Posted onOctober 6, 2020|Comments Off on Revised Select Board agenda – tonight
ADDITIONS =
Committee Appointments c. Appoint Steve Caskey to the Safety Committee
Authorize Town Administrator to sign letter to DCAMM commissioner regarding Environmental Comments and Road Relocation Proposal Request for authorization to perform tree work at the Medfield State Hospital Coolidge Corner Theater requests to use Medfield State Hospital for a drive-in theater on October 16 and October 17
TOWN OF MEDFIELD MEETING NOTICE Posted in accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 39 Section 23A, as amended
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, this meeting will take place remotely. Members of the public who wish to view or listen to the meeting may do so by joining via the web, or a conference call.
To join through a conference call, dial 929-436-2866 or 312-626-6799 or 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 a. Enter the Webinar ID: 845 6474 5299 b. Enter the password: 615023 The agenda packet for this meeting is available at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/4599/BOS-Meeting-Packet-October-6-2020
Board of Selectmen
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME Remote Meeting held on Zoom Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm Agenda (Subject to Change) – Revised
Call to Order Disclosure of video recording
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country Appointments Posted:
Bay Colony Rail Trail Association to discuss lease agreement with MBTA for the rail trail project
Candace Loewen to discuss a vacancy at the Medfield Housing Authority
Jay Duncan, Townwide Master Plan Committee to provide an update on the Master Plan Discussion (potential votes)
Update on COVID-19 status/operations and CARES Funding a. Craig Neubecker, Nosh and Grog, requests Shared Spaces Grant be used to reimburse for expenditure on architectural plans for outdoor seating
Selectman Murby to provide Annual OPEB Update Action Items
Vote to sign warrant for November 3, 2020 Presidential Election
Vote to appoint election workers for the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election
Contract with Peregrine Urban Initiative, LLC for real estate advisory and development consulting services for the Medfield State Hospital Development Committee
Contract with BETA Group Inc., for engineering design for the Dale Street and North Meadows Road intersection, to be funded by a Medfield Meadows mitigation payment
Contract with EJ Prescott to provide and install a FlexNet water meter reading system
Contract with EJ Prescott to provide Sensus Wall Mount Smart Point MXUs
Contract with Woodard and Curran for engineering consulting for Infiltration and Inflow
Contract with Woodard and Curran for maintenance and service of the SCADA system
Contract with Nitsch Engineering to study five Medfield intersections
Acceptance of 2020-2021 Salt Bid Prices
Chapter 90 Project Requests a. $10,300 to fund the intersections improvement study with Nitsch Engineering b. $64,750 to fund the ADA Self-Evaluation/Transition Plan and Sidewalk Master Plan
Accept a grant in the amount of $36,030 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to survey Town property for stormwater issues and design structural stormwater Best Management Practices for 3 sites and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the grant documents
Accept a grant in the amount of $3,500 from MEMA for the annual Emergency Management Performance Grant and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the grant documents
Accept a grant in the amount of $12,500 from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Municipal Energy Technical Assistance Grant Program for a solar photovoltaic project at the DPW Town Garage and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the grant documents
Committee Appointments a. Request to appoint Mike Pastore to the OPEB Trust Committee b. Request to appoint Alexandra Maider to the Safety Committee c. Appoint Steve Caskey to the Safety Committee d. Request to appoint Megan Sullivan to Capital Budget Committee e. Request to appoint Nassar Ismail to Capital Budget Committee f. Annual Appointment Process Continued Authorize Town Administrator to sign letter to DCAMM commissioner regarding Environmental Comments and Road Relocation Proposal Request for authorization to perform tree work at the Medfield State Hospital Coolidge Corner Theater requests to use Medfield State Hospital for a drive-in theater on October 16 and October 17 Town Administrator Updates Consent Agenda
Sign Request: Medfield Foundation requests permission to place sandwich boards promoting the 2020 Virtual Angel Run Meeting Minutes Next Meeting Dates October 14, 2020 – Dale Street School Project forum October 20, 2020 – Board of Selectmen November 8, 2020 – Town Wide Master Planning Committee Public Forum Selectmen Reports Informational William and Linda Donovan Letter re: Medfield Meadows Notification from Xfinity Notification from the Planning Board 26 Spring Street documents Executive Sessions: Vote to enter Executive Session for the following purposes: To investigate charges of criminal misconduct or to consider the filing of criminal complaints To consider the lease of real property (space on and at the Mt. Nebo Water Tower located off Eastmount Road)
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Posted onOctober 4, 2020|Comments Off on SB 10/6 – materials
I could not download the back up materials for the Select Board meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from the town website, and when I shared my problem with Assistant Town Administrator Nick Milano he kindly provided me with this link which worked –
Posted in accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 39 Section 23A, as amended
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, this meeting will take place remotely. Members of the public who wish to view or listen to the meeting may do so by joining via the web, or a conference call.
To join through a conference call, dial 929-436-2866 or 312-626-6799 or 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 a. Enter the Webinar ID: 845 6474 5299 b. Enter the password: 615023 The agenda packet for this meeting is available at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/4599/BOS-Meeting-Packet-October-6- 2020
Board of Selectmen Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME Remote Meeting held on Zoom Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country
Appointments 1. Bay Colony Rail Trail Association to discuss lease agreement with MBTA for the rail trail project
2. Candace Loewen to discuss a vacancy at the Medfield Housing Authority
3. Jay Duncan, Townwide Master Plan Committee to provide an update on the Master Plan
Discussion (potential votes)
4. Update on COVID-19 status/operations and CARES Funding a. Craig Neubecker, Nosh and Grog, requests Shared Spaces Grant be used to reimburse for expenditure on architectural plans for outdoor seating
5. Selectman Murby to provide Annual OPEB Update
Action Items
6. Vote to sign warrant for November 3, 2020 Presidential Election
7. Vote to appoint election workers for the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election
8. Contract with Peregrine Urban Initiative, LLC for real estate advisory and development consulting services for the Medfield State Hospital Development Committee
9. Contract with BETA Group Inc., for engineering design for the Dale Street and North Meadows Road intersection, to be funded by a Medfield Meadows mitigation payment
10. Contract with EJ Prescott to provide and install a FlexNet water meter reading system
11. Contract with EJ Prescott to provide Sensus Wall Mount Smart Point MXUs
12. Contract with Woodard and Curran for engineering consulting for Infiltration and Inflow
13. Contract with Woodard and Curran for maintenance and service of the SCADA system
14. Contract with Nitsch Engineering to study five Medfield intersections
15. Acceptance of 2020-2021 Salt Bid Prices
16. Chapter 90 Project Requests a. $10,300 to fund the intersections improvement study with Nitsch Engineering b. $64,750 to fund the ADA Self-Evaluation/Transition Plan and Sidewalk Master Plan
17. Accept a grant in the amount of $36,030 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to survey Town property for stormwater issues and design structural stormwater Best Management Practices for 3 sites and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the grant documents
18. Accept a grant in the amount of $3,500 from MEMA for the annual Emergency Management Performance Grant and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the grant documents
19. Accept a grant in the amount of $12,500 from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Municipal Energy Technical Assistance Grant Program for a solar photovoltaic project at the DPW Town Garage and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the grant documents
20. Committee Appointments a. Request to appoint Mike Pastore to the OPEB Trust Committee b. Request to appoint Alexandra Maider to the Safety Committee c. Request to appoint Megan Sullivan to Capital Budget Committee d. Request to appoint Nassar Ismail to Capital Budget Committee e. Annual Appointment Process Continued
Town Administrator Updates
Consent Agenda
21. Sign Request: Medfield Foundation requests permission to place sandwich boards promoting the 2020 Virtual Angel Run Meeting Minutes
Next Meeting Dates October 14, 2020 – Dale Street School Project forum October 20, 2020 – Board of Selectmen November 8, 2020 – Town Wide Master Planning Committee Public Forum
Selectmen Reports
Informational William and Linda Donovan Letter re: Medfield Meadows Notification from Xfinity Notification from the Planning Board 26 Spring Street documents
Executive Sessions: Vote to enter Executive Session for the following purposes: To investigate charges of criminal misconduct or to consider the filing of criminal complaints To consider the lease of real property (space on and at the Mt. Nebo Water Tower located off Eastmount Road)
Posted onOctober 2, 2020|Comments Off on Weekend work on Mt Nebo water tower
Public Works
Posted on: October 2, 2020
Mt. Nebo Work Saturday, 10/3, and Sunday, 10/4
The Town’s contractor, Inspec Coatings, will be working on the Mt. Nebo Water Tower on Saturday, October 3, 2020 and Sunday, October 4, 2020. Since the Mt. Nebo Water Tower will be offline for the duration of the project, the Town has accepted Inspec Coatings request to work on Saturday and Sunday. The sooner the project is complete, the sooner the Mt. Nebo Water Tower can be returned to service.
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Posted onSeptember 30, 2020|Comments Off on Dale Street School Project Public Forum
Board of Selectmen
Posted on: September 30, 2020
Dale Street School Project Public Forum
Please join the Board of Selectmen and the Dale Street School Building Committee for a virtual public forum about the Dale Street School Project on Wednesday, October 14 at 6 pm. The information to join the Zoom meeting is included below.
Posted onSeptember 30, 2020|Comments Off on Dale Street School Project corrections
Today I received two emailed corrections, which I have inserted below, about the material that I posted on the status of the Dale Street School project. Thanks to both Mike Quinlan and Chris McCue for making the information posted here more accurate for residents.
Just a quick note – our School Committee never had a public discussion about the Dale Street site options, despite what Leo Brehm stated at the Select Board meeting. I’ve attended all the meetings, and anyone can take a look at meeting tapes to see that was the case. Leo had no business answering “yes” to the question “Is School Committee in agreement on the site?” because they never talked about it. This was a big misstep in the process.
Medfield School Committee should have devoted time on its own meeting agenda to discuss the pros/cons of each site from an educational standpoint, and to take public input on just that aspect of the project alone, but never did. Of course, one can assume that SC members will all be in agreement on Wheelock since that is what the superintendent wants, but it’s not a valid reason to short-change the community engagement process on one of the most important site selection criteria.
It has come to my attention that you posted about this on your blog. I just want to be clear, as I noted below, the MSBA has not formally responded to our schedule extension request. They have informally indicated support but have not formally responded and there are some senior people who will need to chime in.
Your post indicates more certainty than we have right now. Would you please clarify your blog as I know people do read it.
Thanks
Mike
[this from the 9/24/20 email from Mike]
We don’t have official word but early indications based off informal conversation seem to be that the MSBA will support the schedule extension.
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The follow up public forum by the School Building Committee, requested by the Select Board at its meeting last Tuesday, has been scheduled for 6 PM on October 14, 2020. The purpose of this additional public forum is to provide the additional “process” the Select Board requested happen before the Select Board votes on the siting decision for the new Dale Street School. Some residents stated that they felt that the process had been rushed.
To date, the Wheelock location is the unanimous choice of all member of all involved town committees – the SBC, the School Committee, and the Select Board.
Mike Quinlan, chair of the SBC, reported this past week that the MSBA indicated that it will not financially punish the town for not having voted to proceed last Tuesday. That fear was a stated concern of the SBC for asking the Select Board to vote last Tuesday.
Below is the SBC’s last email about the project, on 9/21/2020, with links to the data it developed.
DALE STREET SCHOOL PROJECT UPDATE September 2020 Edition Grades 4-5 Alternative G1 New Construction Wheelock Site PRIORITY DECISIONS MADE On August 27, 2020, the School Committee voted unanimously to select the 4-5 grade configuration. It was ultimately decided that the 4-5 grade configuration was the most viable option for the current economic climate.
On September 16, 2020, the School Building Committee voted to recommend the selection of the Wheelock site for the location of the new school. Of the alternatives presented on the Wheelock site, the committee selected G1 Alternative as the Preferred Schematic Option.
The School Building Committee will now recommend the Preferred Schematic Option to the Board of Selectmen on September 22, 2020 at 7PM. View from Elm Street Entrance View from Wheelock School Parking Lot TOP REASONS FOR WHEELOCK CAMPUS
Continuity of educational programming of a grades 2-5 campus
Share resources and staff between Wheelock and a new Dale Street school
Allows for future flexibility with enrollment or consolidation
Avoids temporary displacement and disruption of students during construction
WHEELOCK CAMPUS CHALLENGES
Potential Traffic impacts on surrounding neighborhood
Overall Property Tax impacts
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH
Grade Configuration Information
Site Selection Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Project Schedule
Sustainability Upcoming Project Milestones SEPTEMBER 22 – BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING (Vote on Preferred Solution)
OCTOBER 14 – DRAFT PSR Submission to Building Committee Members for Review
OCTOBER 21 – SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING (Vote on PSR Submission)
OCTOBER 27 – SUBMIT PSR TO MSBA
DECEMBER 16 – MSBA BOARD MEETING (Approval of PSR) Project Resources
September 29, 2020 12:44 PM The Board of Health has announced the following case numbers of COVID-19 in Medfield: 49 confirmed, 2 active Read on Click here for more information
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DALE STREET SCHOOL PROJECT UPDATE September 2020 Edition 
Grades 4-5 Alternative G1 New Construction Wheelock Site PRIORITY DECISIONS MADE 
View from Elm Street Entrance 
View from Wheelock School Parking Lot TOP REASONS FOR WHEELOCK CAMPUS
Upcoming Project Milestones SEPTEMBER 22 – BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING (Vote on Preferred Solution)
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