MassVoter.com← Boxborough Select BoardBoxborough Select Board · 2018–2019 Board · Regular meeting
November 19, 2018
12 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Susan Bak, Maria Neyland, Leslie Fox, Robert Stemple, Wesley Fowlks
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
APPOINTMENTS
Endorse the Boxborough Select Board Policies & Procedures, as further revised tonight
Chair Bak moved to endorse the Boxborough Select Board Policies & Procedures, as further revised tonight. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 5-0.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to endorse the Boxborough Select Board Policies & Procedures, as further revised tonight. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 5-0..” (Motion: Bak, second: Stemple)
Endorse the Boxborough Select Board Goals
Chair Bak moved to endorse the Boxborough Select Board Goals. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to endorse the Boxborough Select Board Goals. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0..” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
Endorse the Employee Performance Review format for review of the Boxborough Town Administrator by the Boxborough Select Board
Chair Bak moved to endorse the Employee Performance Review format for review of the Boxborough Town Administrator by the Boxborough Select Board. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to endorse the Employee Performance Review format for review of the Boxborough Town Administrator by the Boxborough Select Board. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0..” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
Accept waivers of damages and appraisals from the property owners affected by the Hill Road Project taking in the form presented to the Board, and authorize the Chairman to execute those waivers...
Member Neyland moved to accept waivers of damages and appraisals from the property owners affected by the Hill Road Project taking in the form presented to the Board, and authorize the Chairman to execute those waivers indicating the Board's acceptance. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 4-0-1 (Fox abstained).
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Neyland, StempleAbstained: Fox
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to accept waivers of damages and appraisals from the property owners affected by the Hill Road Project taking in the form presented to the Board, and authorize the Chairman to execute those waivers indicating the Board's acceptance. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 4-0-1 (Fox abstained)..” (Motion: Neyland, second: Stemple)
Adopt an order taking by eminent domain permanent and temporary easements for the Hill Road Project in the form presented, and to award $0 damages for the taking consistent with the waivers of...
Member Neyland moved to adopt an order taking by eminent domain permanent and temporary easements for the Hill Road Project in the form presented, and to award $0 damages for the taking consistent with the waivers of damages and appraisals obtained from the affected property owners. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 4-0-1 (Fox abstained).
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Neyland, StempleAbstained: Fox
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to adopt an order taking by eminent domain permanent and temporary easements for the Hill Road Project in the form presented, and to award $0 damages for the taking consistent with the waivers of damages and appraisals obtained from the affected property owners. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 4-0-1 (Fox abstained)..” (Motion: Neyland, second: Stemple)
PUBLIC HEARING
Adopt a residential factor of one, i.e. a single tax rate, and to authorize the Town Assessor to digitally sign the LA-5 form on behalf of the Board for submission to the Department of Revenue
Chair Bak moved to adopt a residential factor of one, i.e. a single tax rate, and to authorize the Town Assessor to digitally sign the LA-5 form on behalf of the Board for submission to the Department of Revenue. Seconded by Member Fox. Approved: 5-0.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to adopt a residential factor of one, i.e. a single tax rate, and to authorize the Town Assessor to digitally sign the LA-5 form on behalf of the Board for submission to the Department of Revenue. Seconded by Member Fox. Approved: 5-0..” (Motion: Bak, second: Fox)
Appoint Owen Neville and Than Stuntz as full-time members of the Planning Board through the next scheduled Town election on May 21, 2019
Chair Bak moved to appoint Owen Neville and Than Stuntz as full-time members of the Planning Board through the next scheduled Town election on May 21, 2019. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 7-0, by Roll Call Vote: Bak "aye"; Fox "aye"; Neyland "aye"; Stemple "aye"; Fowlks "aye"; Fillmore "aye"; Tang "aye"; and
Joint vote of the Select Board and the Planning Board to fill Planning Board vacancies (7-0 by roll call, with Planning Board members Fillmore and Tang); the five Select Board members each voted aye. Only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to appoint Owen Neville and Than Stuntz as full-time members of the Planning Board through the next scheduled Town election on May 21, 2019. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 7-0, by Roll Call Vote: Bak "aye"; Fox "aye"; Neyland "aye"; Stemple "aye"; Fowlks "aye"; Fillmore "aye"; Tang "aye"; and.” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
Appoint Cindy Markowitz, as an Associate member of the Planning Board through June 30, 2021
Chair Bak moved to appoint Cindy Markowitz, as an Associate member of the Planning Board through June 30, 2021. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 7-0, by Roll Call Vote: Bak "aye"; Fox "aye"; Neyland "aye"; Stemple "aye"; Fowlks "aye"; Fillmore "aye"; Tang "aye"; and
Joint vote of the Select Board and the Planning Board (7-0 by roll call, with Planning Board members Fillmore and Tang); the five Select Board members each voted aye. Only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to appoint Cindy Markowitz, as an Associate member of the Planning Board through June 30, 2021. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 7-0, by Roll Call Vote: Bak "aye"; Fox "aye"; Neyland "aye"; Stemple "aye"; Fowlks "aye"; Fillmore "aye"; Tang "aye"; and.” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
Endorse letter on behalf of the Boxborough Select Board to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Implementation of Section 621 (a) (1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of...
Chair Bak moved to endorse letter on behalf of the Boxborough Select Board to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Implementation of Section 621 (a) (1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as Amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to endorse letter on behalf of the Boxborough Select Board to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Implementation of Section 621 (a) (1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as Amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0..” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
Approve the executive session minutes of October 4, 2018, as revised
Member Fox moved to approve the executive session minutes of October 4, 2018, as revised. Seconded by Chair Bak. Approved: 4-0-1 (Fowlks abstained)
Yes: Bak, Fox, Neyland, StempleAbstained: Fowlks
From the minutes
“Member Fox moved to approve the executive session minutes of October 4, 2018, as revised. Seconded by Chair Bak. Approved: 4-0-1 (Fowlks abstained).” (Motion: Fox, second: Bak)
Approve the executive session minutes of October 15, 2018, as written
Member Fox moved to approve the executive session minutes of October 15, 2018, as written. Seconded by Chair Bak. Approved: Approved: 4-0-1 (Fowlks abstained)
Yes: Bak, Fox, Neyland, StempleAbstained: Fowlks
From the minutes
“Member Fox moved to approve the executive session minutes of October 15, 2018, as written. Seconded by Chair Bak. Approved: Approved: 4-0-1 (Fowlks abstained).” (Motion: Fox, second: Bak)
Endorse the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement with Green Street Power Partners, LLC (GSPP Boxborough Littleton LLC) as authorized by May 2018 Boxborough Annual Town meeting
Chair Bak moved to endorse the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement with Green Street Power Partners, LLC (GSPP Boxborough Littleton LLC) as authorized by May 2018 Boxborough Annual Town meeting. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to endorse the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement with Green Street Power Partners, LLC (GSPP Boxborough Littleton LLC) as authorized by May 2018 Boxborough Annual Town meeting. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0..” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
From the Boxborough Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Boxborough Select Board page (named group photo, LCTV) — Sam Anderson, Priya Sundaram, Wes Fowlks, Bob Stemple and Kristin Hilberg. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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