Dog Park, Licenses on Special Town Meeting Warrant

Dedham Town Meeting members will decide the fate of 11 articles on Nov. 7 at a Special Town Meeting at , including two dog-related items.

The Dedham Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking approval to find and establish , a plan they've been working on for a couple months.

Town Clerk Paul Munchbach will ask to take some of the burden off dog owners that license their pets too late. Under Munchbach's plan, tardy dog owners would pay a $25 fine in addition to the $10 licensing fee if they register their dog after May 1 of each year. Currently, owners have to pay a $30 fee after May 1, and that increases as more time passes. Munchbach has said if dog owners don't remember until the fall, they'll sometimes roll the dice on not getting caught because of the increased cost.

Below is the full Special Town Meeting warrant as provided by the :

ARTICLE ONE: By the Board of Selectmen. To see if the Town will vote to adopt changes in Schedule A (Classification Schedule), or Schedule B (Compensation Schedule), or Schedule C (Fringe Benefits) of the Personnel Wage and Salary Administration Plan; and to implement collective bargaining agreements for the following:  Dedham Police Association (Lieutenants & Sergeants)

or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE TWO:  By the Town Administrator at the request of the Director of Finance:  To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise, appropriate, or transfer from available funds for payment of outstanding bills of prior years, or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE THREE:  By the Finance Committee:  To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds to meet additional expenses of the current fiscal year not adequately funded under Article Three of the 2011 Annual Town Meeting (FY'12) or any other article thereof; or to take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE FOUR:  By the Town Administrator at the request of the Director of Finance. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum or sums to one or more special purpose stabilization funds, or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE FIVE: By the Planning Board. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 10 (Definitions) of the Dedham Zoning By-Law as follows:

1.  Delete the definition of “Child Care Facility” and replace with the following:  “A child care facility or school age child care program, as those terms are defined in G.L.c.15D, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2.  Delete the definition of “Family Day Care” and replace with the following:  “Family child care, as that term is defined in G.L.c.15D, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Planning Board and Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE SIX: By the Planning Board. To see if the Town will vote to amend Table 1 (Principal Use Regulations) of the Dedham Zoning By-Law by changing “NO” to “SP” in Use Category B.6. under the PC District column; or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Planning Board and Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE SEVEN: By the Planning Board. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Dedham Zoning By-Law by deleting Section 9.5.7 (Coordination with Special Permit) in its entirety and by renumbering Section 9.5.8 as Section 9.5.7,

or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Planning Board and Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE EIGHT: By District Seven Town Meeting Representative Peter A. Zahka, II, on behalf of 1000 Washington Street, LLC. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Dedham Zoning By-law as follows:

1. In Table 1 (Principal Use Regulations) add footnote 22 to the “No” in the RDO column at Use Category A.5 (Subsidiary Apartments).
2. In Section 7.4.1 add “Research Development & Office” after “Planned Commercial” and add “RDO” after “PC.”
3. In Section 7.4.2.6 add “Research Development and Office” after “Planned Commercial.”
4. In Section 7.4.2.7 add “Research Development and Office (RDO) or” before “Highway Business (HB) District” and add “RDO or” before “HB District.”

or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Planning Board and Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE NINE: By District Seven Town Meeting Representative Peter A. Zahka, II, on behalf of ARP Development LLC. To see if the Town will vote to accept Alba Lane as a public way, and any appurtenant easements thereto, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown on the plans hereinafter described, copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, easements in said street, including easements for drainage, utility or other purposes related to said Alba Lane where shown on said plans. Said Alba Lane is shown as “Proposed Roadway” on a plan entitle “Definitive Subdivision Plan ‘Lot Layout’ in Dedham, Mass.,” dated September 15, 2005, revised through October 6, 2006, by Landmark Engineering of New England, Inc., filed with Norfolk County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 97 of 2008 in Plan Book 582 being bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a drill hole set in a stone wall on the western side of Washington Street at the southerly most corner of the locus property,

Thence             N 67º 37’ 45” W a distance of 220.30’ to a bound set,

Thence             along a curve to the right with a radius of 60.00’

                        a distance of 282.74’ to a bound set,

Thence             S 22º 22’ 15” W a distance of 10.00’ to a bound set,

Thence             S 67º 37’ 45” E a distance of 160.00’ to a bound set,

Thence             S 22º 01’ 43” W along Washington Street a distance of 50.00’ to the point of beginning

Said “Proposed Roadway” contains 20,090 square feet.

Said Alba Lane is also shown as “Alba Lane” on a plan entitle “Roadway As-Built & Acceptance Plan, Alba Lane, Dedham, Massachusetts,” dated March 30, 2011, prepared by United Consultants, Inc.

or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to Planning Board and Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE TEN:  By Town Clerk Paul M. Munchbach. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws of the Town of Dedham, Chapter Twenty-Nine, Section 4, by deleting the existing language and replacing it in its entirety with the following:

Chapter Twenty-Three: Dog Control Laws

Section 4: Licensing – failure to license a dog by May 1st of each year; fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per household.

or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to By Law Review Committee and Finance Committee for study and report.

ARTICLE ELEVEN:  By the Park and Recreation Commission. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws of the Town of Dedham, Chapter Twenty-Three, Section 5 f.) by adding the following language thereto:

“Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Parks and Recreation Commission, during the period beginning November 15, 2011 and ending March 11, 2012, may designate, define, and establish one or more temporary dog park areas within Town parks and establish regulations for the use of such dog parks by members of the public who wish to allow duly licensed dogs under their ownership and control to be present, walk or run without a leash, provided that any such dog shall at all times be under the supervision of the owner while present in any such designated area.  A person who makes use of an area so designated shall not be in violation of this section, so long as in compliance with the regulations established by the Parks and Recreation Commission for use of such temporary dog park area and any other applicable laws, by-laws and regulations.”

And further to see if the Town will raise, appropriate, transfer or borrow a sum of money for the establishment of one or more such dog park areas, or take any other action relative thereto.

Referred to By-Law Review Committee and Finance Committee for study and report.