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Home My Public Portal About20230801 - Select Board - Actions TakenTOWN OF HOPKINTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday,August 1,2023 6:00 PM Hopkinton Town Hall,18 Main St,Hopkinton,MA -Room 215/216 (Executive Session will be held in Room 211) ACTIONS TAKEN 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER 1.EXECUTIVE SESSION a.Pursuant to M.G.L.c.30A,§21(a)(purpose 3)to consider strategy with respect to negotiations with the Fire union. b.Pursuant to M.G.L.c.30A,§21(a)(purpose 6)to consider the purchase,lease,sale or value of real estate in relation to properties in the vicinity of Town Hall and South Street,and parcels owned by Umina off Chestnut Street,because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board; c.Approval of Executive Session Minutes of June 6,2023 and July 20,2023. 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER -OPEN SESSION 2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 6:31 PM PUBLIC FORUM 3.Residents are invited to share ideas,opinions or ask questions regarding Town Government 6:40 PM SPECIAL TEMPORARY ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATIONS -HOPKINTON CENTER FOR THE 4.ARTS -98 HAYDEN ROWE The Select Board will consider approving two special temporary alcohol licenses for the Hopkinton Center for the Arts- ●For August 26,with a rain date of August 27,2023 for a play pint and pie festival. The event will be held from 5:30 pm to 9 pm. ●The second license will be for August 18,2023 for an indoor concert from 7-9:30 pm being held at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Supporting Exhibits:Applications &Permitting Team Comments The Select Board approved special temporary alcohol licenses for the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, for events on August 26,2023 (rain date August 27)and August 18,2023.(5-0) 6:45 PM NEW TOWN EMPLOYEE 5.The Select Board will consider confirming the Town Manager ’s appointment of Poonam Rijhsinghani,Assistant Town Accountant. Supporting Exhibits:Resume The Select Board confirmed the Town Manager ’s appointment of Poonam Rijhsinghani,Assistant Town Accountant.(5-0) Page 1 6:50 PM POLICE OFFICER INTERVIEW 6.The Select Board will interview cadet Noah Buentello,currently in the police academy who has successfully completed preliminary interviews and background reviews with the Town of Hopkinton. Supporting Exhibits:Resume The Select Board voted to conditionally offer Noah Buentello a position as a Police Officer for the Town of Hopkinton subject to the successful completion of Academy training.(5-0) 7:00 PM HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD APPOINTMENT/JOINT MEETING WITH HOUSING 7.AUTHORITY BOARD The Select Board will hold a Joint meeting with the Housing Authority Board to fill a vacancy on the Housing Authority Board,with the term expiring at the 2024 annual town election.Applicants:Beth Malloy,Amit Tandon. Supporting Exhibits:Applications The Select Board and the members of the Housing Authority Board appointed Beth Malloy to the Housing Authority Board,to a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Town Election.(8-0) 7:05 PM ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS -BOARDS,COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS;OFFICIALS 8.The Select Board will consider making annual appointments: ●Board of Appeals,Cultural Council ●William E.Pickett,Jr.as a Special Constable,to a 3 year term ending on 6/30/2026 Supporting Exhibits:Applications &Resumes The Select Board appointed William E.Pickett,Jr.as a Special Constable,to a term ending 6/30/2026. (5-0) 7:10 PM 2023 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 9.The Select Board will receive a Legislative update from Senate President Spilka and Representative Arena-DeRosa.The School Committee is invited to join the meeting. 7:35 PM ADOPT ORDER OF TAKING FOR BOX MILL RD. 10.The Select Board will consider adopting an Order of Taking for Box Mill Road,which was accepted as a public way at the May 1,2023 Annual Town Meeting. Supporting Exhibits:Order of Taking -Box Mill Road Pursuant to Article 36 of the May 1,2023 Annual Town Meeting,the Select Board voted to execute an Order of Taking of the private way known as “Box Mill Road”;together with easements for drainage, utility,and other purposes.(4-0) 7:40 PM DISCUSSION OF TOWN TRAILS RELATED COMMITTEES AND THEIR POTENTIAL 11.MODIFICATIONS The Select Board will consider discussing the Town’s existing trails-related committees and may consider revisions to the Charges of the Upper Charles Trail Committee and the Trail Coordination and Management Committee and/or disbanding the Upper Charles Trail Committee and creating a new committee(s). Page 2 Supporting Exhibits:Upper Charles Trail Committee Public Survey;Memo from Peter LaGoy 2023-07-26TCMC Vote on UCTC status The Select Board voted to direct Town staff to be thinking the two committee structure with reformatted structures and Charges that accommodate the information the Board is receiving from Town residents,to reinstate the Upper Charles Trail Committee for the purposes of engaging in these conversations about what has been accomplished and what is still in front of them and how the Committee envisions the Charge,and to take a position that the Select Board does not support a trail along Hayden Rowe as it was presented unless a future Town Meeting changes this vision.(5-0) 8:00 PM SELECT BOARD FY24 GOALS 12.The Select Board will continue its discussion on the FY24 goals. Supporting Exhibits:Select Board Goals 8:30 PM CONSENT AGENDA 13.The Select Board will consider the following Consent Agenda: a.MINUTES -The Select Board will consider approving the Minutes of the July 11 and July 20,2023 meetings. b.PARADE PERMIT APPLICATION-24TH ANNUAL MICHAEL’S RUN/WALK-The Select Board will consider approving a parade permit application for the 24th Annual Michael’s Run/Walk 5K,held by the Respite Center in the memory of Michael Lisnow.The event is to be held on October 21,2023 at 10 a.m.The starting point of the race will be Ash Street and the ending point will be the Town Common.There are road closures requested at Ash St.(starting at Center School to Thayer Heights Rd),Park St.(Hayden Rowe St.)and Thayer Heights (Ash St.corner).The applicant requests the fee for this permit waived,as they are a nonprofit organization. c.ACCEPT GIFT OF LAND -The Select Board will consider accepting a gift of land for open space purposes in the Turkey Ridge subdivision,in accordance with the vote under Article 37 of the 2023 Annual Town Meeting. d.ACCEPT GIFT OF LAND -The Select Board will consider accepting a gift of land for open space purposes in the Chamberlain-Whalen subdivision,in accordance with the vote under Article 43 of the 2022 Annual Town Meeting. e.RESIGNATION-The Select Board will consider accepting the resignation of Kerry Reed from the Conservation Commission. Supporting Exhibits:Parade Permit Application &Supporting Documents; Chamberlain-Whalen Deed;Turkey Ridge Deed The Select Board approved the Consent Agenda.(5-0) 8:35 PM TOWN MANAGER REPORT 14.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.Affordable Housing Committee:Town Manager will introduce the need to create the Affordable Housing Committee. Page 3 e.Lake Maspenock Dam License:To facilitate the repairs of the Maspenock Dam,the Select Board will consider voting to authorize the Town Manager on behalf of the Board,to execute a Construction Access License with the Town of Milford to access a certain parcel of land off of Pine Island Road in the Town of Milford. Supporting Exhibits:Town Manager Report The Select Board authorized the Town Manager to execute a Construction Access License with the Town of Milford to access a certain parcel of land off of Pine Island Road in the Town of Milford.(5-0) 8:45 PM LIAISON REPORTS/BOARD INVITES 15.Supporting Exhibits:FY 24 Liaison Assignments 8:55 PM FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS 16.Board members will identify future agenda items. Supporting Exhibit:Board Member Future Agenda Items 9:00 PM ADJOURN Correspondence to Select Board 1.Board of Appeals Decisions -17 Whirty Cir.,166 Winter St.,46 East Main St. 2.Xfinity Newsletter about Emergency/Trouble reporting procedure Upcoming Select Board Meetings 1.September 5,2023 2.September 19,2023 3.October 3,2023 4.October 17,2023 5.November 14,2023 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. 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