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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BoS - 09/27/2016 Selectmen's Meeting September 27, 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 Minutes-9/13/16-The Board will approve the minutes of 9/13/16 at the meeting on 10/11/16. Public Comments-None Licenses/Permits-South Shore Community Center Nursery School-Halloween Fair-Director Ann Madden was present and gave the Board an overview of the Annual Halloween Fair. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the Halloween Fair for Sunday, October 23rd from 12-4:30 p.m., seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Thanks-For-Giving 5K Road Race-Recreation Director Ted Carroll was present and gave an overview of the annual event. Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the Thanks-For-Giving 5K Road Race for November 241h, seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Cemetery Plot Re-Purchase-Mr. Senior advised the Board that the Town received a request to buy back two plots at Woodside Cemetery. The purchase price is $500 each. Motion by Selectman Schubert to buy back two plots at Woodside Cemetery totaling$1000 from Janet Blair Stenberg,seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Selectmen Budget Message-Chairman McCarthy sent a copy of the message to the Board with the edits discussed at the last meeting. Selectmen Gaumer and Kennedy had a few more edits. The Board had a brief discussion. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to adopt the proposed Selectmen Budget Message as amended tonight, seconded by Selectman Schubert. Roll Call Vote:Jack Keniley-Aye, Diane Kennedy- Aye, Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye, Steve Gaumer-Aye. Executive Summary of School Strategic and Technology Plans-Interim Superintendent Louise Demas was present and gave the Board an overview of the Strategic Plan for the next 5 years. She discussed the vision statement, strategic goals and supporting platforms. Mrs. Demas discussed new teacher mentors, professional development and Google classroom. Mrs. Demas stated the Technology Plan ties into the Strategic Plan nicely. She discussed the Technology Vision, Benchmarks and Key Initiatives. She thanked CIO Ron Menard and Deputy CIO Bart Riley for the tremendous amount of work they have done. Joint Meeting with Zoning Advisory Committee Zoning Articles-Chairman of ZBA Woody Chittick, Member of ZBA Charles Higginson and Chairman of Planning Board Clark Brewer were present to discuss the proposed articles. Selectman Gaumer asked whether the agenda was correctly posted to include funding in two of the articles. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to amend the agenda item at 7:50 p.m.to reflect that it will include conversations with the Planning Board's request for proposed funding of articles, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Woody Chittick, Clark Brewer and Charlie Higginson discussed the proposed changes to the bylaws. The Board thanked them for their work and will continue the discussion of articles later tonight. 1 9/27/16-TC Selectmen's Meeting September 27, 2016 Master Plan Funding Articles- Mr. Senior advised the Board there are two articles submitted by the Planning Board. The first article is asking for$2500 to complete the update of the 1989 Town of Cohasset Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land. Mr. Senior stated the funds are available and they do not need the article. The second article is asking for$95,000 for the Completion of Phase 2, Full Cohasset Master Plan. Mr. Senior gave the history of the Master Plan and advised the Board that the MAPC is wrapping up their report for the scope of work. Mr. Brewer advised the Board that the Planning Board will be holding a Master Plan meeting at 91 Sohier Street on 10/12/16. Town Manager Goals-Mr. Senior reviewed his seven goals with the Board. His goals came out of the Board's goals. He discussed the details of his goals which fall under the following categories: Facilities/Infrastructure, Communications, Staff&Volunteers,Technology, Financial, Planning, Administrative & Professional Development. Motion by Selectman Schubert to approve the goals for the Town Manager for FY17 subject to a periodic review,seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Harwich Harbor Fact Finding Trip-Update& Next Steps-Selectman Keniley stated some members of the community and Board of Selectmen took an informative tour of Harwich's two harbors led by Harbormaster John Rendon. The purpose of the trip was to take a look at their harbors and see how they improved them. Mr. Rendon recommended doing a harbor plan through Seaport Council; funding for a plan is available and the grant deadline is November V. There are other grants available for the Town to pursue for projects, but the State will not give money for projects until a harbor plan is completed. Selectman Keniley offered to help complete it. He stated there hasn't been a harbor plan done in the Town in over 30 years. The harbor plan would show how to use adjacent land and water resources. After further discussion the Board agreed to aim to complete the application for the November 1st deadline and to include members of the Harbor Committee,the Harbormaster, planning board members and others in the process. Mr. Senior offered to put together a group to get the process moving and bring back to the Board by October 25tn Selectmen Update-Selectman Gaumer stated he received calls from residents complaining of noise in the harbor area. He also received a call about overnight (midnight to 4 am) construction noise at a restaurant in the Village. This has been an ongoing issue. Mr. Senior will clarify if the Town has a bylaw for hours of construction. Selectman Gaumer also received a complaint about noise at the Cohasset Harbor Inn at an event that was held there. The Board has received calls and videos from residents. Selectman Gaumer reminded residents again that there is no parking allowed on sidewalks. He asked Mr. Senior to speak to the Police about it. Selectman Schubert stated the Safe Harbor Coalition had a fundraiser this past weekend which was very successful. Chairman McCarthy stated there were over 300 people in attendance and they raised $100,000. Selectman Kennedy stated she will meet with Mr. Senior tomorrow and discuss committee/board training. She will also meet with Selectman Gaumer as subcommittee and bring an update back to the Board. Selectman Kennedy stated there was an unanticipated road closure on Saturday morning in the Village and some businesses were impacted and agitated. Mr. Senior said he was informed of this on Saturday. Verizon showed up unexpectedly and needed the road to be closed. If they did not close the road the project would have been delayed. The Town has expressed their dissatisfaction with Verizon. Selectman Kennedy asked that there be better communication from vendors like Verizon to the Town and the businesses. Town Manager Update-Mr. Senior updated the Board on the Jerusalem Causeway project. The new precast culvert is being installed today. The road will be pulverized next week followed by the road rebuild. The detour will remain in place. The Town would like to remind the public to please obey the posted signage. The road is one way going southbound (towards town) on Bow Street. Mr. Senior stated the Village Paving project also has begun. The paving crews will be paving portions of the Town this evening including Pleasant, Elm and Brook Streets. Tomorrow, Wednesday 9/28/16 the cover crews will be working on South Main Street, Depot Court, Ripley Road and Jason Long Road from 7 am—5 pm. 2 9/27/16-TC Selectmen's Meeting September 27, 2016 The public and businesses are asked to obey signage and use the Town parking lot. Final paving in the Village should be completed tomorrow evening,weather permitting. Mr. Senior advised the Board the Bound Brook permit has been issued. He thanked Brian Joyce and Senator O'Connor's office for all their work. Review of Draft Special Town Meeting Warrant-Mr. Senior reviewed the first draft warrant with the Board. The Board discussed whether or not to include the proposed zoning articles. After some discussion the Board voted. Motion by Selectman Gaumer that the Board refer Articles 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 to the Planning Board to hold a public hearing and further advise the Planning Board that the Board of Selectmen does not intend to place the Articles on the warrant for Special Town Meeting and will consider the articles for Annual Town Meeting,seconded by Selectman Kennedy. Selectman Keniley amended the motion to include Articles 9 and 10 on the warrant, seconded by Selectman Gaumer. The Board had some discussion. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to call the question,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Selectman Keniley withdrew his amended motion. The Chairman asked for a vote on the original motion.The vote was unanimous (5-0). Topics not anticipated by the Chairman 48 hours in advance of the meeting-Chairman McCarthy stated there have been three issues brought to the Town's attention over the last 48 hours. The first is the office has been notified by the Cohasset Harbor Inn and Atlantica that they will be filing for a change of manager. The second item is an incident involving police on Sunday night. The third item is a series of noise complaints by residents about the Cohasset Harbor Inn. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to discuss the issues described by the Chairman,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Mr. Senior advised the Board there is an application for change of manager for the Cohasset Harbor Inn and Atlantica that will be filed over the next couple of days by Attorney Humphreys. The Board will have to schedule a change of manager hearing. Mr. Senior advised the Board the Police has asked for a hearing to determine if there was a license violation for a disturbance they responded to at the Cohasset Harbor Inn on Sunday night. Mr. Senior advised the Board that they have received a series of complaints about the Cohasset Harbor Inn. This may have to do with the entertainment license. There is no noise bylaw in the Town. If they would like to change any details to the entertainment license they would need to hold a public hearing. The Board discussed their options. Mr. Senior will contact counsel and check his availability for hearing dates. Chairman McCarthy reminded members of the Board not to discuss any of the items before them with anyone. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to adjourn,seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). The meeting adjourned at 11:08 p.m. Documents Minutes 9/13/16 Event Application-SSCC Halloween Fair Event Application-Rec Thanks-for-Giving Race Cemetery Plot Repurchase Info Executive Summary and School Strategic& IT Plans Zoning Articles Town Manager Goals Selectmen Budget Message Draft STM Warrant 3 9/27/16-TC