submitted by Meryl Phair

Present:

• Roxanne McCaffrey, Chair
• Patrick White
• Chuck Cardillo

Also present: Michael Canales, Justin Carafotes, Karen Marshall, John Tonettti, Richard Seltzer

1. McCaffrey opened a Public Hearing on an application for an Annual Entertainment license by Handcrafted Catering for events at 2 Depot Street owned by the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Inc.
2. Carafotes presented information re: parking. BSRM owns 36 spaces and Laurel Hill Association permitted Handcrafted to use an additional 14 for 50 spaces total.
3. McCaffrey requested Carafotes provide visuals of event space with parking and tent location indicated.
4. Public Hearing was closed. SB has 30 days to make decision; McCaffrey said there would be a decision at June 17 SB meeting
5. Minutes of the May 13th, May 20th, and May 27th meetings approved.
6. A one-day alcohol license for a wedding at Chesterwood Museum on June 12th — approved unanimously.
7. Joseph Tonetti nominated to the Stockbridge Cultural Council for a three-year term. Approved unanimously.
8. Richard Seltzer gave an update on weed harvesting in the Stockbridge Bowl.
   1. Waiting for [unintelligible] determination which is due back on June 22nd.
   2. Seltzer met with SOLitude Lake Management and has arranged for them to come for a site visit of the lake where they will inspect the circumference to see what nuisance vegetation is growing and where it’s growing in the control and testing areas.
   3. It was confirmed that the weed harvester would avoid both the test and control areas.
   4. Seltzer will speak with SOLitude Lake management about putting up buoys to demarcate where the harvester can and can’t go.
   5. White was not prepared to assume that vegetation is Milfoil and if there is no Milfoil for the second year — can harvesting area be expanded?
9. McCaffrey proposed putting in a pedestrian crossing sign at the Red Lion Inn intersection similar to one that it is currently in Lenox. After discussion, the SB agreed to look into it.
10. Canales gave a COVID-19 regulation update as a number of items are currently up for legislation through the state government such as extending remote participation in town government until September and outdoor dining extended to October among others. Canales will give a further update at the next SB meeting on June 17th on which legislative items have passed or not.
11. The meeting then moved to discussion of the Talbot Center. The SB agreed to speak to the Conservation Commission (ConCom) about getting use of a structure located within donated land that was designated as a bird sanctuary by the donor (Map 219, lot 16 on West Stockbridge Road) as the ConCom are stewards of that section of land. The slab of the structure would be used to construct a shed for a swap shop where unused items could be dropped off and picked up by Stockbridge residents. The board also discussed the possibility of doing more for the bird sanctuary, whether that’s building walking paths or placing a bird directory on the shed wall or constructing an informational kiosk on birds in the area.
12. Beth Lester-Nathan, a Stockbridge resident present for the Town Meeting, pointed out she has noticed drivers who yield at the corner of the Red Lion Inn coming from Route 7 before turning right, don’t usually come to a full stop. Putting in a flashing stop light could potentially alleviate the dangers of that intersection. SB agreed this was a good idea and would look into the logistics.
13. Meeting moved into executive session.
14. Meeting moved back to open session.
15. The Highway employee contract was approved unanimously.

Meeting adjourned.