Town Meeting Results (unofficial)

• Motion for Article #47 (Easements) to be taken after Article #20 (Main Street Corridor Project) – PASSED
• Motion for Article #40 to be taken after Article #37 – both articles are regarding the prohibition of Marijuana Establishments – PASSED
• Motion for Article #22 (Turf Fields) to be taken as the first article on the second night – FAILED – Yes 111 vs No 207

REPORTS:

1. Acceptance of Town Reports – 2017 Annual Town Report – PASSED

FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2018:

2. FY 2018 Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers $700,000 from Free Cash to supplement Snow & Ice Control budget – PASSED
3. Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Years – PASSED
4. Excess Bond Premium $118,270.81 – PASSED

FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2019

5. Property Tax Exemption Increase – PASSED
6. Senior Tax Relief – PASSED
7. Set the Salary of Elected Officials: Town Clerk $67,599.22 – PASSED
8. Fiscal 2019 Operating Budget (including FY19 School Budget) – (Increase for average home is $482 or 4.99%) – PASSED via Voatz Electronic Vote Yes 311 vs No 35
9. Revolving Fund Bylaw and Fund Transfer – PASSED
10. FY 2019 Revolving Funds Spending Limits – PASSED
11. Chapter 90 Highway Funds – PASSED
12. Transfer to General Stabilization Fund – PASSED
13. Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund (OPEB) – PASSED

CAPITAL EXPENSES AND PROJECTS

14. Pay-As-You-Go Capital Expenses $230,445 Free Cash + $290,000 Ambulance Receipt Reserves + $499,821 Unspent Capital Appropriations – PASSED
    

    Town IT- End User Hardware Replacement	Town Manager
    Town IT – Public Safety Server Upgrade	Town Manager
    Town IT – Town Hall Security Upgrades	Town Manager
    Election Precinct Tabulator Update	Town Clerk
    Fire Communications System	Fire Chief
    Deputy Fire Chief Inspector Vehicle	Fire Chief
    Ambulance Replacement	Fire Chief
    Replace Police Vehicles	Police Chief
    F550 Dump Truck S13	Town Manager
    F550 Dump Truck S30	Town Manager
    Walk-in Refrigerator	School Superintendent
    School Security Upgrades	School Superintendent
    School Wetland Conditions	School Superintendent
    Automated External Defibrillator	School Superintendent

15. Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Update – Motion for NO ACTION Passed
16. Hayden Rowe Water Main Replacement – PASSED
17. Cedar Street Water Main Replacement – PASSED
18. Pratt Farm Wellfield Investigation and New Source Approval – PASSED
19. Purchase of Backhoe – PASSED
20. Main Street Corridor Project – PASSED by a clear 2/3rd Majority (Voatz Electronic Voting was initially attempted for this vote, but there were not enough QR code cards for all the voters in attendance as more people had arrived since the first electronic vote of the evening, also some voters were having difficulty with the App)
21. Campus Master Plan Study – Phase 1 School Bus Parking – PASSED
22. Turf Field Project – PASSED Yes 288 No 61
23. Technology Upgrades – PASSED
24. Facilities Improvements District Wide – PASSED

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUNDS

25. Community Preservation Funds – PASSED
26. Community Preservation Recommendations
    Motion to separate Item F – Dog Park – PASSED
    Motion to Approve Items A-E – PASSED
    Motion to Approve Item F – Dog Park – FAILED Yes 64 No 184
27. Community Preservation Recommendations – Land Acquisitions and Borrowing –
    Motion to separate Item C – Fruit Street Lights – PASSED
    CPC Recommends NO ACTION on Item A and it was withdrawn
    Motion to Approve Item B $198,000 Cedar Street Land Purchase – PASSED
    Motion to Approve Item C $600,000 Fruit Street Lights – PASSED Yes 214 No 31

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS

28. Special Permit Duration – PASSED
29. Statutory Protection for Building Permits and Special Permits – PASSED
30. Fine for Zoning Violations – PASSED
31. Hotel Overlay District Land Area – FAILED Yes 118 No 174
32. Maximum Building Height – Industrial A District – PASSED
33. Maximum Building Height – Industrial B District – PASSED
34. Maximum Building Height – Hotel Overlay District Near Parkwood Drive – FAILED Yes 122 No 182
35. Amendments to Conversion Bylaw:
    Amendment by Claire Wright regarding parking to be provided in a manner consistent with the character of the neighborhood – PASSED
    Main Motion – Yes 191 No 127 FAILED to get the required 2/3rds
36. Accessory Family Dwelling Unit
    Amendment to remove the affidavit requirement – FAILED
    Amendment to add caregivers to the allowed occupants of the dwelling unit – FAILED
    Main Motion – Yes 199 No 103 FAILED to get the required 2/3rds
37. Marijuana Establishments: FAQs from the Hopkinton Planning Board – FAQs from Hopkinton Youth and Family Services
    Amendment to allow Marijuana Testing Laboratories and Marijuana Research Facilities – PASSED
    Main Motion – Yes 281 No 51 PASSED as amended
38. Non-Residential Indoor Lighting – Yes 73 No 52 FAILED to get the required 2/3rds majority

GENERAL BYLAW AMENDMENTS

39. Nuisance and Dangerous Dog – PASSED Yes 82  No 49
40. Marijuana Prohibition
    Amendment to allow Marijuana Testing Laboratories and Marijuana Research Facilities – PASSED on Day 2 with related article #37
    Main Motion – PASSED as amended on Day 2 with related article #37
41. Tobacco Bylaw – Amendment to correct typographical errors PASSED – Main Motion – PASSED Yes 105 No 36
42. Correction of Obsolete Charter References – PASSED
43. Historic Preservation Bylaw – PASSED

LAND ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

44. Street Acceptances – PASSED
45. Easement – 2 Clinton Street – PASSED
46. Utility Easement – Hayden Rowe – PASSED
47. Easements – Main Street Corridor – PASSED on Day 1 with related article #20
48. PILOT Agreement – Clean Energy Collective – PASSED

Meeting adjourned at 9:19 PM on Day 3