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8 <br /> <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Minutes <br />October 5, 2015 <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />Approval of Petition/Plan #103860, dated August 20, 2015, for Placement of New Conduit/Pole on <br />Quinaquisset Avenue, East of Brewster Road – NStar Electric d/b/a Eversource Energy: <br /> <br />Tom Mayo, Assistant Town Manager and Hearing Officer for the Utility Pole Hearing, an application <br />of Eversource Energy for the installation of (1) 4” conduit and (1) handhole on Quinaquisset Avenue <br />east of Brewster Road, Mashpee briefly discussed the hearing and conditions imposed by the Director <br />of Public Works. Mr. Mayo recommended approval with the conditions imposed by the DPW <br />Director. <br /> <br />Motion made by Selectman Sherman to approve the Petition #103860 from Eversource Energy <br />as referenced pending the conditions imposed by the DPW Director; the applicant is required to <br />obtain a curb cut permit, and any further questions regarding this matter be directed to the <br />Director of Public Works. <br />Motion seconded by Selectman O’Hara. <br />VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br /> <br />Roll Call Vote: <br /> Selectman Cahalane, yes Selectman Sherman, yes <br /> Selectman Gottlieb, yes Selectman O’Hara, yes <br /> Selectman Cotton, yes Opposed, none <br /> <br />Wampanoag Tribe Land In Trust Determination; Request for Department of Interior Section 81 <br />Review/Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Town of Mashpee, Town Counsel Patrick Costello congratulated the Mashpee <br />Wampanoag Indian Tribe on their achievement with respect to the outcome of its trust application. <br /> <br />As a result of this endeavor, Town Counsel recommended the Board of Selectmen move forward to <br />pursue a procedural matter between the Town of Mashpee and Wampanoag Tribal Council at this time. <br /> <br />Town Counsel indicated when the Town of Mashpee submitted the Intergovernmental Agreement <br />(IGA) to the Secretary of the Interior for approval in 2008, the Secretary stated that the IGA appeared <br />to meet the standards for approval pursuant to Section 81, but a formal legal decision was not obtained <br />at that time because the trust acquisition had not yet occurred. At the time of the Agreement when <br />negotiated, there were no lands in trust. <br /> <br />With the Tribe’s Record of Decision issued by the Secretary, Town Counsel recommended the IGA be <br />jointly sought to provide Secretarial approval of the IGA to bring forth a strong foundation between the <br />Town and Tribe and to prevent any delays in the Tribe’s development efforts. <br /> <br /> <br />