TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN - BOARD OF SELECTMEN

 

SPECIAL MEETING – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009   5 PM

 

   TOWN MANAGER’S CONFERENCE ROOM

16 JEROME SMITH ROAD


Chairman Michele Couture convened the meeting at 5:03 PM noting the following Board of Selectmen attending: Michele Couture, Austin Knight, Mary-Jo Avellar, David Bedard

 

Excused Absence:  Elaine Anderson

 

Other attendees: Town Manager Sharon Lynn, Assistant Town Manager David Gardner

 

Recorder: David Gardner

 

The following are meeting minutes, in brief:

 

1.          INSERT WARRANT ARTICLES FOR TOWN MEETING

 

MOTION:  Move that we include an article to accept the local option for Room Tax Revenue and Meals Tax as presented by the State Legislature.

            Motion by:   Austin Knight                Seconded by:   David Bedard          Yea  4    Nay  0

 

MOTION:  Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to insert Special Town Meeting Articles 1 through 5.

            Motion by:   Mary-Jo Avellar            Seconded by:   David Bedard          Yea  4    Nay  0


MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to insert Special Town Meeting Articles 6.

Motion by:   Austin Knight            Seconded by:   David Bedard       

                           Yea  3    Nay  0   Abstain 1 (Mary-Jo Avellar - Conflict of Interest – Her Sister-in-law works for the Parking Dept.)

 

MOTION:  Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to insert Annual Town Meeting Articles 1, 2, and 4 through 27.

 

            Motion by:   Michele Couture      Seconded by:   Mary-Jo Avellar Yea  4    Nay  0

 

MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to insert Annual Town Meeting Article 3.

 

Motion by:   Mary-Jo Avellar            Seconded by:   Michele Couture         

                                Yea  3    Nay  0  Abstain 1 (David Bedard)

 

MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to not insert Article 2 at this time.

 

            Motion by:   Austin Knight           Seconded by:   Michele Couture  

                                            Yea  3    Nay  0  Abstain 1 (Mary-Jo Avellar)

 

 

 

1A       34 STANDISH STREET – ALTERATION OF LAYOUT

 

MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote execute the Release Deed and Order of Taking pertaining to the property located at 34 Standish Street in pursuant to the vote taken under Article 7 of the November 17, 2008, Special Town Meeting.

            Motion by:   Mary-Jo Avellar          Seconded by:   Austin Knight           Yea  4     Nay  0

 

MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to continue the discussion on the Town Meeting Warrant until Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM at Larkin Hall, Center for Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown.

 

            Motion by:    Mary-Jo Avellar          Seconded by:     Austin Knight       Yea  4     Nay  0

 

The meeting closed until time certain: 3:00 pm on March 6, 2009 at Larkin Hall, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown.

 

Minutes transcribed by:  Vernon Porter, Secretary to Board of Selectmen

                                         April 9, 2009