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UPPER CHARLES TRAIL COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:05 PM
Room 211, Town Hall, 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA
MINUTES
Members present: Bob Snyder, Ken Parker, Jane Moran, Mike Resteghini, Barry Rosenbloom,
Gary Trendel, Jeff Barnes, Eric Sonnett
Associate member present: Dave O’Brien
Members absent: John Coutinho
1. CPC application status: Ken has submitted the application for CPC funding to acquire the
Wyckoff property. Eric tabulated the known requests that are in the CPC queue.
2. Website design: Jeff is working with Christian Donner of Pod Consulting. Jeff needs photos
of the Hopkinton Railroad during its active era. Ken discussed what he had seen when he
looked at the Bay Colony web site that Jeff had recommended to us to see examples of Pod
Consulting’s work.
3. Discussion of the meeting with Todd MacDowell: UCTC members thought that the meeting
was useful. Members now would like to meet with Roger Mezzit. Ken will try to schedule
Roger at an upcoming meeting.
4. Discussion of Upton Land Stewardship Committee proposal: Jeff described this multi-town
effort to record an inventory of trails. The towns are Grafton, Upton, Westboro, and
Hopkinton. Elaine has responded.
5. Discussion of preparing trail story boards: Jeff has received a quote for 6 storyboards from
Fossil Industries. The quote is $5K, not including installation. Jeff envisions these boards at
the Center Trail Head. He suggests that we incorporate this project into the FY16 budget.
6. Discussion of FY16 UCTC budget: Jeff will create a draft copy of a FY16 budget,
incorporating all known and anticipated projects. These items include website maintenance,
storyboards, storyboard installation, PR, advertising, rollouts, engineering services, and
others. Jeff will continue to follow up on this.
7. Developments with Friends of Hopkinton Trails: Eric has located Tim Kilduff – in Greece.
He assures us that our umbrella relationship with the 26.2 Foundation is still on track.
8. Scheduling a meeting with the Conway School team: A date of 1/13/15 was chosen to meet
with Conway School regarding their Master Plan proposal. Members voted unanimously to
reschedule the UCTC meeting on 1/7/15 to 1/13/15.
9. Discussion of Trails Conference meeting in Leominster: Ken attended this meeting on
11/8/14. He declared it a good meeting that included information on building bridges.
a. (Eric had to leave the 11/19/14 meeting at this time.)
10. Developments with UCTC shirts: Mike has a quote for 18 embroidered polo shirts with the
UCTC insignia for $569. The unanimous color choice was dark green. Mike will get proofs
of these shirts as well as of tee shirts.
11. Draft minutes of 10/15/14 meeting: Approved unanimously.
12. Draft minutes of 11/5/14 meeting: Approved unanimously.
13. Jane Moran moved to convene in executive session to discuss considering the purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property in regards to multiple properties for the Upper
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Charles Trail, because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiation
position of the Committee; and that the Committee will reconvene in open session at the
conclusion of the executive session only to adjourn the regular meeting. Jeff Barnes
seconded the motion and members were polled individually on the vote to enter executive
session:
Ken Parker – yes Bob Snyder – yes
Jane Moran – yes Mike Resteghini – yes
Barry Rosenbloom – yes Gary Trendel – yes
Jeff Barnes - yes
At the conclusion of the executive session, Jeff Barnes moved to reconvene in open session.
Jane Moran seconded the motion and Committee members were polled individually on the vote
to reconvene in open session:
Ken Parker – yes Bob Snyder – yes
Jane Moran – yes Mike Resteghini – yes
Barry Rosenbloom – yes Gary Trendel – yes
Jeff Barnes - yes
14. The public meeting was adjourned at 8:24PM.
Approved: December 3, 2014
Documents used at the meeting:
Meeting agenda
Draft minutes of 11/5/14 meeting
Draft minutes of 10/15/14 meeting