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MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 24, 1995 " W ! IS URS
Present: Andrea Benda, Bill Madan, Peter DeTrolio, Marydee Flynn, Shaun Burke,
Torn French, Tom McShane, Duane Fredericks, Rathleen Nash, Shirley
Hanlon, Jim Burke, John Sullivan (Marianne Macdonald, recorder).
Absent: Bernie Dolan, Lionel Brooks, Chris Trombetta, Joe Pasquale,
Chris Marion/Bill Williams
Meeting called to order at 7:35 p.m..
II Correspondence - Minutes of October 18, 1995
MOTION: to accept minutes of October 18, 1995
(Flynn- Madan) unanimous - PASSES
III Consensus on Tasks - In -House vs. Consultant
Data Collection and Analysis
a. Goals and Policies. Mrs. Flynn: Could be done Inhouse
with direction from Consultant.
MOTION: Goals and Policies be done Inhou.se.
(Madan -Sullivan) unanimous-- PASSES
Mr. McShane: Should Inhouse or Consultant issue be
prioritized as funds limited, some sub -topics i.e.
Circulation/Transportation require additional technical
expertise and also with some topics i.e. Economic Development
are without existing resources (studies). Mr. Madan suggested
SERPED hours available and questioned if Master Plan
Committee could utilize the Selectmen's 40 hours. Mr.
DeTrolio suggested college students could donate services.
Mr. S.Burke referred to the Regional Planning Agency as a
potential source of data. Chaim Honda suggested discussing
items that: are obviously In-house.
b. MOTION: Open Space and Recreation be done In-house
(Sullivan -Madan) unanimous- PASSES
c. MOTION: Natural and Cultural Resources be done In-house
(Nash -Mc -Shane) unanimous- PASSES
d. MOTION: Services and Facilities be done In-house
(McShane -Nash) motion modified see below
Mr. McShane stated resources available such as Community Action State-
ment, Municipal Building Study and School Committee meetings; Committee
would be able to pare questions down to manageable level. Mr. Sullivan
agreed, may have questions for consultant after material available
looked at. Mr. S. Burke suggested identifying problems In-house.
MOTION: Services and Facilities be done In-house, identify problem(s),
and possible need for consultant.
(Sullivan -Nash) unanimous- PASSES
e. MOTION: Economic Development Plan added to list of consultant tasks.
(Madan -McShane) unanimous- PASSES
Mr. S. Burke suggested looking at ways to create business friendly
environment. Mr. McShane thought a consultant could be used to find
out what: works in terms of attractingidustry, and perhaps obtaining
copy of the Fort Devon's Master Plan, Mrs. Flynn wondered what .
Towns surrounding Mansfield had an Economic Development Plan that the
Committee could borrow from. Mr. S.Burke stated the E.O.G'.D. (Execua—
tive Office of Community Development) could supply copies of studies
done. Mr. McShane wondered what other Non —Profit groups the Committee
could share from.
f. MOTION: Circulation and Transportation —do In—house, if necessary con—
sultant to tie together. (Flynn —Madan) 11 in favor —PASSES.
Mr. Sullivan wondered if the SERPED hours could be utilized for the
basic groundwork for transportation plan. Mrs. Flynn thought SERPED
could do the groundwork, with a consultant for planning as businesses
and homes would be impacted.
g. MOTION: Land Use be done In—house.
(Madan —McShane) unanimous— PASSES
h. MOTION: Housing be done In—house.
(Madan —McShane) unanimous— PASSES
i. MOTION: Implementation Process— be done In—house
(Madan —McShane) unanimous— PASSES
Build —(hit Analysis and Fiscal Impacts
MOTION: Build —out analysis and fiscal impacts be done In—house.
(Sullivan —Flynn) unanimous— PASSES
Goals and Objectives
MOTION: Goals and Objectives be done In—house.
(Sullivan —Flynn) unanimous— PASSES
Plan Options/Alternatives—
MOTION: Out to Consultant
(McShane —Madan) unanimous— PASSES
Mr. McShane questioned holding part of $25,000. aside for educational
purposes for implementation of Master Plan. Mr. S.Burke disagreed,
as Boards will participate along the way; educational process will be
occurring along the way. Resources will be available (i.e., UMass—
Amherst) to assist in putting package together. Mr. DeTrolio suggested
placing an ad in the newspaper for professionals in Mansfield to
volunteer to consultant positions.
IV ESTABLISH PRIORITY LIST OF TASI{S—
Mr. Madan suggested looking at previous Master Plan goals, and see how
they relate to this Committee's goals. Chair Honda suggested this be
done first, and also suggested inviting Mr. Dick Lewis to give a brief
presentation concerning Open Space and Recreation, and to answer ques—
tions. Mr. McShane suggested people from other Boards and a person from
the 1988 Master Plan come and give presentations, as to provide source
materials. Mr. French suggested looking at previous Master Plan first,
then have people from other Boards come in. Mr. S.Burke stated should
have copies of report end of this week, would like to distribute copies
to members of the Board before Mr. Lewis presents before the Board.
CONSENSUS: Asking former Chairperson from the 1988 Master Plan come to
the next meeting— Mr. Madan will invite.
V FORMULATE TIMELINE— postponed
VI ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION —postponed
VII PUBLIC COMMENT —none
VIII SUMMARY: 1988 Master Plan Committee had a budget of $88,000, the 1995
Master Plan Committee has a budget of $25,000. There are 9 required
data collections, required be the State to be included in the Master
Plan. The Committee went through to decide which are In—house and
which will require outside consultation. There are 17 different parts
of the Master Plan, 4 of which outside consultants will be sought.
Those 4 are: Economic Development Analysis, School Trends and Impacts,
tying Circulation and Transport together, and also Plans Options Altern—
ative Analyis. Individual scopes will be developed for each, of those
sections. At the next meeting the intent is to review the prior Master
Plan with a presentation from someone of the previous Master Plan Comm—
itee. Once scope of services are, defined, the Committee will reach
out to the Community for residents with professional expertise who would
like to donate time, as a way to save on consultants' fees.
Mr. McShane will present first update to Selectmen's meeting.
Next Meeting: November 14th, Mansfield Town Ball
MOTION TO ADJOURN 9:40 P.M. (French —Sullivan) unanimous —PASSES
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