January 22, 2007
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 6:30 p.m. in the Sharon Town Offices, with Chair William A. Heitin and Selectmen Walter Joe Roach, Richard A. Powell and Town Administrator, Benjamin E. Puritz.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Minutes
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to approve the Regular Minutes of January 9 and 16, 2007
Vote to Open Special Town Meeting Warrant
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to open the March 12, 2007 Special Town Meeting Warrant.
Vote to place additional Zoning Article on the Special Town Meeting Warrant
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to place additional Zoning Article on
March 12, 2007 Special Town Meeting Warrant.
The additional Zoning Article is as follows:
To see if the Town will vote to amend section 6320 of the
Zoning by-laws, Site Plan Approval, for the changes necessitated
by the creation of a new business zoning district “D,” or to take
any other action related thereto.
Vote to Close the Special Town Meeting Warrant
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to close the March 12, 2007 Special Town
Meeting Warrant.
Contract Recommendation for Engineering Services Source Exploration off Old Post Road
The Board reviewed the memo dated January 12, 2007 from Eric R. Hooper, P.E., Superintendent of Public re a contract recommendation for Engineering Services Source Exploration off Old Post Road. The Water Department has requested that ESS Group, Inc. Submit a proposal to provide required engineering services to evaluate and assess the potential for two sites to serve as a production well in the vicinity of Old Post Road. The Water Department recommends that a contract for engineering services for subsurface exploration be awarded to the engineering firm ESS Group, Inc. of Wellesley, Massachusetts for the amount of $19,915.
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to award contract to the engineering firm ESS Group, Inc. of Wellesley, Massachusetts in the amount of $19,915.
25 mph Speed Limit Petition
The Board reviewed the memo dated January 12, 2007 from Peter O’Cain, P.E., Assistant Engineer addressed to Mr. James Keating. The memo sates the following: “The Town of Sharon Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works has received your request for a 25 mph speed limit on Oakland Road, South Pleasant Street, Edgewood Road, Valley Road, Sylvan Road, Ridge Road, Walnut Street, Pine Road, Chestnut Street and Station Street. The Sharon Engineering Department will expedite process. The Engineering Department will do a speed study and then a vote to place the speed limit signs is made by the Board of Selectmen. Once this is carried out, the speed studies and the vote are sent to Mass Highway for approval.”
“Planning Services re Amendment to Zoning Bylaws”
The Board reviewed a letter sent to Chair Heitin and members of the Board dated January 18, 2007 re “Proposal to Amend the Sharon Zoning Bylaw to Create a New Business D District.” The scope of services would be to prepare a Warrant Article amending the Sharon Zoning Bylaw to create a new retail and office district referred to as “Business D. District.” The Warrant Article will include substantially revised requirements for Site Plan Review for projects within the new “Business D District.”
VOTED: (Powell/Roach) Voted unanimously to engage Professional Services Corporation, PC to prepare an Amendment to the Sharon Zoning Bylaw providing for rezoning the land owned or controlled by Intoccia Development in the vicinity of Route I-95 to so-called “Business D District” not to exceed $1,800.
Banner Requests
The Board reviewed the following banner requests:
a. Sharon Pop Warner Football - March 8-15, 2007 and
b. Sharon Garden Club Plan Sale - May 14-21, 2007
VOTED: (Powell/Roach) Voted unanimously to approve placement of a banner to Sharon Pop Warner Football for the dates March 8-15, 2007 and to the Sharon Garden Club Plan Sale for the dates May 14, 21, 2007.
Community Preservation Committee Application (CPC)
The Board reviewed correspondence from George Bailey, Chair of the Community Preservation Committee re proposal from Trust for Public Land “offering considerable in the way of assistance at negotiating with a land owner, packaging, appraising according to State standards, and constructing a Town Meeting proposal which addresses a number of issues facing the CPC.” Ms. Nellie Aikenhead, Senior Project Consultant has put together a summary about Trust for Public Land and how it “typically” works with municipal partners.
There was the general agreement by the Board to have Ms. Aikenhead be scheduled at the next Board of Selectmen’s meeting on January 29, 2007.
Executive Session
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to enter into Executive Session to discuss real property acquisition, matters of pending litigation, collective bargaining, personnel matter, and at the conclusion thereof to adjourn for the evening.
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 7:05 p.m.
Executive Session
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to enter into Executive Session to discuss real property acquisition, matters of pending litigation, collective bargaining, personnel matter, and at the conclusion thereof to adjourn for the evening.
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