4/27/2020 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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5 Board of Selectmen Minutes April 27, 2020 APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS Public Hearing: Non-Resident Parking Permit for Seconsett Island Road: (continued) Motion made by Selectman Sherman to close the Public Hearing. Motion seconded by Selectman Cotton. VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Roll Call Vote: Selectman Gottlieb,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Weeden,yes Opposed, none Discussion followed. It was agreed the parking permit as proposed would assist to remedy the limited parking at the Seconsett Island causeway. It was agreed the Board of Selectmen would retain the right to exercise change if warranted and therefore adopt a one-year trial period. Motion made by Selectman Cotton to support the proposed Non-Resident Parking Permit for Seconsett Island Road along the causeway directly across from the beach area for; Non-resident mooring holders at the Seconsett Island/Waquoit Bay mooring field and/or Town of Falmouth shellfish permit holders; One permit per Household at a cost of$100 per permit with a maximum of one parking space for each mooring holder or shellfish licensee; effective for the 2020 season. Town of Mashpee permit holders are eligible to park in this area. Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Roll Call Vote: Selectman Gottlieb,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Weeden,yes Opposed, none *The Harbormaster will be requested to provide the Town Clerk with a list of mooring holders in Seconsett Island/Waquoit Bay to verify the mooring holders in this area, and further, the Town Clerk will be requested to write the mooring number on the Non-resident parking permit. OLD BUSINESS Update Discussion and Possible Action Relative to COVID-19: Town Manager Rodney C. Collins updated the Board of Selectmen on the matter of the COVID-19 virus. Currently there are 39 cases in the Town of Mashpee. A total of 10 are in isolation, 26 are out of isolation, and 3 no longer reside in the Town of Mashpee. No fatalities are reported. The Town Manager held a teleconference with the Town Clerk and the Town Moderator regarding safety provisions for Town Meeting scheduled to be held on June 15, 2020. The Town Moderator has indicated he will re-visit the proposed date of Town Meeting at the end of May to ensure its probability. To align with the requirement for social distancing altered levels of persons attending Town Meeting would be evenly distanced in the gymnasium and if limitations are required the auditorium will be used as well. Town Meeting will be held at the Mashpee High School. The Town Election is scheduled to be held at the Quashnet School on June 23, 2020.