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Home My Public Portal AboutVision Planning Committee -- 2022-04-19 Minutes TOWN OF BREWSTER VISION PLANNING COMMITTEE E; FE ! ! „ EU IU '1f? G ! F ° h MEETING MINUTES .,, • r . , Tuesday, April 19, 2022 , at 3 : 30PM � H Virtual Meeting Hal Minis, Chair, convened the Brewster Vision Planning Committee via remote participation with members . Sharon Tennstedt, Amanda Bebrin , Suzanne Kenney, Andi Gesner, and Patricia Hess were present . Paul Wallace and Fran Schofield were absent . A quorum was determined . Also present : Kari Hoffmann 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 April 4" meeting minutes : Sharon made a motion to approve the April 4t" meeting minutes, Suzanne seconded the motion , a roll call was taken , and the April 4t" meeting minutes were approved unanimously . • Action Planning teams and schedule : a ) Community Infrastructure Amanda provided an overview of the analysis that was performed on the comments for the Community Infrastructure . She highlighted the themes ; reusing existing buildings for a multi - generational community center, concerns for what the Town is taking on and the impact financially to taxpayers, supporting schools and the senior center for the aging population of the Town . She also indicated there were comments regarding oversight for zoning changes . Amanda outlined the suggestions to increase fiber optics for better internet service in the Town , wind power, increasing cell towers, burying power lines, focusing on sewerage and wastewater treatment, and adding more access to the bike trail . Participants also suggested a Town pool and swim lessons . Amanda stated the comments reflected a split for and against sidewalks and the use of the Sea Camps property . Hal commented on the theme across many of the Building Blocks for making Brewster more friendly for biking and walking . Sharon expressed a concern that residents thought having a community center at the Sea Camps was already decided by the Town . Hal suggested it was a reaction to all the discussion in Town with Sea Camps and the possible school closing . Suzanne commented that all of the Building Blocks are related, and it is good people are talking . Kari indicated that the Sea Camps Planning Committees are ramping up this week with their first meetings . Andi agreed that more j access to the Bike path would be a good addition . Amanda suggested additional education for right of way and what it means to residents if sidewalks are installed . b ) Coastal Management In Fran' s absence, Hal suggested the Committee review both Coastal Management and Climate Mitigation Building Blocks and discuss highlights . Starting with Coastal Management Hal read the survey questions and the results . He asked if there were any observations . Sharon informed the Committee there were substantial support for Coastal Management . Expanding access to public beaches and offsite parking raised concern because the beaches are already crowded . Hal agreed this is a big issue because residents do not want more crowds at the beach . Sharon indicated there was a lot of support for resident- only beaches . Hal discussed the trend of mega houses built along the coast . Many towns are considering maximum housing sizes in coastal areas . He suggested that the Town may want to consider this as well since the comments showed support . Amanda informed Page 1 of 2 E r i i the Committee that towns on Cape are starting to take up the issue at their Spring Town meetings . Sharon also informed the Committee comments supported additional bike racks at the beaches . c ) Climate Mitigation Hal read some of the questions with the results and the Committee discussed observations . Sharon highlighted the comments for vehicles with alternative fuel . Overall , the comments indicated the Town should not replace vehicles until needed, using a phased approach . Sharon suggested that the question may have indicated all at once which was not the intention . Public charging stations were also a concern that was reflected in the comments . Financial impact to the taxpayers was a main theme across all Building Blocks including Climate Mitigation . She indicated homeowners felt the town does not need to inform them about energy efficiency, they already obtain the information from other sources . • Status of Summary Papers : Hal informed the Committee the comments are due back on April 20th, and he is hoping to get most of them by the end of the week . The comments to date did not change the thrust of the overall paper . As they are received , they will be sent out to the Committee . Ellen provided a status of the comments received on the summary papers to date . • Communication — review current and future actions : Sharon, Suzanne, and Patricia will draft a publication informing the public of the survey results after the meeting . Hal suggested to add the bar graph with the survey results to the Town website . Andi suggested a link in the publication from Sharon , Suzanne and Patricia would be helpful . Kari suggested an introductory paragraph for the bar graph survey results . Sharon will draft and send to Hal for review . Patricia suggested to include it on the VPC webpage . Hal suggested updating the maps to display the Town Center survey question at the Town Hall and Library by adding the % at each location for the question results . Hal will ask Sharon Rooney the best method to display . • Update on SCP roadmap and status report on Tighe and Bond tasks : Hal , Sharon, and Sharon Rooney met to discuss the timeline for the LCP . Unfortunately, the next meeting will not be in - person as hoped and therefore the meeting on May 16th will be the first in - person meeting . Hal suggested next steps for each Building Block team to draft the action ideas . He proposed for the May 2nd meeting, the Building Block teams; Local Economy, Housing, Open Space and Water Resources present their action ideas to the Committee for review and discussion and at the May 16th meeting the Committee will review; Community Infrastructure, Coastal Management, Climate Mitigation and Governance . Hal will provide a guideline to the Committee on how to frame the action ideas and send it out after the meeting . It was suggested the Committee send in any ideas to the other Building Block teams as well . Hal stepped through the timeline, indicating all draft action ideas should be completed for all of the Building Blocks by the May 16th meeting . Hal will set up a meeting with Administration to discuss the process for Town Staff review of the action items, shooting for mid -June, once finalized with Town staff, Tighe and Bond will look at the Capital Improvement plan ( CIP ) in relation to the action plan to ensure capital improvements that are required in the action plan are reflected in the CIP . Tighe and Bond will then put together the draft of the action plan . The Committee will review the draft over the summer and be ready for a public hearing in early September . Tighe and Bond will finalize the action plan and be ready for Fall Town meeting . After Town meeting it will go to the Cape Cod Commission for certification . • Review Action Items from March 2111 meeting : Patricia informed the Committee that the action items have been covered . • Next Meeting : Monday, May 2"a • Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair : None j Sharon made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Andi seconded the motion, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 4 : 43 pm . i Page 2 of 2 i 1 i