April 22, 2009 Post-Meeting List

Voted:

•  Unanimously to approve the March Select Board report

•  Unanimously to approve the appointment of Wm Levine to the Agricultural Commission, per the motion sheet

•  Unanimously to approve a Special Liquor License for a UMass event in May, per the motion sheet

•  Unanimously to approve the request for street closings and relaxed parking for the Community Fair, per the motion sheet

•  Unanimously to approve the street closings for the 250th Celebration picnic, per the motion provided (amended to include the name of the event)

•  Unanimously to recommend Article 12  - Petition - Special Act- Resident Aliens; Gerry will speak to this at Town Meeting

•  To recommend Motion 1 (Affordable Housing) of Article 18 - CPAC - Administrative, in a vote of 4 in favor, 1 abstention (Weiss); Alisa will speak to this at Town Meeting

•  To recommend Motion 2 (Historic Preservation) of Article 18 - CPAC - Administrative, in a vote of 4 in favor, 1 abstention (Weiss); Alisa will speak to this at Town Meeting

•  Unanimously to recommend Motion 3 (appraisals and surveys) of Article 18 - CPAC - Administrative; Alisa will speak to this at Town Meeting

•  Unanimously to recommend Motion 4 (CPA membership dues) of Article 18 - CPAC - Administrative; Alisa will speak to this at Town Meeting

•  To not recommend Article 23 - Petition - Human Services Budget, in a vote of 4 in favor, 1 abstention (Stein); Gerry will speak to this at Town Meeting

•  To not recommend Article 28 - Petition - 79 South Pleasant St., in a vote of 4 in favor, 1 absent (Aaron had recused himself); Stephanie will speak to this at Town Meeting

Agreed, without votes:

•  That Diana would send a letter (draft was provided) to the Governor, seeking money for the Solar Lunchbox Project -- solar panels for the cafeteria at the High School; that it would be signed by her and note that it is on behalf of the Select Board; that she will cc Representative Story, Senator Rosenberg, the Regional School Committee Chair, and Stephanie Ciccarello

•  That we would try a different order for asking questions  during the Town Manager's Report, doing so after each item with an eye toward saving bigger questions to the end

•  That Gerry would write a letter to the Housing Partnership/Fair Housing Committee regarding concerns about affordable housing stock falling below 10% and asking if CPA money should be prioritized to address this issue

•  To defer a recommendation on Article 13 - Petition - Gas Tax, until the motion language is available

•  That we would advocate as individuals for any of the State budget amendments we support, with the sense being that the SB as a body may not want to support all of them, and multiple calls from individuals may have more impact; and that we can continue to advocate as Select Board members for those issues we have already gone on record supporting, i.e., local option meals and lodging taxes, closing the telecom loophole and removing health care plan design from collective bargaining

•  That Stephanie should accept the invitation to Kanegasaki, Japan

Requested:

•  A copy of the Rail America PowerPoint presentation (this was not an actual request: Larry mentioned that he would send it to us if we wanted it, and we didn't follow up on that specifically, but I believe that we would like to have that, based on the level of interest all expressed in our rail corridor)

Items to be added to the 4/27 agenda:

•  Discussion of increasing fines for parking violations at bus stops (postponed because it required additional information)

•  Discussion of Gerry's Personnel Proposal memo (postponed due to the late hour)

•  Progress Report on Committee Reappointment Process (postponed due to the late hour)

•  Progress Report on Committee Agendas/Minutes Postings (postponed due to the late hour)

•  Other recurring Member Reports:  Liaison & Representative Reports; Annual Report Update; Hadley Parade Update; Chair's Report (postponed due to the late hour)

•  Approval of minutes (postponed because none were ready for approval)

Items to be added to a future agenda, not necessarily for the next meeting:

•  Discussion of Select Board participation in the Fourth of July Parade and an update on the parade situation

Materials to be brought to the next meeting:

•  Personnel Proposal memo