Town of Groton
Meeting Notice
Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100
Select Board Meeting
Monday, January 28 2019 at 7:00 PM
Town Hall: Second Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA
This meeting was posted Wednesday, January 23 2019 at 10:43 AM
Agenda
SELECT BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019
AGENDA
SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM
2nd FLOOR
GROTON TOWN HALL
7:00 P.M. Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public
7:05 P.M. Public Comment Period
7:10 P.M. Request for Investigation by Jenifer Evans against Town Manager Mark Haddad
- 7:30 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- Approve Letter of Request for Grant to the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission to Update the Town’s Housing Production Plan
- Consider Approving a One Day All Alcohol License for Nashoba Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Nashoba to be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Consider Transferring Operational and Oversight Authority of the Four Corner Sewer District to the Groton Sewer Commission
- Approve Conservation Commission’s Acceptance of Longley Road Parcel from Calvin Moore and Grotonwoods Parcel from Robert Lacombe, Pursuant to M.G.L., c40, §8C
- As Road Commissioners, Approve Request from Police Chief to Designate No Parking Areas on High Street
- Approve Common Victualler License for NESSP Temple
- Consider Ratifying Town Manager’s Appointment of Gail Charmers to the Emergency Response Committee
- Approve Calendar Year 2019 Goals of the Select Board & Town Manager
- Review FY 2019 Second Quarter Financial Reports
- Discuss and Review Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget
- 7:45 P.M. In Joint Session with the Park Commission – Consider Appointing Don Black to the Park Commission to Fill a Vacancy on the Commission
OTHER BUSINESS
- Consider Submitting a Letter of Support for Library Trustees Application for CPC Funds for Library Roof Repair
- Pursuant to the Town Manager’s Review Policy, Chair to Disseminate Clean Town Manager Performance Review Form to Board Members for Board Action
- Discussion to approve a new manager application for the Forge and Vine / Groton Inn related to alcohol license
ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes
- Senior Center Building Project
- Proposed Policy on Major Initiative Planning
- Charter Approval/Implementation of New Provisions
- Committee Charge for Capital Planning Committee
- Route 119 Sidewalk Installation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Task Force to Consider Having a Full-Time 24/7 Fire Department
- Library Roof Repair
- Highway Garage Renovations
- Pepperell Landfill
- Change Cost Share of Future Retiree Health Insurance
- Board and Committee Appointment Voting Procedure
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
III. Minutes: Regularly Scheduled Meeting of January 14, 2019
- Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L., c.30A, §21(a), 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 – Fire Chief’s Contract
Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L., c.30A, §21(a), Clause 7 – “To comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirement” – Purpose – Review and Consider for Release Executive Session Minutes
- Town Manager’s Report (Continued, if necessary)
- Consider Approving a New Three-Year Contract for Fire Chief Steele McCurdy
- Vote to Release Various Executive Session Minutes
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, JANUARY 28, 2019
AGENDA
SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM
2nd FLOOR
GROTON TOWN HALL
7:00 P.M. Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public
7:05 P.M. Public Comment Period
7:10 P.M. Request for Investigation by Jenifer Evans against Town Manager Mark Haddad
- 7:30 P.M. Town Manager’s Report
- Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
- Approve Letter of Request for Grant to the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission to Update the Town’s Housing Production Plan
- Consider Approving a One Day All Alcohol License for Nashoba Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Nashoba to be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Consider Transferring Operational and Oversight Authority of the Four Corner Sewer District to the Groton Sewer Commission
- Approve Conservation Commission’s Acceptance of Longley Road Parcel from Calvin Moore and Grotonwoods Parcel from Robert Lacombe, Pursuant to M.G.L., c40, §8C
- As Road Commissioners, Approve Request from Police Chief to Designate No Parking Areas on High Street
- Approve Common Victualler License for NESSP Temple
- Consider Ratifying Town Manager’s Appointment of Gail Charmers to the Emergency Response Committee
- Approve Calendar Year 2019 Goals of the Select Board & Town Manager
- Review FY 2019 Second Quarter Financial Reports
- Discuss and Review Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget
- 7:45 P.M. In Joint Session with the Park Commission – Consider Appointing Don Black to the Park Commission to Fill a Vacancy on the Commission
OTHER BUSINESS
- Consider Submitting a Letter of Support for Library Trustees Application for CPC Funds for Library Roof Repair
- Pursuant to the Town Manager’s Review Policy, Chair to Disseminate Clean Town Manager Performance Review Form to Board Members for Board Action
ON-GOING ISSUES – For Review and Informational Purposes
- Senior Center Building Project
- Proposed Policy on Major Initiative Planning
- Charter Approval/Implementation of New Provisions
- Committee Charge for Capital Planning Committee
- Route 119 Sidewalk Installation
- Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
- Task Force to Consider Having a Full-Time 24/7 Fire Department
- Library Roof Repair
- Highway Garage Renovations
- Pepperell Landfill
- Change Cost Share of Future Retiree Health Insurance
- Board and Committee Appointment Voting Procedure
SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
III. Minutes: Regularly Scheduled Meeting of January 14, 2019
- Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L., c.30A, §21(a), 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 – Fire Chief’s Contract
Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L., c.30A, §21(a), Clause 7 – “To comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirement” – Purpose – Review and Consider for Release Executive Session Minutes
- Town Manager’s Report (Continued, if necessary)
- Consider Approving a New Three-Year Contract for Fire Chief Steele McCurdy
- Vote to Release Various Executive Session Minutes
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.