HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-20-BASS-minOpen Session Minutes
July 20, 2016
A Meeting of the Board of Assessors was held on July 20, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting
Room of the Town Hall Building. In attendance: Gregory Johnson, Chairman, Edmund C. Grant, Member,
Casimir Groblewski, Member, Robert F. Lent, Director of Assessing, and Sandra Pentedemos,
Administrative Assessor.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Meeting was called to order at 8:45 a.m.
Public Comment Time: Chairman Gregory Johnson welcomed the public.
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its facilities to local community groups at no charge. Mr. Freehling also stated that Brookhaven has had a
Pilot Agreement (Payment In Lieu Taxes) with the Town for over 30 years and that that agr--
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a breakdown of the percentages of the health care and assisted living for the residents as previously
provided to the board. He also asked the Board to consider a review of Chapter 93 Section 76, also
referring to a ruling in the Appellate Tax Board case with the City of Cambridge Assessors versus New
Habitat, which provides residential, medical and rehabilitative services for brain injured individuals.
Ms. Jeanne Scianna of Youville Place, Inc., dba Covenant Health Care, an assisted living facility located at
10 Pelham Rd, spoke of Youville Place's filing status with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a non-
profit charitable organization, describing Youville's Articles of Organization's and explaining that there is no
income distribution to anv Directors. The facilitv is also certified with the DeDartment of Elder Affairs and with
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the facility.
Ms. Scianna also referred to Youville's memorandum with the Grey Nuns, who obtained Town Meeting
approval in 1986 along with Zoning approval in 1996 requiring permanent restrictions of green space facing
Tower Park.
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Open Session Minutes
July 20, 2016
Rob Addelson, Assistant Town Manager for Finance and Town Counsel, Mr. Mina Makarious were present
for public comment.
Chairman Greg Johnson made a motion that the Board of Assessors go into Executive Session, under
Purpose 7 in order to deliberate the 3ABC Tax Exempt status that would be detrimental in Open Session
and no decision will be made at this time.
Roll call vote, 3-0 in favor to go into Executive Session at 10:00 a.m.
EXECUTIVE Session occurred here: details may be viewed in separate EXECUTIVE Session folder
There was no review or discussion of previous held Meeting Minutes.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors adjourned the Executive Session at 11:30
a.m. and returned to Open Session of the Meeting.
A true record: Attest Sandra Pentedemos
Meeting Secretary