Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

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

Select Board Meeting

Monday, August 9 2021 at 7:00 PM
Town Hall: Second Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Tuesday, August 3 2021 at 7:56 AM

Agenda

The following agenda was added or modified on 2021-08-04 09:24:22 by npierce@grotonma.gov.

Revision 08-4-2021

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021

AGENDA

SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM

2nd FLOOR

GROTON TOWN HALL

                               

                7:00 P.M.                 Regular Meeting Commences - Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

                7:05 P.M.                 Public Comment Period

 

  1. 7:06 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Town Manager’s Explanation of Agenda Items
  2. Vote to the Approve the Sale of the $7,330,000 General Obligation School Bonds of the Town dated August 17, 2021 to Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
  3. Consider Accepting the Nomination and Appointing Adam Burnett and Harris McWade to the Trails Committee
  4. Consider Ratifying the Town Manager’s Appointment of Gary Seniw as the Town’s Veteran’s Service Officer
  5. Review and Consider Town Manager’s Proposal to Submit a Warrant Article to the 2021 Fall Town Meeting to Change the Town Clerk from Elected to Appointed
  6. Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

  1. 7:10 P.M. Items for Select Board Consideration and Action

 

  1. Review and Consider Adding a Warrant Article to the 2021 Fall Town Meeting to Authorize the Sale of Marijuana in the Town of Groton
  2. Consider Appointing Gordon Candow (ADA) and Bhaskar Gupta Karpurapu (Sai Baba Temple) to the Diversity Task Force
  3. Consider Appointing Andrew Davis to the Sargisson Beach Committee and Consider Designating a Select Board Representative to the Committee
  4. Consider Appointing Richard Perini and Anna Eliot to the Housing Partnership
  5. Consider Granting a One Day Beer and Wine License for Rehearsal Dinner at First Parish Church on Friday, September 3, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

 

III.            7:15 P.M.                 Public Hearing – Establish Stormwater Utility User Fee for Fiscal Year 2022

 

  1. 7:30 P.M. Presentation from the Friends of Prescott on their Landscape Improvement Plan

 

OTHER BUSINESS                 - Complete Annual Review of the Town Manager

                                                - Consider Re-Instituting Requiring Mandatory Wearing of Masks in Public Buildings

                                               

ON-GOING ISSUES – Review and Informational Purposes – Brief Comments - Items May or May Not Be Discussed

 

  1. Water Department – Manganese Issue – PFAS Issue
  2. Green Communities Application and Implementation
  3. Florence Roche Elementary School Construction Project

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: Regularly Scheduled Meeting of July 26, 2021

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

 

MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021

 

AGENDA

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM

 

2nd FLOOR

 

GROTON TOWN HALL

 

                               

 

                7:00 P.M.               Regular Meeting Commences - Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

 

 

                7:05 P.M.               Public Comment Period

 

 

 

I.              7:06 P.M.               Town Manager’s Report

 

 

 

1.     Town Manager’s Explanation of Agenda Items

 

2.     Consider Accepting the Nomination and Appointing Adam Burnett and Harris McWade to the Trails Committee

 

3.     Consider Ratifying the Town Manager’s Appointment of Gary Seniw as the Town’s Veteran’s Service Officer

 

4.     Review and Consider Town Manager’s Proposal to Submit a Warrant Article to the 2021 Fall Town Meeting to Change the Town Clerk from Elected to Appointed

 

5.     Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

 

 

II.             7:10 P.M.               Items for Select Board Consideration and Action

 

 

 

1.     Review and Consider Adding a Warrant Article to the 2021 Fall Town Meeting to Authorize the Sale of Marijuana in the Town of Groton

 

2.     Consider Appointing Gordon Candow (ADA) and Bhaskar Gupta Karpurapu (Sai Baba Temple) to the Diversity Task Force

 

3.     Consider Appointing Andrew Davis to the Sargisson Beach Committee and Consider Designating a Select Board Representative to the Committee

 

4.     Consider Appointing Richard Perini and Anna Eliot to the Housing Partnership

 

5.     Consider Granting a One Day Beer and Wine License for Rehearsal Dinner at First Parish Church on Friday, September 3, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

 

 

 

III.            7:15 P.M.               Public Hearing – Establish Stormwater Utility User Fee for Fiscal Year 2022

 

 

 

IV.           7:30 P.M.               Presentation from the Friends of Prescott on their Landscape Improvement Plan

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS            - Complete Annual Review of the Town Manager

 

                                                - Consider Re-Instituting Requiring Mandatory Wearing of Masks in Public Buildings

 

                                               

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – Review and Informational Purposes – Brief Comments - Items May or May Not Be Discussed

 

 

 

A.    Water Department – Manganese Issue – PFAS Issue

 

B.    Green Communities Application and Implementation

 

C.    Florence Roche Elementary School Construction Project

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

 

 

V.            Minutes:                Regularly Scheduled Meeting of July 26, 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, AUGUST 9, 2021

 

AGENDA

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM

 

2nd FLOOR

 

GROTON TOWN HALL

 

                               

 

                7:00 P.M.               Regular Meeting Commences - Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

 

 

                7:05 P.M.               Public Comment Period

 

 

 

I.              7:06 P.M.               Town Manager’s Report

 

 

 

1.     Town Manager’s Explanation of Agenda Items

 

2.     Consider Accepting the Nomination and Appointing Adam Burnett and Harris McWade to the Trails Committee

 

3.     Consider Ratifying the Town Manager’s Appointment of Gary Seniw as the Town’s Veteran’s Service Officer

 

4.     Review and Consider Town Manager’s Proposal to Submit a Warrant Article to the 2021 Fall Town Meeting to Change the Town Clerk from Elected to Appointed

 

5.     Update on Select Board Schedule through Labor Day

 

 

 

II.             7:10 P.M.               Items for Select Board Consideration and Action

 

 

 

1.     Review and Consider Adding a Warrant Article to the 2021 Fall Town Meeting to Authorize the Sale of Marijuana in the Town of Groton

 

2.     Consider Appointing Gordon Candow (ADA) and Bhaskar Gupta Karpurapu (Sai Baba Temple) to the Diversity Task Force

 

3.     Consider Appointing Andrew Davis to the Sargisson Beach Committee and Consider Designating a Select Board Representative to the Committee

 

4.     Consider Appointing Richard Perini and Anna Eliot to the Housing Partnership

 

5.     Consider Granting a One Day Beer and Wine License for Rehearsal Dinner at First Parish Church on Friday, September 3, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

 

 

 

III.            7:15 P.M.               Public Hearing – Establish Stormwater Utility User Fee for Fiscal Year 2022

 

 

 

IV.           7:30 P.M.               Presentation from the Friends of Prescott on their Landscape Improvement Plan

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS            - Complete Annual Review of the Town Manager

 

                                                - Consider Re-Instituting Requiring Mandatory Wearing of Masks in Public Buildings

 

                                               

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – Review and Informational Purposes – Brief Comments - Items May or May Not Be Discussed

 

 

 

A.    Water Department – Manganese Issue – PFAS Issue

 

B.    Green Communities Application and Implementation

 

C.    Florence Roche Elementary School Construction Project

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

 

 

V.            Minutes:                Regularly Scheduled Meeting of July 26, 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.