Board of Selectmen’s Minutes – July 8, 2008
Bourne’s Veteran’s
Memorial Community Center
239 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
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Thomas M. Guerino, Town Administrator
Stephen F. Mealy, Chairman
Judith W. Conron, Vice Chairman
John A. Ford, Jr., Clerk
Jamie J. Sloniecki
Mary Meli
Meeting Called to Order
Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to approve and encumber Executive minutes of June 23, 2008 as submitted. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to approve minutes of June 24, 2008 as submitted. VOTE 5-0.
Marty Greene – publicly thanked town officials and public support of the Bourne Fireworks display.
Selectman Ford reviewed the correspondence. All correspondence is on file in the Town Administrator’s Office.
TA Guerino noted an interim appointment of 6 months to replace Joel Gould (Local Emergency Planning Committee) within the Police Department. Selectman Ford commended Joel Gould and suggested a citation. He also suggested including Jack Elwood.
Citation – Correction
Officer of the Year
Chairman Mealy presented citation for Daryl Schuchman as Correction Officer of the Year.
Licenses and Board/Committee
Appointments
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to rescind Selectmen’s initial vote of June 3, 2008 to allow reduction of space and re-opening of Port O’Call due to abutter (Wade Keene) was not notified of last hearing. VOTE 5-0.
Action this evening change of license relative to number of patrons (from 149 to 98) to allow Port O’Call to open without a sprinkler system.
Laura Carlyle, abutter, raised issues on hours of operations (11 am – 1 am/7 days per week), evening noise abatement, monitoring, courtyard & smoking patrons, sprinkling and addition of door entrance. She also raised issue on operations and TA Guerino noted a hearing could address parameters of license.
Dorothy Siudut, abutter, raised issue on cost of adding sprinklers vs. renovations. She reiterated being good neighbors (mixed use zoning). She also commented on the signage benefiting residences.
Joe Agrillo inquired of Port O’Call and installing the sprinklers.
Julie Keene, abutter, for the record noted Wade Keene was abutter who was not notified. She also read into record letter from abutters, Mr. & Mrs. Harkins dated July 7, 2008 raising concerns. TA Guerino noted current construction for reduction of size at the Port O’Call; they are meeting the current state building code.
Mr. MacDougall commented on fire concerns and disturbance.
Atty. Don Hart noted his client would agree to erect signage. He also noted his client is open to hear issues by abutters and work with them.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to approve reduction from 149 to 98 patrons as outlined. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to close public hearing. VOTE 5-0.
a. Town Clerk request to rescind appointments
of Assistant Registrars of Voters
Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to rescind Selectmen’s initial vote to for Wendy Chapman and Anne Dastous due to change in the state General Law that governs said appointments. VOTE 5-0.
c.
“Terry’s Walk” – Buzzards Bay Park – Melanoma
Foundation
Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to approve the Terry’s Walk fundraiser/walk-a-thon for the Melanoma Foundation of New England fundraiser walk-a-thon on September 13, 2008 from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm. VOTE 5-0.
d. Circus – Walker Brothers
Joe Agrillo disagreed and suggested an organization to sponsor circus, split the $250 fee and split profits.
Selectman Ford suggested a fee structure to go into general funds to keep fields up. He also expressed wanting a Parks Department.
Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to approve tented Walker Brother’s Circus on July 27 (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm) and tear down on July 28, 2008 at 5:00 am when last person will leave. VOTE 5-0.
d.
Lighthouse Pre
Owned Auto Sales, Inc. – Class II Auto Dealers License
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to approve application for license to buy, sell, exchange or assemble second hand motor vehicles for Lighthouse Pre Owned Auto Sales, Inc. per Board of Health (no car washing or detailing) and Fire Department (need inspection for fire extinguishers, f/a system, exit signs, etc.). Assessor’s office signed off. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to re-appoint Tim Mullen for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appointments of William Curt Duane for one-year term and Charles Miller as an alternate for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Bourne Cultural Council – defer vote
Bourne Financial Development Corp – Board of Directors
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Marie Oliva for one-year term and appoint John Harding for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Bourne Housing Partnership Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Cynthia Coffin, Frances Garland Anderegg (at large) and Al Hill (at large), Coreen Moore, Susan Ross (at large), Barbara Thurston, Mary-Ellen Wilczynski (at large) for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Bourne Human Services Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to appoint Ellen Varnerin for three-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Buzzards Bay Action Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Brendan Mullaney for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Cable Television Advisory Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Kathleen Donovan, Diane Flynn and Robert Schofield for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Rickie Tellier for one-year term and George Sala as alternate member for one-year term.
VOTE 5-0.
Cape Light Compact Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Robert Schofield for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Cape Cod Commission Water Resources Committee (new name
per TA Guerino)
There is currently one indefinite term vacancy.
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Tom Guerino for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Capital Outlay Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Ken Legg for three-year term. VOTE 5-0. FinCom appointments will be recommended after their vote.
Central Information and Liaison Officer for Development
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Coreen Moore for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Chm. Mealy read into
record terms and conditions. TA Guerino
stressed the importance of this commission.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Vincent Corsano for three-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint E. Harland King, Robert Jenney, James Mulvey and Leslie Perry for one-year terms.
VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint E. Harland King, Robert Jenney, James Mulvey and Leslie Perry for one-year terms.
VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Joan Tomolonis and Arthur Wills for four-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Designer Selection Committee Member
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Vincent Corsano and John Priestley, Jr. for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Education/Scholarship Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Jordan Geist, Edmond LaFleur and Patti Parker for three-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Historic Commission
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Donald Ellis for three-year term and Jack MacDonald as associate member for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to appoint Judith Riordan as associate member for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Police Chief Earl Baldwin, Michele Tonini, Cynthia Coffin, Paul Gately, Stephen Kelleher, Carole Kibner, Acting Fire Chief David Kingsbury, Beverly Lane, Crystal LaPine, Roger Laporte, Michael Leitzel, Jeffrey Luce, Timothy Mullen, Jeffrey Davis Perry/Taylor White – State Elected Official, John Pribilla, George Sala, Rickie Tellier, George Tribou, Sandra Vickery, Patricia Houde and Ann Marie Riley for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
At this point in time, TA Guerino suggested to take following items out of order:
Accept provisions of Chapter 90 to allow Police to patrol and enforce traffic laws in Weldon Park area – discussion only.
TA Guerino requests to process and move forward to a hearing.
Chief Baldwin suggested speed is cause and suggested posted speed signs, requiring a police survey and submit to Mass Highway Dept. Residents can then contact town highway department for speed signs to be made and installed at their cost.
Discussion held on changing intersections.
TA Guerino read into record Earl Baldwin’s credentials.
Selectman Sloniecki MOVED and SECONDED by
Selectman Ford to waive 15-day waiting period for the Town Administrator’s
appointment of Earl Baldwin as Chief of Police. VOTE 5-0. Formal swearing in will be at a later date
at Town Hall.
Linda Marzelli reviewed year-end transfers.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to transfer (between departments) to: Town Meeting Salaries ($925), Town Meeting Expenses ($3,075), Legal Expenses ($8,400), Archive Expenses ($3,000), Insurance Expenses ($77,725), Liuna Expenses ($5,725), Postage Expenses ($4,925), Street & Traffic Lights ($20,000), Unemployment Insurance ($40,000), Tax Title Expense ($375), Planning Board Salaries ($975), Engineering Salaries ($375), Memorial Community Bldg. Expenses ($35,000), Interest Expense ($1,100), Town Clerk Salaries ($3,650), Council on Aging Salaries ($6,325), Medicare Expense ($6,200) and transfer from Audit Expenses ($4,000), Police Salaries ($94,850), Fire Salaries ($64,925), DPW Salaries ($37,825), Election & Registration Expense ($3,650), Finance Department Salaries ($12,525) for a grand total of $217,775. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to transfer (within departments) Town Administrator Salaries ($430), transfer from Town Administrator Expenses ($430), transfer to Engineering Salaries ($1,000), transfer from Engineering Expenses ($1,000), transfer to Fire Department Expenses ($3,250), transfer from Fire Department Salaries ($3,250), transfer to DPW Expenses ($11,000), transfer from DPW Salaries ($11,000), transfer to Recreation Expenses ($92), transfer from Recreational Salaries ($92), and transfer to Library Expenses ($1,600), transfer from Library Salaries ($1,600) for a total of $17,373. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to transfer Sewer $3,000 expenditures to salaries and transfer ISWM $10,000 expenditures to salaries. VOTE 5-0.
Committee
appointments - CONTINUED
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Richard Anderson, Andrew Cooney and Barry Johnson for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Michael Leitzel, Brendan Mullaney and Coreen Moore for three-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Private Roads Acceptance Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Michael Leitzel, Coreen Moore, Rickie Tellier for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0. The vacancy (BOS) format will need to be changed.
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint William Curt Duane and Michael Tierney for three-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Recycling Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint James Boyle and Betty Steudel for three-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Route 6A Advisory Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Donald Ellis for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Selectmen’s Energy Advisory Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Jonathan Aborn, Elizabeth Caporelli, Thomas Gray Curtis, Jr., Gene D’Amaddio, H. Alan Daniels, George Jenkins, Allyson Bizer Knox, Paul O’Keefe and Robert Schofield for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Sewer/Wastewater Advisory Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Michael Brady, Donald Cunningham, Peggy Fantozzi, Thomas Guerino, John Harding, Michael Leitzel, William Locke and George Tribou for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Special Works Opportunity Program
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Susan Cronin, Felicia Jones and Kathleen Stubstad for one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Street & Traffic Lighting Committee
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Rickie Tellier, Robert Schofield for one-year terms and Police Chief Baldwin and Acting Fire Chief Kingsbury interim one-year terms. VOTE 5-0.
Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station Board of Managers
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Brent Goins for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
Veterans’ Graves Officer
Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to re-appoint Thomas Barclay for one-year term. VOTE 5-0.
TA Guerino noted all vacancies are advertised and on the website, and will cross check and update.
Chm. Mealy read into record Selectmen’s Goals Workshop goals list of June 22, 2008 (a copy of which is attached hereto). Goals will be put onto website in the near future.
a. Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to close Beach Street from Pine Street to Shore Road for Monument Civic Association National Night Out – August 5, 2008 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. VOTE 5-0.
b. Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to declare 1993 F250 Ford pick-up (VIN as outlined) as surplus equipment, upon completion will advertise and put out to bid. VOTE 5-0.
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to declare patrol boat, motor and trailer (1995 Parker 23’ walkaround (HIN as outlined) as surplus equipment, upon completion will advertise and put out to bid. VOTE 5-0.
c. Selectman Conron MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Ford to approve write-off outstanding Ambulance Receivables in the total amount of $534,761.48. VOTE 5-0.
Joe Agrillo commented on the billing practices. He inquired if anyone was from the Town of Bourne, as well as using a different collection agency to get monies. He suggested in trying to obtain monies.
d. Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to approve Liquor Barn request to change hours to Monday – Thursday until 9:30 pm.
VOTE 5-0.
Town Administrator’s Report
Capital Outlay Committee progress – committee aware of Board of Selectmen’s goal and are instructed be completed before April 15, 2009.
Krissanne Caron (Recreation Dept.) was acknowledged for pre-fireworks activity and success.
EPA changed regulations re: dredging and dredge window. TA Guerino suggests the Board sign on to letter asking the EPA to look at said window again as it makes it difficult to coordinate and get town dredging completed. TA Guerino will cc to Shore & Harbor Committee to take action.
Charlie Miller commented on dredging window.
Selectmen’s Report
Selectman Conron: Attended Strawberry Festival, parade and opening of Gazebo concerts.
Selectman Ford: Attended Bourne Development Campus re: Ingersol property.
Selectman Meli: Attended training seminar in Worcester, Monument. Beach Assoc. meeting where presented citation to Phyllis McLaughlin. Also attended Main Street Steering Committee. Completed and passed test required for elected officials.
Selectman Sloniecki: Attended 4th of July parade.
Chairman Mealy: Thanked Department Heads and TA Guerino for turning back money, announced Grand Opening/Ribbon Ceremony of Artisans Gallery, 134 Main Street, on July 12, 2008 at 11:00 am.
Adjournment
Selectman Ford MOVED and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 10:10 pm. UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Groezinger, sec.