BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 2007 MEETING

WILLIAM HILTON CENTER

 

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

ALSO PRESENT:  Neil J. Harrington, Town Manager and Janet Flannery, Secretary

 

I.          Call to Order/Salute to the Flag

Chairman Klima called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

 

II.        Acceptance of Minutes

            Minutes of May 7, 2007 and May 21, 2007

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Hunt; unanimously voted to approve the Minutes of May 7, 2007 as printed

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Hunt; unanimously voted to approve the Minute of May 21, 2007 subject to a correction being made on page one under the vote for Chairman, 2nd line, add Jerry Klima after Selectman’s Beaulieu nomination.

 

III.       Old Business

            a. Vote to approve Town’s Open Space Plan

Motion by Selectman Knowles, Second by Selectman Beaulieu; unanimously voted to remove from the table.

Leah Thompson had given the background at the last meeting and at this time presented the changes made as requested.  The Selectmen were in agreement with the plan relating to the history and goals which will become part of the plan.

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Richenburg, unanimously voted to allow the Chairman and Manager to prepare a letter endorsing the open space plan as presented.

 

            b. Town Manager’s Contract

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Richenburg; unanimously voted to remove from the table.

Selectman Richenburg gave a background review of the present Contract as to where it stands now stating that it has one more year left and to keep consistency, the Board felt it best to enter into a 4-year agreement starting July 1, 2007.  He then gave an overview of the salary increases, unused vacation and sick time carry-over time, and said that one item had been added in to reimburse specific amount of  expenses of the Manager’s personal automobile in lieu of a provision under which the Town agreed to provide him with a town-owned vehicle.

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Hunt; unanimously voted to enter into an agreement with Mr. Harrington for the next 4 years at the rates of compensation as discussed.

 

IV.       New Business

            a.  License Renewals:

Motion by Selectman Hunt, Second by Selectman Richenburg; unanimously voted to renew a Parking Lot license for: Driftway Parking – 3 Central Ave.

 

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Hunt; unanimously voted to renew a Common Victualer license for: Dolphin Grille – 28 Oceanfront, Happy’s Fried Dough – 14 Broadway, Simon’s Roast Beef Pizza & Pasta – 167 Elm St.

 

 

 

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Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Beaulieu; voted to renew a Common Victualer license for: Lee Hunt’s Seafood – 5 Oceanfront VOTE: 4 yea’s – Selectman Hunt abstained – motion carried

 

Motion by Selectman Hunt, Second by Selectman Richenburg; unanimously voted to renew a Entertainment license for: Boots & Saddles – 188 Lafayette Rd.

 

Motion by Mr. Richenburg, Second by Mr. Beaulieu; unanimously voted to renew a General license for: Keepsake Tattoo – 203 Lafayette Rd., Tri-Clean Systems – 163 Bridge Rd., The Small Engine Shop – 110 Elm St., Andover Healthcare, Inc. – 9 Fanaras Drive (name change only; formerly Andover Coated Products), YES Trans, Inc. – 6 Main St., and Salisbury Beverage Co., Inc. – 228 Lafayette Rd.

 

            b.  New Licenses

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Knowles; unanimously voted to approve a General license for Get Inked, Inc. – 25 Broadway

 

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Hunt; unanimously voted to approve a General license for Boston Snack Foods at the State Reservation

 

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Knowles; unanimously voted to approve a Parking Lot license for Salisbury Beach Apt’s. & Parking – 70 Railroad Ave.

 

            c.  Committee Appointments - none

           

            d.  Update/Presentations:  Fire Chief/Liquor Commission

The Fire Chief reported that since December a truck was donated by Seacoast Motors and Lacey Truck Equipment donated a utility body for it and he wanted to publicly thank both companies.  He also received a grant for $5,300 for lights for their pick-up truck; due to Chief Cook’s hard work he was able to obtain a new phone system for the Emergency Management center through Florida Light and Power and this system is up and running.  The Fire Dept. has been working hard to finalize everything for the summer festival.

 

Paul Doyle, Chairman of the Liquor Commission indicated that the membership has stayed the same and everyone works well together; since last June they have not had to cancel any meetings due to a lack of a quorum.  There have been three transfers of ownership which public hearings were held for, specifically, The American Tavern, The Shore Club, and Uncle Eddie’s.  Three violations were issued and one suspension which has been appealed.  In July the Commission will re-organize.  In closing Mr. Doyle emphasized the continuity of the commission is excellent and they don’t see any problems in the upcoming years.

 

            e.  Wayne Capolupo & Cathy Aiello re: Sand & Sea Festival

Mr. Capolupo appeared this evening as President of the Salisbury Boardwalk Partnership, Inc., which is non-profit formed in order to advance interest in Salisbury and in particular as it relates to the beach and the anticipated boardwalk project.  He stated that there was a very successful boardwalk feasibility done by VHB and had a wide cross section of stakeholders and Town officials as part of the study; he hopes that the groundbreaking will take place next year.

 

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Mr. Capolupo said he thought the next step would be to put a “signature” event together to be held annually which could be a celebration and to be used as a showcase of what a wonderful beach and town Salisbury is.  The Sand & Sea Festival is designed to show the assets that Salisbury has.  The next step in planning the festival is fundraising and he recognized the Institution for Savings for their generous cash donation of $10,000 without being approached and there have been other generous donations from businesses throughout the area.  In closing he stated that he has been joined and encouraged by every aspect and department in the Town and he thanked the Manager, Selectmen and all departments for their help and cooperation.  He then introduced Ms. Aiello who gave an overview of the events, traffic and handling of traffic.

 

            f.  Petition requesting Old Town Way be made a one-way street

Cheryl Vito of Old Town presented a petition requesting that Old Town Way be made a one way to hopefully cut down on the traffic.  Mr. Levesque was present and stated he has met with Ms. Vito and there are some issues to consider especially in the summertime, but he would be willing to recommend to the Selectmen, if the Public Safety Departments agree, they could make a test case, try it out and see what happens.  However, Mass. Highway will have to be notified and they will probably agree.  Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman; unanimously voted to ask the Manager, working with the appropriate departments, to come back to the Board as soon as practicable, with a recommendation as to the one-way street change on Old Town Way.

 

            g.  Update re: Disposal of sand from Newburyport Harbor dredging – Conservation                        Agent

Ms. Rowden reported that traditionally Newburyport has been on a routine schedule for dredging their channel and there’s been an agreement that the sand goes to Salisbury and Plum Island; the first dredging will go to Plum Island and subsequent dredgings will be sent to Salisbury.  Newbury has now filed an appeal to cut Salisbury out and not allow any sand to come to Salisbury.  Mr. Harrington stated that unfortunately this is costing the Town money now as Town Counsel has had to recuse themselves because they also represent Newburyport and although they are not seeking counsel Kopelman & Paige feels it would be a conflict.  Chairman Klima said there is also a citizens group from Plum Island trying to pursue the proceedings. He said that there is a question as to whether or not they have the right to take part, and that he is hoping this will be resolved quickly.

 

            h.  National Grid – Set Public Hearing for Underground Conduit at 233 Beach Rd.

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Hunt; unanimously voted to set a public hearing for June 25, 2007 at 7:30 PM in the William Hilton Center.

 

            i.  Verizon – Set 2 Public Hearings 1 for Ocean Street: removal & placement of 1                            pole and 1 for Ocean Street place one pole

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Beaulieu; unanimously voted to set 2 public hearings: the first for the removal & placement of 1 pole on Ocean St. to be held on June 25, 2007 at 7:45 PM and the other one to place one pole on Ocean St. on June 25, 2007 at 7:50 PM in the William Hilton Center.

 

V.        Comments by Visitors

Robb Osinski of 183 Atlantic Ave. expressed his concern about the work being performed at the beach by DCR; one of the issues is a public safety issue that erupted at the end of Broadway and

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Driftway where the State has created a dune rather than restoring one.  Because of this he sees a problem in that emergency vehicles will not be able to get to the beach.   Wayne Capolupo then addressed the Board regarding the dune indicating that the work that took place at the top of Broadway does not meet with the specific conditions of the certificate issued by ConComm;  there is a condition that states you may bring sand in to replenish and re-establish a dune but not create a new dune.  He feels that the work was done illegally and without public input.

Motion by Selectman Richenburg, Second by Selectman Beaulieu; unanimously voted to ask the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to prepare a letter asking the ConComm Agent to state what they believe should happen at the beach with respect to the location of the sand and present it to DCR.

 

Michael Spero of 123 Atlantic Ave. showed pictures behind his property where the sand was eroded by the storm resulting in a 15 foot drop and he was told by the State that sand cannot be brought in to fill it until it reaches his foundation; he feels this is a safety hazard and doesn’t feel he should have to wait.

 

Selectman Richenburg suggested to possibly have ConComm walk the beach with DCR, evaluate the situation and help the people in need as it relates to the safety issues, and to look at other areas of the beach that need to be replenished.

 

Mark Christ of Elm St. asked the Board if they would approve a license for him to sell bait and tackle contingent on his getting approval from the Planning Board Wednesday, June 13th.  Since he had not filed an application he was told the Board could not take action and to come back as soon as the process is complete.

 

VI.       Sewer/Water

 

VII.     Correspondence

Notice of the monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting scheduled for Thursday June 14th at the Beach Club.

 

Letter from Rita Danusis informing the Board of her resignation from the Housing Authority.

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Richenburg; unanimously voted to accept her resignation and to send her a letter of thanks and to post the vacancy.

 

VIII.    Hearings - none

           

IX.       Town Manager’s Report

Mr. Harrington gave a brief overview of his written report, a copy of which is available in the Town Manager’s office.

 

X.        Selectmen’s Report

            a.  Ratification of Signing of Weekly Warrants:

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Richenburg; unanimously voted to ratify the signing of the following weekly warrants.

          W07-184         Gen., Sewer, Water                              W07-185         Town Payroll

            W07-186         Police Payroll                                       W07-187         Sewer Payroll

            W07-188         CDBG Payroll                                      W07-189         General – Water

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            W07-190         Gen., Sewer, Water                              W07-191         Gen., Sewer, Water

            W07-192         CDBG

 

Selectman Richenburg reported that all five Selectmen represented the Town at Triton’s graduation.

 

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Knowles; unanimously voted to set the following summer schedule: July 16, 2007; August 13, 2007; September 10, 2007 and September 24, 20077.

 

Chairman Klima reported that last Friday 8 to 10 people from Timberland and the same from Salisbury along with the DPW, Lisa Pearson and Chris Reilly did a good amount of work on the rail trail.  Next Saturday the public is invited to meet at 10:00 AM, at Sholtz Terrace for a trail walk.  He said that lunch will be provided by the Institution for Savings.

 

Selectman Hunt asked if a letter could be sent to the appropriate agency re: the erosion of the sand and the safety factor at the beach requesting that something be done to correct it and ask them to deploy patrols along the beach where there are steep cliffs.

 

XI.       Executive Session - none

 

XII.     Adjournment

Motion by Selectman Beaulieu, Second by Selectman Knowles; unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:15 PM.

 

 

Respectfully submitted:

Janet E. Flannery, Secretary

 

                                                            Approved: ___________________________

                                                                              Fred Knowles, Clerk