 Good evening and welcome to the Board of Selections meeting for Monday, October 5th, 2015 Need to start by asking everybody for please a moment of silence on Saturday night. We lost Jack Burns educator Arlington family man and a vital member of the select tones He was the assistant director of the select tones and one of the very first members We have recordings out there and you could hear Jack's voice on those recordings, but It's a terrible loss the wake will be Wednesday 4 to 8 at Keith and a funeral mass on Thursday morning at St. Agnes moment of silence, please May God bless you and his family First item on the agenda consent agenda minutes of the meeting for August 17th and September 21st We have to separate that vote. So first the minutes of the meeting for the 17th Second discussion all those in favor, please say the five I say nine And next for the meeting of September 21st We were approval. Is there a second second discussion All those in favor, please say the five I say nine. Hi, and I abstain I'm sorry. I was out of town. I understand it was a rough meeting without the chairman. Was that true? Assistant chairman there. I wouldn't quite put it that way The rest of the rest of you terribly so the consent agenda for a request for a special one-day beer and wine license region theater from Monty Python and the Holy Grail 40th anniversary screening on October 14th another request for special one-day beer and wine license for October 15th for the region theater for real rock 10 film tour Another special one-day beer and wine license for 1020 at the Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium for taste of Arlington Five a request a special one-day beer and wine license 1024 at the Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium for a private wedding and six a request permit for Veterans Day Parade Wednesday November 11th Jeffrey Chung low Anybody here wishing to speak or give a commercial on any of those items? Is there a motion motion? I have a question to actually okay, but you move approval. I certainly do move Approval sir, and I I've spoke about this in the past But now that we're seeing a sheet from the Regent on this and after passing, you know at our last meeting of Let alcohol license for the theater. I'm wondering if there is a you know Coordination between the theater and these events we still have to continue to pass one every single time Okay So move and seconded for the discussion all those in favor of all those items please come in please Vote by saying aye See I miss one So appointments to the board of your services Michael gins and justine block and Hannah Simon are they with us here tonight? Okay, would you please come to the microphone for your grilling? Don't all rush up at once one at a time is fine. So this would be Michael correct Thank you very much for your willingness to serve. Why are you willing to serve Michael? Well, thank you for having me here and for the appointment I'm looking forward to helping the board with what they already do and in terms of helping the town and the kids and the families in the community that need the services at the Youth Counseling Center and My experience. I hope we'll help that so I'm looking forward to it. Thank you very much questions from the board Second thank you for Your vast experience that you've provided to us including I think you're involved with the allington youth across the correct Yeah, it's very important and and this is really I really do appreciate as we all say over and over again the Volunteerism of the allington citizens that we have here We get a wealth of experience and credentials that we really couldn't afford Probably to pay for and I do appreciate on top of everything else that you have with your family and commitments and others that You're giving back this way, and I know this is a very vital committee and you'll be a great addition So thank you so much for doing this. Well, thank you appreciate it on the motion by miss behind seconded You seconded it Joe all those in favor, please say to the five by saying aye aye those opposed again. Thank you for your service Justine next Yes, you could just say ditto Any questions from the board? Yeah, I can really actually I've been very Having me here. I just want to say thank you for having me here. I'm really excited to serve I've been involved in lots of different ways Through the community, but also with a YCC so I'm very excited to Continue to be a part of it in a different way, and I've done fundraisers for them And I'm a social worker by training so I'm very excited to be a part of this organization. It's a wonderful place So that's it. We're excited to have you as part of it. Thank you so much motion Move approval, and I just want to say thank you when I am a really impressed by your background as a social worker Years ago. I worked and then DSS and others But I'm also really buoyed by the fact that I think you're a librarian at the Bishop School And I think one of the really vital integral parts in terms of connecting with the youth of all into this sort of Getting your face out there and having your finger on the pulse I to a lesser degree as a coach as well as some my colleagues probably you've done Find that you know having that experience sort of gives me a little in-road to it So I think that's a real positive plus for you as well as you can help mold these kids from the beginning and and then If and when they're in crisis or when they're Looking for some help in terms of careers or something else You'll certainly be the person with the most aptitude to do that So I want to thank you again as I said before to Mr. Gins for coming forth and agreeing to do this as a volunteer Thank you. It's my pleasure. So thank you very much Is there a second all those in favor please signify by saying I I all those opposed. Thank you very much and Hanna So another social worker I've always been very impressed with a YCC and I think it'll be Very interesting to be on the board and I'm looking forward to it Thank you so much for your willingness to serve Second and a question Grilling no, I've known Hanna for a number of years and then the other two Appointees are also known to me and I I just I'm very thankful all of you have strong human services records And I think that's so important for this this this board. I think in the human services realm I think what we do over at a YCC really stands out and sets us apart from other towns You know providing that type of support to families and to children regardless of financial You know ability to pay is so Important we always seem to attract great people to the Board of Youth Services to it so Important and I hope I think it's appropriate also to give a plug to For October 23rd, I know at the town hall, and I don't remember the start time. I don't know if somebody else does Seven o'clock. It's the night on the town that support helps to support a YCC and it's the major fundraising event because the Counseling Center is kept afloat in part through Private fundraising activities, and I know that you all be helping out with that as well So thank you very much all of you for stepping up When you seconded mr. Burns motion I second okay Further discussion all those in favor, please signify by saying aye aye all those opposed It all votes are unanimous, you know we have more than we have a hundred committees and commissions in Arlington Almost all staffed by volunteers You are clearly the light blood of this town as is mr. John Pickle up for the open space committee John Welcome sir I went what are synergistic activities? Oh lord used to be a scientist and To get people involved you have to ask you get them out in the green spaces You know before they see so that's a synergy and if you see it you can start to understand it So that's what that's and I teach now and it's about science, but it's also getting their hands wet sometimes literally To really engage in the process of science while we get being out so outdoors Anything else you want to say about the open space committee. Thank you. Well, I've got this I've attended two meetings Fabulous group got to help with the town booth You know during town town day fabulous interest in what's going on too. So it's exciting Fantastic. Thank you. Is there a motion? We'll prove a little second discussion Grilling. Yeah, really Not grilling. First of all, I'm really impressed by your resume your curriculum vitae That you have provided to us as well as I believe you're a teacher. Yes and conquered conquered again I can't thank you enough for doing that Because I have a very tertiary role with dealing with some of the youth here in Arlington So I know what an impact that you make on them I also saw that you had some and I'm not going to say this right because I totally don't understand it, but cloud-based Experienced around TV networking did I read that correctly? There was something in there about NSF cloud and cloud-based Oh, oh, that's coming out right now. Yes. I'm on the board of that project Yeah, it's a public TV. Yes, they also get youth involved And and build communities around it. So yes, that's just hot off the press It's just the website's going live this week. I'm when I saw that I was like, that's really exciting. I know nothing about it. I Have you know reach to try to understand it. I saw a lot of MIT references, which my colleague MIT alum Mr. Dunn, I know certainly does appreciate but again, I'm just so impressed and grateful That on top of everything else that you're doing and your family commitments that you're committing yourself to this And I know you're you're varied expertise on this committee I really feel like you're going to bring some sort of not only stability But some new ways and creative ways of possibly adding to what this committee can do in terms of Reporting back to the citizens as well as to all the different as Mr. Greeley the chairman referenced all the over a hundred commissions and boards and committees that we have here in town So we're really lucky to have you and I on behalf of the board. Thank you most sincerely. Thank you so much Anything else on the motion all those in favor please say the five by saying aye aye all those opposed Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you And appointments to the master plan implementation committee Charles Colauscus was I warm I hope and Ralph Wilmer Mr. Colau colauscus close Correct Yeah, thank you sir for your willingness to have you been involved with the master plan already Yes for the last two and a half years I served as co-chair first with this to burn is the select my advisory and then with this to Carl So you should do the grilling then Mr. Burn Well, I don't obviously have any grilling, but I think it's really important that Mr. Colauscus who was the co-chair is kind of guiding the implementation and I think that there's a Connection there of kind of seeing all the work that went into it is will be vital as we move forward and Start acting on some of the great recommendations in there. So thank you very much For you mr. Burn certainly kept us updated on this and I will move approval second for the discussion All those in favor, please say goodbye by saying aye. Thank you already for your service and the service You're gonna continue to provide sir. Well, thank you for a boat of compliments. Thank you Mr. Wilmer Good evening, sir Ralph Wilmer. I'm a principal planner at MAPC the metropolitan area planning council over the years I've been involved in numerous master plan projects for a variety of Cities and towns here in Massachusetts and elsewhere It's essentially what I do and here in Arlington, I've been involved with the various Versions of the open space plan so well versed in the process well versed in the issues here and Very anxious to serve on a committee Thank you for your willingness Yes So I move approval and the thing that what I was really happy to see in your resume and mr. Colauscus resume is the the what I'd call like the rubber meets the road aspects of this before where you Where you both have experience Transferring what end up being some pretty high concepts into some actual into the actual changes and reality of what's gonna happen I think that experience is really important. I thank you both for stepping up on this one because that is a The master plan as we know has a lot of really good ideas It has a few conflicting ideas and it's gonna be that what and how it's implemented is gonna matter just as much as How is the written correct? Yeah, thank you Is there a second second for the discussion up miss my hand I just want to say along with mr. Colauscus And I know you've already done and both have in your experience, which I think is extremely vital Mr. Burn is our conduit to that committee, but I see that you both have and will continue to Impound on this committee experience with Designing and facilitating sort of workshops and presentation to the public and to the stakeholders Because the master plan really is sort of a vital integral part of Arlington moving forward And I'm really grateful that both you gentlemen You've already begun that process in terms of the initial phases of this, but I think it's extremely vital as we move forward I kind of see 10 sub parts to it. I just want to say thank you a Thank you for that experience and be certainly going to through mr. Burn rely on both you gentlemen in terms of continuing on with The biggest thing is a lot of people fear change because they don't understand it And that's how you get that message out and communicate it to them and you both seem to have a strong suit in that background Yeah, the messaging is vital. Thank you Thank You mr. Colauscus It's Carol your wife or no, do you have a wife named Carol? Okay? I think I remember you from bracket school Okay Is your wife Carol All those in favor of the motion by mr. Dunn, please say the five by saying hi Thank you very much. Thank you sir And the licenses and permits are requested when all all alcohol license update of a new officer director Is anybody here from not your average joke? Yes, sir Not the joke Just here in case there's a question Any questions move approval move approval second second, sorry, it's just a formality. Yeah, all those in favor, please say the five by saying Citizens open forum has anybody signed in for citizens open forum or anybody here wishing to speak under citizens open for All right, I won't read all the rules about citizens open forum Okay, no, no, okay traffic rules and orders for approval a section 19 ethics disclosure of Brian Hasbrook Mr. Heim as the board Likely knows from time to time we receive Disclosures of various different kinds as may be recommended or required under the state ethics laws in this case There's a received a section 19 ethics disclosure From the gentleman who is appointed to the cemetery commission on the basis that he owns property abutting the cemetery It's really for this board to discuss and vote whether it has any concerns that that type of conflict which I think is fair to be characterized as vague and attenuated at best Presents a conflict so substantial that it would impact his ability to Undertake his duties with integrity. So if the board has any questions, I'm happy to answer them But it's obviously for the board's vote. I will also note that Typically speaking these ethics disclosures would only require approval of their appointing authority who's technically the town manager but because you have confirming power and because This was specifically sent to you. There's really no harm in a Making sure that his concerns are adequately addressed and protected and also the state ethics commission if they gave him some advice So with that, I'll leave it to you. Mr. His authority does not extend past the boundaries of the cemetery, correct. That's correct. I Have no objection. Mr. Dunn. I'm what we approve a we grant a general waiver I appreciate the fact that he's disclosing it, but I also don't think that it's an obstacle to him serving at all Further discussion Okay, so all those in favor place 85 by saying aye. Aye. We actually vote in to have Adam granted I think what you're voting for is is essentially saying that you do not perceive the any conflict that would Implicate his duties and then Adam can make his own Yeah, I can execute the form that was sent to us by the state ethics commission Did you want to say anything? No, no, no, okay And I am 12 for approval the draft correspondence to mass housing regarding you guys 40 B Mr. Hyman, mr. Chairman as the board will recall this Has taken a somewhat unorthodox turn in so far as the board provided a comment Its comments on the application of allington land realty back in august It's a typical for a developer to submit a response to those comments, but in this case the board not only received a response but supplemental filings that Did address some of the technical deficiencies in the application that this board highlighted after its review of the original application and the meeting that it held however Based on this boards The balance of this board's comments over time based on special counsel's review of the application my review I'm these supplemental filings my review these supplemental filings as well as consultation with appropriate town personnel Special counsel John Whitton and I developed this response to try to encapsulate what we think Remain the issues for this for this board and highlight What this board feels the likely problems are with proceeding in this manner in other words that an original application Submitted that application was not complete in many many ways as this board recall one of its major concerns Expressed over and over again to the development team was that they felt they didn't have the information that it really needed To examine all the issues thoroughly for what's a fragile and controversial site for this type of development and the sort of continuing trickling in of information is not a Fair way for this board to evaluate this project on its merits In addition to the board's overall feeling that there are a number of reasons that are likely beyond change that make the project inappropriate So I drafted this with special counsel. I hope that you found it to encapsulate your feelings Appropriately if there's any comments or changes that you want to make I'd be happy to let them be happy to make them We're not on a specific timeline in so far as because we've departed from mass housing's traditional process mass housing's perspective I consulted with Jessica Malcolm of mass housing today To confirm this mass housing's perspective is that because the site plan has not changed. This remains the same application We can all quarrel with that But their perspective is that this is one application that continues to have things found on it and they welcome Further comment from the select minutes like me so choose to provide it But they're essentially not giving us a specific time frame because there is no Typical process for this level of engagement that sort of Comment by the selection then a response by the developer then a reply by the selectman is essentially where we are But I think it still bears leaving no stone in turn It seems to be the sense that I got from this board about The way it wants to pursue its objections to the process and the substance of this application I'm happy to answer any questions if before any discussion if I may ask one But your sense is not that we can hold a future a hearing To get public input on their new approach, right? My sense for mass housing is that they don't perceive the supplemental filings the same way that we do that while I Think we may fairly in our minds view it as something that changes a lot of the dimensions of the project and therefore make it difficult for us to evaluate it with the time that we Have or think we may have Their viewpoint is is that we provided our comments as the process allows and that there were meetings as the process allows but everything that's basically come after that is Not something that they would see as falling into their timeline if they receive all the things that they want to receive tomorrow they could Make a determination on site approval tomorrow if they want There was really their own internal rules that guide most of this my understanding is that there are at least two pieces of information that they are Awaiting one is Sufficient appraisals for the property and the second is Sufficient information with respect respect to site control. They did receive some information They're also going to release that to us when They're sure that they've got what they were looking for with respect to both appraisal and site approval And I think one of the things that I've heard from the selectman loud and clear and then I hope this letter Addresses is that that's all well and fine, but from our perspective. That's not really fair because You're asking us again to take on faith the developer's Representations and it may well be that we don't get a meaningful opportunity to address any problems We see with the site control documents or the appraisals before mass housing Makes a site approval determination Thank you any of the board members wish to Mr. Dunn I'll say that I'm large. I'm happy with the draft of course entertain any other changes that other board members Have but in I'm in general happy with it I'll share the one thing that I'd sent privately to Doug with the with the previous draft that I'd asked that Some of the language wasn't necessarily as Friendly towards mass housing as it could have been in the some of the earlier draft and I think that I want us We need something from them and I want us to be as nice as possible to them And so I think that the new draft reflects that Request for me, and so I'm happy to support it as written Also, I also I support I support the draft I could quibble over a word or two, but it really is just just tonal stuff And I think that the main issue that Dan addresses has been Taking care of here, so I'm happy to support Okay One procedural I'm just trying to think in terms of process is something we're going to be approving tonight I mean, I do have one or two comments or Since it is draft and given mr. Dunn's comments in mind. Is it something that? Will have final approval at the next meeting if that were the case is that something you would advise against? I The best answer I can give mr. Mohan is that we don't know When mass housing will decide the application is right for review what we do know is that they don't consider this This set of comments to be required before they make a determination So while they are not holding us to some specific Deadline for any supplemental comments that we have I can only say that I don't know when they'll decide. Okay. It's it's ripe and that may mean that we'll lose an opportunity to Further comment before they make the decision and it may not unfortunately. I can't Give any more clarity than they've they've given me. Okay, so in light of that I feel confident if we both something vote something tonight. I'm taking my Colleagues comments. I would just have two comments the first one is Through the chair, I would leave it to town council and the town manager and Attorney wooden is it worth noting that? This is highly unusual that you go through the normal process and then you have the developer submit a rebuttal To that I don't know if it should be noted if you all feel it's worthy that just the mere fact that That case and point has happened nothing that's ever happened with mass housing with any other project that I can deem That has come before it is that something noteworthy that we should say just in the very fact that sebe oak tree Took the unusual step If that's something you all feel noteworthy if you could put that in there because that really is unusual that they've done that I don't know if it's touched in there sort of it in Figurously, but I if you all feel it's already contained in there I saw one sentence that might relate to that, but I would leave that to you all But my second request that I would like to put in there And I had a very brief conversation with the chairman I did speak with the town manager and through the town manager to attorney Heim I would like some sort of statement in there where it's sort of tan amount and In the beginning of sebe's rebuttal submission that they reference 2009 informal discussions between the previous town manager and a previous member of the board and They cite the fact that there was a memorandum of understanding That the town Agreed to that they took their language I would like something in there stated that yet while there were discussions back in 2009 with the previous town manager and Member of the board of selectmen no memorandum of understanding no 40 unit development Was ever considered and or voted upon by the then board in the conversations that we had in executive session Just because they state that they were kind of saying that if the 2009 board of selectmen Agreed to this memorandum of understanding and us to put 40 units out there Why are they complaining about the development now? So I just wanted to clarify that point that that in the language that You all feel is appropriate. I don't know if anybody has any questions on that it's stated in sebe's application They stated this fact that there was a MOU memorandum of understanding and 40 unit development and none of those discussions I was in executive session work work ever came before any of us It was just this is an initial conversation. We're trying to have None of that so I just wanted to rebut the fact that there ever was an MOU Nor agreement in terms of any over development down there May I Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I I think that both of those things are easily integrated into into this confidence that I can insert the first just sort of comment Perhaps we just sort of left it unsaid but we can certainly make it explicitly clear that we find this highly unusual And then the second piece of it. There is a discussion about the Obviously our failed negotiations because the town didn't ultimately there's no signed memorandum The town didn't ultimately purchase the land because they still have it But but we can certainly highlight that but not only did that not happen But there was never any vote by the board of select men in executive session or otherwise that approved this You know what was essentially a series of negotiations and proposals that I can't say for my personal knowledge But probably went back and forth from both sides And I only want that point because they cited this fact Never came to be Please I was just can I comment specifically to the point that Diane just made Kevin I'll defer to the chair simply because he's the chair I Hadn't caught on I hadn't thought about that as deeply and I having Diane having brought it up I completely agree with her and just to help you since you were there There was not only was there no agreement. There's no draft circulated I never there's nothing like there is no paper There's no conversation will be were there conversations that were discussed between then chair and someone from Ugar that were completely Informal in nature that she reported back to us in a three sentence. We talked and it went nowhere Yes, but there was never anything that went any farther than that Man, Mr. Chairman. I think to be precise just to be to err on the side of caution I think what is very clear is that there was never any Approval or review of such a document by the board of select Yes, because obviously somebody drew something up, but people draw proposals up all the time I mean, we never saw it. We never talked about it. Yeah, okay Yeah, I agree with both points and the only I was gonna To her first point just that I mean I think it's unfair that they get to resubmit something And we don't get a chance to have a public hearing on it You know so I mean whether fairness should also be in that sentence or not But the other thing I'd recommend is let's approve this tonight But certainly any of you who feel you need to read the final draft before it's sent out is okay I don't feel I need to read it, but you know, I would imagine you might want to Steve Thanks, nope. I think I echo a lot of sentiments that were said that I was on board back in 2009 But seems like we certainly have that under control now and I agree with you Kev I think the process is um, you know, this is a bit unfair for the town and we I hope that we cannot Overcome this in the long run. So thank you. And of course, thanks to Doug and everyone for coming up this draft. I think it's excellent So who's moving? approval on it Second second further discussion. I'm just going to follow up with the town manager tomorrow just in terms of my second point on the MOU and you know, you can send it all out to us, but I'm prepared to let it I know you're you're getting How much in your motion day and how much latitude are you giving the chair in terms of changes? Like I just want to I would prefer to give the chair more latitude such that we just as much as much as you're willing to give I'm willing to give them such that we can he can get a signature on it So I would consider we're voting tonight the final document because I feel confident that Thank you, and I'm just make availing myself of the opportunity if they have any questions to want to clarify That's all I'm So mr. Chairman my understanding from Miss Mahan's motion is that she is authorizing the chair and town council to make Minor changes to the letter to reflect the discussion here tonight and that the letter can be signed by the Chairman of the select minutes and talk to mass housing as soon as possible. Yes. Okay. Thank you So Just before that vote while this is not a hearing. It's a major issue to us. Did anybody here in the audience wish to speak on this? Okay, you trust us. God bless. All right briefly, yes, so Yeah, you gotta come Good evening Stuart climb in precinct one on town meeting member One is I want to thank the board because there was a hearing as you know that was well attended and People really were not in favor of this project at all I agree that it was disingenuous of the developer to submit another To submit a response to your letter So you are your work on this is extraordinary and I just hope it hope the work goes forward I hope the project does not Thank you. Thank you Did you consider that a well-run meeting? I'm just curious Yeah, the hearing was was that well run here. It was terrific. Thank you. Well Yes, there was a second by mr. Curie right so all those in favor of the motion by mrs. Mahan to Ask the town councilman chair to make the amendments as recommended by this board And then get this letter off as soon as possible. Please signify by saying aye. Aye Okay, thank you You name is correct. All right and correspondence received over seat move receipt. Is there a second second? Am I right? There is a study going on It was already completed. I think who we Discussed this at length last year. No, I remember we voted to table it I'm delighted Our vote our vote to table fail. Thankfully and what we did is we set it to the town manager for further discussion Can we ask a time? Okay? Yeah, sorry, Adam. Sure. So specifically in regards to the Potential for a traffic signal at the intersection of lake in the bike path Where it went since the board's discussion was tack did a series of traffic counts before school was out in the late spring early summer They've then spent the summer Analyzing those traffic counts, and I just got an update actually today that at their next meeting or if not the next meeting the one immediately following that analysis will be brought to the meeting and discussed and They assured me that the board would have another bite at it before the end of this calendar year to consider moving forward with a project Okay Thank you. So on the motion to receive please say all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. All those opposed new business boss I think that Sad tonight as most of you know, it was the five minutes annual banquet I attended must say that Bobby Jefferson's committee did a great job It was really well attended and it was very emotional for a lot of the fine in the retired. It was a great night Thank you. No new business. Mr. Chapter Lee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman So as Marie said though, I though I regretfully did not make it to Mr.. John's pig roast I did get out to the firefighter retiree banquet and just to echo those sentiments. It was really a great event I was there with Vice-chair mohan as well and nice to honor the retirees and also honor some of the active Employees and firefighters and also see sadly a couple firefighters get a farewell as they went on to Massport for opportunities to work as Firefighters at Massport. So yes, it was a very nice event two quick updates The deputy town manager search to try to fill the shoes of Andrew has officially kicked off We interviewed well, I should start by saying we received 85 applications or resumes for the position We then narrowed that down based on qualifications to 21 and then the screening committee the first round screening committee which consists of myself Karen Malloy Steven Gilligan Diane Johnson, Diane Johnson, Rich Viscay and Chief Bob Jefferson Narrowed that down to nine of which we've now interviewed those nine. We're going to move six of those forward for further consideration We're going to bring Doug into the fold as well as Chief Ryan to really try to you know, figure out who the right person is for the opportunity I've told a few people I think that We definitely have a number of very good candidates I think there's a more than a handful of people who have Demonstrated view their resume and in the interview that they have it the technical skills to do the job now It's just a matter of finding the right personality in fit for the organization. So that's that's really the work We'll be doing when we go into the second round Moving on to that another big vacancy the planning director's position has been posted and that posting will close on October 22 So I don't have a lot of news on that but it has officially been posted on the MMA sites and other sources So I'll keep your breast of those Updates as well. That's all I have. Thank you. Mr. Burn. Oh, thank you. You and you certainly assembled a Fine lineup to weed out the faint of heart the big team position. So thank you I do have two things one last Sunday was the council on aging 5k Always a really fun event They just goes flawlessly and it really was incredibly incredibly well attended and Always happy to join in. I know miss Cura was there as well. And we really had a great morning Second of all, I would like to congratulate my cousin Kelly and her husband Brandon on having a new child last week Collin Steven one of our linkedons New residents, so always very exciting and yeah, that's about it. Thank you Are you upset that Steven was a middle name instead of the first? I was just happy to be thrown in there Kevin Stephen They live in your former host Kevin. Oh, right, right. Yes, miss behind new business I'm just a sort of piggyback on the Saturday night event with the firefighters I do want to bring to the board's attention. First of all Lodgy and chief Jefferson both cited the fact that They talked about a sort of a new era between the town of Allenton the board of selectmen in the Local 1297 fire department. They wanted to really thank the town manager and our colleague. Mr. Burn They cited that they went out one day to what I'm going to call the smokehouse for some fire training They were really impressed with that as well as to them. It's sort of Embarked upon. I know I can't remember. I think it was Lodgy that said this that, you know, gone are the days of Don Markey in terms of and I love mr. Markey for his Positives but they did state that This they felt very thankful for the town manager as well as deputy town manager who also has firefighters His dad and I think grandfather out of Winthrop or fire chief and or others that they cited that the negotiations with our current town manager Really took many steps forward in terms of Feeling everybody was coming to the table coming to the table with respect No animosity Existed complete transparency and they really felt like they were a partner in that so they really wanted to credit a the Negotiations that they have with our current town manager and how positive they went as well as those negotiations and the town manager mr. Burn Embarking on that fire exercise Basically in the sense they wanted to say that they definitely feel nothing that they're looking for but They definitely feel Respected by this board of select men and by the town of Allenton each and every day In terms of the job duties that they perform and it was something that they definitely wanted to highlight and they did So I just wanted to let And I told if they want me to hook up to that just so you know It's amazing to me Don Markey four town managers ago still a shadow I What a credit to mr. Chapter Lane that he's compared favorably over And then Are you kidding me, I'm gonna drive home to be on the phone No, and then the second is sort of ongoing in terms of and I've had conversations with my colleagues as well as with the Town manager and the athletic director. I'm working with the School transportation supervisor to get the plans way back when when we originally did the turf field about the two possible reconfigurations addressing the students needs when they came in in terms of talking about a need to park as well as Getting a shed and some improvements out there. So I'm anticipating that I'm gonna get hands on those plans and it would be The plans that were submitted. I think my VHB, but I could be wrong for let the Mill Street side As well as the plan submitted for the practice field school of court side. So What I plan on doing is when I get my hands on that I'm gonna for that that's a town manager and let him through capital planning chairman whoever sort of vet it and then put forth one either or none to this board, but then what I would do is Through the chairman and town manager make sure that If it is something a concrete step that we can take that you could contact Colleague on the school committee and Superintendent just to say that this is something, you know that could be done And this is something we should work in concert with if both Entities agree that it's a way to go But but I do know that same group of students also presented to the school committee as they did to us So that that would be my plan that once I get a hold of that I'm gonna give it to Adam and Kevin and sort of let you all run with it And then the last thing is to the Friday night home game Arlington football three to one Just like you could say about the Giants and some other football teams They really could have been for 4-0, but they're definitely 3-1 and running is 4-0 If you can make it down to the lights up down on the high school field on Friday night It really is it's such a great experience and I like sort of the cadre the cross Generations that that come out down there as well as all of our other sports up at the high school if you can you know Go on the school website. I really think just for me in terms of when I need a sort of sanity Shout out and nothing better than being in a high school youth sports game or in the spring bringing it up high school play that really kind of Grounds me and gets back to where I am So I just want to put a plug in for Arlington high-vacity and JV sports. That's it. Thanks. Well, your chair leaders be there Friday night Thank you very much. I want to just clarify Mr. Burns said that we were both at the 5k, but he ran it. I Did it in spirit and and It ran so well because the the friends have really built up such a volunteer base and to your point But the the high school sports teams that cross country teams are down there help helping out As well, so it was really multi-generational and everybody's hung out until the last man came across a finish line He was 88 years old Finished the entire course I Did also want to make note of a meeting that mr. Burn and I and mr. Chaplain and mr. Krippalka Attended it was here in the auditorium. It was almost as big as the Mugar hearing almost as well-run mr. Greeley Concerning the the enrollment pressures that the schools are Feeling I personally felt that it was really a case study of a way to roll out of a really difficult long complicated discussion and the demographic presentation The pressures of the town is feeling Really highlighted how we're such a victim of our own success in this regard and beneficiaries of all of the youth And that the young families are moving in but I think that as this discussion moves forward there are going to be a lot of More difficult talks and Roles that that many of the boards in town are going to have to play because you know a number of the scenarios Potentially impacts on very valued, you know tenants and and and organizations that provide community service here in town and you know It's just all as it's set against the picture of you know All the other work that we know has to be done within the school system. So it was really well done As far as rolling it out, but I think that we're going to probably be at the table and part of Yeah, sorry have I already dealt with that side? I just forgot that Joe when you started the COA 5k reminded me that um, it was Art Budnick's last one Running the actual road race I mean, I'm you know kind of organizing and he said he can't wait to be on the sidelines cheering everyone on next year I'm sorry that I missed that and that I've been on the road for two weeks. I was in Dallas It was 96 and 97 I complained about the heat last week. I was in Phoenix. It was 107 degrees In Phoenix but Thank you all and and I'm leaving Saturday. I'll be away for a week I'm taking the week's vacation for the first time in three years almost so I Needed God knows but the town obviously runs well without me so I spoke at the at the Rotary Banquet and and Adam chapter lane and our previous time manager Brian Sullivan were there and So in my speech, I said we have the two best town managers in the history of the town of Arlington here with us tonight Adam follows me. He says I can't wait to call Don Marquis and tell him you said Motion to adjourn all those in favor, please signify by saying I Tonight Arlington