BOS-02-17-2004

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES
FEBRUARY 17, 2004
MEMORIAL HALL

Present: Victor D. Del Vecchio, Chairman; Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chairperson; William
T. Friel, Town Executive Secretary; and Matthew A. Romero, Administrative Secretary.

Location - Salah Room, Memorial Hall

Chairman Del Vecchio called the meeting to order at 7: I 0 PM

PUBLIC HEARING - Common Victualler License - Lin's Family Restaurant, Inc.
d/b/a Ho Ting Garden (588 Washington Street)
Mr. Peter Lim, attorney for Lin's Family Restaurant gave background to the Board,
explaining that there would be no physical change to the location, but merely a change of
ownership. The motion was to grant the common victualler license.

Motion: Ms. Elkort

Second: Mr. Del Vecchio

VOTE: 2-0

Council on Aging - Senior Center - John Friel, COA Advisor
Ms. Carol Volpe, vice-chairperson of the Council on Aging introduced Mr. John Friel,
who then gave the Board and update on the Senior Center project. The Architecture and
Engineering (AlE) design were now less than the original $350K. The COA was now
asking for the Board's support of the new figure for $200K. Moreover, the Senior Center
Trust article would now have the new language from Town Counsel to be sent to the
Board for acceptance.

The COA also requested permission to use the unused funds from the original Senior
Center Feasibility Study for the purpose of hiring a grant-writer to facilitate the
application process.

He explained that there were two articles submitted by the COA, one for the AlE and one
for full-scale construction. He also asked that the Board move that Building A was not a
viable option for the Senior Center. Finally, he asked the Board's permission to use up to
$7.5K for a grant write-up.

Ms. Elkort asked if the Board of Health was included in the proposed plans for the stand-
alone Senior Center. Mr. Friel explained that the COA had never included it, feeling that
the Board of Health (BOH) should not be part of the Senior Center. Ms. Elkort believed
it should be included since the seniors could benefit greatly from proximity to the BOH.
Ms. Elkort also inquired about the veteran's agent and Mr. Friel agreed that they had
always had an office for him in the plans; while the Board of health served all age ranges,
the Veteran's Agent works almost exclusively with seniors.

Mr. Friel also clarified that they sought to fund the Senior Center inside the levy and not
use an override for funding. Mr. Friel maintained that unless the Board considered

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