Board of Selectmen Meeting
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
AGENDA
Thursday, March 22, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Town Hall, 663 Main Street
1.
7:00 to 7:10 p.m.
Public hearing on the petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. to install 2 Jointly Owned Poles on Sawyer Road at a point approximately 1820 feet South of the centerline of the intersection of West Berlin Road and continuing approximately 300 feet in a South direction. National Grid to install 2 new 40’ poles. New pole 28 will be 150 feet South of existing Pole 27. New Pole 29 will be 150 feet South of new pole 28. Pole 27 is approximately 1820 feet from intersection of Sawyer Road and West Berlin Road. This work will be done for new customer at 277 Sawyer Road.
2.
7:10 to 7:15 p.m.
Request to place a clothing donation box at Houghton Building or other town location for one week as part of earning their Silver Award (Shandy Carpenter, Girl Scout Troop 30496)
3.
7:15 to 7:20 p.m.
Request for approval of the Town-wide yard sale including at the Bolton Common on May 5th (rain date Mary 6th) from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Janet Collier)
4.
7:20 to 7:35 p.m.
Discussion regarding Hazard Mitigation Plan Next Steps
5.
7:35 to 7:55 p.m.
Future structure of Fire Chief position
6.
7:55 to 8:35 p.m.
Review and vote Board’s recommendations for articles on Annual Town Meeting Warrant for May 7, 2018 including discussion regarding articles for the Community Preservation Act (CPA) and meal tax
7.
8:35 to 8:45 p.m.
Town Administrator Report
Review of monthly statistics from Public Safety Department Heads
Designation of Bolton as an Age-Friendly Community
8.
8:45 to 9:15 p.m.
Board of Selectmen Business
Public Service Announcement(s)
Recommendation from Economic Development Committee to appoint Scott Panneton and Sean Serell to the Economic Development Committee
Recommendation from Planning Board to appoint James Barr as associate member to the Planning Board
Recommendation from Cultural Council to appoint Nicole Thomas, Aaron Goos, and Chris Sterling to the Cultural Council.
Recommendation from the Conservation Commission to appoint Jeffrey Bryan to the Volunteer Land Steward position
Request to accept gift of $2,000 from Bolton Local toward the creation of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for Bolton
Review and approve the Agreement Between the Town of Bolton and Bolton Conservation Trust for Town Common Maintenance and Support
Update from Parks/Recreation on new fee schedule for fields and parks
Recommendation from the Advisory Committee to adopt the Capital Planning Policy
Approve Bills/Payroll Warrants: W18-16 and W18-16A; W18-17 and W18-17A; W18-18 and W18-18A; W18-19 and W18-19A;
Minutes
9.
9:15 p.m.
Executive session pursuant to MGL c. 30A, §21(a)3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for the DPW Union, as the Chair finds that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the Board’s bargaining position. The Board will not reconvene to open session.
Executive session pursuant to MGL c. 30A, §21(a)3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for the Police Union, as the Chair finds that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the Board’s bargaining position. The Board will not reconvene to open session.