Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
July 24, 2001
The Hull board of Selectmen meeting was called to order at 7:34pm on Tuesday evening, July 24, 2001 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: Timothy MacKenzie, Chairman; Joshua Cutler, Vice Chairman; Thomas Burns,
Clerk; John Reilly and Regina Burke, Members. Also present were Philip Lemnois,
Town Manager, James Lampke, Town Counsel, and Jay Szklut, Community
Development Director.
7:30pm to 7:40pm - Open Forum
Lawry Reid presented a copy of the Coastal Remediation Grant application, which will require a $5,000 matching fund fee from each of the three Towns, Hull, Hingham, Cohasset.
MOVED-Burke: To approve the grant application
SECOND-Cutler
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
APPOINTMENTS
7:45pm - David Clinton - re: Request for Appointment to Weir River Study Committee
Clinton, a resident of Rockaway Annex, said he is interested in preserving the Weir River Estuary and was a member of the Hull Cultural Council for six years. He owns, he said, a five-acre parcel on the Weir River.
He was advised by Town Council to request a conflict of interest opinion as his 5 acres of land abut the Weir River.
7:50pm - Elizabeth Fuller - re: Request for Appointment to Weir River Study Committee
Fuller said she is interested in being involved with Town government and has concerns in regard to keeping the George Washington Boulevard area as beautiful as it is now.
7:55pm - Steven J. Kent - re: Request for Appointment to Weir River Study Committee
Kent told the Board he is interested in the possibility of turning the area into a nice conservation and recreation area.
MacKenzie said there are two openings and three applicants for membership.
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MOVED-Reilly: To appoint David Clinton and Steven Kent to the Weir River Study
Committee
NO SECOND
MOVED-Cutler: To appoint Mr. Kent and Mrs. Fuller to the Weir River Study Committee
and to appoint Mr. Clinton as an associate member.
SECOND-Burke
Prior to voting Lampke suggested it would be appropriate to create an Associate Member position.
MOVED-Mackenzie To create an Associate Member position on the Weir River Study
Committee.
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
VOTE ON FIRST MOTION: UNANIMOUS in Favor
Judeth Van Hamm, a member of the Weir River Study Committee said they expect to meet on the first and third Wednesdays.
MacKenzie said he was notified of the nomination of Linda Mooney, as the Finance Committee representative on the Weir River Study Committee.
MOVED-MacKenzie: To appoint Linda Mooney to the Weir River Study Committee.
SECOND-Cutler
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
8:00pm - Jim Linville - re: Request for Appointment to Open Space Study Committee
Linville listed his credentials as a former member of the Railroad Study Committee; Harbor Study Committee; and has had input into the Open Space plan. Currently he is a member of the Planning Board and Zoning Bylaw Study Committee.
8:10pm - Charles Santos II - re: Request for Appointment to the Open Space Study Committee
Santos said he has lived in Hull for eight years and has the energy to work to find space to keep open.
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Letter from Linda Beres - re: Request for Appointment to Open Space Study Committee
Beres said she has been active for 25 years and has a Masters in Environmental Sciences.
8:05pm - Don Ritz - re: Request for Appointment to Open Space Study Committee
Ritz said he is the Chairman of the Hull Historic Commission and Chairman of the Design Review Board and has had a long-term interest in where the Town is going.
MacKenzie said there are four at-large seats open.
Cutler raised a concern to Linville because, in regard to appointing an additional sitting member of the Planning Board member be an at-large member?
MacKenzie said he would agree with Cutler if there were other applicants, but there are four seats and four applicants.
MOVED-MacKenzie: To appoint the four applicants, Santos, Linville, Beres, and Ritz to the
Open Space Study Committee.
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor.
Burns said he will take the temporary chair of the committee until the first meeting.
8:15pm - Community Development - Social Services Proposals
Jay Szklut, Community Development Director, explained that the Community Development Block Grant for the Town in the amount of $600,000 can be expended in an amount up to 20%
($12,000) for social service programs. He said that there are three applicants present at this meeting seeking funding, and that three other applicants are scheduled at a later date.
Barbara Fuyat, representing the South Shore Women
Lucy Horowitz and Barbara Lawlor, representing Wellspring, have requested two grants:
Domestic Violence Intervention, which they said is not an overlap to the previous program discussed, but an addition and are requesting, $19,910; and the Evening GED Program, which
they said has a 95% success rate for which they are requesting $17,421.
The Board recessed at 9:48pm and returned to open session at 10:00pm.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Approved by Unanimous vote on a motion by MacKenzie, seconded by Cutler the appointment of John Reilly as the Advisory Board representative of the Plymouth County Commissioners Office.
Approved by Unanimous vote on a motion by MacKenzie, seconded by Cutler permission to close Third Street on July 28th from Linda Parent for a block party.
Referred to the Hull Police Department a Bay Street parking and garbage complaint from Beatrice Barrett.
Requested a meeting with James N. Russo, Emergency Management Director in regard to his submitted Dune Closing proposal.
Noted a complaint from various residents of Beach Avenue of property vandalism for which the alleged persons responsible have been apprehended.
Approved by Unanimous vote on a motion by MacKenzie, seconded by Cutler use of the gazebo at Mariners Park on August 11, 2001 at 6:00pm by Douglas McDonald for a wedding subject to payment of a detail police officer.
A letter from Attorney Robert Wacks, representing his client, Henry Dunn requesting a postponement of the scheduled meeting with the Selectmen to August 14th was noted and approved.
MOVED-Cutler: To grant a new parking license to Henry Dunn for an additional 200 cars.
SECOND-Reilly
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
MOVED-MacKenzie: To go into executive session to discuss bargaining with the non-union
personnel.
SECOND-Burke
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, MacKenzie; Aye, Cutler; Aye, Burns; Aye, Burke; Aye, Reilly.
The Board moved into executive session at 11:15pm and thereafter adjourned.
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