| Agenda: | TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON
SELECT BOARD AGENDA
Thursday, November 10, 2022 AT 6:00 PM
Amended 11/7, 11:50 AM
Town Hall
1st Floor Meeting Room
210 College Highway, Southampton, MA 01073
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Pledge of Allegiance
• Call to Order
“Open Time for the Public”
The Select Board reserves a portion of its meetings for public comment and encourages participation as follows:
• Open time is a time when town residents can bring matters before the Select Board that require a minimum of discussion and are not on the agenda.
• Please try to keep your comments short and to the point. Plan on being allowed up to five minutes per person, not per topic, to speak at any meeting under open time, only.
• If it appears that the topic(s) being discussed will consume longer than the five minutes allocated then, at the discretion of the Chair, the matter will be placed on an upcoming Select Board meeting agenda.
• If you believe that your topic will require more time or desire to make a more formal presentation than is allowed under these guidelines, please contact the Town Administrator to ask to be put on a future agenda so that we can properly allocate enough time.
• You are free to ask questions or to make your point for all to consider. However, engaging in active debate with the Select Board or audience members will not be allowed. All comments and questions must be directed to the Chair of the Board.
• All remarks must be respectful and courteous, free of name-calling and personal attacks. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
Public Hearings
• Pole Hearing – 6:00 PM – NSTAR Electric Co. D/B/A Eversource Energy & – Install eleven (11) mid-span poles along Lead Mine Road , Southampton for system reliability upgrades.
Reason – System Reliability Upgrades.
Location – Lead Mine Road Install eleven (11) new mid-span jointly owned poles along Lead Mine Road.
Presentations
• East Street road replacement – TIP process & design – VHB Amanda Bazinet
Reports to the Select Board
• Highway Department & Transfer Station – Randall Kemp, Highway Superintendent
• Board of Health – Kaitlin Swistak-Rooks
• Ad Hoc Technology Committee
Reports
• Town Administrator Report
• Select Board
• Ad Hoc Grant Committee
Appointments/Resignations
• Kim Florek – Resignation – Ad Hoc Technology Committee
• John Workman – Fire Chief – Retirement – Effective June 30, 2023
• Amy Pawlus – Library Board of Trustees, term to expire at next Annual Town Election, May 16, 2023
New Business: Action/Discussion
• Pioneer Valley Railroad Company, Inc. Abandonment Exemption for Florence Secondary Line – Vote and Execution of Request for Notice of Interim Trail Use and Assumption of Financial Responsibility with Surface Transportation Board
• 354 College Highway (Acquisition of Property for Affordable Housing Purposes) – Vote and Execution of Deed Acceptance
• Review Select Board Fee Schedule
• ARPA Quarterly Reports
• Any other necessary business that cannot await the next regular November 22nd Select Board Meeting.
Old Business:
• COVID-19 Update
• VoIP – Update
Potential Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles
• Bylaws
o Marking of Town Owned Vehicles
o Affordable Housing Trust
o Curb Cuts
o Solicitation Amendment
o Care & Treatment of Domesticated Animals
o Dogs, Kennels
o Etc.
• Retirement Balance $6,000
• Police Department – Transfers
• Health Department - Transfers
• CPC – Match for Mass Trails Greenway design - $100,000, Undesignated Fund Account
• CPC – Park commission – Park Signage $3,000, Open Space Fund Account
• etc
Signatures
• Personnel Change Forms (PCF - PRF)
None
Licenses/Permits
• None
Warrants
• None
Other Documents Requiring Signatures
• None
Minutes to Approve
• Aug. 16, 2022
Pending Items
• Old Town Hall
• East Street East Section VHB TIP Proposal
Calendar & Announcements
• Select Board Meetings – November 22nd
• Select Board Meeting – December – TBD
• Special Town Meeting – December 13, 2022
Select Board to adjourn Open Session
Executive Sessions – Select Board
• None |