Minutes of Meeting – June 11, 2014; meeting called to order at 7:00pm. Present: Ken Fowler; Ed Lane; Dave Roche; Warren Archey; Channing Gibson.
MOTION by KF, seconded by EL to accept the Minutes of May 28 as presented. 4/0 vote.
Citizen’s Open Forum: None.
Consent Agenda: DR went through each item on the Consent Agenda, asking if any item needed a Hold placed on it. A Hold was placed on the HHW Collection Agreement, the paving bid award and the sandwich board sign requests. MOTION by KF, seconded by WA to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: three One-Day W&M licenses to Ventfort Hall for 6/21 from 7-9pm, 7/2 from 7-9pm and 7/10 from noon-6pm and a temporary sign for the Church on the Hill from July 19-25. 4/0 vote. Jaime Cahillane from CET gave a brief overview of the HHW program. MOTION by EL, seconded by KF to approve an extension Agreement between CET and the Town with regard to the collection of hazardous waste through the multi-town collaborative. 4/0 vote. Sean Van Deusen listed the streets involved in the paving bid.
MOTION by EL, seconded by WA to award the paving bid to LB Corporation in the amount of $944,296.35. 4/0 vote. MOTION by KF, seconded by WA to approve Sandwich Board Signs to Jewelz and Laurie Donovan Designs, contingent upon approval of the materials to be used in the Laurie Donovan Designs sign. 4/0 vote.
Town Manager Report: He thanked Berkshire Bank for their hard work put in as part of their community service day at the Community Center. He mentioned that he and Warren attended a meeting in Richmond regarding the Tennessee pipeline. He stated that there was no new information, and that no definite route has been determined. He informed the Board that EPA will be hosting a meeting on June 18 at 6pm at the high school regarding the Rest of River clean up. He stated that letters have gone out notifying merchants about activities occurring this weekend and what streets will be closed and when. The Board then briefly discussed a summer schedule, but agreed to continue to meet every two weeks.
MOTION by KF, seconded by EL to ratify the following annual appointments. 4/0 vote.
Police Department Tyler Bosworth, Reserve
Royanne Hammond, Reserve
Thomas Scherben, Reserve
Special Police Officer Anthony J. Salvatore, Jr.
Shain T. Bosworth
Traffic Officers Daniel Fuore Cameron Sibley
Scott Sibley Matt Nagelschmidt
Bradley Duval Robert Frisch
Daniel Pignatelli B. Jake Stringer
Carl Zurrin Michael Morrissey
Chris Stechmann Timothy S. Face Jr.
Thomas Finnegan William Farrell
Kevin Carpenter Ryan Nagelschmidt
Fire Chief Daniel W. Clifford
Deputy Chief Christopher O’Brien, Central
William Colvin, Lenox Dale
Robert Casucci, New Lenox
Captain Jason Saunders
Dan Piretti
James Terry
Lieutenant Scott Forbes
Michael Zinchuk
Michael Lane
Chris Prew
Emergency Management Director Daniel W. Clifford
Building/Sign Inspector William Thornton
Wire Inspector Robert J. Pensivy
Plumbing/Gas Inspector Mark Smith
Sealer, Weights & Measures Paul Vacchina
Academy Building Trustees Scott Pignatelli
Victoria Salvatore
Timothy Face
Kennedy Park Committee Robert Coakley Susan McNinch
Andrew Breslin Terry P. Weaver
Ruth H. Wheeler Ray Kirby
Richard C. Houdek Joseph H. Nolan
Luke Martin
MOTION by EL, seconded by KF to make the following annual appointments: 4/0 vote.
Constable Timothy P. Sheehan
Constable Timothy S. Face (Deputy/Collector)
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Rep. L. Scott Laugenour
Berkshire Regional Planning Comm. Delegate Mark Smith
Alternate
Cable Advisory Committee Linda Miller John Tansey
Scholarship Committee Linda Messana
Jim Sorrentino
Christopher Ryan
Diana Kirby
William Parsley
Village Improvement Committee Lynn Sutton Suzanne Pelton
Katherine Armstrong Barbara Sims
Zoning Board of Appeals (Alternate) Albert Harper
Affordable Housing Trustees Katie McNulty Vaughan
Vacancy (Klausmeyer)
Capital Improvement Committee Lucy Kennedy
Neal Carpenter
Ed Lane
Community Center Board Jim Sorrentino
Shirley Benson
Community Preservation Committee Joseph Strauch
Anthony Patella
Vacancy (Harper)
Conservation Commission Richard Ferren
Neal Carpenter
Finance Committee John Tansey
John Hillier
Lucy Kennedy
Historic District Commission Vacancy (Harwood)
(Architect; Historical Society) Vacancy (Kennedy)
Historical Commission Robert Romeo
Harriet Wetstone
Dave Roche
Registrar of Voters Percival Williams
Zoning Board of Appeals Shawn Considine
WA brought up the Tree Warden, and offered to continue in this position if the Board would like. The Board concurred and thanked him for serving in this position.
The TM briefly went through the three warrant articles for the upcoming Special Town Meeting.
Correspondence to Board: None.
BOS Reports: EL mentioned that he attended a meeting in Lee regarding the mills located in Lee and Lenox Dale (4). He feels that it is important to keep a voice on this issue. He stated that the Town is meeting with Weston & Samson regarding the WWTP regarding phosphorous removal. KF stated that he would like to see the Solar Vetting Committee meet to review the original plans for the two proposed solar sites. He also reminded everyone of the car show on Friday and the bike race on Saturday. WA brought up the pipeline meeting he attended in Richmond. He stated that they mentioned an approval date of 2017, and that the presentation was extremely general. He would like to meet with Town Counsel soon to determine the Town’s prerogatives in this matter. DR attended a 250th
anniversary meeting. He stated that it is a good committee and if there are any residents with ideas or an interest in serving, please get in touch with him.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50pm.
Minutes Taken By: ______________________ Minutes Accepted By: ______________________
Mary Ellen Deming Clerk
Director of Administrative Services Board of Selectmen
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