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MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AGENDA CHESTER R. MARTIN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 15 SUMMER STREET, TAUNTON, MA 02780 City Clerk's Office MARCH 8, 2022 - 7:00 PM Notice of Posting INVOCATION Time:/0; J.f:fd:f/1 ROLL CALL Date .3 ~ RECORDS OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC • Comments will be received for the record • Please state your name and address • Please limit comments to 3 minutes or less • Supplemental written comments may also be provided • Comments should be respectful and courteous HEARING - NONE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR • Community Update • COVID-19 Update APPOINTMENTS Appointment and swearing in of six (6) Permanent Full Time Firefighters • Garrett Babbitt • Joshua Callanan • Griffin Galligan • Seth Lima • Kody James Pontes • Michael Reilly COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICERS Pg. 1 Com. from City Solicitor - Civilian Traffic Control Officers Pg. 2-4 Com. from First Assistant City Solicitor - Annual Obligations of Land Development- Northeast, Inc. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS Pg. 5 Com. from Chirag Patel, CEO, GTE Taunton, LLC, 295 Broadway, Taunton - Fourth Amendment to Host Community Agreement Between the City of Taunton and GTE Taunton LLC PETITIONS Claim Claim submitted by Deborah Warwick, 203 Bluejay Lane, East Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to her automobile from hitting a pothole on Old Colony Ave. heading toward 36 Middleboro Ave. East Taunton. (Already referred to the Law Department and the DPW) Claim submitted by Kevin Navin, 830 Caswell St., East Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to his automobile from hitting a pothole near 471 South Precinct St., East Taunton. (Already referred to the Law Department and the DPW) COMMITTEE REPORTS UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE ORDERS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Ordinance {or a first reading to be passed to a second reading AN ORDINANCE ARTICLE III. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING Sec 405-53. Prohibited parking places. Be it ordained by the Municipal Council of the City of Taunton as follows: That Section 405-53 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Taunton, as amended, be and hereby are further amended by adding thereto the following: Shores Avenue, the entire length on both the North and South side. All ordinances or paiis thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. NEW BUSINESS Councilor Postell requests to refer to the Parking Commission and the Police Chief a complaint regarding parking issues at the City Garage downtown on School Street. During snowstorms, vehicles have been rep011edly parking in spaces that have been permitted to specific permit holders. Council President Duarte requested to refer to the Committee on Zoning a discussion with the City Planner on the new multi-family zoning requirement for MBTA communities. Respectfully submitted, ~~?/! Rose Marie Blackwell City Clerk  City of Taunton 1 LAW DEPARTMENT 15 Summer Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 Phone (508) 821-1036 Facsimile (508) 821-1397 Shaunna O'Connell Peter F. Winters, Esq. MAYOR FIRST ASST. CITY SOLICITOR Matthew J. Costa, Esq. Thomas P. Gay, Jr., Esq. CITY SOLICITOR SECOND ASST. CIT Y SOLICITOR David T. Gay, Esq. SP. ASST. CITY SOLIC ITOR February 4, 2022 Council President Phillip Duarte Members of the Municipal Council City of Taunton City Hall 15 Summer Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 Re: Civilian Traffic Control Officers Dear Council President Phillip Duarte and Members of the Municipal Council: The Law Department is requesting that the Council refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Enrolled Bills a proposed ordinance to authorize the hiring of civil traffic control officers to work traffic details in the City. The Law Department is presently finalizing a draft of the proposed ordinance in coordination with the Mayor's office and the Police Chief. We will be forwarding said proposed ordinance in the near future. Thank you for your attention and consideration. Respectfully, ~luw-1LW~ Matthew J. Costa, !squire · T City Solicitor MJC:tmg  City of Taunton LAW DEPARTMENT 15 Summer Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 Phone (508) 821-1036 Facsimile (508) 821-1397 Shaunna O'Connell Peter F. Winters, Esq. MAYOR H RST ASST. CITY SOLICITOR Matthew J. Costa, Esq. Thomas P. Gay, Jr. , Esq. CITY SOLICITOR SECOND ASST. CITY SOLIC ITOR David T. Gay, Esq. SP. ASST. CITY SOLICITOR March 3, 2022 Council President Phillip Duarte Taunton Municipal Council City of Taunton City Hall 15 Summer Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 Dear Councilor Duarte: The Law Department has reviewed the annual obligations of Land Development - Northeast, Inc., pursuant to a request from the Municipal Council. Land Development - Northeast, Inc. has requested that its annual contribution under its Special Permit be allocated among the property owners of its site located at County Street, Taunton (Taunton Depot Shopping Center). Land Development - Northeast, Inc. is the developer of the above premises pursuant to a 1996 Special Permit issued by the Municipal Council, it is obligated to: ''The Petitioner agrees to this condition which requires him to pay annual membership dues in the amount of $2,000.00 per year to the Taunton downtown Main St. or business organization (currently Heart of iaunton, Inc.). Additionally, the Petitioner agrees to make an annual contribution in the amount of $4,000.00 per year to the downtown Main St. or business organization to establish a restricted fund for the betterment of downtown physical amenities and fa9ade improvement program ... " (Condition #3) Page 2 March 3, 2022 Council President Phillip Duarte Taunton Municipal Council Said contributions are to continue as long as the shopping center remains open for business. The Municipal Council "shall have the authority to assess at their discretion the above specified dues and contributions in the event the ownership of the shopping center is divided by any means in the future." That authority shall be vested only if the Petitioner has not made such provision. According to Land Development - Northeast, Inc. there is no specific provision set forth in the sale or lease of said premises that divides the obligation. Therefore, the Council must decide whether it wants to divide up payments and how it wishes to do so, if at all. Land Development- Northeast, Inc. has indicated how they would like the payments to be allocated and those suggestions are attached hereto. The Law Department suggests that this be placed upon the Council agenda for further discussion. Please contact me if you have any questions. inters, First Assistant City Solicitor PW:tmg Enclosure  Taunton Depot Shopping Center Parcel Owner Listing with GLA 2018 $ 6,000.00 Parcel Owner Name I SF/ GLA I % of center I Total Cost I Target Corporation 125,580 29.49% $ 1,769.24 Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 115,000 27.00% $ 1,620.18 Kohl's Department Store, Inc. 86,584 20.33% $ 1,219.84 Taunton Depot Lot L, LLC 34,782 8.17% $ 490.03 Ocean State Job Lot of MA 2015, LLC 32,690 7.68% $ 460.55 Taunton Depot Lot S, LLC 28,042 6.58% $ 395.07 Taunton Depot Lot E, LLC 3,200 0.75% $ 45.08 Subtotal 425,878 100% $ 6,000.00 2019 $ 6,000.00 Parcel Owner Name I SF/ GLA I % of center I Total Cost I Target Corporation 125,580 29.49% $ 1,769.24 Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 115,000 27.00% $ 1,620.18 Kohl's Department Store, Inc. 86,584 20.33% $ 1,219.84 Taunton Depot Lot L, LLC 34,782 8.17% $ 490.03 Ocean State Job Lot of MA 2015, LLC 32,690 7.68% $ 460.55 Taunton Depot Lot S, LLC 28,042 6.58% $ 395.07 Taunton Depot Lot E, LLC 3,200 0.75% $ 45.08 Subtotal 425,878 100% s 6,000.00 2020 $ 6,000.00 Parcel Owner Name ISF I GLA 1% of center I Total Cost I Target Corporation 125,580 29.49% $ 1,769.24 Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 115,000 27.00% $ 1,620.18 Kohl's Department Store, Inc. 86,584 20.33% $ 1,219.84 Taunton Depot Lot L, LLC 34,782 8.17% $ 490.03 Ocean State Job Lot of MA 2015, LLC 32,690 7.68% $ 460.55 Taunton Depot Lot S, LLC 28,042 6.58% $ 395.07 Taunton Depot Lot E, LLC 3,200 0.75% $ 45.08 Subtotal 425,878 100% $ 6,000.00 2021 $ 6,000.00 Parcel Owner Name isF / GLA 1% of center I Total Cost I Target Corporation 125,580 29.49% $ 1,769.24 Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 115,000 27.00% $ 1,620.18 Kohl's Department Store, Inc. 86,584 20.33% $ 1,219.84 Taunton Depot Lot L, LLC 34,782 8.17% $ 490.03 Ocean State Job Lot of MA 2015, LLC 32,690 7.68% $ 460.55 Taunton Depot Lot S, LLC 28,042 6.58% $ 395.07 Taunton Depot Lot E, LLC 3,200 0.75% $ 45 .08 Subtotal 425,878 100% $ 6,000.00 GTE Taunton LLC dba Botera 295 Broadway Taunton, MA 02780 (508) 857-5266 https://BoteraMA.com/ March 3, 2022 Taunton Municipal Council Members City Hall 15 Summer Street Taunton, MA 02780 RE: Fourth Amendment to Host Community Agreement Between the City of Taunton and GTE Taunton LLC Dear Council Members, I, Chirag Patel, am formally requesting a consideration of a fourth amendement to the Host Community Agreement with GTE Taunton LLC. The fourth amendment will extend the time for our company to commence operation to March 28, 2023. With respect to the status of the project, GTE Taunton plans to commence operations at beginning of November of 2022. As you were made aware from our last amendment, there were site conditions being discussed with the planning department which took more time than anticipated. Those items have since been settled. GTE Taunton has pulled a building permit on March 1st, 2022. We anticipate the construction to take 8 months, without accounting for any delays. Please let me know if any of the council member have any questions or concerns. Thank You. Respectfully, Chirag Patel CEO, GTE Taunton LLC  .._, = ,.__, ,._,, );-· ::::::: . ~-~ ::-..:; )::o- c: ::0 - j'Tj _, I j Tl(') ~rri () c .c MARCH 8, 2022 -i -< :i: :.n < () :I: :t> o fTI ...,,o HONORABLE SHAUNNA l. O'CONNELL, MAYOR I f11 )> -!? ., :::0 COUNCIL PRESIDENT PHILLIPE. DUARTE ::x. U1 0 rr1 AND MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CJ PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 AT 5:30 P.M. AT TAUNTON CITY HALL, 15 SUMMER STREET, TAUNTON, MA, 02780 IN THE CHESTER R. MARTIN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5:30 P.M. THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND SALARIES 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS 2. MEET TO REVIEW REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PLEASE NOTE: A "MEETING" OF THE ENTIRE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AS SAID TERM IS DEFINED IN MASS. GEN. l. C. 30A, §18 MAY OCCUR CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS COMMITTEE MEETING THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE 1. MEET TO FURTHER DISCUSS POLICY FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS PLEASE NOTE: A "MEETING" OF THE ENTIRE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AS SAID TERM JS DEFINED IN MASS. GEN. l. C. 30A, §18 MAY OCCUR CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS COMMITTEE MEETING Respectfully, -~M~Colleen M . Ellis Clerk of Council Committees