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Name change?

Board of Selectmen

Posted on: May 26, 2021

Board of Selectmen to review name change

The Board of Selectmen will form a committee to review a potential name change for the Board of Selectmen. If you are interested in serving on this new advisory committee please send an email with a letter of interest to Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler at ktrierweiler@medfield.net by June 10, 2021.

Select Board 5/25/2021

Meeting materials are available here

TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25
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.
1. To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfieldnet.
zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. 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: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5223/Board-of-Selectmen-Meeting-
Packet-May-25-2021
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Hybrid/Remote Meeting held on Zoom
Board of Selectmen in person in Chenery Hall
All participants / attendees required to join via Zoom
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Executive Session at the Conclusion of the Meeting:
Vote to go into Executive Session to discuss threatened litigation
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
First Posted:
Appointments / Potential Votes
1. Russ Hallisey to request funding for downtown concert series and approval of MEMO’s
Discover Medfield Day on Saturday, September 25, 2021
2. Maurice Goulet, Director of Public Works, to request the Board of Selectmen to:
a. Approve a contract with BETA Group, Inc. for the West Street / North Meadows
Road (Route 27) Intersection Design in the amount of $160,500 to be funded by a
Massachusetts Housing Choice Grant
b. Approve the Southeastern Regional Services Group (SERSG) Fiscal Year 2022
DPW Supply Bid Award and authorize Maurice Goulet to sign the standard
SERSG contract for DPW Supplies
c. Approve the Southeastern Regional Services Group (SERSG) Fiscal Year 2022
Water and Sewer Treatment Chemical Bid Award and authorize Maurice Goulet
to sign the standard SERSG contract for Water and Sewer Treatment Chemicals
d. Approve a contract with W.L. French Excavating Corporation for removal of
catch basin materials
e. Approve Chapter 90 Requests for the following projects: High Street resurfacing
and the resurfacing of various streets off Harding Street
3. Amy Colleran, Facilities Director, to request use of the Municipal Buildings Emergency
Fund for the following projects:
a. RTU replacement at the Medfield High School: $10,370
b. RTU replacement at the Medfield Public Library: $28,850
c. Repairs to leaking valve/gasket in the Town Hall sprinkler room: $2,814
Discussion and Potential Votes
4. COVID-19 status update
a. Rescind the Medfield Emergency Declaration date March 17, 2020
5. Federal Funds update and discussion: CARES, FEMA, and American Rescue Plan Act
6. Board of Selectmen Name Change Committee
7. Annual Town Meeting
Action Items
8. Vote to sign Certificate of Appreciation for Conservation Agent Leslee Willitts
9. Approve contract with JM Goldson, LLC for Housing Production Plan update and
Affordable Housing Trust Action Plan update
10. Approve Medfield Meadows, LLC transfer request
11. Accept a grant in the amount of $160,500 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Housing Choice program for the West Street / North Meadows Road (route 27)
Intersection Design and authorize the Town Administrator to sign the standard state
contract documents
12. Approve grant application to the state under the new One Stop for Growth program for
the following:
a. Massachusetts Downtown Initiative for Downtown Wayfinding
b. Community Planning Grant for Zoning Diagnostic, revision of the Open Space
Residential Zoning Bylaw, and Evaluation and Preparation of Mixed-Use Zoning
Regulations for the Route 109 Corridor
c. Express Interest in the 43D Expedited Permitting Program
13. Approve the Southeastern Regional Services Group (SERSG) Fiscal Years 2022 and
2023 Office Supplies Bid Award and authorize Kristine Trierweiler to sign the standard
SERSG contract for Office Supplies
14. Approve the Southeastern Regional Services Group (SERSG) Fiscal Years 2022 Paper
Bid Award and authorize Kristine Trierweiler to sign the standard SERSG contract for
Paper
15. Tax Agreements for:
a. 106 Adams Solar LLC
b. 2 Ice House LLC (Kingsbury Club)
Consent Agenda
16. Request for One Day Liquor License for The Trustees of Reservations for June 2, 2021
from 12 pm to 4 pm
17. Soles of Medfield 10k on June 13, 2021 beginning at 10:30 am
18. Request for One Day Beer and Wine Licenses for the Medfield Council on Aging for
summer cookouts on May 26, June 23, July 14, August 18, and September 15 from 4:30
pm to 7:00 pm
Town Administrator Updates
Next Meeting Dates
Selectmen Reports
Informational
Letter from Linda Donovan regarding Medfield Meadows
Norfolk County letter regarding ARP Funding
Norfolk County Treasurer Annual Reports
Conservation Commission Decisions
Verizon Fios TV Programming Change
Xfinity TV Programming Advisory

Select Board meeting 4/20/21

First in person meeting of the Select Board for over a year this past Tuesday. The photo shows the new layout of the room. Medfield TV’s Brett Poirier is at the left, beside the Medfield TV camera person. There is a large screen TV in the corner on the wall behind me, to my right. My laptop is showing the zoom feed, which is what also appears on the large screen TV.

Select Board 4/20

TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25
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.
1. To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfieldnet.
zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. 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: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5142/BOS-Meeting-Packet-April-20-
2021
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
Chair to identify Board members who are participating remotely
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of
our country
Appointments / Potential Votes
1. Medfield Energy Committee to discuss two Town Meeting Warrant Articles regarding
Community Choice Aggregation and Climate Goals
First Posted:
Discussion (potential votes)
2. COVID-19 status update
3. Federal Funds update and discussion: CARES, FEMA, and American Rescue Plan Act
4. Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets and Financial Policies
Action Items
5. Request from Eversource for license to install new padmount transformer at the
Algonquin Gas Rectifier site located on North Meadows Road
6. 2021 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant Articles
a. Board of Selectmen to discuss and vote on warrant articles
7. Approve contract with Rhona Kerans, LICSW for clinical oversight and supervisory
services for employees of Medfield Outreach
8. Approve Massachusetts School Building Authority Budget Revision Request Number 3
for the Dale Street School project
9. Approve request for Medfield High School volleyball banquet at the Medfield State
Hospital
10. Recommendation from the Board of Water and Sewerage for a water conservation
restriction of odd/even watering due to the state declaration of a Level 2 Significant
Drought in the Southeast Region
Consent Agenda
Town Administrator Updates
Next Meeting Dates
 May 4, 2021
 May 11, 2021
 Annual Town Meeting May 17, 2021
Selectmen Reports
Informational

Select Board 4/6/2021

Meeting materials available here – http://www.town.medfield.net/663/Agenda-Packets

  TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE

Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25

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. 
	
1.	To join online, use this link:
a.	https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09  
b.	Enter Password: 060672

2.	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: 815 7734 2022
b.	Enter the password: 060672

The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5124/BOS-Meeting-Packet-April-6-2021-  


Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee

PLACE OF MEETING	DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom	Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm
 
Agenda (Subject to Change)

Call to Order

Disclosure of video recording

Chair to identify Board members who are participating remotely 

We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country

Appointments / Potential Votes 

1.	Board of Water and Sewerage to discuss Water Treatment Plant Project, Owner’s Project Management Services, and SCADA system services 

2.	Maurice Goulet requests Board of Selectmen approve Change Order 02 for Final Design of the Water Treatment Plant

3.	Maurice Goulet to provide update on nighttime Infiltration and Inflow (I&I) work in April

4.	Transfer Station and Recycling Committee requests increase to the 2021-2023 Transfer Station Sticker fee

5.	Kathy McDonald, Outreach Director, requests permission to hang flyers at Medfield State Hospital for May Mental Health Awareness Month 

Discussion (potential votes) 

6.	COVID-19 status update

7.	Federal Funds update and discussion: CARES, FEMA, and American Rescue Plan Act

8.	Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets and Financial Policies 

9.	2021 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant Articles 

Action Items 

10.	Town Administrator requests Board of Selectmen to approve Melanson Heath as the Town’s auditor for Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023

11.	Approve the Interconnection Service Agreement with Eversource for a solar installation at the DPW Town Garage 

12.	Accept FY21 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Fire Services in the amount of $15,000 to purchase new brush gear and authorize Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler to sign the standard state grant contract

Consent Agenda

13.	Boy Scouts request permission to camp at Medfield State Hospital on April 10 to April 11, 2021 

14.	Rolling Rally Graduation requests permission to post fundraising signs in the approved locations

Town Administrator Updates

Next Meeting Dates
•	April 20, 2021
•	May 4, 2021
•	May 11, 2021
•	Annual Town Meeting May 17, 2021

Selectmen Reports

Informational

Select Board office hours this Friday, 9-10 AM at The Center

Select Board Office Hours this Friday

The town’s newly elected Select Board member will hold his monthly first Friday of the month office hours at The Center this Friday from 9-10 AM.


Residents are welcome to stop by to talk in person about any town matters.

I can be reached via 508-359-9190 or this blog about Medfield matters. 

Select Board 3/30/2021

Meeting Materials

The meeting materials are now available here – https://www.town.medfield.net/663/Agenda-Packets

BEAVER DAM

I took this photo of the beaver dam that is to be breached per the emergency order requested by the MASS DOT from the Town of Medfield’s Conservation Commission. That application and emergency order are in the packet of meeting materials. The dam was built by the beavers where a culvert goes under the North South Framingham to Walpole RR line, between the tracks and McCarthy Park, ponding water where none had before and putting the railbed at risk per MASS DOT. I accompanied Conservation Commissioner Deborah Bero on her site walk before the emergency order issued.

The beavers had previously dammed the other side of the RR tracks, between the RR tracks and Rte. 27, causing large numbers of trees along Rte. 27 to die, and great blue heron to start nesting in the dead trees this past year. However, that former beaver pond activity area between the RR tracks and Rte. 27 is now no longer flooded by the beavers, so the beavers appear to have moved to the other side of the tracks.

TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25
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.
1. To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. 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: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5075/Board-of-Selectmen-Meeting-Packet-March-30-2021 https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5058/BOS-Meeting-Packet-March-23-2021
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING
DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
Chair to identify Board members who are participating remotely
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country
Annual Board Reorganization
Appointments / Potential Votes
First Posted:
1. Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler requests Board of Selectmen appoint Mark Bryson as the Veterans Service Officer for the Town of Medfield
2. Keegan Van Sicklen requests Class II Motor Vehicle Sales License at 27 Brook Street
3. Roberta Lynch, Council on Aging to discuss reopening the CENTER to the public
4. Board of Health to discuss Public Health Nurse Position and provide COVID-19 update
5. Geoffrey Pedder requests one day beer permit for May 14 and June 11 to serve beer at the Pollard’s Texas Que temporary site at the MSH
6. Kim Price and Janie Boylan request permission to decorate Straw Hat Park for the Rolling Rally
Discussion (potential votes)
7. COVID-19 Status Update and CARES Funding Update
8. Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets and Financial Policies
9. 2021 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant Articles
Action Items
10. Maurice Goulet requests the Board of Selectmen vote to award annual contract with Stumpy’s Tree Service for Town-wide tree services
11. Maurice Goulet requests the Board of Selectmen vote to award contract with Weston & Sampson for Chief Operator services at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
12. Maurice Goulet requests the Board of Selectmen vote to award Contract with Truax Corporation for catch basin cleaning
13. Gazebo Players requests permission to use MSH on July 24 and July 25 to provide free Shakespeare performances
14. Board of Selectmen to vote to direct the SBC to pursue a Net Zero building and pursue all options for savings to maximize the return on the town's investment.
Consent Agenda
Town Administrator Updates
Next Meeting Dates
• April 1, 2021 Annual Warrant Hearing
• April 6, 2021
• April 20, 2021
Selectmen Reports
Informational

Select Board 3/30/21

TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25
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.
1. To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. 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: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5075/Board-of-Selectmen-Meeting-Packet-March-30-2021 https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5058/BOS-Meeting-Packet-March-23-2021
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING
DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
Chair to identify Board members who are participating remotely
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country
Annual Board Reorganization
Appointments / Potential Votes
First Posted:
1. Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler requests Board of Selectmen appoint Mark Bryson as the Veterans Service Officer for the Town of Medfield
2. Keegan Van Sicklen requests Class II Motor Vehicle Sales License at 27 Brook Street
3. Roberta Lynch, Council on Aging to discuss reopening the CENTER to the public
4. Board of Health to discuss Public Health Nurse Position and provide COVID-19 update
5. Geoffrey Pedder requests one day beer permit for May 14 and June 11 to serve beer at the Pollard’s Texas Que temporary site at the MSH
6. Kim Price and Janie Boylan request permission to decorate Straw Hat Park for the Rolling Rally
Discussion (potential votes)
7. COVID-19 Status Update and CARES Funding Update
8. Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets and Financial Policies
9. 2021 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant Articles
Action Items
10. Maurice Goulet requests the Board of Selectmen vote to award annual contract with Stumpy’s Tree Service for Town-wide tree services
11. Maurice Goulet requests the Board of Selectmen vote to award contract with Weston & Sampson for Chief Operator services at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
12. Maurice Goulet requests the Board of Selectmen vote to award Contract with Truax Corporation for catch basin cleaning
13. Gazebo Players requests permission to use MSH on July 24 and July 25 to provide free Shakespeare performances
14. Board of Selectmen to vote to direct the SBC to pursue a Net Zero building and pursue all options for savings to maximize the return on the town's investment.
Consent Agenda
Town Administrator Updates
Next Meeting Dates
• April 1, 2021 Annual Warrant Hearing
• April 6, 2021
• April 20, 2021
Selectmen Reports
Informational

Select Board 3/23/2021

Meeting materials available here – https://www.town.medfield.net/663/Agenda-Packets

TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25
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.
1. To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfieldnet.
zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. 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: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5058/BOS-Meeting-Packet-March-23-
2021
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
Chair to identify Board members who are participating remotely
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of
our country
Appointments / Potential Votes
1. Police Chief Michelle Guerette to recommend that the Board of Selectmen vote to
appoint Connor Ashe to Sergeant
First Posted:
2. Todd Trehubenko, Medfield State Hospital Development Committee to discuss the
Request for the Proposals for the Medfield State Hospital and request Board of Selectmen
vote to release the Request for Proposals
3. Medfield Affordable Housing Trust to discuss the Hinkley South Request for Proposals
and recommendation to the Board of Selectmen; potential vote of award by the Board of
Selectmen
Discussion (potential votes)
4. COVID-19 Status Update and CARES Funding Update
5. Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets and Financial Policies
a. Vote to increase the override for the Municipal Buildings Stabilization Fund by
2.5% to $1,076,890
6. 2021 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant Articles
Action Items
7. Vote to approve the Memorandum of Agreement with the Medfield Police League July 1,
2020 to June 30, 2022
8. Accept the resignation of Tracey Hogan from the Medfield Historical Commission
9. Appoint the following to the Medfield Historical Commission:
a. Kirsten Poler for term to expire May 19, 2022
b. Doug Whitla for a three-year term
c. Peter Fletcher for a three-year term
10. Vote to approve a Cost of Living Adjustment for nonunion employees, per the Personnel
Board’s recommendation of a 2% COLA
11. Vote to approve the Employment Contract with the Town Administrator Kristine
Trierweiler
12. Vote to approve the Employment Contract with Police Chief Michelle Guerette
Consent Agenda
Town Administrator Updates
Next Meeting Dates
 March 30, 2021
Selectmen Reports
Informational

Select Board 3/16/21

TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING
NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25
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.
1. To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. 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: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5037/BOS-Meeting-Packet-March-16-2021
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING
DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
Chair to identify Board members who are participating remotely
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country
Appointments / Potential Votes
1. Kim Price and Janie Boylan to request rolling rally and outdoor celebration for the 2021 High School graduates on Saturday, June 5, 2021
First Posted:
2. Kymberli Brenton to request use of Medfield State Hospital for the Medfield High School football banquet
3. Medfield Board of Water and Sewerage to discuss the Medfield Water Treatment Plant project
Discussion (potential votes)
4. COVID-19 Status Update and CARES Funding Update
5. Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets and Financial Policies
6. 2021 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant Articles
Action Items
7. Open the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
8. Fiscal Year 2022 Health Insurance rate renewal
9. Memorandum of Agreement with the Medfield Police League
10. Close the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Consent Agenda
Citizen Comment
Town Administrator Updates
Next Meeting Dates
• March 23, 2021
• March 30, 2021
• April 1, 2021
Selectmen Reports
Informational
• Town of Medfield GASB Statements No. 74 and No. 75 for the OPEB Liability
• Town of Medfield Financial Statements for the year ending June 30, 2020