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TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS

ADVISORY COMMITTEE PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 7:30 pm via Zoom Meeting

UPDATED NOTICE

Due to current public health concerns, meetings will be conducted virtually using a video-conferencing platform plus phone dial-in. Pre-registration is required.

Register in advance for this meeting using the link below:

https://brooklinema.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdOygpzwiGaquqTw7nM_uXbamxUkRNLM

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

UPDATED AGENDA (All times are approximate)

Public Comment

7:30 pm            Members of the public may send written public comments to Lisa Portscher (lportscher@brooklinema.gov). Members of the public may sign up to speak during the meeting (2-3 minutes per person, depending on the number of speakers. Please sign up with Lisa Portscher by 5 pm. All public comments are included in the minutes and become part of the public record.

Public Meeting

7:45 pm            Review, discussion and possible vote on Warrant Article 4 – Close Outs (Capital)

8:00 pm            Continuation of review, discussion and possible vote on Warrant Article 22 - Amend Article 3.21 of the Town’s General Bylaws to require the posting of agenda packets on the Town’s website. (Toffel et al.)

8:15 pm            Review, discussion and possible vote on Warrant Article 14 – STR Zoning (Planning & Regulation)

8:30 pm            Review, discussion and possible vote on Warrant Article 15 – STR By-law (Planning & Regulation)

8:45 pm            Review, discussion and possible vote on Warrant Article 16 – STR Enforcement (Planning & Regulation)

9:00 pm            Review, discussion and possible vote on Warrant Article 17 – STR Amendment (Planning & Regulation)

9:15 pm            Other Business

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Public comment is welcome only during the public hearing portion of the agenda.  The Advisory Committee welcomes written comments, which will be circulated to members of the Committee if they are sent to lportscher@brooklinema.gov no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. Subcommittees of the Advisory Committee hold public hearings on any matter on which the Advisory Committee makes a recommendation to Town Meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in subcommittee public hearings if they wish to comment on any item under deliberation by the subcommittee. All public comments become part of the public record.

Any member of the public may make an audio or video recording of an open session of a public meeting. They must first notify the chair and must comply with reasonable requirements regarding audio or video equipment established by the chair so as not to interfere with the meeting. 

Michael Sandman, Chair 617-513-8908 msandman@brooklinema.gov
Carla Benka, Vice-Chair 617-277-6102 rcvben@earthlink.net