Welcome to the Lakeville Select Board uh weekly meeting um April 7th at 5:45. Call to order. >> Hunt present. >> Okay. >> Howard here. Carbone here. Fabian here.
Time for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>> Um, recording. Um we are recording um with Lake Cam. Is there anyone else recording? >> Sam. >> Thank you. Um so first topic is reorganization of the select board. Um
discuss and possible vote for chair, vice chair, and designations. Um I'll outline how we're going to do the nominations for chair and vice chair. Um so we're going to take a list of nominations from people. Um it doesn't have to be in a form of a motion at this
point. Um just nominations. You can choose to as yourself as somebody um or you can pick someone else. Once we have enough nom nominations, we'll then take each one together. So any questions?
>> Could you say that again? >> Yeah. So we'll take a list of nominations. Um if let's say there's two um and then we'll take each nomination as it was received. So someone will make a motion at that point for the first one. We'll take a vote and then we'll do the second one and so obviously the most
votes would win. >> What was it about yourself? You can nominate yourself. >> You can nominate yourself or you can pick someone else. >> Okay. Did we clear that with council that you can nominate yourself?
>> Yeah, it's uh my understanding part of >> Robert's rules. >> It's part of Robert's rules of order. Um, okay. Because there's a conflict of interest >> cuz the chair stipened is more money. >> Okay. Well, we could just do nominations
for others. That's >> I just don't want us to do something that's could change down the road. >> Yeah, that's a point well taken. Um, we could just do nominations for others. So open the floor to anyone that wants
to start. >> Okay. I'd like to nominate Ms. Leah favor member Fabian. >> Thanks for chair. >> Okay. Are there any other nominations? I'd >> like to nominate Lorraine Caboni for chair.
>> Okay. Are there any third nominations? Okay. Um so nominations have been closed. Um, we have a draft motion on here.
So, we'll take the first uh nomination, which is Leah Fabian. Um, so anyone is free at this point to make a motion and second it. >> Say that again. >> So, anyone now for the first nomination
can make a nom make a motion for the chair. At that point, it can be seconded by another member. Is the Is the motion on here? >> Yes. >> Wow. 82. >> All right. So, I nominate Emma Fabian as
chair of the select board. >> Yep. >> Do I have that right, Colleen? >> Yes. You need a second now. >> Need a second. Okay. Are there any seconds? Okay. Um, we'll take up the next nomination, Lorraine Carboni. Do we have
a motion? >> All right. I I would nominate Lorine Caboni as chair to the select board. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> Okay. >> Discussion. >> It's a motion.
>> Yes, of course. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah, >> I'm sorry. Typing, not thinking that you're asking question. >> So, while I love Lorraine dearly and she knows that, Lorraine runs a very long meeting. I question the staff time and everything. I'm sorry, Lorine. That's
just your building committee meetings are long. I think your select board meetings are extensively long, but if that's what you guys want. Any further discussion? >> Okay. Um, take a roll call vote.
>> So, we're voting on which >> the chair. >> Oh, my thing. Okay. Got it. >> Yep. >> All right. And and so we are voting on Lorraine as we did not have a second. >> Correct. >> Oh, yeah. Correct. Okay. >> Yep. I
>> Hunt. I >> plug nay >> Howard I >> Carboni I Fabian nay. >> Okay so the motion passed. Um
we are now going to do vice chair. Um so similar process we'll be accepting nominations for vice chair. Um is there any nominations for vice chair? Chris Blanca. Are there any other nominations?
>> I nominate Paul Hunt. >> Okay. Any third nominations? Okay. Take up um Chris Planker first. Um >> do we have seconds?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Well, this is now the time to make a second. So, do we have any seconds for Chris Blanca? >> Do I have to make the motion? >> Ideally, yeah. >> Okay. So, I nominate Chris Planka as vice chair of the select board.
>> Vice chair. Yeah. Okay. Any seconds? >> I'll second that. >> Okay. Any discussion on the motion? >> I just think Chris would be great. He chaired the finance committee for how many years? Two.
>> Three. Two. Two. >> So, I think he could be a great standin if Lorraine can't run a meeting or Yeah. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Welcome. >> Any further discussion?
>> Okay. Um, take a roll call vote. >> I Howard is same. Okay. Carboni I Fabian and I. >> Okay, Colleen, we would then take the the vote
on Paul, right? >> Or no? >> No. >> Okay. >> We can go to the regular meeting. >> Okay. Okay. >> I'll do that another time. >> So, I can turn this part of the meeting over to you, Lori. >> Okay.
Um just to it may have seemed a little choppy um to those that might be um watching but um we've had some reorganization um and some appointments that we've had to make. So we had to um try to clarify the
process. So um I think we have a a better understanding now of how you know we're taking nominations and and and voting. So um thank you for bearing with us um through that. But um so with
the April election um we reorganize after the first um you know for the first meeting and there are a few other appointments uh that need to be um taken care of and addressed this evening. Um,
so we have I know it says director of veteran affair, but I think it's supposed to be veterans uh services liaison. >> Okay. >> Um, on that >> it was, but I'll fix it. >> Yeah. Um, we have a school department liaison, a regional finance committee
liaison, um, a school union negotiation liaison, a representative to the Plymouth County Advisory Board, um, the parking clerk, and a park liaison. that would be for the parks commission. Um so in our packet we have a list of uh the
members of the of the board uh what we currently um hold. So I guess the the first one would be uh the veteran services liaison. Chris, I know you you hold that position now. Is that something you'd be interested in
in continuing? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. Well, I'll entertain a motion. um to appoint Chris Planka as the veteran services liaison. >> So move. >> Do I hear a second? >> Seconded. >> Discussion. Hearing none. Roll please. >> Hunt.
>> I plug eye. >> Howard. I >> Carboni. I >> Baby and I. >> All right. The next one we have here is the school department liaison. Mr. Plunky. >> You are currently the liaison. Are you interested um to continue? >> Yes, ma'am. Chair.
>> Okay. Do I hear a nomination? >> I nominate for school department. Okay. Do I hear a second? >> Seconded. >> Any further discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll please. >> Hunt. I >> plug I >> Howard I. >> Carboni. I >> Baby and I.
>> Okay. Um regional finance committee um representative. Um Chris, I'm just going to we're just you're going to run your name down here for all of these right now, but um is that something that you would like to continue as well? >> Yes, ma'am. Okay. >> Okay. Well, I guess I'll entertain a
motion for for Chris to continue as the regional finance committee um liaison for the select board. So moved. >> Seconded. >> Motion is second. Discussion hearing none. Roll please. >> Hunt I. >> Plug I. >> Howard I. >> Carbon. I.
>> Okay. And then we have the school union negotiations. Mr. Planka, you're also on that. Is that something you'd like to continue? >> Good. Thank you. >> Okay. I'll entertain a motion. Motion to appoint Chris Blanca to the school union negotiation position. >> A second.
>> Motion in a second. Discussion >> hearing. None. Roll, please. >> Hunt. >> I plug I >> Howard I. >> Oh, sorry. Howard. Sorry. >> Carvon. I >> Baby. >> All right. Um, now we have the
representative to the Plymouth County Advisory Board. Um, who holds that right now? >> That expires July 30 31st though. >> Is it really? >> So I'm >> Or well I guess it's morning. So yeah,
>> you have to reassign it. I'm sorry. >> All right. Is there anybody on the board that would be interested as being the representative? Leah, I think you were the representative previously, weren't you? >> I'll do it if Yeah. No one else wants it. All right. >> I guess do I hear a motion um for Leah
to be the representative for the Plymouth County Advisory Board? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion in a second. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll, please. >> Hunt, I. >> Plug I. >> Howard, I. Carboni. I. >> Fabian. And I.
>> Okay. Uh we have the parking clerk. I know Paul, you did such a bangup job with the uh the parking clerk. Um is that something you'd like to continue? Madam chair, I'll gladly continue. >> All right. Do I hear a motion for Paul for the parking clerk? >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Motion in a second. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll, please. >> Hunt, I. >> Plug, eye. >> Howard, I. >> Carboni. I >> Baby and I. >> All right. And lastly, we have the park leaison. Paul, I know you held that position. Is that something you'd like to continue? >> Yes, madam chair.
>> Okay. Do I hear a motion? Yep. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion in a second. Any discussion? hearing. None. Roll please. >> Hunt eye. >> Plug eye. >> Howard eye. >> Carbon. I baby and I. Okay. There will be um as we get closer to well probably
the beginning of June or the end of June, maybe beginning of July. I know that there's a whole other list um of appointments um for this particular board um that have been appointed through July 31st. So, we'll be bringing those forward um and then we can
reorganize those as well. Um so well thank you for that. Um are we good on on this one? >> Perfect. Uh so getting into um our next order of business which would be the select board announcements. Um the way
we handled it last year we had the vice chair um was reading the select board announcements. Is this something we'd like to continue? >> Sure. >> Corker if you wouldn't mind. uh upcoming COA events. Uh let's see. We
have the volunteer appreciation lunchon on Tuesday, April 21st at noon at Lon Pond Lodge. I don't need to read all the details, but okay. Thank you. >> The uh COA is also presenting a Social Security Administration update on
Friday, April 10th, also at 11 a.m. On April 13th at 1 p.m., making your home sellable again, delightful COA. Tuesday, April 14th, pop up art school at 1 p.m. Arts and Crafts with Amy. On
Wednesday, April 15th at 10 a.m. Nutrition education workshop, Thursday, April 16th at 1 p.m. Falls prevention workshop, Thursday, April 23rd at 100 p.m. All right, we have the 2026 uh
outstanding uh employees blizzard recognition list. Uh, so I will read by department starting with the fire police department. Chief Matthew Perkins, Captain Sha Joyce, Lieutenant Steven Lenos, Sergeant Richard Bacho, Sergeant
Sean Robert, Sergeant Emily Melo, Detective Robert Schiffer, Officer Dale Mechowitz, Officer Zachary Mosher, Officer Jason Orlando, Officer Raymond Moleski, Officer Andrew Bumpus, Dispatcher Kevin Bernap, Dispatcher
Michael Adams, and Dispatcher Zire Andrred. for our fire department. Chief Mike Michael O'Brien, Annette Andrews, Lieutenant Robert Clemens, Lieutenant Gregory Bradstreet, Lieutenant Neil Seance, Lieutenant Ryan Sylvia,
paramedic Payton Bunker, firefighter Craig Dcaster, firefighter firefighter Charles Dezy, apologies if I messed that up. Firefighter Megan McCabe, firefighter Paul Machensky, firefighter Richard Veles, firefighter Jerry Paul,
firefighter Liam Kohley, firefighter John Walsh, firefighter Daniel Pollard, Lieutenant Greg Gregory Bradstreet, Lieutenant Neil Severance, Lieutenant Ryan Sylvia, firefighter Brett Moss, Captain Michael McCulla, firefighter Roy Moss, and firefighter Jack Jacqueline
Pierce. Moving on to the DPW. Frank Moners, Jim Lucas, Jennifer Juel, Bill Freights, Dennis Ferrer, Gary Troman, Joshua Emerald, Zack Smith, Michael Jones, Seth Ferrer, Larry Taylor, Nathan
Flood, Justin Pratt, George Frights, Charles Enriquez, and AJ Wright. Park Department, Ryan Moore. Transfer station Mike Meyers and Mike Salmon. Animal Control, Jennifer Nash, Ronnie Frights Junior, Library, Anthony Davis, Jennifer
Jones, Terresa Meera, and town official. Oh, we of course we have Lorie Fehee and Paul Knee. Also, the businesses that ex assisted, we extend our appreciations to Mr. Chuck Ellison of Ashbrit Environmental.
Jacqu coordinated with MIMA support contractors and served as liazison between town leadership and the heavy equipment operators working in Lake. He was relentless in his efforts to deliver for our community and worked hard to lighten the load on our schools, our public work crews, and our first
responders. He was instrumental in restoring access to some of our 55 plus um communities. We were also grateful to our local contractors including LMM Asphalt, CF CF Landscaping and T Sakoski Enterprises. These companies stepped
forward spontaneously in response to urgent community needs. Additional support was provided through MIMA contractors included Ashbrit Environmental, Elite Tree Incorporated, Mid-Atlantic Excavation, Mountain Valley Excavating, and Still Water Excavation. And I believe that
concludes the announcements >> and that was a um monumental event for us here in Lakeville. Um and all those folks that um Mr. Blanca just read off um you know had stepped up and and helped this community you know thrive
through um you know that situation. So um we do have some certificates um so we would like to ask this office if you wouldn't mind um if we can make sure that you know we get those out to everybody. But um our members of our fire department are here tonight. So,
thank you very much for coming and for your, you know, your support for that. And um hopefully that was the last of the snow we'll ever see >> because I'd be very happy about that. >> Um Madam Chair, if I might. Um, so I'd
just like to I was expecting to see Chief O'Brien at the top of this list because he is our emergency management director and I know from his wife that he wasn't home for almost 48 hours. So, um, you know, I just like to thank the chief for all his efforts, coordination.
Um, and I know everyone does their part, but the it's in his title and he certainly brought it that day. And then I do know he was able to coordinate shoveling for some seniors and other things which I think is definitely notable. So not sure if some of the
staff that went out and shoveled people's driveways are on here but just wanted to mention that. >> I appreciate that. Thank you very much. >> Chair is okay if I say something? >> Absolutely. >> Um I I asked my I want to thank the
firefighters for coming out tonight. I felt that uh not only they their their efforts but the efforts of the police department and DPW uh warranted this recognition. It's uh it's always a team effort here in Lakeville and and if the select board that have been around for a
while know that that I give you guys credit too. Um we can't do it with all the without the indirect support that we get and the police officers the the DPW director like DPW director on down to the most junior DPW employee. everybody
you see here. Um, they gave up they gave up protecting their families to come out and serve the community. And um, as I get further on in my career, I dread these moments. I don't want to see I watch the weather report hoping this never happens. Um, I I'd rather not be put in these positions. Um, because I
know how much risk that not only these guys are are exposed to, but all of our public safety people, DPW included, get exposed to. And I'm incredibly proud of the response that the entire town um had to this event and and it's a testament to our dedication to our residents and
and thank you guys for taking the time out tonight and uh you're worthy of this recognition certificate. It's awesome. So, and thank you for recognizing them. >> Thank you, Chief, very much. >> Um so, I'd like to just take a moment. Um we have a couple of new members here
on the board with us this evening. Um, we were running at at four throttle, but now we're back to five. Um, so to my right we have Kristen Howard. Um, so welcome to the board, Kristen. And on my left we have Leah Fabian, familiar face.
Um, so she's back uh with us um on the board and um happy to get going and and getting down to some business and getting some good things done this year. So um I have one final announcement. Um, we have a couple of members in the
audience and they're probably going to kick me in the shins um for this, but um I had the privilege of um and I believe I mentioned it to the board before. Uh there was some outreach with our um school. There was the civics program
class at the high school and I was um being interviewed as a select board member in communications and um we had a probably about a 40-minute phone phone call. Um it was a virtual meeting and I learned a lot
about the um the class that they're working on and the project and and how to help improve communications with our students. Um but before uh we hung up, I challenged those students to attend a
select board meeting before um their class ended um in June. And I received a welcome message um at the end of the week um that they would be joining us this evening. So I would like to introduce Aubrey Durant
and Ella. Is it Maru? Okay, good. Um, so thank you very much for coming out. I did let them know that they didn't need to stay the the whole meeting, but to at least have an opportunity to experience what the select board um, you know, does with their business. They conduct
business and um, if there's some things that they can take back to to help improve our communications with our students. Um, we'd be very happy to hear that. So, thank you for coming, ladies. Very much. >> Oh, okay. That's um all this the
announcements. Anybody else have anything they'd like to add? Okay. Um Andrew, would you like to talk about your report? >> Sure. Thank you. Um so, as some of you, as probably maybe everyone knows now, the pavilion/center stage was repaired
this past week. Uh special thanks to Paul and Jamie Desmond, a local contractor for repairing that. Um so there'll be concerts in the summertime. Um things going forward. So, um, that's good. The finance team has been working non-stop on the budget. Um, we expect to
submit it tomorrow to the finance committee and select board. Um, and then, uh, budget hearings will start next week. Um, the fire department received $15,24153 tied to the firefighter safety equipment
grant program. Um, this is good. We didn't think we were going to end up getting it. Um there was some kind of uh back and forth with the federal government on whether they would actually go forward with this program. Um so it's good we have money to spend that we didn't think we'd have recently.
Um and then the select board and town administrator's office is continuously working on the town meeting warrant. Um I'll give an update to the select board by the end of the week, but it's going to be about 20 or so articles. Okay. >> This year. So, um, Emily, if you have
any things on your side. >> Uh, sure. So, I can just give I just have one update just on the website. I want to keep everybody apprised. We're going to be uh launching it on May 1st. So, that's the date that it will go live. We have staff training this week
and I've been working on touching base with the board and committees to see how they want to handle permission structures and getting on and making updates to their page. So looking forward to that. That's some exciting stuff. I know
everybody's been looking forward to that as well. Thank you, Andrew. Does anybody have anything for Andrew or Emily? >> All right. Thank you very much. Um next we would um this is where we would have a placeholder for um some meeting minutes. Um but so we'll have
that for our next meeting. Um so item number six um we're going to be discussing uh with a possible vote to approve and sign the town election warrant and proposed debt exclusion vote
language for an operational override for May 19th 2026. And in our packet our office had put this together. Um Andrew, would you like to um talk to this please? >> Yes. So, in response to the joint meeting we had um on March 17th, uh the
select board and finance committee voted to proceed with a um well, I guess a recommendation to myself to set up basically an override for May 19th. This is what um the question we proposed would look like. So, we would need to
take a vote on both um to set the election formally on May 19th and also to sign this uh the wording and the ballot and the warrant. >> Um so, it's like a three-part thing. Um so, we run it through town council. It
was KP Law at the time and they approved kind of how this is set up. A lot of this is statutory, so it really doesn't leave us many options on how we can put stuff. for example, the instructions for voters. Um, that's all kind of
statutory. So, so do we need to read this into the record? Okay. All right. So, um, did everybody I know, um, Leah and Kristen, you I know you kind of just got your your packets for
today. Did you have a chance to to review them as well? >> I did. And madam chair, I have a clarification question for Andrew. >> Y >> um the the various options it would be for year 1, year two and year three and
the proposal is to um let the residents choose which ones they would which options they would like. Does this for clarity just to use question one as an example. If I if you choose yes on one
and no on the next two, the the taxes would be raised to cover that 2.6 million and that would just be for that fiscal year and then it would revert back. >> No, it would be a it would be a permanent increase.
>> It's a permanent Okay. An override's a permanent increase >> as opposed to a debt exclusion >> and each question would stand on their own. So you could vote for yes on one and no on another one. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And then um one more clarification because I've heard this a couple times.
This whatever is voted on this, it's not set up to be appropriated any one way. That's town meetings role. So >> So it's a two-parter. So we have the the 19th um for the ballot and then we would
have um the article on town meeting. So which I'm sure will be part of the >> correct. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Madam Chair, >> y >> I think I know the answer to this question, but the language in number six,
choice one includes debt exclusion and operational override. I think this is just an override, correct? >> Yeah, that that should >> Should that language of debt exclusion be in there is my question. No, it should be proposed override vote language for an operational override.
That exclusion should be taken out of that. >> Okay, >> that's why I was asking. >> Where are we seeing that? >> In the original. >> Oh. Oh, in my summary. >> Oh, okay. On the front. Okay. >> Yeah, >> I see it. Okay.
>> Sorry. >> It's okay. >> I just wanted to make sure I >> No, >> on the same page. >> All right. So, may I ask a question? Um, after watching that meeting, I thought the motion, and that's why I'm asking
for clarification, I thought the motion was one question for three increases. It wasn't that. It was three separate questions. And that was how we we did the the
votes. We did each one with the dollar amount. Okay. >> Okay. >> I think M I think in the beginning was it going to be one question and then it morphed into three? I
>> and then you had proposed something else. site. >> Yeah, we could totally I went through that. But yeah, but I think originally it was going to be one >> question and then somehow more to the three questions. >> I believe if I'm not mistaken, um
Andrew, that uh instead of having the burden be all in one year. We talked about >> Yep. I >> And so this was the way that we could do that. So, >> um and I think we voted on it for, you know, for each one. Um, but I think the
intent was always to have the three questions. >> Oh, okay. I think in the beginning maybe cuz I um you were saying I I think in the beginning maybe it was one. >> Yeah, I think the intention was to have it as one question. Uh we found out if
you're going to raise it in different uh fiscal years it has to be separated out. >> I think it to question. >> So that's kind of my question because I only remember one motion, one second, one vote. I don't remember three individual motions. To me,
>> if we're doing it this way, I would have thought we would have needed three. I just want to be sure it's right. >> Madam chair, through you, I I made the motion as presented as it was on the board with A, B, and C as it was as it was shown in the
meeting. I and I made the motion >> and that specified because we couldn't see that from the >> Yeah, I I made the motion as it was projected to us and presented to us. separate question >> has three separate questions as you see it in this packet. >> Yes. >> Okay.
Anybody else? Then I'll entertain a motion. Um if there's somebody that would like to read this into the record. >> Would we read Madam Chair? Again the whole >> Yep. So, it would be a motion um to
approve the uh ballot question for the operational override um scheduled for May 19th, 2026 at Ted Williams Camp from 12 um p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and then read the >> whole thing into the record. Yes.
>> Whole thing. >> I'll get reading if you want. >> You going to do it? >> Sure. >> Okay. Either way, we're talking. >> Commonwealth of Massachusetts, town of Lakeville, Plymouth. Uh, to any of the constables of the town of Lakeville, greetings. In the name of
the Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in elections to meet in Precinct 1, Precinct 2, and Precinct 3, Ted Williams Camp, Loom Pond Lodge, 28 Precinct Street, Lakeville, Mass.
on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and then and there to act on the following instructions for voters. Questions 1, 2, and three are separate questions. You may vote for or against each question independently by
filling in the oval to the right of your choice. You may also choose to leave any or all of the questions blank. Each question requires the majority uh requires a majority of those voting on the question to pass. If more than one question is approved, the town's levy
limit will be increased in the fiscal year specified as indicated in each approved question. Question 1 A. Shall the town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $2,615,700 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of operating the
municipal government and public schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. We have choices yes and no. Question 1B. Shall the town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional 1,300,000
in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of operating the municipal government and public schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027? We have choices yes and no. Question 1 C. Shall the town of
Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $1 million in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of operating the municipal government and public schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028 with the choices yes and no. You are directed to serve
this warrant by posting an attested copy hereof 7 days at least before May 19th, 2026 at the following places. Town Office Building, Baldi's Pizzeria, Fat Cousins Pizza, the Clark Shores Association Bulletin board, Aponic
Regional High School, the Senior Center, and Asaws at School. Here off fail not, and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said voting, given under our hands this 7th day of April, 2026, a
true copy attest. The constable who serves will sign and sign by the select board. >> All right, I have a motion. Do I hear a second? >> Second. Motion in a second. Any discussion?
>> Hearing none. Roll, please. >> Hunt. >> I. >> Long eye. >> Howard. I >> Carboni. I >> Baby and I. >> Okay. Um also I know that our um select board office um had worked to put together a schedule of community
outreach. Um you know this is a a big ask of our our residents. So we want to make sure that the residents are informed. Um and you know Andrew I know you um had put together you know a nice um outreach. if you wouldn't mind just, you know, running down um you'll post it
on the the website, I'm sure, but um for now, if you wouldn't mind just kind of running through what your thought process was for the outreach. >> Yeah. So, we already had one such outreach. It was last Friday. It was called senior connection. Um we had a number of officials that it would affect. We kind of did like a short
presentation and we answered a couple short questions. More or less, that's kind of be kind of be the feel of a lot of the community outreach meetings. might be a little bit different depending on each one. Um, but essentially this is the first kind of announcement of this. And then we're
gonna have budget hearings which is going to be next Tuesday, April 14th. So we'll have maybe seven or eight departments at each budget hearing. Then we'll have another one on April 21st. Um, and then we're going to have our first community outreach meeting on Saturday, April 25th from 9:00 to 10:00
a.m. at the public library. We're going to have the last um uh budget hearing. Uh that's going to be the bigger ones. That's going to be police, fire, Old Colony, um Free Lake will be there. Um and then kind of some
wrap-up stuff. And then we're going to have community outreach meetings on Wednesday, April 29th at the public library from 6:00 to 7:00. And then we're going to have two more on Wednesdays, May 6th, um, from 6:00 to 7:00 at the
library and then one from May 13th, also at the library from 6:00 to 7:00. Um, obviously the special town election is going to be on May 19th. And then most likely what we're going to do is probably go to the COA every Friday, me and Mike and maybe a couple others just
to answer questions from people that show up. And then I know there's going to be potentially maybe one or two other ones on maybe a Saturday. And we've forwarded the entire schedule to Lake Cam, so hopefully everything's filmed.
So >> great. >> As much as we can do in a month. >> Yeah. >> Oh, great. Um because I know you had emailed the board um last week um you know the schedule that you had put out. So, for um with regards to the community
um the communications channel, if we could put a title on this um and then maybe send that out through the channels as well. >> Um and if we can for the dates uh for the community outreach that would be held at the library, if we can put that
on um you know, work with the town clerk um to see if we can put those times and dates on the town calendar. um you know as people do rely on that for for where they have to be at what time and
doing that. So the board any questions about the the calendar or community outreach? I did catch some of it on the um the coffee connection. So um that was um it was good to be you know they do a good
job with that program. So all right. Okay. Nobody has anything else with that. We'll move on to the next order of business. Uh so at this point, um we're looking to discuss um with the with the possible
vote for town council services which would be effective um April 7th. Um Andrew, would you mind um walking us through this? >> Yes. So, uh, on, uh, March 17th, we, the select board took a vote to proceed with a contract with me, Talman, and Costa
LLC for town council services with an effective date of July 31st, 2026. Um, the day after, KP Law contacted us and said they would like to transition early as possible because there's town meeting season, there's budget season.
They wanted to basically transition quickly. Um, and so they they gave a date as April 1st. So, um, obviously we wouldn't be with anybody until July 31st based on the previous vote. So, our thought was to bring it back for a
formal vote from the select board to make it effective as of this date >> and I would assume that they're available to start today. >> They are available. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Okay. So, I'll entertain a motion um to
vote to appoint me Talman and Costa LLC for the town council services which would be effective April 7th, 2026. >> So, move second. >> Motion in a second. Discussion. >> Just one more point. Um I'd like to invite them to a future board meeting.
Um ideally when it's not chaotic with budget hearings and stuff. >> That would be nice. >> Yeah. Okay. Any other discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll please. >> Hunt. >> I. >> Carboni. I >> Baby and I. Right. Uh, next order of
business. Um, so this will be a discuss and possible vote um to send a letter of support to our senator and state represent or to our senate and state representative asking for increased chapter 770 funding. Andrew. Um, I'd
like to have you speak to this as well. >> Yes, thank you. Um, so a lot of towns have started to send this um to their representatives and senators um at the state level. I think everyone knows chapter 70 has kind of been a hot topic of uh across the state, especially
with budgets kind of being dependent on chapter 70 being healthy. Um, so I know there's been talk of potentially redoing the formula. Um, so I think as many towns and cities that respond and advocate for it, the better. So these
were actually sent to us by the superintendent, I think, at the request of Deb Petty, the Freetown town administrator. So I thought we would follow suit along with Freetown and do the same thing. >> Did everybody have a chance to take a look at the letters? >> Yes.
>> Okay. Um, I did have a couple of edits um on this. it um and I would like to make sure that we address this before um it goes out. So, it referenced that the fact that it's from the select board, the Lakeville Select Board um which I
know that we we would all sign. Um but it does reference in the second paragraph um over toward the the right where it says including mine. Um so, if we can make that plural for ours. >> Sure. And then the last um paragraph
over to the right, it says I appreciate. I would like to just say we appreciate. I just want to make sure that you know when we're sending that we're cognizant of that. And I I didn't pick up on any other but it would be um welcome if if another set of eyes could
really look at it for that too. Um, how soon are we looking to send these like in the next by Friday or >> we can send it by next week, right? There was no deadline given to us. So, we can bring this to the next meeting and
>> Well, I was just thinking, you know, because we'll we can sign. So, if you want to send out a a notice if >> you know that when it's ready, we could swing by and and sign. >> Yeah, we can leave it we can leave it at the office. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> All right. Well, I'll entertain a motion. Um, Madam care.
>> Yes. So just quick comment. So I I've been following the trials and tribulations of chapter 70 which there are many. Um the timing is is great. Uh I learned that the chapter 70 formula is
on a seven-year cycle and I talked to Senator Rogers. It's due to be the new formula is going to be released next year. They did a a quotequote road show last year. um where they would soliciting feedback from town officials,
school officials. I attended one of those at a panon quit. So the timing is good. So the point of all is you know I think this we it sounds like on service may this may not do a whole lot but again I think the timing is right with updated formula due to be released next
year. So the timing is great on this. So I think we have a good chance of maybe affecting some change and increasing our allocation. >> Excellent. more than 2%. I'll remind everybody went up two% this year. Some of the larger cities went up more than two%. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Blanka. >> Okay. So, I'll entertain a motion um to authorize the select board to sign the letters of support to our senator and state representative um asking for increased chapter 70 funding. So, moved. >> Second. Motion is second. Discussion
hearing. None. Plug I >> plug I >> Howard I carvon I Okay. All right. Um so this next order of business um it is
to choose dates um for the coffee chat cafe which is um at the senior center. So uh last couple years ago we started where we would rotate um the Friday. So they um they'd like to get it ahead of time so that they can promote to um the
senior uh the seniors that uh select board member uh will be participating. It's a third Friday. I believe it's a third Friday or second Friday. Third third Friday. Um at from what 10 to >> 10 to 11
>> 11 I think it is. So um but it's great. gives us an opportunity to go in and and meet with the seniors um and just have conversations with them and I know that they have provided some you know good insight that um we've brought back to the to the select board. So right now um
you'll see where we where we're so Maren was was scheduled to come um and visit on Friday, April 10th. Um is there anybody available um to to go this Friday? for the hour.
>> I I can't I'm not available. >> I can't do this Friday. I can usually do every Friday, but I can't do this Friday. >> Okay. There might be a possibility um that I might be able to do this Friday. I just have to verify and double check my schedule. So, um what about May 8th?
>> I mean, we can certainly we can put our names down, but if something should come up and we have to realign, we can do that. I know the board has been um very generous with um stepping in, you know, if somebody couldn't be there. So, >> I'll I'll start on the May rotation if
you like, Madam Chair. >> Right. Uh June 12th. I can do June 12th. All right. July 10th. >> I could take the July 10th. >> Okay. 14th of August.
You want to do that one? >> Who's got that one? Okay. >> You ready to do that one? >> No, I didn't know if anybody wanted >> You were saying somebody >> I can do September. You can do September. Okay. So, Leah's on
September. Uh August 14th. We'll put my name down for that. >> I can do October. >> You can do October. Okay. And November. >> I'll do that. >> Okay. And December? Uh, I'll take the
December. >> All right. >> Excellent. Thank you very much. And we'll send out reminders to everybody. You'll get a little note so it comes up and reminds you. >> And you you've sent out calendar invites, too, if I recall. >> Yeah. >> So, it goes right into the calendar. >> Yep. >> Fantastic.
>> Um, and once we have that, we can get that over to um Li. >> Yeah, I agree with her. >> Yep. >> Okay. Um, next order of business, Melissa Turkot, our um, reelected. >> Oh, no. >> I just I thought you guys would take
care of it and I would just be here. >> Oh, if we had any questions. Okay, not a problem. Um, but welcome back to the to parks commission. Uh, so, uh, Andrew, if you wouldn't mind. >> I actually don't have any information on this. I thought we would table it to
April 21st. Um, I think we were thinking of having like a joint meeting with the parks on April 21st and take care of maybe five or six different topics. >> Okay. >> Um, unless there's a urgent need to Melissa, I'm not sure.
>> Um, no, it's been this long. I just did a um flyer to post online so I can put on Facebook because we haven't had any applications for the director position. So, I thought I was going to blast it everywhere. So, we just may get people calling to be like, "Hey, this job isn't
posted yet." And we'll just tell them to check back. It's fine. >> Okay. As long as it doesn't hold up what your your timeline for what you're trying to accomplish for >> uh It's only two weeks, so it's fine. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we're good. Thank you. >> All right. Awesome. All right.
>> All right. And we'll do this on What was the date? >> We had April 21st. That was the date that they would also be here for their budget hearing. >> Okay. Perfect. >> Yep. I think she has to still talk with her board on it. So, subject to change, but April 21st for now. >> And it and if if it comes down to it, I
mean, if we have to have um you know, a brief meeting with a couple of topics that we can put on there because we I don't want to miss any timelines, you know, to hold them up either for what they're trying to accomplish. So, >> all right.
And thank you, Melissa. Um items six and seven, these are policies that uh are here for a second reading. Uh we typically had a first reading um where
there was some proposed changes, then the second reading um and then we would go to a third reading which would be the vote. Um Mr. Planka, you were working on these as well, correct? Was it you and um Andrew? Yeah,
>> we haven't really done much work. Some like small little >> Yeah. >> changes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Well, I wanted to ask because where we have two two new members um on the board to look at these and I think Leah the Abutters policy was one that um came in.
>> We did. >> Yep. >> Um but it's it's back. So um I think that it's flushed out a lot of the concerns that the board had at the time and you know we've had it's redlined. So, I wanted to see if the board um would be comfortable moving the second
reading off to the next meeting so that our new members would have a chance to really digest them. I just didn't want to hold anything up. I know we were looking to put one of those on. >> No, I know we were thinking of putting a a Butters program on town meeting, but I think it's it's too much going on. I think we bound to make a mistake. I
don't want to do that. So, I think the fall will be better. >> Okay, that works for me. So, anybody okay with that? Did just have a question? I'm not sure I can ask Andrew, but um I I keep seeing land review, land
use review committee, >> uh land use review advisory board committee, whatever that is. Maybe we can talk. I don't know what that what that's supposed to be, what it is. Is it something that exists right now? No, it would be like a internal group of like
myself, Emily, I think we had Ed Cullen, we had the town planner on it, Nate Darling was going to be on it. >> Okay. Because it's referenced in both of these. So, I was just >> Yeah. It wouldn't be like a formal like committee that like meets on camera. It's just more of like a group that would make a recommendation to me who
would then turn it over to this board. >> So, like an internal staff that you would manage. >> Correct. >> A group. >> Yep. >> Yeah. So, and we have to be careful about the committee subcommittee terminology um because we don't want to
um you know have it be like considered a committee where it has to follow the meeting law and it's more of a working group that comes together. So >> um you know we're just we've got so many moving parts here but I just wanted to there was a good point um you know
because I've seen it and it I didn't pick up on it because I'm used to it but second a select board member or someone else elected would be it would be subject to but if it's just an internal working group of staff then the town administrator is free to manage it any
way he feels so >> um so what I would do is I would ask um the board to you know take the time to review these um and then we'll bring it back at the next meeting and um and then the possible vote because we
might decide that they're good to move on As Andrew had indicated, we don't have to rush these uh because they'll be I guess targeted to fall fall town meetings. So, >> correct. And the second part of this um we would come back with a list of properties that would be on the give
about a program. So, that's why I say that that's the part of it that I don't want to rush. I don't want to pick properties then we find out maybe we shouldn't have is the title some something's wrong with it. So, I want to do the better research and bring it back in the fall. >> Okay. Um once the board has reviewed
this um through the second reading um is it customary for us to send this to town council just to look over just to make sure that um we didn't miss anything or we're not setting ourselves up >> Oh yeah. Yeah. We'll send it to them for sure before we >> make it make it final.
>> Okay. All right. Excellent. Thank you for that. Um we have our next um topic is appointments and licences. Uh so it looks like we have a few public way this
is that time of year where a lot of our races um that are conducted here in town uh put their requests in front of the board. Uh so this is the uh authority that actually will allow these um races
to occur in our town. So, um, I guess we we we'll take these one at a time. Um, so I know Leah, you're familiar with these, uh, Paul, Chris, um, Kristen, I'm sure, um, you know, if you have any questions, please. So, the first one
here is the public way, uh, license request for the Patriot Half. Um, they're looking to hold this on June 13th. from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There's a
form that needed to be completed. It's an application. Um, from what I can tell, everything's been filled out. At this point, I ask our office, was there anything that was um outstanding on this? >> No, all the paperwork has been
completed. Everything is in order. The departments have reviewed and provided their comments. >> Okay. Um they also provide a map or a list, you know, usually a course map because we like to have the visual. Um
and a list of of the streets affected. So, and I'm not even sure how long this one has been coming through town, but I I know it's been quite a few years. So, um, Madam Chair, is this one providing
any type of donation to the town aside from, >> um, they have a there's a fee, right, that they >> I know there's a fee. I just didn't know if they're offering a donation. >> That I am not aware of.
>> Okay. So, Jeff is on. Oh, he was able to Oh, there he is. >> Yeah. So he's the next to the Patriot half and the trifest is Jeff if you have questions. Hey Jeff. Mike do a quick mic check. >> Good evening Facebook thanks for letting
me uh join on Zoom for a while. I appreciate that. >> Oh no. Thanks for being a making yourself available. Um how many years has this been the Patriot been going on? >> Um Patriot is in year 20 this year. >> Okay. Yep. And then the the cranberry trifest.
>> Uh year 25. >> Yep. So, it's been quite some time. >> Yeah. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. So, from everything that I can tell, um, all the boxes have been checked on this end. Um, does any of the board members have any questions? Um,
member Fabian just asked if there was a a donation planned. Um, we're talking about the Patriot half right now and we'll go on to the time break. uh nature I mean annually we our volunt we do a volunteer structure for all
eight stations and high courses and things like that so we've worked with um local the uh uh I want to butcher the name the school board um the board of trustees there we get volunteers through there uh we give money to nonprofits uh
we don't we typically do it in exchange for volunteer hours okay uh at a rate of 24 per hour per volunteer Okay. Does that answer you? >> Um, if I understand it correctly.
>> Okay. Madam Chair. >> Yes. >> Question. I think probably more for Colleen, but I know there's um a fee structure based on if it's nonprofit or not. I'm just curious. How could I tell on here? Was this nonprofit? >> Uh, no. You would see nonprofit
paperwork provided. So he paid the full fee for both events. >> Okay. >> Um the honor thy mother from Mullen Hill is the get to that one. So I'll see you that one. >> Okay. >> Okay.
>> All right. Well, I will entertain a motion. Um just want to make sure I had the right one attached here. um to approve the uh public way license for the Patriot
Half to be held on June 13th, 2026 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and authorize the use of the roadways as indicated provided they abide by the police, fire, DPW, and building commissioner recommendations.
So moved. Second, I have a motion in a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll please. >> I Howard I. >> Carbon I. Fabian and nay.
Um then we have the cranberry trifest. Uh, this one is looking to be held uh on August 23rd, 2026 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Um, from what I can tell, it looks like everything else in here is in
order. >> Yep. >> I would not present them to the board if they don't have all the pieces to them yet. >> Very thankful. >> Yeah. >> Does anybody have any questions?
>> Same question. Um, is there a donation or anything being made? >> So, for Cranberry, um, this event is the largest revenue source for, uh, the
parks department. We've worked with them closely for, uh, since I've owned the business, uh, working on a per person fee that we've worked out, um, and also supporting the group logic. They have the same group of
um organizations within the community and surrounding areas for sure. And I would be happy to provide the I haven't broken down for that, but we certainly I think we put roughly 20,000 plus in uh in nonprofit donations or exchange for
volunteer hours every year across our six our five events. >> Okay. I'd just like to ask again, it's a for-profit company, right? This one's not a nonprofit. >> I'm sorry.
>> I said in theory, yes. It's supposed to be for profit. I was, you know, working on that. >> Okay. >> Anybody else have any questions for the question for Colleen? But I notic on the cathedral camp, um, there's going to be they're going to
use our EMS services. >> Yeah. >> As well as police details. Section five doesn't have any fee estimates, but for the cranberry trifest again, they're going to be using EMS services and police, but section five
has a looks like um an estimate fee that >> Yeah, I saw that. >> Yeah. So, can you Why is not that noted on the cathedral c? >> I don't I'm not sure actually. I saw it on the other one. I didn't think to check on the on the cranberry one. I'll follow up on that.
>> Actually, I did see it on the cranberry one on if you look. Did you? It's on the last >> It's on a cranberry, right? But it's not on It's not on the uh Patriot, >> right? >> Is the question for me or is there >> It's It was >> It was internal.
>> Okay. >> I think the chief signed off on it. I >> So the the Cathedral Camp event only uh the only part of the race that comes through is the bikes on a short portion of it. event um hosted at the camp for
EMS services uh utilized our um our ad three times. I think I heard your question. It >> says in the description, Lakeville Fire Department provides EMT services on site as well as Lakeville PD for the dive team. I'm not questioning the
requirement. I'm just there's a section five no fee estimates, but for the primary trifest is a fee estimate. Section five is And >> I know that that is >> there is a a brief fee estimate on the
Patriot uh just from cheap preference under Okay. Yep. Yep. I see that. Again, going back to why would the license application have different? Is it missing information?
>> It's not. I don't I'm not sure. That's a That's an interesting point there. He gave me everything back. So, I'll hop circle back. I would assume it would be the St. Charles. >> Yeah. No, I just But not being consistent and what was being that's all.
>> It's interesting. Y >> um >> one starts in free time and one starts in correct. >> Maybe that's the difference. >> Thank you. >> Um yes, Melissa, on the page 73 where all the fees are listed, I don't see the
$500 base fee for the public license on the Are you talking about the cranberry fest? >> Yeah. on the list that they gave us. >> They he paid for both. >> Okay. So, you received the fee.
>> Yeah. He's like he pays the fee when he gives >> the application >> and then the and then I asked the departments to provide their input on what their costs are going to be. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Um just because I haven't had a bunch of
time with it. Are public notices going out to all the folks along the roads? >> That would be a question for you. >> Yes. >> So, every year, every year we send um postcards, delete portfolios to every uh
property owner, registered property owner um using a list to the address even if the owner has moved permanently exported the CSV. um that tells them that they're either on the run for the bike course in the affected times uh throughout that day of the event where
they will always be there and also the link to all of the projects. >> I just making sure that it was going out >> any other board members. Then I'll entertain a motion to approve the public way license for the Cranberry
Trifest to be held on August 23rd, 2026 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and authorize the use of the roadway as indicated provided. They abide by police, fire, DPW, and building commissioner recommendations. >> Second,
there you go. Motion is a second discussion. All right. Hearing none. Roll please. >> I love I >> How power I >> Carboni? I >> Dave an A. Okay. Um,
next one we have in front of us um is honor thy mother 5K race. Uh, this one here is looking to be held on May 2nd um from 9:00 a.m. with the start and
finish to be at the 25 Staples Shore Road. Um, and the route is a Thanks, Jeff. Bye. Sorry. Um, and this is um the Mullen Hill Christian Academy. I'm not sure how many years they've been doing this, but I I know
that it's come in front of the board um for at least five, I believe. So, um and because it's in front of us, I know Colleen has indicated that everything is in order. It is a nonprofit. They did
pay the 250. So, I'll entertain a motion to approve the publicly license for the Honor Thy Mother 5K race to be held on May 2nd, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. with the start and finish to be at at the 25 Staples Shore Road. Um, and approve the route as
indicated. >> Second motion in a second. Um, you got that? Yep. Okay. Any discussion? >> Um, just I'm just a little confused. So, does it say somewhere that the fee has
been paid? >> I think that's what's throwing. >> I don't Yeah, I cuz I always go down to the bottom section, the fee estimates, but um maybe we can add that. >> Yeah, >> on the application for next year. >> Yeah. Yes, absolutely. We start now.
>> I think that would be helpful. I can just provide. >> Yes. >> So, how do we know this is nonprofit? >> They So, okay. So, they've been with us multiple times. So, I didn't have that.
I didn't ask them to bribe the nonprofit paperwork. We just had them in November. >> They verified you verified in the past. I'm fine. >> Yeah. Verified. >> You just noted. Normally, you would you would see that. >> Normally, you would see it. Yeah. I should have given you that disclosure, but yes. >> And it's is it a 501c3
certificate or whatever? >> I mean, you don't have to license all files. >> No, I don't. Yeah, that's true, too. >> I I'm sure it's in the file. >> For the record, man. For the record, up until how many years ago, we didn't
charge anything for our road fees, right? And it was costly. And I know folks ask me why we do charge because street sweepers need to go out ahead of time to prep the roads and and sometimes they need to go out after to clean things up. So,
>> and that's good to know. How long would that five years? >> I I said I at least that I know of. >> Yeah. Maybe three or four or five years before that we charged anything >> reasonable.
>> Yeah. >> All right. Do we have a motion? We have a we had a second. >> All right. Uh roll, please. >> I Howard I. >> Crabony. I for AD and I um and now we have in front of us a
public way license for Lakeville Day. Um and this has been going on for how many years? Lakeville Day. This will be our fourth >> fourth year. Okay. So, this will be taking place at Ted Williams Camp on May 17th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Um and
then the map and everything else is included here. All right. Anybody have any questions? >> Matt, is it a no feed? >> It's the park department. >> Yeah, right. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. It's It's
a no feed, right? >> I I don't know how. So, >> yeah. Well, I'm not advocating, but I'm just >> Well, no, it's just a not a mechanism, but >> Okay, >> I do have a question. Um, I know there
was discussion about doing a parade and that wasn't possible at park, but I think this is going to have food trucks. So, um, can someone get me up to speed on why something like a parade wasn't allowed?
But it's not the same issue with this. And I know we've done this and I love this and I think folks love this, but I'm just curious. >> Andrew, I think that the question was detail, right? >> Yeah. Whether there should be a detail or not. And I think that former event
didn't want to pay the cost of a detail. They asked for the select board to pay the cost of the detail. There was some discussion on whether or not the detail was needed or not. So, >> is this going to have detail for the >> I believe it just needs cones by what I
saw in here. >> Even with the food trucks. >> Yeah. Just double check. Yeah, there's a uh explanation from the police chief in here um asking that they cut off uh use a
barrier. He said it could be cones so no so that no cars are able to go between the vending trucks and the field. Okay. And that would be the last page of her everybody's curious. Okay.
Anybody else? I'll entertain a motion um to approve the public away license for the Lakeville Day to be held at Ted Williams Camp on May 17th, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. and authorize the use of the roadways as indicated provided they abide by police
recommendations. >> So moved. >> Second motion in a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, roll please. >> I plug I carbon I baby. >> Excellent. Go late for
just going to catch up to where we left off here. Okay. Uh we have some renewal licenses um in front of us. Um it's that time of year again. uh with it's the uh discussion and vote and possible votes on the renewal of the
junk dealer, junk collector and auctioneer licenses for 2026. Um let's see what we have here. So there's so we have Anthony and Dorita Morris at
33 Mrick Street uh for the license for auctioneer junk dealer license junk collector license. We also have Steven Joseph Doli DBA the antique mall inc 330 Bedford Street
looking for uh the junk dealer license and the junk collector license. Um, so we need to read these into the record as outlined um when we do our vote. As far as I know, these wouldn't be in
here if we did not have um these are all subject to the building commissioner's inspection report of the properties. Has the building inspector >> It's in there. He did provide it. Yes. So, these came from Lil. >> Okay. >> Yep. She put all this information together and I coordinated with the
building inspector and he took a look at them and so yep. Oh, it's the first page. I read this weekend. You would think I would recall this right away. So,
So, um, just for purposes of clarity, um, member Howard, um, that the building commissioner, we have it as part of our bylaw that they would go out and actually, um, conduct an inspection and make the recommendation. Yes.
>> Does that for all everything? >> Thank you. Okay. Well, let's take them one by one. I'll entertain a motion um to approve the um license, the auctioneer license, junk dealer license, junk collector license
for Anthony and Darita Morris at 33 Mri Street. Um is there a end date on this for license? Is it >> It's It's going to be one year. So, >> okay. Through um 2027. >> Yeah. April 30th 27.
>> So moved. >> Second. Motion to second. Any discussion? Seeing none. Roll. >> Hunt. >> I. >> Plug. >> I. >> Howard. I. >> Carboni. I. >> Baby. And I. >> I'll entertain a motion um for junk dealer license and a junk collector
license for Steven Joseph Dulli, DBA Antique Mall, Inc. at 330 Bedford Street. >> So moved. Second. Discussion. Seeing none. Roll please. >> Hunt I >> Hug I. >> Howard I. >> Arbon I. >> AB and I.
>> Okay. >> Thanks Colleen. >> Okay. Uh next order of business. This comes up a little. Um so we have an inbetweener kind of um appointment here. Uh this is for our Serpentid um
commissioner. Our select board. Serpentid basically stands for the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District. Um it is a uh district that we participate in. I I'm not even sure how many um communities in the area. Um you
know based on the population we pay a small you know fee to participate. Uh but they provide a wealth of of support information um knowledge and it gives us an opportunity to collaborate with other
communities that are part of their um their district. So, um, we've been members for for many, many years. Um, I have been the commissioner, um, for the select board, um, for since I've been on the select board. And if anybody's else
is interested in participating, um, I think it's it's a wonderful, you know, way to get some some exposure and some more information. The meetings are the last Wednesday of every month. Um, since CO we've been meeting virtually. So they
had put out a interest to see if anybody wanted to start meeting in person again which would be on Bay Street where their office is in Taton and everybody's like nope we like the remote meetings. So um they're usually about an hour to two
hours in length. Um open they follow open meeting law. Um, you know, there's votes taken, records taken, uh, minutes taken, and as I see subjects that would be important to Lakeville, um, I have a conversation with our town
administrator, um, to bring those things to the table for discussion. So, right now, um, Serpent is working with us for our strategic, uh, economic development plan. They're working on our open space plan and there's one other
that they're working on for us too. I think it's the B um the rules and regulations for the planning board >> and then also storm water >> and the storm water. Okay. So >> So you don't want to do it? >> No, I'm happy to do it but I want to make sure that the board is you know if
there is anybody else is interested in doing it. >> It meets during my shop hours madam chair so it's not something I can do. >> Okay. All right, I'm seeing the excitement. >> I move to appoint chairman Moren Carboni
as the 2026 2027 Serpent Commission member with a term from May 31st, 2026 through June 1st, 2027. >> Second. >> Motion in a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none, please. >> I plug I
>> Howard I. >> Carvon I baby and I. Thank you very much. And we have um reappoints of our animal control um officers and our assistant animal control officers. So this is an
annual appointment. These terms will expire on April 30th, 2026. Um so we're looking for a motion to appoint David Frights as the animal control officer for one-year term to expire April 30th, 2027. >> So move
Second motion in a second. Any discussion hearing? Seeing none roll I >> plug I >> Howard I. Arboni I baby and I. Um I'll also entertain a motion to appoint Lisa Podellski, Darcy Lees, Ronnie Freightz,
Ronnie Freight Jr. as assistant animal control officers each for a one-year term to expire April 30th, 2027. >> So move second. >> Motion second. Any discussion? Hearing none. Rule >> hunt. I >> Howard I.
>> Garbon. I >> Okay. >> Thank you very much to the board for all that work. I appreciate it. >> I know you have your monthly things of things that you have to get done. So, okay, we got through that. Um, let's see
here. Okay. So um we also include on the agenda um because we had created quite a few subcommittees um and we had some you know new newly added subcommittees. Um so this was just a way for us to um just have updates. Sometimes there's no
updates. Um so we'll just run down these. Um, the Old Colony Regional Vocational uh technical building committee, Chris, >> we've not had any meetings this January, but the next one is scheduled for next Wednesday, April 15th.
>> Okay. All right. Uh, fire station building committee. Um, we have a meeting tomorrow night. Um, our monthly meetings are the Wednesday, the second Wednesday of every month. Um, but as you know, we had our our groundbreaking ceremony. Um, it was very well attended.
we did have the you know weather on our side which was wonderful. Uh so we are moving the project right along and um you know if anybody has any questions you know feel free to reach out to me but um our meetings are televised so you
can attend those meetings too if you'd like but you don't have to. >> I may take you up on that offer. I have a few questions. >> Great. We can talk later. >> Absolutely. Uh tech technology advisory subcommittee. >> Yes. So our next meeting would have been
April 14th, a week from today, but because we have a budget hearing, um I got consensus from the committee that we will cancel this month and then the following meeting will be next meeting will be May 12th. >> Okay. All right. Communications and community outreach um subcommittee meeting. I did
not attend the last meeting um but I did have a chance to watch it. So uh the the subcommittee is putting together um a communication survey. Um, so that should be coming out shortly or well the draft will be coming back to the subcommittee
um for review. So we're we're kind of fine-tuning I think the >> um the scope >> and kind of the information that we're that we're looking for. So um I believe the communications channel um is
working. Um, so I know we're we're put some fine touches on that um so that we can get that posted because um I was asked recently about that. And basically we call it the communications channel. So when information comes in, it'll come
in through communications plural at lakevillemma.org. Um so thank you for Bob McN for setting that up for us. Um people may ask, well where does that go? Well, it goes to the select board's office. So Emily, Colleen, and Andrew received the email.
Um the office is always well um connected in that information. U it then it goes into other areas. So it could, you know, it'll go onto the the website, um the town clerk, um if it's posting on
the the calendar, Lake Cam, um the namask, our Facebook, the town Facebook page, it'll go into the the community newsletter. Um and this is where we have to figure out how we're going to get this information to the students. So I'll
have a conversation with you guys after um at some point. um and trying to hit all the areas that people might go for their information. And that'll be fine-tuned even more, I think, once we we have the survey. So,
uh Mr. Hunt, your town hall building reuse subcommittee. >> We have not met. >> Okay. Andrew, I know they were. >> Yeah. the uh OPM that we hired um I think recently completed the existing conditions uh report but they haven't submitted to us.
>> Okay. >> So as soon as I do as soon as he gets in contact with me I'll have invite him to the subcommittee meeting to explain it. >> Okay. Question. >> Yes. >> Did sorry Paul I can't see you without my
glasses. Um, was the previous two feasibilities re studies on that building included with the work that that OPM is doing? >> We provided it to them. Yep. >> Okay. The one from a long time ago, too?
>> Uh, how long ago are you thinking? >> Yeah, that was 2007. >> Yeah, >> I think. >> Oh, no. I think you I think you did. I think they did. Okay. If >> I remember correctly. >> Yeah, we gave him a lot. I We definitely gave them the 2021 version. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Okay.
>> Cuz the older one had some good information in it. >> I just want them to have a complete picture of everything that we have. >> It was around 2007. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um
I just want to point out as we were going through these that um we're going to have to reorganize. We I'll get with the the office. Um >> we'll do some more >> because we did have um membership
shifting. So um and we did have a member as on the committee as a resident at large member. So we're going to have to do a little restructuring here, but we'll just leave them as is for now. But um I
just noted that. Um okay, energy advisory. Uh there's a meeting coming up on the 27th >> 27th. Um so there's that. Economic development
committee meeting will be held on Monday the 12th and Serpentid will be coming in um to introduce themselves to um the committee and we're going to start our work on developing our strategic plan. So we'll
be very aggressive on that. And lastly, uh, the Veterans Park Committee. We have not actually appointed members to this, so we're going to do that at a future meeting. Um, we did appoint two members at large. We did, >> but we have to finish um, appointing the
membership so that that committee can meet. Um, I don't think it's going to be that much of a, you know, a heavy lift at first, but, um, we can at least get that started. So, if we can just make a note to bring that back. >> Yes, >> definitely. >> All right. Anybody have any other
subcommittee questions or anything? Okay. Uh, any new business to come before the board? I don't recall that there was anything that was pressing the last couple of days. Yes. Yep. Get right
to that. Um, any old business? Okay. Next select board uh meeting is scheduled for April 14th at 5:45. Oh, so I do have a conflict with my energy advis um
>> that's the um >> Oh, so I do have one for EDC >> budget review >> economic development is on the 13th. >> Okay, so just forget your last 40 seconds of my life right now. So, the next select board meeting is April 14th
at 5:45 at the library. Um, and we'll begin our budget review um with our department heads. So, thank you for outlining that schedule. Andrew, >> Madam Chair, do you have any other meetings planned yet, tenative dates or anything >> for the select board? We went Yes, we
did go through a list through the Did we go to the end of the >> We went to the end of June. >> June, >> but we can bring that back again. >> Okay. to >> if you can just send it out to um to the board again um >> so that we have it you can
>> you know I'll call you tomorrow. >> It's the first month. >> It's definitely the 14th, 21st and 28th >> this month. Yes. Normally it's the first and third Tuesdays is how it's set up unless there's some sort of whatever weird anomaly but yes for this month
we're meeting for the budget. >> Okay, perfect. Um, and in also in our packet is correspondence that comes into our office. There's a letter here from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable. Um, did this get to our IT board
for might might be something that we could >> I can forward it to them >> if you wouldn't mind. >> Um, and then there's a letter from the Massachusetts Building Commissioners and Inspectors Association. Um, I don't recall ever receiving these,
but >> no, >> who knows? Could have could have gotten that, too. So, I'm really not sure. I I have to be honest, I didn't even have a chance to read these. So, um, but these are posted um in our packets that are online if if the public is interested.
Um, but I would I would think that, you know, you guys would let us know if it was anything noteworthy and >> pay attention to information. Right. Anybody else have anything with that? Are we good? >> All right.
>> We'll entertain a motion to adjourn at 7:14 p.m. So move. >> Second. Love it. >> All right. Roll, please. >> I Howard eye. >> Herbon I. >> Excellent.
>> Thank you. Let's do a picture.