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Good evening. Good evening. Welcome to this meeting of the Belmont Select Board. I am Chair Taylor Yates, and I am joined by my colleague's Vice-Chair Carol Berberian. Good evening. Member Matt Taylor. Hello, Belmont.

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Tad Administrator Patrice Garmin. Good evening. And Assistant Tad Administrator Matt Haskell. Good evening. We will begin our meeting with agenda items, requiring the presence of town staff as their work day ends at 7pm. At 7pm, we will allow 15 minutes of public comment.

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Each commenter will be given up to three minutes to make their comments and I will give them a 30-second courtesy warning.

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At the end of public comment, I will allow members of the board and tan administration to make comments of their hub.

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You can also email us at selectboard at felmont-ma.gov with questions and comments.

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First up, we have community announcements.

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Thank you.

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We

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have the 25th anniversary 9-11 Memorial Ceremony honoring the victims and remembering their lives on Friday, September 11th at 10.30 a.m.

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This will be held at the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall.

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And we also have Portwrest coming up Saturday, August 15th. This will feature live music, supporting local businesses, neighborhood porches, and encouraging community connections.

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We have 40 bands and artists, 25 porches, cafes and churches and we are really looking

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forward to this event this coming weekend.

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We also have the Pays and Park Music Festival continuing this week with the Boston Soul

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Review on Wednesday and the Sherry Harris Jones Children's Concert Series continuing on Thursday

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with Wayne Patash.

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Oh, sorry.

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Nope.

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That one actually is already gone.

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So just the Wednesday. And that's really all that's for the other you want to do the we're

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also still looking for forward and committee volunteers and become a volunteer by visiting

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bellmont-ma.gov backslash volunteer form and the process is made much easier for people to see what

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positions are available and learn more about them. Yep, I also told the cheer of the library trustees

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These, they have a vacancy right now, and similar to the lightboard, this vacancy will

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be appointed, and so they are looking for applicants.

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Next up, we have the town administrator's report.

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Thank you.

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Just a couple updates for you this evening.

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I wanted to give a quick update on the Belmont Sports Complex.

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I think the good news is, we are open, the dehumidifying issue that we were experiencing has

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gotten a lot better.

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we haven't had to use the temporary unit, although we do have it on site in case we need it.

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So we are actively working with the building committee to make sure that that is

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fixed permanently, and we'll go from there. Again, we did lose some revenue from the closing of

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the rank, which we will not be able to recapture, but moving forward, we will hopefully just have a

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functioning rank again. I just wanted to lift the public now that if it goes down again, we will make

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make sure that we announce it.

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If I could just add to that, Chris,

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I appreciate the work that the building committee did

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to work with town staff to get the DMITR bar back online.

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And we did meet to have our initial transition meeting

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with the Chair of the Building Committee

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to build on that collaboration.

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I had some staffing updates.

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I wanted to get the board as well.

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I recently received a resignation from our HR director,

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Kelly King, Kelly has accepted employment

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and other organizations that have definitely lost in terms of the talent as we move to GIC

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as we are at the table with several unions. Things are going to get a little tight, I know,

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for our office. I am looking to bring somebody in temporarily, so I've been reaching out to a few people

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that can come in in the interim just to get us through the GIC. From my perspective,

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from the office's perspective, GIC is the most important thing on the table right now.

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There is an open enrollment, we did sit through a kickoff with the state, and we have open

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enrollment, so we'll be getting information out to all of the employees and retirees

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to give them all the information that they need, we're going to have learning sessions,

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education sessions, really just to ramp up to open enrollment as the employees then go

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and sign up for different plans.

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In regards to the assessor's office, we had our long-term assessor, Fandargan, he resigned.

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I think I might have told you this in another meeting, but with everything going on, it's

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really hard to say.

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I did, we are bringing on a temporary interim assessor, it is a retired assessor.

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His name is Richard Scanlon.

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We had offered him some work in the assessor's office.

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As he is a retired, that's sort of from Belorca.

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He was the assessor for 30 years.

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He comes with us with a lot of experience.

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And given the recent transition

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and a lot going on in that office,

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we wanted to kind of have somebody

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to stabilize the department before we went hired somewhat.

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The assessor position is not something

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that's generally easy to fill.

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It's one of those niche positions within a town

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that it might take us some time to fill.

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So I wanted to make sure the tax classification

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and the technicals went out by the end of the year. So this is really the important position,

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and we wanted to make sure we have somebody that's very experienced in it. And then finally,

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our fields manager has begun. He started a couple weeks ago. He's already, I've sent them,

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I put in your packet an email from him to give an update of the fields and what he's been doing.

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I think this is the last piece. The first piece was the municipal plan, the three-year maintenance plan

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that town meeting graciously seated and that we're funding this year through some operating,

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some revolving funds. So the field manager is the second part of that and now we have a full-time

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field manager. We really are starting to see improvements in our fields and we hope to only continue

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that. So this is something that we're very excited about because fields have not been addressed and

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I think neglected for a very long time. So that is the staffing update. What is it? Do you have any

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I do not. Well, I guess, actually, my only question is, you said a

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assessor might take a long time to fill, like, his long time, you know, a few

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months. It could be a few months. I mean, it depends on the applicant for

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fans, you know, I think because it's, like I said, a niche field. It's not

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something that you can just kind of go out and post for and get a lot of

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experienced applicants. Yeah. Do you have a comment? I just have one follow-up with

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Eric's message, he did mention that we're continuing to have issues with people using closed

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fields, and so just want to take a minute to remind people that when the gates are locked,

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it does not mean that you should hop over the fence to use them anyway. We're really putting

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in a lot of effort to try to maintain the fields to get the most use out of them.

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We do continue to see a few issues across town, so please it is for the benefit of the town

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when they're closed to let them rest,

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and when you get those messages,

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please be respectful of that.

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All right.

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Thank you, Kelly, for her work.

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That's the her go.

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It's the interim assessor appears

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to also have a lot of experience interim assessing.

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You know, you're doing a good find.

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And that concludes my report.

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All right, thank you.

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Next on the agenda,

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we have a discussion impossible though

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to accept donation on behalf of the Belmont Police Department.

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How are you doing?

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Great.

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Thank you.

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Do you mind introducing yourself, name and title?

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Shane Smith.

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Chief, please.

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Thank you.

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So, yeah, tell us about what you're doing.

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Sorry.

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Sorry.

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I said chief, and I should have said chiefs.

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I've been working with Paul.

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I've been working with him.

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I've been working with him.

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Oh, right on.

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Thank you.

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So, yeah, tell us about what you got for us tonight.

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So, I was contacted by a local resident. I don't know if they need to be named. I think it's

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a requirement. Well, I think it's a public record, right?

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The public record, but generally if they ask us not to announce, we don't.

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Okay, so they ask us not to announce. They're just not looking

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for any acknowledgement. But it's contacted by a local resident and they were looking to give a donation

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to the police department. And one thing that I noticed in speaking to every employee within

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the police department, a lot of people asked that we bring back the motorcycle unit.

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So I got some pricing from Seacoast Harley, who we used previously. And when I initially got

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the prices, I went back to the donor and I said, you know what? I don't want to be greedy,

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but I'm going to have to get two bikes. And I said, I'm probably only going to get one and

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and they gave me more money, they offered to give me more money so that there'd be no cost

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of the ton of balance.

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So it would include a three-year lease for two motorcycles, they'd be, have everything

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included, set calm, which allows them to do hands-free communication with this batch, they

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would have a laptop or a tablet with a printer in the saddle bag, light package, as well as

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covered training for officers, helmets, because helmets cost money, I don't deep into this, so it's

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it's not just like you get these motorcycles in the three-year lease is covered, you have to look

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into how much training costs decals on the bike to get them properly outfit and so people can go

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on to their jobs or that tablet and print their, the other fortunate part that we have is the IT

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person who is assigned to the police department who's a former police officer and he was a motor officer,

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So he's quite familiar with setting up the laptops and the printer and previously offices

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told me that that didn't work correctly, he is guaranteeing me that it'll work on the

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moon.

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So again, no cost to the community and training paid for here, boots, pants,

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it's a great

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benefit of the town and just for my personal pay, I just have to talk about it briefly.

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I included in my memo everything that it can do, but I think what's coming up all the

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time is that bike walking path and motor unit could get there very easily.

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A motor unit can go on grass, can go down that.

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If there's any issue down there, they can also patrol it.

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I think it's great for community engagement.

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They can park right in Belmont Center, sit right at the crosswalk, talk to citizens as

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they go by, and then if someone rolls through that crosswalk, they can easily help on that

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motorcycle and, you know, give them some guidance as to what they should be doing.

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At events, parades, traffic control, Stonewall, just a great benefit to this community.

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So, it's a background.

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This was eliminated from the budget a few years ago because of the budgetary constraints.

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This is a one-time infusion that sounds like a good cover of three years.

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But after that, you have to be sure.

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Obviously this is.

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Got it.

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Awesome. And it was a,

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how much was the donation? It's $75,000, no. That's really generous.

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So, well, we have the balance, like, word. Thank you to the donor, wherever you are.

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I guess we had to take a vote to, I think we had to take a vote to accept this as that was

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being asked.

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That's it for this specific purpose.

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So, let me say, yeah, my change is cheap.

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They're a great resource as David mentions.

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I mean, we all know sometimes traffic can be challenging here.

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And motorcycles give you another resource in order to manipulate through the town.

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But it also gives the chief another tool and his food box.

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Because you want to keep people interested in doing what they're doing.

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and this gives the officers another avenue as well.

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Well, I think it really is a great tool

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and all the other points that the chief mentioned.

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But, you know, like I said,

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we've had them for a while and it's a great,

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great that this donor is stepping up.

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And what I think, again, like I can't,

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I don't see any negatives for a program.

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So, it's a great,

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Thank you.

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Rachel is federal.

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How can we even be?

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Absolutely.

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Any comments from the board?

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Just a big thank you to Chief Mcawson for being here and Chief Smith for doing all the

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background work on it to make sure that when these actually rolled into town that we didn't

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have a lot of additional expenses, so really appreciate the diligence on that and our sincere

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thanks to the donor.

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Thank you.

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Thank you both.

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So, I would entertain a motion to accept the donation.

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Move to accept the donation from the anonymous donor for Fairdub Costs

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by the Belmont Police Motorcycle Unit.

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Save the amount.

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Yes.

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Please save the amount.

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In the amount of $75,000.

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Second. All in favor?

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Hi.

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Hi.

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Thank you all.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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Okay. Next on the agenda, we have discussion and possible votes on community path right

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of way acquisition.

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Maybe if you know my introduce yourself.

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Sure.

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Good evening.

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Madam Macarius, Anderson and Quigar, town council, and Whitney, thank you all for that

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partner.

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See you.

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Okay, so take us through.

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Yeah, so I'll start at the high level and I'll allegedly take it one by one here.

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We reviewed some of this in our last time we before you a couple of weeks ago in order to stay on.

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The schedule for the ad date for the phase one of the by ad project, the committee path project. The board needs to take a number of votes in the right-of-way acquisition as a reminder for the public and for the board. How the job is to acquire rights of way, work with the engineers to make sure that the project is planned out. And then the funding gets unlocked from the federal state through the state government.

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So this tonight's tasks are all related to acquiring the right-of-way formally, again,

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the votes needed to do that in order to be able to certify to mask thought that you

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have, and then for mask thought, you'll certify to a higher administration that you have

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that required property rights to do the work.

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So there's generally speaking five sets of things you may not need to vote on one of them,

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I just want to at least fly where we are with them.

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The final form of the MBTA Greece, which we will ask you to be able to get at a high

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level through in substantially the form in the packet, there are still some minor clarifications

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that the engineering team is working on with MBTA's engineering team, but the legal language

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which is a set at this point or we believe it's set

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and are recommending it for approval.

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The permanent and temporary easements on private property,

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we've discussed those, those go through an entire process.

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Those will be voted to ask us as orders of taking

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with which we'd like to follow up

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and then we can talk about the process

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from here of how folks get notified of how we payment

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and where to get it, et cetera.

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as we go through each one, accepting the donation

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from the Belmont citizens forum for their portions of it.

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The fourth one is on here.

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It's the one that you may not need to do anything with,

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I believe, the Department of Conservation Recreation,

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which is a path up as for the portions of the trail

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that go through their property, which is also,

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that was obtained for the use of the bike path.

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They are committing the town to use it and so that is already done, you know, really have to do anything on that one

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And the last one is a school committee a couple months ago in terms of their land

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You need to take those from land under that school. That's excuse me. That's a lot more central

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And so those are the five items today taken together. It gives you the acquisition rights for all of the things you need for the path and

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ideally that will be it and then we'll go out to

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today didn't come forward from there.

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Thank you, Mr. Jeremy.

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I present a little bit to give a little more context.

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Absolutely.

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Thank you.

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I'm going to see if I can do

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you have sharing.

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I do have sharing.

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Okay.

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I just want to give both the summaries for the board, the audience here, people following

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along at home, kind of some of the broader context around it.

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I'm going to call the last 5%, a lot of the land for the right of way for the community

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path is either owned by the MPTA, owned by the school, the town, or is part of the Belmont

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Citizens Forum donation. And so I've been going through a bit of a process. This final phase of

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phase one has been a long time coming and I think no amount of time would be sufficient to thank

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everybody, but I do want to specifically thank the neighbors and a butters of the path that have

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been meeting with us and talking with us about their concerns and their needs. I think a lot

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of people support the path, but it doesn't necessarily affect them directly, and so I've been

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meeting with the folks that it does affect in a much more direct way. I want to thank our state

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representatives, especially Dave Rogers, especially Will Brownsberger, who I don't think without them,

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we wouldn't be here today. I want to thank our town employees. You know, even going back to

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office of community and development, when we move it's under that, there's been a lot of work

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from town administration, DPW, engineering, a Metcouse, especially has been really wonderful in terms

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of meeting with the butters and explaining things and helping through the process. Also,

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me and Macarius and Anderson Krieger have been a huge help in terms of this right-of-way process.

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There have been multiple generations of path committee members.

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I don't think we have yet any children on the path committee or members, but we're getting

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to about that time.

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And especially, I want to thank Holly Muson, the chair, who's done a really good job of

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ushering the path in the committee forward.

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I think also just representing not just the path, but the neighbors as well, and setting

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the tone of working with them collaboratively and trying to problem solve their concerns.

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I want to thank the town meeting members who've approved this and the additional funds and

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especially kind of the roller coaster ride that was the annual town meeting.

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Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Council, Mass.mbta and probably leaving many alphabet

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organizations out. Even filling had to weigh in in terms of approving the Fitchberg line shutdown.

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I want to thank Knitch Engineering who's done a lot of work this past year and a half.

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I've been a real scramble, a lot of problem solving.

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And I'm sorry to the scores of people I have left up.

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For people, I just want to catch you up on the recent timeline.

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So I've been meeting with property owners since April.

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They have gone through a formal and regulated process.

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We've got them. We had initial appraisal estimates, which if you're a town meeting member,

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you saw some of the early versions of what we were potentially looking at. The appraisals were

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completed in July, about a month later, and letters of just compensation were sent on July 9.

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So I guess we've got three weeks after town meeting. The tonight, the select board is looking to vote

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the right of way as Meena described. The advertising date for this project is September 5th,

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2026, just a few short weeks away. The state will select winning bidder in the late fall

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of the early winter and they'll be planning an onboarding through the winter and into the spring.

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There's been like the plans this is hot off the presses from just last week. This is just kind of

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you can see in 2027, so they're kind of calling this the permission to proceed,

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the kind of date would be in January 2027. There will be a lot of coordination,

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drawings, site visits, and walks, plan review for much of the, it looks like first six months of

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2027, then procurement and a lot of the restrage, they call like outage, the outage being the shutdown

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of the Fitch Perk line that kind of happens in the middle

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is that green.multi-day outage underpass construction.

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And the pre-outage, I think, is initially planned to be most

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of the pavement from end to end. Essentially, then there'll be an outage

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and then where they do a lot of construction of the underpass.

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And then there'll be post-outage, which is wrapping things up,

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you know, finishing up the spurs around Alexander and stuff like that.

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And so you can see at least at this point,

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while we need the temporary easements for five years as a time contingency, it's still looking

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at about a three-year schedule. Again, that's at this point. For what we're voting tonight,

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the temporary easements are a five-year window, so it's like kind of like with time contingency on

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the three years we are initially discussing. The town is required to get non-exclusive rights

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in order to construct the path, and those easements are the maximum area that the project can use,

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so you can't use area outside of those easements and the contractors required to protect and restore

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the property in and around the easement area. These are all things that I've discussed with

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property owners and are part of conditions attached to the project. The permanent easements are

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still non-exclusive rights but there's a range so some of these might be we need a permanent easement

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in order to maintain like a fence or a retaining wall.

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In other areas, there's like a part of the path

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goes over the property.

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And so there's a range of rights that would be needed.

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And the property owner was still allowed to use their property,

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as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights

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that the path needs.

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So like if we're not actively maintaining the wall

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then any permanent easement for maintaining a wall

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is just like your regular part of the yard's path.

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And so some of the examples where, you know, we needed more rights would be like the

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path spurs on Alexander Avenue and at Belmont Center.

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I'm going to talk about the process here for people following along because I think it's

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a big interest.

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The town did not choose the just compensation amount.

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We followed a regulated process.

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We hired an independent appraisal firm to develop the value of the rights that we

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required to get for the project. This appraisal was peer reviewed by a second independent firm.

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It factored in the rights needed, the land value, any improvements on that land,

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the time it was needed for and specifics of the owner's property. Property owners will be paid up

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front.

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In addition to trying to problem solve property owners concerns, we did a couple of things.

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So, the project is going to hire a resident engineer.

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This person will be a point of contact for the town,

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for the butters, and also to coordinate.

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We've updated the design where possible.

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So, some places that meant like, hey,

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we were able to put in a privacy fence,

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for example, where it wasn't originally a privacy fence.

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We're getting the propane tanks removed.

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That are along the tracks behind Channing Road.

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another example is we've been able to accommodate the design is able to accommodate some utility connections for

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Belmont electric and light where the underpass is going up and then you know the project is required

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to maintain access to everybody's properties but in cases where it would disrupt the driveway for

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the business or the homeowner the town is operating alternative parking to help accommodate that and the

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town fill cover road and mitigation around the tunnel construction. That wasn't part of it.

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People had questions about so there's standard conditions that are attached to the project.

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So like the typical construction hours are 7 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Monday through Friday

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for people who were concerned about early morning or late night construction.

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The resident engineer can approve hours outside of that when needed.

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They can't disrupt the roadway.

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When it says disrupt, they mean trenches, lane closures, stuff like that.

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They have to maintain access to your property so they can't prohibit you from getting in and out of your home.

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And if they keep the town informed of the schedule, but then realistically we should expect essentially 24-7 construction at some points like around the tunnel when the Fitchberg train line is shut down.

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And there's a really intense construction to write a schedule around that.

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If I scroll back up to the schedule, you'll see it's currently scheduled for summer of 28.

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The intent there is, it needs to be during the summer to be not disruptive to the school operations.

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I forgot to thank the school department and the school committee also.

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The contractors required to coordinate access to the businesses,

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prefer starting to work on their property to not use the temporary easements for stalling

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materials or equipment, try to minimize the impact while completing the work, right?

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You know, can't minimize the lowest impact would be not doing the work at all, where I need

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to complete the work, but they should do so thoughtfully and maintain access to your home.

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And so this whole process has been a lot of meetings, phone calls, Zoom meetings, discussions

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with the butters, with tenants to try to understand and address their concerns. All of these are

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documented, either as conditions on the project. The assurances that we've given them are also

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handed off to MASTA as part of the approval process. We've done site walks. We've shown them

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scale drawings and tried to mark out the lines and delineate the easements. We haven't been able to

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address everybody's concerns. We can't do private property improvements and stuff like that,

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but we've really tried to problem-solve for our neighbors who are affected, and I keep that in mind

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as we take these folks tonight.

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Thank you, Matt.

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So, Mina, what do we have next?

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Sir, I think Mina actually did a very comprehensive summary for a high-level summary,

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but we can, is it easiest to put on them one at a time?

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I believe you have a draft vote in front of you.

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The clause A of that vote is the vote that you described.

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To dedicate the appropriate parcels that are held five

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found by the select board to discuss the reasons.

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So we see the clause A, maybe each one of these?

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Okay, yeah, the

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appendix. I know that's all right. You should have a document. The top of which says both

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Select boards the time fell on

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I have an extra copy if he's like

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Okay, so yeah, I mean

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I'm any comments for before we take you votes. Well, was it was it sent to Pam?

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Yes, yeah, I haven't an activity just

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I sent her a number of documents

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Yeah, I think it's the last item each section before appendix A. I'm going to keep doing this

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the rest of the night. I forgot to also just briefly acknowledge the the amount of citizens

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for and I think explicitly for their generous donation. And they're foresighted to by the way.

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Before we hop into it, any other comments from the board? Okay. All right. Well, Carol, I would

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energy an emotion on this first one. So, would our motion be to approve or to execute the

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vote of the select board? What's the problem? You know what he's like. So, if you want to

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vote them all at once, you could and we could describe each one. I don't think you have to

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read each vote out loud, as long as you all have the same home before you, I think what

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Jillian was proposing is we would take a sort of A, B, C, D. And so I can describe each

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one.

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So it's not a terrible.

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It's okay.

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It's a kind of a part of the land.

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You can read it.

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Okay.

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So do you want to do this as individual votes or one?

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Let's do one big one.

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I think unless, you know, if no one has comments on any of the individuals, then.

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My vote will be the same on all of them.

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Yes, that is going to be how I feel.

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If that is the case, then, to you, Mr. Chair, but I think rather than reading an entire

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page, then you can take a vote on the form of a vote presented to you on the evening of August

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10, 2025, and include it in your passage to the meeting.

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Can we do that if it wasn't—

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No, 26, 26, 26, I'm sorry.

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Sorry, but—

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Can we do that if it wasn't posted on the website?

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Okay.

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As long as you all know which one you're voting on, yes.

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But if you'd rather read it on, can I just want to make sure we're not missing any word

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in any verbbid.

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Okay.

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For a purpose while I'm at home, they say to dedicate certain parcel and with soft temporary

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easement number, temporary easement number, or BP 14, 16, it's a lot of jargon.

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Okay.

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So what exactly should Carol read?

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Should she read?

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Why don't you join me to just go for it?

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Yeah, let's do that.

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Okay, so move to approve the vote of the Select Board of the Town of Belmont date at

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August 10, 2026, specifically citing items A through E as presented.

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Second.

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All in favor?

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Hi.

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Hi.

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Hi.

455
00:32:20,340 --> 00:32:22,080
Now I do have originals here.

456
00:32:22,180 --> 00:32:23,340
We were hoping to vote a record tomorrow.

457
00:32:23,340 --> 00:32:26,320
We'll be willing to sign an app to notarize and

458
00:32:29,870 --> 00:32:32,770
read documents from three of you to sign

459
00:32:32,770 --> 00:32:34,430
and the rest are all perpetries.

460
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,840
And while Jillian is doing that just for the public sake, explaining what those three documents

461
00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:43,180
are.

462
00:32:43,540 --> 00:32:43,740
Okay.

463
00:32:44,260 --> 00:32:53,600
One of them is the vote itself, and then the other two, okay, the first one is the vote itself

464
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:59,660
that we just voted on, and then the other two are each the orders of taking for the easements

465
00:32:59,660 --> 00:33:05,120
that Matt described for us. We have two orders of taking because one parcel is registered

466
00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:11,060
land and all of the acts are reported land. So, handling those logistically as separate

467
00:33:11,060 --> 00:33:13,660
documents for registry purposes is tough.

468
00:33:14,820 --> 00:33:21,440
I just want to know for the orders of taking the form is one order of taking for a civilian

469
00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:27,420
sector, all the parcels put together based on registered or the land. And then you'll see

470
00:33:27,420 --> 00:33:31,660
the appendix, a, someone referenced that earlier, that lists the different properties.

471
00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,420
So for the recorded length, it only includes one property.

472
00:33:34,820 --> 00:33:39,240
It also includes the award amount and just forecasting this for a question of, sort of

473
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:39,460
about it.

474
00:33:39,580 --> 00:33:47,160
You're also by doing this voting on the award out of an amount in the amount shown on appendix.

475
00:33:47,740 --> 00:33:48,300
Great.

476
00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:53,640
We did a title rundown today to confirm that all the ownership information is still accurate

477
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:54,240
as it is.

478
00:33:56,820 --> 00:33:57,380
Great.

479
00:33:57,620 --> 00:33:57,840
Thank you.

480
00:33:58,460 --> 00:33:59,180
Thank you.

481
00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:00,900
And this.

482
00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:03,280
It

483
00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:18,480
is truly a tie-knot back to because you said that.

484
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,180
The trace is many more than the rest of the piece.

485
00:34:22,700 --> 00:34:29,620
Doing it this way is kind of the cleanest path for homeowners that may have a more gage and among other things.

486
00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:34,060
I'm not giving up any of their other rights by doing it this way.

487
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,060
Nice reference to a path.

488
00:34:38,060 --> 00:34:38,860
Yeah.

489
00:34:38,860 --> 00:34:38,880
Yeah.

490
00:34:40,020 --> 00:34:40,460
Yeah.

491
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:41,100
Yeah.

492
00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:41,900
I have to go.

493
00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:42,800
Yeah.

494
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:49,260
Those are the after you've been saying that we have taken them as loaded and one for each

495
00:34:49,260 --> 00:34:49,580
property.

496
00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:58,500
So there's nothing further from us unless you need petries for the next item.

497
00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:00,000
No.

498
00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:01,140
Uh, no.

499
00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,220
Well, they might be a little bit.

500
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:04,400
I'll take you on.

501
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:05,360
I'll take you on.

502
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:05,960
You might need them.

503
00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:06,640
The next item.

504
00:35:06,860 --> 00:35:08,560
But it won't be good.

505
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:16,460
I think it's going to take for less than a minute to do and that will.

506
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:18,720
You're officially giving you a lot.

507
00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:20,640
I know

508
00:35:23,300 --> 00:35:24,340
the agonizing silence.

509
00:35:25,980 --> 00:35:26,820
All right.

510
00:35:50,470 --> 00:35:51,870
I'll double check for you.

511
00:35:52,390 --> 00:35:53,370
I appreciate it.

512
00:35:53,370 --> 00:35:53,850
All right.

513
00:35:59,300 --> 00:36:00,760
Thank you very much.

514
00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:01,900
You're finished.

515
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:03,960
All right.

516
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:04,560
We're going to have a path.

517
00:36:05,180 --> 00:36:05,480
Yeah.

518
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,620
We're going to have phase one of a path, right?

519
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:11,720
Awesome.

520
00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,620
Well, we have more path discussion for a few minutes.

521
00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:20,900
So next up, we have discussion and possible vote on partial survey approval for community path

522
00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:21,520
phase two.

523
00:36:22,140 --> 00:36:23,920
I think Collie Mieson is here to talk about this.

524
00:36:30,500 --> 00:36:30,980
Are you doing, Holly?

525
00:36:31,220 --> 00:36:31,320
Good.

526
00:36:31,580 --> 00:36:31,960
Thank you.

527
00:36:32,300 --> 00:36:36,140
Also, Holly Mieson, the chair of the community path project committee.

528
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,640
And thank you.

529
00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:38,920
Thank you for your both.

530
00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:44,900
Both Matt, thank you for the incredible amount of work that you have undertaken to make

531
00:36:44,900 --> 00:36:45,520
this happen.

532
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,380
It went without poor dedication.

533
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:48,480
Thank you.

534
00:36:49,720 --> 00:36:52,000
And I am looking forward to phase two.

535
00:36:52,620 --> 00:36:54,200
Getting started very soon.

536
00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:59,680
I just wanted to ask if Amy Arch for endemic cause might be online.

537
00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:00,960
Are they attending?

538
00:37:05,660 --> 00:37:06,200
I see.

539
00:37:06,300 --> 00:37:06,500
I'm not.

540
00:37:07,460 --> 00:37:07,740
Okay.

541
00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:10,660
Just in case there are.

542
00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:15,720
Amy Archer is, and you said I'm at, I know, at Puzz, so let me see.

543
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:24,540
Amy Archer is our project manager as our corporation, the designer for phase two.

544
00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:29,360
Yeah. And I cannot seem to promote her.

545
00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:38,500
And one of you, we have not gotten the signal from the state to unlock those dollars yet.

546
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,120
So I just want to make sure I go and understand that.

547
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:46,800
So, I'm still waiting for the reason that I'm here is because there's been a very recent

548
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:52,560
development in the area or proposed development in the area of Maureen Street where there's

549
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:59,860
a very large parcel of land that runs and a piece of it runs down to the tracks.

550
00:38:01,460 --> 00:38:08,240
This is between the south side of Lexington Street and the Waltham border.

551
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:17,880
and this is an area where the terminus, the western most terminus of Phase 2, will have to run. There's really no other place

552
00:38:18,700 --> 00:38:31,300
while the route for Phase 2 has not yet been approved by the select board and we're working hard to finalize that with some of the

553
00:38:31,300 --> 00:38:39,380
the abutting parcels. Once it gets too waverly square at Lexington Street the only place that

554
00:38:39,380 --> 00:38:48,360
the path can run is along the northwest edge of the tracks towards the Waltham line and it will

555
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:54,980
either finish right at the Waltham line or it will make a sharp turn and go to Beaver Brook

556
00:38:54,980 --> 00:39:04,900
But in any event, the footprint of the path will not be different in that very small section of phase two of the path.

557
00:39:05,380 --> 00:39:08,820
So I'm here to talk to you specifically about that area.

558
00:39:09,660 --> 00:39:17,940
And the reason that it's come up is because there's a proposed development along the rain street and the developer has laid out a site plan

559
00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:23,340
where they might put their buildings, where they might put a retaining wall and we want

560
00:39:23,340 --> 00:39:31,860
to make sure now that that will not preclude construction of phase two of the past and

561
00:39:31,860 --> 00:39:36,680
make sure that we have enough clearance both to build it and any other sort of support

562
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:38,500
structures would be necessary.

563
00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:45,020
And so the developer has given us a site plan which I believe Amy and Matt could provide

564
00:39:45,020 --> 00:39:47,780
and to show us where that might be.

565
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:52,320
And we have about $50,000 remaining in the balance

566
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,720
of what has already been appropriated for phase two.

567
00:39:56,260 --> 00:39:58,060
I was wondering where are you gonna get that?

568
00:39:58,380 --> 00:40:02,160
You was allocated, earmarked by our survey work.

569
00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:07,060
This would be a part of the survey work

570
00:40:07,060 --> 00:40:09,800
that's necessary to complete the design of the project.

571
00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:12,780
But we would also require some engineering

572
00:40:12,780 --> 00:40:20,400
and work by their subcontractor tool to make sure that the structures will be

573
00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:24,260
able to fit in there. So it would be not just survey but also some engineering and

574
00:40:24,260 --> 00:40:30,900
design work that would be related specifically to this area between Lexington

575
00:40:30,900 --> 00:40:37,120
Street and the Waltham border. And so I am here to both give you that update and to

576
00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:44,260
you ask for your approval to go ahead with doing the survey work and design there in order

577
00:40:44,260 --> 00:40:47,700
to coordinate with the proposed future development on Lorraine Street.

578
00:40:48,300 --> 00:40:48,840
Does that make sense?

579
00:40:49,100 --> 00:40:54,600
And then I'm at end and you, of course, please fill in the blanks if I've left something

580
00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:54,820
out.

581
00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,760
Yeah, I can chime in if everyone's okay with that.

582
00:40:59,220 --> 00:41:00,140
Thank you very much, Holly.

583
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:02,000
And thank you all for having us here.

584
00:41:02,780 --> 00:41:08,660
as Holly was saying, essentially, we are trying to modify the scope of the funds that do remain.

585
00:41:09,020 --> 00:41:15,160
So I appreciate Patricia's comment that the remaining funds that should be coming from the state are not yet aligned.

586
00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:18,800
This is money that was already approved that still remains in our budget.

587
00:41:19,420 --> 00:41:22,640
Instead of completing the entirety of what remains for the survey,

588
00:41:22,820 --> 00:41:27,220
we would be repurposing it to do the survey in this portion of the path,

589
00:41:27,220 --> 00:41:31,760
path, as well as advance some of the design work to make sure that we know exactly how much

590
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:37,800
space we need to make sure that it's a viable path for all of the users. As I've been explaining

591
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:43,200
to Holly and I met recently, our intent was to build a wall directly along the north side

592
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:48,960
of the trail, along the north side of the rail with the required offset from MBTA. We would

593
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:53,760
then have a buffered offset to our path, build our path, and then we were going to regrade

594
00:41:53,760 --> 00:42:00,000
the slope into the abutting parcels. But now that this development is trying to build out as much

595
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:05,620
spaces it can and build a wall itself, we want to make sure that we don't get pinched to narrow.

596
00:42:06,180 --> 00:42:11,140
If we need a wall separating us vertically from the tracks and they need a wall to support their

597
00:42:11,140 --> 00:42:17,180
building structures, we want to make sure that the users aren't confined between the rail and the

598
00:42:17,180 --> 00:42:23,560
wall in a space that feels uncomfortable. So working with tool and the actual survey for

599
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:28,560
this location between the rail and the proposed development property, we'd be able to advance

600
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:33,900
something that we think would be adequate, comfortable, provide the amenities that we've been

601
00:42:33,900 --> 00:42:38,780
describing to the public, the community, and the board about this phase of the path.

602
00:42:40,610 --> 00:42:45,710
It would be $50,000 just to do survey and engineering for just that site.

603
00:42:46,750 --> 00:42:47,570
Can you speak to that, Amy?

604
00:42:48,870 --> 00:42:53,490
We're finalizing the number. We had just had this conversation at the end last week,

605
00:42:53,490 --> 00:42:56,170
So I've reached out to both of my subs and we are compiling it.

606
00:42:56,310 --> 00:42:57,810
I believe it would not exceed that.

607
00:42:58,350 --> 00:43:00,010
We may not need the entire amount.

608
00:43:00,250 --> 00:43:01,730
We would give Holly the committee.

609
00:43:02,250 --> 00:43:05,410
And then we could relate to the town of the final number.

610
00:43:09,810 --> 00:43:13,650
If I may just add one thing to this is a met with the DPW

611
00:43:13,650 --> 00:43:14,470
engineering department.

612
00:43:14,790 --> 00:43:15,770
Thanks for your time everyone.

613
00:43:16,390 --> 00:43:19,090
We are in contact with the development team.

614
00:43:19,470 --> 00:43:21,650
We actually have a meeting with them tomorrow as well.

615
00:43:21,650 --> 00:43:28,570
they're going to share possibly revised version of their plan. Obviously, we'll share that with you

616
00:43:28,570 --> 00:43:33,770
as well as it comes in. They did do an initial survey for their portion of work as well. However,

617
00:43:33,930 --> 00:43:39,190
the survey does not incorporate the tracks, so that's the necessity for the additional survey work.

618
00:43:41,820 --> 00:43:49,180
Assuming that the route is on the north side, correct? In that location, it can only be on the

619
00:43:49,180 --> 00:43:54,260
north side because it needs to connect to the path and Waltham, which is on the north side of the tracks.

620
00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:58,480
So, and you spoke into the developer?

621
00:44:00,260 --> 00:44:04,660
Matt, have you spoken with the developer? I have not until the meeting tomorrow.

622
00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:10,720
Yeah, we've had two meetings with them so far. The first was just an initial stop-by. They dropped

623
00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:17,020
off their plans and then we looped in Amy Archer and the development team. And since then Amy's sort of,

624
00:44:17,780 --> 00:44:23,180
been working, trying to work off their survey and sort of see the feasibility of it.

625
00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:27,460
We may have some additional information tomorrow, but I don't know if it's going to, I don't

626
00:44:27,460 --> 00:44:30,820
think it's going to incorporate the tracks, I don't think their survey extended that far.

627
00:44:31,940 --> 00:44:33,080
Yeah, okay.

628
00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:42,180
And I want to add one thing, from what we're being told, they are very eager to get going

629
00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:42,880
on their project.

630
00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:48,740
So I think timing is an issue, I don't know if they have acquired the land yet or if they're in the process of acquiring the land.

631
00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:59,580
Yeah, I mean if I were them, I would want a community path, a body man instead of trying to ask for a community path is an enhancement to the property.

632
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:27,920
I suspect my guess is that you guys will have productive meeting tomorrow. I hope so, and I just think that it's important to be able to move forward with this as soon as we can to make sure that we can protect as much space as needed for the construction of the path. And to be able to coordinate with them from the very beginning of the development work they're doing if they're going to be points back to us or anything like that.

633
00:45:28,820 --> 00:45:35,300
It would be much better to be doing it before anything while we're still on paper.

634
00:45:36,780 --> 00:45:40,080
Awesome. Any questions or comments from the board?

635
00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:48,080
No. I just appreciate looking ahead and trying to line this stuff up ahead of time.

636
00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:53,980
Yeah, I agree. I think it's a good idea because it would be a shame.

637
00:45:53,980 --> 00:45:59,780
I mean, if we don't tackle this now, it seems like there's a pretty high probability that we'll regret it later.

638
00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:06,160
I think so. And thank you for squeezing this in to meeting a short notice.

639
00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:18,040
It does seem that the developer is trying to move very quickly and this is the first that we had heard about the plans that they have and how close it potentially comes.

640
00:46:18,040 --> 00:46:26,560
All right. So do we need a vote to money's already been appropriated? Right. I think it's

641
00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:32,280
really just I think you're approving the survey. Okay, so we're just voting to approve the

642
00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:37,220
survey ad. I mean, we don't, it sounds like we don't have a final price, so not to exceed 50.

643
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:45,240
Not to exceed. And do we have a name for the site? I think it's just design and survey work.

644
00:46:45,240 --> 00:46:47,600
All right.

645
00:46:47,740 --> 00:46:48,100
Partial.

646
00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:49,160
Okay.

647
00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:49,580
Okay.

648
00:46:49,900 --> 00:46:50,980
All right.

649
00:46:51,540 --> 00:46:59,220
Move to approve the partial survey for the community path based to with the cost not to exceed $50,000.

650
00:46:59,840 --> 00:47:00,480
Second.

651
00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:01,900
Second question.

652
00:47:03,300 --> 00:47:03,860
All in favor.

653
00:47:04,260 --> 00:47:04,440
Hi.

654
00:47:05,020 --> 00:47:05,120
Hi.

655
00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:05,660
Hi.

656
00:47:06,100 --> 00:47:06,400
Great.

657
00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:07,620
Thank you very much.

658
00:47:07,820 --> 00:47:08,060
Thank you.

659
00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:10,360
Thank you.

660
00:47:10,500 --> 00:47:11,320
For your time.

661
00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:11,680
Thank you.

662
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:13,460
All right.

663
00:47:13,460 --> 00:47:17,660
All right, how about this, you want to do the yard sale?

664
00:47:17,860 --> 00:47:18,040
Yeah.

665
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:19,160
Or extra.

666
00:47:19,260 --> 00:47:20,400
Oh, you snuck in.

667
00:47:20,620 --> 00:47:20,820
Yeah.

668
00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:23,320
Sitting in the front row.

669
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:23,940
That was the trip.

670
00:47:24,140 --> 00:47:24,800
I said that today.

671
00:47:24,900 --> 00:47:25,640
I'm with the front row.

672
00:47:25,820 --> 00:47:26,040
Yeah.

673
00:47:26,720 --> 00:47:27,340
That's great.

674
00:47:27,560 --> 00:47:28,360
You show us that.

675
00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:34,200
Oh, we're going to do, we're going to, because we're a little bit ahead of schedule, and

676
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,180
we want to squeeze something in before we take comments from town residents, we'll talk

677
00:47:37,180 --> 00:47:42,360
about discussion and possible vote on the townwide yard sale, which is item 6F.

678
00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:46,240
And I'd like to say that under the new policy, I technically could have approved this,

679
00:47:46,460 --> 00:47:51,580
but given that it affects a very wide spot of the town, it's better to bring it to you,

680
00:47:51,780 --> 00:47:54,800
and have it give them some air time as well. That's right.

681
00:47:56,080 --> 00:47:59,260
Awesome. Well, take it away. Good evening, Peter Struser,

682
00:47:59,360 --> 00:48:03,860
Director of the Belmont Public Library. I come before you'd sign to ask for permission for

683
00:48:03,860 --> 00:48:10,600
a blanket permit for our fourth annual townwide yard sale, which we'd like to have on September 26th.

684
00:48:11,260 --> 00:48:14,820
Several reasons why this is a great event and it's been successful for three years in

685
00:48:14,820 --> 00:48:15,060
a row.

686
00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:19,780
Each time we've done it, we've had over 100 houses, which is great, so I've got five

687
00:48:19,780 --> 00:48:21,220
reasons that I'm going to roll right through.

688
00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:25,260
Number one, it keeps lots of items out of town, trash and recycling.

689
00:48:25,980 --> 00:48:30,340
Number two, it attracts citizens from other communities to Walmart and reminds them what

690
00:48:30,340 --> 00:48:35,600
a great place we are to shop and eat and a great place to have a cup of coffee and a place

691
00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:37,480
where they're really great library, et cetera, et cetera.

692
00:48:37,980 --> 00:48:45,220
Number three, it makes it easier for residents to have a yard sale as a high common get the blanket permit and they don't need to reach out and request permit themselves.

693
00:48:46,180 --> 00:48:51,780
Number four, it also makes all those yard sales all that much more successful because it's a draw.

694
00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:58,880
You can come to Valmont or if you're a town resident, you can head out for a few hours and you can hit 100 yard sales in one day.

695
00:48:59,700 --> 00:49:04,440
And number five, not least of all, it's a lot of fun and a great chance to meet people.

696
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:10,320
And that's a time-wide yarn sale and an awesome thank you Peter.

697
00:49:12,180 --> 00:49:15,740
That's a great event so I really appreciate your role at organizing it.

698
00:49:17,100 --> 00:49:18,240
Any comments from the board?

699
00:49:18,820 --> 00:49:23,420
I appreciate all your efforts. It's been great the last few years so glad you're going to keep it going.

700
00:49:24,640 --> 00:49:28,780
Thank you. Thank you. All right. With that I would entertain a motion.

701
00:49:28,780 --> 00:49:40,060
Move to approve the request from the library and community services to hold the fourth annual town wide yard sale on Saturday, September 26th, 2026 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

702
00:49:40,420 --> 00:49:41,700
Second, all in favor?

703
00:49:42,220 --> 00:49:42,260
Hi.

704
00:49:42,580 --> 00:49:42,740
Hi.

705
00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:44,600
Thank you very much.

706
00:49:44,840 --> 00:49:45,180
Thank you.

707
00:49:46,280 --> 00:49:46,920
All right.

708
00:49:50,060 --> 00:49:53,400
Jay, how long is it going to take to talk about water maintenance placements?

709
00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:58,500
That's why we project every year, so can you do it in 10 minutes?

710
00:49:59,280 --> 00:49:59,480
Yes.

711
00:50:10,130 --> 00:50:10,410
Okay, Mark.

712
00:50:10,610 --> 00:50:11,290
TPW, director.

713
00:50:12,910 --> 00:50:14,010
So, let's see.

714
00:50:16,030 --> 00:50:25,470
On June 4th, six, we received six bids for our annual Waterming projects, part of our upgrading

715
00:50:25,470 --> 00:50:35,530
our older pipes to the newer line, when I say line meaning, concrete lined cast iron.

716
00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:47,960
We received six bids, six bids, excuse me, and GTA company, I think, was the lowest eligible

717
00:50:47,960 --> 00:50:48,300
bidder.

718
00:50:49,160 --> 00:50:57,380
What's in Samsung did their due diligence and looked at their work history and I can say

719
00:50:57,380 --> 00:51:01,620
with, I have some experience with the GTA with my time and effort.

720
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:08,860
And the funny thing too is that Western Samson was in Everett for about two years and

721
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:16,120
Western Samson was the engineering firm that we used when GTA was doing work there.

722
00:51:16,280 --> 00:51:19,060
So it was kind of like, everyone's back full circle here.

723
00:51:20,540 --> 00:51:26,340
So the main streets that needs to get done, Elm Street has been a problematic street for

724
00:51:26,340 --> 00:51:36,720
many, many years. That is going to be a little bit intricate because the Cambridge waterline runs

725
00:51:36,720 --> 00:51:42,880
in that area as well. So we have reached out to Cambridge and they have approved the plans that

726
00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:48,200
we have placed and when it gets to certain parts of the project, Cambridge would require a request

727
00:51:48,200 --> 00:51:55,360
that they would be present for that type of work that they want to make sure it gets properly taken

728
00:51:55,360 --> 00:52:01,620
care on there and so I would recommend that the select board vote enter into a contract with

729
00:52:01,620 --> 00:52:10,240
GTA company ink or contract the amount of nuts rate seen in $45,987.85.

730
00:52:13,770 --> 00:52:16,770
Great. I don't have any

731
00:52:16,770 --> 00:52:22,350
questions. Do the other board members have questions or comments? Just one that we've seen

732
00:52:22,350 --> 00:52:28,470
throughs on Elm Street so much, is that gonna be nice to get that tape?

733
00:52:29,490 --> 00:52:33,890
It gets on my radar after my ward was managed to tell us we have another

734
00:52:33,890 --> 00:52:39,530
break on Elm after like you've heard it feel like every two or three months we

735
00:52:39,530 --> 00:52:45,630
have another one we have another one so it's a problematic aircraft also. Matt?

736
00:52:46,170 --> 00:52:49,890
Just to appreciate that we got multiple bits so I'd like to hear to that

737
00:52:49,890 --> 00:52:53,830
unless we also overuse the state bid list. Thank you.

738
00:52:54,210 --> 00:52:57,210
Awesome. All right, well, thank you, Jay. I would

739
00:52:57,210 --> 00:53:04,290
entertain a motion. Move to approve the contract for the FY 2026 water main replacement project to

740
00:53:04,290 --> 00:53:15,370
GTA company in the amount not to exceed $1,1987.85. Second, all in favor. Hi. Hi.

741
00:53:15,370 --> 00:53:15,470
Hi.

742
00:53:16,070 --> 00:53:17,030
Thank you.

743
00:53:17,790 --> 00:53:17,970
Thank you.

744
00:53:20,570 --> 00:53:21,550
Let's see.

745
00:53:21,850 --> 00:53:22,070
Brandon.

746
00:53:22,490 --> 00:53:23,010
Let's.

747
00:53:23,150 --> 00:53:24,590
I don't think we're changing just two minutes.

748
00:53:25,190 --> 00:53:25,450
Okay.

749
00:53:26,850 --> 00:53:27,170
Just.

750
00:53:30,970 --> 00:53:32,790
Why don't we do?

751
00:53:33,210 --> 00:53:35,270
Yeah, I think he's going to want to probably take more than five minutes.

752
00:53:35,470 --> 00:53:36,390
So I'm going to do minutes.

753
00:53:38,370 --> 00:53:39,990
I had no edits.

754
00:53:40,770 --> 00:53:42,270
I do not have any edits.

755
00:53:43,390 --> 00:53:43,910
Yeah.

756
00:53:44,370 --> 00:53:45,450
My only question.

757
00:53:45,990 --> 00:53:49,370
I had just asked the question as to what constitutes.

758
00:53:49,370 --> 00:53:55,590
a roll call vote as opposed to our other votes. Sometimes we do roll call votes where we say

759
00:53:55,590 --> 00:54:00,130
our name and then our vote, and these were all classified as the same, but it seems like

760
00:54:00,130 --> 00:54:07,230
classifying it as a roll call with either is fine. I've sometimes gone through and corrected it

761
00:54:07,230 --> 00:54:12,770
or changed it to a voice vote when we're not officially saying her name to try to distinguish between

762
00:54:12,770 --> 00:54:17,970
time-pervied who take an official roll call vote if the person is remote where our rolls call

763
00:54:22,030 --> 00:54:26,250
I don't think, as you said, it's a major distinction in the minutes.

764
00:54:26,950 --> 00:54:27,470
Okay.

765
00:54:29,070 --> 00:54:29,590
Okay.

766
00:54:30,010 --> 00:54:31,190
Then I would entertain a motion.

767
00:54:31,690 --> 00:54:35,090
Move to approve the minutes of June 29th, 2026.

768
00:54:35,450 --> 00:54:35,790
Second.

769
00:54:36,190 --> 00:54:36,730
All in favor?

770
00:54:37,170 --> 00:54:37,270
Aye.

771
00:54:37,950 --> 00:54:38,110
Aye.

772
00:54:40,520 --> 00:54:41,380
So we are.

773
00:54:42,540 --> 00:54:45,400
Let's see if there's anything that we might build a squeeze in.

774
00:54:45,520 --> 00:54:47,180
Otherwise, New could just take a quick recess.

775
00:54:47,180 --> 00:54:51,780
and I would like to start public comments at the time that we said we would.

776
00:54:54,260 --> 00:54:57,120
All right, let's take a quick recess until 7 o'clock.

777
00:54:57,320 --> 00:55:00,320
Let me just say a couple of, till 7 o'clock, you know.

778
00:59:29,020 --> 00:59:34,020
Okay, we will now return to this meeting of the Belmont Select Board.

779
00:59:34,560 --> 00:59:40,000
So we're going to do a public comment at this time, and I will just remind everyone that we will

780
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:41,740
We'll allow 15 minutes of public comments.

781
00:59:41,980 --> 00:59:46,120
Each commenter will be given up to three minutes to make their comments, and I will give

782
00:59:46,120 --> 00:59:47,800
them a 30-second courtesy warning.

783
00:59:48,020 --> 00:59:51,980
At the end of public comment, I will allow members of the board and town administration

784
00:59:51,980 --> 00:59:53,100
to make comments of their own.

785
00:59:53,540 --> 00:59:58,960
You can also email us at selectboardfbelmont-ma.gov with questions and comments.

786
01:00:00,910 --> 01:00:07,550
With that, looks like we had somebody start us off. How you doing, Ira? Good, how are you? Good

787
01:00:07,550 --> 01:00:11,950
thing. And do you mind just introducing yourself to the record? Our ordinance term precinct

788
01:00:11,950 --> 01:00:13,470
seven, I'm a town meeting member.

789
01:00:16,090 --> 01:00:17,230
And let's

790
01:00:19,310 --> 01:00:20,330
get some notes out here.

791
01:00:23,490 --> 01:00:24,610
For the last few

792
01:00:24,610 --> 01:00:31,410
select board meetings, I've raised the issue of not providing citizens the documents that

793
01:00:31,410 --> 01:00:34,390
are being discussed at the select board meetings.

794
01:00:35,050 --> 01:00:37,270
And so not getting those documents in advance.

795
01:00:38,410 --> 01:00:41,550
And, you know, just to put some meat around that,

796
01:00:41,810 --> 01:00:44,630
it seems like having citizens sitting through

797
01:00:44,630 --> 01:00:45,830
select board meetings,

798
01:00:46,170 --> 01:00:49,390
without a chance to review the documents beforehand,

799
01:00:50,290 --> 01:00:54,530
it implies that the citizens views are not valued

800
01:00:55,370 --> 01:01:00,130
and it is contrary to the spirit of transparency.

801
01:01:00,790 --> 01:01:01,790
That's my concern.

802
01:01:02,590 --> 01:01:06,910
First, though, I want to apologize for saying less, less

803
01:01:06,910 --> 01:01:10,150
select word meeting that this could be an open meeting wall

804
01:01:10,150 --> 01:01:10,730
of violation.

805
01:01:13,350 --> 01:01:17,970
Both Matt and Patrice corrected me, and what I was citing was

806
01:01:17,970 --> 01:01:19,150
incorrect, so thank you.

807
01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:25,720
But moving forward, I was interested in how our peer group

808
01:01:25,720 --> 01:01:28,660
in close neighboring towns handled this issue.

809
01:01:29,400 --> 01:01:30,400
Did they handle it like us?

810
01:01:30,400 --> 01:01:38,640
they handle it differently. So I looked at 17 towns reviewing their agendas and links to relevant

811
01:01:38,640 --> 01:01:45,660
documents and they many of them had separate information packets that would give citizens a

812
01:01:45,660 --> 01:01:52,020
chance to review critical docs in advance and these would generally in advance. What it turned out

813
01:01:52,020 --> 01:02:01,220
is 65% or 11% at a 17th had either links in their agenda or info packets. Info packets was

814
01:02:02,820 --> 01:02:12,700
quite common. 35% or six out of 17 did not. Newton was hard to discern. But to give you an idea

815
01:02:12,700 --> 01:02:20,540
who they were, it was Arlington Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Medford, Melrose, Milton,

816
01:02:20,540 --> 01:02:25,460
in Needham, Newton, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown,

817
01:02:25,940 --> 01:02:28,900
Wadland, Wells, Leif, Weston, and Winchester.

818
01:02:30,120 --> 01:02:35,020
So I really tried to get a pretty good sample.

819
01:02:36,920 --> 01:02:38,940
Eight of them had info packets.

820
01:02:40,480 --> 01:02:42,180
And you have 30 seconds.

821
01:02:42,460 --> 01:02:43,320
30 seconds.

822
01:02:43,560 --> 01:02:43,740
OK.

823
01:02:44,300 --> 01:02:46,460
I can provide a list of those companies with the links

824
01:02:47,420 --> 01:02:55,720
and agendas, and the epokets that you'd like them, it's probably not, I'm hoping it's

825
01:02:55,720 --> 01:03:01,040
not heavy lifting that a lot of the documents that we'd like to see are already digitized

826
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:02,920
and provided to you folks that way.

827
01:03:03,400 --> 01:03:05,080
So hopefully it's not heavy lifting.

828
01:03:06,080 --> 01:03:12,340
Many citizens want the access to the documents in advance and to increase transparency.

829
01:03:12,840 --> 01:03:13,000
Okay.

830
01:03:13,280 --> 01:03:13,820
Thank you, all right.

831
01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:22,560
I ask the select board and our town administration in the process. I just want to be respectful

832
01:03:22,560 --> 01:03:24,900
and everybody follows the same set of rules, so thank you. Thank

833
01:03:28,710 --> 01:03:29,690
you.

834
01:03:29,690 --> 01:03:30,430
And

835
01:03:32,510 --> 01:03:41,860
then here are the other comtors in the room, okay, then I will put online,

836
01:03:46,370 --> 01:03:48,330
Charles, Sakre,

837
01:03:54,480 --> 01:03:54,940
Charles.

838
01:03:59,850 --> 01:04:04,830
Are you hearing me now? Yes. Well, just a comment

839
01:04:04,830 --> 01:04:11,470
about what was said by the gentleman with all due respect just now. The issues

840
01:04:11,470 --> 01:04:22,770
you are discussing are complex and reviewing them needs multiple people, engineering, administrators,

841
01:04:23,450 --> 01:04:32,710
accountant, different contractors dealing with them. So it's very interesting what I saw in

842
01:04:32,710 --> 01:04:40,430
the meeting here, but from there to tell you send me all the documents and I am a professional

843
01:04:40,430 --> 01:04:52,950
engineer myself by career and you know is not I can help you but it would be 5% lucky if there is

844
01:04:52,950 --> 01:05:01,970
an issue that is part of my specialty structural engineering but I'm listening and enjoying to see

845
01:05:01,970 --> 01:05:10,490
such a team who is very well tied together and how they are very respectful with the presenters

846
01:05:10,490 --> 01:05:18,850
and it's very interesting. So I think the job is being very well handled and thank you.

847
01:05:20,450 --> 01:05:20,770
Thank you.

848
01:05:23,520 --> 01:05:28,740
Next up we have Lisa Pargoli. Go ahead Lisa.

849
01:05:31,130 --> 01:05:32,930
Thank you Lisa Pargoli.

850
01:05:32,930 --> 01:05:40,870
precinct for what you remember. Back on the commuter path, I heard this said that the

851
01:05:40,870 --> 01:05:47,810
project was going to hire an independent appraiser and a second appraiser. Who is the project?

852
01:05:48,030 --> 01:05:52,970
Is that the Belmont taxpayers? Who will be paying for those appraiser's? And the second

853
01:05:52,970 --> 01:05:59,350
one is you also, I heard, was that they'll be hiring a resident engineer. Who's paying

854
01:05:59,350 --> 01:06:01,130
for the engineer. Thank you.

855
01:06:04,400 --> 01:06:05,480
Thank you, Lisa.

856
01:06:09,040 --> 01:06:13,420
Finally, we have Larry. Go ahead, Larry.

857
01:06:15,590 --> 01:06:22,030
Larry Lank, precinct 149 orchard. It's now been three weeks. No one in my immediate

858
01:06:22,030 --> 01:06:33,870
neighborhood has heard anything new about the imminent and considerable sidewalk and three

859
01:06:33,870 --> 01:06:35,150
have been provided to us.

860
01:06:35,430 --> 01:06:37,950
We were given two boilerplate emails

861
01:06:37,950 --> 01:06:42,470
with reference to non-specific generic repaving letters,

862
01:06:42,730 --> 01:06:45,450
which everybody gets when their street gets repaid.

863
01:06:45,990 --> 01:06:50,010
There was a mention of an explanatory engineering memo

864
01:06:50,690 --> 01:06:54,710
purportedly drafted to help us in our particular neighborhood

865
01:06:54,710 --> 01:06:56,030
understand what was happening.

866
01:06:56,210 --> 01:06:57,770
No one has been able to find this.

867
01:06:58,470 --> 01:07:00,530
We see the expense of granite curbing,

868
01:07:00,530 --> 01:07:06,590
keep piling up on the donated orchard circle grass without notice or warning to

869
01:07:06,590 --> 01:07:11,870
neighbors. Tonight we heard supportive and understanding messaging from the

870
01:07:11,870 --> 01:07:17,570
SB for those of butters to the community path which I fully value and

871
01:07:17,570 --> 01:07:21,950
appreciate. I know that that will be an imposition to those residents but I think

872
01:07:21,950 --> 01:07:30,490
it will have value to everyone and yet here we are in orchard circle there's been

873
01:07:30,490 --> 01:07:36,590
While that curbing is intended for orchard street or orchard circle, a reasonable mind will

874
01:07:36,590 --> 01:07:37,850
question the value.

875
01:07:38,450 --> 01:07:46,270
Maybe 10, 15, or 20% of the entire town sidewalk budget will be concentrated on two-tenths

876
01:07:46,270 --> 01:07:53,510
of a mile stretch with no substantive discussion of higher priority or explanation, nothing

877
01:07:53,510 --> 01:07:56,230
before tack let alone the actual residents.

878
01:07:57,130 --> 01:08:02,850
I'm sure our industrial engineering staff have reached the, have researched the origins

879
01:08:02,850 --> 01:08:08,770
of the gifted land to orchard circle, and while they might argue, they aren't abusing

880
01:08:08,770 --> 01:08:15,010
the original intent, several of us wonder why a simple explanation wouldn't be forthcoming.

881
01:08:15,990 --> 01:08:21,430
You guys know the picture, there's lots to do in town, but a lot of balls get dropped along

882
01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:21,830
the way.

883
01:08:22,470 --> 01:08:23,330
Thank you.

884
01:08:23,330 --> 01:08:24,330
Thank

885
01:08:27,050 --> 01:08:34,830
you, Larry. We do have a handout for someone labeled Geek Squad Water Town's iPhone.

886
01:08:35,090 --> 01:08:39,050
Can you please change that to your real name before I allow you to speak?

887
01:09:05,960 --> 01:09:08,940
If you're not able to put your real name up, I can't let you speak.

888
01:09:12,090 --> 01:09:15,130
Let's see, Lisa Pargoli has raised her hand again.

889
01:09:16,190 --> 01:09:18,870
I'm happy to give you another moment.

890
01:09:26,480 --> 01:09:31,040
I'm going to press a lot of talk at least so you tell us if you had another comment.

891
01:09:32,520 --> 01:09:36,600
Well, I asked two questions and you ignored me again.

892
01:09:37,480 --> 01:09:38,100
What's the point?

893
01:09:38,660 --> 01:09:39,920
I'd like those questions answered.

894
01:09:40,160 --> 01:09:41,060
I answered questions.

895
01:09:41,140 --> 01:09:43,160
You think I answered questions without an answer?

896
01:09:43,600 --> 01:09:45,080
Could you please answer those questions?

897
01:09:45,980 --> 01:09:47,960
I mean, this is the second time, please.

898
01:09:48,580 --> 01:09:51,540
There's a reason why we have comments and questions.

899
01:09:52,720 --> 01:09:59,060
Lisa, we took read you that at the end of public comment to reserve the full 15 minutes for members of the public's comment.

900
01:10:00,700 --> 01:10:07,080
I don't understand what I'm a member of the public and I asked two questions within 10 seconds.

901
01:10:07,680 --> 01:10:10,360
So why can't you answer the questions? I don't understand.

902
01:10:11,720 --> 01:10:13,780
We'll take them on at the end of public comment.

903
01:10:13,780 --> 01:10:15,500
at the end of, okay.

904
01:10:17,180 --> 01:10:19,080
So can you remind me what your two questions are?

905
01:10:19,700 --> 01:10:21,480
She wants to know about the appraisers.

906
01:10:21,820 --> 01:10:22,840
Yeah, I want to know.

907
01:10:23,220 --> 01:10:25,400
And she wants about the engineer and who was paying for that.

908
01:10:25,860 --> 01:10:26,700
Okay, and I will tell her about that.

909
01:10:26,700 --> 01:10:32,280
The resident engineer and the two appraisers that are supposed to be hired by the project,

910
01:10:32,480 --> 01:10:33,500
whether the project is.

911
01:10:34,420 --> 01:10:35,260
Okay, thank you.

912
01:10:35,280 --> 01:10:37,120
Well, we're done with public comment and we'll come back to this.

913
01:10:37,460 --> 01:10:38,220
Thank you.

914
01:10:41,540 --> 01:10:42,440
Yes, Roger.

915
01:10:42,440 --> 01:10:42,520
Here,

916
01:10:51,420 --> 01:10:56,500
Roger Fisa, resident of 123 Chain Road, and butter to the committee of that,

917
01:10:57,340 --> 01:10:58,100
a super comments.

918
01:10:58,860 --> 01:11:08,700
I would like to thank Matt Taylor for all your efforts to listen to our concerns that

919
01:11:08,700 --> 01:11:15,460
my wife and I expressed for coming to our house for site visit or being responsive and

920
01:11:15,460 --> 01:11:16,740
thoughtful for everything we shared.

921
01:11:17,820 --> 01:11:24,760
We thought it was fair and reasonable and we very much appreciate your service to the town, and you went above and beyond.

922
01:11:25,680 --> 01:11:27,880
And so I just want to comment on that.

923
01:11:28,720 --> 01:11:30,980
The other thing about the committee path that I'd like to say.

924
01:11:31,720 --> 01:11:36,800
And this is just a quick call to something I said at town meeting when I was the town meeting member.

925
01:11:37,540 --> 01:11:49,240
Another part of this project that ideally the town will get in front of as quickly as possible are issues involving parking, traffic, etc.

926
01:11:50,120 --> 01:12:00,750
So because that could where we are or one house over from the tunnel, it's a concern about how that will play out.

927
01:12:00,750 --> 01:12:05,250
We do understand, however, this is an important project for the town, and as I've mentioned

928
01:12:05,250 --> 01:12:09,730
before, I've parked another in front of other people's houses for years, and now it's our

929
01:12:09,730 --> 01:12:10,030
turn.

930
01:12:10,830 --> 01:12:14,170
However, we just wanted to be a thoughtful process in how it's done.

931
01:12:14,490 --> 01:12:14,710
Thank you.

932
01:12:19,620 --> 01:12:21,980
Any other comments in the room?

933
01:12:25,090 --> 01:12:25,210
Okay.

934
01:12:25,350 --> 01:12:28,150
I've seen none online with the news.

935
01:12:29,430 --> 01:12:33,510
Are there any comments or questions from the board?

936
01:12:36,650 --> 01:12:41,610
So, in response to the other questions, or matters of personal privilege?

937
01:12:42,490 --> 01:12:42,610
No.

938
01:12:43,570 --> 01:12:46,290
Just in response to other people's, but I'll add to you.

939
01:12:48,010 --> 01:12:53,800
Oh, I'm going to have a couple of other questions.

940
01:12:53,800 --> 01:12:55,140
I want to follow up with Mr. Pargoli.

941
01:12:55,460 --> 01:12:59,820
So, the town paid for the two appraisal firms.

942
01:12:59,940 --> 01:13:04,140
They were hired by our town council, so I kind of try to keep it as arms like this we could.

943
01:13:04,140 --> 01:13:10,520
and the town is paying paid for those appraisals, which were completed in

944
01:13:12,180 --> 01:13:13,620
end of June or early July.

945
01:13:14,600 --> 01:13:20,380
I think we used some of the grant money, so it was already appropriated money.

946
01:13:20,520 --> 01:13:24,700
It was already appropriated money, it's not a pending charge and that was part of

947
01:13:24,700 --> 01:13:29,500
the regulated process for determining the just compensation that goes out to

948
01:13:29,500 --> 01:13:33,680
to a butters. So it's not, isn't the town trying to

949
01:13:34,720 --> 01:13:39,480
high ball or low ball residents. We didn't pick what's the just compensation numbers were.

950
01:13:40,500 --> 01:13:49,480
The resident engineer is all part of the contract. So the state and also with federal funds

951
01:13:49,480 --> 01:13:57,220
is covering the estimated $48 million construction cost. And the resident engineer is one of

952
01:13:57,220 --> 01:14:05,120
the employees that will be hired by the project and there's conditions and descriptions on what

953
01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:10,680
that role will do but also that they'll be a point of contact and coordinating a butters of

954
01:14:10,680 --> 01:14:16,940
the path may get a phone call or a knock on their door and this person will also be a point of

955
01:14:16,940 --> 01:14:22,040
contact for the town and the butters and that's paid for as part of the project.

956
01:14:22,040 --> 01:14:22,140
Okay.

957
01:14:24,600 --> 01:14:29,520
In terms of posting documents, you know, our town administration, especially with the

958
01:14:29,520 --> 01:14:36,220
transition to GIC and HR turnover and stuff, it's going to be really hard to do that.

959
01:14:36,320 --> 01:14:42,200
But if you have a, want to send me a short list of, you know, say what Arlington or Lexington

960
01:14:42,200 --> 01:14:46,540
is viewing in this area, I would happily take a look and look for ways to do that as well.

961
01:14:46,780 --> 01:14:47,300
Yeah, it's going to be hard.

962
01:14:47,380 --> 01:14:47,980
We're not staffed.

963
01:14:47,980 --> 01:14:53,000
It's not just that the most of the communities you've enlisted, if not almost all of them, are

964
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:58,480
town manager for the government. The select board is a policy board. This is a

965
01:14:58,480 --> 01:14:59,720
the kind of administrative former government.

966
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:29,780
The select board is the executive body. They see and vote on things that in other towns, other communities, the town manager would, would, wouldn't have to bring that to the select board. So, the, the material that's required, the material that's going to this, this, this, the select board was the select board. This is entirely different. I think that's one piece of it. The other piece of it is span with other staff. We get the packet together. Sometimes the packet does not go out to the board until 11 o'clock on Friday. We close at 12.

967
01:15:29,780 --> 01:15:36,160
My staff is then, if they're obligated to then post that information online, there's

968
01:15:36,160 --> 01:15:37,420
no time for them to do that.

969
01:15:37,600 --> 01:15:39,480
So that's an additional burden to the staff.

970
01:15:39,820 --> 01:15:41,500
I call it picking up my homework binder.

971
01:15:42,860 --> 01:15:48,980
I think that we appreciate what the comments are and if people call the office and there

972
01:15:48,980 --> 01:15:52,560
is an ability once the select would receive the material, we can send it.

973
01:15:52,920 --> 01:15:57,360
But generally in my office, I'd be Tuesday morning, I meet with my staff, we go through the

974
01:15:57,360 --> 01:16:02,120
agenda point by point, and then we go from there as to what gets posted online if there's time

975
01:16:02,120 --> 01:16:06,480
to do it. We really do have a time and a staffing issue. The other thing about those

976
01:16:06,480 --> 01:16:11,980
times you mentioned is I know from professional experience, they are staffed much higher than my offices.

977
01:16:12,520 --> 01:16:21,380
They have much higher staffing levels than we do. So extending the offer to discuss specifically,

978
01:16:21,380 --> 01:16:26,680
for example, what Arlington and Lexington are doing in this area and to collaborate on it as a way

979
01:16:26,680 --> 01:16:35,300
are following up. I do disagree that how we operate implies the citizens views are not valued.

980
01:16:36,020 --> 01:16:42,420
The select board isn't required to have public comment, the chair is making a lot of guarantee time

981
01:16:42,420 --> 01:16:48,800
at a stable point in our meeting for residents to comment, and then we have to commit and perform

982
01:16:48,800 --> 01:16:55,240
all our business in public meeting to recorded live streamed on demand. We do

983
01:16:55,240 --> 01:17:02,460
leave follow-up with minutes. We post do-legendas. So there is the transparency. I take

984
01:17:02,460 --> 01:17:06,960
to heart that you might want to review the details of the documents as if you are on the committee,

985
01:17:07,580 --> 01:17:11,900
but I think that's a hard ask for the staff you have right now. But again, if you want to talk

986
01:17:11,900 --> 01:17:18,140
about what Arlington and Lexington specifically do, I'm happy to discuss. I want to follow up with Mr.

987
01:17:18,140 --> 01:17:24,720
link. There is an extensive email thread going back to the middle of July, Town Engineer

988
01:17:24,720 --> 01:17:32,820
Wayne Janard responded several times. In detail, two detailed questions, I believe, on the

989
01:17:36,860 --> 01:17:44,840
22nd memo was sent that detailed the planning incurred. I believe there was, despite

990
01:17:44,840 --> 01:17:51,340
residents, frustrations, a lot of outreach and engagement. And if you would like, I'd be happy to

991
01:17:51,340 --> 01:17:57,440
refer to this email thread as an example of the kinds of emails, staff, fields and tries to

992
01:17:57,440 --> 01:18:07,140
respond to. Let me know. I'm happy to talk to me a call any time. Thank you. And thank you, Roger,

993
01:18:07,140 --> 01:18:08,740
for your kind words.

994
01:18:12,300 --> 01:18:18,420
And I appreciate your point. You want to get ahead of traffic and parking.

995
01:18:18,840 --> 01:18:24,020
We're going to finally have a fourth way across the tracks in our town. Hopefully and that will

996
01:18:24,020 --> 01:18:30,540
not be over the tracks. Some kids are getting to school right now. It's going to be a big difference.

997
01:18:30,540 --> 01:18:31,900
Thank you.

998
01:18:33,140 --> 01:18:41,060
The only thing I'll add, I know a number of residents heard about the Pellet Tax Board's

999
01:18:41,500 --> 01:18:41,820
ruling.

1000
01:18:42,700 --> 01:18:44,640
It was in the paper last week.

1001
01:18:46,520 --> 01:18:49,020
We have heard your concerns and your frustrations.

1002
01:18:50,380 --> 01:18:54,820
I can't really say much because this is the kind of thing that we're going to have to discuss

1003
01:18:54,820 --> 01:19:03,100
in executive session due to the legal implications, but we will be meeting on it this week in executive

1004
01:19:03,100 --> 01:19:03,420
session.

1005
01:19:06,310 --> 01:19:10,170
Okay. And with that, we're on Meet Velmont.

1006
01:19:24,240 --> 01:19:27,000
Thank you guys very much. Brandon Fitts,

1007
01:19:27,100 --> 01:19:32,720
Director of Community Services. He has Meet Velmont. Yeah, and Department of Fund. And Department of Fund.

1008
01:19:32,760 --> 01:19:38,340
And Department of Fund. And Department of Fund. Most days. Yeah. So, thank you for coming, Brandon.

1009
01:19:38,340 --> 01:19:43,220
And then I think I'll just set the table with a high level like what we're trying to do

1010
01:19:43,220 --> 01:19:43,660
and why.

1011
01:19:46,220 --> 01:19:49,580
So before the pandemic, the town used to do this thing called neat Belmont, which was

1012
01:19:49,580 --> 01:19:54,220
kind of a, it was almost like a, like another flavor of town day and we would do it in the

1013
01:19:54,220 --> 01:19:55,460
fall and town day in the spring.

1014
01:19:55,640 --> 01:20:00,740
And this one was put on, sorry, neat Belmont was put on by the town itself.

1015
01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:04,860
It was one of those unfortunate casualties of the pandemic.

1016
01:20:05,540 --> 01:20:07,740
and we would like to bring it back.

1017
01:20:07,980 --> 01:20:10,940
I think we may do a pilot this year this fall

1018
01:20:10,940 --> 01:20:14,540
to see how it goes and then build upon that

1019
01:20:14,540 --> 01:20:15,500
based on what we learned.

1020
01:20:16,080 --> 01:20:16,820
Yeah, absolutely.

1021
01:20:17,660 --> 01:20:19,320
And so that's exactly right.

1022
01:20:19,580 --> 01:20:21,620
So I guess the way I'm thinking of it

1023
01:20:21,620 --> 01:20:24,860
and we found some old materials from pre-pendemic

1024
01:20:24,860 --> 01:20:26,620
with vendor lists and all sorts of things.

1025
01:20:26,940 --> 01:20:29,300
But it's effectively like a vendor call

1026
01:20:29,300 --> 01:20:31,720
or a college fair where people can go around

1027
01:20:31,720 --> 01:20:33,780
and interact with different town departments

1028
01:20:33,780 --> 01:20:40,740
get plugged into boards and committees, volunteer, so considering this town, it relies so heavily on

1029
01:20:40,740 --> 01:20:46,720
volunteer. It's a way for people to engage and interact and hopefully sign up. Our office

1030
01:20:47,540 --> 01:20:53,820
over at the recreation side was looking potentially doing something in August. Obviously we're in

1031
01:20:53,820 --> 01:20:59,940
August. The pool camp, the speech recently, it's been, it's been a busy summer. So talking with the

1032
01:20:59,940 --> 01:21:05,660
team say, we're tentatively eyeing October 19. It's a Monday night, and it had previously

1033
01:21:05,660 --> 01:21:09,960
been done on a Tuesday night, but I think Monday night might get easier for town departments

1034
01:21:09,960 --> 01:21:15,020
to be more engaged with it. But when the preliminary phases of it, and hopefully we'll hit the

1035
01:21:15,020 --> 01:21:20,600
ground running and start reaching out to people soon, and yeah, more information will be forthcoming.

1036
01:21:21,640 --> 01:21:24,200
Awesome. It's fun. To be continued.

1037
01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:30,600
Well, thank you for all that you do for the town and for putting some effort into this

1038
01:21:30,600 --> 01:21:30,840
Brandon.

1039
01:21:31,260 --> 01:21:32,720
If any comments or questions from the board?

1040
01:21:33,260 --> 01:21:33,460
No.

1041
01:21:33,520 --> 01:21:34,480
It was a great event in the past.

1042
01:21:34,760 --> 01:21:38,280
Thank you for bringing it fast and a lot of opportunities for collaboration.

1043
01:21:38,840 --> 01:21:39,780
That's exactly it.

1044
01:21:40,120 --> 01:21:40,980
So awesome.

1045
01:21:41,700 --> 01:21:41,860
Awesome.

1046
01:21:42,600 --> 01:21:43,200
Thank you.

1047
01:21:43,200 --> 01:21:43,320
I agree.

1048
01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:43,860
Thank you.

1049
01:21:44,660 --> 01:21:45,920
Thank you guys very much.

1050
01:21:46,180 --> 01:21:46,600
Thank you, Brandon.

1051
01:21:46,920 --> 01:21:47,280
Well, thanks.

1052
01:21:48,140 --> 01:21:48,520
Thank you.

1053
01:21:50,920 --> 01:21:51,260
Okay.

1054
01:21:52,360 --> 01:21:56,020
Next up, we have discussion and possible vote of host community agreement.

1055
01:21:56,020 --> 01:21:57,580
with Clover partners LLC.

1056
01:22:01,900 --> 01:22:08,480
As the board knows, you agree to be a close agreement for Mint Retail Facilities LLC.

1057
01:22:09,060 --> 01:22:14,600
They have first their ability under a Master on Law, transferred their license to Clover,

1058
01:22:16,440 --> 01:22:21,060
and we have to accept a new model host agreement.

1059
01:22:21,720 --> 01:22:22,880
The board has to vote that in.

1060
01:22:23,160 --> 01:22:28,700
What I gave you is a pretty much the template that the state gives you, and Michael is here

1061
01:22:28,700 --> 01:22:36,660
to speak on behalf of the owners that I can answer any questions, whatever you need.

1062
01:22:38,660 --> 01:22:39,580
Awesome, Megan.

1063
01:22:39,800 --> 01:22:40,240
It's a cool review.

1064
01:22:40,560 --> 01:22:41,620
Whatever you guys.

1065
01:22:42,100 --> 01:22:42,740
That's great.

1066
01:22:43,720 --> 01:22:43,920
Awesome.

1067
01:22:44,200 --> 01:22:47,860
Well, maybe feel free to use this opportunity to talk about your store.

1068
01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:48,680
Yeah.

1069
01:22:48,920 --> 01:22:53,520
So we're in the paperwork process right now, but we're getting out of everything.

1070
01:22:53,820 --> 01:22:56,540
So we have all of our stuff in the row for now.

1071
01:23:00,100 --> 01:23:03,680
We'll give it to the state, but we've already submitted everything, so they're actually

1072
01:23:03,680 --> 01:23:10,200
just waiting for that right now, and two other minor pieces of paper hopefully get the approval

1073
01:23:10,200 --> 01:23:19,160
from them on the next agenda, which would be September, sorry, on October, and get some

1074
01:23:19,160 --> 01:23:24,880
inspections done by the town, fire department and health inspection, and then hopefully

1075
01:23:24,880 --> 01:23:27,160
we can be open before the end of the year or the goal.

1076
01:23:27,660 --> 01:23:28,160
Awesome, yeah.

1077
01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:30,280
And what variety of Elmont?

1078
01:23:30,420 --> 01:23:32,680
Like what made Elmont a factor place to open a business?

1079
01:23:32,860 --> 01:23:35,120
Well, we had heard of the men's

1080
01:23:35,120 --> 01:23:36,580
and how they weren't gone open.

1081
01:23:37,660 --> 01:23:41,060
We had kind of been looking, but not all relationships,

1082
01:23:41,180 --> 01:23:43,760
anything, and we thought it was a good opportunity

1083
01:23:43,760 --> 01:23:44,860
to go over the town.

1084
01:23:45,840 --> 01:23:47,780
I live in Canton, so I'm not too far away.

1085
01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:49,700
She's certainly got 30 minutes to get here.

1086
01:23:50,440 --> 01:23:53,040
Grew up in West Virginia, so I'm pretty well-cooked.

1087
01:23:54,120 --> 01:24:01,340
We have a cultivation facility down at time, so, you know, we wanted to try to get it to retail and see if we could do that.

1088
01:24:03,340 --> 01:24:05,460
So this is a three-year agreement.

1089
01:24:06,260 --> 01:24:11,320
I think you can do longer but it's given you three years is what I would recommend.

1090
01:24:11,320 --> 01:24:17,640
And then we also have any discontinuance of the relationship with 30 business days notice.

1091
01:24:17,640 --> 01:24:21,140
So those are the two things the board could change if they chose to.

1092
01:24:21,440 --> 01:24:23,340
It's on page 9 of the government.

1093
01:24:28,360 --> 01:24:33,220
It's pretty, like I said, it's boilerplate, it's what the state gives us, pretty similar

1094
01:24:33,220 --> 01:24:33,820
to the last.

1095
01:24:34,560 --> 01:24:34,840
Gotcha.

1096
01:24:35,860 --> 01:24:36,020
Thank you.

1097
01:24:37,140 --> 01:24:38,720
Any comments or questions from your board?

1098
01:24:39,780 --> 01:24:40,680
Just a comment.

1099
01:24:40,940 --> 01:24:46,640
We had the opportunity to meet and I appreciated the more in-depth backstory that I had on your

1100
01:24:46,640 --> 01:24:50,520
business and the high standards and your track record in other communities.

1101
01:24:50,520 --> 01:24:54,280
So I am excited to have you come in next time and wish you well.

1102
01:24:54,600 --> 01:24:55,600
Thank you. Appreciate it.

1103
01:24:55,660 --> 01:24:56,340
Thank you.

1104
01:24:56,600 --> 01:24:57,060
Yeah.

1105
01:24:57,560 --> 01:24:58,280
Welcome.

1106
01:24:59,060 --> 01:25:04,880
And for folks following along that this is just part of an administrative process.

1107
01:25:05,340 --> 01:25:08,020
The post agreement is typically centered around.

1108
01:25:08,400 --> 01:25:13,460
It's mitigating community impacts a negative impact on the community.

1109
01:25:13,820 --> 01:25:19,540
We already have marijuana dispensary operating on western street.

1110
01:25:19,540 --> 01:25:27,500
I'm not currently aware of any real negative impacts on the community, so just for people

1111
01:25:27,500 --> 01:25:32,440
understand what we're evaluating here. We also used to have a different host agreement,

1112
01:25:33,260 --> 01:25:39,360
but the state said we should follow much more closely to what the template is, so that's

1113
01:25:39,360 --> 01:25:45,620
what we're looking at tonight. And I see no reason to – every reason to support it.

1114
01:25:45,620 --> 01:25:46,660
Next, thank you for your support.

1115
01:25:49,540 --> 01:25:51,780
Well, there are no other questions or comments.

1116
01:25:52,260 --> 01:25:53,660
I will entertain a motion.

1117
01:25:54,520 --> 01:25:56,620
Move to approve the host community agreement

1118
01:25:56,620 --> 01:25:58,360
with Clover Partners LLC.

1119
01:25:58,920 --> 01:25:59,080
Second.

1120
01:25:59,700 --> 01:26:00,120
All in favor?

1121
01:26:00,540 --> 01:26:00,660
Hi.

1122
01:26:01,400 --> 01:26:01,520
Hi.

1123
01:26:02,160 --> 01:26:03,420
Thank you and welcome to Belmont.

1124
01:26:03,660 --> 01:26:04,100
Appreciate it.

1125
01:26:04,200 --> 01:26:04,500
Thank you.

1126
01:26:04,580 --> 01:26:04,800
We're excited.

1127
01:26:08,950 --> 01:26:11,670
Next up, discussion and possible vote

1128
01:26:11,670 --> 01:26:14,190
on extension of Memorandum Agreement between the town

1129
01:26:14,190 --> 01:26:16,350
of Belmont and the Belmont community media

1130
01:26:16,350 --> 01:26:17,090
centering corporate.

1131
01:26:25,280 --> 01:26:30,780
Mark is supposed to be here. Well, the agenda says a little later. Do you

1132
01:26:30,780 --> 01:26:36,440
want us to wait until Mark is here? I don't see Mark online. Do you want to wait for Mark?

1133
01:26:37,120 --> 01:26:39,540
We could meet less efficiently. Yeah.

1134
01:26:42,600 --> 01:26:45,780
Well, Jeff, I mean, do you want us to wait for Mark? Do

1135
01:26:45,780 --> 01:26:47,660
We can do other agenda items while we wait.

1136
01:26:48,020 --> 01:26:48,600
I'm sorry.

1137
01:26:49,180 --> 01:26:51,660
Do you want us to wait for Mark to get here?

1138
01:26:55,330 --> 01:26:56,730
It's up to you all, I mean.

1139
01:26:57,690 --> 01:26:58,130
Yeah.

1140
01:26:58,290 --> 01:26:59,310
Yeah, I think we should wait.

1141
01:27:00,430 --> 01:27:00,630
Okay.

1142
01:27:00,950 --> 01:27:01,470
So why don't we?

1143
01:27:01,810 --> 01:27:02,230
Okay.

1144
01:27:02,730 --> 01:27:03,850
I'll let you know when he's.

1145
01:27:03,870 --> 01:27:03,950
Yep.

1146
01:27:04,270 --> 01:27:04,690
Sounds good.

1147
01:27:05,930 --> 01:27:14,790
Why don't we do the discussion and possible vote on draft Belmont sports complex advertising and sponsorship opportunities RFP?

1148
01:27:15,450 --> 01:27:15,550
Yep.

1149
01:27:15,550 --> 01:27:20,030
So, brought a draft to the board about a month ago.

1150
01:27:20,670 --> 01:27:22,090
I took your comments, went back.

1151
01:27:22,430 --> 01:27:25,550
Actually, I also ran it by a member of the community

1152
01:27:25,550 --> 01:27:27,630
just to make sure it was landing correctly.

1153
01:27:28,450 --> 01:27:34,130
We can see back and Brandon has been helping kind of craft the visual portion of it.

1154
01:27:34,330 --> 01:27:39,230
Matt and I were doing one of the technical RFP required.

1155
01:27:40,430 --> 01:27:43,310
Yeah, so we would like to get this out on the street.

1156
01:27:43,310 --> 01:27:50,230
So it's a two packages. It's it's the bell must go complex. The nice pretty part of it. And then the request for proposals

1157
01:27:50,230 --> 01:27:57,810
We wanted to start off small because obviously there's still a lot going on with the rank in terms of um the building can still some updates.

1158
01:27:58,410 --> 01:28:05,330
We'd like to, you know, get some proposals back and start maybe potentially bringing those to the board for some time in the fall.

1159
01:28:05,330 --> 01:28:09,150
So we wanted to kind of get a jump on this, especially when peak season starts, we wanted

1160
01:28:09,150 --> 01:28:11,170
to really kind of have something in place.

1161
01:28:11,370 --> 01:28:14,190
So this is really the final product we'd like to put out onto the street.

1162
01:28:14,710 --> 01:28:14,850
Cuff.

1163
01:28:15,750 --> 01:28:17,050
Oh, if the board agrees.

1164
01:28:18,230 --> 01:28:18,590
Cuff.

1165
01:28:18,970 --> 01:28:20,310
It kind of looks part-I did.

1166
01:28:21,050 --> 01:28:21,550
The blue?

1167
01:28:25,230 --> 01:28:29,370
No, I don't, I'm going to look through this, I think, because I thought you guys did a good

1168
01:28:29,370 --> 01:28:32,950
job and I don't have any comments to other members of the board.

1169
01:28:33,350 --> 01:28:34,250
I just had a couple.

1170
01:28:34,250 --> 01:28:40,190
So, in the about us where we have it listed, Belmont is a family oriented and supporting

1171
01:28:40,190 --> 01:28:40,790
community.

1172
01:28:41,350 --> 01:28:45,510
I felt like maybe if we did something more of community oriented, instead of family

1173
01:28:45,510 --> 01:28:48,130
oriented, just make sure we're inclusive everybody.

1174
01:28:48,750 --> 01:28:55,530
There was also a typo at the end of that line, I believe, it should be area, instead of

1175
01:28:55,530 --> 01:28:55,770
R.

1176
01:28:58,270 --> 01:28:59,510
The end of where?

1177
01:28:59,510 --> 01:29:04,490
in the greater Boston are, I think you meant greater Boston area, that top line?

1178
01:29:04,530 --> 01:29:06,110
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

1179
01:29:06,310 --> 01:29:06,770
It's a little bit better.

1180
01:29:06,770 --> 01:29:08,130
The object doesn't hit those things up.

1181
01:29:08,270 --> 01:29:09,290
It's the marauder speakers.

1182
01:29:12,290 --> 01:29:19,490
And then it was that the sentence after I just feel that by changing community oriented,

1183
01:29:19,990 --> 01:29:22,910
we work that with your magic a little bit.

1184
01:29:22,910 --> 01:29:31,190
But under our programs where we have a few things that are in present tense, but are

1185
01:29:31,190 --> 01:29:32,750
really future objectives.

1186
01:29:33,090 --> 01:29:37,950
So maybe just correcting it, the rig will provide non-ice programming during the off-season

1187
01:29:37,950 --> 01:29:38,670
and things like that.

1188
01:29:38,750 --> 01:29:43,090
Just so that way, we're not caught in a position where some of these things haven't been implemented

1189
01:29:43,090 --> 01:29:43,550
yet.

1190
01:29:45,010 --> 01:29:45,950
Got it.

1191
01:29:45,990 --> 01:29:46,070
Yep.

1192
01:29:49,730 --> 01:29:52,550
You were saying a comment after Belmont Hill School under youth hockey.

1193
01:29:52,550 --> 01:29:57,450
And then again, just the wording of adult hockey versus women's hockey.

1194
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:13,560
There's, there's some opportunity to just take out some of the ICIC. I love the, the separated programs and the one that is amazing, but I do think that generalizing it might be a little cleaner. Yeah.

1195
01:30:18,980 --> 01:30:33,500
Underring advertising, we actually don't have live burn. I know that they had come in, but I don't believe that that was live at that. It got installed yesterday. I believe they finally came back to do the final installation. Very nice.

1196
01:30:35,040 --> 01:30:42,090
And then, under the ads and the ranks displayed for 12 months, my only concern, and we

1197
01:30:42,090 --> 01:30:47,790
had talked about this previously, is we're having things reset and per rated, would that

1198
01:30:47,790 --> 01:30:52,050
be better than saying that, you know, if one person comes in in September and somebody

1199
01:30:52,050 --> 01:30:56,310
else comes in in November, that we're going to reset them all on the fiscal year, because

1200
01:30:56,310 --> 01:31:01,650
we do say further in that it's going to be done, I think it would be with the dates bar.

1201
01:31:01,650 --> 01:31:06,930
But I think it might be easier to just kind of get everybody on the same calendar season.

1202
01:31:07,130 --> 01:31:10,970
So that way, we're not constantly having people come in and out.

1203
01:31:10,970 --> 01:31:13,470
It would probably be more cost effective, efficient.

1204
01:31:13,910 --> 01:31:16,590
I think that's what we were doing, but are you not reading it that way?

1205
01:31:16,610 --> 01:31:19,690
Because I think we were saying, like if you came in the beginning, you're supposed to get

1206
01:31:19,690 --> 01:31:21,650
it for like the peak season here, right?

1207
01:31:21,830 --> 01:31:25,890
So it says, as on the inside of the rink or display for 12 months, from the time of installation.

1208
01:31:25,890 --> 01:31:42,330
So if we're installing a lot of this is not going to be relevant, but I think where we do have the occasional offseason or something like that or something changes that just avoiding anything that's going to give you headaches.

1209
01:31:47,230 --> 01:31:49,130
under the Zamboni ramp.

1210
01:31:53,400 --> 01:31:59,040
It's 10 minute intervals. They're not always every hour. And so again,

1211
01:31:59,200 --> 01:32:04,040
just like I think just putting something a little more generic, periodic. If you want to give one

1212
01:32:04,040 --> 01:32:09,880
specific for one high school hockey game, for example, the Zamboni runs four times because it'll be

1213
01:32:09,880 --> 01:32:15,900
beginning the end and between the first and second and second and third. So I think that could be a good little shout out for how often the

1214
01:32:15,900 --> 01:32:22,940
Zamboni is going to be circling. But there's some programs that they're on the ice for two hours and just to make it a little bit less.

1215
01:32:23,940 --> 01:32:27,240
Yeah, but they take that 50 minute gap and they take the 10 minutes to stay back to back.

1216
01:32:27,560 --> 01:32:33,240
Exactly, but sometimes they don't do the 10 minutes. Sometimes you're just on for two. So I don't want someone to be able to come back and say, you know,

1217
01:32:33,240 --> 01:32:37,640
Well, it's not every hour and because sometimes it's more, sometimes it's less, but yeah.

1218
01:32:39,360 --> 01:32:39,880
I'm

1219
01:32:46,090 --> 01:32:50,690
there contact. If you'd like to become a sponsor, I'm just wondering if we should have

1220
01:32:50,690 --> 01:32:55,990
it diverse, so whether people are sponsors or advertisers, because sometimes sponsor has different

1221
01:32:55,990 --> 01:33:01,490
implications than advertising, where they're paid advertisements. I think either is fine, but a

1222
01:33:03,330 --> 01:33:07,430
just for parity. Where's that one? Untacked?

1223
01:33:08,450 --> 01:33:10,210
Oh, okay. I'd like to become a sponsor.

1224
01:33:11,970 --> 01:33:13,890
But I don't know if it should be sponsor advertiser.

1225
01:33:14,210 --> 01:33:16,410
They're generally the same thing, but again,

1226
01:33:16,510 --> 01:33:17,910
just where we can clean it up in advance.

1227
01:33:18,770 --> 01:33:19,130
What's that?

1228
01:33:19,570 --> 01:33:20,510
It can be vendor as well.

1229
01:33:20,770 --> 01:33:21,950
I mean, it could be advertiser as well.

1230
01:33:30,580 --> 01:33:32,420
So under the minimum bid requirements,

1231
01:33:32,560 --> 01:33:33,920
we have estimated minimum bid.

1232
01:33:33,920 --> 01:33:35,620
So I'm just wondering if somebody,

1233
01:33:35,740 --> 01:33:36,800
so when we put these out,

1234
01:33:36,800 --> 01:33:42,380
if someone comes in and says, well, I'll give you 6,000 for the sample only rep and that's the

1235
01:33:42,380 --> 01:33:51,160
highest bid. No, we accept that. Do we have bottom lines and how are we going to handle that?

1236
01:33:51,880 --> 01:33:55,100
Are these the minimums or could someone get lower?

1237
01:33:55,380 --> 01:33:59,240
Okay, because it's estimated so that's why I just wasn't sure if there was wiggle remunet.

1238
01:33:59,700 --> 01:34:02,240
We're going to take, you know, obviously, the most favorable.

1239
01:34:03,860 --> 01:34:08,480
And then I just wasn't sure the total requirements, I didn't, so company background and relevant

1240
01:34:08,480 --> 01:34:13,680
experience and a few things that I, you know, I mean, depending on who our advertisers are,

1241
01:34:13,900 --> 01:34:17,800
I know we want to make sure that it's company that is meeting the guidelines that I thought

1242
01:34:17,800 --> 01:34:23,940
you outlined really well of what restricted categories could include and I, you know, not limited to

1243
01:34:23,940 --> 01:34:29,980
so that I think that was really well done. But I feel like looking for relevant experience and things

1244
01:34:29,980 --> 01:34:36,200
like that. We just for some of these simpler ones, I think, be easier, easier options for

1245
01:34:36,200 --> 01:34:43,400
getting people's interest in their therapy. But it is a, it's a very inclusive proposal.

1246
01:34:43,400 --> 01:34:46,140
So thank you for all the work you did on it, and the layout is beautiful.

1247
01:34:48,340 --> 01:34:48,520
Thanks.

1248
01:34:48,780 --> 01:34:51,020
I'll go ahead and make those edits more clean up tomorrow, too.

1249
01:34:51,480 --> 01:34:51,900
Thank you.

1250
01:34:52,280 --> 01:34:56,420
We already, we have had folks are you asking about sponsorship, which is perfect.

1251
01:34:56,420 --> 01:34:56,740
Thank you.

1252
01:34:57,220 --> 01:34:57,920
I think that's a bit.

1253
01:34:58,660 --> 01:34:58,880
Yes.

1254
01:35:00,860 --> 01:35:01,340
Matt.

1255
01:35:02,160 --> 01:35:03,440
Just by the light.

1256
01:35:03,580 --> 01:35:05,840
I can send details separately.

1257
01:35:06,180 --> 01:35:08,560
I just, I found the white text on the light blue background.

1258
01:35:08,920 --> 01:35:09,580
Sometimes a little tricky.

1259
01:35:09,940 --> 01:35:10,100
Yeah.

1260
01:35:10,460 --> 01:35:10,660
Yeah.

1261
01:35:10,900 --> 01:35:12,600
I just make it black and white.

1262
01:35:13,540 --> 01:35:20,080
Consider having, if you want, like we've had, we've been bitten in the past with emails going

1263
01:35:20,080 --> 01:35:24,460
to an employee that isn't necessarily in that role or something in the future.

1264
01:35:24,460 --> 01:35:28,700
So, especially things that were putting out for, like, long-term, consider having a dedicated

1265
01:35:28,700 --> 01:35:30,540
email address or something like that.

1266
01:35:30,700 --> 01:35:30,960
That's a guy.

1267
01:35:31,140 --> 01:35:39,520
It's nice, rather than sending it to a particular, um, I love individual, and I can send

1268
01:35:39,520 --> 01:35:47,340
another minor comments separately, really appreciate that we're thoughtfully trying to get started

1269
01:35:47,340 --> 01:35:55,540
on this, every dollar counts, and I think we have an amazing community brand that businesses

1270
01:35:55,540 --> 01:35:56,860
and people want to be a part of.

1271
01:36:01,280 --> 01:36:03,960
Okay, so we'll make those changes and we'll get it on the street.

1272
01:36:04,580 --> 01:36:06,880
So do you need a, do you know, approved as a mandate?

1273
01:36:07,160 --> 01:36:08,780
No, no, I don't need a vote.

1274
01:36:09,340 --> 01:36:10,340
Great, no, just put it on.

1275
01:36:10,380 --> 01:36:11,280
I just have to ask one more question.

1276
01:36:11,480 --> 01:36:13,840
Are there sponsorship options for the concession areas?

1277
01:36:14,860 --> 01:36:15,180
Eventually.

1278
01:36:15,940 --> 01:36:16,220
Eventually.

1279
01:36:17,120 --> 01:36:19,520
I really wanted to start with, you want to start small.

1280
01:36:19,800 --> 01:36:19,940
Okay.

1281
01:36:20,440 --> 01:36:21,900
This is a new bench for the town.

1282
01:36:22,320 --> 01:36:24,660
We didn't want to overwhelm the ranks.

1283
01:36:24,760 --> 01:36:25,880
We wanted to kind of do it slowly.

1284
01:36:26,220 --> 01:36:26,420
Perfect.

1285
01:36:26,420 --> 01:36:30,600
I could have been mentioned many, many, let's hope that I could.

1286
01:36:30,820 --> 01:36:33,960
I mean, we can put out our fees that's more pins as we go along.

1287
01:36:36,170 --> 01:36:36,610
Right.

1288
01:36:36,950 --> 01:36:38,310
Again, the building can be still in there.

1289
01:36:38,450 --> 01:36:43,030
So we just kind of want to do it when we had full control of the ring.

1290
01:36:45,330 --> 01:36:45,990
All right.

1291
01:36:46,590 --> 01:36:47,370
Well, thank you.

1292
01:36:47,650 --> 01:36:47,750
Please.

1293
01:36:48,570 --> 01:36:49,030
Thank you, man.

1294
01:36:52,910 --> 01:36:55,630
Now on to the ring report.

1295
01:36:55,630 --> 01:37:02,270
work. Great work. So we are waiting on our consultant to join. I did let him know that

1296
01:37:02,270 --> 01:37:07,730
we're running early, but I don't think he's been able to come quite yet. So how about

1297
01:37:07,730 --> 01:37:12,770
we do a Shea tree committee proposed by law update?

1298
01:37:15,220 --> 01:37:17,040
I can provide an update if you'd like.

1299
01:37:17,600 --> 01:37:24,720
So we have been chatting and there has been a lot of good feedback provided to the Shea

1300
01:37:24,720 --> 01:37:31,980
committee about the proposal. There is generally a lot of support for something to work towards this

1301
01:37:31,980 --> 01:37:39,360
goal, that they are realizing that fall is not going to be feasible for bringing anything forward

1302
01:37:39,360 --> 01:37:43,840
to town meeting at this time. They did coordinate with Chris Ryan and are going to do a follow-up

1303
01:37:43,840 --> 01:37:48,020
meeting. They're meeting again at the end of the month to try to find two in their direction

1304
01:37:48,020 --> 01:37:54,400
a little bit more. And we're going to continue to meet from there. So there's potentially a few

1305
01:37:54,400 --> 01:37:58,220
changes with who's going to be leading the charge with us from within the J-Tree Committee.

1306
01:37:58,680 --> 01:38:01,580
So we're just going to give them a little time to work that through.

1307
01:38:02,500 --> 01:38:06,720
You talk about some of the feedback that they've received and you said there's some changes in

1308
01:38:06,720 --> 01:38:14,840
direction. So they were, they were really active to some of the conversation about not limiting things

1309
01:38:14,840 --> 01:38:22,540
within buildable footprints because they understand the potential complications where we have certain parts of our

1310
01:38:22,540 --> 01:38:29,620
by-law that we can't inhibit construction. So with an ADU, for example, if we had said, if you're taking that

1311
01:38:29,620 --> 01:38:36,220
tree down to build your ADU, that could potentially be a violation of state law because it would be putting additional

1312
01:38:36,220 --> 01:38:42,160
requirements in. It could be a little gray because it would presumably be the same requirement for a single family, but it

1313
01:38:42,160 --> 01:38:47,740
adjusted starting to start, you know, a challenging area and we really don't want to discourage

1314
01:38:47,740 --> 01:38:52,520
some of those activities. So that was one thing. There was conversation about maybe trying to

1315
01:38:52,520 --> 01:38:58,860
focus on new construction where they are actually tearing down building new and clearing lots

1316
01:38:58,860 --> 01:39:05,400
to build new properties and doing it in a simpler way to cut down on the administrative cost where

1317
01:39:05,400 --> 01:39:11,340
this would potentially be going to a revolving fund. We need to make sure that the expense to the

1318
01:39:11,340 --> 01:39:17,080
town and the burden to town staff is not going to be so great that it becomes really complicated.

1319
01:39:17,760 --> 01:39:22,940
So looking at things in a more generic way to address some of the concerns that were raised

1320
01:39:22,940 --> 01:39:29,400
about the tree warden not having per view on private property and things that could just open us up

1321
01:39:29,980 --> 01:39:34,800
for some challenges to what's being proposed. There's a lot of looks at what's being done in other

1322
01:39:34,800 --> 01:39:41,400
communities, and so they're definitely using that guidance, but trying to find a smaller starting point

1323
01:39:41,400 --> 01:39:49,660
that can hopefully be built off, assuming that it'll be successful. Any questions or comments, Matt?

1324
01:39:51,520 --> 01:39:56,700
Oh, do you think annual tell me like, is there a goal? That's what they were talking about,

1325
01:39:56,700 --> 01:40:00,160
but I think that they'll have a better idea after they meet at the end of the month. Like,

1326
01:40:00,260 --> 01:40:03,600
many of our committees, people are traveling and meeting over the summer has been challenging,

1327
01:40:03,600 --> 01:40:18,120
So they are working on a meeting towards the end of the month, but also some changes personally for a couple of the members are going to change their direct involvement, so they're looking for other people to take active roles in this to try to bring it for a spring, but spring would be the goal.

1328
01:40:18,940 --> 01:40:24,980
If they can do that, and then of course it's going to depend on versus schedule and coordinating with their office.

1329
01:40:24,980 --> 01:40:31,140
I mean, this is an area where I think members of the select board can be extra helpful because

1330
01:40:31,140 --> 01:40:35,220
there's like, I think like this touches so many other areas.

1331
01:40:36,600 --> 01:40:44,260
And so helping them navigate that is like and like figuring out what is going to be acceptable

1332
01:40:44,260 --> 01:40:45,400
to town meeting, too, right?

1333
01:40:45,460 --> 01:40:48,900
We want to bring forward something that would be acceptable to town meeting.

1334
01:40:49,240 --> 01:40:49,440
Yes.

1335
01:40:49,600 --> 01:40:53,580
I think the more you can help that without obviously we don't want to step on the toes of

1336
01:40:53,580 --> 01:40:57,960
a separate committee, I think that would make a big difference. It's an area that I just think

1337
01:40:57,960 --> 01:41:01,860
is really hard for the Shake Tree Committee to navigate independently.

1338
01:41:02,320 --> 01:41:07,200
Yes, and we did talk a lot about the process and the people to be in touch with to make sure

1339
01:41:07,200 --> 01:41:13,660
that we were going to be getting this on the right track so that way it can work the way they want it to.

1340
01:41:13,880 --> 01:41:19,040
And it's been a good opportunity for gathering more information because they didn't have the

1341
01:41:19,040 --> 01:41:24,360
information about the revolving fund and what that takes plus the setup for advertising

1342
01:41:24,360 --> 01:41:29,620
and having this go through the proper process to actually become something that we can enforce.

1343
01:41:31,040 --> 01:41:36,400
But also, you know, enforcement, immigration, implementation and everything like that is

1344
01:41:36,400 --> 01:41:39,740
something that is going to take a lot of consideration from the office of building and planning

1345
01:41:39,740 --> 01:41:45,600
because this would be, from the conversations, it's going to be easiest to tie this to the building

1346
01:41:45,600 --> 01:41:51,240
permit process and have this be a step in that, so it's not really adding an entirely

1347
01:41:51,240 --> 01:41:52,420
new process to the system.

1348
01:41:52,920 --> 01:41:54,280
All right.

1349
01:41:55,960 --> 01:41:57,480
Well, thank you for your work on that.

1350
01:41:57,660 --> 01:41:58,040
Any problems?

1351
01:41:58,440 --> 01:41:59,300
More to come.

1352
01:42:00,940 --> 01:42:06,280
How about we move on to discussion and possible vote on final language for two holdable

1353
01:42:06,280 --> 01:42:08,060
conditions, item 13 amp.

1354
01:42:19,590 --> 01:42:25,750
So Patrice, these are from, these are from the annual town meeting and it was the, what

1355
01:42:27,190 --> 01:42:27,970
was the name of the committee?

1356
01:42:28,070 --> 01:42:35,850
They like the senior tax, tax relief committee, and the, the Michael Crowley, like from

1357
01:42:35,850 --> 01:42:36,450
remote town.

1358
01:42:36,470 --> 01:42:36,550
Yeah.

1359
01:42:36,730 --> 01:42:45,250
This is just a council putting into paper after the approval of those, so this is one, one was,

1360
01:42:45,370 --> 01:42:46,290
one was one.

1361
01:42:46,290 --> 01:42:49,910
And it's really for the EU to just review the language,

1362
01:42:49,930 --> 01:42:51,150
and if you approve of the language,

1363
01:42:51,350 --> 01:42:52,770
then we can send it to the legislature

1364
01:42:52,770 --> 01:42:54,750
and we'll go through that process.

1365
01:42:56,830 --> 01:42:57,190
Okay.

1366
01:42:57,930 --> 01:42:59,170
I mean, I sort of look at this.

1367
01:42:59,170 --> 01:42:59,730
It's just housekeeping.

1368
01:43:00,210 --> 01:43:02,950
To me, this is how many has spoken, right?

1369
01:43:03,370 --> 01:43:06,170
And we just have to pass it upstairs.

1370
01:43:07,030 --> 01:43:08,830
Yeah, as long as the board agrees with the language,

1371
01:43:08,890 --> 01:43:11,210
I think that some of the language usually

1372
01:43:11,210 --> 01:43:12,970
is about the board trapped at home.

1373
01:43:13,110 --> 01:43:14,010
Yeah, that's right.

1374
01:43:14,010 --> 01:43:16,850
This is the council has drafted for each of those subjects.

1375
01:43:21,830 --> 01:43:23,370
Any questions or comments from the board?

1376
01:43:26,080 --> 01:43:28,260
Just to that's my understanding of the

1377
01:43:28,260 --> 01:43:29,740
axi relief legislation.

1378
01:43:30,860 --> 01:43:35,200
The net effect is we can basically do a catch-up with inflation

1379
01:43:35,780 --> 01:43:39,200
from when the statute was first available

1380
01:43:39,760 --> 01:43:41,940
for all the years that we didn't take advantage of it

1381
01:43:41,940 --> 01:43:43,840
of the inflation adjustment.

1382
01:43:44,360 --> 01:43:46,320
But cannot exceed that amount.

1383
01:43:46,320 --> 01:43:47,680
Correct. That's my understanding.

1384
01:43:49,380 --> 01:43:55,440
And then the other one that looks like it's essentially very similar to Homeworld Registration.

1385
01:43:55,440 --> 01:44:03,260
That's been submitted by other towns to basically say, hey, we would like in-person, hybrid,

1386
01:44:03,580 --> 01:44:05,540
or remote town meetings.

1387
01:44:06,340 --> 01:44:10,200
And I believe this is worded specifically for town meetings only.

1388
01:44:10,460 --> 01:44:11,900
Is that that I read that right?

1389
01:44:11,900 --> 01:44:14,320
but this is just physically that way.

1390
01:44:14,620 --> 01:44:17,400
This is as opposed to committee meetings as well.

1391
01:44:17,780 --> 01:44:21,420
Correct, this is Anderson Krieger represents Lexington

1392
01:44:21,420 --> 01:44:24,340
and they did something so that I suspect this would be back.

1393
01:44:27,680 --> 01:44:30,980
I can't, I don't know, they'll talk about the catch-up,

1394
01:44:32,760 --> 01:44:36,240
consumer price index legislation,

1395
01:44:36,620 --> 01:44:39,800
but I think especially the hybrid town meeting one,

1396
01:44:39,800 --> 01:44:46,020
It's almost like a new two vote of like hey lots of committee communities are supporting

1397
01:44:46,020 --> 01:44:53,840
this and so hopefully we'll get a statewide law rather than a dozen or more of these special

1398
01:44:53,840 --> 01:44:59,480
legislation. I mean, again, as we're represented, we're in our towns that are open.

1399
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:07,820
It was likely wouldn't apply. It's open. How meetings are tricky. Okay. That's it.

1400
01:45:09,440 --> 01:45:15,660
That's the roll call. The roll call, the roll call. The roll call. The roll call. The roll call.

1401
01:45:15,740 --> 01:45:23,700
News to approve final language for home or petition for an act authorized in the town of Belmont to

1402
01:45:23,700 --> 01:45:29,540
increase the asset limitation ceiling, income limitation ceiling, and benefit limitation

1403
01:45:29,540 --> 01:45:36,280
ceiling applicable to seniors applying for tax abatement, pursuant to clauses 17D, 17E,

1404
01:45:36,480 --> 01:45:41,360
and 41C of section 5 of chapter 59 of the general laws.

1405
01:45:42,340 --> 01:45:44,440
Second, all in favor.

1406
01:45:44,960 --> 01:45:45,080
Aye.

1407
01:45:46,080 --> 01:45:46,120
Aye.

1408
01:45:46,120 --> 01:45:46,260
Aye.

1409
01:45:47,400 --> 01:45:51,420
Move to approve the final language for home role petition for an act authorizing remote

1410
01:45:51,420 --> 01:45:55,600
participation at town meeting and special town meetings in the town of Belmont.

1411
01:45:57,340 --> 01:45:59,040
Second, all in favor.

1412
01:45:59,480 --> 01:45:59,560
Hi.

1413
01:46:04,820 --> 01:46:05,000
Okay.

1414
01:46:05,580 --> 01:46:07,860
Do we have our consultant on yet?

1415
01:46:08,480 --> 01:46:09,600
Oh, but we do have Mark, but Mark.

1416
01:46:09,960 --> 01:46:10,340
How many are?

1417
01:46:10,700 --> 01:46:11,540
All right.

1418
01:46:11,720 --> 01:46:14,900
So why don't we go back to item number?

1419
01:46:15,660 --> 01:46:16,860
We would never have.

1420
01:46:19,780 --> 01:46:20,300
No.

1421
01:46:21,240 --> 01:46:21,500
No.

1422
01:46:25,600 --> 01:46:33,040
I'm sorry, I'm a little not tied, but you're ahead of schedule, so I don't know where

1423
01:46:33,040 --> 01:46:33,220
it is.

1424
01:46:33,740 --> 01:46:33,900
Yeah.

1425
01:46:34,260 --> 01:46:37,000
If you don't mind, just introducing yourselves to the record, of course.

1426
01:46:37,580 --> 01:46:43,680
Mark Huello, a member of the Treasurer and member of the Belmont Media Center Board.

1427
01:46:44,640 --> 01:46:50,280
Jeff Nassau, the executive director of the Belmont Media Center, and we're here seeking

1428
01:46:50,280 --> 01:46:52,600
in renewal of our agreement, a five-year agreement.

1429
01:46:52,820 --> 01:46:56,720
And I think what we'd like to do is we drafted a couple

1430
01:46:56,720 --> 01:46:59,020
of copies of the agreement that you could sign tonight.

1431
01:47:00,180 --> 01:47:02,420
It's if that's, you choose to do that.

1432
01:47:02,600 --> 01:47:04,600
And so I'd like to ask Mark to say a few words.

1433
01:47:05,640 --> 01:47:08,860
We'd like to, and now I have a very short point to go through.

1434
01:47:09,160 --> 01:47:10,800
Thank you, thank you for that, Jeff, some chair.

1435
01:47:11,680 --> 01:47:13,960
Thank you again for agreeing to renew this.

1436
01:47:14,700 --> 01:47:16,760
I extend this agreement for the next five years.

1437
01:47:16,960 --> 01:47:19,600
I think as you know, the town has agreements

1438
01:47:19,600 --> 01:47:25,080
with all Comcast and Verizon that are expiring later on, so this will continue to allow us to provide

1439
01:47:25,080 --> 01:47:31,800
three public access stations to the community, and so we're thrilled about that. We're also thrilled

1440
01:47:31,800 --> 01:47:39,080
that we're in our new space. I'm sure you visited both the library space and the space at the school

1441
01:47:39,080 --> 01:47:44,040
and we're grateful for the support we've gotten from the board of library trustees and library staff

1442
01:47:44,040 --> 01:47:49,900
And also from this school department, school committee, school administration, we're thrilled

1443
01:47:49,900 --> 01:47:50,440
about that.

1444
01:47:50,900 --> 01:47:55,320
We have more visibility now, we're going through a strategic plan and we look forward

1445
01:47:55,320 --> 01:48:00,300
to coming back sometime this fall, as part of the agreement, you may have noticed that

1446
01:48:00,300 --> 01:48:04,140
we have a requirement on the agreement to come back and present to you our financial statements

1447
01:48:04,140 --> 01:48:09,440
which we'll do along with a broader sort of discussion of our strategic plan when the

1448
01:48:09,440 --> 01:48:10,460
plan is going forward.

1449
01:48:11,480 --> 01:48:12,160
Thank you.

1450
01:48:12,720 --> 01:48:19,220
And prior to this meeting, we did submit the FY 2425 documents, financial statements,

1451
01:48:19,720 --> 01:48:22,880
form 990, for PCD, so we have all that as well.

1452
01:48:23,980 --> 01:48:26,880
So this is sort of a catch-up meeting to do a couple different things.

1453
01:48:28,990 --> 01:48:33,650
I don't know if we should, do we discuss the contract at all, or do we feel...

1454
01:48:33,650 --> 01:48:34,270
I think we need to.

1455
01:48:34,330 --> 01:48:35,430
It's pretty straightforward, right?

1456
01:48:35,590 --> 01:48:37,450
Unless the board have any questions?

1457
01:48:38,050 --> 01:48:38,730
I don't have any questions.

1458
01:48:38,730 --> 01:48:43,130
I pretty much the same agreement that I signed five years ago with the dates and

1459
01:48:43,130 --> 01:48:46,110
And continue to be committed to do this.

1460
01:48:46,470 --> 01:48:51,150
I think you all know as well, one other comment to make is that, from a revenue perspective,

1461
01:48:51,430 --> 01:48:52,510
we'll talk about this in the fall.

1462
01:48:53,930 --> 01:48:56,750
There is a streaming bill, I don't know if it's a state legislature, I don't know on

1463
01:48:56,750 --> 01:48:57,370
Apple with that.

1464
01:48:57,610 --> 01:49:01,330
And we're continuing to seek support and we appreciate the support from the board for that

1465
01:49:03,390 --> 01:49:07,810
from franchise fee because it's diminishing because more people are streaming today than using

1466
01:49:07,810 --> 01:49:08,130
cable.

1467
01:49:09,110 --> 01:49:11,550
So we'll talk further about that sometime in this fall.

1468
01:49:22,200 --> 01:49:28,320
So I thought I would just go over a couple of things to keep you up to date about a couple

1469
01:49:28,320 --> 01:49:28,680
of items.

1470
01:49:28,700 --> 01:49:34,520
The legislation that was in the state house, unfortunately, it did not.

1471
01:49:35,100 --> 01:49:39,540
It was an under final consideration, the treaty bill got it as further along as you could

1472
01:49:39,540 --> 01:49:39,740
get.

1473
01:49:40,240 --> 01:49:41,700
It was not put up for a vote.

1474
01:49:41,700 --> 01:49:46,400
But it will live on that in the next session.

1475
01:49:46,540 --> 01:49:49,040
It got further along that we ever had it.

1476
01:49:49,420 --> 01:49:52,620
It also was shortlisted among 10 bills that should have been passed.

1477
01:49:52,860 --> 01:49:57,580
It was mentioned in the Melafine report of the formal session.

1478
01:49:58,980 --> 01:50:03,120
And our colleagues and advocates around the state are going to be advocating

1479
01:50:03,600 --> 01:50:08,340
during this informal session in the possibility that could be passed without objection.

1480
01:50:08,600 --> 01:50:09,480
It's good for January.

1481
01:50:09,480 --> 01:50:16,540
that would be tricky, but it's possible with, for example, the governor was strongly supported,

1482
01:50:17,920 --> 01:50:19,600
so we'll keep pushing for that.

1483
01:50:21,960 --> 01:50:25,760
And I thought just because we turned in the report through 24,

1484
01:50:25,900 --> 01:50:31,360
25, it might be interesting to look at just a couple of statistics. These are the number of meetings

1485
01:50:31,360 --> 01:50:37,800
that we covered in that fiscal year 170. I live in Cambridge. I'm proud to live in Cambridge.

1486
01:50:37,800 --> 01:50:38,620
Roger, Roger.

1487
01:50:38,760 --> 01:50:39,300
Okay, Roger.

1488
01:50:39,660 --> 01:50:39,980
Okay, Roger.

1489
01:50:40,920 --> 01:50:42,980
Roger, is that our fundraising chair?

1490
01:50:45,560 --> 01:50:48,920
By Cambridge covers 5% of the meetings that we cover

1491
01:50:49,460 --> 01:50:50,920
with twice the budget we have.

1492
01:50:51,340 --> 01:50:54,300
So we should be proud of what we're doing and absolutely.

1493
01:50:56,080 --> 01:50:58,100
And that of course covers a number of different committees

1494
01:50:59,160 --> 01:51:01,160
from the begin meetings in the morning

1495
01:51:01,160 --> 01:51:02,700
and then the late night as you know,

1496
01:51:03,160 --> 01:51:04,660
analytical sports to be coverage

1497
01:51:04,660 --> 01:51:08,640
with a lot of participation of students and parents in that year.

1498
01:51:08,780 --> 01:51:13,520
We covered 92 matches and games, I can't believe we did all that many.

1499
01:51:16,140 --> 01:51:19,140
In studio programs, in the field, two productions,

1500
01:51:19,340 --> 01:51:23,060
Tamwood events community events for the year was 191 total programs produced.

1501
01:51:23,400 --> 01:51:26,380
So that's a lot of the community get involved, really, right there.

1502
01:51:28,460 --> 01:51:32,640
A couple of things just to mention, which we mentioned at our donor event,

1503
01:51:32,640 --> 01:51:38,460
but with the leadership of Roger, Cheryl, Ellen Schreiber, and everyone on the board,

1504
01:51:38,620 --> 01:51:43,960
we raised $250,000 to help pay for the studio and his construction when we cost.

1505
01:51:44,500 --> 01:51:46,940
So it was something we had never done before.

1506
01:51:47,300 --> 01:51:50,040
First time we've ever done a fundraising event like that.

1507
01:51:52,540 --> 01:51:59,840
And what we're doing right now, just up to the moment is coordinating phase one of the auto-wiring

1508
01:51:59,840 --> 01:52:05,720
upgrades in the VMHS auditorium to make it more time meeting friendly, to make it a lot easier

1509
01:52:05,720 --> 01:52:09,400
to put on time meeting there and take a lot of the stress out that.

1510
01:52:12,420 --> 01:52:15,040
So that should be complete

1511
01:52:15,040 --> 01:52:21,060
this week at least days one of it, I'm expecting that to happen. And just in terms of the progress

1512
01:52:21,060 --> 01:52:26,800
where we are in the new studios, you've seen that we've, for the most part, completed the studio

1513
01:52:26,800 --> 01:52:37,520
in the library. We have a podcast set now, we also have a new set and we have a, that's the full

1514
01:52:37,520 --> 01:52:44,240
set as well. And I want to thank the obviously the library library board of trustees for allowing

1515
01:52:44,240 --> 01:52:51,980
us to move in and make the adjustments and your modifications needed to have a modern state of

1516
01:52:51,980 --> 01:52:53,620
And it really is a state of the art facility.

1517
01:52:54,060 --> 01:52:57,880
So I'm very anxious to get going with that.

1518
01:52:58,000 --> 01:52:59,900
We already have a lot of people lined up

1519
01:52:59,900 --> 01:53:02,040
to do podcasts and in training.

1520
01:53:02,280 --> 01:53:04,600
We have a, just mention one thing,

1521
01:53:05,160 --> 01:53:07,160
Nina Livingstone who some people may know.

1522
01:53:07,460 --> 01:53:08,260
She's been in town forever.

1523
01:53:08,880 --> 01:53:09,980
She's deaf and she's blind

1524
01:53:09,980 --> 01:53:13,340
and she's doing a podcast by disability issues and other things.

1525
01:53:13,580 --> 01:53:15,380
So it's fantastic, it's a really fun.

1526
01:53:16,880 --> 01:53:18,860
BMHS TV studio, that's in progress.

1527
01:53:19,100 --> 01:53:20,900
That's maybe a little bit more work.

1528
01:53:20,900 --> 01:53:26,300
but a little bit more of a challenge, but we are working on that to complete that summer.

1529
01:53:27,920 --> 01:53:31,720
And then a couple of things that you may be interested to know, we manage all of the

1530
01:53:31,720 --> 01:53:39,360
high-tech video systems in town, which we have seven all together, you know, the number of meetings

1531
01:53:39,360 --> 01:53:45,040
that we coordinate in town. And then we developed over the past few years a digital-wide,

1532
01:53:45,640 --> 01:53:50,680
town-wide digital signage network that we're sort of calling Belmont Billboards and have been

1533
01:53:50,680 --> 01:53:54,940
working with the town IT department, the school technology department, the library, the

1534
01:53:54,940 --> 01:54:01,900
rank and COA to spread this out. So we now have 10 screens across the town and we should

1535
01:54:01,900 --> 01:54:08,740
have one in downtown in Belmont Center sometime soon. So it's a way to promote events and

1536
01:54:08,740 --> 01:54:17,620
meetings around town in a more visible, visual way. One thing that we may not have heard

1537
01:54:17,620 --> 01:54:24,940
about is we did help COA with the grant, hybrid programming grant, and we currently manage

1538
01:54:24,940 --> 01:54:29,720
the iPad project for the Council on Aging, 20 iPads that are at COA.

1539
01:54:30,440 --> 01:54:34,840
And we also with Brandon designed a new sound system at the Beach Street Center, which

1540
01:54:34,840 --> 01:54:37,100
improved that operation as well.

1541
01:54:38,240 --> 01:54:47,600
Let's just look at the snapshot of some of the things that we've gotten at the end of the

1542
01:54:48,100 --> 01:54:54,280
I don't have any. Thank you for all you do. I think Belmont Media is one of the quintessential

1543
01:54:54,280 --> 01:55:01,640
functions of, is a quintessential element of our local governments. And I appreciate

1544
01:55:01,640 --> 01:55:04,620
all that you do to make government transparent for the public.

1545
01:55:05,240 --> 01:55:06,400
Thank you for that, Mr. Chair.

1546
01:55:06,680 --> 01:55:09,080
Any other comments or questions for the board?

1547
01:55:09,540 --> 01:55:13,480
Yeah, it's more than government. You bring us closer together and you give so many options.

1548
01:55:13,480 --> 01:55:17,800
family members get to watch sporting events from all over the place and the live streaming

1549
01:55:17,800 --> 01:55:24,000
options are really amazing and I'm always impressed at how many places you are at one time because

1550
01:55:24,000 --> 01:55:28,620
there's constantly so many different things going on in town and the number of times that I know

1551
01:55:28,620 --> 01:55:34,020
I've had to zoom meetings up at the same time and it's the people behind the cameras that keep it all

1552
01:55:34,020 --> 01:55:39,720
moving at sometimes at a very fast pace is really impressive and very grateful.

1553
01:55:40,280 --> 01:55:45,980
Yeah, I think we're looking to do more expand the way we do business as well and we had a really productive all day

1554
01:55:45,980 --> 01:55:51,580
Saturday meeting two weeks ago and talk about so I think we've got some input from all of you as well on that so

1555
01:55:52,140 --> 01:55:55,680
I think there's different ways we could present what we do as well within the community.

1556
01:55:56,040 --> 01:56:00,900
You make it look easy too. I covered a lot of the game and I wouldn't, I wouldn't want to run a camera.

1557
01:56:00,900 --> 01:56:01,740
Well, off camera moments.

1558
01:56:02,240 --> 01:56:07,640
Oh yeah, so I'm only one IT or a technology that appreciate that comment, did you?

1559
01:56:07,640 --> 01:56:08,880
Thank you.

1560
01:56:08,880 --> 01:56:09,000
Great.

1561
01:56:11,040 --> 01:56:16,880
Second, my colleague said, you guys do everything with nothing.

1562
01:56:17,280 --> 01:56:19,600
It's kind of like not all heroes where it keeps.

1563
01:56:19,740 --> 01:56:21,240
Some of them are called Belmont Media Center.

1564
01:56:22,040 --> 01:56:24,360
You guys are, I think, a real hero for our community.

1565
01:56:25,460 --> 01:56:26,140
We're grateful for that.

1566
01:56:27,800 --> 01:56:30,560
And just by this partnership, is working both

1567
01:56:30,560 --> 01:56:33,680
of our state representatives advocated for the funding bill.

1568
01:56:33,860 --> 01:56:34,580
It's due, right.

1569
01:56:34,580 --> 01:56:41,300
I think that is vital. I see what Belmont media provides for our community and keeping it

1570
01:56:41,300 --> 01:56:48,440
funding and operating is just a view that is essential. Thank you for that. Can you appreciate it?

1571
01:56:48,680 --> 01:56:52,580
Thank you. Okay. Great. Take a motion. Yeah. Hang tight guys.

1572
01:56:54,360 --> 01:56:58,900
You want to prove the memorandum of agreement between the town of Belmont and the Belmont

1573
01:56:58,900 --> 01:57:05,680
committee, media center, Inc. Second. All in favor. Hi. Hi. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

1574
01:57:05,820 --> 01:57:11,600
Sign this before we let them go. What is the sign of it? Maybe it's something that we would

1575
01:57:11,600 --> 01:57:15,200
have a signature. By the way, thank you as well for supporting. Was that the home role petition?

1576
01:57:15,400 --> 01:57:20,240
We passed the town meeting. So as a member of the team attached will be working to appreciate that

1577
01:57:20,240 --> 01:57:26,960
approval as well. That would be both. Good. I was telling Taylor that we're beta testing

1578
01:57:29,480 --> 01:57:34,740
five more. And we're one of the first genus values. We're doing it in terms of media centers,

1579
01:57:34,740 --> 01:57:39,140
but it's a way for us to take a stock board meeting and using AI,

1580
01:57:39,420 --> 01:57:43,620
cooperation with the human being, spend out the highlights of the meetings.

1581
01:57:45,580 --> 01:57:47,580
We're looking at testing right now.

1582
01:57:47,740 --> 01:57:48,540
I think that'll be awesome.

1583
01:57:58,530 --> 01:58:01,250
Well, people do want to sit through four hours worth of meeting.

1584
01:58:02,290 --> 01:58:06,610
I told them to help to summarize the meetings, right?

1585
01:58:07,050 --> 01:58:10,910
Or look forward to inform our community more about what you all are doing.

1586
01:58:11,330 --> 01:58:15,270
I mean, look at it as you either want, right now,

1587
01:58:15,450 --> 01:58:18,510
you either want to get all of it or none of it, right?

1588
01:58:18,510 --> 01:58:22,930
You and I have talked about the sporting events as well so we'll get to where people don't have

1589
01:58:22,930 --> 01:58:27,030
the time to look for 10 the event and then watch it. I don't want to spend two hours.

1590
01:58:27,110 --> 01:58:32,030
It was 92 games you broadcasted probably about an hour long. Like I don't have 92 hours in my life.

1591
01:58:32,090 --> 01:58:36,370
Right. So watch to watch high school sports. But if you said me like highlights of kids

1592
01:58:36,370 --> 01:58:39,270
they're best, I would totally take that. Absolutely agree with you.

1593
01:58:39,410 --> 01:58:45,350
I am. You can show. Can I see? Yeah. I'm going to take a picture. I never get a picture of myself.

1594
01:58:45,350 --> 01:58:46,810
That's what we got.

1595
01:58:47,730 --> 01:58:50,010
As we're, as you're selling pieces of paper,

1596
01:58:50,530 --> 01:58:54,670
we just like to say, we're proud to be able to support Tham

1597
01:58:54,670 --> 01:58:58,630
and our partnership with you is, but most important to us.

1598
01:59:00,510 --> 01:59:01,210
Right here.

1599
01:59:02,590 --> 01:59:03,110
We're gonna do some of that.

1600
01:59:03,570 --> 01:59:04,050
We're gonna go.

1601
01:59:04,230 --> 01:59:04,390
We're gonna go.

1602
01:59:04,550 --> 01:59:04,890
We're gonna do it together.

1603
01:59:05,450 --> 01:59:06,010
We're gonna go.

1604
01:59:06,610 --> 01:59:08,630
So, wait, Jeff, Jeff, usually...

1605
01:59:08,630 --> 01:59:09,150
Let me get one.

1606
01:59:09,270 --> 01:59:11,690
Usually we get, if you want to get a picture with the boys,

1607
01:59:11,790 --> 01:59:12,470
that what you're trying to do.

1608
01:59:12,830 --> 01:59:14,130
Or you want to picture with you at the table.

1609
01:59:14,130 --> 01:59:15,290
I think you want one at the table, right?

1610
01:59:16,790 --> 01:59:18,710
Do you want to picture sitting at the board?

1611
01:59:18,830 --> 01:59:19,650
It's like board meeting.

1612
01:59:21,110 --> 01:59:21,550
Perfect.

1613
01:59:23,250 --> 01:59:23,510
Thank you.

1614
01:59:24,190 --> 01:59:24,630
Sure.

1615
01:59:26,970 --> 01:59:28,030
Thank you all.

1616
01:59:28,830 --> 01:59:29,790
Thank you very much.

1617
01:59:30,310 --> 01:59:31,690
Good to see you all.

1618
01:59:32,550 --> 01:59:33,210
All right.

1619
01:59:33,630 --> 01:59:34,290
Thank you all.

1620
01:59:36,370 --> 01:59:38,530
Do you have our consultant for the...

1621
01:59:38,530 --> 01:59:39,390
Not yet.

1622
01:59:40,050 --> 01:59:40,550
Got a person.

1623
01:59:40,550 --> 01:59:43,530
And so he's trying to get on to the next one.

1624
01:59:44,450 --> 01:59:47,530
Let's do, we've got the vote to accept resignation,

1625
01:59:47,950 --> 01:59:50,350
Renee Guel, for the playboard.

1626
01:59:52,340 --> 01:59:55,300
So I want to start by saying thank you to Renee

1627
01:59:55,300 --> 01:59:57,260
for her long time of service to the board.

1628
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:14,900
She was part of the team that helped them navigate the ABT communities act. She was part of the team that navigated to the Belmont Center Orelation. Navigated a number other zoning reforms in that time, and we will, we will miss her. But thank you for your service, Renee.

1629
02:00:17,690 --> 02:00:31,670
Any other comments from the board? No, it was very fortunate to work with Renee and really appreciate everything she did. In addition to what you mentioned, she was also involved with the library. I think she kind of put it out on the ring, Belmont Hill.

1630
02:00:31,670 --> 02:00:35,510
and ADUs and a lot of individual projects in between.

1631
02:00:36,450 --> 02:00:37,570
Thank you.

1632
02:00:37,970 --> 02:00:38,690
Thank you.

1633
02:00:39,230 --> 02:00:41,530
Move to accept the presentation over and as well

1634
02:00:41,530 --> 02:00:42,390
from the planning board.

1635
02:00:42,870 --> 02:00:44,070
Second, all in favor.

1636
02:00:44,510 --> 02:00:44,630
Bye.

1637
02:00:47,390 --> 02:00:47,950
You.

1638
02:00:48,390 --> 02:00:48,950
Hi.

1639
02:00:49,910 --> 02:00:51,670
You just don't want to let it go.

1640
02:00:51,890 --> 02:00:52,010
Right?

1641
02:00:53,710 --> 02:00:54,250
Okay.

1642
02:00:54,590 --> 02:00:58,790
Now we've got item 15, which is discussion and possible

1643
02:00:58,790 --> 02:00:59,590
We'll vote on appointments.

1644
02:01:00,970 --> 02:01:05,100
I think here's my name.

1645
02:01:13,300 --> 02:01:19,480
So let's start with the registrar of voters.

1646
02:01:20,120 --> 02:01:22,140
So, Bob McGaw, thank you for your service.

1647
02:01:22,560 --> 02:01:23,880
He is stepping down.

1648
02:01:26,740 --> 02:01:30,400
The registrar of voters is required to include at least one member

1649
02:01:30,400 --> 02:01:38,120
from the two major political parties, Bob is the Democrat, and he's stepping down from

1650
02:01:38,880 --> 02:01:46,700
a Democrat slot, the chair of the Belmont Democrat Talent Committee, has recommended Amy

1651
02:01:46,700 --> 02:01:50,820
Rose to sign for Bob's seat.

1652
02:01:55,310 --> 02:01:56,510
Any questions or comments?

1653
02:01:56,510 --> 02:01:56,690
Yes.

1654
02:01:57,450 --> 02:02:03,010
I just want to thank Bob for his many years of very detailed, oriented staff.

1655
02:02:03,270 --> 02:02:03,390
That's me.

1656
02:02:03,950 --> 02:02:09,870
He's an amazing individual and contributes at a very high level and I really appreciate

1657
02:02:09,870 --> 02:02:12,210
all the time that he has dedicated to this role.

1658
02:02:13,530 --> 02:02:14,030
Great.

1659
02:02:15,270 --> 02:02:17,210
Well, I would entertain a motion.

1660
02:02:17,850 --> 02:02:24,950
Move to a point, Amy Rosenstein, for a three-year term to expire 630-2029 as the Registrar

1661
02:02:24,950 --> 02:02:25,350
our voters.

1662
02:02:26,270 --> 02:02:26,690
Second.

1663
02:02:27,330 --> 02:02:27,810
All in favor?

1664
02:02:28,310 --> 02:02:28,430
Hi.

1665
02:02:29,790 --> 02:02:30,150
Thank you.

1666
02:02:30,830 --> 02:02:31,250
Thank you.

1667
02:02:31,270 --> 02:02:31,890
Thank you.

1668
02:02:33,790 --> 02:02:37,910
Patrice, there's an item here that for election workers, but is that just like the superset

1669
02:02:37,910 --> 02:02:39,290
of registrar voters?

1670
02:02:39,990 --> 02:02:40,210
Yes.

1671
02:02:40,470 --> 02:02:44,170
It's all the names that was submitted to us from the town clerk and the registrar.

1672
02:02:44,490 --> 02:02:49,310
Yeah, it's like a, you have to put a couple of years, but you can vote them as a slate.

1673
02:02:49,490 --> 02:02:50,970
You don't have to read each individual's.

1674
02:02:50,970 --> 02:02:53,170
Okay, so that's another one.

1675
02:02:53,430 --> 02:02:54,530
That's the spreadsheet.

1676
02:02:55,070 --> 02:02:57,470
I want to make sure what this is.

1677
02:02:57,610 --> 02:02:57,810
Okay.

1678
02:03:00,190 --> 02:03:01,790
Unless there's anyone on the list you want to.

1679
02:03:03,430 --> 02:03:03,850
Yeah.

1680
02:03:03,990 --> 02:03:05,890
You could remove it.

1681
02:03:05,890 --> 02:03:06,550
You could remove it.

1682
02:03:06,670 --> 02:03:07,450
People from that list.

1683
02:03:08,370 --> 02:03:08,970
These are fine.

1684
02:03:11,310 --> 02:03:13,390
Thank you for all these individuals for their service.

1685
02:03:14,570 --> 02:03:17,390
This is a great example of some of the less visible,

1686
02:03:17,570 --> 02:03:20,590
but no, it's important what happens and run our democracy.

1687
02:03:20,590 --> 02:03:23,250
So thank you for serving.

1688
02:03:25,210 --> 02:03:27,430
Yes, that would entertain a motion.

1689
02:03:28,230 --> 02:03:29,070
Unless you guys have comments.

1690
02:03:30,850 --> 02:03:31,870
Second, what you said.

1691
02:03:33,370 --> 02:03:37,810
Move to approve the list of election workers for registrars as presented.

1692
02:03:38,550 --> 02:03:40,290
Second. All in favor.

1693
02:03:41,710 --> 02:03:45,170
And then we have the planning board.

1694
02:03:46,070 --> 02:03:50,030
So I think that was, let's

1695
02:04:30,480 --> 02:04:32,380
try to find the, here it is.

1696
02:04:34,000 --> 02:04:35,520
Okay, plenty of word applicants.

1697
02:04:36,720 --> 02:04:41,520
Okay, so with Renee's resignation, she resigned from a full member slot.

1698
02:04:41,880 --> 02:04:46,200
So we'll need to appoint someone to that slot.

1699
02:04:46,740 --> 02:04:52,580
And then someone to the associate member slot, if not, see.

1700
02:04:53,900 --> 02:05:00,180
So maybe I'll just start with full member slot, you know, traditionally, but not necessarily.

1701
02:05:00,360 --> 02:05:02,140
We appoint the associate member to a full member.

1702
02:05:02,360 --> 02:05:04,240
I see no reason not to do that in this case.

1703
02:05:04,380 --> 02:05:06,680
I think Steve has been a great addition to the planning board.

1704
02:05:08,280 --> 02:05:15,300
And yeah, I think he would be even as associate member that has not, he has made excellent

1705
02:05:15,300 --> 02:05:20,400
like intellectual contributions to planning, so I'd like to see him move up to full member.

1706
02:05:22,200 --> 02:05:28,740
Before we go into specific members, I just want to address the process that we're working

1707
02:05:28,740 --> 02:05:29,740
with tonight on this.

1708
02:05:30,320 --> 02:05:37,440
I did connect with Bayer earlier and because she had sent an email, she didn't have any

1709
02:05:37,440 --> 02:05:44,340
of the other applicants information, so she didn't get a chance to speak to the other applicants.

1710
02:05:44,760 --> 02:05:45,600
Didn't know it came in.

1711
02:05:45,600 --> 02:05:47,660
And we don't have the applicants here.

1712
02:05:48,780 --> 02:05:52,820
We didn't get resumes for two of the applicants or for Steve.

1713
02:05:52,940 --> 02:05:55,200
We do know his history because he has served on the board.

1714
02:05:56,400 --> 02:06:00,220
And I don't necessarily disagree with your feelings on Steve.

1715
02:06:00,760 --> 02:06:04,260
I think that the board is doing a ton of work right now.

1716
02:06:04,900 --> 02:06:12,440
But I do feel like this has been a process that has changed dramatically in the last few years

1717
02:06:12,440 --> 02:06:17,460
from the process that used to be that you would submit a resume, you would be interviewed.

1718
02:06:18,580 --> 02:06:25,560
And with everything that's going on with the planning board a little publicly, I don't remember the last time the planning board has been on the front page of the Belmont voice for something.

1719
02:06:26,080 --> 02:06:33,120
Quite so noticeable, I think that really looking at the process, this was just added at the end of last week.

1720
02:06:33,360 --> 02:06:39,580
So Chris is out of town, so I didn't get to ask Chris about his thoughts on the new applications that we received over the weekend.

1721
02:06:40,120 --> 02:06:45,480
And I feel like we are pushing this a little bit without a whole lot of information.

1722
02:06:46,120 --> 02:06:49,240
You know, these applicants have been in the portal, you know, someone been in the portal

1723
02:06:49,240 --> 02:06:55,400
for a while, you know, and yes, like I think some applicants took it upon themselves to do

1724
02:06:55,400 --> 02:07:01,920
outreach to the planning board to learn about the job before they applied and others, you

1725
02:07:01,920 --> 02:07:03,880
know, and some people do not, and that's okay.

1726
02:07:05,020 --> 02:07:11,700
You know, I'm pretty comfortable because I, you know, I think we have at least a couple

1727
02:07:11,700 --> 02:07:18,040
of really strong applicants and, you know, for me, it's really simple just like finding

1728
02:07:18,040 --> 02:07:21,000
somebody to think is really good for the job and getting going.

1729
02:07:23,270 --> 02:07:27,910
And you think that without asking them questions are going through the qualifications that we

1730
02:07:27,910 --> 02:07:28,490
can do that?

1731
02:07:29,390 --> 02:07:33,670
I have, like, people reached out to me too and I talked to them and I was very impressed

1732
02:07:33,670 --> 02:07:34,610
by some again does.

1733
02:07:36,310 --> 02:07:38,090
Well, let's continue the conversation then.

1734
02:07:38,470 --> 02:07:38,670
Sure.

1735
02:07:39,530 --> 02:07:41,770
I just want to add to that.

1736
02:07:42,450 --> 02:07:50,730
Yeah, I think, I think, you know, sometimes the perception of how you get appointed or not

1737
02:07:50,730 --> 02:07:52,550
appointed to a committee has varied.

1738
02:07:52,610 --> 02:07:53,630
It's varied by committee.

1739
02:07:54,970 --> 02:07:56,410
It's varied over time.

1740
02:07:57,250 --> 02:08:03,330
I think sometimes, as Taylor referenced, certain candidates knew, you know,

1741
02:08:03,330 --> 02:08:08,970
to reach out if they're really motivated. I think motivation is obviously a really important factor

1742
02:08:08,970 --> 02:08:12,110
when it comes to volunteer positions.

1743
02:08:14,930 --> 02:08:18,110
I agree with Taylor that a number of these candidates

1744
02:08:18,930 --> 02:08:24,470
appear really strong. I appreciate those that took the time to submit additional information

1745
02:08:24,470 --> 02:08:31,810
or to list out qualifications. The portal does prompt people to submit documentation and

1746
02:08:31,810 --> 02:08:34,590
reasonings, you know, strengths they bring to the committee.

1747
02:08:35,290 --> 02:08:37,930
One of the applicants has served previously.

1748
02:08:38,810 --> 02:08:40,770
We also have the two members of the committee

1749
02:08:40,770 --> 02:08:43,130
that are applying for reappointment.

1750
02:08:44,010 --> 02:08:47,370
So I think it's important to take at least some action tonight

1751
02:08:48,130 --> 02:08:50,670
so that we have a full planning board.

1752
02:08:51,970 --> 02:08:53,530
I don't think we're right now.

1753
02:08:53,750 --> 02:08:57,410
We have, well, two that are, I guess, continuing to serve

1754
02:08:58,210 --> 02:09:00,910
by default because we haven't reappointed them

1755
02:09:00,910 --> 02:09:10,670
or anyone else to their seats. And I think we do have enough to fill at least the active

1756
02:09:10,670 --> 02:09:19,210
whole number of slots if nothing else. And I don't want to get too without formalizing it

1757
02:09:19,210 --> 02:09:23,930
if it's something that us three we're interested in doing is like writing up a policy.

1758
02:09:24,410 --> 02:09:29,490
I don't want to have an ad hoc interview process. I think we should actually write it down if that's

1759
02:09:29,490 --> 02:09:33,810
what we're going to do. And I think that it hasn't been written down kind of shows that it's

1760
02:09:33,810 --> 02:09:41,770
always been a little ad hoc. And that may not be the perception the public has. They may not

1761
02:09:41,770 --> 02:09:46,910
have realized that that's kind of how things tended to run because it wasn't documented in standard.

1762
02:09:47,450 --> 02:09:52,570
Yeah, I mean, last summer we just sort of just went down the list and think we appointed like 20

1763
02:09:52,570 --> 02:09:53,310
people on a night.

1764
02:09:56,270 --> 02:10:06,930
I think we've got good candidates and I see no reason to leave the

1765
02:10:06,930 --> 02:10:13,950
planning board down a member. To clarify, I was part of the process last summer and

1766
02:10:14,510 --> 02:10:19,290
inaccurate statements were made and I was not allowed to speak on my own behalf.

1767
02:10:21,970 --> 02:10:22,550
You refused

1768
02:10:22,550 --> 02:10:35,850
I think that when we are talking about individuals and their qualifications and their credentials that giving them the opportunity to speak is the bare minimum that we can provide people that are willing to dedicate their time to serving this town.

1769
02:10:38,410 --> 02:10:39,170
Okay, thank you for that.

1770
02:10:41,450 --> 02:10:51,930
So I'm inclined to appoint their, reappoint their, reappoint Alisa and move Steve to the full members lots.

1771
02:10:55,020 --> 02:11:02,440
I would support that, but I also want to reemphasize that I think it's really important

1772
02:11:03,000 --> 02:11:10,820
that the associate member is not assured, being promoted, that I think there's been

1773
02:11:10,820 --> 02:11:15,380
presumption in sometimes of like, hey, if I've served as the associate member, then I'm next

1774
02:11:15,380 --> 02:11:15,640
up.

1775
02:11:16,620 --> 02:11:23,260
And I think our job as an appointing body is to evaluate the candidates and the people

1776
02:11:23,260 --> 02:11:28,340
and the nature of the work and how they're operating as a team, right? That's also a big part of it,

1777
02:11:30,200 --> 02:11:35,240
and then make the decision that's best for Belmont. In this case, I would support

1778
02:11:35,240 --> 02:11:40,420
promoting Steve, but I think there's also, like if Steve were not there, there's candidates off

1779
02:11:40,420 --> 02:11:46,000
this list that I would happily appoint as full-time members to start as well. And I said that about Steve

1780
02:11:46,000 --> 02:11:46,640
of the time to.

1781
02:11:48,300 --> 02:11:55,480
Chris, it specifically mentioned that there was a gap on the board with construction experience

1782
02:11:55,970 --> 02:11:57,220
and the ability to replance.

1783
02:11:58,040 --> 02:12:05,980
So I think that before we continue with what we have, it would make sense to look at the

1784
02:12:05,980 --> 02:12:07,080
other applicants that we got.

1785
02:12:07,800 --> 02:12:12,000
As Matt mentioned, Jeff Beerenbaum has served on the board and has significant construction

1786
02:12:12,000 --> 02:12:18,580
experience applied. We also have an application from Justin Robolo who has significant construction

1787
02:12:18,580 --> 02:12:26,660
and development experience. So I think looking at those as potential additions to the board

1788
02:12:26,660 --> 02:12:32,220
would be helpful. Yeah, I think so Justin did reach out this afternoon which I appreciated.

1789
02:12:32,780 --> 02:12:38,320
And I do appreciate that. I've got his construction experience. I think kind of like with the lightboard

1790
02:12:38,320 --> 02:12:42,460
or it's a really competitive slate.

1791
02:12:42,680 --> 02:12:44,540
The other person that I was very impressed by

1792
02:12:44,540 --> 02:12:45,580
was Madeline Frazier Cook.

1793
02:12:46,280 --> 02:12:48,600
She was a technical advisor to HUD.

1794
02:12:48,980 --> 02:12:51,180
She was a key at a community investment bank.

1795
02:12:51,260 --> 02:12:52,620
She's got a planning background.

1796
02:12:54,080 --> 02:12:59,600
And I think to me, the other key skill

1797
02:12:59,600 --> 02:13:01,520
we want to keep reinvesting at the planning board

1798
02:13:01,520 --> 02:13:03,340
is strategy and executive experience.

1799
02:13:04,540 --> 02:13:07,100
I feel that they are really serves that role a lot.

1800
02:13:07,100 --> 02:13:10,240
I didn't get any of those details on her background.

1801
02:13:10,620 --> 02:13:14,940
I only had the statement that she served in the Housing Trust for many years and has two decades

1802
02:13:15,460 --> 02:13:19,420
experienced in community development. So I feel like the planning piece on the planning board is

1803
02:13:19,420 --> 02:13:25,800
very well covered and we're seeing the gaps in the construction and Chris has specifically cited

1804
02:13:25,800 --> 02:13:32,120
the ability to rebuild in plans. So I really feel like planning's covered. But I didn't get a resume

1805
02:13:32,120 --> 02:13:35,760
or anything else. I did reach out to her today. I only received her application this morning

1806
02:13:35,760 --> 02:13:44,600
and we didn't get to connect but I did try. I reached out to the other applicant too, but also didn't connect.

1807
02:13:46,020 --> 02:13:50,280
I'm not inclined to go with Madeline over Jeff or Justin.

1808
02:13:50,900 --> 02:13:52,380
Thank you.

1809
02:13:53,020 --> 02:13:58,440
Yeah, and then the other piece is there. I asked there what she think of the candidates and she said she would like to.

1810
02:13:58,680 --> 02:14:02,440
She would like to be reappointed and she would like to see Lisa reappointed and she would like to see Steve.

1811
02:14:04,820 --> 02:14:08,660
Steve promoted a fall, and then she, of the other candidates, she'd like Madeline the

1812
02:14:08,660 --> 02:14:08,900
most.

1813
02:14:09,520 --> 02:14:13,080
She had emailed me that she didn't see any of the information on the other candidates.

1814
02:14:13,580 --> 02:14:13,700
Okay.

1815
02:14:14,040 --> 02:14:14,960
And so.

1816
02:14:16,360 --> 02:14:16,880
Yeah.

1817
02:14:17,520 --> 02:14:18,260
Yeah, I think.

1818
02:14:18,660 --> 02:14:22,260
Can I just say the information on the other candidates came over after Friday afternoon.

1819
02:14:22,660 --> 02:14:24,380
So we just received them this morning.

1820
02:14:24,620 --> 02:14:32,420
So the information on Madeline, it looks like came in on the 6th of August, and Steve's

1821
02:14:32,420 --> 02:14:39,380
came in, I think over the weekend too, and Michael's came in on August 7th, but the

1822
02:14:39,380 --> 02:14:45,980
other two, one was received on July 3rd, and the other was received on.

1823
02:14:46,380 --> 02:14:49,400
So a couple came over the weekend myself, but I also three of them.

1824
02:14:49,420 --> 02:14:56,260
My staff wasn't asked to reach out to there, so I think that that is why she didn't get all the information.

1825
02:14:58,640 --> 02:14:59,980
Yes, it's hard to

1826
02:15:02,980 --> 02:15:25,280
And I can say just by sitting in this chair for the last eight years, when playing board comes up, how the board approaches, it depends on which board is sitting at the table. It depends different every time we use the point. As to the level of interaction, the level that the board wants to see, I know in the past, the board has spoken to the applicant, so it changes based on the board.

1827
02:15:28,180 --> 02:15:29,920
My inclination is we should

1828
02:15:29,920 --> 02:15:35,960
to point the active members tonight so we have a full planning board because there's

1829
02:15:35,960 --> 02:15:43,400
a lot of work to do. We're trying to get to Falltown meeting on Hills Crossing or at least

1830
02:15:43,400 --> 02:15:50,320
keep that project moving with appropriate haste. There's also other projects being reviewed

1831
02:15:50,320 --> 02:15:57,140
for special permits or approvals. I also think that as we're looking at the multi-year arc

1832
02:15:57,140 --> 02:16:02,200
of the planning board. One of the things we are looking for is to be more about planning

1833
02:16:02,200 --> 02:16:10,400
and less about special permits. Yeah, so I think in that spirit specific planning experience,

1834
02:16:10,400 --> 02:16:15,840
especially at some point there were not on the board. I think having that experience, especially

1835
02:16:15,840 --> 02:16:24,600
as an associate member to start could be extremely important. From my experience on the board,

1836
02:16:24,600 --> 02:16:37,180
the special permits are some of the really important things that we do. That's what is the most resident basing, so I think understanding the construction, the height and all of the impact that comes along with it.

1837
02:16:37,620 --> 02:16:42,080
I think is a spot that is severely lacking on the board right now and essential.

1838
02:16:42,080 --> 02:16:47,980
You know, it's also been a challenge that Carol, there's a enormous backlog of planning work,

1839
02:16:48,220 --> 02:16:51,500
and I think a lot of us, because we didn't use the value of putting planars in the planning

1840
02:16:51,500 --> 02:16:58,400
board, like we have put such an emphasis on special permits. We've thrown so many things into

1841
02:16:58,400 --> 02:17:03,820
that process that, I mean, like, you know, I used to joke, it's not the planning board, it's the

1842
02:17:03,820 --> 02:17:10,500
permitting board, and I just, I think we need to dig out of that backlog, and I think we have

1843
02:17:10,500 --> 02:17:14,960
somebody with really phenomenal experience that can help us get there.

1844
02:17:16,360 --> 02:17:20,600
But I think if you look at the planning part of it, that's some of the challenges that

1845
02:17:20,600 --> 02:17:26,780
we're dealing with right now. It's the design guidelines. It is the sometimes stretching

1846
02:17:26,780 --> 02:17:34,120
beyond the by-law that comes from the planning pieces of it rather than the actual construction

1847
02:17:34,120 --> 02:17:38,220
basis of it. What do you mean by stretching beyond the by-law?

1848
02:17:38,220 --> 02:17:42,440
So, there's a lot of situations, you know, I mean, we just had a situation, obviously,

1849
02:17:42,580 --> 02:17:46,280
everyone's been talking about Chestnut Street and whether or not that fits into the scope

1850
02:17:46,280 --> 02:17:51,180
of the neighborhood, but then at that same meeting, dormers were questioned in a single

1851
02:17:51,180 --> 02:17:55,800
family neighborhood that really weren't that far off from what the board has improved

1852
02:17:55,800 --> 02:18:02,680
before and in scale to what the board had approved on Chestnut Street to look at those fitting

1853
02:18:02,680 --> 02:18:03,860
in versus not fitting in.

1854
02:18:03,860 --> 02:18:14,640
It gets a little subjective sometimes, and when you have people that are really focused on their design preferences, I think it can weigh in really heavily on that.

1855
02:18:15,060 --> 02:18:22,260
And as I said, Chris said himself that they're lacking in the ability to really be able to evaluate building plans.

1856
02:18:23,520 --> 02:18:25,700
Who's focused on their design preferences?

1857
02:18:27,220 --> 02:18:32,800
I have had conversations about her preferences on design and it's come up that many other meetings.

1858
02:18:32,800 --> 02:18:42,140
I think, but, you know, I mean, you have to balance that with the, the, like, the satisfaction

1859
02:18:42,720 --> 02:18:50,620
with the permitting process. I like, no permitting process is ever going to be perfect, but it has

1860
02:18:50,620 --> 02:18:54,500
gone up considerably. People used to not bring stuff to develop on planning board because

1861
02:18:54,500 --> 02:18:59,280
exactly what you're talking about. It was like, can you move this window two inches to the left,

1862
02:18:59,280 --> 02:19:02,240
come back to the next meeting. Well, no, I actually don't like that. I move it to

1863
02:19:02,240 --> 02:19:07,940
interest to the right. Like, I think we have we have so buttoned up the process and

1864
02:19:07,940 --> 02:19:14,160
yes, there's going to be issues with could be just because of the nature of the

1865
02:19:14,160 --> 02:19:19,400
work. But I don't agree with the assessment that somehow this planning board is

1866
02:19:19,400 --> 02:19:23,420
deficient at permitting. I didn't say they were deficient at permitting and

1867
02:19:23,420 --> 02:19:29,260
permitting is actually done by the office, not the board, but I think you're

1868
02:19:29,260 --> 02:19:34,440
actually supporting my point that the people that file permits are the ones that are choosing

1869
02:19:34,440 --> 02:19:39,720
to do work in other communities, charging more to do work in Belmont because of our cumbersome

1870
02:19:39,720 --> 02:19:45,560
processes, so having somebody that actually pulls permits and does construction would be

1871
02:19:45,560 --> 02:19:50,540
able to weigh in on the planning piece of simplifying that processes to encourage development.

1872
02:19:50,540 --> 02:20:02,700
Yeah. Can you think? It sounds like you might have, can you talk more about your perspective on the construction experience of the candidates you mentioned?

1873
02:20:03,200 --> 02:20:15,840
Yes, so if you Jeff's experience on the board, he had served also on zoning on the zoning board of appeals in addition to the planning board, and it's literally what he does.

1874
02:20:15,840 --> 02:20:20,220
and Justin has been in construction and development.

1875
02:20:21,400 --> 02:20:26,120
There was something in here about his union experience,

1876
02:20:26,560 --> 02:20:28,760
but I also think that this is the other reason why

1877
02:20:28,760 --> 02:20:31,900
it would be more important to actually have these people here

1878
02:20:31,900 --> 02:20:34,720
to explain what they do and what they contribute.

1879
02:20:35,080 --> 02:20:38,120
We cannot interview every applicant for every role.

1880
02:20:38,300 --> 02:20:41,360
That's just like not, we just do not have the time to do that.

1881
02:20:42,380 --> 02:20:43,700
And that's fine.

1882
02:20:43,700 --> 02:20:47,720
I don't think that we necessarily need to for every role, but I think this is one of our elevated

1883
02:20:47,720 --> 02:20:56,200
boards that it's important to really fully. I am pretty, so I am confident, and in what I said

1884
02:20:56,200 --> 02:21:01,380
before, I would like to see a fair reappointment. She's been a phenomenal chair. I'd like to see

1885
02:21:01,380 --> 02:21:06,620
Alisa reappointment. She's been excellent. I'd like to see Steve elevated, and I would vote for

1886
02:21:06,620 --> 02:21:07,980
or a Madeline as the associate member.

1887
02:21:10,020 --> 02:21:18,080
So I, I worry, I'll tell you where I am right now is I think the construction experience

1888
02:21:18,620 --> 02:21:24,420
is a little too in the weeds for what we're looking for from the work ahead on the planning

1889
02:21:24,420 --> 02:21:33,920
board, which is zoning for right-sized growth, right?

1890
02:21:33,920 --> 02:21:43,760
But having taken a step back from the building a framework, rules and regulations bringing

1891
02:21:43,760 --> 02:21:51,500
bylaws to town meeting that help us not need special permit process to show that Belmont

1892
02:21:51,500 --> 02:21:56,780
is open for business, that people can do the modifications they need to stay in their

1893
02:21:56,780 --> 02:22:05,360
homes, you know, age and place, do right-sized renovations, things that comply with the existing

1894
02:22:05,360 --> 02:22:11,640
zoning, but making sure that zoning is clear and applicable, having more of a neighborhood

1895
02:22:11,640 --> 02:22:18,380
plan and the cohesion so that we don't end up with those kind of thorny edge cases that

1896
02:22:18,380 --> 02:22:19,500
you're referencing.

1897
02:22:19,920 --> 02:22:24,760
I also appreciate that the Office of Planning and Building is partnering with the Collins

1898
02:22:24,760 --> 02:22:31,020
Center to review the processes and permitting and the procedures around that, and I think

1899
02:22:31,020 --> 02:22:32,240
that's going to make a big difference.

1900
02:22:32,380 --> 02:22:40,680
I don't view that as a planning board function, and then we have the upgraded CAMA system,

1901
02:22:40,940 --> 02:22:49,020
a computer assisted assessors software, and then we also have switching to open-gov, right?

1902
02:22:49,120 --> 02:22:54,300
These are all things that we're trying to automate and scale our process at a town level rather

1903
02:22:54,300 --> 02:23:00,500
in a specific project by project level where it just doesn't keep up with our rising costs

1904
02:23:00,880 --> 02:23:05,860
and the needs of our residents who are trying to do practical things at their own property.

1905
02:23:07,420 --> 02:23:13,300
So with that, I'll say that at this point, I would support reappointing those that are

1906
02:23:14,100 --> 02:23:21,760
seeking reappointment, elevating Steve Weinstein to a full member and appointing Madeline

1907
02:23:21,760 --> 02:23:26,020
Frazier Cook. I like her planning experience, and I think that's what the town needs for the

1908
02:23:26,020 --> 02:23:32,240
multi-year view. We want to be a town that says, yes, and we make it easy to do business and

1909
02:23:32,240 --> 02:23:32,920
help our residents.

1910
02:23:38,070 --> 02:23:41,090
We're all familiar with the makeup of the board, so you two have the votes,

1911
02:23:41,290 --> 02:23:45,950
and I'll leave you to it. Okay. I would

1912
02:23:45,950 --> 02:23:57,430
in this case, if you disagree, which is my impression of where you stand, I will make

1913
02:23:57,430 --> 02:24:02,810
the motion in daily, you can second it and you can vote no. Sounds good.

1914
02:24:04,170 --> 02:24:14,790
Move to reappoint, fair, donum and Alisa Gardner-Todres to the planning board for a three-year term

1915
02:24:14,790 --> 02:24:24,210
to expire to expire June 30th, 2029.

1916
02:24:25,010 --> 02:24:26,030
Second.

1917
02:24:27,530 --> 02:24:28,870
All in favor?

1918
02:24:29,330 --> 02:24:29,470
Aye.

1919
02:24:30,610 --> 02:24:30,830
Aye.

1920
02:24:33,920 --> 02:24:37,530
Move to a point, Steve Weinstein,

1921
02:24:39,190 --> 02:24:44,610
as a full member to the planning board for a one-year term.

1922
02:24:44,610 --> 02:24:50,010
Well, yeah, for a one-year term expiring June 30th, 2027.

1923
02:24:51,930 --> 02:24:53,090
Second, all in favor.

1924
02:24:53,650 --> 02:24:53,750
Aye.

1925
02:24:54,450 --> 02:24:54,570
Aye.

1926
02:24:55,250 --> 02:24:55,430
Aye.

1927
02:25:01,200 --> 02:25:04,660
The other associate, what's the term of an associate member?

1928
02:25:04,820 --> 02:25:05,020
One year.

1929
02:25:05,360 --> 02:25:06,040
Is it one year?

1930
02:25:06,220 --> 02:25:07,880
I just—

1931
02:25:08,900 --> 02:25:11,220
This is associate member 630-2028.

1932
02:25:11,420 --> 02:25:11,680
I know.

1933
02:25:11,800 --> 02:25:13,840
That's the—I think it's two.

1934
02:25:14,140 --> 02:25:15,440
I believe it's a two-year term.

1935
02:25:15,440 --> 02:25:21,460
Okay, and so is this someone, is this filling Steve's?

1936
02:25:21,460 --> 02:25:24,860
Yeah, you can do it as a, yeah, because the term,

1937
02:25:24,940 --> 02:25:26,840
or is it in New Zealand or not a person?

1938
02:25:27,160 --> 02:25:27,860
Okay, thank you.

1939
02:25:27,860 --> 02:25:28,940
Can I ask a question for you?

1940
02:25:29,020 --> 02:25:31,280
Did you two get copies of her resume or anything?

1941
02:25:31,800 --> 02:25:33,480
Do you have details that I don't have?

1942
02:25:33,540 --> 02:25:34,580
She did reach out to me.

1943
02:25:35,060 --> 02:25:35,240
Thank you.

1944
02:25:35,240 --> 02:25:35,940
I spoke to her.

1945
02:25:38,600 --> 02:25:42,880
So, all right, so this would be a two year term

1946
02:25:42,880 --> 02:25:52,600
expiring in 638. Okay. Move to a point Madeline Frazier Cook as the associate member of the

1947
02:25:52,600 --> 02:26:00,980
planning board for term expiring June 30th, 2028. Second, all in favor. Hi. Hi. No.

1948
02:26:06,800 --> 02:26:12,700
Thank you for discussion. And we are actually just about right on time for

1949
02:26:12,700 --> 02:26:15,940
to bring great work to have our consultant yet.

1950
02:26:16,340 --> 02:26:18,260
We don't, so I'll just go right here,

1951
02:26:18,420 --> 02:26:21,340
something come up and he's not going to make it.

1952
02:26:21,580 --> 02:26:22,940
Is there a part that you can do without him?

1953
02:26:24,500 --> 02:26:26,580
I was going to say, I'll give kind of just the generalities

1954
02:26:26,580 --> 02:26:29,220
that puts in your packet backup.

1955
02:26:31,860 --> 02:26:33,660
And if he pops on obviously.

1956
02:26:34,040 --> 02:26:35,040
We can get some slides.

1957
02:26:35,800 --> 02:26:36,020
Yeah.

1958
02:26:36,920 --> 02:26:37,320
Share.

1959
02:26:39,060 --> 02:26:41,260
We're getting to that if I may, Mr. Share.

1960
02:26:41,260 --> 02:26:59,580
So I filed a disclosure with the down clerk on October 6, 2025 to disclose the appearance

1961
02:26:59,580 --> 02:27:07,480
of conflict of interest because I have a family member who participates with Belmont

1962
02:27:07,480 --> 02:27:16,180
youth hockey and I am a customer at Belmont youth hockey. So when and where we are potentially

1963
02:27:17,160 --> 02:27:24,540
discussing issues that might affect Belmont youth hockey's rates or decision to rent or

1964
02:27:24,540 --> 02:27:32,060
utilize the facility in any way, I've been advised through an abundance of caution to not participate.

1965
02:27:32,920 --> 02:27:40,640
So given that this is just a discussion and there's no vote for the abundance of ethical

1966
02:27:40,640 --> 02:27:48,380
compliance and caution, I am going to step out of the discussion and fully refuse myself.

1967
02:27:51,020 --> 02:27:57,680
And please comment that again. I can always catch it up via the recording on the

1968
02:27:59,500 --> 02:28:05,180
I also filed a disclosure regarding the appearance of a potential conflict of interest

1969
02:28:05,180 --> 02:28:09,380
about this, but in this particular situation where the ability to set the rates for the

1970
02:28:09,380 --> 02:28:14,060
rink was designated to be with the town administrator, and this is not going to be setting

1971
02:28:14,060 --> 02:28:17,580
off rates. They did not feel that I needed to abstain from this.

1972
02:28:19,060 --> 02:28:20,660
So I don't know, Matt.

1973
02:28:22,840 --> 02:28:27,500
Yes, so I had to follow up conversation with them because this was specific to the rates.

1974
02:28:27,680 --> 02:28:31,100
They get the final say on the issue. So all right. Thank you for doing that.

1975
02:28:31,500 --> 02:28:41,000
All right. So go ahead. Sure. So at just a high level, we use the vendor reptiles. We've

1976
02:28:41,000 --> 02:28:45,260
used them in the past for water and sewer rates. They do kind of rates across the board. They're

1977
02:28:45,260 --> 02:28:51,820
very popular in the New England area and in Massachusetts. So with working with them, with working

1978
02:28:51,820 --> 02:28:53,660
with the trees with working with the rank manager.

1979
02:28:54,540 --> 02:28:56,780
We came up with a set of assumptions

1980
02:28:57,320 --> 02:29:01,080
that we believed were correct for the knowledge

1981
02:29:01,080 --> 02:29:02,140
that we have at this point.

1982
02:29:02,880 --> 02:29:04,500
The ranks only gone through one peak season.

1983
02:29:05,060 --> 02:29:07,660
So there's not a ton of data to base everything off of.

1984
02:29:08,160 --> 02:29:11,340
So we'll look again probably in the spring time next year

1985
02:29:12,000 --> 02:29:13,980
at doing another study to make sure that we're

1986
02:29:14,480 --> 02:29:16,500
in the realm of where we thought we'd like to be.

1987
02:29:17,140 --> 02:29:19,740
It's also going to be our first season

1988
02:29:19,740 --> 02:29:22,900
with the concession stand open for a season with the advertising.

1989
02:29:23,300 --> 02:29:24,500
For season with the baseball?

1990
02:29:25,180 --> 02:29:29,860
Yes, with the football games. So there's going to be a lot of changes even though we've already run one

1991
02:29:29,860 --> 02:29:37,900
season. But we are happy with the assumptions that kind of reptiles was able to take from other

1992
02:29:37,900 --> 02:29:44,020
drinks in the state area. They looked at public. They looked at DCR. They looked at private.

1993
02:29:44,020 --> 02:29:47,520
but you granted that Belmont brand new

1994
02:29:47,520 --> 02:29:49,600
and so that gets us a little bit of a premium

1995
02:29:49,600 --> 02:29:51,040
on our rates compared.

1996
02:29:51,840 --> 02:29:54,400
And then obviously used, you know,

1997
02:29:55,540 --> 02:29:57,940
our Carrington's input from just being kind of boots

1998
02:29:57,940 --> 02:29:59,980
on the ground and, you know, what things we're doing.

1999
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:29,480
Work for him and did not work for him, to come up with a rate study. Basically, the highlights that it seems that we can without going too far, expect probably an easy 3% increase in revenue every year. And then two and a half on the expenses just because, you know, Massachusetts prop two and a half, try to stay within the window even though this is outside of the general fund dollars.

2000
02:30:30,200 --> 02:30:36,840
So yeah, you're saying that we can expect a 3% increase per year and ice rates.

2001
02:30:37,400 --> 02:30:40,820
And well, not necessarily the rates every single year, it's similar to like the water

2002
02:30:40,820 --> 02:30:41,440
sewer rates.

2003
02:30:41,760 --> 02:30:44,180
Sometimes we go up high or sometimes we go lower.

2004
02:30:44,800 --> 02:30:48,640
Yeah, we're going to try to average over a period of time.

2005
02:30:49,840 --> 02:30:53,740
Also, things in the future we can't project like the dehumidication.

2006
02:30:54,060 --> 02:30:58,120
You know, if something breaks in the next couple years, we'd have to look if we don't

2007
02:30:58,120 --> 02:31:02,060
have money within the operating budget, we'd have to look to the revolving fund to pay for it.

2008
02:31:02,260 --> 02:31:07,660
So it's kind of, there are knowns and there are unknowns. Some knowns are at the salary,

2009
02:31:07,920 --> 02:31:11,800
but the salary is paid right now through the full-time salaries of paid through the operating

2010
02:31:11,800 --> 02:31:16,000
budget. Part-time salaries of paid through the revolving fund. So it's things like that as we're

2011
02:31:16,000 --> 02:31:19,960
kind of ramping up. The advertising that comes in, the advertising is going to come into the

2012
02:31:19,960 --> 02:31:24,840
revolving fund. That's also going to help us with some of our revenue challenges that we can

2013
02:31:24,840 --> 02:31:28,880
lean ourselves off of the operating budget. That is the ultimate goal. And the rates were

2014
02:31:28,880 --> 02:31:35,220
set based on, well, the rate study was based on the expenses that we've incurred to electric

2015
02:31:35,220 --> 02:31:43,520
utility maintenance, cleaning, things like that. And then it's kind of matched up against what

2016
02:31:43,520 --> 02:31:49,220
that rate should be. So it's a balance, right? It's going to be a balance between what we need to run,

2017
02:31:49,620 --> 02:31:54,280
what we need to lean ourselves off the operating budget, you know, potentially as time goes on and

2018
02:31:54,280 --> 02:31:57,440
things like that. So that's kind of the things I think Pratelis was looking at as we,

2019
02:31:57,640 --> 02:32:00,800
is that what you're doing this day. For the early years for the 3%,

2020
02:32:02,360 --> 02:32:06,680
because I think you've heard Jay say it in the past that you don't want to be the top of the list

2021
02:32:06,680 --> 02:32:15,100
for rates. So we're hoping that because the rank is becoming, we'll be more well-known,

2022
02:32:15,280 --> 02:32:20,320
become more popular. We're hoping that those 3% increases can just be based off of having more

2023
02:32:20,320 --> 02:32:24,600
ice time sold versus having to increase the rates every single year.

2024
02:32:25,040 --> 02:32:25,260
I see.

2025
02:32:25,460 --> 02:32:32,560
So the 3% growth is in revenues, which can come from more units sold or increasing the price

2026
02:32:32,560 --> 02:32:32,920
of the units.

2027
02:32:33,280 --> 02:32:39,460
For increasing the advertising, as Carol stated, you know, there's plenty of other wall space

2028
02:32:39,460 --> 02:32:42,420
or other areas, and we're starting small so we can grow.

2029
02:32:42,660 --> 02:32:49,000
And so the 3% is going to come from all sources, not necessarily tacking 3% on to each individual

2030
02:32:49,000 --> 02:32:52,760
line. I don't. Got it. We also looked at for public skates.

2031
02:32:52,760 --> 02:32:58,400
Taking part, we looked at a Belmont rate versus a non-resident rate that's in your packet.

2032
02:32:59,260 --> 02:33:04,920
So we're trying to accommodate residents to give them, you know, a break as to public

2033
02:33:04,920 --> 02:33:08,500
skates. So where we'd landed with, and I think what

2034
02:33:08,500 --> 02:33:16,260
Beth tell us is recommending is that the rate is done, which is, you've run the ice in

2035
02:33:16,260 --> 02:33:22,900
the warning that it is during peak hours of the day, peak season. So from 6am to 8am,

2036
02:33:23,120 --> 02:33:31,020
it's two minutes six dollars per 50 minutes, 8am to 8pm is 350 minutes and 8pm to 11pm is 300.

2037
02:33:31,500 --> 02:33:35,480
Right now the peak time is 365, I think.

2038
02:33:35,900 --> 02:33:45,040
Yes, so the kind of time is going down a little bit, but the other areas are going up, so it's kind

2039
02:33:45,040 --> 02:33:53,400
of it's not a wash, it's actually in that positive of more dollars for the ice that we actually rent.

2040
02:33:54,860 --> 02:34:00,340
And then you'll see the caveat at the bottom that it's sold in fifth increments.

2041
02:34:00,760 --> 02:34:04,560
So if somebody wants to rent the full hour to point about the Zemboni earlier,

2042
02:34:04,680 --> 02:34:10,860
if they want to run the whole hour, then we'll pro-rate the extra 10 minutes and so it'll be 350 to

2043
02:34:10,860 --> 02:34:11,040
certified.

2044
02:34:11,680 --> 02:34:16,080
And then the weekend race, sorry, also the weekend race we did 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

2045
02:34:16,900 --> 02:34:17,580
That's the flat rate.

2046
02:34:17,780 --> 02:34:23,340
So we definitely are looking to lower the rates, at least in the peak time.

2047
02:34:23,500 --> 02:34:23,680
Yes.

2048
02:34:25,000 --> 02:34:31,140
Is there any defined usage allowance for the opening time specifically?

2049
02:34:31,540 --> 02:34:35,920
So one of the things that I think came up with the question last season was, if you had

2050
02:34:35,920 --> 02:34:39,480
ice time that starts at 8 a.m., there were days that the

2051
02:34:39,480 --> 02:34:45,120
ranked doors would open at 8 a.m., and that's not the correct time, for example, but are

2052
02:34:45,120 --> 02:34:50,740
we setting up that when you rent the ring from 8 a.m. to 850, that you are given locker

2053
02:34:50,740 --> 02:34:56,380
room access starting at 737.45, something like that, because I think that that is something

2054
02:34:56,380 --> 02:34:58,140
that might not have been fully flushed out.

2055
02:34:59,080 --> 02:35:02,240
It's a staffing challenge, especially when it's a 630.

2056
02:35:02,240 --> 02:35:04,600
and there were also issues with the doors.

2057
02:35:05,040 --> 02:35:06,440
Yeah, there were issues with the doors.

2058
02:35:06,820 --> 02:35:08,940
But the doors aside, I think it just,

2059
02:35:09,180 --> 02:35:12,080
it's something that requires some consideration

2060
02:35:12,080 --> 02:35:14,060
because if your ice time starts,

2061
02:35:14,660 --> 02:35:17,420
you need a few minutes to tax the case.

2062
02:35:17,960 --> 02:35:19,040
Is that dependent, Carol?

2063
02:35:19,160 --> 02:35:21,900
Yes, we only have two, right now we really have two full-time people.

2064
02:35:21,960 --> 02:35:22,980
I do agree with you.

2065
02:35:23,260 --> 02:35:24,480
It's just people need to understand

2066
02:35:24,480 --> 02:35:26,580
when they rent the rink, when are you allowed?

2067
02:35:26,780 --> 02:35:27,860
Like, it should be in the contracts

2068
02:35:28,480 --> 02:35:30,720
that you're either the door opens at eight

2069
02:35:30,720 --> 02:35:33,680
and your time runs 8 to 850 or whatever that is,

2070
02:35:33,700 --> 02:35:35,800
I think we just need to make sure we're clearly communicating it

2071
02:35:35,800 --> 02:35:36,860
to set proper expectations.

2072
02:35:37,100 --> 02:35:38,020
I agree with Carol.

2073
02:35:38,340 --> 02:35:42,760
Like the understanding when you rent ice time is that your ice time,

2074
02:35:42,940 --> 02:35:45,580
like the start time of your ice is when you're getting on the ice,

2075
02:35:45,880 --> 02:35:47,620
it's not when you're getting into the locker room.

2076
02:35:48,360 --> 02:35:51,180
And for every other hour of the day, that's how it works, right?

2077
02:35:51,260 --> 02:35:53,440
Because you come in while somebody else is using the ice.

2078
02:35:54,700 --> 02:35:58,480
So, you know, I'm not, I hear the staffing issue.

2079
02:35:58,480 --> 02:36:03,540
maybe we need to think about exactly how we price that first hour if we can't give people

2080
02:36:03,540 --> 02:36:09,260
like that full 50 minutes, right? And so I do know I've had conversations with Eric and Keith

2081
02:36:09,260 --> 02:36:14,860
the two managers down the two full-time staff with the doors being fixed. I believe that they're

2082
02:36:14,860 --> 02:36:21,420
fully fixed now to be able to the same as Town Hall open on their own so that Keith is normally

2083
02:36:21,420 --> 02:36:26,660
the person in that very early morning slot. So if somebody does six to eight, the doors will unlock

2084
02:36:26,660 --> 02:36:35,880
have 5.45 people to enter and if he hits traffic there is a 5.30 in the morning, but if he hits

2085
02:36:35,880 --> 02:36:41,440
traffic or if he grabs a coffee and he's two minutes late, those people can already enter the

2086
02:36:41,440 --> 02:36:46,440
building and he'll be just right behind them so that they will have the time to go and tie their

2087
02:36:46,440 --> 02:36:51,900
skates and things like that. Because it's usually really coordinated as to who's in what locker room

2088
02:36:51,900 --> 02:36:54,160
when you can get in there because for certain teams,

2089
02:36:54,760 --> 02:36:57,140
the kids are expected to be there an hour before game time,

2090
02:36:58,180 --> 02:37:00,300
usually not at the early, early games,

2091
02:37:00,480 --> 02:37:03,500
but you never know, depending on what you're working with.

2092
02:37:04,520 --> 02:37:05,980
Especially for younger kids, 15 minutes

2093
02:37:05,980 --> 02:37:07,100
to put their skates in gear on.

2094
02:37:07,660 --> 02:37:09,200
It's not always time.

2095
02:37:09,840 --> 02:37:11,660
But so I'll definitely make sure that

2096
02:37:12,280 --> 02:37:15,460
when Eric is selling those early morning times

2097
02:37:15,460 --> 02:37:18,000
that he coordinates with that person,

2098
02:37:18,200 --> 02:37:20,420
what time they want to enter the building.

2099
02:37:20,420 --> 02:37:21,720
and if it's a reasonable request.

2100
02:37:22,240 --> 02:37:26,160
Yeah, well, I don't know if we have to ask the user when they want to go into the building

2101
02:37:26,160 --> 02:37:30,680
because that's like a lot of work. We can just say this is how much this is what time you can

2102
02:37:30,680 --> 02:37:34,580
enter the building. This is what we're allocating to you. Yes. And I think that makes sense because

2103
02:37:34,580 --> 02:37:39,600
then people just show up prepared rather than saying getting the panic calls if someone

2104
02:37:39,600 --> 02:37:43,560
grew up to open the rank when people are there early. Did we look at annual passes for residents?

2105
02:37:43,560 --> 02:37:54,360
So we have tried to look at it, it just gets a little difficult with the if you do an annual pass,

2106
02:37:54,360 --> 02:37:59,380
you kind of have to guarantee a certain number of times that you could use it. And with the, you know,

2107
02:38:00,100 --> 02:38:05,520
staffing structure, we can't necessarily guarantee a certain number of public skates. So I don't want to

2108
02:38:05,520 --> 02:38:11,820
sell you a pass for $100. And then, you know, only have 10 public skates. And actually now you didn't

2109
02:38:11,820 --> 02:38:18,480
to get a good deal. So we were trying to come up with somewhere to maybe do a punch card

2110
02:38:18,480 --> 02:38:23,100
or something in the future. We've been talking with Brandon because obviously Reck has a lot of

2111
02:38:23,100 --> 02:38:29,660
great ideas around how to make usership more popular and cheaper for people who do use it a lot.

2112
02:38:30,260 --> 02:38:36,120
The other thing is that under the children's day pass, five and under is free, must be

2113
02:38:36,120 --> 02:38:42,300
company by an adult for a lot of other non-resident options in other communities, the underage must

2114
02:38:42,300 --> 02:38:46,560
be accompanied by a paid adult because there's a lot of people that don't feel that they should pay,

2115
02:38:46,760 --> 02:38:53,000
even if they're on the ice, but it's usually if you're on skates or paying, even if you are just

2116
02:38:53,000 --> 02:38:58,480
there because you're still skating, but so that could be a nice little benefit to a resident perhaps,

2117
02:38:58,820 --> 02:39:04,160
but something that we charge for otherwise. And this is probably going more policy, but since we're

2118
02:39:04,160 --> 02:39:08,720
talking ages, I think we do have to have some clear communication about what ages children

2119
02:39:08,720 --> 02:39:10,260
are allowed to be there on a company.

2120
02:39:11,880 --> 02:39:18,740
So between, you know, the five and under, you have to be accompanied, but our six-year-olds

2121
02:39:18,740 --> 02:39:23,900
going to be allowed to be dropped off, or is that more of a 12 and over type of an age range

2122
02:39:23,900 --> 02:39:30,180
because it does get a little, it could turn into babysitting, you know, which we don't

2123
02:39:30,180 --> 02:39:33,420
really want the rank staff to be working with, so we just want to make sure that we have

2124
02:39:33,420 --> 02:39:40,080
age-appropriate expectations with that, but maybe as we do regulate the schedule, the annual

2125
02:39:40,080 --> 02:39:42,960
pass could be, could be another option for residents.

2126
02:39:43,460 --> 02:39:45,500
It's just, I don't think we're at that point yet.

2127
02:39:46,520 --> 02:39:47,880
I think it's an evolving thing.

2128
02:39:48,420 --> 02:39:55,120
Yeah, I mean, look, we are, we are operationalizing a pretty big enterprise here.

2129
02:39:55,700 --> 02:39:59,220
I mean, the productions you guys have in these are well-known,

2130
02:39:59,220 --> 02:40:05,640
like that half a million dollars per year, right? And so there is no way to do that successfully

2131
02:40:07,000 --> 02:40:13,400
by expecting the staff to do everything, like up front all along.

2132
02:40:14,680 --> 02:40:19,620
So I mean, I sort of like the framing that you started us with, Matt, which is like,

2133
02:40:19,740 --> 02:40:23,720
we're trying to go revenue three percent per year. It's going to come from different buckets.

2134
02:40:23,720 --> 02:40:27,960
And I think that's going to reflect the rink getting operationalized. So like, hopefully, you know,

2135
02:40:27,960 --> 02:40:31,900
this year that, you know, hopefully this year the growth is going to come from these RFPs,

2136
02:40:32,120 --> 02:40:35,860
right? That's going to be, that's going to be where the revenue comes from. And then hopefully

2137
02:40:35,860 --> 02:40:39,680
the following year, it's going to be that, hey, word is out about the Belmont Sports Complex.

2138
02:40:40,400 --> 02:40:42,980
And we get more people buying more ice.

2139
02:40:43,860 --> 02:40:50,040
But at some point, it's also the plan to, you know, have it be not an ice facility.

2140
02:40:50,300 --> 02:40:55,540
Yeah, or yes, that's right. So maybe in 2027, well, 2027, it's like, we've got the RFP out,

2141
02:40:55,540 --> 02:40:58,460
and we've got the non-eye sports for the low season.

2142
02:40:59,780 --> 02:41:02,100
They should both give us some wind in our sales.

2143
02:41:02,280 --> 02:41:04,160
But I just like the framing that you took, Madison.

2144
02:41:04,320 --> 02:41:05,960
We're trying to get 3% growth per year.

2145
02:41:06,380 --> 02:41:07,700
It can come from different places.

2146
02:41:08,200 --> 02:41:12,380
It's got to outpace the 2.5% growth

2147
02:41:12,380 --> 02:41:14,900
to get this to the financially viable place

2148
02:41:14,900 --> 02:41:19,680
that the town expects it to get to over the next several years.

2149
02:41:20,180 --> 02:41:21,340
I think the other thing is,

2150
02:41:25,900 --> 02:41:29,880
So, we will start seeing that revenue as well, which we'll only help.

2151
02:41:30,340 --> 02:41:30,440
Yeah.

2152
02:41:31,060 --> 02:41:33,120
Can I ask a question about some of the projected revenues?

2153
02:41:33,340 --> 02:41:35,240
So, private events and tournaments for per season.

2154
02:41:35,640 --> 02:41:37,160
What were they basing that off?

2155
02:41:37,220 --> 02:41:37,980
Did that come from?

2156
02:41:38,880 --> 02:41:43,620
So, that was actually a higher number.

2157
02:41:45,760 --> 02:41:46,440
Received it.

2158
02:41:46,860 --> 02:41:49,400
So, that was took all of our information.

2159
02:41:49,400 --> 02:41:54,300
and then they provided me this list of assumptions and said, hey, take a look, does this seem like

2160
02:41:54,300 --> 02:41:59,280
feasible for Dalong? And the private events and functions number was much higher at the time,

2161
02:41:59,400 --> 02:42:04,020
and it's because they were basing it off of all the other ranks that have been up and running for

2162
02:42:04,020 --> 02:42:10,200
a long period of time. So I had that lowered down to about four, because I know there's been

2163
02:42:10,200 --> 02:42:16,680
discussions of, you know, our rank manager has put on tournaments by himself in the past,

2164
02:42:16,680 --> 02:42:23,940
And so being able to do that on a weekend or being able to use the non-ice facility for

2165
02:42:23,940 --> 02:42:29,500
a large function because of the space is so large, trying to fit maybe four things like

2166
02:42:29,500 --> 02:42:30,520
that in the year.

2167
02:42:30,940 --> 02:42:35,060
I know that we've reached out to some curling groups and maybe giving them a weekend

2168
02:42:35,060 --> 02:42:37,200
and having some tournament of the sort.

2169
02:42:38,180 --> 02:42:45,420
And so just trying to come up with new ways to use it, but to be honest Eric sold a lot

2170
02:42:45,420 --> 02:42:50,300
already, so we can't really take away something that's already there to create something new,

2171
02:42:50,600 --> 02:42:55,780
so I didn't want to promise, you know, 10 events. Yeah, but that's beginning getting back to,

2172
02:42:56,140 --> 02:43:01,560
this is the finances are tracking the operationalization, like the mandate to error has been

2173
02:43:02,140 --> 02:43:07,620
sell as much I assume possibly can. We may reach a point in the future where the problem is,

2174
02:43:07,700 --> 02:43:12,500
okay, we want to allocate it to different things, so don't just sell every patch of ice you've got.

2175
02:43:14,620 --> 02:43:16,000
But we're not there yet.

2176
02:43:16,340 --> 02:43:20,300
No, did they bring up smaller events because a lot of other rings will have a designated

2177
02:43:20,300 --> 02:43:24,180
locker room that you basically tarp and do it as a birthday room.

2178
02:43:24,260 --> 02:43:28,600
So that way during public skate, you can pay for as many guesses you want to come into public

2179
02:43:28,600 --> 02:43:29,900
skate and then you pay a certain amount.

2180
02:43:30,420 --> 02:43:35,840
And what a lot of facilities do is they give you a flat fee so it's a dollar amount per

2181
02:43:35,840 --> 02:43:40,740
head and then get the pizza from Belmont Center and cupcakes from Belmont Center and things

2182
02:43:40,740 --> 02:43:41,300
like that.

2183
02:43:41,300 --> 02:43:47,900
So that way it's a little bit of a full service and we have more control about what's being brought in, but that's a

2184
02:43:48,520 --> 02:43:53,600
It's a more passive thing where you're still getting your revenues from public skate and people just

2185
02:43:53,600 --> 02:43:58,260
Roll the dice on how many extra kids are going to be there, but they get the private locker room

2186
02:43:58,840 --> 02:44:05,540
To do their balloons and things. We definitely have that option. We worked with Brandon and Rec to add kind of like birthday party

2187
02:44:06,000 --> 02:44:10,980
Options for using that back room space. I'm trying to spend a little bit of money to improve it

2188
02:44:12,000 --> 02:44:16,760
Yeah, once we get some additional dollars into that evolving fund, we can publish some

2189
02:44:16,760 --> 02:44:23,340
work into that. But yeah, great idea. And one of the reasons why we left it out of this version

2190
02:44:23,340 --> 02:44:29,740
is the staffing challenges of having that separate room with other people. If Eric's the only

2191
02:44:29,740 --> 02:44:34,760
person there, it becomes kind of a hurting cat situation of, you know, every 15 minutes he has to

2192
02:44:34,760 --> 02:44:38,460
jump on the zamboni, but then he also has to go check on the back room and make sure that, you know,

2193
02:44:38,460 --> 02:44:44,680
But I'm still working properly and the whole list of if there's only one person in the

2194
02:44:44,680 --> 02:44:46,640
building, it gets tough.

2195
02:44:47,000 --> 02:44:52,500
And on the part-time staffing number of $150,000 per year, what's that based on?

2196
02:44:52,640 --> 02:44:54,000
What hours is that assuming?

2197
02:44:54,340 --> 02:44:59,980
So that's our hope that American Keith can actually work 40 hours.

2198
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:29,840
So we, instead of 60, and so it's taking kind of the data that actually the tailor was putting up kind of month to month during peak season of how many hours it was actually open, you know, take out some of our full time staff hours and then also trying to keep the Zamboni driver rates fairly high. We are seeing some success, but we hope to see more. We said that we set the part time rate too low. We weren't getting anyone. So then we increased it.

2199
02:45:29,840 --> 02:45:30,500
I think it's a 22.

2200
02:45:30,920 --> 02:45:33,880
It's like 22 to 25, and we are actually,

2201
02:45:34,040 --> 02:45:35,680
we're almost in peak with the other ranks

2202
02:45:35,680 --> 02:45:38,680
because we were so below what other ranks were paying

2203
02:45:38,680 --> 02:45:39,580
the Zembo and each other.

2204
02:45:39,860 --> 02:45:42,660
Okay, so that seems like a very high amount.

2205
02:45:43,180 --> 02:45:43,500
Yeah, perfect.

2206
02:45:43,700 --> 02:45:45,620
Have we looked at some minimum wage,

2207
02:45:45,640 --> 02:45:48,160
maybe even high school age employees

2208
02:45:48,160 --> 02:45:51,420
that would be more of the harder type roles

2209
02:45:51,420 --> 02:45:54,980
where they can crowd control assist with different things

2210
02:45:54,980 --> 02:45:57,120
because there is a lot going on

2211
02:45:57,120 --> 02:46:02,020
And especially if Eric is on the Zamboni and there's something going on.

2212
02:46:02,140 --> 02:46:07,260
I think that some maybe small positions at higher ability, though, Carol,

2213
02:46:07,460 --> 02:46:10,900
because I think what we found in Brandon has kind of told us this is

2214
02:46:11,540 --> 02:46:15,340
we want staff that is more permanent in the building,

2215
02:46:15,340 --> 02:46:17,460
because it's going to be dependent on whether or not to open.

2216
02:46:17,820 --> 02:46:20,700
So I think as we get maybe a little bigger,

2217
02:46:20,820 --> 02:46:23,200
and as some time goes on in terms of our staffing,

2218
02:46:23,380 --> 02:46:25,120
we can probably incorporate stuff like that in,

2219
02:46:25,120 --> 02:46:26,440
but I don't think we're at that point yet.

2220
02:46:27,420 --> 02:46:29,240
We need more debt, we need people that we can,

2221
02:46:29,520 --> 02:46:31,100
they say they're gonna be there, they're gonna be there.

2222
02:46:31,440 --> 02:46:32,760
And, you know, high school kids today.

2223
02:46:33,100 --> 02:46:33,360
And trust.

2224
02:46:34,140 --> 02:46:34,820
It's a little bit.

2225
02:46:34,820 --> 02:46:36,280
These days, kids these days, right?

2226
02:46:36,660 --> 02:46:36,680
Hey.

2227
02:46:36,800 --> 02:46:38,300
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

2228
02:46:38,360 --> 02:46:40,240
No, but I think that, you know,

2229
02:46:40,300 --> 02:46:42,480
there's still the concern of, you know,

2230
02:46:42,620 --> 02:46:44,520
helmet enforcement and fostering the virus,

2231
02:46:44,660 --> 02:46:45,840
what's not and things like that.

2232
02:46:46,680 --> 02:46:49,340
I think when we went out to get some part time position,

2233
02:46:49,500 --> 02:46:51,100
I think there were some high school kids that applied

2234
02:46:51,100 --> 02:46:54,600
and when Eric told them what was needed,

2235
02:46:54,600 --> 02:46:56,060
they couldn't meet that.

2236
02:46:56,420 --> 02:46:58,400
They just couldn't, they couldn't commit to it.

2237
02:46:59,060 --> 02:47:01,700
I mean, I think as we get, you know,

2238
02:47:01,800 --> 02:47:02,620
some more time under our bells,

2239
02:47:02,780 --> 02:47:05,520
some maybe we can increase some staffing, it might help.

2240
02:47:05,780 --> 02:47:07,980
Yeah, because we do want to like have enough staffing

2241
02:47:07,980 --> 02:47:10,400
to keep like the skate sharpening open

2242
02:47:10,400 --> 02:47:13,040
and to maybe open the concession more often

2243
02:47:13,040 --> 02:47:15,120
than we technically need to and things like that.

2244
02:47:15,220 --> 02:47:17,120
Yeah, we're also concerned about, you know,

2245
02:47:17,180 --> 02:47:18,260
with the football games, right?

2246
02:47:19,980 --> 02:47:21,680
The bathrooms, I mean, if the concessions open,

2247
02:47:21,780 --> 02:47:22,780
the bathrooms are gonna be open.

2248
02:47:23,340 --> 02:47:29,040
We need somebody in the building, because that door that gets to the ice is not, can't

2249
02:47:29,040 --> 02:47:29,440
lock it.

2250
02:47:29,740 --> 02:47:33,280
We don't want people roaming, using the bathroom, doing a football game and then roaming

2251
02:47:33,280 --> 02:47:34,520
around the facility.

2252
02:47:34,760 --> 02:47:35,060
It's nuts.

2253
02:47:35,340 --> 02:47:35,840
It's not safe.

2254
02:47:36,500 --> 02:47:38,160
We can't find a way to lock the door.

2255
02:47:38,420 --> 02:47:39,300
I don't think we can lock it.

2256
02:47:39,820 --> 02:47:40,800
I have to double check.

2257
02:47:41,120 --> 02:47:43,480
I'm pretty sure, I will ask the question, I don't think we can lock it.

2258
02:47:43,820 --> 02:47:44,000
Okay.

2259
02:47:44,220 --> 02:47:45,500
I don't know if it was a safety concern.

2260
02:47:46,400 --> 02:47:48,240
That seems like it would be a solvable issue.

2261
02:47:48,340 --> 02:47:48,720
No, I know.

2262
02:47:48,880 --> 02:47:52,760
The reason why we can't lock it is to get into the vending area, because of the car.

2263
02:47:52,760 --> 02:47:54,720
the concessions. Yes, that's right. That's why.

2264
02:47:54,780 --> 02:47:56,560
Again, to the concessions, you have to have that role.

2265
02:47:57,280 --> 02:47:58,460
To look at how things are going to happen.

2266
02:47:58,460 --> 02:48:02,760
I don't know, but there's also, if you want to do concessions within the building, you have to

2267
02:48:02,760 --> 02:48:04,960
enter through the space and to walk the side.

2268
02:48:05,140 --> 02:48:09,780
So there's some concern that we'd have the staff, we'd have to have somebody there during the

2269
02:48:09,780 --> 02:48:09,980
building.

2270
02:48:10,780 --> 02:48:12,680
They could use the side doors, though.

2271
02:48:12,900 --> 02:48:15,540
You know, so that way they have their emergency exit.

2272
02:48:16,020 --> 02:48:18,280
But they'd be able to run throughout the entire building.

2273
02:48:18,320 --> 02:48:19,820
The people who are working the concession stand.

2274
02:48:20,260 --> 02:48:20,560
Yes.

2275
02:48:20,560 --> 02:48:20,720
Yes.

2276
02:48:21,220 --> 02:48:21,380
Okay.

2277
02:48:23,020 --> 02:48:23,740
It's something we can do.

2278
02:48:23,740 --> 02:48:24,900
It's just a concern.

2279
02:48:25,000 --> 02:48:29,060
Once you open a building up to the public liability, we'll just shoot out if nobody's there.

2280
02:48:29,220 --> 02:48:29,340
Right.

2281
02:48:29,520 --> 02:48:33,140
And you keep mentioning the football games, is it going to be open for other games as well

2282
02:48:33,140 --> 02:48:33,800
or just football?

2283
02:48:34,300 --> 02:48:34,700
I don't know.

2284
02:48:34,840 --> 02:48:35,400
We haven't got it.

2285
02:48:35,480 --> 02:48:36,840
I say we do have to work with them.

2286
02:48:36,900 --> 02:48:40,860
I feel like that's going to be a community conversation if we're just picking one sports team

2287
02:48:40,860 --> 02:48:41,720
that it's open for.

2288
02:48:42,000 --> 02:48:43,100
It's going to be a conversation with Adam.

2289
02:48:43,580 --> 02:48:46,300
I think maybe the next one is the football and so we've got to ask.

2290
02:48:46,300 --> 02:48:51,300
Again, getting back to, as we operationalize it, we do more things.

2291
02:48:51,440 --> 02:48:51,780
We learn.

2292
02:48:52,540 --> 02:48:56,060
I mean, we've been post-correcting for the past, you know, 10 months.

2293
02:48:56,340 --> 02:48:58,700
We've been, if something's not working, we post-correct.

2294
02:48:59,100 --> 02:48:59,220
Yeah.

2295
02:48:59,320 --> 02:48:59,580
Okay.

2296
02:48:59,840 --> 02:49:00,940
All right.

2297
02:49:04,140 --> 02:49:04,400
Okay.

2298
02:49:04,640 --> 02:49:09,020
So, I think the next step is to reach out to our long-term tenants.

2299
02:49:10,020 --> 02:49:10,440
Yeah, so.

2300
02:49:10,660 --> 02:49:11,320
No, the rate is?

2301
02:49:11,620 --> 02:49:14,120
Yeah, Eric's going to start getting calls the most tomorrow.

2302
02:49:14,380 --> 02:49:15,360
I know that we're very anxious.

2303
02:49:15,560 --> 02:49:15,680
Yes.

2304
02:49:16,280 --> 02:49:17,120
All right.

2305
02:49:17,780 --> 02:49:25,440
And just to close the loop on the potential appearance of the conflict of interest, we didn't do anything that will affect the rates individually through that conversation.

2306
02:49:26,760 --> 02:49:27,760
Yeah, it's not a problem.

2307
02:49:34,240 --> 02:49:37,600
You're on that is a meeting facility.

2308
02:49:39,540 --> 02:49:42,800
We wrap the meeting and then I'll answer all your questions.

2309
02:49:46,360 --> 02:49:47,020
So

2310
02:49:55,720 --> 02:50:02,460
that speaks us to the end of our agenda, so I would entertain motion to adjourn.

2311
02:50:02,760 --> 02:50:03,100
I moved.

2312
02:50:03,680 --> 02:50:03,840
Second.

2313
02:50:04,380 --> 02:50:04,960
All in favor?

2314
02:50:05,400 --> 02:50:05,500
Hi.

2315
02:50:06,780 --> 02:50:08,080
Good night everyone.