Getting ready for the Town Council meeting, YouTube will be available
bit.ly/FTV-TownHall Follow along with agenda here
franklinma.gov/town-council/a…

In Council Chambers for the Economic Development Subcommittee meeting now underway, slightly late (5:48)
3 members present (4th expected)
Franklin tv broadcast available at YouTube
bit.ly/FTV-TownHall Bryan Taberner provides an update on Nu-Style
Album of the slides tells the not so pretty picture photos.app.goo.gl/XwAKFqiDuMeukp…

Community preservation cmte mtg about to begin, follow with the agenda franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… All members of the committee present for this session. Franklin tv broadcasting to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/FTV-TownHall

Joint Budget Subcmte about to begin soon 7:00pm Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting broadcast to YouTube at -> bit.ly/FTV-TownHall

Ready for the virtual school committee community relations meeting to commence (scheduled for 5:30)
Agenda can be found franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… Meeting begins at 5:42PM
2 of 3 subcmte members participating, along with Colin. Legislative forum set for Feb 24, 2025 starting at 6:30, to be confirmed, likely to be broadcast and recorded for replay.

Ready to report on the school committee meeting just getting underway, Mtg will be broadcast to YouTube at -> bit.ly/FTV-TownHall It is also broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom.

Getting ready for the Master Plan Update Cmte Mtg to begin at 6:30 PM. Follow the agenda doc here franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… This meeting is being broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/FTV-TownHall

Live reporting on the Board of Health meeting underway. Audio may not sound soo good but we'll try and see. 2 of the 3 members participating with the Health Dept members. Meeting scheduled for 2025, motion to approve, second, passes 2-0-1 (1 absent) Oakland Pkwy condemnation discussion, unsanitary conditions, hole in roof, no working bathrooms, etc. House was placarded, owner/occupants refused to leave, multiple agencies worked with them to get them elsewhere. Fire occurred on 2nd floor, insurance provided a trailer...

Now down to the Council Chambers for the full school committee meeting about to begin at 7 PM
Follow along with agenda
franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… Meeting broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/FTV-TownHall

SchCmte budget subcmte about to begin
Chair McNeill opens session at 6:35, no remote session for this one
2 members present (McNeill, O'Sullivan) 2 vans, traffic design, signage for all k-8 schools,
Playground expansion, ADA compliance,
Facilities has the move cost $339K on the Town side of the budget
Would likely need to prioritize this as the capital budget goes forward

School Committee budget workshop started at 5:35; assuming gremlins are kept at bay, the recording will be available later this week
Supt Giguere opens with the budget development process, another workshop after the holidays Business administrator Jana takes over to walk through the slides, first one

Town Council meeting coming up at 7 PM, follow along with the agenda franklinma.gov/town-council/a… Tax rate hearing, CSX land purchase, among the items on the agenda for tonight

Broadcast on Verizon and Comcast subscribers as well as to Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/43lBwVE

Economic Development Subcmte meeting underway, live reporting as it happens, follow the agenda franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… Broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/43lBwVE

Live reporting on the SchCmte community relations meeting underway
Follow with the agenda here franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… Discussion of goals for committee
Re-establish legislature forum, add an official breakfast separate from 3rd Thursday, reminder they have an opportunity to join the Q&A monthly that FranklinMatters holds at the library and Senior Center

Master Plan Update committee will be represented in hybrid, some in the room, some via remote.
Hopefully more of the public show up to provide feedback Comments open until Dec 2
Chair Jones thanks the team and Beta for the work to date, all good work and almost at end of process.
Doc will be live until Monday, Dec 2
Send feedback to Amy Love on Planning Dept
Or to any of the committee members

Starting the evening at the Police Station building Cmte mtg, they will interview 3 architects tonight to choose one to do a contract for the project
I'll go upstairs to view the Master Plan session. The community has an opportunity to provide feedback on the final draft The Master Plan session will likely finish before this does so I'll be back to catch the end of this one

Next up, the full Town Council meeting is about to begin. The meeting is broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/43lBwVE Chair Mercer opens session, Frongillo present remotely,
Nomination for Chair, Mercer nominated vote via roll call 9-0

Open nomination for Vice Chair, nomination of Dellorco, vote via roll call 9-0

Open nomination for clerk, Jones nominated, vote via roll call 9-0

Getting ready to live report on the Economic Development Subcmte meeting about to begin at 5:45. Follow along with the agenda franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… The meeting will be broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom and to YouTube bit.ly/43lBwVE

Ready to live report on the school committee meeting about to begin at 7, follow along with the agenda franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… Nomination for Dave Callaghan, Paul Griffin
Vote on the motion, D, P, P, D, D, D, D, Callaghan takes it by 5-2 vote via roll call
Now for vice chair, nomination Dave McNeill
Vote on McNeill passes 7-0 via roll (Gallagher remote)

Finance Cmte meeting called to order, given the status to motion for George as Chair, Natalie as ViceChair, Nicole as Clerk
Second, discussion
Passes 7-0 (2 absent) Ken intro, 12 years, finance banker backer, strategy for Fidelity
Chris Diaz, 2 years in Franklin, researcher in public policy etc

Ready to report on the Board of Health meeting, agenda
Motion to approve minutes, second, passes 3-0 via roll callfranklinma.gov/sites/g/files/… Vote on IMA for the Public Health Excellence for Shared Services Grant, discussion
MOU previously being replaced by an advisory board, asking board to approve, confident of it being good to go, Town Administrator and others have concurred in changes. So moved, pass 3-0 via roll