TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

JANUARY 31, 2000

In accordance with the warrant of the Selectmen, the Special Town Meeting was held in the Auditorium of the East Longmeadow High School on Monday, January 31, 2000. Town Moderator, Richard Brown called the meeting to order at 7:15 P.M. there being more than a quorum present. Rev. Edgar H. Forrest offered the opening prayer and Mr. Brown led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

ARTICLE 1

Fiscal Year 1999 Bills

Voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to pay Fiscal Year 1999 Police Department bills in the amount of $960.31 from the Fiscal Year 2000 Police Department appropriation.

Passed Unanimously.

ARTICLE 2

Funding Labor Contract

Voted to raise and appropriate to fund the negotiated increase in the labor contract between the East Longmeadow Board of Public Works and the United Municipal Employees of East Longmeadow.

Passed Unanimously.

Transfer of Funds - Department of Public Works

It was further voted to appropriated from the Undesignated Water Fund balance the amount of $5,648.84 to the Water Personnel Account #124505110 for Fiscal Year 2000, and from the Undesignated Fund Balance the amount of $30,271.90 to the Highway Personnel Account #4215110, and from the Undesignated Sewer Fund the amount of $5,547.05 to the Sewer Personnel Account #134405110 for Fiscal Year 2000.

Passed Unanimously.

ARTICLE 3

Transfer of Funds - Fire Department

Voted to transfer the amount of $12,225.00 from the Undesignated Fund Balance as follows: $8,870.15 to account #2205110; $2,554.85 to account #2205111; and $800.00 to account #2205190 to fund the first year of the negotiated three-year labor settlement between the Board of Selectmen and the International Association of Firefighters Local 2426.

Passed Unanimously.

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ARTICLE 4

Transfer of Funds - Folding/Inserter Machine

Voted to transfer the sum of $11,100.00 from the Undesignated Fund Balance for the purchase of a folding and inserting machine for use by the various Town Hall Departments.

Passed by Majority Vote.

ARTICLE 5

Library

Voted to appropriate $1,500,000 to design, remodel, reconstruct, or make extraordinary repairs to and/or construct an addition to the existing public library, including furnishings, costs of architectural fees, costs of receiving bids and costs for supervision, inspection and approval of all work performed; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is authorized to borrow $1,500,000 under G. L. c.44, S7; that the Board of Library Trustees, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to contract for and expend any federal or state aid available for the project and to accept and expend any private donations for the project, which aid and private donations shall be expended in addition to the amount appropriated by this vote; and that the Board of Library Trustees is authorized to take any other action necessary to carry out this project; provided, however, that no debt may be incurred under this vote, until the Town receives a state public library construction or other similar grant of at least $1,470,000 for the project and the Board of Selectmen determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the Town has received firm commitments of private donations of at least $1,430,000 for the project, and provided, further, that this vote shall not take effect until the Town voted to exempt from the limitation on total taxes imposed by G.L. c.59, S21C (Proposition 2 1/2) amounts required to pay the principal of and interest on the borrowing authorized by this vote.

Standing vote: Yes - 342, No - 39, Passed by 2/3 Majority.

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ARTICLE 6

Purchase by Eminent Domain - Land from Longmeadow Joint Venture

Voted to raise and appropriate $5,000.00 from available funds in the treasury for the purchase or taking by eminent domain by the Board of Selectmen, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, in fee simple, a parcel of land by purchase or taking by eminent domain under the provisions of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 79, for highway purposes or for any other municipal purpose, the parcel of land owned by Longmeadow Joint Venture, said lot being described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the north side of North Main Street 103.5 +- feet southeasterly of a point that marks the southeasterly corner of North Main Street and Benjamin Avenue, thence; along an arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 20.51 feet, a distance of 31.32 feet to a point, thence; along an arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 93.50 feet a distance of 39.87 feet to a point, thence; S 01° 32' 36" W a distance of 25.00 feet, thence; along an arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 25.00 feet, a distance of 50.84 feet, thence; along North Main Street N 61° 55' 54" W a distance of 2.6 feet to the point of beginning. Containing approximately 258 square feet.

Passed Unanimously.

ARTICLE 7

Purchase by Eminent Domain - Land from K. F. Realty Trust

Voted to appropriate $2,350.00 from available funds in the treasury for the purchase or taking by eminent domain by the Board of Selectmen, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire a permanent easement for drainage purposes, and any other municipal purpose, by purchase or by eminent domain under the provisions of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 79, the parcel of land owned by K. F. Realty Trust, said easement being described as follows:

Beginning at a M. H. B. on the northerly line of North Main Street, said bound being approximately 160 feet westerly along North Main Street from its intersection with Benjamin Avenue, thence; along North Main Street N 66° 38' 11" W a distance of 50.5 feet, thence; N 53° 46' 15" W a distance of 96.51 feet, thence; N 36° 13' 45" E a distance of 20.00 feet, thence; S 53° 46' 15" E a distance of 117.89 feet, thence; S 36° 19' 12" E a distance of 29.20 feet to the point of beginning. Containing approximately 2,515 square feet.

Passed Unanimously

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ARTICLE 8

Transfer of Funds - Westwood Avenue Water Main Replacement

Voted to expand the current scope of work authorized and to expend the funds in Article 5 - Annual Town Meeting of May 3, 1999, Account #30285000 "Westwood Avenue Water Main Replacement" so as to allow said funds to be used to include installation of a water main on Somers Road and South Bend Lane at its intersection with Hampden Road along South Bend Lane southerly to 540 Somers Road.

Passed Unanimously

ARTICLE 9

Sanitary Sewer - Orchard Road

Voted to appropriate the sum of $95,000.00 to construct a sanitary sewer along with appurtenances in Orchard Road from Parker Street westerly 925 feet as recommended by the Board of Public Works and to meet said appropriation the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow this sum under Chapter 44, Section 7 of the General Laws. Said money to be expended under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works.

Passed Unanimously.

ARTICLE 10

Conveyance of Land - Peachtree Road

Voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 40, and any other applicable laws, to convey two parcels of land located on Peachtree Road, said parcels being those described in the Special Town Meeting Warrant.

Passed Unanimously.

Motion to Adjourn

Special Town Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M., the business of the Warrant having been completed.

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CERTIFICATE OF QUORUM

This is to certify that a quorum of more than 100 voters was present at the Special Town Meeting held on January 31, 2000.

Voter attendance was recorded as follows:

Precinct 1 102

Precinct 2 89

Precinct 3 103

Precinct 4 108

402

APPROPRIATIONS VOTED

Article Description Amount

2 Transfer of Funds from Undesignated Fund $30,271.90

to Highway Personnel Account

2 Transfer of Funds from Undesignated Fund 5,547.05

to Sewer Personnel Account

3 Transfer of Funds from Undesignated Fund

to the following:

Account 2205110 — $8,870.15

Account 2205111 — 2,554.85

Account 2205190 — 800.00 12,225.00

4 Transfer of Funds from Undesignated Fund

to Available Funds 11,100.00

5 Library Remodeling and Reconstruction 1,500,000.00

9 Sanitary Sewer — Orchard Road 95,000.00

Total $1,654,143.95

Revenue Summary

Library Bonding $1,500,000.00

Sanitary Sewer Bonding 95,000.00

Undesignated Fund Balance 59,143.95

Total $1,654.143.95

A True Record of This Meeting; Attest:

J. Donald Plourde

Town Clerk