Chilmark Planning Board Minutes
Public Meeting at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, December 10, 2007
FINAL
Present: Rich Osnoss, Chairman; PersonNameRussell Walton, Tim Lasker, Janet Weidner, Billy Meegan, PersonNameJohn Flender, and PersonNameChristina Soulagnet, Administrative Assistant
Absent: Mitchell Posin
Guests: Charles (Chuck) Gilstad, Sourati Engineering; Glenn Provost, PlaceNameplaceVineyard PlaceTypeLand
Surveying; Ron Mechur, Judie Flanders, Graeme placeFlanders, Christopher Alley,
Schofield, Barbini & Hoehn Inc.
Call To Order
Rich Osnoss, Chairman, opened the meeting at 4:40 p.m.
Minutes
The November 26, 2007 Meeting Minutes were approved as amended.
FY09 Budget
The Board reviewed each line item of the Planning Board Budget and voted to approve the following appropriations for the FY09 Budget:
Staff Salary: $16,898.00 (Grade 6 Step 4 @ 15 hrs/wk. An increase
of $1,496 from FY08) (FY09 COLA 2.5%)
Prof. Development 500.00 (No change from FY08)
Legal Counsel: 6, 500.00 (A decrease of $3,000 from FY08)
Advertising: 500.00 (No change from FY08)
Consultants: 400.00 (No change from FY08)
Water Testing: 2,000.00 (No change from FY08)
Recording Fees: 300.00 (No change from FY08)
Telecommunications: ---- (No change from FY08)
Printing: 1,000.00 (An increase of $500 from FY08 - Anticipated
costs to print the Master Plan Update)
Postage: 350.00 (No change from FY08)
Other Purchased Services: 50.00 (No change from FY08)
Office Supplies: 200.00 (No change from FY08)
Other Supplies: 50.00 (No change from FY08)
In-State Travel: 450.00 (No change from FY08)
Dues & Memberships: 75.00 (No change from FY08)
Total Salary: $16,898.00
Total Expenses: + 12,375.00
Total FY09 Budget: $29,273.00 (An overall decrease of $1,004 from FY08)
A motion was made, seconded and all members voted to approve the FY09 Budget. Christina will incorporate these numbers in the budget worksheet and forward to Accounting by the deadline date of December 28, 2007.
Bussink Subdivision, Map 7, placeLot 21
Chuck Gilstad, Sourati Engineering, presented the linen for the Bussink five-lot Form C subdivision plan, which designates one of the lots as a Homesite Housing Lot. The Planning Board has reviewed this plan in past meetings and approved the plan in August 2006. The applicant never filed the plan with the Registry of Deeds, so it needed to come back to the Planning Board for approval to ensure that no changes or amendments have been made from the original plan. Mr. Gilstad informed the Board that the only change was the numbering of the lots; all other information remains the same. After the Board reviewed the plan, a motion was made, seconded and all members voted to approve the Bussink Form C Subdivision Plan and each member signed the linen.
Murphy/MV Land Bank Subdivision: Map 6, placeLot 3.1
Glen Provost, Vineyard Engineering, appeared before the Board with the linen for the Murphy/MV Land Bank Form C Subdivision plan. The Planning Board approved this application at a joint public hearing with placeWest Tisbury on November 13, 2007. The 21-day appeal period has expired and no appeals were filed. A motion was made, seconded and all members voted to approve signing the Murphy/MV Land Bank Form C linen. The Board also made a motion to waive the filing fee for this application. The motion was seconded and all members voted to approve to waive the filing fee.
Allen Flanders, Map 33, placeLot 57
Glen Provost, Vineyard Engineering, appeared before the Board for an informal discussion regarding the easement across Allen Flanders and Graeme Flanders property (Map 33, placeLot 57). Mr. Provost explained the history of this property, which involved a court case that resulted in the decision that the easement needed to be widened to accommodate a turnout for vehicles, and in return, the grantees reserved the right to turn the easement into fee ownership. Mr. Provost to provide a copy of the precursor document stating the right reserved for the sale of the easement. Mr. Mechur asked the Board if the easement, which is approximately 6/10 of an acre, can become a lot through an ANR plan. The Board stated that each proposed lot of an ANR plan must have 100 feet of road frontage and adequate
road leading up to the property. Mr. Provost will come back to the Planning Board at a future meeting to continue the discussion.
McCarthy/Weisner, Assessors Map 31, placeLot 14
Chris Alley, from Schofield, Barbini & Hoehn, Inc., presented a Form A (Approval Not Required - ANR) Plan that illustrates a two-lot subdivision with each lot having the required 100 foot of road frontage and an adequate road leading up to the property. A motion was made, seconded, and all members voted to approve the McCarthy/Weisner Form A (ANR plan) as presented and all members signed the linen and ANR certificate.
Chilmark Master Plan Update
The Board postponed the discussion for the Master Plan Update. Christina will meet with Janet Weidner to continue reviewing Town-owned land.
Calendar
The next Planning Board meeting is on January 28, 2008.
There was no other business. Mr. Osnoss adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by PersonNameChristina Soulagnet, Administrative Assistant.
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