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May 11,2016
COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
DATE: MAY 11, 2016
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL—BASEMENT MEETING ROOM
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025
Board Members Present: Clark H. Brewer, Chair (CB)
Michael Dickey (MD)
Brian Frazier,Interim Clerk (BF)
Erik Potter,Associate Member(EP)
Board Members Absent: David Drinan,Vice Chair (DD)
Charles A. Samuelson, Clerk (CS)
Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak
CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:05 P.M.
7:00 P.M. ADMINISTRATION
- VOTE TO APPROVE APRIL 27, 2016 MEETING MINUTES
MOTION: By Member Dickey to approve the April 27 meeting minutes
SECOND: Member Frazier
VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES
- VOTE TO APPROVE PAYROLL FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 1, 2016
MOTION: By Member Frazier to approve the payroll for period ending May 1,2016
SECOND: Member Dickey
VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES
- VOTE TO RATIFY C.BREWER SIGNATURE ON INVOICES:
• CDI INV.#416 COOK ESTATE $ 480.00
• CDI INV.#417 SCITUATE HILL SUBDIVISION $1,120.00
• CDI INV.#418 103 RIPLEY RD. $1,120.00
• D/W INV.#10,11 808 JERUSALEM RD. $1675.20 & $1,263.90
MOTION: By Member Dickey to ratify Brewer's signature on above cited invoices
SECOND: Member Frazier
VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES
- SET JULY,AUGUST, SEPTEMBER MEETING DATES—July 13; August 10,24; Sept. 7,21.
- UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS TO ONEDRIVE -Administrator explained and demonstrated OneDrive system
and how to access documents for meetings. Board would like to go in this direction.
7:15 P.M. MASTER PLAN—FOLLOW UP TO MARCH 5TH VISIONING SESSION,NEXT STEPS
In attendance to represent agenda item: Stephen Winter,MAPC; Master Plan Working Group people in attendance
(other than Planning Board): BOS — Diane Kennedy, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Schubert; Advisory Committee -
Peter Pescatore; Ed Wadsworth
Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office):
• Draft—For Discussion only- MAPC handout—3A Corridor Study, date stamped: 05/11/16
• Draft Survey—date stamped: 05/11/16
• Draft—"Visioning Our Master Plan" date stamped: 05/11/16
• Draft— "Challenges: What are your concerns about Cohasset?" date stamped: 05/11/16
Goal for tonight's meeting is to review the survey questions and edit as needed.
Group also reviewed Draft"Visioning Our Master Plan" -most discussion centered on p. 23 which listed—by
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ranking—the issues facing Cohasset today(responses given by attendees at March 7t"public forum).
Some discussion about MassDOT's plans to begin improvements on Rt. 3A in a complete streets manner with
sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides of Rt. 3A
Group reviewed all 29 survey questions and suggested edits as necessary.
Goal is to get survey out and encourage people to respond and reply in a short time. Survey will be on survey
monkey. Will have article about survey in Mariner.
Another working session will be scheduled in about a month after the results are in.
This meeting was videotaped and will be broadcast on 143TV—Channel 9.
MOTION: By Member Dickey to adjourn at 9:30 P.M.
SECOND: Member Frazier
VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES
NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED: BRIAN FRAZIER, CLERK
DATE: MAY 25, 2016