Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
October 7, 2003
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:39 pm on Tuesday evening, October 7, 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.
7:30 pm Aquarion Water Company - re: Grant of Location
Michael Hussey, Operations Supervisor, from Aquarion Water filed three Grant of Location Applications:
Duck Lane - Permission to extend the existing 8” water main at or near 42 Duck Lane approximately 125' toward Spring Street.
Stoney Beach Road and James Avenue - Permission to replace existing cast iron 2 ¼” water mains dating back to 1942 and 1954 respectively, and to include in both of these projects the elimination of all bleeders and blow-offs at the end of each line, originally installed because of the shallow depth of the pipe.
Hussey said that the Stoney Beach project may also include a new hydrant, sewer improvements, and sea wall repair.
MOVED-Hersch: To approve the following Grants of Location: Stoney Beach Road, James Avenue and Duck Lane.
SECOND-Olivieri To amend by adding all street openings and recommendations as required in the Memoranda of the Highway Superintendent dated 9/25/03 including curb to curb paving on Stoney Beach Road
Amend Reilly: In accordance with street opening permits and renew curb to curb requirement with approval of the Highway Superintendent.
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
According to Hussey and the Highway Superintendent Sunset Place Condos is supplying the funding for one of the mains as required by Aquarion as a water usage offset.
Page 1 of 4
Selectmen Minutes, 10/7/03
Page 2 of 4
MINUTES
MOVED-Burns: To approve the minutes of July 22, 2003 as presented
SECOND-Hersch
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
CORRESPONDENCE
Unanimously approved to abate ambulance bill #230922 in the amount of $488.00 on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Olivieri
Unanimously voted to set a show cause hearing in regard to liquor violations at Billy Mitchell's Post Time, dba Dry Dock Lounge, on a motion by McLaughlin, seconded by Burns.
No action was taken on a request to make the parking meters unusable during inclement weather, on the advice of the Police Chief in his memo dated 9/24/03.
Requested to schedule for interviews were Rick Lawrence, Joe Mosca, Jim O'Brien and Phil Bellone, applicants for the MDC Property Study Committee
Unanimously took under advisement a letter from David Kellem, Attorney, representing Bayside Marketing requesting an appointment to discuss negotiations for the sale of Jakes property on a motion from Hersch, seconded by Olivieri.
Unanimously approved and read aloud a letter from Fire Captain, Gary Twombly, requesting that the Selectmen proclaim October 26, 2003 as a “Change your Clock, Change your Battery” Day to help prevent the 80% of preventable fire deaths per year involving children in homes without working alarms, on a motion by McLaughlin, seconded by Olivieri.
7:45 pm Police Chief Brooker and Sergeant Love - re: Interim Police Chief Appointment
Cancelled
8:15 pm David Leary - re: Leave of Absence
MOVED-McLaughlin: To go into executive session relative to litigation and deployment of security personnel and to reconvene in open session.
SECOND-Burns
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, McLaughlin; Aye, Burns; Aye, Reilly; Aye, Olivieri; Aye, Hersch
Selectmen Minutes, 10/07/03
Page 3 of 4
The Board moved into executive session at 8:16 pm and returned to open session at 8:45 pm.
NEW BUSINESS
James Gillis, President of the Scholarship Fund, gave a presentation to the Board on the results of the Scholarship Parade of boats fund-raiser held recently at Nantasket Pier. He said that Kristin Evans was unable to be present and they wanted to thank the people, the Board of Selectmen, and the tenants at the Pier for their assistance and for making the fund-raiser a huge success.
Gillis said they would be awarding twelve $1,000 Scholarships.
A check in the amount of $$2,562 was presented to Gillis for the Scholarship Fund from Andrew Spinale, Justin Gould, Scott Lipton and Kristin Evans.
8:45 pm SIDS Fundraiser
McLaughlin introduced Kathy Campbell to the Members and explained that she is interested in holding a fund-raiser for the SIDS Program.
Campbell told the board that SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) groups are funding research into this condition that takes the lives of too many babies each year. She was requesting to hold the fund-raiser at the MDC Parking Lot on Sunday, October 26, 2003. They intend to decorate the seawall along the lot with lighted pumpkins, offer a chance at three cash prizes for a fee of $10.00 each, and that they do have permission from the MDC.
MOVED-Olivieri: To approve the requested fundraiser
SECOND-Hersch
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
TOWN MANAGER
McCabe issued a written report on the FY03 General Fund Revenue Report that shows an $800,000 surplus that is to be included in the Town's free cash account to be certified on July 1, 2003.
McCabe said that the recent meeting with the Conservation Commission resulted in the issuance of an amended Order of Conditions, which has resolved the problem concerning the Main Street Project.
Selectmen Minutes, 10/7/03
Page 4 of 4
*********
Reilly told the Members of the sudden passing of Jackie Thompson, also known as Nantasket Jack, a well-known, long time resident, and offered the Board's sympathy to his family.
Reilly announced that the West Corner Bridge is not eligible for repairs under available grant funds because its distance does not qualify.
Olivieri requested that permission be granted to Sergeant Peter Brown, Department of Corrections, to give a forty minutes presentation at the elementary schools on gun safety.
MOVED-McLaughlin: To grant permission for the presentation
SECOND-Burns
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
Hersch spoke about the Straits Pond Task force and the work it has been doing to rid the neighborhood of a stench. He thanked Ed Parent for his work with the task force.
MOVED-Hersch: To go into executive session to discuss non-union collective bargaining and not to reconvene in open session.
SECOND-Olivieri
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, Hersch; Aye, Olivieri; Aye, Reilly; Aye, Burns; Aye, McLaughlin
The Board moved into executive session at 9:20 pm and thereafter adjourned.
NOVEMBER 25, 2003
APPROVED
| 
