08/05/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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*DRAFT* B O S MINUTES JULY 22, 2019 16 Board of Selectmen Minutes July 22, 2019 NEW BUSINESS Discussion and Action on Draft#1 October 21 2019 Town Meetiniz Warrant: (continued) Article--Assistant Health Agent, parttime, may become Code Enforcement Officer. Short term rental tax; projected August 8"', ' funds determined. Short term rental properties; employ the services of a consulting agency—familiar with process Waterways Articles--Invite Chairman of Waterways to attend next meeting. Review of annual maintenance dredging. Article to create a Waterways matching grant fund. Can this be used for navigational equipment or is it a special reserves account? Explanation of article to transfer monies to the WWC Account created from previous article. Article on jet skis, shared regulations with Mashpee and Falmouth, Do we want to do this? Page 10 accessory dwelling unit, request Town Planner to give recommendations regarding enforcement and compliance. Town Manager requested to follow up with a plan. DNR and W WC articles on j et skis are similar, remove one of the articles Petition Article, Obtain clarity from Town Counsel. Discussion of Addition of the Followin Articles to the October 21 2019 Town Meeting Warrant: The Board of Selectmen reviewed the following (5) articles not submitted by Town Departments. Pol st rene Reduction Bylaw: at the request of the Environmental Oversight Committee: Single-Use Plastic Straw Ban: at the request of the Environmental Oversi ht Committee: Michael Talbot was in attendance representing the Environmental Oversight Committee to recommend the above referenced articles for inclusion on the October warrant. New Bylaws are proposed to restrict the use of two common, hard forms of plastic, polystyrene and plastic straws which are an extension of the plastic bag bylaw passed by the Town of Mashpee. This effort would help clean the oceans and lands of plastic and protect wildlife. Illicit Connections and Discharges to The Munici-pal Storm Drain System B law: Catherine Laurent: Correspondence from. Catherine Laurent, Director of Public Works dated July 15, 2019 recommended a General Bylaw for the October warrant to eliminate illicit connections and discharges to the Town's stormwater system, and ultimately into the Town's surface and ground waters.