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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-06-14 Select Board Packet Town of Reading Meeting Posting with Agenda This Agenda has been prepared in advance and represents a listing of topics that the chair reasonably anticipates will be dis cussed at the meeting. However the agenda does not necessarily include all matters which may be taken u p at this meeting. Page | 1 2018-07-16 LAG Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Select Board Date: 2022-06-14 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Agenda: Purpose: General Business Meeting Called By: Caitlin Nocella on behalf of Chair Mark Dockser Notices and agendas are to be posted 48 hours in advance of the meetings excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Legal Holidays. Please keep in mind the Town Clerk’s hours of operation and make necessary arrangements to be sure your posting is made in an adequate amount of time. A listing of topics that the chair reasonab ly anticipates will be discussed at the meeting must be on the agenda. All Meeting Postings must be submitted in typed format; handwritten notices will not be accepted. Topics of Discussion: This Meeting will be held in-person in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall and remotely on Zoom. It will also be streamed live on RCTV as usual. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82549237868 Meeting ID: 825 4923 7868 One tap mobile +16465189805,,82549237868# US (New York) +16465588656,,82549237868# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 825 4923 7868 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/k6wzGugu1 PAGE # 7:00 Overview of Meeting 7:05 Public Comment 7:10 SB Liaison & Town Manager Reports 7:15 Public Hearing – Bertucci’s Change of Manager 5 7:30 Discuss Tax Rate and Tax Rate Shift 15 Town of Reading Meeting Posting with Agenda This Agenda has been prepared in advance and represents a listing of topics that the chair reasonably anticipates will be dis cussed at the meeting. However the agenda does not necessarily include all matters which may be taken u p at this meeting. Page | 2 7:50 Vote to Endorse and Sign Letter of Support for Updated Open Space & Recreation Plan 25 8:00 Vote Sunset Date for HRAC - June 30, 2022 8:10 Discuss and Vote on Symonds Way Exploratory Committee Creation and Charge 26 8:30 Vote to Approve Budgets for Historical Commission, Trails Committee, and Town Forest Committee 28 8:45 Vote to Authorize Town Manager to take action on Camp Rice Moody 29 9:00 Discuss Future Agenda Items 50 9:05 Approve Meeting Minutes • May 31, 2022 53 Office of the Town Manager 781-942-9043 16 Lowell Street townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us Reading, MA 01867 www.readingma.gov/town-manager To: Select Board From: Fidel A. Maltez Date: May 26, 2022 RE: Town Manager Memo for June 14th, 2022 Meeting I am incredibly excited for the month of June and to be officially in the Summer Season! We will have a tremendous number of events for our residents in the month of June. The Reading Lions Club has planned an incredible Friends and Family Day on June 11th. On June 12th, we will have the Car Parade celebrating Pride which will culminate in a fun and family friendly gathering in the Town Common. On June 18th, we will have our Juneteenth celebration in Memorial Park and will watch the movie Hidden Figures. On June 25th, we will have Porchfest, which will be a great music event allowing our residents to enjoy the Summer. I am sure there are many other events around Town in June not mentioned here. This is a testament to our community’s desire to bring back celebrations and community gatherings, after two-years of the global pandemic. The Select Board will hear from Victor Santaniello, our Assessor, on a tax rate discussion and a possible exploration of increasing the tax shift to Commercial, Industrial and Personal Property. Reading is currently at a 1.02 tax shift to Commercial, Industrial and Personal Property. The Select Board will hear a recommendation of a very gradual increase of the shift over several years. Our recommendation would be moving to a 1.04 or 1.05 shift in the fall and keeping it at this rate for several years. In several years, the Select Board could make a further shift, which can be evaluated at that time. This modest and gradual shift will keep the impact low to commercial taxpayers but will be a move towards easing our residents’ tax burden. The Select Board will also see a revised charter for the Symonds Way Committee. Since the last meeting we have worked to make significant changes to the charge, following feedback from the Select Board and our residents. The name includes the word “Exploratory”, highlighting the notion that the committee will have several listening sessions from residents and will explore many options. We also added a member to represent our seniors and ensure that a possible senior center remains one of the options for the committee to evaluate. Finally, we delayed the start date of the committee to December 2022 to allow ReCalc (Reading Center for Active Living Committee) to complete their community outreach on a possible senior center. Finally, the Select Board will be asked to Vote to authorize the Town Manager to execute legal documents that support the transfer of Camp Rice Moody from the Reading Council for Girls, Inc. to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. under the terms and conditions set forth in the draft Complaint for Voluntary Dissolution in the Select Board packet. Town Counsel has reviewed the Complaint and explained that the local chapter of the Girl Scouts in Reading has filed to dissolve their entity as an organization and requests that all assets, including Camp Rice Moody, be given to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. FAM Shifting the Tax Rate Chapter 200 of the Acts of 1988 amended M.G.L. c. 58 s1A to allow cities and towns to give Residential property taxpayers greater tax relief by adopting a shift of the property tax burden from Residential taxpayers to the Commercial, Industrial and Personal Property taxpayers, provided certain parameters are not exceeded. Chapter 200 allows for a shift of up to 75% (also known as 175% shift) and lowers the percentage that Residential and Open Space taxpayers must raise to 50%. By expanding the shift, the tax levy on Commercial, Industrial and Personal Property taxpayers increases and the tax levy on Residential and Open Space taxpayers decreases. Reading is limited to a 150% CIP shift due to the size of the CIP classes of properties. Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading CIP Shift Res ET CIP ET AVG 101 TB $702,600 DIFFERENCE DECREASE MEDIAN COM VAL $768,200 DIFFERENCE INCREASE 1.00 13.35 13.29 $9,380 $10,209 1.01 13.34 13.42 $9,373 -$7 $10,309 $100 1.02 13.33 13.55 $9,366 -$7 $10,409 $100 1.03 13.32 13.69 $9,359 -$7 $10,517 $108 1.04 13.31 13.82 $9,352 -$7 $10,617 $100 1.05 13.30 13.95 $9,345 -$7 $10,716 $100 1.06 13.29 14.09 $9,338 -$7 $10,824 $108 1.07 13.28 14.22 $9,331 -$7 $10,924 $100 1.08 13.27 14.35 $9,324 -$7 $11,024 $100 1.09 13.26 14.48 $9,316 -$7 $11,124 $100 1.10 13.25 14.62 $9,309 -$7 $11,231 $108 Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading CIP Shift Res ET CIP ET AVG 101 TB $702,600 DIFFERENCE DECREASE MEDIAN COM VAL $768,200 DIFFERENCE INCREASE 1.11 13.24 14.75 $9,302 -$7 $11,331 $100 1.12 13.23 14.88 $9,295 -$7 $11,431 $100 1.13 13.22 15.02 $9,288 -$7 $11,538 $108 1.14 13.21 15.15 $9,281 -$7 $11,638 $100 1.15 13.20 15.28 $9,274 -$7 $11,738 $100 1.16 13.19 15.41 $9,267 -$7 $11,838 $100 1.17 13.18 15.55 $9,260 -$7 $11,946 $108 1.18 13.17 15.68 $9,253 -$7 $12,045 $100 1.19 13.16 15.81 $9,246 -$7 $12,145 $100 1.20 13.15 15.95 $9,239 -$7 $12,253 $108 Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading CIP Shift Res ET CIP ET AVG 101 TB $702,600 DIFFERENCE DECREASE MEDIAN COM VAL $768,200 DIFFERENCE INCREASE 1.21 13.14 16.08 $9,232 -$7 $12,353 $100 1.22 13.13 16.21 $9,225 -$7 $12,453 $100 1.23 13.12 16.34 $9,218 -$7 $12,552 $100 1.24 13.11 16.48 $9,211 -$7 $12,660 $108 1.25 13.10 16.61 $9,204 -$7 $12,760 $100 1.26 13.09 16.74 $9,197 -$7 $12,860 $100 1.27 13.08 16.88 $9,190 -$7 $12,967 $108 1.28 13.07 17.01 $9,183 -$7 $13,067 $100 1.29 13.06 17.14 $9,176 -$7 $13,167 $100 1.30 13.05 17.27 $9,169 -$7 $13,267 $100 Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading CIP Shift Res ET CIP ET AVG 101 TB $702,600 DIFFERENCE DECREASE MEDIAN COM VAL $768,200 DIFFERENCE INCREASE 1.31 13.04 17.41 $9,162 -$7 $13,374 $108 1.32 13.03 17.54 $9,155 -$7 $13,474 $100 1.33 13.02 17.67 $9,148 -$7 $13,574 $100 1.34 13.01 17.81 $9,141 -$7 $13,682 $108 1.35 13.00 17.94 $9,134 -$7 $13,782 $100 1.36 12.99 18.07 $9,127 -$7 $13,881 $100 1.37 12.98 18.20 $9,120 -$7 $13,981 $100 1.38 12.97 18.34 $9,113 -$7 $14,089 $108 1.39 12.96 18.47 $9,106 -$7 $14,189 $100 1.40 12.95 18.60 $9,099 -$7 $14,289 $100 Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading CIP Shift Res ET CIP ET AVG 101 TB $702,600 DIFFERENCE DECREASE MEDIAN COM VAL $768,200 DIFFERENCE INCREASE 1.41 12.94 18.74 $9,092 -$7 $14,396 $108 1.42 12.93 18.87 $9,085 -$7 $14,496 $100 1.43 12.91 19.00 $9,071 -$14 $14,596 $100 1.44 12.90 19.13 $9,064 -$7 $14,696 $100 1.45 12.89 19.27 $9,057 -$7 $14,803 $108 1.46 12.88 19.40 $9,049 -$7 $14,903 $100 1.47 12.87 19.53 $9,042 -$7 $15,003 $100 1.48 12.86 19.67 $9,035 -$7 $15,110 $108 1.49 12.85 19.80 $9,028 -$7 $15,210 $100 1.50 12.84 19.93 $9,021 -$7 $15,310 $100 Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading Shift Res TR Avg Res TX Res Diff CIP TR Med CIP TX CIP Diff 1.02 13.33 $9,366 13.55 $10,406 1.05 13.30 $9,345 -$21 13.95 $10,716 $310 1.10 13.25 $9,309 -$57 14.62 $11,231 $825 1.20 13.15 $9,239 -$127 15.95 $12,253 $1,847 1.30 13.05 $9,169 -$197 17.27 $13,267 $2,861 1.40 12.95 $9,099 -$267 18.60 $14,289 $3,883 1.50 12.84 $9,021 -$345 19.93 $15,310 $4,904 Average Single Family Value $702,600 Median Commercial Value $768,200 Residential and CIP tax amount differences calculated against current 1.02 shift Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading Municipality CIP Value Total Value R/O % of Total Value CIP % of Total Value Lowest Residential Factor Allowed Max CIP Shift Allowed Residential Factor Selected CIP Shift Lynnfield 481,467,568 3,933,955,812 87.7612 12.2388 0.928509 1.512643 0.930400 1.49908 North Reading 486,753,372 3,814,000,560 87.2377 12.7623 0.926853 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Reading 436,714,980 6,199,751,799 92.9560 7.0440 0.962111 1.500000 0.998484 1.02001 Stoneham 476,246,484 4,924,386,543 90.3288 9.6712 0.919700 1.750000 0.919700 1.75000 Wakefield 699,131,269 6,148,310,749 88.6289 11.3711 0.903775 1.750000 0.903775 1.75000 Wilmington 1,341,647,432 5,512,453,585 75.6615 24.3385 0.758743 1.750000 0.758743 1.75000 Woburn 2,579,017,136 9,435,730,792 72.6675 27.3325 0.717901 1.750000 0.717901 1.75000 What do our neighbors do? Fiscal Year 2022 Municipality Single Family Values Single Family Parcels Average Single Family Value Single Family Tax Bill* Lynnfield 3,169,704,400 3,871 818,833 9,818 North Reading 2,833,156,200 4,298 659,180 9,888 Reading 4,593,087,390 6,574 698,675 9,313 Stoneham 3,136,856,600 5,139 610,402 6,354 Wakefield 3,939,285,182 6,250 630,286 7,765 Wilmington 3,876,904,320 7,134 543,440 7,081 Woburn 4,476,307,500 8,103 552,426 5,160 Shifting the Tax Rate -Reading Municipality CIP Value Total Value R/O % of Total Value CIP % of Total Value Lowest Residential Factor Allowed Max CIP Shift Allowed Residential Factor Selected CIP Shift Arlington 711,556,043 12,517,357,831 94.3154 5.6846 0.969864 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Belmont 506,612,369 9,664,354,519 94.7579 5.2421 0.972339 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Burlington 3,037,568,773 7,950,162,938 61.7924 38.2076 0.557096 1.716300 0.609425 1.63167 Concord 553,086,539 6,826,881,734 91.8984 8.1016 0.955921 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Lexington 1,820,375,860 14,044,934,971 87.0389 12.9611 0.888317 1.750000 0.888317 1.75000 Lincoln 87,469,438 2,342,333,276 96.2657 3.7343 0.980604 1.500000 0.985600 1.37121 Lynnfield 481,467,568 3,933,955,812 87.7612 12.2388 0.928509 1.512643 0.930400 1.49908 Melrose 318,514,919 6,508,565,250 95.1062 4.8938 0.961407 1.750000 0.966600 1.64910 Milton 299,996,266 7,161,001,851 95.8107 4.1893 0.978137 1.750000 0.978137 1.50001 North Reading 486,753,372 3,814,000,560 87.2377 12.7623 0.926853 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Reading 436,714,980 6,199,751,799 92.9560 7.0440 0.962111 1.500000 0.998484 1.02001 Stoneham 476,246,484 4,924,386,543 90.3288 9.6712 0.919700 1.750000 0.919700 1.75000 Sudbury 393,863,578 5,198,464,866 92.4235 7.5765 0.959012 1.500000 0.972900 1.33058 Wakefield 699,131,269 6,148,310,749 88.6289 11.3711 0.903775 1.750000 0.903775 1.75000 Watertown 2,447,353,029 10,049,624,325 75.6473 24.3527 0.809573 1.591527 0.809573 1.59153 Wilmington 1,341,647,432 5,512,453,585 75.6615 24.3385 0.758743 1.750000 0.758743 1.75000 Winchester 397,963,625 8,983,334,147 95.5700 4.4300 0.976823 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Winthrop 190,930,994 3,033,831,935 93.7066 6.2934 0.966420 1.500000 1.000000 1.00000 Various Communities Fiscal Year 2022 Tax Shift Data Splitting the Tax Rate –Reading Food for Thought •As the prior slides show, Reading only has a slight CIP shift of 1.02 to accommodate our Reading Senior Discount program. Our total shift capacity is 1.50 •With the exception od North Reading and Reading, surrounding communities have shifted to their Maximum Allowable Limit. •The most common reasons a community will shift the tax burden are: –To afford residential taxpayers the lowest possible share of the tax burden –Equalize the disparity of significantly rising residential property values and a relatively flat C&I sector •Any town considering a CIP shift should take a multi-year incremental approach in order for the CIP sector to absorb the increased shift. SELECT BOARD selectboard@ci.reading.ma.us reading.ma.gov June 14, 2022 Melissa Cryan, Grants Manager Dept. Of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 Re: Draft Open Space and Recreation Plan, 2022 Update To Whom It May Concern: The Select Board has reviewed the 2022 Draft Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) and hereby issues this letter of support for its final approval. The Select Board believes the draft plan has identified appropriate and realistic goals that will address the current and future needs for open space and recreation facilities in Reading. The OSRP will provide an excellent framework as the Town continues to prepare detailed Master Plans for the many park and recreation sites throughout the community. The Select Board recognizes the importance of the OSRP as it will serve as a vital tool for thoughtful planning in the future. The Select Board voted unanimously in support of the plan on June 14th, 2022. Sincerely, Mark Dockser, Chair Select Board Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2685 Symonds Way Exploratory Committee (SWEC) Charge Authority The Symonds Way Exploratory Committee (SWEC) is an ad hoc committee appointed by the Reading Select Board. Membership The SWEC will have seven (7) members composed as follows: ▪ 1 Select Board Member (ex-officio, appointed by the Select Board) ▪ 1 Recreation Committee Members (ex-officio, appointed by the Recreation committee) ▪ 1 Community Planning & Development Commission (CPDC) Member (ex-officio, appointed by the CPDC committee) ▪ 1 Conservation Committee Member (ex-officio, appointed by the Conservation committee) ▪ 1 Permanent Building Committee Member (ex-officio, appointed by the Permanent Building Committee) ▪ 1 School Committee Member (ex-officio, appointed by the School committee) ▪ 1 ReCalc Member or Council on Aging Member, or Senior Advocate (ex- officio, appointed by the Council on Aging) In order to help the Committee carry out its purpose, the Select Board invites the following staff will lend their professional guidance and advice to the Committee. ▪ Town Manager ▪ Superintendent of Schools ▪ Town Accountant ▪ Assistant Town Manager ▪ Community Development Director ▪ Administrative Services Director ▪ Procurement Officer ▪ Community Services Director Meetings will be recorded and administrative support will be provided by Town Hall staff (scheduling and posting meetings, taking minutes, etc.) Purpose The purpose of this committee is to serve as an advisory committee to the Reading Select Board for the purpose of recommending the best use of the land for our community, understanding the needs of the community, located on Symonds Way. SWEC shall gather input from its members and the Reading residents as to what the property should look like and its functionality. The Committee shall consider the following: 1. Private/public partnerships to develop the property 2. Using public funds and grants where possible towards development 3. Best use to serve as many residents as possible The first task of SWEC will be to define the best use for the property. SWEC will provide feedback on potential physical layouts on the property developed by SV Design Architects and funded by Town Meeting on April 2022. If a private/public partnership is deemed appropriate, the SWEC will work with Reading Town Hall staff to develop and review a Request for Proposals (RFP) for private developers to invest in the property. Once proposals are received, and with the help of Reading Town Hall Staff, SWEC will help review and evaluate the submittals to the RFP. If public development is deemed appropriate, the Committee will offer recommendations for potential funding options. Deliverable The Committee shall begin its work by December 2022 and shall submit development recommendations to the Select Board no later than August 31, 2023 unless another date is agreed to by the Select Board. If approved by the Select Board, the Committee shall present its development recommendations to Subsequent Town Meeting in November 2023. Sunset The Committee shall sunset on June 30, 2024 but may be extended by a Select Board vote. Public Body The meetings and deliberations of the Committee shall be subject to the Open Meeting Law. Fiscal 2023 Reading Trails Committee Budget Request 2022-2023 I am submitting our budget request on behalf of the Reading Trails Committee. Last year was very busy for us. Because of Covid, there was an increase in use of all our trails which understandably wore them down. We also experienced an increase in extreme weather which impacts our trail system. As a result, we experienced a sharp increase in trail maintenance requests along with our own maintenance projects which included: increased bridge repairs and maintenance, kiosk upkeep and repairs, new bridge construction, tree removal, repainting trail blazer, covering eroded trails with wood chips, and equipment upkeep. Our request is as follows: $1,500 – Trail Maintenance Costs (increase explained above) $500.00 – Equipment purchases $850.00 – Stock $150.00 - Refreshments for trail volunteers Total: $3000 Respectfully submitted by, Kathy Kelly/Chairperson/ Reading Trails Committee COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC., ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) COMPLAINT FOR VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION The Reading Council for Girls, Inc., respectfully requests dissolution pursuant to G.L. c. 180, Section 11A as follows: 1. The Plaintiff is a corporation for charitable purposes organized and existing pursuant to Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Until 1963, the Reading Council was named Reading Council for Girl Scouts, Inc, with an address of 63 Colburn Road, Reading, MA 01867. 2. Defendant Maura T. Healey is the duly elected and qualified Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 3. The Defendant Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. is a corporation for charitable purposes organized and existing pursuant to Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws, with an address of 265 Beaver St. Waltham, MA 02453. 4. The Defendant, the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with an address of 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867. The Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is sometimes referred herein to as ³WKH7RZQRI5HDGLQJ´ 5. The charitable purposes for which the Plaintiff was organized are, in pertinent part, as follows: The object of this organization shall be to promote the welfare of the Girl Scouts of Reading, to maintain the principles as set forth by the National organization for the development of girls physically, mentally and to keep a high standard before those ZKRFRPHZLWKLQWKHLULQIOXHQFH«´ In furtherance of those purposes, the Plaintiff holds title to real estate with buildings thereon on Rice Road, Reading, Massachusetts, as is further described in attached Exhibit A, which real estate with buildings thereon is hereinafter sometimes referred to as WKH³5HDO(VWDWH´and has used that property as a camp for girls. 6. The Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. has, as its charitable purposes, ³ (a) to offer girls and adults residing within its jurisdiction or otherwise affiliated with it who meet applicable membership standards of Girl Scouts of the United States of America an opportunity to participate in the Girl Scout movement; (b) to promote the Girl Scout movement by providing and administering the Girl Scout program in accordance with the purposes set forth in the Congressional Charter of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America; (c) to develop, manage DQGPDLQWDLQWKH*LUO6FRXWSURJUDPWKURXJKRXWWKH&RUSRUDWLRQ¶VMXULVGLFWLRQLQ such a manner and subject to such limitations as prescribed in the constitution and policies of Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and by the terms of the charter granted to the Corporation by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America; and (d) in furtherance of the aforesaid purposes, to transact any and all lawful business for which corporations may exist under the Act, provided such business is not inconsistent with the Corporation being organized and operated H[FOXVLYHO\IRUFKDULWDEOHSXUSRVHV«´Said Corporation having all powers described in its Articles of Organization, as amended from time to time, including the power ³WRSXUFKDVHUHFHLYHWDNHE\JUDQWJLIWEHTXHVWOHDVHRURWKHUZLVH acquire, own, hold, construct, maintain, operate improvements on, employ, use, and otherwise deal in and with real or personal property, or any interest therein, wherever situated, and in an unlimited amount. 7. The Defendant, the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts , has, as one of its purposes, the preservation of open space and recreation areas. By way of example, WKH7RZQ¶V0DVWHU3ODQUHFRJQL]HVWKDW³5HDGLQJ¶VRSHQVSDFHDQG UHFUHDWLRQDOUHVRXUFHVFRQWULEXWHWRWKH7RZQ¶VTXDOLW\RIOLIHIRUUHVLGHQWV businesses, visitors and neighboring communities´$VDFRQVHTXHQFHWKH7RZQ¶V stated objectives include, ³to acquire additional open space for«SDVVLYHRSHQ space, to EXLOGXSRQWKHJUHHQLQIUDVWUXFWXUH«´7KHMaster Plan conclusion is that WKH³The Town needs to insure the highest level of protection of existing open space and explore every opportunity to increase its inventory open space in perpetuity.´ [Section 8.1] As to recreation, the Master Plan conclusion is that the Town should, ³Acquire more land for playing fields, picnic areas and public parks´ [Section 8.3]. These objectives as also repeated in the purposes of the Zoning Bylaw, which are stated, inter alia, to be, to preserve natural conditions and historic sites and to enhance beauty and amenities; to prevent over-crowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; tRIDFLOLWDWHWKHDGHTXDWHSURYLVLRQVRI«SDUNVRSHQ space and other public requirements; to conserve the value of land and buildings, including the conservation of natural resources and the prevention of blight and pollution of the environment. [Section 1.0 Purpose] The foregoing is consistent with the powers and duties of municipal governments. 8. It has become impossible and/or impracticable for the Plaintiff to continue to operate, for the following reasons: The active, adult leadership of the Plaintiff has diminished and the remaining officers are unable to administer the Plaintiff and its property and to oversee its purposes. The objectives of the Plaintiff can be best performed by the Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., which has stated purposes consistent with those of the Plaintiff, and has the ability and willingness to take over the assets of the Plaintiff and perform the functions that the Plaintiff has performed, in the operation of a camp for girls, and the protection, maintenance and oversight of the real estate on which the camp is located. 9. After due deliberation, the Plaintiff's Board of Directors, which is its governing body, by resolutions passed by said Directors at a meeting duly called and held on May 1, 2018, has determined that it is no longer able to carry out the Plaintiff's corporate purposes, and that this Complaint for Dissolution should be presented to the Supreme Judicial Court. A true copy of said document, including the text of said resolutions, is annexed as Exhibit "B" and made a part of this Complaint. 10. It is the collective judgment and recommendation of the Plaintiff's Board of Directors as expressed in the resolutions referred to above that, upon dissolution, Plaintiff's funds, assets, including the Real Estate, and property remaining after payment of the Plaintiff's lawful debts, liabilities and obligations should be paid over or conveyed, as the case may be, to the Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. to be administered and used to further the purposes of providing a camp for girls in a manner consistent with the vote of the Plaintiff, but subject to the provision that if the use of the Real Estate for ³Girl Scout Activities´ is discontinued for a duration of more than two (2) consecutive years, other than non- use resulting from a force majeure event (defined below), the rights of the Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. in and to the Real Es tate shall end and the fee simple title to the Real Estate shall be vested in the Defendant, the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, upon acceptance of the Real Estate at a Town Meeting for the purpose thereafter of preserving the Real Estate in perpetuity as open space and for the improvement and use of the property for public recreational purposes only and that the Real Estate be so permanently restricted. As used herein, ³Girl Scout Activity´PHDQVWKHactive use of the Real Estate for Girl Scout recreational and educational camp programs, Girl Scout meetings, and any other Girl Scout and council activities supporting Girl Scout programs and the work of the council. As used herein, a force majeure event means the occurrence of an act of war or terrorism, insurrection, riot, civil disorder, fire, storm, flood, explosion, an act of God, a JRYHUQPHQWDORUGHUSURKLELWLQJVXFKXVHQRWUHVXOWLQJIURPWKHJUDQWHH¶VZURQJIXOFRQGXFW plague, epidemic, pandemic, outbreaks of infectious disease or any other public health crisis, including quarantine, that causes the premises not t o be used as a camp for girls. The proposed deed from the Plaintiff to the Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. containing such restrictive language is attached hereto and marked Exhibit C. 11. The Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., has agreed to accept the Plaintiff's funds, assets, including the Real Estate, and property for the purposes as stated in paragraph 5, above and subject to the restrictive language as to the Real Estate as is contained in Exhibit D, subject to authorization of the Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to the provisions of Section 11A of Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, and to expend or use said funds, assets and property solely in furtherance of said stated purposes and in accordance with the authorization of the Supreme Judicial Court. 12. As appears in its latest bank statement (reflecting all of the assets of the Plaintiff), the Plain tiff has monetary assets of $____________ and accrued and anticipated liabilities, including costs of dissolution and final tax returns and annual reports, of $__________. The Plaintiff anticipates that its remaining assets available for distribution to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. will be approximately $___________. A true copy of said bank statement is annexed hereto as Exhibit E and made a part of this Complaint. 13. The Plaintiff avers that all of the funds received by the Plaintiff since its inception have been donated for its general purposes with no restriction of any kind placed upon them by the donors. 14. The Plaintiff anticipates that all outstanding debts, liabilities and obligations to creditors will be satisfied in full and discharged and avers that funds have been prudently reserved therefor. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff respectfully prays that the Honorable Supreme Judicial Court: 1. Enter an Interlocutory Order that the transfer by the Plaintiff to the Defendant Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., of the Plaintiff's funds, assets and property remaining after satisfaction of its existing debts, obligations, liabilities and final expenses be authorized to be used for the purposes described in paragraph 6 of the Complaint, with the condition that if the use of the Real Estate for Girl Scout Activities is discontinued for more than two consecutive years, all of the rights of the Defendant Girl Scouts therein shall terminate and the fee simple title to the Real Estate shall vest in the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts upon Town Meeting approval as is stated in the proposed deed. 2. Upon the filing of affidavits by the Plaintiff and Defendant Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., attesting to the consummation of said transfer, enter a final order declaring: That the Plaintiff be dissolved as an existing Massachusetts corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11A of Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended. Respectfully Submitted by The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. By Its Attorneys Latham Law Offices LLC __________________________ O. Bradley Latham BBO #287800 Latham Law Offices LLC 643 Main Street Reading, MA 01867 781-942-4400 bradlatham@lathamesq.com 8.9.21 EXHIBIT A A certain parcel of land, with the buildings thereon, situated on the westerly side of Rice Road in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and being shown as REMAINING LAND on the SODQDWWDFKHGKHUHWRDQGHQWLWOHG³3ODQRI/DQGLQ5HDGLQJ0DVVVFDOH ´ ¶'DWH 'HFHPEHU+D\HV(QJLQHHULQJ,QF´ZKLFKSODQLVUHFRUGHGDWWKH0LGGOHVH[6RXWK District Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 286 of 1984. Said parcel contains approximately eight DFUHVRIODQGDFFRUGLQJWRVDLGSODQDQGLVNQRZQDV³&DPS5LFH0RRG\´7KHSUHPLVHVKDYH an address of 29 Rice Road, Reading, Massachusetts. Said premises are subject to a conservation restriction to the Town of Reading, Massachusetts recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at Book 77704, Page 576. Being a portion of the premises conveyed to the Plaintiff by deed recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at Book 7304, Page 281, and being all of the real estate owned by the Plaintiff. EXHIBIT B Reading Council for Girls, Inc. Resolutions Attached The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. Vote to Transfer and Dissolve; Certificate of Incumbency At a May 1, 2018, meeting of the Directors of The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. ³&RUSRUDWLRQ´ GXO\FDOOed and at which a quorum was present and voting, it was unanimously voted by the Directors present, as follows: VOTED (dissolution): It has become impossible and/or impracticable for the Corporation to continue to operate, for the following reasons: The active, adult leadership of the Corporation has diminished and the remaining officers are unable to administer the Corporation and its property and to oversee its purposes; and the objectives of the Corporation can be best performed by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., a non-profit organization, which has stated purposes consistent with those of the Corporation, and has the ability and willingness to take over the assets of the Corporation and perform the functions that the Corporation has performed, in the operation of a camp for girls, and the protection, maintenance and oversight of the real estate on which the camp is located and that the Corporation shall dissolve and the President and/or Treasurer, either one may act alone, shall each take whatever action and obtain whatever consents are required to effectuate such dissolution; and the Corporation, acting by that through its officers, may engage such counsel and take any and all other lawful action as such officer deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish such dissolution upon approval from the Supreme Judicial Court. VOTED (distribution): That as part of the dissolution of the corporation, upon receipt of requisite judicial and governmental approvals and orders, after the payment of the final debts, expenses, fees and obligations of the Corporation, the net assets of the corporation be given and transferred to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., to be held and administered by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. for its charitable purposes. And the President and Treasurer of The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. may take any action in furtherance of the foregoing Votes and take any other lawful action as such officers deem necessary or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing, including, but not limited to the withdrawal and transfer of funds and the execution of a deed and other documents. &\QWKLD%ROLYDULVWKH3UHVLGHQWDQG5RF2¶&RQQHOOLVWKH7UHDVXUHUERWKGXO\HOHFWHGDQG qualified. Undersigned certify that this vote remains in full force and effect on _________ ___, 202 1. _______________________________________ Secretary/Clerk EXHIBIT C DEED READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC., a nonprofit corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with a place of business in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in accordance with the interlocutory order of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dated ___________, 202___ (Docket No. _______) hereby grants to GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC., a nonprofit corporation duly organized under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 180, with an address of 420 Boylston Street, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02116 A certain parcel of land, with the buildings thereon, situated on the westerly side of Rice Road in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and being shown as REMAINING LAND on the plan DWWDFKHGKHUHWRDQGHQWLWOHG³3ODQRI/DQGLQ5HDGLQJ0DVVVFDOH´ ¶'DWH'HFHPEHU +D\HV(QJLQHHULQJ,QF´ZKLFKSODQLVUHFRUGHGDWWKH0LGGOHVH[6RXWK'LVWULFW5HJLVWU\RI Deeds as Plan No. 286 of 1984. Said parcel contains approximately eight acres of land according to said plan. The premises are NQRZQDV³&DPS5LFH0RRG\´. The premises have an address of 29 Rice Road, Reading, Massachusetts. Said premises are subject to a conservation restriction to the Town of Reading, Massachusetts recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at Book 77704, Page 576. Being a portion of the premises conveyed to the Plaintiff by deed recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at Book 7304, Page 281. This grant constitutes a gift for public, charitable purposes as those terms are used in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, Section 23. The premises are conveyed with the restriction, which runs with the land, that the grantee and its successor and assigns shall use the premises for the charitable purposes of a non-profit, recreational camp for girls, subject to the following conditions. Should the grantee and its successor and assigns not use the premises for Girl Scout Activities (defined below) for two consecutive years, other than non-use resulting from a force majeure event (defined below), the rights of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. in and to the Real Estate shall end and the fee simple title to the Real Estate shall be vested automatically in the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and if requested by the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. shall execute a deed to convey good and clear fee simple title to the premises to the Town of Reading, Massachusetts, for use by the Town for general recreational purposes, provided the Town accepts ownership of such property by Town Meeting vote for public recreational purposes. As used herein, a force majeure event means the occurrence of an act of war or terrorism, insurrection, riot, civil disorder, fire, storm, flood, explosion, an act of God, a governmental order prohibiting such use not resulting from WKHJUDQWHH¶VZURQJIXOFRQGXFW, plague, epidemic, pandemic, outbreaks of infectious disease or any other public health crisis, including quarantine , that causes the premises not to be used as a camp for girls. This restriction is for the benefit of the Town of Reading and its abutting land and the Town of Reading, Massachusetts has the right to enforce this restriction. $VXVHGKHUHLQ³Girl Scout Activity´ means the active use of the premises hereby conveyed for Girl Scout recreational and educational camp programs, Girl Scout meetings, and any other Girl Scout and council activities supporting Girl Scout programs and the work of the council. In Witness Whereof, READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. has caused this deed to be signed and sealed by Cynthia Bolivar as its President and Roc 2¶&RQQHOO as its Treasurer, duly authorized on this ____ day of __________________ 2021, Reading Council for Girls, Inc. By ________________________________ Cynthia Bolivar - President By ________________________________ 5RF2¶&RQQHOO- Treasurer COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss: On this day of _____ 2021, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared Cynthia Bolivar as President of The Reading Council for Girls, Inc., and proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification which was D0DVVDFKXVHWWVGULYHU¶V license to be the person whose name is signed on the proceeding or attached document, and acknowledged to me that she signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose on behalf of The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. ______________________________ Notary Public My Commission Expires: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss: On this day of _____ 2021, before me, the undersigned notary public, SHUVRQDOO\DSSHDUHG5RF2¶&RQQHOODV7UHDVXUHURI7KH5HDGLQJ&RXQFLOIRU*LUOV,QF and proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification which was D0DVVDFKXVHWWVGULYHU¶V license to be the person whose name is signed on the proceeding or attached document, and acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose on behalf of The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. ______________________________ Notary Public My Commission Expires: EXHIBIT D Bank Statement Attached COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC, ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) MOTION FOR ENTRY OF INTERLOCUTORY ORDER Now comes the Plaintiff in the above matter and moves that this Honorable Court enter an Interlocutory Order in the form attached. Assented to: MAURA T. HEALEY THE READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. By Its Attorneys, ________________________________ ATTORNEY GENERAL Assistant Attorney General ________________________________ Division of Public Charities, O. Bradley Latham Public Protection Bureau BBO #287800 Department of the Attorney General One Latham Law Offices LLC One Ashburton Place 643 Main Street Boston, MA 02108 Reading, MA 01867 (617) 727-2200 781-944-0505 B.B.O. # ASSENTING TO THE INTERLOCATORY ORDER: GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC By: _____________________________ THE TOWN OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS By: _____________________________ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC, ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) INTERLOCUTORY ORDER On Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Interlocutory Order, it appearing th at the Defendants Maura T. Healy, Attorney General of the Commonwealth, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. and the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, have assented thereto, NOW, THEREFORE, it is adjudged and ordered: That the Plaintiff transfer to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., the Plaintiff's net funds, property and assets remaining after satisfaction of its lawful debts, obligations, liabilities and expenses, such assets to be used by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., subject to the terms and restrictions contained in the Complaint, for supporting the Girl Scouts, in its endeavors to maintain the principles for the development of girls physically, mentally and to keep a high standard before those who come within their influence, whether for general purposes or specified special purpose stated in the Complaint. By the Court: ___________________________________ DATED:_______________, 202___ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC, ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF RECEIPT I, Tricia Tilford, President of the Defendant, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., hereby certify under pains and penalties of perjury that the Plaintiff has transferred to this Defendant, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc, funds in the amount of $_______________ and the real estate, in accordance with the Interlocutory Order entered in this matter on the _____ day of __________________ 202___. __________________________________ Tricia Tilford, President COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC, ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE I, Cynthia Bolivar, President of the Plaintiff, hereby certify under the pains and penalties of perjury that the net funds, property and assets of the Plaintiff remaining after satisfaction of its debts, obligations, liabilities and expenses have been transferred to Defendant, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., in accordance with the Interlocutory Order entered by the Honorable Supreme Judicial Court. Court in this matter on the ____ day of ____________________ 202___. _________________________________ Cynthia Bolivar , President of The Reading Council for Girls, Inc. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC, ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT Now comes the Plaintiff in the above matter and moves that a Judgment be entered in the form attached hereto. Assented to: Assented to: MAURA T. HEALEY THE READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. By Its Attorneys, ________________________________ ATTORNEY GENERAL Assistant Attorney General ________________________________ Division of Public Charities, O. Bradley Latham Public Protection Bureau BBO #287800 Department of the Attorney General One Latham Law Offices LLC One Ashburton Place 643 Main Street Boston, MA 02108 Reading, MA 01867 (617) 727-2200 781-944-0505 B.B.O. # ASSENTING TO THE ENTRY OF JUDGEMENT: GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC By: _____________________________ THE TOWN OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS By: _____________________________ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT EQUITY NO. _______________________________________ ) ) READING COUNCIL FOR GIRLS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MAURA T. HEALY, AS SHE IS ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,) GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN ) MASSACHUSETTS, INC, ) AND THE TOWN ) OF READING, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ) MASSACHUSETTS, ) Defendants, ) ) JUDGMENT This case came on to be heard further, and it appearing that the Affidavit of Compliance of the Plaintiff certifying to the transfer of Plaintiff's funds, assets and property to Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., and the Affidavit of Receipt of said Defendant certifying to the receipt of same have been filed in this Court, as authorized by an Interlocutory Order of the Honorable Supreme Judicial Court in this matter on the ____ day of _________________ 202__; and it further appearing that Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., the Defendant Maura T. Healy, Attorney General of the Commonwealth, and Defendant, the Town of Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, have assented thereto, NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed: 1. That Defendant, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc., is hereby named as successor to any funds, property, assets or interest of Plaintiff to be used for the purposes specified in this Court's Interlocutory Order in this matter. 2. That the Reading Council for Girls, Inc. is hereby dissolved. BY THE COURT: ___________________________ Dated:________________, 202__ 2022 DRAFT - SELECT BOARD AGENDAS 2022 6/9/2022 Staff Responsibility Estimated start time June 14, 2022 Tuesday Overview of Meeting Dockser 7:00 Public Comment Board 7:05 SB Liaison & Town Manager Reports Board 7:10 Hearing Change of Manager - Bertucci's Maltez 7:15 Discuss Tax Rate and Tax Rate Shift Santaniello 7:30 Vote to Endorse and Sign Letter of Support Updated Open Space & Recreation Plan Board 7:50 Vote Sunset Date for HRAC - June 30, 2022 Board 8:00 Discuss and Vote on Symonds Way Exploratory Committee Creation and Charge Board 8:10 Vote to Approve Budgets for Historical Commission, Trails Committee, and Town Forest Committee Board 8:30 Vote to Authorize Town Manager to take action on Camp Rice Moody Maltez 8:45 Discuss Future Agendas Board 9:00 Approve Meeting Minutes Board 9:05 June 25, 2022 Tuesday Select Board Retreat - Reading Public Library Board 8:30 AM June 28, 2022 Tuesday Overview of Meeting Dockser 7:00 Public Comment Board 7:05 SB Liaison & Town Manager Reports Board Vote on ARPA Funding Request for Maillet, Sommes and Morgan Stormwater Wetlands Maltez Discuss Regional Affordable Housing Inter Municipal Agreement Mercier Discuss Remote Meeting Legislation Board Discuss Future Agendas Board Approve Meeting Minutes Board July 19, 2022 Tuesday August 9, 2022 Tuesday HEARING Vote to Approve Town Personnel Policy and SB Policies: Article 6 Personnel Related Policies Donahue August 30, 2022 Tuesday September 6, 2022 State Primary Election Tuesday September 13, 2022 Tuesday September 20, 2022 Tuesday Vote to Close Subsequent Town Meeting Warrant Economic Development Update Erin Schaeffer October 11, 2022 Tuesday 2022 DRAFT - SELECT BOARD AGENDAS 2022 6/9/2022 Staff Responsibility Estimated start time October 25, 2022 Tuesday HEARING Tax Classification Santaniello & Board of Assessors November 8, 2022 State Election Tuesday November 14, 2022 Subsequent Town Meeting I Monday November 15, 2022 Tuesday November 17, 2022 Subsequent Town Meeting II Thursday November 21, 2022 Subsequent Town Meeting III Monday November 22, 2022 Tuesday November 28, 2022 Subsequent Town Meeting IV Monday December 6, 2022 Tuesday Vote to Approve Licenses (delegated to Town Manager's Office) Vote to Approve Liquor Licenses December 7, 2002 Wednesday Town Department FY24 budgets December 13, 2022 Tuesday Town Department FY24 budgets December 14, 2022 Wednesday Town Department FY24 budgets (if needed) Future Meetings - Agenda Items Discuss Symonds Way property Board Discuss Early Sunday Hours at Recreational Fields & Parks Rec Comm Discuss/Vote to adopt Birch Meadow Master Plan (discuss with Town Counsel in advance) Rec Comm Public Safety Quarterly updates Landry/ Dockser Air BnB update CPDC Update on 186 Summer Ave / Review of Select Board role (consult with Town Counsel) Town Counsel Vote to Approve Resolution Clarifying Official Town Website Haley/Bacci Public Safety Badge Pinning Ceremony Landry/ Dockser 2022 DRAFT - SELECT BOARD AGENDAS 2022 6/9/2022 Staff Responsibility Estimated start time Discuss Police Department Policies with respect to Police Reform Legislation & Department Accreditation Landry/ Dockser Discuss and Approve Flag Policy Board Discuss Tree Lawn Pesticide Policy BOH Recurring Agenda Items Close Warrant: Annual Town Meeting March 3/1/2022 Close Warrant: Subsequent Town Meeting September 9/27/2022 Appoint Town Accountant March Annual HEARING Approve Classification & Compensation May Annual Appointments of Boards & Committees May/June Annual HEARING Approve Tax Classification October Annual HEARING Approve Licenses December Annual Liaison: RCTV members Report Annual Liaison: CAB (RMLD) member Report Annual Liaison: MAPC member Report Annual Liaison: Reading Housing Authority Report Annual Liaison: Reading Ice Arena Report Annual Town Accountant Report Qtrly Economic Development Director Semi-ann Parking/Traffic/Transportation Task Force Town Board & Committee visits Town Department visits Review Select Board Goals Review Town Manager Goals Select Board Draft Minutes 5/31/2022 Mark Dockser called the meeting to order at 7 PM. The board agreed Herrick will be the board representative at the Pride Day event. Liaison Reports Bacci noted he attended the Memorial Day celebrations and they were great. He also attended the ground break for the EV charging stations out in front of Christopher’s. Haley echoed Bacci’s thoughts on the Memorial Day celebrations. He also attended the Lowell House opening and got a tour. McCarthy noted the Cultural Council has a meeting next Monday. Herrick noted she attended the ARPA meeting, the PAIR meet & greet, Memorial Day Celebrations, the joint RMLD meeting and the RMLD audit meeting. Dockser noted there is a RECALC listening session tomorrow night. He also went to the Lowell House opening and noted they did a great job renovating the building. Town Manager’s Report Town Manager Maltez also noted Memorial Day Celebrations were wonderful. He then informed the board we have a new Veteran’s Agent who accepted the position recently. The ARPA survey is out for a couple more weeks. There is new group at the Schools called the Students of Color & Allies for EJI and they want to share a video with the board. Elder Services ARPA Request Jean Delios, Jenna Fiorente, Kevin Bohmiller and Amy O’Brien were present for this agenda item. Assistant Town Manager Jean Delios gave the board a presentation on what and why Elder Services is requesting $900K in ARPA funds. Marianne Downing, Chair of the RAAC, noted they voted to approve this request. Haley moved to approve $900K in ARPA Funds for the Elder Services request. The motion was seconded by Bacci and approved with a 5-0 vote. Board of Health Update The Board of Health called to order at 7:50 PM. Ade Solarin, Health Director, gave the board a presentation about the overview of the health department and a covid update. The Board of Health adjourned at 8:26 PM. Open Space and Recreation Update Conservation Administrator Chuck Tirone and Krista Moravec gave a presentation to the board about open space and recreation needs in town. They are looking for a letter of support from the board. Ricky’s Liquors Ricky’s Liquors submitted an application for a change of D/B/A. Their new name will be Reading Liquors. Haley moved to approve the DBA on an Annual All Alcohol Package Store License for Jay and Ricky Inc. d/b/a Reading Liquors at 214 Main Street, Reading, MA. The motion was seconded by Bacci and approved with a 5-0 vote. Affordable Housing Instructional Motion The following motion was made at Town Meeting last month: Direct the Select Board, Town Manager and relevant town staff to investigate the creation of a permanent committee to oversee the Affordable Housing Trust and identify opportunities to expand the trust and utilize said funds. If possible, presenting the findings at Subsequent Town Meeting in November 2022. The board discussed and decided to let Fidel, town staff and Town Counsel draft something to bring back to the board. Senior Center Instructional Motion The following motion was made at Town Meeting last month: Direct the Town Manager, Elder Services and the Select Board to investigate the availability of additional and /or new space via a leased property to support the needs of the Senior Center. Also, provide a plan that addresses the funding, logistics and staffing required to support the expansion of space and services consistent with the expected (additional) programming. If necessary, return to Town Meeting (even a Special Town Meeting) to request funding and support of such plan. Provide a report back in November of 2022. Town Manager Maltez noted this would need to go through an RFP process. It was also noted this motion was intended to work with RECALC not take anything away/work against that committee. Symonds Way Ad-Hoc Committee Town Manager Maltez and Bacci worked on a charge for this proposed ad-hoc committee, SWAC. The committee would consist of 7 members comprised as follows: • 1 Select Board Member (ex-officio, appointed by the Select Board) • 1 Finance Committee Members (ex-officio, appointed by the Finance committee) • 1 Recreation Committee Members (ex-officio, appointed by the Recreation committee) • 1 Community Planning & Development Commission (CPDC) Member (ex-officio, appointed by the CPDC committee) • 1 Conservation Committee Member (ex-officio, appointed by the Conservation committee) • 1 Permanent Building Committee Member (ex-officio, appointed by the Permanent Building Committee) • 1 School Committee Member (ex-officio, appointed by the School Committee) The committee would also seek guidance and input from various staff members. The purpose of this committee is to serve as an advisory committee to the Reading Select Board for the purpose of recommending the highest and best use of the land located on Symonds Way, formerly known as the “Zanni Property”. Members Dockser and Herrick had concerns with the timeline given the current ongoing work of the RECALC. They feel they should get more information from RECALC before starting this committees work. Member Herrick also felt the committee was too large and should only be 5 or less members. She feels neither FINCOM nor the School Committee needs representation on this committee. The board decided to discuss further at their next meeting. Surplus Property The board needs to vote an old police car as surplus property so the town can get rid of it. It has been replaced with a new car. Haley moved to declare Police Car 12 as surplus property. The motion was seconded by McCarthy and approved with a 5-0 vote. Future Agendas The board discussed future agenda items. Minutes The board edited the minutes. Haley moved to approve the meeting minutes of 5/17 as amended. The motion was seconded by Herrick and approved with a 5-0 vote. Haley moved to adjourn at 10:40 PM. The motion was seconded by McCarthy and approved with a 5-0 vote.