Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Select Board Meeting

Monday, June 29 2020 at 6:00 PM
Other: See Agenda, Specified in Agenda ,


This meeting was posted Wednesday, June 24 2020 at 9:26 PM

Agenda

The following agenda was added or modified on 2020-06-29 09:01:49 by mbouchard@townofgroton.org.

The following agenda was added or modified on 2020-06-25 08:53:44 by npierce@townofgroton.org.

 

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020

AGENDA

VIRTUAL MEETING

BROADCAST ON ZOOM AND THE GROTON CHANNEL

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONCERNING THE OPEN MEETING LAW

ZOOM MEETING ID: 818 9902 6977

 

UPDATE June 29 - EXECUTIVE SESSION CANCELLED. MEETING WILL START AT 7:00 PM

                6:00 P.M.                 Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 1 – “To discuss the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or discuss the discipline or dismissal or, or complaints or charges against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” or Clause 2 – “To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel” – Purpose - Town Counsel

 

                7:00 P.M.                 Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

                7:05 P.M.                 Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Address Any Changes in Emergency Protocols – Update on Town Action – Review Liability Concern of Park Commission Decision to Open Basketball Courts and Playing Fields; Review and Consider Approving Recommendations of the Sargisson Beach Committee
  3. Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
  4. Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
  5. Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
  6. Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
  7. Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
  8. Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
  9. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day
  10. Consider appointment of Jake Brown to the Country Club ProShop Staff.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

  • Update from Select Board Members Manugian and Pine on Proposed Police Forum
  • Proposal from Select Board Member Degen on Forming a Task Force to Address Diversity Issues in Town

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes

 

  1. Corona Virus
  2. Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
  3. Water Department – Manganese Issue
  4. MS4 Permit
  5. Polystyrene Containers
  6. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  7. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  8. Highway Garage Renovations

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of June 8, 2020

                                                Virtual Meeting of June 15, 2020

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting. The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020

AGENDA

VIRTUAL MEETING

BROADCAST ON ZOOM AND THE GROTON CHANNEL

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONCERNING THE OPEN MEETING LAW

ZOOM MEETING ID:  818 9902 6977

 

               6:00 P.M.                Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 1 – “To discuss the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or discuss the discipline or dismissal or, or complaints or charges against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” or Clause 2 – “To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel” – Purpose - Town Counsel

 

               7:00 P.M.                Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

               7:05 P.M.                Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Address Any Changes in Emergency Protocols – Update on Town Action – Review Liability Concern of Park Commission Decision to Open Basketball Courts and Playing Fields
  3. Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
  4. Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
  5. Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
  6. Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
  7. Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
  8. Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
  9. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

OTHER BUSINESS

-         Update from Select Board Members Manugian and Pine on Proposed Police Forum

-         Proposal from Select Board Member Degen on Forming a Task Force to Address Diversity Issues in Town

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes

 

  1. Corona Virus
  2. Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
  3. Water Department – Manganese Issue
  4. MS4 Permit
  5. Polystyrene Containers
  6. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  7. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  8. Highway Garage Renovations

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of June 8, 2020

                                             Virtual Meeting of June 15, 2020

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.  The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

 

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020

AGENDA

VIRTUAL MEETING

BROADCAST ON ZOOM AND THE GROTON CHANNEL

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONCERNING THE OPEN MEETING LAW

ZOOM MEETING ID:  818 9902 6977

 

               6:00 P.M.                Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 1 – “To discuss the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or discuss the discipline or dismissal or, or complaints or charges against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” or Clause 2 – “To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel” – Purpose - Town Counsel

 

               7:00 P.M.                Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

               7:05 P.M.                Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Address Any Changes in Emergency Protocols – Update on Town Action – Review Liability Concern of Park Commission Decision to Open Basketball Courts and Playing Fields
  3. Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
  4. Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
  5. Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
  6. Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
  7. Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
  8. Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
  9. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

OTHER BUSINESS

-         Update from Select Board Members Manugian and Pine on Proposed Police Forum

-         Proposal from Select Board Member Degen on Forming a Task Force to Address Diversity Issues in Town

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes

 

  1. Corona Virus
  2. Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
  3. Water Department – Manganese Issue
  4. MS4 Permit
  5. Polystyrene Containers
  6. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  7. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  8. Highway Garage Renovations

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of June 8, 2020

                                             Virtual Meeting of June 15, 2020

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.  The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

The following agenda was added or modified on 2020-06-25 08:53:44 by npierce@townofgroton.org.

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020

AGENDA

VIRTUAL MEETING

BROADCAST ON ZOOM AND THE GROTON CHANNEL

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONCERNING THE OPEN MEETING LAW

ZOOM MEETING ID: 818 9902 6977

 

                6:00 P.M.                 Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 1 – “To discuss the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or discuss the discipline or dismissal or, or complaints or charges against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” or Clause 2 – “To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel” – Purpose - Town Counsel

 

                7:00 P.M.                 Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

                7:05 P.M.                 Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Address Any Changes in Emergency Protocols – Update on Town Action – Review Liability Concern of Park Commission Decision to Open Basketball Courts and Playing Fields; Review and Consider Approving Recommendations of the Sargisson Beach Committee
  3. Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
  4. Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
  5. Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
  6. Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
  7. Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
  8. Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
  9. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

OTHER BUSINESS

  • Update from Select Board Members Manugian and Pine on Proposed Police Forum
  • Proposal from Select Board Member Degen on Forming a Task Force to Address Diversity Issues in Town

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes

 

  1. Corona Virus
  2. Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
  3. Water Department – Manganese Issue
  4. MS4 Permit
  5. Polystyrene Containers
  6. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  7. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  8. Highway Garage Renovations

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of June 8, 2020

                                                Virtual Meeting of June 15, 2020

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting. The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020

AGENDA

VIRTUAL MEETING

BROADCAST ON ZOOM AND THE GROTON CHANNEL

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONCERNING THE OPEN MEETING LAW

ZOOM MEETING ID:  818 9902 6977

 

               6:00 P.M.                Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 1 – “To discuss the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or discuss the discipline or dismissal or, or complaints or charges against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” or Clause 2 – “To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel” – Purpose - Town Counsel

 

               7:00 P.M.                Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

               7:05 P.M.                Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Address Any Changes in Emergency Protocols – Update on Town Action – Review Liability Concern of Park Commission Decision to Open Basketball Courts and Playing Fields
  3. Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
  4. Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
  5. Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
  6. Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
  7. Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
  8. Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
  9. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

OTHER BUSINESS

-         Update from Select Board Members Manugian and Pine on Proposed Police Forum

-         Proposal from Select Board Member Degen on Forming a Task Force to Address Diversity Issues in Town

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes

 

  1. Corona Virus
  2. Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
  3. Water Department – Manganese Issue
  4. MS4 Permit
  5. Polystyrene Containers
  6. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  7. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  8. Highway Garage Renovations

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of June 8, 2020

                                             Virtual Meeting of June 15, 2020

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.  The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020

AGENDA

VIRTUAL MEETING

BROADCAST ON ZOOM AND THE GROTON CHANNEL

PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

CONCERNING THE OPEN MEETING LAW

ZOOM MEETING ID:  818 9902 6977

 

               6:00 P.M.                Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 1 – “To discuss the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or discuss the discipline or dismissal or, or complaints or charges against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” or Clause 2 – “To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel” – Purpose - Town Counsel

 

               7:00 P.M.                Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

               7:05 P.M.                Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Address Any Changes in Emergency Protocols – Update on Town Action – Review Liability Concern of Park Commission Decision to Open Basketball Courts and Playing Fields
  3. Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
  4. Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
  5. Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
  6. Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
  7. Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
  8. Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
  9. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

OTHER BUSINESS

-         Update from Select Board Members Manugian and Pine on Proposed Police Forum

-         Proposal from Select Board Member Degen on Forming a Task Force to Address Diversity Issues in Town

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes

 

  1. Corona Virus
  2. Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
  3. Water Department – Manganese Issue
  4. MS4 Permit
  5. Polystyrene Containers
  6. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  7. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  8. Highway Garage Renovations

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of June 8, 2020

                                             Virtual Meeting of June 15, 2020

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.  The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.