Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
September 27, 2005
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:44 pm on Tuesday evening, September 27, 2005 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: Christopher Olivieri, Chairman; Joan Meschino, Vice Chairman; Ronald Davy, Clerk; John Reilly and John Silva, Members. Also present were: Christopher McCabe, Town Manager
Not present: James Lampke, Town Counsel.
CORRESPONDENCE
1. Read a letter from Board of Appeals of its vote to increase the application fee from $200.00 to $275.00
2. Referred to Town Manager a letter of complaint on the loss of a handicapped parking space at the Pemberton Pier (Could be as a result of ongoing construction)
3. Information on a two to one vote of support for a friendly Ch 40b from the Affordable Housing Committee re: - 133 Beach Avenue
4. Announced that Jennifer Miller, Retirement Officer was appointed as Election Officer for the upcoming election of a Member to the Retirement Board.
5. Voted unanimously to appoint the following special police officers to serve without pay to expire on December 31, 2005: Jeffrey W. Perrette, Marleah Brady, and Carla M. Shea on a motion by Davy, seconded by Meschino.
6. The Hull Retirement Board reported on the progress of legislation sought by Town Meeting and being House Bill 4211 stating it could take one-year.
7. Notice from Town Clerk of the resignation of a Member of the Local Cultural Council.
Davy reported that the Board of Selectmen had a very successful meeting with the Hull Redevelopment Authority and said they were very receptive to language changes.
Appointments
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Selectmen Minutes, 9/27/05
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7:30 pm Jay Meschino – re: Applicant for School Building Committee
Jay Meschino resides at 16 Harborview Road and he listed his credentials to serve on the Committee. Silva questioned his status as an abutter to the Jacobs School project and Reilly said he thought that Town Counsel was to rule on two issues: status as an abutter and relationship of Selectman Meschino as the applicant’s sister.
The Chairman then proceeded to entertain votes for the School Building Committee Membership.
Substitute
Moved-Davy: To appoint Alana Swiec
Second Reilly
Vote: One, Aye; three nays, (Silva, Reilly, Olivieri (Meschino abstained)
Original
Moved-Silva: To appoint William Dwyer as an alternate to the School Building Committee
Second- Reilly
Vote: Four, ayes; one abstention (Meschino)
Moved-Davy: To appoint Jay Meschino to the School Building Committee
Second-Olivieiri
Vote: Two ayes; two nays; (Reilly & Silva) one abstention (Meschino) Not a vote.
Moved-Silva: To appoint Rhoda Kanet
Second-Reilly
Vote: Two ayes, two nays (Davy & Olivieri) one abstention (Meschino) Not a vote
7:40-8:40 pm pm – Appointment for Park and Recreation Commission
The Board interviewed the following applicants for the Park and Recreation Commission: Michael O’Donnell; Jim Quatromoni; Langdon P. Walper; Greg Grey and Kevin Wholey. (Steven Williamson was not presented and Gary Twombly had requested a postponement.)
Selectmen Minutes, 9/27/05
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8:50 pm Melissa W. Hodgdon – re: Applicant for Local Cultural Council
Hodgdon listed her qualifications as an artist and photographer
Moved-Silva: To appoint Melissa Hodgdon to the Local Cultural Council
Second-Reilly
Vote: Unanimous in favor
9:00 pm-Janet Bernault – re: Applicant for Local Cultural Council
Bernault listed her credentials as being as being a finance officer dealing in contracts and grants.
Moved-Reilly: To appoint Janet Bernault to the Local Cultural Council
Second-Silva
Vote: Unanimous in favor
TOWN MANAGER
Windmill II – Transfer of Land
Moved-Silva: To authorize, in accordance with the provisions of MGL. Ch 40, Sec, 15, the transfer of the care and custody of approximately 3600 sq. ft of land, as shown on the entitled “Wind Turbine at Sanitary Landfill DEP Post-closure Permit application” dated February, 2005 drawn by SEA Consultants, Inc. to the Hull Electric Light Department, for the purpose of installing and maintaining an energy generating wind turbine.
Second-Davy
Vote: Unanimous in favor.
West Corner Bridge
McCabe announced that there has been an additional grant award from the Conservative Law Foundation in the amount of $30,000. for the West Corner Bridge
Moved-Reilly: To go into executive session to discuss the sale, lease or disposition of
property and strategy in litigation and not to return to an open meeting.
Second-Meschino
Roll Call Vote: Aye, Meschino; aye, Davy; aye, Reilly; aye, Olivieri; aye, Silva
The Board moved into executive session at 9:34 pm and thereafter adjourned
December 27, 2005
APPROVED
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