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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BoS - 07/05/2016 Selectmen Minutes July 5, 2016 Selectmen's Office-Town Hall 41 Highland Avenue Cohasset, MA 02025 Selectmen Present: Kevin McCarthy-Chairman Paul Schubert Steve Gaumer-arrived @ 6:52 p.m. Diane Kennedy Jack Keniley Others Present: Chris Senior,Town Manager Roll Call Vote;Jack Keniley-Present, Diane Kennedy-Present, Kevin McCarthy-Present, Paul Schubert- Present. Pledge-Recited Public Comment-None Minutes 6/21/16-Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the minutes of 6/21/16,seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous(4-0). Advance in Lieu of Borrowing-Vote ATM Article#10-Treasu rer/Col lector Paula Linhares was present. Mrs. Linhares explained to the Board that the advance allows them to borrow the money from the general fund now and then pay it back when the actual borrowing occurs(before end of fiscal year 6/30/17). This will allow projects to move forward especially technology. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the Advance in Lieu of Borrowing,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(4-0). The Advisory committee is waiting for a quorum. The Board will continue with the agenda. Selectmen Update-Selectman Schubert advised the Board that the state budget is on the Governor's desk. He reviewed what is proposed. Mr. Senior stated if the Governor signs what is proposed the Town should be alright for this year. Selectman Schubert stated he has been working with representatives from Congressman Lynch's office to see what is available for public safety grants. Selectman Keniley stated he met with the folks from Norfolk County Advisory. They are a good resource and there are many services available. He is excited to work with them. Selectman Kennedy reminded residents when they are visiting beaches in Cohasset to please take their trash with them when they leave. Selectmen Gaumer arrived at 6:52 p.m. Annual Appointments/Reappointments-Chairman McCarthy reminded everyone there will be no public comment taken by the Board regarding appointments/re-appointments. The Chair of each committee up for appointments are invited and encouraged to brief the Board on the functions of their committee and to provide any other input they deem appropriate before the appointments are made. Council on Elder Affairs-Vice Chairman Tana Carlson and applicant James Carpenter were present. Mrs. Carlson stated they are requesting Elaine Coyne be moved to a full member and James Carpenter become an associate member. Mr. Carpenter has attended some of the CEA focus group meetings. Mr. Carpenter gave an overview of his background and experience. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to appoint Elaine Coyne as a full member of CEA for three years, seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Kennedy to appoint James Carpenter as an associate member of CEA for three years and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Cohasset Cultural Council-Chairman Susan Keene was present. They are hoping to have 2 members appointed. She introduced Tracey Welsh as a candidate. Ms. Welsh gave an overview of her 1 Selectmen Minutes July 5, 2016 background and experience. Ms. Keene also recommended Catherine Harvey. Ms. Harvey discussed her background. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to appoint Tracey Welsh and Catherine Harvey to Cohasset Cultural Council for a three year term,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Joint Meeting with Advisory-Year end budget transfers-Chairman Nan Roth called their meeting to order. Town Manager Chris Senior and Finance Director Mary Gallagher were present. Mr. Senior stated they need to transfer$4889 from Unemployment to Medicare Tax. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to transfer$4889 from line item 01-913-5178 Unemployment to line item 01-916-5172 Medicare Tax, seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous(5-0). The Advisory Committee vote was unanimous. Mr. Senior stated they are requesting two transfers from the reserve fund for Snow& Ice and Town Counsel. The Advisory Committee unanimously approved transferring from reserve fund for Snow& Ice and Town Counsel. Annual Appointments/Reappointments-OPEB-Donna Collins, applicant was present and gave an overview of her experience. She is a retired CPA and very interested in being involved with OPEB. The Board advised her it is a high functioning, important group. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to re- appoint Tim Davis to OPEB for a one year term,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to appoint Donna Collins to OPEB for a one year term,seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous(5-0). After a brief discussion the Board will revisit other appointments to OPEB when the number of members is verified. Community Preservation Committee-Historical Commission Rep.-Chairman McCarthy stated there is one position available and they have not received any applications yet. Conservation Commission-Selectman Kennedy recused herself from the discussion and vote. Vice Chairman of Conservation Patrice Vogelman was present. She and Chairman Patrick Kennedy interviewed the candidates. There are 3 current members looking to be re-appointed and 2 open positions for associate members. Chairman Patrick Kennedy arrived at 7:46 p.m. and apologized for his late arrival. Mr. Kennedy advised the Board their primary focus is making decisions on applications as a fact finding body. Enforcement issues are important as well. Chairman McCarthy invited the 3 candidates for re-appointment up to speak. Jack Creighton, Edward Graham and Patrick Kennedy were present. They each gave their background and reasons they are seeking appointment. The Board asked questions of the candidates and then deliberated on the appointments amongst the Board. Selectman Gaumer stated he has the lightest interaction with the Conservation Commission. He would defer to the experienced candidates and believe they should reappointed on that merit. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to re-appointment Patrick Kennedy, Edward Graham and Jack Creighton to full members of the Conservation Commission for a three year term,seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was 4-0. Selectman Kennedy recused from discussion and vote. Chairman McCarthy invited up all of the candidates that are interested in the 2 remaining associate positions. Chris MacFarlane, Rick Royston, Eric Eisenhauer, William Henry and Liz Keenan were present. Each candidate introduced themselves and gave an overview of their background and spoke of their interest in serving on the Commission. Vice Chairman Vogelman advised the Board that Kathleen Heffernan submitted an application and is interested in being considered but she is not present tonight. The Board deliberated on the appointments for the associate positions. The Board thanked all of the candidates and stated they would keep the applications on file for consideration to other boards and committees. Motion by Selectman Schubert to appoint Chris MacFarlane and Eric Eisenhauer as associate members of the Conservation Commission for a one year 2 Selectmen Minutes July 5, 2016 term,seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was 4-0. Selectman Kennedy recused from discussion and vote. Selectman Kennedy returned to the meeting at 9:04 p.m. Licenses & Permits-Entertainment License-T&A Restaurant d/b/a Blu Mussel Tavern-Chairman McCarthy recused himself from the discussion and vote. Peter Tedeschi was present on behalf of the Blu Mussel Tavern requesting an entertainment license for the lounge for non-amplified music. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve an entertainment license for the Blu Mussel Tavern,seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous (4-0). One Day Liquor License-Safe Harbor Coalition-Christine Murphy from Safe Harbor Coalition was present. They are requesting a one-day liquor license for September 24, 2016 for a fundraising event. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve a one-day liquor license for Safe Harbor Coalition on 9/24/16,seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was 4-0. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to waive the$50 application fee, seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Cemetery Plots-Director of DPW Brian Joyce was present. The Town has received a request to buy back 4 cemetery plots. They are waiting on deeds to be located. Mr. Joyce stated the Town generally pays $500 per lot. Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the purchase of 4 lots as requested subject to deed verification, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Perpetual Care Funds-Mr.Joyce presented the Board with a list of proposed projects for Beechwood and Woodside Cemeteries for repairs and maintenance. The funds to pay for the proposed projects are paid directly out of the perpetual care accounts. The Board reviewed the list. Selectman Gaumer asked if the list for items over$10,000 were reviewed by Capital Budget. Mr.Joyce stated that they have not been. After a brief discussion the Board asked Mr. Joyce to bring two of the proposed projects to Capital Budget (Shed demo and replacement at Woodside and replacement of PVC water piping at Woodside). Motion by Selectman Gaumer to approve the expenditure of the list of projects proposed at Woodside Cemetery with the exception of Item#2 and Item#5b, seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Gaumer to approve the expenditure totaling$14,500 for proposed projects at Beechwood Cemetery,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Bound Brook Easements-Mr.Joyce presented the Board with 4 temporary easements approved at Town Meeting for the Bound Brook Dam project. The addresses are as follows; 2 Mill Lane, 17 Ox Pasture Lane, 2 Bound Brook Lane and 339 Beechwood Street. Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the temporary easement for 2 Bound Brook Lane, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the temporary easement for 17 Ox Pasture Lane, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the temporary easement for 2 Bound Brook, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the license for easement for 339 Beechwood Street, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). MAPC-Joint meeting with Capital Budget-Facilities Analysis-Mark Fine and Greg Miao from MAPC were present and gave an overview of the project. They gave a power point presentation and discussed initial observations, facilities evaluation and general recommendations. The Board had a discussion about the recommendations and what the next steps are. 3 Selectmen Minutes July 5, 2016 Long Range Planning Group-Mr. Senior presented the Board with the Long Range Planning Group charge, composition and structure with the proposed edits from the last meeting. Selectman Kennedy ask for a minor edit. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to adopt the charge for the Long Range Planning Group with minor edit discussed, seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Selectmen Update-Cunningham Bridge Letter-Selectman Kennedy had some suggested edits. The Board discussed whom the letter should be sent to. The Board designated Chairman McCarthy to sign it. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to adjourn, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). The meeting adjourned at 10:49 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kevin McCarthy, Chairman Documents Minutes-6/14/16 Advance in Lieu of Borrowing Year End Budget transfers Committee applications Entertainment Application-Blu Mussel One-day liquor-Safe Harbor Cemetery Plot purchase request Perpetual Care fund request Easements MAPC Facilities Analysis Long Range Planning Group Charge Cunningham Bridge Letter Building Logs-June 2016 Woodard &Curran Monthly Report June 2016 4