This meeting is being audio and video recorded.

In accordance with Article 7, Section 7-5 of the Charter, the Northampton City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 7 p.m. The City Council will consider the Capital Improvement Program for FY2023-FY2027, and hear all persons who wish to be heard thereon. The CIP is available for inspection here.

Rule 4.4.4 There shall be no debate or discussion by any City Council member regarding any item on the Consent Agenda, beyond asking questions for simple clarification.
Rule 4.4.5  Any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of any City Council member prior to the taking of a vote on the motion to approve it.  All such items will be considered individually, in the order in which they were removed, immediately following consideration of the Consent Agenda.

Rule 2.6.1.1.1 Process. Financial orders will be introduced and discussed at a full City Council meeting and referred to either the consent agenda of a future meeting or the Finance Committee for more public input, discussion and recommendation.

History: The City Council previously reprogrammed $17,000 from other Central Services projects to add to the original appropriation of $45,000 for this Central Services maintenance vehicle for a total of $63,000 (See 21.305 An Order to Reprogram CS Surplus Funds to CS 2005 Vehicle Replacement).

Process note: Two readings are respectfully requested as the truck is ready to be picked up once additional funds are available.

History:
- Referred to Finance Committee - 2/17/2022
- Finance Committee recommendation pending - 3/1/2022

Per a provision of this ordinance, the ordinance is subject to review three years after its enactment. Enactment date: December 19, 2019
Section 3.

Miscellaneous  

1. Three years from the month of enactment of this ordinance, this ordinance shall be placed on the agenda of the City Council for review.

History:
- Referred to Legislative Matters (LM) - 11/18/2021
- Positive recommendation with correction of scrivener's errors, LM - 2/14/2022
- Amended to add replacement of the word "Development" with the word "Sustainability" in the title of the Office of Planning and Sustainability in Section 156-5 - 2/17/2022

Process Note:  M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5 requires the City Council to submit zoning ordinances to the Planning Board for review within 14 days of receipt and for the Planning Board and City Council or a committee designated for that purpose to hold public hearings thereon, together or separately, prior to adoption.

History:
- Referred to Planning Board (PB) and Legislative Matters (LM) for public hearing - 10/7/2021
- Public hearing continued by PB - 11/18/2021
- Continuation of PB public hearing - 2/10/2022
- Positive recommendation w/amendments, PB - 2/10/2022
- Positive recommendation as amended by PB, LM - 2/14/2022
- Amended to add "exceeding 12 such events per year" to final sentence - 2/17/2022

History:
- Referred by City Council to Planning Board (PB) and Legislative Matters (LM) - 11/18/2021
- PB hearing held, positive recommendation with comments - 1/13/2022
- Positive recommendation with consideration of PB comment, LM - 2/14/2022 [Note: Opinion received from city solicitor that using different term for wheelchair ramp in local ordinance shouldn't be a problem; Senior Services Director opinion sought on preferred term for referring to residents over age 65]
- Added amendment to replace phrase "the elderly" in section 350-20.7 subsection A with phrase "persons 60 years and over" - 2/17/2022

Per Charter Section 7-5 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, "At any time after the public hearing but before the first day of the last month of the current fiscal year, the city council shall by resolution adopt the capital improvements program, which may be amended, provided that each amendment shall be voted on separately and that an increase in the capital improvements program as submitted shall clearly identify the method of financing to accomplish the proposed increase."

Review of January 3, 2022 decision to continue holding Northampton City Council meetings remotely until April 1, 2022.
Process note: Governor Baker has extended the provision modifying the Open Meeting Law (OML) to allow governmental bodies to continue meeting remotely until July 15, 2022. 

Rule 4.9 NEW BUSINESS. Any Councilor may introduce any written proposed order, ordinance, or resolution to be considered by the Council at the next meeting, but not to be debated during new business.