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HomeMy Public PortalAboutSelect Board -- 2022-05-23 Minutes�oft IEIIwsG • e 4'4., A SS 2198 Main Street B. a = Brewster, MA 02631-1898 3 ip pt�iiil g. o —Ittt•;a.:"'!_ �\ Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 XB RPOH19, ,009 00081111100 q//p/11I I II IIII I I I I I1U\\\\\\ Town of Brewster MINUTES OF THE SELECT BOARD MEETING DATE: May 23, 2022 TIME: 6:00 PM PLACE: Remote Participation Office of: Select Board Town Administrator of i:j'. Tw.. TOWil _LEE:( REGULAR SESSION REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: Chair Bingham, Vice Chair Whitney, Selectperson Chaffee, Selectperson Hoffmann, Selectperson Chatelain, Town Administrator Peter Lombardi, Assistant Town Administrator Donna Kalinick, Jonathan Idman, Marco DiDiomizio and Angelo Ferraro, Bob Graczewski, Chris Diaz, Teresa Martin Call to Order, Declaration of a Quorum, Meeting Participation Statement and Recording Statement Chair Bingham called the meeting to order at 6:30pm and declared a quorum with all five Select Board members present. Chair Bingham read the meeting participation and recording statements. Public Announcements and Comments: None Town Administrator's Report Mr. Lombardi shared updates on the following topics: • COVID Pandemic o Local public health data reports our general population new positive cases have been up over the past month and peaked at over 50 cases a week just two weeks ago. On the most recent report, we were down to about 40 a week, hopefully a sign that cases are decreasing. Cases are evenly distributed throughout age groups. o Case totals are harder to compare as many people are using at home test kits. o Masking requirements have been optional in Nauset schools, last week based on the data that has been trending, Nauset sent out communication to parents, suggesting, not requiring masks for the next couple of weeks. • Annual Ponds Summit o The Town will be co -hosting this summit next month on June 17th from 9am — 12pm with the Brewster Ponds Coalition. Press release was issued last week, more information is available on the Town website. The focus of the forum is on septic systems and their impact on pond water quality. o Lower Cape TV will be helping with the event, and it will be streamed live on Facebook. • Water Quality o Minutes have been provided in the packet from the March 2022 Cape & Islands Water Protection Fund Executive Committee meeting. At a recent meeting, the draft scope of the Cape Cod Commission's technical assistance that they have offered was reviewed. This should be finalized in the next couple weeks and voted on in early June. o There was also discussion on the potential financial challenges to the Water Protection fund in the medium to long term about the sustainability of the fund. Based on the program in place which assumes a 25% match for all eligible projects. In the first couple of years, there were Select Board 05.23.2022 www.brewster-ma.gov Page 1 of 6 Doc ID: 6551a8d6d1f0a66a5cbe469949d318d88f699d9a Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 Office of: Select Board Town Administrator more projects than anticipated and greater demands on the funds, or higher subsidy out of the funds. Assumed (in round dollars), $50M a year commitment for cape wide and realistically it has been closer to between $85-$100M a year. • Federal American Rescue Plan Act Funds o County received over $43M in ARPA funds, $10M was allocated to the towns collectively and are now available for expenditure. There is a county review process that each Town has to go through for any project or initiatives that they are proposing to use the funds for. o Brewster's share of the funds was a little under $500K, which was based on the formula that was adopted by the assembly. There are some limitations on eligible expenditures; we had assumed in our 5 -Year Capital Plan that we would use about $450K for phase 1 of the Drummer Boy Park Master Plan update construction work, before the Wing Island Boardwalk is constructed. We will have more information later this summer to the extent in which this project specifically will be eligible for the funds. o We have until June of 2024 to spend the funds and there is an option to apply for an extension through the end of the calendar year 2026. o We expect this fall for recommendations on spending of the County's balance of the $30M+ in ARPA funds. Mr. Lombardi mentioned that the opening ceremony for the Brewster Dog Park was held on Saturday and there was a great turnout. Select Board Announcements and Liaison Reports Selectperson Hoffmann noted the success of the Bike Fest on Saturday sponsored by the Rec Department and thanked the CERT team for helping. Selectperson Chatelain acknowledged that after the June meeting there will no longer be a quorum for the Zoning Board of Appeals, anyone interested, please reach out to the Planning office, Selectperson Chatelain or Chair Brian Harrison if interested in learning about the ZBA work or serving on the committee. Introduce New Town Planner- Jonathon Idman Mr. Lombardi reviewed Jonathan's background and introduced Mr. Idman. Mr. Idman addressed the Board and reviewed his work experience and how he is looking forward for the opportunity to serve the Town. Consent Agenda a. Meeting Minutes: April 25, May 9, and May 14, 2022 b. One Day Entertainment License Applications: Brewster Historical Society (plus fee waiver request), Cape Cod National Golf Club LLC, Chatham Bars Inn Farm (4) and Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters c. One -Day Liquor License Applications: Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters and Chatham Bars Inn Farm (6) d. Appointments: Barnstable County HOME Consortium Advisory Council, Donna Kalinick and Jill Scalise; Deputy Warden of Elections, Charles Winn e. Request for Approval to Perform Site Modification Work at Water Tower Site: 0 Yankee Drive. Select Board 05.23.2022 www.brewster-ma.gov Page 2 of 6 Doc ID: 6551a8d6d1f0a66a5cbe469949d318d88f699d9a 01111111111111000 \\\ ,aA E W s • 0 , o* Sic e a 2 z ail m �"% 3 Igf� heiij ai 0 Ia rif r� -- r =,:!tt,1�rr ,= 0 /47 Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 Office of: Select Board Town Administrator f. Request for Approval to Submit One Stop Grant Application on Behalf of the Town and Select Board Letter of Support Selectperson Chatelain moved the consent agenda for May 23rd. Selectperson Chaffee second. A roll call vote was taken. Selectperson Whitney -yes, Selectperson Chaffee- yes, Selectperson Hoffmann -yes, Selectperson Chatelain-yes, Chair Bingham -yes. The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0 -No. Vote to Appoint New Republican Registrar: Steven Frissora Mr. Lombardi reviewed the recent happenings in appointing both the republican and democratic registrars, noting that the clerk's office has sufficient staffing in place in terms of registrars to do the important and time sensitive work that needs to be done for upcoming local elections. Selectperson Chaffee moved to appoint Steven Frissora as Republican Registrar. Selectperson Hoffmann second. A roll call vote was taken. Selectperson Chaffee -no, Selectperson Whitney- yes, Selectperson Chatelain-yes, Selectperson Hoffmann -no, Chair Bingham -no. The Board vote was 2 -Yes, 3 -No. Recognize National B&B Award to Candleberry Inn Owners Marco DiDiomizio and Angelo Ferraro joined the meeting and explained how they found out about being TripAdvisor's #1 Bed and Breakfast in the U.S. and #2 in the World. They are thrilled for this recognition and happy to represent Brewster and the Cape. They are thankful of the support and are honored for the award. Brewster Whitecaps Season Preview- Bob Graczewski Bob Graczewski joined the meeting and provided the following updates: • Despite a season in jeopardy due to Covid, the Whitecaps were 2021 league champions. • Crowds last year were the largest to date and the organization is thrilled with the overwhelming support from the entire Town of Brewster. • This year's golf tournament is scheduled for June 27th at Captains golf course, information is on the Whitecap's website, brewsterwhitecaps.com. • Mr. Graczewski expressed this thanks to various Town employees and departments, Town Administration, Select Board, Golf Department, DPW, Health Department, Water Department, Building Department, and Facilities manager. • On June 1st the field will be prepped for the season, new safety netting all along the foul lines have been added. Additional improvements include better wi-fi access, new plantings, and recycling bins. • Roster and schedule are up on the website, 12 whitecaps were drafted in last years MLB draft, this year's draft should also feature past whitecap players. • Thanks to all the business advertisers and individual donors to the Whitecaps, as well as the host families, interns, volunteers, and board members. • This year there is a full 44 game schedule with 8 teams, season opener is at Bourne on Sunday June 12th, and the home opener is on Monday June 13th against Y -D. Select Board 05.23.2022 www.brewster-ma.gov Page 3 of 6 Doc ID: 6551a8d6d1f0a66a5cbe469949d318d88f699d9a Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 Office of: - Select Board Town Administrator • After the season finishes, the Whitecaps will be working with the Cape Cod Tech to build a permanent structure to house the souvenir stand and inventory for the 2023 season. The next big project on the horizon will be to replace the current scoreboard. Status Update on Cape Cod Grow Lab- Matt Griffin, General Manager Chris Diaz reviewed the update that was provided in the packet, which includes: • License renewals for cultivation and manufacturing completed in April 2022 • Job fair to be held on July 15, 2022 (looking to hire 5 employees to start) • Construction should be completed in early August 2022 • Final license from Cannabis Control Commission by September 1, 2022 • Begin operations at Cape Cod Grow Lab on September 5, 2022 • Receive Commence of Operations from Cannabis Control Commission mid -October 2022 Mr. Lombardi noted the special permit for this project was approved in January 2019, informational materials about the Host Community agreement is available in the packet. The initial 5 -year term starts when the certificate of occupancy is issued by the building department and the final state approval is in place. In the host community agreement, the Town will receive 3% on the wholesale value of annual product sales. Also, there is $25,000/year additional impact fee that is paid to the Town and a $15,000/year charitable contribution that both start in year two. Materials have been included about the latest news from legislation that has been passed that could impact, potentially even retroactively, the terms of the host agreement. We have not counted on any of these revenues in future year projections. Update on Lower Cape TV- Teresa Martin, LCTV Executive Director Teresa Martin provided some background information about Lower Cape TV which can be found in the packet. Lower Cape news reports regularly on the region on channels 99 and 22, on demand programing is also available. Lower Cape TV will have a new home at 5 Namskaket Road in Orleans, as they were recently recipients of a $200K facilities grant from the Mass Cultural Council. Public services announcements are available, and they encourage organizations to take advantage of the free service. Kids News 22 is a new program that is produced once a month and tells a story of the world through children's eyes. Lower Cape TV can be found on Facebook and at Lowercapetv.org, contact information is available on the website. Discuss and Vote on Revised Lower Cape Cable Access Television Agreement Mr. Lombardi provided some background, noting that lower and outer Cape towns have licensed agreements with Comcast. The agreements were set to expire at varying terms all within a year or so of each other. These towns negotiated as a united front with Comcast and have side agreements with Lower Cape TV. Shared revenues from the license agreement with Comcast are then distributed to Lower Cape TV to help with their operations. Brewster worked through the process with Comcast and brought the agreement to the Board for approval, at the time we had a conceptual framework with Lower Cape TV. There is a one-time Select Board 05.23.2022 www.brewster-ma.gov Page 4 of 6 Doc ID: 6551 a8d6d1f0a66a5cbe469949d318d88f699d9a \\\\o�\\\\\®�RIEUWs?,, CO YQ O POP .610 Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 Office of: Select Board Town Administrator payment by the Town of $10,000, for the relocation of Lower Cape TV, generally we maximized our gross annual revenue share from Comcast to the max amount allowed. On the capital split which is $30K /year for the next 10 years, the Town will retain 53.5% and the balance goes to Lower Cape TV for their capital. Brewster now has access to Lower Cape TV who will provide services for at least two Town events each year. Selectperson Chatelain moved to approve the Lower Cape TV contract as outlined in the packet. Selectperson Whitney second. A roll call vote was taken. Selectperson Chatelain-yes, Selectperson Chaffee - yes, Selectperson Hoffmann -yes, Selectperson Whitney -yes, Chair Bingham -yes. The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0 - No. Update on Summer 2022 Public Access Plans for former Sea Camps Bay Property (Select Board FY22-23 Strategic Plan Goal SC -4) Mr. Lombardi commented that the focus is on providing public access to the beach this summer. All the local Conservation Commission permits are in place and work is due to start later this week. We are still looking at opening on or around July 1St, a formal announcement will be made of the opening date. Mr. Lombardi acknowledged the Department of Public Works team for their work on this project. This beach will be open to resident vehicle access only, 7 days a week from 8am — 8pm. There will be limited access through the gate after 6pm. There are plans to add a kayak rack at this location, however this needs to be worked out with the Department of Natural Resources. At an upcoming meeting we will be providing a recommend policy specific to this property and beach, which will also address bicycle and pedestrian access. There will be a handful of events at the property this summer; the events are posted on the Town website. The question about future tours of the property came up, this will be discussed after Labor Day based on the logistics needed to set up a tour and the busy summer months. Update on Beach Naming Contest, Review Finalists, and Vote on New Beach Name The list of the finalist is available in the packet. Selectperson Chaffee stated she thinks that First Light Beach is the best choice, acknowledging that "Sea Camps" was the most recent name attached to the property and is most familiar. Noting that the translation of the name Wampanoag means "people of the first light." Selectperson Chaffee researched the name First Light Beach and did not find any other beach on Cape Cod or the U.S. with this name that she could find. Adding that this is an opportunity to recognize and respect the long history of the Native American people who lived here for thousands of years. Selectperson Hoffmann agreed and wanted to recognize "Sea Camps" as there was an overwhelming number of submissions. Suggesting that the nickname could be "Sea Camps" as that is what we are hearing from residents, but the formal name could be "First Light Beach." Selectperson Hoffmann read an excerpt from an article by Nancy Eldredge on the Plimoth Patuxet Museums website. Selectperson Chatelain recommends "Wono", after reflecting on the options and looking for a way to honor the most recent and the ancient history of the parcel. Wono bridges the gap of the ancient and modern history of the land. Also, Wono was the second highest proposed suggestion in the contest. Select Board 05.23.2022 www.brewster-ma.gov Page 5 of 6 Doc ID: 6551a8d6d1f0a66a5cbe469949d318d88f699d9a Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 /4, - �� 0/811111111100 �� Office of: Select Board Town Administrator Selectperson Chaffee moved to name the new public beach at the former Cape Cod Sea Camps Bay parcel "First Light Beach". Selectperson Whitney second. A roll call vote was taken. Selectperson Hoffmann -yes, Selectperson Chatelain- yes, Selectperson Whitney -yes, Selectperson Chaffee -yes, Chair Bingham -yes. The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0 -No. There was a request that the history of the property be displayed. For Your Information: Mr. Lombardi noted that we had received several comments from residents following Town Meeting as it went longer than expected. We are planning on having a debrief of Town Meeting with the moderator at a Select Board meeting in June. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair: None Questions from the Media: None Next Meetings: May 25, June 6, and June 13, 2022. Adjournment Selectperson Chatelain moved to adjourn at 7:44pm. Selectperson Hoffmann second. A roll call vote was taken. Selectperson Whitney -yes, Selectperson Chaffee- yes, Selectperson Chatelain-yes, Selectperson Hoffmann -yes, Chair Bingham -yes. The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0 -No. Respectfully submitted by Erika Mawn, Executive Assistant Approved: 06 / 07 / 2022 Date Selectperson Chatelain, Clerk of the Select Board Signed: Edwa-rd g CAa>fela.ivl Accompanying Documents in Packet: Agenda, TA report documents, Town Planner resume, Consent Agenda documents, Republican Registrar application, Candleberry Inn article, Brewster Whitecaps newsletter, Cape Cod Grow Lap update, Summer 2022 Cape Cod Sea Camps public access update, Beach Naming contest information, FYIs. 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