01/28/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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2 *DRAFT*Board of Selectmen Minutes January 15, 2019 Present: Selectman Carol A. Sherman, Selectman John J. Cahalane, Selectman Andrew R. Gottlieb, Selectman Thomas F. O'Hara, Selectman John J. Cotton Town Manager Rodney C. Collins Assistant Town Manager Wayne E. Taylor Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Sherman at 6:30 p.m. Mashpee Town Hall, Waquoit Meeting Room JOINT MEETING—BOARD OF SELECTMEN, CONSERVATION COMMISSION, BOARD OF HEALTH, PLANNING BOARD, SEWER COMMISSION, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS Public Comment: None at this time. NEW BUSINESS Presentation of best practices for managing operations—Jeff Gregg,GHQ; GHD Consulting Engineer Jeff Gregg continued to discuss the matter of wastewater with the Board of Selectmen and respective regulatory boards attending the Watershed Nitrogen Management Planning and Implementation workshop. Best practices for the management operations of small systems and individual septic systems include model options developed under the Voluntary National Guidelines for Management of Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems as prepared by the USEPA. This includes Homeowner Awareness, Maintenance Contracts, Operating Permits, Responsible Management Entities Operation Maintenance and Responsible Management.Entities Ownership. The Homeowner Awareness objective includes public education and participation,planning, system performance,training and certification licensing, and site evaluation. The Responsible Management Entities (RME) for onsite/decentralized systems includes public education and participation, planning, performance, training and certification licensing. In considering best practices, it was noted the Town of Chatham has contracted operations under the direction of their Director of Public Works. The Natural Resources Director manages the planning and implementation phases, and the DPW Director manages the construction and operation. Engineering services are contracted, and new contracts are placed out to bid in five-year increments. In Provincetown contract operations and engineering are managed by the DPW Director, Work was contracted for the design/build/operate facility. In the Town of Barnstable a Water Pollution Control Division with in-house staff is managed by the Director of Public Works who also directs planning and engineering. Specialized engineering services are independently contracted.