TOWN OF
Chairman Michele Couture convened the meeting at
Other attendees: Town Manager Sharon Lynn, Asst. Town Manager David Gardner, Municipal Finance Director Alix Heilala
Recorder:
The following are meeting minutes, in brief:
1A1 PUBLIC
HEARING: CURB CUT -
Chairman
Couture read the public hearing into the record.
John
Dowd – supports and encourages this curb cut.
Chairman Couture read three letters of support into the record from
abutters. (See attachment #1) Open
discussion ensued.
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote, pursuant to MGL
C. 11, § 6-2, to approve the request of Meg A. Stewart and Maureen Wilson to
establish a curb cut at the property located at 408 Commercial Street (Assessor’s
Map 12-2-58) (Res 3 Zone; and further to request that a certified plot plan be
provided showing the actual location of the proposed curb cut; change
specifications to 13 ft in width as indicated by Building Commissioner..
Motion
by:
1B1 WASTEWATER
PROJECT
Rate
Relief and Capacity Update Report
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote, to
direct Staff to move forward with the proposed town-wide outreach program, and
the proposed optimization planning program.
Motion by:
Yea 4
Nay 1 (
1B2 WASTEWATER
PROJECT UPDATE – CHANGE ORDERS
1) Metcalf & Eddy; 2)
1) MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote, to authorize a contract Change Order
to Metcalf & Eddy in the amount of $35,057.00
for
relocation on
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by:
2) MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to authorize a contract Change
Order to Metcalf & Eddy in the amount of $80,000.00 for planning services
related to continued optimization, mass loading and capacity engineering,
evaluating options to support economic development permits and ACO’s, and data
analysis for rate relief.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by:
Yea
4 Nay 1 (
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to
authorize a contract with John
Goodrich in the amount of $20,000
for continued facilitated services, and in
particular,
Rate relief policy discussions.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by:
Yea 4
Nay 0 Abstain 1 (
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to authorize a contract with Mark
Abrahams
in the amount of $20,000 for continued financial services, and in particular,
Rate relief policy discussions.
Motion by: Michele Couture Seconded by: David Bedard
Yea 4
Nay 0 Abstain 1 (
1B3 GROWTH
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION UPDATE
Historical Peak Water Use Data
No
discussion necessary – packet report/information speaks for itself.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Gary Delius – Read statement into
the record - complaint against sewer
system hook-up on
Bob McCandless – Read statement into
the record – same complaint as above. Questioned cost of paving, etc at
Celine Gandolfo – Representing the Provincetown Conservation
Trust – Re: Shankpainter Pond – concerned what was said by previous speakers
regarding possible sewerage running into pond. Handed out brochure that was
printed for Town Meeting in April 1999. (See Attachment #4).
Edgar Ortiz,
Ron Goldstein –
Candace Nagle – Concern about Public
Pier float rates subsidies for charter operations on the East side of the Pier.
Read statement into record. (See
attachment #7)
Barbara Rushmore -
Terie Lambrou –
3. SELECTMEN STATEMENTS
Want to raise a potential concern regarding
the possible request for development of the Murchison property at
I am also quite upset about the Shank
Painter Pond issue that was brought before us this evening. This is the first I
am hearing of it, and I think it needs to be reviewed to see if we can come to
some type of resolution.
Regarding the Pier, if there is
inequity as stated in public statements, then we ought to take a look at it and
get it identified.
I have concerns about the Shank Painter project and the
sewer. The things that were said and the
people were misled and I would ask the Town Manager to look into this, even
more especially after four or five property owners came forward with their
concerns, and I think that is something that can be followed up on your
part.
George Bryant, many months ago, came to our Board and
requested some information that has not gone out. So I am going to formally request it
tonight. What was the cost of the
hook-up at the
Town Manager
Michele Couture
– Well, I don’t think it’s half of
Thank everyone for the 4th of July.
Had resident who went to get his sticker for his car and
was refused because his billing address is his business address. (Revisit at next Board of Selectmen Mtg.
Would like to have a report as soon as possible
relative to Ms. Gandolfo’s statement regarding the Shank Painter Pond Grant
money – in that that only $90K of the $400K was applied to the debt. What happened to the money?
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to send a letter to
Motion by:
Yea
4 Nay 1 (Michele Couture)
The questions Ms. Anderson has asked supporting the
town boards. I am more than happy to
support town boards, but I don’t think it is appropriate as the appointing
authority for us to give direction before they have had a chance to hear
whatever matter is coming before them.
Objects to motorcycles and the noise they make, and
would like to have Police Dept. monitor the noise level and come back to us
with a report. Let them know that they are welcome in
David Bedard
As with everyone else, I am very disturbed over the
sewer issues that are going on in the
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to send a letter of thanks to all those involved with
this years 4th of July Celebration.
n
Motion by: David Bedard
Seconded by:
Yesterday the Board and the Town Manager were all
invited to St. Peter’s for the dedication ceremony, and I just have to say it
was a lovely, lovely afternoon. They’ve
done a beautiful job on that church, and I was so impressed by the three hour
service.
Michele
Couture
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote send a letter of thanks to Ed Gage thanking
him for his years of service to the town on the Finance Committee.
Motion by: Michele
Couture Seconded by: David
Bedard Yea 5
Nay 0
Regarding Ms. Rushmore’s comments on the Cape Cod
National Seashore’s plans to develop Route 6 …Mr. Price and his staff came to
Member of the Cemetery Commission approached me
with concerns of a taxi cab company parking on cemetery property.
4. APPOINTMENTS
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to reappoint
Motion by:
5A1 PARADE PERMIT
Yankee Lambda Car Club
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen
vote to
approve the Parade application submitted by Hector Ramiro, 4 Tiger Row,
Georgetown, MA on behalf of the Yankee Lambda Car Club for their Annual Public
Showing of Residential Motorcade & Classic Cars on Saturday, September 6,
2008 starting at 2:00 PM and ending by 2:45 PM.
Motion by:
5A2 PARADE PERMIT
Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter Annual Pet Walk
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen
vote to approve the
Parade Permit Application submitted by Carol MacDonald, on behalf of the Carrie
A. Seaman Animal Shelter to hold their Annual Pet Walk on
Motion by:
5A3 PARADE PERMIT
American Lung Association – Annual Autumn Escape Bike
Trek
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to approve the Parade Application Permit submitted by Mr. Paul Curley of the American Lung
Association,
Motion by:
5A4 PARADE PERMIT
Finding Our Folk – Fundraising Event for
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to approve the Parade Application Permit submitted by Mr. Derrick Evans of the Find Our Folk,
2699 Livingston Road, Jackson MS to hold a Cultural, Educational &
Fundraising Event for Gulf Coast Recovery on Monday, July 21, 2008 from 5 PM to 6 PM with the Parade Route to be
determined by the Chief of Police.
Motion by:
6A RENAMING
OF
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to reschedule this item until
Motion by: David Bedard Seconded by:
6B
Select Representative to the
Selection Committee
No action taken.
6C PAMET LENS OVERSIGHT GROUP – UPDATE
Annual Goal Setting
Exercise
Open Discussion – No motions made.
6D TOWN MANAGER FOLLOW-UP / OTHER
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to
approve the FY 2008 end of year transfers as presented by the Finance Director
as submitted in her memo dated
Motion by:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
FY 2008
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote
to authorize the Chief of Police to submit an Emergency Operation Center Grant
application as proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the
Executive Office of Public Safety in the amount of $29,988.75 for the purchase
of an EOC Security System 14SW-01-ALARM.
Motion by:
7. MINUTES
OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN‘S MEETINGS
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to approve the minutes of
Motion by:
MOTION: Move that the
Board of Selectmen vote to approve the minutes of
Motion by:
8. CLOSING STATEMENTS
Graffiti around town is of great
concern.
COMCAST – unhappy that she has to buy
a box to go with her TV set.
David Bedard – None
Michele Couture – None
Michele Couture - To Chief of Police - Question of
motorcycles for Police Department – I’m
hearing it coming from the street. Answer:
Chief Jaran gave the Board an update on what his proposal for two motorcycle
police officers would be, and would like to try it and see just how it would be
accepted by the community. He felt that
it was a little premature at this time and that he wanted to wait until he had
all the figure and fact together before bring this project before the Town Manager
and the Board of Selectmen.
Open discussion ensued, and there was a
little apprehension by the Board. The Chief will come back to the board with
cost analysis and proposal in a few weeks.
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 litigation strategy; and not to convene in open session
thereafter. [Roll Call Vote]
Motion by:
Yea
5 Nay 0 -
Motion Passes -
Motion
to go into executive session by
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