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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-25 Board of Selectmen Minutes SELECT BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2021 Call To Order: Chairperson Laura Bates called the meeting to order at 6:00PM in the Town Hall Select Board Meeting Room. The open session meeting was recorded. Attendance: Chair Laura Bates, Janice Phillips, Clerk Rosemary Smedile, Richard Vaillancourt, Chris Nobile, Town Manager Melissa Murphy Rodrigues, Director of Administrative Services Laurie Burzlaff and Deputy Town Manger Denise Casey were present. EXECUTIVE SESSION Chair Bates stated the Board will enter Executive session to conduct strategy with respect to litigation, to discuss strategy with respect to litigation and collective bargaining, to consider purchase of real estate and declared an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the Board. MOTION: Mr. Nobile motioned the Select Board enter into Executive Session pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3) and (6) to discuss strategy with respect to litigation and collective bargaining and to consider purchase of real estate. Ms. Phillips seconded. Motion approved 5-0. The Board returned to Open Session at 6:50PM. Public Comment None PUBLIC HEARING-Application for storage of flammable and combustible liquids, solids, and gases- 1450 Osgood Street MOTION: Ms. Phillips motioned to open the public hearing for the application for storage of flammable and combustible liquids, solids, and gases- 1450 Osgood Street. Mr. Vaillancourt seconded. Motion approved 5-0. Paul DeLeo of DeLeo Gas was present to explain the process of storage of flammable items at 1450 Osgood Street. Mr. Vaillancourt asked if this will be temporary. Mr. DeLeo stated yes until after the winter months. Ms. Bates asked if this would keep the foundation curing. Mr. DeLeo stated yes since the building will be needed to be kept at a certain temperature. Ellen Keller of Ozzy Properties, which represents 1600 Osgood St, asked to know where the propane tanks are located, if the fire department will be overseeing installation and want to make sure it is temporary. Ms. Rodrigues stated the application states it is temporary and has a map of the location where the propane would be located. MOTION: Mr. Vaillancourt motioned to close the public hearing for the application for storage of flammable and combustible liquids, solids, and gases- 1450 Osgood Street. Ms. Smedile seconded. Motion approved 5-0. MOTION: Ms. Smedile motioned to approve the application for storage of flammable and combustible liquids, solids and gases-1450 Osgood Street and to ensure that all the fire department’s conditions are met and enforced for the permit. Mr. Nobile seconded. Motion approved 5-0. Vote to adopt Watershed Plan Update Daniel Beckley, Staff Planner, was present at the meeting via remote. Jim Riordan, Project Manager at Weston & Sampson, was present at the meeting. Mr. Beckley and Mr. Riordan gave a presentation on the watershed plan. Ms. Philips asked if there is a standard of how often this study should be completed. Mr. Riordan suggested every five years. Ms. Philips asked what will be expected by implementing smaller improvements. Mr. Riordan stated in the watershed you could get between a 30-50% in reduction. Mr. Vaillancourt asked Mr. Riordan if the zoning bylaws were considered. Mr. Riordan stated an audit of the Town’s development policy to see if there were areas that needed to be changed. Mr. Riordan stated the switch from septic to sewer system has been a help as well as the bylaws that have been put into place. Ms. Smedile asked if there are 1 SELECT BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2021 more environmentally friendly fertilizers for the properties around the lake. Mr. Riordan stated yes there are techniques to reduce or eliminate phosphorus in fertilizers. Jean Enright stated the zoning bylaws conditions to limit phosphorus and nitrogen use in the watershed area. Ms. Enright stated a deed restriction is added to the property that calls for organic fertilizer and slow release nitrogen products. Ms. Enright suggested reaching out to landscapers to educate them as well as homeowners in the watershed area by sending out an annual flyer. Mr. Vaillancourt mentioned contacting Brooks School to use the electric motors rather than gas motors. Peter Boynton, Harbormaster, spoke about the Brooks School boats and made mention that the previous study stated to revisit Brooks School’s use of gas motors when electric motors were more available. Mr. Nobile asked what in the current plan allows to prepare and respond to the safety thresholds. Mr. Riordan stated the numbers back in 1987 are still appropriate today. Mr. Riordan stated managing phosphorus and managing developing around the watershed are the best things to do to make sure water body stays clean. Ms. Bates asked if phosphorus comes from other sources other than fertilizer. Mr. Riordan stated waste water is another source. Ms. Bates asked about the frequency of the studies. Mr. Riordan stated studies take 24 months of sampling data. MOTION: Ms. Smedile motioned to adopt the updated Watershed Plan as presented. Ms. Phillips seconded. Motion approved 5-0. Route 125 Corridor Study Andrew Shapiro introduced the Route 125 Corridor Study looking at streetscape and land use. Mr. Shapiro stated the grant received from Mass Development was $50,000.00 and matched with $25,000.00 from the Municipal Discretionary Fund from Colombia Gas. Brian Creamer of Nitsche Engineering, John Michalak of Nitsche Engineering and Emily Innes of Innes Associates were present at the meeting. Mr. Creamer, Mr. Michalak and Ms. Innes gave a presentation on the Route 125 Corridor Study. Mr. Shapiro mentioned looking into lowering the threshold for the parking. Update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Ms. Rodrigues gave a presentation of the ARPA funding. Ms. Rodrigues stated North Andover is receiving $9,125,950.00 which is used to support COVID-19 efforts to continue to decrease the spread of the virus, replace public sector revenue, support economic stabilization for households and businesses and to address systemic public health and economic challenges. There are 6 categories the funds can be used: 1) Support public health response 2) Replace public sector revenue loss 3) Water and sewer infrastructure 4) Address negative economic impacts 5) Premium pay for essential workers 6) Broadband improvements and infrastructure Mr. Vaillancourt asked who Polco is. Ms. Rodrigues stated they are the company who will be conducting the surveys. Mr. Vaillancourt asked what the timeline of the survey would be. Ms. Rodrigues stated the survey would be sent out in a week or two, the results would be released, a plan will be brought to the Select Board and a public hearing would then be scheduled. Ms. Bates asked about what the loss of revenue is referring to, the loss of passport revenue and loss of meals tax revenue. Ms. Rodrigues stated will look into whether or not the revenue reimbursement will be needed to be used. FY23 Budget Policy Statement Ms. Rodrigues went over the changes to the Budget Policy Statement as to how the budget is developed and the forecasting. MOTION: Mr. Vaillancourt motioned t o adopt the FY23 Budget Policy Statement as presented. Ms. Smedile seconded. Motion approved 5-0. 2 SELECT BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2021 Request of Patriotic Observance Committee to close the end of First Street (at Main Street) and to conduct a Veterans Day Parade down Main Street to Patriots Memorial Park on November 11, 2021 at 10:00AM MOTION: Ms. Phillips motioned to approve the request of the Patriotic Observance Committee to close the end of First Street (at Main Street) and to conduct a Veterans Day Parade down Main Street to Patriots Memorial Park on November 11, 2021 at 10:00AM” Mr. Nobile seconded. Motion approved 5-0. Appointments 1) Ron Rudis-Historical Commission 2) Harry Kaloustian-Council on Aging 3) Lucius Michel-Council on Aging-Associate member MOTION: Ms. Phillips motioned to appoint Ron Rudis to the Historical Commission through June 30, 2024, Harold Kaloustian to the Council on Aging through June 30, 2022 and Lucius Michel as an associate member to the Council on Aging through June 30, 2023. Mr. Vaillancourt seconded. Motion approved 5-0. CONSENT ITEMS A. Accept donation to the Fire Department from Smart Start, LLC in the amount of $100 MOTION: Mr. Vaillancourt motioned to move that the Select Board approve and accept all consent items. Mr. Nobile seconded. Motion approved 5-0. APPROVAL OF OPEN SESSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 12, 2021 MOTION: Mr. Vaillancourt motioned to approve the Open Session minutes of October 12, 2021. Ms. Smedile seconded. Motion approved 5-0. TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT Ms. Rodrigues gave the following report: - Wendy Smith of the Cultural Council is hosting an evening at Casino Royale benefiting the North Andover Cultural th Council on Saturday December 11 at the North Andover Country Club - Demolition on the Senior Center has begun and will have additional trees planted for buffering. Ms. Smedile mentioned using larger trees. After requesting funds at the recent Finance Committee meeting, funding is now in place for Senior Center - Transition to Fireside Catering at Stevens Estate went well - Ms. Rodrigues and Ms. Burzlaff have been attending Facilities Master Plan II meetings - The airport has responded and stated they will work with North Andover. They started logging complaints and looking into the FAA compliance program to see if there are any restrictions - COVID-19 update: 70 active cases (20 vaccinated-50 not vaccinated). Of the 50 not vaccinated, 23 are under 11 years old SELECT BOARD COMMENTS - Mr. Vaillancourt stated power could be lost on Tuesday and Wednesday with the upcoming storm approaching 3 SELECT BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2021 - Ms. Bates thanked Merchants for doing the window painting st - Ms. Bates mentioned Halloween will be on Sunday October 31 from 5-7PM ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Mr. Nobile made a MOTION, seconded by Ms. Smedile to adjourn the meeting at 9:03PM. Motion approved 5-0. Respectfully submitted, Jillian A. Brothers Executive Assistant _______________________________ Rosemary Connelly Smedile, Clerk of the Board Documents used at meeting: Watershed presentation Application Memorandum Letter Donation Minutes 4