Lunenburg Water District, June 8, 2022

The town has published neither minutes nor an agenda for this meeting. The recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

capitalfacilitiesgrantslegalpersonnelpolicyrecreationsuperintendent reporttown departmentswater sewer

Present: Mr. Woodward (member); Mr. Esposito (member); John (member); Mark (member); Christy (district staff); Karen Menard (presenter (chair of the Park Commission)); Dave Pacios (presenter (Park Commission)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

1. ▶ 36:26Authorize the chairman to sign the PFAS class action litigation agreement — moved by unclear, as heardpassed (voice vote, ayes heard)
2. ▶ 53:34Use the named engineering firm (heard as time bond / italian bond) as consulting engineer for the Hickory Hills PFAS pilot study — moved by Mr. Woodward, as heardpassed (voice vote, ayes heard)

And 3 procedural: accept the minutes of may 11 (▶ 0:44); accept the minutes of may 25 (▶ 1:05); adjourn (▶ 1:13:01).

The money

1. ▶ 33:19PFAS litigation

   Board expects possible recovery from the class action and warned PFAS treatment cost will fall on consumers without outside help.

2. ▶ 44:28Grants for PFAS education and energy efficiency

   The superintendent described small grants for resident PFAS education and an energy-efficiency grant for pumps or solar.

   as heard:up to 200 000 per district

3. ▶ 59:29Directional drill connecting two mains

   Superintendent is seeking pricing for a directional drill to join two lines and improve Hickory Hills' resilience.

   as heard:600 feet

4. ▶ 1:04:58Connection fees and developer main extension

   Board said connection fees help pay long-term debt and found no precedent for subsidizing a developer's extension; a land swap was floated.

   as heard:3 000

5. ▶ 1:12:41Mass Ave main replacement and material costs

   Engineering is wrapping up and costs are expected to differ from earlier estimates because of material prices.

   as heard:four four five thousand dollars

6. ▶ 26:26Parks Commission use of district land

   Board said the land and building are in use for storage and it does not see selling; some lease or shared use may be possible.

Settled without a vote

• ▶ 29:33Board will review a map from the Park Commission and consider options before any agreement; no commitment to sell or give up the property.
• ▶ 41:43Request that Hickory Hills provide a bullet-point list of pilot study expectations before the engineer drafts a proposal.
• ▶ 47:12Wait about two weeks for Hickory Hills input before finalizing; follow up at the next meeting.
• ▶ 55:38Personnel policy: staff to send both versions and copies; board to revisit at next meeting, including holiday list and vacation wording.

Documents and exhibits

State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

• water sewer38 min · 51%
• recreation31 min · 42%
• facilities31 min · 42%
• grants17 min · 23%
• contracts and unions17 min · 23%
• superintendent report15 min · 20%
• capital15 min · 20%
• legal6 min · 8%
• policy3 min · 4%
• personnel3 min · 4%

The whole meeting, in order

1. ▶ 0:03Call to order and minutesvoted · 1:44 long
2. ▶ 1:47Park Commission request to use district land and building on Leisure Aveinformational; board to review a map · 30:31 long · recreation, facilities
3. ▶ 32:18PFAS class action litigationvoted · 6:02 long · legal, water sewer
4. ▶ 38:20Hickory Hills PFAS pilot study and engineering consultantvoted · 16:58 long · water sewer, grants, contracts and unions
5. ▶ 55:18Personnel policies, holidays and benefitsreferred to next meeting · 3:09 long · policy, personnel
6. ▶ 58:27Superintendent report: main break, line connection, developer extension, Mass Aveinformational · 14:34 long · superintendent report, water sewer, capital
7. ▶ 1:13:01Adjournmentmotion made · 0:21 long

What the captions could not carry

• Whether the adjournment vote was recorded
• Who made the motion to authorize signing the PFAS agreement
• Exact names of the engineering firm and some speakers
• Exact figures on extension length and pipe cost

Reports this meeting suggests

Our reading of the discussion: questions where numbers were in play and a page laying them out would have helped. Every meeting’s suggestions are merged into one register.

• ▶ 38:20PFAS pilot studyWhat will the Hickory Hills PFAS pilot study cost and who pays for it?
• ▶ 32:18Water district legal costsWhat does the PFAS class action commit the water district to financially?
• ▶ 1:10:16Water rates and connection feesHow do connection fees fund long-term debt and what would a developer extension change?

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