March 28, 2023
2023-03-28T18:00:00
In Person: Select Board Chambers
Via Zoom: Web ID 838 6660 0545
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Needham Town Hall & Zoom ID #838 6660 0545 PW 6497
1471 Highland Avenue Select Board Chambers
Needham, MA 02492
Select Board - (Hybrid) REVISED 3/28/2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
SELECT BOARD
Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. March 28, 2023
NEEDHAM TOWN HALL
Select Board Chambers & Zoom
REVISED
Pursuant to Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022, meetings of public bodies may be conducted virtually provided that adequate access is provided to the public.
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SELECT BOARD
Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. March 28, 2023
NEEDHAM TOWN HALL
Select Board Chambers & Zoom
REVISED
Pursuant to Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022, meetings of public bodies may be conducted virtually provided that adequate access is provided to the public.
To listen and view this virtual meeting on a phone, computer, laptop, or tablet, download the “Zoom Cloud Meeting” app in any app store or at www.zoom.us. At the above date and time, click on “Join a Meeting” and enter the meeting or click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83866600545?pwd=bWlZL1c4aUdzTjBUZ3l6aVpwQnFKZz09
Passcode: 649728
One tap mobile: +13126266799,,83866600545#
Webinar ID: 838 6660 0545
| 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 | Select Board Transition |
2. | 6:00 | Public Hearing: Fuel Storage License – 350 Cedar Street - Ronald Gavel, Fire Inspector
- Jay Steeves, Fire Inspector
- Tim Dewitt, Applicant Consultant (Zoom)
- Robert Verworn, Applicant Consultant (Zoom)
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3. | 6:00 | Public Hearing: Stormwater Fees - David Davison, Assistant Town Manager/Director of Finance
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4. | 6:45 | Babson College Scholarships - Marcus Nelson, Select Board Vice Chair
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5. | 7:00 | Community Preservation Committee - Proposals Under Review - Peter Pingitore, Chair, Community reservation Committee
- Cecilia Simchak, Director of Administration & Finance, Public Services
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6.
| 7:30
| Audit Presentation
Marcum LLP (Independent Auditors)David Davison, Assistant Town Manager/Director of Finance
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7. | 7:45 | Town Manager - Approve Statements of Intent – Massachusetts School Building Authority
- American Rescue Plan Act Funding
- Outdoor Space Use Policy
- Town Alcohol Regulations – Proposed Revisions
- Annual Town Meeting Warrant
- Close Special Town Meeting Warrant
- Town Manager Report
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8. | 8:00 | Board Discussion - Ballot Question Update
- Committee Reports
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CONSENT AGENDA
1. | Accept the following donations made to the Needham Community Revitalization Trust Fund: $325 from French Press Bakery & Café for the Tiger Okoshi Mural, $1295 from Bailit Health Purchasing LLC. |
2. | Accept the following donations made to The Needham Free Public Library: from Victoria Ferstler and friends at Heath School, $30 in memory of Barbara Cusack; from Mary Sodano, $50 in honor of Linda Goldman on the occasion of her birthday; from Mary and Bill Supple, $50 in memory of Barbara Cusack; from Laurie Bogdan, $50 for art books; Read Me a Story, by Carol Rossetti (estimate value $22), donated by the illustrator, Nancy-Lee Mauger; and three copies of A Parent’s Guide to Phonics, by Ann Sullivan (estimated total value $11), from Jennifer Newman. |
3. | Accept the following donation made to the Town of Needham: A plaque valued at $695 from the Needham Exchange Club to commemorate the dedication of the Liberty Elm on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Exchange Club. |
4. | Accept the following donation made to the Needham Public Health’s Gift of Warmth Program: $759.50 from the First Parish Church in Needham. |
5. | Approve the Race Amity Day Celebration by the Needham Human Rights Committee to be held on Sunday, June 11, 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Amity Path. |
6. | Approve the Pansy Festival by the Needham Council on Arts and Culture to be held on Saturday, April 22 (rain date Sunday, April 23), 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Heights Common. |
7. | Approve a Seven-Day Entertainment License for calendar year 2023 for Pancho’s Taqueria Needham, LLC d/b/a Pancho’s Taqueria. |