HomeMy Public PortalAboutVision Planning Committee -- 2022-10-03 MinutesTOWN OF BREWSTER VISION PLANNING COMMITTEE F,PEi�.PjFE? IiJ�lt; C! ERt:
MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 3, 2022, at 3:30PM r1,_� w�Li� 11e� �;�
Hybrid Meeting
Hal Minis, Chair, convened the Brewster Vision Planning Committee with members: Amanda Bebrin (virtual), Suzanne
Kenney, Patricia Hess, Andi Gesner, and Alex Wentworth (virtual) were present. Sharon Tennstedt, Vice Chair and Fran
Schofield were absent. A quorum was determined.
Also present: Jon Idman, Kari Hoffmann(virtual), Honey Pivirotto, Sharon Rooney (virtual), and Ellen Murphy
The Chair read the Recording or Taping Notification: This meeting will be conducted by remote participation pursuant to
Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, this meeting will be conducted in person and via remote means, in accordance with
applicable law. This means that members of the public body may access this meeting in person, or via virtual means. In
person attendance will be at the meeting location listed above, and it is possible that any or all members of the public body
may attend remotely. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, and public participation in any
public hearing conducted during this meeting shall be by remote means only.
To submit public comment or questions to the Vision Planning Committee, please email: brewplan@brewster-ma.gov.
• Review and approval of September 19th meeting minutes:
Suzanne made a motion to approve the September 19th meeting minutes, Andi seconded the motion, a roll call
was taken, and the September 19th meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
• Discuss minor revisions to the final draft LCP based on comment from Cape Cod Commission staff:
Jon provided background stating a meeting was held on September 29th with 3 staff members of the Cape Cod
Commission (CCC), Hal, Jon, and Ellen to discuss minor changes to the draft LCP. Jon brought the Committee's
attention to the documents provided in the meeting packet that included an email summarizing the -suggested
changes and a companion document with the incorporated redline changes in the LCP. He stepped through the
suggestive changes made by the Cape Cod Commission. The Committee discussed and decided to incorporate
all the suggested changes to the LCP except referencing the recent Coastal Resilience grant. Patricia made a
motion to adopt the changes from the CCC as discussed, Suzanne seconded the motion a role call was taken,
and the Committee voted unanimously to accept the changes.
• Review illustrated final draft LCP:
Sharon Rooney stepped through the illustrated draft of the LCP. She indicated the changes discussed at the last
meeting have been incorporated. Sharon will take the Committee's comments page by page as she steps
through the draft. Hal suggested not stating Cape Cod on the title page and changing to "Building our Future".
The Committee also decided to replace the title page picture with a picture of the grist mill. Kari suggested
checking to ensure all the names are spelled correctly. Hal commented on the map and suggested to draw a
boundary to define the map of Brewster, include all of the town beaches (landings) and remove the businesses.
The Committee commented on replacing some of the pictures and ensuring the title pages align with the
content. Sharon Rooney will make the suggested changes and provide an updated version by the end of the
week for the public hearing on October 12th. Jon clarified that there may be additional changes after the public
hearing on October 12th and if that is the case, we will deliver them to Sharon Rooney to incorporate for a final
draft.
• Discuss upcoming public hearing on October 12tH:
Hal gave an overview of the public hearing informing the Committee the Select Board, Planning Board and the
VPC will be present virtually. Jon stated that it is the Planning Board and the Select Board that have the
approving authority and the warrant belongs to the Select Board. Hal informed the Committee of the
expectations during the public hearing and referred to the draft presentation he will be presenting of the LCP
that was handed out in the meeting.
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• Update on Bay and Long Pond Parcels Planning:
Amanda provided a brief update on the Bay Parcel property informing the Committee she presented an update
of the LCP process highlighting public engagement. She indicated the Committee is in the process of developing
process and policy for prioritizing and evaluating proposals for interim uses. There will be articles on the
warrant for Town meeting that reflect some of the interim uses proposed and the planning process.
Hal provided an update on the Long Pond Parcel indicating at the last meeting there was a preview of a video
increasing the public's understanding of the Long Pond Parcel.
• Review Action Items from September 19th meeting:
Patricia suggested any pictures should be sent to Sharon as soon as possible.
• Next Meeting: Joint Select Board, Planning Board Wednesday, October 12th 6:30 pm virtual
• Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair: none
Suzanne made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Patricia seconded the motion, the meeting was unanimously adjourned
at 5:02 pm.
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