001[Music] Good evening and welcome to the Milford Planning Board meeting of Tuesday, May 20th. This uh meeting is being recorded. Uh first thing is the public hearing is going to be uh continued till June 3rd. Uh Larry. Yes. Yes. uh because of uh the death of our uh former state senator uh Lewis Lewis P. Bernazi. So this so uh hope to next we'll go to the minutes of the meeting. Motion to approve the uh minutes from our 5625 meeting as submitted. I'll second that. been moved and seconded to approve the uh minutes. Uh any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor opposed. Unanimous. Four. Okay. We have no 81ps and uh we're going to go with our comprehensive plan. Great. Thank you very much. Good evening everyone. Josh Fella with the Metropolitan Area Planning
002Council, MAPC to see you all for our our 13th and I guess hopefully final meeting comprehensive plan. Uh should be relatively brief this evening. Uh but did we just did want to discuss the final final revisions that we've incorporated into the document for making this the finalized version. uh then would suggest and hope that the uh both ad hoc committee and the planning board would both feel comfortable recommending uh for adoption and then adopting the comprehensive plan. And I just wanted to uh spend a moment just to stress our hope that uh implementation efforts will proceed after that adoption and can talk about some of the next steps as well. For the final time, I'll thank you all uh for your commitment to this process and the hours that you've put into it over the
003time we've spent together over these 13 meetings and then some uh and really appreciate both the planning board and ad hoc committee members for taking this on to plan for the future of the town. In support from Larry and Elizabeth as well. Thank you so much. So, we are at the end of this process. Of course, it's been uh for those who have not followed along, it's been uh probably about 14 or 15 months now of uh sustained community engagement in a variety of formats and really thoughtful listening and insight about recommendations for the town over the next 10 years. And that's what the plan document is really about. In terms of what we've incorporated into the document, which Larry has printed out for you this evening, uh it was very close. The last time
004we spoke, we had a short list of items. Um Larry had uh given us a short list of items in addition after our meeting last time regarding some of the maps and some errors that he found on the maps. We've picked up all of those. We have added as was uh discussed in our last meeting um breaking implementation responsibilities into both lead and support responsibilities. um look through the document relative to we had a conversation last meeting about uh siloing and some of uh what is or isn't meant by siloing and so look through the plan to make sure that um the plan was consistent with the way we would like to think about that and it is um and picked up even as recently as yesterday I think some comments from Brandt uh of
005the ad hoc committee uh that we were able to incorporate and that Larry was able then to into your printed packet. So, we've got all the items as far as we know at this point have been incorporated into this document. Of course, if there's some other um typo or something found as you're all looking at it in the future, we'd be happy to fix something up before it goes to the the nicer printer uh which would be the next step. Um but we we feel very good about the document at this point. has been looked at a lot uh and over and over and we feel it is well representative of the conversations we've had and where uh the priorities and focus should be over the next 10 year period. So you can see on
006the screen just some of the excerpts from this document. Uh and overall I think it's it's a compelling document. It's very accessible. I think reads well, also presents well graphically and we're we're pleased and proud of this process and its representation by this um final plan. The companion to the final plan is an executive summary which is much shorter in length. The the final plan document is um 200 pages in the end uh exactly actually which is kind of amazing that I ended up exactly at 200. the compreh or the executive summary I think is more near 20 or 24 something like that. So uh the executive summary focuses on the vision statement and the implementation actions that are recommended. It takes out a lot of the uh supporting data and details that are in
007the uh full chapters of the full document. And so what we're hopeful is that the executive summary can be seen as uh both the ad hoc committee and the planning board as a true representation of the full document and that can be supported for adoption as well. Um and then what we hope is that that will make the process and its results even more accessible. So someone might pick up the shorter document, get interested in it, and then maybe uh take a look at the larger document or some specific aspect of it. We don't expect that they've got copies. Right. So, you have a copy of the executive summary as well in English. Anyway, the English version. That's a great point. Thank you, Larry. And the executive summary, well, it's not in front of you
008this evening. It is uh with our um translation interpretation consultant, MAPA, who are translated into Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. So, that will be an accessible document that can be posted for the time. Good. So, any questions on any of that? Any questions on what? I'm sorry. Any anything about the final plan, how it came together, the executive summary, anything? Be happy to No, I just have a couple comments, but we can save that for later, I guess. What do you want to do now? Sure. Just just minor stuff. Uh, one goes back to page 47. Uh, I think there's just uh one of the pictures is uh it's got some type of an overdub on it, but uh that's just cleanup stuff. Page 47, the uh plaque for the Prospect Heights. Oh, there's like a
009little Yeah, little thing on it. Just a little clean up there. This thing here. You're right. There's a little an errant icon. It looks like I was reading it. same little uh got in the way. Same as one to the left. It's the same as the one to the left. Got printed on top of it. History, culture, and pride. Thank you for that, Eagle Eye. We will grab that and delete it. And then I have something on uh on the uh final executive on page uh looks like 188. Uh I think that was assigned to parks department and that may be an error. We're talking about the uh the goal to increase the share of affordable housing through zoning and housing policies. What page are you on? That's page 188. Yeah, I would agree that
010that should not be the parks department. Yes, true. I think that the uh that is reasonable. Yeah, we will make that correction. It's so the community preservation act technically can apply to supporting parks as well but I think the way it's framed it would be more properly I in actuality for this one while we're trying to assign a lead it in terms of passing the community preservation act it would be best if a coalition of voices could sort of get to be in support of that and then present a um you know pretty pretty broadly uh supported approach to CPA. Um, but that would include potentially advocates for parks, affordable housing, and uh historic preservation is the third aspect of CPA that can be supported. Excuse me. Uh Josh on uh um page 47 as
011well too. Um you on the second paragraph, you were mentioning um you know various uh areas of the town and um probably one about six or seven um lines up from the bottom. You mentioned Milford Town Park and in and in and Spino Field. That should be Feno Field. Thank you for that. [Applause] Any [Applause] others? I It's probably just a question. And I'm not familiar with all of the town departments, but what would be considered the facilities department report? Uh that would be like in this particular one is 193. Yeah. Department maybe. That depends on what it's for. Yeah. There is no such thing as a facilities department. 193s. One second. Yeah, I would say that parks department. Yeah, that one should be parks department. Yeah, that'd be parks. Yeah, it could be um
012you mentioned Milford public schools, but it could be the public schools facilities as well. Well, the parks department is a um the parks department does a majority of the gohead um the parks of the well they do the m they do a majority of the land all of it anything exterior to the school is done by the park so yeah so it should probably resiliency is going to be the highway department Yeah, but there is no such thing as facilities. Well, the facilities uh highway/pox cuz both one does one, one does the other. Who has who is most in charge of the town's buildings? The town's buildings. Buildings would be a lot of them be the select on the school is the schools. Yeah. library would be the library uh each individual trustees and they're
013elected boards too. Okay. Yeah. It's another but the majority of the buildings are under the select board as far as maintenance repairs energy projects. Uh that would be select board governing. There's no simple answer, right? There is not. It's combination sharing of it sounds like it may be select board then actually it probably I think it's select board. If it's going to go anywhere it's going to have to go through there. It's gonna have to go through there. So that would be my recommendation. Something major would Yeah, you should probably you should probably do that under for one for the one on 188 too. Just or maybe No, that one's probably more planning fair housing committee. How are they? Do they exist? I believe they still exist. They do exist. I'm not sure how active
014they haven't met in years. How active they Are they are they appointed or Yeah, I believe so. Yeah, the only one is one planning board member is Yeah, the others are appointed and one of the appointees has to be from the planning board. They exist. If it's going to go forward, somebody's got to lead it. So, that's that's probably the place for it to be. I mean for one for the recommendation 188 I also think that if they would be willing supporters I think the select board would also be a good champion of the CPA. Sure. Right. Sure. I was going to absolutely recommend adding that to 180. I I was surprised not to see it. All right. So I will for the lead responsibility on 188 which is relative to community preservation act and
015193 which is relative to the green designation. I'll put both of those as lead responsibility select board. [Applause] Okay. All right, we will pick up those handful of changes and send a copy back to Larry tomorrow so you all can have that. Um, I will not suggest how you all should do your business, but I think that you could make a motion that as as amended or Yeah, I was going to ask Mr. Chair if everybody's satisfied. Yes. With the any and any um corrections that have to be made, Josh, will we make them? um that as a ad hoc committee member, I recommend that the planning board uh vote to approve or accept this comprehensive plan as proposed. Adoc committee, not planning board. Mhm. It's got to be recommended by by the committee first.
016Yeah. No, no, I just said as as a ad hoc committee member, I recommend Yeah. Right. His motion is to recommend that the ad hoc committee recommend approval to the full planning board. Okay. To the planning board. To the planning board. Anyone else here? It's got to be me. Yeah. Second. It can be on there. Any other ad hoc member? Mhm. Second. All right. Been moved and seconded to uh approve the comprehensive plan as amended. Uh any further discussion? Hearing none, we send this recommendation to the ad hoc committee. Send this recommendation to the planning board. So, uh, all those in favor? I [Music] I unanimous. Oh, this five. One, two, three, four, five. Yep. Oh, you're nonit. My bad. So, now it' be appropriate for the full planning board to uh consider it. Now
017you can vote. You're welcome. Let's go to Let's go to the board of selectmen. Is that No. Or just just the planning board accepts the planning board adopts it. You got adopted it. Make a motion the planning board adopts the uh comprehensive plan uh as amended. I'll second that. been moved and seconded if the planning board accept the comprehensive plan as amended. Any further discussion? Seconds. Joe. All those in favor? I unanimous of four. We have a plan. Excellent. Thank you very much. Thank you, Josh. Fantastic work. It's been a long time coming. A lot of work. Yeah. Appreciate it. Yeah. No, it's been a great process. We've appreciated the commitment from the the town. It's been great to work with you all. The uh the links the just so you all know that the
018uh the plan is up on the website for the town or for the actual project website. Um let me just get past this. You can see we'll uh make those revisions that were discussed in the meeting, re-update the links, we'll send a fresh copy to Larry uh and those will be available uh starting tomorrow. So appreciate the process and all the time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Back to team for us. Yeah, I will. All right, we'll work on getting it printed. Mhm. I'll mention something. Oh, and I'll mention that that way. I'll give a synopsis tool of what we have. Great. Thank you. Y see you guys. Thank you so much. Thank you. Take care, Paul. Thank you. Thank you. We got an amended site plan now for Seven W. I'll meet you
019there. This is mine, right? Uh, yeah. Well, just I didn't. Okay. This is amended site plan application by Coach by Brian LLC. Have a good night. The applicant requests amended site plan approval to allow for the change of use from one non-conforming use to another on the subject property. The prior use was a storage and repair of private vehicles. Zoning bylaw section 3.1.4 provides for the change from one non-conforming use to another and the prior use was made non-conforming when the area was reszoned to O office residential in 2010. The ZBA granted the necessary special permit at its 1 1920 meeting. A copy of that decisions included in the packet. Specifically, the applicants proposing an indoor sports facility use within the existing building. Such uses are not permitted within the O district which uh within
020which the subject property is located, hence the need for the ZBA special permit approval. The proposed change of use will not require expansion of the building. A floor plan's been submitted. Uh it's also included in the packet uh indicating 7200 square feet of floor space dedicated to indoor field space within the remainder of the areas to be used for office, waiting room, recovery room, uh restrooms, and changing areas as well as the utility room. Existing parking areas to be restriped to accommodate 28 off street spaces. Landscaped areas are to be restored as necessary. I recommend approval uh subject to relevant departmental comments. Um I think in here somewhere there are a couple uh the water department um had a favorable fire department was favorable. Uh and I believe that's all we received. Great. Uh just
021for the record, John Federico with Purer and Helon. Um Larry generally covered everything. Um but uh we do feel that this will be a a great use for the old uh Milford Ice building. Um essentially Brian is going to be doing a training with um athletes um for some indoor soccer. Um so essentially we'll be looking to have two practice fields within that 7200 uh square foot space. Uh essentially he has a limited number of people that he would be having there. Um, so we're estimating that to be about uh 12 or so uh actual players and then we're going to be having two coaches working with those players. Uh, so in terms of the overall site for parking, uh, we're estimating it to be about 14 or so people. Um, but we have, uh,
022for our breakdown included in the small office space as well. Um, and the site overall does have the capability of getting upwards of 28 spaces as we're showing here. Um, so there'll be ample parking across everything. Um we're not anticipating any sort of um major trash removal or anything from the building. Um but we do have a dumpster space reserved. Um and we would be able to have that screened if needed. Um but uh pretty much um as far as the entire parking area goes, um Mr. Sanchez, the property owner is going to be getting everything in the parking lot seal coated and then any striping will be going in right after that. So um if there's any questions specifically from the board, I'm more than happy to answer. And um the applicant and owner
023are here tonight in case there are any questions from them as well. I would expect you want trash enclosure. Yeah, it shows with the trash enclosure, right? Yeah, it's Well, it shows it in the detail, but it doesn't show it on the plan. So, I just But in the upper right, I just want to make sure that Yep. I'm just wondering this use I mean, is that something that we really need to have at all? Yeah, in terms of tying up effectively a parking spot, putting in a fence, putting in a dumpster and all those things depending on how they're going to do it and use it. I would in this particular usage for this type of thing where most of the space is not producing any trash whatsoever. Maybe the officers would have a
024few. I would think that they'd be able to just take the trash out. I'd rather not see the dumpster. I think it's I think it's more of a I agree detriment. That that that really would be my only comment. I would say if if they're going to have a dumpster, they would need the fencing around just to keep it clean. If they choose not to have a dumpster, then I'm okay with normal trash. Well, you could have a smaller dumpster and there's an overhead door to put it inside if you had to. Anyway, so you said it's just one Sorry, just it's one office. I can't see it producing any more than a trash lot of water bottles. Yeah, I would rather I would rather remove have it removed than just uh Okay. Uh I
025could definitely get a revised plan back to the uh town tomorrow for that. Yeah. Comments from the board. Just quick question. Go ahead. No, I'm sorry. Sorry. Uh parking. I know right now I believe the the front's kind of pseudorriped for for front parking. It is, but we would be looking to have that restriped um to be a little bit more appropriate out there once the seal coating and everything goes in. I believe right now like they might be a little offcentered from where the door location and things were. So, uh, the current plan we have shown here, we kind of lined everything up with the overhead doors, uh, just in case if, um, Brian's use is no longer allowed there, you know, that area could be, you know, accessed for anything in the future
026use and such things. I mean, generally, I think it's a great idea, a great use of the space and all that. That's why I just I wasn't sure with with originally when the first plans when they were proposed to us was just parking in the back and nothing in the front. Um, and I wasn't sure and going by it seems like, you know, it's it's not much of a big deal in the front. I'm just trying to figure out if it if it's needed in the front or is it just better having just everything in the back? We have ample parking in the back and um I am providing um a striped area so that if we needed to, you know, relocate a handicap stall for any reason, we do have, you know, appropriate access
027through there. Um, so if that was something that board didn't feel comfortable with, um, I'm sure Mr. Sanchez wouldn't have a problem with not having a couple extra stripes up there. Um, well, if it's going to be paved, it ought to be striped. If it's not going to be striped, it shouldn't be paved. So, that's the choice to make, I think. Yeah. I don't I guess my concern is the way that it's striped and trying to get into those spaces. Um, that would be the ones closest to the street. Exactly. They're right on I mean, I mean, I can get it. It deters people from parking on the street, which is great. And it's just whether or not is there ample parking out front and this is more probably going to be overflow. And I'm
028I'm sort of splitting hairs on this, but I just want to bring it up to the board. And again, that is it is it necessary. I know there is a a handicap parking spot out front. So, uh is that doorway access uh like handicap accessible to As far as the bay doors go, those are flush with the ground and everything and with it being soccer training, we're not necessarily anticipating anybody that would be coming in there. Um but it it is something that it can be made accessible. No problem. I mean, generally the uh players and coaches will be coming in and out of most likely the back of the building anyways, too. So, yeah. if it's if it's already p you know what obviously more parking like so I own a multif family home
029so like parking is like the biggest thing right so if you don't have parking people have to park on the street so it already has a parking lot I say let's utilize right yes at least leave it straight maybe tell the people to park up back if if there's any overflow to go to the front maybe right yeah I'm good with it generally I just kind of wanted to raise the questions more than anything and see if anybody else had any opinions Any other? Okay. What's the pleasure of the board? Make a motion to uh approve the amended site plan for seven water street. Second. Moved and seconded to approve the amended site plan. Any further discussion? Hearing none. We second. Joe did. Joe. All those in favor I miss four. Great. Thank you so
030much. Thank you very much. And the dumpster is not required. Yeah. I'll make sure we get you back a plan tomorrow without that dumpster shown on there. Well, I want to make sure I get it in minutes. All right. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. All right. before somebody else comes up with something. You guys have a good night. You guys the pleasure of the board. Motion to adjourn. I'll second that. Move the second to any further discussion there. None. All those in favor? Unanimous. Five. Good night. Thank you.