Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
January 13, 2004
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:39 pm on Tuesday evening, January 13, 2004 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 - Nantasket Lobster Pound - re: Lease
Reilly opened the discussion by announcing that the Selectmen's meeting of January 6, 2004 following an executive session the Board voted to unanimously to rescind the vote which declared the land at the Nantasket Pier surplus and not needed for the purposes it was acquired.
Present for the discussion was David Kellem, Esq. representing Jim and Paula O'Brien, who were also present.
Reilly said the Board is not looking to make a decision at this time on whether to accept the proposal offered by the O'Briens for the purchase of the land leased by Jake's, and that he prefers a lease to a sale. He asked if the O'Briens would be willing to work on the lease aspect to which Kellem responded that the desire is to negotiate a sale but that they are not foreclosing any option. Kellem asked that the Board offer its own proposal and then the O'Briens may make a counter offer.
Following a brief discussion on the legal authority to offer a new lease at this time under the past RFP, which Reilly said has never been closed off; and the present RFP about to be issued, Town Counsel advised that further discussion be held in executive session because it relates to the Town's bargaining position.
MOVED-Hersch: To go into executive session to discuss strategy for the sale, lease, disposition or value of real property.
SECOND-Burns
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, Hersch; Aye, Olivieri; Aye, Reilly; Aye, Burns; Aye, McLaughlin
The board moved into executive session at 8:03 pm and returned to open session at 8:50 pm.
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Reilly told the O'Briens that the Board will counter their last proposal and will put off issuing the RFP for a month. He added that the Board would send out its proposal as soon as it is prepared.
Reilly stated for the public record that no one on the Board has ever said that the Members did not want Jake's on the parcel.
TOWN MANAGER
McCabe presented the Board with the schedule for the upcoming Annual Town meeting to be held on May 3, 2004, the first Monday of the month, with a warrant closing of February 5, 2004.
MOVED-Hersch: To approve holding the Annual Town Meeting on Monday, May 3, 2004 and the schedules submitted in the memo.
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
McCabe informed the Board that the Deeds for the sale of the tax title property sold by bid and the parcel in Rockaway are ready for signature.
MOVED-Olivieri: To authorize the Chairman to sign the deeds.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
NEW BUSINESS
Burns announced the schedule for the annual Ground Hogs' winter swim as being Saturday, January 31st at 11:00 am and the Anti-freeze Rally on Friday the 30th at the Red Parrot with the proceeds to benefit Wellspring.
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Reilly spoke of a letter from the VFW in regard to the procedure for naming properties after Veterans, which he said came to the Board
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Hersch expressed his concern over an incident that happened to him last week. He stated that the Government Study Committee held an afternoon meeting that he attended. He wanted to in order to inform them of his opinion that the Committee had expired following the report at the last annual Town Meeting. He said that Roger Jackson, Chairman of the Committee, called the Police to have him removed, and made inappropriate remarks.
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Hersch said the special purpose committee was formed by Town Meeting in 2000 and were to report back to the Town Meeting in 2001. As the report was not completed the Committee was extended to 2003, at which time a report was given.
At this time Roger Jackson entered the meeting and made comments.
Town Counsel expressed his opinion that the Committee expired at the last Annual Town Meeting when it submitted its report or Board actions creating a committee. He added that the matter underscores the problem of not having more definite language within Town Meeting articles and that it is not insignificant. He explained that the Town and all Board or Committee Members are subject to liability claims arising out of their actions.
Meeting adjourned at 9:32 pm
FEBRUARY 3, 2004
APPROVED
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