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
April 24, 2023 at 5:00 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).
1. Call to Order
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Meeting Participation Statement
4. Recording Statement
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
• To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the public body and the chair so declares (Fire Union)
6:00 PM – Anticipated Start Time for Open Session
6. Vote on FY24-26 Fire Union Contract & Related Spring 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article
7. 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. Under the Open Meeting Law, the Select Board is unable to reply but may add items presented to a future agenda.
8. Select Board Announcements and Liaison Reports
9. Town Manager’s Report
10. Consent Agenda
a. Meeting Minutes: March 27 and April 3, 2023
b. FY24 Barnstable County Retirement Association Cost of Living Adjustment
c. Sign and Post May 16, 2023 Annual Town Election Warrant
d. Select Board Delegation of Utility Pole & Underground Cable and Conduit Petitions to Town Manager
e. Approve and Sign Preservation Restriction Agreement between Town and Brewster Historical Society for Cobb House at 739 Lower Road
f. Fee Waiver Request: Late Fees for Annual Mooring Application
g. One Day Entertainment Applications and Fee Waiver Request: Nauset Garden Club of Cape Cod
h. Facility Use Applications: Brewster Historical Society (and Fee Waiver Request) and Kaleidoscope Craft Fair
i. Request from Brewster Whitecaps for Temporary Signage and Fee Waiver at Brewster Beaches
j. Town Landing and Public Beach Access Requests: Point of Rocks Landing, Ellis Landing and Breakwater Landing
11. Discuss and Vote on Proposed License Agreement with Brewster Conservation Trust Regarding Lower Road Community Garden
12. Appoint Select Board Liaison to Drummer Boy Park Advisory Committee
13. Review Select Board Spring 2023 Town Meeting Warrant Article Assignments
14. Discuss and Vote to Add New Alternate Members to the Council on Aging Board
15. Presentation by Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled (CORD) - Alexa Paige
16. Update on Agricultural Commission – Peter Hermann
17. Presentation on Hydration Station Initiative - Paul Anderson, Water Superintendent
18. Discuss Draft Letter to Nauset Regional School Committee Seeking to Re-open Regional School Agreement
19. Discuss and Vote on Proposed Employee Separation Policy
20. FYIs
21. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
22. Questions from the Media
23. Next Meetings: May 1, May 8, May 17, May 22, and June 5, 2023
24. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk:
04/20/2023
