MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING

MONDAY - MAY 22, 2006 - 7:00 PM

WILLIAM HILTON CENTER

PRESENT: Selectmen Henry Richenburg, Chairman, Ed Hunt, Jerry Klima, Fred Knowles, and Donald Beaulieu

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.

Re-Organization of the Board

Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Hunt; Unanimously voted to place the names of the 5 Selectmen in nomination for Chairman.

Roll vote: Selectman Hunt - Selectman Richenburg; Selectman Klima - Selectman Richenburg; Selectman Knowles - Selectman Richenburg; Selectman Beaulieu - Selectman Richenburg; Selectman Richenburg - abstained.

By a vote of 4 - 1 Selectman Richenburg elected Chairman.

Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Hunt; Unanimously voted to place the names of the remaining Selectmen in nomination for Vice Chairman.

Roll vote: Selectman Hunt - Selectman Klima; Selectman Klima - abstained; Selectman Knowles - Selectman Klima; Selectman Beaulieu - Selectman Klima; Selectman Richenburg - Selectman Klima. By a vote of 4 - 1 Selectman Klima elected Vice Chairman.

Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Hunt; Unanimously voted to place the names of the remaining Selectmen in nomination for Clerk.

Roll vote: Selectman Hunt - Selectman Beaulieu; Selectman Klima - Selectman Beaulieu; Selectman Knowles - Selectman Beaulieu; Selectman Beaulieu - Selectman Knowles; Selectman Richenburg - Selectman Beaulieu. By a vote of 4-1 Selectman Beaulieu elected as Clerk.

II. Acceptance of Minutes - none

III. Old Business - none

IV. New Business

License Renewals:

Motion by Selectman Hunt, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the renewal of an Entertainment license to the Chamber of Commerce for summer events at the beach.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING OF MAY 22, 2005

Motion by Selectman Hunt, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the renewal of a Common Victualer license to Rusnik Campgrounds - 115 Lafayette Rd.

Motion by Selectman Hunt, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the renewal of a General license to: MacDougall Sales & Service - 29 Old Elm St., Seaside Resorts, Inc. - 3 Liberty St., ACME Services, Inc. - 60 Cable Ave., Rusnik Campground - 115 Lafayette Rd., and Emergency Ice - 168 Bridge Rd.

b. New Licenses:

Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Beaulieu; Unanimously voted to approve a General license to Lacey Truck Equipment, Inc. - 158 Elm St. for the sale and installation of truck equipment which does not include the sale of vehicles.

Motion by Selectman Hunt, Second by Selectman Klima for discussion to approve a Common Victualer license to the Shore Club - 183 No. End Blvd.

Applications were also received by the same applicant for live entertainment and 1 video game. Discussion ensued as there were several questions regarding some inaccuracies on the application such as the, phone numbers of the applicant, and what type of live entertainment. These applications were filed as new licenses due to new ownership, management and name change and the liquor commission had not yet approved the license with the new name. Some abutters were also present who expressed their concern with the type of live entertainment and the noise it will create, as well as the parking situation.

Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Beaulieu; Unanimously voted to table all 3 licenses until the next meeting in order that the applications may be completed accurately and by the next meeting the liquor commission will have acted on the liquor license.

A Class II license application filed by Autoland, Inc. - 123 Bridge Rd. was withdrawn by the applicant

c. Committee Appointments - none

d. Update/Presentation - Kristin Murphy, COA Director

Ms. Murphy said it’s been 8 months since she started and a lot of change have been made. They now have a Human Services coordinator who is developing and implementing programs and trying to get a more structured volunteer program in place. Ms. Murphy has just finished wrapping up the process of the Medicare Part D program; she had 5 seminars and 65 individuals looking for assistance with in this process.

She is also working on

· finding creative ways to reach out to the people in the community.

· upgrading the software system and re-organizing the system for collecting their data.

· continued educational programs.

· continuing with the triad program which is made up of the Sheriff’s Dept., Police Dept. Housing Authority and the Senior Center. She is trying to “build a bridge” with the Housing Authority for she feels it is very important for the COA to work closely with Housing.

· A Seminar on Alzheimer’s is scheduled for Wednesday night of this week.

· A financial workshop is scheduled for next month.

In closing Ms. Murphy gave an update on the renovations; she is still talking with the architect who is finishing up a design which should be done in the next month and they are hoping to have the renovations completed in the Fall.

e. Bob Cook - Emergency Management Director - Update on Response to rainstorms/flooding.

Mr. Cook reported that as a result of the heavy rains and flooding he activated the EOC on Sunday May 14^th and continued it 24 hours for 3 days and then from 9AM - 7PM. He held 2 briefings with the Selectmen and Town Manager to discuss strategies in order to be prepared. He is still gathering information regarding costs, etc. but the Police, Fire and DPW sustained a lot of overtime costs; there was substantial damage to radios and town buildings. He has submitted a preliminary request for reimbursement in the amount of $370,000. He thanked the Police and Fire Chiefs and DPW Director for the help and cooperation he received during the emergency; he also thanked the Town Manager and Selectmen, as well as the COA Director and her Outreach Director for their help and cooperation in opening up the senior center. Others he wanted to thank publicly were: Barbara Thomas (who was the first person to call him to offer her help, Steve Coffey, Kris Harrison, Bob Bishop, Jr and his wife Mary Cook.

He believes that a FEMA will be coming out tomorrow to survey the damages of the roads, businesses, etc. There will then be a team following up to inspect private homes.

In closing he said there is still a need for volunteers who are willing to come out in adverse conditions to work with people and assist them with their problems.

The Board individually thanked Mr. Cook and his staff for they were very professional and the community should be thankful that they have a team as they do.

Chairman Richenburg suggested that maybe there should be a final meeting with the safety departments to over the good things they did and possibly what can be done to improve, if anything. He feels it is important to have a debriefing after the fact.

V. Comments by Visitors - none

VI. Sewer/Water

VII. Correspondence

· Chamber of Commerce notice of their Recognition Dinner on June 15^th.

· Action Item Memo from MMA.

· Notice re: closing of the clamflats from the NH border to the Cohasset town line.

VIII. Hearings -

7:30 PM - Verizon - Underground Conduit on First St.

Motion by Selectman Klima, Second by Selectman Hunt; Unanimously voted to open the Hearing at 7:30 PM.

The Right of Way Agent for Verizon was not present. However, DPW Director Don Levesque was requested to speak regarding this and explained that the had been approved by the previous Board of Selectmen; this request is to occupy the conduit and not install it as it is already in place and they are simply looking to place the wires into the conduit. No digging up of the street will be necessary.

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to close the hearing at 7:40 PM.

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Klima; Unanimously voted to approve the request from Verizon to install the wires on the existing conduit on First Street and to strike out the sentence “allowing them to maintain the conduit.”

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

Selectman Hunt said he would like the flags to be flown in Town at all times.

Selectman Knowles requested through the Manager to have Lisa Pearson get an update from the MVPC as it relates to our land area minima. He also wanted to let the public know that there are openings on the Planning Board and urged people to apply.

Chairman Richenburg reminded everyone about the Memorial Day Parade scheduled for next week, May 30^th at 10AM starting at the Fire Station.

As far as the goals & objectives, Chairman Richenburg suggested a workshop to go through them as that is a time consuming issue. It was agreed that the Board would hold a workshop on June 6^th at 6PM for this purpose.

The Meeting Dates for July and August are as follows: July 10^th and August 14^th.

XI. Executive Session - none.

XII. Adjournment

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Klima; Unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:35 PM.