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HomeMy Public PortalAboutVision Planning Committee -- 2021-09-07 Minutes TOWN OF BREWSTER VISION PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 7 , 2021, at 4PM Virtual Meeting Hal Minis, Chair, convened the Brewster Vision Planning Committee via remote participation with members : Sharon Tennstedt, Andi Gesner, Paul Wallace , Amanda Bebrin, Fran Schofield and Patricia Hess . A quorum was determined . Also present : Kari Hoffmann , Honey Pivirotto and Ellen Murphy . 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 . gov . • Review and Approval of August 16th meeting minutes : Hal asked the Committee if there were any changes to the August 16th meeting minutes, there being none, Sharon made a motion to approve the minutes, Amanda second the motion, a roll call vote was taken , and the August 16th meeting minutes were approved with Patricia Hess and Fran Schofield abstaining due to being absent at the August 16th meeting . • Vision Plan Implementation Report Feedback : Hal asked the Committee if they heard any feedback from the report . Hal shared with the Committee that he sent the report to the Non - residents Association and the Conservation Trust and they were very happy to receive it . He encouraged the Committee to continue to send the report out . Kari commented that she received a copy in the COA newsletter . • Steps to begin LCP Development Hal suggested the Committee review where they are and where they are going . He and Sharon Rooney from Tighe and Bond met to discuss next steps and unfortunately Sharon was unable to attend the meeting but will be attending the next meeting on September 20th . Hal referred to the two documents that were sent out that day and reviewed them with the Committee . He highlighted how the Vision Plan goals and the Building Blocks relate to goals of the Regional Policy plan . Sharon Rooney will discuss at the next meeting . Hal informed the Committee that Sharon Rooney added the Climate Mitigation goal . Patricia Hess pointed out that Governance was not part of the Regional plan . Hal suggested Governance be brought to Sharon Rooney' s attention at the next meeting . Hal asked if there were any other comments on the alignment of the goals . Hal asked Fran to suggest a more appealing visual to display the information . Hal then referred to the roadmap of the LCP completion . He highlighted the general steps and work ahead for the Committee in relation to the Commission guidelines and the Vision Plan . He informed the Committee that the roadmap is taken from the guidelines of the LCP definition . He stepped through the items and asked the Committee to review and think about how or if revisions will need to be made . This will be discussed at the next meeting . Tighe and Bond will be responsible for the completion of the final version with the goal of presenting at the spring Town meeting . It will be presented to the Cape Cod Commission by both Tighe and Bond and the VPC . Sharon Rooney will provide a template of the LCP at the next meeting . Kari asked about the mapping tool . Hal suggested to bring it up with Sharon Rooney at the next meeting . Kari asked if the Select Board will have the opportunity to review the final draft before it goes to Town meeting . Hal suggested Town committees review the final version as well as the Select Board . Paul asked about the availability of the template and the approach for this next phase . Hal indicated that Sharon Rooney will discuss timeline and approach . Hal asked the Committee to think about a process for the next phase . Patricia expressed a concern about the absence of a Town Planner and the impact . Hal informed the Committee that he spoke to Town Administration , and they informed him the Committee should continue to move forward . Since the Town currently is without a Town Planner, Ellen will assume more Page 1 of 2 of the coordination . Paul expressed a concern regarding areas where the Committee may need outside assistance and Kari reminded the Committee that Tighe and Bond is contracted to perform a large chunk of the work . Hal indicated Tighe and Bond have a budget and their scope of work was supplemented by Town expertise . • Communications Update : Ellen informed the Committee that hardcopies of the report will be available at the Special Town meeting on September 25th . Hal also suggested copies of the Vision Plan be available . • Update on Committee Member Vacancies . Kari informed the Committee it is still under review . • Review Action Items from August 16th Meeting : Action items were not recorded due to Patricia ' s absence , but Hal indicated that one item was reaching out to presenters for copies of their presentations . Hal is currently waiting for a response . • Next Meeting : Monday, September 20tH • Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair : None A motion was made by Paul to adjourn the meeting, Amanda second the motion, a roll call vote was taken , and the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 4 : 37 pm . i j 1 1 { Page 2 of 2 a i i