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Select Board
Date: 2024-01-23 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, Carlo Bacci, Mark Dockser, Chris Haley, Karen Herrick via
Zoom
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella, Matt Kraunelis, Chris Collins, Pat
Tompkins
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 and reviewed the agenda
Liaison Rem
Dockser noted RECALC is moving forward on a feasibility study for a new senior/community
center. They hired an architect and are looking at three locations; Pleasant Street, Symonds
Way and Oakland Road. The COA met and shared input with RECALC on their needs for the
new building. He also mentioned new proposed legislation for municipalities.
Bacci noted Recreation met and discussed pickleball and the deed restrictions at Memorial
Park. Pickleball courts are now closed until March.
Haley noted School Committee met and discussed full day Kindergarten was going up in
price slightly. There was another MBTAcommunity meeting last nightwith a great turnout
again. The Charter Review Committee will be meeting next Monday and Town Counsel will be
there for the discussion. He also noted 186 Summer Ave has sold and the new owner is
requesting various permits to work on it.
Herrick noted that the Killam School Building Committee met last night and they are deciding
on a project charge. They have created working groups to provide recommendations for the
full committee to vote on. She attended the MMA Annual Meeting last week with many other
staff members. She spoke about the Municipal Empowerment Act.
McCarthy noted that CPDC met last night and discussed MBTA Communities zoning bylaws.
They are hoping to get this on the April Town Meeting warrant.
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Matt Kraunelis went to the MLK day celebration at the high school. He also attended the MMA
conference as well. He has attended the several Killam School Building Committee that is
moving full steam ahead. He explained the software glitch with the water bills and they are
due February 15". The Home Rule Petition for the Housing Trust Fund has passed the House
and the Senate and is sitting on the Governors desk to be signed. John Davis retired after 42
year with the town, thank you and congratulations to him.
Minutes
Herrick moved to approve the meeting minutes of January 9" and 16", 2024 as
amended; with a second by Dockser, the motion was approved with a unanimous roll
call vote.
Update on Meadow Brook Easement
Dockser noted they are not quite ready for this but hope to have it on the next agenda.
Bacci called the SWEC to order at 7:32 pm.
Meadow Brook Liquor License -Change of Directors/Officers
Herrick read the hearing notice.
Patrick Tompkins, President of Meadow Brook, noted they are updating the corporate officers.
They have no other changes to the liquor license.
Herrick moved to close the hearing regarding the Change of Directors Application
submitted by Meadow Brook Golf Club. The motion was seconded by Dockser and
approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
Herrick moved to approve the Change of Directors Application for the Annual All
Alcohol Club License at Meadow Brook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street, Reading, MA. The
motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
Presentation from Edge Sports
Chris Collins from Edge Sports gave the board a presentation about the possibilities over at
Symonds Way.
It was noted Edge Sports will visit SWEC to go into more details.
SWEC adjourns at 8:25pm.
Future Agendas
This Saturday the board will meet to interview the four finalists for the Town Manager position.
The meeting is open to the public and will be at 9 am in the Select Board Meeting Room.
The board discussed future agenda items.
Herrick made a motion to adjourn at 8:37 pm. The motion was seconded by Dockser
and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
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