Minutes of Meeting – December 19, 2007; meeting called to order at 5:30 pm.
Present: RN Sandlin; L Messana; RT Akroyd; JH Pumphrey. Absent: S Pavlosky.
MOTION by RTA, seconded by LM to accept the Minutes of November 28 and December 3 as presented. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to renew all licenses as presented. Those establishments with outstanding building/fire code issues have up to 90 days to come up to full compliance. 4/0 vote with noted abstentions by Board Members for specific establishments.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to open the public hearing on behalf of Verizon New England, Inc. 4/0 vote. Verizon Right of Way Manager Albert Bessette explained that this was a very simple job, but was necessary in order to provide phone service to a new residence. MOTION by JHP, seconded by RTA to close the public hearing. 4/0 vote. MOTION by JHP, seconded by RTA to grant permission to Verizon to lay a new conduit line along the first stretch of Cliffwood Street opposite Triangle Park, with the provision that they come back in the spring to repair/reseed the grass strip. 4/0 vote.
Jim Murphy, Scott Campbell and Susan Svirsky, the EPA Rest of River Project Manager, gave an overview on the Corrective Measures Study process regarding the Housatonic River from Pittsfield south to Connecticut to the Board and ConCom Members. Following the presentation, JHP asked if she would be willing to come back at a later date to give another update to the public.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by RTA to modify the 2007 Building Inspection fee schedule, as approved by the BOS and which went into effect on October 1, 2007, by including a plan examination fee with a minimum charge of $150 and a maximum charge of $250. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to approve the presented Mutual Aid Agreement (MAA) and Berkshire Addendum which covers the provision of services including staff, equipment and materials as provided by the Board of Health, the Department of Public Works or Highway Department, Emergency Management Director and general administrative services. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by RTA to award a contract to Foresight Land Services for engineering work in connection with the Multi-Use Path for an amount not to exceed $32,100 and to authorize the TM to sign a contract for same. 4/0 vote.
RNS informed the Board that Joan Mears had resigned from the Historical Commission and asked MED to send her a letter of thanks for her service. He also mentioned that there are two vacancies on the Finance Committee, and asked anyone interested in serving on either of these boards to submit a letter of interest to the office. He stated that tax bills will be mailed out at the end of the month, and will be due February 1, 2008. He also mentioned that there is now a Lenox Affordable Housing Committee that is working in concert with Trinity Church to try to put an affordable housing project on the Bartoni property on Housatonic Street.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by RTA to grant a one-day A/A license to Eastover Resort for Saturday, January 6, 2008 from 5pm-1am at Tally-Ho. 4/0 vote.
Old/New Business: None.
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 pm.
Minutes Taken By: ______________________ Minutes Accepted By: ______________________
Mary Ellen Deming Clerk
Assistant to Town Manager Board of Selectmen
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Mary Ellen Deming
Town of Lenox
Town Hall - 6 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
phone: (413) 637-5500
fax: (413) 637-5518
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