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Members present: Tom Alonzo, Chairman; Michael-Kay Jetfreys, Vice Chairman; Todd
Dwyer, Jim Marino, Lou Franco
Not Present: Heather Lemieux, Town Manager
Chairman Alonzo called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and announced in accordance with
the requirements of the Open Meeting Law, please be advised that this meeting is being
recorded and broadcast over the Lunenburg public access channel and on Facebook Live on the
Public Access Facebook page.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Mr. Alonzo thanked the Police and Fire Departments for their Annual Memorial Service held
recently. It was well attended. He also thanked them for the barbeque held at Eagle House
Senior/Community Center. He noted that Reserve Police officer Don Letarte retired last week
after 49 years of service.
Mr. Alonzo expressed condolences to the family of resident Emily Foster who passed away on
June 28th.
• She had been a Cub Scout Den Mother, the Children's Librarian at the Ritter
Memorial Library, a Meals on Wheels Volunteer and active Senior Center volunteer as well as
an election worker.
INTERVIEWS/APPOINTMENTS/ RE-APPOINTMENTS/ RESIGNATIONS
Ratification of the Town Manager's Appointments of Seasonal Lifeguards Ean Laundree
and Mason Bowser
Motion: M. Jeffreys
2n°: T. Dwyer
To ratify the Town Manager appointment of seasonal lifeguard to Ean Laundree and Mason
Bowser
Vote: All in Favor
CURRENT BUSINESS
1. Review of Draft Request for Proposals for Landscape Architectural & Engineering
Services for 30 School Street
Mr. Dwyer believed the scope from schematic design, design development to construction
documents was too broad considering the approved budget for the work. He has reached out to a
landscape designer for guidance and is waiting to hear back. Suggestion was made to do it in
three phases to see how far the funding will go. In general the board thought the scope was
accurate. Any questions should be directed to the Town Manager.
2. Issuance of Notice of Trespass Letters
Mr. Alonzo reported for the public record two letters sent by Town Counsel to property owners
due to encroachment along the edge of and into the public right of way at 993 Massachusetts
Avenue and a structure (shed) at 38 Pierce Avenue erected on town property.
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Site Approval submitted by Pond View Commons, LLC (the Applicant). The proposed development will
consist of 200 units of rental housing on 18.5 acres of land located at 318, 390 & 400 Howard Street in
Lunenburg, MA.
The site approval process is offered to project sponsors who intend to apply for a Comprehensive Permit
under Chapter 40B. MassHousing's review involves an evaluation of the site, the design concept, the
financial feasibility of the proposal, and the appropriateness of the proposal in relation to local housing
needs and strategies. As part of our review, we are soliciting comments from the local community and we
would appreciate your input. You also may wish to include in your response, issues or concerns raised by
other Local Boards, officials or other interested parties. Pursuant to the new Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 40B regulations (760 CMR 56.00) your comments may include information regarding municipal
actions previously taken to meet affordable housing needs such as inclusionary zoning, multifamily
districts adopted under G.L. c.40A and overlay districts adopted under G.L. c.40R. Your comments will
be considered as part of our review.
We have been informed by the Applicant that the Town has received a copy of the application and site
plans for Pond View Commons. Please inform us of any issues that have been raised or are anticipated in
the Town's review of this application. We request that you submit your comments to this office by
Friday, July 30, 2021, so we may process this application in a timely manner.
During the course of its review, MassHousing will conduct a site visit, which Local Boards, as defined in
760 CMR 56.02, may attend. The site visit for Pond View Commons has been tentatively scheduled for
Thursday, July 8th at 1:00 p.m. Please notify me promptly if any representatives of your office or if other
Local Boards plan to attend the scheduled site visit.
Please note that if and when an application is submitted for a comprehensive permit, assistance is
available to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to review the permit application. The Massachusetts
Housing Partnership's (MHP) Ch. 40B Technical Assistance Program administers grants to municipalities
for up to $15,000 to engage qualified third-party consultants to work with the town's ZBA in reviewing
the Chapter 40B proposal. For more information about MHP's technical assistance grant visit MHP's web
site, www.mhp.net/40B or e-mail MHP at kbosse@mhp.net.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at mbusby@masshousing.com.
Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Michael Busby Relationship Manager"
Mr. Alonzo noted the site visit date has been moved to July 28'h at 1:00 p.m. and the public
comment period extended into August. The developer, Kevin O'Brien, had applied to the water
district to request to extend the district to the development location on Howard Street but was
denied. He then appealed directly to the water district for a special program where he would
create a water distribution company for the one property that was in the water district and that
was also denied. Subsequently the 40B application was submitted to MassHousing. He currently
has a permit from the Planning Board to build 120 homes in the proposed development. 40B
means that a builder can waive zoning regulations if 25% of the housing is deemed low income.
Mr. Jeffreys asked if Town Counsel had provide an opinion on whether the Zoning Board of
Appeals had jurisdiction over the Lunenburg Water District. Mr. Alonzo stated they had received
a verbal opinion that they could but it was unknown to what extent.
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Motion: J. Marino
To approve the Minutes of June 15, 2021 as presented
Vote: All in Favor
2nd: T. Dwyer
Motion: L. Franco
To approve the Minutes of Jun 22, 2021 as presented
Vote: 4 in Favor, 1 abstention (Alonzo)
2°: T. Dwyer
6. Warrants
Mr. Alonzo and Mr. Jeffreys reported they signed the following warrants the previous week:
• Fiscal Year 2021 Accounts Payable Warrant #60 21, dated 6/22/2021, in the amount of
$452,078.54;
• Payroll Warrant #26P21, dated 6/24/2021, in the amount of $971,042.08;
• Payroll Warrant #26P21M, dated 6/16/2021, in the amount of $48,131.46 (non-renewed school
employees);
• Payroll Warrant FY21LS, dated 6/25/2021, in the amount of $247,947 (Teacher's lump sum
payroll);
• Payroll Deduction Warrant #61 21, dated 6/23/2021, in the amount of $23,883.66;
• Payroll Deduction Warrant #62 21, dated 6/24/2021, in the amountof $202,252.62 (for lump sum
payroll)
•
Fiscal Year 22 Accounts Payable Warrant #1 22, dated July 1, 2021 in the amount of
$1,650,317.81
Warrants presented for signatures were for the following:
• Payroll Warrant in the amount of $725,102.11
• Payroll Deductions Warrant in the amount of $25,419.61
7. Action Items: there were none
8. Committee Reports
Mr. Franco reported the Economic Development Committee met June 24. They discussed a
draft of a survey to be sent to business owners to get feedback on their experiences opening
businesses in Lunenburg. One member shared a 28 page business guide used by Ashburnham
that details what might be involved in opening a business there.
Mr. Jeffreys noted the next meeting for the TCP Building Design Committee is July 28'h at 5:30
Mr. Alonzo reported after the Annual Town Meeting, Capital Planning Committee had discussed
changing criteria for projects. It was presented to the Finance Committee and approved. CPC
will be meeting to finalize and adopt the new policy which involves a dollar amount change.
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LILL
A second goal was the senior property tax abatement which is also a Town Manager goal. He
will reach out to Ms. Lemieux so they are in synchronization with her work.
The third goal was changing their previous year's goal regarding volunteerism to a policy. He
requested any comments or suggestions from the other members by the end of the week.
2. Pay As You throw Bag Fee and Proposed Increase
Mr. Alonzo referred to an email sent by Town Manager:
"As a point of information for tonight's discussion on the PAYT bags, if the Board decided not to offer a
"bag relief program" for FY22, I would be recommending a 15% increase in bag prices instead of 30%.
Based on our estimates for cases of bags to be sold for FY22, a 15% increase would still be a deficit in
FY22 but we would be utilizing the surplus of funds that we will be closing out due to increased sales in
FY21 to cover the deficit. At this rate, the surplus would be able to offset any deficits for the next few
years. Below is the data for a 15% increase if the Board decides not to offer the bag relief for seniors."
FY 22 Estimate - 15%/Roll Increase
Description
Cases to Stores
@Retail
Retail p/cs
Pricing
Revenue @
Retail
Per Cs. Price @
contract pricing
Total Fees to WZ
7/1/2021-6/30/2022
7/1/2021-6/30/2022
7/1/2021-6/30/2022
Small-13 gallon; 15 Ibs
Large-33 gallon; 30 Ibs
Extra Large-40 gallon; 30 lbs
510
436
11
$322.00
$655.50
$1,002.80
$164,220.00
$285,798.00
$11,030.80
$42.75
$76.50
$104.50
$21,802.50
$33,354.00
$1,149.50
Total Estimated Revenue
Total Est. Pickup/Disposal
Projected FY22 Surplus/Deficit
Final
Revenue
$142,417.50
3508030
S404,74280
$419,850.00
($15.107.20)]
FY22 Proposed Cost Increase for PAYT Bags based on 15% increase per roll
Small Bags (10/roll)
Large Bags (5/roll)
X-Large (5/roll)
Per Bag-Current
$
1.40 $
2.85
$
4.36 $
Per Bag-w/ Increase Per bag inc. over PFY
Per Roll - Current
1.61
Per Roll-w/ Increase Increase over PFY
$
0.21 $
14.00 $
16.10
$2.10
3.28
$
0.43 $
5.01
0.65 $
14.25
16.39
$2.14
21.80
25.07
$3.27
Discussion ensued about the consequences of the price increase. Mr. Alonzo requested any
seniors watching to inform the COA Director what their typical usage of PAYT bags is in order
to calculate what the benefit of the program might be. The board agreed it should be noted that
this is a pilot program and it could change. This will be discussed further at the next meeting.
UPCOMING MEETING/EVENTS SCHEDULE
Mr. Alonzo noted the board's next meetings were on July 13, July 20, August 3.
PUBLIC COMMENT-there was none this evening
Mr. Alonzo announced the Board would be entering Executive Session and adjourning
afterwards.
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The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elaine M. Peterson
Elaine M. Peterson
Executive Assistant to the Town Manager