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Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 3/9/22 801 Washington Street Vote: 8-0-0 Canton, MA 02021 Meeting Minutes March 2, 2022 Finance Committee Members Present: Dave Clough, Dan Cole, Tom Emery, Karen Foley, Emilio Mauro, Tim McKenna, Reuki Schutt and Cindy Thomas. Finance Committee Members Absent: All members were present for the virtual meeting. Guests Present: John Cronin, Director of Norfolk County Commissioners Helena Rafferty, Deputy Police Chief Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Recording Secretary John E. Martin, Superintendent -Director Regen Milani, Conservation Agent Randy Scollins, Finance Director Dr. Gabriel Solomon, Sponsor for Article 20 (Auction of 25 Neponset Street) Richard R. Staiti, Trustee, Norfolk County Agricultural High School; Norfolk County Commissioner John R. Wallace, Business Manager, Norfolk County Agricultural School Call Meeting to Order: Chair McKenna called the virtual meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Discussion - Article 27 — Amend General By -Laws by Removing Article XIV Section 48 Alarm System, Registration and Regulations By -Law — Helena Rafferty, Deputy Police Chief Ms. Rafferty stated that Article 27 To Remove Article XIV Section Alarm System, Registration and Regulations is an antiquated By -Law that needs to be removed from the Town's General By -Laws. Years ago alarm systems had to be registered and regulated with the Canton Police Department. Registration is no longer required. Mr. Clough inquired if the Police would respond to alarms at homes that have alarms that are registered with a private alarm company (such as ADT). Ms. Rafferty stated that the Police would receive an alert from the private alarm company and they would still respond to the homeowner's dwelling. Article 27 is a housekeeping article to clean up the by-laws. A motion made by Ms. Schutt recommend to Town Meeting the removal of Article XIV Section 48 Alarm System, Registration and Regulations from the General By -Laws was seconded by Mr. Mauro. Roll Call Vote Ms. Schutt Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Foley Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Emery Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion to approve Article 27 passed 8-0-0 Discussion - Article 29 — Transfer Pleasant Street Land from Select Board to Conservation Commission — Regen Milani, Conservation Agent Ms. Milani presented information regarding Article 29 as follows: If approved at Town Meeting a 15-acre parcel of land would be transferred from the Select Board to the Conservation Commission. This property was donated to the Town by a developer who could not develop the property due to it being an unbuildable lot. The 15-acre parcel donation from the developer was a loss in tax revenue for the Town. The land is located adjacent to a 27-acre parcel the Town already owns and is under the control of the Conservation Commission, abuts property at the end of Angela Street at the cut -de -sac, abuts Pheasant Ridge Road, abuts Wampatuck Golf Club, abuts 225 Dan Road, is inaccessible from any road, is mostly FINCOM 20220302 Minutes IRS EM DC.docx Page 1 of 7 2/26/22