🏛️ November 19th Select Board Agenda Preview

The Select Board will be meeting this evening at 7:00pm in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall and remotely on Zoom. The first item on the agenda after public comment and the Town Manager’s report is an update from the Permanent Building Committee and discussion/potential vote on Center for Active Living site selection. As noted in the packet on page 11, RECALC (Reading Center for Active Living Committee), The COA (Council on Aging), the PBC (Permanent Building Committee), BH+A (the architects and engineers) and TTH (Turner & Townsend Heery, the OPM) all unanimously voted that Symonds Way is the preferred site location.

Afterwards, the board will then vote on the various Volunteer Appointment Subcommittee Appointments. As noted inside the memo in the packet, after meeting with various applicants, the VASC recommends the following appointments:

• Jean-Paul Plouffe (current associate) to a full position on the Board of Assessors with a term
  expiring June 30, 2026
• Tim Michel to an associate position on the Conservation Commission with a term expiring
  June 30, 2026
• Ashley Gross to a full position on the Cultural Council with a term expiring June 30, 2027
  and to an associate position on the Trails Committee with a term expiring June 30, 2026
• John Federico to an associate position on the Recreation Committee with a term expiring
  June 30, 2025
• Brandy Hopkins to a full position on the Town Forest Committee with a term expiring June
  30, 2027 and to an associate position on the Trails Committee with a term expiring June 30,
  2026
• Frank Capone (current associate) to a full position on the Zoning Board of Appeals with a
  term beginning January 1st, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2025
  The VASC also puts forth the following applicants for the Ad-Hoc Commemoration Establishment
  Committee (ACE) until the committee sunsets:

The VASC also puts forth the following applicants for the Ad-Hoc Commemoration Establishment
Committee (ACE) until the committee sunsets:

1. Tara Gregory
2. David Monahan
3. Edward Dee
4. Monique Gnanaratnam
5. Ryan Johnstone
6. Reginald Nichols (if still interested; will attend 11/19 meeting and say)

Lastly, the board will Discuss and Vote on the Health Department ARPA Funds request. According to the Director of Public Health, Ade Solarin, he is modifying his request to $21,359.91 for rodent mitigation. Ade received a presentation from the owner of North Shore Wildlife on how their company can provide and implement a safe and humane rodent control program for the Town of Reading.

The complete agenda is listed below:

• 7:00 Overview of Meeting
• 7:05 Public Comment
• 7:15 Select Board Liaison Reports and Town Manager’s Report
• 7:30 Update from the Permanent Building Committee and discussion/potential vote on Center for Active Living site selection
• 8:00 Volunteer Appointment Subcommittee Appointments
• 8:30 Vote on Select Board Designee for Ad-hoc Commemoration Establishment Committee (ACE)
• 8:45 Discuss and Vote on Symonds Way land for pickleball
• 9:00 Discuss Section 1.5 of the Select Board Policies; Volunteer Board and Committee Appointments
• 9:15 Discuss and Vote on Health Department ARPA Funds
• 9:30 Future of Pleasant Street Center Building
• 9:45 Future Agendas
• 10:00 Approve prior meeting minutes

The 7:00PM meeting will take place in the Select Board Room and Zoom. The public can attend virtually or watch via several options:  via a broadcast on RCTV’s YouTube channel at this link or on the RCTV Government Channel (Xfinity ch 22, Verizon ch 33). The Zoom link for this meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84579109555