And uh here we are for what is our last meeting in this present constitution. And uh so what our agenda is today is to
approve the minutes from July 31st. Hope has everyone had a chance to review those or enough people to review them? Tom sent that out yesterday. Yes. Yes. Um, a few updates from Concom and the
select board and also Tamson. Another little thing I wanted to mention for our purposes and then when we have to close out the well, we'll vote to disband. I took that for granted. I didn't write that down.
And then um Tom reminded me this morning that we would also need to approve the minutes for today's meeting in order for me to write to the select board that we had officially disbanded and they can then uh decommission us. So he has um
kindly prepared a kind of draft minutes. Oh, good. Here comes Joe under the name of Kathy. um draft minutes which he's going to be working on in real time and then he'll um screen share that I think right Tom.
Yeah. So there's Joe in aka Kathy whose audio is off but he'll get it on again. Okay. So uh why don't we do that? um
will uh call the meeting to order and we have uh Charlene Galinsky here, myself, Jennifer Wallace, Jim Moore, Joe Salvador, Eric Stalker, and Tom Seaffort.
Tom is making notes on that as we speak. And so our first order of business is to comment on and then make a motion to approve or alter the minutes from July 31st.
So does anyone have any uh anything they wish to comment on, revise, change, which is the same as revision? Um I think they were great. Yeah, it's a good I move that we accept them.
Okay. And um anyone second that? I second them. Okay. Charlene seconds. So uh we'll have a vote. We'll start with Joe since you're in right there. We're happy to see you. Hope you had a good trip. Long trip.
Joe Salvador's vote is I I'm go for it. He goes for it. How about Eric? Yes. Okay. Tom, I I Charlene I Wallace I and Jim
I Okay, great. So I am just because it's a little bit long here. I am going to cue this up. It's a It's an email I got
from Concom and she asked me to share this news with you and I can find it here. I had it here a minute ago.
Here we go. And some of you might be aware of this already. Okay. So I am going to screen share now. Okay. Can everybody see that? Uhhuh. Yeah. Okay. Good. So, um, Beth said, "Please
share this with the task force. Um, Healey Driscoll Administration awards nearly 30 million to help communities prepare for flooding, heat waves, and wildfires. Uh, a few months ago, Beth had talked to
the select board about a regional grant application she was working on as a representative of the Concom and also Ammerst where she works. And we got the grant. Great. It's a mass vulnerability preparedness grant to conduct culvert
assessments and enter the assessment data into the I'm not sure what that acronym refers to but a data center and the grant monies are managed by another organization
who does all the hiring and so on. There'll be some community outreach uh that the concom will do arranging meetings with culvert inspectors, the highway department. Other than that, Shootesbury isn't responsible for any other tasks.
So, there is a grant announcement there. I will forward this to you all via email so that you have it in case you're interested to read the grant announcement. But I think that that's um really cool and hopefully we'll build on
our rural development fund grant which we'll find out about shortly and I think there is some um serious momentum building behind storm water erosion and its effects
uh in multiple ecosystems. So that's good for shoot. It also sets us up not only our work but that grant and um maybe the rural development fund grant for you know having a lot of uh
weight behind other new requests that we might make regarding storm water management infrastructure funding and things like that. So I think that's really great and I'm happy that Beth passed that along. Um, and I'll send
that to you. Since we're on the subject of grants, I received a uh email from Tamson today from Furcog. This wasn't on the agenda because I just got it today, but she brought to my attention that the municipal
vulnerability resilience program has another window of funding that's opening up. uh and the grant applications have to be in at the end of October. and she was suggesting that uh the town
submit an application to the MVP grant which would mirror the application that we submitted to the rural development fund possibly just pull most of the most of that application so that in case the rural development fund uh funding
doesn't come through that we would have a backup funding source. So I am going to bring that up. We have our select board rep right here, but Eric, I will also send talk to Haley about that tomorrow. And so, good idea, I'm writing it down, but it
doesn't hurt doesn't hurt for us both to write it down. Yeah. And I guess the select board can weigh in on that and decide if you all think that that's um a priority for you. I'm sure you have some other Yeah, sure. No, that's a good it's a good thing. So, that's cool. Again, another another
bit of momentum. Um, we did have the presentation to the select board a few weeks ago and um, Tom and Bob Douglas were able to be there, which is great and it went really well.
Um, I had pulled some slides from the webinar that I thought would be useful in contextualizing uh, what our goals were and the work that we had done to date. Also, I pulled
some um key pages from our final report. And then I ended with a series of questions, not a series, it was about three or four questions to the select board about our um that we had for them as a wrap-up, but rather than me who
might not be the most objective person, you know, Eric was there for sure and Tom was there. Do you all want to share some observations about that presentation or what I can say is that the select board voted at the end of that meeting
to um realize that the town of Shesbury has a lot of storm water erosion issues that don't necessarily involve the watershed of Lake Wyola and that it might be a good thing to
build on the momentum of our work to create a townwide storm water erosion committee and our group or whoever in our group wishes to continue. There would be an arm of this town
storm water committee that would focus on the Lake Wyola issues, but there would be other um folky folky uh focuses. Is it I think it would be folky um for other parts of town that are al also having storm water erosion um
issues andor you know should be monitored. So um they voted on that they approved that. They're waiting for the news of our um official disbandment. I think they're working on a charge for that
townwide committee and um seeking um potential suggestions for committee members. So, that was the upshot of of the meeting that we had up there at town hall, but Tom and Eric, do you want to chime in on any of that?
No, I think you you hit you got it. I think I I mean I think that the select board's point would be that we should continue this and and broaden it. I think that that's the point you're making and I think that was that was everyone agreed with that. So I think it's great. It's great.
Yeah. See what happens. Hopefully that was the word I heard often was that to build on the momentum of what we've already created. Right. and um you know many compliments for the
thorowness of the work we did and um it was pretty gratifying to to wrap that up with them and I wouldn't and many I mean I know that Eric and Tom can attest to this but you can watch the YouTube video too. Many many thanks to all of you for
sure. Um, I think we were a good team and um, I wanted to make sure the select board knew that. I think I conveyed that to them. Anything you'd like to add, Tom, to how that went up there? Um, thanks. Um, not really. I feel as
though especially this group here on screen tonight knows everything that you said because it was essentially just a report of our final findings and recommendations condensed, you know. Um but yeah, I thought, you know, it was very well received and I think people
got a good idea about how well this committee worked. Yeah, I think so too. So, uh, there will be, um, the opport or there is right now as of at this very moment when I'm done with this sentence, the opportunity for those of you who
would like to throw your names in as um, potential members of this um, townwide stormwater committee and um, I will be lobbying hard for uh, sort of subcommittees within the committee so
that our work doesn't get diluted. with a townwide, you know, concern for storm water so that we can stay focused on what happens at the lake. But are there any people? There's no way of knowing what this looks like, what the
charge is or anything like that just yet. But if you think you might be interested in continuing this work, at least until you learn what the charge is, and you could, you know, drop in or drop out at that point. Uh, anyone besides myself whose name I should pass
along to the um, select board? I'd be interested in continuing with the project. Okay, great. Yeah, I would I would too. Okay, excellent. Me three.
Okay, this is kind of mirroring what we what we said before. I know Charlene, you were a little bit on the fence and Joe, you wanted to see what happened with the grant. Well, with all the stuff I got going, I don't think right now is a good time for me to continue. All right. Yeah. Okay.
Maybe later on. Um, maybe I mean it was a good group to work with. Thank you all. Thank you. Um, but right now it's I got a I got a lot on my plate. Okay. And that's true for you too, Charlene, I think. Right. Well, they finally started working on the farmhouse
and to say our life has changed dramatically is an understatement at this point. Every day there's something we have to do. So, I have a funny feeling this is not going to get solved overnight. So, there'll be plenty there'll be plenty of opportunity
in the future to uh Yeah. And I feel the same way as Joe. I you know it once you see what it's um headed for and time commitment and all that cuz you know I'm I'm a firm believer that if you're going to belong to something you need to participate not
just be in there for name only. So um rather than do that and take a chance that I know I can't make the meetings then I I'd rather just wait and make a better decision. So that's where I'm at. Fair enough. Totally understood. Can I ask though that you might um
convey to the Lake Wyola board? Oh, I've already done that, Jim. Okay. At the last meeting, I said how important it is because we at that point we didn't know whether there was going to be a continuence and um I did say that, you know, right now I'm not um
signing up per in any way. Uh but we do need a representative. So, I will bring that up again at the next meeting. So people are just I think thinking about it and then um once I know more information then I could share it with the group so they know what it entails
and um go from there. But I I will keep you in the loop with that. Okay. So maybe maybe I'll be able tell me if this is fair. Can I convey to the select board that there will be some kind of liaison role with the Lake Wyola
association and we don't know the parameters of that until we see the charge of the committee. I'm saying yes to that and the only way it would become no is if you know at the next meeting it gets voted down but right so provisionally
yes. Okay, great. I think that'll be important and critical really. I do too. I I I feel strongly about that as well. So, okay. Excellent. Okay. So, then the other thing on my
list is that I was hoping and I kind of was hoping to do that before everyone dispersed for this season, but I was hoping to gather us all together for some kind of a cool social event. Well, you'd have to determine afterwards
whether it was cool or not, but um you know, like maybe we could, you know, hang out with family people and, you know, share just good time and now it's seasonally a little cooler. I mean, we could have marshmallow roast around the
fire or something like that. Uh, I wanted to bring that up and just say that's probably going to be most efficient for me to be in touch with you individually and uh, see, you know, if and when that could happen, but uh, is that something
that people might be interested in if if the dates all coincide with your other obligations? Sure. I'm for great. I'll always eat marshmallows. Yeah, I love a good party. I'll just take the chocolate. Yeah. Right.
Right. We can make we'll make some more. There you go. Okay. Good. Okay. So, you'll be I'll be in touch with you and I'll circulate a couple of possible dates and we'll just see whether it can work or not. Good. Okay. So um
well besides me um extending my heartfelt appreciation and thanks for a great team and just my pleasure in working with all of you. Uh unless there's any other questions, we
would vote to disband and then Tom will do we vote to disband and then do you circulate these minutes or do you circulate the minutes and then we vote to disband? I think we'll vote to disband and then we will vote to accept the minutes. I'm
typing up live as we're talking. Okay. And the adjournment. Okay. All right. So, we'll vote to disband. And anyone want to make a motion? So moved. So moved. And a second, please. Second.
Okay. So, um, Charlene I. Wallace is I. Jim. Hi. Joe. Hi. Eric. Hi. And Tom. Hi. Okay. So, we are disbanded. The Mary
band disbanded. All right. All right. Now, do I have to allow you to sh No, we already have solved that screen sharing situation, right, Tom? You can just go ahead and share your minutes. I just sent you a request, but it should be a cinch.
Got it. You are set up. Okay. Um, let me know when you can all see my screen, please. My uh browser is just giving a spinning
wheel for a second. It always chokes when it gets asked to do something. So, it'll just take a few seconds. E, Eric, while we're waiting, can I ask that grant that's for the culverts? Is
that just for the townwide coververts, not so much any that are around Lake Wyola? I believe so. I'm not totally familiar with that grant. I mean, I know that I know we applied for it and I remember voting for for us to do that, but I think um
I think it's one of those ones where like it's, you know, it's probably town stuff. I'm guessing it's townwide, but I don't know that. I don't know if we can, right? Do that or not on town roads. I'm kind of guessing not, but that really is a
guess, an educated guess. And then it did Let me just inter I will ask that of Beth and see if we can get It's um It's townwide. I was just at the Concom meeting before this and it's all culverts in the town. Oh, okay. Good. Well, in
Would that include the Lake Wyola road culverts? Um, her understanding was it was for all culverts in town because Mayor Fox, who's on the commission, asked her the same question. Um, all right. Well, I hope that's true. Good. Yeah, that's true.
I'll ask again and get some double clarification and let you know, Charlene, can you all still see me? No, we can we can only see Tom has started screen sharing. Oh, it looks like it might be coming soon. Okay, one second. Let me
I had a hard time getting on Zoom. Can you see it now? Yes. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Good. Thank goodness. I was scared I lost the Zoom connection. Just partially though. There we go. Okay. Yeah. I'm going to um
make it bigger and we can just go through each section as So, you can see the attendance right now. Yes. Is that right? Mhm. Yeah, Bob Douglas is the only one absent. I'm
sorry, were we I didn't mean to cut off anyone who was talking. Was it okay just to jump into this? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Um, so then just the agenda. No guests in attendance. Six of us made a quorum at 7:34.
Stalker and Galinsky moved and seconded for the minutes of July 31st. Six of us said yes. Um, this I just typed up on the fly while you were talking. Does this look good for the Furcog and the Concom announcements?
Shall I read them aloud or would people prefer to read them? Uh, hang on a second. Okay. You can move it up a little bit more. I can see you can move it up. Uh, does that mean
towards number four or towards number two? Go up because I already read it past number four. Oh, okay. Good. Nice job. Yeah. Number four, admittedly I typed before the meeting. Um, right. Well, that's good.
Um, and I just I said tentatively called the townwide storm water erosion committee, but I don't know what it's going to be called. Yeah, that's fine. Um, and then I just this I typed up while we were talking about the people who expressed interest to continue and that
two people are tentatively interested and that the LWA will be notified by Charlene. Yes. About getting a representative on this new um townwide committee. Can I just ask
before you move on, is that accurate, Charlene and Joe, that you're tentatively interested or are you not available at this time or some other way to classify? I just want to make sure that's accurate. I'd say right right now I'm not available.
Oh, okay. I wasn't sure how to capture what you said. Sorry, Charlene. Do you want to be tentatively interested or I I'll be tentative because if I if things work out then I could join it. If they don't then I can't. So Okay, that's fair.
So you're you'll you're not tentative. You're okay. I get it. Is not available. Yeah. But that could change like everything in life. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. We'll change it to that.
Okay. Um, Jen's party announcement. Um, and then the vote for disbanding is this one right here. Eric and Jyn brought it forward.
And um, so now we're on to approving these minutes. If I'll just fill these in as people talk and then only the adjournment is left after that. Okay. So, come up with if I come up with any ideas, if they started, I can give
them to you guys and if they're worth it, you'll carry them on. For sure. For sure. But I'll still stay. I'll still add if I can. You're a consultant. I have some ideas. There you go. Yeah, good ideas. Yeah, you'll be a
consultant. Move up to the consultant world. Okay. So, uh, who would like to move that we approve the minutes of September 25th, 25? I'll move that the minutes be be
accepted. Okay. Second. Eric. Uh, oh, my vote is already recorded. Well, you know, feel free to vote however you wish. This could change. This is how we do it in Trump's America.
That's right. I from Wallace. No pressure. I for Wallace Salvador. Hi. Douglas not present. Douglas is at the concom meeting. Um Seaffort I Galinsky I. Stalker
I. Moore I. Okay. So let's have a motion to adjourn adjourn this meeting. So moved. Second.
Okay. Wallace. I Avador I Seaffort I Golinski I Stalker I or I.
Okay. Meeting adjourned at 7:58. Our shortest meeting ever. Wow. Okay. Thanks Tom for doing that. Sure. Thanks for remembering. Thanks for remembering that it had to be done that way.
Yeah. Otherwise, we would have had to meet again and get stuck in this cycle of constantly approving minutes. That's right. And thank you again, Jen, for um leading our fearless committee here. Yes. Yeah. I learned a lot. Very nice to work on your taskmaster for
the task force. You did an excellent job. Thank you. I appreciate it. I learned so much from hanging with you guys. really was really um really nice for me too. So, round of applause. Yay for all of us. Yeah, we're all so we're all so great.
Okay, take good care everybody. I hope that we can be together before it gets too cold and we'll enjoy some nice time around the fire. That would be great. Okay, take care. Bye. Bye. Bye, everybody. Bye.