Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
December 19, 2006
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:37pm on Tuesday evening, December 19, 2006 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; John Silva, Vice Chairman; Ron Davy, Clerk; Christopher Olivieri, and Joan Meschino, Members. Also present were Christopher McCabe, Town Manager, and James Lampke, Town Counsel.
MINUTES
Moved-Olivieri: To approve the executive session minutes of November 14, 2006 as presented
Second-Davy
Vote: Unanimous in favor
Moved-Olivieri: To approve the executive session minutes of November 21, 2006 as presented
Second-Silva
Vote: Unanimous in favor
Moved-Olivieri: To approve the executive session minutes of November 28, 2006 as presented
Second-Silva
Vote: Unanimous in favor
Moved-Davy: To release the executive session minutes of November 21, 2006
Second-Meschino
Vote: Unanimous in favor
7:30 pm Affordable Housing Committee –re: Annual Projects
Harry Hibbard, Jennifer Constable and Member Joan Meschino were present for the discussion. Members Jean Centori and Al Downs were not present.
Discussed were: to hold workshops; reviving the bylaw proposed and filed last year; securing amnesty for accessory apartments; seeking peer to peer grants; seeking acquisition grants; and to gather a list of properties that had been assisted through CDBG grants to add to the Town’s affordable housing count in an attempt to meet the state requirements. Also discussed was the possibility of securing a waiver.
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8:00 Pm Ann Herbst – re: Pre-Disaster Management Plan
Ann Herbst, Conservation Administrator and Sheila Connor, Chairman of the Conservation Commission discussed a mitigation plans for protecting the citizens during a hazard and sought the selectmen’s support for the plan. Sheila complimented Herbst for moving the process forward.
Moved-Silva: To approve the South Shore Regional Pre-Disaster Multi-Hazard Plan –Hull Annex, December 2006
Second-Meschino
Vote: Unanimous in favor
The Board recessed at 8:34 pm and returned to open session at 8:45 pm.
8:15 pm Judeth Van Hamm – re: Bike and Pedestrian Path (Cancelled)
8:30 pm – Joseph Chase-Candidate for Board of Registrars
Joseph Chase, former Hull Town Accountant for many years, and Republican Party Treasurer for 20 years listed his credentials for the Republican seat on the Board of Registrars.
Moved-Olivieri: To appoint Joseph Chase to the Board of Registrars.
Second-Silva
Vote: Unanimous in favor
-8:40 pm Jim Yacobucci –re: Candidate for Retirement Board
Jim Yacobucci had been originally scheduled for the last meeting that was postponed at his request. Candidate Rocky Tenaglia had been present and interviewed.
Yacobucci listed his credentials, among which was his former 9-year service as a Member of the Hull Retirement Board..
Both candidates received a nomination for the seat.
Moved-Olivieri: To appoint Rocky Tenaglia to the Hull Retirement Board
Second-Silva
Vote: Four ayes; 1 abstention (Reilly)
OTHER BUSINESS
A Representative from Temple Beth Sholom appeared before the Board to request the Town to construct an “Interfaith Section “ at the cemetery abutting the Jewish section. A brief discussion ensued in regard to the process and if would need Town Meeting approval.
Moved-Olivieri: To approve the interfaith section
Second-Reilly: adding subject to any other approvals needed.
Vote: Unanimous in favor
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CORRESPONDENCE
Unanimously approved the request of Police Chief Billings to install a traffic light at the crosswalk at the Temple building on Nantasket Avenue as requested in his memo, on a motion by Silva, seconded by Davy.
Unanimously reappointed, conditionally, Special Police Officers James K. McKenna, Tammy L. McCracken, Jeffrey W, Perette, Carla Shea, Marleah Brady, and Demi Goldberg, to serve without pay and subject to the stipulations within the memo received from Police Chief Billings on a motion by Silva, seconded by Olivieri.
Unanimously approved the extension hours for the liquor establishment’s operating hours on New Years Eve from 1:00am to 2:00pm on a motion by Olivieri, seconded by Silva.
LICENSES
Unanimously approved the Common Victualer License renewal to Francis Gaudette, dba Hole in the Wall, 269 Nantasket Avenue on a motion by Olivieri, seconded by Davy.
Unanimously approved the Common Victualer License renewal to Chios, Inc. dba Subway, Laudalina Barros, Mgr., 307 Nantasket Avenue on a motion by Olivieri, seconded by Silva.
Unanimously approved the Common Victualer License renewal to Joseph Agostino, dba Beach Foods, 265 Nantasket Avenue on a motion by Silva, seconded by Davy.
Unanimously approved the request of Kevin Phillips to permit the installation of a weather shelter at the entrance of Schooners as a temporary structure contingent upon its removal as specified on a motion by Silva, seconded by Olivieri.
Moved: Reilly: To go into executive session to discuss strategy in litigation, Non-union personnel and sale of real property and to return to the open meeting.
Second-Meschino
Roll Call Vote: Aye, Meschino; aye, Davy; aye, Reilly; aye, Olivieri; aye, Silva
The Board moved into executive session at 10:09 pm and reopened the meeting at 10:20 pm. and after the following vote adjourned.
Moved-Olivieri: To place the real property at 301 Nantasket Avenue out to bid Second-Meschino
Vote: Unanimous in favor
Meeting Adjourned
December 4, 2007
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Approved
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