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Revenue Committee Minutes — March 14, 2017
John Laurino-Chairman
Robert Renn-Vice Chairman -
Paul Kelleher
Frank Lucibella
Kenneth Rowell
The March 14th meeting of the Ad Hoc Revenue Committee was called to order by Mr. •
Robert Renn at 2:30 PM. Present and constituting a quorum were: Mr. Renn, Mr. Paul
Kelleher, and Mr. Frank Lucibella. Mr. John Laurino attended via Skype. Ms. Daniella
Bradley O'Brien, committee administrative assistant, was also in attendance.
There was no public comment.
The minutes of March 7, 2017 meeting were revised and so approved by a motion from
Mr. Kelleher, seconded by Mr. Lucibella. The vote was 3-0-1.
Mr. Renn and Mr. Kelleher then briefed the committee on their meeting with Jim
Hungerford on Thursday March 9, 2017. In particular, we discussed the OREC's plans
to pursue the five criteria necessary for Orleans to qualify as a "green community" and
thus be able to apply for DOER grants. Mr. Hungerford intends to meet with state
officials soon and will advise us of the next steps to be taken by the OREC.
Next, Ms. O'Brien provided the committee with a working copy of her research to date
re: potential grant opportunities for FY18-23 CIP projects. During this discussion, Ms.
O'Brien was asked to find out what the parameters and limitations of the Stabilization
Fund are.
Mr. Kelleher left the meeting at 3:05 PM.
At approximately 3:10 PM Mr. Alan McClennen, Selectman and Liaison to this
committee, joined the meeting. He was asked to provide his perspective and
experience in the pursuit of grants. He made the following comments:
When pursuing grants, the town has to be attentive to the conditions inherent in the
grant - they can sometimes be counter to established town polices or practices
Revenue Committee Minutes— March 14, 2017
Many grants are based on formulas or other factors (e.g. avg. household income, etc.)
which may disqualify Orleans from certain grant applications or awards
Orleans town department heads work together with their counterparts in other Cape
towns to share experiences and successes in grant pursuits
Each grant has a unique set of qualifications - a top-level evaluation should be done first
to ensure that Orleans meets the qualifications before getting into preparation of the
detailed grant application
As Director of Planning & Development in the City of Arlington, MA, Mr. McClennen had
responsibility for grant research; the Orleans Director of Planning & Development
doesn't have this responsibility - grant research may or may not be done by each town
department as they prepare their respective CIPs. Grant awards require administration
and follow-up reporting
The committee members and Mr. McClennen then engaged in a wide-ranging
discussion regarding various projects in the CIP. At the conclusion of this discussion,
Mr. McClennen requested that the Ad Hoc Revenue Committee keep him and the BOS
informed of their findings so timely action can be taken; the committee agreed to this
request and suggested that we had already planned to provide a final report in mid-June
to the BOS and FinCom.
There being no other business, Mr. Lucibella made a motion, seconded by Mr. Renn to
adjourn the meeting at 4:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Renn, Vice Chairman
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