Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
March 11, 2003
The Hull Board of Selectmen meeting was called to order at 7:40 pm on Tuesday evening, March 11, 2003 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; Regina Burke, Clerk; and Leonard Hersch, Member. Also present were Christopher
McCabe, Town Manager and James Lampke, Town Counsel.
Not Present: Thomas Burns, Vice Chairman and Gerard McLaughlin, Member.
7:30 pm Planning Board - re: Nantasket Pier
David Carlon, Chairman of the Hull Planning Board, appeared before the Board to discuss master planning, which is in progress under an EO 418 grant, that contains a housing and transportation component.
Carlon said the Board has hired the Cecil Group and public workshops are scheduled. The area of concentration, Carlon said, is from Atlantic Avenue to Water Street, George Washington Boulevard, and especially the MDC Reservation Area.
Carlon also spoke about the Board's plan to bring a special permit article to Town Meeting for Nantasket Pier. The permit would permit up to 15 housing units.
Reilly said he thought the ideas to be a good first step and thanked the Planning Board for its efforts.
The Board recessed at 8:25 pm and returned to open session at 8:40 pm.
8:30 pm Public Hearing-McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. dba Jo's Nautical, Stephanie Aprea, Manager - Application for All Alcoholic (Annual) as a General on Premise License, Pledge of License and Entertainment License at 125 Main Street - Transfer from Pemberton Marina.
The Chairman opened the public hearing at 8:41 pm and swore in witnesses.
Timothy Duffy, Attorney, appeared representing the applicant. He told the Board that the owner is not anticipating any changes in the operation and that the manager is TIP certified. He said the hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 1:00 am, and it will operate six days a week in the winter time and seven days a week during the summer.
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MOVED-Hersch: To approve the transfer of the general on premise annual all alcoholic license from The Estate of John F. Darcy dba Pemberton Marina to McDevitt Enterprises, Inc.
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNAMINOUS in Favor
MOVED-Burke: To approve the Entertainment License to McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. for Jukebox, Disc Jockey, Karaoke, three instruments, Guitar, Keyboard, vocalist and ballroom, popular dancing.
SECOND-Reilly
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
MOVED-Hersch: To allow the applicant to pledge the licenses.
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
CORRESPONDENCE
Noted a letter from the Mass. Human Resource Divisions that fewer than four applicants filed for the departmental promotion examination for Fire Chief and that it has been postponed.
LICENSES
Approved unanimously a common victualer license to Bayside Marketing Systems dba Jake's Seafood, 50 George Washington Boulevard on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Burke.
Approved unanimously an all alcoholic seasonal license to Bayside Marketing Systems dba Nantasket Lobster Pound, 50 George Washington Boulevard on a motion by Burke, seconded be Hersch.
Approved unanimously an all alcoholic seasonal club license to Nantasket Beach Salt Water Club, Inc. Fitzpatrick Way, William Joubert, Mgr. on a motion by Burke, Seconded by Hersch.
TOWN MANAGER
Collective Bargaining - Not prepared to discuss until next meeting
Nantasket Pier Parking proposals - In the process of drafting
Nomination of Hull Shore Drive/Nantasket Avenue to the National Register of Historical Places - McCabe said that he plans to attend the public hearing scheduled for tomorrow and he requested a letter from the Board.
MOVED-Hersch: To approve a Board of Selectmen's letter objecting to the nomination
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
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McCabe submitted the memo notifying the Board of the reappointment of John MacLeod as Operations Manager at the Hull Light Plant, and a salary schedule.
Charter School - Hersch made a motion which was seconded by Reilly in regard to obtaining the enrollment list for the Charter School. The motion was withdrawn by both following Lampke's suggestion that they not act on the motion.
McCabe told the Board that the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Kathleen Reynolds, was getting an enrollment list and that she intended to review it with the Charter School Principal Mullhane. He said that the professional staff is dealing with the matter in an appropriate manner and that there is nothing to be gained from the motion which he said is micro-managing.
Lampke requested that further discussion be held in executive session as it relates to strategy in litigation. Rod Young, news reporter and interested party, objected.
Airport - McCabe suggested that the Board appoint an alternate to the CAC in regard to the airport noise study.
MOVED-Hersch: To appoint Jay Szklut as an alternate to the CAC
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
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MOVED-Burke: To go into executive session to discuss strategy in litigation and disposition
of property.
SECOND-Hersch
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, Hersch: Aye, Reilly; Aye, Burke
The Board moved into executive session at 9:47 pm and thereafter adjourned.
MAY 27, 2003
APPROVED
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