TOWN OF
Chairman Mary-Jo Avellar convened the meeting at
Other attendees: Town Manager Sharon Lynn, Asst. Town Manager David Gardner, Municipal Finance Director Alix Heilala
Recorder: David Gardner
The following are meeting minutes, in brief:
1. PRESENTATION – TOWN HALL RENOVATIONS
Update from McGinley
Kalsow & Associates
Percent of local contractors. Prevailing Wage Law. Proceed with formalizing costs. Green technology should be incorporated into
the rehab. Proceed with bid specs. Additional revisions to the scope of work. Will be looking at existing town owned
buildings and reporting back in May with a detailed transition plan.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Julian Popko - save the Chico Jess,
place it on land in a permanent display as a monument.
15x60 on Jerome Smith
adjacent to the parking lot in the area formally proposed as a dog park. Area to be fenced in and secured.
Steven Schneitzer –
Barbara Rushmore –
Doug Johnstone – Town Clerk regarding town
meeting and elections. Can not ask for
ID to vote.
Astrid Berg – supports Mr Popko’s
suggestion.
Michael Rogovsky – supports Mr Popko’s
suggestion.
3. SELECTMEN STATEMENTS
Austin
Knight
Banner
should look into expanding its daily update online.
Agenda item for Management Plan – meet with Finance
Director and move forward to working on a 5 year plan in June 9th.. Which Management Plan items can be
implemented immediately?
Mr Popko’s idea is great as long as it is of no cost to the
Town.
Board of Selectmen to make it Quentin Tarentino Day on
Remove no trees from the
Michele Couture
Letter of Appreciation for Kevin Rich of the Planning
Board.
Look
into the idea of the Chico Jess?
Mary-Jo Avellar
Chico Jess is a good idea if it can be done without the
town footing the bill.
Commercial St was closed off without notification. Who authorize the work and what work was
done?
Report
back on complaint from member at 351a
Lynne Davies
Board of Selectmen and FinCom should institute more
frequent meetings.
Find a way to help out our residents who own homes but fall
within affordable limit, to help them keep their homes and afford a raising
property tax cost. Need to be able to
measure affordable housing needs.
Chico Jess is a part of our heritage,
and whatever we can do without cost to the Town. Look into maintenance costs, liability
insurance etc.
4. APPOINTMENTS
None at this time.
Mary-Jo Avellar recused herself.
5A
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve the affordable housing restrictions for median
income ownership for
Motion by: Lynne Davies
Seconded by: Austin
Knight Yea
3 Nay 0
5B AFFORDABLE HOUSING
RESTRICTION
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to to
approve the affordable housing
restriction for two Moderate income rental units located at 16 Harry
Kemp Way in accordance with the Affordable Housing Bylaw, Section 4800 of the
Zoning Bylaws.
Motion by: Michele Couture
Seconded by: Austin
Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
5C PLANNING
BOARD JURISDICTIONAL MATTER
MOTION: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote to authorize staff to
submit on the
Town’s behalf a request to the Planning
Board for the alteration of a layout to a public way
in order to cure a historic
encroachment.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Lynne Davies Yea
4 Nay 0
Michele Couture left the room
5D ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
Applications for Growth Management Category 5 Allocation
MOTION: Move that the Board of
Selectmen vote to approve the Economic Development
Permit gallons for Steven
Schnitzer,
Café - aka SAKI) as submitted.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded
by: Mary-Jo Avellar Yea 3 Nay
0
MOTION: Move that the Board of
Selectmen vote to approve the Economic Development
Permit gallons for Maureen
Roller,
Espresso Bar) as submitted.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded
by: Lynne Davies
Yea 4 Nay 0
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen accept the letter to abandon previously
approved EDP gallons and return the unused gallons to the Surplus Gallonage
Pool.
Motion by: Michele
Couture Seconded by: Austin
Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
5E BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE #1070
MOTION: Move that the Board of
Selectmen vote to issue Bond Anticipation Note #1070 in the amount
of $1,470,000 dated
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Lynne Davies Yea
4 Nay 0
5F BUILDING
COMMITTEE – Historical
Commission’s Role in Supporting
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to accept the Historical Commission in the role of the
Building Committee for the Town’s historic buildings.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Michele Couture Yea
4 Nay 0
6A PAMET
LENS OVERSIGHT GROUP - UPDATE
Open discussion. No motions made.
6B TOWN
HALL RENOVATION GIFT FUND
Acceptance
of New Gift Fund
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote pursuant to MGL C.44,§53A to establish a special
gift fund, with the balance in said fund to be expended without further
appropriation by the Town Manager, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
for the Town Hall Renovation Project.
Motion by: Lynne Davies Seconded by: Michele Couture Yea 4 Nay 0
6C LETTER FROM OUTGOING BOARD TO INCOMING
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to approve [as amended] the letter from the
outgoing Board of Selectmen to the incoming Board of Selectmen.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Austin Knight Yea 4 Nay 0
6D1 WASTEWATER PROJECT UPDATE – 3 PARTS
Inn
support of Phase 2 Wastewater Contract Close-out, Additional downtown
connections, and in preparation for Rate Relief: A) Closeout Change Order to Metcalf &
Eddy – completion of Phase 2, B) Contract to John Goodrich for facilitated
services on rate relief , C) Contract to Mark Abraham for financial
services on rate relief.
MOTION: Move to
authorize a Contract Close-out Change Order to Metcalf & Eddy in the amount
of $206,077 as detailed making note this includes $99,744 for
Motion by:
Michele Couture Seconded by:
Austin Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
MOTION: Move to
authorize a contract with John Goodrich in the amount of $7,500 for continued
facilitated services, and in particular, rate relief policy discussions for May
& June 2008.
Motion by:
Michele Couture Seconded by:
Austin Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
MOTION:
Move to authorize a contract with Mark
Abraham in the amount of $7,500 for continued financial services, and in
particular, rate relief policy discussions for May & June 2008.
Motion by:
Michele Couture Seconded by:
Austin Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
6D2 SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING
Parking Department Request to Change Handicapped Parking
Regulations
MOTION: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote, to approve schedule a public hearing on May 12, 2008 at 6 pm, to receive
comments from the public on the Parking Department’s recommendation to charge
for handicapped parking in the MacMillan Pier and Grace Hall Lots after the
first three (3) hours.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded
by: Michele Couture Yea
4 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: Austin Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
MOTION:
Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve the minutes of
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Austin Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
MOTION:
Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve the minutes of
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: Austin Knight Yea
4 Nay 0
8. CLOSING STATEMENTS
Lynne Davies – None Austin Knight
– None
Michele Couture
Move the piano to
the School – have staff check with the
School Committee and report back.
Mary-Jo Avellar
Carol Westcott
passed away. Send letter of condolences
to the family on
Motion
to adjourn by Michele Couture at
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