Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, on March 29, 2023, Governor Maura Healey signed into law An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects. This Act includes an extension, until March 31, 2025, of the remote meeting provisions.

This meeting will be conducted via remote means. Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so by using the Webinar link below. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real-time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, for reasons of economic hardship and despite best efforts, we will post on the Town website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive records of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.

WESTWOOD MEDIA CENTER LIVE STREAM OF SELECT BOARD MEETING:

The meeting will be live-streamed by Westwood Media Center and the public can view the meeting here. Our government channels will be broadcasting the meeting on Comcast channel 6 and Verizon channel 42.

Please click the link below to join the August 19^th Select Board Meeting:

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AGENDA 

A. ATTENDANCE AND CALL TO ORDER: via remote participation
Grant Permission to Westwood Media Center and anyone else who wishes to record the meeting.

B. CHAIR’S UPDATE
• Westwood Household Hazardous Waste Day – September 14, 2024
• Westwood Day – September 21, 2024
• West Nile Virus Update

C. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE

D. SCHEDULED ACTION

6:10 pm – Interfaith Mini-Walk for Hunger – October 27, 2024
Attending: Gail Mann

6:15 pm – Bar Cino, Westwood LLC, d/b/a Bar Cino, 569 High Street, Request for Extension of “Exercise of License” date
Attending: Nora Loughnane, Gary Morrison, Ken Cusson

6:25 pm – Islington Center Redevelopment Traffic Signal Timing Study – Update
Attending: Nora Loughnane, Giorgio Petruzziello, and Ken Cram

6:35 p.m. – Canton-Everett-Forbes – Traffic Data Comparison
Attending: Nora Loughnane, Todd Korchin, and Merrick Turner (BETA)

E. FIRE STATION ONE – Project Update

F. NEW BUSINESS
• Request for Select Board Reserve Fund Transfer – Ellis Strategies Contract (PR)
• Vote to Sign and Post the September 3, 2024, State Primary Election Warrant
• 2024 Fall Town Meeting discussion
• 2025 Annual Town Meeting – discussion of moving the date
• Acceptance of Grant Award - Municipal Local Cybersecurity Grant
• Acceptance of Grant Awards - Fire Department S.A.F.E. (Student/Senior Awareness of Fire Education)

G. OLD BUSINESS
• Westwood Media Center Transfer of Funds
• Appointments and Re-appointments of Boards and Committees

H. SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

I. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – June 24, 2024, and July 10, 2024

J. OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE BOARD

K. PUBLIC AND PRESS

L. NEXT MEETING – Monday, September 9, 2024, at 6:00 pm, via Zoom webinar

M. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Select Board will be going into Executive Session to discuss one issue, pursuant to G.L. c.30A, §21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to a potential litigation, involving the property at 665 Clapboardtree Street, a discussion of which would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governing body if the discussion were in open session. The Board will not be returning to open session.

N. ADJOURNMENT

O. DEPARTMENT REPORTS AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION

*Order of Agenda Items subject to change, times are estimated.