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COHASSET ZONING BOARD
Open Session
DATE: Monday, May 9,2016
TIME: 7:30 PM
PLACE: Cohasset Town Hall - Basement Conference Room
41 Highland Avenue, Cohasset, MA 02025
Board Members Present: S. Woodworth Chittick
Charles Higginson
Peter Goedecke
David McMorris
Matthew Watkins
Board Members Not Present: Benjamin Lacy
Recording Secretary Present: Chrissie Dahlstrom,Administrative Assistant
7:30 PM —Chairman S.Woodworth Chittick called the meeting to order.
7:31 PM—Chairman S.Woodworth Chittick declared:As the Chairof the Zoning Board of Appeals, I declare that an
open meeting mayhave a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the Board with respectto:
392 Jerusalem Road—The litigation pending at the Land Court known as"David F. Crowley-Buck, Trustee of
the Crowley Family Qualified Personal Residence Trust and Janice L. Crowley,v. Town of Cohasset and the
Members of Cohasset Zoning Board of Appeals. Jason H. Soules, Carolyn R. Soules, Lisa A.Vanderweil as
she is Trustee of Lisa A.Vanderweil Trust-2004 and William Vanderweil",Land Court C.A. #15 MISC. 000153
1 move that the Zoning Board of Appeals enter into executive session to discuss strategywith respectto litigation
where an open meeting mayhave a detrimental effect on the Town's litigation position,and the Chair has so
declared,pursuantto section 21 (a)(3)of chapter 30Aof the General Laws with respectto:
The litigation pending at the Land Court known as "David F. Crowley-Buck, Trustee of the Crowley Family
Qualified Personal Residence Trust and Janice L. Crowley, v. Town of Cohasset and the Members of
Cohasset Zoning Board of Appeals, Jason H. Soules, Carolyn R. Soules, Lisa A. Vanderweil as she is Trustee
of Lisa A.Vanderweil Trust-2004 and William Vanderweil",Land Court C.A. #15 MISC. 000153
Chairman Chittick: "I need a Second and a Roll-call Vote."
Member Peter Goedecke: "The motion is seconded by Charles Higginson."
Chairman Chittick: "Having a Second, we will now have a Roll-call vote."
Member David McMorris: "Aye."
Member Chittick: "Aye."
Member Charles Higginson: "Aye."
Member Matthew Watkins: "Aye."
Chairman Chittick stated:Having passed bya vote of 5 to 0,the Open Session is now closed,and we will be
reconvening the Open Session.We are now in Executive Session.
Chairman Chittick banged the gavel and Zoning Ad m inistrator closed the door.
—EXECUTIVE SESSION'*
Chairman Chittick: Motion to come out of executive session.
Member David McMorris: "Aye."
Chairman Chittick: "I need a Second and a Roll-call Vote."
Member Peter Goedecke: "The motion is seconded by Peter Goedecke."
Chairman Chittick: "Having a Second,we will now have a Roll-call vote."
Chairman Chittick: "Aye."
Member Charles Higginson: "Aye."
Member Matthew Watkins: "Aye."
8:20 PM: The board came into open session.
May9,2016 Zoning Meeting FINAL
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8:20 PM —Chairman S.Woodworth closed the executive session to enter back into opens ess ion.
8:21 PM—Approve Zoning Board of Appeal Meeting Dates June 6, 2016 and July 5,2016.
8:25 PM —Approve meeting minutes from April4,2016.
8:30 PM —Meeting adjourned.