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Home My Public Portal AboutSelect Board -- 2021-06-02 Minutes \�oo\Qu14111 I191!b444a3/ W $ r Town of Brewster Office of: o + o� •+.* 9 Select Board 2198 Main Street Town Administrator g o " Brewster, MA 026314898 4 Phone : ( 508 ) 896- 3701 Fax : ( 508) 896- 8089 4j/U//n//pN1111N111111N11N\Q\��0� _ . MINUTES OF THE SELECT BOARD JOINT MEETING WITH BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES DATE : June 2, 2021 TIME : 7 : 00 PM PLACE : Remote Teleconference ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY : Chair Bingham , Selectperson Whitney, Selectperson Chatelain , Selectperson Chaffee, Selectperson Hoffmann , Town Administrator Peter Lombardi , Health Director Amy von Hone , Board of Health Vice Chair Penny Holeman , Board of Health member, Jeannie Kampas, Board of Health member Annette Graczewski , Board of Health member Kimberley Crocker Pearson , Tammie Mason , Jay Packett, Sean Sullivan Call to Order & Declaration of a Quorum , Meeting Participation Statement and Recording Statement Board of Health Chair Holeman called the Board of Health meeting to order a little after 7pm , read the meeting participation and recoding statements and completed roll call . Chair Bingham called the Select Board meeting to order, a quorum was declared . Discuss and Vote on Freeman' s Grill and Pavilion' s request for exemption from Town Building Face Mask Requirement Mr . Lombardi stated that the State mask mandate was rescinded this past weekend , transitioned to a mask advisory for unvaccinated residents and left it up to individual employers on how to handle that going forward . Last Monday there was a joint vote to extend the mask requirement through July 5th in all Town buildings . Mr . Lombardi noted that over the weekend , the Town received multiple email requests from residents and members of Captains Golf Course regarding the impact of the decision on Freemans Grill & Pavilion , seeking an exemption for this business from the requirement . The Town has a lease agreement with Sean Sullivan to own and operate a restaurant in this space . Mr . Lombardi reminded the Boards that he is a private employer and doesn ' t have any Town employees . So , for the reasons outlined in the emails that were provided to both Boards and given the fact that all employees that work for Mr . Sullivan are in support of this exemption , the Select Board recommends that the request be looked on favorably . Selectperson Hoffman stated that she was in support of this exemption being granted Selectperson Chaffee also stated that she was supportive of this exemption begin granted . www . brewster- ma . gov BoS 06- 02-2021 Page 1 of 2 Doc ID : c84dOa220b941ac8d5b36a89d960de2fc623d8e4 \p��1 0 % EDW g r�i�i °" S:w� F Office of: JN w . 9 �� Town o Brewster '• Select Board : 2198 Main Street a o u Brewster, MA 026314898 Town Administrator Phone : ( 508) 896 - 3701 Fax : ( 508) 896- 8089 Board of Health Vice Chair Holeman directed a question to Amy von Hone if Town ' s employees are in a separate space from the restaurant . Amy von Hone asked Mr . Packett for information on how often his employees frequent this area . Mr . Packett stated that at the Pro Shop, masks are still required , if any Town employee must go into that area , they would be required to wear a mask . Mr . Packett feels strongly in Mr . Sullivan ' s favor that guests of the restaurant should not have to wear a mask . Board of Health member Kimberley Crocker Pearson moved to exempt Freeman ' s Grill from the Town mask mandate . Board of Health member Jeannie Kampas second . A roll call vote was taken . Annette Graczewski — yes , Jeannie Kampas-yes, Kimberley Crocker Pearson -yes, Vice Chair Penny Holeman -yes . The Board of Health vote was 4-Yes, 0- No . Selectperson Whitney moved to exempt Freeman ' s Grill & Pavilion from the Town of Brewster mask mandate . Selectperson Chatelain second . A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson Whitney— yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Selectperson Hoffmann -yes, Selectperson Chaffee -yes, Chair Bingham -yes . The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0- No . Sean Sullivan , owner of Freemans Grill thanked both Boards for allowing the exemption and thanked the Health Department for all the guidance over the last year . Adjournment Selectperson Chaffee moved to adjourn the meeting at 7 : 15pm , Selectperson Chatelain second . A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Selectperson Hoffmann -yes, Selectperson Chaffee-yes, Chair Bingham -yes . The Board vote was 5 -yes, 0- No . Respectfully submitted by Erika Mawn , Executive Assistant Approved : 09 / 14 / 2021 Signed : Fdwowd 'g CAaffi awn Date Selectperson Chatelain , Clerk of the Board of Selectman Accompanying Documents in Packet : Citizen emails www . brewsterwma . gov BoS 06- 02-2021 Page 2 of 2 Doc ID : c84d0a220b941ac8d5b36a89d960de2fc623d8e4