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January 14, 2020
8 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Joint meeting with another board or committee. Only the Select Board's own votes are included.
Present: John A. Bulian, Maurice P. Handel, Matthew D. Borrelli, Marianne B. Cooley, Daniel P. Matthews
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Call to Order
Appoint Bruce Eisenhut to the Planning Board until the next Town Election to be held on April 14, 2020
The Select Board and the Planning Board vote to appoint Bruce Eisenhut to the Planning Board until the next Town Election to be held on April 14, 2020.
A joint vote of the Select Board and the Planning Board ("Unanimously approved 9-0."); the count includes the Planning Board. The minutes call it unanimous, so each Select Board member present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Select Board and the Planning Board vote to appoint Bruce Eisenhut to the Planning Board until the next Town Election to be held on April 14, 2020. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 9-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
Public Hearings: Eversource Energy Grant of Locations
Approve and sign a petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 75 feet of conduit in Fair Oaks Park
The Select Board approve and sign a petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 75 feet of conduit in Fair Oaks Park. This work is necessary to provide underground electric service to 159 Fair Oaks Park.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Select Board approve and sign a petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 75 feet of conduit in Fair Oaks Park. This work is necessary to provide underground electric service to 159 Fair Oaks Park. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
Approve and sign a petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 6 feet of conduit in Whitman Road
The Select Board approve and sign a petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 6 feet of conduit in Whitman Road. This work is necessary to provide underground electric service to 119 Whitman Road, Needham.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Select Board approve and sign a petition from Eversource Energy to install approximately 6 feet of conduit in Whitman Road. This work is necessary to provide underground electric service to 119 Whitman Road, Needham. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
Appointments and Consent Agenda
Approve the Appointments and Consent Agenda as presented
The Select Board vote to approve the Appointments and Consent Agenda as presented. APPOINTMENTS: No Appointments were made at this meeting. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Accept the following donations made to the Needham Community Revitalization Trust Fund: $500 from C. Bruce Johnstone, $250 from Rotary Club of Needham, $250 from Bradley C. White, $100 from Rose Lewis, and $25 from Eugene Shpitalnik. 2. Accept the following donations made to the Needham Health Division's Gift of Warmth Program: $1,000 from the Carter Memorial United Methodist Church; and $300 from Hillcrest Gardens. 3. Accept a $300 donation made to the Needham Health Division's Traveling Meals Program from Amy Sherman. 4. Accept a $100 donation made to the Needham Health Division's Domestic Violence Action Committee from Ann MacFate. 5. Accept the following gifts received by the Needham Public Library for the period of October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019: Maria E. DiCarli gave the library a $25.00 commission from the sale of her artwork that hung in the Friends' Gallery; The Needham Garden Club donated $30.00 for the purchase of the book, A Way to Garden: Hands on Primer for Every Season, given in memory of Garden Club member Carol Roth; Jayashree Ramakrishnan gave the library a $90.00 commission from the sale of her art work that hung in the Friends' Gallery; Naomi Goldman gave the library the Buffalo puzzle, Chuck Pinsom, Island Time ($13.00); Needham Author Tamar Ossowski donated two copies of her new book, Fracture
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Borrelli that the Select Board vote to approve the Appointments and Consent Agenda as presented. APPOINTMENTS: No Appointments were made at this meeting. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Accept the following donations made to the Needham Community Revitalization Trust Fund: $500 from C. Bruce Johnstone, $250 from Rotary Club of Needham, $250 from Bradley C. White, $100 from Rose Lewis, and $25 from Eugene Shpitalnik. 2. Accept the following donations made to the Needham Health Division's Gift of Warmth Program: $1,000 from the Carter Memorial United Methodist Church; and $300 from Hillcrest Gardens. 3. Accept a $300 donation made to the Needham Health Division's Traveling Meals Program from Amy Sherman. 4. Accept a $100 donation made to the Needham Health Division's Domestic Violence Action Committee from Ann MacFate. 5. Accept the following gifts received by the Needham Public Library for the period of October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019: Maria E. DiCarli gave the library a $25.00 commission from the sale of her artwork that hung in the Friends' Gallery; The Needham Garden Club donated $30.00 for the purchase of the book, A Way to Garden: Hands on Primer for Every Season, given in memory of Garden Club member Carol Roth; Jayashree Ramakrishnan gave the library a $90.00 commission from the sale of her art work that hung in the Friends' Gallery; Naomi Goldman gave the library the Buffalo puzzle, Chuck Pinsom, Island Time ($13.00); Needham Author Tamar Ossowski donated two copies of her new book, Fractured, A Novel. ($52.00); Grey Osterud gave the library a copy of The Testaments by Margaret Atwood ($28.95); Fitzroy Danglad donated $9.00 to the library, as an expression of thanks for the help he received; Dawn Davis gave the Children's Room a copy of her book, Mom As You Are ($16.00); The Library Foundation of Needham granted the library $25,675; The Friends of the Needham Public Library granted the library $37,000; An anonymous donor gave the library $90 in honor of the library staff; and Robert L. Tisdale donated a copy of his book, The Descendants of John Tisdale (1614-1675) Colonial Massachusetts ($199.00). 6. Approve open session minutes of December 17, 2019. 7. Accept a $6,000 donation made to the Needham Health Division's Interface Referral Services program from the Kyle W. Shapiro Foundation. 8. Approve the Needham Senior/Disabled Tax Assistance Program flyer. 9. Water and Sewer Abatement Order #1285 10. Approve a One Day Special Wines & Malt Beverages License for Richard Lunetta, of the Needham Exchange Club, to host its monthly dinner meeting on January 16, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Memorial Park Field House, 92 Rosemary Street, Needham. Second: Mr. Handel. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Borrelli, second: Handel)
Director of Public Works
Approve and sign the Notice of Traffic Regulation Permit #P20-01-14 for Warren Street, Parking Prohibited, East side, from Great Plain Avenue to 150 feet north of Great Plain Avenue
The Board vote to approve and sign the Notice of Traffic Regulation Permit #P20-01-14 for Warren Street, Parking Prohibited, East side, from Great Plain Avenue to 150 feet north of Great Plain Avenue.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Board vote to approve and sign the Notice of Traffic Regulation Permit #P20-01-14 for Warren Street, Parking Prohibited, East side, from Great Plain Avenue to 150 feet north of Great Plain Avenue. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
Town Manager
Endorse the following budget priorities for FY2021: The primary goal of the Select Board in consideration of the operating and capital budgets is the maintenance and optimization of existing Town...
The Board vote to endorse the following budget priorities for FY2021: The primary goal of the Select Board in consideration of the operating and capital budgets is the maintenance and optimization of existing Town services. In addition, mindful of the availability of revenue for appropriation, the Board has set the following priorities: 1. Support for items that contribute to the achievement of Townwide goals and objectives. 2. Support for a five to ten-year plan for the renovation, reconstruction and/or preservation of the Town's capital assets in the most prudent, realistic, and efficient manner, including continued investment in buildings, infrastructure, and fleet maintenance. 3. Support for initiatives that contribute to financial sustainability, including the maintenance of a debt service plan that balances capital needs with the Town's ability to pay, identification of alternative funding sources for traditional cash capital needs, evaluation of financing alternatives, and alignment of capital and maintenance needs with appropriate funding sources. 4. Support for initiatives aimed at achieving greater coordination and efficiency among Town departments and providing adequate resources to address identified service delivery and general administrative needs of the Town in a cost-effective manner. 5. Support for a funding mechanism for mandated water quality (stormwater) expenses.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Board vote to endorse the following budget priorities for FY2021: The primary goal of the Select Board in consideration of the operating and capital budgets is the maintenance and optimization of existing Town services. In addition, mindful of the availability of revenue for appropriation, the Board has set the following priorities: 1. Support for items that contribute to the achievement of Townwide goals and objectives. 2. Support for a five to ten-year plan for the renovation, reconstruction and/or preservation of the Town's capital assets in the most prudent, realistic, and efficient manner, including continued investment in buildings, infrastructure, and fleet maintenance. 3. Support for initiatives that contribute to financial sustainability, including the maintenance of a debt service plan that balances capital needs with the Town's ability to pay, identification of alternative funding sources for traditional cash capital needs, evaluation of financing alternatives, and alignment of capital and maintenance needs with appropriate funding sources. 4. Support for initiatives aimed at achieving greater coordination and efficiency among Town departments and providing adequate resources to address identified service delivery and general administrative needs of the Town in a cost-effective manner. 5. Support for a funding mechanism for mandated water quality (stormwater) expenses. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
Open the warrant for the 2020 Annual Town Meeting
The Board vote to open the warrant for the 2020 Annual Town Meeting.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Board vote to open the warrant for the 2020 Annual Town Meeting. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
Adjourn
Adjourn the Select Board meeting of Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The Select Board vote to adjourn the Select Board meeting of Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Handel that the Select Board vote to adjourn the Select Board meeting of Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Second: Mr. Borrelli. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Handel, second: Borrelli)
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