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Home My Public Portal AboutSelect Board -- 2021-05-04 Minutes PPP 1't, 1 r'1 ? �Q E�oek`gq F9 Town of Brewster I Office of. t'N AG N a 3 ' 9` 2198 Main Street Select Board Brewster, MA 02631 - 1898 Town Administrator LAI =� Phone : (508) 896-3701 1:; 1 . npQp��pO www . brewster- ma . gov :,.!;;I MINUTES OF THE SELECT BOARD EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES DATE . May 4, 2021 TIME : 3 : 00 PM PLACE : Remote Participation ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY : Chair Chaffee, Selectperson Bingham , Selectperson deRuyter, Selectperson Whitney, Selectperson Chatelain, Town Administrator Peter Lombardi, Assistant Town Administrator Susan Broderick, Assistant Town Administrator Donna Kalinick Call to Order, Declaration of Quorum, Meeting Participation Statement and Recording Statement Chair Chaffee called the meeting to order at 3 : 00pm . All Select Board members present were announced and a quorum was declared . Chair Chaffee read the meeting participation and recording statements . Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair. None Executive Session : To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body, Approval of January 6, 2020, January 21, 2020, February 3, 2020 and April 27, 2020 Executive Session meeting minutes . Selectperson Bingham moved that the Board dissolve open session at 102pm and go into executive session and not return to open session . Selectperson Whitney second . A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson deRuyter- yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes, Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Chair Chaffee -yes . The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0- No . Each party present stated , " No other person is present or able to hear the discussion at this remote location . " To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body. Mr. Lombardi shared the Mr . Fleet' s company has partnered with Keen Summit for the sale of the Sea Camps property and there was a flyer developed that was emailed to some private parties, but not to the Town . Mr. Fleet stated to Mr . Lombardi that the Sea Camps has not conducted their own appraisal , as they feel there are no comparable properties in the area . They will not be setting an asking price for the properties . Mr . Fleet is still insistent that the Town sign a Non - Disclosure Agreement ( NDA) . Mr. Lombardi noted that there is an issue with the NDA, and the fact that the Town wants to partner with several organizations to purchase these properties, which would mean BoS ES 5 . 04. 21 www , brewster- ma . gov Page 1 of 3 DOC ID : deOb8f9df6b2e75902d9395bdl2e10bd820a74a3 W1�ifI11fp °o� ,o� E�°eRe;F9 Town of Brewster once of: pill 2198 Main Street Select Board y Brewster, MA 02631 - 1898 Town Administrator ~ lee Phone : (508) 896-3701 Alto www . brewster- ma . gov communication with these organizations . There needs to be language in the NDA that recognizes that the Town is a public entity and beholding to certain laws and regulations that may become part of the negotiations or purchase . Mr . Lombardi acknowledged that the Brewster Conservation Trust ( BCT) Board has an upcoming meeting and are interested in an update on the status of the sale of the property . John O' Reilly will be working on a plan for the highest and best use of the two properties for the Town . He has copies of the draft appraisal reports and some background information from the Town . Mr. Lombardi stated that he had a phone call with Ocean Edge who divulged that Ocean Edge was going to sign the NDA . Mr. Lombardi feels that the Town is in a good position, as he believes that the Sea Camps had an appraisal and was not happy with the results and has not seen the interest in the property that they had hoped . They have hired an additional company to drum up interest in the property . He feels it is important to change the interest in partners to help defray the purchase price to the Town and ultimately the taxpayers . Selectperson Whitney asked if there was any value in seeing if the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation would be interested in partnering with the Town . Mr . Lombardi does not feel that DCR could be a major player in the acquisition , but that it would be appropriate to reach out to our local and state representatives to see what part state grants and other state partnerships could play . The Board agreed that the Town is in a good position and should continue to move forward . The Town will continue to work on an updated appraisal , Mr . Lombardi will have a discussion with BCT on the potential of partnering on the purchase of the properties and will reach out to Keen Summit Capital Partners . There was also a brief discussion on Dr. Eaton' s call to the Assessor' s office to understand the process to take his property out of Chapter 61A and 61B status . This property abuts the Sea Camps property . Chapter 61 gives landowners the opportunity to reduce their property taxes in exchange for providing public benefits, such as clean water, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, etc . The Town would have right of first refusal for five years on this property if it were to come out of Chapter 61 . Approval of January 6, 2020, January 21, 2020, February 3, 2020 and April 27, 2020 Executive Session meeting minutes. Selectperson Bingham moved to approve the executive session minutes as presented . Selectperson Whitney second . A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson deRuyter- yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes, Selectperson-Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -ABS, Chair Chaffee-yes . The Board vote was 4-Yes, 0- No, 1-ABS BoS ES 5 . 04. 21 www. brewster- ma . gov Page 2 of 3 DOC ID : deOb8f9df6b2e75902d9395bdl2e10bd820a74a3 i .o�`�� Off, pFE�oEg09� 9 Town of Brewster Office of. 3 '` Q € " NJ 9 a 2198 Main Street Select Board o ' Brewster, MA 02631 - 1898 Town Administrator r ` f INN— -- Phone : (508) 896-3701 NNNNNNI; �oAPowaeaIN It, , www . brewster-ma . gov �IV?/npuriloiml lsNa�,�� Adjournment Selectperson Bingham moved to adjourn at 4 : 03pm . Selectperson Whitney second . A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson deRuyter- yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes, Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Chair Chaffee -yes . The Board vote was 5 -Yes, 0 - No . Respectfully submitted by, Susan Broderick and Erika Mawn Approved11 / 15 / 2022 Signed : it *m4w�o Date Kari Hoffmann, Select Board Clerk Re I eased : 2/27/2023 Date BoS ES 5 . 04 . 21 www . brewster-ma .gov Page 3 of 3 DOC ID : deOb8f9df6b2e75902d9395bd12e10bd820a74a3