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Home My WebLink AboutATM16 Summary 1 Town of Nantucket  OFFICE OF THE TOWN & COUNTY CLERK 16 Broad Street NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554-3590 Catherine Flanagan Stover, MMC, CMMC Town & County Clerk (508) 228-7216 FAX (508) 325-5313 Home: (508) 228-7841 Email: cstover@nantucket-ma.gov townclerk@nantucket-ma.gov WEBSITE: http://www.nantucket-ma.gov  2016 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2016 The following is a summary of the articles called and discussed, and the vote taken by the 2016 Annual Town Meeting held at the Nantucket High School, Mary P. Walker Auditorium, 10 Surfside Road, on April 2, 2016. Cyrus Peirce student Robert Planzer was the official Time Keeper. Saturday, April 2, 2016 – Meeting called to order at 9:06 AM. At the close of Voter Registration, there were 8812 voters. There were 366 voters present at the start of the meeting. Ultimately, 640 registered voters were in attendance. Voters were given Blue armbands, and non-voters and consultants were given Magenta armbands. Non-voters were admitted to the gymnasium and the Auditorium anteroom, and the proceedings were graciously live-streamed by Channel 18. On Monday, April 4, we convened at 6:07 PM. Voters were given Green armbands. Non- voters received Magenta armbands. There were 348 voters in attendance. ****************************************************************************************************** On April 2, 2016, at 9:52 AM, the following “Pot of Uncalled Articles” was voted unanimously in accordance with the motions recommended by the Finance Committee or, in the absence of a Finance Committee motion, then in accordance with the motions as recommended by the Planning Board, as printed in the Finance Committee Report, with technical amendments brought forward during the course of the meeting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107. HIGHLIGHTING KEY: NONE = Adopted YELLOW = Adopted with Amendment/Technical Amendment RED = NOT adopted GREEN = Attorney General Approval Needed 2 Article 1: Receipt of Reports (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 2: Appropriation: Unpaid Bills (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 3: Appropriation: Prior Year Articles (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 4: Revolving Accounts: Annual Authorization (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 5: Appropriation: Reserve Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 6: FY 2015 General Fund Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 7: Personnel Compensation Plans for FY 2017 (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 8: Appropriation: FY 2017 General Fund Operating Budget (Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 9: Appropriation: Health and Human Services (Called) Adopted as amended by Marita Scarlett by Majority Voice Vote Article 10: Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures (Not Called) Adopted With a Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 11: Appropriation: FY 2017 Enterprise Funds Operation (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 12: Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 13: Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 14: Authorization: Airport Aviation and Administration Building Project (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 15: Appropriation: School (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 16: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law: Sewer Betterment Assessments (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 17: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law: Sewer Betterment Deferral (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote 3 Article 18: Appropriation: Sewer Project/Nantucket Harbor Shimmo; Plus Infill Parcels in Town Sewer District (Called) Adopted by as Amended by Richard Ray by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 19: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Changes (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 20: Appropriation: Waterways Improvement Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 21 : Authorization: Airport Aviation Fuel Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2017 (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 22: Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 23: Appropriation: County Assessment (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 24: Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2017 County Budget (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 25: Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 26: Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 27: Appropriation: Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund (Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 28: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Laborers Union (Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 29: Community Preservation Committee: Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 30: Appropriation: FY 2017 Community Preservation Committee (Not Called) Adopted with a Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 31: Appropriation: Siasconset Fire Station (Not Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 32: Appropriation: Cost Reimbursement (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 33: Zoning Bylaw Amendment/Home Rule Petition: Coastal Erosion Liability Waiver (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote 4 Article 34: Zoning Map Change: RC (Residential Commercial) to CMI (Commercial Mid- Island) – Bayberry Court, Cherry Street, Chin’s Way, Dave Street, Freedom Square, Hooper Farm Road, Orange Street, Pleasant Street, Sanford Road, Sparks Avenue, and West Creek Road (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 35: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: RC-2 (Residential Commercial – 2) to CMI (Commercial Mid-Island) – Hanabea Lane, Nobadeer Farm Road, Old South Road, and Wampanoag Way (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 36: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Commercial Mid-Island (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 37: Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to CTEC and R-5 – Bartlett Road and Marble Way (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 38: Zoning Map Change: RC-2 and CTEC to R-10 or R-20 – Marble Way (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 39: Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to CN and R-5 – Fairgrounds Road, Vincent Circle and Ticcoma Way (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 40: Zoning Map Change: R-1 to ROH – Various Locations (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 41: Zoning Map Change: R-20 to VR – Quidnet (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 42: Zoning Bylaw Amendment (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 43: Zoning Map Change: R-20 to R-40 or LUG-1 – Crooked Lane, Grove Lane and Madaket Road (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 44: Zoning Map Change: SR-20 to SR-5/Clifton Street, Comeau Lane and Sconset Ave. (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 45: Zoning Map Change: CDT, ROH, R-1, R-20 and LUG-2 to R-40 – Town Open Space (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 46: Zoning Map Change: R-20, VR, LUG-1, and LUG-2 to LUG-3 – Country Open Space (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 47: Zoning Map Change: VTEC to VR, VTEC to LUG-3, and LUG-3 to VTEC – Hummock Pond Road (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 48: Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to R-40 – Evergreen Way, Daffodil Lane and Airport Road (Called) Adopted by 2/3 Majority Handcount Vote: YES – 279; NO – 99 TOTAL: 378 (2/3 = 252) 5 Article 49: Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to LUG-1; 8 Masaquet Avenue (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Handcount Vote: YES – 173; NO – 185 TOTAL: 358 Article 50: Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to LUG-1 Surfside South – Boulevarde, Okorwaw Avenue and Lover’s Lane (Called) Adopted by 2/3 Majority Handcount Vote YES – 293; NO – 104 TOTAL: 397 (2/3 = 265) Article 51: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Tertiary Dwelling (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 52: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: ‘Tiny House Unit’ District (Called) Adopted AS Moved by Isaiah Stover by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 53: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: ‘Tiny House Village’ District (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 54: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots (Called) Adopted by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 55: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots – Qualified Family Member (Not Called) Adopted With a Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 56: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots – Qualified Family Member (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 57: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Major Commercial Development (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 58: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Adult Use (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 59: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Abandoned Vehicles (Called, Call WIthdrawn) Adopted With Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 60: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Miscellaneous Technical Changes (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 61: Bylaw Amendment: Obsolete Building Related Bylaws (Not Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 62: Bylaw Amendment: Solid Waste Disposal (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 63: Bylaw Amendment: Town Property, Conveyance of (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 64: Bylaw Amendment: Personal Watercraft/Flyboarding (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Voice Vote 6 Article 65: Bylaw: Town of Nantucket Right to Farm (Called) Adopted with a Technical Amendment by Majority Voice Vote Article 66: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District Map Changes (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 67: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Changes (Called) Adopted as Moved by Mark Dawson by 2/3 Handcount Vote: YES – 183; NO – 46 TOTAL: 229 (2/3 = 153) Article 68: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District Map Changes (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 69: Bylaw Amendment: Management of Coastal Properties Owned by the Town (Not Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 70: Bylaw Amendment: Nuisance Animals (Called) Adopted with Friendly Amendment by Majority Handcount Vote YES – 235; NO - 90 Article 71: Bylaw Amendment: Dog Licenses (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 72: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law: Dog Licenses (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 73: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law: Abandoned Motor Vehicles – Non-criminal Proceedings (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 74: Home Rule Petition: Charter Amendment Regarding Publication of Town Meeting Warrants (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 75: Home Rule Petition: Merger of Nantucket Water Commission and Siasconset Water Commission (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 76: Home Rule Petition: Airport Fuel Revolving Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 77: Home Rule Petition: Community Preservation Committee (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 78: Home Rule Petition: Increasing Residential Property Exemption (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 79: Home Rule Petition: Conveyance of Properties from County to Town (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 80: Home Rule Petition: Real Estate Conveyances to Nantucket Land Bank and Madaket Conservation Land Trust (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote 7 Article 81: Home Rule Petition: Real Estate Conveyances to Nantucket Land Bank to Town of Nantucket (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 82: Home Rule Petition: Community Housing and Sewer Funding (Called) Adopted as Amended by Robert DeCosta by Majority Voice Vote Article 83: Home Rule Petition: Retired Police Officers to Serve as Special Police Officers (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 84: Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Act Amendment (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 85: Town Charter Amendment: Town Clerk (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 86: Home Rule Petition: Amendment of the Town of Nantucket Charter (Called) Not Adopted by Majority Handcount Vote YES: 104; NO: 193 Article 87: Real Estate Acquisition: Airport Property (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 88: Real Estate Acquisition:/Conveyance of Parcels: Tom Nevers Head (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 89: Real Estate Acquisition: 42 Nobadeer Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 90: Lease of Town Land for Renewable Energy Projects (Not Called) Adopted with a Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 91: PILOT Agreements for Renewable Energy Facilities (Not Called) Adopted with a Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 92: Net Metering Credit Purchase Agreements (Not Called) Adopted with a Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 93: Long-Term Lease Authorization: Airport Delta Property (Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 94: Long-Term Lease Authorization: 10 Sun Island Road (Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 95: Real Estate Acquisition: Woodbine Street (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 96: Real Estate Disposition: Woodbine (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 97: Real Estate Acquisition: Poplar Street (Not Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote 8 Article 98: Real Estate Disposition: Poplar Street (Not Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 99: Real Estate Acquisition: 40 & 40R Sparks Avenue, 42 & 44 Sparks Avenue (Not Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 100: Real Estate Acquisition: Wanoma Way (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 101: Real Estate Disposition: Wanoma Way (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 102: Real Estate Acquisition: Saccacha Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 103: Real Estate Disposition: Saccacha Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 104: Municipal Aggregation (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 105: Appropriation: Capital Projects Stabilization Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 106: Appropriation: Stabilization Fund (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 107: Free Cash (Not Called) Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote At 8:13 PM, on Monday, April 4, Moderator Alger recognized Robert DeCosta, Chair of the Board of Selectmen, who moved to dissolve the 2016 Annual Town Meeting. The motion was seconded, and adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.