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TOWN OF BREWSTER VISION PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 4PM _ ti
Virtual Meeting
Hal Minis, Chairman , convened the Brewster Vision Planning Committee via remote participation with members :
Patricia Hess, Paul Wallace , Andi Genser, Garren Peterson , Fran Schofield , Sue Searles, and Sharon Tennstedt and Kari
Hoffmann . A quorum was determined .
Also present : Sharon Rooney (Tighe & Bond ) , Honey Pivirotto ( FinCom Liaison ) , Ryan Bennett (Town Planner), and Ellen
Murphy ( Department Assistant ) .
The Chair read the Recording or Taping Notification : This meeting will be conducted by remote participation pursuant to
Governor Baker' s March 2020 orders suspending certain Open Meeting Law provisions and imposing limits on public
gatherings . No in - person meeting attendance will be permitted . If the Town is unable to live broadcast this meeting, a record
of the proceedings will be provided on the Town website as soon as possible . The Town has established specific email
addresses for each board and committee so the public can submit comments either before or during the meeting . To submit
public comment or questions to the Vision Planning Committee, please email : brewplan@brewster- ma . Bov .
• Review and Approval of December 21, 2020 minutes
• There was a change to the minutes under : Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair, Section D :
Newsletter will be replaced by press release . Motions were made and the minutes were approved
unanimously as amended .
• Communication Update :
Hal Minis opened the discussion outlining three areas to cover under the Communications Update .
a ) Review Select Board Draft — Hal asked the Committee if they had any changes to the document he
distributed . Paul suggested attending meetings twice a month by Zoom should be included . Patricia
suggested to add the names of the Committee members . Hal will update the document and work with
Ellen to transfer into a presentation format . Hal informed the Committee he will be presenting to the
Select Board on Tuesday, January 19th . Sharon Rooney will attend with Hal and the Committee
members will be invited to view the meeting .
b ) Volunteer to work with Fran on the Communications- Sharon Tennstedt will work with Fran on
Communications .
c) Development of the Press Release — Hal asked the Communications team to draft a press release and a
recommended list for distribution for the Committee to review, pulling language from the
Communications and Community Engagement Strategy Plan and incorporating material used for the
Select Board presentation . Fran highlighted the areas where updates were made to the plan . Hal stated
that all communications must be reviewed and approved by the Committee and then Ryan and Ellen will
distribute . The Communications and Community Engagement Strategy Plan will be the keeper of all
communications .
• Placetypes Discussion
Sharon Rooney stepped through the Cape Cod placetypes to visualize the different areas and tying them into
the Regional Policy Plan . Hal asked . what the interrelationship was between the placetypes and the
Regional Policy plan goals . Sharon stated that it is suggested that we give consideration to the placetypes
but some may be appropriate and some may not . Goals do need to be consistent with the Regional Policy
Plan . Fran asked if there was a mapping deliverable for the placetypes and Ryan confirmed that the
deliverable would be a mapping exercise where infrastructure can support additional growth and where
growth is not appropriate . Kari suggested the Committee have access to the GIS link to get a better
understanding of Brewster' s existing conditions . Ryan to send out the link . Patricia offered mapping that
has been done in the Historical Committee .
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• Committee Assignments :
a ) Placetypes Mapping — Ryan asked the Committee to send their top 3 Building Block preferences to Ellen
and so that we can begin the process of pairing up members .
b ) Stakeholder Outreach — Ryan informed the Committee that a script will be created for members to use
when meeting with stakeholders . This will provide consistency when members gather information .
• Review Action Items from December 21St Meeting
a ) A list was sent out of all the organizations that were reached previously
b ) The Communication Plan has been updated
c ) Ryan to sent out a link to the Falmouth and Bourne LCPs
d ) Not confirmed yet but tentatively Monday, January 18 meeting will be on Tuesday, January 19th at 4 : 00 .
Once confirmed Ellen will send out an email to the Committee members .
• Next Meeting : tentatively January 19, 2021
• Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair : none to report
The next meeting of the Brewster Vision Planning Committee is tentatively scheduled for January 19th, 2021s
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting . Vote : 8-0-0 . Meeting adjourned at 5 : 20 .
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