TOWN OF
Chairman Mary-Jo Avellar convened the meeting at
Other attendees: Town Manager Sharon Lynn
Recorder:
The following are meeting minutes, in brief.
Michele Couture recused
herself and left the room as she has a business across from Town Hall.
1A NOISE BY-LAW – PUBLIC
HEARING
Chairman Avellar read the Pubic
Hearing Notice into the record.
Public Comments in Favor
Bonnie
Campbell - in favor and 50
decimals is plenty.
Connie
from Vorell’s Restaurant -
9-4 is Street Performer By-Law. I work
and reside at 226 Commercial and I find myself being interrupted all day long
up to
Robert
Cabral - You can hear noise
across the bay – all the way out to Long Point, night after night, all summer
long, seven days a week. I appeal for
some kind of restriction.
Devorah
Landa - I can’t get away
from the noise and I’ve been physically ill because of it. I hope you research
it for yourselves.
Vaughn
Cabral – My wife goes to
bed every night with ear plugs. Went to the Licensing Board several times and
they said it was flawed law.
Donald
Edwards – We use to have
the same type of laws years ago and it wasn’t able to be enforced then.
Public Against
Durevol
Quitzow – Read statement
into record. See attachment #1
Rick
Murray - If you want peace
and quiet move to
Public
Hearing closed at
Chairman
Avellar read those letters that were received via mail into the record.
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to submit the Draft Noise-By-Law in the Fall 2007 Warrant.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded
by: Pam Parmakian Yea 4 Nay 0
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to take
Agenda Item #9 out of order.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Pam Parmakian Yea 4 Nay 0
9. EXECUTIVE
SESSION
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen vote, pursuant
to MGL C. 39, §23B, clause 3 to go into executive session for the purpose of
discussing personnel issues; and to
convene in open session thereafter. [Roll Call Vote]
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded
by: Pam Parmakian
Michele Couture – Yea Austin Knight – Yea Lynne Davies
- Yea
Yea 5
Nay 0 - Motion Passes -
The Board went into Executive Session at
The
Board convened in open session at
1B
Video
Presentation by Russell Kleekamp, EIT, Engineer and James Fosdick Managing
Designer of Stearns & Wheler, LLC.
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve the request of the Department of Public Works to
prepare a warrant article for the November 2007 Fall Town Meeting to borrow the
sum of $566,380 to fund the
costs associated with Engineering and design for repairs to Commercial Street
paving.
Motion by: Lynne Davies Seconded by: Austin Knight
Yea 3
Nay 0 (Michele Couture / Pam Parmakian)
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Michael Fernandes - You voted on a huge decision without a
Pubic Hearing or Public Statements. Concerned that no aspect of this project is
on the backs of the Disability Commission. Wish you would have chosen additional
options as mentioned by several people before.
I hope that you will look at paving the center of town first, then the
east or west end. I urge you to look all
of the possibilities.
Rick
Barbara Rushmore – I came tonight to talk about paving of
Bonnie Campbell – Agrees with paving. Keep current Acting Chief of Police.
Candice Collins-Boden – I suggest that we do the middle of
3. SELECTMEN STATEMENTS
Austin
Knight
The
process of the paving is not a done a deal.
It is just a scope to develop a plan. There will be a public hearing and plans to
secure grants, etc. We have to go to
town meeting to get the process started. Public input is very important, and they will
have the opportunity to have their say in this project. We have to have the blueprints first. This is
something we have put off for years, and the reality is that eventually we are
going to have to do it.
Town Manager
Michele
Couture
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to send a card of condolence to Jessi Robinson
the daughter of former
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Pam Parmakian Yea
5 Nay 0)
Agenda item – No Place For Hate – ADL – Some
discussion about other towns that are not renewing their membership because
national folks are not signing on because of national memberships stand that t
here was not an Armenian genocide. I’m
not sure when we are to sign up for it again.
Disability Commission
– report. I am sure there are some
things we can do that don’t require any
money and I’d like to invite them to come and speak with us. (Note:
Scheduled as an agenda item for
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to send a letter of thanks to District
Attorney Michael O’Keefe and his office for their investigation of the
Motion
by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Pam Parmakian Yea
5 Nay 0)
Pam
Parmakian
Bike trails at the CCNS - there were two
accidents this past weekend. I ask that the Town Manager look into the contract
with CCNS on Emergency Services. When
was the contract last negotiated? What are the terms? Through a report from Fire and Rescue has the
contract been covering the expenses to the town? Over the last 10 years, the emergency calls
increased or decreased? And again that
goes back to specifically to the conditions of the bike trails.
Lynn
Davies
My making the motion for moving
consideration of the monies for this plan for paving the streets was primarily
what everyone has said – we need to find out what’s all involved. We need to have a plan before we ask for
grants and we will be providing the voters the opportunity to have their input
and letting us know if they really want to go forward with this. I am fully
supportive of any pre-town meeting public hearings to discuss the matter in
detail. I know that nothing has been
completely decided about what the project is actually going to entail. I am very concerned about monies involved
because we are in a financially difficult situation. So I will be looking at it very carefully.
Mary-Jo
Avellar
Sidewalks were definitely part of the scope
of the project and a great concern to me.
If you go to the Pier on the right hand side
just before you get to the big bicycle rack before the Trap Shed - our friend
Julian Popko created a chair made out of lobster pots and buoys. Go take a look at it.
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen to send a letter of thanks to Julian Popko for his
creation of the chair located at the Pier.
Motion
by: Mary-Jo Avellar Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
5 Nay 0
I attended the CCNS Advisory Commission as
your representative today. They had field trips but I was unable to attend as I
was at work. Superintendent Prices is
hoping that the Town Manger can come to the next meeting so she can meet
everybody. They talked about the Dune
Shacks. Apparently Rich Delaney who was going to Chair the Dune Committee
Subcommittee, is now the new Executive Director for Center for Coastal Studies.
Now there is big long delay because there is no process in place to get the
Subcommittee activated. So we’re hoping that by the next meeting in December
that it will be up and going. They are talking
about a Sub-Committee coming up with Zoning By-Laws that will affect
C3 TV going into
4A BOARD
OF SELECTMEN APPOINTMENTS
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen
vote to appoint Carol Neal as the PMPM Representative on the Historic
District Commission with a term expiration date of
Motion
by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Michele Couture Yea
5 Nay 0)
Pam Parmakian recused herself due to conflict of
interest. This agenda item is presented by her employer.
Amended
Regulatory Agreement
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve the
“Amended Regulatory Agreement” for the
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Lynne Davies Yea 4 Nay 0
6A
PAMET LENS OVERSIGHT GROUP -
UPDATE
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen
vote to support the
Motion
by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Michele
Couture Yea 5 Nay 0
Also discussed the ongoing Water Management Plan and the scope of work
for that. There will be more discussion at the next meeting.
Next regular scheduled meeting is
6B
Article 1:
(Supplement Operating Budget for FY 08)
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to
see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available
funds the amount of $340,700 to
supplement the operating budget of the Town for the fiscal year beginning July
first, two thousand and seven, provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2 and ½ override by the voters of
the Town in accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, sec. 21C(m); or take any other
action relative thereto.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
5 Nay 0
Article 2: (Police Contract FY07 & FY08)
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate or transfer from available funds the amount of $165,000 to fund the collective
bargaining agreement between the Town and the IBPO for the fiscal years as
follows; $59,042.45
beginning July first, two thousand and six, and $105,957.55 for the year beginning July
first, two thousand and seven provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2 and ½ override by the voters of
the Town in accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, sec. 21C(m); or take any other
action relative thereto.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
5 Nay 0
Article 3: (School Stairs)
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate or transfer from available funds the amount of $15,000 to fund the repairs to the
concrete stairway that connects VMES, PHS and the Grace Hall parking lot,
provided that the appropriation shall be contingent on the passage of a
Proposition 2 and ½ capital outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, sec. 21C(m); or take any other action
relative thereto.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Pam
Parmakian Yea 5
Nay 0
Article 4: (Telephone)
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate or transfer from available funds the amount of $30,000 to fund the capital costs
associated with a new telephone system, provided that the appropriation shall
be contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2 and ½ capital outlay exclusion
by the voters of the Town in accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, sec. 21C(m);
and further to authorize the Town Manager to enter into a lease purchase
agreement for a term not to exceed five years; or take any other action
relative thereto.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Lynne Davies Yea
5 Nay 0
Article 5: (Prior Year Bills – required 9/10s vote)
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate or transfer from available funds the amount of $3,113.82 for the purpose of paying
prior year unpaid bills; or take any action thereto.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Pam
Parmakian Yea 5 Nay 0
Article 6: (Stearns &
Wheeler contract - requires 2/3 vote – borrowing)
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to see if the Town will vote to appropriate and
borrow the sum of $566,380 to
fund the costs associated with Engineering and design for repairs to Commercial
Street paving, with said borrowing authority contingent upon the voters
approval of a Proposition 2 and ½ override ballot question, in accordance with
Mass General Laws Ch. 59, sec. 21C(m); and that to meet this appropriation, the
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen is authorized to borrow said sum
under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 (5 or 22),
of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issued
bonds or notes of the Town therefore; or to take any other action relative
thereto.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn
Davies
Yea
3 Nay 2 (Michele Couture / Pam Parmakian)
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen further vote to open the Warrant on
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Pam Parmakian Yea
5 Nay 0
6C TOWN
HALL RENOVATIONS - UPDATE
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote
to approve
the firm of McGinley Kalsow for the Town Hall Renovations.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded
by: Michele Couture Yea 5
Nay 0)
6D TOWN
MANAGER FOLLOW-UP OTHER
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote
to approve
the recommendation of the Town Manager’s appointment of Mr. David Gardner as
Motion by: Lynn Davies Seconded by: Pam Parmakian Yea
5 Nay 0)
7. MINUTES
OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN‘S MEETINGS
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve
the minutes of
Motion
by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Lynne Davies Yea
5 Nay 0
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve
the minutes of
Motion
by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Lynne Davies Yea
5 Nay 0
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve
the minutes of