5/17/2017 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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a Iashpee Plain in g Roar Minutes of Meeting May 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m* waquo it Meeting Room, Ma.shpee Town Hall Planning Board Members Present: Chairman Mary waygan, favid I ooharian, Dennis Balzarini, Joe Cummings, Robert(Rob)Hansen Also: Tom Fudala-Town Planner; Charles Rowley-Consulting Engineer Absent: David Weeden .LL TO ORDER The Town ofMashpee Planning Board meeting was opened with a quorum in the wa uoit Meeting Room at Mashp ee Town Hall by the Chair, at TOO p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. .APPROVAL OF MINU'T'ES—May 3, 0 1 7 May MOTION: Ir. Balzarini made a motion to accept the minutes of Ma ,d as written* Mr. ooharian seconded the motion.. 4 yes; t abstain STEW BUSYNESS Discussion with Town Manager re: Planning Department Staffing Town Manager Rodney Collins and Assistant Town Manager Wayne Taylor were present to discuss Planning Department staffing. Mr. Collins read for the record his letter dated May 17, 2017, summarizing a timeline of Planning Department staffing, and distributed to Planning Board members. .s described in the letter, it had been determined that, because a former Assistant Town Planner had been reassigned to the IT Department as the new GIS Coordinator, the Assistant Town Planner position had been eliminated. Mr. Fudala had repeatedly expressed a.need for the Department to hire ars Assistant Town Planner and Administrative Assistant. Former Assistant Town Planner Tarn Maya informed Mr. Collins that it was his opinion there was no Justification.for a full time Assistant Town P lanner, A warrant Article had b een prepared to fund a part time As si start Town Planner and part time Administrative Assistant, Mr. Collins also referenced lois hope that Mr. Fudala would serve a part time rale in the Planning Department following his retirement, Chairman waygan inquired about funds that would be available to finance Mr. Fudala's position as a consultant, Mr. Collins responded that Town Meeting authorized a full time position, but funded a part time position, so it was expected it would come from the part time funds. Mr. Balzarini requested clarification whether the positon was part time or full time and My. Collins responded that the full time Planner position would continue to be funded along with a part time Assistant Planner and part time Administrative Assistant. Mr. Balzarini suggested that someone needed to be hired as soon as possible if Mr. Fudala was to retire in January 2018 and Mr. Collins agreed. Mr. Balzarini expressed concern regarding the necessary learning curve in Planning, and specifically referenced the details ofMashpee Commons. Chairman waygan added that it was her experience that, during Planning Department transition, a flood of irregular ideas or concepts would be submitted for Planning Board approval upon the departure of an experienced Town Planner. The Chair recommended that the Town Manager's office 1