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Minutes
5 Sept 2017
Joint meeting with Cohasset Board of Selectmen, Capital Budget Committee, and Advisory
Committee
Review Town of Cohasset Warrant for Special Town Meeting on 16 October 2017
7PM
For the AC:
Nan Roth,Tanya Bodell,Richard Fitzpatrick,John Chapman,Paul Carlson,Leland Jenkins,
Helene Lieb,Mike Dick,Paul Tulio
The combined committees and board discussed 12 Draft Warrant Articles:
1) Amendments to fiscal operating budget, especially Police Department overtime
2) Unpaid bills from previous fiscal years,there are no unpaid bills
3) Stabilization funds,free cash projection=$1.1 million,OPEB funding while building up,
is still way underfunded
4) Allocation of funds for one-time costs,questions came up on Consulting for Capital
Projects$50,000 line item,purpose not specified,likely Cunningham Bridge consultant
hired by the Town to represent Town interests with the Commonwealth
5) Cohasset Town Hall, discussion postponed
6) Authorization for borrowing for road betterment projects for private ways, general
discussions on borrowing$500,000 to improve 3 modest roads of 20-25 homes per road,
debt to be repaid by home owners on the roads via betterment assessments
7) Authorization for borrowing for road projects for public ways, general discussion, debt
structure still to be determined (debt service TBD-either non-debt exclusion or as a debt
exclusion)
8) Water Department capital project,likely postponed to Annual Town Meeting in Spring,
2018
9) Zoning Bylaw Amendment-Sec 5.5,Large House Plan Review,postponed discussion
10) Application of bond premium, general discussion
11) Grant of easements for a solar array,explanations given,no discussion
12) Drainage and access easement to Sandy Cove off Atlantic Avenue, general discussion
Joint meeting adjourned around 930 PM
Advisory Committee convened around 945 PM in another room
Nancy Roth,Tanya Bodell, Richard Fitzpatrick,John Chapman,Paul Carlson,Leland Jenkins,
Helene Lieb,Mike Dick,Paul Tulio
• Nan welcomed and introduced AC new members,Mike Dick and Ralph Tulio
• AC approved meeting minutes from June and July 2017 meetings after resolving
different versions of liaison assignments
• AC finalized the following liaison assignments:
o Public Safety (Fire and Police) Rich Fitzpatrick
o Water and Sewer,Town Hall RAC,ZBA Paul Carlson
o Schools,Long Range Planning J John Chapman
o Elders,Health,Library,Affordable Housing Helene Lieb
o Selectmen,Town Hall RAC, CPC Nan Roth
o DPW,Facilities Lee Jenkins
o Alt Energy, Long Range Planning Tanya Bodell
o School Ralph Tulio
o Capital Budget, Conservation Commission Mike Dick
Next meeting: 12 Sept 2017, 7 PM joint meeting with BOS and Capital Budget Committee to
discuss STM Warrant articles. Nan will post the meeting for AC. Following the joint meeting,
the AC will meet to vote on Warrant Articles.
Members will save the date and time-14 Sept 2017, 7 PM,for a potential AC meeting to prepare
for the STM
Prepared by Mike Dick