List of Articles for Town Meeting 2017

eHop will provide more details and links prior to Town Meeting, but for now here are the key documents and the list of articles.

• Read the 2017 Town Meeting Warrant

REPORTS:

1. Acceptance of Town Reports – HOPKINTON MA 2016 Annual Town Report
2. Hopkinton Day

FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2017:

3. FY 2017 Supplemental Appropriations – $500,000 from free cash for snow & ice removal in excess of last year’s budget
4. FY 2017 Budget Transfers
5. Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Years

FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2018:

6. Property Tax Exemption Increase
7. Senior Tax Relief
8. Means Tested Senior Property Tax Exemption
9. Set the Salary of Elected Officials – Town Clerk $65,630.24
10. Fiscal 2018 Operating Budget – $82,257,328.78 (This includes $42,591,311 for the Hopkinton Public Schools)
    • FY 18 Budget Policy Statement – 2016-11-01
    • FY18 Financial Model & Town Manager Budget
    • FY18 School Committee Budget
11. FY 2018 Revolving Funds
12. Chapter 90 Highway Funds – $651,149 paid by the state to support the Town’s Pavement Management Plan
13. Transfer to General Stabilization Fund – $300,000 from free cash
14. Transfer to Capital Expense Stabilization Fund
15. Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund – $379,264 from free cash
16. Underride
17. Hopkinton Day Funds
18. Sewer Flow Metering Program – $150,000 from Sewer Enterprise Fund Borrowing

CAPITAL EXPENSES AND PROJECTS:

19. Pay-As-You-Go Capital Expenses
    • Highway Ford Explorer $41,000
    • Repair of Lake Maspenock Dam $110,000
    • Replacement of Hayden Rowe Drainage Pipe $90,000
    • Replacement of Police Vehicles $79,468
    • Garage Door at Main St. Fire Station $70,140
    • Retrofit Police Department Access Control System $57,239
    • Install IP Cameras at Fire Department $39,754
    • Replacement Desktops and Laptops $34,921
    • Building & Grounds Equipment – Systemwide – Schools $30,000
    • Systemwide Security Upgrades – Schools $100,000
    • Systemwide Technology Upgrades – Schools $70,000
    • Hopkins School HVAC Assessment & Upgrades $125,000
20. Fire Station Roof HVAC $525,000 Debt Exclusion
21. Main Street Cemetery Fence Repairs
22. Re-purposing of Appropriated Funds – ATM 2016 Article 23 – $50,000
23. Fruit Street Blending Facility Construction $1,500,000 from Water Enterprise Fund Borrowing
24. Hayden Rowe Traffic Calming $1,050,000 Debt Exclusion – Hayden Rowe Traffic Forum Slides 03-29-2017
25. Chestnut Street Sidewalks – Citizen’s Petition – This has been withdrawn
26. DPW Salt Shed $260,000 from General Fund Borrowing
27. Elmwood School Solution – $600,000 for a Feasibility Study from General Fund Borrowing
28. Application of Bond Premiums
29. Excess Bond Premium

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUNDS:

30. Community Preservation Funds
31. Community Preservation Recommendations
    • a.) $55,000 from Budgeted Reserves for a Shared Use Trail on property located on the former Hughes Property and shown on the Assessor’s Map as U24 10 0, U24 10A and U24 9 0 (192 Hayden Rowe); provided, however, that no work shall be performed with CPC funds except on such property, that signage shall be installed prohibiting dogs off the Shared Use Trail, that no trail construction shall commence until a plan is approved which identifies the location of a dog park on the property, and that no bridge shall be constructed over wetlands located on the property with CPC funds; said sum to be spent under the direction of Hopkinton Trails Club and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • b.) $20,000 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation to preserve Hopkinton and Upton Town land records, determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town; said sum to be spent under the direction of the Town Clerk and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • c.) $200 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation for the Film Reel Conversion of “Hopkinton Fair” 1944-1945, determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town; said sum to be spent under the direction of Hopkinton Historical Society and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • d.) $10,000 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation for Historic Headstone Restoration, determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town; said sum to be spent under the direction of Hopkinton Cemetery Commission and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • e.) $7,000 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation for the professional organization, cataloging and display of the Cheney Family Collection; determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town. Said sum to be spend under the direction of the Hopkinton Historical Society and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • f.) $4,000 from Budgeted Reserves for the Reconstruction of Three Bridges in the Town owned Cameron Woods Property. Said sum to be spent under the direction of Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT), the Open Space Preservation Commission and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • g.) $25,000 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation for an Architectural Historical Survey. Funding request is contingent upon receiving a Massachusetts Historic Grant, determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town; said sum to be spent under the direction of Hopkinton Historical Commission and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • h.) $400,000 for the Fruit Street Building bathroom, concession and storage facility; said sum to be spent under the direction of Parks and Recreation Commission and the Community Preservation Committee, and for the purpose of meeting such appropriation, to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow said sum in accordance with Chapter 44B, Section 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other enabling authority; provided, however, that payment of debt service on the bonds and notes for this purpose shall be made from CPC reserve funds.
    • i.) $250,000 from Budgeted Reserves for EMC Park Lighting; said sum to be spent under the direction of Parks and Recreation Commission and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • j.) $5,000 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation for Cemetery Fencing on Main Street, determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town; said sum to be spent under the direction of the Cemetery Commission and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • k.) $26,000 from Budgeted Reserves for the engineering, and limited construction support for Reed Park; said sum to be spent under the direction of Parks and Recreation Commission.
    • l.) $5,500 from Budgeted Reserves for benches for the Center Trail; said sum to be spend under the direction of Open Space Preservation Committee, Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT) and the Community Preservation Committee.
    • m.) $5,000 from funds reserved for Historical Preservation for Cemetery Fencing on Main Street, determined by the Historical Commission to be significant to the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the Town; said sum to be spent under the direction of the Cemetery Commission and the Community Preservation Committee.

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS:

32. Utility Structures
33. Restaurant Definition and Parking Requirements
34. Flexible Community Development Bylaw
35. Open Space and Landscape Preservation Development
36. Hotel Parking Requirement
37. Gross Floor Area/Site Plan Review
38. Moratorium on Marijuana Establishments
39. Sign Bylaw

GENERAL BYLAW AMENDMENTS:

40. Public Consumption of Tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana / cannabis)
41. Minutes of Public Bodies
42. Departmental Revolving Funds
43. Posting of Warrant
44. Town Meeting Quorum – Citizen’s Petition
45. Alcohol Sales at Town Facilities
46. Kennels
47. Construction Waste or Debris Bylaw
48. Discharges to Storm Drain System
49. Driveway Standards
50. Unregistered Motor Vehicles

LAND ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS:

51. Gift of Land – Hehn’s Farm Way
52. Gift of Land – Box Mill Road
53. Street Acceptances
    • Cider Mill Road from Ash Street to Dead End
    • Cold Spring Brook Road from North Mill Street to Dead End
    • Cranberry Lane from South Mill Street to Dead End
    • Pinetree Lane from North Mill Street to Dead End
54. Easement – 125 East Main Street
55. Fruit Street Property – Lease to Youth Organization
56. Fruit Street Property – Lease to Animal Shelter

ADMINISTRATIVE:

57. Early Voting – Citizen’s Petition
58. PILOT Agreement – MA Solar Highway Phase 1B LLC
59. PILOT Agreement – NRG DG Marathon LLC
60. Set local speed limits – 25 MPH
61. Set local speed limits – Designated Safety Zones
62. Constables – to make the position of Constable an appointed, instead of elected, position to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
63. Trustees of the School Trust Fund in the Town of Hopkinton