TOWN OF
Chairman
Other
attendees: Town Manager
Recorder: Vernon Porter
The following are meeting minutes, in brief:
1A PUBLIC
HEARING – NSTAR POLE RELOCATION
Webster Street and Bradford Street
NSTAR
Representatives present: Karen Corriveau and John Gomber Lead Engineer
Chairman
Couture read the Public Hearing Notice into the record.
Public
in Favor: No Comments
Public
in Opposition
Barbara
Rushmore – Opposes it for various reasons;
Stan Klein – (See attachment # 1)
Owner of 6 Gosnold Street – Nicholas Calabrese - Opposed
for all the same reason as mentioned in Mr. Klein statement
Chairman Couture read into the record statements
attached to the agenda item into the record from: Debra Calevro of Arlington,
MA, Peter Marshall, Provincetown, MA and Staff Sgt. Warren Tobias of the
Provincetown Police Dept.
Board
of Selectmen Comments
Mary-Jo Avellar - Would like NSTAR to
connect the line going north up Winslow Street so that they will not have
blackouts.
Austin Knight – thanks to the people
who showed up tonight for this hearing.
Do not think this is the best solution this evening and back to the
drawing board.
Elaine Anderson – Also want to thank
those who came this evening.
David Bedard - Thanked NSTAR for their
extensive work and presentation, and encouraged them to continue to look into other
solutions.
Michele Couture - Clearly there was a lot
of time, effort, and money spent on this matter; and we want to thank you for
coming this evening. Has issues
regarding pubic safety as concerns proposed change.
MOTION:
Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to NOT approve the relocation of
pole 2/42 from the northwest corner of Webster Place and Bradford Street, and pole
2/43 from the northwest corner of Bradford Street and Winslow Street to the
southwest corner of Bradford Street and Gosnold Street, Provincetown, MA as
shown on plan No. 103516 dated March 5, 2009.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Elaine
Anderson Yea 5 Nay
0
1B CAPE COD NATIONAL
SEASHORE – UPDATE - Superintendent George
Price
Superintendent George Price went over the list of
projects listed in the agenda packet.
Austin
Knight – Would like the new bathhouses to blend in and not stick out. Bicyclists – there has always been a line of
bicycles out there, and I would hope that you would keep the esthetics of that
area the same.
Dune Shack – Are the agreements still
being honored if contract agreements are up?
Answer – Yes.
Dune Shack Sub-Committee – When is this going to
be reinstated? I am continuing to work
on this to get a group to help us on this.
Elaine Anderson –
David Bedard - The more bikes we get off
Route 6 the better.
Mary-Jo Avellar – The double barrel going
into a single lane is going to be dangerous, and needs to be addressed. Tried
to call your office last week, and it it’s not a toll free number anymore.
Michele Couture - Thank you for coming
and for working on the bike trails in the park.
Thanks for sending your representative to the Regionalization Committee
Meetings. He is very informative and helpful.
Cooperative
agreement – is a ‘donation’ to the town. Expires 10/5/2009. Previous
donation $6,300.
The Seashore, Town Manager, and respective
departments will work out the logistics for the new agreement for when it
expires in October.
George Price – correction – Alcohol is
permitted on the beach but not is glass containers.
1C TOWN HALL RENOVATIONS –
ESTIMATE COST UPDATE
Mark Almeda
went over the Probable Construction Costs Comparison revised on April 27, 2009. Total figure that we’ll be looking for is
$3,609,179 without the alternates.
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to bring this
forward to Town Meeting.
Motion by: Elaine Anderson Seconded by: Austin Knight
Yea 5
Nay 0
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
George Bryant - Spoke on the history of Provincetown, and feels that we should declare a state of emergency and disaster area for housing here in Provincetown.
Steve Roderick – 1) Concerned that the Harbor to The Bay Ride is having their event on the same day as the Swim for Life. 2) Farmer’s Market – would hope that permit fees are charged and that health inspector is actively inspecting vendors on a regular basis, especially during the heat of the day. We should be supporting our local farmers, and wonder why they are not included in this market.
3. SELECTMEN STATEMENTS
Mary-Jo
Avellar
Whydah Museum requesting their name be put on the Route 6 sign and Lopes Square.. Sharon Lynn - I am addressing those issues. Will check with the Cultural Council on the Route 6 sign.
Bas Relief - What are we doing about this? Any Federal money for this? Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims on our shores in eleven years.
David Bedard
Pedi Cabs – speeding down Bradford Street.
Chief Jaran - Segway - offered to Provincetown as a demo at not charge. Original cost of $6800 paid for by District Attorney’s office.
MOTION: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to authorize
Chief Jaran to accept the offer of $2,000 from the District Attorney’s office.
Motion by: David Bedard Seconded by: Mary-Jo
Avellar
Yea 4 Nay
1 (Michele Couture)
Elaine
Anderson
Still appealing to townspeople to help with the graffiti that is happening within the town. Suggest maybe a ‘graffiti wall’. Will keep mentioning this until it stops.
Season is off to a good start. Number of restaurants said they are off to a good start.
Austin
Knight
The Harbor to The Bay Ride - This is something that we have to work on for the next season.
Farmer’s Market - Your concerns are our concerns.
Site review for the Police Station – when will that happen? Answer – sometime in May.
Michele Couture
Future agenda item – Traffic on Shankpainter Road – 90 & 83 Shankpainter traffic. Mr. Glen Cannon & Chief - Funding for sidewalks, etc.
Police Chief
Jaran
Thanked David Guertin for assistance with the sewer
problems at the Station. Some of the solutions looked at are: 1) Temporary fix for a few thousand dollars; 2)
$8K fix with the hopes that it will last; 3)
Replace both pumps for $25K. Add as an agenda for future Board of
Selectmen meeting.
4. APPOINTMENT
None at this time.
David Bedard recused himself as he is the owner of a for-profit gym which provides services similar to those provided by the Community Center.
5A RECREATION
DEPARTMENT – UPDATE
Recreation Director Brandon Motta gave an
update on what has been happening at the Recreation Center since last December;
new programs added, future planned events, and upcoming summer programs.
David
Bedard returned.
5B TREASURER’S TRANSFERS – Library Trust Fund
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen, as Commissioners of the Library Trust Funds,
pursuant to MGL C44 § 53A, to approve the use of $12,000.00 from the Library
Trust Fund - Flores to pay for Library materials (books, magazines, audio-visual,
etc.) as invoiced and approved by the Library Director.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded
By: Mary-Jo
Avellar Yea
5 Nay 0
5C 2
COMMERCIAL STREET MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING
MOTION: Move
that the Board of Selectmen vote to approve the
Memorandum of Understanding between the Town and the Trustee of 2 Commercial
Street Realty Trust as submitted.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Mary-Jo Avellar
Yea 5
Nay 0
5D1 AIRPORT
COMMISSION
Re-Stripe & Crack Seal Runway
07/25 – Award Contract
MOTION: Move that the
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Mary-Jo
Avellar Yea 5
Nay 0
5D2 AIRPORT
COMMISSION
EA / FEIR /DRI PERMITTING – EXECUTE GRANT
MOTION: Move that the
Motion by: Mary-Jo Avellar Seconded by: Austin
Knight Yea 5
Nay 0
6A PAMET
LENS OVERSIGHT GROUP - UPDATE
Nothing other than what was in minutes with packet.
6B REGIONALIZATION
UPDATE
Meeting last week discussed Open
Cape Broadband of the future to integrate with GIS.
6C TOWN MANAGER FOLLOW-UP / OTHER
Austin
Knight - Future agenda item – Open Cape Broadband – infrastructure. What to
do as a town to prepare ourselves.
7. CLOSING STATEMENTS
Mary-Jo Avellar – None David Bedard – None
Michele Couture - None Austin
Knight – None
Elaine Anderson - Quite impressed with the attention paid to quality
control in PLOG.
9. BARGAIN STRATEGY
MGL C. 39, §23B, cl. 3
MOTION:
Move that the
Elaine Anderson – Yes
David Bedard – Yes Michele Couture – Yes
Motion by:
Yea 5
Nay 0 - Motion Passes -
The Board adjourned to go into executive session at 9:55 PM.
Minutes transcribed by:
April 30, 2009