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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-22 Master Plan Implementation Committee MINUTES: MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: October 22, 2020 In Attendance (via Google Meet and telephone): Members Kelly Cormier(Chair), Stan Limpert (Vice- Chair),Jay Dowd, Meredith Barnes-Cook, Sean McDonough, Chris Nobile,Jon Strauss, Holly Williams, and George Koehler Staff: Andrew Shapiro (Director of Community and Economic Development),Jean Enright (Planning Director), and Dan Beckley(Staff Planner) Meeting was called to order at 5:04 pm. Andrew Shapiro read aloud the following statement: Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor's March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Master Plan Implementation Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the Town's website, at .n o rth a n d o ver.m.a..ggv. For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch the meeting may do so on their televisions by tuning to Comcast Channel 99 or Verizon Channel 28 or online at................................................... ..............r. .............u ................................................r.............. ................r. No in- person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time,via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts,we will post on the Town of North Andover website an audio or video recording,transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. If the public would like to participate in public hearings please email your question/comment prior to or during the meeting to,.....aha.....s. .............. it n rth n erm .The question/comment will be read during the proceedings and responded to accordingly. Discussion regarding Committee's Mission Statementnd Dutie I..................................................................................................................................................................................................... A draft Mission & Duties document was distributed before the meeting to serve as a focus for the discussion. The discussion concentrated mostly on the issue of whether or not the MPIC could or should change the Master Plan. On one side was the idea that the Master Plan is intended to last 20 years, and over that period of time the document has to undergo some evolution. On the other side was the idea that the Master Plan identifies the responsibilities of the MPIC as: (i) prioritizing MP recommendations, (ii) advocating for funding and zoning/regulatory changes and (iii) providing periodic progress reports on progress in implementing MP goals and strategies. None of these require changing the MP. No decision was reached. There was agreement that discussions need to continue. Committee members who have suggestions for a process to develop a written document on what MPIC will and won't do should submit to Kelly and Andrew. A discussion on the process for developing a Mission & Duties document will be discussed at the next meeting. Discussion and vote regarding .. .i! ,,,,,,[I !!Eg..port , A memo to the Select Board and Planning Board, summarizing MPIC's progress on its activities,was discussed. The memo identified 4 strategies that have been fully completed, and described progress on a number of other strategies. It was suggested that any strategy identified in the memo should also be identified by its strategy number, as provided in the Implementation Table in the Master Plan. Motion made by Stan Limpert, seconded by Jon Strauss, to accept the draft memo after specific strategy numbers were added. Vote: 8 in favor, Sean McDonough abstained because he was not member of committee for previous meetings. Discussion regarding,, ri ri i tin f tr i Andrew reported that he had an updated version of the strategy prioritization file linked to in the Agenda. The updated file has entries for all strategies in the Benefit, Scope, Impact and Effect columns. (Updated prioritization of strategies file) [Please provide link] A discussion of how to utilize the numbers in the Benefit and Cost columns followed. No consensus was reached except there was agreement that it is not necessary to reach consensus on priorities quickly. Stan Limpert suggested members think about a process for prioritizing the strategies. The Chair and Vice-Chair will plan for how to structure this discussion at the next meeting. Discussion regarding communication plan/public education After a discussion about how the MPIC should communicate its actions to relevant boards and the public, Stan Limpert volunteered to head a subcommittee to develop a list of options and avenues available to MPIC for interfacing with entities not represented on the MPIC(e.g. DPW, Library, ZBA) as well as the public. Kelly Cormier,Jon Strauss and Dan Beckley volunteered to serve on the subcommittee. Adjournment Motion made by Stan Limpert, seconded by Jay Dowd to adjourn the meeting. Vote: 9-0 Meeting adjourned at 6:27PM.