MINUTES OF THE SELECTMEN’S MEETING

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

PRESENT: Arthur P. Boyle, Jr. (Chairman), Donal P. Anderson (Vice-Chairman), Willard J. Boulter, Jr. (Clerk), Lewis W. Stone (Selectman), Daniel W. Trabucco (Selectman), Edwin J. Thorne (Town Administrator), Diane M. Tobin (Executive Assistant), John Mattison (Cable), Becca Manning (Pembroke Express), Steve Annear (Mariner/Reporter), and others.

The Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Veterans Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

MINUTES: The Selectmen voted to approve the minutes of their meeting of September 21, 2009 with amendments to the entries for the Veterans’ Agent and to the Article to Survey Town-Owned Property.

BLOOD DRIVE: Daniel Callahan, a junior at Pembroke High School, was granted permission on his request to use the parking area behind the Community Center on December 10, 2009 from 2 – 7 p.m. for an organized blood drive to benefit Children’s Hospital. He has also secured permission from the Pembroke Youth Hockey to use the bingo hall as a registration area. Daniel should seek approval from the Building Dept. for any signs or posters to be displayed.

STATE ETHICS MUNICIPAL LIAISON: The Selectmen voted unanimously in favor to appoint Edwin J. Thorne, Town Administrator, to represent the Town as its liaison to the Ethics Commission.

TITAN ROAD RACE: The Selectmen voted unanimously in favor, pending approval of the Police and Fire Departments, to grant permission to the Pembroke High School Cross Country/Track & Field teams to host a road race on Saturday, November 28, 2009 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The race will begin and end at the Town Green.

SIGN PERMIT APPLICATIONS:

Itza Party, 10 Schoosett Street – approved a temporary 6’x2’ vinyl sign to be attached to the side of the building from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, 2009, as per application and sketch submitted.

Drake Petroleum/Sunoco, 355 Washington St. - approved a permanent change of pylon sign from “A-Plus” to “Xtramart”; also approved a permanent new wood roof sign measuring 3’10” x 9’ 10”, as per application and sketch submitted, but contingent upon the approval of the Historic District Commission.

FALL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES: Mr. Anderson moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, to re-open the warrant for the Nov. 3, 2009 Special Fall Town Meeting to add three articles to the warrant. Voted unanimously in favor. Mr. Anderson moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, to close the warrant. Voted unanimously in favor.

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The Chairman read through each of the articles on the draft warrant. Articles that were set aside for discussion were #11, #12, #17, #18, #20, #22, #23, #24, #26, #27, #28, and a newly added article relative to the PARC grant that the Town Administrator has been working on, tentatively #31. Questions on these articles will be addressed and discussed at the next Selectmen’s meeting on October 5^th.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Hilary Wilson, Affordable Housing Committee Chairman, explained to the Selectmen that a survey was completed by a certified engineer to create an ANR plan which carved out a one-acre lot from a larger 5 acre parcel of town owned land off Pelham Street. He will present this plan to the Planning Board for approval at their next meeting. He also received a letter from the Assessors Office indicating that the lot would be approximately assessed at $192,000 for Fiscal 2009. A space on the warrant has been saved for an article to be submitted by the Affordable Housing Committee and the Board of Selectmen to allow the Selectmen to enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to sell land to build housing for affordable sales.

Further, Mr. Boulter moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, to authorize the Town Administrator, in his capacity as tax title administrator, to declare that the parcel containing approximately 1 acre and shown as F3#5 Lot #1 on a plan titled Plan of Land Pelham St. Lot 1, dated 9/23/2009, prepared by Surveying & Mapping Consultants, 170 Forbes Rd., Braintree, MA, being a portion of property located on 188 Pelham St., Pembroke, described in Instrument of Taking dated 12/15/1947 and recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 1986, page 112-115, currently held by him for purposes of sale under G.L. c. 60, is no longer needed for such purpose, and that the Parcel may be transferred to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of sale. Voted unanimously in favor.

STREET ACCEPTANCE HEARING: Chairman Boyle opened the advertised public hearing to hear comments on the acceptance of Rebecca Road, Edward Drive, Deerfiled Lane, Great Rock Road, and Pratt Farm Lane. Two residents were in attendance and were in favor of having the roads accepted. DPW Commissioner Kilcommons was present and had no objection to these proposed streets.

Selectman Trabucco moved, seconded by Selectman Boulter, to recommend Rebecca Road, Edward Drive, Deerfiled Lane, Great Rock Road, and Pratt Farm Lane to be accepted at the Special Fall Town Meeting. So voted unanimously in favor.

SKATE BOARD PARK: Recreation Commissioners Mary Ann Flynn and Matthew Newman, along with many proponents and interested persons, attended an open hearing held by the Selectmen to hear comments on the location of the Skate Board Park. Ms. Flynn explained that this subject has been in the works for 13 years and as a result of the Youth Alliance Group, it is finally making forward progress. They managed to secure $25,000 in funds from the State through Senator Murray’s office. They would like to locate the park where the existing playground is behind the Community Center. There is

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a need for teenage activities in this town. A power point presentation was displayed by Linda Federico.

Jeff Kaplan of Champion Way voiced his opposition to the location in the Center even though he agrees that a skate park is a noble idea. He is concerned about who will clean up the trash and debris around the area. He also noted that many communities had to close their skate parks.

Deborah Wall reminded the Selectmen that the Library Board of Trustees expressed their opposition to the location of the skate park behind the Community Center some time ago. They are concerned about the increased usage of the area already by kids leaving substantial damage to the library and the recreation center. Security is a huge issue in this location and it is not truly visible. It would also prohibit future build out of the library. They are also concerned about insufficient parking and increased foot traffic.

It was noted that there would be no impact on the master plans for the renovation of the center. It was suggested that the playground could be re-located down the hill and closer to the ballfields. The same equipment can be used. The Community Center would be open to the public for bathroom facilitites. The park would be open only during daylight hours.

Mr. Anderson motioned to grant the proposed piece of property to the Recreation Commission. Motion lost for lack of a second.

OLD BUSINESS:

Docks and Rafts: Mr. Boyle suggested that maybe we could have DEP come in to educate folks first before going forward with a new bylaw.

BOTTLE BILL: Mr. Stone would like to send a second letter of support to our legislative representatives to encourage support of the new bottle bill.

TOWN ADMINSITRATOR’S REPORT: Mr. Thorne informed the Selectmen that the North South Rivers Watershed Association will honor Pembroke with a newly instituted

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award called the “Blue Community Award” because of exemplary actions taken toward restoring nature’s water cycle.

The Town will also be awarded planning assistance through the Green Communities Program by the State Department of Energy Resources.

ASK THE SELECTMEN: Mr. Stone said he and DPW Director Gene Fulmine are waiting to hear from the State on the streets that can be considered to have trucks banned.

SELECTMEN’S MEETING NIGHT: Mr. Stone made the suggestion that the Selectmen think about changing their meeting night from Monday to Tuesday in order to allow Selectmen to attend other board meetings on Monday evenings. This may be discussed at the next Selectmen’s meeting.

Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 p.m.