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MEETING AGENDA JULY 21, 2026 6:30 PM TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HARVEY HEARING ROOM WINTHROP TOWN COUNCIL Town Council Members Town Council President James Letterie Vice President Swope-Precinct 4 Precinct 1 Councilor Costigan Precinct 2 Councilor Dimes Precinct 3 Councilor Romano Precinct 5 Councilor Reardon Precinct 6 Councilor Finn Councilor at Large Millar Councilor at Large Tassinari CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MOMENT OF SILENCE Joe Clark / Mary Alice Sharkey / Sandra Hurley 1. MINUTES Approval of Minutes June 30, 2026 as circulated 2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3. PUBLIC HEARING(S) • Town Council Appropriate $1,666,000 Cost of Sewer Main Rehabilitation on Winthrop St. & Others Identified • Town Council Appropriate $1,500,000 Cost of Water Main Replacement at Winthrop St. • Electric Bike and Motorized Scooters Ordinance • Taxi Fares 4. PUBLIC COMMENT 5. CORRESPONDENCE 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee Rules & Ordinance FHBC Public Health Safety & Works Committee 7. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT REPORT 8. UPDATE- POLICY MAKING COMMITTEES 9. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 10. OLD BUSINESS • Town Council Appropriate $1,666,000 Cost of Sewer Main Rehabilitation on Winthrop St. & Others Identified • Town Council Appropriate $1,500,000 Cost of Water Main Replacement at Winthrop St. • Re-Appointments /Non-Policy / Policy Making Committees • Taxi Fares • Electric Bikes and Motorized Scooters Ordinance • Taxi Fares (Finance Committee/Rules & Ordinance) • Resident Parking Stickers (Rules & Ordinance) • Town Council Rules & Procedures (Rules & Ordinance) 11. NEW BUSINESS • Town Council Appropriate $1,100,000 Water Meter & Valve Replacement Project -Year 3 • Town Council Vote to Adopt the Hazard Mitigation Plan • Committee New /Re-Appointment • Town Council Vote to move Election Polling Locations • Town Council Requests the Town Manager seek proposals & funding opportunities for a comprehensive parking & traffic study • Town Council Discuss Town Council Meeting Calendar (Summer/Fall) • Town Council President Requesting a Public Comment Answer Period to Previous Public Comments/Questions • Town Council Discuss Deletion of the Rules & Ordinance Sub Committee 12. PUBLIC COMMENT 13. PUBLIC RELATIONS / UPCOMING EVENTS 8-11-26 5:30 PM—Public Meeting-Girdlestone/Tileston Drainage Project 8-29-26 Deer Island 12-3PM -Accessible Adventures-Commission on Disability 14. ADJOURNMENT ZOOM AVAILABLE Meeting ID: 82066827964# Passcode: 509355 Phone: 1-309-205-3325 TOWN OF WINTHROP OFFICE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Town Hall, 1 Metcalf Square, Winthrop, MA 02152 Telephone: 617-846-1077 Fax: 617-846-5458 James Letterie Town Council President Town Council Motion MOTION BY RULES AND ORDINANCE I move that the Winthrop Town Council requests the Town Manager to seek proposals and funding opportunities for a comprehensive parking & traffic study of the Town of Winthrop and to report back to the Council with recommendations for implementation. Whereas: •Parking availability is a significant concern for residents, businesses, visitors, and municipal operations throughout the Town of Winthrop; •Existing parking conditions may affect neighborhood quality of life, public safety, economic activity, and access to public facilities and services; •Seasonal fluctuations, residential growth, transportation trends, and changing community needs warrant a current evaluation of parking resources and demand; •A professional parking study would provide data-driven analysis and recommendations to assist the Town in making informed policy decisions; Therefore, Be It Resolved: That the Winthrop Town Council requests that the Town Manager: 1.Solicit proposals from qualified transportation and parking consultants to conduct a comprehensive town-wide parking & traffic study; 2.Evaluate parking inventory, enforcement practices, residential parking conditions, business district parking demand, beach and seasonal parking impacts, and opportunities for improved management; 3.Identify short-term and long-term strategies to improve parking availability, efficiency, accessibility, and enforcement; 4. Identify the feasibility of adding a commercial plate parking policy in residential parking areas. TOWN OF WINTHROP OFFICE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Town Hall, 1 Metcalf Square, Winthrop, MA 02152 Telephone: 617-846-1077 Fax: 617-846-5458 James Letterie Town Council President Town Council Motion Motion by: Councilor Costigan Date: 7-16-26 I move for the Rules and Ordinance Committee to be dissolved and for the Town council Rules and Procedures Rule 8 to say the following to reflect this change: After organization of the Town Council, the President may appoint members to standing council committees. The first named member of each committee shall be the committee’s Chair. Each committee shall have five members. Standing committees shall be: a) FINANCE b) PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY & WORKS COMMITTEE c) CAPITAL ASSETS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT, APPOINTMENTS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES These shall be the only town council standing committees. The council may establish additional committees as it deems it necessary or desirable, as per Winthrop Town Charter Section 2-6 (c) (vi). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR REFERENCE ONLY: SECTION 2-6: EXERCISE OF POWERS; QUORUM; RULES (c) Rules of Procedure - The town council shall from time to time adopt rules regulating its procedures, which shall be in addition to the following: (vi) Committees - The town council shall establish such committees as it deems to be necessary or desirable to enable it to study and evaluate the maters which come before the town council. In establishing committees the town council may provide that some of the members of at least some of its committees need not be members of the town council MOTION Submitted By: Denise Quist, Town Clerk Date: 7-21-26 TEXT OF MOTION That the Town Council vote to move polling locations Precincts 1-2-3-5-6 currently in the Winthrop High School at 400 Main St. back to the (Old) Winthrop Middle School Gym at 151 Pauline St. for all future elections. Precinct 4 will remain at 35 Golden Drive; o r take any action relative to thereto. TOWN OF WINTHROP OFFICE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Town Hall, 1 Metcalf Square, Winthrop, MA 02152 Telephone: 617-846-1077 Fax: 617-846-5458 TOWN OF WINTHROP OFFICE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL One Metcalf Sq. Winthrop, MA 02152 James Letterie Suzanne Swope Council President Council Vice President CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TOWN OF WINTHROP HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2026 UPDATE WHEREAS the Winthrop Town Council recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within Winthrop; and WHEREAS the Town of Winthrop has prepared a multi-hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as the Winthrop Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update in accordance with federal laws, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended; the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended; and the National Dam Safety Program Act, as amended; and WHEREAS the Winthrop Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in Winthrop from the impacts of future hazards and disasters; and WHEREAS adoption by the Winthrop Town Council demonstrates its commitment to hazard mitigation and achieving the goals outlined in the Winthrop Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WINTHROP TOWN COUNCIL THAT: In accordance with M.G.L. 40 §4 or the charter and bylaws of the Town of Winthrop, the Winthrop Town Council adopts the Winthrop Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update. ADOPTED by a vote of ____ in favor and ____ against, and ____ abstaining, this __________ day of ___________2026 By: Winthrop Town Council ATTEST: By: _________________________________ Council President James Letterie APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: _________________________________ Council President James Letterie TOWN OF WINTHROP OFFICE OF THE TOWN MANAGER Town Hall, 1 Metcalf Square, Winthrop, MA 02152 Telephone: 617-846-1077 Fax: 617-846-5458 Anthony Marino Town Manager Town Council Motion June 25, 2026 Fiscal Year 2026 Motion Summary Title: MWRA - Water Main Improvements - Phase 1 Motion ID: TCM26-027 Amount: $1,500,000.00 Funding Source: MWRA Local Water System Assistance Program Motion Details Motion Type: Borrowing Authorization Submitted by: Anthony Marino, Town Manager Date Submitted: June 25, 2026 Text of Motion MOTION: I move that the Winthrop Town Council adopt the following order: ORDERED: That the Town appropriates the sum of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000) to pay costs of water main replacement at Winthrop St, including costs incidental or related thereto; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L. c.44, §8(5), or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow all or a portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (the “Authority”) and in connection therewith to enter into a loan agreement and/or financial assistance agreement with the Authority and otherwise to contract with the Authority with respect to such loan and for any grants or aid available for the project or for the financing thereof; that the Town Manager is authorized to accept and expend any grants or aid available for the project or for the financing thereof, provided that the amount of the authorized borrowing for the project shall be reduced by the amount of any such grants or aid payments received prior to the issuance of such bonds or notes; and that the Town Manager is authorized to take any other action necessary or convenient to carry out this project. Funding Details Funding Source Funding Destination Account Description Amount Account Description Amount MWRA BORROWING $1,500,000 New- Water/Sewer Capital Project Fund MWRA LWSAP - Water Main $1,500,000 6-30-26 Motion by the Council President to refer to the Finance Commission and advertise for a Public Hearing TOWN OF WINTHROP OFFICE OF THE TOWN MANAGER Town Hall, 1 Metcalf Square, Winthrop, MA 02152 Telephone: 617-846-1077 Fax: 617-846-5458 Anthony Marino Town Manager Town Council Motion June 25, 2026 Fiscal Year 2026 Motion Summary Title: MWRA – Sewer Main Rehabilitation Motion ID: TCM26-026 Amount: $1,666,000.00 Funding Source: MWRA Inflow/Infiltration Loan Program (75% grant / 25% zero interest loan) Motion Details Motion Type: Borrowing Authorization Submitted by: Anthony Marino, Town Manager Date Submitted: June 25, 2026 Text of Motion MOTION: I move that the Winthrop Town Council adopt the following order: ORDERED: That the Town appropriates the sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,666,000) to pay costs of a sewer main rehabilitation on Winthrop Street and others areas in Town as identified by MS4 monitoring requirements, including costs incidental or related thereto; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L. c.44, §7(1) &/or §8(14), or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager, is authorized to borrow all or a portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (the “Authority”) and in connection therewith to enter into a loan agreement and/or financial assistance agreement with the Authority and otherwise to contract with the Authority with respect to such loan and for any grants or aid available for the project or for the financing thereof; that the Town Manager is authorized to accept and expend any grants or aid available for the project or for the financing thereof, provided that the amount of the authorized borrowing for the project shall be reduced by the amount of any such grants or aid payments received prior to the issuance of such bonds or notes; and that the Town Manager is authorized to take any other action necessary or convenient to carry out this project. Funding Details Funding Source Funding Destination Account Description Amount Account Description Amount MWRA BORROWING $1,666,000 New- Water/Sewer Capital Project MWRA Inflow/Infiltration $1,666,000 6-30-26 Motion by Council President to refer to the Finance Commission and Advertise for a Public Hearing