MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
MONDAY - FEBRUARY 27, 2006 - 7:00 PM
WILLIAM HILTON CENTER
PRESENT: Selectmen Henry Richenburg, Chairman, Robert Carroll, Jerry Klima, and Fred Knowles
ABSENT: Selectman Ed Hunt
ALSO PRESENT: Neil Harrington, Town Manager and Janet Flannery, Secretary
I. Call to Order/Salute to the Flag
Chairman Richenburg called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
II. Acceptance of Minutes
Minutes of January 23, 2006 and February 13, 2006
Motion by Selectman Carroll, Second by Selectman Klima; Voted to
accept the Minutes of January 23, 2006. VOTE: 3 yea’s - Chairman Richenburg abstained.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Voted to accept the Minutes of February 13, 2006. VOTE: 3 yea’s - Selectman Carroll abstained.
III. Old Business
Class I License - Seacoast Motors - 2 Merrill St.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to remove from the table.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Carroll; Unanimously voted to approve the Class I License as requested.
Common Victualer License - Lena’s Sub Shop - 18 No. End Blvd.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to remove from the table.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to approve renewal subject to the satisfactory inspection by the Health Agent.
Vynorious Piledriving, Inc. - 150 Elm St.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to remove from the table.
No representative was present this evening. Selectman Klima indicated he would like to have discussion with them re: the conditions of the noise and the dust and requested that this be tabled until the next meeting.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Carroll; Voted to table until the next meeting MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING OF FEB. 27, 2006
and request that a representative of Vynorious be present. VOTE: 3 yea’s Selectman Knowles opposed. Motion carried.
LandscapeXpress, Inc. - 109-113 Rabbit Rd.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to remove from the table.
No representative from LandscapeXpress was present and it was the general consensus of the Board that this be tabled until the next meeting.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to table until the next meeting and request that Mr. Kaknes be in attendance as well as the Health Agent.
IV. New Business
License Renewals:
Motion by Selectman Carroll, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to approve the renewal of a Common Victualer license to: Pushcart Caterers at the Reservation and to Submarine Restaurant - 28 Oceanfront St.
Motion by Selectman Carroll, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to approve the renewal of a General license to: Bridge Road Gas & Auto Repair - 157 Bridge Rd., Supreme Tee’s, Inc. - 26 So. Ocean Front St., Wilson Brothers Yard Work - 61 Beach Rd., and Johnson Lumber Co. Inc. - 133 Main St.
Motion by Selectman Carroll, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to approve the renewal of a Repair license to: Paul’s Tire & Car Care - 1 Beach Rd. And Bridge Road Gas and Auto Repair - 157 Bridge Rd.
b. New Licenses:
Motion by Selectman Knowles, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to approve a Repair license to Stephen C. Mambuca Sr., d/b/a Jim’s Auto Body - 128 Bridge Rd. (New ownership).
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to approve a General license to: LB Designs - 124 Lafayette Rd. (Change of address) and to Room for Improvement - 124 Lafayette Rd.
Motion by Selectman Carroll, Second by Selectman Knowles; Unanimously voted to approve a Common Victualer license to Niko’s Place - 194 Elm St.
c. Committee Appointments - none
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d. Update/Presentation: School Committee and DPW Director
School Committee: Jim Poulin reported that they are in the budget session and are looking for more current numbers from the State so that they can report back to the Towns. The budget discussion earlier this month was more or less as to how they want to go about fixing the financial problem; there’s been 3 or 4 different numbers brought up but nothing has been finalized. The potential of having an override is there, but Mr. Poulin feels there has to be more discussion. Selectman Carroll pointed out that the School Committee did vote a budget at their last meeting and a week ago the Selectman, Town Manager, and the Warrant Advisory Chairman met with the Superintendent and the meeting went well but there was also some dissension and he wanted to emphasize that several selectmen didn’t agree with the School Committee members and the budget they voted on, even though it is tentative. He then stated that at that meeting the Selectmen asked the Superintendent to go back to the School Committee and let them know the Board isn’t happy with the numbers and would like the administration of the cities and towns to work out a lower number. He then pointed out that Salisbury has supported the schools every year, but this year the increase is substantial and feels the Towns need to get together before the final number and to get the number down as much as possible. Chairman Richenburg urged the citizens to attend the budget discussion tomorrow night (2/28/06).
DPW Director - Don Levesque: Mr. Levesque stated that tonight he wanted to explain the water exploration portion of his Department and that Mr. Talkington of Geosphere is here tonight also. Basically, for the past 5 years the DPW, along with many other people have been working very hard to move the water department forward and he feels strongly they have achieved that and are continuing to work towards that goal. They are in the process of looking at rate structures. After much research a new well location has been found which is at Lena Mae’s Way and because it is on Town owned land the price may be in the area of $400,000 which will be produced through access fees.
Mr. Talkington then showed a map outlining where the existing wells are in Town as well as the location of the new well. He said the goal is to have everything into the State by June and hope to get their approvals back in August and get the well on line in November. This new well will put less stress on the aquifer and there are options for future expansion for other wells. The second phase is to have wells 5, 6 and 8 pumping at the same time to see what the maximum amount of water can be pumped out. This Wednesday automatic recording devices are going to be installed to get an idea of what will happen to the aquifer when the pumps are pumping and to see what the impact will be.
e. Rail Trail Joint Planning Resolution
Selectman Klima explained that this resolution is being presented to the 8 Border to Boston/North communities and its purpose is to try to get the towns to work together and to help identify the common issues. A copy of this Resolution is attached and made a part of these Minutes.
Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Carroll; Unanimously voted to: 1) participate in ongoing discussion among the eight communities and neighboring towns concerning the appropriate recreational use of the right-of-way and to identify an individual or committee from the Town to
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represent it at ongoing meetings of the regional coordinating committee; and 2) to request technical assistance from the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and/or the Merrimack Valley Regional Planning Commission as support for the development of a comprehensive strategy and plan for the management, use an development of the trail corridor.
f. Vote on adoption of Affordable Housing Plan
Ms. Pearson had provided information to the Board prior to this evening addressing their concerns. At this time a letter from Selectman Hunt, who was not present tonight was read. The main issue was pertaining to the mobile homes being counted as “housing stock”. Ms. Pearson said she addressed some of these issues and it doesn’t look like this is going to be voted on the in Legislature in the near future. Although it would be great to get the 10% through the mobile homes, there are many people in this community who would benefit by the Affordable Housing Proposal.
Selectman Klima agreed with Selectman Hunt that it would be best to get the State to recognize the number of mobile homes, etc. and he plans to testify when that bill does come up. On the other hand 40B’s are low and we have to deal with that. This Plan is the only way the Town can exercise control over affordable housing and he feels having the plan is a benefit and that the Board should go ahead with it.
Selectman Carroll also agreed that the Town needs more affordable housing and the community has done a very good job in preparing the plan and feels the Board should go forward with it.
Motion by Selectman Knowles, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the following approach in meeting Salisbury’s affordable housing needs by adoption of the Salisbury Housing Plan and the “land area minima”.
g. Vote on CDBG Grant Application
Ms. Pearson explained that this year the CDBG grant program allows Salisbury to apply for a $1M grant instead of the usual $800,000. However, there is less money in the program to go around and winning a grant is going to be more difficult. She then presented the Board with a breakdown of target areas within which its grant projects are located. She explained that the grant is highly competitive this year and extra credit points are very important when getting down to the wire. The Selectmen requested some changes be made for clarification in the target areas. Ms. Pearson agreed to do so and return to the next meeting.
V. Comments by Visitors - none
VI. Sewer/Water
Emily Antone
Motion by Selectman Knowles, Second by Selectmen Klima; Unanimously voted to remove from the table.
Just prior to tonight’s meeting a letter was provided to the Board from the Assessor’s office pertaining to this issue. She explained that the normal practice of the building inspector is to notify the assessor’s after getting a ZBA decision. However, t here was a delay in getting this information to the assessor’s and then to the billing office who sends out the sewer billing. Therefore, Mrs. Antone was billed for only 1 EQR due to the delay. When all the information was provided she was then billed for 2 EQR’s which is correct.
No further action was taken by the Board.
VII. Correspondence
· Letter from the Northeast Emergency Medical Services re: a Service Zone Planning Meeting.
· MMA Action notice re: ending lottery diversion.
VIII. Hearings - none
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
XI. Executive Session
Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to move into Executive Session at 9:20 PM to discuss the Board’s strategy with respect to collective bargaining, as well as to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the Board; and that at the end of the executive session that the Board not reconvene in open session. Those present to be: the full Board of Selectmen, Town Manager Neil Harrington and Secretary Janet Flannery. Roll vote: Selectman Knowles - yes; Selectman Klima - yes; Selectman Carroll - yes; Selectman Richenburg - yes.
XII. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned after Executive Session at 10:33 PM.
Respectfully submitted:
Janet E. Flannery, Secretary
Approved:______________________________
Fred Knowles, Clerk