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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - PB - 04/26/2017 Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 1 of 3 April 26,2017 COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DATE: APRIL 26,2017 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) David Drinan,Vice Chair (DD) Brian Frazier, Clerk (BF) Michael Dickey,Liaison to CPC (MD) Erik Potter,Associate Member(EP) Board Members Absent: Charles A. Samuelson(CS) Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:07 P.M. 7:07 P.M. PLANNING BOARD MEMBER UPDATES (MD)— CPC is ready for Town Meeting. Mentioned email from Susan Sardina—wants Board to discuss this. (DD)- Town Hall Renovation Advisory Committee had stakeholders meeting on 04/12/17.Next meeting is May 9, 2017 — consultant will be in attendance to present various options. Committee will have table at Town Meeting. Goal is to have a proposal for the Fall Special Town Meeting. (BF)—Missed Open Space&Recreation Committee(OS&RC) meeting (CB) — Master Plan Committee (MPC) — each section of 2004 Draft was assigned to committee members to review and report—not all sections were done. Reviewing how to deal with conflicting/overlapping information between MPC, OS&RC, and Harbor Study Committee. Outlined a 19-20 month schedule. Step 1 — get a part time Planner to keep things going. Want a consultant onboard summer. Discussed potential for regional sewer. (EP)- No updates 7:23 P.M. SCITUATE HILL SUBDIVISION In attendance to represent agenda item: Attorney Richard Henderson; Rob Schwandt; Dave Fulton. Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office): • CDI 04/17/17 memo re: 04/10/17 Site Visit to form opinion on Tri-party Agreement application for payment#3 • CDI 04/18/17 re: Application 3 Rev. 1 dated 03/31/17 RELEASE OF FUNDS Schwandt submitted requisition. Modzelewski recommended(04/18/17 memo) Planning Board release $69,856.00. MOTION: By Member Drinan to release$69,856.00 as per John Modzelewski recommendation SECOND: Member Frazier VOTE: 5-0 MOTION CARRIES EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TOWN'S TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT Board had extended the deadline to April 26, 2017. This is basically extending the date at which SSG could take over the construction project. Need to extend slightly further for completion. MOTION: By Member Drinan to extend deadline for the Town's Tri-Party agreement to May 10,2017. SECOND: Member Frazier VOTE: 5-0 MOTION CARRIES ADDITION OF FURTHER FUNDS TO BOND ESTIMATE TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION UNTIL APRIL,2018 Modzelewski added 3% for inflation. Existing bond is for $210,000 to increase to $220,000 to account for 3% inflation. Schwandt expects to have a requisition by May 10tb meeting and will be below the $220,000. Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 2 of 3 April 26,2017 COMPACTION RESULTS Modzelewski asked for better results than those submitted by Aqualine Utility compaction results. Expected the new results today but were not received. If Modzelewski is satisfied with new compaction report, SSG can proceed with the next foundations. Current schedule for completion of the front storage building is late May/Early June. Roadway completion—pending dry weather—is late May or so. Status of gas line installation with National Grid is not great but they are making progress—however, SSG Storage building is not reliant upon progress of gas line. 7:46 P.M. COOK ESTATE — REQUEST FOR MINOR MODIFICATION & WAIVERS — RICHARD HENDERSON In attendance to represent agenda item: Attorney Richard Henderson Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office) • Henderson 04/24/17 letter re: request for modifications and waivers, date stamped: 04/24/17 • Civil Designs Inc. April 7,2017 memo re: Lot Release Lot 27 and punchlist • Civil Designs Inc. April 27,2017 memo re: Cook Estate MODIFICATIONS Requested modifications,as outlined in Attorney Richard Henderson's April 24,2017 letter include: 1. Waiver of interior sidewalks 2. Waiver of requirement for granite filler curve. 3. Waiver of"no parking" and other traffic signs within the cluster development—New Cook Investors has agreed to erect a `no parking" sign at the entrance to the Cook estate as well as a sign indicating that speeds shall not exceed 20 mph on any roads within the Cook Estate and, not mentioned in the letter, but expressed by Attorney Henderson at the meeting on behalf of the Homeowners' Association: 4. Conversion of one-way drive to a two-way drive Modzelewski considered items 1-3 as minor modifications. Regarding the conversion of road to two-way road, he did not think it was the end of the world — it is a private drive, but could set precedent for 20 ft. wide drives. Henderson noted that it is not covered by Common Drive Regulations or by the Subdivision Control Law. Members felt that as long as request does not contradict regulations, they could go along with residents request. MOTION: By Member Drinan to approve requests 1 through 3 as a minor modifications as well as the additional item of the one-way drive becoming a two-way drive as a minor modification. SECOND: Member Dickey VOTE: 5-0 MOTION CARRIES **As-Built plans are still needed—Henderson will make sure they are submitted. Other issues in Civil Designs punch list memo to be completed by end of month. CONSERVATION RESTRICTION Town Counsel approved Conservation Restriction (on the other side of Sohier St., abutting Fair Oakes) in 2011. BOS never voted on it as they were in the midst of discussion about sidewalks along Sohier St. to Rt. 3A. Henderson edited 2011 Conservation Restriction to include an exception for Town to have right to construct sidewalks within Conservation Restricted area. Secretary of Environmental Affairs will have to approve it also. Henderson will submit edited Conservation Restriction to the BOS. LOT 27 RELEASE Board to sign release but hold it until CDI completes final inspection and report issued to Planning Board. MOTION: By Member Drinan to release final Lot 27 pending Modzelewski sign-off on the punchlist items SECOND: Member Frazier VOTE: 5-0 MOTION CARRIES 8:10 P.M. TOPICS NOT REASONABLY ANTICIPATED BY THE CHAIR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING (CB) —Affordable Housing. Board will need to name new member as Liaison to Affordable Housing Committee after May 13,2017 elections when(DD)'s terms expires. (CB)also pointed out that in 2010 census, of the 2898 homes in Cohasset, 308 (10.63%)qualified as affordable but that in 2017,of the 3311 homes in Cohasset, the 308 affordable only equal 9.3%which is below the states quota. This means the Town needs to create 23 units in the next three years to meet quota or,the Town could fall prey to 40B in the 2020 census. Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 3 of 3 April 26,2017 PUBLIC COMMENT (5 MINUTES MAXIMUM) - none (EP) had to leave meeting at this point. 8:20 P.M. ADMINISTRATION - VOTE TO APPROVE APRIL 12,2017 MEETING MINUTES MOTION: By Member Frazier to approve the April 12, 2017 meeting minutes SECOND: Member Dickey VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES - VOTE TO APPROVE PAYROLL FOR PERIOD ENDING APRIL 16, 2017 MOTION: By Member Frazier to approve payroll for period ending April 16,2017 SECOND: Member Dickey VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES - VOTE TO RATIFY C.BREWER SIGNATURE ON INVOICES: CEDAR ST.LANDFILL SOLAR ARRAY—RELEASE OF FUNDS MOTION: By Member Dickey to ratify C.Brewer signature on above cited release SECOND: Member Drinan VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES MOTION: By Member Drinan to adjourn at 8:30 P.M. SECOND: Member Frazier VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES NEXT MEETINGS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. MINUTES APPROVED: BRIAN FRAZIER,CLERK DATE: MAY 10,2017