Good evening and welcome to the Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 select board meeting at the Lakeville Police Department. Is anyone else besides Slate Cam uh recording this meeting? Seeing no one else, I'd like to call this board to order.
Present >> lug here. >> Candido here. Carboni here. >> And let us pledge allegiance to the corner of the room. >> 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. Member Carboni, would you like to do the select board announcements? I certainly would like to. Okay, so we have a few select board announcements this evening.
Our current committee boards commission vacancies include associate member for the zoning board of appeals, a member for the board of registars. There are two vacancies on the cable TV advisory committee and one member at large for the zoning bylaw review advisory
committee. All the details of these positions can be found on the town's Facebook page or the town's website at lakevillemma mma.org under news. The Lakeville Arts Council is hosting All That Glitters hopping uh holiday shopping event on Friday,
December 5th from 5 to 8:00 p.m. And Saturday, December 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Lon Pond Lodge. This is a great event. Um I encourage everybody if you can get out to stop in. The Lions Club will be hosting a Christmas tree
lighting and toy drive at their clubhouse at 170 Main Street on Saturday, December 6th at 6:00 p.m. There will be s'mores, hot chocolate, warm cookies, and maybe even a visit from Santa. They are expecting unwrapped
They are accepting unwrapped toys for the toys for tots program. >> Yes. >> Wait a minute. Who are you? >> There's one uh correction. The uh the tree lighting is on Friday, December.
This Friday, not Saturday. >> Oh, okay. That's a big correction. Yes. So, let's make a correction to that. >> Can we correct the website if it's out there as well? Okay. >> Yeah. Nobody will show up on Friday. They'll all be there Saturday wondering
where you are. You knocking on the Lion's door. >> Won't be good. >> Yikes. >> Thank you. >> Cool. Um, did you want to the DPW request? Did I miss that? >> Uh, no. I'm was just getting to that. >> Got it. Um, so our
we're also looking for uh private snowplow contractors for the 2526 season. Um, we offer competitive rates. Um, there's an early sign on and inspection bonus. Uh, payment within 30 days and a three-hour minimum per storm.
If you're looking for more details, um you can find that at the DPW website. Uh just go to the lakevillemma.org. Um click on the department for DPW and it will bring you right there. You can also give a call to the office at 508-947
9521. Um, just as a reminder, the Snow Person Jubilee um will be Saturday, December 13th at 2 PM um over here at the old town hall
um pavilion town hall and the pavilion. Um also, the trash collection survey is still um running strong, so we definitely want to hear from you. So, um, please take a moment to fill out the survey on the household waste recycling
services. Uh, for paper copies, you can get that at the select board's office or you can go to the, uh, town's website and you can pick up the the link for the, um, for the survey. >> How many do we have so far? >> About like 600, 650.
>> Pretty cool. >> Yeah, that's awesome. >> Um, we still have some upcoming Lakeville Council on Aging events. Um, so just check out the the website. You can go on to lakevillemma.org, go under the departments, look for the Council on Aging, and you should be able
to see all the um events there. Um, the AON Aponquit Regional High School Student Council presents a holiday bonanza. It's taking place on December 12th from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Aonoquit Courtyard and Library. Um,
there's a $5 uh entry fee. There's holiday crafts, games, holiday movies, storytelling, hot chocolate, and snacks. So, this is the hot chocolate season for sure. And let's see,
the annual Santa Ride event will be taking place uh this coming Sunday, December 7th, starting at 9:00 a.m. And you can check out the um the Lakeville Fire Department's Facebook page or their
it it's probably our most popular event in town. So um everyone's pretty excited about it. So, this Sunday, December 7th, 9:00 a.m. starting. All right, I believe that's everything that we have here for >> Thank you for reading the announcements.
Does anyone else have any announcements they'd like to add? >> Okay. Um, we're going to move on now to the town administrator's report. >> Thank you. Um, several uh major projects are nearing completion. Um, among the
among them are the ADA restroom, um, which is done, the Ted Williams parking lot, which is pretty much done, the ADA ramp is mostly done, and then the pavilion is done. So, we're going to have a ribbon cutting ceremony December 12th at 9:00 a.m. at the uh, old
library. So, um, we're going to put more information out on that and start advertising it, but just to put it on your radar. Um, a decision has been made regarding a town planner. I'm going to bring forth that recommendation at our
next scheduled meeting when that whenever that might be. Um, is time of the essence on here? We can vote it tonight and ratify it in our next meeting if time because I know we we had to post like four days early this week
because of the holiday. So, if time is of the essence, I would entertain a motion to add that as an agenda item. >> We could I don't know. It's kind of last second. I don't want to >> It's okay. We don't want to hamper. The
department has gone long enough without someone. Um, does anyone want to make a motion to include it or do we want to wait? Well, >> until we get the recommendation from our town administrator, I think we can probably wait.
Yeah, I mean it can wait. I mean um I can send uh an email tomorrow with the resume and cover letter and all that. Um I always like to give a heads up to the applicant that it's going to be on and just in case. But yeah.
Um and the last one I have is uh operating budget submission. That official email to the departments is going out tomorrow morning. Um so um the the whole process is about a month to two months earlier than usual.
So um the whole budget season's kind of going to be shifted ahead a couple months. Um so just for everyone's awareness >> right >> besides that should be everything.
Any questions, comments, concerns? Hearing none, we'll move on to the minutes. Discuss and possible vote to approve select board minutes of November 19, 2025. Um, I'll make a motion um for just I have
some edits that are content. Um should I go through those first? Sure. Okay. Um I would um on in the opening paragraph I would just put just cross out Lakeville
Library and and I would just put a Poniput Regional High School Library. Um on the page two >> under the second motion. >> Yep. Um, it should be upon a motion made by member Carboni and seconded by school
committee member Sylvia. Gotcha. >> And on page four down in the last paragraph um in the sentence where it says the police chief has reviewed the event details and is recommending a police detail in order to ensure security. I
think it was safety and prop. It should be safety. Yep. Um, and then lastly, page five at the very bottom under voted, excuse me, at the end of this
motion um or to approve, it should just say pending historical um commission permission. >> Gotcha. >> And that's it. And I just have a couple of um just grammatical stuff. I'll I'll give those to you.
>> Y >> motion >> page seven. >> Yep. >> Under the technology advisory subcommittee. >> If you replace uh open trust audit with cyber trust audit, please >> close. >> I'll change that as well. >> Thank you.
>> Yep. >> Anything else? Take a motion. >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve the select board and wage and personnel um meeting minutes of November 19th, 2025 um as amended.
>> Seconded. >> Like to have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> P ID. Carboni. I. We're going to move on to agenda item
technique number one. discuss and possible vote to renew the animal shelter contracts for the town of the Kushnet, Berkeley, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Freetown, Halifax, Hansen, Rochester, and Wearingham. Every year, um, we work with other communities to
support them with our excellent animal shelter. Um, and in turn, um, we get some compensation as well. And those contracts have to be ratified every year. and these um the the Okay, it's through
December 31st. Okay, I'm just looking for the motion. I'll certainly make a motion that we move um to approve and sign the 2026 animal shelter contracts for the towns of Kushnet, Berkeley, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Freetown, Halifax, Hansen,
Rochester, and Wearham um through an expiration date of December 31st, 2026. >> Seconded. >> Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call. >> Hunt. >> I. >> Candid. I
>> I. >> Item number two. Discuss and possible vote to renew annual liquor licenses. The following liquor licenses are ready for renewal. Package store. Wine and malt.
Joe and Chloe. Gas. DBA. Joe's Gas. Package store. Um, actually I won't Should I read what kind they are? Yeah. Wine and malt package store, all alcohol. Um, restaurant, all alcohol, PCOY Brook.
Uh, all alcohol Lakeville Golf Club, all alcohol, Learon Operating Company, and all alcohol B9 back 9. I can break these down motions if you want to break them down. And um let us
also include um the letter of the chief for the Lakeville Golf Club. Well, I'll make a motion um to approve
the package store and wine and malt um license to expire December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being f filed
um with the select board's office for Joe and Khloe's Gas, DBA, Joe's Gas at 33 Bedford Street. Seconded >> motion and a second. Any further discussion? Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> plug eye.
>> Candy do I. Carboni. I. I'll make a motion for package store all alcohol um to approve the following. Package store all alcohol licenses to expire December 31st, 2026. and contingent on payment of
any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's office for Mahan NE Sang Porp DBA Lakeville Liquors and Market at 30 330 Bedford Street Echo
Inc. DBA Monkeyy's Liquors at 13 Harding Street Contra Inc. DBA Town Liquors at 157 Bedford Street in Arava. What is it? Arav >> Liquors Inc. DBA Star Liquor Market 78 Main Street.
>> Looking for a second. >> Second. >> Motion and second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Hunt. >> I love I >> do I. Carboni. I and then I will make a motion um that
the board vote to approve the following restaurant all alcohol licenses uh to expire on December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the
select board's office for Pcoy Brook Golf Club LLC DBA Pocoy Brook Pub 20 Leonard Street Lakeville Golf Club, Inc. DBA Lakeville Golf Club at 44 Clear Pond
Road. Learon Operating Company LLC DBA Learon Hills Country Club at 183 Rhode Island Road. The B9 Club Inc. DBA the Back Nine Club at 17 Heritage Hill Drive. Baldi's Lakeville LLC. DBA Baldies Pizzera. Pizzera.
>> Um I can't even say the word. We knew what you meant. 40 Main Street. Baldies. Okay. Um, Kenan L. Inc. at DBA Sushi at 9 Harding Street. And I will second for discussion. Um, on one of them, we had
some comments uh from the chief. So, could we make sure that motion was all compliance issues too? cuz I think uh we had all paperwork but I think the word would be compliance to make sure
>> and all compliance. >> We amend that. >> Yep. >> So noted. >> Thank you. Motion in a second. Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call. >> I do.
>> Carboni. I I'll make a motion that the board approve the following restaurant all alcohol licenses to expire on 12 December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's
office for the Lakeville Fraternal Order of Eagles area number 3994 at 217 County Street. >> Second motion in the second. Any further discussion? Ro I
>> candid and carbon >> I I'll also make a motion to approve the following general on premise wine and malt license to expire December 31st 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and
all required documentation being filed with the select board's office for the Lakeville Virtual Entertainment Group Inc. DBA, the Broken Tea Virtual Golf Club at 166 County Street. >> Seconded. >> Motion and a second. Any further
discussion? >> Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> plug I do I >> Carboni? I. And lastly, I make a motion to approve the following general on premise all alcohol license to expire December 31st, 2026 and contingent on
payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's office. Um 58 East Grove, Inc. DBA Boston Tavern at 28 Precinct Street and the Redand
Brewing Company, Inc. DBA Redand Brewing. Seconded >> motion in a second. Discussion. Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> plug I do I and Carboni. I
>> Madam Chair, did did we hit Ken and L ink? >> Ken and L I thought you did Ken and L after Baldi's. Do we want to get it again just in case we didn't? >> I have it.
I think I have it. I did that one. >> Okay. >> Got it. Y. >> Yeah, I have it. Can cuz I actually said sushi. >> Okay. >> Y. >> It was the pizzeria that was >> That was the pizzeria. I just That threw me a few.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Fantastic. All right. And now we're going to move on to discuss and possible vote to approve the annual class one and class two license renewals. Madam >> Chair. >> Yes. >> Uh class. What's a class one? Class two for this.
>> Oh, um car dealership and is the other one uh body shop. >> The um class one is new vehicles, the sale of new vehicles. The class two is the sale of used vehicles. >> Thank you. >> Now everyone knows.
>> Um so the following class one and class two licenses are up for renewal. Class one is Russo's Rentals at 150 Bedford Street and Route 44 Collision Center at 8 Harding Se Street. Class two is Shaunic. Am I always saying that right? >> Shaik Shaunic Auto Body at 35 Bedford
Street. Chris Alteri DBA Cene Enterprises at 43 Freetown Street. Andrews Family Automotive at 79 Main Street. Linda Bur Elite Auto Sales 431 Bedford Street. Leonardo Salana DBA Salana Auto Sales 18 Staple Shore Road
and David Rose DBA Dave's Auto 67 Main Street. I'll make a motion to approve the following class one to expire December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's
office as Madame Chair had previously mentioned. >> Fantastic. >> Seconded. >> Motion and a second. Any further discussion? Roll call. >> I lead I make a motion to approve the class two um listing as madam chair read
um to expire December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's office. >> Seconded. >> Motion in a second. Any further discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll call. Hunt. I
>> lohide >> do I >> Carboni I >> item number four discuss and possible vote to approve the animal annual common victual license renewals as indicated uh the f following common victual licenses
are up for renewal. JK Cafe Pizzeria Inc. Royal Pizza Subway B9 uh Inc. DBA back 9 Club Pcoy Brook Golf Club LLC DBA Poy Brook Pub Lakeville Aries 3994
Fraternal Order of Eagles Lakeville Golf Club Inc. DBA Lakeville Golf Club Golf Blues LLC DBA Learon Hill Country Club Ken and L Inc. DBA Saga Sushi Sandy LLC
Dunkin Donuts J&J Seafood Drive-In St. Jo, Joseph and Rita Corp, DBA, Fat Cousins, Ocean Spray, Next, uh, Freetown, Lakeville Regional Schools, Amarak,
>> um, MR. So moved with the um caveat to expire on December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's office.
>> Madame Chair, prior to my seconding this, uh should Chief O'Brien's letter reflect on this as well? >> This is just food. I should it reflect on food? It's actually it's not even food. It's just seating. So it's it's not Yeah, it's capacity.
>> It's capacity. Yeah. Thank you. >> Excellent. Thank you. >> Excellent question. >> Seconded. >> Motion in a second. Any further discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll call. >> I do I. Carbon I.
And now we get to discuss approving dancing on weekdays. Yes. >> Which is always a trip. >> All right. The following licenses are up for renewal. Livery license. >> Yes.
>> Expires 123125. Luxer limo and transportation. Just one vehicle. >> Just one vehicle. >> Um, dancing on weekdays. 123125. Golf blues LLC. DBA Lamar Hills Country Club, Lakeville Golf Club, Inc., DBA Lakeville
Golf Club, Lakeville Area 3994, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Inc., B9 Club, Inc. Uh, DBA Back 9 Club, Coin Operated Amusements Expires 123125, Lakeville Airy 3994, Fraternal of Order of Eagles, Inc., Lakeville Golf Club,
Inc., uh DBA Lakeville Golf Club and comments from the public boards motions. >> Next one is the public entertainment on Sundays. >> Cross that off. I'm reading it and it
didn't make sense for a minute. Public entertainment on Sundays expires 12:3125. Golf Blues LLC, DBA Leberon Hills Country Club, Lakeville Golf Club in DBA Lakeville Golf Club, Lakeville Airy 3994, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
Inc. and B9 Club, Inc. DBA the back nine club. I'm like um Ron Burgundy. I'll just read what's on the on the script. So moved with the added expiration of um license expiring in December 31st, 2026 and contingent on payment of any
outstanding taxes owed to the town and all required documentation being filed with the select board's office. >> Seconded. >> A motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Hunt. >> I.
>> Candid. I car I Item number six, uh, discuss and possible vote environmentally preferred products policy update. Uh, I'm going to turn this over to Andrew after I give the overview. In 1997, the select board
adopted the recycle product procurement policy to comply with federal state recycling requirements. In order to comply with this new eligibility requirements, the Sustainable Materials Recovery Program, SMRP, spring 2026 grant cycle, the policy has been revised and renamed the
Environmentally Preferred Products EP policy. Provisions from the state's EP policy template have been incorporated into Lakeville's existing policy, and outdated language has been removed. Andrew, turning it over. >> I'm going to turn it right over to Emily
who works on this. >> Ah, Emily. Hello. Some minor background before that is just we get u a grant pretty much every year from SMRP and this is kind of a requirement for that. >> You can see everything was typed like real type. >> I saw this pretty old document.
>> What's the grant amount? >> It's like a handful of thousand between like was it like between five and 10 >> thousand? Yeah. >> It's better than a sharp stick in the eye basically. >> Yeah, I would agree. >> Emila, thank you. Um, so for the
upcoming grant silo, uh, grant, excuse me, grant round, they updated their requirements as far as what the town needs to do to be considered, um, it's eligible. And part of that is revising existing
recycled product procurement policies and kind of shifting them into environmentally preferred products policies or EP. Um, so I looked, but I didn't see that they set forth any specific provisions that have to be in these policies, but they did give a
model template. So that's what all of the redlinining is in the revised policy is just kind of adding in the missing provisions um that we didn't already have in the recycled procurement policy and then taking out some of the stuff
that's pretty outdated from 97. So >> Okay, fantastic. What now? Um, through looking through this policy, did you see anywhere where we're not aligned with the provisions of this policy or something where we need to change any
internal practices that we're doing now for the town? >> I didn't think so based on this. Uh, no. >> Madam Chair, actually, you know, I was reading through this u with the recommended language to be incorporated.
I'm like, well, the town is already doing this in, you know, doesn't even uh >> I didn't see policy. So, >> I didn't see anything really out out of out in left field. >> Yeah. Any surplus,
>> you know, we always try to keep it within and >> we reuse and then reuse again and then >> the update really just shows what the current practices are. >> Yep. >> Okay. And the last policy was adopted pursuant to a President Clinton executive order. So it tells you how old
Y >> it was. >> That's not old at all, Andrew. >> I don't know. >> Only for some people. >> Wasn't really that long ago. >> Only for some people. All right. Well, I will take a motion. >> I will make a motion that we adopt the
revised environmentally preferred products policy as presented. >> Seconded. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> I do I. >> Carbon. I.
Item number seven. I believe we have people remote for this item. If we do, can you please identify yourself for the order of taking for Route 79
roadway improvement projects? >> Melissa Ryan, there you come. >> Thank you. Um uh item number seven is a vote to adopt order of taking for Route 79 roadway improvement projects project and to award damages to affected owners.
This item is associated with the Route 79 improvement project. These takings are for temporary and permanent easements and or or is this and or permanent easements because we have multiple. Okay. Temporary and or permanent easements
related to eminent domain takings for the overall Route 79 improvement project. Andrew, I will let you take over the rest. >> Um so this is the last um takings associated with this project. We did one previously I think in October or was it
November. Um and this is the last this is the biggest one. Um if this is approved tomorrow I have to go to the registry with 24 giant myars and recorded this all and then this is like the real final step before construction
is kind of like okay to go proceed >> and would you update the board on the latest and the greatest on when that will be? So Matt Shu may be able to tell tell us better than this, but my understanding it's going to start in the spring of 26.
>> Yeah, that's correct. There should be a um a preconstruction meeting that will happen in the next month or so. Um but there won't be much activity out there at all until the spring. >> Okay. Does any of the board members have
any questions on this? any of our audience members? >> Both of you? Well, I'll make a motion to adopt an order of taking in the form presented for the purpose of acquiring by eminent
domain interests in land in connection with the Route 79 roadway improvement project as ordered by the select board and accepted by the town and to provide for the recording of said order and plans referenced therein and for further to award damages to these those persons
affected in their property by said taking in the amount set forth on documents. ments prepared for and on file with the select >> motion. Do I have a second? >> Seconded >> motion and a second. Any further discussion from the board hearing? None.
Roll call. >> Hunt. >> I do I. >> Carbon. I. >> It's been a long strange. >> When did it first start? 2018. Well,
2017 is when when it actually I'll have to go back to 2009 when it first started going like on the select board agenda and then 2011 and then uh 2019 it finally passed a vote. >> Wow. >> Yep. So
>> very long time. >> It's going to be five more years I think before it's done. >> As long as it starts like I think people just want to see it start um so they can be unhappy about the noise. Yeah, >> I think we're looking for the ribbon cutting for 79.
>> Definitely >> golden shovel. You can bring your own. >> You get your own golden shovel. >> Same project. Oh, they'll be bringing the golden shovel for sure. Engraved. I'm sure the >> money. >> So, um I asked for the next item to be
added to the agenda. Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry, guys. Are you all set? You guys didn't have very much of a speaking role today, but thank you for showing up. >> Yeah, just in case. >> Appreciate your time. >> It's okay. Thank you. I know. >> Thank you. >> You
>> It went black and I thought everyone just thought like we're all set. Um item number eight is something I asked to be on the agenda. It's something um member Day had asked for back uh last year,
year before. Um, I know we've revisited this once, but I think this earth removal policy bylaw still has a little ways to go. So, the last time the bylaw was updated was at 118 2021.
Um, some changes were made. Uh, limited the cubic yards to be removed. Um but what it doesn't uh do is address um new technology things like being able to be have the eye in the sky for big projects. It doesn't address performance
bonds accurately. The fees are very small. The administrative fee is is $200 per per acre and 15 cents per uh cubic yard removed. Um, so there are lots of
things that need to be updated with this policy. Um, just for the board's knowledge, I did take a run at revamping some of it using some of the other towns languages, etc., but I did not include it in the packet because
it's coming from me. Um, but I would be interested in seeing if the board has the desire to shift it to Andrew so he can compile the data and then work with
council on the idea of putting it on an upcoming or the the next town meeting. Is the board interested in a policy in addition to a bylaw or just a bylaw
because the fees and some of the conditions can be in a separate policy approved what's theoretically next week but a bylaw would have to wait till meeting on >> I thought this was a just a policy update >> so the yeah but the policy is connected
to the bylaw there's only so much you can >> so our bylaw mentions um we the board can set fees Mhm. >> Um, so that can happen. >> Yep. >> Outside of a town meeting. >> Um, that can be done time to time and um, obviously I can I can put something
together for fees and such, but >> yeah, >> my question would be what do we want to see happen for more like fee structure policy or >> the bond, the performance bond >> that needs to be part of anything we do going forward would be one thing. Um,
but is that in the bylaw? It's not. Or maybe I'm missing it. I didn't see it. And right now, um, payments are after the fact. Why are we why would we need a
bond for environmental issues that create get created by having extensive earth removal? >> Yeah. And sometimes uh towns require road bonds but if it's trucked over roads just to
>> to not damage the >> damage the road they do damage that we would have a bond though. >> Yep. But it is in every other town policy that I took a look at is having bonds
as part of their thing and then having um the ability to Who's the designate here? It's the select ward. Yeah, it's um >> um in in our current one
>> building commission. >> Oh, it is in here. I'm sorry. The bond is in here. >> It is. Yep. >> Okay. Um >> we have it as building commissioner right now in this >> Yeah. And it's probably it actually probably should live with DPW. >> Most towns is >> having it as the building commissioner
is probably not the the right place. Um as DPW is more likely to have that going. Um, Berkeley has a $1,000 filing fee, uh, plus a $500 admin fee, and we have $200,
no filing fee. Um, some other ones have different stuff and inspection fees, etc. Um the idea for me is to do less with slips going forward because that's it's kind of the
honor system unless someone's there and do more with technology on um you know eye in the sky on looking at substantial projects. But those are just some of the things. Um, and I think Andrew, you'll
find that, you know, as you go through some of the variances between other towns that have tightened it up, um, that this absolutely needs just some tweaking just for the the age that we're in.
>> Um, and, um, and the the lack of environmental um, >> no point >> language. subsection 140-2 um B4. I think that's can be tightened up. >> Yeah,
>> it kind of gives like a um it's incidental to the project. It's kind of a loophole in what can be claimed as incidental to the project. Um also there are other provisions that it bumps into for the planning board as well. So you know we should have we
should have an order of operations like you know if the select board votes this the planning board can't unvote it by you know having their vote and we should have language strengthened on that. But like I said, I do have some collected language I will just share with you,
Andrew. You can >> use it or discard it, but it's just a uh amalgam of some of the other towns. >> Is anyone else familiar with it? Have you guys worked with it at all? >> No, it's new to me, so I'll have to defer it to
>> Yeah, to answer your first question is yes. I you have my support to look at the anytime you can look at these and strengthen them I think is a good move on our part. So >> yeah and and I don't think relying on like the honor system for for something
like that is probably the best thing for the environment. >> So on ensuring that they're complying with whatever the permit you know >> Yeah. and conditions etc. >> And we rely on special services to help us. >> We do. And this could this go under f
53g. Yeah, >> it can. And Colleen, if you want to mention what MBA did with 53G >> for the hiring of the peer review. >> Yeah, >> we had an engineer. Yeah. That would review the filings for the earth removals. We did not have anyone on
staff that could look at them. And so they would do it through the 53G account. >> So the 53G, they have the they pay for it. The application doesn't come through. We don't have to assign anyone to it and pay for it. >> You could also do it for construction administration as well. >> Yep. Y
>> so someone that could actually be there >> theoretically checking slopes and maybe slips, but that's kind of excessive. >> I I I would like to see something like a one-time check by a person but monitoring. >> Yeah. >> By something else that's, you know, technology based as as we move into it. But yeah, that's
>> that's peer review definitely. the the peer review is >> the way to go as opposed to having someone have to be on site. Especially for big projects, what are you going to stand there for 19 trucks and >> weigh them yourself? Um, as the way
station goes, it's just it just outdated for the language and for the for the concepts behind it. And I don't think it's strong enough for the environmental impacts. Um, >> what about getting inputs from conservation commission? >> Absolutely. I think we should get inputs
from conservation from public planning board and um as this goes on a new planner. >> So do we want to look at changing the fees in the meantime? >> Open for the discussion.
>> Madam chair, I I would like to see something structured with a checklist on what triggers what and what level um fees get get checked. You know, if you check box one, two, and five, then then you're at this level. If you check one,
two, three, four, and five, then you're at this level. >> Yeah. >> If >> like a thousand yards versus a 100,000. >> Correct. >> Correct. And then, you know, when you start talking about uh involving the concom whether or not you're going to be in close proximity to to the water or
wetlands and things like that. So, different levels that would check off things. There's going to be some stuff that we're going to be able to do. Somebody would be able to do an earth removal permit without any type of peer review or without any type of engineering. But then there's going to be other cases that it's going to need a
closer look. >> Yeah. And that will probably be just like you said, environmentally sensitive areas or significant projects. >> And and if you have a checklist for these types of things, it keeps it level across the board. And it's not at at someone's whim that
>> I you know I'm I'm mad at you but I like you. So >> yeah, >> not that those things happen. >> Yeah. I don't like anyone in the world in the world but I like I like the checklists. >> No, I think that's good feedback to make it
agnostic and based on the impact of the project. Um and again I really like the idea of using the the 53 uh G funds as in order to expedite the process and not put additional burden on staff >> to do
>> I agree >> this type of project. >> One last point. This might be outside of a policy or anything but would the board like to see like a pre application meeting if I'm like someone interested in doing one? Well, like like well we we
have everyone that comes before us for doing one like if we had something that was significant. I think we should like like someone's removing 500 yards. Probably not. >> Yeah. Right. Yeah. Sometimes we have like a 40V. >> We do like the the tour of all the
boards. I'm thinking more like that. >> Yeah. Because they come for us for water and they come for us for earth removal. So they would be coming for us for two things. And we we did that before back forever ago when we had a lot of
building in town in like 2020 2019. >> You toured them? >> No, they came and did the tour. They met with all the boards. >> Oh yes. >> Was that the tour you were talking about? >> Yeah. Like remember like way right way right way right way right way right way right way right way right way right way right way when I first started Jamie who's Jamie
>> I went to their house we had like lunch >> they went to all the boards. remember the uh presentation the 40 wise um starter home Jamie Bnet stopped by on uh property he was looking at potentially on barstow he he met with us he met with the planning board
>> yeah I'm thinking John Deli Priscoli for Ireland Terrace he came before all the boards >> so before they file officially they want to get like board feedback >> yep >> essentially >> yeah so we knew it said tour I was like what >> no I don't need to go there but if all
of us could just feed feedback um on some of the things that we think would make it better and put it to Andrew um and then he can distill that down to what makes sense and then you know we could we could be ready for town
meeting. That would be great. >> No vote needed. Um, another environmental issue is um, and I and I sent you guys some relevant news data um, that came up just forwarding information um, discussing the data
centers um, and another issue of overconumption of natural resources. As far as I know, we haven't had any data centers come present to us, but a lot of times they don't present as data centers. Um,
data centers have become a bit of a hot button topic all over the country because it's the only real growth that's going on in the country and um, data centers are coming in and changing the landscapes of the towns that they're
coming in. Um, as they are now, they're high uh, high resource use. They have high energy use and they have like high water consumption use. um and they've been um they've been difficult for small towns to navigate um once they get in.
So um I would like this board to consider um a bylaw about overconumption uh with businesses or industrial businesses or businesses over a certain size. And when I'm talking about
overconumption, like what do we allocate to a regular business like 60,000 gallons for like a small business or something? >> I think the highest one is uh the hospital which is like 75. >> Yeah, these are coming in millions of
gallons. So like millions of gallons a year. Um, and then energy costs, they're so significant as compared to the rest of the town. They they take up as much money as a town. So, they're coming in
um with promises of, you know, jobs and tax revenue and they're becoming burdensome for the public. Um, obviously, we we don't have like information on anything coming before us, but I rather we get ahead of it
instead of wait till it's too late. something comes before us. So just opening up the floor for discussion. >> M clarify what you have a proposed bylaw would be >> a pro. Do I know what a proposal?
>> No. Clarify what you would what you think the bylaw would look like. I'm not sure what >> I just think. I just think it would put constraints on businesses um coming in that do like the numbers probably the threshold won't be a million it will be lower than a million for gallons but
being very specific about what it looks like for our natural resources because as you know we don't have a lot of water to allocate. We don't want to get into a situation where a business comes before us, they already own the property and then they want to, you know, fight with
us over water rights, um, which happens in some towns or electricity. Um, we're very, we're very thankful that we have MG&. Um, but a business like that on MG& would cause a spike in services. uh
because what would have have to happen is it would take the lion share of the MG energy and MG would have to buy from elsewhere and and the town would end up the town's people would end up paying those premiums. Um so it becomes prohibitive for people uh even though it
might look attractive to towns uh because you get that tax revenue it ends up being detrimental to the people. So >> is this tied to data centers or just any development? >> That's the thing. It could be tied to any development if we had some type of development. And and don't ask me what
one is because I can't think of one that would be so ownorous on our environmental resources, our our scarce resources. Um, we should put it in there as well. M are we looking are we trying to craft
something that would say the town is not receptive to these type of industries or only that it's going to require additional reviews? I >> So that's a good point. Um it would be more that it's a non-starter. Um and
that's where everyone else obviously will weigh in. But um if if you're a data center and you're taking a million gallons of of water, I just I don't know how we would >> So I I I would guess that Ta wouldn't be
able to comply with that requirement. I I would get concerned if we have a bylaw like that that we could potentially be turning away significant commercial development and they're going to look at
us. They're going to be like right out of the gate, Lakeville's nine of us have we're going to keep we're going to keep looking. Y >> I wouldn't I would I wouldn't support that. I would support something that maybe requires additional reviews if our current process doesn't can't handle
that type of development. But to put something like that out there where we could potentially turn away potential significant commercial development, we know we need commercial. We all know that, right? >> Would be a concern. I would rather have them come before us with that
discussion. Let Taton weigh in on that, let Milbo weigh in on that, and then take all that. And then as long as we have the bylaws and the zoning, I don't see why we would want to proactively put something out there says we are not we do not welcome this type
of development. I think could potentially be missed opportunities for us. >> I think that's a a valid point. Um and and just my point is I don't want us to be so cashstrapped like we're, you know,
going to be um that we take things on as developments in here that are going to >> change the character or detriment the town. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. And so between between those two thoughts is where it where it lives, you
know, somewhere between protection and somewhere and not curtailing >> business. >> My recommendation would be to look at the current bylaws and zoning and so forth. Would do we have any loopholes that a company like that could come in
and exploit >> versus crafting something new targeting that type of development? >> Well, whatever would happen, it would probably be not just a bylaw. It would be amending a bunch of >> okay >> other bylaws in order to >> okay I'm I'm I'm receptive to ensuring that there that type of current
development cannot exploit the resources that we need. >> I just don't want it >> I Yep. >> I think you you get where I'm going. I don't >> I got you. I think it's a really valid point especially in a town that really needs um some significant investment in
businesses. Um, and Lakeville's always been tough though. Like we want businesses, but we want the businesses we want. And that has not, you know, been a really successful strategy for us. So your your notes are well taken. >> Yeah. Thank you, >> Mr. Hunt.
>> I kind of think you're writing a a rule that doesn't need to be written just yet. I mean, when you have a large business come in, Middleboro Gas Electric says we can't supply the electricity for that, you know. Um, Tom
Water Department says we don't have enough water to supply that. New Bedford's not sending water here. Middleboro is not sending water here. I I don't know that I don't know that it's really something that needs
to 100% be addressed right now. >> Just my >> Thank you, sir. >> Just my opinion. member Carboni. I >> I don't really have any comments at this time. I'm just kind of taking this all in because it's a lot to consider. >> Yeah. Um I believe it is going to be on
the MMA agenda for January for their in person that they're they're going to be discussing data centers in specific. I know they're they're exploding in certain parts of the state like Westfield, LOL, Boston I think has a
couple. Um, inevitably they'll expand out. >> Yep. >> But I don't know if to quite yet, >> if at all. But something to keep an eye on for sure. >> All right. I'll just forward on data
that I have. >> Yeah. >> Because you know, you love a good article. >> I think we should continue the discussion. I think so. >> And and I think the point make we certainly don't want to be caught behind the power curb and when those opportun
says it's probably a remote opportunity anytime but you don't want to be you know when they're knocking at a door to be scrambling to try to >> Yeah. Um >> goals and and I think I sent it out and I think it was a town in Iowa. um they got a little late to the game and they
denied um and the data company sued them and won. >> So it's a one of those things that um >> you know what we could do um because we meet with the genie we have a pretty good relationship with them taunting um we could put together like an energy
like what we have available like hey genie like if this project came in like what's the max you could give us and then do that with taunt water middle bar water. Yep. >> Um and then come back and kind of say this is what we have. >> Whatever it takes to be responsible citizens.
>> Yeah. >> Cool. Thank you everyone for listening. >> Item number 10. Um discuss town events policy update as it relates to details and creating community event gifts and grants. Our current gifts and grants
account um has been traditionally just used for employee appreciation. >> Clarify, we're talking to select board. >> Yes. I'm sorry. Did I not say that? Select board gifts and grants. Um has been for employee appreciation, you
know, um buying Sundays in the summer or or or something like that. and for um flowers around um the islands that that the Lions do around town hall and those type of projects. Um at our last select
board meeting, there was a discussion about using that money to lessen the impact for town events. Um I wouldn't want to co-mingle those those things. Um I think you can get to a situation really quickly where all the
funds are gone. um depending on what happens. But what might be a solution if the board is amendable is if we created a community event gifts and grants account and the community could support
it and every year we have a bucket of money or a symbol depending on you know what happens of money and then anyone that is doing a town event or has a town event we would spread out that
money against all the groups that are applying for it in order to give people a chance to lessen the impact um without lessening the safety. um having a conversation uh with Chief Perkins uh
about his thoughts on what's going on with events and and when he sees the need for safety. He absolutely reiterated that it was all about safety um and his concerns for safety. Um, and that, you know, events like the trunk or
treat will probably have some requirements around them next year for uh for safety because there was uh Andrew, I think it was you that said people are just wheeling in and out of there. >> I saw a few near collisions. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, um,
without getting rid of the details, because we do need the safety, I would like to find a way that we can creatively address how expensive the details are for um for our people trying to do great community events in town. And that is
just the the impetus behind this. >> Quick side note, um, they do they the police department, they do not have a nonprofit rate. Correct. >> I don't believe so. No.
>> Right. That's my understanding as well. >> Is that something? So, >> we have a town rate and it's higher, >> right? >> It can it can be. >> Yeah. >> I'm aware that Freetown has a nonprofit
rate. Is that some Is that a collective bargaining thing we need to >> I would think so. We we had a nonprofit rate or a a discounted rate at one particular time. Uh but that I guess has
since been negotiated out of the contract. >> Yes. So maybe that's something we >> maybe we can >> could add that now is the time to do that, right? >> Yeah. All things on the table, right? >> One other question. The gifts and the
gifts and grants. Is that what it called? Um, uh, I wasn't aware they existed until like second year was done on VidCon. How should we do a better job of advertising those? >> We should absolutely do a better job.
So, currently the way most of the gifting grants come to us are through people passing, right? And you know, we're not advertising that, but you know, there are opportunities where people could just donate and donate for overall grants or
>> and maybe earark communication >> hold the communications subcommittee. But yes, but I think it is a good tool because it is a community event and as you know um we are not in a position to
fund those events and um we want to find a way to collectively encourage the events. >> I think that would tie into my suggestion at the last meeting. I'm very familiar with fundraising. member lines, but that would allow those groups to
say, "Hey, we're going to do the snow, whatever it is, >> businesses, >> y >> primarily, that's who we go after. If you're interested in donating, you can you can donate to this new grants account that we're talking about." >> Yep. And I think that's a win for
everybody. It's a win for businesses. Um, you know, especially if we thank them publicly for their donation. Um, and it's a win for the people trying to plan these events and for people that get to benefit from these events.
>> So, any thoughts? >> No. >> No. >> So, yes, we create a new gift grants account. >> I'm not opposed to >> this type of account being set up, >> but what I do have concerns with is how
it's utilized. So, we could be very specific on townsponsored events. Is that what you're saying? >> Um, define town sponsored. Um, you know, I could see something because if it was
a parks commission, which they did the, you know, I could see where, you know, perhaps we could help offset, you know, that type of cost. But um so sponsored or by towns committees, boards, and commissions
specifically. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> I could see that. But I would like to see a draft. >> Sure. >> You know, um policy on that. But because then you you know, I don't want the lines getting murky. You know, hey,
this is a public event versus a town sponsored event for the for the public. I would like to make sure that we're very clear on because if any of the if you read our you know our current policy um 501c you know they're they're
required to have um you know certificates of insurance up to a million dollars and um yeah and no this was just thought of as just for boards committees commissions that sponsor events because of the tendency for or the
possibility of that rate to go up so high, you know, from 243 up to >> 66 669 >> 699 >> 699 that's a big difference. >> So maybe perhaps it's an application
type process. Um, if there's an event coming up and there's a need, >> I I was thinking it it would be something that at the beginning of the year, people would apply for it and and like we would have a bucket of people and then we could spread it out at that
very first beginning of the year and not the constant back and forth and we would spread out what's in the bucket for the year. >> I'd like to see the policy, but I'm happy to, >> you know, bear me one note too. So if we might
want to craft the language such that if the pox commission is out there soliciting donations that we want to probably want to fence off, you know, if they're out there, >> that becomes hard to manage though. That's the the parks commission necessarily can't because they're
they're a board committee and commission. So they can't solicit for donations because they're not a a private entity. >> Okay. But going back to the the holiday scroll. >> Yep. >> That was
not Is that a park commission? >> Originally it wasn't, but then it became one. Yeah. Then it became one and that's >> and then the parks signed. >> That's where it became >> signed on and and they didn't have the funding, but there was a lot of uh
support for it on social media that people wanted to >> but it didn't translate into >> to donate. Yeah. >> Uh but the time didn't work either. I I believe this the uh organizers had already announced they were going to cancel that event.
>> Mhm. >> So there wasn't a time frame for these people that wanted to support something to be able to donate. Um and this type of account would allow that. these people that want to support a town event that maybe doesn't have the funding for
a detail, they'd be able to put some money into that account >> that could be doled out throughout the year as different event comes up. >> Yep. >> Different events come up. >> Yep. Um I will write a couple things down and pass that
along to any of you. Emily, can I pass it to you? Um, but it's really very light on the language. It's it's just about creating the account, how how the
count should be spent, having a having a a check a checklist of, you know, what's going on, making sure it's a >> again the box >> validated again the box. We like we like a checkbox, a validated event event and that >> all people kind of get that
>> spread across and it just doesn't go to one >> like the first person you know oh your events in July you win like that's you know I want to make sure that if we have something available we try to make it available to the the most amount of people and I think your point is well
taken about asking for a nonprofit rate as Well, in order to help facilitate some of that for our government or nonprofit rate to see if, you know, there could be some language in the contract that uh the police union might
agree to in order to help. Thank you. All right. vote to appoint Megan Dcasta as the tobacco agent for a term from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026.
So moved. >> Um I think it does it have a stipen to it? >> I believe it's grant funded. It's a grant-f funed stipen and it's from >> Where's the grant from? This is going
back like 30 years. >> Yeah, I forget the grant um name. I can get it. >> It was a tobacco lobby thing, right? It was like it was something. >> Um >> the group had to fund this as part of a settlement.
>> It was an R.J. Reynolds thing for some. >> Wow. >> Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, one of those. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yep. >> Yep. Forever. All right. I have a motion. Do I Did I have a second? >> You do now. Second. >> Motion a second.
>> Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> candid. >> Carboni. I. >> Uh letter from Nicole Ru. Um asking to be appointed to the communications outreach. Did we have that? Is this just ratifying
it? Do we have Oh, we just talked about it. Yep, we >> we just talked about it. >> Um, >> dear Lake Select Board members, I'd like to volunteer to sit on the communications subcommittee as a member. I currently sit on the parks and community preservation. And if you can
find more information on my letters for applications to those boards, I have many years of communication experience transcribing communications from physicians going back to 1991. I feel this is a very important subcommittee initiative for Lakeville, especially at a time when there are many large
projects in the works. Thank you for re uh reviewing my application. We can make a motion to appoint uh Noel Rulu to the communications community outreach committee with a term to expire on July 31st, 2026. >> Seconded.
>> Motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none, roll call. >> Hunt eye. >> Bug eye. >> I carbon eye. And letter from Fran Lawrence advocating. I missed it. I must say that
there was a letter advocating for Megan for the tobacco agent. Excellent. discuss and vote. Is this two times same issue? Um subcommittee and select
board delegate updates. We're going to start with old colony. We have not met since the last meeting and not the next meeting is let me just confirm I it is Monday December 8th.
>> December 8th fire station building committee we have a meeting on the 10th >> technology advisory subcommittee. >> Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 9th. communication and community outreach
subcommittee. We now have a committee. Congratulations. It only took 11 months. We have a committee and I would expect you'll have your first meeting sometime in the new year.
Uh town hall building reuse subcommittee. We have a meeting next week. Is it the 16th? I have December 11th. >> December 11th. >> If you say so, then I believe it. I
thought it was the 16th. >> We'll be there. >> The economic development committee. >> Um I believe we're meeting on the 15th, right? Yep. December 15th. >> And energy advisory committee. >> December 15th.
>> That's the 15th as well, >> I think. So, >> okay. You're going to see >> very busy >> switched right down right down split down the middle. >> Very busy. Um I'm just adding on here capital expenditures. Last week we met with capital expenditures to go over um
the request. The entire amount of free cash is 1.7 for this year. The requests totaled about 1.3 >> something like that. >> Yeah, it was somewhere in 1.3. Um there was some recommendations. No votes were taken. We're just having some
discussions. Um we were uh we had presence from the fire chief, the police chief, the DPW director, the parks commission, um facilities. Am I missing anyone? >> I think that's everyone.
>> Yeah. And so they were all present and um that was all of the uh there was no outstanding items. Um, we'll be ready to send out some recommendations in our next meeting which will be >> sometime in January. >> Yeah, in January.
>> Yeah. >> Is there any new business to come before the board? >> Is there any old business to come before the board? Madame Chair, could we could we get a list or a reminder of our senior hours?
>> Oh, yes. >> For on old business. >> Um I think I'm up next for December. Double check. >> Yeah, I think I'm up next for December. >> Yeah. >> Um chat.
>> Um is it this Friday or next Friday? Yeah, next Friday. >> Okay. >> It's the second. >> Yep. I was pretty sure I was December. I'm like I knew I knew I had one in the summer and before Christmas. Yeah. Yeah. I will happily be there.
All right. On the agenda is another select board meeting. So we have one that's tenatively been scheduled for the 16th of December. Do we have significant items to be on there? >> We just we have some time sensitive
stuff tied to like um >> remind me Colleen. It's tied to uh opening uh >> Oh, the >> liquor stores later on that >> in the votes to allow them to extend their operations. Okay. >> One is to schedule the election and
>> Oh, yes. Um Lil has a request to schedule Yes. to acknowledge the um people that are up for Yeah. >> And then the last one is a town planner, but they're all It should be more than five minutes. >> Yeah, relatively. Do we want to do it remote then?
>> We could anyone object to it being remote? >> We don't we don't necessarily have to do it on the 16th. It could be another >> No, if if we're going to do a short one, I rather have it remote though. if like if it's a short meeting. Yeah, >> I think I would uh be in favor of that
if everyone else is a minimal >> same same time I would assume. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Um and then as far as correspondence, we have letter from Expinity for uh changes in Expinity services. You can read it on
the packet. Um, we have a letter from Expinity regarding price changes to municipal and emergency trouble procedures and a letter from NSTAR, a notice of filing, public hearing and request from comments. All of these are
on our website. Do you have them in news as well or just on the packet? In >> in the packet under correspondence >> under correspondence in the packet. Um, there's a lot to go through, so please take a look if anything impacts you.
With that, I will take a motion to go into executive session, possible executive session pursuant to GL chapter 3A21A3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or if litigation
or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the public body. And the chair so declares not to return into open session and specifically the laborers, fire, police, and dispatchers.
So moved at 7:02 p.m. >> seconded. >> Motion and a second. Roll call. >> Hunt. >> I. >> Candid. I. >> Carbon. I. Thank you everyone.