MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
MONDAY - FEBRUARY 28, 2005 - 7:00 PM
WILLIAM HILTON CENTER
PRESENT: Selectmen Robert Carroll Chairman,, Anthony Papoulias, Jerry Klima
ABSENT: Sel. Ed Hunt and Henry Richenburg
ALSO PRESENT: Neil Harrington, Town Manager and Janet Flannery, Secretary
I. Call to Order/Salute to the Flag
Chairman Carroll called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.
II. Acceptance of Minutes
Minutes of Feb. 14, 2005
Motion by Sel. Klima, Seconded by Sel. Richenburg; Unanimously voted to approve the Minutes of Feb. 14, 2005.
III. Old Business - none
IV. New Business
License Renewals:
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to renew a Repair license to Valvoline Instant Oil Change - 193 Elm St.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to renew a Common Victualer license to: Rusnik Campground - 115 Lafayette Rd., Dolphin Grille, Inc. - 28 Oceanfront, The Brazilians Place - 108 Elm St., and Performance Nutrition Center - 50 Elm St.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to renew a General license to: Tatro’s Firewood - 15 Folly Mill Rd., M&M Cleaning Svcs. - 130 Bridge Rd., Della Salon & Day Spa - 102 Bridge Rd., East Coast Clinical Research - 15 Main St., Kathy’s Dog Grooming - 10 Ferry Lots Lane, Harbor Garden Ctr., - 53 Bridge Rd., U-Haul Co. Mass. - 6 Merrill St., Corbin’s Boatyard - 4 2nd St., Storage &SA - 367 - 143 Lafayette Rd. (2)
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to renew a Entertainment license to: Dolphin Grille, Inc. - 28 Ocean Front
b. New Licenses:
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to approve a Parking Lot license to: Nellie’s Parking Lot - 32 Railroad Ave. This is for 20 parking spaces in the back and 8 in the front with either side of the entrance/exit being reserved for handicapped parking
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Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to approve a General license to: Fleshink Tattoo - 111 Lafayette Rd. (2 licenses: 1 for tattooing and 1 for retail sales of body jewelry & crafts), D&J Sports - 111 Lafayette Rd., and Sierra Construction - 141 Elm St.
c. Committee Appointments - none
d. William Speicher - re: Salisbury Baseball/Softball League Opening Day Parade
Mr. Speicher requested permission to have an opening day parade on April 23rd. There will be a Mascot coming for the day from a semi-pro team and the Elementary School Band have been invited to play.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the request as presented.
e. Karen Manzi - re: Easter Egg Hunt
Ms. Manzi was present on behalf of the Parks & Recreation Committee announcing that the Easter Egg Hunt will be held on March 19th from 9AM - 11AM at the Elementary School.
f. Street Acceptance - Michaels Way
Mr. Levesque addressed the Board re: the plans provided by Mr. Kutcher and said that as part of the procedure of the Board accepting the street, after the Board approved it, it then goes to the Planning Board. As far as the DPW is concerned it does meet their regulations and a notice was put in the residents mail boxes and there was only one concern which deals with Conservation. Mr. Levesque suggested that this be moved on and if there are any issues down the road they can always be addressed as in the past. Street lights are not on the plan, but the Board can request that the Plan Board enforce that, as well as a street sign; he would recommend street lights and if nowhere else, at the beginning, the end and the critical curves of the development.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to request the Planning Board to set the metes and bounds for Michael’s Way and further, that the Planning Board submit its recommendation regarding acceptance of Michael’s Way to the Board of Selectmen prior to April 8, 2005.
g. Presentations/Updates: School Committee Rep. and DPW Director
School Committee:
Ms. Fish addressed the Board stating that the School Committee had been meeting and interviewing candidates for Superintendent and after much deliberation unanimously voted to appoint Sandra Halloran to the position effective July 1, 2005 subject to a contract being agreed upon. She then gave an overview of budget numbers stating that a public presentation of the final budget will be held on March 9th. In closing she thanked the Warrant Advisory Board, Sel. Carroll and Richenburg for their attendance and participation in the School Committee meetings.
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DPW Director:
Mr. Levesque addressed the Board stating that his department is responsible for 10 major areas: namely: highway, parks & recreation, cemeteries (excluding Long Hill), parking lot, comfort stations, landfill, solid waste, re-cycling, accounting, and water & wastewater and stated that there is not other department in this Town that affects, in most cases, the residents of the Town. He then gave the Board some letters to be kept on file highlighting some of the situations the DPW is involved with. He then reported that as of today he has expended $85,817 for snow removal with a budget of $72,000 thereby being expended by 119%. Right now major plowing has been done for 12 storms with 17 minor events. One issue, if there is anything the DPW needs right now, is a new salt shed because the existing one is falling down; the cost of knocking it down and putting a new foundation in is $75,000. He then highlighted areas of their involvement: resurfacing some of the roads, their involvement with the Town Hall renovation and the Hilton Center parking lot, looking at the possibility of renting parking spaces for revenue, announced that the white goods day will be held sometime time May, and then gave the paving schedule for 2004/5 which will be provided to the Board at a future meeting.
Sel. Richenburg mentioned that he thought it is important to involve the Warrant Advisory Board when the schedule is done so they can get a sense of anticipated revenues.
h. Rail Trail Update - Sel. Klima
Sel. Klima said there has been a lot of activity re: the rail trail lately and referred to a letter he had received from the East Coast Alliance re: a Maine to Florida ride on the East Coast Greenway and the riders are put up in various homes in each area. This was done last year and they gave a commendation thanking Salisbury for its hospitality. He then announced that on April 22nd there will be another working day in cooperation with Timberland to extend the trail west from Sholtz Terr. towards Amesbury. Also on April 1st they will be applying to the Essex National Heritage Commission to install entrance and exterior signs along the trail. A brochure has been put together showing the route and description of the trails. The next meeting of the Coaster Trails is set for March 15th at the EOC.
I. 69 Rabbit Rd. Lien
Documentation had been provided to the Board and the Manager explained that this is for a structure that burned down a few years ago and the Town had to incur the expenses for removing the building but never applied to recoup the cost.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to direct Town Counsel to file a Statement of Claim with the Essex County Registry of Deeds for recovery of the Town’s costs plus interest with respect to the property located at 69 Rabbit Rd.
V. Comments by Visitors - none
VI. Sewer/Water - none
VII. Correspondence
· Notice from Adelphia re: a public hearing set for March 22nd at the DTE offices in Boston to investigate the basic service and 3-tier rates.
· Letter from the Holy Family Hospital Foundation re: a Sports for Life Fund Raiser consisting of a 40 mile bike ride on May 21st from the State Reservation up Rte. 1A to Odiorne Park in NH and returning to the Reservation. Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the request.
VIII. Hearings
7:30 PM - Mr. & Mrs. Mullen - re: Water Access Fee Appeal
Motion by Sel. Klima, Seconded by Sel. Richenburg; Unanimously voted to open the Hearing at 7:30 PM.
Chairman Carroll explained that this is a hearing where the facts of the situation are heard then the hearing will be closed and a vote will either be taken then or at another time.
Mr. Mullen said the basis for his appeal was that he was living in New Hampshire at the time he took out the building permit in May of 2004 and was never notified of the fee or that there was going to be a fee. He first learned of the fee in August of 2004 and if he had known he would have had the water and sewer connected prior to the deadline of July 6th.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to close the hearing at 7:40 PM.
Motion by Sel. Papoulias, Seconded by Sel. Richenburg; Unanimously voted to postpone taking action until the next meeting.
7:45 PM - GISO Realty - re: Water & Sewer Access Fees Appeal
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to open the Hearing at 7:45 PM.
Mr. Sobolewski of GISO Realty stated he was requesting a refund because the water and sewer were installed before July 1, 2004.
Motion by Sel. Klima, Seconded by Sel. Richenburg; Unanimously voted to close the hearing at 7:50 PM.
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Papoulias; Unanimously voted to grant the refund of the water and sewer access fees to GISO Realty.
IX. Town Manager’s Report
Mr. Harrington summarized his written report, a copy of which is attached and made a part of these Minutes.
X. Selectmen’s Report
Sel. Richenburg announced that there is a meeting of the Tri Town Budget Review Committee scheduled for Thursday, March 3rd at 7PM.
Chairman Carroll expressed get well wishes to Pat English.
XI. Executive Session - none
XII. Adjournment
Motion by Sel. Richenburg, Seconded by Sel. Klima; Unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Flannery, Secretary
Approved:______________________________
Ed Hunt, Clerk