November 22, 2022
2022-11-22T18:00:00
IN PERSON: Select Board Chambers
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02492
SELECT BOARD - Meeting Agenda (HYBRID)
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
SELECT BOARD Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. November 22, 2022
NEEDHAM TOWN HALL
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SELECT BOARD Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. November 22, 2022
NEEDHAM TOWN HALL
SELECT BOARD CHAMBERS & ZOOM
REVISED
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| 6:00 | Public Comment Period Citizens are encouraged to inform the Office of the Town Manager in advance via email (OTM@needhamma.gov), telephone (781) 455-7500 extension 204, or in person by the end of the business day prior to the meeting of their intent to participate in the public comment period. The Chair will first recognize those who have communicated in advance their desire to speak for up to three minutes. If time allows, others wishing to speak will be recognized in an order determined by the Chair for up to three minutes. The Board’s policy on public participation in meetings can be found here. |
1. | 6:00 | Public Hearing: Grant of Location; 68 Garden Street - Joanne Callendar, Eversource Representative (Zoom)
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2. | 6:05 | Introduce Assistant Director of Public Works - Carys Lustig, Director of Public Works
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3. | 6:10 | Class II Auto Dealer’s License Revocation Hearing – Hentley Holden, LLC d/b/a Needham Auto Sales - John Schlittler, Police Chief
- Graham Parker, Manager, Hentley Holden, LLC
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4. | 6:25 | MWRA Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program - Kathy Murtagh, Director of the Tunnel Redundancy Program
- Paul Savard, Director of Design and Construction – Tunnel Redundancy Program
- Carmine DeMaria, Community Relations Coordinator – Tunnel Redundancy Program
- Sean Navin, MWRA Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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5. | 7:25 | Director of Public Works - General Update – Department of Public Works
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6. | 7:45 | Town Manager - American Rescue Plan Act Funding (ARPA) Update
- Fuel Storage Policy
- Preliminary FY2024-FY2028 Capital Improvement Plan
- Town Manager Report
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7. | 8:00 | Board Discussion - Reasons for Convening Executive Session
- Report on Goal Progress
- Committee Reports
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APPOINTMENTS
1. | Sue Barber | Active Recreation Assets Working Group Term Exp: 6/30/2023 |
2. | Dan Lee | Active Recreation Assets Working Group Term Exp. 6/30/2023 |
CONSENT AGENDA
1. | Approve minutes of October 24, 2022 (open session), November 9, 2022 (open session), November 9, 2022 (executive session). |
2. | Accept the following donations made to the Needham Free Public Library; $1,079 from friends and family in memory of Ruth Cunningham, Estimated $795 worth of donated English language learning books from Sandra Boynton, From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet, by David Moscow & Jon Moscow, estimated value of $27; Bill Littlefield gave a copy of his book Mercy, estimated value $21; Kieran Teare-Thomas donated a copy of Clementine by Tillie Walden, estimated value $15; and Rita Bartczak gave a DVD set of Fawlty Towers, estimated value of $56. |
3. | Accept the following donations made to the Needham Public Health Department; $250 from MaryClare Siegel for Needham’s Gift of Warmth Program, $50 from MaryClare Siegel for Needham’s Traveling Meals Program. |
4. | Approve and sign Water & Sewer Abatement #1320 |
5. | Approve the closure of Pickering Street from Great Plain Ave to Walgreens parking lot, 2:00pm – 7:00pm for the Blue Tree event on Saturday, December 3, 2022, 5:00-6:00pm. |