Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
April 8, 2003
The Hull Board of Selectmen meeting was called to order at 7:31 pm on Tuesday evening, April 8, 2003 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; Thomas Burns, Vice Chairman; Regina Burke, Clerk, Leonard Hersch and Gerard McLaughlin, Members. Also present were Christopher McCabe, Town Manager, and James Lampke, Town Counsel.
Chairman Reilly opened the meeting by saying that last week Burke's discussion on National politics took place prior to opening the Selectmen's meeting. Therefore what she discussed is not for the business of this Board.
Reilly then discussed last week's heated discussion by saying he will not recognize arguments off an issue and will immediately recess or adjourn.
He said comments have been made to him in regard to being too lenient. He added that he will expect self-discipline and courtesy from everyone and that if the Members disagree with his protocol they have a right to change leadership.
Each of the Members agreed and offered their support.
MINUTES
MOVED-Burns: To accept the minutes of January 27 and January 26, 2003 as presented.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
7:25 pm - Ann McNaughton - re: Accountant Introduction (postponed)
7:30 pm - 84 Atlantic Avenue - re: Applicant for Livery Badge (Rescheduled)
7:45 pm - Robert Algera - re: Skate Board Park
Robert Algera, Chairman of the Skate Board Park Committee, and Steve Willaimsossn, Chairman of the Park and Recreation Committee appeared before the Board suggesting the use of Mariners Park as the site of a skate board park to be placed at one end and a playground at the other.
Members expressed their support of finding a suitable site for a skateboard park and took the proposition under advisement.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Noted a memo from Town Counsel stating that there is a deed restriction on the George Washington Boulevard Town property referred to as the Green Building limiting its use to those that conform to conservation purposes.
The Chairman read a letter from Samantha Woods clarifying the mission, purpose and interrelationship of the two groups, the Weir River Watershed Association and the Weir River Estuary Park Committee, in which she wrote, has some overlapping interests but that each has a different focus.
Noted a letter dated 3/28 from Police Chief Brooker requesting to be notified prior to April 1, 2003 of any changes or additional parking meters to be installed.
Noted that the Mass Highway Department will begin spring highway sweeping on April 14, 2003.
8:15 pm - Chief Brooker - re: Security and Budget
Brooker, who had sent a memo to the Board on the matter, appeared before the Selectmen to express his concern on budget reductions that he felt will be to the detriment of the Town, if he loses Police Officers. He said the department has the same complement as it had 12 years ago.
Also present was Chief Hollingshead, who also sent a memo, to express his concern on the safety impact of the latest budget proposal.
Following a lengthy discussion the Chairman noted that the Selectmen, Finance Committee and Town Manager are still working on budget figures.
The Board recessed at 9:35 pm and returned to open session at 9:49 pm.
8:30 pm - Chief Hollingshead - re: Ambulance Rates
MOVED-Hersch: To adopt the ambulance rate changes for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support, Level 1 and 2 as shown in the memo dated April 3, 2003.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTED: UNANIMOUS in Favor
LICENSES
Approved Unanimously the All Alcoholic Seasonal Club License renewal to the Hull Yacht Club, Inc. Chuck Marcinkewich, Mgr. Fitzpatrick Way on a motion by Hersch, Seconded by Burke.
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Approved unanimously to John W. Koutrobis, Inc. dba Josephs, 183A Nantasket Avenue on a motion by Burke, seconded by Hersch, (A) a Common Victualer License renewal; and on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Burke, (B) an Entertainment License renewal (Jukebox).
TOWN MANAGER
McCabe spoke about the need to increase the permit fee for recycling, that will take place every Saturday between 9:00 am & 12 noon. Ed Petrilak said that the site is at capacity now and that changing to every other Saturday would only cause traffic congestion.
MOVED-Hersch: To increase the permit fee to $10.00
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
It was suggested to McCabe that Wednesday might be a good day to add for recycling.
McCabe told the Board that progress has been made in discussions of the membership for the Charter School. He said Superintendent Reynolds reports that the South Shore Charter School has overstated its membership by 28 individuals, or about $250,000. McCabe said that pre-enrollment figures were 399 - of whom 104 students were from Hull, the highest ever submitted. He said that its capacity is on 355, but the Department of Education accepted the numbers as submitted at a cost of 1.8 million.
Lampke told the Members that the matter is being attended to.
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The Board was notified that the application from the Seashore Motel for a lodging house license will be withdrawn because of the requirement of a sprinkler system. Installation is required prior to applying for the license.
Polling Location
MOVED-Burns: To direct the School Committee to notify the Superintendent of the TownSECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
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Parking Meters
MOVED-Reilly: To set the meters at 25 minutes on Samoset Ave. at the HRA property.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
MOVED-Hersch: To set the meters at 1 hour at A Street.
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
MOVED-Hersch: To set the meters in Kenberma at 1 hour
SECOND-Burke
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
MOVED-Burke: To set the meters at Surfside as follows: 1 hour from Quintino's to Subway on the west side of Nantasket Ave.; 2 hours from Sagamore Terrace to Anastos Corner on the west; and 2 hours from the Clarion Hotel to the Red Parrot on the east.
SECOND-Hersch
VOTE: UNANIMOUS in Favor
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Reilly read aloud over twenty letters that were received from the public in regard to last week's meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 pm.
JULY 22, 2003
Approved
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