.8879 307.0923
31.8622 33.0737 34.3309 35.6311 36.9860 38.3865
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50.2020 52.1032 54.0729
These figures represent the employee's earnings, reduced by $.60 /hour for the LIUNA Pension Fund contribution.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to approve any settlements of labor disputes.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
June 24, 2008 Voted: This article failed.
ARTICLE 5
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum or sums of money for off -site traffic mitigation
received from Natick Mall, LLC (as the successor to General Growth Properties- Natick Limited
Partnership) and GGP- Natick West, LLC pursuant to a March 31, 2005 Settlement Agreement
and an amendment thereto with the Town of Framingham and the Framingham Planning Board,
to be managed by the Town Manager or his designee in consultation with the Board of
Selectmen and Planning Board consistent with said Settlement Agreement and amendment.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
June 24, 2008 Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $315,000.00 for off -site traffic
mitigation received from Natick Mall, LLC (as the successor to General Growth Properties -
Natick Limited Partnership) and GGP- Natick West, LLC pursuant to a March 31, 2005
Settlement Agreement and an amendment thereto with the Town of Framingham and the
Framingham Planning Board to be managed by the Town Manager or his designee in
consultation with the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board consistent with said Settlement
Agreement and amendment.
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Town of Framingham
JUNE 24, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING #2
ARTICLE 1
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide
a sum or sums of money to supplement the legal budget for the Town of Framingham to defend
Town officials, elected and appointed as well as other Town employees named in the lawsuit
filed in the Town Clerks office on October 24th, 2007 by South Middlesex Opportunity Council
Inc. and South Middlesex Non - Profit Housing Corp.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
June 24, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the sponsor with the concurrence of
the sponsor.
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Town of Framingham
OCTOBER 28, 2008 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE 1
2008 Annual Report
To see if the Town will hear reports from various Departments, Boards, Committees and
Commissions including, but not limited, to the following:
1. Report by the Selectmen regarding review and recommendation of policies on ID
information.
2. Report by the Director of Human Resources regarding a cost benefit analysis and
proposed action plan for confirming that all dependents covered under Group
Health Insurance are, in fact, eligible dependents.
3. Report by the Superintendent of Schools and the Framingham School Committee
in the form of a plan for reducing educational costs.
4. Report by the Town Clerk on the status of Bylaw changes approved by Town
Meeting and sent to the Legislature in 2008.
5. Report from the Ad Hoc Wind Energy Conservation Facility Committee regarding
a proposed Wind Energy Conversion Facility bylaw.
6. Report by the Board of Selectmen on the petition to the General Court authorized
by Town Meeting.
7. Report by the ad hoc committee on uniform criteria regarding discounts on
municipal and school fees and taxes.
8. Report by the Planning Board regarding enforcement of Zoning Bylaws.
9. Report by the Planning Board on the status of Zoning Bylaw changes approved by
Town Meeting and sent to the Legislature in 2008.
And after all reports are given, Town Meeting shall vote to dispose of this article.
Sponsor: Standing Committee on Rules
October 28, 2008 Voted: That Town Meeting hear reports from various Departments, Boards,
Committees and Commissions including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Report by the Selectmen regarding review and recommendation of policies on ID
information.
2. Report by the Director of Human Resources regarding a cost benefit analysis and
proposed action plan for confirming that all dependents covered under Group
Health Insurance are, in fact, eligible dependents.
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2008 Annual Report
3. Report by the Superintendent of Schools and the Framingham School Committee
in the form of a plan for reducing educational costs.
4. Report by the Town Clerk on the status of Bylaw changes approved by Town
Meeting and sent to the Legislature in 2008.
5. Report from the Ad Hoc Wind Energy Conservation Facility Committee regarding
a proposed Wind Energy Conversion Facility bylaw.
6. Report by the Board of Selectmen on the petition to the General Court authorized
by Town Meeting.
7. Report by the ad hoc committee on uniform criteria regarding discounts on
municipal and school fees and taxes
8. Report by the Planning Board regarding enforcement of Zoning Bylaws.
9. Report by the Planning Board on the status of Zoning Bylaw changes approved by
Town Meeting and sent to the Legislature in 2008.
10. Report by the High School Building Committee.
Further that after all reports were given, Town Meeting voted to dispose of this article.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or otherwise
provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of prior years of the
Town.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
October 28, 2008 Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or
otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of prior years
of the Town totaling $19,355.66.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the Town will vote to determine what sum or sums of money the Town will appropriate
and raise, or transfer from available funds, for the operations of the Town of Framingham,
including debt and interest for Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 — June 30, 2009) and to see what
budgets for Fiscal Year 2009 will be reduced to offset said appropriations.
Pass or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
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Town of Framingham
2008 Annual Report
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town determine what sum or sums of money the Town will
appropriate and raise, or transfer from available funds, for the operation of the Town of
Framingham, including debt and interest for Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 — June 30, 2009) and
to see what budgets for Fiscal Year 2009 will be reduced to offset said appropriations.
Revenue Adjustment:
$1,092,158.54 in interest on overdue property tax was collected on September 30, 2008 from
NStar as part of the recently approved tax title agreement. Increase the Interest, Penalties and
Fines revenue category to $2,492,774 to accept the additional revenue.
Appropriations:
Appropriate $1,370,086 to the snow and ice deficit. To meet said appropriation the Town
approves the following:
• $842,158.54 in interest revenue
• $369,537 from free cash
• $158,390.66 transfer from the FY09 Reserve Fund
Transfers within FY09 Budget Appropriations
FY09 Appropriation
Transfer
From
Transfer To
Community & Economic Development
$17,100
Board of Health
$17,100
Police Department
$34,200
Contingency Fund
$226,103
Fire Department
$10,000
Police Department
$140,000
DPW Engineering
$6,900
DPW Highway
$21,463
DPW Sanitation
$9,900
DPW Fleet Services
$3,600
Parks & Rec
$6,600
Arena
$860
Library
$28,000
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ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $15,136.11 from the handicapped parking
fines receipt reserved for appropriation fund, for expenditure by the Disability Commission on
projects for the benefit of persons with disabilities.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
October 28, 2008 Voted: That the Town transfer the sum of $15,136.11 from the handicapped
parking fines receipt reserved for appropriation fund, for expenditure by the Disability Commission
on projects for the benefit of persons with disabilities.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum or sums of money for off -site mitigation
improvements or as otherwise agreed upon by the Town of Framingham Planning Board and
Project Applicant (s) pursuant to recorded Planning Board decision(s) for
dated to be managed by the Town Manager or designee in consultation with the
Planning Board and consistent with said decision(s).
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
October 28, 2008 Voted: That this article be referred back to the sponsor with the concurrence
of the sponsor.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham by
adding to Section I.E. a new definition for "Accessory Use" as follows:
Accessory Use: A subordinate use, building or structure clearly incidental to and customarily
found in connection with the principal use, building or structure and which is located on the
same lot with the main use, building or structure. A use or activity not prescribed for in the
zoning district shall be expressly prohibited.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsors: Framingham Planning Board and Standing Committee on Planning and
Zoning
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of
Framingham by adding to Section I.E. a new definition for "Accessory Use" as follows:
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Accessory Use: A subordinate use, building or structure clearly incidental to and customarily
found in connection with the principal use, building or structure and which is located on the
same lot with the main use, building or structure. A use or activity not prescribed for in the
zoning district shall be expressly prohibited.
120 voting in favor, 5 opposed
Approved by the Attorney General on December 23, 2008.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham by
adding to Section I.E. a new definition for "Principal Use" as follows:
Principal Use: The primary or main use of land, building or structure, as distinguished from an
accessory use, building or structure. A use or activity not prescribed for in the zoning district
shall be expressly prohibited.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsors: Framingham Planning Board and Standing Committee on Planning and
Zoning
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of
Framingham by adding to Section I.E. a new definition for "Principal Use" as follows:
Principal Use: The primary or main use of land, building or structure, as distinguished from an
accessory use, building or structure. A use or activity not prescribed for in the zoning district
shall be expressly prohibited.
113 voting in favor, 12 opposed
Approved by the Attorney General on December 23, 2008.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham under
Section W.F. Accessory Uses by adding the new language to the existing language:
Any use permitted as a principal use is also permitted as an accessory use provided such use is
incidental to and customarily found in connection with the principal use, building or structure
and which is located on the same lot with the primary use, building or structure. Any use
authorized as a principal use by a Special Permit Granting Authority may also be authorized as
an accessory use by the same Special Permit Granting Authority provided such use is incidental
to and customarily found in connection with the principal use, building or structure on the same
lot with the primary use or building.
Any use not allowed in a zoning district as a principal use is also prohibited as an accessory use.
An accessory use is permitted only in connection with a lawfully existing principal use. A use or
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activity not prescribed or permitted in the zoning district or Town By -Laws shall be expressly
prohibited.
In any instance where site plan review approval is required for a principal use, the addition of
any new use accessory to the principal use, where such addition exceeds the thresholds
established in Section IV.I.2., shall also require site plan review approval as amended from time
to time.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsors: Framingham Planning Board and Standing Committee on Planning and
Zoning
October 30, 2008 Voted: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of
Framingham under Section IV.F. Accessory Uses by adding the new language to the existing
language:
Any use permitted as a principal use is also permitted as an accessory use provided such use is
incidental to and customarily found in connection with the principal use, building or structure
and which is located on the same lot with the primary use, building or structure. Any use
authorized as a principal use by a Special Permit Granting Authority may also be authorized as
an accessory use by the same Special Permit Granting Authority provided such use is incidental
to and customarily found in connection with the principal use, building or structure on the same
lot with the primary use or building.
Any use not allowed in a zoning district as a principal use is also prohibited as an accessory use.
An accessory use is permitted only in connection with a lawfully existing principal use. A use or
activity not prescribed or permitted in the zoning district or Town By -Laws shall be expressly
prohibited.
In any instance where site plan review approval is required for a principal use, the addition of
any new use accessory to the principal use, where such addition exceeds the thresholds
established in Section IV.I.2., shall also require site plan review approval as amended from time
to time.
96 voting in favor, 4 opposed
Approved by the Attorney General on December 23, 2008.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Framingham by
deleting the existing first sentence under Section V.C. Certificate Of Occupancy and replacing
with the following new sentence.
No building or structure erected, altered or in any way changed as to construction or use under a
permit, shall be occupied or used without an occupancy permit signed by the Building
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Commissioner which shall not be issued until the principal building, structure or its use or
accessory building, structure or its use comply in all respects with the By -Law.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsors: Framingham Planning Board and Standing Committee on Planning and
Zoning
October 30, 2008 Voted: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law of the Town of
Framingham by deleting the existing first sentence under Section V.C. Certificate Of Occupancy
and replacing with the following new sentence:
No building or structure erected, altered or in any way changed as to construction or use under a
permit, shall be occupied or used without an occupancy permit signed by the Building
Commissioner which shall not be issued until the principal building, structure or its use or
accessory building, structure or its use comply in all respects with the By -Law.
96 voting in favor, 4 opposed
Approved by the Attorney General on December 23, 2008.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
32B, Section 18, regarding the mandatory transfer of retirees to Medicare extension plans.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 32B, Section 18, regarding the mandatory transfer of retirees to Medicare extension
plans.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will vote to approve Collective Bargaining Agreements that have been
settled.
Pass any vote or take any action thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
October 28, 2008 Voted: That the Town approve the following Collective Bargaining
Agreement that has been settled:
Framingham Police Officers Union and Town of Framingham.
ARTICLE 12
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To see if the town will vote pursuant to General Laws Chapter 82A, section 2 to designate the
Board of Selectmen or Town Manager as the means by which the Town will designate the board
or officer to issue trench excavation permits and carry out said statute, and further to see if the
Town will enact any general bylaws relative to the implementation of said statute, or to take any
action relative thereto.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
October 28, 2008 Voted: That the town pursuant to General Laws Chapter 82A, section 2
designate the Board of Selectmen or Town Manager as the means by which the Town will
designate the board or officer to issue trench excavation permits and carry out said statute, and
further to see if the Town will enact any general bylaws relative to the implementation of said
statute, or to take any action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will vote to approve certain agreements with Town employees.
Pass any vote or take any action thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town approve the PSM Salary Schedule.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following revised pay plans:
Schedule PSM — Public Safety Management
Schedule FF — Firefighters
Schedule FDC — Deputy Fire Chiefs
Schedule PD — Police Officers
Schedule M — Municipal Employees
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Human Resources
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town adopt the following revised pay plans:
Schedule PSM — Public Safety Management
Schedule PD — Police Officers
ARTICLE 15
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To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide
a sum or sums of money to supplement the legal budget for the Town of Framingham for
purposes of funding expert witnesses, legal fees and associated legal expenses in the case of
NEXUM v. Framingham Planning Board, oard, Middlesex Superior Court Civil Action No.004 -1628.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town hereby transfer from the FY09 Reserve Fund the sum
of $69,000.00 to Article 8(b) of the Special Town Meeting of February 13, 2007 for the Town of
Framingham for purposes of funding expert witnesses, legal fees and associated legal expenses
in the case of NEXUM v. Framingham Planning Board Middlesex Superior Court Civil Action
No.004 -1628.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide
a sum or sums of money to supplement the legal budget for the Town of Framingham to defend
Town officials, elected and appointed as well as other Town employees named in the lawsuit
filed in the Town Clerks office on October 24th, 2007 by South Middlesex Opportunity Council
Inc. and South Middlesex Non - Profit Housing Corp.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
October 29, 2008 Voted: That the Town hereby appropriate the sum of $250,000.00 to
supplement Article 1 of the Special Town Meeting of November 27, 2007 for he Town of
Framingham to defend Town officials, elected and appointed as well as other Town employees
named in the lawsuit filed in the Town Clerks office on October 24th, 2007 by South Middlesex
Opportunity Council Inc. and South Middlesex Non - Profit Housing Corp.
ARTICIT 17
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or borrow the
sum of $173,000.00 for the purpose of designing and constructing, including related engineering
and legal services, necessary improvements to the public and private water system located at
1062 Edmands Road on property known as Eastleigh Farm, and will authorize the Board of
Selectmen to take by eminent domain or acquire by purchase or otherwise necessary by
permanent and /or temporary easements or other interests in land for said project.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
October 30, 2008 Voted: That the town hereby appropriate the sum of $173,000.00 from
retained earnings of the Water Enterprise Fund for the purpose of designing and constructing,
including related engineering and legal services, necessary improvements to the public and
private water system located at 1062 Edmands Road on property known as Eastleigh Farm, and
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authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain or acquire by purchase or otherwise
necessary by permanent and /or temporary easements or other interests in land for said project.
ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
41, Section 100G 1/4, which provides, in pertinent part, that the Town shall pay the reasonable
expense, not exceeding $15,000, of the funeral and burial of any firefighter or police officer
killed while in the performance of his duty.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
October 30, 2008 Voted: That the Town accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 41, Section 10OG 1/4, which provides, in pertinent part, that the Town shall pay the
reasonable expense, not exceeding $15,000, of the funeral and burial of any firefighter or police
officer killed while in the performance of his duty.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer a parcel of land
located at 746 Water Street RR (Parcel number 375- 00104 - 00030), consisting of approximately
3.1 acres, as shown on the Town of Framingham's Assessor's Maps, to the care and management
of the Framingham Conservation Commission for preservation as Open Space for conservation
purposes pursuant to G.L. c. 40, sec. 8C, and further to authorize the Conservation Commission,
the Board of Selectmen, and employees or officers of the Town to take all related actions
necessary or appropriate to carry out this transfer or to accept said transfer.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Conservation Commission
November 6, 2008 Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer a parcel
of land located at 746 Water Street RR (Parcel number 375- 00104 - 00030), consisting of
approximately 3.1 acres, as shown on the Town of Framingham's Assessor's Maps, to the care
and management of the Framingham Conservation Commission for preservation as Open Space
for conservation purposes pursuant to G.L. c. 40, sec. 8C, and further authorizes the
Conservation Commission, the Board of Selectmen, and employees or officers of the Town to
take all related actions necessary or appropriate to carry out this transfer or to accept said transfer
and that this property will never have hunting of any kind permitted on it.
65 voting in favor, 16 opposed and 2 abstaining.
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To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer a parcel of land
located at 235 Brook Street RR (Parcel number 3770010600170), consisting of approximately
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8.7 acres, as shown on the Town of Framingham's Assessor's Maps, to the care and management
of the Framingham Conservation Commission for preservation as Open Space for conservation
purposes pursuant to G.L. c. 40, sec. 8C, and further to authorize the Conservation Commission,
the Board of Selectmen, and employees or officers of the Town to take all related actions
necessary or appropriate to carry out this transfer or to accept said transfer.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Conservation Commission
November 6, 2008 Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer a parcel
of land located at 235 Brook Street RR (Parcel number 3770010600170), consisting of
approximately 8.7 acres, as shown on the Town of Framingham's Assessor's Maps, to the care
and management of the Framingham Conservation Commission for preservation as Open Space
for conservation purposes pursuant to G.L. c. 40, sec. 8C, and further to authorize the
Conservation Commission, the Board of Selectmen, and employees or officers of the Town to
take all related actions necessary or appropriate to carry out this transfer or to accept said transfer
and that this property will never have hunting of any kind on it.
68 voting in favor, 15 opposed and 3 abstaining.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer a parcel of land
located at 1 Sudbury Landing (Parcel number 301 - 208 -931) consisting of approximately 3.3
acres (and site of the Carol Getchell Nature Trail), as shown on the Town of Framingham's
Assessor's Maps, to the care and management of the Framingham Conservation Commission for
preservation as Open Space for conservation purposes pursuant to G.L. c. 40, sec. 8C, and
further to authorize the Conservation Commission, the Board of Selectmen, and employees or
officers of the Town to take all related actions necessary or appropriate to carry out this transfer
or to accept said transfer.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Framingham Conservation Commission
November 6, 2008 Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer a parcel
of land located at 1 Sudbury Landing (Parcel number 301 - 208 -931) consisting of approximately
3.3 acres (and site of the Carol Getchell Nature Trail), as shown on the Town of Framingham's
Assessor's Maps, to the care and management of the Framingham Conservation Commission for
preservation as Open Space for conservation purposes pursuant to G.L. c. 40, sec. 8C, and
further to authorize the Conservation Commission, the Board of Selectmen, and employees or
officers of the Town to take all related actions necessary or appropriate to carry out this transfer
or to accept said transfer.
87 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
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To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase,
eminent domain or otherwise, a fee interest in a property located at 188 Concord Street,
Framingham, Mass., and to borrow a sum or sums of money for said purpose, and for costs
incidental and related thereto; and further, that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to
Chapter 44, Section 7(3), of the General Laws, or pursuant to and any other enabling authority,
and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
November 6, 2008 Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift,
purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, a fee interest in a property located at 188 Concord
Street, Framingham, Mass., and to authorize the Selectmen to borrow an amount not to exceed
$1,750,0000 for said purpose, and for costs incidental and related thereto; including the cost of:
surveys, appraisals, inspections, permit fees, legal and recording fees and further, that to meet
this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to
borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3), of the General Laws, or
pursuant to and any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor.
72 voting in favor, 10 opposed and 4 abstaining.
ARTICLE 23
To determine if the Town Meeting will grant the Town of Framingham authority to lease Town -
owned properties for a period of up to 10 years, to the selected respondent or respondents to a
Request for Proposals, selected pursuant to Mass. General Laws, Chapter 30B, for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and operating wireless communications facilities thereupon, subject to
special permit(s) granted from the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with Section IV.L. of
the zoning by laws, if necessary, and other legal requirements that may exist in connection with
said properties; and in exchange for a lease or leases for a negotiated annual payment to the
Town and subject to conditions to protect the Town's interests. All rental proceeds shall be
deposited with the Treasurer into the General Fund to be used for purposes deemed appropriate
by the Town.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
November 6, 2008 Voted: That article 23 be referred back to sponsor.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $45,000.00 recently received from
NSTAR and deposited into the General Fund to a special purpose account for the payment of
oversight costs related to the remediation of the 300 -350 Irving Street site.
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Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Chief Financial Officer
2008 Annual Report
November 6, 2008 Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $45,000.00 recently received
from NSTAR and deposited into the General Fund to a special purpose account for the payment
of oversight costs related to the remediation of the 300 -350 Irving Street site.
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ARTICLE 1
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To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Parks and Recreation Commission to seek
reimbursement from the Commonwealth's Division of Conservation Services' Parkland
Acquisitions and Renovations to Communities (PARC ) grant program or any other applicable
state agency or program for the Bowditch Field Renovation Project as voted by Town Meeting
under Article 44 of the 2008 Annual Town Meeting on May 15, 2008, and to enter into any
contracts necessary thereto.
Pass any vote or take any action in relation thereto.
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
Parks and Recreation Commission
December 18, 2008 Voted: That the Parks and Recreation Commission be authorized to seek
reimbursement in an amount up to $500,000 from the Commonwealth's Division of
Conservation Services' Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations to Communities (PARC) grant
program or any other applicable state agency or program under and pursuant to 301 CMR 5.00,
as amended, and to authorize the Parks and Recreation Commission to file on behalf of the Town
any and all applications deemed necessary thereto, in connection with the Bowditch Master Plan
Construction project previously authorized in the amount of $7,900,000 by the vote taken under
Article 44 of the 2008 Annual Town Meeting on May 15, 2008, for improvements to the
Bowditch Athletic Complex on Union Avenue, which land was deeded to the Park
Commissioners in 1917 and is dedicated to park and playground purposes under General Laws
chapter 45, section 14, and to enter into any contracts and execute any and all instruments
necessary thereto on behalf of the Town.
100 voting in favor, 0 opposed.
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