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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BoS - 08/09/2016 Selectmen Minutes August 9, 2016 Selectmen's Office-Town Hall 41 Highland Avenue Cohasset, MA 02025 Selectmen Present: Kevin McCarthy-Chairman Paul Schubert Steve Gaumer Diane Kennedy Jack Keniley Others Present: Chris Senior,Town Manager Chairman McCarthy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked for a Roll Call Vote;Jack Keniley- Present, Diane Kennedy-Present, Kevin McCarthy-Present, Paul Schubert-Present, Steve Gaumer- Present. Pledge-Recited Chairman McCarthy asked for a motion to go into executive session for exception #2-to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel. The Board will discuss the contracts for the Town Manager, Finance Director, Police and Fire. The Board will return to open session. Selectman Schubert moved the motion, seconded by Selectman Kennedy. Roll Call Vote; Steve Gaumer-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye,Jack Keniley-Aye. The Board went into executive session at 7:02 pm. The Board came out of executive session at 7:45 p.m. and back into open session. Minutes Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the minutes of 7/5/16 including edits discussed, seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Gaumer to approve the minutes of 7/26/16 as amended,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the minutes of 8/2/16, seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Management Contracts-Town Manager, Finance Director, Police& Fire Chief-Vote Chairman McCarthy stated the Board met in executive session earlier and discussed the four management contracts and approved them in executive session. They will ratify the contracts in public session. Motion by Selectman Schubert to accept the contract with Police Chief William Quigley for three years as presented, seconded by Selectman Gaumer. Roll Call Vote;Jack Keniley-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye,Steve Gaumer-Aye. Motion by Selectman Schubert to accept the contract for Fire Chief Robert Silvia for three years as presented, seconded by Selectman Keniley. Roll Call Vote;Jack Keniley-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye,Steve Gaumer-Aye. Motion by Selectman Schubert to accept the contract for Finance Director Mary Gallagher for three years as presented,seconded by Selectman Kennedy. Roll Call Vote;Jack Keniley-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye, Steve Gaumer- Aye. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to accept the contract for Town Manager Chris Senior for three years as presented, seconded by Selectman Schubert. Roll Call Vote; Jack Keniley-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye, Steve Gaumer-Aye. Warrant-Primary Election-The Board signed the Primary Election Warrant. Appointment of Election Workers-Selectman Schubert read aloud the list of FY17 Election Workers. 1 Selectmen-8/8/16-TC Selectmen Minutes August 9, 2016 Motion by Selectman Schubert to appoint the list as presented of the FY17 Election Workers, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Re-Appointment-Board of Registrars-Motion by Selectman Schubert to re-appoint Terese D'Urso for a three year term to the Board of Registrars, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). License/Permits-One day liquor license-Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church-Jim Dedes and Ed Lofgren were present on behalf of the church. They will be hosting their annual Taverna Greek Festival on Saturday,August 201"with a rain date of Sunday, August 215T. They are requesting a one day liquor license for beer and wine. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to approve a one day liquor license for the August 20,2016 event and approve a second license for August 21, 2016 in the event of rain. The 8/21/16 license shall become invalid if the 8/20/16 is utilized,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Advance of Lieu of Borrowing-Bear Hill Tank Repair& Painting-Finance Director Mary Gallagher explained Article 15 was approved at Annual Town Meeting for the Bear Hill Tank Rehab. They are looking to borrow money from the general fund now and pay back when the actual borrowing occurs. Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the Advance in Lieu of Borrowing for$400,000 for the Bear Hill Tank Repairs, seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Policies-Fraud and Whistleblower-Finance Director Mary Gallagher gave a brief overview of the policies. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to accept and approve the Whistleblower and Fraud Risk Policies as presented, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to move the agenda item for Joint Meeting with Cohasset Housing Authority until they have a quorum, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous(5- 0). Appointment-Cohasset Historical Committee to CPC-Chairman of CPC Russ Bonetti was present along with CHC member Suzanne Wadsworth. Chairman Bonetti stated appointing Ms. Wadsworth will give CPC a full board. Ms. Wadsworth has a lot of knowledge and experience to contribute. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to appoint Suzanne Wadsworth to CPC as a Cohasset Historical Committee representative,seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Affordable Housing Steering Committee-Adoption of Committee Charge-Chairman McCarthy read aloud the proposed charge. Motion by Selectman Schubert to accept the Affordable Housing Steering Committee charges as amended tonight, seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Joint Meeting with Cohasset Housing Authority-Appointment-Chairman of Cohasset Housing Authority Taffy Nothnagle was present along with members Donna McGee and Patrick McCarthy. Chairman Nothnagle called their meeting to order and gave an overview of the Authority. Applicants Marilyn LeBlanc and Jim Sherrin were present. Each applicant gave the Board an overview of their experience and spoke of why they would be a good candidate for the Authority. Selectman Gaumer thanked both applicants for their interest and time. He suggested Mr. Sherrin may be interested in possibly getting involved with the Affordable Housing Committee in Town. Chairman Nothnagle stated they have worked with both candidates and they are both good. They do feel Marilyn LeBlanc has more experience in housing that would benefit the Authority. She explained the Cohasset Housing Authority is a policy making board and has fiduciary responsibilities. Motion by Chairman Nothnagle to appoint Marilyn LeBlanc to fill the vacancy on the Cohasset Housing Authority until the May 2017 election, seconded by Pat McCarthy and the vote was 7-0-1. Donna McGee abstained from the vote. Appointment-Long Range Planning Group-Chairman McCarthy stated the Board needs to appoint two members to the Long Range Planning Group. Selectmen Gaumer, Schubert, Kennedy and Keniley all spoke on why they would like to be the Board's representative. After some discussion the Chairman 2 Selectmen-8/8/16-TC Selectmen Minutes August 9, 2016 asked for a motion. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to appoint Jack Keniley and Steve Gaumer to the Long Range Planning Group for the initial term of two years, seconded by Selectman Kennedy. Roll Call Vote;Jack Keniley-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye,Steve Gaumer-Aye. DPW Projects-Bound Brook Easements,Jerusalem Road Causeway and Cunningham Bridge Easements-Director of DPW Brian Joyce was present. He advised the Board that the Bound Brook project has been awarded and they received the final permits in July. They have had a pre-construction meeting. They are waiting to hear back from the Division of Marine Fisheries who have put restrictions on when work is allowed due to fish migration. There is no fish migration in the area.The Water department reports to the DCR on a regular basis and there are no fish. The discussions are ongoing. Mr.Joyce asked the Board to sign the four easements that have already been approved. The Board signed the easements. Mr. Senior stated the Board needs to approve the one permanent easement. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to accept the permanent easement with 2 Bound Brook, seconded by Selectman Gaumer and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Mr.Joyce stated there is a public meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Willcutt Commons-91 Sohier Street to discuss the Jerusalem Road Causeway project. Mr.Joyce gave an overview of the project to the Board. Mr.Joyce advised the Board that MASS Dot has responded to the Boards' concerns regarding the Cunningham Bridge project. They will work with the Town. He asked for the Board's approval to send out offer letters for the easements. Motion by Selectman Keniley to send offer letters with amount indicated for temporary easements and one permanent easement, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Selectmen Update-Selectman Schubert stated Aquarion Water will meet on Thursday to discuss the status of the drought. Selectman Kennedy congratulated Fire Chief Silvia on his 37t" anniversary with the Cohasset Fire Department. Selectman Keniley stated on 9/11/16 Governor Baker will be in town for a program at the Cohasset Sailing Center and all are welcome. Selectman Keniley stated he has been researching money available for harbor planning. Town Manager Update-Proposed dates for STM and ATM-Mr. Senior presented the Board with dates for STM and ATM. The Board had a brief discussion. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to identify Monday, November 28, 2016 as the proposed date for Special Town Meeting, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to identify Monday, May 1, 2017 as the proposed date for Annual Town Meeting and May 13, 2017 for Annual Town Elections, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Schubert to adjourn, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kevin McCarthy, Chairman Documents Minutes 7/5/16, 7/26/16 and 8/2/16 Cohasset Housing Authority Applications Management Contracts Committee App-Suzanne Wadsworth Primary Election Warrant Affordable Housing Steering Charge Election Workers Appt. Bound Brook Easements Board of Registrars Appt. Cunningham Bridge Easement Letter One day liquor license-Greek Orthodox Church Whistleblower& Fraud Policies Advance in Lieu of Borrowing-Bear Hill Tank 3 Selectmen-8/8/16-TC Selectmen Minutes August 9, 2016 4 Selectmen-8/8/16-TC