Economic Development Subcommittee - Agenda - April 7, 2021 - 5:45 PM

Economic Development Subcommittee 

Meeting Agenda & Meeting Packet 

April 7, 2021 = 5:45 PM

 

Agenda:

 

1.Lady Bugs

 

2.Franklin Branding & Business Guide

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/uploads/franklin_business_guide_4.pdf

 

3.Community Planning Grant Program Discussion

https://www.mass.gov/doc/planning-fy-22-guidelines/download

 

 

Agenda doc and connection info

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/agendas/2021-4-7_edc_agenda_.pdf

 

 

Economic Development Subcommittee - Agenda - April 7, 2021 - 5:45 PM

Recap: Community Preservation Committee meeting Apr 6, 2021

Quick Recap:

• Schedule of meetings for the remainder of this calendar year set and approved
• Discussed and approved first budget for FY 2022, funds start accruing in July and won't be available until 4Q 2022 along with the State match
• Video issue with Zoom in the Chambers paused meeting briefly as that system was needed to present/share the open space document
  
• Presentation and discussion on open space, screen grabs in photo gallery, presentation doc to be posted to Town web page Wednesday and added here when available
• Discussion on Chapter 61 and the nuances issues around contact and notifications. Conservation Commission did previously participate in a State workshop and has the documents from that. The Agriculture Commission also did a reach out to land owners of more than 7 acres to create awareness of the Chap 61 option.
  

 

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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes via Twitter during the meeting reporting in real-time via the virtual session.

 

Photos captured during the meeting and shared via Twitter can be found in one album:https://photos.app.goo.gl/RFv5cvfsxB27nUCq6

 

 

The Twitter hashtag can be found online  #cpc0406

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cpc0406&src=typed_query

Open Space presentation  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/uploads/open_space_presentation_update_4-6-2021.pdf

• Community Preservation Committee meeting coming up at 7 PM. https://franklinma.gov/community-preservation-committee The agenda doc https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/agendas/cpc_agenda_4-6-2021_final.pdf #cpc0406
• Meeting opens, one member remote. #cpc0406 minutes approved via roll call unanimous. 9-0 Meeting schedule discussion to cancel Jul and Aug meeting, moving the housing discussion to the Sep meeting. Motion to approve, passes 9-0 via roll call
• Problem with Zoom video only on zoom tonight, the live stream is showing good video. #cpc0406
• Motion on budget, seconded, passes via roll call #cpc0406 Quick break in meeting to address laptop issue, as mentioned not showing the room on Zoom (live stream fine) which also affects their presentation of the next item
• Back in meeting, video fixed, so the presentation can be shown #cpc0406
• Presentation copy to be posted to town web on Weds #cpc0406
• More pages #cpc0406
• Carly Fisher, Ag comm, provides update on what they did for Chap 61 notifications to lands of over 7 acres on what could be done to bring it to chapter. #cpc0406 Q on Davis Thayer and status? School Committee controls still, until they move, nothing for town to do
• Discussion on use as possible police station, wherever it could be $20-30m and hence a building debt exclusion for that amount. #cpc0406 the civic center has eroded due to the growth of Dean (mostly true) interesting perspective shared
• #cpc0406 entertain motion to adjourn, via roll call passes 9-0 That's all for tonight catch you next time! 

 

Recap: Community Preservation Committee meeting Apr 6, 2021

Free! Monday Night Masterclass with Jacqueline Volpe - Apr 12

Join us for our Monday Night Masterclass Series with Jacqueline Volpe throughout April

View this email in your browser https://mailchi.mp/6b77e7b45204/free-monday-night-masterclass-withjacqueline-volpe?e=58f391b158  Join Us! Free Monday Night Masterclass with local artist, Jacqueline Volpe The Franklin Cultural Council is getting ready for next week's "Monday Night Masterclass" on ELIZABETH MURRAY. Don't know who she is yet? Learn all about her on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/) this week! Jacqueline Volpe, noted local artist and founder of "The Creativity Curator" will be giving a hands-on, one hour masterclass of Elizabeth's works. Registration is required and, as always, free to our community. Monday, April 12th, 7:30-8:30pm. Register on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/) or through our email address: franklinculturalcouncil02038@gmail.com. A Zoom link is sent to participants via private email before the event. Elizabeth Murray (September 6, 1940 – August 12, 2007) was an American painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. Her works are in many major public collections, including those of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Wadsworth Atheneum. Murray was known for her use of shaped canvases.

Board of Health - Agenda - Apr 7, 2021 - 5 PM

1) Reading and Acceptance of March 3, 2021 meeting minutes

 

2) OLD BUSINESS

 

3) NEW BUSINESS

• COVID-19 2nddose vaccine clinic update
• Discuss Mass Homebound Vaccination Program 
• Discuss Metacomet Public Health Alliance 

 

Chairman opens the floor for any other new business

 

4) CITIZENS COMMENTARY

 

5) ADJOURNMENT

Agenda doc and connection info = https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/agendas/agenda-4-7-21.pdf

 

Board of Health - Agenda - Apr 7, 2021 - 5 PM

 

Town of Franklin receives two MA grants

One

"We are excited to announce that the ToF has been awarded $201,000 to begin work on the required sewer pump station for the Franklin Ridge Senior Housing project! It's the 1st step & grant award in a multi-year effort to construct 60 units of senior affordable housing in Franklin!"

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1379095460477075460

Press release on Housing Choice awards:  https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-awards-5-million-in-capital-grants-to-communities-committed-to-housing-production

Two

"The Franklin Fire Department is pleased to announce the grant award of $19,975 through the Department of Fire Services.  These funds will be used for protective equipment."

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranklinMAfire/status/1379101926546112515

Press release on Fire Services grant awards:  https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-announces-4-million-in-grant-awards-for-fire-departments

Department of Fire Services.  These funds will be used for protective equipment

Senator Rausch State House Briefing: Part 2, Chapter 5 (April 5, 2021)

Dear friends,  
 

Some good news - as of today, people age 55+ and people with one or more higher risk medical conditions are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Massachusetts. In just two weeks, beginning on April 19, everyone age 16+ who lives, works, or goes to school in the Commonwealth will be eligible for a vaccine. 
 

Late last week, the MA Department of Public Health (DPH) expanded the list of medical conditions that pose a higher risk of severe illness from COVID. If you are at least 16 years old and you have any one of these conditions, you’re now eligible for the vaccine: 

• Cancer 
• Chronic kidney disease 
• Chronic lung diseases, including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma (moderate-to-severe), interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension 
• Dementia or other neurological conditions 
• Diabetes (type 1 or type 2) 
• Down syndrome 
• Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies or hypertension) 
• HIV infection 
• Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) 
• Liver disease 
• Overweight and obesity 
• Pregnancy 
• Sickle cell disease or thalassemia 
• Smoking, current or former 
• Solid organ or blood stem cell transplant 
• Stroke or cerebrovascular disease, which affects blood flow to the brain 
• Substance use disorders 

Remember, you can now pre-register for your COVID vaccine appointment at a mass vaccination site (Gillette Stadium and Natick Mall are the closest for our district). Go to mass.gov/COVIDvaccine to secure your spot in line. For all other vaccination locations, go to vaxfinder.mass.gov or mass.gov/CovidVaccineMap and search for open appointments using your zip code or click through the various vaccination sites closest to you. Individuals who are unable to schedule an appointment online or are having difficulty with the online sign-up process can call 2-1-1 or (877) 211-6277 for assistance. Please note, appointments are limited due to limited vaccine supply. If you have no luck in getting an appointment, check back periodically to see if appointments have opened up. More information about COVID-19 vaccinations is available on my website at  www.beccarauschma.com/covidvaccine.
 

While I am glad that we are moving to the next group and more people will be eligible to get the vaccine, I also remain very concerned about decisions to relax COVID mitigation efforts too soon and the overall COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Massachusetts, particularly the lack of detail in implementation and the serious inequities in access and outreach. I continue to push our COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Act and urge the Governor to course-correct this rollout. Questions and comments about the COVID vaccine distribution plan and implementation can be emailed directly to the Baker administration at COVID-19-Vaccine-Plan-MA@mass.gov. I welcome constituents to copy me on those emails as well.
  

As always, if you or any of your loved ones in my district have fallen on hard times during this pandemic, please do not hesitate to reach out to my office via phone (617-722-1555) or email (becca.rausch@masenate.gov). We are here to help. You can also find robust resources to help you navigate through COVID-19 on my website.    

Yours in service,  

 
Senator Becca Rausch   

Find the full contents for Senator Rausch's newsletter online: https://mailchi.mp/089d048f6017/maearlyvoting2020-13394020?e=0c2c9810fe

Sign up for a 15-minute appointment here.  

FM #504 -Town Council - Capital Budget SubComm - 03/31/21 (audio)

FM #504 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 504 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Town Council Capital Budget Subcommittee meeting held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: the Subcommittee members, Town Administrator and key personnel, were in the Council Chambers; the public was remote via conference bridge, all to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

Links to the meeting agenda and associated documents are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 78 minutes, so let’s listen to the Capital Budget Subcommittee meeting.   Audio file => https://player.captivate.fm/episode/4bfe56e1-5469-43da-a665-d573497a9237

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Capital Budget agenda  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/capital-budget-subcommittee-meeting-mar.html 

Town of Franklin budget page  https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget 
Franklin Schools budget page  https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-district-budget 

My FinComm capital budget meeting 
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/finance-committee-meeting-recap-topics.html 

Audio recording of FinComm mtg (capital budget segment)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-488-finance-committee-meeting-031021.html 

My notes captured during the meeting 
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/04/recap-of-capital-budget-subcommittee.html 

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FM #504 -Town Council - Capital Budget SubComm - 03/31/21 (audio)