Open Space Committee (RM A)

Event Date: 
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 3:00pm
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above.  This means that at least a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public are welcome to attend in person as well.  As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided via remote means in accordance with applicable law.  Please note that while an option for remote attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda, which includes an applicant and its representatives, should make plans for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.
 
Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner:
 
Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592.  Webinar ID: 867 7496 7658 Passcode: 946583
To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
 
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Passcode: 946583
    +1 309 205 3325 US
    +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Webinar ID: 867 7496 7658
To request to speak: Tap Zoom “Raise Hand”, then wait to be recognized.
 
When required by law or allowed by the Chair, persons wishing to provide public comment or otherwise participate in the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above. Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma.gov), or Video recording (tv.brewster-ma.gov).
 
Please note that the Open Space Committee may take official action, including votes, on any item on this agenda.
 
1. Call to Order
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Meeting Participation Statement
4. Recording Statement: As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be video and audio taping as well as broadcasting this public meeting.  In addition, if anyone else intends to either video or audio tape this meeting they are required to inform the chair.
5. Public Announcements and Comment: Members of the public may address the Committee on matters not on the meeting’s agenda for a maximum of 3-5 minutes at the Chair’s discretion. The Committee will not reply to statements made or answer questions raised during public comment but may add items presented to a future agenda. 
6. Declaration by Chair that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body.
7. Motion to go into Executive Session:
8. Executive Session - To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body. The Committee will meet with Amy Henderson of Brewster Conservation Trust and Mark Robinson of the Compact to discuss possible land acquisitions.
9. Liaison Reports
10. FYIs
11. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
12. Adjournment