The Board of Selectmen has adopted 38 Town-wide policy goals for Fiscal Year 2002, in the categories of Wastewater; Affordable Housing; Cape End Manor, MacMillan Pier; Future of the Library, Heritage Museum and Collections; Fiscal management and administration; Water; Open Space Management; Public Safety; Cape Cod National Seashore; and Municipal Buildings & Facilities.

The Provincetown Board of Selectmen held a public hearing on Monday, June 11, 2001, and then and there adopted annual Town-wide policy goals for Fiscal Year 2002 as set forth below. The annual adoption of policy goals by the Board of Selectmen is a focal point for the Town Government, as these goals are translated into objectives to be achieved by the Town Administration in the coming year.

1. Wastewater

1.1. Design-build-operate contract: negotiate and execute 20-year DBO sewer contract with selected vendor

1.2. Secure SRF funding: Secure supplemental funds for $16.5-million 0%-interest SRF loan for wastewater construction, plus $640,000 for planning

1.3. Sewer grants: Pursue $1.5-million in USDA and MCDBG grants for sewer project

1.4. Disposal sites: finalize arrangements for disposal sites with MassHighways, with assistance from legislative delegation; institute baseline environmental monitoring

1.5. Final design plans: complete by October 15, 2001, with assistance from Wastewater Implementation Citizens Advisory Committee

1.6. Sewer District Implementation: finalize the sewer district and prepare to assess betterments on properties which connect

1.7. Septic System Management/Inspection Program: implement the Town-wide program for on-site septic system management, with assistance from the Barnstable County Health Department

2. Affordable Housing

2.1. Affordable Housing Trust Fund: pursue home rule legislation; establish procedures for expenditures from trust fund by Provincetown Housing Authority; hire part-time affordable housing specialist

2.2. Land Bank Amendments: pursue home rule legislation to increase Land Bank share for affordable housing from 10% to 35%, for acceptance at May 2002 Election

2.3. Update Inventory: Develop and implement strategies for increasing the percentage of affordable housing units in Provincetown to 10%; and increasing affordable year-round rental units

3. Cape End Manor

3.1. Request for Proposals: pursue alternative strategies for facility replacement and filing of Determination of Need by January 2002, including same-site scenario and transfer of license, for resolution at Fall 2001 Special Town Meeting.

3.2. Explore All Options: Keep all options open regarding Cape End Manor, including a 501(c)(3), and keep public fully informed of the facts

3.3. Supplemental Funding: pursue additional Medicaid funding from MDPH, with assistance from legislative delegation

4. MacMillan Pier

4.1. Fishermen's Association: Negotiate terms and conditions of the sub-agreement between the Provincetown Fishermen's Association and the Pier Corporation

4.2. Public Pier Corporation: Pursue perfecting amendments to home rule legislation; finalize the terms and conditions of the pier lease; appoint Pier Corporation Directors

5. Future of the Library, Heritage Museum and Collections

5.1. Museum Merger: Undertake the study on the feasibility of the Pilgrim Monument merging the Heritage Museum's collection with theirs; develop implementation and funding strategy

5.2. Library at Heritage Museum: pursue $1.878-million grant from Mass. Board of Library Commissioners, launch capital fund-raising campaign for $1+ million

5.3. Freeman Street Building: determine the future use of the Freeman Street building; in conjunction with this, determine future disposition of all items/gifts presently considered part of the Heritage Museum collection

5.4. Art Collection: Determine staff support needed to properly store, manage, display, repair and conserve the Town’s art collection.

6. Fiscal management and administration

6.1. Fiscal Policy Plan: Revise and update Ten-Year Fiscal Policy Plan by 10/1/2001, for review by Board of Selectmen.

6.2. ProvincetownGov University: Develop and implement comprehensive professional development plan for Town staff

6.3. Management Employee Evaluations: As part of ongoing evaluation of department heads, employees relationship with the public including other town employees will be evaluated

7. Water

7.1. Water Management Permit - continue to pursue water management permit from DEP, including new source identification through Outer Cape Water Management Study with USGS, CCNS, CCC, and Outer Cape towns

7.2. Water Transmission Main Replacement - implement MCDBG-funded project

7.3. Water Quantity: Reduce annual pumpage and the number of days on which the permitted annual average is exceeded; reduce unaccounted for water; reduce water consumption through conservation

7.4. Water Quality: improve the quality of Town water, to reduce the number of days each year that water is tainted

8. Open Space Management

8.1. Land Bank Amendment: pursue home rule petition to increase Land Bank funds for open space management from 3% to 10% for any Town-owned open spaces, for acceptance at May 2002 Election

8.2. Better Managing Town's Open Spaces: develop and implement community-based plan for better managing the Town's 95 acres of dedicated open space

9. Public Safety

9.1. Community-Oriented Policing: develop and implement plan for rededication to the philosophy of Community-Oriented Policing to empower police officers to address community needs in partnership with local government and the community

9.2. Appointment of Chief of Police: adopt proposed goals and objectives for next chief of police; appoint new permanent chief

9.3. Update Zoning By-laws, Subdivision Rules & Regulations, Sign By-law: Through memorandum of agreement with Barnstable County

9.4. Bikepath: Implement Conwell Street Study recommendations for bikepath

10. Cape Cod National Seashore

10.1. Seashore Cooperative Ventures. Examples - joint ownership of Herring cove; water issues; transportation; affordable housing

11. Municipal Buildings & Facilities

11.1. Old Burn Dump Closure: Effect closure of the Old Burn Dump

11.2. Winthrop Street Cemetery: Implement plans for upgraded Winthrop Street Cemetery

11.3. Report on Town Facilities: Semi-annual report on the condition of all town facilities, including Heritage Museum, former and current firehouses

11.4. Recycling: double the Town's percentage of solid waste recycled; continue exploratory discussions on solid waste multiple town district; build the swap shop

11.5. Parking: develop an inventory of all parking spaces on public ways and in municipal parking lots; develop policies that are consistent with maintaining or increasing the number of these available spaces; when traffic hearing petitions call for the reduction of on-street parking, have staff develop alternative solutions that do not produce a net reduction in on-street parking

Addendum: FY 2002 List of Things "To Do"

Department of Public Works: continuation of work on signs to improve appearance, buy a kind of pole that doesn’t rust, paint the rusty ones; invite DPW workers proposal for replacement of trash barrels with more efficient design; solve the cigarette butt disposal problem; replace taxpayer-paid bottled water coolers for Town employees with filtered Town water dispensers.

Recreation Department: a response by August 1st on transportation to Wellfleet skateboard park, and feasibility of a skateboard park in Provincetown

Department of Municipal Finance: permanent bond issue on the Town's borrowing; implement quarterly tax bills; use tax title proceeds to add $250,000 to Stabilization Fund at Fall 2001 Special Town Meeting

FY 2001 Unfinished Goals, not otherwise incorporated above: (1) [8.5] Hire a full-time Health Agent/Conservation Agent for FY 2002; (2) [11.3] Traffic regulations updated and codified; (3) [11.5] Develop a plan for traffic calming techniques for the entire town; (4) [12.3] Goal for staff members and Town Clerk: produce Town board minutes within 45 days of each meeting; (5) [12.5] Human Resources -develop plan for support and retention of personnel

Posted Town Hall and www.provincetown-ma.gov June 12, 2001

Published Provincetown Banner: June 21 and 28, 2001