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RECEIVED & FILED
NOV 15 2017
LUNENBURG TOWN
CLERK OFFICE
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES
Joseph F. Bilotta Meeting Room, Town Hall
November 9, 2017
Board of Selectmen: Jamie Toale, Chairman; Robert Ebersole, Vice Chairman; Paula Bertram, Clerk; Phyllis
Luck, Member.
This meeting was called to order at 8:55 during the Finance Committee meeting to consider articles on the
Special Town Meeting Warrant for the November 28, 2017 Special Town Meeting.
Board members agreed to review the articles presented on the Special Town Meeting warrant for the November
28, 2017 meeting to consider making recommendations at this time. The Board's disposition concerning these
articles is as follows:
Article 1: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, all sums of
money necessary to amend the amounts voted for the Town's FY 2018 Budget, under Article 8 of the May 6, 2017
Town Meeting; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Articles 2 & 3:
(2.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to
fund the first year of the FY 18, FY 19 and FY 20 Lunenburg Professional Firefighters PFFM, Local 4358A
Collective Bargaining Agreement dated July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020;
(3.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to
fund the first year of the FY18, FY19 & FY20 Collective Bargaining Agreement dated July 1, 2017 - June 30,
2020 with AFSCME, Council 93, Municipal Employees Union; or take any other action relative thereto.
It was determined that the Board would not vote on disposition of these articles at this time.
Article 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of
money to fund architectural and engineering services for the conceptual design and construction cost estimates
for the construction of municipal offices at the T.C. Passios Building; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of
money in the amount of $25,000 to supplement the amount voted under Article 7 of the 2017 Annual Town
Meeting on May 6, 2017 under the Capital Planning Report which provided $12,000 to be used for the
Playground Project at Wallis Park; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to not support this article was made by R. Ebersole, motion seconded by P. Luck. After a brief
discussion, the motion was withdrawn and it was determined that the Board would not vote on approval of this
article at this time.
Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to authorize in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, §53E½, a revolving
fund for the deposit of proceeds from a technology fee for the purpose of payment of software fees, software
upgrades, and equipment related to electronic permitting. Charges and money received in connection with this
program are to be deposited in said revolving fund and expended by the Town Manager, IT Director, and Land
Use Director without further appropriation. Said revolving account expenditures shall not exceed $30,000 per
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year without the approval of the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee; or take any other action relative
thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40, § 3, which leaves any
balance remaining in a revolving fund established for the rental or lease of a municipal building or property in
the revolving fund and allows the expenditures of the fund for the upkeep and maintenance of said facility; or
take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to establish a revolving fund for the deposit of proceeds from the rental
and lease of the artificial turf field located at 1079 Massachusetts Avenue starting in fiscal year 2018, which
began on July 1, 2017; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 9: To see if the Town will vote to establish a revolving fund for the deposit of proceeds from the rental
and lease of the T.C. Passios Building located at 1025 Massachusetts Avenue and the Brooks House located at
1033 Massachusetts Avenue starting in fiscal year 2018, which began on July 1, 2017; or take any other action
relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure to property known as and
numbered 842 Chase Road, more specifically identified in the Assessor's records at Map 13, Parcel 013-0001,
such property to be held in the care, custody and control of the Conservation Commission for conservation
purposes, and to thereby treat as having been paid real estate taxes and other municipal charges and liens on
said property, all in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 60, § 77C; or take any action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 11: To see if the Town will vote to place a moratorium of no less than ten years on the sale of the land
and/or buildings situated thereon known as the Ritter Memorial Building located at 960 Massachusetts Avenue,
shown on Assessor's Map 071, Lot 074; the land and/or buildings situated thereon known as the old Primary
School Building located at 30 School Street, shown on Assessor's Map 071, Lot 076; the land and/or buildings
situated thereon known as Town Hall located at 17 Main Street, shown on Assessor's Map 060, Lot 005; the
land and/or buildings situated thereon known as the Brooks House located at 1033 Massachusetts Avenue,
shown on Assessor's Map 060, Lot 055; and the land and/or buildings situated thereon know n as T.C. Passios
School Located at 1025 Massachusetts Avenue, Assessor's Map 060, Lot 055; or take any other action relative
thereto.
Motion to not support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor
of this motion.
Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a lease agreement
with a telecommunications company for the lease of space at the Town Hall, for a term of ten (10) years, with
three (3), five (5) year extensions on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem in the best
interest of the Town; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take all actions necessary to administer and
implement such agreement; or take any action relative thereto.
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Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XV of the Town's Bylaw entitled "Salary
Administration Plan" of the Town of Lunenburg as follows: the position of Beach Director be added and
assigned to Grade 7; the position of Lifeguard be added and assigned to Grade 1; the position of Local Inspector
be added and assigned to Grade 10; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Luck. All voted in favor of this
motion.
Article 14: To see if the Town will vote to accept M.G.L. c. 90, §17C, authorizing the establishment of a speed
limit of 25 miles per hour on any roadway inside a thickly settled or business district that is not a state highway;
or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 15: To see if the Town will vote to accept M.G.L. c. 90, §18B, authorizing the establishment of
designated safety zones with a speed limit of 20 miles per hour on, at, or near any way which is not a state
highway and/or, with the approval of the Division of Highways, a state highway; or take any other action
relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 16: To see if the Town will vote to accept M.G.L., c. 90 §20A½, authorizing designation of a parking
clerk to perform the duties specified in said statute; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 17: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Lunenburg Public Schools to enter into a lease
agreement for up to five years for the purchase of a perpetual license agreement with "Footsteps 2 Brilliance"
for an early learning mobile technology platform; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 18: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to negotiate, approve, and enter
into a tax agreement pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 59, Section 38H (b), and Chapter 164,
Section 1, or any other enabling authority, between the Town and Nugen, LLC, or its successors or assigns, for
personal property attributable to solar photovoltaic facilities to be installed and operated in the Town of
Lunenburg on land located at 265 Pleasant Street and as shown on Assessor's Map 97, Parcel 90 for a term of
up to 25 years and on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Board of Selectmen deems
appropriate, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such action as may be necessary to carry
out the vote taken hereunder; or take any other action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Article 19: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw, by deleting Chapter 250 Section 6.7,
Stormwater Management - NPDES Phase II Permits and Section 6.8 Discharges to the Municipal Storm Sewer
System and Waters of the Commonwealth NDES Phase II Permits; or take any action relative thereto.
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
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Article 20: To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws, by adding the following text as Chapter
204 Sections 1 and 2; or take any action relative thereto. (Full text can be read in the 11/28/2017 Special Town
Meeting Warrant)
Motion to support this article was made by R. Ebersole; motion seconded by P. Bertram. All voted in favor of
this motion.
Motion:R. Ebersole
To adjourn the meeting at 9:19 p.m.
2nd. P. Bertram
Vote:All in Favor