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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mr. Toale announced the public is invited to the presentation of the Boston Post Cane to Clarence Goguen, 100 years old, on Saturday, March 24th at 2:00 p.m. at Eagle House Community Senior Center. Refreshments will follow the presentation. Ms. Bertram noted she did not participate in the Executive Session earlier due to a potential conflict of interest because it was for Public Employees Union contract negotiations. Mr. Ebersole announced the Charter Review Committee has completed their draft charter. Their report and draft charter are on the town website and their televised public hearing is Thursday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall. They encourage everyone to review it. PUBLIC COMMENT: there was none at this time APPOINTMENTS: Update from Representative Jennifer Benson Representative Benson reported at the end of July 2017 she was appointed as Chair to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. Part of that work includes any kind of local home rule petitions except alcohol licenses; land swaps, town charter changes etc. She is Chair of the new Public Records Law Commission and a member of the Open Meeting Law Commission. Basically anything that has to do with government functioning and trying to make government work better falls under her committee. Currently we are heavily into budget season. The House is working on the process. She has met with House Chairman Sanchez and talked about her priorities which always include local aid, Chapter 70 aid, circuit breaker funding; all of those line items that directly touch the Town. Governor Baker has included in his budget about a 3% increase in Chapter 70 funding for Lunenburg and about a 3.5% increase in unrestricted general government aid. She believed that is a very safe number to use. She is the lead sponsor of an amendment to increase the circuit breaker line item for the schools. She has also been working to increase circuit breaker funding for this fiscal year as part of our additional revenues. She moved on to the Governor's housing bill (4075) and the changes to zoning and how changes to zoning are voted at town meeting. This week's session has been moved to Thursday and we will be looking at the Airbnb and the potential for revenue from that, as well as the impact it has on residential neighborhoods. Ms. Luck asked what the status of the housing bill is. Benson reported it came out of Housing and was redrafted and is in Ways and Means Committee. The new bill is H4290. She stated one of the concerns she had was changing the 23rds vote to a simple majority. That is still in the bill. Mr. Ebersole noted this Board sent a letter to both Chairs of Housing stating they were not in support of the bill. Mr. Toale added our primary concern also was the change of vote. Benson asked for a copy of the letter sent to the chairs so she can compare it to what the redraft was. Ms. Bertram stated there are a lot of people on social media that are extremely concerned about the increase in their energy bills from Unitil. She asked Rep. Benson to comment for those who did not see what she wrote earlier today on Facebook. Benson stated she and her aide Josh Bedarian have worked with several constituents ===PAGE 2=== Benson for coming in this evening. Middle/High School Building Project Closeout Ms. Calmes stated we are responding back to you to answer your questions as we near closing out the building project. She asked Mr. Malandrinos to address the issue with shaky projector screens. He stated this was in several rooms in the building. Some were shaking even when there was no activity around. Everything was installed to specifications but we did go through them with all the involved companies, who helped quite a bit. We have remedies in place in most of the rooms where they are mounted via a rod to the ceiling instead of to the wall. We did notice A130 does shake when the door in that room is closed with force or adjacent doors are closed. Mr. Londa stated we noticed staining on one of the tiles in a HS collaborative room. We don't see any active leaks there. He believed it is attributed to the roof leak from last February due to sliding snow that broke the roof membrane. To remedy that we had snow guards on the pitched roof over the area installed this past summer. He was assuming they missed some water that spread at that time and the tile was stained then. We replaced all the tiles in the hallway and probably overlooked the stained tile you saw. We haven't had any staining since we replaced the tiles. We had a couple of small spots that appeared that were in a different part of the same room and in the science lab near the exhaust pipes. We had some wild weather in December and we found snow in places you wouldn't believe; but nothing since then. In February we replaced the ceiling tiles when we had a lift available to install banners in the gym. Discussion ensued on possible solutions to prevent any more leaking or water getting into the school from the roof. Mr. Londa addressed the HVAC system next. We have been working on issues with it since fall of 2016 when the temperature fell below 20 degrees. We were seeing two roof top units start up at the beginning of the day and then fail later on. The protection mode was shutting them down. We had a manufacturer representative come out through the warranty process. They looked at the unit and said it was performing correctly. We went back to the engineers and they came up with a solution. They gave a recommendation and for some reason, it was not tollowed up on. As we moved into this season we were seeing the same problem. Representatives came out again; they made some adjustments to the damper settings on January 8". We held a conference call with all the involved parties and came back with a recommendation to install reset curves. They came out last week and did that. There is still one unit that has some issues and we are trying to resolve that. Ms. Bertram stated she remains concerned and based on information it appears we have spent $5000 so far trying to resolve problems with this system. She believed there was a problem with the initial design because to have snow come in through the roof is problematic. Secondly we live in New England and we have an HVAC system that is not operating the way it should be. She did not agree with legal counsel's opinion that it was not covered under warranty and wondered what intormation it was based on. She believed everything should be right before they sign the payment warrant. We are looking for the building to function as it was designed. She believed issues were corrected because of an incorrect design in the first place. Discussion ensued on who was responsible for the design process and the errors and omissions. Motion: R. Ebersole 2": P. Bertram To authorize the final payment to Shawmut and authorize the Chair to sign the closeout and to pursue further investigations with the engineer responsible for designing the heating system and the engineer responsible relating to the roof Discussion: Mr. Toale agreed with the motion but wondered whose responsibility would be to follow up with the investigations: School Committee or School Building Committee? ===PAGE 3=== explain. Mr. Londa stated he was assuming this is flooding near the athletic fields as there was no flooding inside the building near the elevators. In the fall of 2016 we were seeing water coming off the fields and ponding near the entry driveway up to the student parking lot and running across the sidewalk into the roadway before going into a drain. It was a lot of water. We also saw it up at the other end of the parking lot near the flagpole. We had the landscape architect come out. As a result, they put in additional drainage and subsurface drainage along the field edges near the roadway and that has stopped that activity on both ends. We do get water that drains from under the bleachers towards the stone wall but the ponding issue is resolved. APPOINTMENTS Town Manager Appointment: Jacob Lachance- Full-time Police Officer Chief Marino introduced Officer Lachance. He was chosen from a pool of ten applicants that included an application and prescreening component and an oral board in the spring of 2017. He served as a reserve officer with the department. Lachance, who grew up in Lunenburg, will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Deven O'Brien. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Fitchburg State University and completed the Reserve Intermittent Police Academy in 2013. He has served as an intern and as a reserve officer since August 2014. The Chief highly recommended Lachance for the position of full-time police officer. He will enroll him in the first available Police Academy, hopefully in April. The appointment will be effective on March 30, which is the week before academy. Motion: P. Bertram 2nd: R.Ebersole To ratify the Town Manager appointment of Jacob Lachance as Full-time Police officer effective March 30, 2018 Vote: All in Favor TOWN MANAGER REPORT Earth Day Event: At the March 6th meeting I reported that the Earth Day Event organized by Kim Mayhew of the local 4H would be on April 22nd from 1 - 4 p.m., utilizing Memorial Drive. Ms. Mayhew decided to request the use of the basketball court area at Wallis Park, which the Park Commission approved on March 15". Ms. Mayhew asked for participation for a volunteer booth to hand out talent bank forms and the Stormwater Task Force to sell their compost bins and rain barrels. Discussion ensued about need for bathroom facilities. Mr. Toale will set up the Talent Bank booth. Business-Town Partnership Meeting: Last evening we held a Business Town Partnership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Library. The first half of this meeting was a discussion amongst the Lunenburg business owners on ways to promote local businesses, including a presentation by one business owner on a proposal to have the group host an event the day after Homecoming. There was also a discussion on the level of involvement needed by various business owners to form an association. I have reached out to the Groton and Townsend business associations and hope to have them lined up as guest speakers for the April meeting, date to be determined. Although formal approval for the District Local Technical Assistance request has not been formally approved yet, Montachusett Regional Principal Planner Karen Chapman was present to discuss with the group the development of a business brochure that will link back to the town website business directory and other relevant information such as recreational areas and events in Lunenburg. The DLTA requests that I submitted for a permitting guidebook and brochure were approved at the MRPC Commission meeting on March 1st and are before the MA Dept. of Housing and ===PAGE 4=== be Thursday, March 29 and the Finance Committee will vote their recommendations that evening. The Selectmen will meet and vote their recommendations on Tuesday, April 3rd and the warrant will be sent to the printer that week to be mailed to every household. RFP for Architectural & Engineering Conceptual Design Services for Regional AC Facility: A Request for Proposals was sent out on March 2nd with a deadline for submission of March 19th. We received one proposal from Roy S. Brown Architects of Wilbraham. The proposal will need to be reviewed to evaluate that they met the criteria outlined in the RFP and that they can perform the services requested. Upon awarded, I will work with the Police Chief, Townsend Town Administrator and Townsend Police Chief and the architectural firm to complete a feasibility study, conceptual design, and cost estimate for a new regional Animal Control Facility. An area behind the Public Safety Building has been reviewed after consulting with several departments. OLD BUSINESS Update on Plowing of Sidewalk on Massachusetts Ave. Due to lack of information from MassDOT, Ms. Lemieux will report at a later date. Discussion on Economic Development Survey and Next Steps Ms. Lemieux reported we received 202 responses. Some highlights of the survey are that a majority of the respondents were between the ages of 35 and 49 years old. They feel that the small town feel and education system were the most important qualities of Lunenburg. Almost 72% were in favor of modest business growth in town, prefer focus on a farmers market and agricultural development and prefer to see development in the Village District, Summer Street and Massachusetts area from the Fitchburg line to Chase Road. A number of comments would like the sidewalks addressed as well as rising taxes. Discussion ensued on next steps. It was suggested to hold a workshop with the Agricultural Commission or farmers and the Conservation Commission to discuss what kind of things they would like to see and how we could help. Further discussion ensued. Ms. Lemieux recommended focusing on one thing rather than multiple goals. CURRENT BUSINESS: 1. Discussion on Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles Ms. Lemieux reported these are warrant articles we have received to date. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to hear and/or accept the regular written reports of the Town Officers and Committees; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize revolving funds for the Fire Department, Conservation Commission, the School Committee, the Library, and the Council on Aging pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E 12 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to amend the general by-laws of Town by adding a new section to establish and authorize revolving funds for use by certain town departments, boards, committees, ===PAGE 5=== Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the FY 2019 Capital Plan, as appearing in the Capital Planning Committee Report, or take any action relative thereto. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to defray the charges and expenses of the Town for FY 2019 and to fix the salaries and compensation of all elected officials of the Town and any other items included in the budget of the Town Manager; or take any other action thereto. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to the Stabilization Fund; or take any action relative thereto. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money into the Special Purpose Stabilization Fund; or take any action relative thereto. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money into the OPEB Trust Fund that was created at the November 10, 2010 Special Town Meeting; or take any action relative thereto. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to operate the Sewer Enterprise Fund for FY 2019; or take any action relative thereto. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money into the Sewer Capital Reserve Stabilization Fund; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to operate the Solid Waste Disposal Program Enterprise Fund for FY 2019; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to operate the Water Department/Water Enterprise Fund for FY 2019; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Public Educational Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund Revenues, a sum of money to fund the FY 2019 PEG Access Committee operating budget and capital budget; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the Sale of Cemetery lots account to be used for the care and improvement and embellishment of the Town Cemeteries; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the sum of $838,675, the remaining borrowing authorization, from Article 25 of the May 3, 2014 Annual Town Meeting for sewer construction; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the sum of $300,000, the remaining borrowing authorization, from Article 38 of the May 2, 2015 Annual Town Meeting for sewer construction; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the sum of $256,000, the remaining borrowing authorization, from Article 15 of the May 3, 2014 Annual Town Meeting for the purchase of the Lane Property; or take any other action relative thereto. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey the building known as the Brooks House, located at 1033 Massachusetts Avenue, shown on Assessor's Map 060, Lot 055 from the Board of Selectmen for general purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of ===PAGE 6=== Selectmen may determine. This is a citizen petition. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey the property located at 161 Gilehrest Street, shown on Assessor's Map 031 Parcel 0010 from the Board of Selectmen for general purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer the property situated thereon, and take any legal action necessary to effectuate the transfer of said property situated thereon in exchange for a portion of property located at 171 Gilchrest Street, shown on Assessor's Map 031 Parcel 0011 for the purpose of conservation land; or take any action relative thereto. This is a citizen petition. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey the property located at 174 Northfield Road, shown on Assessor's Map 041 Parcel 0003 from the Board of Selectmen for general purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the property situated thereon, and take any legal action necessary to effectuate the sale of said property situated thereon. This is a citizen petition. Article 24. PLACEHOLDER FOR CHARTER REVIEW ARTICLE Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of Lunenburg, Chapter 81 ("Town Meetings"), Article I, Section 2 by inserting: "There shall be a Special Town Meeting held annually in October or November on a date and time decided by the Select Board" Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of Lunenburg, Chapter 70 entitled "Salary Administration Plan" as follows: the position of Outreach Coordinator be added and assigned Grade 7; amend the title of Outreach Worker, Grade 6, to Outreach Assistant Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of Lunenburg, Chapter 12, Article VIII, 812-22 by inserting the bold text as follows: Article VIII Agricultural Commission Section 12-22 Membership and appointment; terms "The Commission shall consist of five members, and two (2) alternate members, appointed by the Board of Selectmen at the recommendation of the Town Manager. A majority of the membership shall be substantially engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. Members shall be appointed to serve three-year terms, except that the initial terms of office shall be staggered at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen, so that the approximately 1/3 of the terms shall expire each year. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy based on the unexpired term being vacated at the recommendations of the standing Commission." Articles 28 - 32 are Planning Board articles amending the zoning bylaw and map. The full wording is over 60 pages and will be available for viewing at the Town Hall. Suggestion was made to expand on the intent of the zoning articles in the ATM warrant so residents can decide whether they need to read the entire articles at Town Hall offices. Ms. Bertram asked about the article that allows selling the Brooks House. Ms. Lemieux stated she drafted this article. Ms. McQuaid stated this would be the first step in a demolition delay; advertising it for sale to see if there is interest in the building. Ms. Bertram asked about her ability to vote as a Selectman on Article 21 as she is also a member of the Hickory Hills Landowners, Inc. (a member of the Dam Committee). There are 3 members on this Board that are members of Hickory Hills. Could Ms. Lemieux check for any conflict with Town Counsel and the Rule of Necessity? Mr. Ebersole also suggested the Board not take a position on this article. ===PAGE 7=== pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy including, but not limited to, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child. Consistent with this policy of nondiscrimination, the Town will provide reasonable accommodation for an employee's pregnancy or any condition related to the employee's pregnancy, unless such an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the Town. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING AN ACCOMMODATION Employees who believe they need a reasonable accommodation for their pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy, including but not limited to, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child, should contact the Town Manager. The Town encourages such employees to come forward and request reasonable accommodation. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact the Town Manager." Motion: R. Ebersole 2"*: P. Bertram To adopt the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Policy Discussion: Ms. Bertram asked where the above wording originated from. Ms. Lemieux stated labor counsel. Vote: All in Favor 3. Seasonal renewal signatures for Alcohol Beverages Control Commission The Board signed the seasonal alcohol license renewal form. The form lists any licenses that are disapproved or not renewed of which there are none. 4. Discussion whether Social Media should be a Workshop or Agenda Item Ms. Lemieux stated we have a policy in place. Presently there is only one question about the policy and she was unsure it would need an entire workshop. The question is can town employees post to a website as a town employee on social media sites not used by the Town? After some discussion it was decided to keep it as an agenda item allowing 20 minutes. It was also decided to invite the Agricultural Commission for discussion as it relates to Economic Development that night as well as the Planning Board. 5. Minutes/ Warrants/Action File Issues The Board signed an accounts payable warrant in the amount of $373,684.73; a payroll warrant in the amount of $777,903.06 and a payroll deductions warrant in the amount of $160,526.45. The Board also signed the final payment warrant for the Middle/High school project in the amount of $172, 455.23. Minutes of March 6, 2018 were approved. There were no action items. Ms. Lemieux asked Land Use Director Adam Burney to speak to the Planning Board articles. He stated they are divided into five articles because they address different sections. Section 250-4 (allowable uses in different town districts) of the code is being completely revamped. The Planning Board is proposing to add a standardized set of definitions in 4.1 that applies to any use anywhere in town. This covers more contemporary definitions. There is a table with all the uses defined in each district. In addition, the Planning Board reviewed all the accessory uses and special design conditions in each of the districts and made changes for consistency. The second article addresses overlay districts. They are proposing to strike the retail commercial district which covers three parcels located on the corner of W. Townsend Road and Massachusetts Avenue. ===PAGE 8=== Committee Reports: Ms. Luck reported the Zoning Board of Appeals is meting on the 28th. School Committee meets on the 215t. They have a vacant seat due to a resignation. Anyone interested in the position should send a letter of interest to Liz Petersen in the School Superintendent office. This is a joint appointment for the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen. Today, Ms. Luck, Adam Burney and Ed Himlan met at the Dept. of Environmental Protection regarding a possible Nonpoint Source Management Program Section 319 grant application for the Upper Mulpus and cold water fisheries. We will be looking for public support Mr. Ebersole announced the Charter Review Committee has completed their draft charter. Their report and draft charter are on the town website and their public hearing is Thursday, April S at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall and it will be televised Mr. Toale announced the Finance Committee meets this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. with a full agenda due to cancelling a previous meeting because of snow. Mr. Toale reported this Board's next meeting is April 3rd. ! We will work on a workshop proposal for April 10th and will have regular business on April 17'h PUBLIC COMMENT: Dave Passios, 56 Whiting Street, asked with the relocation of the Earth Day event, have all the appropriate boards been contacted with the change? Mr. Ebersole noted the event is now under Parks Commission purview being at Wallis Park. Ms. Lemieux will let the coordinator of the event know. Katey Adams, 45 Williams Drive, stated she has attended all the meetings and charrettes and there are some common themes rising from them. She agreed with Ms. Lemieux's advice to focus on one thing. Greg Bitter, 129 Pleasant Street, Planning Board Chair, voiced frustration that he wasn't called on to participate in the discussion about economic development. He believed this Board had meetings that were productive but believed the momentum has stopped. The Planning Board would like to continue participating in the process. The Planning Board is planning on putting out economic surveys on solar and marijuana because these issues are coming up. Motion: R. Ebersole 2": P. Bertram To enter Executive Session under M.G.L. c. 30 §21, Reason #3; To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, if an open meting may have a detrimental effect on the goverment's bargaining or litigating position, and the Chair declares so. (Public Employees Local Union 39, DPW Employees) and to adjourn afterwards Vote: Ms. McQuaid- aye, Ms. Luck-aye, Ms. Bertram-aye, Mr. Ebersole- aye, Mr. Toale- aye *************************Executive Session MinutesAreSeprte**************************** The meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elaie. Peterson Elaine M. Peterson Executive Assistant to the Town Manager RECEIVED & FILED APR 04 2018 LUNENBURG TOWN CLERK OFFICE ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2018-03-20-minutes-5127.txt BOARD : select-board DATE : 2018-03-20 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/select-board/2018-03-20-minutes-5127.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03202018-5127 ======================================================================================== ===OCR macOS Vision=== ===PAGE 1=== Also present: Town Manager Heather Lemieux Mr. Toale called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Motion: D. McQuaid 2"d: P. Luck To enter Executive Session under M.G.L. c. 30 §21, Reason #3: To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the goverment's bargaining or litigating position, and the Chair declares so. (Public Employees Committee Negotiations for Health Insurance Changes) and to return to open session. Vote: Mr. MeQuaid-aye, Ms. Luck -aye, Mir. Toale-aye Ms. Lemieux introduced Sue Shillue, President of Cook & Company and reported they have been meeting with the Public Employees Committee (PEC) which is composed of representatives from each of the unions, including the school's and one retiree representative. We have discussed possible plan changes in order to mitigate health insurance costs. Ms. Shillue presented a rate proposal they had presented to the PEC to modify the plan design. The rates would be in effect July 1, 2018. She addressed the HMO Blue or Network Blue orates as these cover the bulk of the employees' coverage. If there are no changes to the plan, there would be a 6.82% increase in rates. This plan does not have an upfront deductible; it does have an out of pocket maximum which most people will not hit through the plan year. Primary office visit payments and hospital copayments are tiered, based on cost and quality. Specialists are a flat $25 copayment. An emergency room visit is a $100 copayment. Hospital out-patient surgery is $150. High tech imaging (CAT scans) is $100 and there are two prescription drug programs. One is if you go to the pharmacy and you get a 30 day supply. You can also order through mail order and get a 90 day supply. Ms. Shillue referred to the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) plan, which provides and administers health insurance and other benefits to the Commonwealth's employees and retirees, their dependents and survivors; specifically sections 21- 23 of c. 32B, to highlight the differences between this plan and the Town's. The benchmark plan has the highest enrollment and is often used during coalition bargaining for comparison. She presented copayment differences between the GIC plan and the current Town plan. Mr. Ebersole entered the meeting. Basically the town would be adding a calendar deductible of $250/person and capped at $750 per family. Office visits under the benchmark plan do not have payment tiers for primary care office visits. The flat fee is $20.00 visit. Specialist office visits would go from $25 to $35. The emergency room would be $100 after the deductible is satisfied. Hospital admissions would go to $300/$700 after the deductible is satisfied. Out-patient surgery would be the same but you have to satisfy the deductible; same with hi-tech imaging. Prescription drugs co-payments would stay the same. Overall the biggest difference is adding in the calendar year deductible, not having tiering on the primary care visit copayment and increasing co-payments for hospitalizations. She stated they reviewed the benefit structure with the PEC in previous meetings but have not presented a proposal. Some feedback from the teachers is they liked having the tiered primary care office co-payments. Another question asked is there a possibility of keeping the hospital co-payments at the $200/$400 level. That is a possibility and it would add .2 percent to the premium rates. We would be looking at a 3.61 percent increase. ===PAGE 2=== we could go with this presentation and offer keeping the $200/$400 hospital copayment in exchange for not offering the mitigation plan. Would the Board be in agreement with this proposal? The Board concurred. Ms. Shillue stated currently the Town is paying 75% of the Medicare Part B premium which on average is $135/month for every enrolled retiree and spouse. It's becoming more uncommon for municipalities to reimburse retirees and spouse for the Medicare Part B premium. We want to address this when it comes time to negotiate a new agreement. Ms. Shillue recommended working with an actuary to reduce the OPEB liability. The Board was interested in finding out what the actuary benefits of each of the different categories would be. Ms. Lemieux stated they had what they needed for direction for their meeting with the PEC on the 26t. Motion: R.Ebersole 2": D. McQuaid To exit Executive Session and enter Open Session Vote: Mr. McQuaid- aye, Ms. Luck -aye, Mr. Toale-aye, Mr. Ebersole- aye The meeting was adjourned at 7:01 p.m. RECEIVED & FILED Respectfully submitted, Elaine m. Peterson Elaine M. Peterson Executive Assistant to the Town Manager JUN 05 2019 LUNENBURG TOWN CLERK OFFICE ===PAGE 3=== Subcommittee members: Jamie Toale, Tom Alonzo, Paula Bertram The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mr. Toale. Mr. Toale stated the following reason for entering Executive Session; Per M.G.L. C. 30a, §21; To consider or interview applicants for employment by a preliminary screening committee, if the Chair declares that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect in obtaining qualified applicants. This shall not apply to any meeting regarding applicants who have passed a prior preliminary screening. (Interim Town Manager applications review) Motion:T. Alonzo 2": P. Bertram To enter Executive Session and adjourn immediately afterwards Vote: Mr. Alonzo- aye, Ms. Bertram - aye, Mr. Toale-aye The Board interviewed Adam Burney at 6:00 p.m. and Stephen Delaney at 7:00 p.m. After the applicants exited, the members discussed the interviews. Motion:T. Alonzo To adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. 2":P. Bertram Vote: Mr. Alonzo- aye, Ms. Bertram - aye, Mr. Toale- aye Respectfully submitted, Elaine In Peterson Elaine M. Peterson Executive Assistant to the Town Manager ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2018-03-29-agenda-5102.txt BOARD : select-board DATE : 2018-03-29 KIND : agenda OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/select-board/2018-03-29-agenda-5102.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03292018-5102 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== BOARD OF SELECTMEN March 29, 2018 7:00 PM – Town Hall Bilotta Meeting Room, Second Floor AGENDA Open Meeting Attend the Finance Committee Public Hearing on the FY2019 Budget Discuss and vote on budget and Annual Town Meeting articles Adjourn ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2018-03-29-minutes-5102.txt BOARD : select-board DATE : 2018-03-29 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/select-board/2018-03-29-minutes-5102.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03292018-5102 ======================================================================================== ===OCR macOS Vision=== ===PAGE 1=== barrass drau Clerk; Hannah Anderson, Member: John Henshaw, Member; George Martin, Member; Mare Luescher, Member Mr. Toale rose during the Finance Committee meeting Public Comments and stated that a quorum of the Selectmen was present and a meeting agenda had been posted. He would call the meeting to order (7:01 PM) and any comments by Selectmen would be made at the podium. He also stated that he was not expecting any additional deliberations and that any votes would be held until the April 3, 2018 Board of Selectmen meeting. During the Finance Committee discussion of Warrant articles for the Annual Town Meeting, Mr. Ebersole stated at the podium in reference to Article 24, that as a point of information, any demolition of the Town Hall or the Old Primary School buildings would have to go before the Architectural Protection District Committee (APDC). During a discussion of Articles 28 & 29, Mr. Ebersole stated from the podium that the Charter Review Committee had announced a public hearing on April 5, 2018 and that the proposed Charter may be revised as a result of discussion at that public hearing but any revised Charter recommendation would be made available prior to the Annual Town Meeting. No other deliberation occurred and no votes were taken during the meeting. Motion to Adjourn made by Mr. Ebersole and seconded by Mrs. Luck was approved unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 9:22 PM. Submitted by Jamie Toale Board of Selectmen Chairman RECEIVED & FILED APR 0 4 2018 LUNENBURG TOWN CLERK OFFICE ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2018-04-03-agenda-5103.txt BOARD : select-board DATE : 2018-04-03 KIND : agenda OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/select-board/2018-04-03-agenda-5103.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04032018-5103 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== BOARD OF SELECTMEN April 03, 2018 7:00 PM – Town Hall Bilotta Meeting Room, Second Floor AGENDA In accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Law, please be advised that this meeting is being recorded and broadcast over the Lunenburg Public Access channel. 7:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I. PUBLIC COMMENT  BOARD  PUBLIC II. APPOINTMENTS 7:05 PM Liquor License Violation Hearing –MIJ,Inc. d/b/a J & M’s Sports Bar 7:10 PM Victory Distributors LLC d/b/a Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy – Change of Beneficial Interest/ Beneficial Interest Holders 7:15 PM Donald E Lyons d/b/a Settlers Pub- Change of Alcohol License Class from Seasonal to Annual and Change of Corporate Name to Settlers Crossing Enterprises LLC 7:20 PM Weekday Entertainment License – Dragonfly Garden Café- 3 Lancaster Ave. 7:25 PM Cable Advisory Committee re: Acceptance of new Comcast License Agreement III. INTERVIEWS/APPOINTMENTS/ RE-APPOINTMENTS/ RESIGNATIONS  Joint meeting with School Committee to interview candidate for vacant School Committee seat & Joint Appointment  Constable Appointment- John H. Godek  Animal Inspector- Kathleen Comeau- term May 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019.  Resignation- Maureen Dupuis from Agricultural Commission effective March 15, 2018. IV. TOWN MANAGER REPORT VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. Board of Selectmen Goals  Identify desire for and type of Economic Development for Lunenburg  Develop an Infrastructure Plan (including Roads, Buildings and Equipment)  Improve Public Satisfaction through Community Involvement and Public Outreach VII. CURRENT BUSINESS 1. Final Vote on all Annual Town Meeting (ATM) Warrant Articles 2. Sign the ATM Warrant 3. Request by Citizen for debt exclusion question on Annual Town Election Ballot 4. Minutes/ Warrants/ Action File Issues 5. Committee Reports 6. Department Reports VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT  PUBLIC  BOARD IX. UPCOMING MEETING/EVENTS SCHEDULE April 10, April 17, May 1, 2018 May 5, 2018 Annual Town Meeting X. Executive Session, M.G.L c. 30 §21, Reason #3; To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, if an open meeting may have a detritmental effect on the government’s bargaining or litigating position, and the Chair declares so. (Settlers Solar LLC v. Town of Lunenburg, et al.) ADJOURN ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2018-04-03-minutes-5103.txt BOARD : select-board DATE : 2018-04-03 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/select-board/2018-04-03-minutes-5103.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04032018-5103 ======================================================================================== ===OCR macOS Vision=== ===PAGE 1=== Meredith Weiss, David Tocki, Matt Furman, Carl Strathmeyer, David Passios, Greg Bittner, Katey Adams The meeting opened at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT: Ms. Luck announced the Lunenburg Farmers Market "Poop-a-palooza," on Saturday, April 7" from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Composted manure from a variety of farm animals will be available for sale in various locations in town. Pick up your map and 5 gallon bucket, with a $5.00 donation, available at H & M Farm located at 188 Flat Hill Road John Baker, 53 Chase Road, thanked Selectman Paula Bertram for her 12 years of service to the town. Kim Mayhew, 684 Flat Hill Road, informed all that the Lunenburg 4-H Club will be hosting the first Lunenburg Earth Day Celebration at Wallis Park on Sunday, April 22nd from 1:00-4:00 p.m. There will be local vendors, activities with chalk, bubbles and recycling. Tom Alonzo, 284 Lancaster Avenue, announced the Lunenburg Boys and Girls Club 6" Annual, "Are You Smarter than Our Six Graders?" fundraiser on Friday, April 13" at the Lunenburg High School Auditorium. He encouraged everyone to come out for the event. Susan Whalen, 377 Flat Hill Road, presented with concerns about excessive stormwater and flooding issues on her road that she has been dealing with over several years. She presented a handout to the Selectmen listing some of the concerns. Ms. Luck noted she had walked the area recently and it is very saturated. The first coating of pavement laid last year has already eroded on one side of the and two feet into the road are cracks in that are several hundred feet long. Ms. Bertram suggested this item be placed on the next available agenda and to request DPW Director Rodriquenz attend. Mr. Ebersole suggested Town Manager Lemieux check with the Planning Board for any drainage plans etc. for the area as well. Greg Bittner, 129 Pleasant Street, suggested if Ms. Lemieux had any further information, he could have it added to the next Planning Board agenda. APPOINTMENTS: Liquor License Violation Hearing -MIJ,Inc. d/b/a J & M's Sports Bar, 5 Summer Street, #10 Mr. Toale opened the hearing, asked for representatives for the business and the Town and informed all on how the hearing would proceed. He swore in owner Melissa Thibodeua and Lunenburg Police Sergeant Hebert. Sgt. Hebert reported he pulled into the parking lot at approximately 1:04 a.m. and noticed a man in a silver Jeep Cherokee leaning over. He ran the registration plate number and noticed the owner photo did not match the man in the Jeep. He drove around the side of J& M's Sports Bar and noticed the actual Jeep owner entering the side door after closing time with another female. He continued around the parking lot and back towards the front and tound the man in the Jeep passed out in the front seat. He woke him up and determined his name was David. David could not tell him anything else. David was actually driving a blue Jeep Wrangler and had gotten into the wrong vehicle. He was taken into protective custody and blew a 238 blood alcohol test at the station 45 minutes later. Before he went back to the station Hebert went to talk to the bartender on duty, Lisa Boivon. She admitted this gentleman was in earlier however how much he had consumed, how long he was in there was unclear as he was getting different answers from Boivin. He informed her if the man showed up in that condition, she should have called the Police Dept. and not served him at all. That is the first violation. The ===PAGE 2=== sounds like you just said we can't monitor them, is that your procedure? Thibodeau stated we don't encourage people to drive home intoxicated. Ms. Luck stated you let this intoxicated person leave. Is that your usual habit? Thibodeau stated we do everything possible to make sure people get home safely. Ms. Luck asked what did you do to make sure this person got home safely? Thibodeau stated the bartender did what she was supposed to do by not letting him drink. Ms. Bertram asked how long had he been in the bar prior to being shut oft. Thibodeau stated not long at all; he came in and asked for drink. The bartender realized he was intoxicated and took the drink back. Ms. Bertram asked if the bartender was here this evening. Thibodeau replied no, she is working at the bar. Ms. Bertram noted Sgt. Hebert said there were varying stories from the bartender on what actually occurred. Without the individual telling us, as you said you were not there; this is a very serious incident. To have someone in the parking lot with a .238 BA is absolutely unacceptable. Ms. Bertram stated we are lucky he is still alive and did not drive off. Ms. Luck pointed out he was intoxicated when you let him leave the building and she understood that is a license violation. Discussion ensued on what the procedure should be to deal with an intoxicated person. Sgt. Hebert noted it is the business who should have a policy; other places in town have called us and asked for us to give them a ride home or called a cab or called someone to come get them. Normally they don't just shut someone off and let them walk out the door. Ms. Lemieux noted the establishment does not currently have insurance coverage. Ms Thibodeau when asked to address that, stated that is a surpise to her. Mr. Toale noted it is in the letter that was sent to you, in fact there have been several letters sent to you. Ms. Bertram added as well as phone calls, attempted phone calls, emails. Mr. Toale noted this was in the letter that was sent to you. Ms. Bertram asked Thibodeau what her email was. Thibodeau confirmed it was the one on file with the Selectmen office yet denied receiving any emails from the office. Mr. Toale stated it was noted in the letter sent to you that you have failed to pay for and pick up your safety certificate. Thibodeau stated the only thing she has gotten was notification of an audit. Mr. Toale asked who is Andrea Fraticelli; that is who signed for the certified letter. Thibodeau stated that is our day bartender. Ms. Bertram asked you never got the letter stating your insurance has lapsed and you need to supply the new information in order to keep your license in good standing? Thibodeau stated she never saw any of that. Mr. Ebersole read aloud from the letter: 1.03 Admission to the Premises (g) Licensees shall refuse entrance to the premises to a person who appears intoxicated or unruly and shall evict such a patron except that in such a case the licensee should call the police and should offer assistance to an intoxicated person when possible; and 1.03 Admission to the Premises (k) Licensees shall not allow any patron or any guest or any employee who is not working that shift to enter the premises after the closing hour posted on the license or prior to the opening hour posted on the license, and 1.04 (a) Hours of Operation The hours of operation shall be restricted to those set by the Licensing Authority and stated on the face of the license. No patrons shall be on the premises before the official opening hours or after the official closing hours. Last call is a minimum of thirty minutes prior to closing time. Customers must be up and out once the closing hour of the licensed premise is reached. No drinks shall be consumed after closing hours; 1.13 Other Causes for Revocation, Suspension and Modification (a) (1) Violation by the licensee of any provision of the relevant General Laws of the Commonwealth, [M.G.L. Chapter 138, § 12]; and of the regulations of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission or of the regulations of the Licensing Authority; specifically, 1.13 Other Causes for Revocation, Suspension and Modification (4) Failure or refusal of the licensee to furnish or disclose any information required by any provision of the General Laws or by any rule or regulation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission or any regulation of the Licensing Authority, [Failure to ===PAGE 3=== closing. Mr. Ebersole stated regulations state licensees shall not allow any patron or any guest or any employee who is not working that shift to enter the premises after the closing hour. It does not give excuses for why people are coming back in. Sgt. Hebert reported the Jeep Cherokee owner and his girlfriend were on the side of the building where people typically smoke and there is a large exterior cooler there. The Jeep owner couldn't see his vehicle from there. He did not know somebody was in his vehicle until he approached me and I asked him if that was his vehicle and to go through it to make sure nothing was taken. He did not know someone was in the vehicle until well after 1:00 a.m. There were no further questions. Ms. Bertram stated it was extremely unfortunate that the bartender did not appear tonight to answer specific questions because she was concerned about the level of intoxication of the patron in the parking lot and not knowing the sequence of events leaves way too many unanswered questions. Mr. Toale closed the hearing. Motion: R. Ebersole 2nd: P. Luck That the Board finds violations of 1.03 (k) Admission to the Premises; shall not allow any patron or any guest or any employee who is not working that shift to enter the premises after the closing hour posted on the license; 1.04 (a) Hours of Operation; No patrons shall be on the premises after the official closing hours (12:45 a.m.); 1.13 Other Causes for Revocation, Suspension and Modification (a) (1) Violation by the licensee of any regulations of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission or of the regulations of the Licensing Authority; [Failure to provide proof of liquor liability and workers compensation insurance coverage and to pay the fee for and obtain the safety inspection certificate mandated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] Discussion: Sgt. Hebert was asked to repeat his testimony regarding the patrons reentering the bar at 1:04 a.m. Vote: All in Favor The Board discussed possible sentencing options considering this was the third violation hearing. Ms. Bertram noted they should be closed immediately until the insurance certificates are furnished. We cannot allow the business to run without the necessary insurance. Motion: R. Ebersole 2": P. Bertram To issue a fourteen day suspension starting Sunday, May 6 Discussion ensued about requesting full year coverage from December 31 to December 31. Mr. Ebersole amended his motion to require the above. Ms. Bertram amended her second. Ms. Bertram stated again the business needs to be closed immediately. Vote: All in Favor Victory Distributors LLC d/b/a Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy - Change of Beneficial Interest/Beneficial Interest Holders Lunenburg Assistant Store Manager Jason Ahearn presented on behalf of the license amendment. He stated there was a change of officers last year and this is to update the license. Motion:R. Ebersole 2nd. P. Bertram To approve the Change of Beneficial Interest/Beneficial Interest Holders as requested Vote: All in Favor ===PAGE 4=== Owner Joslin Schneider presented on behalf of the weekday entertainment license application. They have been holding an open mic on the first Friday of the month and have been getting more interest from other entertainers. Mr. Ebersole asked if this would occur inside the buidling. Schneider stated yes. He asked what their hours of operation were. Schneider replied they offer counter services Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm and started offering light catering to offices and gyms in the area that want fresher options. They are also working with the local farmers to do a First Friday Farm Share. Pickup would be at our location. We would like to hold open mike from six to nine p.m. on the first Friday of the month. Motion: R.Ebersole 2°°: P. Bertram To approve the weekday entertainment license with hours not to exceed 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday Vote: All in Favor Cable Advisory Committee re: Acceptance of new Comcast License Agreement Mr. Toale recused himself from the discussion due to the fact his significant other is an employee of Lunenburg Public Access. He requested Mr. Ebersole chair the discussion. Ms. Bertram noted she is also a member of the Cable Advisory Committee. Tom Alonzo, 284 Lancaster Ave., returned to the podium as the Cable Advisory Committee Chair. He reported they have come to agreement with Comcast on the 10 year contract. Highlights: • A capital amount of $170,000; 50% paid in year 1; 25% paid in year 2; 25% paid in year 3 • Subscriber fees which fund the PACC operation will go from 2.5% to 5% • There will be construction of a fiber video return line to the Middle/High School, location to be determined • We will convert a current Leominster channel to the third Lunenburg (education) channel within 2 years There are three side letters; not part of the contract, but able to be revisited. The first is the ability for us to go to high definition and that will be revisited sometime after two years have passed. The second talks about getting an electronic program guide for Lunenburg programming, which is currently a technical issue for Comcast; as it is hard to provide one for just Lunenburg when they have other towns in their territory. If that becomes available we will be discussing that. Lastly, a senior discount for subscribers, another issue not under contract, but could be open for future discussion. Mr. Alonzo reported at their meeting on March 26#. , the Cable Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend this contract be signed by the Board of Selectmen. He asked if there were any questions. Ms. Luck asked if you go with high definition will there be an additional cost? Mr. Alonzo stated since it is not negotiated it is hard to know. Ms. Bertram added it would need to be discussed at the time if and when it became available. Ms. Luck asked if there would be a cost for the electronic program guide. Mr. Alonzo noted again it is not available so the definitive answer is I don't know. Ms. Luck asked if $170,000 is all the Lunenburg subscribers pay now? Ms. Bertram stated they pay the franchise fee as well. Mr. Alonzo stated on average it will be a fee change of an additional $2.80 per month; or a percentage of the franchise fee, collected from Lunenburg subscribers. Further discussion ensued about the cost to subscribers, cable services survey results and the public hearing. ===PAGE 5=== town for 29 years. She is a retired teacher from the Nashoba School district. Her two children went to Lunenburg public schools. She would like to offer something back to the community that supported her children during their school careers. Ms. Sroka asked Mrs. Archambault if she would be willing to run for election when the time came for the School Committee in 2019. Mrs. Archambault stated if everything went well, yes; part of the reason for filling in is to try it out. Further discussion ensued about the time commitment. School committee member Jim LaVeck asked if she had a vision for the position coming into it. Mrs. Archambault stated she does not have any agendas; she spent a lot of time teaching in a very high quality school district and she knows what that requires. Ms. Weiss inquired about how she would gain the background knowledge to begin her first steps on the committee. Other than that she stated she did not have the background knowledge to say anything is a driving force to take the position right now. She planned to review the minutes, check policies, the vision and mission statements, etc. and get up to speed. As issues arise she would have to investigate and talk to parents, teachers nd ake to parents tache and other committee members. She added we all need to work together. Ms. Bertrand asked about what she hopes to bring to the committee in terms of qualities and strengths. She believed her past experience as a teacher, working with teachers and serving on committees provided a good foundation for being on the school committee and knowing what a school's needs are. Mr. Ebersole thanked the School Committee for their insightful questions to Mrs. Archambault. Motion: REbersole 2™: H. Sroka To appoint Carol Archambault to the one year term for the School Committee and the next election Vote: Ms. Sroka -aye, Ms. Weiss- aye, Ms. Bertrand-aye, Mr. LaVeck-aye, Ms. Luck-aye, Mr. McQuaid-aye, Ms. Bertram-aye, Mr. Ebersole-aye, Mr. Toale- aye. The Board congratulated Ms. Archambault. The School Committee adjourned their meeting at 8:27 p.m. Constable Appointment- John H. Godek John Godek, 321 Pearl Street, Fitchburg was applying for a Constable appointment. He was previously a canine officer handling both attack and narcotics dogs for the state of Massachusetts. He noted there is a need for civil process that isn't handled by the local Police department and he was willing to do so. Motion: R.Ebersole 2nd. P. Bertram To appoint John Godek as Constable with a term to expire June 30, 2018 Vote: All in Favor Animal Inspector- Kathleen Comeau-term May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019 Ms. Lemieux reported animal inspectors make regular and thorough inspections of all neat cattle, sheep and swine located within their town limits. They provide an annual report to the Commonwealth. Motion: P. Bertram To appoint Kathleen Comeau as Animal Inspector with a term of May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019 2^°: P. Luck Vote: All in Favor Resignation- Maureen Dupuis from Agricultural Commission effective March 15, 2018. Ms. Dupuis has resigned effective immediately due to family obligations. Motion: R.Ebersole To accept the resignation 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor ===PAGE 6=== recommendation is implemented, the responsible parties included in the implementation process, and the estimated time frame that each recommendation can reasonably be accomplished • Preparation and Distribution of a Promotional Tourism Brochure that would promote the local businesses and be used on the town website to highlight Lunenburg's resources to visitors. The creation and distribution of this type of information will assist both our residents in locating local businesses and our local business owners. Currently there is no central location where this information can be sought and often residents use social media to solicit information on certain services. This tool would also be used to show the town's recreational resources, historic locations, and promote our natural resources. As referenced in MRPC's December 2017 report "Formation of a Business/Town Partnership" ', recreation, history, arts and culture are also economic development activities that will draw visitors to Lunenburg, but they also foster a sense of community. • Creation of a Permitting Guidebook to assist customers with projects of any type and scale or need to obtain any permit. The Town is in the process of moving to electronic permitting software to create greater efficiencies in the permitting process and ease of use by the applicant. A permitting guidebook will complement this process by outlining the requirements for applicants and also address how they can file their application online and view the status remotely as well. The Land Use Director and I have a meeting with MRPC staff on Tuesday, April 10th to discuss next steps. Annual Town Meeting Warrant and Request for Ballot Question on Annual Town Election Warrant: Due to the deadline to provide the finalized Annual Town Meeting warrant booklet to the printer to mail to every household according to the Charter/Town Bylaws, there is insufficient time for a ballot question for a debt exclusion for the demolition of the old Primary School to get on the Annual Town Election warrant. The Annual Town Election warrant is included in the booklet that is mailed out and is among the warrants to be signed by the Board tonight. The alternative would be that the Selectmen call a Special Election no later than September 15th to include a ballot question that would request exempt borrowing for the demolition of the old Primary School. This would require a 2/3 vote of the entire Board to place an exclusion question on the ballot (G.L. Ch. 59 §21C (il/2), (i), (k)). A contingent vote that is passed at Annual Town Meeting has until September 15th to be passed on a referendum vote on the ballot or the appropriation vote at town meeting is null and void. Economic Development: Mini-Workshop with Agricultural Commission and Planning Board: The Agricultural Commission and Planning Board have been invited to the Selectmen's meeting on April 10th to discuss economic development in relation to our agricultural resources and farms. The second half of the meeting will be dedicated to a workshop format on this topic. Dental Insurance: Last month I requested our insurance broker to seek quotes on dental insurance for Fiscal Year 2019. Our current provider, Altus Dental, responded with a significant reduction to the monthly premium and a rate that is guaranteed until June 30, 2020. Currently the rates are as follows: ===PAGE 7=== CURRENT BUSINESS 1. Final Vote on all Annual Town Meeting (ATM) Warrant Articles Ms. Lemieux reported one article was removed from the warrant at the request of the Sewer Commission. The articles were then renumbered accordingly. Article 1. Reports from Committees Motion: REbersole To recommend approval of Article 1 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 2. Amends the general by-laws of Town by adding a new section to establish and authorize revolving funds for use by certain town departments, boards, committees, agencies or officers under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, § 53E½ Motion: R.Ebersole 2': P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 2 Vote: All in Favor Article 3. Authorizes revolving funds for various departments, boards, committees, agencies or officers pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 to be expended in accordance with the by-law heretofore approved Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 3 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 4. Will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for payment of prior year expenses; Note: at this time there are no prior year expenses. Motion: R.Ebersole To make a recommendation at Town Meeting 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 5. Will vote to 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 Annual Town Meeting and Article 1 of the November 28, 2017 Special Town Meeting Motion: REbersole 2"d: P. Bertram To make a recommendation at Town Meeting Vote: All in Favor Article 6. Will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the FY 2019 Capital Plan, as appearing in the Capital Planning Committee Report Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 6 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 7. Will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to defray the charges and expenses of the Town for FY 2019 and to fix the salaries and compensation of all elected officials of the Town and any other items included in the budget of the Town Manager; Motion: R.Ebersole 2nd: P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 7 Vote: All in Favor ===PAGE 8=== Article 10. Will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money into the OPEB Trust Fund that was created at the November 10, 2010 Special Town Meeting; (Recommendation is $100,000 from Free Cash and $656.00 from Sewer Retained Funds) Motion: R.Ebersole 2nd: P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 10 Vote: All in Favor Article 11. Will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to operate the Sewer Enterprise Fund for FY 2019 Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 11 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 12. Will vote to transter from available funds a sum of money into the Sewer Capital Reserve Stabilization Fund; (Recommendation is $29,000.) Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 12 2"i: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 13. Will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to operate the Solid Waste Disposal Program Enterprise Fund for FY 2019; (Recommendation is $292,000.) Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 13 2n': P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 14. Will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to operate the Water Department/Water Enterprise Fund for FY 2019; (Recommendation is $25,000.) Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 14 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Article 15. Will vote to appropriate from Public Educational Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund Revenues, a sum of money to fund the FY 2019 PEG Access Committee operating budget and capital budget; (Recommendation is $192,600.) Motion: R.Ebersole 2nd. P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 15 Vote: All in Favor Article 16. Will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the Sale of Cemetery lots account to be used for the care and improvement and embellishment of the Town Cemeteries; (Recommendation is $20,000.) Motion: R.Ebersole 2*: P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 16 Vote: All in Favor Article 17. Will vote to rescind the sum of $838,675, the remaining borrowing authorization, from Article 25 of the May 3, 2014 Annual Town Meeting for sewer construction; Motion: R.Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 17 2nd: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor ===PAGE 9=== Article 20. Will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey the building known as the Brooks House, located at 1033 Massachusetts Avenue, shown on Assessor's Map 060, Lot 055 from the Board of Selectmen for general purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the building situated thereon, and take any legal action necessary to effectuate the sale of said building situated thereon; Motion: REbersole 2nd: P. Luck To recommend approval of Article 20 Discussion: Mr. Ebersole noted the Architectural Preservation District Commission has jurisdiction over demolition or removal of a building. Ms. Bertram stated there is not a comprehensive plan for the buildings as a whole and taking them piecemeal is not an option she would support. Mr. McQuaid stated we need to find out if someone actually wants the building first and that feeds into the plan. If we are going to knock it down that is part of the process too by showing the APDC that we tried to do something with it. Ms. Bertram understood the rationale but stated this Board had not had any prior conversations about this. Mr. Ebersole believed to try to tie every single building together is going to make every effort fail. Ms. Bertram disagreed and thought all the buildings are tied together. This Board talked about a town center plan and we have diverged from that. Vote: 4 in favor, 1 against (Bertram) Article 21. Will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey to Hickory Hills Landowners Inc.., the owners of the property located at 199 Townsend Harbor Road, Assessors Map 042 Parcel 01, 285 Townsend Harbor Road, Assessors Map 043 Parcel 03 and to Ryan and Marley Dixon, the owners of the property located at 307 Townsend Harbor Road, Assessors Map 043 Parcel 01, and their successors, a perpetual easement along and upon portions of the Town owned property along Townsend Harbor Road from 169 Townsend Harbor Road to 307 Townsend Harbor Road, approximately 12' feet wide by 1900' long, for the purpose of installing overtopping protection along Hickory Hills Dam, and maintenance thereof, on such terms and conditions which the Board of Selectmen may determine; (This is a citizens' petition). Discussion: Mr. Toale recommended that due to the fact three Board members are residents in Hickory Hills that the Board not make a recommendation on this article. Ms. Bertram noted she filed a Notice of Appearance of Conflict of Interest as a member of the Hickory Hills Dam Committee and was advised by Town counsel that she could represent them as long as she filed the form. Mr. Ebersole stated he supported this article because this is work to make sure the dam does not fail in the event of catastrophic additional water and other issues. Article 22. Will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey the property located at 161 Gilchrest Street, shown on Assessor's Map 031 Parcel 0010 from the Board of Selectmen for general purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Board of Selectmen deems appropriate, and to take any legal action necessary to effectuate the same; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, in partial or full consideration of the 161 Gilchrest Street property that other property located at 171 Gilchrest Street, shown on Assessor's Map 031 Parcel 0011, for the purpose of conservation land and in order to obtain meaningful access to the Lane Conservation property Motion: R.Ebersole 2": P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 22 Vote: All in Favor ===PAGE 10=== $400,000.00, or some other sum or sums; and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General Laws, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to take any other action necessary to carry out this project; and further, to see whether such vote will be contingent upon a vote by ballot at the annual town election to exclude the amounts necessary to repay the debt service on any such borrowing from the property tax limitation provisions of Chapter 59, Section 21C of the General Laws (Proposition Two and One Half Ms. Lemieux noted this is a citizen's petition and the petitioner was here tonight. Dave Passios, 56 Whiting Street, stated this petition was the result of citizens getting together over the past two months. It does separate this building out from the other five buildings. He stated it would help enhance open space and provide an area for a farmer's market, band concerts, small performance events and festivals in a safer location. It opens up more parking spaces for that area. It would be like a town park not for sports venues. Further discussion ensued on the pros and cons of demolishing the building, possible additional unforeseen costs and the resulting impact on real estate tax bills and the capital plan, current maintenance of the building, current maintenance of the existing Town green spaces, a lack of a comprehensive plan for all the affected municipal buildings, as well as the area being on a dead end street with lack of visibility from the road. Motion: D. McQuaid To not recommend approval of Article 24 2": P. Luck Vote: All in Favor Mr. Passios stated he felt he did his due diligence as best he could with the data available and intended to take this to town meeting floor. We will also debate it there with the townspeople and his hope is they will agree with our group. He thanked the Board. Article 25. Will vote to amend the Sewer Service Area Map, adding Tilton Avenue to the Lunenburg Sewer Service Area and Sewer Service Zone (parcel ID's 75-18, -19, -20, -21, -22, - 23, - 24, - 25, - 26, -27, a total of 10 parcels); Mr. Ebersole noted this was a parcel that was excluded when the town service area map was done. They have determined that that it was should go back into it, partly because of the needs of the residents. The article that was removed was to do a betterment to put a sewer in. They did not get the 2/3rd required vote to support it. There are some people at the initial part of the road that would qualify to do a private sewer extension if this was included in the service area. Motion: R. Ebersole To recommend approval of Article 25 Following further discussion, Mr. Ebersole withdrew his motion. Motion: P. Luck To recommend approval of Article 25 There was no second. Motion: R. Ebersole To make a recommendation at Town Meeting 2"d: P. Bertram Vote: 4 in favor, 1 opposed (Luck) ===PAGE 11=== 1. Change the name of the board of selectmen to select board. 2. Change the manner of selection of the town clerk from elected to appointed by the town manager subject to ratification by the select board. 3. Providing that persons appointed to town committees be residents registered to vote in town. 4. Providing for a second annual town meeting in the fall, the time and date of which to be set by by-law. 5. Providing that conduct of town meeting to be governed by "Town Meeting Time" 6. Clarify and confirm the appointment powers of the select board and town manager to provide for appointment of various department heads be appointed by the town manager subject to ratification by the select board. 7. Clarifying the duties of the town manager relating to personnel management, jurisdiction over town facilities, property and day to day operations, the budget process and enforcement of charter provisions and town by-laws: %. Make certain other grammatical and phrasing changes that do not alter the meaning or intent of existin provisions, as well as updating requirements of the open meeting law to comply with state law., and to authorize the charter review committee to submit to the General Court for enactment as the Revised Charter of the Town of Lunenburg the proposed legislation contained in the Final Report of the Charter Review Committee 2018, copies of which were placed on file in the office of the Board of Selectmen and the office of the Town Clerk and copies of which were made available for public distribution at the office of the Board of Selectmen, the office of the Town Clerk at the Town Hall, at the main circulation desk of the Lunenburg Public Library and on the town website forthwith following such filing. Said Charter Review Committee is further authorized to consult with the members of the General Court and is hereby authorized to approve such changes or alteration to the draft text of the special legislation as may be suggested by the General Court if any; (Submitted by the Charter Review Committee) Mr. Ebersole noted there is a public hearing on this Thursday for the charter changes. Motion: R. Ebersole 2": P. Luck To make a recommendation at Town Meeting Discussion ensued about protocol for any changes to the charter after posting the warrant article Vote: All in Favor Ms. Bertram requested further discussion occur at a Board before Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Ebersole encouraged feedback on the proposed changes from residents. Article 28. Votes to amend the Town of Lunenburg Code, Chapter 81 Town Meetings, as follows: In 81-2 Meeting and election dates to add the word "first" before the words "Annual Town Meeting" and to add the following sentence at the end of the section: The second Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in November commencing at 7:00 p.m., so that the section reads as follows: The first Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first Saturday in May commencing at 9:00 a.m., and all required reports shall be made at that time. The Annual Town Election shall be held on the third Saturday in May commencing at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. The second Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in November commencing at 7:00 p.m.; and • - ===PAGE 12=== bylaw articles and budget adjustment articles will automatically move to that which then would make the town meeting in the spring a shorter time period. We believed if voters knew the two dates for the meeting they would not schedule other things during that time period. This could be approved regardless of what happens with the previous article. The other reason we were talking about a second annual town meeting was to not follow the rules of the special town meeting as special town meeting requires a 2/3rd vote for money articles. This would not be the case with a second annual town meeting. Motion: R. Ebersole To make a recommendation at Town Meeting 2*: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor Ms. Bertram asked if this would be discussed before the annual town meeting also. She also requested the cost of holding an annual town meeting. Over the last ten years how many times have we had to hold a special town meeting? Article 29. Votes to amend the Code of Lunenburg, Chapter 70 entitled "Salary Administration Plan" as follows: the position of Outreach Coordinator be added and assigned Grade 7; amend the title of Outreach Worker, Grade 6, to Outreach Assistant; and to amend §70.2, 70.18, and 70.26 as shown on a document entitled "Amendments to the Salary Administration Plan Bylaw," dated April 10, 2018, with additions to the Bylaw underlined and deletions stricken-through therein, the entire text of which is on file at the office of the Town Clerk and Board of Selectmen's Office; or take any other action relative thereto. (Submitted by the Personnel Committee) Motion: REbersole 2nd: P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 29 Vote: All in Favor Article 30. Votes to amend the Code of Lunenburg, Chapter 12, Article VIII, §12-22 by inserting the bold text as follows: Article VIII Agricultural Commission Section 12-22 Membership and appointment; terms "The Commission shall consist of five members, and two (2) alternate members, appointed by the Board of Selectmen at the recommendation of the Town Manager. A majority of the membership shall be substantially engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. Members shall be appointed to serve three-year terms, except that the initial terms of office shall be staggered at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen, so that the approximately 1/3 of the terms shall expire each year. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy based on the unexpired term being vacated at the recommendations of the standing Commission." (Submitted by the Agricultural Commission) Agricultural Commission Chair Jeffrey Mendoza, 162 Lancaster Avenue, stated getting a quorum for meetings can be difficult during certain times of the year. This would allow us to continue the commission's work. Motion: R.Ebersole 2": P. Bertram To recommend approval of Article 30 Vote: All in Favor Article 31. Votes to amend the Code of Lunenburg, Chapter 250, § 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.17, which are Sections of the Protective Bylaw, regarding permitted and prohibited uses, generally, as well as the specific use provisions of the Residence and Outlying Districts, Recreation District, Limited ===PAGE 13=== VAA Sections of the Protective Bylaw, regarding the use provisions of the Water Supply Protection District, Route 2A Overlay District, Lake Whalom Overlay District, Tri-Town Smart Growth District and Summer Street Revitalization Overlay District, as shown on a document entitled "Overlay Districts," dated April 10, 2018, with additions to the Bylaw underlined and deletions stricken through therein, the entire text of which is on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Board of Selectmen, and Planning Board; or take any action relative thereto. (Submitted by the Planning Board) Motion: R.Ebersole 2°: P. Bertram To make recommendations at town meeting for articles 32, 33, 34, 35; all zoning articles Vote: All in Favor 2. Sign the Annual Town Meeting Warrant Ms. Lemieux presented the five warrants for legal posting around town. These do list any recommendations by the Board. Motion: R.Ebersole To sign the Annual Town Meeting warrant 2"°: P. Bertram Vote: All in Favor 3. Request by Citizen for debt exclusion question on Annual Town Election Ballot Dave Passios, 56 Whiting Street, returned to the podium and stated part of the process to get the funding for the article involves exempted borrowing outside of Proposition 2 1/2. This is not the same as an override as the extra amount on the real tax bills goes away after the short term borrowing is paid off. Massachusetts General Law dictates the placing of a question on the election ballot following annual town meeting. He stated he had requested it be placed on the ballot on March 22°d and Town Manager had called him this evening and informed him there was a problem with the time frame. It would have to go to a special election if the article is approved. He stated he did his due diligence and requested an accommodation be made to get this question on the election ballot. Right now he was being told it would have to go on a special election ballot and therefore adding another cost for the Town. He did talk with the DPW Director and received a cost of $1000 annually for utilities for the old Primary School building maintenance. Ms. Lemieux confirmed the warrant needs to go the printer in order to be mailed in time to meet legal posting requirements. Discussion ensued about process for town meeting. Motion: P. Bertram 2"®; P. Luck To place the election ballot question as written Discussion: Ms. Luck wanted to be assured the Town would not go over the requested amount of $400,000. She was informed that you can't do that. Mr. Ebersole noted the article states including "the payment of all costs associated incidental and related" Town meeting could limit it to $400,000 but if the final number came in at $500,000, we would have to return to town meeting to revote. But you would not have a second vote at the election ballot because you voted to exempt the borrowing purposes. Mr. Passios noted the wording of the article and the election question were drafted by an experienced municipal attorney. Tom Alonzo, 284 Lancaster Avenue, wanted to remind people that Prop. 2 ½ laws governed by the state strictly say that citizen petitions can't demand one so the power of putting one on the warrant is within the Board of Selectmen's purview. When there is talk of an accommodation there's no expectation that it would go on the ballot to begin with. It is clear why the legislation is read that way; putting a $400,000 item on the warrant that is going to increase people's taxes and then say we are going to wait potentially until town meeting, ===PAGE 14=== Katey Adams, 43 Willlams Drive, stated a lot of communities encourage citizen's petitions and see them as a healthy process because in open town meeting government, the town is the legislative body. When she hears Mr. Alonzo talking about it being up to the Board on what's on the ballot, it may be true, but it doesn't represent how we should be treating another. Mr. McQuaid stated there needs to be a plan; everything we do feeds into a plan, a budget; what are we going to do next? The one shot citizen's petitions don't participate in that plan. The people have the right to vote on it but he was concerned with the trend. We can't keep doing these one shot things; everything should be part of the plan. Come in earlier in the process and go to the Capital Planning Committee meetings, go to the Finance Committee meetings, get involved in the process. He was concerned that things that are important are going to be left behind as a result, that's not the right way to operate a town. Mr. Ebersole asked if town counsel reviewed the article. Ms. Lemieux confirmed he did but because it is a citizen's petition the wording can't be changed. Ms. Luck was not in favor or more tax increases. She had asked that there be a discussion about taxes being raised every year and was told it would be discussed at budget time. We have not had a discussion at all about this. Ms. Bertram requested the vote be taken on her motion. Vote: 4-1 not in favor (Bertram voted in favor) It was noted if town meeting votes in favor of the article it would return to the Board of Selectmen. Ms. Bertram expressed frustration at not continuing to hold charrettes, discussions, etc. She got the impression that only a couple hundred people responded to the survey and the consensus was their opinions don't count. Mr. Toale stated people have a right, a duty and an obligation and they are welcome. But there is a Capital Plan process with priorities and just because there is a special interest group that is not subject to Open Meeting law comes up with an idea and has a couple of people that support it, doesn't mean they get to jump the line. Further discussion ensued about moving forward. Ms. Lemieux suggested the May workshop agenda address town facilities; hold another charrette or discuss options for a long term plan for the buildings. We also discussed inviting the Parks Commission as far as their piece on the town facilities and infrastructure. The first step after receiving all that Vertex data is moving that into the Capital Plan. We need to look at that data and see how we spread that cost out and prioritize each of those costs. Ms. Bertram disagreed with that approach; we have to decide as community what our plan is. Mr. Ebersole noted no one is going to support anything unless they know the costs. That is why we have been asking for more information, doing more research. We did not get into the over one year, it's been going on for years and we have to do it with a plan and it is going to take time. There have to be parallel tracks. He appreciated the citizen involvement and just because we disagree with you doesn't mean we don't welcome you. Ms. Lemieux stated the Capital Plan is a working document. As priorities change you update it. So if the decision to demolish the old Primary School is approved, we will put it in the Capital Plan. 4. Minutes/ Warrants/ Action File Issues Minutes of March 20 and March 29, 2018 were approved. An accounts payable warrant in the amount of $225,732.44; a payroll warrant in the amount of $783,303.16; a payroll deductions warrant in the amount of $549,405.76 and a payroll/workers compensation warrant in the amount of $2007.66 were presented. The May 19, 2018 Annual Election warrant was presented for signatures. ===PAGE 15=== as moderator and Mark Bursch was reelected to the commission. Ms. Bertram reported Montachusett Planning Organization (MPO) met on March 28" and started talking about the 2019-2023 Iransportation Improvement Plan (lIP). There are limited funds available and many projects. They did come up with a scenario that they will recommend at their next meeting. They discussed the United Planning Work Program (UPWP) and the Lunenburg walkability and parking study is currently included in the draft. This study will complement the town's Complete Streets prioritization plan. One of the UPWP's tasks is pavement management systems; specifically looking at the federal aid eligible roadways within the region. Lunenburg has around 25 federal eligible roads. There will be an inventory of the roads using Road Manager software. She is hoping we can utilize that data to complement our pavement management plan. She recommended the DPW Director keep in contact with Brad Harris on that specific task because Lunenburg could benefit and not have to duplicate efforts. Ms. Bertram announced the passing away of Nicki Tischler, aged 29, the MassDOT Boston liaison to MPO. due to a brain aneurism. She will be sadly missed. Mr. McQuaid announced the Planning Board public hearings on their warrant articles will be on April 9". Mr. Ebersole announced the Charter Review Committee will be holding their public hearing on proposed Town Charter changes on April 5"' here at 7:00 p.m. It will be televised and they welcome written comments in advance sent to the Town Manager but people are welcome to make comments personally as well. Mr. Toale announced the April 10" meeting will have a discussion on social media and we will also meet with the Agricultural Commission and the Planning Board to discuss economic development. PUBLIC COMMENT Katey Adams, 45 Williams Drive, stated she likes consistency and pointed out that Article 5 on the November 2017 meeting was a citizen petition warrant and the Board of Selectmen voted to endorse it even though it did not go through the process. So there is an inconsistency of choosing some to endorse and some to not endorse. Jeremy Madore, 98 Old Farm Road, stated he just moved to town and referred to the earlier public comment about the Flat Hill Road flooding. He stated when he was growing up their basement flooded. They decided to plant a garden and all of the sudden the flooding stopped. It occurred to him while Ms. Whalen was talking that the nearby field that was previously used may have settled and is causing the water runoff. In regards to the Public Access Channel, he questioned what is the actual viewership and whether or not the subscriber fees increase to 5% are actually worth it or is it more of a public relations basis or if it is actually being utilized because the viewership has created a demand. Dave Passios, 56 Whiting Street, noted the article for the demolition of the Primary School is moving forward to town meeting. He asked the citizens of Lunenburg to tell us at town meeting if you agree or disagree. He questioned the timeframe of a special election if the article passes. Ms. Lemieux stated it would be 90 days from the vote or September 15' Dave Rodgers, 82 Highland Street, when asked to identify himself initially stated his name was Jose Jiminez and then corrected it to his actual name. He stated the Wallis Park playground build is going to take place on the 3'' and 4"' of May and should be completed by May I'h "Jeffrey Mendoza, 162 Lancaster Ave., stated he found the Jose Jimenez crack to be offensive. Mr. McQuaid noted the Wallis Park project did involve extensive community involvement, not just a citizen's petition warrant article. There was money raised ahead of the article coming forward and it was a longer more involved process with community and town discussion. So he would put the other citizen's petition in a ===PAGE 16=== The public session adjourned at 10:33 p.m. *************************Executive Session Minutes are Separate****************************** Respectfully submitted, Elaiiem. Peterson Elaine M. 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