Board of Selectmen

Meeting Notice

 

Date                        Time                        Location

Tuesday                        7:00 PM                        Bourne Veterans Memorial

March 20, 2007                                        Community Center

                                                239 Main Street                                                                                                               Buzzards Bay, MA  02532

1.                  7:00 – 7:15

    Call to Order

 

2.                  Moment of Silence for our Troops

 

3.                  Salute the Flag

 

4.                  Approval of Minutes & Executive Minutes

 

5.                  Public Comment – Non Agenda Items

 

6.                  Correspondence

 

7.                  7:15 – 7:30

Licenses/Permits

    1. Big & Small Mask Troupe
    2. Bourne July Parade Fund
    3. Seasonal Food and Entertainment Licenses

 

8.     7:30 – 8:00    

        Appointments

a.      Recreation Committee By-Law and Committee update

b.      Recreation Committee appointments [1 for 07]  [1 for 09]

 

9.     8:00 – 8:30    

        Transportation Committee – Metropolitan Planning Organization recommendations

 

10.   8:30 – 8:40  

        Town Administrator’s Report

                 

11.   8:40 – 8:55

        Other Selectmen business 

        Approval and signing of Warrant for Annual Town Election

 

12.   8:55 – 9:00

        Selectmen’s Reports

 

13.   9:00

        Adjourn

 

 

Selectmen’s Minutes

March 20, 2007

Bourne Veterans’ Memorial Community Center

239 Main Street

Buzzards Bay, MA  02532

 

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Attendance:

Thomas M. Guerino

 

Board of Selectmen:

Linda M. Zuern, Chairman

Stephen F. Mealy, Vice Chairman 

Jamie J. Sloniecki, Clerk

Judith Conron

John J. Harrington (absent)

 

Call the Meeting to Order

Meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M.

 

Moment of Silence/Salute the Flag

 

Approval of Minutes

Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to approve the

March 13, 2007 minutes as amended.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to approve the Executive Session minutes of February 27, 2007 as submitted.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to approve the Executive Session minutes of March 13, 2007 as submitted.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

Public Comment

Jeff Avery – opening the Buzzards Bay Theatre on Main Street.  Anticipated opening is April 2007.  This theatre will charge $7.50 for ticket, popcorn per person.  For more information call (508) 759-1171 or visit website www.buzzardsbaytheatre.com. 

 

Correspondence

Selectman Sloniecki reviewed the correspondence.  All correspondence is on file in the Town Administrator’s Office for review.

 
Comments on Correspondence

TA Guerino noted the Comcast contract charges for the Community Building and Taylor’s Point will be exempt from such fees.

 

TA Guerino noted the resume of Gerald McKenna received at his office.  He will contact Mr. McKenna and ask he appear in front of the board in the future.

 

Selectman Conron raised concerns of liability with regard to the Cataumet Schoolhouse, and requested clarification on such.  Discussion was held.  TA Guerino will look into the matter.

 

Chm. Zuern noted the lodging taxes on vacation lodging homes.  TA Guerino noted that in the past the board did not take position in this matter.

 

Licenses/Permits

  1. Big & Small Mask Troup – Contact Karen Billard requesting a parade on March 31, 2007 (rain date of April 1, 2007) between 10 am – 12 pm.  Parade will start at the Buzzards Bay Park and end at the Community Center.  This is to raise awareness of aging issues.

 

Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to approve the request of parade as stated above, and to waive the permit fee.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

  1.  Bourne July Parade Fund – Contact Barbara Gordon requesting a flea market at the Bourne High School parking lot on April 21, 2007 (rain date of April 22, 2007) to raise monies for the 4th of July parade.  Mr. Joe Carrera spoke in front of the board to discuss.

 

Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to approve the request of the flea market as stated above, and to waive the permit fee.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

  1. Seasonal Food and Entertainment Licenses – these were voted at last week’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  TA Guerino is requesting signatures from the board tonight of the following:

 

Common Victual Licenses – Mashnee Island Grill, Lobster Trap Fishmarket, and the Chart Room.

 

Weekday Amusement Licenses – Mashnee Island Grill and the Chart Room.

 

Sunday Amusement Licenses – Mashnee Island Grill and the Chart Room.

 

Appointments

  1. Recreation Committee Bylaw and Committee Update – the Recreation Committee Bylaw was reviewed.  Mr. Don Morrissey (Chm. of Rec. Comm.) gave a brief overview to the board.  Discussion was held on Monument Beach playground and the committee’s goals.  TA Guerino noted staffing adjustments to aid in landscaping work.

 

  1. Recreation Committee appointments – Priscilla Koleshis and Claudia King.

 

Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to appoint Priscilla Koleshis (1 for ’09) and Claudia King (1 for ’07) to the Recreation Committee.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

Transportation Committee – Mr. Tom Moccia reviewed handouts given to the board.  The handout of the Metropolitan Planning Organization recommendations is attached hereto.

 

Public comments were of the need for improvements at the Otis Rotary and the need for parking for the transportation center.

 

The Board of Selectmen’s recommended changes of priorities are the following:

1.      Scenic Highway improvements

2.      Bourne Rotary Improvements (short term)

3.      Bourne Rotary Improvements (long term)

4.      Rail passenger service

5.      Bourne Sandwich Parkway

6.      Otis Rotary improvements

7.      Buzzards Bay Transportation Center

8.      Cape Cod Canal Bridge Crossing

 

Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to accept the changes as amended and to send a letter to the Cape Cod Commission from the Board of Selectmen before March 28, 2007.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

Town Administrator's Report

TA Guerino addressed the Cape Cod Times complaint of the sewage backup at the RMA fitness center on February 24, 2007.  For the record, he stated the health club has been cleaned appropriately and all receipts of contracted work are available.  TA Guerino will provide the board with the Board of Health policies to review.

 

TA Guerino stated he had documents for the board ready to be electronically mailed for March 21, 2007 of the Town Employees Evaluation Process.  He will also e-mail the amended Town Meeting Warrant.

 

Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to approve the Warrant for Annual Town Election.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.

 

TA Guerino noted the Purchase & Sale Agreement of 188 County Town Road – a 3.7 acre parcel for the amount of $262,000.  Town Counsel prepared the documentation and TA Guerino requests the board sign three (3) copies of same.

 

TA Guerino thanked all who joined the reception for retiring Chiefs Ford and Klueber and thanked Nancy Sundman, Debbie Judge and Mary Rebello for putting the reception together.

 

Selectmen Comments

Selectman Sloniecki handed out copies of the C.O.R.I.'s frequently asked questions to the board and requested be a future agenda topic.  Chm. Zuern stated that policies should come in front of the board for review, and include Town Counsel's opinion.

 

Chm. Zuern requested purchasing equipment from Comcast be on a future agenda.

 

Chm. Zuern requested a meeting in April between the Selectmen and the Town of Wareham Selectmen.  She also requested copies of variances awarded in the past from the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding the Bylaw initiated about Living Space.  TA Guerino will research and get that information for the board.

 

Public comment - Mr. Jim Mulvey suggested valid reasons to over rule the Inspector of Building's decisions.

 

It was the consensus of the board to reschedule their meeting with the School Committee to another date.  TA Guerino will request the board be on the School Committee’s agenda at the next earliest upcoming meeting.

 

Selectmen's Reports

Selectman Conron reviewed changes, and additions to review for future agenda topics.  Additionally, she noted for the Selectmen Workshop to discuss Human Services

and the Town Meeting Survey.

 

V. Chm. Mealy commended TA Guerino for the Evaluation Process documentation.

 

Chm. Zuern noted the Alzheimer's Fundraiser at the Sandwich Glass Museum.

 

Chm. Zuern noted the CVS Pharmacy ground breaking meeting of 3/26/07 at 8:30 am.

 

Chm. Zuern wanted to thank the Upper Cape Tech students for services in the town, and the Barnstable County inmates for work on MacArthur Boulevard.  TA Guerino additionally noted the inmate work at the Monument Beach and thanked them.

 

Adjourn

Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Mealy to adjourn.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.  Meeting adjourned at 9:25 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Groezinger, sec.