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Home My Public Portal About20190306 - Upper Charles Trail Committee - Meeting Minutes1 UPPER CHARLES TRAIL COMMITTEE Wednesday March 6, 2019 7:04 PM Basement Meeting Room, Town Hall, 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA MINUTES Members present: Bob Snyder, Jane Moran, Ken Parker, Eric Sonnett, Barry Rosenbloom, Eli Post, Jim Ciriello Members absent: John Coutinho, Dave Rolinski, Kelly Karp Trail warden present: Mike Boelsen 1. VHB update: Jane walked the committee through a Jack Madden (of VHB) proposal for routing the UCT through Legacy Farms North (LFN). This proposal takes the trail along the gas line easement. He has also proposed a “scope of work” for UCT related projects below:  EMC Park to Center Trail Corridor – This is a shared used pathway from EMC Park to the Center Trail. $9999.99 was authorized for this Feasibility Study at the previous meeting. This has been referred to in the past as the “McDermott Path”. It encompasses more than the strip along that town street, so going forward it shall be the “EMC Park to Center Trail Corridor” (EPCTC). This Feasibility Study document will be used by the Conservation Commission to review the project for their potential approval. Eric moved to authorize an additional $3300.00 to VHB for EPCTC administration and public information meetings. Barry seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.  VHB-9A – The routing of the UCT through LFN has encountered additional complexity due the difficulties of overlaying any of the trail on the gas line easement. Eric moved to authorize an additional $5000 to VHB for the mapping, routing, and planning of this trail through LFN. This work complements the Phase 9 Feasibility Study. Barry seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Jane added an update on the Phase 10 Feasibility Study, noting the UCT positioning that is preferred by certain property owners in the area being studied. 2. Liaison reports:  Conservation Commission – Jim gave an overview of the discussion that is in progress regarding the development near the intersection of College Street and Hayden Rowe Street (0 Hayden Rowe Street). He pointed out the wetlands and the uplands that are present in the to-be-developed area.  Trail Coordination and Management Committee – The appointees, so far, to this committee were identified. They include Ken Parker, Peter LaGoy, Chuck Dauchy, and others. 3. Draft minutes of the 2/20/19 meeting: Approved unanimously. 4. Agenda topics for next meeting (3/20/19):  Liaison reports  VHB update  Project budgeting  Treasurer’s Report  Trails Coordination and Management Committee 2  0 Hayden Rowe Street development 8. The public meeting was adjourned at 8:00PM. Approved: April 3, 2019 Documents used at the meeting: Meeting agenda Minutes of the 2/20/19 meeting