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Home My Public Portal About20230620 - Select Board - AgendaTOWN OF HOPKINTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday,June 20,2023 6:00 PM Hopkinton Town Hall,18 Main St,Hopkinton,MA -Room 215/216 (Executive Session will be held in Room 211) Please click the link below to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88379393178?pwd=UzcyZHJqWlA3TmpIU3FKSTlrYlpaQT09 Passcode:362158 Or One tap mobile : +13017158592,,88379393178#US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,88379393178#US Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality,dial a number based on your current location): +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)or +1 305 224 1968 US or +1 309 205 3325 US or +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)or +1 646 931 3860 US or +1 507 473 4847 US or+1 564 217 2000 US or Webinar ID:883 7939 3178 International numbers available:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbxjDjABbG 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER -OPEN SESSION 1.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 6:01 PM PUBLIC FORUM 2.Residents are invited to share ideas,opinions or ask questions regarding Town Government. 6:10 PM WATER AND SEWER RATES SETTING:WATER AND SEWER RATES (ACTION) 3.The Select Board will consider (i)setting water and sewer rates for Fiscal Year 23.Staff recommends a 15%rate increase or $X for Water user fees due to projected capital costs and a 5.0%rate reduction for Sewer user fees due to a projected substantial surplus in the Sewer Enterprise;and (ii)whether to offer a Water and Sewer Rate Discount for eligible residents. Supporting Exhibit:Memo 6:40 PM CONSENT AGENDA 4.The Select Board will consider the following consent agenda: a.REQUEST TO ABATE TAXES -The Select Board will consider recommending the abatement of outstanding real estate taxes for four properties acquired by the Town in 2007,2009 and 2017,as follows:0 Cedar St.,0 Greenwood Rd.,0 Mayhew St.,0 McDermott Ln.The Board of Assessors is authorized to abate the outstanding taxes with a written request of the Select Board.The total amount of the taxes to be abated is $3,089.97. b.ACCEPT GIFTS-The Select Board will consider accepting a gift of- ●$4,800 from the Friends of Hopkinton Seniors,Inc.to the Hopkinton Senior Center.The gift is to be used to cover the cost of subsidizing the pre-pay lunch ticket program at the Senior Center for the period of February 2022 through April 2023. Page 1 ●$600 from the Friends of the Hopkinton Seniors,Inc.to the Senior Center to cover the expenses related to hosting the Memory Cafe during 2023. ●$500 from Asian/Pacific American Librarians to our Young Adult librarian for an award to use for programming. Supporting Exhibits:Memo from John Neas,Principal Assessor,with attachments 6:50 PM SPECIAL TEMPORARY ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATION -GREYHOUND FRIENDS - 5.167 SADDLE HILL ROAD The Select Board will consider approving a special temporary alcohol license for Greyhound Friends to celebrate their 40th anniversary at a dinner event on Saturday, June 24,2023 from 4 p.m.to 7 p.m.at 167 Saddle Hill Rd. Supporting Exhibits:Application &Permitting Team Comments 6:55 PM SPECIAL TEMPORARY ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATIONS -HOPKINTON CENTER FOR THE 6.ARTS -98 HAYDEN ROWE The Select Board will consider approving twelve special temporary alcohol licenses for the Hopkinton Center for the Arts for the following dates: a.June 30,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert b.July 1,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert c.July 8,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert d.July 14,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert e.July 15,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert f.July 21,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert g.July 22,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert h.July 28,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert i.July 29,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert j.August 18,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert k.September 1,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert l.September 2,2023 -Performance Event;Free Music Concert All the events are scheduled to occur from 6:00 -8:30 p.m.at 98 Hayden Rowe St. Supporting Exhibits:Applications and supporting documents,Permitting Team comments 7:05 PM PARKS &RECREATION COMMISSION APPOINTMENT/JOINT MEETING WITH PARKS & 7.RECREATION COMMISSION The Select Board and the remaining members of the Parks and Recreation Commission will consider filling a vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission,with the term expiring at the 2024 annual town election.Applicants are:Liisa Jackson,Vikasith Pratty, and Seth Kenney. Supporting Exhibits:Applications 7:15 PM ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS -BOARDS,COMMITTEES,COMMISSIONS,AND OFFICIALS 8.The Select Board will consider annual appointments to various Town boards, committees,commissions,and the appointment of certain Town officials. a.The Select Board will consider making the following appointments:Town Counsel, Labor Counsel,MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board member;and consider affirming the following Town Manager appointments:Inspector of Animals, Animal Control Officer,Fence Viewer,Plumbing &Gas Inspector,Assistant Plumbing Page 2 &Gas Inspectors,Wiring Inspector,Person to cut wire in case of fire,Assistant Wiring Inspector,Sealer of Weights and Measures,and Public Weighers. b.The Select Board will consider appointing members of the following boards and committees:Capital Improvement Committee,Conservation Commission,Council on Aging,Hopkinton Historic District Commission,Marathon Committee,Permanent Building Committee,Personnel Committee,Tax Relief Committee,Woodville Historic District Commission Youth Commission Supporting Exhibits:FY 2024 Town Manager and Select Board Appointments; Applications here. 7:30 PM PUBLIC HEARINGS -UTILITY POLE HEARING,VERIZON &NSTAR ELECTRIC 9.COMPANY dba EVERSOURCE ENERGY The Select Board will hold two public hearings on separate petitions for utility pole/poles locations as follows: a.Hayden Rowe Street -Relocate one (1)jointly owned pole numbered T.1/E.1 to a point on the southwest side of Hayden Rowe Street approximately one hundred twenty (120)feet southeasterly from the centerline of Main Street.The new location will be approximately sixty (60)feet southeast of the current pole location. Reason:Place pole to support existing pole line and according to recent roadway upgrades at Main Street;and to provide for the distribution of intelligence and Telecommunications and the transmission of high and low voltage electric current. (APPLICATION WITHDRAWN)b.Walcott Street -Place one (1)jointly owned pole numbered T.1⁄2 /E.0 on the west side of Walcott Street at a point approximately ninety-nine (99)feet northerly from the centerline of Main Street. Reason:Place pole to support existing pole line and to support a recent roadway upgrade at Main Street;and to provide for the distribution of intelligence and telecommunications and the transmission of high and low voltage electric current. Supporting Exhibits:Application and supporting documents 7:40 PM SELECT BOARD GUIDELINES FOR PARADES,EVENTS,MEETINGS AND GATHERINGS 10.The Select Board will consider reviewing and approving sustainability guidelines for parades,events,meetings and gatherings for Town events and those requiring permits and licenses from the Board. Supporting Exhibits:Memo;Draft Guidelines for Prades,Events,Meetings and Gatherings 7:45 PM POLICE CHIEF UPDATE 11.The Select Board will receive a department update from Police Chief Joe Bennett. Supporting Exhibits:Police Chief June 2023 Report 8:00 PM FIRE CHIEF UPDATE 12.The Select Board will receive a department update from Interim Fire Chief Gary Daugherty. Supporting Exhibits:Interim Fire Chief June 2023 Report 8:15 PM TOWN MANAGER REPORT Page 3 13.Town Manager will report on the following: a.Main Street Corridor Project b.Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)treatment project c.Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)Southborough Interconnection project d.MassCall Part B Grant ($500,000)for Prevention -Town Manager will seek Select Board support for this substance misuse prevention grant that the Executive Office of Health and Human Services has awarded the Town based on Hopkinton’s successful implementation of the MassCall Part A grant. Supporting Exhibits:Town Manager Report 8:25 PM LIAISON REPORTS/BOARD INVITES 14.Board members will consider selecting FY24 liaison assignments.The Board will review invitations received. Supporting Exhibit:FY 23 Liaison Assignments,FY 24 Proposed Liaison Assignments 8:30 PM FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS 15.Board members will identify future agenda items. Supporting Exhibit:Board Member Future Agenda Items 8:35 PM ADJOURN Correspondence to Select Board 1.Board of Appeals Public Hearing Notices -166 Winter St.,47 East Main St. 2.MBTA Communities Advisory -Mass.Attorney General’s Office 3.Email from Wayne Eddy -Article 47 from Town Meeting on May 2 4.Emails from Wu Ganfeng -The Ms.Hayes scandal 5.Email from Bob Snyder -UCTC Survey 6.Email from Eli Post -UCTC Survey Questions 7.Email from Wu Genfeng -Ms.Susan Stephenson Upcoming Select Board Meetings 1.July 11,2023 2.August 1,2023 3.September 5,2023 4.September 19,2023 Town Hall is accessible;the public may attend in person or remotely.If accommodations/modifications are needed, please contact the Town Manager ’s office at 508-497-9701 or complete this form. The listed matters on the agenda are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting.Not all items may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.Unless an agenda item is a posted public hearing,the matter may be considered earlier than the indicated time if there are last minute cancellations or other unforeseen events which cause the Board to move more quickly through the agenda. Page 4