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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - BoS - 04/11/2018 Selectmen Minutes April 11, 2018 Selectmen's Meeting Town Hall-Selectmen's Office 41 Highland Avenue Cohasset, MA Selectmen Present: Paul Schubert, Chairman Diane Kennedy Steve Gaumer Kevin McCarthy Jack Keniley Others Present: Christopher Senior,Town Manager Chairman Schubert called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. and asked for a Roll Call vote: Kevin McCarthy-Present, Diane Kennedy-Present, Paul Schubert-Present,Jack Keniley-Present, Steve Gaumer-Present. Chairman Schubert asked for a motion to go into Executive Session for Exception#3-To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares. The Board will discuss settlement of a grievance filed by the Firefighters Union. Motion moved by Selectman Kennedy, seconded by Selectman Keniley. Roll Call Vote: Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye,Jack Keniley-Aye, Steve Gaumer-Aye. The Board went into executive session at 6:50 p.m. The Board came out of executive session at 7:11 p.m. Chairman Schubert called the meeting back to order and asked for a Roll Call Vote: Kevin McCarthy- Present, Diane Kennedy-Present, Paul Schubert-Present,Jack Keniley-Present,Steve Gaumer-Present. Public Comments-None. Licenses/Permits/Events-Memorial Day Parade-Veterans Service Officer Phil Mahoney was present and distributed the calendar of events for Memorial Day including the installation and dates for the Healing Field. Mr. Mahoney gave detailed explanation of the events. Motion by Selectman McCarthy to approve the Memorial Day events from 5/26/18 through 5/29/18, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Cohasset Youth Baseball Softball Association-Opening Day Parade-Michael Crowell was present on behalf of the CYBSA. Mr. Crowell gave an overview of the parade and opening day. Everything is the same as the previous year. Motion by Selectman Gaumer to approve the CYBSA Opening Day Parade on Saturday, April 28th at 8 a.m. as presented, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). MS Walk-Melissa Bond was present on behalf of the National MS Society. She discussed the minor change to the route. The route starts and finishes at the South Shore Community Center. Parking is at the South Shore Music Circus. Motion by Selectman Keniley to approve the Walk MS on Saturday, 5/5/18 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). 1 Selectmen Minutes April 11, 2018 Erg-A-Thon 2018-Chairman Schubert stated the Cohasset Maritime Institute is proposing their annual Erg-A-Thon on Saturday,April 28, 2018. Motion by Selectman Keniley to approve the CMI's Erg-a-Thon on Saturday,April 28th from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m.,seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Town Hall Building Committee-Report& Discussion-Chairman Mary McGoldrick and Vice Chairman Mark Toomey were present. They reviewed the progress on the project since last week. The estimates came in at$13.4 million which is higher than the budget recommended by the Selectmen. They met for several hours on Friday with the Town Manager and architects. The committee went through the budget line by line and were able to reduce the budget by approximately$840,000 . They will meet again next week and see if there are more opportunities to cut cost. They met with the Cohasset Common Historic District Commission who approved the design. The Community Preservation Committee voted to recommend CPC funding of$4 million ($1.5 million in cash & $2.5 million in debt service). Last night,the Advisory Committee voted in favor of the project by a vote of 6-2. The Capital Budget Committee met and voted against the wording of the warrant article for town hall. They are discussing alternative wording. The Town Hall Building Committee is meeting on 4/23 with Alternative Energy Committee. At this point they are still off target by$500,000 and are hoping for continued collaboration to help bridge the gap. The committee wants to finalize a budget that will meet with success at Annual Town Meeting. If the project is approved, they expect to start demo in January 2019. The Selectman had a lengthy discussion. Selectman Gaumer asked if there was a 10-year capital plan. Chairman of Capital Budget Sam Wakeman responded there is a 10-year capital plan although it is in the beginning stages. He further stated the committee's concern is funding future capital items. Motion by Selectman McCarthy to recommend Article 7 to ATM for$12.5 million for the town hall project with language recommended by town counsel as presented, seconded by Selectman Kennedy. Roll Call Vote: Kevin McCarthy-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Paul Schubert-Aye,Jack Keniley-Aye, Steve Gaumer- Aye. Final Warrant Review-Discussion &Vote on Articles/Vote &Sign Warrant for Annual Town Meeting- Article#6-Stabilization & other Special Funds-Motion by Selectman Kennedy to recommend Article#6 to ATM, seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Article#8-Capital Improvements Budget-Motion by Selectman McCarthy to recommend Article#8 to ATM,seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Capital Budget Committee has requested that the fire truck be paid in cash. Mr. Senior will make amendment in his motion. Article#10-Funds for Road Repair& Maintenance-Motion by Selectman McCarthy to recommend Article#10 to ATM,seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Article#11-Allocation of Funds for a One Time Cost-Motion by Selectman Kennedy to recommend Article#11 to ATM, seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Article#15-Community Preservation Committee-Motion by Selectman Kennedy to recommend Article #15 to ATM, seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). 2 Selectmen Minutes April 11, 2018 Article#20-Zoning Bylaw Amendment-Large Home Review Process-Motion by Selectman Kennedy to recommend Article#20 to ATM,seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Article#3-Operating Budget-Motion by Selectman McCarthy to recommend Article#3-Operating Budget to ATM, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Keniley to close the Warrant for ATM, seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the Warrant for ATM as presented,seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Town Manager Update-Mr. Senior advised the Board that drainage basins, fire hydrants and other infrastructure points have recently been painted as part of a grant-funded update to Cohasset's Geographic Information System (GIS) software. The markings will help identify important elements of the Town's infrastructure. Mr. Senior stated he will be getting an update on the Cunningham Bridge project tomorrow and will update the board at a future meeting. The new Health Agent, Pam Fahey, started this week. Mr. Senior and Finance Director Don Piatt met with Norfolk County Retirement a couple of weeks ago. Selectmen Update-Selectmen Gaumer reminded residents that the All Facilities stickers expired on 3/31/18. Selectman Kennedy reported that Cohasset's K9 Erik is now retired and Cohasset's new K9 "Einstein" is currently training with Officer Patrick Reardon. The Working Dog Foundation funded the acquisition of Einstein. Chairman Schubert stated the Cohasset Education Foundation had their Annual Fundraiser at the South Shore Art Center. It was a great time. Minutes-Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the minutes of 3/20/18, seconded by Selectman McCarthy and the vote was unanimous(5-0). Motion by Selectman Kennedy to approve the minutes of 3/27/18, seconded by Selectman Keniley and the vote was unanimous (5-0). Motion by Selectman Gaumer to adjourn,seconded by Selectman Kennedy and the vote was unanimous (5-0). The meeting adjourned at 9:42 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Paul Schubert, Chairman Documents Event Applications Draft Warrant Minutes 3