Minutes of Meeting – June 9, 2010; meeting called to order at 7:00 pm.
Present: L Messana; D Trancynger; KR Flynn; K Fowler. Absent: J McNinch.
Citizen’s participation: Jim Hornyak appeared to voice his concerns about the proposed bike path. He will be losing a substantial part of his front yard, and has drainage concerns that he would like to see addressed.
MOTION by DT, seconded by LM to accept the Minutes and Executive Minutes of May 26 as presented. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by LM, seconded by DT to open the public hearing regarding a request received from Verizon for the installation of two new poles on Brown Street. 4/0 vote. Al Bessette from Verizon gave a brief overview as to the need for this installation – to reduce the length of the spans between the existing poles. MOTION by LM, seconded by DT to close the public hearing. 4/0 vote. MOTION by DT, seconded by LM to approve the request as presented. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by LM, seconded by KF to open the public hearing regarding a request from The Bookstore for an annual wine & malt general on premise license. 4/0 vote. Matthew Tannenbaum, owner of The Bookstore, explained that he would like to hold poetry and book readings on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with a wine bar open from 6-8pm. There will be a TIPS certified bartender at all times. MOTION by LM, seconded by KF to close the public hearing. 4/0 vote. MOTION by DT, seconded by LM to approve the request for an annual wine & malt license as presented. 4/0 vote.
Concerts in the Park: Roscoe Sandlin informed the Board that all slots are now full for the summer. Posters will be going up, and he would like to get something on the Town’s web site. He will be notifying residents of Sunset Avenue as to what will be occurring. He also asked if sculptures by Stanley Marcus could be erected around Lilac Park until November 1. MOTION by LM, seconded by KF to approve of the plans as presented. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by LM, seconded by DT to send a letter to Halpin’s Grub and Grog requesting that the staff monitor the parking of their patrons. 4/0 vote.
Jim Harwood gave an update regarding the gazebo. He was hoping to work with the Timber Frame Guild, but this doesn’t appear to be something that they would build. He explained that size is important since if the height exceeds 20 feet, a variance would be needed. As far as costs are concerned, he feels that engineering/design could be approximately $15,000, and another $34,000 for both site work and the actual building.
The Board reviewed the proposed sewer agreement between the City of Pittsfield and Town of Lenox. MOTION by LM, seconded by DT to approve as presented. 4/0 vote.
The TM explained that while most of the budgets will be closing just under their allocated amounts, the abatement account is in the negative due to a settlement on the valuations at Cranwell Resort, and that an additional $20,000 is needed. MOTION by DT, seconded by KF to transfer $20,000 from the Reserve Account to the Abatement/Overlay Account. 4/0 vote.
MOTION by LM, seconded by DT to approve the consent agenda which included the following:
Approval of an annual Innholders and Entertainment license to Eastover; approval to extend the Town’s contract with the Southern Berkshire HHW Collaborative for another year; one-day A/A license to Gould Farm for a reception at Stoneover on June 26 from 6pm-midnight. 4/0 vote.
Old/New Business: KF stated that the Economic Development Committee may need better directives. DT stated that she will be attending monthly meetings with school personnel beginning in October. They will discuss how things are going at the schools, and what projects should be looked at, i.e., skate board parks, peer support. LM gave a copy of the management letter from the audit to the other members and asked them to review it. She went through the employee anniversaries. She asked for an update on the status of the Chamber locating in the Town Hall lobby. KRF informed the Board that the office had received a letter from the Curtis regarding the Town’s support for their projects. She also mentioned a letter received from the Housatonic Railroad Company regarding passenger service and a
market analysis that they are working on. The Board agreed to write a letter to the HRR expressing their support for passenger rail. By roll call, LM, DT, KRF and KF voted to go into Executive Session at 8:45 p.m. to discuss contract negotiations, and to not return to open session.
Minutes Taken By: ______________________ Minutes Accepted By: ______________________
Mary Ellen Deming Clerk
Director of Administrative Services Board of Selectmen
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Mary Ellen Deming
Director of Administrative Services
Town Hall - 6 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
phone: (413) 637-5500
fax: (413) 637-5518
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