Selectmen’s Meeting
March 18, 2003
Present: Catherine Kuchinski, Stephanie McSweeney and Peter Jones. (Robert Forte absent) Also present were Executive Secretary E. Winn Davis and Executive Assistant Meredith Scozzari.
7:34 p.m. Chairman Kuchinski called the meeting to order and read the announcements and upcoming meeting schedule.
I. Appointment – Conservation
· Philip Lindquist 134 Old Pine Drive – fill unexpired term of Judy Collins – Term to expire 6/30/03
· Amy Gardner 92 South Street – fill unexpired term of Michael King – Term to expire 6/03/04
· Deborah Frye-McKeen 104 Independence Avenue – fill vacancy - Term to expire 6/30/04
MOTION by Jones second by McSweeney to appoint the individuals as read effective immediately. Voted 3 – 0.
II. Request for Common Victualler’s License – Ashleigh Marie Poirier of Whitman has requested a common victualler’s license for Ashleigh’s Coffee Café 1625 Main Street. She distributed menus and a newsletter and gave highlights of her business. . She will be opening on Thursday, March 20th and the hours of operation will be Monday through Sunday from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to grant a Common Victualler’s license to Ashleigh Marie Poirer for Ashleigh’s Coffee Café. Voted 3 – 0.
III. Set Polling Hours – Town Clerk’s recommended polling hours for May 17, 2003 Town Elections are 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to set the polling hours as recommended by the Town Clerk at 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
IV. One Day Liquor License – Professional Bartenders of Middleboro have requested a one-day liquor license for a Comedy Night sponsored by Recreation at Camp Kiwanee on Saturday, April 12, 2003, from 7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to grant a one-day liquor license to Professional Bartending for April 12, 2003 form 7:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. Voted 3 – 0.
V. Vote Minutes – Regular & Executive Session Minutes of March 11, 2003
MOTION by Jones, second by McSweeney to approve regular & executive session minutes of March 11, 2003. Voted 3 – 0.
MOTION by Jones, second by McSweeney to approve the regular and executive session minutes of August 6, 2002, August 13, 2002, August 27, 2002; regular session minutes of September 3, 2003, September 17, 2002, September 24, 2002, October 7, 2002; regular and executive session minutes of October 15, 2002, October 22, 2002, November 12, 2002, November 19, 2002, December 17, 2002 and January 7, 2003. Voted 3 – 0.
VI. Executive Secretary’s Report – Mr. Davis reported that a request has been received from Joseph Arena of Rockland to plant a tree in memory of Michael Johnson who passed away recently. Mr. Johnson was an avid fisherman and fished at the Town Hall quite often.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to approve the planting of a tree in memory of Michael Johnson under the supervision of Brian Clemons, Robert Sutter and the Tree Warden. Voted 3 – 0.
Mr. Davis informed the Board a letter has been received from Kevin Derosier thanking Richard Harris and the Highway Department for keeping the street clear. Mass. Electric has submitted their 2003 Right of Way Plan for clearing of vegetation. Mass. Electric has requested notification of public and private wells in the area. The request will be forwarded to the Water Department. Conservation and Board of Health has received the information directly from Mass. Electric. The Board received a copy of a letter from Mark Ridder’s attorney, which was sent to the Water Commissioner requesting assurance of his placement on the water hookup list. The Water Commissioners have asked for an immediate response to their request for permission to use Lampke & Lampke as special counsel to
review the legality of water hookup regulations and procedures and to questions proposed by their engineers, CDM. The Governor has extended the unemployment benefits an additional 13 weeks. The fire department is now out of overtime money. The Chief has been requested to prepare a management plan for discussion in two weeks.
VII. Committee Reports – School Building Committee: Mr. Jones reported that the approval of the Conservation Commission for the school building plans will enable the committee to forward the application for SBA reimbursement by Friday. Water to the school will be provided by Brockton and routed through Whitman.
Private Road Oversight: Mrs. McSweeney indicated the committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, March 24th . They will be presenting some streets to the street safety committee for their review.
Open Space Committee: Ms. Kuchinski informed the Board that the Open Space Committee is reviewing alternative ways the Town could purchase the Stillman 61A property. A presentation will be made at Town Meeting.
MOTION by Jones, second by McSweeney to expediently grant the Water Commissioners permission to use special counsel to review the questions raised by CDM. Voted 3 – 0.
Review and Recommend Annual Town Meeting Articles – The board reviewed the draft warrant. Each article is identified by the page number.
Page 1 - Accept Town report
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 1. Voted 3 – 0. Kuchinski assigned.
Page 2 - Accept CIC Plan.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 2. Voted 3 – 0. McSweeney assigned.
Page 3 – Treasurer/Collector Maintain credit
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 3. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 4 – Set Elected Salaries
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 4. Voted 3 – 0.
Jones Assigned
The article on page four carried over to page five.
Page 6 – Budget
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 6. Voted 3 – 0. Forte Assigned.
Page 7 – Highway – Storm water $238,000
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 7. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 8 – Highway – Drainage
Deleted and moved to May Special Town Meeting
Page 9 – Network & MIS
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to delete Page 9. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 10 – Permitting Software
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to delete Page 10. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 11 – Accept Joshua Lane
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 11. Voted 3 – 0.
Kuchinski assigned
Page 12 – Street Safety – Sidewalks
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to Hold page 10 until Street Safety meets. Voted 3 – 0. Jones assigned.
Page 13 – Clerical Union Classifications
Deleted and moved to May Special Town Meeting
Page 14 – Treasurer/Collector – Retirement buyout
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 14 amount to be determined. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 15 – Treasurer/Collector – Ambulance Postage
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 15 amount to be determined. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 16 – Library Trustees – Revolving account
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 16. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 17 – Historical – Paint Old School House - Hold 17 & 18 for more info
Page 19 - Assessors – Amend exemption.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 19. Voted 3 – 0.
Members of the Historical Commission came into answer questions regarding their articles. Mr. Young explained that the Commission has $7,000 remaining in a previous article. A majority of the funds are earmarked for the application process to have the Town Hall and the Old School submitted for consideration as historic buildings. The Commission proposes the Town fund $1,367 of the cost of painting the old school and the Commission would transfer $1,367 from their existing article. The Board discussed the funding sources listed in the article. Mr. Jones cited concerns about using stabilization.
Page 17 – Historical – Paint of School House
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 17 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 18 – Historical – Plymouth County Hospital drawing.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 18. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 20 – Assessors – Amend gross receipts.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 20. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 21 – Assessors – Increase income limits
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 21. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 22 – Assessors – Revolving
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 22. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 23 – Police Station Renovations – the executive assistant indicated that the verbiage would be changed by bond counsel to reflect the approval was subject to a debt exclusion ballot question.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 23 to town meeting. Voted 3 – 0. Kuchinski assigned.
Page 24 – Amend Search Committee Article
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 24. Voted 3 – 0. McSweeney assigned.
Page 25 – Senior Center Final Report
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 25. Voted 3 – 0. Forte assigned.
Page 26 – Finance Committee – No Health Insurance for Elected Officials – Hold
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to Hold Page 26. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 27 – Petition article - Cape & Island Legal Services
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 27 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 28 – Petition Article – South Shore Women’s Center
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 28 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 29 – Capital Improvement – Set up fund
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 29. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 30 – Capital Improvement – Drainage at Library Senior Center
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 30. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 31 – Capital Improvement – Heating at Library Senior Center
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 31. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 32 - Capital Improvement – Police Leather gear.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 32 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 33 - Capital Improvement – Police Radios.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 33 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 34 - Capital Improvement – Police Computers.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 34 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 35 - Capital Improvement – Fire hoses.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 35 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 36 - Capital Improvement – MIS Network.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to delete Page 36 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 37 - Capital Improvement – Botieri Field Equipment.
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to refer Page 37 to Town Meeting.
Voted 3 – 0.
Page 38 Capital Improvement – Siding at Senior Center
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 38. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 39 – Water Commissioners – Transfer for Crystal Springs
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 39 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 40 – Library/COA – Revolving
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 40 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 41 – Parks & Field – Revolving
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 41 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Page 42 – Town Clerk - Election Article
MOTION by McSweeney, second by Jones to recommend Page 42 to Town Meeting. Voted 3 – 0.
Executive Session – Chairman Kuchinski announced that the Board would be going into Executive Session under Item #6 Pending Litigation and Item #3 Union Negotiations – Stipend Bargaining
MOTION by Jones, second by McSweeney to go into executive session under items #6 and #3.
Roll Call – Jones aye, McSweeney aye, and Kuchinski aye. Voted 3 – 0.
9:35 p.m. Brief recess
10:15 p.m. – Back in open session. – One vote taken but not announced due to pending litigation.
MOTION by Jones, second by McSweeney to adjourn. Voted 3 – 0.
10:16 p.m. Meeting adjourned
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