Recap of Select Board Meeting on Monday, June 5, 2023

If you could not attend the Select Board meeting on Monday, June 5, 2023, here is a recap. 

• Reorganization of the Board. Glenn Trindade was voted as Chairperson, Frank Rossi, Vice Chairperson, and Todd Alessandri as Clerk.
• Consultant Michael Schrader of Tighe & Bond and Pete Pelletier, DPW Director, presented the FY24 water and sewer rates recommendations. An 11% increase was recommended for water rates and no increase was recommended for the sewer rates. After much discussion about financials, the Board unanimously voted for a 7% increase in the water rates and a 5% reduction in sewer rates over FY23.
• Authorization to expend grant funds for Emergency Management Planning Grant for $3,500. (5-0, unanimous vote). 
• Discussion on the street naming policy changes. It currently requires a committee to make changes and wants to change it back to an administrative process. (vote 5-0, approved).
• Discussion on Attorney General's ruling on the Battery Energy Storage Systems bylaw. The Attorney General has disallowed the revisions in the letter, and Town Counsel is currently looking at the revisions. The town needs further clarification from the Attorney General's Office for Fall Town Meeting.  
• Vote to extend board meeting past 10:00 pm (5-0, unanimous vote).
• The Energy & Sustainability Committee update was postponed to the next meeting.
• Max Rome from the Charles River Water Shed Association gave a presentation about stormwater pollution in the watershed and what Medway is doing to tackle it. The Town Medway is one of 35 towns in the watershed. The Charles River Water Shed Association is here to help the town meet pollution goals. 
• Jennifer Cole from Ocean State Job Lot requested to change the selling hours at Ocean State Facility from 8:00 am - 9:00 pm, Monday - Saturday, and 8 am - 8 pm on Sunday. A discussion/vote (5-0 vote, approved).
• Chair reached out to remove Rebecca Purcell's from the Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee. The Board voted (5-0 vote, approved) to vacate her seat.
• New England School Services for the Library exterior vestibule door (vote 5-0-approved).
• Approved contract amendment with Lawrence Waste Services, Inc. for recycling collection at the recycling center (vote 5-0, approved). 4% increase in charges.
• Approval of Gorman-Richardson Lewis Architect contract for Fire, Police, and Town Hall feasibility study.
• Board re-appoint the Board members on the list of liaison positions.