Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 204 )and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Agenda Items:
- Approval of March 2025 Meeting Minutes.
- Treasurer’s Report
- Sterling Golf Report
- New Business:
- Greens Subcommittee report including review of Hole # 9 and Hole # 13 renovation
- Update of Maintenance Building renovation
- Bunker Renovation Project: VOTE on 03/31/25 Change Order for additional drainage work that had to be done on Hole # 12. Additional Cost – $20,588
- RFP 25-28 Golf Course Management Contract: VOTE on change to contract by Kevin Osgood of Sterling Golf on Section 6b. Essentially saying Kevin Osgood of SGM is not on-site full time and has other golf courses to run. This contradicts RFP 25-28, page 9, Item 12 – Minimum Staffing, section a – on site manager. (See attachment).
Newton Health Advisory Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Introductions
- Current HHS projects (highlights):
- Mental Health May
- FDA Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
- Vaccines for Children program
- Role of the Health Advisory Council and goals for FY26
Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (Room 211) on Tuesday, April 22 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following:
- New Agenda Items:
- System Actuary Kathleen Riley of Segal to attend meeting to discuss preliminary results of the January 1, 2025 actuarial valuation of the Newton Retirement System
- Receipt of an accidental disability retirement application from firefighter.
- Board to review regular session minutes of meeting held March 25, 2025
- Board to review executive session minutes of meeting held March 25, 2025
- Administrative Agenda Items:
- Monthly financial reporting for month ending February 2025
- Board to approve new members as indicated on list provided in Board Member’s monthly packet
- New application(s) for superannuation & termination retirement.
- Board to approve expense warrants.
- Board vote re: expenses related to Annual MACRS Spring Conference scheduled for June 1, 2025 – June 4, 2025 at the Emerald Resort, Hyannis, MA.
- Pending Agenda Items:
- Scott Perella –5 year repayment plan; oral agreement with member to mail payment on the 25th of each month- repayment to be completed by May 2029.
- Dori Zaleznik’s Needham Bill waiver request and refund of elected official service credit purchase – tabled pending resolution of all litigation.
- Employee Handbook – Time Off Policy
- Payroll Detail History Report – 2024 Retiree post-retirement earnings
- Current status of pending appeal cases
- Director’s Report
- Correspondence:
- PTG Quarter 1 2025 Update
- PERAC Memo 11, 2025 – Updated Form SSA-1945: Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security.
- PERAC Memo 12, 2025 – Recent Investment Fraud Attempts
- PERAC Memo 13, 2025 – Extension of Open Meeting Law Waivers
- PERAC Memo 14, 2025 – Mandatory Retirement Board Member Training – 2nd Quarter 2025.
- April 15, 2025 letter received from Alexander Sbordone re: Thomas McCarthy
Newton Citizens Commission on Energy will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, April 23 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Approval of past minutes
- Latest on Garland Road
- Community Survey
- Docket #322-24 and Smaller Buildings
- Review the current version of the presentation
- Additional slides
- Evanston, IL BERDO
- Council committee relationships
Conservation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, April 2 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following (see Packet):
- Wetlands Decisions
- Public Hearing (continued) for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for erosion control associated with a subdivision at 85 Dudley Road. See 85 Dudley revised materials
- Public Hearing (continued) for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a multi-family residential 40B development project at 528 Boylston Street. See Resubmission Cover Letter; Site Plans; Comp Storage Exhibits; Drainage Report; O&M Plan; Landscape Plans; Inv Species Management Plan; Preliminary Constr Phasing; Riverfront Degradation Exhibits; Test Pit Plan with GW Figures and MW Data
- Public Hearing for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for refurbishing of the Crystal Lake beach area: 20-30 Rogers Street. See Crystal Lake Improvements NOI; Crystal Lake Drawings
- Public Hearing for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for new deck at rear of single-family home at 111 Truman Street. See 111 Truman NOI application; 111 Truman Plans
- Public Hearing for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a tear down and build of a single-family home at 790 Watertown Street. See 790 Watertown NOI; 790 Watertown Civil Plans; 790 Watertown Mit Planting Plan
- Public Hearing for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for synthetic turf replacement at the Fessenden School: 250 Waltham Street. See Fessenden School NOI; Fessenden School Drawings
- Public Hearing for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for MBTA Green Line Hi Speed Test Track at the MBTA ROW between Chestnut Hill and Newton Centre. See MBTA NOI app; MBTA Plans; MBTA SW Report; MBTA OM and Pollution Prev Plan
- Public Hearing for a Notice of Intent for back yard landscape renovation at 240 Old Farm Road. See 240 Old Farm Road NOI and SW; 240 Old Farm Plans; 240 Old Farm Rd Site Plan v2
- Decisions (other)
- Approval of Draft 4/3/2025 Minutes.
- Call for Volunteer to review 4/24/25 Meeting Minutes.
- Updates and Discussion: Stewards walk at Dolan Pond Tuesday 4/29
- Public Comment
Newton Historical Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, April 24 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following (see Staff Memo; Landmark Nomination):
- Local Landmark
- Nomination (Vote to Accept Nomination) for 132-136 Adams Street (Columbus Hall)
- Review for 145 Warren Street
- Total Demolition
- 214 Auburn Street (House and Garage)
- 1535 Beacon Street
- 886-888 Chestnut Street
- Partial Demolition
- 48 Erie Avenue (Partial of House and Total Demolition of Garage)
- 19 Quirk Court
- 194 Winslow Road
- 20 Marlboro Street
- 156 Highland Street (Partial of Garage)
- Waiver of Demolition Delay
- Administrative Items: Approval of Minutes
