Town of Groton
Meeting Notice
Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100
Select Board Meeting
Monday, June 7 2021 at 6:00 PM
Town Hall: Second Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA
This meeting was posted Thursday, June 3 2021 at 10:06 AM
Agenda
SELECT BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021
AGENDA
SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM
2nd FLOOR
GROTON TOWN HALL
6:00 P.M. Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 3 – “To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.” – PURPOSE – Collective Bargaining
Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 6 – “To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, if the Chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body.” – PURPOSE – Easement for 227 Boston Road
7:00 P.M. Annual Reorganization of the Select Board – Per Select Board Operational Policy, Town Manager Calls Meeting to Order and Calls for Nominations for Chair
7:05 P.M. Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public
7:06 P.M. Public Comment Period
I. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
1. Town Manager’s Explanation of Agenda Items
2. Rescind Local State of Emergency Declaration
3. Consider Calling for Special Town Meeting to Adopt Zoning Amendment for Multi-Family Development District
4. Consider Ratifying Annual Appointments of the Town Manager and Considering Appointing Annaul Nominations for Appointment by the Town Manager
5. Discussion – Process for Setting Annual Goals of the Select Board and Town Manager
6. Determine Which Firms to Interview for Town Counsel – Review Interview Questions
7. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day
II. 7:15 P.M. Legislative Update with Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Sheila Harrington
Consider appointing Jennifer Nassimos to the Affordable Housing Trust (added June 4, 2021)
ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes
A. Water Department – Manganese Issue – PFAS Issue
B. Black Earth Composting Agreement
C. Enforcement of Leash Law
D. Green Communities Application and Implementation
E. Florence Roche Elementary School Construction Project
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
III. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of May 24, 2021
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 7, 2021
AGENDA
SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM
2nd FLOOR
GROTON TOWN HALL
6:00 P.M. Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 3 – “To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.” – PURPOSE – Collective Bargaining
Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 6 – “To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, if the Chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body.” – PURPOSE – Easement for 227 Boston Road
7:00 P.M. Annual Reorganization of the Select Board – Per Select Board Operational Policy, Town Manager Calls Meeting to Order and Calls for Nominations for Chair
7:05 P.M. Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public
7:06 P.M. Public Comment Period
I. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
1. Town Manager’s Explanation of Agenda Items
2. Rescind Local State of Emergency Declaration
3. Consider Calling for Special Town Meeting to Adopt Zoning Amendment for Multi-Family Development District
4. Consider Ratifying Annual Appointments of the Town Manager and Considering Appointing Annaul Nominations for Appointment by the Town Manager
5. Discussion – Process for Setting Annual Goals of the Select Board and Town Manager
6. Determine Which Firms to Interview for Town Counsel – Review Interview Questions
7. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day
II. 7:15 P.M. Legislative Update with Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Sheila Harrington
ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes
A. Water Department – Manganese Issue – PFAS Issue
B. Black Earth Composting Agreement
C. Enforcement of Leash Law
D. Green Communities Application and Implementation
E. Florence Roche Elementary School Construction Project
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
III. Minutes: Virtual Meeting of May 24, 2021
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.