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Needham Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting

September 12, 2023

2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda

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Attendance

Present: Marianne B. Cooley, Kevin Keane, Heidi Frail, Marcus Nelson, Catherine Reid Dowd

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Appointments and Consent Agenda

Approve the Appointments and Consent Agenda as presented

Minutes, page 2

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

The Select Board vote to approve the Appointments and Consent Agenda as presented. APPOINTMENT CALENDAR 1. Denise Garlick Town Financed Community Housing Oversight Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2026 2. Nikolaos Ligris Zoning Board of Appeals Term Exp: 6/30/2025 3. Artie Crocker Climate Action Plan Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2024 4. Megan Anderson Historical Commission Term Exp: 6/30/2025 5. Kate Fitzpatrick Needham Branding and Town Seal Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2024 6. Felix Zemel Design Review Board Term Exp: 6/30/2024 (Administrative Reappointment to Correct Board Member Term Expiration Dates) 7. Robert Dermody Design Review Board Term Exp: 6/30/2024 (Administrative Reappointment to Correct Board Member Term Expiration Dates) 8. Joshua Levy Housing Needham Advisory Group Term Exp: 6/30/2024 9. Marshall Davis Needham Branding and Town Seal Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2024 10. Leah Wolkovich- Single Parcel Local Historic District Study Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2026 Quartey CONSENT AGENDA *Supporting Documents Attached 1.* Approve open session minutes of August 15, 2023. 2. Accept the following donations to the Needham Free Public Library: From Barbara Kochaniak, $400 for Polish books; From Ellen Sullivan, $50 for Children's books, in memory of Theodore Daoust Riley; and, From Liz Bercume, $50 for Children's books, in honor of Luke Twomey on his fourth birthday. 3. Accept the following donation to the Needham Health Division: $150 from Friends of Denise Garlick for the Domestic Violenc

From the minutes

“Motion by Mr. Keane that the Select Board vote to approve the Appointments and Consent Agenda as presented. APPOINTMENT CALENDAR 1. Denise Garlick Town Financed Community Housing Oversight Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2026 2. Nikolaos Ligris Zoning Board of Appeals Term Exp: 6/30/2025 3. Artie Crocker Climate Action Plan Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2024 4. Megan Anderson Historical Commission Term Exp: 6/30/2025 5. Kate Fitzpatrick Needham Branding and Town Seal Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2024 6. Felix Zemel Design Review Board Term Exp: 6/30/2024 (Administrative Reappointment to Correct Board Member Term Expiration Dates) 7. Robert Dermody Design Review Board Term Exp: 6/30/2024 (Administrative Reappointment to Correct Board Member Term Expiration Dates) 8. Joshua Levy Housing Needham Advisory Group Term Exp: 6/30/2024 9. Marshall Davis Needham Branding and Town Seal Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2024 10. Leah Wolkovich- Single Parcel Local Historic District Study Committee Term Exp: 6/30/2026 Quartey CONSENT AGENDA *Supporting Documents Attached 1.* Approve open session minutes of August 15, 2023. 2. Accept the following donations to the Needham Free Public Library: From Barbara Kochaniak, $400 for Polish books; From Ellen Sullivan, $50 for Children's books, in memory of Theodore Daoust Riley; and, From Liz Bercume, $50 for Children's books, in honor of Luke Twomey on his fourth birthday. 3. Accept the following donation to the Needham Health Division: $150 from Friends of Denise Garlick for the Domestic Violence Action Committee (DVAC) 4. Approve a request from Jill Barber, Membership Director of YMCA, to hold the road event "Race to Kick Cancer 5K" in Needham. The event is scheduled for Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The event and route have been approved by the following departments: Fire, Police, Park and Recreation, and Public Works. 5.* Approve partial road closure of Pickering Street (from Great Plain Ave to just before the entrance of the Walgreens Parking Lot) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the Needham Harvest Fair on Sunday October 2, 2022. 6. Grant permission for the following residents to hold block parties: Name Address Party Location Date Time Rain Date Ratify - Robert Petitt 80 Robinwood Ave Robinwood Ave 9/4/23 4pm-9pm N/A Ratify - Neeti Mehta 55 North Hill Ave Howe Road 9/9/23 3pm-10pm 9/10/23 Ratify - Kate Deeley 61 Kenney Street Kenney Street 9/9/23 3pm-11pm 9/10/23 Dan O'neill 75 Kimball Street Corner of Grant 9/17/23 4:30pm-6:30pm 9/22/23 And Kimball St. Claudette Shea 107 Grosvenor Rd Between 92 & 107 9/17/23 4:30pm-6:30pm 9/24/23 Grosvenor Rd. Laura Raff 52 Wilshire Park 52 Wilshire Park 9/23/23 4pm-9pm 9/24/23 Katie Philippi 33 Spring Road 67 Spring Road 9/30/23 1pm-10pm 10/1/23 Lisa Madkins 18 Bobsled Drive Bottom of 9/30/23 5pm-9pm 10/1/23 Bobsled Drive Denise Arrondo 21 Prince Street Prince Street 9/30/23 5pm-8pm 10/1/23 Amy Hurley 130 South Street Corner of 10/1/23 4pm-9pm N/A Needhamdale Road & Green Street Rebecca Regan 60 Eaton Road Eaton Road 10/1/23 3pm-8pm 9/30/23 Maureen Callahan 67 Bradford Street Cleveland Road 10/15/23 1pm-4pm N/A Liz Lawlor 76 Howland Street Pleasant St/ 10/21/23 4pm-6:30pm 10/22/23 Howland St. NOTICE OF APPROVED ONE-DAY SPECIAL ALCOHOL LICENSES Hosting Organization Primary Contact Location Date Temple Beth Shalom Joelle Schatz 670 Highland 08/25/2023 Avenue Second: Ms. Frail. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Keane, second: Frail)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Adjourn

Adjourn the Select Board meeting of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Minutes, page 7

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

The Select Board vote to adjourn the Select Board meeting of Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

From the minutes

“Motion by Mr. Keane that the Select Board vote to adjourn the Select Board meeting of Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Second: Mr. Nelson. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Keane, second: Nelson)

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (PDF)

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