Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
March 6, 2007
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:36pm on Tuesday evening, March 6, 2007 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.
Not present: John Silva, Vice Chairman-
In Memoriam
A moment of silence was held on the passing of George Myers, a former member of the Board of Assessors; Frank Kerr, a longtime Resident and activist; and Haig Neal, a native of Hull and prominent business man who serviced the community for many years as owner of them Mobil Gas Station and later the Quincy station in Hull..
7:30 pm Wendall Davis – re: Motorcycle Safety Program
Wendall Davis, representing the MMA (Mass. Motorcycle Association) appeared before the Board to request participation in the motorcycle safety program by helping to identify the best (high traffic volume) public property locations to erect signs. Governor Mitt Romney issued a proclamation declaring March 27th - April 24th to be Motorcycle Safety Awareness period in Massachusetts. Chairman Reilly read the Proclamation.
Moved-Davy: To accept the proclamation read by the Chairman
Second Meschino
Vote- Unanimous in favor
Davis said the MMA received a $15,000. Grant from the Plymouth Rock Assurance Company to erect a 2’ x 8’ a safety reminder sign/ He asked that the location be placed on George Washington Boulevard during the proclaimed days.
Moved-Davy: To approve the placement of the sign
Second-Meschino
Vote: Unanimous in favor.
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7:45 pm – Rhoda Kanet – re: Beach Management Program
Rhoda Kanet, Chairman of the Beach Management Committee, was present to discuss the 2nd Annual Grass Planting on the dunes at the Nantasket Beach to be held on Saturday, March 31st from 9am to 11:30.
License
Unanimously approved a one-day all alcoholic license to the Knights of Columbus, 440 Nantasket Avenue, for March 17, 2007 from 7pm to midnight on a motion by Davy, seconded by Meschino.
Correspondence
#1 - Unanimously approved the request of Police Captain Robert C. Sawtelle to requisition a public safety civil service certified list from which permanent police officer, Dan Dunn, now a Permanent-intermittent Police Officer, can be considered for appointment, on a motion by Davy, seconded by Meschino.
# 2 - Noted a letter from the Municipal Light Boar, Patrick Cannon, Chairman, suggesting that the two vacancies on the Board not be filled at this time due to the closeness of the upcoming election.
#3- Unanimously approved of signing a Proclamation declaring March 2007 as Red Cross Month on a motion by Olivieri, seconded by Meschino.
old business
Davy, who has proposed to form a Fiscal Management team, suggested delaying the process until the new Town Manager, Phil Lemnios, starts. The Board agreed.
Town Manager
Moved-Davy: To approve the schedule presented for the Special Town Meeting to be held on May 7th @ 8pm.
Second Meschino
Vote: Unanimous in favor.
McCabe discussed the Governor’s proposed FY 08 State budget and said that Hull’s local aid will only increase $105, 000 instead of the expected $300,00. He commented on the Charter school assessment as being reduced from the expected $57,000 to $13,000. As a result the draft budget must be reduced by $319,000.
Town Manager continued
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McCabe also said that the reason for the deduction in State aid is due to the decline is in school enrollment. He said local aid increases in surrounding towns range from Duxbury at 12%, Hingham at 9.8%, Scituate at 8.0% Cohasset at 6.5% and Hull at 1.6%. McCabe said he would be proposing budget cuts if the Governor’s proposed budget stays the same.
In response the Members expressed concerns in regard to the school’s administrative expenses, and whether or not they could be reduced.
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In other business Olivieri thanked the DCR for moving the fencing and the board spoke about the manner in which the DCR fails to service the Reservation. Discussed was the Town’s cost of assisting in maintaining the area and Olivieri said his committee is still seeking to gain some control of the buildings for economic development purposes.
Reilly suggested drafting a Town Meeting Article for a Special Act of Legislation for control of our own destiny as far as the DCR property is concerned.
Moved-Olivieri: To direct Town Counsel to prepare an article for Town Meeting
Second –Davy
Vote: Unanimous in favor
Moved-Meschino: To include that she and Olivieri identify and obtain an appropriate consultant and that the CAC will direct spending
Second-Olivieri
Vote: Unanimous in favor
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In other business the Members wished former Selectman Lenny Hersch a Happy Birthday and a speedy recovery.
In response to a letter from Aquarion Water Company the Chairman requested a meeting be scheduled for March 13th at 8:30 pm.
Moved- Olivieri: To go into executive session to discuss strategy in litigation and sale, lease or disposition of real property, and not to return to open session.
Second-Meschino
Roll Call Vote: Aye, Meschino; aye, Davy; aye, Reilly; aye, Olivieri; aye, Silva
The Board moved into executive session at 8:55 pm and thereafter adjourned.
May 1, 2007.
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