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Yeah, >> after last night having a room full of people. >> I know >> we're echoing. >> Recording in progress. >> Okay. Good evening everyone. It is Tuesday, June 16th, and I'm calling the select board meeting to order at 7:01

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p.m. Everyone would stand 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

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justice for all. >> Okay. This meeting will be recorded and broadcast live over the Lunberg Public Access channel on Facebook Live on the Lunberg Public Access Facebook page and will be uploaded to the Lunberg Access YouTube channel after the meeting. The

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agenda lists all the topics which may be discussed at the meeting and are those reasonably anticipated by the chair. Votes may be taken as a result of these discussions. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by

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the open meeting law. Does anyone have any announcements this evening? >> I do not. >> Ryan, do you have any announcements? >> No announcements. Enjoy. >> Uh public comment. There's no public in the room. Any comments online?

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Not seeing anyone. Okay. First agenda item is appointments, ratifications, and resignations. So, we have two um ratifications of town manager appointment this evening. Do you want to introduce the two? >> Sure. So, uh we have two seasonal

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positions. Uh summer assistance from Charlotte Cyozo for the seasonal lifeguard. one of our seasonal lifeguard positions. Um, I think this might be our final lifeguard appointment. There may be one more in the queue. Um, but I think that this about wraps up our compliment for lifeguard appointments for the summer. So, thank you,

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Charlotte. And then, um, Peter Schmidt will be joining us as seasonal cemetery laborer to keep those cemeteries looking great. >> Okay. Would anyone like to make a motion ratify

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these appointments? I would move to ratify the town manager's appointment of Charlotte Jazzo as seasonal lifeguard and Peter Schmidt as seasonal cemetery laborer. >> I'll second that motion.

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>> Okay. Roll call vote. Glenn >> I. >> Brian >> I. >> And an I for myself. Motion passes unanimously. And then we have the acknowledgement of resignation of Lily Marble videographer. >> Yes. So, uh, Lily Marbal had joined the

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town not so long ago, but I think anybody that is a pack afficionado, um, knows that she has done some great programs and, um, she has some fun interviews that will live on, uh, past her. But Lily is a videographer and her

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passion is for, um, you know, TV and content creation and she has an awesome opportunity out west. So, >> Oh, wow. Yes. Big move. >> Big move to the big CA. >> Wow. >> Where actual TV is made.

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>> When's her last day or was it >> um I'm not sure if Lily's last day. Um >> it wasn't yet. >> I don't believe so. I saw her in here last week. >> Okay. So, >> well, best of luck to Lily on her new adventure.

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Um Okay. Do we have a town manager report? >> Yes. So I have an oral report for you this evening um on a couple of updates. So um at the last meeting I had reported on a meeting that was upcoming uh with

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the food pantry school and town staff to view um the area behind TC Pacios for the potential of um temporary location for uh trailers, utility trailers or construction sites trailers that would be used for the food pantry. Um so last

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week um a group of members from the food pantry board and their volunteers, town staff, a variety of town staff with various subject matter expertise and uh the chair of the school committee met behind uh the TC Pasio site and

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looked at that site. Um there were some concerns raised with that site um and which prompted the group to talk about a site that had been discussed back in the winter and had been tabled. and we said, "Let's go over there." And that was the school street site. So, um the group

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moved over to the school street site. And um after viewing both, um the school street site kind of rose to the top as the the prime location uh for a couple reasons. One is that um

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a we don't we don't have to worry about um you know the proximity to the school and any security there. Um but more importantly, the water line that was uh disconnected when the school um was taken down, uh the trench is still there

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and it could easily be put back in. A new water line could be put back in um from the hydrant uh with more ease than that could happen behind TC Pacios. um the septic system is still in place and

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uh the utility hookups um would be easier there as well. Um after reviewing those sites um that group kind of coalesed that perhaps this one does make better sense um obviously the problem there is that that site is

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currently being used for T-ball. So, uh, we went back, uh, to the schools and said, you know, would the school, uh, committee and school department perhaps consider allowing, uh, T-ball to use the area instead behind TC Pacios, um, and

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kind of do a switch. And so that is where we are now. Um, the school committee, I think, is going to be considering that uh, potentially at their as early as their next meeting. Um, T-ball doesn't start up again until next spring once they end for the season. So there's

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some time to figure out the T-ball element. Um, back to the food pantry though, one of the things uh was the septic um and what is the condition of the septic that is there. We had a Title 5 done uh today on the septic and it looks like there's a potential of about

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$10,000 of repair, but otherwise the septic um seems to be in in decent shape. they won't know fully without it being powered on, but um or but it will it has a provisionally passed title 5.

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Um other issues with that site involve the the parking area in front of uh kind of from the center of the historic society and justified to the right of the building. That parking lot is pretty tough um and would probably need to do

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some site work there if there's going to be that volume of cars in and out to utilize the food pantry. a lot still in discussion, but it seems like a plan is starting to form for a temporary uh location for the food pantry. Um

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while we are on the topic of TC Pacios, uh the pack staff has now fully relocated out of the TC Pacios building. Um both offices have been relocated to the second floor of the Eagle House. Um,

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they are actually nicer offices than they had and I think that they're enjoying >> the roof doesn't leak. >> The roof doesn't leak. >> There's activity in the building. There's life in the building and I think they're enjoying as has been expressed the immersion back with other folks and

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other colleagues. Uh, so that seems to be working out great for the staff. Obviously that does not solve around the studio space. Um I do not know that there will be a on town alternative for studio space until

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as our buildings are currently constructed. >> Mhm. >> Uh the uh town clerk's uh storage. She's got quite a lot of voting equipment that's being stored over there. Um so the facilities director actually today

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or actually tomorrow is picking up um a utility trailer um that is being procured for to store all of the voting equipment um to get it out of the building and then it will be stored in the trailer at the DPW and moved and set

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up for each election at the schools when that ultimate moves. So things are starting to move along at the TC Pacios building. Um, in addition at the at the conclusion of that meeting with the schools, uh, we

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went right into another meeting with school staff and that was more of a financial discussion um around um, MUNS and account management and just getting some conversations going. and we have

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decided that we are going to have a regularly scheduled cadence of meetings for the finance and leadership staff um to get this communication flowing at about once a month um is what uh the superintendent and I have decided um

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just to really get the cross communication going especially at this time of year when we're doing year-end closeouts and starting the new fiscal year. There's a lot that's moving. Speaking of year-end transfers, I was told to never request to put a year-end transfer on so early in the fif even

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though it feels late in the fiscal year. So, I know we had um year-end transfers originally scheduled uh for the finance committee this past week. Um the finance director has asked that we wait until July to do those. Uh year-end transfers,

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as this board knows, but the um town that might not be as familiar, um are transfers that can occur in the last two months of the fiscal year and the first 15 days of the following fiscal year. They are transferring monies from one

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area to another that is not the same department. Perhaps uh departments can transfer money interdep department but they can't intra department but they can't do interdep department transfers. So these are the transfers from for example the health insurance line into a

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department line that's falling short. They require a vote of the select board and the finance committee. Um you do not need to meet jointly to do it. They just both need to >> by July 15th. >> By July 15th. Yes ma'am. Um the staff um has engaged in another survey with the

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municipal building design committee. Um the staff participated in that survey last week. I think the municipal design committee did a really good job um asking some questions. Some were repeat, but really trying to drill down and flesh out some more information. I know the committee took a lot of time creating that survey. Um I I didn't

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watch the meeting last night to see how the results were received. Perhaps Mr. Leighton can share. Um, but I know that there's two offices that still need to report back, but hopefully um this will give the committee the information that they need. Um,

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and do I have anything else? Oh, my final item is the board may recall that you ordered a um dangerous uh dog investigation. Um, there was a complaint by George and Jennifer Burton relative to the dog or dogs owned by the quarter

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marshes. um you caused the investigation of that complaint. Um the animal control officer and police department concurrently um investigated the complaint. I received the report back yesterday. Um they closed their investigation due to the unwillingness

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of the complaintant to participate. It is now um so they have their investigative report. The complaintant did not participate in the investigation. Um, it is my suggestion to the board that we go ahead and nonetheless calendar the public hearing.

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Um, so the board would have the option to either act on on an email that says we're not participating or to go ahead and conclude the public hearing, which would be my suggestion that we follow through the public hearing. Um, and allow the complaintant the opportunity to come forward and present uh whatever

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it is that they wanted to present that but but did not present during the course of the investigation to allow the select board to determine the complaint. Um, that would be my suggestion that we hold the the public hearing and that we do it on an offcycle night

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because it is it is a formal people are sworn in. >> I know. >> Um, so people are sw >> I've had one. >> You have had one. Um, >> just one >> the two other members on the board have not had a dog hearing before. So, um, for the public that might be watching as well with a dangerous or nuisance dog

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hearing after the investigation has concluded, the report comes back and we have a formal hearing uh, in which the select board is acting in an adjudicatory fashion and deciding the merits of case. Um, folks are sworn in, evidence is

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delivered, there's an opportunity for examination and cross-examination. It does feel somewhat like a quasi legal um under endeavor. Um >> and what I remember is the decision

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coming out of that is very specific the different >> Yep. So >> choices. >> So in this case the dog has been complained of as a nuisance dog. Um so you can only determine if the dog is a nuisance dog or if the dog is not a nuisance dog. If the dog is determined

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to be a nuisance dog, the board may uh order um some remediation. If the dog is not determined to be a nuisance dog, then no action is taken. The board is not required though if you find the dog to be a nuisance dog to do anything. You

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could find it a nuisance and either do or not do anything. That is not the same for if the dog had been a dangerous dog. If the board in that case finds that if a dog is complained of as being a dangerous dog, the board can find it's dangerous, they can find it's a nuisance

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dog or they can find no findings. But if there is a dangerous dog finding, the board must order several choices. You don't have that here, but >> they're not typically any select board member's um most enjoyable undertaking,

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dangerous dog hearings or dog hearings. um obviously can be emotional. These are people's pets. >> Is there a time limit or time requirement to have the hearing now that the investigation's been closed? Okay.

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>> No. So, um what if again pleasure of the board, but my suggestion is that we do this on a standalone night >> um and that we would pick a date >> sometime in July um maybe late June. Um

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and we would invite in formally um both those uh the complaintants and uh the dog owners and any other witnesses that uh would be necessary for the town and the complaintant can bring witnesses as well. >> So does the report from animal control

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in the police department reflect uh an investigation based on the original complaint? Like what is the impact of the lack of involvement at this stage of the complaining? So because the complaintant did not engage in dialogue, um the investigation

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uh covered conversations with neighbors, personal observations, but um the complaintant did indicate that there was evidence um video or otherwise. Um that was not shared with the police department. Of course, the complaintant um would be free to profer that evidence

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here. Um, so it is possible that there is evidence that the complaintant would profer to the select board that was not uh provided to the to the police department or animal control officer. And you would be we would also be calling in those staff members who would

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be speaking to their report um under oath. >> Any other questions? Um, going back to TCP, the Shapiro, >> uh, >> agreement up this summer. Summer. Okay. >> No. Uh, actually June 30.

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>> Oh, really? I thought I went through summer. Okay. >> And you may not know the August 8th special town election. >> That will be at TC Pasio. >> May not be the case for >> the primary. The primary is where it

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become starts to become questionable. the general most likely not. >> That's September 1st is the primary. >> So, school will be in. >> No, maybe not. When does school start again? >> I don't know. Um,

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>> I may know. >> I don't know. >> It's usually right before or after Labor Day. I don't know. Depends on when Labor Day is. Okay. Oh, I totally missed things because I didn't I'm so sorry. I have a very important announcement in my town

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manager report that I missed because I didn't tape it. Um, we awarded the contract yesterday to Kodiak uh for the Flatill Road Bridge. So, uh I I don't know how I missed this. This should have been my first announcement.

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So, um as as folks recall, uh we had an award of a contract previously. that contractor was not able to perform the contract. Uh we went back out. Um we had a number of bids. Unfortunately, we had

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to bypass the the apparent low bidder due to a defect. Um but the second low bidder was Kodiak. Um they were also the second low bidder in the first round. So they bid on this project the first time as well. Um and they uh we've done our diligence on them. We have checked their

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references. Um they have done a substantial amount of work with Masdat in particular who has provided references to us. Um we have gone back with our engineers on the contract and we awarded the contract yesterday. So um finally

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>> so the timeline >> so what happens now is um a lot of the work that needs to occur happens offsite. Um so they will be manufacturing the culvert. Um that happens offsite.

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>> I think that is done. No. >> So we are not going to accept that culvert that was manufactured. There are some other things however that were manufactured by the pri or under the direction of the previous contractor

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>> which I know prior to this bid even going out there were communications happening between potential biders and these sub vendors to see what was available and what has already been >> constructed what has not been constructed. So there will be perhaps

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some of that time, but the the plan would be that in the fall is when construction would begin when the water and the dam level is low. Um the vast amount of the work would be done in the

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fall. The question mark becomes whether we can get the top coat of paving on before the temperatures drop. Um or could there be a temporary opening of the bridge without that final pave pavement? Um we know that in the spring

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we definitely will have to come back in the easement areas at minimum um and do restoration work for the grass. Mhm. >> But the vast majority of the construction is going to occur is scheduled to occur in October, November, and it's really going to be temperature

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um dependent on whether the asphalt plants are still open to get a coat on the top. >> Okay. >> They are excited to work on this project. They are eager to go. They they as we were conducting our diligence, they were a little nervous with something holding it up because they are

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they're ready. They're ready to go. >> So, it's dependent on draw down the the work to start. >> Okay. Well, and and they're subcontractors all. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Good good news. >> Okay. Now I'm done. >> Okay.

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Uh new business. So we received this is timesensitive, hence the revised agenda. Um can you >> are you able to re >> absolutely >> introduce I don't remember doing this in the past. So

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>> you haven't done it in a long time. you haven't none of the members of this board have done this. So, um there um is the recycling dividends grant program that Lunberg participates in um which we

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get points for different activities and those points turn into actual grant funds. Um one of the prerequisites for that is that we have an environmentally preferable purchasing policy. Uh the

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grant requires that we send this policy out every year to all staff to remind them of um purchasing um sustainable products. The the previous version was adopted by the select board in 2019. >> Oh wow.

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>> And the state has updated the policy. So the board would be asked to adopt this policy. um we would send it out and it would continue to be sent out yearly unless and until the policy

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changed again. So um >> are we should we have been voting annually? >> No. Okay. No, you didn't need to. And so this is this is the real crux of it are these bottom four bullets. So it there's a lot of u minimization of waste goals

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supporting recycle recycling and natural resources. But to meet those goals, here is what the policy says. Whenever feasible, Lunenburgg will purchase products and services operated through the operational offered through the operational services division's

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environmentally preferable products and services guide. Number two, prioritize donation and reuse before disposal of goods or equipment, and whenever possible, utilize the state surplus property program. Number three, adhere to federal comprehensive procurement

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guidelines for minimally acceptable recycled content levels when purchasing office paper, envelopes, notepads, and file folders. And number four, prioritize purchasing products that are durable, long-asting, reusable, or refillable, and avoid purchasing single-use products.

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And that is the crux of the stated goals of the pol that is the stated goals of the policy. and um we'd be looking for your vote of adoption this evening. >> Okay. Any questions? >> No, but it does say we can remain fiscally responsible. So if there's

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something that's particularly expensive, we're not bound to do that. >> That's correct. And that's let me emphasize again because I think that that's an important point to meet the above goals. Lunenberg will whenever feasible, right? And so that could have

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an economic impact, right? if it if it's it's feasible but it's not practical to purchase something at double the cost right so yes we have discretion in this but I think for the most part this is what we're already doing anyways and

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we've been doing this for years >> okay >> any other questions or discussion >> okay anyone like to make a motion to adopt this policy >> so moved. >> Second.

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>> Okay, we'll take a roll call vote. Glenn >> I. >> Brian >> I. >> And an I for myself. Motion passes unanimously. And okay, I'll do the next agenda item came from Representative

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Scarsdale. Um, so in the folder you see letters from delegates and and Representative Scarsdale's email. So, I think as um everyone here and most people in the public know, Representative Scarsdale has been

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working very hard over the last three and a half years to revise the school funding formula. And this year um the creation of the foundation budget review commission which is an important step in

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in this um towards this goal was not in the house budget but it was in the Senate version. And so now, if I get this right, the conference committee, which consists of representatives from the both the

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House and the Senate side, um, meet to reconcile the differences between these budgets. And Representative Scarsdale is looking for us to write a letter of support to urge the conference committee to keep the foundation budget review

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commission in their reconciled budget. So, the one that was brought forward by the Senate. In addition, um I'll read the letter she provided um as a letter of support. Um in addition, um the letter urges, uh or

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advocates for the higher levels of funding for key areas. So, let me pull up the >> We have a hard copy if you if that's easier. >> I maybe I don't know. My eyes are getting

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tired. Okay. Dear Senators Rod Rodriguez, Commerd and O' Conor and Representatives uh Mowitz. >> Yeah, and Michaelitz. Yeah, >> Diggs and Small. First and foremost, thank you for including language

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establishing the Foundation Budget Review Commission in the FY27 Senate budget. It is absolutely critical that the conference committee retain this language in the final budget. We must begin addressing the structural flaws in the foundation budget formula. Now, for

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the past two years, legislators have heard consistent and overwhelming testimony regarding the funding crisis facing the Commonwealth's current 272 minimum aid districts. At the public budget hearing in March, school leaders, parents, and municipal officials

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repeatedly described the situation using words such as collapse, devastating, and ruin. Unfortunately, those descriptions are not exaggerated. While establishing the commission is essential, it is equally important to provide immediate relief while that work

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is underway. Many school districts have reached a breaking point and cannot wait years for structural reform while facing severe budget shortfalls today. We appreciate that both the House and Senate increased the minimum aid from the governor's proposed $75 per pupil to

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$160 per pupil. While the significantly larger investment is needed to prevent further staff and program reductions, any additional increase the conference committee can provide would have a direct and meaningful impact on districts struggling under the current formula. In addition, as you reconcile the House

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and Senate budgets, we respectfully request that funding be provided at the higher of the two proposed levels for special education circuit breaker reimbursements and unrestricted general government aid. We respectfully and most urgently request the conference committee to

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retain the foundation budget review commission language in the FY27 budget and provide the additional funding support outlined above. The urgency of this moment requires action on both immediate relief and long-term reform. Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued commitment to the

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students, families, and communities of the Commonwealth. Um, do we know when this is needed? >> So, >> just thinking about Brian's signature. >> Um, the it does not appear from anything

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that I can see online, although I don't know that they post their schedule that there's any that there's much information at all coming out of when when the conference committee is meeting. So, it's really hard. I I don't know. I did ask Representative Scarsdale

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when we received this request if she knew. She may not. >> Um I know that MMA put out a draft letter today to the conference committee um themselves. So it's it's not that it's

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too late. Um but I don't know the details of of when they're convening or and hammering it out. And on the state budget website, it it shows that the budget is sitting in with the Senate, but it's that's concluded. So, >> um, >> in my opinion, I think we should send it

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soon sooner rather than later. Um, I'm going to be away until the end of June. Um, >> Oh, okay. >> I I think electronic copy, electronic signatures would be good. Or if you just want to leave out my signature, that's fine, too. >> I agree. If there's a way to get Brian's

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electronic signature, I think it would >> We have that, right? >> I think we can throw it as a Yes. >> Okay. Um do we need to vote to support this? Okay. So, uh I will make a motion to um

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to support the letter to the conference committee regarding the FY27 budget and provide to the conference committee uh members. >> Second. >> Uh roll call vote. Glenn. >> I >> Brian. >> Hi. >> And then I for myself. >> Okay. And then Glenn and I can sign up

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after. >> Sure. >> I assume you. Okay. >> Um, last new business is a discussion update for a workshop for town manager and select board goals.

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Um, ideally I personally I'd like to get this done in July if we could. Um but I'm now hearing a couple of maybe standalone um meetings and I don't know what

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vacations are like. So I am not here the 3rd week of July which is from the 20th to the 24th which is also when the select board would have a regularly scheduled meeting on the 21st. >> The week of July sorry 20th

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>> July 20th to 24th. >> Okay. Are either of you traveling or going on vacation in July? >> No plans in July. >> Okay. Um, >> so we're scheduled for July 7th for regular.

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>> Mhm. >> You have 14th. >> I need a calendar. >> Yeah. >> I have it on my phone, too. Um, Tuesday is probably Tuesday nights. Is that good? I mean, this room is available. We can do it in any room,

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too. We can go to the library or we can go elsewhere. >> Personally, I don't think anytime that we're talking goals and objectives, sitting in a line is really conducive to that convers. >> Yeah. Um, in the past we've sat there,

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we've been at >> Ritter. >> Um, I'm just thinking room availability. >> So, 7th that week's out. Do you do you think we'll need to have a regular meeting on the 21st of July?

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>> It remains to be seen, but I mean, you may you >> you have to be here for the dog hearing. We we'll do the dog hearing stand alone, but um we'll keep it light on the 21st if we can. >> And the dog hearing should be in this room. >> Yes. >> Okay.

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So, if I'm looking at regular meeting the 7th, the 21st, potentially dog hearing the 28th, that leaves the week of July 13th for a goals workshop. >> That works for me.

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So that Tuesday is July 14th. So it's basically every Tuesday in July. >> Aren't you glad we won every other >> goals are 21st, >> right? Maybe there won't need to be something on the 21st if possible. Um, for the board's edification, um, at the

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last department head meeting, I did ask department heads to look back on the FY26 goals for both the select board and the town manager. Um, and to come back to for tomorrow's department head meeting with some feedback. Um, I think

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it's important to get their perspective of where they think that my attention and focus should be um, as well. And so I will have that that feedback for you by that meeting. >> Okay, that's the other thing. Um,

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so I'm trying to remember last year I remember which year was which, but we had some draft goals that we brought and then talked about them. Is July 14th enough time for folks to to

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give it some thought? Is that enough time for you? Okay, Brian. Okay. All right. So, let's plan on a goals workshop for July 14th.

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Do you It's not on the agenda. Can we and should we set the dog hearing tentatively placeholder for July 28th? >> Um, no. Let me coordinate with the parties who will need to be here for as as >> just mentally. I'm going to hold that in my head.

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>> Okay. keep that night available. >> Okay. >> Because there's unless it's not a Tuesday, which we can do, but this room is booked other evenings. So, >> I will make sure that that date works with the parties that need to be

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present. >> So, the 28th is a a maybe if not August. >> Ooh. Which we will have a full board in August. How exciting that their first potential meeting could be a dog hearing. >> I think

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>> they I know Tom has had them. Well, we don't know who's going to be on the board, but it's possible depending on who's on the board, they've had them before. Okay. Um, good. Anything else on that topic?

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You good? Old business. I think we're all set. I think there was one person who wasn't available this week who may come in at some point for cultural counsel. I think that was the only one we missed last night. So that brings us to minutes.

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And Brian, I see looks like you did a couple sets. >> Yeah, I dropped two. >> Dropped them in there. So I think I think we're up to seven. One, two, three. There's six regular session and one executive session. Um the executive session

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minutes are just for approval, not for release. Did everyone have a chance to read the the draft minutes? >> Yes. >> Brian's nodding. Okay. >> Yes. >> All right. I'll try to make the motion

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since I have them um written down here. So, I'll make a motion to approve the minutes from the January 12th, 2026 tribard meeting, the January 27th, 2026 tribard meeting, and the March 10th,

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2026 trib meeting, as well as the May 12th, 2026 select board meeting, the May 12th executive session, not for release, and then the

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May 20th, 2025 select board meeting minutes and June 9th, 2025 select board meeting minutes. >> Second. >> Okay. Uh, roll call vote. Glenn >> I, >> Brian, >> I

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>> I for myself. Motion passes unanimously. Thanks, Brian, for dropping those in there. We're chipping away. Um, we don't have any ones, or do we? I see one. Yep. >> See, that's small.

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>> More than one. >> I just have it. Hold on a second. No, no warrants. Okay. Um, okay. Let me go back. We have no public in the room. Any public comment online? Just raise your hand. >> We have committee reports.

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>> Oh, sorry. Yeah, I skipped committee reports. Yes, Brian has committee reports. I have a bunch. Uh >> Oh, okay. >> Glenn, did you want to go first? >> Okay. Uh Open Space had a meeting on the 10th, but I didn't see it posted on

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YouTube yet, so I haven't seen it. Uh council me on June 9th. uh we will be receiving a letter from them at some point expressing interest in exploring options to make mail-in voting more accessible to the homebound particularly when there's elections with um you know

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consequence overrides and whatnot. So it's just want to open up that discussion and that dialogue to include of course the town clerk. Uh and additionally just working on identifying anyone that is homebound and in need of assistance. They're always in search of

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establishing that and we'll have more success of course once the outreach coordinator is hired. Library board of trustees is meeting this Thursday. However, I will not be able to attend that. AGCOM was last night and I have not seen that show yet a meeting. It's

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not a show. It's very organized. Uh but we had the conflict with our meeting last night. Uh the planning board has their new member uh Tony Incastro. So they're up to five which is very helpful to them. Uh for approval not required.

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They had a 171 Arbor Street was approved. Uh 260 Falula Road which borders uh Fitchburg was approved. There was a dimmin deminimous change request for 171 Arbor Street as well. uh

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that that's was deemed to be beyond that. It was not a dimminimous change. So, they'll have to go back to get some peer reviews. But again, that was 171 Arbor Street. Um they had a category of preliminary consult Sunny Hill Road.

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They just came in to discuss the shared driveway project just to see what the board the temperature of the board was and they'll be moving forward with that. I didn't catch the number of it. I'm sorry. Uh public hearings 30 Summer Street, 10

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Parmentor Road and 860 New uh West Towns and Road were continued to their next meeting. 934 Mass A, which is a substation for Unitil, a storm water permit, was continued waiting for conservation. And uh 757 Chase Road, North End Subaru

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building and site review. Um, storm water, I'm sorry, a stormwater and site plan approval. Uh, both were approved. So, it'll be a new Subaru dealership going redoing the Subaru dealership and they'll have some planned

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community rooms that we can use. >> Is that the chaplain or No, no, no, no. >> Right on the Yeah. >> Okay. >> I got excited for a moment. >> Yeah. No, right basically at the town's in line. Okay, >> that's it. Well, is that it? Yeah, that's it.

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>> All right. Thanks, Brian. >> Thanks. Uh, the Lunberg Municipal Building Design Committee met yesterday. Um, we, uh, continued to review the departmental space needs surveys, uh, and the results as part of the ongoing assessment of the space needs. Uh, the committee focused on gathering more

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detailed information regarding staffing and storage requirements, public facing services, security needs, meeting space, and department adjacencies. Uh, members emphasized the importance of cost-effective solutions. uh given current fiscal constraints and um

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practical improvements versus large capital projects, the committee is going to meet again on June 29th to continue to review the survey responses and also some follow-ups. Uh we meet again, yeah, the 29th. The school committee met on the 3rd.

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Um they heard significant public comments about uh the recent override defeat, school funding concerns, athletic concerns, music program concerns, uh the need for transparency around future budget decisions. Uh the committee also discussed potential additional state aid, and potentially a

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special town meeting ahead of the school year. Uh the superintendent provided guidance on booster clubs and fundraising and emphasized all donations must be accepted by the school committee and comply with title 9 and follow district policies. Uh the committee committee also reviewed strong student

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achievement data including significant gains in reading and math at the elementary level and positive results from the district's Ignite tutoring program. Uh they made an appointment of Dr. Caitlyn Angelo as the Turkey assistant principal. Uh discussion of a proposal to allow athletics to count

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towards physical education credit was discussed, but they tabled it for further research. And the facility staff reported approximately $30,000 in savings through competitive bidding of maintenance contracts and provided updates on summer improvement projects.

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The board of assessors also met on the third. Um they elected Brian Lefond as chair again. They also uh got a new member, Bryant Mosan. Um the board also recognized and thanked the outgoing assessor uh for her contributions.

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The board also reviewed the ongoing assessment activities including completion of the preliminary FY27 tax commitments, processing abatements and motor vehicle excise tax adjustments and continued to work to improve the GIS mapping and online property records. A significant portion of the meeting

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focused on the ongoing neighborhood review project which is being conducted in response to the department of revenue recommendations. The project is evaluating neighborhood boundaries and valuation factors, particularly for waterfront properties to improve assessment accuracy and equity. Staff

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and consultants are going to continue their analysis throughout the summer. We'll provide additional updates as the work progresses. And then chapter land roll back chapter 61 release discussed for property at 35 Lemon Street. Uh the release of lean required to change use

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from agricultural. Um the select board also has a contingent vote noted on that. And then they meet next on July one. That's all I had. >> Okay. Um, finance committee, they did have I forget the date. They had a meeting um short meeting

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>> last Thursday. >> Last Thursday. >> Mhm. >> Feels like longer. Um, but there is uh the finance committee appointing committee is meeting next week um to discuss um appointments. So I think

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hopefully after that meeting they will be back to we full committee. Um and also next week the stormwater task force is meeting on Wednesday and that's all I have for committee reports.

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Um upcoming meeting. So we're scheduled for July 7th. Do you think we're going to need anything before the end of the fiscal year? Another one in June or No. >> No promises. But at this point, I don't see it. But we might need

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meetings for individuals. >> Okay. Yeah. >> So, don't be surprised if we try to squeeze something in, >> squeeze in a Zoom or something, but Okay. >> Not a regularly scheduled meeting. >> Okay. >> All right. And then uh public comment.

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I'm not seeing any hands online. Uh any public comment from town manager? >> No. >> From the board? >> I do not. >> Okay. Then I will make a motion to enter into executive session, not to return to open session pursuant to Mass General Law

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Chapter 30, section 21 A2, to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-UN personnel or contract negotiations with non-UN personnel. And this is regarding

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uh facilities director, HR director, director of public works, Lunar Council and aging director, executive assistant at the Yeah. >> to the select board and town manager. That's all.

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>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Um, we need to vote to go into session. >> Yes. Okay. Glenn. Hi >> Brian. >> Hi. >> And an I for myself. Thank you everyone. Have a good evening.