Select Board meeting WEDNESDAY December 11, 2019 Brookline High School Room 214 @ 5:00 PM

SELECT BOARD

CALENDAR

FOR

12/11/2019

BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL

 ROOM 214

• Bernard W. Greene -Chair
• Benjamin J. Franco
• Nancy S. Heller
• Heather A. Hamilton
• Raul Fernandez
• Melvin A. Kleckner – Town Administrator

1.

OPEN SESSION

5:00 PM

Question on whether the Select Board shall enter into Executive Session for the purposes described in agenda item 2.

2.

EXECUTIVE SESSION – LITIGATION

Proposed Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a complaint brought against public employees on or about August 2, 2019, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, S.21(a)(1); and for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to litigation in the matter of Juana Baez, et al. v. Town of Brookline, et al., USDC C.A. No. 17-CV-10661-GAO if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares, pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, S.21(a)(3).

3.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES

6:00 PM

Select Board to announce recent and/or upcoming Events of Community Interest.

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Public Comment period for citizens who requested to speak to the Board regarding Town issues not on the Calendar.

Up to fifteen minutes for public comment on matters not appearing on this Calendar shall be scheduled each meeting. Persons wishing to speak may sign up in advance beginning on the Friday preceding the meeting or may sign up in person at the meeting. Speakers will be taken up in the order they sign up. Advance registration is available by calling the Select Board’s office at 617-730-2202 or by e-mail at kmacgillivray@brooklinema.gov. The full Policy on Public Comment is available at www.brooklinema.gov/376/Meeting-Policies

5.

MISCELLANEOUS

Approval of miscellaneous items, licenses, vouchers, and contracts.

5.A.

Question of granting a temporary All Kinds Beverages Non-Sales License to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum to be held on Friday, December 13, 2019 for a Holiday Party from 5:30 PM – 11:30 PM at 15 Newton Street.

6.

CALENDAR

Review and potential vote on Calendar Items

7.

TAX CLASSIFICATION

Question of adopting the percentages of the local tax levy to be borne by each class of real property and personal property for the 2020 Fiscal Year and of setting the Residential Exemption percentage for the 2020 Fiscal Year.

8.

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – INTERVIEWS

6:15 PM

The following candidates to interview for the following Boards and Commissions will appear for interview:

Diversity Inclusion Community Relations

Irving Allen

9.

NEW ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE

Question of approving the following entertainment licenses:

• Joseph A. Rastellini & Carmela Rastellini d/b/a T. Anthony Restaurant at 1016 Commonwealth Ave.  Juke Box/Recorded Music Monday – Sunday 7:00am – 2:00am.

• Angelo Kassab d/b/a Shawarma King at 1383 Beacon Street. Radio, Recorded Music and Televisions Monday – Sunday 9:00am – 2:00am.

• Glocal LLC d/b/a Sushi Momento at 399 Chestnut Hill Ave. Radio and Televisions Monday – Sunday 11:30am – 12:00am.

• Brookline Village Burrito Corporation, d/b/a Boca Grande Taqueria at 3 Harvard Street is requesting approval for a New Entertainment License. They wish to play recorded music in the restaurant Monday – Saturday 11:00am – 7:00pm.

• Bright Life View LLC d/b/a Migaku at 238 Washington Street is requesting approval for a New Entertainment License. They wish to play music from a radio in the restaurant Monday – Sunday 11:00am – 11:00pm.

• David Dragani d/b/a Pizzeria Dante at 415 Harvard Street is requesting approval for a New Entertainment License. He wishes to play music from a radio, recorded music, and display a television in the restaurant Monday – Sunday 11:30am – 10:00pm.

• Sahib Group Inc. d/b/a Shan-a-Punjab at 500 Harvard Street is requesting approval for a New Entertainment License. They wish to play music via a radio and have one television on display.  The hours requested are Monday – Sunday 11:00am – 11:00pm.

• Live Alive Café, LLC at 888 Commonwealth Ave. is requesting approval for a New Entertainment License. They wish to play music from a radio Monday through Friday 7:00am – 10:00pm and Saturday & Sunday 8:00am – 10:00pm.

10.

AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE – POLICE

Question of authorizing the filling of the following vacancies in the Police Department:

• One Chief Emergency Telecommunications Dispatcher

• Two Emergency Telecommunications Dispatchers

Marijuana Mitigation Fund Positions:

• Three  Parking Control Officers – two positions contingent on the closing of Town Meeting

• Four  Patrol Officers – three positions contingent on the closing of Town Meeting

11.

STUDENT OFFICER REQUEST

Question of authorizing the hiring of seven applicants to be Student Officers for the upcoming Cambridge Police academy beginning on January 6, 2020.

• Marc S. Hetnik Jr.

• Matthew E. Keleher

• P’tah Johnson

• Douglas Yu

• Shannon Goodrich

• Michael Davis

12.

APPROVAL OF WESTMETRO HOME CONSORTIUM

Question of approving the agreement by and between the Town of Brookline and the City of Newton acting as lead entity for the WestMetro HOME Consortium

13.

AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE – PLANNING

Question of authorizing the filling of the following vacancies in the planning department:

• Economic Development – Long Term Planner (GN-T6)

• Zoning Coordinator – Planner  (GN – 10)

14.

WARRANT ARTICLES

Further review and/or possible reconsideration of the Board’s vote on the following Warrant Articles for the November 19, 2019 Special Town Meeting: