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Pursuant to Governor Baker' s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law and his
March 15 and March 23, 2020 Orders imposing strict limits on the number of people that may gather in one place, this
meeting will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible . Specific information and the general
guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend
this meeting may be found on the Town ' s website at www . brewster- ma . gov , For this meeting, members of the public
who wish to listen to the audio broadcast may do so via the Town of Brewster website at http : //livestream . brewster-
ma . ov or on Channel 18 . No in - person attendance of members of the public will be permitted , but every effort will be
made to ensure the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time via technological means . The Town has
established specific email addresses for each board and committee that will be meeting remotely so that residents can
send their comments in writing either before or during the meeting . For this meeting, please send contact
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Sanderson@brewster"ma goV . In the event we are unable to live broadcast these meetings, despite best efforts, we will
post on the Town website an audio recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as
possible after the meeting at http : //tv . brewster- ma .gov.
• Call to Order :
o 11 : 01 by Cynthia Baran , member. Those present were : Sue Brown , Lem Skidmore, Liaison Mary
Chaffee , Sherry Theuret, Administrative Supervisor and Paul Anderson , Superintendent .
• Declaration of a Quorum — Roll call completed by Water Commissioner Baran .
• Meeting Participation Statement — Read by Water Commissioner Baran
• Review BWC 2020 Annual Report
o First revision sent out . Superintendent will adjust to modifications sent by the commissioners . A final
draft will be sent out before approval .
o Commissioner Baran would like to see a memoriam to William Porter and his service to the Town of
Brewster as a water commissioner.
• Superintendent's Report
o Flushing of west end of town started Monday, March 29th
o Brewster Vision Planning Committee — Looking at open space and the assistance of purchasing land and
information out to the public.
o Generator Project is out to bid r }
o Requests for water to be turned on for seasonal accounts has started
o Hydraulic Study — Complete — Looking at vulnerable aspect . Abandoning water main no longer being used
and installing water main to make sure there is fire protection .
o Completed CCR Report — Summarizing what has been going on with the water main and services in the {
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■ Consumer Confidence Report — Complete — Will wait next fiscal year to improve and change
appearance of report
■ Link on website and back of billing statements for report being available to the public.
o PFAS Sampling is scheduled for Monday, April 5th
o Hydration Station completed base work at White Caps Field . Anticipating being completed before town
meeting .
o Water department will be responsible for mainting and clearing the hydration station . j
■ SOP will be created for the maintenance of the hydration station .
o Table top exercise date of May 3rd
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• Office Manager's Report
o Continuing to work with Vadar with the transfer of our billing program from Bill Master to Vadar. I
o Currently working on making sure billing codes are identified correctly .
o Working on codes for Backflow Testing and Firelines
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• Approval of March 5th Meeting Minutes
o Motion by Commissioner Brown to approve the March 51h Minutes
0 2nd by Commissioner Skidmore
o Roll Call Vote : 3-0-0
• One Time Reduced Rates Request for 257 Jonathans Way and 17 Shepherds Quay Rd
o Motion by Commissioner Brown to approve the One Time Reduced Rates
o 2r,d by Commissioner Skidmore
o Roll Call Vote : 3-0-0
• For Your Information — N /A
• Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
• Next Meetings : May 7, 2021 at 11 :00 AM
• Adjournment : 11 : 29
o Motion by Commissioner Brown to adjourn meeting
o Motion 2nd by Commissioner Skidmore
o Roil Call Vote : 3 -0-0
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