Brookline Select Board Meeting - October 6, 2026

Okay. Um and the last question is was there any attempt to get state or other external grant funding to offset the cost of the project to the town? Um or are you aware of any such opportunities that we didn't have the ca

Uh now regarding item 3A is question of approving the meeting minutes from September 29th. Uh we all received some proposed revisions from Michael. Uh I move that we approve the meeting minutes from September 29th, 2026

And whereas National Coming Out Day is observed on October 11th and as a way for LGBTQIA plus individuals to take ownership of their identities, raise awareness, and celebrate themselves. And whereas National Coming Out

Right. Thank you. Uh, I move that we approve the proclamation acknowledging October as LGBTQIA plus History Month and National Coming Out Day as just read by Michael Bernard.

Thank you. All right. So, I will go ahead and move that we approve the proclamation acknowledging October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month and October 15th as White Cane Safety Day. Bernard, yes.

issues that SWAC needs to deal with? For example, other than getting uh textiles, which takes up a lot of room out of the uh landfill, what are the other issues that come up before uh SWAC? Well, as you know, our mission

Um certainly the the PAS purchasing policy that was adopted a few years ago uh you heard about its impact on the pier school. Um that was very significant. I think we should be very proud of that. It was difficult and I

All right. Well, thank you very much for your interview. We very seldom vote the same day that we interview a candidate.

Amanda, uh, just to remind us what the layout is and why we're voting on folks based on precincts.

And I also vote yes. All right, that brings us to item 7B, Transportation Board.

Who would like to go first?

Lieutenant Hayes helped build our bike patrol unit and our bait bike program from the ground up. He's developed department policies and drafted regulatory changes that ultimately have gone before town meeting. Beyond his

And I respectfully ask the board to approve that recommendation.

All right. Who would like to go next?

All right. Who would like to go next?

This was a rare uha appointment in the sense that we heard from a lot of people who are very impassioned. That does not typically happen. But I take that as a very good sign that our community cares so deeply. I would be

the functioning of the transportation board before I'd make any decision on on that aspect of this. I'd want to know why it's not functioning. I don't think Nancy Moore is a fun is a factor in that. Uh and it may not be

Um and I will include particularly precinct 17 uh town meeting members who expressed concerns uh with this project.

There's a property and how not to direct any anyone to said property that is notori there are multiple properties that are notoriously bad at clearing snow and ice and become slippery and treacherous. And I am wondering

Okay. Uh last slide of information. So, uh the final set of terms um to discuss uh there was much concern about the tree canopy. Um there is a clause in the agreement about prioritizing the preservation of eight existing

tried to be very clear on the emphasis the remaining the slide that you rem see remaining on the screen here Amanda and and thank you and we would like to see as much of the CPA go to housing. Um uh they have uh in total

Um because the CPA isn't here, I'll try to give their best um devil's advocate uh position. They uh they feel that it is a from what I've heard, it's kind of a removal of their power and their mandate onto another body,

All right. So Anthony has a motion on

included as the exceptions to the no lights area. Um, also note and appreciate that from other potential sites with recreational opportunities, uh, a couple of them were also excluded from this section, which I really ap