02/22/2021 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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19 Board of Selectmen Minutes February 22, 2021 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT Discussion and Approval of Draft#1 May 3 2021 Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles: PETITION ARTICLES (continued) Article To see if the Town will vote to amend §174-4, Enumeration of Districts by adding Solar Energy Systems Overlay District. Explanation:This article would create and establish a Solar Energy System Overlay District as enumerated in proposed Section 174-47.7. Article To see if the Town will vote to amend §174-5, Establishment of Zoning Map by adding §174-5 (H) as follows: Explanation:This Article is intended to define by reference to the Mashpee Assessor Fiscal Year 2021 tax maps,the land within the Solar Energy Systems Overlay District that should be attached to this zoning map. It was disclosed the Select Board previously determined to not create large overlay districts, and thus declined to place an article on the October warrant for this purpose. It was agreed the petitioner would be requested to attend the next Select Board Meeting to review the intent of this project and that a map would be included in the project proposal for additional review. It was also recommended the petitioner contact the abutters regarding this project. LIAISON REPORTS Sewer Commission: It was reported the project engineers of GHD, Inc. reviewed the wastewater plan at the last Sewer Commission meeting to continue on task to achieve 75% design to obtain cost assumptions and to mitigate the impacts to the surrounding areas. The amount of disruption should be minimal with double filtering and no open-air escape. The Sewer Commission voted in support to include the grinder pumps in the overall project. Details regarding costs would be provided in mid-March. Of note,two additional components to the project are being considered. This includes contract bidding to fully install solar panels on the building which would fulfill most or all electricity needs. In addition, cost comparisons are being studied for(8)underground treatment tanks. Initial construction requires two of the eight underground tanks to be installed. There may be a savings to install all of the tanks simultaneously. This would be decided upon when cost comparisons are received in mid-March. It was requested the project engineer GHD, Inc. provide the Town will a project schedule and list of what is required to be accomplished to meet project deadlines.