SELECT BOARD Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. November 9, 2021
In Person and Via Zoom
Powers Hall
REVISED
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1. 6:00 Public Comment Period
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2. 6:00 Veterans Day Proclamation
3. 6:00 Public Hearing: RCN Cable Television Contract Renewal
• Tom Steel, Vice President and Regulatory Counsel, RCN
• Bill August, Special Counsel
4. 6:15 Public Hearing: Eversource Grant of Location: 631 South Street
• Jacqueline Duffy, Eversource Representative (Zoom)
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6:15 Public Hearing: Eversource Grant of Location: 475 Hillside Ave
• Jacqueline Duffy, Eversource Representative (Zoom)
6. 6:30 Joint Meeting with Park and Recreation Commission
• Cynthia Chaston, Chair, Park and Recreation Commission
• Members of the Park and Recreation Commission
7. 7:15 Community Preservation Plan Update
• Peter Pingitore, Chair, Community Preservation Committee
• Members of the Community Preservation Committee
8. 7:45 Director of Public Works
• Sign Notice Traffic Regulation: Arden Street
9. 7:50 Town Manager
• Town Manager Report
10. 7:55 Board Discussion
• Committee Reports
APPOINTMENTS
None
CONSENT AGENDA
1.* Approve minutes of October 26, 2021 (open session)
2. Accept an $8,000 donation from the Needham Community Council for Needham Health & Human Services, Interface Referral Program.
3. Accept a $360 donation from the Temple Aliyah, Rabbi Perkins for the Youth & Family Services, Crisis Support Donation Fund.
4. Accept a $5,000 donation from the Library Foundation of Needham on behalf of the Ann MacFate Fund for the Visually Impaired.
5. Accept a $5,000 donation from the Friends of the Needham Public Library on behalf on the Ann MacFate Fund for the Visually Impaired.
6. Accept a $100 donation from Louise Bacon on behalf of the Ann MacFate Fund for the Visually Impaired.
7. Accept a $260 donation from multiple Town of Needham Staff on behalf of the Ann MacFate Fund for the Visually Impaired.
8. Accept a $1,000 donation from an Anonymous donor for Needham Public Health’s Traveling Meals Program.
9. Authorize free 2-hour meter parking during the dates of November 25, 2021 – January 1, 2022.
10* Approve a request from Cynthia MacGowan coordinator for the Holiday House Tour Kick Off Car Parade to hold the parade in Needham on Sunday, December 12th, 2021, 5PM with a rain/snow date of Sunday, December 19th, 2021, 5PM. The route of the parade has been approved by the following departments: DPW, Police, Fire and Park & Recreation.
11* Approve a request from Bard Fernandes race coordinator for the Needham Run Club New Year’s Day 5K to hold the road race in Needham. The event is scheduled for Saturday, January 1, 2022, 9AM. The route of the parade has been approved by the following departments: DPW, Police, Fire and Park & Recreation.
12* Approve a Common Victualler License for PM Story Corporation d/b/a Little Spoon for calendar year 2021.
13* Approve and sign Water & Sewer Abatement #1312
REVISED MEETING Received and Posted by the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 9:30AM