TOWN CENTER SEWER ACTION GROUP
A Sub-Committee of The Harvard Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes Thursday February 12, 2009
Meeting called to order @ 8:08 AM at Town Meeting room
Attendees: Chris Ashley, Joe Sudol, Carrie Fraser, Wade Holtzman
Meeting Summary
Old Business
New Business
“In district” Outreach Program/Participation Survey
The approach will be to recruit and “train” a group of town center residents to help with outreach. The goal is to prepare training and train them by end of February
The model has been updated to reflect assumptions in the draft by-law around betterments and fees.
Critical Path – Timeline to Town Meeting
¨ Unknowns that need resolution for draft warrant
¨ Public outreach period: end of February through mid-March. Dependencies: O&M charges, betterment charges
¨ By-law to create a district requires a public hearing, which needs to be advertised on March 2nd
¨ Home rule petition needed to modify terms and reduce interest payments. This is optional but we need to understand the timeline for this.
¨ February 23rd selectmen meeting: review draft warrant summary outline with selectmen
¨ Populate draft warrant content by mid-March
¨ Draft warrant articles due in March (need date), go to print April 2nd
¨ Town Meeting May 2
Discussion
Preparation for Town Meeting
Joe does not believe we need a bylaw for town meeting
Future meetings:
Proposed meetings: February 19 at 8am
Actions from last time:
¨ Joe to provide a timeline for by-law development and public hearings by the next meeting - done
¨ Chris to ask DEP for guidance on items – in progress
¨ Carrie to improve O&M details in model and add massaging around possible and caps and subscription rate - done
¨ Carrie to set up meetings for February February 12, 19 at 8am - done
Actions:
¨ Joe to follow up with Mark Lanza to brief him and set up a meeting to discuss required content at town meeting from a legal perspective
¨ Wade to attend DEP meeting with Chris
¨ Chris to send out Norfolk Ram task list for town meeting to the group
¨ Group to volunteer to own items on the Norfolk Ram task list
¨ Prioritize items for public outreach on the list
The meeting was adjourned at 10:24 am
Minutes recorded and submitted by Carrie Fraser - secretary, TCSAG
Accepted by the TCSAG February xx, 2009
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