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Board of Selectmen Meeting 09-21-09

Part One (BOS 9-21-09): (Coming out of Executive Session); Manager's Operational Minute - Internal City Management conference update - Initial department budgets up 3%; Consent calendar (4:30) - WR Grace Contract discussed and decision deferred - Interview process and candidates for Spencer-Flint-Tuttle Wastewater Committee (12:05); H1N1 (swine flu) presentation by Doug Halley, Director of Public Health and Nursing Supervisor (15:30); Questions from BOS (23:30); Paul Matthew, Executive Director of I495/Metrowest Partnership (29:20); Questions from BOS (41:20) - MBTA Station - regional transportation - parking garage - affordable housing. All times approx.

Part Two (BOS 9-21-09): Sidewalk committee oversight presentation; questions from BOS (11:30) - High Street sidewalk - survey of property owners - preliminary design for High St - Main Street sidewalks and funding; Common victualer's license for 36 Great Rd., Spice Pepper Garden Restaurant (28:20); Liquor license for same (33:20); FY10 update (41:25) - Town Manager letter - $600k deficit - schools want to cover $200k instead of $400k - freezes on town spending will save roughly $1m this year - "side deals" with schools and paying for local school expenses in municipal budget. All times approx.

Part Three (BOS 9-21-09): Dore' Hunter reports on Minuteman School - possible capital requests in the future; Selectmen's Reports (4:55) - Health Insurance Trust will recommend that budgets assume a 10% increase for planning purposes - Transportation Advisory Committee and community shuttle - Parking areas; Green Communities update (10:10); Ellsworth Village regulatory agreement (19:05); Old High School Commons development (22:55) - Towne Building - Request by Nancy Tavernier for additional funding from town's development funds; Joint MPO letter (30:40) - Crosby's Corner project; Lauren Rosenzweig appointed as MPO rep (38:50). All times approx.

Minutes and Agendas: 

BOARD OF SELECTMEN & SEWER COMMISSIONERS'
MEETING AGENDA
Francis Faulkner Hearing Room
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, 7:00 P.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION, 6:30 P.M. ROOM 126
6:30 EXECUTIVE SESSION, TO DISCUSS UNION NEGOTIATIONS
I. CITIZENS' CONCERNS
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPOINTMENTS
1. 7:05 CHAIRMAN'S UPDATE
The Chair will briefly update the Board on Topics of interest
2. 7:10 OPERATIONAL MINUTE
The Town Manager will provide a brief report on topics of interest
3. 7:15 HINI PRESENTATION BYDIRECTOROF PUBLIC HEATHAND
NURSING SUPERVISOR
ISSUE: They will present an update on Hi NI
4. 7:30 495/METRO WEST PARTNERSHIP BRIEFING
ISSUE: Briefing of on-going Initiatives. Enclosed please find
materials in the subject regard
5. 7:50 SIDEWALK COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT MEETING
ISSUE: Annual Oversight Meeting
6. 8:30 COMMON VICTUALLER LICENSE, SPICEPEPPER GARDEN, 36
GREAT ROAD
ISSUE: Request for Common Victualler License. Enclosed please
find materials in the subject regard
7. 8:35 FULL LIQUOR LICENSE REQUEST AS COMMON VICTUALLER,
SPICEPEPPER GARDEN, 36 GREAT ROAD
ISSUE: Full Liquor License Request. Enclosed please find materials
in the subject regard
III. SELECTMEN'S BUSINESS
8. FY10 UPDATE
No Materials Enclosed
9. SELECTMEN'S REPORTS
Update on Committees and meetings attended
10. GREEN COMMUNITIES UPDATE
Enclosed please find materials in the subject regard
11. AMENDMENT TO ELLSWORTH VILLAGE REGULATORY AGREEMENT
Enclosed please find materials in the subject regard
12. OLD HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS DEVELOPMENT
Enclosed please find materials
13. JOINT MPO LETTER FROM ACTON, CONCORD AND LINCOLN,
CROSBY'S CORNER PROJECT
Enclosed please find materials in the subject regard
14. OTHER BUSINESS
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
15. W.R. GRACE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
16. CREATION OF THE SPENCER TUTTLE FLINT WASTE WATER
WORKING GROUP, COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
Enclosed please find materials in the subject regard
17. MMA'S STATE WIDE 6
TH GRADE ESSAY CONTEST
Enclosed please find materials in the subject regard
18. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT, YANNI GOU, REGULAR MEMBER OF
THE ABCC, TERM TO EXPIRE 6/30/11 (TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM OF
RACHEL LUCAS)
Enclosed please find materials in the subject regard
V. EXECUTIVE SEssIoN
THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED FOR 6:30 P.M.,
ROOM 126
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Enclosed please find additional correspondence that is strictly
informational
and requires no Board action.
FUTURE AGENDAS
To facilitate scheduling for interested parties, the following items are
scheduled for
discussion on future agendas. This is not a complete agenda.
OCT.5&19 NOV2&16
MINUTES PENDING VOTES
August 10, 24 and Sept. 14
PENDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Dore' Hunter - CPC, Has been interviewed by VCC for Associate Position
Barbara Walsh - Cemetery Commissioner - Has been interviewed by VCC
Applicant wants to review it more closely
Kimberly Montella - Planning Associate - has been interviewed by VCC
Yanni Gou -ABCC, has been interviewed by VCC for full member to fill
unexpired term of Rachel Lucas to 6/30/11 (on
consent 9/21/09)
Ronald Rose - Historic District Commission, Design Review - his application
has been sent to VCC for interview
Matthew Liebman - WRAC - application has been sent to VCC for interview