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November 24,2009
COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
DATE: TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 24, 2009
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL— AUDITORIUM
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025
Board Members Present: Alfred S.Moore,Jr. - Chairman
Stuart W. Ivimey,Vice Chair
Jean Healey-Dippold, Clerk
Charles A. Samuelson
Clark H. Brewer
Board Members Absent:
Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak
Meeting called to order at: 7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. 130 SOHIER ST.,REQUEST TO MODIFY SEPT.23,2004 ZBA DECISION, APPLICANT:
VINCE LONGO, SOUTH SHORE PLAYHOUSE ASSOC. No recommendation made. Board considered this
a public safety issue outside the purview of the Planning Board, not a Planning Board issue.
7:05 P.M. COHASSET HEIGHTS PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION FILING CONTINUED PUBLIC
HEARING. APPLICANT: JAMES SWEENEY, CCI ENERGY,LLC; OWNERS: PAUL BARRY;
CROCKER LANE REALTY TRUST; CROCKER II REALTY TRUST- VOTE TO POSTPONE AND
CONTINUE TO DATE AND TIME CERTAINAT APPLICANT'S REQUEST
MOTION: By Member Samuelson to extend to January 31 (until January meeting dates are set)
SECOND: Member Brewer
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES (Member Ivimey had not yet arrived at meeting)
7:10 P.M. ADMINISTRATION
• VOTE TO ACCEPT NOVEMBER 4,2009 MINUTES
MOTION: By Member Brewer
SECOND: Member Healey-Dippold
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
7:15 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING—REMAND OF CCI ENERGY LLC'S APPEAL OF THE PLANNING
BOARD DENIAL OF A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND TURBINES
AT 215 CJC HIGHWAY Public hearing was cancelled—official, endorsed Order of Remand not yet received.
7:20 P.M. OCEAN MANAGEMENT PLAN - not on agenda-Member Brewer was not sure if BOS acted
on the Ocean Management Plan. Planning Board Administrator to follow-up.
7:22 P.M. MASTER PLAN- not on agenda—Member Brewer explained that the Commonwealth Capital
Grant score is low and going down compared to other communities. Adopting the Master Plan should help
Cohasset receive more points and be eligible for grants which we are now not receiving. In these economic times,
this grant money is extremely attractive. Brewer has had conversation with Jim Cope, transportation planner, who
will help put transportation and mobility sub-committee together to update and extend the work done on the master
plan in the past.
MOTION: By Member Brewer to adopt the Master Plan (entire document, not just Executive Summary)
SECOND: Member Healey-Dippold
Member Ivimey not in favor of adopting the full document—he thinks it is too out of date and,he is vehemently
opposed to some portions of the full document(eg. - the repeated reference to a need for skateboard parks).
Member Samuelson will abstain from voting as he has not reviewed it in a long time.
Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 2of2
November 24,2009
Member Brewer noted that the Master Plan does exist on the Town website under the Planning Board. He also
noted that the#1 item under Planning Board responsibilities deals with planning and publishing a master plan.
Member Healey-Dippold thought it would be helpful to adopt the master plan and have a baseline to work from.
VOTE: 2 -2- 1 ABSTAIN MOTION DOES NOT CARRY
Member Brewer is very disappointed in this vote and with the lack of planning that is done by this Board. Will take
a leave of absence from the Board for an undetermined period.
7:35 P.M. BUDGET FY2011 Planning Board Administrator explained that FYI proposed budget must be
level to FY10 (including salary and COLA) and,that a second budget should be prepared which reflects a 5%
reduction to the FY10 budget if level funding budgets do not provide the necessary reductions.
Planning Board administrator presentedFYI 1 budget with reduction in"Contracted Services" and "printing" and,
with$50 increase to"Dues" —this equated to an overall budget level with FY10. In the event a 5%reduction to
the FY10 budget is necessary, Planning Board Administrator proposed taking the full 5% ($3,291) from
"Contracted Services". Board agreed.
MOTION: By Member Ivimey to approve the FY11 level budget and reduced budget as presented
SECOND: Member Samuelson
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES (Member Brewer had left meeting)
MOTION: By Member Ivimey to adjourn at 7:45 P.M.
SECOND: Member Healey-Dippold
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009 AT 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED: JEAN HEALEY DIPPOLD, CLERK
DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2009