WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=gx8OfhUME5A NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: gx8OfhUME5A): - 00:00:00: Meeting Called to Order; Public Comment Invocation - 00:01:44: National Grid Petition Public Hearing - Conduit Installation - 00:07:21: Public Comment on National Grid; Approval & Closure - 00:09:58: Cultural Council Appointment: Tracy Davis Approval - 00:12:02: Council on Aging Appointment: Patricia Glennon Approval - 00:15:58: Singing Beach Chair Rental Request - Chair Stop LLC - 00:26:50: Mobile Sauna Request for White Beach - Let Sauna LLC - 00:31:39: Request to Fly Forester Flag for Patriots Day - 00:38:36: Liaison Updates: Planning Board, Tech School, Downtown Improvement - 00:44:34: Liaison Updates Continued: DPW, Library, Schools - 00:48:47: Consent Agenda Approval and Administrators Report - 00:55:42: Enter Executive Session for Real Estate Discussion Part: 1 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:17.119 April 6, 2026 meeting of the Manchester by the Sea Select Board. Um Jeff, >> yes. >> Ryan here. >> Kathy here. >> Ann is here. >> John here. >> Okay. Um now we would like we will 2 00:00:17.119 --> 00:00:43.680 entertain public comments on non-aggenda items. Can anyone see? >> I don't see any hands though. I don't Yeah, I don't see any hands, but I don't see anybody else either. >> We have seven participants. 3 00:00:43.680 --> 00:01:03.800 >> Yeah. >> Oh, anytime. >> Somewhat better. >> Thank you. in the grid view or any um if we can see if someone raises their hand 4 00:01:07.520 --> 00:01:44.720 >> steps in I don't see any hands up. So, um, we'll move on to the chairman's reports and the action items. Um, there is the chairman's report. Are there any 5 00:01:44.720 --> 00:02:06.240 action items that we need to consider now? Adding to the list. Okay. The first item on the agenda is a national grid hearing open. So, I move that the select board 6 00:02:06.240 --> 00:02:22.400 open the public hearing on the national grid petitions uh 31278906 and 31280915 to install underground conduit on Proctor Street and Bennett Street. >> Second. 7 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:39.280 >> John, >> yes. >> Says yes. Kathy, yes. Brian, >> yes. >> And Jeff, >> yes. >> Okay. Are there we have information? Yeah. Okay. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Is Mikos 44 Street in Massachusetts. Uh 8 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:53.760 I'm here today with National Grid to petition for the job at B Street. So natural grid uh will uh trench about 148 ft from existing manhole to BC manhole uh to replace the conduit that is right 9 00:02:53.760 --> 00:03:12.040 now 1.5 in uh thick and we will change it to two conduits of 3 in each and that will be to upgrade our uh distribution system for the neighborhood of Bennett Street. Any 10 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:27.920 questions? >> Uh, now there's another application from Bennett Street as well. >> Today I have a proctor rather. >> Yeah, I have Bennett Proctor and um I think Jersey 11 00:03:27.920 --> 00:03:45.280 >> because it was made I was made aware by one of the residents on Bennett that there's also discussion. I don't know if you talked to Gas or not. >> I didn't. No. Okay. Because uh it would seem that if there's there's going to be some work on the gas line on Bennett 12 00:03:45.280 --> 00:04:02.239 Street as well and the question came up as to whether or not they could coordinate >> and do all the work at the same time as opposed to disrupting the residents twice. So >> I agree. I can't see with our uh gas department. I've never talked to them 13 00:04:02.239 --> 00:04:18.639 but I can't see with them if we can coordinate this. Do you know exactly the address around what they're going to do? >> I don't know. >> It's the whole street. I I think the gas job is um >> well the gas and the electric can't go in the same trench. >> Yeah. And they're late. It's it's much 14 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:35.199 later in the >> when they kind of redo that whole Bennett Street like after the Tap and Street Bennett was going to be next and >> I don't I don't think the gas job is >> okay. I'm just I was I was asked to buy it. >> Good. It's a good question. >> It is a very good question. He's still 15 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:53.960 funny. >> Yeah, if you can just, you know, touch base with them. >> Yeah, I can touch base. Uh maybe we can go before them because they redoing the entire street so we don't disturb >> the assault again. So I can check with them, of course. >> Thank you. 16 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:20.800 >> Okay, the next U item is after street bus for Proctor Street will stretch about 10 ft on public way uh diagonal from an existing manhole 148 to an handhole 17 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:38.160 located uh on our customers property >> uh on the south side of the road. So no traffic disturbance or outage during the work and it should take us about one day of job and uh finally national grid will like ben street of course provide all 18 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:57.919 the detail for the job >> any questions >> just on these we received a memo from DPW today so they had some conditions that they wanted us to um put on these uh enhance enhancements, but there was 19 00:05:57.919 --> 00:06:16.880 some mention of um issues and it wasn't really clear what the prior issues were. Can you elaborate on on that, Tony? >> Um there was there was some work not on these uh or actually I think Jersey Lane maybe there was some 20 00:06:16.880 --> 00:06:32.080 work that National Grid was doing. It wasn't a road opening uh permit, but it did cause some traffic impacts. And so the um we just wanted to make sure that national grid you know prioritized 21 00:06:32.080 --> 00:06:49.360 notification in DPW and in butters prior to mobilization. >> Of course we do and um my apologize we didn't provide police detail for that job. Maybe they thought it was a very easy one that happens sometimes but for these two jobs for sure they will be. We 22 00:06:49.360 --> 00:07:06.560 also have a a coming uh not sure yet job for Jersey Street for the next video like the the next one, >> but this one will probably be pushed. Uh sorry, we just got notified on Friday that the customer might not do the job. So, we might let the petition for next 23 00:07:06.560 --> 00:07:21.199 time. >> Okay. >> But, uh to answer your question, yeah, we will make sure the traffic doesn't get impacted. >> As you know, you're required to apply to the DPW for permission to open the street. >> Yeah. And they you will get the conditions for returning the street to its prior condition. 24 00:07:21.199 --> 00:07:40.800 >> Of course. >> Yep. Um any public questions on the public questions? >> All right, then I will move. >> Hi. Yes. >> Yes. Um I am new to the neighborhood and I live at six Bennett Street, which 25 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:55.520 seemed like sort of the strike zone in the middle of of what you were doing. So I'm I'm just here to ask about the scope and the timing of this because I don't I have no experience. So for better we will be working around from 26 00:07:55.520 --> 00:08:11.599 >> beginning of 8 to 4. So six you are in the middle. My apologies. >> No. Um please ma'am would you would you give us give us your name? You've given us your address but >> Sarah. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. 27 00:08:11.599 --> 00:08:28.160 So uh the job will take about two days work. >> Two days. >> Yeah. Uh we will be trenching uh this is Manchester, Rockport and Glaster. Unfortunately, they have a lot of ledge. So it will take us time to dig trench. uh for the next day for during the night 28 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:44.560 of course we do put uh steel plates uh and the traffic will be uh disrupted on just one side of the road uh which is I would say north the sorry the west side of the road you are on the east side I see 29 00:08:44.560 --> 00:09:05.600 >> and of course we will have police detail and it shouldn't take more than 48 hours for the entire job to be done >> that's helpful thank you >> thank Further comments >> um electronically they're okay. I move that the select board close the 30 00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:20.800 evidentiary portion of the hearing. >> Second. >> Jeff, >> yes. >> Brian, >> yes. >> Kathy, yes. Says yes. >> John, yes. I move select approve national grade position petitions 31 00:09:20.800 --> 00:09:38.640 31278906 and 31280915 to install underground conduit on Proctor Street and Bender Street as shown in the provided plans. >> Second. >> Jeff >> yes. >> Brian >> yes. 32 00:09:38.640 --> 00:09:58.080 >> Kathy yes says yes. John. Yes. >> Okay. Um >> I move the board close the public hearing. >> Second. >> Yes. >> Answers. Yes. Kathy. >> Yes. >> Brian. >> Yes. >> Jeff. >> Yes. Work here is done. 33 00:09:58.080 --> 00:10:19.839 >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next. Item of fitness is a cultural council appointment with Tracy Davis. >> Tracy's here. I met with her in 34 00:10:19.839 --> 00:10:34.720 mid-March. Uh Tracy's interested in joining the cultural council. She has had experience working with cultural councils as a as an applicant in the past. Um has uh worked at the Wellspring 35 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:50.720 House, has served on the Manchester PTO. Um she's recently uh worked with Open Door. She's been um in town for 15 years. Um and as I mentioned before, her previous work with the cultural council 36 00:10:50.720 --> 00:11:08.880 was um in collaboration with the PTO and the library. >> Is there anything you would like to say? I just found it a posting in the paper and thought this was a nice way for me to continue to be a part of 37 00:11:08.880 --> 00:11:25.800 contribute back to the community and falls into my wheelhouse and I used to be involved with Spalding and the PTO and a number of other organizations. This is another way to reconnect with all those entities. So that's it. 38 00:11:26.160 --> 00:11:48.480 I will be presumptive and say welcome and thank you. >> Okay. I move that the board appoint Tracy Davis to the cultural council for a term to expire on June 30th, 2029. 39 00:11:48.480 --> 00:12:02.720 >> Second. >> Jeff, >> yes. >> Brian, >> yes. >> Kathy, >> yes. hand says yes >> John yes >> congratulations welcome we are getting an excellent 40 00:12:02.720 --> 00:12:21.920 >> addition to it thank you >> the next item on the agenda is the an appointment to the council on aging board for >> Pat is here I I met with Pat uh also mid 41 00:12:21.920 --> 00:12:37.680 March um she has served served on the Friends of the Council on Aging. Um, fun fact, she signed up, she was uh at the coffee for the Council on Aging the first day it was offered three years ago. So, jumped right in. She she has a 42 00:12:37.680 --> 00:12:54.959 desire to help the seniors from a different angle compared to being on the Friends. Um we talked a lot about um the future of the Council on Aging and the different types of programs and the importance that the department serves um 43 00:12:54.959 --> 00:13:09.920 especially for especially for uh men who um senior men and and um and kids uh intergenerational programming that can help uh with the 44 00:13:09.920 --> 00:13:25.600 senior center. Um, and we also talked a lot about improvement related to communication. Um, things that the friends have had uh kind of an eye on for a long time, but 45 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:41.760 um really serves better as a position on the on the Council on Aging board. >> Um, so very passionate about seniors and the programs we can offer. would you have anything you'd like to say? 46 00:13:41.760 --> 00:14:00.399 >> No, I just um hope I can help enhance the quality of life for seniors in this town, >> you know, and include, you know, really encourage independence, healthy lifestyle and get out of isolation. 47 00:14:00.399 --> 00:14:15.600 Socialization is so important. Isolation really harms. socialization heals and I know through my past being a nurse working in home care etc etc to see 48 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:31.839 people in isolation in what happens to them they absolutely deteriorate become depressed you know don't get dressed don't shave don't cut the lawn um so we you know as 49 00:14:31.839 --> 00:14:49.199 the council on aging matures we need to do programs to encourage seniors and especially men to come. >> Thank you. >> Questions from the board. >> Thank you for doing this. 50 00:14:49.199 --> 00:15:08.880 >> My pleasure. >> I'm good. >> Okay. No questions. All right. Um, I move that the select board appoint Patricia Glennon to the Council on Aging Board for a term to expire on June 30th, 2029. >> Second. 51 00:15:08.880 --> 00:15:22.720 >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Brian. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Answers. Yes. >> Yes. >> Wow. Two great applicants. This is really nice. >> Thank you very much for stepping up. Yes. 52 00:15:22.720 --> 00:15:40.959 >> Thank you. And let's hope the senior center keeps moving. >> I want the senior centers to stay where it is or the future senior center to stay where it is and not float out to sea. >> Yeah, >> we can always put life springs inside 53 00:15:40.959 --> 00:15:58.279 the door. >> Creativity. >> Thank you. >> Okay, the next action item is the request to offer a beach chair rental service at Sing Beach. Um, 54 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:15.440 >> yes. Um, is Ben and Charlie or my my brother Charlie is at UVA. Um, and he has like a night class. We could join on Zoom, but he can't. So, it's just us. Um, we tried to send you an email earlier today, but >> I got it. I got it. Yep. 55 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:31.440 >> Perfect. >> We were worried that it said the address wasn't found, but >> Yep. Cheryl helped you out and uh forwarded over to me. So they So it's Becca and Ben. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh so they did send a uh PowerPoint and you've seen their um 56 00:16:31.440 --> 00:17:17.919 business plan as a as an attachment to their request. Let me see if I can play. All right. So, do you guys want to walk us through this? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Um, so I'm Ben. This is Ben. Um, we're 57 00:17:17.919 --> 00:17:34.080 two of the founding members of the Chairpot LLC. Just started this winter. Um, and yeah, we're just here to talk to you guys about a request for uh renting out chairs at Sing Beach. Yes. So, regarding the setup, we're gonna have two members there at all times. We're going to have a foldable table with two 58 00:17:34.080 --> 00:17:51.360 chairs, one for Ben and I, and we're going to have 10 chairs um at the location with the other 25 of our chairs stored in one of our vehicles. We're planning on operating from 9 to 7 on Wednesday through Sunday starting July 59 00:17:51.360 --> 00:18:07.600 17th through Labor Day. And we are planning on charging 15 days for a full day rental, $10 for a half day. And we are planning on using the square payment method. And we were planning on if a chair goes missing, we're going to ID 60 00:18:07.600 --> 00:18:23.679 the chairs. We're have a number system. If a chair goes missing, then there's going to be a missing fine and we'll do that through the square payment app. And um all of this is going to be removable by the end of the day. It's like we're not even going to be there, but we just 61 00:18:23.679 --> 00:18:40.559 trying to make the beach experience like better for everybody and so you don't have to lug a chair at the beach. All right. So, real quick, um logistics. So uh in terms of insurance compliance, licensing tax and then uh lastly 62 00:18:40.559 --> 00:18:55.360 differentiating for each staff which is concerned with the uh parks and rec committee. Uh so we have codes for uh commercial general liability policy. Um that's going to be $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate with uh the time being protected as 63 00:18:55.360 --> 00:19:10.799 additionally insured. Um and then once we would get that uh after your approval obviously um we would give you guys a certificate to show that you guys are additionally approved. Um, so we already mentioned, um, we're an LLC, um, with Massachusetts. Um, we have all of our 64 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:26.080 internal governance, like our operating agreement in place. Um, we maintain a federal tax ID and a sales tax ID for the state, as well as we're ready to apply for a transient vendor license. Again, upon approval, you won't have to 65 00:19:26.080 --> 00:19:41.760 wait because there's a deposit necessary with the state. Um, and then lastly, avoiding confusion with PE staff. So, we're going to have um uniforms. I believe the lifeguards use red, so we'll obviously pick a different color just to make sure that we're separated. And then we can also use like direct signage 66 00:19:41.760 --> 00:19:57.039 saying that we're a third party company um not directly affiliated with the town and stuff. >> Yeah. So, regarding the scope of this um this business, um it's going to be a single 67 00:19:57.039 --> 00:20:12.799 approved uh service and we're just going to do chairs. We're not planning on expanding to anything else like food or merch and there's not going to be any permanent installations. It's going to be very um low impact. Um, and the town 68 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:30.640 is going to like retain full flexibility and authority over this and we're willing to negotiate just to we just want to set this up and um about like the location on the beach and stuff. Uh, and then lastly, like why we're 69 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:46.960 doing this um and who the service helps. So, we're both we're both from Manchester. Um I think it's safe to say during the summers like you know we basically grew up on the beach. Um and yeah it's just always been like special place in the town and we just want to make that more accessible to everyone 70 00:20:46.960 --> 00:21:03.280 really. So some people that's benefit um seniors and people with limited mobility is huge. Um if someone has to have a place to sit down or can't sit down on the ground at the beach that's a big concern. So we have chairs there. We're going to carry them out for people. So 71 00:21:03.280 --> 00:21:19.039 suddenly like you know um we have a pretty large older population in town and I think this could help make the speech more accessible for everybody. Um then out of town visitors so people from Boston that would have to take a chair you know from the train up the hill to 72 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:35.440 the beach. We can sort of cut that out of their like thinking and they can just rent a beach with us or rent a chair with us. Sorry. Um and then people like like traveling bike. So this is obviously a broader category just anybody who doesn't want to carry the chair up the hill and then obviously if 73 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:52.600 people from the train uh aren't like sort of bogged down by carrying a chair everywhere they can like have more of an opportunity before like their train leaving our town gets here to explore downtown and um visit local shops and not whatnot. So I think that's a big opportunity. 74 00:21:53.200 --> 00:22:09.440 >> Yeah, we're open to answer any questions. Um, I think I'd like to hear from Cheryl. >> Okay, Cheryl. >> Hi. Um, so the boys came to the park and recck committee um, a few months ago and 75 00:22:09.440 --> 00:22:24.640 the committee gave them a few pointers and then they came back and pretty much handled all the things that we had asked of them which you know was the liability, the LLC, the the transient certificate, all those things. Um, as a 76 00:22:24.640 --> 00:22:40.480 committee, the park and rec committee does believe that this is a service that would would be good for our um customers. Um, the staff does find a lot at the beach that um people will sometimes buy chairs and then just throw them away at the end of the day, throw 77 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:55.600 them in the dumpster um because they'd rather buy a chair and throw it away than not have a chair at the beach. Um, and I think that's, you know, the people coming on the train who don't want to lug it on the train. Um, and that's, you know, not a great thing for 78 00:22:55.600 --> 00:23:13.120 sustainability and and trash and whatnot. Um, but I think, um, I don't, you know, this is probably not going to be something that's perfect from the start. Um we'll have lots of tweaks along the way, but where it is two um resident young men 79 00:23:13.120 --> 00:23:29.039 who did a great job with their presentation. Um the park and rec committee did vote that we would like to um give them this chance as long as they had everything else that they needed in place and as long as the board approves. 80 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:46.000 >> Thank you. >> Uh yeah, well it's great to hear that you deliver. Now you're going to deliver to a spot on the beach. I understand the style. Okay. So in other words, if I want to sit 25 yards over there, you'll know for sure. >> That's great. Glad to hear that >> question. So about how many square feet 81 00:23:46.000 --> 00:24:01.919 are you going to occupy on the beach? I know the beach is big. >> Yeah, that's a hard one. So we haven't chairs a a table yet, but the idea is that we could store the chairs like under the table. Yeah. >> So we could definitely like cut down our space a lot. And the idea was just to be like really compact and like just be at 82 00:24:01.919 --> 00:24:18.159 the entrance but be like a very like small part. Um I don't know what the dimensions would like look like because we obviously don't have a table yet but very like very small. >> Okay. And you've discussed with Cheryl about where I mean we all of us here know what the hanging beach entrance looks. This is on the beach. 83 00:24:18.159 --> 00:24:34.159 >> We were thinking um where the tent is in the summer >> for the people to check in. Yes. >> Yeah. So there's a there's like a rock like shelf there. We were thinking that as you go through the entrance to the beach um right to the left like tuck >> at the bottom of that reetment. 84 00:24:34.159 --> 00:24:52.880 >> Yeah. Okay, good. >> Um actually my question was location, so I guess we already covered that. Um I just want to say you guys had a great presentation. So thank thank you. Uh, I would agree and touched on the uh, 85 00:24:52.880 --> 00:25:10.720 you know, maybe helping out the local >> dragging stuff around and that's something that we're really tuned to. So, great job and I look forward to working with you. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, I agree. Great presentation. Um, I especially like the fact that you're just focusing on the chairs, right, and 86 00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:27.440 seeing how well that works because when I saw the collateral at first, I thought you were doing umbrellas and chairs and I'm like umbrellas can be a real sticky thing. So, you're really got a good plan and I wish you the best. Good luck. >> Will you, if you don't get all of the 87 00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:44.080 chairs back, will you patrol the beach? And >> yeah, that's the plan. So, we've looked into um like glow-in-the-dark spray paint so we could locate them very easily. We're we're closing at seven, so that gives people a lot of time to get them back to us, but obviously they try to leave them on the beach or whatnot. They're very visible. Mhm. 88 00:25:44.080 --> 00:25:59.360 >> Um so yeah, I mean we're not going to leave if there's a chair that we haven't found yet. >> We're just we'll search for it. >> You use electronic tags on them. >> Um I think >> um that's a little like expensive expensive. Yeah. But we have a numbering system so we know which one's missing. >> Okay. 89 00:25:59.360 --> 00:26:18.720 >> And then we have the the glow in the dark. So hopefully that'll be enough. >> Yes, >> that's me. >> Yep. I move the select board approve the request from Ben Rubin, Charlie Rubin, and Becket Gibbons, the Chair Stop LLC, to operate a beach chair rental service 90 00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:35.440 at Singing Beach to be conducted from Wednesday through Sunday between the hours of 9 and 7 from June 17th to September 7th, 2026. >> The uh just who said June or July? >> You said June 17th. >> June. >> June 17th. Yeah. 91 00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:50.559 >> Second. >> Yes. says yes. Kathy, >> yes. >> Brian, yes. >> And >> yes, >> thank you very much. Congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Good job. >> Yeah. 92 00:26:50.559 --> 00:27:17.480 >> Look forward to seeing you there. >> Yeah. Very good. Next item on the agenda is a request to operate a mobile spot at in the White Beach parking lot on April 18th. And 93 00:27:17.520 --> 00:27:32.400 >> uh this similar I don't know you might recall we had a uh we had another sauna uh vendor make a similar request and um at White Beach who we so it's the same same concept different vendor same uh 94 00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:49.440 conditions. It's a one-day event. Um the other vendors seem to have a good experience and good um track uh visitors visitorship. Um so we're comfortable with moving forward with the 95 00:27:49.440 --> 00:28:04.240 same conditions that we had on the last one. Um I do think that uh you know we've had two kind of individual companies with one day requests. Um, I think that's okay. The way we're going 96 00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:20.000 now, we're not getting into the busier um season. Uh, however, I do think that if this is something that we are going to be um offering on a more consistent basis, it'll cause for a larger 97 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:36.559 discussion. But at at the moment right now, I think we're I think this is um fine. >> One a month is not going to >> No, that's not a >> right. Well, offseason >> one a month in the off season, right? Right. I think that my only question was um two questions. One, I just I didn't get any 98 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:51.279 feedback from the last, you know, event we had at mid-March and that seemed to go well. I haven't heard anything. >> Yeah, actually they they reached out and said they had um a lot of good a lot many people came by and and utilized the 99 00:28:51.279 --> 00:29:08.799 service and actually they requested for another uh day that they could go out again. Uh but we opted not to go down that road, especially since Mobile Sauna is uh interested in doing a day. We want to make sure we're fair um you know to 100 00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:25.919 both vendors. >> So I think u my other question was just um how did white how did Ocean Street do over the winter? I mean, I do drive by it and it looked a little um not great um like last week and I 101 00:29:25.919 --> 00:29:41.679 just wondering if we've checked the conditions of the parking area to make sure that it'd be in good shape for the sauna team when they when they show up. >> Uh I I think the parking area would be fine for this. Um but yes, uh it 102 00:29:41.679 --> 00:29:58.919 definitely took >> a little sad >> definitely got um >> definitely took some damage uh or especially that big storm that we had. Um but DBW's already on top of they got they have to make those repairs anyways regardless of this. 103 00:29:59.360 --> 00:30:16.399 >> Yeah. You ready? >> I want to Oh, >> do you want to say anything or shall we just approve it? Um well I'd love to introduce myself. I'm Kathleen. I'm a Manchester resident. So I've been operating Let Sauna with a partner um for the last year and a half. We've had 104 00:30:16.399 --> 00:30:32.799 wonderful success. Um we've done um some events in Manchester on private property um with people dipping up Black Beach and we've always wanted to be at White Beach. Um so this would be a great opportunity to do that. We are fully off season 105 00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:49.200 >> seasonal. So, we are getting ready to shut down, you know, at the beginning of May. Um, so yeah, we'd love to get a white beach day in before that happens. >> Yeah, the sauna tend to be uh off season relative to the summer, right? >> Oh, yes. Yes. >> So, this that fits very well with what's 106 00:30:49.200 --> 00:31:05.600 going >> right. So, we're like October to end of April. >> Perfect. >> Yep. I move the fle board approve the request from Kathleen Johnson Let Sauna LLC to use the use of one parking space 107 00:31:05.600 --> 00:31:21.600 at White Beach for the placement of a mobile sauna unit on April 18th, 2026 from 7 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> Second. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Kathy, >> yes. >> Brian, >> yes. >> And yes, >> thank you. 108 00:31:21.600 --> 00:31:38.520 >> Thank you. Good luck. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Don't let it sink in the sand. We won't >> Debbie will reach out uh to you or to fill out all the necessary paperwork. >> Great. >> Thank you. 109 00:31:39.519 --> 00:31:55.440 The next item is the request to fly the Forester flag on the town flag pole from April 18th, April 25th from the Manchester by the Seas Museum. Mommy, do you have anything to say on this? 110 00:31:55.440 --> 00:32:10.000 >> I think that'd probably be Matt who's sitting up there. >> Yeah, I'm just >> We So far we've had Tony generally introduce things to us. >> Uh we this request uh we we actually did fly the Forester flag last year. Um it 111 00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:27.600 was in the month of July. Uh this request has changed a little bit and I'm sure is it Matt did you say? >> Yes, Matt will explain. Um, so it is something that we've we've we've done in the past and uh but this is moving it up in the schedule. 112 00:32:27.600 --> 00:32:42.640 >> Um, we would like to move it up in the schedule because this the Forester flag is the central focus. >> Excuse me. Before you get much further, your name and address, please. >> Matthew Genta 17 Mascanoma. Um, and I'm on the board um on one of the trustees 113 00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:59.919 at the Manchester by the Sea Museum. And the Forester flag is the central focus of our summer exhibit, which will be Manchester's um 250 revolution, you know, our impact on the on the American Revolution. And 114 00:32:59.919 --> 00:33:15.840 you know, I'm proud to say that the first flag in America to have 13 stripes was created here in Manchester, and that's the Forester flag. And so, we have a replica of that that we flew last year on the July 4th, and we would like 115 00:33:15.840 --> 00:33:31.679 to do it for Patri the the date we'd like to do it this year is Patriots Day. I think we also would like to do it on July 4th, but we'll have I guess we'll come back since that's not part of the the question. Yeah, last night 116 00:33:31.679 --> 00:33:48.080 >> because on the 4th it's also going to be the focus of our float and the Fourth of July parade. But that's why we'd like to fly it because according to history, the militia that left Manchester on Patriots Day in 1775 117 00:33:48.080 --> 00:34:03.840 carried the flag to the Battle of Lexington and Conquered or they never made it there, but they >> they tried. I >> think they ended up in a pub in Medford, but they made it to the West. I don't know. 118 00:34:03.840 --> 00:34:23.679 That's why we'd like to fly it uh for that for those days. >> I might make a comment. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Okay. Um so the request here is to go from April 18th to 25th and I think this flag has to be distinguished because 119 00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:39.520 it's um it has a historical significance to the town and is it civic commemoration. It is not an advocacy flag in any way. It is purely is related to the history of this town and more broadly to the history of the nation. 120 00:34:39.520 --> 00:34:54.720 And so a week was kind of uh the board decided maybe a week is a good idea. Put it up at Saturday before Patriots Day and take it down the following uh Saturday. So just looking at this flag a little bit differently from other flags 121 00:34:54.720 --> 00:35:14.800 that might get flown. That's all. I think that want to call it this is the classic example of a commemorative flag and that's what that poll is for. >> So I just have a um I do think um whenever we talk about raising a flag I 122 00:35:14.800 --> 00:35:31.599 talk about the same thing. So I apologize I'm going to repeat myself here. We need to better figure out the operations around managing that flag pole. So, we've had a request for um you know, a week, a couple of weeks ago, we narrowed it down to one day. 123 00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:46.480 Now, we have another week. Sounds like we're leaning towards approving that whole week. Um there's been discussion about a duplicate raising. Okay. So, that could come up with other flags as well. And I just think we need to get 124 00:35:46.480 --> 00:36:02.079 ahead of this. Okay. We need some >> um >> We need a policy. >> Yeah. Well, an update to our policy now that we know >> more about what it takes to host, you know, that additional flag pole. Um, I I 125 00:36:02.079 --> 00:36:17.760 I believe I have asked Tony to help us understand what is our capacity for flag raising, you know. Um, I imagine our resources, you know, can't be putting up a new flag every day. We probably have some type of constraint. I have no idea 126 00:36:17.760 --> 00:36:33.280 what that is, but I think I I like to see the poll getting used. I think it's fantastic. Um, but I do think we need to set some guidelines so that we make sure everyone who comes forward with a request is treated fairly and we are we 127 00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:49.760 are making decisions just based on our operational policy. >> That's that's my >> I guess my question is who's going to build the cat? but put together like a policy paragraph. I I I volunteer to put 128 00:36:49.760 --> 00:37:06.240 something together that would be a separate paragraph that would identify um flags that would be uh flown for historic or civic commemorative um purposes. >> Put something together so that it's in a different category from virtually all the other flags that might fly on there 129 00:37:06.240 --> 00:37:21.680 with the exception of course the American flag standard. >> So we can do that if >> if you would put together something. Sure. >> And put that together maybe within the month. >> Great. 130 00:37:21.680 --> 00:37:40.400 Um, okay. I apparently I move that the select board approves a request from the Manchester by the Sea Museum to fly a replica of the Forester flag in commemoration of Patriots Day on the town flag pole from April 18th to April 131 00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:58.000 25th and to sign a proclamation to that effect. >> Second, >> yes. >> Ryan, >> yes. >> Yes. >> John says yes. >> Great. >> Thank you. >> Great. And this flag will fly. Is this 132 00:37:58.000 --> 00:38:14.640 what I hear? >> This flag. >> One fly. >> Okay. >> Okay. Um, just if you could get while we al was working on a policy 133 00:38:14.640 --> 00:38:36.160 about flags, you'd also get a request in for the time around July 4th that you want to have it. >> That'd be great. Thank you. Yeah. That's our action items. Um the next thing we have is leazison on 134 00:38:36.160 --> 00:39:00.160 updates. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. Yeah, >> I don't have a whole lot because a lot of what's been going on planning board, but um they did look at a plan for a possible 135 00:39:00.160 --> 00:39:17.760 new building at Crocker's boaty yard. Um it's kind of in its infancy, but we'll see what happens. He's kind of been looking for their input on on it. So, um 136 00:39:17.760 --> 00:39:32.400 else we basically covered uh they're starting um they had a meeting with Karen Sunberg on um our housing needs assessment and plan which I guess has to come up every 137 00:39:32.400 --> 00:39:49.599 five years. So, they're kicking that off now for the state. Um working on goals and strategies for that. um they plan to have a couple of public workshops and um input from us and we'll see a final 138 00:39:49.599 --> 00:40:06.560 draft. It's probably 10 months away or so. It's a ways away, but they're just starting that now. So, um another thing that came up was uh I guess we're going to need an energy storage bylaw, which do you know 139 00:40:06.560 --> 00:40:20.320 anything about this >> energy storage? heard of uh in my regional meetings with other communities about different types of bylaws that towns are are starting to look at 140 00:40:20.320 --> 00:40:38.400 um and legislation that's uh being pushed at the state to try to create some uniformity around how energy storage is handled at the local level. >> Yeah. So it' be like battery type 141 00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:54.560 storage like I know you see some of these big trailers and right things like that. So for solar and whatnot. >> So I guess that's something they're going to work on in the future coming up. >> Anything any from the the tech school? 142 00:40:54.560 --> 00:41:14.680 >> No, but I have a meeting there Thursday and the Harvard advisory meets on Wednesdays. >> Go ahead. Um, box and wreck the uh drum Easter egg hunt was successful. Easter Bunny showed up 143 00:41:14.720 --> 00:41:31.520 and hijacked uh kidnapped and returned and safely without paid. Uh the uh pickle ball court uh delayed opening until all the uh sound absorbent panels 144 00:41:31.520 --> 00:41:47.920 will be installed. They were >> they got to get repaired. >> Yeah, the uh waiting for the covers to come in. Uh they could they could be up and installed tomorrow. Weather dependent. >> How old are those? >> Uh they're not old. >> Three years. This is about third year. 145 00:41:47.920 --> 00:42:03.520 I don't think it's even >> Well, going into our third season, but not >> Yeah, only soon. >> I think the two years. >> Yeah. So, this going into the third season, right? They've been up for two years. >> Tops tops third season. 146 00:42:03.520 --> 00:42:18.079 >> Uh they covered uh I mean, it's it's under warranty. >> Good. I was talking >> uh but as you're aware there were some issues because the nets went up and that was all hands on deck at that point. So 147 00:42:18.079 --> 00:42:34.560 >> uh DPW uh as I'm my understanding is that uh should be able to complete it tomorrow of the committees. So, let's tell them that by the weekend everything will be ready to go. And 148 00:42:34.560 --> 00:42:52.960 that's about it. That's about it. Um, downtown improvement committee is partnering with the harbor master and the harbor advisory committee to prepare a new visitors brochure to hand out to voters um both um at the transient docks 149 00:42:52.960 --> 00:43:10.880 here and at the marinas when they do transient docking there so they'll understand what they can do when they come to Manchester. And then um the downtown improvement um committee, a few of us had a meeting with the DPW to just give um Chuck and 150 00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:27.359 Nate some feedback from the Pine Street Central Street neighborhood. We had had a meeting last year on that intersection. You know, how they put the Rotary up at one time. >> Um so we had a neighborhood meeting, collected some feedback, but that had never really been discussed with the 151 00:43:27.359 --> 00:43:44.160 DPW. so that someday when they do the Bennett Street construction we were just talking about. >> Mhm. >> Um you know the thought is if they can do their traffic study and take in some of the feedback from the neighborhood that that will all get addressed at one time which is probably you know a couple years off at least. So but anyway they 152 00:43:44.160 --> 00:43:59.440 they have the feedback. That's it. >> Um one more thing for the pipes and wreck 500 uh beach tags have already been sold almost 500. >> Got mine this morning. Oh, one more things too. Sorry. Um, facilities planning committee meets on 153 00:43:59.440 --> 00:44:15.280 Thursday. Um, where we're discussing again the hiring of an OPM, project manager for the DPW public safety buildings. You know, that whole process trying to get the timing of bringing that person on board. Um, that's 154 00:44:15.280 --> 00:44:33.000 something that the the committee has been debating when is the right time for that. So, um, we'll have another meeting on that on Thursday and also we'll bring them up to speed on the senior center, >> community center, um, wherever that stands as of today. 155 00:44:34.319 --> 00:44:50.720 >> Yeah. Okay. Been a kind of an uneventful few weeks weeks here. Uh, DPW as of this morning, it's been pretty quiet. They are well, more than half the meters are in. In fact, they're closer to twothirds of the meetings meters water meters have gone in. So, that's pretty good. The library did meet a couple of weeks ago. 156 00:44:50.720 --> 00:45:05.760 They have some concerns with regard to the fact that their their ADA bathroom is a separate article on the warrant. And in past, a lot of them a lot of the various capital monies that have been spent on them have just been part of the 157 00:45:05.760 --> 00:45:22.400 broader capital uh budget that on a list. So, they're a little worried about that, but I think I think it'll be all right. They have been in that position before and things have gone along okay. Um the historic district commission meets on Thursday and the seniors well we're going to find 158 00:45:22.400 --> 00:45:42.560 out in uh or whenever that's still continuing the questions if we >> finance committee their work um and I think the book has 159 00:45:42.560 --> 00:46:01.520 been either been printed or it's metered Um the school committee is focusing heavily on the school building program but on tomorrow they will talk about who goes where to talk 160 00:46:01.520 --> 00:46:16.079 about the actual school budget. Um, the board of health had a meeting this morning or parts of the board of health had meeting this morning with the 161 00:46:16.079 --> 00:46:32.000 regional glosser project and I managed to tune in for the last 10 minutes but Tony was there. Yeah, I'm serving on the advisory board with uh Peter and Wendy on behalf of 162 00:46:32.000 --> 00:46:48.560 Manchester and Don as an alternate. >> So, that was our first advisory board meeting >> and we'll be meeting again uh next Thursday to we kind of ran out of time. We we had a long discussion and we ran out of time. So, we scheduled another 163 00:46:48.560 --> 00:47:05.599 meeting for Thursday next week to continue processing all the uh agenda items that we had. >> Really kind of getting a over overview of all the different projects that fall under that >> under that agreement. 164 00:47:05.599 --> 00:47:22.079 >> That should be interesting. >> Yes. >> Um that's I think is on updates. >> Sorry, quick question. Um, you mentioned the FinCom books are at the printer. When are they getting mailed out? Because we've got these great public 165 00:47:22.079 --> 00:47:39.359 forums, you know, coming up on the on the town meeting, but people don't have the books yet. >> Yeah, there typically they get delivered two weeks ahead of time, uh, two weeks before town meeting. So, that's the that's the date that we've given the printer uh, to make sure that they get 166 00:47:39.359 --> 00:47:55.680 to people two weeks prior. So, will they get there ahead of the next public forum on the town meeting? >> Some some people might, some people maybe not, but it'll be on the website, so we can share that, you know, so people can get a a head start look at 167 00:47:55.680 --> 00:48:11.839 the FINCOM book. >> Is it on the website right now? >> It's not on yet. So, I just think if you're having a meeting tomorrow, it might be nice to, you know, include that in the promotional messaging because the promotional messaging went out, I think, a little 168 00:48:11.839 --> 00:48:26.800 bit later than you expected. It was a couple days after um you thought it was posted. It didn't actually show up until Friday or something. And then, so we're just I mean, the first meeting may not be well attended that, but I think if people actually got something in their 169 00:48:26.800 --> 00:48:47.520 mailbox, you know, and then they find out there's a meeting up that might incentivize more people to attend. >> Um consent agenda. >> Um is there anything that we should 170 00:48:47.520 --> 00:49:11.920 remove from it? >> Just correct the Arbor Day proclamation. Whereas, yes, >> it's whereas whereas we e a r a s. And it also refers to a tree in Nebraska. >> That's a problem. >> There are trees in Nebraska. 171 00:49:11.920 --> 00:49:29.440 >> I trees are just as important in Nebrask. All right. I move that the board approve the consented agenda. >> Second. Done. Yes. >> Says yes. Kathy, >> yes. >> Brian, >> yes. >> And 172 00:49:29.440 --> 00:49:45.359 >> yes. >> Okay. Administrator's report. >> So yes, town meeting is in uh four weeks. Um I want to just quickly 173 00:49:45.359 --> 00:50:04.640 anyone online can see how to get to the town meeting page. If you go to Manchester uh.mma. us and scroll over government town meetings and elections is in the bottom 174 00:50:04.640 --> 00:50:22.240 right corner. And if you scroll down here to the town meeting page uh we have the public forums listed uh the their date. so that I'll be doing public forums uh tomorrow and the following Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. 175 00:50:22.240 --> 00:50:38.640 Those are hybrid. We'll also record them and post them online. Uh I'll also be hosting office hours uh the following three Tuesdays. uh for anyone that might not be able to attend the meetings or you know maybe is 176 00:50:38.640 --> 00:50:53.440 uncomfortable asking questions in a public forum they can uh come to office hours and I can help explain whatever uh information related to town meeting. Uh and then here we have links to all the 177 00:50:53.440 --> 00:51:08.880 other important documents we have our budget the annual report will get uploaded here and the finance committee report will get uploaded here. Uh we have the CPC recommended grants, the three citizens petitions, 178 00:51:08.880 --> 00:51:26.720 um the many articles that we published through the Cricut, uh information about the zoning articles and and the town meeting warrant. The warrants been signed by the select board and the constable and is posted. And we'll we'll continue to update this 179 00:51:26.720 --> 00:51:47.920 and promote this um over the next four weeks. Um outside of uh outside of town meeting um it is busy in the town hall. Uh it's it always you know especially with DBW when when we and then when you have the 180 00:51:47.920 --> 00:52:05.119 transition of seasons it's always busy in their department kind of wrapping up the past season and preparing for the next getting parks and fields ready to ready to go. Uh police were finalizing two new hires in fire department. We are 181 00:52:05.119 --> 00:52:22.880 uh on boarding four new hires uh through the safer grant. The police chief position is posted. We received uh applications have looked through those initial applications and um requested u 182 00:52:22.880 --> 00:52:38.079 the the those that we intend to interview to submit the questionnaire. um uh that we all talked about when we went through the process. Uh also the assessor position was posted 183 00:52:38.079 --> 00:52:53.040 Friday as well. Um as you mentioned parks of wreck has uh a lot going on with uh selling of um beach stickers and programs. Uh we have 184 00:52:53.040 --> 00:53:10.000 applied we applied for um community project funding through Congressman Molton's office a couple weeks ago and got notified last week that we uh did not receive those um or not being moved on to the next part of that process. But 185 00:53:10.000 --> 00:53:26.319 last week, we did submit a uh request to Senator Marky's office of $3 million for construction funding for the future senior/ community center and we're working on an ADA bathroom grant as well 186 00:53:26.319 --> 00:53:46.240 uh with the library. Um the clerk's office as well is busy with um with parking stickers, dog licenses, uh election, the local election was last week uh to replace it for the state 187 00:53:46.240 --> 00:54:06.640 representative position. Um, we hired a new van driver as well for the Council on Aging. >> And we have an open position in the library, a young adult librarian. It's a part-time position if anyone knows about 188 00:54:06.640 --> 00:54:24.319 that. It's on the website uh or anyone potentially interested. We're eager to uh fill that position in the library, especially as we're coming to the end of the school season. >> Does that require a library librarian's license 189 00:54:24.319 --> 00:54:41.040 position? >> I don't know. I don't know the answer to that. I can find out. But it's everything all qualifications are that are required are listed on the job post. >> Okay, fine. Um >> are those people quarry checked? 190 00:54:41.040 --> 00:54:56.160 >> Yes. >> Yep. Um and then yeah, as as you mentioned, planning boards also kicked off an update project of uh the housing production plan. Um preparing for town meeting. Uh ZBA and Concom starting to 191 00:54:56.160 --> 00:55:12.079 pick up as well with the change of the weather. A lot more permit applications coming in. Uh we also received the sub bids we opened for the Lincoln Street Well procurement project uh came in about two weeks ago and we're happy to see the 192 00:55:12.079 --> 00:55:38.440 numbers that were were submitted. Um next week we should get the general bids in and and uh understand kind of what we're looking at for cost on that project. >> That's my update. Great. Okay. 193 00:55:42.880 --> 00:55:58.960 I move that the board enter into executive session pursuant to general laws agenda A section 2186 to consider purchase exchange leads over value real estate value of real estate property into the Masonic Hall and 194 00:55:58.960 --> 00:56:14.720 Church Street if the chair declares that an open meeting may have detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body and not return to open sessions. And I do so declare. >> Second. >> Yes. 195 00:56:14.720 --> 00:56:26.520 >> Yes. >> Brian, >> yes. >> Jackie, >> yes. >> Yes. >> John, yes. >> Okay. Turn off the recording.