Brookline Select Board Meeting - May 12, 2026

housing authority. two programs that were successful in disrupting what was widely called the school to prison pipeline in Brooklyn by creating relationships with youth and finding alternatives to the criminal justice sy

There being none, is there a motion that the nominations be closed?

There being none, is there a motion that I move closure of the nominations.

All right. It has been moved uh that David Pearlman be elected chair of the board for the ensuing year. Those in favor of the motion will say uh I or yes. Those opposed, no. Uh Mr. Green, I.

The vote carries by a vote of five to zero. Uh I Mr. Pearlman has been elected chair of the board for the ensuing year and will take the chair.

And I also vote yes. And now for electing Michael as vice chair. Bernard I.

That's not technically before us today as a docket item, so we may need to take a little more time to approve that, but I certainly share the sentiments that she expressed in her statement. Uh something else I would like

I learned a lot from you. Uh, and I also want to congratulate our two newest members of the select board, Amanda Zimmerman and Anthony Wono. Amanda, this is the first time I have a female colleague on the board. Uh, so y

Amanda, I just wanted to say something really briefly that the town clerk uh said when we were being sworn in, which is our last election was the highest turnout that Brooklyn has seen since World War II. Um or maybe Wor

and specifically I am suggesting what I think is a simple change and then I want to explain why. So rather than, and pardon me if I listen to my screen reader, rather than proactively seeking out commercial development,

Oh my god. So um uh they have um set forth a development um memo to the select board which they unanimously voted and that memo says that commercial development uh should be on a mixeduse basis with residential supportin

example in the winter time and the town can have a special vehicle available at a specific locations that you know publicize so that the town every resident of the town will know a specific location they can actually use

So, so I understand the ask, but I'm a little concerned that uh technically we don't have an item on our agenda to appoint the full roster or even their names. I know that it's in our memo, but all we have on our agenda

point is that you know there's a set of data that you need in order to create this index. Um but but in terms of of sort of the message of the index, you know, I think what what the town administrator is saying is that t

approach. Sometimes there have been uh town meeting members and others who come forward and say, "What are we getting in return for our Norfick County dues?" And uh Elizabeth Childs does a nice job of explaining that. Bu

things. Um and it lists a number of people who should be on the committee at a minimum. Um the chiefs still don't like this. Um they point to the fact that some of the whereas clauses continue to, you know, make accusati