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 2020-06-25 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
- 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- 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
- Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
- Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
- Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
- Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
- Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
- Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
- Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day
- 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
- Corona Virus
- Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
- Water Department – Manganese Issue
- MS4 Permit
- Polystyrene Containers
- Green Communities Application and Implementation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Highway Garage Renovations
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
- 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
- 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- 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 Any New Information from the Commonwealth
- Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
- Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
- Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
- Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
- Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
- 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
- Corona Virus
- Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
- Water Department – Manganese Issue
- MS4 Permit
- Polystyrene Containers
- Green Communities Application and Implementation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Highway Garage Renovations
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
- 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
- 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- 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 Any New Information from the Commonwealth
- Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
- Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
- Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
- Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
- Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
- 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
- Corona Virus
- Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
- Water Department – Manganese Issue
- MS4 Permit
- Polystyrene Containers
- Green Communities Application and Implementation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Highway Garage Renovations
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
- 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 belowThe 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
- 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- 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
- Review Any New Information from the Commonwealth
- Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
- Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
- Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
- Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
- Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
- 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
- Corona Virus
- Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
- Water Department – Manganese Issue
- MS4 Permit
- Polystyrene Containers
- Green Communities Application and Implementation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Highway Garage Renovations
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
- 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
- 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- 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 Any New Information from the Commonwealth
- Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
- Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
- Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
- Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
- Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
- 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
- Corona Virus
- Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
- Water Department – Manganese Issue
- MS4 Permit
- Polystyrene Containers
- Green Communities Application and Implementation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Highway Garage Renovations
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
- 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 belowSELECT 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
- 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- 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 Any New Information from the Commonwealth
- Continue Review of Housing Production Plan
- Discuss Potential Date for 2020 Fall Town Meeting
- Schedule Workshop to Establish Annual Goals of Select Board and Town Manager
- Update from Town Manager/Water Superintendent on Water Plant Upgrade to Address Manganese Issue
- Consider Ratifying the Appointments Special Police Officers and Kenneth Kromer, Michele Chu and Carolyn Orcutt as a Lifeguards at the Groton Country Club
- 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
- Corona Virus
- Prescott School Sprinkler System Project
- Water Department – Manganese Issue
- MS4 Permit
- Polystyrene Containers
- Green Communities Application and Implementation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Highway Garage Renovations
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
- 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.