Select Board, December 7, 2021

The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

capitaleconomic developmentfacilitiesgrantslegallibrarypersonnelplanning and zoningpublic commentpublic safetyrecreationseniorstax ratetechnologytown departmentstown meeting

Present: Mr. Alonso (chair); Mr. Jefferies (member); Mr. Dwyer (member); Mr. Franco (member); Heather (town manager); Ray Dunnitz (presenter). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

1. ▶ 1:42:07Approve the host community agreement with Uma Flowers Lunenburg LLC as presented with modificationspassed
2. ▶ 1:47:07Approve 2022 alcohol license renewals as presentedpassed
3. ▶ 1:52:00Approve 2022 auto dealer and limousine renewals, excluding KC Sales and Servicepassed
4. ▶ 1:54:50Approve 2022 common victualler license renewalspassed
5. ▶ 1:55:53Approve miscellaneous license renewals as readpassed
6. ▶ 1:56:45Approve the two weekday entertainment license renewalspassed

And 2 procedural: approve the minutes of november 2, 2021 (▶ 1:57:16); adjourn (▶ 2:08:50).

The money

1. ▶ 1:08:36Complete Streets project

   The project is complete and was fully paid by the construction grant. The town remains eligible for more funding.

   as heard:232 597.85400 000141 540

2. ▶ 1:06:50Townsend withdrawal from regional dispatch

   Townsend's withdrawal would raise the FY23 cost for each remaining member.

   as heard:28 000

3. ▶ 1:15:35Town hall electrician contract

   The basement wiring contract came in at a low price.

   as heard:less than ten thousand

4. ▶ 1:16:18State funding for town buildings

   The town received a hazmat remediation grant for the old primary school and is waiting on other requests.

   as heard:50 000

5. ▶ 1:17:39Risk management grant

   The grant covers the remaining Microsoft Office 365 licence costs. A community compact IT grant was not received.

   as heard:10 000

6. ▶ 1:18:42Tax rate

   The tax rate was certified.

   as heard:17.19 per thousand

7. ▶ 1:37:30Uma Flowers host agreement revenue

   Members discussed the expected town revenue from a percentage of gross sales.

   as heard:150 0004 million120 000

8. ▶ 1:30:15Town offices and community center cost

   A member discussed the cost range for the building options and possible savings from rehabilitating Ritter.

   as heard:30 million40 million23 million15 millionfour and a half million

9. ▶ 55:47Cost of preserving the old primary building

   A member said preserving part of the building would cost millions.

   as heard:million plus dollars

10. ▶ 1:58:44Payroll and accounts payable warrants

    Payroll, deductions and accounts payable amounts were read for signing.

    as heard:998 301.51728 470.86333 226.33

11. ▶ 2:01:28Library director contract

    The library trustees plan a multi-year contract and a raise for the director.

12. ▶ 1:14:31ARPA funding

    The town manager is awaiting a proposal from a consultant for outreach, procurement and reporting help.

Settled without a vote

• ▶ 1:02:44The Parks Commission appointment ratification was tabled to December 21.
• ▶ 1:11:25The Ritter shutters and Town Hall chimneys decision was deferred to the 21st, pending input from the preservation district and historical commissions.
• ▶ 1:51:40KC Sales and Service's license was pulled from the auto dealer motion and will return next week pending a site-plan compliance check.
• ▶ 2:04:32The senior tax relief committee proposal will go on the agenda for next week. There is no meeting on the 28th.
• ▶ 1:34:45The TCP building design committee was invited to next week's meeting to discuss modifying its charge.
• ▶ 1:02:01The public survey on the park site will stay open to the end of the month.

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.

Public comment

1. ▶ 30:14Asked whether preserving the old primary building as a pavilion had been discarded. Urged that the historic preservation district bylaw and community-space needs be seriously explored. Raised Parks Commission involvement. — anna lockwood from 91 main street, as heard, resident
2. ▶ 46:03Asked what makes a park successful at this site. The architect answered programming and activation. — colin dwyer 76 main street, as heard

Where the time went

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

• facilities97 min · 75%
• planning and zoning60 min · 46%
• recreation60 min · 46%
• town departments35 min · 27%
• grants21 min · 16%
• capital16 min · 12%
• town meeting12 min · 9%
• economic development7 min · 5%
• legal7 min · 5%
• seniors5 min · 4%

The whole meeting, in order

1. ▶ 0:00Opening, pledge and announcementsinformational · 2:53 long
2. ▶ 2:5330 School Street workshop and public commentinformational · 59:51 long · facilities, planning and zoning, recreation
3. ▶ 1:02:44Appointments, tabledtabled · 0:41 long · personnel
4. ▶ 1:03:25Town manager reportinformational · 20:36 long · town departments, grants, facilities
5. ▶ 1:24:01Special Town Meeting follow-up on town officesno resolution · 11:39 long · facilities, capital, town meeting
6. ▶ 1:35:40Uma Flowers host community agreementvoted · 6:57 long · economic development, legal
7. ▶ 1:42:37Annual license renewalsvoted · 14:39 long · town departments
8. ▶ 1:57:16Minutes and warrantsvoted · 2:09 long
9. ▶ 1:59:25Committee reportsinformational · 4:05 long · library, capital
10. ▶ 2:03:30Action itemsreferred · 5:20 long · seniors, tax rate, facilities
11. ▶ 2:08:50Adjournmentvoted · 0:21 long

What the captions could not carry

• Vote counts were not given; only voice votes of aye with none opposed.
• Several dollar amounts are rendered unreliably by the captions.

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.

• ▶ 52:2030 School Street optionsWhat would the park and the demolition or preservation options at the old primary school cost?
• ▶ 1:30:15Town building conceptsWhat do the town hall, community center and Ritter options cost and how do they compare?
• ▶ 1:14:31ARPA fundsHow will ARPA funds be used and what reporting does it require?

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