Chichester Board of Selectmen
Minutes of Meeting
Tuesday February 20, 2018
Members Present: Jeff Jordan Tom Jameson, Ed Millette, Jodi Pinard Town Administrator and Kristy Barnouski Administrative Assistant
Attendees: Zach Boyijian, Chief Quimby, Matt Cole, Kris Cole, Bob Mann, and other members of the public.
Call to Order Mr. Jordan called the meeting to order at 6:30
Conservation Commission-Easement Deed Review
Mr. Mann the Chairman of the Conservation commission presented the easement deed for review by the Board of Selectmen. The deed was crafted by the Five Rivers Conservation Commission.
Mrs. Pinard stated that this has been reviewed by the Town Attorney which found it to be acceptable.
Mr. Jordan made a motion and Mr. Millette seconded to accept the Conservation easement as written. Motion passes.
Mr. Mann also gave an update on the Shaw pasture. There are currently three warrant articles to be voted on this year including putting parking in for use, voting to make it a Town Forest and getting a preliminary design for the area.
Mr. Boyijian stated they have a good plan but need to look more into wetland permits, minimum impact permit and sending in the application for a driveway permit.
Chichester Fire Association-
Mr. Cole the president of the association came before the Board to present a gift from the Association to the Town. He stated that they had been accepting donations and had enough to purchase and donate a thermal imager camera to the Chichester Fire Department. Mr. Cole explained how the camera worked by allowing the firefighters to see through smoke to find victims. This thermal imager will be replacing the twenty year old one they are currently using. The Selectmen thanked the Fire Department very much and are grateful for the Associations donation.
Map 3 Lot 39-Update
Mrs. Pinard stated they are continuing to make progress. The number is down to 21 unregistered cars, down from 28 two weeks prior. The Selectmen’s will continue to monitor the progress. She did state that due to mud season they may need an extension to finish receiving the final vehicles.
Parks and Recreation-
Mr. Boyijian stated that he followed up with the State of NH Land and Water who the Town is receiving grant money from to fund the park projects. The Town Attorney advised to follow through with everything in the original grant and not the extra items the grant holders wanted to be added. Mr. Boyijian noted that he did provide them with a better map of the area. He is going to sign it and file it at the Merrimack County Registry of Deeds and then the grant money will be dispersed.
Fire Department-
Mr. Cole stated that the new air packs are now in service. He advised the Board of the tight spot that Canterbury Fire Department is in regarding their air packs and they have no plan for replacement. Mr. Cole also noted that Chichester’s Fire Department still has their old air packs which have a year of life still. Mr. Cole asked the Board to allow the Chichester Fire Department to surplus the Canterbury Fire Department the old air packs for their use.
Mr. Jordan made a motion and Mr. Millette seconded to surplus the old air packs to the Town of Canterbury for their use. Motion passes.
Other Business-
Mrs. Pinard stated that the office has been working diligently on finishing up the Town Report which is going well.
Mrs. Pinard stated that DRA had kicked back the article for purchasing cardiac monitors due to a change in number of years the payment would be made. She is waiting to hear back to find out what can be done about article to keep it on the warrant this year.
Mrs. Pinard congratulated Mr. Cole for graduating from NHTI with his Building Inspector and Plan examiner license.
Mr. Jordan made a motion and Mr. Millette seconded to appoint Matthew Cole as the official Building Inspector for Chichester. Motion passes.
Mrs. Pinard met with Mr. Hall who stated that he may stand up at Town Meeting to put the CIP back up to the original amount. He will come on March 6, 2018 to discuss this matter with the Board.
Adjournment
Being no further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Millette made a motion and Mr. Jameson seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:13pm. Motion passes.
Respectfully submitted,
Not approved until signed
Kristy Barnouski, Administrative Assistant
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