Select Board (Rm A)
Town of Brewster Select Board
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
(508) 896-3701
SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA
2198 Main Street
July 24, 2023 at 5:45 PM
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:890 9291 0526 Passcode: 509224
To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
ZoomWebinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89092910526?pwd=WHM2V3hrVklhSTloWWhVU09kanUzQT09
Passcode: 509224
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 for any item listed in this section the Select Board may take officials action including votes.
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. 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
Anticipated Start Time for Open Session: 6:00PM
6. Public Announcements and Comment: Members of the public may address the Select Board on matters not on the meeting’s agenda for a maximum of 3-5 minutes at the Chair’s discretion. The Select Board will not reply to statements made or answer questions raised during public comment but may add items presented to a future agenda.
7. Select Board Announcements and Liaison Reports
8. Town Manager’s Report
9. Consent Agenda
a. Meeting Minutes: June 26 and July 10, 2023
b. Appointments: Election Workers; Kimberley Crocker Pearson to Pleasant Bay Alliance Technical Resource Committee and Water Quality Review Committee; Chris Ellis to Pond Property Planning Committee
c. Fee Waiver Requests: Eddy Elementary School (Transfer Station) and Natural Resources Department (Building Department Fees)
d. One Day Entertainment License Applications (with Fee Waiver Requests): Brewster Recreation Department, Northside United Methodist Church and Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters
e. One Day Liquor License Applications: Chatham Bars Inn Farm, Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters, and Susan Connor (Crosby Mansion Event)
f. Facility Use Applications for Drummer Boy Park: Northside United Methodist Church (with Fee Waiver Request), By the Bay Shows for Summer 2024 and Alzheimer’s Family Support Center
g. Grant Application: Water Department Master Plan
h. Declare Surplus Property: Select Banners in Sea Camps Dining Hall
10. Discuss and Vote on Drummer Boy Park Advisory Committee Appointments
11. Discuss and Vote on Proposed Changes to Building Department Fee Schedule
12. 6:30pm Public Hearing – Seasonal All Alcohol Liquor License Application: Brewster Pico, LLC -239 Underpass Road
13. Cape Light Compact Update – Maggie Downey, Executive Director
14. Update on Approved Eversource 2023-2027 Vegetation Management Plan and Discuss 2023 Yearly Operational Plan
15. FYIs
16. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
17. Questions from the Media
18. Next Meetings: August 17 and August 21, 2023
19. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk:
7/20/2023
