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Mashpee Planning Board <br /> Minutes of Meeting <br /> December 4,2019 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Mashpee Town Hall-Waquoit Meeting Room <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Present: Chairman Mary Waygan, Vice Chairman Joe Cummings, Dennis Balzarini, Joseph <br /> Callahan, John(Jack)Phelan, Robert (Rob)Hansen (Alt.) <br /> Also: Evan Lehrer-Town Planner; Charles Rowley-Town Consultant Engineer <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> The Town of Mashpee Planning Board meeting was opened with a quorum in the Waquoit <br /> Meeting Room at Mashpee Town Hall by Chairman Waygan, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, <br /> December 4, 2019. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES—October 23,2019 and November 20,2019 <br /> There were no amendments to either set of minutes. <br /> MOTION: Mr. Balzarini made a motion to approve the minutes of October 23rd as <br /> presented. Mr. Callahan seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> MOTION: Mr. Balzarini made a motion to approve the minutes of November 20" as <br /> presented. Mr. Callahan seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Blue Sky Towers Complaint in US District Court against Town of Mashpee, <br /> Planning Board and Board of Selectmen Actions Regarding Said Complaint-The Chair <br /> informed the Planning Board that, when she noticed on Thursday the matter appeared on the <br /> Board of Selectmen agenda, she decided to attend Monday's meeting. During Public Comment, <br /> the Chair asked that the BOS not meet in Executive Session regarding the lawsuit, without <br /> Planning Board members in attendance, as they could provide base of knowledge regarding the <br /> matter. During discussion, a vote had been taken to enter Executive Session without the <br /> Planning Board present. Since that time, the Town Manager forwarded a memo to the Planning <br /> Board, a copy of which was included in the file and which the Chair read for the record. <br /> At the end of the meeting, Mr. Phelan asked to return to the Blue Sky matter to discuss the <br /> Chair's correspondence with the Board of Selectmen. It was Mr. Phelan's opinion that the <br /> Planning Board was a five member Board and that the Chair should not be representing members <br /> of the Board without first consulting with them. Mr. Phelan indicated that it was not appropriate <br /> for the Chair to represent the entire Planning Board at the Board of Selectmen's meeting to <br /> request that the Executive Session be canceled. It was Mr. Phelan's opinion that a consensus <br /> was necessary from the Board to make a decision, and the Chair should not be representing the <br /> Board. The Chair responded that it was her opinion that the Board of Selectmen should have <br /> notified the Planning Board, since it was a legal complaint against the Planning Board, that the <br /> item would appear on their agenda, and allow the Planning Board to first meet to discuss the <br /> 1 <br />