MONTEREY SELECT BOARD
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 20, 2005
The regular weekly meeting of the Monterey Select Board was opened at 8:30 a.m. with members Michèle Miller (Chair), Michael Storch, and Jonathan Sylbert all present.
In attendance for the meeting: Laurily Epstein of the Monterey News
· The Board met with Building Commissioner Don Torrico and Gordon Bailey of the Department of Public Safety to discuss items of concern to the office of Building Commissioner, as follows:
o Building Permits: Life safety issues vs. common sense, discretionary issues
o Perceived discrepancies in the strict imposition of the State Building Code
o Public informational meetings with Building Commissioner
· The Board met with Director of Operations Maynard Forbes to review Highway Department items, as follows:
o Tree cutting dispute with Tree Warden
o Private contractor mowing
· The Board met with Wilson McLaughlin House Committee members Shirley Olds, Gerry Shapiro, Joe Baker, Evelyn Vallianos, Gige O’Connell, and Lew Scheffey to discuss the following items:
o Fund raising plans
o Insurance coverage while Bally Gally is rented
o Repair of roof
o Removal of Town property stored at Wilson House
o Tag sale for non-important property items
o Review of rental lease
· Chuck Mielke met with the Board regarding the formation of the Education Committee.
· Park Commission chair Leroy Thorpe advised the Board that he has not yet secured a price estimate for the replacement of the ballpark light.
· The Board conducted a job interview with Tami Arnold of Dalton for the position of Town Secretary.
· The Board conducted a job interview with Jen Margo of South Egremont for the position of Town Secretary.
· The Board discussed the scheduling of a Quarterly Meeting for all Town boards, committees and officers sometime in August. One agenda item will be the revision of Town bylaws.
SELECT BOARD MINUTES - 2 - JUNE 20, 2005
Town boards, committees and officers will be asked to review the existing bylaws and make recommendations by July 11 on any deletions, additions or changes.
· The Board conducted a job interview with Linda Van Den Eeden of East Canaan, Connecticut, for the position of Town Secretary.
· It was moved by Sylbert, seconded by Miller, and voted to appoint Laurily Epstein as the chair of a newly formed committee, the Monterey Agricultural Commission, for a two-year term ending June 30, 2007. The commission’s formation was approved under Article 25 of the Annual Town Meeting on May 7, 2005, and is established in accordance with guidelines set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to allow anyone to start or continue agricultural operations. Epstein was asked to recommend additional members for appointment to the commission.
· The Board met with Chief Gareth Backhaus to review Police Department items, including discussion of the Town offices telephone system.
· At 11 a.m. the Board opened bids for the rental of heavy equipment. One bid was received, from Tryon Construction of Monterey. On the recommendation of Operations Director Maynard Forbes, it was moved by Storch, seconded by Miller, and unanimously voted to accept the bid of Tryon Construction (see copy of bid attached hereto).
· The Board met with Building Commissioner Don Torrico to review the list of outstanding items to be completed on the Town Hall renovation before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. The Board will write a letter of inquiry to Gordon Bailey at the Department of Public Safety asking how the issue of mechanicals and the oil tank installed below the flood plain level can be remedied and who can be held liable for correcting the problem.
· The Board received another citizen complaint regarding unleashed dogs belonging to contractors at the Jaffe building site.
· Highway and Treasury Warrants were signed.
· The clerk was given instructions regarding correspondence.
· The Minutes of June 13, 2005, were approved as written.
· It was unanimously voted that the meeting be adjourned (12:15 p.m.).
Judith Kales, Clerk
Monterey Select Board
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