MFi 2018 Summer Camp Fund Appeal

Posted on April 11, 2018 | Comments Off on MFi 2018 Summer Camp Fund Appeal

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Medfield Foundation 2018 Summer Camp Fund Appeal

Adults and children throughout Medfield have happy memories of summer camp. From a traditional experience in the woods to skill building or specialized camps, many Medfielders cherish these summer camp experiences and the friends they made there…How would you feel if you were left out of this experience?

Before the summer camp season begins, the Medfield Foundation (MFi) board wants the town to know that there is a highly significant need for assistance by families whose children yearn to attend camp,  but because of difficult financial situations at home they would be unable to attend. It can be challenging to grow up in an affluent community but not have the resources of friends’ families.

The Medfield Foundation encourages you to make a tax deductible donation to help Medfield children attend summer camp! There are easy ways to make your donation or to find out more:

  1. Send your check to the Medfield Foundation, ℅ Medfield Town House, 459 Main Street, Medfield MA 02052. Please make your check out to Medfield Foundation, Inc and then write “CAMP” in the memo line!
  2. Use this link to donate:  http://medfieldfoundation.org/donate/

 

Want more information before donating? Contact

MFi Treasurer, Abby Marble call: 508-361-9825  email: treasurer@medfieldfoundation.org

or Executive Board Member John Byrne call: 860-748-1447  byrne.johnb@gmail.com.

Last year, due to the severity of the need and number of children affected, the Medfield Foundation Board responded by creating the Children’s Camp Fund. Together with the generosity of our Medfield donors, $4,700 was raised which ensured 14 weeks of Medfield’s Parks and Recreation Summer Adventure Camp were enjoyed by a number of children, while others were provided summer swim lessons along with family memberships at Hinkley Pond. As a result of that success the Medfield Foundation Board unanimously voted to make the Children’s Camp Fund an ongoing fund, and this year hope to raise $5,000 so that this summer even more children who would otherwise be unable to go to camp can experience that rite of childhood summers!

 

Did you know…

The Medfield Foundation (MFi) is a 100% volunteer run 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation whose mission is to enrich the lives of Medfield residents, build a stronger community, and facilitate the raising and allocation of private funds for public needs in the town of Medfield. Since its inception in 2001, the Medfield Foundation has raised over $2 million to support community-wide initiatives in Medfield.

MFi was founded based on the realization that some residents were interested in contributing more than town taxes to support projects and services that would enrich life in Medfield. Annual fundraising revenue varies each year as the initiatives and needs in the town change. You are urged to go to http://medfieldfoundation.org/.

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BoS 4/12

TOWN OF MEDFIELD POSTED: MEETING RK NOTICE · (Or · • 10~ ,~ ul· r u~ 2 3 1ni f~R -C p POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 39 ~E.!=T5N1~ AS AMENDED. G· 1f oI 'NCNt c' .t r. Rf c Board of Selectmen Board or Committee PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DA TE, AND TIME Town Hall Chenery Meeting Room Thursday April 12, 2018 @7:00 PM AGENDA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Announcement Disclosure of Video Recording We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving in the Middle East and around the world Citizen Comment Appointments 7:00 PM Fire Chief Interview 8:00 PM Resident Douglas Marshall, New Life Board member Discuss request for one-day malt beverage permit for SK Trail Run event Discussion Item MSH Master Plan Pending Remote participation Rockwood Lane discussion Action Items Vote to sign Philip Street Bridge Replacement Contract in the amount of $99,999.00 Vote to sign Annual Town Meeting Warrant Town Administrator Update Selectmen Report

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Posted on April 10, 2018 in Fire Department, Select Board matters

Mental health information

Posted on April 10, 2018 | Comments Off on Mental health information

Last night while attending the Warrant Committee meeting at the Public Safety Building, I picked up one of the relatively new INTERFACE referral cards (a copy of the card appears below).  The Town of Medfield signed on with INTERFACE starting in November, and since then any resident can INTERFACE to get a referral to a mental health professional.  The back of the card lists other mental health resources.

Call the INTERFACE® Helpline 617-332-3666 x1411 or 1-888-244-6843 x1411 WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE INTERFACE Referral Service Where can you learn about Mental Health Resources in or near your community? How can you access Mental Health Services for all ages? Find answers at the INTERFACE Referral Service. interface.williamjames.edu Call Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm to consult with a mental health professional about resources and/or receive personalized, matched referrals. For additional information and resources, please visit interface. wil liam james .edu/ community /medfield. Funding for this valuable service is generously provided by the Medfield Public Schools and the Town of Medfield.Interface cards_Page_2

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MFI volunteer awards 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018 | 1 comment

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Colleen Sullivan’s photograph of the whole crowd involved in making the Medfield Foundation volunteer awards happen, except Gus Murby, who only got his foot in this photo and someone on the left (unless Mike Marcucci now really has two sets of arms).

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2018 MFi Volunteer Awards

Posted on April 9, 2018 | Comments Off on 2018 MFi Volunteer Awards

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Photo by Colleen Sullivan

Medfield Foundation volunteer awards held yesterday

See the account of the event and photos by Colleen Sullivan on Patch https://patch.com/massachusetts/medfield/mfi-volunteer-award-reception-photo-gallery

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MFi Volunteer Awards Sunday at 3PM

Posted on April 6, 2018 | Comments Off on MFi Volunteer Awards Sunday at 3PM

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2018 Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards Sunday at 3PM at The Center

The public is invited to the reception, to honor all the following remarkable individuals for their volunteer services, at 3PM on Sunday April 8 at The Center.  The following are the Medfield Foundation volunteers of the year for 2018:

Lifetime Achievement

● Kim Agricola for work with the Medfield Animal Shelter
● Chris Allan as the sound engineer for over twenty years of town meetings, and also for Medfield TV

Volunteers of the Year

● Tony Centore for work with the Senior Housing Study, and also for the Lions, Board of Health, Solid Waste Committee
● Susan Holbrook for work with the UCC Medfield and Cradles to Crayons

Youth

● Jack Morrill for being “hard working, humble, and committed to causes bigger than himself” in many diverse entities

 

The following remarkable individuals were also suggested by their fellow residents to be honored for their wonderful volunteer work in Medfield with the cited organizations:
● Janie Boylan for work with the Medfield Coalition for Public Education, and also for Girl Scouts, PTO, and All Night Graduation Party
● Tracey Rogers for work with the All Night Graduation Party
● Renee Romanowski for work with the Angel Run, and also for MCPE, Script, Medfield Food Cupboard, Pub Crawl for SMA, and Neighbor Brigade
● Liz Sandeman for work with New England Donor Services, and also with the Lions, Schools, Amelia’s Light, and Hannah Adams Club
● Jill VanBrocklin for work with the Medfield Animal Shelter
● Nancy Irwin for work with the Swap, and also for St. Edward’s meals, knitters, prayer shawl ministry, and usher coordinator

 

The Medfield Foundation volunteer awards are made possible through the sponsorship of Roche Bros. and Brothers Marketplace, as well as a contribution for Rockland Trust.

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BoS 4/10

Posted on April 6, 2018 | Comments Off on BoS 4/10

The back up materials for the Tuesday meeting are available here 20180410-agenda & materials

TOWN OF MEDFIELD MEETING NOTICE I POSTED TOWN CLERK POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 39 SECTION 23A AS AMENDED. Board of Selectmen Board or Committee PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME **Medfield High School Library** Tuesday April 10, 2018 @7:00 PM AGENDA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Announcement Disclosure of Video Recording We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving in the Middle East and around the world Citizen Comment 7:00 PM Joint meeting with Warrant Committee and School Committee Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) discussion/ Capital Policy discussion 8:00 PM Board of Water & Sewerage member Bill Harvey/ warrant article discussion 8:30 PM Scott McDermott/ Fire Selection Committee update LICENSES AND PERMITS (CONSENT AGENDA) Resident Michelle Luhrmann, Founder and President, Amilia's Light requests permission to post signs in designated areas promoting Arn£UaJK- Lujh;t:Ga¥"de¥l!Pct¥tyto take place on Thursday May 24 Medfield Youth Baseball and Softball Opening Day is Sunday May 6, 2018. Request is made for a parade permit and to post signs announcing the event. Selectmen are invited to participate in the parade Town Administrator Update Selectmen Report Informational Notices received from Medfield Conservation Commission I

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MEC on 3/15

Posted on April 6, 2018 | Comments Off on MEC on 3/15

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MEDFIELD ENERGY COMMITTEE

Meeting 3/15/18

 

Lee Alinsky, Cynthia Greene, Paul Fechtelkotter, Fred Davis, Pete Peterson, Jerry McCarty

  1. Minutes for 2/15 meeting accepted with modification, appreciation to Marie Nolan.
  2. Lee expressed appreciation to all for work on submitting Annual Report, and to Cynthia in particular for her leadership, during his absence last month.
  3. Green Communities – Jerry McCarty
    1. All items sent in to DOER, and approved by them, awaiting authority to proceed
    2. Then will proceed with contract with RISE
      1. Lighting: would take a couple of months. Fred: didn’t review the screw-ins for exterior of library and town hall.
      2. Retro-commissioning at Middle School: software, which is browser-based, gets installed by Trane 2-3 wks; then couple more weeks to adjust; then hand-off to retro-commissioning agent, Stephen Turner Inc.; training would be by Trane, in two segments: one soon and other in fall. Lee suggests the training be scheduled in advance, for whoever might benefit from it. Process will identify: control issues, which will be covered; but also hardware failures, which will require fixing, probably with outside contractor and funds from other than grant. RISE will produce the report of energy savings projected as a result of retro-commissioning work.
      3. Paul: when is next GC cycle? We have to completely spend / finish this set of measures before we can submit for another round.
      4. Next round, a high priority is DHW at Middle School: existing system is heating 2000 gal of water heating, even though we’re only using about 400 gal/day; needs replacing (22 years of a 20-year lifetime); perhaps go to two 100 gal high-efficiency. Fred recommends looking into solar DHW.
      5. High School retro-commissioning did not make it into FY19 budget, but will be, hopefully FY20. We were not given a reason why DOER rejected this; Jerry will ask why. Perhaps the Middle School retro-commissioning results will provide further justification, either to DOER or in town.
      6. Cynthia: we should apply for behavioral training, so that teachers and students gain in awareness.
  4. DPW Solar – Jerry McCarty – Received a proposal from Solar Design Associates (Ashley Deitrich) for ~$27,000, for design work, RFP prep, bid support, systems commissioning. Jerry has asked for clarification, detailed wording, awaiting response. Bid will be in components: base bid (North roof), two alternates (flat South roof, hip Central roof). Permanent Building Committee will look at the construction details. Jerry was a little surprised at price, as SDA had already looked at the building for a design-build bid.
  5. Street Lighting – Jerry McCarty -Jerry still needs to connect with George Woodbury, to ask him for recommendations about fixtures. And ask a few particulars: what if a few new poles or fixtures are needed? And how to ensure that maintenance costs will stay constant (reviewing Franklin situation). Lee: we need to move ahead with all due haste.
  6. Canopy photovoltaics – Lee -Would like to see PV canopies, perhaps on walkway between HS and Middle School, also over parking lots, also with EV chargers in parking lots. Superintendent would like to see a bit more study on this; and watch out for student drivers. There is funding for both EV and PV. Lee will pursue. Cynthia suggests pitching this as an educational opportunity; with a dashboard.
  7. PV on roofs of Middle and HS? Jerry: High School due for a partial roof replacement (over gym etc.), the newer area might be strong enough for PV; Middle School due for roof replacement; roof structure might need strengthening.
  8. Dale Street replacement building: Jerry: when it is time, q would arise: will it be solar? or solar-ready? MSBA, which funds schools, generally will not fund solar either way; Energy Committee would want to weigh in.
  9. Mass Energy Insight: Jerry still filling some in some areas.
  10. Jerry’s 20-year Capital Plan (500+ pages): includes a lot of energy-improvements, for instance improving roof insulation, better windows, HVAC equipment, etc.
  11. Next Meeting: Thursday April 19.

 

Minutes respectfully submitted by Fred Davis.

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BoS 4/10

Posted on April 5, 2018 | Comments Off on BoS 4/10

Agenda for 4/10 is below – no back up materials as yet.

TOWN OF MEDFIELD MEETING NOTICE I POSTED TOWN CLERK POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 39 SECTION 23A AS AMENDED. Board of Selectmen Board or Committee PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME **Medfield High School Library** Tuesday April 10, 2018 @7:00 PM AGENDA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Announcement Disclosure of Video Recording We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving in the Middle East and around the world Citizen Comment 7:00 PM Joint meeting with Warrant Committee and School Committee Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) discussion/ Capital Policy discussion 8:00 PM Board of Water & Sewerage member Bill Harvey/ warrant article discussion 8:30 PM Scott McDermott/ Fire Selection Committee update LICENSES AND PERMITS (CONSENT AGENDA) Resident Michelle Luhrmann, Founder and President, Amilia's Light requests permission to post signs in designated areas promoting Arn£UaJK- Lujh;t:Ga¥"de¥l!Pct¥tyto take place on Thursday May 24 Medfield Youth Baseball and Softball Opening Day is Sunday May 6, 2018. Request is made for a parade permit and to post signs announcing the event. Selectmen are invited to participate in the parade Town Administrator Update Selectmen Report Informational Notices received from Medfield Conservation Commission I

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SJC on Open Meeting Law today

Posted on April 5, 2018 | 2 comments

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SJC interprets Open Meeting Law as mandating no opinion sharing outside meetings

Today the Supreme Judicial Court issued an opinion stating the Board of Selectmen of Wayland violated the Open Meeting Law when it circulated by email to select board members ahead of a select board meeting (held to evaluate the town administrator’s performance) the evaluations done by each selectman and a composite summary.  This violated the Open Meeting Law because the evaluations contained the “opinions” of the board members, and thus constituted a prohibited “deliberation” outside a posted meeting.

 

This is what the SJC held:

We conclude that this exemption was enacted to foster administrative efficiency, but only where such efficiency does not come at the expense of the open meeting law’s overarching purpose, transparency in governmental decision-making.
As the individual and composite evaluations of the town administrator by the board members contained opinions, the circulation of such documents among a quorum prior to the open meeting does not fall within the exemption , and thus constituted a deliberation to which the public did not have access, in violation of the open meeting law.  We therefore affirm the judge’s decision allowing summary judgment for the plaintiffs on this ground.  We agree with the board, however, that the judge erred in “striking” the Attorney General’s determination, and vacate that portion of the judge’s decision.
The SJC also told us that there is a solution, namely by making the select board materials with the opinions available to the public at the same time as the select board shares them, such as by posting the materials on the town website:
If board members wish to circulate documents containing board member  opinions among a quorum in advance of an open meeting, as here, prior and relatively contemporaneous public disclosure of those documents , where permissible, is necessary in order to comply with the open meeting law and to
advance the statute’s over-all goal of promoting transparency in governmental  decision-making.

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