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SI Town of Reading kEGEPhiEt Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK E:EADINC, M, Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 28$9 OCT -5 PH 9: 55 Select Board Date: 2023-09-12 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session Purpose: General Business Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Jackie McCarthy, Mark Dockser, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley, Karen Herrick via Telephone Members - Not Present: Others Present: Town Manager Fidel Maltez, Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella, Bill Brown, Michele Williams, Nate Williams, Nancy Ziemlak, Nancy Docktor, Eileen Manning, HR Director Sean Donahue, Town Engineer Ryan Percival Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella Topics of Discussion: This meeting was held in person and remote via Zoom. Chair McCarthy called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM Public Comment Bill Brown has some questions about how associate members work and he thinks it is something the Bylaw Committee should look at. Nate Williams noted he is in support of the pickleball request. Nancy Ziemlak noted there was an odor in the PSC and she thanks the town for looking into that. Nancy Docktor wants to know why we renovated space at the Police Department for the Health Department but they haven't moved there. State Delegation Visi[ Representative Haggerty noted the State passed the budget in July and Reading is set to get $11.4 in Chapter 70 education money, $4.1 Million in unrestricted government aid, $25K for the performing arts center at the high school, 35K for a certified preservationist to restore some monuments at Laurel Hill cemetery, and $600K is chapter 90 money. They are currently pushing for the release of the Green Communities regulations so Reading can work towards those initiatives. Page I 1