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Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes

March 15, 2011 Meeting Minutes
Hingham Town Hall
Present: Committee Members Manning, Asher, MacCune, Ellison, Kirven, Power, Pyles, Farrell, Innis, Friedman, Eldredge, O'Meara

1. Call to order
Chair Jack Manning called the Advisory Committee meeting to order at 7:03 PM.

2. Capital Outlay Budget
The Capital Outlay Committee presented its budget to the AdCom which was unanimously approved in the amount of $2,033,188 of which $1,743,668 is to be funded from the tax levy. The AdCom approved the $50,000 capital outlay to begin refurbishment of the High School track conditioned upon presentation to the Capital Outlay Committee of the public-private partnership contract to fund the remaining $565,000 of the required $615,000.

3. Warrant Articles
The following articles were heard and voted on as noted below:
Article O: Middle School Feasibility Study
The AdCom voted unanimously to approve Article O.
Article CCC: Rescind Debt Authorization
The AdCom voted unanimously to approve Article CCC.
Article W: To Review and Update Use Table
The AdCom voted unanimously to approve Article W.
Article X: To Amend Dimensional Requirements for Business B
The AdCom voted unanimously to approve Article X.
Article YY: Easement for 2 Pond Park Drive-Bone & Muscle Center
The AdCom voted unanimously to approve Article YY.
Article UU: Construction Debris from Non-residents
The AdCom voted unanimously to take no action on Article UU.

4. Executive Session
By a unanimous roll call vote of the members present, the AdCom entered into an executive session to discuss the status of litigation. It was announced that the public session would not be reconvened upon completion of the executive session.

5. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned from executive session at 9:52 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg MacCune, Secretary