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Finance Committee · Meeting 2017-01-25 · Record 6601a002a9a94965ca

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Town of Canton
                                                                                         Finance Committee Meeting Notice
                       Finance Committee
                       Barbara Saint Andre, Chair
                       Rob Barker, Vice Chair                                  Date:                Wednesday, January 25, 2017
                       Jerry Dorfman                                           Time:                7:00 PM — 9:00 PM
                       Nichola Gallagher                                       Location:            Salah Meeting Room -Town Hall
                       Dianne Gustafson
                       Cynthia Holcombe
                                                                                                    801 Washington Street
                       Stephanie Leach                                                              Canton, MA
                       Tim McKenna
                       Cindy Thomas

                                                                    Agenda
This meeting is being video recorded by Canton Community Television. Times are estimates. Items maybe taken out of order.

7:00 PM          Call Meeting to Order (Minutes Primary/Alternate: Nichola Gallagher /Dianne Gustafson)

New Business:

7:05 PM          Article # TBD —Recommendations of the Canton Community Preservation Committee(CCPC)
                 George Comeau, Chair and/or Lisa Lopez, Vice Chair and/or Kristen Phelps, Administrator
                 Motion 1 —Administrative Expenses
                 Motion 2 —Fund Balance Transfers
                 Motion 3 —Library Entrance - $35,000 (Historic)
                 Motion 4 — Pequitside Farm Architectural Study - $28,000 (Historic)
                 Motion 5 —Rolling Mill Copper Roof - $148,975 (Historic)
                 Motion 6 —Rubin Court Bathroom Fan Project - $80,000 (Housing)
                 Motion 7 —Paul Revere Heritage Site Conservation Restriction - $20,000 (Open Space)
                 Motion 8 —Open Space &Recreational Plans Update - $150,000 (Open Space &Recreation)
                 Motion 9 -Tilden & Devoll Playgrounds - $401,300 (Recreation)
                 Motion 10 —Canton Little League Restroom Facility - $173,500 (Recreation)

7:30 PM          Operating Results as of December 31, 2106 —Jim Murgia

Other Business:

7:45 PM          Initial Review of FY18 Budget Requests —Additional attendees at future Finance Committee meetings

Minutes to be Approved: December 12, 2016

Next Meeting Dates:

   Finance Committee Meetings — 2017(subject to change)
   Day             Month        Date   Time         Location            Guests /Topics
   Wednesday       February      8     7:00 p.m.    Armando Rec. Center No guests /Discussion of Revenue &Draft of Warrant
                                                                        Chief Berkowitz —Police &Animal Control FY18 Budgets
   Monday          February     13     7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room
                                                                        Karen Zukauskas, Director —Assessing FY18 Budget
                                                                        Chief Doody —Fire Department FY18 Budget
   Wednesday       February    22      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room
                                                                        Mike Trotta, Superintendent —DPW,Water &Sewer FY18 Budgets
  Tuesday         February     28      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     TBD
  Thursday        March         2      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     Bob Panico, Chair, Capital Planning Committee — FY18 Capital
  Wednesday       March         S      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     School Committee (confirmed)
  Monday          March        13      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     TBD (possible BOS)
  Tuesday         March        14      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     TBD (possible BOS)
  Friday          March        17      NA           No meeting this day Deadline — FINCOM &Planning Board motions to Town Counsel
  Monday          March        20      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     TBD
  Wednesday       March        22      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     TBD
  Monday          March        27      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     Vote Operating Budgets, Fixed Costs &Enterprise
  Wednesday       March        29      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     Finalize Recommendations &Discussions
  Thursday        March        30      7:00 p.m.    Salah Mtg. Room     TBD
  Monday          April         4      NA           No meeting this day Deadline -Recommendations &Motions to Printer.

Public Announcements/Public Comment

Adjourn

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CCPC Available Funds
                                                                                                          Source of Funds
                               Title                                Category       Fund          Fund         Fund      Undesignated                                     Total
                                                                                  Balance      Balance      Balance     Fund Balance
                                                                                Reserved for Reserved for Reserved for Reserved for
                                                                                  Historic   Community Open Space        Community
                                                                                 Resources     Housing    &Recreation Preservation Act

   Fiscal 2014 set asides at ATM 2013 (article 41 motion 1)                              $48,000 $            48,000 $           48,000 $                316,000 $        460,000
   Fiscal 2015 set asides at ATM 2014 (article 21 motion 2)                              $60,000 S            60,000 a           60,000 $                390,000 $        570,000
  High school tennis courts (motion 3)                             Recreation       $           - $        - $ (108,000) 5                              (92,000) $       (200,000)
  Veterans housing electrical boxes (motion 4)                      Housing         a           - $ (30,000) $         - $                                     - $        (30,000)
  Veterans housing smoke detectors (motion 5)                       Housing         $           - $ (18,000) ~         - $                              (45,700) $        (63,700)
  Cemetery gravestones (motion 6)                                   Historic    a        (25,000) a        - $         - $                                     - S        (25,000)
  Friendship quilt (motion 7)                                       Historic    $         (2,705) y        - $         - $                                     - $         (2,705)
  Civil war statue (motion 8)                                       Historic    $        (30,000) $        - $         - $                                     - $        (30,000)

  Fiscal 2015 projects approved at ATM 2014                                     $       (57,705) $          (48,000) $         (108,000) $             (137,700) $       (351,405)

  Balances after ATM 2014                                                                550,295 $           60,000       $               - $            568,300 $        678,595
  Fiscal 2016 set asides at ATM 2015 (article 19 motion 2)                               560,000 S           60,000 $            60,000 $                390,000 $        570,000
  Cemetery Receiving Tomb &Retaining Wall (motion 3)                Historic    $       (11,000)      $               -   $              -       §               - $     (11,000)
  Ponkapoag Station Fire Bell Restoration (motion 4)                Historic    $       (15,000)      $               -   $              -       S               - 5     (15,000)
  Tilden House Restoration (motion 5)                               Historic    $       (84,295)       a              - s                -a            (329,855) 5      (414,150)
  Historical Document Master Plan (motion 6)                        H~s~or~c        s            -    3              -    a              - a            (~o,000) a        ~~o,000~
  Martha Howard Petticoat Restoration (motion 7)                    Historic        $            -    $              -    $              - y             (5,895) S        (5,895)
  First Parish Church Steeple and Spire Restoration (motion 8)      Historic        $            -    $              -    5              - $            (99,120) $       (99,120)
  Veteran's Housing Project (motion 9)                              Housing         $            - $       (100,000)      $              -       $             - $      (100,000)

  Fiscal 2016 projects approved at ATM 2015                                     $ (110,295) S              (100,000)      $              - ~           (444,870) S      (655,165)

  Balances after ATM 2015                                                                    SO $            20,000 $            60,000 $               513,430 b         593,430

  Fiscal 2017 set asides at ATM 2016 (article 24 motion 2)                               E60,000 $           60,000 $            60,000      $          390,000 5         570,000

  Balances available at ATM 2016 for projects                                            b60,000 $           80,000 $           120,000 5               903,430 S       1,163,430

  Crane's Guards Militia Flag (motion 3)                            Historic    $       (18,900)     $            -       $           -        S                - S      (18,900)
  Cemetery gravestones (motion 4)                                   Historic    $       (36,915)      y           -       $           -        $                - $      (36,915)
  Cemetery Receiving Tomb &Retaining Wall (motion 5)                Historic    $        (4,185) $                -       $           - $             (155,815) $       (160,000)
  Hagan Court Senior Housing buidling repairs (motion 6)            Housing         $          - $         (80,000)       $           - S              (40,000) $       (120,000)
  Outdoor recreational facilities master plan (motion 7)           Recreation       $          -     $            - $          (50,000) $                       - S      (50,000)

  Fiscal 2017 projects approved at ATM 2016                                     $       (60,000) $         (80,000) 5          (50,000) $             (195,815) $       (385,815)

 Balances after ATM 2016                                                                     $0      $            - $           70,000       $          707,615 $        777,615

 Housing projects closed out by CCPC on 11/28/16                    Housing                  EO 5           111,122       E           -        b               - 5       111,122

 Fiscal 2018 set asides at ATM 2017 (article X motion 2)                                560,000 $            60,000 $           60,000       $          390,000 $        570,000

 Balances available at ATM 2017 for FY 18 projects                                      $60,000            $171,122           $130,000               $1,097,615 1      $1,458,737


 Library entrance (motion 3)                                        Historic    $     (35,000) $                  -       $           -      $                - S        (35,000)
 Pequitside Farm architectual study (motion 4)                      Historic    $     (25,000) ~                  -       $          - $                (3,000) $        (28,000)
 Rolling Mill copper roof (motion 5)                               Historic         $        - $                  -       y          - $             (148,975) $        (148,975)
 Rubin Court bathroom fan project (motion 6)                       Housing          $        - $           (80,000)       $          -       $               - $         (80,000)
 Paul Revere Heritage Site conservation restriction (motion 7)    Open Space        $         -      $            - $          (20,000)      $                 - $       (20,000)
 Open space &recreational plans update (motion S)                Open Space &       $         -      $            - $         (110,000) $              ~ao,00a~ b       (~so,000~
                                                                   Recreation
 Tilden & Devoll playgrounds (motion 9)                            Recreation       ~         -      $            -       $          - $             (401,300) $        (401,300)
 Canton Little League restroom facility (motion 10)               Recreation        $         -      ^y           -       $          - $             (173,500) $        (173,500)

 Fiscal 2018 projects to be approved at ATM 2017                                $       (60,000) $         (80,000) S         (130,000) $            (766,775) $ (1,036,.

 Balances after ATM 2017                                                                    $0             $91,122                  $0                $330,840          $421,


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