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Board of Selectmen Agenda 02/03/2015
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Date: February 3, 2015
Time: 7:00PM

Notice is hereby given that the Chilmark Board of Selectmen will hold a Regular Meeting for the following purpose(s):

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Hall
1. Approval of Minutes of the Board of Selectmen:

a.
b.
January 13, 2015

2. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

A.
The Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 7:05 PM in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Hall for the purpose of transferring an existing Shellfish Grant (Vineyard Sound-Mussels:  Alec Gale) to Stanley Larsen.
3. ITEMS:

a.
Vineyard Transit Authority - Angela Grant       Menemsha Sunset Bus
b.
Parking Clerk - appointment of Donna Michalski
c.
Review of Special Town Meeting held Monday February 2, 2015

4. PUBLIC REQUESTS:

a.
Cub Scouts - Adam Moore   CCC use and fee waiver request
January 30 & 31Pinewood Derby / Feb 17 Banquet  
b.
Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust would like to schedule a "Meet the Fleet" event for Menemsha on Thursday, August 6, 3:00 to 7:00 PM.  The event would include a tent on Matt Mayhew's fishermen's lot and then boats on the bulkhead that would be open for view by the public.  Fishermen would be on hand to discuss their equipment and their fishing techniques.  We would have a fish cutting demonstration in the tent that would be going on during the event.  We would have no activity in the parking lot and keep all activity on the fishermen's bulkhead lots.
c.
Bulkhead Lot Lease held by Tim Broderick and the Menemsha Fish House. Discussion of possible changes to the lease.
d.
Use of Herbacides along public ways. Regional efforts to ban - Jonathan Mayhew
e.
Roadside litter enforcement and plastic bags - Jonathan Mayhew
f.
Moveon.org Petition to lower SSA rates 259 pages of people

5. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:

a.
Chapter 90 allocation from Governor
b.
Squibnocket - Orphanos/Jeffers parcel
c.
d.
A municipality accepting the new law should adopt rules to determine:
The hourly rate at which the tax reduction is to be computed; MA min.Wage
An eligibility date; July 1 of each year
Any income asset limitations on eligibility;
Any limitation of eligibility to a tax reduction on a volunteer’s domicile;
Any limitations on the number of volunteers or the types of work they
may do;  15, office type work, library services,
Any other restrictions or regulations consistent with the intent of the law.
e.
Nab's Corner Community Housing
 i.  Award of Utility Installation contract
ii.  Driveway Names
f.
Declaration of State of Emergency - January 26 at 3:50 PM to January 29 at 9:00 AM
Blizzard Juno.  Initial Damage Assessment.   Potential for Public Assistance funds.

6. DEPARTMENT REQUESTS:

a.
Police - School Resource Officer warrant article for ATM
b.
Town Clerk - voter stats

7. CORRESPONDENCE:

a.
b.

CALENDAR:
January 28              7:00 PM Budget Hearing 1   BLIZZARD Juno
Janaury 29              7:00 PM Budget Hearing 2   Snow Storm
February 2              7:30 PM Special Town Meeting
February 3              7:00 PM Selectmen's meeting
February 4              7:00 PM Budget Hearing 3
February 5              7:00 PM Budget Hearing 4
February 10     6:00 PM Budget Hearing 2
February 11     6:00 PM Budget Hearing 5
February 12     6:00 PM Budget Hearing 6
February 16                             President's Day HOLIDAY
February 17     7:00 PM Selectmen's Meeting
February 18     7:00 PM Budget Hearing 7
February 19     7:00 PM Budget Hearing 8
February 23-27                  School Vacation Week
March 3         7:00 PM Selectment's Meeting - Bond signing

This Notice Posted:     January 30, 2015 @ 3:15 PM
        Timothy R. Carroll      
        Timothy R. Carroll, Executive Secretary, Town of Chilmark

Any person with a disability requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this meeting should contact the Town Clerk’s office with your request, telephone (508) 645-2107, FAX (508) 645-2110.

NOTICE: A video copy of the Selectmen's meeting may be obtained online at www.MVTV.org and searching Video On Demand.