Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
May 27, 2003
The Hull Board of Selectmen meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm on Tuesday evening, May 27, 2003 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; Leonard Hersch, Vice Chairman; Christopher Olivieri, Clerk; Thomas Burns and Gerard McLaughlin, Members. Also present were Christopher McCabe, Town Manager, and James Lampke, Town Counsel.
The Chairman observed a moment of silence on the passing of former Hull Light Plant Manager for many years, Everett Lutzy.
MINUTES
MOVED-Hersch: To accept the minutes of March 11, 2003 as presented.
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
7:30 pm - Reaffirmation Nantasket Pier Vote
Reilly explained that following the Annual Town Meeting, at a duly posted Selectmen's meeting the Board chose to vote to accept the Nantasket Pier Request for Proposal submitted by Aquamarine Services. Reilly said he abstained.
Following the vote, Hersch raised an objection stating that it had been announced that the contract would be awarded on the 13th. Since that time, Reilly said there have been allegations that the school doors may have been locked. Since the vote may have been a violation of the Open Meeting Law, Reilly said, after consultation with Town Counsel, reaffirmation would be considered a remedy.
MOVED-McLaughlin: To reaffirm the vote to award the contract to Steamboat Wharf Marina, Inc.
SECOND-Burns
A discussion ensued with Reilly stating that there had been several persons present including other bidders; Burns stating that reaffirmation would be difficult; Hersch commended the Chairman saying he thought five votes to be better than three; and Lampke counseled that the issue is a matter of locked doors and were a complaint issued the worst that would happen is to be ordered to re-vote.
McLaughlin called for the question stating that he believes the vote had been proper and that there is no harm in voting again.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
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APPOINTMENTS
MOVED-Hersch: It is a privilege and pleasure to reappoint James Lampke, Esquire as Town Counsel for the ensuing year at a salary of $77,504.
SECOND-Burns
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
CORRESPONDENCE
Approved unanimously a request from William Dwyer of Pemberton Bait and Tackle for a no parking sign for six spaces in front of his business due to the congestion caused by the reconstruction work in the Pemberton area, on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Olivieri.
Filed a request from Harriett Thorpe to serve on the Committee to be formed as the result of article 29 passing Town Meeting in regard to the feasibility of a yard waste site.
Postponed until next week the concern expressed in writing from the Police Chief of holding the carnival that had been approved for the Nantasket Pier so that they can look into some way to ameliorate the Chief's public safety concerns or find another location.
Noted by reading aloud a letter of appreciation from the Hull Lifesaving Museum in recognition of the work of the Hull Cable Commission's Peter Seitz and Diane Spencer who spent hundreds of hours over the course of the past year covering events.
Approved unanimously the request by Sumner Goldberg, VSO, to grant the use of the gazebo at the War Memorial for conducting concerts on the first three Sundays in September from 3pm to 4:30 pm to Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, who donated the gazebo at the War Memorial to the Town, on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Burns.
A discussion was held in response to a letter from David Kellem, Attorney for Bayside Marketing, the O'Brien's, requesting an appointment to open negotiations for an extension to the Jake's lease. Hersch said he looks forward to the negotiations but wants them held in open session. The O'Briens were present and said they had no objection to the open session.
Noted and read a letter from Joan C. Humphreys with various complaints in regard to the Board of Selectmen.
Announced that the Plymouth County Commissioners are holding its Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board at the John Carver Inn in Plymouth on Wednesday, June 18, 2003.
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TOWN MANAGER
Several citizens from the Village area were present for the discussion of the operations contract to be awarded to Aquarion Water Company.
McCabe said that the Selection Committee voted unanimously at its April 2 meeting to recommend Aquarion over the other two bidders, U.S. Filter (the present contractor) and Woodward and Curran, because of a savings over ten years of $1.3M. or $145,000 a year less than the next lowest bidder.
McCabe said he agreed with the selection, and that it is no reflection on the present operator, U. S. Filter, whose contract is expiring on June 23rd.
Residents expressed concerns that they were not informed of the negotiations and would like to have been included, even though the meetings were not posted and held in open session the residents present wanted personal notification.
Edward Petrilak, Chief Facility Manager, spent considerable time explaining the details of the contract, answering questions, and addressing concerns. The issue of the most concern to the residents is odor. Petrilak said they spend a great deal of time and money to prevent odors, and that there has just been developed new equipment for use to prevent odors. He added that there is no way during a bad storm that odors can be prevented if the holding tanks need to be used.
Hersch moved that the $145,000, savings be used for odor prevention and control and placed into a capital improvement account. The motion received no second.
MOVED-Reilly: That the Sewer Commission should work with the Town Manager to utilize the savings from the contract to mitigate odors, establish a stabilization fund and report back to the Board of Selectmen.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
NEW BUSINESS
MOVED-McLaughlin: To hold Selectmen meetings bi-weekly during the summer.
SECOND-Burns
Motion and second were withdrawn following the Chairman's statement that he will work toward bi-weekly meetings when possible.
Reilly thanked the Highway Department for the excellent condition of the cemetery for the Memorial Day Ceremonies, and John Coggins of the VFW and Sumner Goldberg, Veterans Agent, for the successful ceremony.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00pm
JUNE 17, 2003
APPROVED
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