Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
July 27, 2004
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:42 pm on Tuesday evening, July 27, 2004 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; Gerard McLaughlin, Vice Chairman; Christopher Olivieri, Clerk; Leonard Hersch and Joan Meschino, Members. Also present were: Christopher McCabe, Town Manager and James Lampke, Town Counsel.
MINUTES
MOVED-Hersch: To accept the minutes of June 29 and July 13m 2005 as presented
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
MOVED-Hersch: To accept the executive session minutes of July 13, 2004 as presented
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
MOVED-Olivieri: To release the executive session minutes of July 13, 2004
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
7:30 pm Planning Board - re: CD Housing Plan
Members of the Hull Planning Board met with the Board of Selectmen seeking approval of the housing component as part of the Community Development Plan, and to request that the Selectmen form a housing committee for the purpose of studying ways to achieve affordable housing.
Present for the planning Board were David Twombly, Chairman; Myron Smith, Vice Chairman, and Trevor Nelson. Clerk. Also present was Ken Buckland, Planner, from The Cecil Group, the consultants selected to assist in developing the Community Development Plan.
Following a presentation of power point slides by Buckland, Twombly told the Board that the Selectmen need to approve the EO418 housing portion of the plan, and form a housing study committee if the Town is to remain eligible for many grants or, for
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bonus points that are necessary to have an award for those grants for which we will still be eligible. Twombly also spoke about the need to attempt to secure a waiver due to the unavailability of land to develop the 600 affordable housing needed to comply with the Commonwealth's requirements. He suggested a number of ideas to achieve some affordable units, such as use of tax title properties, increasing mixed use development, assisting neighboring communities, perhaps with sewer connections to their affordable housing units, and constructing some units for municipal workers. He cited Nantucket that found itself unable to attract teachers because of the high cost of housing, so the Town provided affordable housing units for the teachers.
Smith explained that in order to be eligible for grants and/or a waiver, the Town must show it is making every effort to comply with providing affordable housing, not to be confused with subsidized housing.
MOVED-Meschino: To adopt the housing portion of the CD Plan and create a housing committee to study ways to achieve affordable housing
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
MOVED-Hersch: To appoint Joan Meschino to be the Chairman of the Housing Study Committee
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
Moved-McLaughlin: That the membership consist of a member from the Board of Selectmen, a member of the Hull Housing Authority, a member of the Advisory Board, and two citizens at large with a support staff consisting of Jay Szklut, Town Planner, Building Commissioner, Town Manager and Town Counsel.
SECOND-Olivieri, who suggested alternate members
VOTE: Unanimous in favor
Reilly said that Town Counsel is working on an appointment policy for all standing and ad hoc committees, including life cycles and missions. Lampke said he would have it ready soon.
The meeting recessed at 8:55 pm and returned to open session at 9:03 pm.
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TOWN MANAGER
Reilly said that the performance report submitted by McCabe would be scheduled for a special meeting.
McCabe reported on the seawall reconstruction by stating that the DCR was unable to completely reopen the south end of the parking lot as it is needed for staging; that the work schedule is ahead of time and is expected to be completed in three weeks; that they may not need to use alien sand; and that the DCR is seeking for the Town to establish a Citizens Advisory Committee, which he said would be scheduled on another evening.
He also reported that the bid openings for the Main Street project are scheduled for August 24th.
Unanimously approved authorization to the Town Manager to sign Department of Elder Affairs documents on a motion by Meschino, seconded by Olivieri.
Although not on the agenda, a group of about 12 citizens attended the meeting having heard there was to be a discussion of windmills. Although assured that McCabe simply wanted to announce a meeting to be held by Hull Light Board on August 14, 2004 at 10am at the Anne Scully Senior Center to discuss windmills for Hull, Hersch asked several questions. McCabe said that he would prefer to wait until the scheduled meeting. He spoke about the plan to replace the existing windmill with one that is 60' higher, and either store the present windmill for use later at the landfill, or sell it and recoup the original cost. He said he preferred to give a proper methodical presentation at the upcoming meeting in order to put together all the facts, but that the new
windmill will bring in three times the revenue, produce three times the electricity, and that the present revenue is about $125, 00 to $130,000 per year.
Some of the citizens present spoke about their dissatisfaction with the process, and were assured by the Chairman that there was no intent to deceive, and that the issue had not been scheduled for discussion, but only to announce the planned meeting.
CORRESPONDENCE
Unanimously approved, subject to the terms of the Hull Police Chief, the request of James and Denise Stanley of 12 E Street to hold a block party on August 21, 2004 (rain date Aug. 22nd) from 1pm to 9pm and to block off the E Street section between Cadish Avenue and Central Avenue, on a motion by McLaughlin, seconded by Olivieri.
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Unanimously approved, subject to the terms of the Hull Police and Fire Chiefs, the request from Kevin Gibbons and Ann Fisher for parking of vehicles on Atlantic Avenue for a wedding ceremony at 84 Atlantic Avenue between 2pm and 3pm, and for parking at Kenberma Street for the wedding reception to be held at 26 Kenberma Street, with a police detail, on a motion by Olivieri, seconded by McLaughlin.
Unanimously approved, subject to the terms of the Hull Police and Fire Chiefs, the request of Firefighter William Butler for permission to hold the annual “Fill the Boot” fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy on Saturday, August 7th from 9am to 2 pm at Miller's Crossing, and a collection point at the corner of Nantasket and Atlantic Avenue, on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Olivieri.
Unanimously approved, subject to the terms of the Hull Police and Fire Chiefs, the request submitted by the Coffmans from area residents to hold a neighborhood gathering and closing Valley Beach Avenue between Maple Way and Burr Road to thru traffic on August 7, 2004 from 1pm to 8pm on a motion by McLaughlin, seconded by Olivieri.
Unanimously approved, subject to the terms of the Hull Police and Fire Chiefs, the request of Brad Selland postponed from the last meeting to close James Avenue on August 21, on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Olivieri. The request for a bonfire requires permission of the Fire Chief.
MISCELLANEOUS
Reilly announced the scheduled meeting to be held on August 3, 2004, 7Pm at the Hull Memorial School being held by the Hull Redevelopment Authority for the proposed Development on the urban renewal land; requested that the Police Chief's memoranda on crosswalk regulations and on speed limits by forwarded to the Hull Times and Hull Cable; requested the Town Manager to arrange to have a Welcome To Hull sign at Pemberton; and he referred a letter of complaint from Paula Kirby to the Town Manager.
Meschino spoke about the success of the delegation from the Democrat National Convention in Boston visit to the windmill at Pemberton Point and she and McLaughlin complimented McCabe on an excellent job
McCabe said that he has been in contact with Blake Haskell in regard to Breen Mountain Wireless and will soon issue RFP's. In the process it will be a benefit to Town buildings because of the fiber optic connections. McCabe also said he had talked with the new Superintendent of schools, Paula Delaney, and that the coyotes are back at the Jacobs School
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MOVED-Olivieri: To go into executive session to discuss strategy in litigation and deployment of security personnel and reconvene in open session.
SECOND-McLaughlin
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, Meschino; Aye, McLaughlin; Aye, Reilly; Aye, Olivieri; Aye, Hersch
The Board moved into executive session at 10:14 pm and reconvened for the purpose of adjourning.
AUGUST 31, 2004
APPROVED
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