Select Board Office Hours this Friday
I hold regular monthly office hours at The Center on the first Friday of every month from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.
Residents are welcome to mask up and to stop by to talk outside in person about any town matters at The Center.
I can be reached via 508-359-9190 or this blog, where any schedule changes will be posted.
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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 online, use this link:
a. https://medfieldnet.
zoom.us/j/84666846844?pwd=TWVDd0xnSE05QVFWT2ZsSHM3bFV5dz0
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b. Enter Password: 860782
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: 846 6684 6844
b. Enter the password: 860782
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Call to Order
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 purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property:
o Property on Elm Street
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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 online, use this link:
a. https://medfieldnet.
zoom.us/j/82095363190?pwd=b2hpMW9oSVk5ZGpSRmlwSjFhTjFBQT09
b. Enter Password: 171914
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: 820 9536 3190
b. Enter the password: 171914
The agenda packet for this meeting is available at this link:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/4624/BOS-Meeting-Packet—October- 20-2020
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Remote Meeting held on Zoom Tuesday, October 20, 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
2. John Thompson to discuss letter to DCAMM commissioner regarding Environmental Comments and Road Relocation Proposal
3. Public Hearing – Eversource request to install conduit in the public way (North Meadows Road)
4. Brett Poirier, MedfieldTV, discuss Halloween Event at the Medfield State Hospital
Discussion (potential votes)
5. Update on COVID-19 status/operations and CARES Funding
6. Dale Street School Project next steps
7. Authorize the Town Administrator to sign the letter DCAMM commissioner regarding Environmental Comments and Road Relocation Proposal
Action Items
8. Request for pole and transformer license at 45 Hospital Road (Medfield State Hospital)
9. Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request
a. South Street Extension in the amount of $275,927.98
10. Medfield Rail Trail:
a. Insurance requirements
b. Request for Determination of Applicability submission to the Conservation Commission
11. Sign Arbor Day Proclamation
12. Appointments
a. Kathy Thompson, School Nurse, to the Board of Health
13. Agreement with MetroWest Medical Center
Consent Agenda
14. Boy Scout Troop 89 request permission to post a sign at the Transfer Station for the annual Christmas Tree pick-up program
Town Administrator Updates
Meeting Minutes
Next Meeting Dates
November 8, 2020 – Town Wide Master Planning Committee Public Forum
November 10, 2020- Board of Selectmen Meeting (Dale Street School Project Vote)
Selectmen Reports
Informational
Tier 5 Water Restriction
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Email received from the Massachusetts School Building Authority –
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From: Jennifer Flynn
To: osler.peterson@verizon.net <osler.peterson@verizon.net>
Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2020 3:11 pm
Subject: MSBA/Medfield- Dale Street Elementary School Extension Request
Good afternoon, Mr. Peterson:
This email serves as notice that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (the “MSBA”) has approved the Town of Medfield’s (the “District’s”) September 24, 2020 request for an extension to the schedule and Feasibility Study Agreement for the Dale Street Elementary School project. The MSBA accepts the updated project schedule and notes the new Feasibility Study Agreement expiration date is November 30, 2021.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jenn
Jennifer Flynn
Senior Project Coordinator
Massachusetts School Building Authority
40 Broad Street; Suite 500
Boston MA 02109
617-720-4466
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Posted at the request of Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke –
Here is the Zoom link set to work – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87861244383?pwd=R2toV1VoRjBIS3hLQkdMMFlQNEtZQT09
This public forum is being held by the School Building Committee, but the Select Board is holding a concurrent posted meeting as part of the public forum.
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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.
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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 –
The materials are posted at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/4599/BOS-Meeting-Packet-October-6-2020
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| SAVE THE DATE! Dale Street School Project Public Forum Wednesday, October 14 2020 6.00PM Topics: updates, cost projections, q&a |
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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 online, use this link:
a. https://medfieldnet.
zoom.us/j/84564745299?pwd=QXEvRjd3emMwQSt1TGN5Lyt2ZEZGZz09
b. Enter Password: 615023
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)
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Posted on: September 30, 2020
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.
To join online, use this link:
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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.
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Hi Pete,
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.
Best,
Chris
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Pete
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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