MONTEREY SELECT BOARD
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 7, 2004
The regular weekly meeting of the Monterey Select Board was opened at 8:30 a.m. with members Jonathan Sylbert (Chair) and Michael Storch present. Michèle Miller was absent from the meeting.
· In attendance for a portion of the meeting: George Emmons of the Monterey News
· Memorial Day Coordinator Linda Thorpe was present to review the Town’s observance of Memorial Day on May 31. In other business, there was a discussion of the procedure to be followed for scheduling substitute clerical help for Town Offices.
· The Board met with Chief Gareth Backhaus to review Police Department items. There was discussion of the expenditure of Police Department grant money for FY 2004 for the purchase of a radar device, which was voted down under Article 25 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant of May 1, 2004. Sylbert was opposed to the expenditure because of the Town vote; Storch supported the expenditure because otherwise the monies would be lost as of June 30; the deciding vote on this item will be that of Selectwoman Michèle Miller.
· The Board met with Director of Operations Maynard Forbes to review Highway Department items. Forbes asked that the Solid Waste Committee make its recommendations to him in his capacity as Transfer Station Manager [see Minutes of May 3, 2004]; the Board will so instruct the Solid Waste Committee.
· Carol Edelman of Hupi Road inquired about the progress of work on building permit applications.
· Janet Cathcart, President of the Lake Garfield Association, met with the Board to discuss the celebration of LakeFest, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 28 (rain date: Aug. 29). Cathcart asked that the Town co-sponsor the event and provide support, coordination and insurance coverage. The Association will work with the Fire, Police and Highway Departments on all aspects of safety, traffic, parking, fireworks and beach activities. Cathcart will also meet with the Park Commission in this regard. In other business, there was discussion of the Purple Loosestrife Project for Brewer Pond, which the Lake Garfield Association will be monitoring under Article 19,
approved by the Town at the Annual Town Meeting on May 1, 2004.
· Muriel Lazzarini, a past member of the Select Board, submitted paperwork sent to her (in error) by the State Department of Housing stating that the Town has no affordable or subsidized housing. Lazzarini suggested that the Town respond with its own inventory, including the tax-free subsidized housing at Gould Farm. There was
discussion regarding the possibility of reducing building permit application fees on a sliding scale according to the cost of construction.
· Barry and Marjorie Jaffe were present to respond to the stop-work order placed by the Building Commissioner on their property at 163 Hupi Road. The Jaffes stated that their barns had been replaced as a casualty loss and were relocated to a new site in order to save three maple trees. Building Commissioner Don Torrico joined the discussion and outlined the non-conformance issues, as follows:
1. Building should not have been demolished without a report from a structural engineer
2. Building is not on the original footprint and none of the original foundation has been used
Torrico recommended that the Jaffes apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a Special Permit (which would address the footprint issue). The Board will meet again with the Jaffes on Monday, June 14, at 10:30 a.m.
· At 11 a.m. the Board opened sealed bids for the purchase of a 2004 or newer cab and chassis truck for the Highway Department. One bid was received as follows:
1. Stoneham Motor Co., Stoneham, MA $35,077
No bid was awarded, pending recommendation of the Operations Director.
· The Board made the following Town Officer appointments for the period July 1, 2004, to June 30 of the year specified:
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Michèle Miller 2005
Regional Study Committee/Berkshire
Transportation Forum (1 year)
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) Michèle Miller 2005
Advisory Board Representative (1 year)
Building Commissioner (2 years) Don Torrico 2006
Conservation Commission (3 years) Tim Lovett 2007
Council on Aging (3 years) Cynthia M. Weber 2007
Cultural Council Joe Baker 2006
(maximum: three 2-year terms) Debra B. Mielke 2006
Julie Shapiro 2006
Director of Operations for Highways, Maynard A. Forbes 2005
Buildings and Town Property (1 year)
Dog Officer/Pound Keeper (2 years) Martin T. Clark 2006
Fence Viewer (3 years) Peter S. Brown 2007
Field Driver (3 years) Kenneth R. Heath Sr. 2007
Harbormaster, Lake Buel (2 years) Christopher C. Cobb 2006
Historical Commission (3 years) Anne M. Makuc 2007
Cynthia M. Weber 2007
“I Love Monterey Day” Committee (3 years) Michael Storch 2007
Inspector of Animals (1 year) Martin T. Clark 2005
Inspector of Wires (2 years) Nick Fredsall 2006
Inspector of Wires, Alternate (2 years) James Kern 2006
Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Joyce Brown Scheffey 2005
Advisory Board Representative (1 year)
Plumbing Inspector (2 years) Robert Krupski 2006
Police Department (1 year) Gareth J. Backhaus, Police Chief 2005
Rita A. Backhaus, Officer 2005
Walter J. Nourse, Officer 2005
Rudolph J. Gero, Officer 2005
Richard Congdon, Officer 2005
Kyle J. Whalley 2005
Records Liaison Officer Linda Thorpe 2005
for Select Board Documents (1 year)
Registrars of Voters (3 years) Joan Brown (R) 2007
Salary Committee (3 years) Allen Dean 2007
Maureen Haugh 2007
Debra B. Mielke 2007
Marion Simon, Chair 2007
Secretary to Select Board (2 years) Judith Kales 2006
Solid Waste Committee (3 years) Wayne Burkhart 2007
Rudolph J. Gero 2007
Southern Berkshire Solid Waste Wayne Burkhart, Delegate 2005
Management District (1 year) Joyce Brown Scheffey, Alternate Delegate 2005
Town Accountant (3 years) Barbara A. Gauthier 2007
Town Report Committee (3 years) Michèle Miller 2006
Barbara B. Swann 2007
Veterans Memorial Committee (2 years) Frank D’Amato 2006
Georgiana C. O’Connell 2006
Wilson/McLaughlin House Committee (1 year) Georgiana C. O’Connell 2005
Shirley Olds 2005
Lewis C. Scheffey 2005
Gerry Shapiro 2005
· The Board met with Administrative Assistant Bonnie Tedder to review Town Office items. There was discussion of Tedder’s work for other Town boards. It was determined that Tedder is to be reimbursed for any work performed for the Solid Waste Committee; said reimbursement is to come from the Solid Waste Committee budget.
· Highway and Treasury Warrants were signed.
· The clerk was given instructions regarding correspondence.
· The Minutes of May 24, 2004, were approved as written.
· It was unanimously voted that the meeting be adjourned (12:20 p.m.).
Judith Kales, Clerk
Monterey Select Board
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